Lions show why they will always be losers
It is no secret that the Detroit Lions always will be losers as long as Matt Millen is general manager. Just as Millen is trying to repair his reputation another example of why the Lions will be losers under his direction.
In an article on MLive.com it has been revealed that wide receiver Calvin Johnson played most of last year with deep bone bruise in his back. Johnson suffered the injury in the third game of the year against the Philadelphia Eagles.
Then-offensive coordinator Mike “Martz couldn’t stand the fact that I wasn’t practicing,” Johnson said. “When I first got hurt, that Wednesday I was out there in my sweats watching practice and he told me to go run. I said, ‘I can’t run.’ I couldn’t even walk fast. I was thinking, ‘Why are you telling me to run?’ ”
When I saw this paragraph on MLive I could not believe what I was reading. That is probably one of the most stupid things to do. He shoud of consulted the medical staff as to how much time he will need to rest.
“He stayed hurt because he kept landing on it,” Lions trainer Al Bellamy said. “It kept lingering.”
You think that at some point the staff, and the coaches, would tell Johnson to sit down, since it was not getting any better. Usually, playing with injuries makes things worst for the rest of the body as the rest of the body compensates for the injury. This usually leads to further injury.
The back is not something to mess with. Johnson might now have problems the rest of his life, because of the Lions stupidity. Once, a back starts to have problems that player will never be the same, and that just might happen now.
What the news really reveals is the ineptitude, and the lack of communication, within the organization. Millen is ultimately the person responsible for hiring of the employees. He is also responsible for everyone communicating with each other in the organization.
Still to this day Johnson is still feeling discomfort from the pain. Bellamy stated that Johnson should be 100 percent by training camp. However, do not be surprised if Johnson suffers from back spasms, and other back injuries the rest of his career.