Point well taken. LOL, but some of those guys would play if they lost a leg I think. It may not have been the smart thing to do, but I do find those stories amazing. Roberto Garza was a really nice guy with the fans too. When my kids were young we'd go to training camp every summer. Garza was one of the guys who would sign kids autographs after practices (he never blew off the kids like some players would). Some of those days would be brutally hot, and Garza would be dripping wet with sweat after practice - but he would spend a ton of time talking with the children and signing their footballs and jerseys and stuff. I used to watch him do that and think about how the guy could have been in the shower cooling off, but no, he was just a "gentle giant" of a guy who cared about the fans, especially the kids.
Today we all realize that it was the Garza protein donuts that allowed him to stay out there past everyone else.
Cake donuts with magical powers. They are #1 in nutrition you know! Roberto is on the package as the MVP (most valuable person)
Who needs an ACL when you can wolf down a dozen or so cake donuts :-)
Take a look at the following pictures and infer what they all have in common.
Do you see it?
Apparently Watson's been wearing a knee brace on his left leg since 2014.
From his Wikipedia page:
Watson is without a doubt an amazing player, but I do wonder if his body is strong enough to survive hits and sacks in the NFL.
I'm not a doctor and I certainly don't wanna try to make something out of nothing, but shouldn't you only wear knee braces when your knee is weak and vulnerable? I only ask because the only QB I remember wearing a knee brace during games is RG3.
Well....the dude played with it! I'd think that would bump him up with this crowd. Either way the year after he played with that torn ACL he went out and ran for over 1000 yards. You're pointing out 3 different injuries in 3 years. None of them having anything to do with the other. You're really worried...or are you just trying to find a hole where none exists? He's 6'3'' 215....you're acting like he's 185.
You'll also notice the brace is on his plant leg. A lot of QB's wear braces on that leg because they often get hit low there. Even if they never hurt their knees before. In fact Vanderbilt has all their QB's wear braces. Most o-lineman wear them even if they've never hurt their knees. Tom Brady, Big Ben, Jameis Winston, Alex Smith, Mariota, Brees, and Matt Ryan all wear a brace on their plant leg.
This just sounds wrong. 3 injuries in 3 years should worry you when you are picking at #3. 3 is the Magic number here, right?
I he wears the brace premature to help out his knee before anything happens, I'm fine with it. If it's because of the recent injuries I wouldn't like it that much.
Roberto Garza played for years without an ACL. One tough guy for sure. I found out that a number of great NFL players played without ACLs too. Here's an interesting article about them. Some tough dudes:
Sport: Football
Team: New England Patriots, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Career Stats: 136 Games Played, 136 Games Started
Awards: 6x Pro Bowler, 5x All-Pro, 2x AFC Champion
ACL Status: Tore right knee ACL in preseason, played entire 2011 season without ACL including Super Bowl XLVI
Logan Mankins suffered an ACL tear in his knee while a junior at Fresno State, but that was really just an appetizer for the ligament damage he would suffer later in his professional career. In 2011, after signing a deal making him the highest paid guard in the NFL, he tore his ACL and reportedly kept the injury to himself. He only found out how serious the injury was when he later suffered an MCL tear in the other knee during a divisional playoff game. What did he then do with ligament tears in both knees?
He played in the Super Bowl. Of course.
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To be fair, because I don't now want everyone to think one can just simply play with a torn ACL, there are varying degrees and each positions demand on that ligament will determine whether they should or should not play with that injury.
yeah... I agree. Everyone should not think that it is some sort of a spare parts thing that God gave us.
Well....the dude played with it! I'd think that would bump him up with this crowd. Either way the year after he played with that torn ACL he went out and ran for over 1000 yards. You're pointing out 3 different injuries in 3 years. None of them having anything to do with the other. You're really worried...or are you just trying to find a hole where none exists? He's 6'3'' 215....you're acting like he's 185.
You'll also notice the brace is on his plant leg. A lot of QB's wear braces on that leg because they often get hit low there. Even if they never hurt their knees before. In fact Vanderbilt has all their QB's wear braces. Most o-lineman wear them even if they've never hurt their knees. Tom Brady, Big Ben, Jameis Winston, Alex Smith, Mariota, Brees, and Matt Ryan all wear a brace on their plant leg.
This just sounds wrong. 3 injuries in 3 years should worry you when you are picking at #3. 3 is the Magic number here, right?
I he wears the brace premature to help out his knee before anything happens, I'm fine with it. If it's because of the recent injuries I wouldn't like it that much.
