Hope it's not a season-ender, but did not look good.
Cromartie escaped a similar injury with only a bit of time lost. Hope it's the same.
Cromartie escaped a similar injury with only a bit of time lost. Hope it's the same.
RB Dion Lewis out for 2015 with torn ACL
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Soul crushing. He seems like such a great kid and has been just a dynamic player this year. Hoping for some miracle and it's not a torn ACL.
“@PP_Rich_Hill: From @MikeReiss: Any details on the Lewis injury?
Belichick: “The game’s just over.””
Belichick: “The game’s just over.””
Leveon Bell's injury was "just" an MCL but is out for the year.
Since he tore his MCL, it's supposed to take months to be at 100%.
If I am construing the "hope" tweet correctly, it sounds like he's suggesting the patriots staff doesn't see it as season-ending so any "yeah-but" MCL panic posts are likely moot. That's MY hope.
Bell also tore his PCL, totally different situation.
The initial exam for an ACL (the Lachman test) is as accurate as an MRI in experienced hands, so the tweet by LaCanfora gives me hope that it is indeed "only" an MCL - 2-4 weeks of James White and get Dion tuned up for the playoffs....
Ohhh. I read that his MCL was torn and but his ACL was spared. I was surprised by the the timeframe because MCL injuries are usually 4-6 week things. (Just speaking as a fan watching the games/players)
Funny how the reports I read didn't mention the PCL. Good to read and for future injuries.
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Well, those photos look to me -- in my, 'I had ACL surgery too!' kind of way -- to not look like an ACL injury. MCL, for sure.
Is that true in both directions / for both types of errors (specificity, sensitivity)?
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David J. Chao, MD Retweeted Jason Green
Can hope for just MCL but I am still worried about ACL. Hope not.
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@ProFootballDoc Can you tell anything from this photo?
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David J. Chao, MD Retweeted Jason Green
Can hope for just MCL but I am still worried about ACL. Hope not.
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Jason Green @jrgreen20
@ProFootballDoc Can you tell anything from this photo?
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That's a bit drastic, especially with at least one other team 8-0 in the conference. He's not Gronk.
Loose ACL is not good, but not the end of the world. I'd be curious how his healthy knee feels relative to his injured one. After my ACL/MCL surgery, my doctor was mildly concerned with the elasticity in my knee, but was much more comfortable after feeling the same looseness in my healthy knee.
The no-swelling is huge. Fingers crossed he's ready by playoffs.
Most patients get very swollen after an ACL tear - most do, in fact- but it may not be for a few hours after the initial injury, but most patients do. So the lack of initial swelling doesn't put me completely st ease, and the reports that his ACL is "loose" gives me a pit in my stomach. Whatever, it's all idle speculation until the MRI, but my gut tells me he's done for the year
I hear you, but I genuinely feel that way. I'd rather have Dion Lewis and lose there than not have him for the rest of he he season bc I think this team is so diverse and nearly unstoppable with him (and all the other key folks) healthy. Fingers crossed that he's not lost for the year or that we maintain a stellar offense in his absence. (Which I do think is possible. I'm just really bummed about the worst-case scenario.)
Given his size and running style (and injury history), is there realistic hope he be healthy for lengthy stretches? This would be his second injury this year and it doesn't feel like he's taken a ton of abuse.
I hear ya. If every hit he takes for the rest of the career is like the brutal hit that caused this injury then...I guess he's been tackled for the last time.
Sorry, I must have missed the "brutal hit that caused this injury" since he got it planting his foot. I also must have missed the brutal hit that caused his "abdomen injury" and forced him to miss the Jets game.
They really need either Vollmer or Cannon back for that one, but knock on wood those don't seem like season enders. Interior OL is reasonably healthy, just somewhat limited.
I think everybody agrees with you that Lewis is having an incredibly productive season and valuable to this team. To me, the injury to Vollmer is way more concerning than Lewis though. Assuming Vollmer is out at least 2-3 weeks, they literally don't have bodies on the roster to play tackle if somebody goes down next week. Now, perhaps they shift Michael Williams from TE to tackle again, but they might have to clear a roster spot given the number of guys down. That's going to hurt.
Behind Lewis, they still have James White who could provide some production...we just haven't seen enough of him to tell thus far. They still have Bolden and Blount. Those 2 guys are steps down from Lewis, but they likely don't need to bring in another RB to the roster just yet. Who knows, maybe White will be a revelation?
I'm a little more worried about keeping Brady upright when they face pass rushes from Buffalo and Denver over the next couple weeks. In parallel, I hope Lewis isn't done for the year.
Until we hear anything on Vollmer shouldn't the assumption be that he is back next week and not 2-3. Not sure where that is coming from.
