NewCliche21 Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 If I am wrong I am sorry, I just google recovery time on a torn MCL and this is what came up No no, don't apologize! I was trying to say that you're not doing anything wrong by posting that, you're just trying to help out and reporting what you've researched. That's better than most of us who are just wringing our hands and arguing over a benching decision. ---------- Post added January-7th-2013 at 09:45 AM ---------- Well, not an expert in MCL, but have torn my ACL and, AP nonwithstanding, the doctors who operated on my knee told me it would take a year to be fully recovered. As far as seeing him walking on the sidelines and such....that is not a huge deal as I tore my ACL playing softball, and after the initial moments spent on the ground wondering what had happened, I returned to the game (catcher, and had to keep my injured leg extended due to the swelling) to continue to play. I had no clue what I had done to my knee. The next day I went on a work related trip.....did not get the knee looked at for another week. Not saying that to impress anyone, just to say that merely because RGIII was up and walking around really does not mean anything as far as what could have happened to his knee. Also, I read on ESPN that he was having difficulty dressing due to his knee and potential loss of stability. That is not good.....From the looks of the picture of his knee "flexing" wrong, I would think some ligament has been popped. And, no I am not a doctor (but I did sleep at a Holiday inn Express). Just wonder about how bad the initial injury was vs the buzzards now, and was the advice of Dr. Andrews followed in recovery. 1) Why are people at ESPN spying on him while he's getting dressed? Weird. 2) You're absolutely right. Merriweather was "fine", too before he fond out that it was his ACL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just654 Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 No no, don't apologize! I was trying to say that you're not doing anything wrong by posting that, you're just trying to help out and reporting what you've researched. That's better than most of us who are just wringing our hands and arguing over a benching decision. lol, cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justice98 Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Whatever happens, that's 3 injuries in a year, I don't wanna have to budget a couple of missed games and a couple early exits for him every year. He could have a Donovan McNabb type career when it comes to injuries, cuz remember McNabb had a rep for not being able to play a full slate of games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HogNose Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 How do you tell a guy like RG3 he can't play in the Pro Bowl? They better not issue him a uniform. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grhqofb5 Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 So probably an official report at the 3pm press conference?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinz4Life12 Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 According to Schefter on 9am Sportscenter, the MRI has not taken place yet but will today. If he's right, then any initial diagnosis would likely be team doctors' speculation based on their medical experience. Hopefully, they're right as MCL would be much better than ACL obviously i thought he had the damn thing last night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grego Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 The knee went sideways, which is kind of what happened when he originally injured the LCL. Usually ACLs, the knee bends backwards. I didn't see it bend backwards. I think he just aggrevated the LCL. i tore my acl, but my knee didnt go backward. i was making a right turn while running and it just twisted. my upper leg went one way and my lower leg went another. i actually had lots of trouble walking for a few weeks. now, however, my knee is susceptible to hyperextending because i didnt get it fixed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redskins4ever28 Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Whatever happens, that's 3 injuries in a year, I don't wanna have to budget a couple of missed games and a couple early exits for him every year. He could have a Donovan McNabb type career when it comes to injuries, cuz remember McNabb had a rep for not being able to play a full slate of games. Griffins injury was the same injury. Other then the concussion in Atlanta, his knee is the reason why he was out the last few games. If this was a regular guy, he doesnt play vs Philly, Dallas or Seattle. Im not worried, I think Mike switches back to a traditional offense next year, and thus, more throwing less running. Either way, look at Stafford, he was injured his first 3 years, some people just get the injury bug. I dont think Griffin is one of those people, and I dont think anyone should even worry about that right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2cents Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 i thought he had the damn thing last night I've heard both which is why I wish people would just wait until we know for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emor09 Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 What's the point of wearing a brace if it doesnt protect you from non-contact injuries? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinz4Life12 Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 What's the point of wearing a brace if it doesnt protect you from non-contact injuries? this is what I want to know. it doesn't add up. injury must have been worse than a grade 1 lcl sprain or something. nothing else makes sense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gortiz Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Im not worried, I think Mike switches back to a traditional offense next year, and thus, more throwing less running. you do realize that means he will have a higher chance of getting hurt right? with the designed run at least Robert is braced for impact and he has blockers protecting him and his attention is focused on tacklers. When he stays in the pocket or gets flushed from the pocket blockers have no idea where he's at, he's not worried about tacklers as he's looking downfield for a WR, and he's not ready for impact. The Ngata play was a fluke ... and I might add, that was not a designed run. Designed runs will keep Robert healthy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prototype Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Anybody know the specific time of the MRI today? