Greg Knapp Lost His Life ( RIP)

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  1. NCJetsfan

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    https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.c...knapp-critically-injured-in-bicycle-accident/

    Report: Jets passing game coach Greg Knapp critically injured in bicycle accident
    Posted by Curtis Crabtree on July 20, 2021, 12:18 AM EDT
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    Long-time NFL assistant coach and current New York Jets passing game specialist Greg Knapp is in the hospital in critical condition due to injuries sustained in a bicycle accident this weekend, according to Mike Klis of 9NEWS.

    Knapp’s agent, Jeff Sperbeck, confirmed to Klis that Knapp was injured when his bicycle was struck by a car over the weekend in California.

    Knapp has spent 23 years coaching in the NFL for seven different franchises. Robert Saleh brought Knapp to the Jets this offseason after he spent the past three seasons as a quarterbacks coach with the Atlanta Falcons. Knapp has severed as an offensive coordinator for the San Francisco 49ers, Atlanta Falcons, Oakland Raiders, Seattle Seahawks and Houston Texans.

    He also spent four years as a quarterbacks coach with the Denver Broncos, including for their most recent Super Bowl victory at the end of the 2015 season.

    Out thoughts are with Knapp and his family.

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    Prayers for a full recovery.
     
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    Football pales into insignificance when things like this happen, here's hoping he can make a full recovery
     
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    God. This is awful. I wish him a speedy recovery. My prayers are with him :(
     
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    Prayers for Greg, and his family.
     
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    Steve Young called Gregg Knapp the best QB coach in the world and the reason he felt that the Jets were a good place for Zach to go.

    This is awful news. People drive so insanely with no respect for cyclists or their safety. It is even worse now with people looking at their cell phones. I hope he recovers quickly.
     
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    Awful news.... hope he has a full recovery
     
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    My thoughts and prayers go out to him and his family this is terrible news ….. I hope he’s able to pull through this….I know I sometimes forget tomorrow is not promised to anyone
     
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    Horrible news, but thanks for posting on the board for anyone who didn't already see this horrible story, @NCJetsfan . I second what you said @Noam Knapp has been a highly-respected coach in this league for a long time. I am sure he has many people pulling for him.
     
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    [QUOTE="Noam, post: 4100853, member: 13400"]People drive so insanely with no respect for cyclists or their safety. It is even worse now with people looking at their cell phones. I hope he recovers quickly.[/QUOTE]

    I can second that point as well, @Noam With the way people drive, it amazes me how cyclists and runners, etc. can ever feel comfortable running or cycling off to the side of a road with random members of the general public speeding past them at 50-60+ mph. I don't know if you saw or not, but back in January, former NBA player (most well-known for his insane 7-6 height and for his time with the 76ers and Mavs) Shawn Bradley was severely injured when he was hit from behind by a motorist while out on his bike.
     
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    I can second that point as well, @Noam With the way people drive, it amazes me how cyclists and runners, etc. can ever feel comfortable running or cycling off to the side of a road with random members of the general public speeding past them at 50-60+ mph. I don't know if you saw or not, but back in January, former NBA player (most well-known for his insane 7-6 height and for his time with the 76ers and Mavs) Shawn Bradley was severely injured when he was hit from behind by a motorist while out on his bike.[/QUOTE]
    Im a trucker over the road.. I see it all the time, you wouldn’t believe how many people are driving at high speeds looking at the phone text ….The accidents that I’ve personally watch from people just not paying attention too what they’re doing while driving
     
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    It's easy to do. We are so blessed in this country, and sadly, we take most of it for granted, especially the gift of life.
     
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    It's true. People cannot drive. Up until he died in January, for the last 5 years I was driving back and forth 2-3 times a week between the city I live in and another city where the retirement community in which my father lived was located. There were two ways I could travel, and almost all of the miles are interstate highway regardless of which route I took. It was only a 20-30 minute drive, but every single time I saw: young idiots texting and driving or staring at their phones instead of watching the road, people talking on the phone or to a passenger and not paying attention to their driving, and/or people that just couldn't drive. They couldn't judge speed and distance. I routinely avoided at least 2 accidents a week from cars or semis changing lanes right in front of me with no turn signal (and not proper safe distance for them to come in, or people refusing to yield on entrance ramps. People feel so entitled and they're so damn selfish. They don't care about anyone else. They're gonna do what they wanna do come hell or high water.

    I'm glad to hear that you're a safe driver, jetstopgun! When I was growing up, truckers were the safest and most courteous drivers on the road. That's no longer true. I routinely see truckers using their size to bully cars, riding on people's bumpers, and making all kinds of unsafe maneuvers. It's by the grace of God that I'm still alive. On one of the last trips I made before my father died, I was driving in the middle lane of a six-lane interstate and a semi driving much slower than me suddenly switched to my lane right in front of me, and if the left lane hadn't have been open, there's no way I could have stopped. I would have run right up under him and been decapitated. He didn't signal, either, but it wouldn't have mattered he did it so quickly. He had just entered the interestate and there was room for him in the right lane and he had room to accelerate there. There was no need for him to come over to the middle lane.

    Sadly, states use drivers license fees and car registration fees as a money maker, so they're not going to start being stricter with driving tests and taking licenses away, but they should. Many people on the road simply cannot drive. Here in NC we have a law that states that if people in the left lane on a highway are doing the speed limit or less, they should move over and let faster traffic get by. Many drivers refuse to do that. It's like they think that's their own personal lane and too bad if someone is in a hurry or has somewhere to be. I have seen many crazy maneuvers by other drivers trying to get around those assholes. I've yet to see a Highway Patrolman pull someone over for driving too slowly in the left lane, either. It's getting so I hate getting behind the wheel of my car to go anywhere.
     
