AJ - 'franchise tag is not the best thing'

[muskiesfan]

I think part of the problem is that we all wants answers when someone is injured. They do not have to give us answers and we're not entitled to them honestly. However, the teams will generally put a little something out there. The feeling that we deserve or are owed answers is part of the issue. We all want our favorite and best players out there, but if they're injured we need to just accept that and move on.

The other part of the problem is what the team puts out. Player X has injury y and will be out 4-6 weeks. Then it's Player X is still dealing with injury y, had some setbacks, should be back in next 2-3 weeks. Then nothing. Not a peep. Another 4, 5, 6 weeks have passed. Then it's Player X is still not 100% and needs more time. The next thing you know, Player X has missed the entire season. What's even worse is when they carry Player X on the active roster almost the entire damn season. Yes, that sounds a lot like Green. It's also almost identical to Eifert, Ross, Dennard, etc, etc, etc.

The team should just say that Player X is injured and will return when healthy. Putting timetables on it and then always changing/extending the timetable adds to the frustration. The fans gets upset with the player, team, coaches, and medical staff.