Firing the Lions’ training and conditioning staff wouldn’t prevent injuries, nothing really does
These things are just unavoidable
I get it. I know how you’re feeling, Detroit Lions fans. These injuries are crazy, and the Lions just can’t seem to catch a break. This week, the team added three more players to their season-ending injury list, and it’s driving everyone crazy, and it’s making everyone wonder what the Lions are doing wrong. It has to be that right? They have to be doing something wrong, and that’s why these injuries keep happening.
Maybe it’s the training staff. That’s what some Lions fans think. Some think it’s to the point where they’re going on social media posting stuff like this.
I know that nobody wants to hear this, but the Lions aren’t doing anything wrong. They’re not being too physical during practice, they’re not overexerting their players, and it’s definitely not because of the training staff. This is just good old-fashioned bad luck.
Take the injury that this guy is responding to with this comment. Ahmed Hassanein was being evaluated for a leg injury after being rolled up on during a play at practice. In what way could an athletic trainer prevent him from being rolled up on? All the conditioning in the world isn’t going to stop that from potentially causing an injury.
On top of that, the majority of the Lions’ injuries are soft tissue injuries. Things like ACL’s, hamstrings, calf strains, and sprains. These are injuries that usually occur because of usage. Meaning that they get used a lot and eventually things happen. It’s not really something that you can strengthen because all you’re doing then is using it even more. Plus, once something like a hamstring tear happens, it’s much more likely to happen again than it was before the tear. It’s a battle you just can’t really win.
In terms of some of the longer-term stuff, it’s the same thing. You keep using that ACL; eventually, it could tear. It doesn’t happen for everyone because everyone’s body is different, but it happens for some guys, as we know. This might be the recurring injury in the NFL. It’s hard to avoid because, again, how do you train to avoid an injury that comes from useage and stress in a league that is nothing but players using and stressing their bodies? Three guys broke bones in their limbs last year. What are trainers supposed to do to stop that? Have everyone on a strong milk regimen?
You can say, “Well, maybe the Lions should stop signing injury-prone players,” and to a point, you’re right. But the Lions have had some luck with players who have been injured before, and it’s not like they’re the only team doing this. They’re just the only team you pay 100% of your attention to, and that’s why you notice it way more.
What trainers can do for the Lions to prevent injuries is to do their best. Make sure that the guys are doing things the right way, make sure everyone is properly stretched and warmed up, help players rehab correctly, make sure form is right, and things like that. Even if they were 100% perfect at all of that, it wouldn’t prevent someone from getting hurt. This is just what it is right now. The Lions just need to catch some breaks on the injury front.
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