Peterson Injury - Somer's take

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Peterson injury - Kent Somer's Blog
04/26/2007 02:43 PM

SI.com's Don Banks reported this week that Oklahoma running back Adrian Peterson re-injured his collar bone in the Fiesta Bowl and might need additional surgery.

Peterson's agent told The Cleveland Plain Dealer that surgery might not be needed, depending upon the opinion of the medical staff of the team that drafts him.

Even if that's true, Peterson's history of injury could cause him to drop Saturday. The more I think about it, the less I think the Cardinals will draft him.

Just ask yourself a couple of simple questions: Is Edgerrin James a good running back? The answer is yes.
Is Oliver Ross a good left tackle? There isn't any evidence that he is.

The Cardinals need a tackle a lot worse than they did a running back

 

[Pariah]

The injury news certainly is reason for pause.

 

[Gambit]

Peterson's agent told The Cleveland Plain Dealer that surgery might not be needed, depending upon the opinion of the medical staff of the team that drafts him.

Now there's a strange comment. Translation?: Well, he doesn't really need surgery, according to medical staffs that don't know what they're doing.

 

[BullheadCardFan]

The injury news certainly is reason for pause.

I agree .. I didn't really want to go after AP in the first place .. and now I am even more against it ... injuries can ruin a career .. and we already went that route with Wadsworth ..

 

[Mulli]

I suppose the Cards "needed" Thomas Jones, more than they "needed" Urlacher.

 

[Urubu Rei]

I'm not a doctor, but collarbone issues normally can be recurrent.

 

[PortlandCardFan]

I'm not a doctor, but collarbone issues normally can be recurrent.

Which Holiday Inn Express did you stay in?

 

[boisesuns]

Wait in the Feista Bowl huh? I don't remember what happened in that game.....

 

[Gambit]

Which Holiday Inn Express did you stay in?

Doctor: Well Adrian, I just looked at your X-rays and I have some good news.

AP: You mean my collarbone is A-OK?

Doctor: No, I just saved a bunch of money by switching my car insurance to Geico.

AP: So what about my collarbone?

Doctor: Oh, you'll never play football again. And since money's going to be tight as a result, maybe you should switch to Geico too.

_______________
Adrian Peterson, future addition to the Geico commercials (and hopefully a new Caveman)

 

[Mulli]

Wait in the Feista Bowl huh? I don't remember what happened in that game.....

He ran for like 300 yards?

 

[dreamcastrocks]

I'm not a doctor, but collarbone issues normally can be recurrent.

Collarbone injuries can heal, and actually become stronger than they were pre-injury.

 

[RON_IN_OC]

Here is a current AP report...on AP.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070427/ap_on_sp_fo_ne/fbn_draft_peterson

Sooners' Peterson healed and ready By BARRY WILNER, AP Football Writer
Fri Apr 27, 5:41 AM ET



NEW YORK - Adrian Peterson insists his collarbone has healed properly and he will be in minicamp for whichever team selects him in Saturday's NFL draft.

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He's also not concerned that a recent report claiming he will need further surgery on the left collarbone will hurt his draft stock. The Oklahoma running back expects to go very high.

"The last couple of teams I visited with, Atlanta and Minnesota, I've been through everything you can do and there is nothing negative," he said Thursday. "Everything has been positive news. They've got everything right there in front of them and there are no red flags.

"I'll be ready for minicamp and won't miss anything at all."

The Cleveland Browns, who own the No. 3 pick, have Peterson listed high on their draft board.

General manager Phil Savage said in an e-mail response that the reports of Peterson's injury "has not affected our opinion of him for the draft."

Peterson originally was hurt against Iowa State and missed seven games. He acknowledged he reinjured the collarbone during Oklahoma's loss to Boise State in the Fiesta Bowl.

"Yes, but it was not a re-break," he said. "It wasn't completely healed at the time, but it was solid. I hurt it, but I didn't break it again."

He estimated the injury is "95 percent healed."

In the last two months, Peterson has had CT scans and X-rays, been poked and probed by team doctors and trainers, then had more exams. He said not once has a team indicated it was dissatisfied with the findings.

Peterson was at the NFL combine in February for medical tests, then returned to Indianapolis in March for a checkup. He said that even if another medical procedure had been necessary to place a plate in the shoulder, he would have been ready for minicamp next month.

"The doctors all said they looked forward to it being healed very shortly," he said.

Peterson's college career was plagued by injuries. When healthy, he was among the most productive players in college football history.

Peterson reeled off a record-setting nine straight 100-yard rushing games to start his freshman year and set an NCAA freshman record with 1,925 yards rushing. In subsequent seasons, he missed time with a sprained ankle and a dislocated shoulder before the collarbone problem.

A junior, Peterson is considered the best running back in the draft by far. No other runner is projected to go in the top dozen picks.

"The guy at Oklahoma is a great running back," said Buccaneers coach Jon Gruden, whose team chooses fourth but has a standout runner in Carnell Williams. "I think he's as good a running back coming out of college I've ever seen. This guy is killing people when he runs the ball."

Had it not been for the injuries, does Peterson believe he would have been the No. 1 pick?

"If my collarbone was not broken this season, I could be sitting here at No. 1," he said with a smile. "But there's nothing I can do about it now.

"It's truly a blessing to be in this situation. There are millions of people who would like to be sitting here now."

