Quick Thoughts - Week 13

[Dam8610]

Originally Posted by Racehorse

The dude was not having surgery before. Now that he has the resources of an NFL team, he has had the surgery.

There was a chance he wouldn't have surgery with this injury. When he suffered the injury, the reports said rehab and surgery were the options. It may be resources that made the decisions in both cases, but it seems like both options are considered medically valid.

Originally Posted by Oldcolt

Dam is once again talking through his ass. He, and none of us, has any idea if it was the same injury. It was an injury to the AC joint, but doubtful if it was the same extent. Furthermore it would make complete sense to watch after the first injury if it wasn't to severe. Once it reoccurred that joint had proven it has a propensity to be damaged and a permanent repair was done. It is taken care of and will most likely be meaningless for the rest of his career, if other athletes are any example.

It's still a recurring injury to his throwing shoulder. Also, I know they call it an AC joint sprain, but in non-technical terms, it's a separated shoulder. I'm no medical expert, but everything I've ever read and heard about joint separations suggests that once a joint separation occurs, the likelihood of recurrence increases dramatically, and with each recurrence the likelihood of recurrence increases. It's also his throwing shoulder, so damage/weakness there could be similar in its limiting factor to productivity to a RB suffering an ACL tear.