McCaffrey and Horn Injury Updates

[Chaos]

Get well young kings.

[SBBlue]

We are a better team with CMC and Horn.

That said, we scored more points without CMC than with him.  We scored 17 without CMC.  We scored 7 with him.  

They scored more points when we had Horn, 6, than when Horn was out 3.

Now situational football drove that, but the next guy up, stepped up.  Chubba, Royce and Sam stepped up.  Brady called better and the D held their ground.  

[CarolinaLivin]

 

[Daddy_Uncle]

We'll be fine. Sometimes losing key players is how teams develop and are better off in the long run. 

[TheCasillas]

3 minutes ago, CarolinaLivin said:

 

 

I'm pretty sure what Darnold is stating is that he'd prefer CMC take his time to heal up and not rush back. We will want him later in the season when healthy.

[NeederNodder]

Hopefully this gives Brady an oppurtunity to open up the playbook the next games ahead.

[Paa Langfart]

27 minutes ago, Proudiddy said:

True, but I'm just pointing out, everyone and every bone heals differently.  And with it being more than one bone broken, that makes the injury as a whole more complex.  Now you're not just checking for healing in one bone, you're treating and following up multiple.  I just think that's more concerning than if it was one bone.

Not only that but a Jones fracture ( 5th metatarsal fracture) takes longer to heal because it has a poorer blood supply than the rest of the foot.  of course I am certain Horn will be given every treatment option to speed the process and one thing that will speed the process is the insertion of a screw to stabilize the bone.  So I would guess he is going in for surgery if he has a Jones fracture.  And the soonest he would be available to play again would be 8 weeks.

[DJ feed me moore]

so all in all I expect CMC to come back in November and maybe jaycee in December. Not ideal, but not a death blow.

[Proudiddy]

7 minutes ago, Paa Langfart said:

Not only that but a Jones fracture ( 5th metatarsal fracture) takes longer to heal because it has a poorer blood supply than the rest of the foot.  of course I am certain Horn will be given every treatment option to speed the process and one thing that will speed the process is the insertion of a screw to stabilize the bone.  So I would guess he is going in for surgery if he has a Jones fracture.  And the soonest he would be available to play again would be 8 weeks.

Wow, you read my mind.  I dont know much about these injuries, but as I was typing that, I even thought in regards to my "bones heal differently," that blood flow/supply to certain bones may be different depending where they are...  but, I had no idea that was actually the case if thats what he is dealing with.  Wow.

Again, I just really hope what we've heard is the absolute worst case scenario and hasn't been confirmed.  Hopefully the news is better than we expect.

[stackofbacon]

43 minutes ago, t96 said:

We better handle this right though with the surgery decision. Him returning this season pales in comparison to his long term health and career here. Make whatever decision is best for his foot long term, even if that means he's out longer this season. 

spot on

[stackofbacon]

14 minutes ago, Paa Langfart said:

Not only that but a Jones fracture ( 5th metatarsal fracture) takes longer to heal because it has a poorer blood supply than the rest of the foot.  of course I am certain Horn will be given every treatment option to speed the process and one thing that will speed the process is the insertion of a screw to stabilize the bone.  So I would guess he is going in for surgery if he has a Jones fracture.  And the soonest he would be available to play again would be 8 weeks.

I broke that bone in my right foot once, even after I had the cast off I had discomfort for several more weeks and could not put full pressure on it

even if he's cleared to come back this season I wouldn't want him to since he's not going to be in playing shape after 6 to 8 weeks of hobbling around

[Carl Spackler]

49 minutes ago, lightsout said:

 

Yeah the lingering is what worries me. I don't want an expensive and hobbled CMC.

I’m pretty sure Steve Smith had that injury when he was older, didn’t he? He came back fine. 

[Paa Langfart]

15 minutes ago, Proudiddy said:

Wow, you read my mind.  I dont know much about these injuries, but as I was typing that, I even thought in regards to my "bones heal differently," that blood flow/supply to certain bones may be different depending where they are...  but, I had no idea that was actually the case if thats what he is dealing with.  Wow.

Again, I just really hope what we've heard is the absolute worst case scenario and hasn't been confirmed.  Hopefully the news is better than we expect.

I broke my 2nd 3rd 4th and 5th metatarsal a couple years back.  So I have my own experience with how different bones heal differently.  I also hope he doesnt have a lisfranc injury as well cause that could make it worse by requiring more extensive surgery.

Edited September 24, 2021 by Paa Langfart

[ericr0319]

56 minutes ago, Soul Rebel said:

Sucks too because had that BS PI call not been called, our defense would have been off the field. 

i thought of the same thing when it happened.