Portis says he's 75% (1 Viewer)

[dgreen]

I posted this in another thread, but thought it deserved its own thread:

Posted at 4:40 PM ET, 09/ 7/2006

Portis Speaks

Portis said he's about 75 percent, would not be ready to play if he had to today and sounds very skeptical about being ready for Monday. he kept talking about the long-term and not doing anything to hurt himself for the long haul by rushing back.

He said he's 75 percent right now, and does not want to come back until he's 100 percent.

When he comes back he wants to be himself, a 25-carry back, and with so much time off and so few hits under his belt, that's not him right now. Said it would probably take at least two tough practices for him to be ready to play, and, unless he was doing some serious bluffing, I'd say don't start him on your fantasy teams and prepare to see a lot fo Ladell Betts Monday night.

Gibbs says Portis is still day-to-day and it will be the player's decision to play or not. Barring a complete turnaround in the next 48 hours, I wouldn't plan on him for the opener.

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[my man otis]

Straight from the horse's mouth, or as direct as we can get.

He's riding the pine this week for me.

 

[TeddyKGB]

As I suggested in the other thread, start speculating about Week 2 and beyond. I'm concerned.

 

[Tong Po]

Well he DOES have another 4 days to muster up that other 25%.

 

[jurb26]

As a Portis owner, I really just rather Wash let the kid get fully healthy before running him again. At most I see that missing 2 games. I see that as no big deal. If he comes back, he will be a stud and make up for it.

 

[Skinsfansince72]

Well he DOES have another 4 days to muster up that other 25%.

Something tells me that he's thinking of Dallas on Sept 17.

 

[Skinsfansince72]

As a Portis owner, I really just rather Wash let the kid get fully healthy before running him again. At most I see that missing 2 games. I see that as no big deal. If he comes back, he will be a stud and make up for it.

I got him in the 2nd round thinking he would probably miss the 1st game or two.

 

[Lemmiwinks]

Uh oh. Not that this was unexpected, but those who have been downplaying this injury need to reevaluate.

That shoulder could easily pop out again, even if Portis feels he's 100%. The tendons and ligaments in there are stretched out and less stable on the AC joint.

You might want to sell portis if he still has trade value in your league.

 

[jurb26]

Uh oh. Not that this was unexpected, but those who have been downplaying this injury need to reevaluate. That shoulder could easily pop out again, even if Portis feels he's 100%. The tendons and ligaments in there are stretched out and less stable on the AC joint. You might want to sell portis if he still has trade value in your league.

Even though every doctor to report on it says otherwise.....

 

[Billy Bats]

Wow, I just seen Portis going into the supermarket, should I start a thread about that?? Nah, I think the 13 threads that are going about him right now are plenty, don't you?

 

[TeddyKGB]

Wow, I just seen Portis going into the supermarket, should I start a thread about that?? Nah, I think the 13 threads that are going about him right now are plenty, don't you?

Except that there are two.

 

[abhall]

Uh oh. Not that this was unexpected, but those who have been downplaying this injury need to reevaluate. That shoulder could easily pop out again, even if Portis feels he's 100%. The tendons and ligaments in there are stretched out and less stable on the AC joint. You might want to sell portis if he still has trade value in your league.

That's the most assanine post I've seen on this issue. I've ready numerous articles where doctors stated that there is no long term concern with this type of injury.

 

[Lemmiwinks]

Uh oh. Not that this was unexpected, but those who have been downplaying this injury need to reevaluate. That shoulder could easily pop out again, even if Portis feels he's 100%. The tendons and ligaments in there are stretched out and less stable on the AC joint. You might want to sell portis if he still has trade value in your league.

That's the most assanine post I've seen on this issue. I've ready numerous articles where doctors stated that there is no long term concern with this type of injury.

That's funny. Many shoulder dislocations require surgery at some point. There can be no doubt that the ligaments in the shoulder are stretched and weakend. None.I'm sure this has been discussed to death, but the bottom line is Andrews said he should feel better by week one if he responded to therapy. He is still not 100%, so either Andrews was overly optimistic or Portis is not responding well to therapy. Either way, it's not good.

 

[Significant Shrinkage]

Uh oh. Not that this was unexpected, but those who have been downplaying this injury need to reevaluate. That shoulder could easily pop out again, even if Portis feels he's 100%. The tendons and ligaments in there are stretched out and less stable on the AC joint. You might want to sell portis if he still has trade value in your league.

