Official: DMac has Sports Hernia

Tomahawk · September 28, 2005, 06:08:43 PM

Quote from: FFatPatt on September 28, 2005, 05:57:11 PM
Most disturbing quote from Donovan in his PC today in response to a question about him being able to do some of the things that helped Plummer have success on Monday (like bootlegs, etc):

"I'll put my #16 on, and I'll be Jake Plummer on Sunday."

Yikes!

He's delusional from the pain!!

GET FEELEY!!!!!

WEST is GOD · September 28, 2005, 06:12:18 PM

Mcnabb's abdomen could've completely just blew up and he'd still move better than Drew Bledsoe.

Drunkmasterflex · September 28, 2005, 07:12:51 PM

Quote from: MURP on September 28, 2005, 05:52:08 PM
suck it up and play. There is entirely too much nancy talk in this thread.

yep

BobbyT · September 28, 2005, 07:32:25 PM

I want to see him break a tackle then I'll be optimistic.

Sgt PSN · September 28, 2005, 07:54:59 PM

Quote from: BobbyT on September 28, 2005, 07:32:25 PM
I want to see him break a tackle then I'll be optimistic.

I want to see the oline protect him and the recievers get open. Then he won't have to break tackles.

jeffreyjpa · September 28, 2005, 08:15:03 PM

I want to see him not hang onto the ball too long when he has reasonable time to throw as a measure of preserving himself.

After reading the 8-12 week recovery prognosis, as FF said, there's no way he can have the surgery unless they plan to get him ready for 2006. He's got to play through it.

My main concern is not his performance, but him getting killed when he's sore, can hardly run/walk, and is asked to throw 50 times a game with only Josh Parry as his protection behind the OL. It's not an aggravation of the injury that concerns me as much as him getting a whole new battery of injuries from being potentially immobile against a defense that's not concerned with the Eagles running the ball.

But, I'm willing to see how he does these next two weeks...not much else to do at this point.

PhillyGirl · September 28, 2005, 08:15:39 PM

Quote from: BobbyT on September 28, 2005, 07:32:25 PM
I want to see him break a tackle then I'll be optimistic.

Why the farg would he NEED to break a tackle?

jeffreyjpa · September 28, 2005, 08:17:41 PM

Agreed...the last thing he needs to do is break a tackle on purpose as a show of balls. I'd rather see him hook-slide in the backfield when there's the potential of getting clothes-lined then to try to take it on to prove he's not hurt.

He's got to think about preserving himself at least a little bit.

PhillyGirl · September 28, 2005, 08:18:33 PM

Quote from: jeffreyjpa on September 28, 2005, 08:17:41 PM
Agreed...the last thing he needs to do is break a tackle on purpose as a show of balls. I'd rather see him hook-slide in the backfield when there's the potential of getting clothes-lined then to try to take it on to prove he's not hurt.

He rarely has to break tackles. He usually just jukes someone, which I think he'll still do anyway.

ice grillin you · September 28, 2005, 08:20:26 PM

My main concern is not his performance

my main concern is winning the superbowl...and while it would be maybe the most amazing accomplishment of all-time in sports and a great story if he did it...its just not very likely to happen

HOWBOUTTHEMCOWBOYS · September 28, 2005, 08:22:06 PM

You guys can win the east without McNabb. Westbrook might be the most dangerous player on your team.

jeffreyjpa · September 28, 2005, 08:23:58 PM

I'm not quite as ready to tank the season based on this news as many seem to be, seems a bit knee-jerk at this point. But I share the same doubts that he can play 13 more regular season games and (hopefully) 3 post-season games looking like he did last Sunday (and, I know he had a phenomenal performance in the second half...just not convinced he can last the rest of this season limping around the field, trying to find the right mechanics).

Then again, he might feel a whole lot better if he can heal up from the chest and shin deal, at least.

Time will tell.

WEST is GOD · September 28, 2005, 08:29:58 PM

Sheldon Brown played a whole season with one and he has to be on the move way more than Mcnabb does. Mcnabb should have no problem whatsoever dealing with this. This does not hurt the Eagles SB chances one bit. The Eagles are lucky they still have him to play. Other teams like the Pats, Jets are losing players left and right for the season.

HOWBOUTTHEMCOWBOYS · September 28, 2005, 08:31:26 PM

Lots of players play through sports hernias. They are pretty common in hockey and it is possible to play the season with discomfort but no loss of co-ordination. The chest bruise and shin problem are probably why he looks a little off.

Sgt PSN · September 28, 2005, 08:37:48 PM

Quote from: HOWBOUTTHEMCOWBOYS on September 28, 2005, 08:22:06 PM
You guys can win the east without McNabb. Westbrook might be the most dangerous player on your team.

I can't believe my eyes.