Will Carroll
Will Carroll
Will Carroll is a sportswriter specializing in the coverage of medical issues, including injuries and performance-enhancing drugs. Carroll's "Under the Knife" column appeared on Baseball Prospectus for eight years during his stint there as a senior writer, and he also contributed to the site's radio efforts as well as the Puck Prospectus spin-off site. He is the author of two books on sports-related medical topics. Carroll has no formal medical training...
economy hard stays
I think it's going to be hard if everything stays the same, ... If the economy drops, it's going to be even tougher.
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I think it's important to have people you know and can count on. I know why guys hire their sons. You have a relationship. It could be a problem, but you know that you've got someone with your best interests at heart. He can tell me something that nobody else can tell me. I see it as an asset.
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He said if you observed basic rules and security you would be OK. We knew he was playing it down for our sake and there was obvious danger.
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He said he was sore. Right now was a good time to check it out. We always do that with every player. If they tell you anything is hurting, you check it out.
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He's a smart, aggressive, physical football player. He had a lot of responsibility and he handled it all.
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He's been to the mountaintop, so to speak,
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He shocks me every day with something. He's done some things, remarkable things, with the ball.
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He's got to be one of the all-timers, he's got to be. He's one of the top few that's ever played.
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His name is part of history, part of Africa, part of being in this country as an immigrant. It signifies people who want to make things better for their life in this country.
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His work ethic is great. He is willing to listen and learn and works hard at everything on and off the court. He is a tremendous young man.
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History has shown we're a really good second-half football team and particularly strong in the fourth quarter. We count on that.
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He's going to have an operation. It's going to be a lengthy recovery.
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He's going to be involved in a lot of special teams.
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He's been invaluable so far. ... Just the fact that when you get down there on that 25-and-in and you have somebody who has shown that he can get points means a lot. Certainly, in the punting game, field position is key to everything we do." ()