So'oto Ruled Out Against Saints After Workout Injury
Mike McCarthy also indicates defensive end Mike Neal will be a game time decision.
By PackerAaron
After everything he went through to make the Packers 53 man roster, Vic So'oto will have to wait a bit longer to make his NFL debut.
So'oto injured his back during a weightroom workout, Mike McCarthy told reporters after today's practice.
McCarthy also indicated that defensive end Mike Neal would be a game time decision.
It's no secret the Packers will need to find ways to get to Saints quarterback Drew Brees. It's also no secret the Saints will be paying particular attention to outside linebacker Clay Matthews where ever Capers has him lined up. Whether its fellow outside backer Erik Walden, cornerback Charles Woodson from the slot or Sam Shields on the Corner Cat, Capers will need to find additional avenues to apply pressure on the veteran signal caller.
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Comments (31)
September 06, 2011 at 01:11 pm
I swear that OLB position opposite Clay Matthews is cursed.
September 06, 2011 at 04:02 pm
Let's just pray that the curse stays on that side
September 06, 2011 at 07:30 pm
Actually, So'oto has played almost exclusively at LOLB. At this point he's Clay's back-up.
September 06, 2011 at 01:37 pm
Damn! Was looking forward to seeing So'oto terrorizing Brees!
September 06, 2011 at 01:38 pm
Seriously, how does an NFL player hurt his back lifting weights the week of the game?
September 06, 2011 at 02:00 pm
He's injured? Well, now he's officially a Packer.
maxginsberg
September 06, 2011 at 05:40 pm
Boo.
September 06, 2011 at 06:45 pm
Hey all the good one s anyway
September 06, 2011 at 02:23 pm
That didn't take long.
Hope it's not a disk injury.
Must have been somewhat bad if they ruled him out already.
September 06, 2011 at 02:47 pm
Hope it's just a strain. As a guy with a couple blown out discs, I can tell you it's a long road back. But I'm back like scoliosis baby!
September 06, 2011 at 02:44 pm
Oh'no.
GBP 4 LIFE
September 06, 2011 at 03:00 pm
+1
September 06, 2011 at 02:54 pm
No doubt accidents happen. But if I'm McCarthy getting this news on So'oto injuring his back, I'm gonna initially be quite peturbed and want an answer from the Strength&Conditioning coach and/or whomever was monitoring the weight room. I mean, if any player is doing deadlifts and such, you'd think the Packers would require that there always be a spotter of some sort to maintain proper form for such exercises, precisely in order to avoid such back injuries. Back injuries due to lifting for a guy So'oto's age are usually not a "fluke" occurrence. It almost always is due to a bad form and/or bad form caused by trying to increase one's max lift (i.e., the max weight you can do while still keeping proper form.) I can't but think this was an injury that could have been avoided.
September 06, 2011 at 06:03 pm
Agreed. Wt Rm Coach sure could've turned his head or walked to another lift location, but if So'oto was lifting free wts, even more important that wisdom was present in whatever way it needed to be, either with direct supervision, or otherwise.
September 06, 2011 at 08:48 pm
Don't blame the coach. It's not like he can individually monitor the activity of 61 players.
It's the player's job to lift responsibly. Vic said he has a tendency to push too hard in the weight room. So, an unforced error and it cost him. Hope it's minor and he's back soon, but he has learned a valuable lesson.
September 06, 2011 at 09:19 pm
BS.
The guy was fighting for a spot, do you think he was honest with his coaches? Hell no. He must've had some injury the whole time and played through it.
September 06, 2011 at 02:58 pm
I thought Neal said "It's no big deal."
Yeah right. I thought MM was holding him out of the preseason games as a precaution... guess not. Hope Harrell.. I mean Neal...gets healthy soon. We need him.
On another note - Like I said in April. Someone's going to have to step up in order for this DL and the ROLB to passrush. Outside of CM3 right now they just don't have the horses. And that's frustrating.
If we go down this year - it's gonna be due to lack of quality depth on DL and a lack of passrush coming from the right side of the defense.
PackerAaron
September 06, 2011 at 03:08 pm
"Outside of CM3 right now they just don’t have the horses"
They have Woodson - add in Dom Capers - they'll be fine.
September 06, 2011 at 06:11 pm
As well as Collins, Raji, and Williams...
September 06, 2011 at 06:15 pm
They'll have effective blitzing and pressure with the "Capers Creative," but I agree with Bearmeat in that the DL is the team ensemble which when weak (or strong) has the most dramatic effect on the game. And without consistent contribution from Neal . . . I just don't know. Maybe Wynn and CJ really step it up but its still thin.
BTW, (Emeril-like food tip here) I put capers in my tuna salad the other day and that was just awesome. :)
PackerAaron
September 06, 2011 at 06:19 pm
It was thin when Neal was on IR and Jenkins was out for a month - and still they won.
Seriously, as long a Raji is there, they are fine.
September 06, 2011 at 09:23 pm
Against which teams? Saints, Falcons, Bears, Patriots? Or Vikings, Cowboys, 49ers?
Not being sarcastic here, I've heard that talk about them winning without those guys, but against whom is never mentioned.
September 06, 2011 at 06:52 pm
Green, Raji, and Picket still gives me the warm fuzzies (see Cassel, Matt)
September 06, 2011 at 03:00 pm
Nooooooooooo!!!!
September 06, 2011 at 05:59 pm
Agreed, no.
September 06, 2011 at 07:57 pm
My first moniker for Neal was Mike "the Real Deal" Neal. Now it's Mike "it's time to Heal" Neal. Keep him out against NO and let him get to 100% for the rest of the season. It seems the Packs biggest threat this season are blocking dummies and free weights.
September 06, 2011 at 08:05 pm
I want Jolly back like the last name.
September 06, 2011 at 08:18 pm
from the GBPG:
“I was trying to be a super hero on the squat rack,” So’oto said Tuesday. “It was just a little minor thing. They’re just making sure I’m healthy so they kept me out of practice today.”
I hope somebody in the organization is going around with a huge part of their glute missing (with snide co-workers asking: "Boss have much to say?")
September 06, 2011 at 08:35 pm
Injured players? Yeah, just write off the Packers hopes, again.
At this rate, even if we achieve warp speed, the Vulcans may ignore us.
September 06, 2011 at 11:51 pm
Sucks to hear, I was looking forward to seeing his encore after the Chiefs game. Oh well, get better soon Vic.
Who knows, maybe him changing his jersey to number 56 gave him some bad juju or something. Im glad he changed it back to 97 even if it was his wife that made him do it.
Anyway, as much nickel as Capers likes to run im not so worried about the depth of the DL. I believe Wynn and Wilson will play some good ball when called upon and when Neal is added to the mix the line will be just fine.
September 07, 2011 at 09:16 am
Game injuries, I'm getting used to. But non-game injuries? Uggh. I don't like the sound of Vic's injury one bit.