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    I can second that point as well, @Noam With the way people drive, it amazes me how cyclists and runners, etc. can ever feel comfortable running or cycling off to the side of a road with random members of the general public speeding past them at 50-60+ mph. I don't know if you saw or not, but back in January, former NBA player (most well-known for his insane 7-6 height and for his time with the 76ers and Mavs) Shawn Bradley was severely injured when he was hit from behind by a motorist while out on his bike.[/QUOTE]

    Personally, I think one of the biggest mistakes make is allowing cyclists on roads where the speed limit is 55 mph. Many of those roads are narrow, with little or no shoulder. It makes for a very frustrating and hazardous situation for both the cyclist and the driver. People drive fast. People run late and are in a hurry. Those are facts of life. It's just asking for trouble imo. IMO cyclists should not be allowed on any road with a speed limit over 45 mph, and even then it's dangerous for cyclists.

    I used to live in a more rural area outside the city in which I was a resident. The road into town was 55 mph. Frequently on weekends cyclist clubs would get out on the road to sightsee and get some exercise. They only go about 15-20 mph, and on that road there are only 1 or 2 places in which one can pass.
     
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    Personally, I think one of the biggest mistakes make is allowing cyclists on roads where the speed limit is 55 mph. Many of those roads are narrow, with little or no shoulder. It makes for a very frustrating and hazardous situation for both the cyclist and the driver. People drive fast. People run late and are in a hurry. Those are facts of life. It's just asking for trouble imo. IMO cyclists should not be allowed on any road with a speed limit over 45 mph, and even then it's dangerous for cyclists.

    I used to live in a more rural area outside the city in which I was a resident. The road into town was 55 mph. Frequently on weekends cyclist clubs would get out on the road to sightsee and get some exercise. They only go about 15-20 mph, and on that road there are only 1 or 2 places in which one can pass
    .[/QUOTE]

    I agree 100% with everything you just said @NCJetsfan I have always found the notion of "cars and bicycles sharing the road/common space" absurd on local highways or any major roadway with a speed limit in the 50's or above. As you noted, many of these roads basically have no shoulder to speak of, which means you have someone on a bicycle literally out in a lane with people stuck behind them (and who are as a result are getting increasingly frustrated and angry behind the wheel of their car), since often, there is no easy way to pass. It is just a recipe for disaster.
     
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    It's true. People cannot drive. Up until he died in January, for the last 5 years I was driving back and forth 2-3 times a week between the city I live in and another city where the retirement community in which my father lived was located. There were two ways I could travel, and almost all of the miles are interstate highway regardless of which route I took. It was only a 20-30 minute drive, but every single time I saw: young idiots texting and driving or staring at their phones instead of watching the road, people talking on the phone or to a passenger and not paying attention to their driving, and/or people that just couldn't drive. They couldn't judge speed and distance. I routinely avoided at least 2 accidents a week from cars or semis changing lanes right in front of me with no turn signal (and not proper safe distance for them to come in, or people refusing to yield on entrance ramps. People feel so entitled and they're so damn selfish. They don't care about anyone else. They're gonna do what they wanna do come hell or high water.

    I'm glad to hear that you're a safe driver, jetstopgun! When I was growing up, truckers were the safest and most courteous drivers on the road. That's no longer true. I routinely see truckers using their size to bully cars, riding on people's bumpers, and making all kinds of unsafe maneuvers. It's by the grace of God that I'm still alive. On one of the last trips I made before my father died, I was driving in the middle lane of a six-lane interstate and a semi driving much slower than me suddenly switched to my lane right in front of me, and if the left lane hadn't have been open, there's no way I could have stopped. I would have run right up under him and been decapitated. He didn't signal, either, but it wouldn't have mattered he did it so quickly. He had just entered the interestate and there was room for him in the right lane and he had room to accelerate there. There was no need for him to come over to the middle lane.

    Sadly, states use drivers license fees and car registration fees as a money maker, so they're not going to start being stricter with driving tests and taking licenses away, but they should. Many people on the road simply cannot drive. Here in NC we have a law that states that if people in the left lane on a highway are doing the speed limit or less, they should move over and let faster traffic get by. Many drivers refuse to do that. It's like they think that's their own personal lane and too bad if someone is in a hurry or has somewhere to be. I have seen many crazy maneuvers by other drivers trying to get around those assholes. I've yet to see a Highway Patrolman pull someone over for driving too slowly in the left lane, either. It's getting so I hate getting behind the wheel of my car to go anywhere.[/QUOTE]
    That’s very true the younger generation of truck drivers are very dangerous and reckless as well I’m a tanker driver hauling hazardous fluid I don’t have that luxury like some of these young bucks to drive reckless… unfortunately so many people drive like there in a video game and can do over …NC sorry to hear about your experience…be careful and safe out there brother
     
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    I agree on the 55 mph areas. Often times cars and trucks will kick up rock, dirt and debris on fast roads not to mention how poor the road surface often is on a shoulder. People seem to think it is safe to pass inches from a cyclist. I try to practice patience. When I see a cyclist I wait until there is plenty of room to pass them and there are no cars coming the opposite way. There are lots of new and inexperienced cyclists who lack in bike handling skills and knowledge. Not giving them lots of room could be tragic. It might mean I am delayed 30 seconds or a minute but does that really matter.
     
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    This is very tragic and sad news. Greg Knapp and his family are in my thoughts and prayers. Hope he is able to pull through.

    I always worry about people on their bikes in high speed areas. So unfortunate this happened to him.
     
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    Wow, this is terrible! G-d willing, he'll have a full and speedy recovery.
     
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