More Injuries: Abe Koroma Goes Down
August 23, 2007 by Run Up The Score!
As stated in the otherwise facetious “Practice Report!” post below, DT Abe Koroma was injured at practice recently. The severity of the injury is still unknown in the sense that it’s “unofficial”, but it appears to be a rather serious ankle problem.
This reduces the defensive tackle rotation to basically three guys — Jared Odrick, Ollie Ogbu, and Chris Baker, the latter still currently charged in connection with the spring apartment fight at Meridian Apartments. Phil Taylor remains sidelined with a knee injury to his MCL, and his return remains unknown. Tom McEowen has absolutely worked his ass off in his ACL rehab, but like Taylor, nobody knows when he’ll actually be game-ready. Jed Hill is also banged up.
What does this mean in the short-term? Maybe some younger offensive linemen will be moved to the other side of the ball, since this has basically become a triage situation. The big question is, how many of these guys can get back in time for the Michigan game at the end of September, and how effective will they be? Also, does Joe Paterno’s still-unstated punishment of Chris Baker suddenly become a little more lenient due to the depth issues?
(For those of you concerned about missing this week’s “You Found Me”, we’ll play that game tomorrow morning.)
UPDATE ON THE LATE-LATE: Bob Flounders says 6 to 8 weeks until Koroma returns.
Crap.
I know you’re upset, but like I said, we’ll find out how many people found the blog by searching for “gay dolphin bong” tomorrow. It’s okay.
Look on the bright side. The offensive line must be kicking their asses!
Gay dolphin bongs are the coolest!
I think I read McEowen and Taylor may be ready by ND. (okay I know I read it but it’s one of those premium insider unwritten rule things that maybe I’m not supposed to share but oops dammit I just did). That would be nice. In fact, I think we could beat ND with a thin D-Line. Just so long as those guys are ready by Michigan.
Where is Mark Rubin? geesh, it’s just one week before game 1.
Last 2 pre-seasons - Rubin injury (1 season ending; 1 miss a few games) - Last 2 football seasons - winning (1 near perfect; 1 lose a few games). Coincidence?
How crazy is it to think that Mark Rubin was basically our only sign of life on offense in 2004?
I absolutely loved Mark Rubin in 2004. I remember thinking before 2005 how we should start Morelli at QB with a receiving corps of DWill, MRob, and Rubin.
Yeah…
I know, I absolutely hear what you’re saying. Rubin was hurt though, right? He was the only saving grace on that 2004 offense, certainly as far as the receiving corps went.
We had an offense in 2004? I don’t seem to recall that.
Well, in name only.
You forget the beatdown they laid on Michigan State, I remember thinking that’s how I pictured this team working coming into the year and we get it for the last game.