Cowboys’ team doctor is confident in Jaylon Smith’s knee

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Beast_from_East said:
So you are just guessing like everybody else, even though you stated that you "knew for a fact'

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mrtxstar said:
Because Smith will never play again and the doctor isn't letting that cat out of the bag.
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So he risks his reputation and status as team doctor to give him a positive recommendation that convinces the team to draft him? Yeah makes sense....
 
AbeBeta said:
I don't know, I find posters here often know better than the experts
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According to many posters here the experts are idiots and I'm referring to those experts who get paid to talk the game. With medical opinions you never know they can vary from one doctor to another. There's been players that have been told they'll never play football again after an injury and they ended up playing and playing well.
 
KJJ said:
According to many posters here the experts are idiots and I'm referring to those experts who get paid to talk the game. With medical opinions you never know they can vary from one doctor to another. There's been players that have been told they'll never play football again after an injury and they ended up playing and playing well.
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Those are not experts. Experts are the guys who actually work in the nfl as players, coaches, front office personnel.
 
speedkilz88 said:
Those are not experts. Experts are the guys who actually work in the nfl as players, coaches, front office personnel.
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Those are the experts I'm referring to the former NFL players, coaches and GMs who get paid by the Networks to talk football.
 
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KJJ said:
Those are the experts I'm referring to the former NFL players, coaches and GMs who get paid by the Networks to talk football.
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Only some of those guys are capable of working in a front office or as a coach. A lot of those players get by on their name recognition. And way too often many of them try to be controversial rather than be informative. Controversy gets more attention.
 
speedkilz88 said:
Only some of those guys are capable of working in a front office or as a coach. A lot of those players get by on their name recognition. And way too often many of them try to be controversial rather than be informative. Controversy gets more attention.
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Anyone who's played in the NFL is an expert at talking the game and giving great insight which is why all the Networks hire former NFL players they've been there and done it. They can get inside the heads of what players are thinking in certain situations because they've been in those same situations. Most NFL head coaches are former players and many on their staff played in the NFL. Being too honest can cause controversy and I believe in being honest. No need to sugar coat anything just tell it like it is.
 
dstew60105 said:
So he risks his reputation and status as team doctor to give him a positive recommendation that convinces the team to draft him? Yeah makes sense....
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Not what I'm saying. The doctor screwed up by giving his recommendation. The doctor risks his reputation all the time by making decisions based on his medical knowledge and ability. Sometimes it doesn't work out despite the best medical care.
 
KJJ said:
Anyone who's played in the NFL is an expert at talking the game and giving great insight which is why all the Networks hire former NFL players they've been there and done it. They can get inside the heads of what players are thinking in certain situations because they've been in those same situations. Most NFL head coaches are former players and many on their staff played in the NFL. Being too honest can cause controversy and I believe in being honest. No need to sugar coat anything just tell it like it is.
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You don't know many NFL players. I know a few. Some of them are football Mensa candidates. Some of them need help to tie their shoes. They all learn how to speak in clichés pretty well and that's what you usually see on television. The rest of your post just speaks to general ignorance.
 
Here's Sean Spence talking about his similar injury, took 6 months for nerve, Jaylon is at 4 months right now:







NFL linebacker Sean Spence knows exactly where Smith is coming from.



The recent free agent acquisition of the Tennessee Titans suffered an almost identical injury to Smith’s in the final game of the preseason his rookie year (2012) with the Pittsburgh Steelers.



Torn ACL. Torn LCL. Nerve Damage. The difference for the third-round draft choice out of Miami (Fla.) was that the nerve specialist he spoke with told him there was a good chance he’d never play football again. And that’s he’d have to wear a special boot just to walk.



“Tell him to keep the faith,” Spence said of Smith. “Tell him to continue to trust God, because that’s the only person who can fix it for him. Man can’t do nothing for him. Put his trust in God, and everything will work out.



“Work hard. Do what he can do. Control what he can control, which is getting up and rehabbing every day. Making sure the knee is completely fine. Once his nerve comes back, he’s not going to notice it anymore.”



Spence cried. Many times, in the six months that it took before there was any sign that specialist was wrong.



It started with him being able to wiggle a toe. Then the next day he could wiggle another. Within a week the whole foot had sensation in it.



“Before that happened, I used to constantly try to pull my foot up,” Spence said, “even though I knew it wouldn’t move. I constantly tried to pull it every second of the day. Any time, any chance I made sure I pull my foot up.



“I used to slap the side of my leg, do anything to try to wake that nerve up. Eventually it worked out for me.”



And today, Spence says he’s physically as well off as he ever was. He missed only the 2012 rookie season because of the knee, but he sat out the 2013 season because of a broken finger, before putting together impressive seasons on the field in 2014 and 2015.



Spence said he has watched video of Smith’s injury many times. And he planned to watch the draft until Smith’s wait ended.

“I was in his shoes, and it was a bad place to be,” he said. “I just want to encourage him.”




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mrtxstar said:
Not what I'm saying. The doctor screwed up by giving his recommendation. The doctor risks his reputation all the time by making decisions based on his medical knowledge and ability. Sometimes it doesn't work out despite the best medical care.
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You are the guy who said the Spurs would beat OKC easily and breeze into the WCF. So you CAN be wrong. lol.

"I don't think this series will be competitive. Spurs breeze into the WCF."
 
PJTHEDOORS said:
You are the guy who said the Spurs would beat OKC easily and breeze into the WCF. So you CAN be wrong. lol.

"I don't think this series will be competitive. Spurs breeze into the WCF."
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I can be wrong? Wow, I'll alert the presses. The series is tied 2-2 and we're going back to San Antonio for game 5. I'm not concerned in the least for my Spurs. The competition they are finally getting from OKC is good for them. It's not like GS is getting through the 2nd round undefeated. The teams vying for the WCF are all getting tested.
 
mrtxstar said:
I can be wrong? Wow, I'll alert the presses. The series is tied 2-2 and we're going back to San Antonio for game 5. I'm not concerned in the least for my Spurs. The competition they are finally getting from OKC is good for them. It's not like GS is getting through the 2nd round undefeated. The teams vying for the WCF are all getting tested.
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Nah. You are 100% sure JSmith won't play again. How can you be wrong on that? lol.
 
PJTHEDOORS said:
Nah. You are 100% sure JSmith won't play again. How can you be wrong on that? lol.
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I never used "100%" concerning Jaylon and I've always acknowledge I could be wrong. More importantly to me, I hope I am wrong in his case.
 
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