TD having surgery this morning

[Ornias]

I can see the coaches meeting now: I am not going to be the one to tell him he can't play. 

[Ivan The Awesome]

The determination is outstanding. I hope he recovers enough to play. Lord knows he wants this more than anyone on the team.  Allen playing as well, these guys know how important this game is. They're gonna have to keep pounding. 

[WUnderhill]

Fug that dude for jumping into him with his knees up.

[LinvilleGorge]

I really hope they can get him patched up well enough to go.  Even if he can't go full bore, maybe he could at least play in obvious passing situations to try to limit his exposure to heavy contact while trying to stuff the run.  Just let this man take the field on Super Bowl Sunday.  If there's any fairness in this world, TD will play.

[LinvilleGorge]

4 minutes ago, WUnderhill said:

Fug that dude for jumping into him with his knees up.

Meh, it's football.  poo happens.  The guy was just trying to protect himself from the hits that were coming after making a really dumb decision to jump and attempt to do whatever the hell he was trying to do.

[Bronn]

tbqh, knowing how strong TD's will is to persevere, I don't doubt for a second that he'll lay it on the line and risk re-injury to get on the field...

[thurm33]

There are two bones in your forearm, the radius and the ulna. Radius is the more important one to function - it allows you to rotate your hand. Radius fractures (i.e., breaks) typically require surgery, while ulna fractures typically do not. Based on what I saw on TV, in that his hand was not hanging from his forearm, it looks like there was only a break in one of the bones with the other keeping the arm appearing straight. If it was a hairline fracture (not a complete break), I don't think he would need surgery, only a cast. It's not likely to be a compound fracture (shattering the bone into bits) - that would be nearly impossible to come back from in two weeks. So, I suspect if he is having surgery and is hopeful, it is to get a plate in his arm to support a simple fracture in his radius.

Plates are there to keep the bones in line so they heal properly, not really designed to keep the arm functioning as it would. Two weeks is not going to allow him to fully heal - it'll take at least a week just to let the skin heal from being cut open. Meaning it will still be broken during the SB, and he'll have very limited use of his hand and very little tolerance for pain on any shots to his arm if he decides to play.

I love TD and I wish he could play, but I don't see how he would be as effective as Shaq playing in his place. Still, TD deserves the spot more than anyone, and having the best doctors, maybe they can come up with something that will allow him to get him on the field. Either way, I'm rooting for him to make it in. 

No, I'm not a doctor, but I did break my radius last summer and listened to a doctor.

 

[cookinbrak]

TELL HIM TO DRINK UP SOME RUSSELL WILSON JESUS WATER!!!

[ItsNotGonnaBeAlright]

I honestly think TD would chew his own arm off before he wouldn't play in SB50. I get that it isn't his call, but still.

[Vagrant]

Never bet against Thomas Davis when the opponent is pain. He will make you a fool.

[imminent rogaine]

I don't worry about him tackling so much as I would getting off of blocks..

[cgarsmoker]

I sat in on the pre-surgery meeting this morning....it went something like this.....

 

 

 

[PanthersGOATFan336]

1 hour ago, shaqattaq said:

Depending on the size of the cast, they may have to replace him on the onside kickoff return team. He'll play linebacker in the SB though.

It won't come down to a onside kick

[CPantherKing]

Jack Youngblood approves.