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Fair enough I suppose. It's just that imo, there is a better chance the Cardinals bring in Michael Vick than bring Edge back. Neither of which is going to happen!

But don't misunderstand, I appreciate James and what he did for the Cardinals as much as anyone does. James was consistently professional during his time with the Cardinals, and I believe that at the time he was probably as good of an option as there was for the Cardinals.

It is just that James no longer wanted to be here! Considering what happened to his girlfriend and mother of his children and the statements made by James, he just may be done with football altogether at this point in his life.

I am thankful for the time that Edge was a Cardinal, but I believe it's time to move on, for both the Cardinals and for James. He won't be back.


I agree with you 100%.
 

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Edge was decent while here and he worked hard. But he turned into another former player who became a turncoat and a douchebag with his uncalled for comments.

Saying that our jersey should be in the dumpster is totally classless and unwarranted. Thats what I will remember most now.
 

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I asked this in another thread, but didn't get an answer. Does anyone really know how this type of injury works? Will his ankles continue to be an issue over his career or will they finally heal and be near 100% at any point in time? Or will they get weaker over time and continue to be a thorn in his overall game and health?

It wouldn't be cool to know it's all downhill from here, especially with other teams banging away at him and his Achilles heel. Wasn't this part of the reason he fell a bit further down into the draft?

It's a sprained ankle. Almost everyone who's ever played some kind of sports or simply stepped into a hole while running has sprained an ankle. It's not a serious thing but the only way that it can heal is to stay off it. We should all be thanking the football god's that this is just an ankle sprain and not the dreaded 'high ankle sprain' (whatever the difference is).

Are there some people who just have weak ankles and are prone to spraining them? Sure, but they make braces to lessen the extent of the problem and he's got some of the best trainers in the world to tape the heck out of them. Bottom line, sprained ankles aren't going to effect his career.
 

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It seems to me that I hear 'High ankle sprain' alot, whatever that means. 'They always seem to be worse than a regular 'ankle sprain'.

Funny how I have never heard 'low ankle sprain'
 

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It seems to me that I hear 'High ankle sprain' alot, whatever that means. 'They always seem to be worse than a regular 'ankle sprain'.

Funny how I have never heard 'low ankle sprain'
Or worse yet.. the dreaded cankle sprain.

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I asked this in another thread, but didn't get an answer. Does anyone really know how this type of injury works? Will his ankles continue to be an issue over his career or will they finally heal and be near 100% at any point in time? Or will they get weaker over time and continue to be a thorn in his overall game and health?

It wouldn't be cool to know it's all downhill from here, especially with other teams banging away at him and his Achilles heel. Wasn't this part of the reason he fell a bit further down into the draft?

It seems to me that I hear 'High ankle sprain' alot, whatever that means. 'They always seem to be worse than a regular 'ankle sprain'.

Funny how I have never heard 'low ankle sprain'

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A high ankle sprain, also known as a syndesmotic ankle sprain, is a sprain of the syndesmotic ligaments that connect the tibia and fibula on the lower leg. Syndesmotic ankle sprains are known as high because their location on the lower leg is above the ankle[1]. Unlike common ankle sprains when ligaments around the ankle are torn or receive injury through an inward twisting, high ankle sprains are caused when the lower leg and foot twist out. Anyone can get a high ankle sprain if the outward twisting is present although it is most common with athletes in the sports of football, ice hockey, and soccer.

Diagnosis

Athletes with high ankle sprains usually come to a doctor, physical therapist, athletic trainer or another person complaining of a dull or sharp pain in the outside-front of lower leg above the ankle. The pain is usually sharper when twisting is applied. Other times athletes may come to trainers or doctors and ask to be treated for common ankle sprain, only after treatment for the common ankle sprain isn't working is a high ankle sprain diagnosed[1]. High ankle sprains may be harder to diagnose than normal ankle sprains due to the fact that swelling is usually minor or non existent compared to common ankle sprains, for this reason some may underestimate the severity of the injury[2]. The trainer or doctor will test for high ankle sprain in a number of ways, the squeeze test is most common by squeezing the calf or lower leg and usually slight turning[3], CT scan, or radiographs are sometimes used to check or see severe high ankle sprains and check for displacement of the tibia and fibula. Treatment

Treatment of high ankle sprains depends on severity. An athlete may be out for as little as 2-3 weeks or as long as 6 months[4]. Minor high ankle sprains can be healed by reducing movement of the lower leg and foot with a brace or cast. Like common ankle sprains using the PRICE technique works wellProtection (from further injury)
Rest
Ice
Compression (wrapping, splint, or cast)
Elevation

Treatment

When a high ankle sprain is diagnosed the doctor will determine if the injury is stable or unstable. Stable injuries are the less severe high ankle sprains when the placement of the tibia and fibula stays normal. Unstable high ankle sprains occur when two or all three syndesmotic ligaments are torn and the tibia and fibula are free to move around. Unstable injuries require more treatment usually surgery. During the surgery one or two screws are inserted in the lower leg for a few months (usually three) or until the ligaments have reformed and are able to hold the bones in the proper position[4]. When surgery is needed recovery will take 6 months or longer.
 
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