That's the most assanine post I've seen on this issue. I've ready numerous articles where doctors stated that there is no long term concern with this type of injury.

While I agree the original statement was a bit "Chicken Little", I think it's naive for people to dismiss this latest news as insignificant. The fact that he's only 75% right now is not good news. I, however, wouldn't advise trading him now as you wont get full value. Just simply put together a few week plan for life without Ports, and I believe he'll be ready to go by Week 3 at Houston. Week 2 at Dallas may be a bit too optimistic.

 

[bonesman]

Uh oh. Not that this was unexpected, but those who have been downplaying this injury need to reevaluate.

That shoulder could easily pop out again, even if Portis feels he's 100%. The tendons and ligaments in there are stretched out and less stable on the AC joint.

You might want to sell portis if he still has trade value in your league.

That's the most assanine post I've seen on this issue. I've ready numerous articles where doctors stated that there is no long term concern with this type of injury.

That's funny. Many shoulder dislocations require surgery at some point. There can be no doubt that the ligaments in the shoulder are stretched and weakend. None.I'm sure this has been discussed to death, but the bottom line is Andrews said he should feel better by week one if he responded to therapy. He is still not 100%, so either Andrews was overly optimistic or Portis is not responding well to therapy. Either way, it's not good.

good thing this wasn't a shoulder dislocation then... it was a first degree (least severe) sublax-a-ma-something. Portis dislocated his shoulder in HS and had to have surgery (not sure about the surgery... but it was a real injury... not like what he has now)... but that was to his RIGHT arm... his most recent shoulder issue is w/ the left.it's not looking good for this week... but it's not something that's going to be detrimental unless something totally crazy happens

ETA: anyone have a link to some audio/video of this interview w/ Portis?

 

[Lemmiwinks]

Uh oh. Not that this was unexpected, but those who have been downplaying this injury need to reevaluate.

That shoulder could easily pop out again, even if Portis feels he's 100%. The tendons and ligaments in there are stretched out and less stable on the AC joint.

You might want to sell portis if he still has trade value in your league.

That's the most assanine post I've seen on this issue. I've ready numerous articles where doctors stated that there is no long term concern with this type of injury.

That's funny. Many shoulder dislocations require surgery at some point. There can be no doubt that the ligaments in the shoulder are stretched and weakend. None.I'm sure this has been discussed to death, but the bottom line is Andrews said he should feel better by week one if he responded to therapy. He is still not 100%, so either Andrews was overly optimistic or Portis is not responding well to therapy. Either way, it's not good.

good thing this wasn't a shoulder dislocation then... it was a first degree (least severe) sublax-a-ma-something. Portis dislocated his shoulder in HS and had to have surgery (not sure about the surgery... but it was a real injury... not like what he has now)... but that was to his RIGHT arm... his most recent shoulder issue is w/ the left.it's not looking good for this week... but it's not something that's going to be detrimental unless something totally crazy happens

Shoulder Subluxation

What is it?

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Ball of the shoulder slips out of the socket and then back in

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Can happen once or become a recurrent problem with deterioration and instability of the joint

http://www.leadtheway.ca/Shoulder%20subluxation.htm

 

[SteelerMurf]

I had partial dislocation like Portis in a football game and felt much better than 75% a week later. Although a few weeks after that I totally dislocated my shoulder in another football game.

There isn't a whole lot of pain after the injury, but perhaps it feels loose or weak.

I own Portis, but drafted him in the 3rd round instead of picking Kjones as my #2........I ended up with KJ anyway so I really took no risk drafting him.

I won't start Portis until the week AFTER he plays in a real game.

 

[Lemmiwinks]

I had partial dislocation like Portis in a football game and felt much better than 75% a week later. Although a few weeks after that I totally dislocated my shoulder in another football game.There isn't a whole lot of pain after the injury, but perhaps it feels loose or weak.I own Portis, but drafted him in the 3rd round instead of picking Kjones as my #2........I ended up with KJ anyway so I really took no risk drafting him.I won't start Portis until the week AFTER he plays in a real game.

Thanks for proving my point. The shoulder can fully dislocate more easily after a partial dislocation or subluxation.Portis is the highest risk / high reward RB around.