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KO out 4-6 weeks
- Thread starter Buffnik
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LB attitude in a DB body. Addison has accumulated a combination of injuries that have prevented him from getting on the field and when on the field playing like he did as a freshman.
Not ready to write him off but would love for somebody to come in and take over the Mike and let him play outside where he would not have the constant banging against bigger bodies.
Other issue is that he has developed a history of head injuries. That may be his ultimate undoing if he can't avoid the concussion listing.
Big Jim
WTF?
Losing Gillam after his freshman year was the only time that CU has felt a significant fall off at ILB in two years. Losing Olugbode isn't a difference maker no matter who they play.
Gillam will be back. Had a knee scope. No biggie. Takes time to recover from that and no sense bringing him back too early. This allows us to test out our depth.
Where is Rippy? His cousin was awesome. He was 4 stars. Is he in the dog house, off the team, or simply not performing?
I agree that Gillam is too slight for the Mike. He needs to be on the outside flexing his range.
Where is Rippy? His cousin was awesome. He was 4 stars. Is he in the dog house, off the team, or simply not performing?
I agree that Gillam is too slight for the Mike. He needs to be on the outside flexing his range.
No biggie because it allows us to test our depth just as the schedule gets harder? Huh?
Yea ummm this post is incorrect in every way. I don't think Addison will be back anytime soon still. And that is a "biggie" The fact that you don't know what is going on with Rippy is concerning. FWIW I sat next to Grant in the stands last Saturday. That tells you what you need to know on his availability.
What, he's buried on the depth chart? Off the team? Enlighten me oh wise one.
Poor work ethic. Been named in personal conversations with players as one that doesn't care about the team. So yes. Buried on the depth chart and in the dog house and rightly so.
BorrachoBuff
Well-Known Member
Zero conference wins and Mac is absolutely gone. Even with 1-2 conf wins I think he's gone.
FIFY
aik
Well-Known Member
This has been rehashed every year since the twilight of D2 Danny's tenure but yes, we understand that every program has injuries. It just seems to bite us in the ass more because of the talent level we've been recruiting. Our injuries mean the 2nd team is a big drop off in talent that is forced to start or we have to rush talented guys who are a year or two away into that role and put wear and tear on them and kill confidence early while they are thrown into the fire. There has not been a year since we started our streak of missing bowl games that this has not affected us in a huge way, starting with Ryan Miller back in '08.
I am not a superstitious person but given the anniversary of the 5th Down game I can't help but wonder if the program sold its soul for the Natty and the payback's been what we've been treated to most of the last decade.
I am not a superstitious person but given the anniversary of the 5th Down game I can't help but wonder if the program sold its soul for the Natty and the payback's been what we've been treated to most of the last decade.
goldy21
Well-Known Member
Everyone needs to stop talking about and asking about Rippy. He is done. It's over. Barring mass spontaneous combustion of everyone else on the defense, he will never play a down and he certainly won't be on the team next year.
With our O-Line and ASU's attacking defense, we can count on Sefo getting beat the hell up on Saturday.
You cannot trust Adkins and Gillam to stay on the field, so yes, it is a season-long concern.
SerenityBuff
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That's dangerous **** as Wu-tang would say-nothing to **** with.AllStarBuffs
Member
Yup. No time set for addison's return either.
Sykobuff
Well-Known Member
Even IF addison makes it back, this LB group is jyst to slow and thin with quality depth. I like that we are getting kids from florida and georgia , but they better find some QUALITY LB'S this recruiting cycle. I'm sure thete are some juco's who could improve this position right away.
That's what happened to Raheem Moore a couple years ago, right? Yikes. Karma to KO.
This injury is definitely not mental.
I was talking about Adkins/Gillam...dudes have been broke since arriving.
I know I am talking about Gillam. His injury has nothing to do with toughness.
This.
Addison has played with some stuff that most people wouldn't consider getting out of bed with. If he isn't playing it is because he is injured, not just hurting.
I'd love to see us get somebody to take the constant impact that goes on in the middle and let Addison try it on the outside. OLB is still physical but he would be hitting guys who don't outweigh him by 80 lbs or more on most plays. Addison is not one of those big bulky guys, he is naturaly slender. My sense is that he ended up inside simply because we had nobody else who could play there.
What I do worry about with Gillam though is his history of head injuries. Once a guy start getting concussions the risk of having more and more serious seems to frequently go up. As serious as his issues have been in the past he could be one hit away from the doctors saying no more football.
KO being out seven weeks does effectively end his season. What is worse for him is that having been active and playing in five games he won't be eligible for a RS for the year if my understanding of the rules is correct.