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Did you stay in a Holiday Inn Express last night? Yes, you are exaggerating. In other news, the sky is blue. We have to put up with you pretending to be a football expert, please spare us your medical expertise. Before you ask, I do have a medical degree.
My thinking is 4-5 weeks will suffice and if he is ready in 1-2 or 3-4 I would still wait until after the bye and give him the extra time ever if its err on the side of caution. There is no super bowl on the line right now, we play in a weak division which we should win handedly, so rushing this kid back seems as stupid as us having Wilfork out there with an injury issue early in the season.
Its just my opinion.
This isn't a muscle pull. According to reports, it's a bone infection issue. If it doesn't resolve itself, he could eventually be in danger of more surgeries and, in a worse case scenario, an amputation.
Under those circumstances, the "no one is 100%" argument doesn't really apply.
While I generally find Deus arrogant and annoying I'm trying to find error in what he's saying here, and I can't.
It's an unfortunate situation with Gronk, I think it was stupid of BB to put him in on that play but it's done, and if the risk is serious enough I'd much rather IR him now and have him do whatever he needs to fix the forearm so maybe he'd be ready for next season.
I also wouldnt count on him in any long term plans, I think he's going to have a short career, which makes it necessary to seriously look at other TE options.
Did you stay in a Holiday Inn Express last night? Yes, you are exaggerating. In other news, the sky is blue. We have to put up with you pretending to be a football expert, please spare us your medical expertise. Before you ask, I do have a medical degree.
A league source told the Globe Friday that the decision to return to the field is mostly up to Gronkowski, and the team is understanding of that. The team has cleared Gronkowski to return, and Gronkowski’s agent, Drew Rosenhaus, uses Andrews for many of his second opinions. But in this case, Andrews is not an expert in forearm injuries and will likely not be the one to clear Gronkowski to play again, according to the league source.
Gronkowski’s camp has advised the tight end to be cautious and listen to the advice of Andrews, but Andrews won’t be the one who says go play, the source said.
FWIW, Ben Volin over at the Globe says his sources say the Pats have cleared Gronk to play, but will respect Gronk as far as when he is ready to return. Also, he says that Dr. Andrews is advising Gronk, but is not going to make the call when he is medically cleared to play:
The issue with Rob Gronkowski is his arm, not his back - Sports - The Boston Globe
I'm not sure what your problem here is. I wasn't exaggerating. You may recall Zsa Zsa Gabor having to have an amputation after she suffered a bone infection following a hip implant. The reality is that the range of complications from bone infection includes "no problem" at one far end, and amputation at one far end, and Gronk has obviously somewhere in between, so far. This isn't just playing through a mild sprained ankle. The prudent thing to do here is to make sure the person is fully cleared by a doctor they have confidence in, as opposed to worrying about what fans and other players think.
And if you had a medical degree, you'd have known that.
So let me get this straight? The Pats may have already medically cleared Gronk to play even though he may eventually need his arm amputated? Maybe people are right and this medical staff sucks royally.
So let me get this straight? The Pats may have already medically cleared Gronk to play even though he may eventually need his arm amputated? Maybe people are right and this medical staff sucks royally.
So let me get this straight? The Pats may have already medically cleared Gronk to play even though he may eventually need his arm amputated? Maybe people are right and this medical staff sucks royally.
Where did anyone say anything remotely like this?