Nas Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 get over it man........neither guy was headed for Canton Jim (and I for that matter) have every right to be angry. It makes a whole lot of sense that after your star CB went down, you're supposed to protect who's left of your arsenal. TC, in my book, has been way past the times... but oh well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. P Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Brutal business: CB Brian Witherspoon (torn ACL) has been waived/injured ... CB Terrell Thomas (torn ACL) placed on injured reserve. http://twitter.com/#!/TheBlueScreen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackStroud Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Jim (and I for that matter) have every right to be angry. It makes a whole lot of sense that after your star CB went down, you're supposed to protect who's left of your arsenal. TC, in my book, has been way past the times... but oh well. Tom has calmed down a bit over the years Whats nice is that I think he's letting the OC and the DC make the majority of the decisions now......my only complaint is the love of Tynes If we keep losing a starter and back up per week I'll join you at years end jumping off the cliff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishgutmartyr Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 This is Witherspoon's 5th season. He was with the Jags and Loins before us. my mistake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nas Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 my mistake. I thought he was a rookie too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treehugger Posted August 24, 2011 Author Share Posted August 24, 2011 You're both stoopid imgrates! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. P Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 Doctor Says Recovery For Giants' Thomas Isn't Sure Thing Terrell Thomas faces a more arduous journey back to playing high-level cornerback for the Giants than most torn ACL patients because his is a repeat injury in his right knee. Thomas first tore his right anterior cruciate ligament in 2005 while playing for USC. "Revision surgery is notoriously less successful," Dr. Jonathan Glashow, an orthopedic surgeon and co-chief of Sports Medicine at Mt. Sinai Medical Center, told The Post yesterday. Although a torn ACL is a major injury, it is fairly common and the success rate for a complete recovery is extremely high. "The success rate isn't what it's said to be: 100 percent," Glashow said. "It's probably about 85-88 percent and it's probably about 75 percent with a revision. Revisions clearly do not do as well." The difficulty Thomas faces is that he will have fewer options for how to best repair the damage caused when teammate Jason Pierre-Paul collided with him as the two were pursuing Bears quarterback Jay Cutler on a play late in the first half of Monday night's preseason game. "The ACL that's in there, people think we actually fix; we don't," Dr. Glashow said. "You get a new piece of tissue." Where that tissue comes from is the issue. Typically, new tissue is harvested from the patella tendon, the quad tendon or the hamstring tendon in the same leg as the damaged ACL. A piece of tissue is taken to make a graft that replaces the original ACL. Dr. Glashow said the next step is to employ an allograft, a graft that uses tissue from another human body, which in this case would be a cadaver. "The problem with a cadaver tissue is it takes much longer to heal and we don't like players playing before a year to 18 months when you take a cadaver," Dr. Glashow said. "You're probably not going to use an allograft unless the player really wants it. I've done them, not wanting to, in professional athletes, and they've gone back. I have people playing in the NFL with cadaver graft in them. It's not a first choice. "The other option is to steal it from the other knee. If it's his right knee and his left knee is healthy you can take the patellar tendon from the other knee." Dr. Glashow has not examined Thomas and does not know which procedure was used in 2005 to reconstruct Thomas' right knee. "Unfortunately it's not so uncommon," Dr. Glashow said of repeat ACL tears. "The problem is if he's already taken his patella tendon, do you really want to weaken his front muscle more by taking his quad tendon on the same leg? You take some risks then. It's a double-edged sword. In some ways you're robbing Peter to pay Paul." Dr. Glashow also cautioned that other injuries in the knee that may have occurred in conjunction with the ACL tear -- such as damage to the meniscus or articular cartilage -- can affect the outcome of the surgery. "If that's been affected one has to fix that as well with microfracture or some kind of cartilage transplant technique," he explained. The prognosis remains that Thomas can make it back for the 2012 season, but the repeat injury is troubling. "It's not the same thing as having a virgin tear of your ACL," Dr. Glashow said. "The odds of coming back are not as successful." http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/giants/doc_thomas_recovery_no_sure_thing_Bx85rCKDRIAMIj9xliqDeJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nas Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 wow that sucks.. especially for him regardless of the NFL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGBLUE01 Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 Doctor Says Recovery For Giants' Thomas Isn't Sure Thing http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/giants/doc_thomas_recovery_no_sure_thing_Bx85rCKDRIAMIj9xliqDeJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treehugger Posted August 24, 2011 Author Share Posted August 24, 2011 He should ask for TC to donate a tendon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorBanksCarsonVanPelt Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 He should ask for TC to donate a tendon. More like T-Squared should donate Cheer Leader an ounce of his brains for the cognitively delayed decision to play veterans that late into a preseason game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now