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A Little Update On Dwight Freeney


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It has been so nice to see Dwight with a gigantic smile from ear-to-ear each time he's interviewed this TC.  For those that have expressed your appreciation for him as a player and former Colt:

 

http://www.foxsports.com/nfl/story/late-rush-chargers-counting-on-the-old-dwight-freeney-not-an-old-dwight-freeney-072814

 

"For a player with Pro Football Hall of Fame credentials, Dwight Freeneyis generating surprisingly scant NFL buzz while making a return from a torn quadriceps.

That’s going to change once more folks start seeing how good he looks.

Just ask San Diego Chargers left tackle King Dunlap. He dropped into position to block Freeney in a pass rush drill on the second day of training camp practices. The outside linebacker fired off the line of scrimmage, dipped, made a trademark spin move and left the much larger Dunlap in the dust as Freeney’s defensive teammates burst into cheers.

“He tends to do that to people,” Chargers safety Eric Weddle said with a smile.

Entering his 13th season, Freeney is sixth among all active players in sacks with 108. He also was a member of the league’s all-decade team for the 2000s while playing for Indianapolis.

But Freeney’s NFL future was cast in doubt last year when his quadriceps ripped four games into the 2013 season. The Chargers had signed Freeney to a two-year, $8.75 million contract after a new Colts regime allowed one of that franchise’s most storied players to leave as a free agent. If he couldn’t recover and display the same explosiveness at age 34, Freeney wouldn’t be back with San Diego in 2014.

The Chargers, though, never lost faith in Freeney. Proof of that came during San Diego’s playoff run. Most teams don’t travel with injured players who aren’t part of their plans. Freeney made the trip to postseason games at Cincinnati and Denver..."  Article continues at link http://www.foxsports.com/nfl/story/late-rush-chargers-counting-on-the-old-dwight-freeney-not-an-old-dwight-freeney-072814

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Love the guy. But i don't see him making it through the season

Yep. And to the OP's point, sports media abandons even the biggest stars once they start to miss large swaths of time in concurrent seasons. The same happened to Bob Sanders when the stench of career death wafted around his very presence. The 2006 defensive player of the year was barely mentioned as a Charger, and when he got hurt again, there seemed to be little interest in even pondering the fall of what could've been a HoF career spinning into retirement in only a few short years.

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I believe he will be playing in a rotation to keep him fresher in hopes of a post season once again.  

The problem with these rotations is that the opposing teams OC can feed off of this. Seeing one of the leagues premiere pass rushers out on 3rd and 2 just lights up a play callers eyes. We did that here with him his last few years here, and when the opposing team saw him out, they took advantage. 

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The problem with these rotations is that the opposing teams OC can feed off of this. Seeing one of the leagues premiere pass rushers out on 3rd and 2 just lights up a play callers eyes. We did that here with him his last few years here, and when the opposing team saw him out, they took advantage. 

IF there is a drop off in your rotation, yes.  However, we have Jarret Johnson and Melvin Ingram in that rotation and they are beasts.  Dwight took a pay cut this year to hang in there and has come to camp fresh and with hunger.  I hope I can point back to this at the end of the year and have been correct - however, we all know it can go wrong all too quickly when you get up there. 

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IF there is a drop off in your rotation, yes.  However, we have Jarret Johnson and Melvin Ingram in that rotation and they are beasts.  Dwight took a pay cut this year to hang in there and has come to camp fresh and with hunger.  I hope I can point back to this at the end of the year and have been correct - however, we all know it can go wrong all too quickly when you get up there. 

Believe me, it would make me terribly happy to see him dominate like the days of old. Many feel his injury was a key reason why we lost the 09 SB. With Manning and Smith in your division, attacking the QB will be crucial. 

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I've heard more than one report that says he's back to top speed..

Its fair to worry about him staying healthy but if he's OK,. no one tackle can pass block him consistently..

....I know they play the NFC West...but they have the defense to take them on...and Denver too

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Even if he stays healthy he was in sharp decline his last year with the Colts.  Really don't see how missing an entire year to injury could improve his sinking stats.  Great player for the Colts but there is a reason they didn't resign him.

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Believe me, it would make me terribly happy to see him dominate like the days of old. Many feel his injury was a key reason why we lost the 09 SB. With Manning and Smith in your division, attacking the QB will be crucial.

I still remember him throwing Brees into the ground with one hand

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