McNabb Out For The Season

[Pocket$ $traight]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

8 or 9 months is the typical window for recovery. I would expect him to be ready for the season no problem.

He should be ready but they say an ACL injury takes about two years to fully recover. McNabb is a hard worker though and will be back.

[70Chip]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

8 or 9 months is the typical window for recovery. I would expect him to be ready for the season no problem.

He'll be ready by the opener and will all be deluged with teary-eyed SportCenter features about how much courage and fortitude it took for him to make this amazing recovery. (Pam Oliver: Was there ever a time when you thought you might not be able to play again?) It's the same story they do on Donovan every year. Rush Limbaugh was mean to him. T.O was mean to him. He's always overcoming something that is peripheral to the actual game. I'm sorry for his pain, but the media's bizarre treatment of him is just... bizarre. Do a story about someone else. Anyone else.

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by 70Chip

He'll be ready by the opener and will all be deluged with teary-eyed SportCenter features about how much courage and fortitude it took for him to make this amazing recovery. (Pam Oliver: Was there ever a time when you thought you might not be able to play again?) It's the same story they do on Donovan every year. Rush Limbaugh was mean to him. T.O was mean to him. He's always overcoming something that is peripheral to the actual game. I'm sorry for his pain, but the media's bizarre treatment of him is just... bizarre.

I agree 110%. Does anyone else besides me think that THIS is what Limbaugh was mentioning when he made his "racially insensitive" comments?

He's great for the game, plays the game for the right reasons, and is a team player in every sense of the word, but if only ESPN and similar outlets would stop acting like he's a sure fire hall-of-famer, I'd be satisfied.

Do a story about someone else. Anyone else.[/

The lack of national media attetion given to Ade Jimoh just irks me the wrong way.

:cheeky-sm

[NYCSkin]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

8 or 9 months is the typical window for recovery. I would expect him to be ready for the season no problem.

Ready and effective is what I said. And 8-9 months is not the typical window for recovery. A year is typical and even if he heals at a miraculous pace--and is ready in 9 months--his effectiveness will suffer. For every Carson Palmer, there are many more Dante Culpeppers or Ahman Greens or Trent Greens, in the world of knee repair...

[MTK]

Originally Posted by NYCSkin

Ready and effective is what I said. And 8-9 months is not the typical window for recovery. A year is typical and even if he heals at a miraculous pace--and is ready in 9 months--his effectiveness will suffer. For every Carson Palmer, there are many more Dante Culpeppers or Ahman Greens or Trent Greens, in the world of knee repair...

Basically it all depends on how bad the injury is. Culpepper shredded his entire knee last year and had no business being on the field week 1, the Dolphins effed that situation up pretty bad.

Of course McNabb's effectiveness will suffer next year, but in all likelihood he will have no problem being ready for the start of the season.

[EternalEnigma21]

I do feel bad for mcnabb, but he'll probably rest pretty comfortably on his mattres stuffed with money while he gets better. I have a friend who's an electrician with 2 kids (his wife is a teacher... incredibly underpaid) who just tore his knee all to shit and cant work. That guy, I feel bad for. He cant work and his pay gets cut tremendously because of disability....

[Daseal]

I question in sports today if atheletes arent rushed back from injury and doing too much before they're ready. I've seen a lot of repeat injuries, and even more injuries where a player is never the same. I have a feeling clubs/trainers arent exactly patient with these guys, it doesnt get as strong as it could be, and causes problems such as this.

[hesscl34]

The NFC East has had some serious BAD LUCK this year....

[TheMalcolmConnection]

Redskins - Portis.
Eagles - McNabb.
Giants - Their entire team.

And look at what assholes have escaped the injury bug this year. Ugh. It honestly makes me want to vomit. And I try to not care about sports that much, but why does a team with a bunch of assholes have to be good. Sometimes I feel like karma or something is gang-raping me in a prison shower. Like, why can't they just suck and we be good for a change? But no, instead they beat the previously undefeated Colts, possibly have their franchise QB and a young defense that'll be good for years to come even if the offense won't. Fuck.

[hesscl34]

Yeah, and who beat the undefeated COLTS??? Vomit, vomit, vomit!!!

Thank you God for the win against the Cowgirls this year!!

[The Zimmermans]

now we might win another game in the division YAYYYYYYYYY

[TheMalcolmConnection]

If we're lucky. We're letting people like Gradcowski light us up, why not Detmer or Garcia or whoever it is? Hell, we can't even stop Westbrook.

[SmootSmack]

Now Aaron Rodger is out for the year also with a broken foot. Not as big a deal as McNabb being out I suppose but it even further delays his career

[That Guy]

Originally Posted by TAFKAS

Now Aaron Rodger is out for the year also with a broken foot. Not as big a deal as McNabb being out I suppose but it even further delays his career

that's like saying jim sorgi got a hang nails. dude's a professional bench warmer, and nothing more.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by That Guy

that's like saying jim sorgi got a hang nails. dude's a professional bench warmer, and nothing more.

Well fortunately for the Packers Favre is ok and won't have to miss time. That said, I prefer Ingle Martin to Rodgers anyway. I was just talking about Rodgers long-term career. And with him hurt it's even more likely Favre is back next year.