Brian Robison didn’t have a bad year in 2012 by any means, but he is looking forward to getting healthy and contributing even more during his contract year. His shoulder injury did not require surgery, but he says it did bother him particularly during the playoff game in Green Bay, and he is a permanent reminder of the injury in the form of a quarter-sized bump on his shoulder.
“I’ve still got a little deformity there with the bone popping up. It’s still there and it’s going to be there,” Robison told Viking Update. “They say it’s pretty permanent. It’s been good. I’ve been getting strong in the weight room and been feeling good on the field so far, so it’s been going well.”
“Pretty well” might be a bit of an understatement for Robison after Wednesday’s practice session where he intercepted quarterback Christian Ponder not once, but twice. On one occasion, rookie corner Xavier Rhodes tipped the pass back towards the line and Robison was able to make the heads up play. On the other, he was simply able to get into the air and snatch Ponder’s pass before walking into the endzone. While that isn’t exactly the news we want to be hearing about our quarterback, it is always good to hear that our defensive line is making some splash plays at the line.
Robison ended up with an arm harness last season and a brace for his elbow, which was a separate injury which he admits also impacted his game.
“A lot. It really did. There was some times out there where that, paired along with the elbow brace that I was wearing, I felt like a lot of times I was playing with no arms out there and it was kind of a weird deal,” he said . “You can really see in the playoff game when I came back and then six days later we had to play another game, it was one of those deals where it just wasn’t ready to go, but the competitor in me didn’t want to sit out.”
Robison has never reached double digit sacks, with 8.5 last season being his career high, but he is a burst type of player that seldom seems to be a goat and has made his share of big plays from the left end position. Like Jared Allen, Robison faces a contract year in 2013, and he will be expected to take a step or two towards improving even more.
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The the entire d-line needs a bounce back year.
Robinson and Allen are in contract years...
K Williams wants to prove he is the big dog over Floyd.
Guion, Evans, Ballard, Floyd and Griffen will all be fighting for playing time.
I am looking forward to seeing these guys take control of the line of scrimmage and dictate the tempo of games this year.
I agree Carl. I'm thinking Allen returns to beast mode. Also looking forward to seeing Floyd play. I think we need to get Griffen on the field more, that kid seems unblockable at times. Like Robison but maybe Griffen is better.