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11-03-2017, 12:13 PM

This is just rotten news. Watt and now Watson, what a horrible year of injuries for the Texans. I know we can relate to their pain, but I hate seeing this happen to this kid. Talk about a player who you can honestly cheer for who isn't a Minnesota Viking--that's Deshaun Watson.

11-03-2017, 02:16 PM

Quote: @BlackMagic7 said:
PFT reported he was "limited" in practice just prior to the report of an ACL injury. They ran a quote that his knee was just 'sore.'

I was kinda wondering if there was a relation between whatever he was dealing with and today's injury..

Kinda like Teddy's non-contact injury. It probably happened in the game.

11-03-2017, 03:32 PM

Quote: @StickyBun said:

@Wetlander said:

@SFVikingFan said:
That really sucks, he was becoming a pretty special player.

And I'm speculating here, but here we go with another non-contact severe knee injury, and it looks like the Texans practice on FieldTurf. I really think this needs to be looked at a lot more than it currently is. Having star players lost for the year continuously from these types of injuries is hurting the NFL right now as much as anything else IMO.

I was at the Vikings - Ravens game a week and a half ago, and they interviewed Matt Birk on the field at halftime. Interestingly, one of the things he wished for during the interview was to never have another NFL game played on artificial turf again. I thought that was pretty interesting, especially since he said it in the Vikings new stadium right in front of the Wilfs.
It says right here it was on a grass field...

http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/21266...y-practice

It was a grass field. We need to stop blaming the turf and start realizing that football is game where injuries happen unfortunately. Its the worst part of the game by far. But its inherent.

Thanks for the info, I looked for it but that wasn't out yet at the time I posted. Which is why I admitted that it was speculation.

But regardless, it doesn't need to be all strictly one cause or another. It could easily be a combination where players are getting too big and fast for their joints to handle and the additional static friction provided by the artificial turf contributes to pushing their joints past their breaking point. Not to mention there have been studies that have shown ACL injuries are more common on FieldTurf than grass. All I'm saying is that it should be looked into further and not just dismissed. These are multi-million dollar assets that are going down and you don't have nearly this big of a problem with non-contact injuries in baseball, basketball, etc.

It's not like Watson was some huge muscular freak either. I'm guessing the ACL was already weakened and it finally just gave out.

11-03-2017, 03:43 PM

Quote: @purplefaithful said:

@StickyBun said:

@Wetlander said:

@SFVikingFan said:
That really sucks, he was becoming a pretty special player.

And I'm speculating here, but here we go with another non-contact severe knee injury, and it looks like the Texans practice on FieldTurf. I really think this needs to be looked at a lot more than it currently is. Having star players lost for the year continuously from these types of injuries is hurting the NFL right now as much as anything else IMO.

I was at the Vikings - Ravens game a week and a half ago, and they interviewed Matt Birk on the field at halftime. Interestingly, one of the things he wished for during the interview was to never have another NFL game played on artificial turf again. I thought that was pretty interesting, especially since he said it in the Vikings new stadium right in front of the Wilfs.
It says right here it was on a grass field...

http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/21266...y-practice

It was a grass field. We need to stop blaming the turf and start realizing that football is game where injuries happen unfortunately. Its the worst part of the game by far. But its inherent.
Truth...But the other tale to be told is one of injuries more prevalent than before. That is a function of the human body never being meant to get this big, this fast and then play a game like this. Not without just breaking.

COmpletely agree. At some point the NFL is going to have to care about it's players, their health, and the impact on the quality of the game. It is not fun for fans to watch start players go down to injury this frequently. While you can't avoid all injuries, it sure seems like the rate of ligament and tendon related injuries is on an upswing. I am not a fan of Bigger,Stronger, Faster without limitations.