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AP Sports Writer Tom Withers in Cleveland contributed to this report.

 

[dreamcastrocks]

The collarbone may have helped AP. He was starting to get a mountain of touches last year, and DCR believes that it kept him fresh.

DCR also believes the reports that he reinjured his collarbone are being fabricated by teams that want Peterson to fall on draft day.

 

[Mulli]

The collarbone may have helped AP. He was starting to get a mountain of touches last year, and DCR believes that it kept him fresh.

DCR also believes the reports that he reinjured his collarbone are being fabricated by teams that want Peterson to fall on draft day.

Mulli wonders if teams that plan on passing on AP might promote the injury rumor to justify picking someone else.

 

[conraddobler]

Peterson injury - Kent Somer's Blog
04/26/2007 02:43 PM

SI.com's Don Banks reported this week that Oklahoma running back Adrian Peterson re-injured his collar bone in the Fiesta Bowl and might need additional surgery.

Peterson's agent told The Cleveland Plain Dealer that surgery might not be needed, depending upon the opinion of the medical staff of the team that drafts him.

Even if that's true, Peterson's history of injury could cause him to drop Saturday. The more I think about it, the less I think the Cardinals will draft him.

Just ask yourself a couple of simple questions: Is Edgerrin James a good running back? The answer is yes.
Is Oliver Ross a good left tackle? There isn't any evidence that he is.

The Cardinals need a tackle a lot worse than they did a running back

That reasoning is perfect draft for need reasoning, we'll probably follow it to a T and we're back to drafting for need, wow that didn't take long.

You can argue about AP all day but his collarbone isn't an issue, it's a draft day issue being used to get the guy to drop, plain and simple.

 

[Gambit]

Mulli wonders if teams that plan on passing on AP might promote the injury rumor to justify picking someone else.

Did you just read Caesar's Commentaries? Gambit wonders why Mulli is refering to himself in the third person.

 

[Second Deck]

I am glad I do not have to make the decision. I would love to have AP but then Hearst is in my mind with his injury history and spending a high pick only to have him injured in first game he played.

With us having Edge I think I will officially flop from the AP bandwagon. I still do not like the fact that Thomas would rather fish that watch the draft worry about his commitment. Saying that I will go with Thomas.

 

[Pariah]

The teams that will be able to consider AP are teams that are looking for a compliment RB--teams that won't need Peterson to shoulder a full load right away.

Seems to me that means the Browns (Lewis) and the Cards (Edge) are still likely contenders.

 

[dreamcastrocks]

Mulli wonders if teams that plan on passing on AP might promote the injury rumor to justify picking someone else.

Another possibility as well.

Did you just read Caesar's Commentaries? Gambit wonders why Mulli is refering to himself in the third person.

DCR doesn't know what you are talking about.

 

[WildBB]

The collarbone may have helped AP. He was starting to get a mountain of touches last year, and DCR believes that it kept him fresh.

DCR also believes the reports that he reinjured his collarbone are being fabricated by teams that want Peterson to fall on draft day.

WBb says, nuff said.

 

[Captain Matt]

I'm not a doctor, but collarbone issues normally can be recurrent.

Ummm.... broke mine in my sophmore year (compound, through the skin). And that was in May. By August I was wearing pads and hitting again. 16 years later having played every sport under the sun, went to many military training commands (most notably Navy dive school and survival training following flight school) I have never had an issue.

In my opinion a broken clavicle is just another broken bone (and according to the US surgeon general it is the bone broken most often). Maybe that's what you were thinking about......

 

[jefftheshark]

Ummm.... broke mine in my sophmore year (compound, through the skin). And that was in May. By August I was wearing pads and hitting again. 16 years later having played every sport under the sun, went to many military training commands (most notably Navy dive school and survival training following flight school) I have never had an issue.

In my opinion a broken clavicle is just another broken bone (and according to the US surgeon general it is the bone broken most often). Maybe that's what you were thinking about......

What's your 40 time?

You might be able to beat out JJ, and according to K9, probably Shipp, too.

The Shark

 

[Stout]

This is a non-issue. Every team knew about this since the combine, and strangely enough, it only surfaces a few days before the draft...I wonder if that was just a coincidence in timing? This report means didly.

 

[AZCB34]

The teams that will be able to consider AP are teams that are looking for a compliment RB--teams that won't need Peterson to shoulder a full load right away.

Seems to me that means the Browns (Lewis) and the Cards (Edge) are still likely contenders.

Assuming for a moment that Thomas is gone, the Cards cannot trade down from #5 and AP is still there, I think this collarbone thing will freeze the Cards in their tracks even though AP should be the pick in this case. If AP falls to #5, I then think that Brown becomes a bit of a "reach" (I really dislike that word in this case).

Hard to judge AP's long term health but a RB like him only comes around every so often.

 

[perivolaki]

Ummm.... broke mine in my sophmore year (compound, through the skin). And that was in May. By August I was wearing pads and hitting again. 16 years later having played every sport under the sun, went to many military training commands (most notably Navy dive school and survival training following flight school) I have never had an issue.

In my opinion a broken clavicle is just another broken bone (and according to the US surgeon general it is the bone broken most often). Maybe that's what you were thinking about......

I agree I broke mine and played six years of football after the break. Ya got to love football though. When I broke mine my coach just told me to shake it off. He wanted me to swing my arm around and it would feel better. It did feel better the next year.