Now there is no chance we will pick up his option year. Should have traded him this offseason for a 3rd or 4th rnd pick.
I agree with NC that there's really nothing to be gained by cutting him. Let him come back and see what he can do. I do not have high hopes, though, for two reasons. One is he could have used the work now, getting ready, remember he hardly played last year. In fact he's hardl y played since he joined the Jets. The other is I am afraid it's hard to avoid the word fragile when it comes to him. In short, odds are against him ever being a consistent starter. But yes, in the short run, there's no real upside to cutting him.
What a waste of a top 10 pick ....Hopefully he makes it back by week 4 or 5 but even then I have no faith in this guy staying healthy at this point.It sucks to because he has very little trade value even if we wanted to trade him we couldn't get much in return ...maybe a 4th rounder if we were lucky
He's not a bum, but the fact that he'd break his wrist or tear something in his hand from simply jamming a receiver is kind of ridiculous.
Achilles injuries usually happen on a simple weight-bearing movement. Antonio Allen's achilles blew out when he was getting into his stance at the LOS for a play. It's an accumulated wear and tear type injury and the scary thing is that it can happen to anybody at anytime. The occurrence factor is like that of a pinched nerve, one second you are fine and the next second you are in agony and you did nothing out of the ordinary in the process. This being Milliner's third major injury in three years makes it about 50/50 that he's done. Odds are pretty good that he's just an unlucky guy who has had this happen too often and somebody else will take his NFL spot before he can fully recover. He does have one more season to show his stuff but he's going to be under the gun the whole time and one more tweak or just taking too long to get back up to speed could finish his career.
I called that he would have injury issues prior to the draft. He just doesn't have the body type to hold up to the rigors of the NFL. This was readily apparent from his pre-draft examinations, as seen below
I believe that he was also injured several times at Alabama but JI did not think anything of those injuries. This kind of draft choice maybe why we have nothing since Jan 1969
He didn't miss any games at Alabama and he played through a torn labrum during Alabama's championship run in 2012. That's the kind of player you want in the NFL, a guy who can play through pain and excel.
don't know enough about Milliner personally, obviously, just speculating here but with injuries there is bad luck and there is not taking care of your body which makes you more susceptible to injury. If I'm the Jets I'd keep a close eye on Milliner in that regard. Is his injuries just bad luck/genetics? or how is he taking care of himself off the field? is he eating right? is he taking the proper supplements? is he lifting and stretching a lot to prevent injuries? is he properly "warming down," i.e. easing down after activity, icing himself, why does he continue to rush himself back only to get hurt again? etc. It sounds silly but all of these things get overlooked when you think about injuries. Lifestyle is important. Maybe Milliner goes all out on the field and then checks out immediately after... maybe he's a work hard/play hard type... both of those things are going to get you hurt.. I remember reading an article about Marcus Lattimore who everyone acknowledges got some "bad luck" with injuries. He admitted himself that he wasn't taking care of himself. He was eating poorly and he was the one who brought up the warming-down aspect. He said he wish he learned that early in his college career and maybe he could've avoided the nasty knee injuries.
It all depends upon the angle. That's why they're called "freak accidents." 99 times out of 100 there is no serious injury, but the 100th time is a bitch! His hand/arm must have been at some awkward angle and hit the helmet "just right" to do the damage that was done.
Yes, it certainly appears so. I wonder if BrowningNagle is correct and perhaps Milliner isn't stretching and warming down as he should.
He should really consider doing yoga or something like that on a regular basis, I think it could do wonders for him.
Yoga, martial arts, even ballet has helped a number of NFL players to stay more flexible, limber, agile, strong and healthy.
How surprising. Hasn't been around for months, drops in, calls players a bum and awful, and is totally negative. Typical of the loser Jets fan mentality.
