Jets RG Alijah-Vera-Tucker dealing with serious arm injury

[Gregg]

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/46145896/sources-jets-alijah-vera-tucker-significant-arm-injury

 

He is arguably their best OL, so this is a big blow to a team that is facing a tough season. Good for the Bills when they play them in week 2.

[Big Turk]

Just now, Gregg said:

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/46145896/sources-jets-alijah-vera-tucker-significant-arm-injury

 

He is arguably their best OL, so this is a big blow to a team that is facing a tough season. Good for the Bills when they play them in week 2.

 

Yeah it definitely hurts, but they are going to suck anyway so not sure how much it matters 🤣

[Gregg]

Just now, Big Turk said:

 

Yeah it definitely hurts, but they are going to suck anyway so not sure how much it matters 🤣

 

I am nervous about that game. They do suck but they always get up for the Bills and give them a hard time at MetLife. The Bills are 1-2 in their last three trips there. In last year's 23-20 Bills win the Jets missed two FG's and an extra point. The Bills probably win but I bet it won't be easy.

[BarleyNY]

This might really impact their quest for third place in the AFCE. 

[Brand J]

Good player, but often injured.

[RoscoeParrish]

15 minutes ago, BarleyNY said:

This might really impact their quest for third place in the AFCE. 

Now he can’t pat Justin Fields on the back after he refuses to throw the ball on 3rd and 12.

[Malazan]

That guy is hurt and misses games every year. The only season he played them all was his rookie season. 

[The Jokeman]

[YattaOkasan]

1 hour ago, Gregg said:

 

I am nervous about that game. They do suck but they always get up for the Bills and give them a hard time at MetLife. The Bills are 1-2 in their last three trips there. In last year's 23-20 Bills win the Jets missed two FG's and an extra point. The Bills probably win but I bet it won't be easy.

Meh.  We missed a FG and an extra point.   we also gave up a hail mary 11 penalties for 94 yards (Jets had a ton too), but I remember the calls being pretty not great to us (lol the link below, cant find the spencer brown unsporstman like that wiped away a DPI).  So yes they do give us a tough time but it seems to be more us screwing it up than them playing at another level.

 

 

[MikePJ76]

1 hour ago, Big Turk said:

 

Yeah it definitely hurts, but they are going to suck anyway so not sure how much it matters 🤣

I think they are going to be a physical pain in the butt team.  I would bet by the end of the season they are a tough run first team that plays well on special teams and doesn't beat itself.  I have no idea how many wins they will have but I love Aaronn Glenn as a coach.  All those guys who grew up around Parcells I am partial to.  

 

Losing tucker is a big blow to how they want to play the game.

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

Probably damaged from signing his ridiculously long name.  Should switch to initials? 🤔

[billsfan89]

I hate seeing injuries. And while I am not fan of the Jets I never root for injuries. And I actually really loved Vera Tucker out of the draft. I thought that was such a good pick for the Jets at the time. And he's been good when he plays he has just had really poor luck with injuries. 

[BigAl2526]

1 hour ago, BarleyNY said:

This might really impact their quest for third place in the AFCE. 

Frankly, I'm wondering if this season is going to be a contest between Miami, New York (Jets) and New England for who can be last ln the division.

Edited September 3 by BigAl2526

[billsfan89]

2 hours ago, Gregg said:

 

I am nervous about that game. They do suck but they always get up for the Bills and give them a hard time at MetLife. The Bills are 1-2 in their last three trips there. In last year's 23-20 Bills win the Jets missed two FG's and an extra point. The Bills probably win but I bet it won't be easy.

 

The Jets games away are always funky "knuckleball" type games in recent years. The Bills gave away the 2023 season opener with all those insane turnovers by Josh and the Special Teams TD in OT, they barely escaped in 2024 on a tight game where missed kicks helped the Bills a lot, and a close loss in a 3 point game again in 2022. Jets physical defense and decent talent elsewhere make those games harder. It is coaching and at QB where the Bills make up the margins and even then Josh has had some of his worst regular season efforts against the Jets away...

[Paup 1995MVP]

14 minutes ago, billsfan89 said:

I hate seeing injuries. And while I am not fan of the Jets I never root for injuries. And I actually really loved Vera Tucker out of the draft. I thought that was such a good pick for the Jets at the time. And he's been good when he plays he has just had really poor luck with injuries. 

Well you must hate watching football then.  Because there are injuries in almost every practice and every quarter of every game.  I was watching the Tennessee-Syracuse game on Saturday.  And in the span of less that a quarter there were at least 5 guys injured.  Its a violent game.  And it seems like there are always lower extremity injuries.  And of course guys getting the wind knocked out of them and concussions of varying severity.  You would think that with all the modern training that injuries would be less, but it just doesn't seem to happen that way.

[billsfan89]

8 minutes ago, Paup 1995MVP said:

Well you must hate watching football then.  Because there are injuries in almost every practice and every quarter of every game.  I was watching the Tennessee-Syracuse game on Saturday.  And in the span of less that a quarter there were at least 5 guys injured.  Its a violent game.  And it seems like there are always lower extremity injuries.  And of course guys getting the wind knocked out of them and concussions of varying severity.  You would think that with all the modern training that injuries would be less, but it just doesn't seem to happen that way.

 

It's the aspect of football that I enjoy the least yes. I get that it is a part of the sport and that there's just only so much the league could do and the players know the risks now more than ever. But yeah I hate seeing players get hurt.

[HappyDays]

Apparently out for the season:

 

 

[WNYFAN1]

2 hours ago, Gregg said:

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/46145896/sources-jets-alijah-vera-tucker-significant-arm-injury

 

He is arguably their best OL, so this is a big blow to a team that is facing a tough season. Good for the Bills when they play them in week 2.

I mean I get it, but I feel it's kinda cringe the way we (and other teams') fans do a little "happy dance" when opposing players are hurt

[Bermuda Triangle]

33 minutes ago, billsfan89 said:

 

The Jets games away are always funky "knuckleball" type games in recent years. The Bills gave away the 2023 season opener with all those insane turnovers by Josh and the Special Teams TD in OT, they barely escaped in 2024 on a tight game where missed kicks helped the Bills a lot, and a close loss in a 3 point game again in 2022. Jets physical defense and decent talent elsewhere make those games harder. It is coaching and at QB where the Bills make up the margins and even then Josh has had some of his worst regular season efforts against the Jets away...

In each of the ‘23 and ‘24 games @ NYJ, Hall ripped off a huge chunk run.  He didn’t play in the ‘22 game, but Michael Carter did have a 25-yard scamper in Hall’s place.

[Gregg]

4 minutes ago, WNYFAN1 said:

I mean I get it, but I feel it's kinda cringe the way we (and other teams') fans do a little "happy dance" when opposing players are hurt

 

I don't like to see anybody get hurt either. Unfortunately, injuries happen to every team every year.