MARK PHILLIPS Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Can't help but to worry a little bit...not like we've had the best luck over the years. Honestly, I didn't even know about this injury until I googled RG3 a few minutes ago. Here's a couple videos on it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMhCiwbEi1I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheREALJBird Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Not concerned at all. ACL tears are very common, hell I'm coming on 6 months removed from ACL reconstruction. He's an athlete that was exposed to the finest methods of rehab and other measures of recovering. He'll be just fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibbs Hog Heaven Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 If you've watched any Baylor games the following two seasons, and the way that athletic freak of nature continued to move and run when needed after the tear, you'd have little fear going forward. Hail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaRonDontLikeUgly Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Nah not really. At the end of the day, RG3's speed/elusiveness is just an added bonus to his amazing throwing accuracy/decision making. Despite similar 40 times, RG3 is about half of the player Mike Vick was in terms of running with the ball.... I really don't see this ACL being a huge factor, as RG3 could run a 4.6 and and still have all of the other tools to become a Top 5 QB in the league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheREALJBird Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Yea year tops for a pro to fully heal from ACL, the average Joe is 18 months. His ACL is fine as you can see his lateral quickness is amazing, he's got no problems moving whatsoever. When it comes to ACL reconstruction the main concern isn't the ACL, it's the meniscus afterwards. Judging by his 40 time, I'd say he's good to go lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibbs Hog Heaven Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Nah not really. At the end of the day, RG3's speed/elusiveness is just an added bonus to his amazing throwing accuracy/decision making. Despite similar 40 times, RG3 is about half of the player Mike Vick was in terms of running with the ball.... I really don't see this ACL being a huge factor, as RG3 could run a 4.6 and and still have all of the other tools to become a Top 5 QB in the league. I like how you've handled your sig over night bro. :ols: VERY apt. Hail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgold Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Only in that mobile qbs tend to get hit a little more and that they are therefore more susceptible to injury. I'm not really concerned about the lingering effects of the last injury because he played on it very successfully for a year and his measureables at the combine were fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaRonDontLikeUgly Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 I like how you've handled your sig over night bro. :ols: VERY apt. Hail. Ahaha thanks bro... I was about to say that we should be careful posting back-to-back for a little while... People might take a quick glance and get the wrong idea about this place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibbs Hog Heaven Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Ahaha thanks bro... I was about to say that we should be careful posting back-to-back for a little while... People might take a quick glance and get the wrong idea about this place. :hysterical: That just had me literally :rotflmao: But I'ma NOT touching that. (He say's, in a DEEP, manly voice, admiring the ladies of ES as he departs. :paranoid: ). Hail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flexxskins Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Only in that mobile qbs tend to get hit a little more and that they are therefore more susceptible to injury.Took the words right out of my mouth.Mark, lets just hope that we can get a little bit of the same luck that we got when we signed a MLB back in 07 that to date has never missed a game due to injury. With RG3, between his athletic ability, intelligence and hopefully our capability to surround him with enough talent, I think that he will be just fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaRonDontLikeUgly Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 :hysterical: That just had me literally :rotflmao: But I'ma NOT touching that. (He say's, in a DEEP, manly voice, admiring the ladies of ES as he departs. :paranoid: ). Hail. Hahaha yeah im going to go back to... Uhhh rearranging my toolbox, watching DVR'd UFC matches from 2009, and growing my beard a little more. (DEEPER voice) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DogofWar1 Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 ACLs heal stronger, so tearing one in college might actually be a good thing. He's only got two to tear, so if he tears the other one it's the last ACL tear he should need to worry about. If anything, his lack of injuries besides his ACL is a good thing. Considering how often he was hit you might expect more injuries, but nothing besides his ACL really sidelined him for more than a half. If he was injury prone, I think we'd see more games missed, due to how often he was hit. There's always the chance he could be injury prone and suffer in his career because of it. The same could be said of Luck. However, there's nothing in his history to suggest an inherent weakness that could lead to injuries, so we should give him the benefit of the doubt. If we don't then we'd never draft a QB again for fear that they might be injury