Tavon Austin may play!

[RamsSince1969]

Could be. All I know about are grade 2 sprains, personally. Doctor told me I had one and said it was a partial tear.

I'll trade you a bruise, partial tear and a sprain for a dislocated finger and turf toe!

 

[Alan]

-X- with the details:
I didn't say it was a medical term. It was a diagnosis.
http://www.rushortho.com/answer_md.cfm?quid=59

Treatment Options:

In most cases, a torn MCL will not require surgery. MCL injuries are graded 1, 2 and 3.

Grade 1 tears are considered mild sprains. Treatment consists of icing, physical therapy and anti-inflammatory medications. Most patients can get back to pre-injury level of activity without difficulty.

Grade 2 tears are moderate to partial tears of the MCL. A brace is usually recommended to provide stability to the knee. You may or may not require crutches. The remainder of treatment is the same as a Grade 1 injury. Recovery may take four to six weeks.

Grade 3 tears are considered complete tears of the MCL. A consultation with an orthopaedic physician is usually recommended. If the injury is isolated to an MCL tear, patients may need to use crutches for a week or two. A brace would be used to provide stability to the knee during the healing process. The remainder of the treatment plan would be the same as Grade 1 or 2. Generally speaking, the recovery time may take two to four months of treatment.

What I don't understand here is why were they saying 2 weeks to recover? That doesn't seem to be the recovery time for any of the 3 classes of sprains. Unless they're saying that it will take 2 weeks for the swelling to go down. So that would be just a grade 1.

 

[Dodgersrf]

nah its like over stretching a rubber band. can weaken it a bit and still really freakin hurts I can tell you

Had them as well. They hurt more than some of the breaks I've had.

 

[-X-]

What I don't understand here is why were they saying 2 weeks to recover? That doesn't seem to be the recovery time for any of the 3 classes of sprains. Unless they're saying that it will take 2 weeks for the swelling to go down. SO that would be just a grade 1.

Probably, yeah.

 

[-X-]

I'll trade you a bruise, partial tear and a sprain for a dislocated finger and turf toe!

Throw in a mild concussion, and you have a deal.

 

[Ramhusker]

Fisher is playing mind games for game plans. My guess is Hill and TA don't play until after the bye. Davis and Bailey will be on the field.

 

[nanotech]

I didn't say it was a medical term. It was a diagnosis.
http://www.rushortho.com/answer_md.cfm?quid=59

Treatment Options:

In most cases, a torn MCL will not require surgery. MCL injuries are graded 1, 2 and 3.

Grade 1 tears are considered mild sprains. Treatment consists of icing, physical therapy and anti-inflammatory medications. Most patients can get back to pre-injury level of activity without difficulty.

Grade 2 tears are moderate to partial tears of the MCL. A brace is usually recommended to provide stability to the knee. You may or may not require crutches. The remainder of treatment is the same as a Grade 1 injury. Recovery may take four to six weeks.

Grade 3 tears are considered complete tears of the MCL. A consultation with an orthopaedic physician is usually recommended. If the injury is isolated to an MCL tear, patients may need to use crutches for a week or two. A brace would be used to provide stability to the knee during the healing process. The remainder of the treatment plan would be the same as Grade 1 or 2. Generally speaking, the recovery time may take two to four months of treatment.

OK then!

 

[TGZ]

No way to make this sound good, but is it honestly that big a deal if he plays or not at this point?

Stedman Bailey is going to be back, Brian Quick is establishing himself as our #1 WR, and to this point, Austin has been a non-factor. Whether that's his fault, Schotty's fault or a mixture of the two, it doesn't matter. The fact is, Austin hasn't been anything close to a game changer outside of the one game against Indy.

I doubt he makes much a difference one way or the other.

 

[nanotech]

I didn't say it was a medical term. It was a diagnosis.
http://www.rushortho.com/answer_md.cfm?quid=59

Treatment Options:

In most cases, a torn MCL will not require surgery. MCL injuries are graded 1, 2 and 3.

