bossFALCON™ Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 PewterReport.com is reporting that Bucs punter Dirk Johnson tore his left hamstring in Tampa Bay's 20-17 loss at Atlanta on Sunday. The injury to his plant leg happened in the fourth quarter while he was attempting to throw a pass on a fake punt attempt."When I was running and tried to plant, it popped," Johnson said, confirming that the hamstring in his non-kicking leg was torn.Johnson said he has not heard from the team if they plan on giving him time to rest or if he will be placed on injured reserve."I don't know yet," Johnson said. "They haven't figured that out yet. ... I'm going to get an MRI and we'll see and we'll take it from there. We'll see what that shows and obviously that will give us a starting point."If I can't perform, I'm just like anybody else. If you can't do it, you can't do it."Johnson said he has never torn a hamstring before and didn't know how quickly it would heal.In the fourth quarter, Bucs kicker Connor Barth had to fill in for Johnson and got off a 46-yard punt out of Tampa Bay's end zone."He did a good job for being in that situation backed up - he got off a good punt," Johnson said. "He did a really good job and the rest of the guys did a good job covering. It was good for him to come in quick like that without much notice and not much practice at it." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucman™® Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 lol! normally i feel bad for players that get hurt, but not this time! Fake punt?????? yup, thats what you get for being a punk!!freaking Radio... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falcon krew Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 Dont wish bad things for other guys , but that guy was terrible anyways! HOW MANY GUYS HAVE THE BUCS PUT ON IR? like half the team. I know their trainer will be out of a job. Seems like they have had a ton of season ending injuries! Morris seems like a coach, who is in way over his head... but I dont want to Jinx us . We are not out of our hole we have dug ourselves into yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bossFALCON™ Posted November 30, 2009 Author Share Posted November 30, 2009 lol! normally i feel bad for players that get hurt, but not this time! Fake punt?????? yup, thats what you get for being a punk!!freaking Radio... i don't usually find injuries funny either, but c'mon...tearing a hamstring on a fake punt pass? lolthat just makes me think of gus ferrotte or bill gramatica. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tdotfalcon84 Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 I hate to see injuries as it is their livelihood on the line, they lose their job a lot of the time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorganGrafixx Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 And how about the FG kicker's face after he learned that he wouldn't have to go back out and re-punt after the penalty! Hahahaha! Priceless! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucman™® Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 i don't usually find injuries funny either, but c'mon...tearing a hamstring on a fake punt pass? lolthat just makes me think of gus ferrotte or bill gramatica.when its bad, it gets BAD! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rambler Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 Was Grammatica with Tampa when he hurt himself celebrating? Coincidence? I think not! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DemDirtyBirds4 Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 Was Grammatica with Tampa when he hurt himself celebrating? Coincidence? I think not!I think he was with Arizona Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rambler Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 I think he was with ArizonaI think your right. Almost a nugget. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev_Hal Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 lol! normally i feel bad for players that get hurt, but not this time! Fake punt?????? yup, thats what you get for being a punk!!freaking Radio... That's a little harsh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucman™® Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 That's a little harsh. im in a harsh mood, that guy gets paid millions of $$$ to kick a football... no sympathy from me.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karst41 Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 im in a harsh mood, that guy gets paid millions of $$ to kick a football... no sympathy from me....Now you know how we feel regarding Elam.Speaking of which,, have they cut Elams sorry azz yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illest_will Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 ugh, when i heard a pop it was a tore ACL...that could be a career ender for a kicker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev_Hal Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 im in a harsh mood, that guy gets paid millions of $$$ to kick a football... no sympathy from me....He doesn't get paid $$$ to scramble and pass. Blame your coach.BTW - your kicker punted better than your punter did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucman™® Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 He doesn't get paid $$$ to scramble and pass. Blame your coach.BTW - your kicker punted better than your punter did.Right! how many 20-30 yard punts did he have? like 4 of them! Rock bottom just keeps on getting deeper and deeper... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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