Sam Darnold "optimistic that CMC will be back this season."

[Zod]

Sam Darnold said he thinks Christian McCaffrey will be back this season, but adds that’s him being optimistic.

 

I figured it was a hamstring pull, day to day. Is it a full tear? Wtf is going on here.

 

 

[PantherExpress]

I’ve been wondering why we got a diagnosis so fast from Horn but not a peep on CMC.... makes me think he’s going to miss a lot of time if not the rest of the year. Ugh. 

[chbright]

Did Sam stay at a holiday inn or something?

[Luciu5]

They might just be being coy with cmc.  He walked off the field.  I don't think they would have let him do that if it was too serious.  Or I hope not anyway.

[TylerDurden]

That actually doesn't sound encouraging at all.  If it was just a simple strain, then why would we even be talking about the season to begin with?

But, the injury itself did not look severe, so who knows what's going on?  We've seen guys pop their hammy and go down immediately.  But, CMC finished the run and walked off under his own power without even limping.  My belief was, from watching it in real-time, that it wasn't severe and that the lengthy stay in the tent was bc CMC wanted to go back out but the staff had to talk him out of it.  I figured Rhule decided to hold him out to protect him from himself and hope the extended rest until next Sunday will help him get back quicker.  At least that was my hope.

[Fan01]

You can X-ray a broken foot.  Your need an MRI to see how bad the hamstring injury is.  I think most NFL teams have x-ray machines but MRI's are done at the hospital.

[Zod]

Yep, I assumed Rhule said fug this, we don't need CMC to beat this team and decided to not risk further injury. 

[Fan01]

Also, in the post game interview with ESPN at the desk Darnold said "Thoughts and Prayers" out to CMC.  Smitty was like, what the hell do you know that we don't!! 

Darnold said he didn't know anything and was just wishing him well.

[pantherj]

https://www.foxsports.com/watch/1952281155886

[electro's horse]

5 minutes ago, Fan01 said:

You can X-ray a broken foot.  Your need an MRI to see how bad the hamstring injury is.  I think most NFL teams have x-ray machines but MRI's are done at the hospital.

this

i also don't know how you would diagnose a hamstring tear on the sideline, unless it was completely torn, which if it had been he would not have jogged off the sideline and walked off the field

[pantherj]

When you have a high ankle sprain you are way more likely to have a hammy injury to that same leg the following season. CMC did not react to the sprain like he did so much damage that he would be out all season. I'm hoping he's back in 2 weeks.

[TLGPanthersFan]

I hope this latest injury makes the coaching staff take a long hard look at how they are overusing CMC. 
 

[mcsmoak]

Joe Person thrives off being over dramatic.  In a somber voice he asked darnold “do you think mccaffrey will be back this season?”   Darnold immediately said yeah but then said he didn’t know anything and that was him being optimistic.  He probably wondered why Joe would ask that

[TheBigKat]

30 touches week 1

30 touches week 2 and had to leave with cramps for a bit

 

You'd think the coaching staff would have given CMC a few series off instead of running him into the ground by week 3