prone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martytheman Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 whether it "concerns" anyone here doesn't matter. it obviously doesn't concern shanny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pointyfootball Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 ACLs heal stronger, so tearing one in college might actually be a good thing. He's only got two to tear, so if he tears the other one it's the last ACL tear he should need to worry about.If anything, his lack of injuries besides his ACL is a good thing. Considering how often he was hit you might expect more injuries, but nothing besides his ACL really sidelined him for more than a half. If he was injury prone, I think we'd see more games missed, due to how often he was hit. A reconstructed knee is never as strong as what you were born with. Post op tears of reconstructed ACLs happen, requiring surgery again. And, most ACL tears are non-contact injuries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewCliche21 Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 ACLs heal stronger, so tearing one in college might actually be a good thing. He's only got two to tear, so if he tears the other one it's the last ACL tear he should need to worry about.If anything, his lack of injuries besides his ACL is a good thing. Considering how often he was hit you might expect more injuries, but nothing besides his ACL really sidelined him for more than a half. If he was injury prone, I think we'd see more games missed, due to how often he was hit. There's always the chance he could be injury prone and suffer in his career because of it. The same could be said of Luck. However, there's nothing in his history to suggest an inherent weakness that could lead to injuries, so we should give him the benefit of the doubt. If we don't then we'd never draft a QB again for fear that they might be injury prone. I never, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever have heard that from anyone in the medical or sports field ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
21 always Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 this thread sucks... and we should bury it in the sea ..... only positive discussion s about RG3 ... hahahaha im just superstitious . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulb3rd Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Jesus, I am impressed that the dude came in and played the rest of the game with a torn ACL. He won too. That's one tough SOB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urblessed00 Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 I'm more concerned about the concussion he got in the bowl game. Hopefully, he stays clear of getting any more of those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veretax Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 You do realize a lot of us knew about the injury well before we thought about trading up for the pick right? I mean seriously. It's been discussed before. It's now 2012. He played 2 years on that leg. Go watch some of his 2012 highlights and you tell me whether he had a knee injury, and which knee it was? I sure can't tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jflow78 Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Um yeah, I am not going to refute all the pseudo science going on in here, but ACL tears are NEVER a good thing. Athletes are never better after an injury than they would have been before the injury (as far as structural stability). Obviously RG3 is about 300xs the athlete of any normal human being, so the ACL tear didn't kill him or his career, maybe it didn't even affect him much, but it definitely wasn't a good thing. Without going into the science of it, which I did in another LaRon thread, I'll just leave it at that. Now, that being the fact, RG3 is a pass first QB, not a run first guy. I like him because he's so gifted as a passer, the athletic ability is a secondary bonus, not the reason we're drafting him. So, I'm not worried about him at all. If he has another injury, it won't affect his ability to pass, just lessen his ability to run a little more. And while we're excited to have a running QB, he's really not like Vick in the least. He's a great QB, not just a great athlete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedBNG Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Yes it does. We should just skip over him and pick someone else. Rex would do just fine for the next 5 or so years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hail Em Up Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 You mean to tell me we gave up "3" first round picks, a second round pick, and I am skimming off my daughters lunch money to buy a jersey for a QB who torn is ACL 3 years ago? I'm jumping!!! And dont try to stop me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clskinsfan Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Just LOOK at the difference between his legs two years ago and now. He has bulked up the muscle in his legs. That also helps support the ligaments and tendons. There is no guarantee that any football player wont tear an ACL on any play. It happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rdskn4Lyf21 Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Very much so...he's obviously shown how badly it affects him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrecker Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 I am more concerned about him getting hit by falling space debris during pregame warmups before the superbowl next year. Is the superbowl in a dome next year? :twitch: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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