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Countertrey wrote:Hope he plays in the Pro Bowl!


I personally wish they'd just get rid of the pro bowl. A little off topic but still think its a waste; they don't even try to play

















too soon?

threeflight wrote:6-8 months? Really? Really??

Dr James Andrews wrote:"Robert Griffin III had successful knee surgery early this morning. He had a direct repair of his LCL and a re-do of his previous ACL reconstruction. We expect a full recovery and it is everybody's hope and belief that due to Robert's high motivation, he will be ready for the 2013 season.

"The goal of his treatment is to give him the best opportunity for a long professional career."

Countertrey wrote:^^^ I actually didn't say that!

but... I DO remember Sean Taylor "trying" in the Pro Bowl!

Countertrey wrote:Actually... that's exactly what they were saying! Except for the punter, who was thrilled that he took the best ST had to offer... and lived!

SkinsJock wrote:the kid is VERY special and if AP can do it I have every faith that RG3 will be fine too - this kid is an Olympic level athlete

RayNAustin wrote:Am I the only one willing to look beneath the surface, or scrutinize this official "narrative"?

tribeofjudah wrote:Trolls are coming out of the WOODWORK.....!!!

Looks like even the White House has an opinion...White House press secretary Jay Carney said Wednesday he did not know if President Obama, who has followed the Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III’s season, had reacted to the star player’s post-season-ending knee injury.

But Carney, who is a Redskins fan, said he was watching the game and he called the quarterback’s leg injury “painful to watch.”

“I’m not a football coach but it sure seemed like as remarkable a player as he is, he was not in position to continue playing,” Carney said at his daily White House briefing.

After reporters chuckled, Carney, who sometimes sits in owner Daniel Snyder’s box at FedEx Field, added: “I just got myself in trouble.”

Carney said that a day earlier, someone had forwarded him a tweet from the satirical news site The Onion that said Shanahan had cleared Griffin to “carry furniture.”

HTTRRG3ALMO wrote:Don't forget they'll probably be putting him on medical steroids to speed the recovery.

Not to join the chorus of "little doctors" but when I tore my plantars fascia nothing was working short of surgery. I had to get minor knee surgery for a separate issue and they put me on steroids on and off over a two month period. Healed up just fine and I'm a very slow healer

tribeofjudah wrote:

HTTRRG3ALMO wrote:Don't forget they'll probably be putting him on medical steroids to speed the recovery.

Not to join the chorus of "little doctors" but when I tore my plantars fascia nothing was working short of surgery. I had to get minor knee surgery for a separate issue and they put me on steroids on and off over a two month period. Healed up just fine and I'm a very slow healer

Oh great. Steriods, PEDs.......Goodahell is sure to levy fines and suspension on RGIII

DarthMonk wrote:Nice merge. Thanks.

TimSkin wrote:

HEROHAMO wrote:This is just hyperbole and speculation so dont take it to seriously. I am just thinking what ifs here.
But what if Griffin already tore the ACL back at the Ravens game? They have the MRI results were he is going to require surgery.
RG3 says to the doctors and coaching staff that he wants to keep playing if he is going to have to have surgery anyways. So the Doctor and team put out a false report saying no structural damage.

Remember when we beat the Ravens we still had a couple of games to win. The playoffs was not a sure thing until the end of the season.

RG3 tore his ACL in college during a game. He returned to play the same game plays later.

I am thinking he tore it that day. The Ravens game and Ngatas hit. He decides to just keep going this season knowing that he is going to have to have surgery anyways.

Just speculating here so take it easy. I am just saying what if.

I know you're speculating but I highly doubt if ANY coaching staff would be that stupid even though the Chargers did it during the playoffs with Rivers; RG3 is a rookie, the season wasn't over, and we still had a ways to go before locking up a playoff seed at the time. That would be like putting 5 bullets in a revolver and playing russian roulette.

skinsfan#33 wrote:I just hope, anyone but the Redskins' training staff oversees his rehab, ...

SkinsJock wrote:I'd be very surprised if Danny and Mike are not looking very closely at the medical & physical members of this franchise

This franchise can afford to have Dr Andrews on the sidelines and yet, it seems to me, he's not really able to do what he should

- over the past few years, there are other instances as well here that it seems the strength and conditioning guys have not done a very good job

are these guys the same old guys or are they new?

Because Robert’s patellar tendon in his right knee was used to perform his initial ACL reconstruction the patellar tendon in his uninjured left knee had to be used to create a new ACL. This means the pain he will have to withstand will be doubled and nearly equal for both knees.

His parents told me that upon awakening, feeling the searing pain in both knees, he was immediately alerted to the extent of his injury and the magnitude of his surgery.

When rehabbing his right knee after the initial ACL reconstruction, which I performed in 2009, the physical therapists and athletic trainers spent the bulk of their time trying to slow Robert down.

The work ethic, determination and drive that he has will make regaining his strength a non-issue. He could realistically be ready for the regular-season opener, but I’m sure a conservative approach will be employed when determining the timing for his return to play.

Next season, I would not be surprised if he is named Comeback Player of the Year