Originally posted by redwood:
Lot's of pitchers come back stronger after Tommy John surgery.
Maybe it'll be like that kid movie where he comes back and his arm is twice as good in 2024. LOL
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Jan 29, 2023 at 6:33 PM
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Maybe it'll be like that kid movie where he comes back and his arm is twice as good in 2024. LOL
Jan 29, 2023 at 6:35 PM
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Originally posted by NCommand:
Originally posted by redwood:
Lot's of pitchers come back stronger after Tommy John surgery.
Maybe it'll be like that kid movie where he comes back and his arm is twice as good in 2024. LOL
Funky buttlovin?
Jan 29, 2023 at 6:36 PM
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Originally posted by NCommand:
Maybe it'll be like that kid movie where he comes back and his arm is twice as good in 2024. LOL
Gary Busey would have been a nice option today at emergency QB.
#RookieOfTheYearUniverse.
Jan 29, 2023 at 6:37 PM
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Originally posted by SmokeyJoe:
Originally posted by NCommand:
Maybe it'll be like that kid movie where he comes back and his arm is twice as good in 2024. LOL
Gary Busey would have been a nice option today at emergency QB.
#RookieOfTheYearUniverse.
That's the movie! LOL
Jan 29, 2023 at 6:38 PM
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Originally posted by redwood:
Lot's of pitchers come back stronger after Tommy John surgery.
It's also a different type of throwing.
The UCL isn't as important to a quarterback as it is to a pitcher, which is one reason why you don't see QBs suffer from it as much.
Jan 29, 2023 at 6:39 PM
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Originally posted by Giedi:
Yeah that really worried me. I remember Terry Bradshaw ended his career by throwing that one pass that tore his arm ligament. I hope that's not the case with Purdy.
Elbow injuries used to be career enders for pitchers and quarterbacks, now guys come back throwing harder than before they were injured. Purdy is young and has access to first rate treatment, whatever the diagnosis, he'll bounce back. Obviously everyone hopes it's a sprain and no surgery is needed which would have him on track to be throwing before April.
Jan 29, 2023 at 6:42 PM
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Before the game..I was looking at lodging in AZ..it's a short, cheap plane ride, was ready to get some tailgate action. I wouldn't have missed it. The perfect story turned into the perfect storm 
Jan 29, 2023 at 6:46 PM
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Originally posted by Phoenix49ers:
Terry Bradshaw suggests Brock Purdy can't feel his fingers.
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) January 29, 2023
"It's a nerve, all the way down to your hand you can't feel your fingers. It will come back.. more than likely not today." pic.twitter.com/X2J1GCxcep
omg, the nerve.
Jan 29, 2023 at 6:53 PM
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Interesting little thread here on the injury:
Unlike pitchers, most NFL QB's who suffer UCL injuries don't require reconstructive surgery due to differences in throwing mechanics/stress across the elbow. That being said, there are specific cases (complete rupture with significant elbow instability) were it may be indicated. https://t.co/M5nqDTBZfp
— Dr. Nirav Pandya, M.D. (@DrNiravPandya) January 30, 2023
Since it is a rare injury at this position, there is limited data out there. This study looked at 10 NFL QB's who had the injury with only one needing surgery: https://t.co/IcM7uLucqw
— Dr. Nirav Pandya, M.D. (@DrNiravPandya) January 30, 2023
There are also newer surgical techniques (if this is the rare case of a UCL injury that requires surgery in a QB like Nick Mullens) where the the ligament can be repaired rather than reconstructed, which has a quicker return than Tommy John surgery.
— Dr. Nirav Pandya, M.D. (@DrNiravPandya) January 30, 2023
Jan 29, 2023 at 6:59 PM
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Originally posted by BYisGod:
Interesting little thread here on the injury:
Unlike pitchers, most NFL QB's who suffer UCL injuries don't require reconstructive surgery due to differences in throwing mechanics/stress across the elbow. That being said, there are specific cases (complete rupture with significant elbow instability) were it may be indicated. https://t.co/M5nqDTBZfp
— Dr. Nirav Pandya, M.D. (@DrNiravPandya) January 30, 2023
Since it is a rare injury at this position, there is limited data out there. This study looked at 10 NFL QB's who had the injury with only one needing surgery: https://t.co/IcM7uLucqw
— Dr. Nirav Pandya, M.D. (@DrNiravPandya) January 30, 2023
There are also newer surgical techniques (if this is the rare case of a UCL injury that requires surgery in a QB like Nick Mullens) where the the ligament can be repaired rather than reconstructed, which has a quicker return than Tommy John surgery.
— Dr. Nirav Pandya, M.D. (@DrNiravPandya) January 30, 2023
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Jan 29, 2023 at 7:08 PM
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Yea...the way they let him back out there I'll rest easy.
Jan 29, 2023 at 7:11 PM
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Originally posted by random49er:
Yea...the way they let him back out there I'll rest easy.
that means nothing
they didnt have an mri
they have no idea whats in there
Jan 29, 2023 at 7:13 PM
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4 QBs going down in one season....i just cant
Jan 29, 2023 at 7:15 PM
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Originally posted by _Goldblooded_:
Originally posted by random49er:
Yea...the way they let him back out there I'll rest easy.
that means nothing
they didnt have an mri
they have no idea whats in there
I think medical staffs can typically can tell based on physical examination with high degree of confidence.
Jan 29, 2023 at 7:15 PM
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Originally posted by _Goldblooded_:
that means nothing
they didnt have an mri
they have no idea whats in there
Right, they had him play without thorough examination
Wonder if they will have the mri in Philly or back home at Stanford or something. I would think in Philly.