As valuable as RJ is to the team, and as much as we all value him as a person, it seems like in the vast universe of PNG fans there would be some sliver of information about what happened and how he is doing. However, as was the case after the previous injury, the available information seems incredibly scarce. Perhaps people are superstitious about talking about it, or perhaps people don’t want to reveal information others can use to prepare for future games. In any case, as a longtime football fan that has followed the game at all levels for many years, I am astonished by the degree to which things seem shrouded in mystery. During the radio broadcast of the Hunstville game, they never even mentioned that an injury had occurred!!!!!! Given what I now know about that incident, it is impossible for me to believe that they simply did not notice it!!!! They adopted a similar approach during the game last night, but based on what I have been able to determine about that incident it seems slightly more understandable. All I have discovered about that incident us that he got speared with a helmet during the 6 yard pass to Cejas, “popped right up†after the hit, “jogged off the field,†then went to the locker room “alone†and never returned to the sidelines. Based on the aforementioned information it seems unlikely that he suffered a reaggravation if the previous injury, which is very good. However, the fact that he appears to have never returned to the sidelines seems very bad. Hope the new injury is not very serious and that he can complete his career as an Indian in the manner that both he and the rest of us knew would be possible.
BTW, it seems clear at this point that Bost is the one we need to go with if we are unfortunate enough to be without RJ’s services at any point during subsequent games.
BTW, it seems clear at this point that Bost is the one we need to go with if we are unfortunate enough to be without RJ’s services at any point during subsequent games.
