SkinsHokieFan Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 Some good news http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/football-insider/post/trent-williams-tests-reveal-no-tear-in-knee-ligaments/2011/11/21/gIQAd1SCiN_blog.html Trent Williams: Tests reveal no tear in knee ligaments By Mike Jones Washington Redskins left tackle Trent Williams said that tests conducted on his left knee indicate there are no torn ligaments, but the second-year pro doesn’t yet know if he will miss playing time. Williams went down in a heap while blocking on the field goal unit during Graham Gano’s missed 52-yarder in overtime. Williams limped off the field with the help of the team’s trainers. After the game, Redskins coach Mike Shanahan said that head athletic trainer Larry Hess told him that Williams’s medial collateral ligament (MCL) “didn’t look good,” but the coach didn’t have any further details on the injury at the time. Monday morning, Williams had his knee wrapped, but said it was “just sore,” and that he was relieved not to have suffered a tear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boss_Hogg Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 That's great news. It may be best to let him sit for a couple weeks, let him heal to 100% for 2012. We're gonna need him to protect the blindside of our shiny new franchise QB! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dro89 Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 sit him the rest of the year.. no need to possibly tear the knee of the 1 decent o linemen we have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forever21 Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 That's good news. The last thing we need is a serious OL injury. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibbs Hog Heaven Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 That's fantastic news, but I'd still IR him to let him fully recover and get totally healthy for next year. Plus it would hopefully give us a chance to look at Willie Smith out there in live action play to see what we have in him going forward. Hail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KCClybun Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 That's fantastic news, but I'd still IR him to let him fully recover and get totally healthy for next year.Plus it would hopefully give us a chance to look at Willie Smith out there in live action play to see what we have in him going forward. Hail. If Trent's healthy enough to go after a couple weeks, then he should go. You don't IR your best lineman unless you absolutely need to, if for no reason than you don't want your quarterbacks to get creamed. I still don't get the fascination with Willie Smith. It's kind of the same thing as with Selvish Capers last year... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Lloyd Christmas Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 phew, thats a friggin relief. best injury news of the year. so if its no tear, whats the diagnosis? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KCClybun Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 phew, thats a friggin relief. best injury news of the year.so if its no tear, whats the diagnosis? Probably a strain or sprain or something of that nature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audible_Red40 Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 Great news, now let's not rush back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibbs Hog Heaven Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 If Trent's healthy enough to go after a couple weeks, then he should go. You don't IR your best lineman unless you absolutely need to, if for no reason than you don't want your quarterbacks to get creamed.I still don't get the fascination with Willie Smith. It's kind of the same thing as with Selvish Capers last year... As Grossman and Beck won't be here next year in all probability, I'm impervious as to what punishment they receive, shrugs. I actually think we may of rushed Trent back too soon from his last injury purely because he is our best linemen out of desperation. Now we have jack to play for, I see no need to risk it further personally. The Smith thing, speaking for myself, was born out of him looking real good pre-season. He, at least to the naked eye, appears to have a rare combination of size and great athletic ability which could work wonders in the ZBS scheme. (Something I don't like but we're stuck with.). I'd just like to see what we have and if he is worth keeping going forward these last 6, dead games. Hail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brandymac27 Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 Thank God!!! So has there been any word on what the official word is on how long he'll be out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goingforburgundy Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 For the love of god sit him the rest of the year. We dont need him tearing something the last couple weeks of the season to miss all next seasons work outs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KCClybun Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 As Grossman and Beck won't be here next year in all probability, I'm impervious as to what punishment they receive, shrugs. I actually think we may of rushed Trent back too soon from his last injury purely because he is our best linemen out of desperation. Now we have jack to play for, I see no need to risk it further personally.The Smith thing, speaking for myself, was born out of him looking real good pre-season. He, at least to the naked eye, appears to have a rare combination of size and great athletic ability which could work wonders in the ZBS scheme. (Something I don't like but we're stuck with.). I'd just like to see what we have and if he is worth keeping going forward these last 6, dead games. Hail. I think the "I don't care what punishment they receive" thing is a kind of crap way to look at it. I don't want anyone to get hurt or beat up, especially guys who actually want to be on our football team and are playing their butts off. Whether they're here next year or not is a moot point; they're still our players, and you protect your players to the best of your abilities. And I agree Willie looked good in preseason, but we have to keep things in perspective; that was preseason, and he wasn't going up against the best talent. And I say this all the time, but even though things are bad, we are still trying to win, and we are still trying to keep Grossman and Beck healthy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rypien1191 Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 Can we sit him, Rak, and Kerrigan the rest of the year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinC Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 If Trent's healthy enough to go after a couple weeks, then he should go. You don't IR your best lineman unless you absolutely need to, if for no reason than you don't want your quarterbacks to get creamed.I still don't get the fascination with Willie Smith. It's kind of the same thing as with Selvish Capers last year... We are all hoping we can find the next Joe Jacoby ........its been about 30 years so we are due :-) Great news on Trent though I hope they play it conservative. I would not IR him but I also would not let him play until he is 100% (or as close as any NFL lineman gets to 100%). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#98QBKiller Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 That's great news. It may be best to let him sit for a couple weeks, let him heal to 100% for 2012. We're gonna need him to protect the blindside of our shiny new franchise QB! :applause::applause::applause: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bird_1972 Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 Some good news Finally. We are in desperate need of good news around here. FWIW, it's the injuries to young players that has me most bummed/angry and less our W/L record. Primarily because I just want to see things as an investment for the future - an injury to a key player halts their development (I'm still smarting from Hankerson's hip injury). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gchwood Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 I agree. Shut him down for the rest of the year. Start Polumbus at LT, he wasn't too bad at guard, but Mo Hurt should be back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hailer21 Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 Am I the only one that thinks Rex would be a fine backup QB? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKIN4WAHOOZ Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 Start Polumbus at LT, he wasn't too bad at guard, On that note, I was sitting in the endzone yesterday...Polumbus is a freaking giant. Dude is huge. He towered over everyone on the field. 6-8 300...looked 8-6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
authentic Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 thats awesome!! we couldn't endore another major injury to our Oline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Sinister Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 Finally. We are in desperate need of good news around here.FWIW, it's the injuries to young players that has me most bummed/angry and less our W/L record. Primarily because I just want to see things as an investment for the future - an injury to a key player halts their development (I'm still smarting from Hankerson's hip injury). I agree 100%. I was crushed when Jenkins went out, and I was outright devastated when Hankerson went down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsHokieFan Posted November 21, 2011 Author Share Posted November 21, 2011 No don't shut down TW. Whenever he gets back healthy he needs to play, get reps and continue to improve his overall game. And NLC is right, these guys aren't thinking about next year at all, they are all still going out there to win. TW will play if he is able to play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sportjunkie07 Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 Finally. We are in desperate need of good news around here.FWIW, it's the injuries to young players that has me most bummed/angry and less our W/L record. Primarily because I just want to see things as an investment for the future - an injury to a key player halts their development (I'm still smarting from Hankerson's hip injury). no kidding. we started off the year so well with relatively few injuries. then we got hit hard.. and at key positions. i was so mad yesterday that i didnt get to see hankerson, then trent went down and it looked ugly.. these injuries to the young guys are frustrating, especially when its the only thing you have to look forward to in a bad season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Osackpo Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 About time we got some good injury news! I thought for sure it was gonna be a season ender when I saw him rolling in pain on the ground. I really really wish our o line would wear those DonJoy knee braces. They don't hinder mobility that much and they really help protect the knee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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