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tay Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 LL tweeted that it may be a torn MCL. Not definite tho. LL @HTTR24_7FWIW.. Keep hearing torn MCL. Not sure if that is the final diagnosis or not. LL @HTTR24_7@jcstavish Agree.. Can't stress enough i'm not sure yet if that is the final diagnosis or not. Just passing along what I heard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smurfs86 Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Whatever the result, I just want him back at 100% next year, even it means he'll have to miss a few games. No more of this 60%-80% stuff, RG3 needs to be 100% or we're risking something like this happening again. Also, I'd love for him to bulk up a little in the off season and build some muscle on those legs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clskinsfan Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 you do realize that means he will have a higher chance of getting hurt right? with the designed run at least Robert is braced for impact and he has blockers protecting him and his attention is focused on tacklers. When he stays in the pocket or gets flushed from the pocket blockers have no idea where he's at, he's not worried about tacklers as he's looking downfield for a WR, and he's not ready for impact. The Ngata play was a fluke ... and I might add, that was not a designed run. Designed runs will keep Robert healthy. Yeah. Because running kept him so healthy this year. Both of his injuries occurred while he was running the ball. Meanwhile Brady and Manning played the entire season from the pocket. UNINJURED. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justice98 Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Griffins injury was the same injury. Other then the concussion in Atlanta, his knee is the reason why he was out the last few games. If this was a regular guy, he doesnt play vs Philly, Dallas or Seattle. Im not worried, I think Mike switches back to a traditional offense next year, and thus, more throwing less running. Either way, look at Stafford, he was injured his first 3 years, some people just get the injury bug. I dont think Griffin is one of those people, and I dont think anyone should even worry about that right now. But pass protection will probably never be this OL's forte, so a traditional offense with more dropbacks might not be all it's cracked up to be in terms of protecting our QB. ---------- Post added January-7th-2013 at 10:17 AM ---------- Yeah. Because running kept him so healthy this year. Both of his injuries occurred while he was running the ball. Meanwhile Brady and Manning played the entire season from the pocket. UNINJURED. If you get rid of the ball, you don't get hit as much. Funny how not having mobility is a good thing when it comes to staying healthy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redskins4ever28 Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 But pass protection will probably never be this OL's forte, so a traditional offense with more dropbacks might not be all it's cracked up to be in terms of protecting our QB.---------- Post added January-7th-2013 at 10:17 AM ---------- If you get rid of the ball, you don't get hit as much. Funny how not having mobility is a good thing when it comes to staying healthy. The oline is fine if we can fix the right side of it. Right Tackle, a Guard or two. We will be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsDukes Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Yeah. Because running kept him so healthy this year. Both of his injuries occurred while he was running the ball. Meanwhile Brady and Manning played the entire season from the pocket. UNINJURED. Because neither Manning nor Brady have ever suffered near career ending injuries while in the pocket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murphs56 Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 considering we haven't heard anything yet, I would imagine the news isn't good. But an MCL tear would be like Christmas morning compared to the ACL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gortiz Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Yeah. Because running kept him so healthy this year. Both of his injuries occurred while he was running the ball. Meanwhile Brady and Manning played the entire season from the pocket. UNINJURED. my point is, he won't ge hurt on designed runs. also, the concussion was all on him, you know that. The Ngata play, WAS A FLUKE. That type of injury won't happen to Robert or another QB for the next 10 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinz4Life12 Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Whatever the result, I just want him back at 100% next year, even it means he'll have to miss a few games. No more of this 60%-80% stuff, RG3 needs to be 100% or we're risking something like this happening again. Also, I'd love for him to bulk up a little in the off season and build some muscle on those legs. Muscle on his legs isn't the problem. He's not a small dude. Just unfortunate hit that Ngata laid on him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DogofWar1 Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 If it's the MCL and not the ACL, that's still good. The ACL would potentially interfere with next year, if it's the MCL then that means he can be back to 100% by training camp. Whatever happens, that's 3 injuries in a year, I don't wanna have to budget a couple of missed games and a couple early exits for him every year. He could have a Donovan McNabb type career when it comes to injuries, cuz remember McNabb had a rep for not being able to play a full slate of games. I think it's too early to say that. I think RGIII's learning curve in the NFL relates to his style of play, not so much his passing like most rookie QBs. He's probably used to slower, smaller players who he could run away from. He's going to need some time to get used to the NFL in that regard. You could see it after the Atlanta game, he became much smarter in terms of moving around outside the pocket and running it, and the number of designed runs went down. His two injuries came on broken scrambles, the first of which was a freak injury in the process of trying to win the game, and the second one seems to have been due to the first one. Freak injuries will happen, but when we address RT and he has a year of experience I think the problems will be reduced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clskinsfan Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Because neither Manning nor Brady have ever suffered near career ending injuries while in the pocket. They have both been injured but have had very long careers. I can guarantee you that RG3 will not have as long of a career if they keep using him the way they are. It is a proven fact that running qb's have shortened careers in the nfl. Ask Vick. If you can limit his running to only when a play breaks down you can probably extend his career considerably. Steve Young for example was a great runner but only did it rarely. Check out this quote form him: "Scrambling, when no one's around, getting down, getting out of bounds, taking a glancing blow, those are all fine," Young said. "You can do that all day long. But when you're actually running the ball as if you're a running back, you can't do that." http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000107068/article/steve-young-robert-griffin-iii-must-throw-from-pocket Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son of Gadsden Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Mine is a chronic ACL/meniscus tear, right at the point where they cross. There's a technical name for it, but i forget. Looked way too similar to me. So that's my guess. Dear God I hope not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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