When to be concerned about Curtis Samuel?

[pantherclaw]

Seems to be a lingering issue ATM. 

Hope they are just being cautious with him so that it'll heal.

[Bronn]

I'm not worried. Marty has Smitty on speed dial.

I mean, Marty did make the "goodbye" cleats, you know.

 

[LinvilleGorge]

I'm not necessarily concerned long-term, but for this season? Yeah, I'm already there. Everyone already knows that he's pretty raw in terms of the intricacies of playing WR and now he's missed a TON of preseason activity. It's going to be next to impossible to have him truly ready to go by week one. We'll have to work him into the offense as the season goes along. Which to be fair was probably the plan all along, but now that plan has probably been significantly delayed.

[xav8tor]

High hopes were placed upon him, and it sure sounded to me like the plan was to get him involved ASAP. I don't get the impression that he's as plug and play as CMC either. Missing rookie minicamp is one thing, but missing TC, especially a padded session, is something else.  You'd expect a high round guy to come into camp in top condition. Once may be random, and twice a coincidence, but if it happens again, that's a pattern, and you bet you should be concerned at that point. Having one Swiss Army knife is going to be great, but having two would be almost unprecedented. It's not about having another WR in the wings, it's having another guy who excels in multiple positions on the field...at the same time. Think about that.

[Popsickle]

Not worried one bit, younger ki d, plenty of time to get ready to play. Take the time now to ensure it doesn't become chronic, allow others to get extra reps. Lord knows Funchess could use the reps.

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[CPcavedweller]

38 minutes ago, uncfan888 said:

I'd be less concerned if we looked at giving someone like boldin a one year deal... 

Samuel, a 4.3 sub 6 foot guy, replaced by Bolden, a 6'2 possession guy....makes sense. 

[Daeavorn]

I'm a little concerned. I don't think we've ever had a rookie be injured during camp, then go on to actually play well. If he can't get healthy by the end he probably wont contribute this year.

[rhyslloyd]

Now.  He's had a month since mini-camp to heal, and he goes down after one day?  Certainly sounds like a lingering issue to me.  Not to mention all of the missed reps for him.  He's going to be seriously limited this season.

[beastson]

Shut him down for TC?

[Hogmolliesmaht]

I'm pretty optimistic and this is only the first practice he's missed since TC started, so I'm not too worried about it yet. Those damn hamstrings can be tricky and annoying though.

[Smithers]

1 hour ago, Harbingers said:

Hurney will sign him to a 350 million 3 year contract. 

Smh man I wish the same old Hurney jokes would stop already.  Time to move on

[Harbingers]

2 minutes ago, Smithers said:

Smh man I wish the same old Hurney jokes would stop already.  Time to move on

It's still funny to me. I do not agree with Hurney being the GM by any stretch. Making jokes is better than complaining. No reason we can't have our fun. 

[CatMan72]

I'm concerned about how much practice time he's missing as a rookie, but not to the point of being worried. 

[grimesgoat]

I don't know how many practices he missed at OSU, but he didn't miss any games in 3 years.