Thread: One more Injury: Wilkinson to IR

Originally Posted by Cugel

Because until this week they didn't have a backup.

Not saying he is a great backup, but they have had a backup since August.

Originally Posted by Rick

Not saying he is a great backup, but they have had a backup since August.

I meant they didn't have a backup plan. Dotson was supposedly a decent pass-blocker who really struggled in the run game, so they didn't want to start him, even though Wilkinson has been horrible since July.

Well, I guess that if you're only going to run Melvin Gordon 8 times that doesn't matter as much? Since they are paying him $8m -- $500,000 per game, his 26 yards rushing against the Bucs cost them $19,230 per yard.

Originally Posted by Hawgdriver

You don't think they got good value in the Ju'Wuan James contract?

Yup. And $8m next year for James to sit on IR will be awesome value too!

Originally Posted by UnderArmour

Honestly might be a good thing for him. He got injured early last year, got pushed into returning to the field, and seemed like he got talked out of surgery even though he wanted to. An extra year to get his knee healthy might be good for both him and the Broncos investment if he manages to turn his career around. Realistically, he was going to come out and play horribly, but a year off might do his knee some good.

He’s worth the money if he’s on the field.

By the way, another starter down, Jeremiah Attouchu with a quad injury.