Edelman Has Foot Surgery

[ohiopatsfan]

I could definitely see Edelman starting the season on PUP. Amendola would be a solid replacement and Hogan will also help. Then there are the two rookies (Mitchell and Lucien). They should be able to hold down the fort until JE returns. Of course, if Brady misses the first 4 games, things could get a little dicey.

 

[CreepCreep2014]

All I know is that this WR competition between Washington, Dobson, Martin, Lucien, Harper is going to be fun. Fuck it, give that guy standing outside Gillette a shot too...

Jesus just thinking about it...JE, Dola, Hogan, Mitchell, and add the 5....wow!

 

[Yankee Traveler]

Fuck it, give that guy standing outside Gillette a shot too...

Dude is hungry, maybe in more ways than one, but fuck yeah.

 

[NWPATSFAN]

All I know is that this WR competition between Washington, Dobson, Martin, Lucien, Harper is going to be fun. Fuck it, give that guy standing outside Gillette a shot too...

Jesus just thinking about it...JE, Dola, Hogan, Mitchell, and add the 5....wow!

Yep, I like what's going on. Sorry Dobson I think you're on your way out.

 

[BigKen]

NFL Network shows a "Classic Game" every once in a while. Last Friday they had the Nov. 13, 2013 game between the Saints and Patriots. This was Dobson's best game ever and since. He was a rookie and the Pats had just lost 28 of their 2012 TDs. Welker had just signed with the Broncos. Back to Dobson. He gave a preview of what was to come when he dropped several easy passes. He did make some beautiful catches and you could see that there was 'something' there. The Patriots saw it and one announcer shocked me after Dobson dropped his second pass.
"Aaron Dobson was on everyone's radar.............He caught XX passes as senior and never dropped a single one."

He must have sold those hands on Ebay.

The star rookie in that game caught a game winning TD with 5 seconds left. Anyone remember his name?

 

[Yankee Traveler]

The star rookie in that game caught a game winning TD with 5 seconds left. Anyone remember his name?

The kid out of Miami that was trying to turn his life around. Went to the Raiders I think....

Dammit, no, I cannot think of his name.

 

[Yankee Traveler]

Kenbrell Thompkins, undrafted.


Had to look it up...

 

[BigKen]

Kenbrell Thompkins, undrafted.


Had to look it up...

BINGO !!!!

Yankee Traveler....I owe you a Cuban.

 

[Yankee Traveler]

BINGO !!!!

Yankee Traveler....I owe you a Cuban.

I'd take you up if it was from memory, but I had to wiki it.

I did remember the play, just not the name.

 

[BigKen]

I watched the game and forgot the name.....

 

[ohiopatsfan]

Thompkins is one receiver I would love to see back with the Pats. BB had a chance to re sign him before the Jets picked him up. Thompkins always seemed to be in sync with TB.

 

[CreepCreep2014]

IDK about Dobson. I still think he has the inside track on these other guys. He knows the system and is affordable. I think he is the leader out of the group, but not by much. Any injury or set back for him, then yes he is gone.

 

[SDGuy73]

Thompkins is one receiver I would love to see back with the Pats. BB had a chance to re sign him before the Jets picked him up. Thompkins always seemed to be in sync with TB.

I felt the same way. They did sign him back last year in camp and was released. Which shocked me due to his success prior.

 

[Southieinnc]

I'm not excited about Dobson. If he has a great preseason, I'll cry. We can hope he turns it around but what I'm worried about is Dobson looking brilliant in preseason and pulling up lame in game 2....

 

[Southieinnc]

Back on subject, I just saw a freeze frame on the Edelman injury.
Looks like a Lis franc fracture to me - the way he was hit. I hope not. Could be way more serious than we thought.

 

[BigKen]

I think he came back too soon. All things considered, he should have probably sat out the remainder of 2015 and healed up. In my opinion, he most like loosened the screw by all of the stress and the twisting he did in the playoffs. Tissue around any implanted repair is always soft and requires time to fuse properly. The laser fusion appears to have been very successful.

He had surgery on or about May 8th. It's been almost 5 weeks. If he doesn't try to do anything between now and training camp, that will be nearly 11-12 weeks. That's 3 months. If he doesn't play until the third preseason game, that will be 4 months+.

If it's not healed by then.........he's toast.

 

[cdumler7]

Back on subject, I just saw a freeze frame on the Edelman injury.
Looks like a Lis franc fracture to me - the way he was hit. I hope not. Could be way more serious than we thought.

IF there is one injury in football that still seems to take a player out or make them a shell of their former self it seems to be the lis franc injury. I've seen too many players even after sitting out a year just never return to form.

 

[Southieinnc]

IF there is one injury in football that still seems to take a player out or make them a shell of their former self it seems to be the lis franc injury. I've seen too many players even after sitting out a year just never return to form.

I know way more about lis franc injury than I ever wanted to. I have been caring for my wife through her healing process. It is going well but hers was a 1.5 on a scale of 10. Hopefully Edelman's is not a lis franc. It has been 4 months for my wife and she still has a long ways to go......

 

[Southieinnc]

Report on my wife's Lis Franc fracture:
She has gotten rid of the boot - wheelchair is a memory. She is getting physical therapy and starting to look like her old self. @BigKen is correct about the fusion. With a pro athlete, they can do MRI's to verify the fusion.
Basically the torn tendons are fused over into a solid structure. Doctors say that the flexible tendons are not necessary (so what are they there for?) We don't know the injury. Recovery from a 2 (out of 10) looks almost the same in the press as an 8, but I would have to think that because Edelman came back to play during the year, he is probably closer to a 2 than an 8 ?????

 

[BigKen]

I've been reading up on the newer procedures for laser fusion. The latest, unapproved, procedure creates a single line laser. The beam can supposedly reach near 1000 degrees C. The line is split into two beams and the heat is continually increased as the bones are compressed together. At some point depending on the person, the bone actually begins to melt together to form a liquid. the heat is slowly decreased and the bone hardens as the temp drops. The problem is with the surround tissue and body parts. The heat causes ligaments and tendons to become extremely flaccid and when they cool down, they become extremely taught due to loss of fluids. If they're flexed too soon, they snap and cannot be easily repaired.