Jaylon Smith: A Dark Prediction?

[DavyBaby]

Not sure how credible this is . . . but some of the analytical points are worth noting . . . .

"Recovery from nerve injury is usually early or not at all.
At this point medically, it appears there is no way for the nerve to ever be 100 percent.
Smith has blown through the reported recovery estimate already, as his doctor initially indicated a three-month timeline from April of 2016. No question he had a top surgeon, who happens to be the Cowboys team doctor, but there is not much one can do about a nerve. It either does or doesn’t recover."

http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com...oys-nerve-update-minicamp-20170509-story.html

 

[CowboyStar88]

That guy has been against Jaylon ever recovering and it appears he is doubling down. That's that Dr. Chao guy who isn't quite the credible doctor from what I've read.

 

[perrykemp]

Yeah, that wasn't a fun read.

 

[dagreat1_87]

well that guy is a party pooper....but at this point it doesn't matter what anyone says. we'll find out soon enough if he can play or not

 

[mugsybows]

kinda catching up to this whole gloom and doom with jaylon as of late. is the whole fuss being about garrett's comments being that he wont do Rookie Ota's? is there more info?

 

[perrykemp]

Is there any truth in his statement that "Recovery from nerve injury is usually early or not at all." and that the fact that only 12-15 months later we hear bit and pieces about him getting his feeling back is really a bad thing?

 

[roughneck266]

Frankly, they came across as hoping he will not recover to me. They have no proof that the things that are being said are false.

 

[gmoney112]

Is there any truth in his statement that "Recovery from nerve injury is usually early or not at all." and that the fact that only 12-15 months later we hear bit and pieces about him getting his feeling back is really a bad thing?

They said his nerve is firing and he can start moving his toes in a way he couldn't before.

That's called "progress", no idea what this guy is talking about.

 

[NorthwestDallas40]

Actions speak louder than words. Our FO did not sign a free agent LB or draft one. That is all any of us needs to know at this point about the state of Jaylon Smith's recovery.

 

[DavyBaby]

That guy has been against Jaylon ever recovering and it appears he is doubling down. That's that Dr. Chao guy who isn't quite the credible doctor from what I've read.

Here is his bio . . . .
"Dr. David Chao is a board certified orthopaedic surgeon/sports medicine specialist who spent 17 years (1997-2013) as the head team physician for the San Diego Chargers. He is the current SiriusXM Sports Medical Analyst and appears regularly on the NFL channel. He has also served as Chief Medical Officer for more than two dozen summer and winter X games, team physician for the USA Sevens Rugby team, medical consultant for WWE, host physician for the U.S. Olympic Committee and has consulted with the NBA, MLB and NHL. He has performed surgeries on several hundred NFL players. Chao attended Harvard before receiving his medical degree from Northwestern School of Medicine at Chicago. He moved to San Diego in 1995 and continues to practice there."

However, I think there is some evidence that not everyone is a fan of Dr. Chao . . . .
http://www.boltsfromtheblue.com/201...o-chargers-doctor-david-chao-has-chaotic-past

https://www.usatoday.com/story/spor...os-engligence-treatment-junior-seau/83777186/

 

[speedkilz88]

Is there any truth in his statement that "Recovery from nerve injury is usually early or not at all." and that the fact that only 12-15 months later we hear bit and pieces about him getting his feeling back is really a bad thing?

Dr Cooper said in the beginning it would probably take 9-15 months.

 

[Direwolf63]

"Last year, there were numerous videos and declarations Smith would play in 2016, and that never happened."

Really? And when was this? Everybody expected Smith to redshirt last year. Where did this statement come from?

 

[The Quest for Six]

I hope Smith can come back, but all the puff pieces and glowing talking points from Jerry and Steven are wishful thinking on Smith, but until he practice's in full pads without the brace, I'll be highly doubtful he can contribute much this year, he may need another year....how many players who had micro-fracture surgery that weren't able to come back, and we're talking about nerve regeneration here which have their own timetable.....He may be able to walk normally and run in a straight line but cutting and stopping and changing direction is a different animal when it comes to football ...

 

[visionary]

At this point were way beyond this
I'm not going to read it
The team is the only entity other than Jaylon that knows what's going on and they have been giving positive signals
If they had serious doubts then Foster was sitting there and they didn't pick him

At this point I'm just going to wait for him to get on the field and hope for the best

 

[NorthwestDallas40]

I hope Smith can come back, but all the puff pieces and glowing talking points from Jerry and Steven are wishful thinking on Smith, but until he practice's in full pads without the brace, I'll be highly doubtful he can contribute much this year, he may need another year....how many players who had micro-fracture surgery that weren't able to come back, and we're talking about nerve regeneration here which have their own timetable.....He may be able to walk normally and run in a straight line but cutting and stopping and changing direction is a different animal when it comes to football...

Do you really think that Jerry & Stephen's "wishful thinking" would be enough to convince them not to sign one free agent LB or draft one rookie LB, after losing Durant? Again, their actions speak louder than words.

 

[The Quest for Six]

"Last year, there were numerous videos and declarations Smith would play in 2016, and that never happened."

Really? And when was this? Everybody expected Smith to redshirt last year. Where did this statement come from?

Smith said it himself, Jerry and Steven and many on this board thought he would be able to come back at some point last year and compete......

 

[The Quest for Six]

Do you really think that Jerry & Stephen's "wishful thinking" would be enough to convince them not to sign one free agent LB or draft one rookie LB, after losing Durant? Again, their actions speak louder than words.

Durant already lost his job last year and Dallas have plenty of linebackers on the roster......Jerry see's a silver lining in everything...have you not listened to him at all! How many time does Jerry declare a player needs a week and should be back from injury and come to find out that the player need season ending surgery...the last person you or anyone else should listen too when it comes to players injuries, it's JERRY!!!

 

[speedkilz88]

Durant already lost his job last year and Dallas have plenty of linebackers on the roster......Jerry see's a silver lining in everything...have you not listened to him at all! How many time does Jerry declare a player needs a week and should be back from injury and come to find out that the player need season ending surgery...the last person you or anyone else should listen too when it comes to players injuries, it's JERRY!!!

You conveniently left out Stephen and didn't Garrett speak at the draft pc about Jaylon.

 

[Idgit]

Is there any truth in his statement that "Recovery from nerve injury is usually early or not at all." and that the fact that only 12-15 months later we hear bit and pieces about him getting his feeling back is really a bad thing?

Everything I've heard on the topic had Smith's recovery rate at or ahead of schedule the entire time. And we heard early on that the recovery rate was supposed to be ~inch/month. Neither of those is consistent with what 'ProFootballDoc' is reporting here.

Should also note he's quoting Chao pretty heavily here, and Chao had nothing to do with Jaylon's procedure or recovery.

 

[The Quest for Six]

You conveniently left out Stephen and didn't Garrett speak at the draft pc about Jaylon.

just not as glowing of players injuries as Jerry is.....