Terrell Suggs’ injury might help Steelers
For those of you who haven’t heard yet, Baltimore Ravens’ linebacker Terrell Thuggs…..errrrr, I mean “Suggs”, tore his Achilles tendon. The team doesn’t have confirmation on exactly how bad the injury is. They are awaiting news from doctors.
I would never celebrate a player getting injured. That would be a crass and classless move. But I must mention that Suggs’ injury may actually be a good thing for the Steelers.
Suggs is the reigning NFL Defensive Player Of The Year, and has been a constant thorn in the sides of the Steelers. Despite widespread belief that the Ravens are Ray Lewis’ team, Suggs is the most feared player on that team. Lewis and Ed Reed are both past their prime. But Suggs is in his prime. Moreover, he probably gets his hands on Steelers’ quarterback Ben Roethlisberger more frequently than any other opponent.
In my opinion, at this point in their careers, Suggs and Haloti Ngata are far more dominant than Lewis and Reed are. They’re really the heart of Baltimore’s defense. Moreover, they’re the two players that I spend the most time worrying about each time the Steelers play the Ravens.
Initial reports said that Suggs would likely miss the entire 2012 season due to the injury. However, Suggs made a public statement indicating that he thought that he would be able to return by mid-season.
Despite Suggs’ positive attitude, that’s just speculation on his part. He is scheduled to have surgery next week. He won’t have a meaningful estimate of when he can return to the playing field until after the doctors complete the surgery.
Good luck, Terrell. I wish you a speedy recovery. As much as I hate to admit it, the Steelers/Ravens rivalry is better when you’re on the field.
Definitely a man you want on your team.
Those are terrible injuries.
One of the hardest to heal and a psychological boogie man.
Ranks with a groin tear/pull.
Who will ever forget what happened to Bell.
Devastating.
I still worry about Pouncey and Ben with those high ankle sprains and I’m still pissed at Tomlin for letting Ben come out after half against Denver. Ridiculous.
1I tore my Achilles tendon 25 years ago…it still hurts.
2Ben shouldn’t have played in the Niners or Browns games at the end of the year either…
3I’ve heard that high angle sprains get less severe over time. Hopefully that will be the case with them.
4Steve, you’re right. I meant the 49ers game, not Denver.
I thought they’d put Dixon in and let him earn his money.
The 49er defense would be thrown off by his running threat and who knows. Perhaps a couple of Cordell type scores?
I know it was only 6-0 at half but I didn’t think the Steelers were a hoping for a miracle kind of team, and threatening Ben’s career to boot was over the top.
Ben should have come out after the first couple of series in the 1st quarter. It was obvious to a blind man that it was all he could do to stand up. Balls sailing everywhere..
The 49ers gave him a 49 yard cushion every play because they could see Ben could barely walk and wasn’t running anywhere.
I also agree as to the Browns game.
5Why did Ben and Pouncey even play?
RE: Suggs – Whether it’s a complete or partial tear he will be in a cast for at least 6 weeks then long term rehab since the muscles in that leg will atrophy. What should concern Baltimore is his ability to push off on the affected leg after rehab because the achilles tendon will never have the same strength and is prone to tearing again due to the nature of his position
6Honestly, I think Suggs is such a terror because the Steelers prioritize blocking Haloti Ngata. It is like how TJ Howsyermama did well against the steelers (because they doubled Ochocinco all day).
7@Josh,
8I don’t know why Suggs is so effective against the Steelers. Perhaps it is because of Ngata. But whatever the reason is, I’m tired of seeing Suggs standing over Big Ben gloating. Nobody seems to get to Ben as often as Suggs does. I hate that! Grrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!
From what I’ve been hearing Flaco will have something to worry about this year in the form of 327 lb. Steve McLendon.
Pouncey says he can move really well and that he (Pouncey) can barely move McLendon.
The good vibrations just keep coming!
Harrison is feeling great!
Woodley is feeling great!
Ziggy is a monster!
McLendon is gonna shock!
The OL is very promising, potentially dominating!
Ben is lean and mean and serious.
Hard not to be really optimistic!
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