Says the guy who wants us to sign a guy who got a back injury found in 80 year olds, hasn't played in 2 years and has a injury history longer than my arm. But 3 unrelated injuries, actually 2 because one of them was thought to be an LCL strain but was really an ACL tear, has you worried. LMAO....you just can't make this shit up!
This just sounds wrong. 3 injuries in 3 years should worry you when you are picking at #3. 3 is the Magic number here, right?
I he wears the brace premature to help out his knee before anything happens, I'm fine with it. If it's because of the recent injuries I wouldn't like it that much.
Says the guy who wants us to sign a guy who got a back injury found in 80 year olds, hasn't played in 2 years and has a injury history longer than my arm. But 3 unrelated injuries, actually 2 because one of them was thought to be an LCL strain but was really an ACL tear, has you worried. LMAO....you just can't make this shit up!
I'm not worried about Romos health and I'm not worried about Watsons health. You are the guy that worries about the health of Players like Miller and Romo. You just use it as reason for the guy you want.
You hated to see Bennett - a guy you like - go and get replaced by Miller - the guy that was decent enough until a Freak injury happend and would have happend to everybody else. Bennett missed half a season and you never were concerned.
You want Watson - the guy you like - and don't want the Vet that has played a quarter this year and was at least medically cleared enough to get on the field. All you have against Romo is health, nothing else. No arguments are good enough. If you'd argue about him only being a stopgap and not our future I'd understand and agree with it, but you only argue health.
You make no sense to me when it Comes to Players you like/don't like.
I see Watson and think he could go #1 Overall and #31 Overall. I see things I like and things I don't like, but no reason to fall in love with any prospect. The only guy I really want is Garrett. Other than that I trust in Pace.
This just sounds wrong. 3 injuries in 3 years should worry you when you are picking at #3. 3 is the Magic number here, right?
I he wears the brace premature to help out his knee before anything happens, I'm fine with it. If it's because of the recent injuries I wouldn't like it that much.
Says the guy who wants us to sign a guy who got a back injury found in 80 year olds, hasn't played in 2 years and has a injury history longer than my arm. But 3 unrelated injuries, actually 2 because one of them was thought to be an LCL strain but was really an ACL tear, has you worried. LMAO....you just can't make this shit up!
Says the guy who wants us to sign a guy who got a back injury found in 80 year olds, hasn't played in 2 years and has a injury history longer than my arm. But 3 unrelated injuries, actually 2 because one of them was thought to be an LCL strain but was really an ACL tear, has you worried. LMAO....you just can't make this shit up!
I'm not worried about Romos health and I'm not worried about Watsons health. You are the guy that worries about the health of Players like Miller and Romo. You just use it as reason for the guy you want.
You hated to see Bennett - a guy you like - go and get replaced by Miller - the guy that was decent enough until a Freak injury happend and would have happend to everybody else. Bennett missed half a season and you never were concerned.
You want Watson - the guy you like - and don't want the Vet that has played a quarter this year and was at least medically cleared enough to get on the field. All you have against Romo is health, nothing else. No arguments are good enough. If you'd argue about him only being a stopgap and not our future I'd understand and agree with it, but you only argue health.
You make no sense to me when it Comes to Players you like/don't like.
I see Watson and think he could go #1 Overall and #31 Overall. I see things I like and things I don't like, but no reason to fall in love with any prospect. The only guy I really want is Garrett. Other than that I trust in Pace.
LOL...how many times do you want to go around in this circle? I've presented numerous reasons as to why Romo being here makes no sense. Chief among them is his injury HISTORY, a history that is much longer than 2 unrelated injuries...at least last I checked a broken hand had nothing to do with a torn ACL. I mean I've studied how a broken toe, if not properly rehabbed can lead to shoulder injuries...but I've never studied broken hands leading to torn ACL's. I'll look into it. I digress...Romo's injury HISTORY is not the only reason he doesn't make sense here. I've mentioned his age, his likely salary requirements, and then his desire to not play for a team that is currently in a rebuild, but one that is ready to challenge for a Super Bowl spot. These are all REASONS I have given repeatedly. The fact you choose to ignore those points I've repeatedly given is not my problem.
Miller also has an injury HISTORY, his injury HISTORY with his feet is well documented...so NO, this was not a FREAK injury, and he is not as good as Bennett. Those are facts.
Says the guy who wants us to sign a guy who got a back injury found in 80 year olds, hasn't played in 2 years and has a injury history longer than my arm. But 3 unrelated injuries, actually 2 because one of them was thought to be an LCL strain but was really an ACL tear, has you worried. LMAO....you just can't make this shit up!
I resent that!!!!
Of course I can!
I should have amended my statement to read "nobody but BiH can make this shit up". I stand corrected doctorè!