Grade 1 tears are considered mild sprains. Treatment consists of icing, physical therapy and anti-inflammatory medications. Most patients can get back to pre-injury level of activity without difficulty.

Grade 2 tears are moderate to partial tears of the MCL. A brace is usually recommended to provide stability to the knee. You may or may not require crutches. The remainder of treatment is the same as a Grade 1 injury. Recovery may take four to six weeks.

Grade 3 tears are considered complete tears of the MCL. A consultation with an orthopaedic physician is usually recommended. If the injury is isolated to an MCL tear, patients may need to use crutches for a week or two. A brace would be used to provide stability to the knee during the healing process. The remainder of the treatment plan would be the same as Grade 1 or 2. Generally speaking, the recovery time may take two to four months of treatment.

I guess the tongue planted firmly in the cheek was not obvious. Oh well.

 

[-X-]

I guess the tongue planted firmly in the cheek was not obvious. Oh well.

Blue font for tongue-in-cheek and sarcasm.

 

[Sum1]

I didn't say it was a medical term. It was a diagnosis.
http://www.rushortho.com/answer_md.cfm?quid=59

Treatment Options:

In most cases, a torn MCL will not require surgery. MCL injuries are graded 1, 2 and 3.

Grade 1 tears are considered mild sprains. Treatment consists of icing, physical therapy and anti-inflammatory medications. Most patients can get back to pre-injury level of activity without difficulty.

Grade 2 tears are moderate to partial tears of the MCL. A brace is usually recommended to provide stability to the knee. You may or may not require crutches. The remainder of treatment is the same as a Grade 1 injury. Recovery may take four to six weeks.

Grade 3 tears are considered complete tears of the MCL. A consultation with an orthopaedic physician is usually recommended. If the injury is isolated to an MCL tear, patients may need to use crutches for a week or two. A brace would be used to provide stability to the knee during the healing process. The remainder of the treatment plan would be the same as Grade 1 or 2. Generally speaking, the recovery time may take two to four months of treatment.

I had a grade 2 MCL tear in highschool. The initial injury was painful, but that was mostly because my knee cap was dislocated. I was out for about a month. I was a junior in highschool and I never really got past it mentally. I have a lot of respect for these athletes that can have a major injury and come back and play with the same intensity they did before.

 

[diverdown]

No way to make this sound good, but is it honestly that big a deal if he plays or not at this point?

Stedman Bailey is going to be back, Brian Quick is establishing himself as our #1 WR, and to this point, Austin has been a non-factor. Whether that's his fault, Schotty's fault or a mixture of the two, it doesn't matter. The fact is, Austin hasn't been anything close to a game changer outside of the one game against Indy.

I doubt he makes much a difference one way or the other.

Interesting quote from a fantasy football site thinking along the same lines: "St. Louis Rams WR Tavon Austin (knee) is dealing with a mild knee sprain but has a chance to play Week 3, according to head coach Jeff Fisher. This goes against an earlier report saying that he could miss a couple of weeks. Fantasy owners should look at the Austin situation like this: if a tree falls in the woods and nobody is there to hear it, does it make a sound? The Rams offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer is not a savvy visionary, so with or without Austin does it make a difference?"

I kind of tend to agree.

 

[RamBall]

I had a grade 2 MCL tear in highschool. The initial injury was painful, but that was mostly because my knee cap was dislocated. I was out for about a month. I was a junior in highschool and I never really got past it mentally. I have a lot of respect for these athletes that can have a major injury and come back and play with the same intensity they did before.

I tore my MCL in high school, it hurt like hell for about 10 mins then I was right back at it. Didnt even know I tore it til almost 20 yrs later. I went to the Dr cuz my knee was bothering me and they did MRI, I was a bit surprised when the Dr asked me about my torn MCL, he said by the looks of the scar tissue it was a fairly old injury. But almost 20 yrs after injuring it I still had 0 confidence in my left knee. After a couple months of physical therapy I finally regained trust in it. I have a lot of respect for these athletes that come back from injuries much worse than mine was and they return to form, it took me about 20 yrs.

