Harbaugh on Newsome: Knee injury doesn't look good

Submitted by Stuck in Lansing on

Harbaugh said Newsome's knee doesn't look good. Mentioned the possibility of surgery in his press conference. Hope the MRI says it is less serious.

EDIT: To be clear nothing confirmed.

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nappa18

October 1st, 2016 at 9:35 PM ^

Could be wrong but a chop block is only called along the line of scrimmage when a defensive lineman is engaged with an offensive lineman and is hit low by another OL. Still, those db's diving at an offensive lineman's knees in space is dangerous.

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Steeveebr

October 1st, 2016 at 10:04 PM ^

You have a very interesting understanding of a chop block.  

Diving at an unegaged offensive lineman's knees results in injury a lot less than you think.  The problem here is it happened so fast and Grant was out on the edge and moving so he couldn't react with his hands quick enough.  It was as innocent a play as when an ankle or a knee is twisted by someone rolling up on another person.

To the poster above it does not need to be at the line of scrimmage.  Two wide receivers can easily be called for a chop block on a linebacker or defensive back.

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DairyQueen

October 1st, 2016 at 9:17 PM ^

Have tall lineman where knee braces with non-newtonian-fluid-filled dampers that block sudden knee exentsion forces.

Could even use sensors to approximate the nature of the force and damp the force so much that the offending player would basically feel like they were running into a cement knee.

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7words

October 1st, 2016 at 8:24 PM ^

Any chance that maybe we see Cole swing out to Left Tackle and Kugler come in at center?  I thought it appeared as if Kugler might be the 6th or 7th lineman after the first couple of games.  Might be another option. 

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MUUM79

October 1st, 2016 at 9:01 PM ^

I always thought all of our olinemen were required to wear those metal knee braces. After Newsome left i think i noticed Kalis is the only one to wear them.



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Clarence Beeks

October 1st, 2016 at 9:44 PM ^

As someone who played O line, I have a problem with it. I don't give two shits that Michigan does it. It's wrong, period, no matter who does it. The rule needs to change. That has NOTHING to do with "crying about physical play". That's a bullshit thing to say, frankly, as I said NOTHING of the sort.



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SalvatoreQuattro

October 1st, 2016 at 10:38 PM ^

How is a defense supposed to defense that play?

I am inclined to agree with on any low blocks being banned, but it does place the defense at a huge disadvantage. How else can a defense defend the toss sweep?

Apologize for the crying remark, but I have seen several fans calling that play dirty. I don't think it was. He as doing what he as taught. He was not trying to hurt Newsome.

If anyone is to blame it is the game itself for teaching players to do this.



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atticusb

October 1st, 2016 at 10:04 PM ^

Looked bad on reply... Anybody know if the braces some of them wear could have protected against the kind of wrong-way extension we saw on tape?  I was actually surprised he wasn't wearing braces... 

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