pescadero

October 20th, 2015 at 10:24 AM ^

So the likelihood of comiong back from an ACL tear and being a productive college player is increased by being a member of the Michigan Wolverines?

 

Richardson is more likely to successfully recover than Falcon becuase he camped well on an already torn ACL?

 

These don't seem to be very medically supported ideas to me.

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Magnus

October 20th, 2015 at 11:00 AM ^

What don't you understand about Falcon suffering THREE (3!) ACL injuries, which is different than one or two? Michigan offered Falcon after his earlier ACL injuries, just like they did with Richardson. When he suffered #3, they chose to go in a different direction.

Furthermore, Drake Johnson is already a member of the team. It's much harder (and more questionable) to kick someone off the team than it is to offer a kid a medical scholarship four months before National Signing Day. 

I'm not supporting anything medically. I'm not a doctor. What I am saying is that, even to the untrained mind, three ACL tears is more than one. I'm confident in presenting that as a fact.

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pescadero

October 20th, 2015 at 12:08 PM ^

They don't HAVE ACLs.

 

Elway tore the ACL in one knee in high school. It was never repaired. He played his entire college and NFL career that way.

 

Hines Ward broke a knee cap in 4th grade and the repair was done poorly. After his college career when he was in the draft, teams realized he didn't have an ACL in his left knee. He then played 13 years in the NFL.

 

Jimmy Hitchcock tore BOTH ACLs (two different incidents) in high school and never had them repaired. He played without them for 4 years at North Carolina, got drafted in the 3rd round, and spent 7 years in the NFL.

 

Dejuan Blair suffered multiple ACL tears in high school, had them repaired poorly, and has no ACLs. He managed a good career at Pitt, and is a started in the NBA.

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Magnus

October 20th, 2015 at 1:33 PM ^

Curtis Pride was deaf and played Major League Baseball. That doesn't mean hearing isn't important for baseball players. It just means he was good enough to overcome that issue.

Regardless, the vast majority of players take 6+ months to recover from ACL tears, surgeries, etc. Past experience suggests that in 5 years of playing for Michigan, Falcon is going to tear his ACL 2 or 3 times. I'm not sure if that's worth all the time and effort they would put into developing him, in comparison with another guy who has a clean(er) injury history.

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Perkis-Size Me

October 19th, 2015 at 5:09 PM ^

I just feel terrible for the kid, but if he's been having the same injury over and over, he might need to consider the possibility of hanging up the pads.

I know that's not what any player ever wants to hear, but he might need to for the sake of his long term health. This is not me saying what he should or should not do. I'm not him or his parents. I just wonder how long his body can keep up and play at a high level when he keeps getting the same injury.

Would absolutely love to see him suit up for Michigan next fall and be the next great Michigan running back, but I also hope he makes the best choice for himself, his family, and his personal health.



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Leonhall

October 19th, 2015 at 6:26 PM ^

It's unfortunate but there is a lot of $$$ involved and if you can get a better player when one has been hurt, most do it. My guess is Falcon ends up signing with someone else.



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TheHarbaughEffect

October 19th, 2015 at 7:54 PM ^

Right move by both sides IMO is to just move on. Just one of those situations where Harbaugh's hands are tied really and we are looking elsewhere and feel he isn't gonna be ready to go. This is the best route we could have taken. If he finds somwhere else (non rival) to play, great, if not, he gets free tuition at a great University

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