Tua Tagovailoa, QB Alabama

Originally posted by Phoenix49ers:

Originally posted by ChaunceyGardner:

Baalke would not draft a qb who can throw

Remember it was Baalke that reportedly wanted Dalton and Harbaugh that wanted Kaepernick.

Originally posted by wailers15:
Won't transition to the Pro's. Too long developing of a motion but Bama QB's just don't ever transition to the pros. Never have and I don't see that changing anytime soon

Originally posted by theduke85:

Originally posted by VaBeachNiner:
So did they say if his hip injury was on par with Bo Jackson's or worse?

It was the same injury, but the situation isn't as bad for Tua. Here's an explanation:

So, what made Jackson's injury so life-changing? The multi-sport star suffered from Avascular necrosis or AVN in the aftermath of his dislocation and fracture.

"What can happen with the dislocation is that blood vessels will either tear or they'll be placed on stretch for so long that the bone itself will lose its blood supply and that will cause death of the bone," Banffy said. "If you get it reduced right away, the idea is that will minimize the risk. But this is still something that you have to watch and it might not even present itself for a couple of months, similar to the way it did with Bo Jackson."

The statement released by Alabama's team orthopedist Saturday night stated the hip was reduced at the stadium before being transported to St. Vincent's in Birmingham. Reducing a hip means putting it back in socket.

This issue will be monitored in the coming months via MRIs.

With Jackson's case, he developed premature arthritis, which led to a full hip replacement and the end of his NFL career.

Originally posted by VaBeachNiner:

Originally posted by theduke85:

Originally posted by VaBeachNiner:

So did they say if his hip injury was on par with Bo Jackson's or worse?

It was the same injury, but the situation isn't as bad for Tua. Here's an explanation:

So, what made Jackson's injury so life-changing? The multi-sport star suffered from Avascular necrosis or AVN in the aftermath of his dislocation and fracture.

"What can happen with the dislocation is that blood vessels will either tear or they'll be placed on stretch for so long that the bone itself will lose its blood supply and that will cause death of the bone," Banffy said. "If you get it reduced right away, the idea is that will minimize the risk. But this is still something that you have to watch and it might not even present itself for a couple of months, similar to the way it did with Bo Jackson."

The statement released by Alabama's team orthopedist Saturday night stated the hip was reduced at the stadium before being transported to St. Vincent's in Birmingham. Reducing a hip means putting it back in socket.

This issue will be monitored in the coming months via MRIs.

With Jackson's case, he developed premature arthritis, which led to a full hip replacement and the end of his NFL career.

Got it. I would think for Bo it was a bigger problem due to him being a power RB and relying on his hips more.

Originally posted by Kolohe:

Originally posted by theduke85:
Man, I love Tua, but holy crap does he volatile future in front of him. If he returns from this injury, he is a special talent, and is a legitimate FQB. If there are complications, it could be disastrous. I have no idea what to expect with this guy.

I do agree with DaBeegDeek though, it's not like this hip injury was an aberration. The guy has been banged up a lot. For someone that's pretty small, it is a concern.

I have no idea where he'll go in the draft.

Tua is a lot bigger or the same (height and weight) as the recent young stars in Baker Mayfield and Kyler Murray. Some guys just have s**tty luck with injuries, see Andrew Luck.

Originally posted by theduke85:

Originally posted by Kolohe:

Originally posted by theduke85:

Man, I love Tua, but holy crap does he volatile future in front of him. If he returns from this injury, he is a special talent, and is a legitimate FQB. If there are complications, it could be disastrous. I have no idea what to expect with this guy.

I do agree with DaBeegDeek though, it's not like this hip injury was an aberration. The guy has been banged up a lot. For someone that's pretty small, it is a concern.

I have no idea where he'll go in the draft.

Tua is a lot bigger or the same (height and weight) as the recent young stars in Baker Mayfield and Kyler Murray. Some guys just have s**tty luck with injuries, see Andrew Luck.

Oh yeah, I agree that some people have bad luck, whether it be to freak accidents or unfavorable genetics or whatever.

Originally posted by Kolohe:

Originally posted by jcs:
Gonna end up a Patriot.

I think he'll go to Miami with Miami picking up Mariota.

Originally posted by blizzuntz:

He will drop to us , back up Jimmy G for a few years and then become our Aaron Rodgers

Originally posted by blizzuntz:
He will drop to us , back up Jimmy G for a few years and then become our Aaron Rodgers

Originally posted by RishikeshA:

Originally posted by wailers15:
Won't transition to the Pro's. Too long developing of a motion but Bama QB's just don't ever transition to the pros. Never have and I don't see that changing anytime soon

Joe Namath was OK so was Richard Todd.