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Injuries like this don't happen because you're "injury prone". They are freak incidents cause by getting hit in the wrong spot at the wrong moment. Would not matter who was running with that ball, woulda had the same result regardless.
Beanie is already injury prone himself.
I disagree. Some dudes just get hurt more often then others.Accept it, bro.'renesauz said:'Chazzhawk said:
I'm not a fan of the "injury prone" label to begin with, but one could argue it applies with guys that are constantly pulling hammy's, easily concussed, etc.When a 280 lb lineman has you wrapped up high and then a 240 lb LB hits you square in the middle of your planted lower leg and bends your leg the wrong direction 80 degrees....that has NOTHING to do with "injury prone".Over-used term that doesn't apply here. This is a horrible, nasty injury but it had nothing to do with some inherant defect in the RB. It's simple bad luck.I disagree. Some dudes just get hurt more often then others.Accept it, bro.'renesauz said:'Chazzhawk said:
Of course they do, bro. But each play every player has an equal chance of getting hurt. For simplicity's sake, let's say it's a 5% chance every year a RB gets hurt and misses time. Now instead of playing out the season, each RB rolls a 20-sided die; everyone who rolls a one gets hurt. Do this for eight seasons. Some Rbs will never roll a one and will be warriors, true men who play the sport as its meant to be played. Others will roll several ones and these are the pitiable injury prone weaklings who are an insult to the game boo hiss. Like much of life it's all random chance.I disagree. Some dudes just get hurt more often then others.Accept it, bro.'renesauz said:'Chazzhawk said:
I watched it live too. We were actually recording the game on the old VCR. We watched that thing snap that night 20-30 times. Had a squeamish guy in the group, so we had to mess with him. We were in High School, that's what we did...Back to the point. I thought sure it was a broken leg not a blown knee. What's the latest on the injury?'renesauz said:
It sure looked like a femur that broke clean through to me. If his leg was flopping like that from a knee injury, it's going to be a loooong road back to playing football.
You are right but injuries seem to find people more than others, it is bad luck. I say he is more injury prone than Wells because he seems to get hurt as often but they are much much worse injuries.'renesauz said:'Chazzhawk said:
these aren't for the injury. I feel bad for the kid because he has a ton of talent and would have been set for life with money, and bad luck seems to keep getting him.
nerd alertpsOf course they do, bro. But each play every player has an equal chance of getting hurt. For simplicity's sake, let's say it's a 5% chance every year a RB gets hurt and misses time. Now instead of playing out the season, each RB rolls a 20-sided die; everyone who rolls a one gets hurt. Do this for eight seasons. Some Rbs will never roll a one and will be warriors, true men who play the sport as its meant to be played. Others will roll several ones and these are the pitiable injury prone weaklings who are an insult to the game boo hiss. Like much of life it's all random chance.I disagree. Some dudes just get hurt more often then others.Accept it, bro.'renesauz said:'Chazzhawk said:
Most players blow the money within their life time...
I've never heard of an injury that bad.
So Blake basically admits to reporting gossip.
It was a reply to Blake from this Brian Van Ochten guy... the injury is obviously bad but not confirmed yet... Van Ochten does admit to reporting rumor as fact
NOt sure about the femur...but I've seen the play at least 20 times today, and I bet he did tear every ligament and significantly dislocate his leg at the knee. HIs foot was pointing about 80 degrees rotated from the position of his hip/upper leg, with a nasty looking knot where his knee should have been.
No. You arr incorrect. Do you think it's just "bad luck" that players like Michael Vick, TRichardson, ACollie, etc. are always getting hurt? Really?Some cats are softer than others. Accept it.And you must think darrin mcfadden is the most unlucky player in the nfl, right, bromeister?Of course they do, bro. But each play every player has an equal chance of getting hurt. For simplicity's sake, let's say it's a 5% chance every year a RB gets hurt and misses time. Now instead of playing out the season, each RB rolls a 20-sided die; everyone who rolls a one gets hurt. Do this for eight seasons. Some Rbs will never roll a one and will be warriors, true men who play the sport as its meant to be played. Others will roll several ones and these are the pitiable injury prone weaklings who are an insult to the game boo hiss. Like much of life it's all random chance.I disagree. Some dudes just get hurt more often then others.Accept it, bro.'renesauz said:'Chazzhawk said:
Sorry, I didn't realize what I was dealing with; I recuse myself from this discussion.No. You arr incorrect. Do you think it's just "bad luck" that players like Michael Vick, TRichardson, ACollie, etc. are always getting hurt? Really?Some cats are softer than others. Accept it.And you must think darrin mcfadden is the most unlucky player in the nfl, right, bromeister?Of course they do, bro. But each play every player has an equal chance of getting hurt. For simplicity's sake, let's say it's a 5% chance every year a RB gets hurt and misses time. Now instead of playing out the season, each RB rolls a 20-sided die; everyone who rolls a one gets hurt. Do this for eight seasons. Some Rbs will never roll a one and will be warriors, true men who play the sport as its meant to be played. Others will roll several ones and these are the pitiable injury prone weaklings who are an insult to the game boo hiss. Like much of life it's all random chance.I disagree. Some dudes just get hurt more often then others.Accept it, bro.'renesauz said:'Chazzhawk said:
See....I can agree with this general sentiment...but it's ridiculous to sinply count a guys injuries and say "Oops...second season ender...he's injury prone!"There's a difference between a guy always getting concussed, or having twice torn an ACL without even getting hit, or missing three games yearly for pulled hammys...and an injury like this.This type of injury isn't remotely caused by being "soft", and even suggesting that guys take injuries like this by being "soft" is not just ridiculous, but somewhat insulting.Watch the play. There's not a RB on the planet who gets up from that hit. It was 100% unavoidable with a 250+# lineman on his back, and was perfectly placed with absolutely no chance for Lattimore to avoid it or prepare for it. Nothing "soft" about it...and suggesting there is is disgusting.
I used to LOVE me some Easy Ed!!!!
Wendell Davis had two legs flopping in the air after jumping for a ball in Veterans Stadium on 10/10/93. He never played again after destroying both knees on the play .I still list that as the most disgusting football injury I have seen. Lattimore, McCallum, Theismann, McGahee and Krumrie ones are next in some order.
The knee never will be 100 % again, they never are. The person can make the muscles around it stronger than they ever were and compensate in other ways to make them look 100 %, but it is never 100 % again.
The worst one I can remember seeing, was back in like 96 or 97, I forget the player but he made an interception and was running the ball down the sideline and the quarterback was chasing him and dove and barely clipped his ankle and it threw him off balance and he broke both ankles.