 

[12intheBox]

No way to make this sound good, but is it honestly that big a deal if he plays or not at this point?

Stedman Bailey is going to be back, Brian Quick is establishing himself as our #1 WR, and to this point, Austin has been a non-factor. Whether that's his fault, Schotty's fault or a mixture of the two, it doesn't matter. The fact is, Austin hasn't been anything close to a game changer outside of the one game against Indy.

I doubt he makes much a difference one way or the other.

While he isn't lighting it up for fantasy rosters, he has the attention of D coordinators. The more weapons they have to worry about and Gameplan for - the better.

So yes, I think it does matter.

 

[TGZ]

While he isn't lighting it up for fantasy rosters, he has the attention of D coordinators. The more weapons they have to worry about and Gameplan for - the better.

So yes, I think it does matter.

If you are Rod Marinelli, where does Austin rank on your concerns for game planning?

The guys who think the most of Austin would only say 3rd behind Quick and Stacy, and I think most would have him lower than that.

Add to that the fact that if he plays, it's with an injured knee and the Rams are getting back the guy who is probably the most reliable one of the group.

If Austin makes an impact on this game Sunday (assuming he plays), it will almost assuredly be on special teams.

Id love to be wrong about him and not feel like we made a humongous mistake when there will definite better options out there, I just don't see it.

I've said before, Austin to me seems like a mix of Ted Ginn Jr. and Darren Sproles. That's not bad. It's bad if you traded up to the 8th overall pick for him, but there is a spot for that.

It's not something that will be at the top of a coordinator's concerns.

 

[DaveFan'51]

Fisher is playing mind games for game plans. My guess is Hill and TA don't play until after the bye. Davis and Bailey will be on the field.

But as a 'Pit Boss' would you base a wager on this Feeling!?

 

[RamzFanz]

If you are Rod Marinelli, where does Austin rank on your concerns for game planning?

The guys who think the most of Austin would only say 3rd behind Quick and Stacy, and I think most would have him lower than that.

Add to that the fact that if he plays, it's with an injured knee and the Rams are getting back the guy who is probably the most reliable one of the group.

If Austin makes an impact on this game Sunday (assuming he plays), it will almost assuredly be on special teams.

Id love to be wrong about him and not feel like we made a humongous mistake when there will definite better options out there, I just don't see it.

I've said before, Austin to me seems like a mix of Ted Ginn Jr. and Darren Sproles. That's not bad. It's bad if you traded up to the 8th overall pick for him, but there is a spot for that.

It's not something that will be at the top of a coordinator's concerns.

Well, maybe. As far as this week, he probably is just a decoy.

I think the verdict is still out on if and when he can add significantly on a regular basis. He was misused a lot last season, IMHO, and then was catching from KC. This season has a pretty small sample size. If he stops muffing punts, his contributions each game could be significant.

 

[RhodyRams]

Maybe just maybe we will see more game planning for Britt if Tavon doesn't play against the Cowboys. He was supposed to be Rams #1WR going in to this season, but had only had like 6 targets so far

 

[reggae]

I'll trade you a bruise, partial tear and a sprain for a dislocated finger and turf toe!

% chance this will have a direct impact on the game. Near Zero

 

[Jorgeh0605]

I had a grade 2 MCL tear in highschool. The initial injury was painful, but that was mostly because my knee cap was dislocated. I was out for about a month. I was a junior in highschool and I never really got past it mentally. I have a lot of respect for these athletes that can have a major injury and come back and play with the same intensity they did before.

I had a similar injury, tried to get back to work after missing one game, second game I aggravated it to a complete tear (Still no surgery since it was an MCL). Since then I've had a plethora of ACL and MCL sprains to both knees. Not fun folks. Can't even hike without braces anymore. All the respect to these guys.