During the second quarter of Purdue's 26-48 loss against the Northwestern Wildcats, the Boilermaker's back-up quarterback Joey Elliott separated his throwing shoulder. Painter was pulled less than 5 minutes into the second quarter and replaced with Elliott. Elliott was scrambling for a first down and slid right into a defenders helmet. The injury will most likely require surgery and if they do take the option of surgery, Elliott will most likely be out for the rest of the season with a season-ending separated shoulder.
Curtis Painter went back into the game for the injured Joey Elliott, but was a disappointment for the team. Painter ended up going 26 for 41 passes with 273 passing yards and one touchdown, but he also threw 3 interceptions to the Wildcats defense. 2 of these interceptions were off of tipped passes, which was Painter's excuse for having so many turnovers during the game. He needs to learn to be more accurate in his passes. If he is more accurate and can put the ball on the money, then defenders won't have a chance to tip the ball or get an interception. Making smart passes should be his main priority in running the offense. He can't afford to turn the ball over to opposing teams and giving them great field position at the same time. Curtis Painter will still be criticized by fans who are devastated by the tragic injury of quarterback Joey Elliott.
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Well it's too bad Elliot is out for the season. I'm glad the pulled Painter. I was sick of watching him anyways! And it seemed like Elliot was just starting to get into a groove when he got hurt. Although at first, when he fumbled the first snap it wasn't looking good, he started to makeup for it. And he's got to learn to slide rather than take a hit from a couple of big Northwestern linebackers! That's the real reason he is hurt! But I guess he was just trying to win himself a starting spot over Painter and he would of I think if he wouldn't have gotten hurt! That's too bad. Anyways, now we are stuck with Painter for the rest of the season.. what a disappointment!!
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