Comments on: Thomas Tapeh: Full circle http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/randball/2008/02/29/thomas-tapeh-full-circle/ Exploring the soft underbelly of sports Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:03:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Paul Peter Paulos http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/randball/2008/02/29/thomas-tapeh-full-circle/#comment-38603 Paul Peter Paulos Sat, 01 Mar 2008 17:47:34 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/randball/2008/02/29/thomas-tapeh-full-circle/#comment-38603 thank you !! thank you !!

]]> By: skolvikings http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/randball/2008/02/29/thomas-tapeh-full-circle/#comment-38599 skolvikings Sat, 01 Mar 2008 16:12:01 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/randball/2008/02/29/thomas-tapeh-full-circle/#comment-38599 Nice letter to the editor P3!! Nice letter to the editor P3!!

]]> By: Paul Peter Paulos http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/randball/2008/02/29/thomas-tapeh-full-circle/#comment-38598 Paul Peter Paulos Sat, 01 Mar 2008 14:58:40 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/randball/2008/02/29/thomas-tapeh-full-circle/#comment-38598 It's great to see Thomas Tapeh come home not only because he could add something to the Viking's depth at rb (actually where they need it least) but because, by all accounts, he is that rarity in the NFL, a real nice kid. Problem is with the severe hip injury he suffered years ago with the Eagles, it was reported back then in both Twin Cities rags that that injury had the potential to be career ending. I am not an osteo but a dislocated hip does seem vulnerable to further dislocation, so this move, however popular, may prove unwise... It’s great to see Thomas Tapeh come home not only because he could add something to the Viking’s depth at rb (actually where they need it least) but because, by all accounts, he is that rarity in the NFL, a real nice kid.

Problem is with the severe hip injury he suffered years ago with the Eagles, it was reported back then in both Twin Cities rags that that injury had the potential to be career ending. I am not an osteo but a dislocated hip does seem vulnerable to further dislocation, so this move, however popular, may prove unwise…

]]> By: Paul Peter Paulos http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/randball/2008/02/29/thomas-tapeh-full-circle/#comment-38588 Paul Peter Paulos Fri, 29 Feb 2008 22:53:45 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/randball/2008/02/29/thomas-tapeh-full-circle/#comment-38588 Wow !! What a piece! Never again talk about length (that came out wrong)...but it read like you were writing his epitaph in '99....lost now to a cruel and new server is this... Wow !! What a piece! Never again talk about length (that came out wrong)…but it read like you were writing his epitaph in ‘99….lost now to a cruel and new server is this…

]]> By: dave p http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/randball/2008/02/29/thomas-tapeh-full-circle/#comment-38586 dave p Fri, 29 Feb 2008 22:09:17 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/randball/2008/02/29/thomas-tapeh-full-circle/#comment-38586 Very cool article... Glad he can come back home. I just hope he stays healthy for the sake of the team. Very cool article… Glad he can come back home. I just hope he stays healthy for the sake of the team.

]]> By: Dave MN http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/randball/2008/02/29/thomas-tapeh-full-circle/#comment-38587 Dave MN Fri, 29 Feb 2008 21:53:10 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/randball/2008/02/29/thomas-tapeh-full-circle/#comment-38587 It really is sad that his Gopher career was so hampered by injuries. I remember reading this article and watching Prep Sports Extra on TV and just being amazed at how good Tapeh was. He would have been a superstar without those injuries. Fortunately, he seems to have a head on his shoulders that is going to help him be successful with or without football. This is the anti-Chris Simon signing. I hope he does really well as a Viking. The fans will love him, even if he isn't in a high-profile role. It really is sad that his Gopher career was so hampered by injuries. I remember reading this article and watching Prep Sports Extra on TV and just being amazed at how good Tapeh was. He would have been a superstar without those injuries. Fortunately, he seems to have a head on his shoulders that is going to help him be successful with or without football.

This is the anti-Chris Simon signing. I hope he does really well as a Viking. The fans will love him, even if he isn’t in a high-profile role.

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