McFadden may not get full range of motion back in elbow

[JDSmith]

It's causing the Cowboys to put him on the Non-football injury list, which is affecting his ability to play football for 6 weeks lol...

I'll bet if we had lost Elliott and Morris in the preseason it would have healed miraculously. He's on the NFI because he can be and it was the best place to put him for the roster.

 

[Bullflop]

Unless it goes 99% of the way there and won't quite straighten. We have no idea how restricted the motion is, but he said it won't affect him football-wise. And he referred to it as a 'little glitch' so it's hard to imagine that it's debilitating.

McFadden may very well not be 100% objective in his analysis of the situation. He might well have his own motives for minimizing the problem. Perhaps the team doesn't totally agree with that assessment or else they've got their own selfish reasons to restrict him from the active roster.

Hopefully, time might eventually reveal if he's able to perform as necessary or not. It surely wouldn't be the first time a team was reluctant to accommodate a player for monetary reasons. It's an awkward situation, no doubt.

 

[TheCount]

Isn't Dez missing full range of motion in one of his fingers?

 

[NorthTexan95]

Makes me wonder about the supposed trade offers. If they were actually even there why not ship him off for the biggest bag of peanuts.

I'm sure teams called, Cowboys told them the extent of the injury, and the teams said "Ah ... nevermind". Or they wanted to deal a conditional 7th based on some number McFadden would likely not hit.

 

[Stash]

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.co...adden-being-on-nfi-worse-than-disappointment/

Just my opinion, but I think he's a non-factor for the next six weeks obviously, and barring injury, he's played his last snap for this team. If one of the current backs isn't injured, he's traded or released when he comes off of NFI.

 

[Avery]

He doesn't get paid either, JJ is a stone cold gangster.

 

[Fla Cowpoke]

It's causing the Cowboys to put him on the Non-football injury list, which is affecting his ability to play football for 6 weeks lol...

Don't be a tard.

Yet he is still getting paid to be a football player.

 

[JDSmith]

He doesn't get paid either, JJ is a stone cold gangster.

Not exactly. They have the option to not pay him. You can bet he's going to get paid. Because if they decided to take that option and he then claimed he was able to play and that the trainers didn't clear him because the team wanted to stash him... well it opens up a whole can of worms that it's probably best to keep closed.

I'd be very surprised if McFadden is not being paid.

 

[Stash]

Not exactly. They have the option to not pay him. You can bet he's going to get paid. Because if they decided to take that option and he then claimed he was able to play and that the trainers didn't clear him because the team wanted to stash him... well it opens up a whole can of worms that it's probably best to keep closed.

I'd be very surprised if McFadden is not being paid.

Tough to say either way unless we have the facts.

 

[CyberB0b]

Sorry if this has already been posted. Figured this was worth discussing. If he doesn't get it back, what does that mean for catching the ball and also pass protection? And why is he still on our roster?

http://www.star-telegram.com/sports/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-corner-blog/article100070902.html

I had a similar injury. Broke the tip of my elbow and tore ligaments. I had to do some physical therapy with bands and couldn't cast it. I have about 90% of my range of motion back. The only time it bothers me is if I talk on the phone for too long.

 

[jazzcat22]

Harder to fumble.

And I guess he won't be using that arm for any straight arming a defensive player.....

 

[jazzcat22]

I had a similar injury. Broke the tip of my elbow and tore ligaments. I had to do some physical therapy with bands and couldn't cast it. I have about 90% of my range of motion back. The only time it bothers me is if I talk on the phone for too long.

Speaker phone is your friend.....

 

[Doc50]

If DMC's elbow doesn't respond to rest and rehab, it could easily become a career-threatening injury.

Not having the ability to straighten out his arm is a disability that is restrictive enough to be a problem.

It has the propensity to compromise his ability to block, catch and straight-arm. It's no insignificant issue.

No, it's really insignificant and common following a proximal ulnar fracture.

Extend your arm (straighten it).
Look at the angle -- probably 180-182 degrees.
Bend it slightly, to about 177 degrees.
That's about what he'll have, and it won't make a bit of difference.

 

[big dog cowboy]

Well from what I'm reading he won't be able to straighten it completely. What does that do for pass protection when a lb is blitzing?

Nothing changes. The degree of loss from his inabilitiy to straighten his arm completely is very minimal.

 

[Bleu Star]

Sorry if this has already been posted. Figured this was worth discussing. If he doesn't get it back, what does that mean for catching the ball and also pass protection? And why is he still on our roster?

http://www.star-telegram.com/sports/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-corner-blog/article100070902.html

Awwwww.... Felicia can't straighten her iPhone arm....

BYE

 

[Bullflop]

No, it's really insignificant and common following a proximal ulnar fracture.

Extend your arm (straighten it).
Look at the angle -- probably 180-182 degrees.
Bend it slightly, to about 177 degrees.
That's about what he'll have, and it won't make a bit of difference.

Well, then I stand corrected -- thanks for the expertise, Doc . . .

 

[tyke1doe]

McFadden 2.0 - now with alligator arms!*


* Stiff-arm not included

 

[Fla Cowpoke]

No, it's really insignificant and common following a proximal ulnar fracture.

Extend your arm (straighten it).
Look at the angle -- probably 180-182 degrees.
Bend it slightly, to about 177 degrees.
That's about what he'll have, and it won't make a bit of difference.

Thank you, I hoped you would come in on this topic. I said almost the exact same thing in regard to extending your arm and then raising it up slightly in the other thread about McFadden's elbow.

Funny how people repeatedly look to make things much more complicated than they are.

 

[tyke1doe]

I had a similar injury. Broke the tip of my elbow and tore ligaments. I had to do some physical therapy with bands and couldn't cast it. I have about 90% of my range of motion back. The only time it bothers me is if I talk on the phone for too long.

I broke my ankle and separated my shoulder. Did the rubber band therapy. I don't have full range in either, but it's barely noticeable. I suspect that injuries of this nature never really get back to their original non-injury state. But a person can still be functional.

I personally think the Cowboys basically are paying McFadden to stay on the NFI list, telling him to take it easy and take the full time to heal. I don't think Jerry wants to let him go, and I don't think McFadden wants to go anywhere else.

He's probably tired of being jerked around and prefers to be Jerry's jerk.

 

[tyke1doe]

No, it's really insignificant and common following a proximal ulnar fracture.

Extend your arm (straighten it).
Look at the angle -- probably 180-182 degrees.
Bend it slightly, to about 177 degrees.
That's about what he'll have, and it won't make a bit of difference.

The doctor has spoken.
You explained what I was saying but more medically.