Apparantly Denard still can't completely feel his hand. I wonder if this hurts his draft status or helps it as an explanation of his stuggles catching the ball.
http://www.sbnation.com/nfl-mock-draft/2013/2/20/4008976/nfl-combine-201...
I searched and found nothing but SIAP regardless.
Hope the Lions draft Denard
Man I can't wait till my favorite team drafts Denard!
Why?
Why would you want the Lions to draft Denard? They would ruin his NFL career for sure!
Exactly. I like Denard too
Exactly. I like Denard too much to see him drafted by the Lions
Surgery?
Can't remember what was said back when he originally injured this but I wonder if having surgery would help him get over this injury. It just seems like something that if it hasn't gone away in like 4 months, who knows when it will go away. Hopefully he's able to get this taken care of so he isn't bothered by it once he goes to the NFL. Also I am hoping he has a strong showing at the combine.
You need surgery to help you
You need surgery to help you get over Denard's injury? Wow, you are even more invested than I am.
Edit: you fixed your mistake (changed "me" to "him") and now my comment makes no sense.
Go Blue!
Haha yes I did :)
After I sent it I re-read my comment and noticed the error so I fixed it. How you responded though is what I was expecting if I had left it as it was.
Glass Half Full: Denard's
Glass Half Full: Denard's had endless opportunities for Ghost Handies since the injury.
The swag is back.
That's disturbing. I think
That's disturbing. I think he may need surgery.
Is the disturbing part in
Is the disturbing part in response to Butterfield?
I hope not because that would
I hope not because that would mean he was disburbed that it might effect football but not by the idea of "ghost handies".
Go Blue!
Hey, you leave "The Stranger"
Hey, you leave "The Stranger" alone!
Chaos is found in greatest abundance wherever order is being sought. It always defeats order because it is better organized.
Incorrect
The stranger is on his non-throwing arm.
Even
Better.
...confidence is the stain they can't wipe off...
i don't think it is a
i don't think it is a coincidence that denard has serious nerve damage near where he had a staph infection the previous year. in fact, they are linked. not sure what treatment is or if its just something you have to deal with.
mgodoctors?
/not ortho
Personally I
/not ortho
Personally I think it's more secondary to repeated trauma than the infection. Infection could cause it but less likely. Definitive treatment afaik (once again, not ortho) is surgical. Dr James Andrews may disagree and I don't know the difference because he's a high level athlete vs if he was just an ordinary dude. Just my thoughts but like I think I mentioned, it's not my specialty.
You are correct. If Denard
You are correct. If Denard has a repeat issue this will be corrected likely with an ulnar nerve decompression/transposition. That's what Andrews would do (I trained under him).
Nice (both on me being
Nice (both on me being correct and training under him, damn impressive.) my surgeon wife would be so proud I know more medicine than just vaccines and well child visits haha.
I had the transposition/ translation
I am hoping Denard's docs aren't giving him the same runaround that the NU docs gave me. This is a particular injury that most football orthos do not have a lot of training with. The tendency of my docs was to treat it like inflammation and not as a structural injury that needed surgery. All Im saying is, if surgery is what Denard needs I hope he gets it, rehab is very quick and it makes a world of difference pain-wise.
They are very unlikely to be
They are very unlikely to be linked. Superficial staph infections should have no bearing on the ulnar nerve which is deep and relatively protected from where his issue was before.
-mgoorthopaedicsurgeon
Most NFL scouts
will be understanding knowing how many mouthy spartans Denard has needed to backhand lately.
" Listen... do you smell that? "
- Dr. Ray Stantz / Ghostbusters
it hurts him since coaches
it hurts him since coaches have to guess about how well he can catch. after the combine and he puts up a solid 40 time and does all the non-catching drills it will hurt him less but if he cant catch by the pro day at least teams will be taking a risk drafting him. Someone will still take him though, the pats drafted alfonzo dennard after he was charged with assault right before the draft.
Not surprising. Nerve
Not surprising. Nerve injuries take longer than most soft tissue injuries to regenerate/heal
"They will meet a dastardly fate here for that! There isn't a Michigan Man who wouldn't like go out and scalp those Buckeyes right now."
Really
Really? Hell yes this hurts his draft status! He can't perform right now who will take that risk. It sucks the big one, but what can he do.
Rudy was off sides
Of course the injury has hurt
Of course the injury has hurt his draft status. Damage has already been done at the Senior Bowl. The question is whether the revelation that the reason he struggled was because he is still injured hurts or helps his draft status.
Go Blue!
thanks schefter
thanks schefter
If football doesn't work out
he can probably do advertisements for smiling or toothbrushes or something.
I'd buy a toothbrush that man endorsed.
It is baffling that Denard is
It is baffling that Denard is trying to make it as a WR. He does not have a skillset that translates to the NFL at WR. In addition to issues with learning to catch passes, run routes, get on timing with QBs, understanding how to play the ball and get body position, etc...he would simply get jammed and rerouted over and over by DBs and/or be unable to get seperation on just about any NFL corner.
He clearly is a RB prospect... its a waste of his time, potential and valuable draft slots for him to try to do otherwise.
Must run 4.2 forty.
Must run 4.2 forty.
All in for some manball.
Sproles
Teams should draft Denard with the mindset of using him like Darren Sproles. Scatback with speed and quick cutting ability, able to take it wide on sweeps and catch a few balls out of the backfield where routes are not as important as being open.
He just makes plays though...I wish him the best
Hope the Lions draft Denard for them to have an eternal smile watch over Detroit.