In Reply to: New regime off to a horrible start posted by Deplorable on April 17, 2024 at 09:13:40
..."pitch count".
His data science guys would track the level of exertion by each guy in each practice, real time. And when the guy reached the max amount of exertion, chip would have the kid sit out the rest of the "training", as chip likes to call practices.
As a result, Ucla has ZERO soft tissue injuries last year. No pulled hammies, no strained calf muscles, etc.
I don't know if DF is doing that this year. The ACLs are just flukes, they're not overuse related. But Pegan's pulled hammie...JMS's leg muscle strain...who knows?
My sense is that the pitch count is out the window. DF is old school, EB is old school...work till you drop. So i expect to see a lot more soft tissue injuries this year. Good for the backup guys, I guess. They'll get to play more snaps when the 1st string guys are out for 3 or 4 weeks to recover from the muscle tears.