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So our first true spring game will have 2 QBs who have never taken a college snap
I’m guessing the game may lose a little bit of its luster
Healthy, yes. Fine? I don't know.
That just gives them fall practice to prepare? Not much time of structured practice to get back in the swing of things.
Somehow I dont think CP is going to let himself fall behind.
He is a very, very competative young man. Same for EJ, IMO.
I bleed Garnet and piss Gold.
At least it is just spring practice
and he got all of the work he did at the end of the season after CP7 got hurt. Not that I want him to miss any time to develop but those live games and all of the bowl practices were worth way more than the spring practice in my opinion.
"Change is inevitable. Growth is optional." - John C. Maxwell
Damn
Again…..how is he supposed to get the timing right with the guys….but I do concur its best to be injured in the spring then in the fall…
"You play to WIN the GAME"
doi!!!
Here’s to hoping that we don’t have two rusty QB’s @ OU.
Hopefully Trickett shines...
You're so wise. You're like a miniature Buddha, covered in hair.
Makes since, the kid a cannon for an arm in HS
Gotta give the guy credit for playing through it last season. Looks like we have two tuff ass QB’s, now we just gotta keep em healthy.
0 for 2 in last 2 spring seasons
Missing out on some quality reps. Looking forward to reading about Secord and Trickett.
A bit on and off topic, but Ryan Becker
preferred walk-on from STA, will be transferring to the University of Pennsylvania in the Fall.
SCALP 'EM SEMINOLES!
since he didn't play
he won’t have to sit out a year will he?
"Kill a fly with an axe"
by SteadfastNole on Feb 12, 2010 3:19 PM EST up reply actions
If he is a walk on,
even preferred walk on, he wont have to sit out. Only applies to scholly players I think. And only if the coaches enforce it. An organization can actually wave the rule for a transfer if they wish.
Not an alcoholic, just an FSU grad.
by onebarrelrum on Feb 12, 2010 3:36 PM EST up reply actions
I thought that was incorrect.
FCS is still Division I and transfer rules still apply. Did you mean Division II/III?
Penn is Ivy League
So I think he’d be able to play. Good luck to him!
I went to FSU and Penn. When I think back on great things in college, I think of FSU. When I think about the first time I realized that there are parts of the US that look like 3rd world countries, I think of Penn. I know they’ve cleaned the area around Penn up a bit since then— back in the day my apartment had razor wire on the roof!
No way will it be just Secord & Trickett.
Ponder is expected to be able to throw some during spring practice but just how much is unknown.
Why would you risk re-injury to Ponder when it's not necessary, though?
Throwing in practice on the sidelines is one thing. Throwing in a scrimmage-like setting is another.
The QB's wear non-contact jerseys - he should be fine.
I’m not suggesting he throw 3,000 passes, but he needs to be out there.
I'm not talking about him getting hit and reinjuring it.
I’m talking about him throwing live routes in general. There’s no need unless he’s 90%+ healthy. You can throw passes on the sidelines.
Why in the world are we now, just getting around to EJ's surgery?
It’s not like we haven’t known he needed this procedure. I know hindsight is 20/20, but it looks like we gambled and lost on waiting for his shoulder, which was bothering him all season, to heal. It would have been nice to have gotten him in there right after the WVU game so he would be six (6) weeks ahead on rehab. The only excuse for waiting to see if it would heal with rest would be if EJ wouldn’t have been able to play for Spring practice, even with the surgery being six weeks earlier. But even if the shoulder appeared to get better with rest, and the surgery removed from consideration, what would have happened if it flared up again in Spring training…he could have missed a good part of the 2010 season! For this reason, a January 2nd operation should have been schedule in December.
If the doctors thought it was best to give him a month to let it rest post-season, and see how his arm felt after that, I have no problem with their decision.
And that’s what I’m assuming they did. Why cut his arm up if it would’ve been fine with a couple months’ rest?
The article said, "Manuel had been suffering from rotator cuff tendonitis since LAST season."
You would think that there was a 30-day period available since last season, where they could have evaluated how his shoulder responded to rest. If the rest didn’t help last year, why would you take a chance on things being different this year? The good news is that the procedure is proven, extraordinarily safe, and considered a low-risk, low-invasive procedure. It is generally not referred to as, “cutting up of one’s arm.”
I'm glad we have such good Medical professionals on this board.
Surgery is never completely safe. Avoiding surgery if possible. Is generally going to be the first option.
We've got a lot of Coaching and Player talent evaluation professionals on board too
but sometimes, even amateurs like me, can get it right by pointing out the obvious.
Whose giving Medical Advice?
Can only the attending physician have an opinion? Are all physicians infallible and incapable of mistakes? The comment was only about the timing, not the validity of the procedure or course of action. Besides, when a coach or evaluator of talent makes a bad decision, more people are affected.
Can only the attending physician have an opinion?
yes. Otherwise you would just make an ass out of yourself guessing.
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