Originally posted by NYniner85:
Ben's arm was completely shot after his tendon repair, which was a similar surgery to a UCL. Not necessarily the same injury though. The tendon has a much quicker healing process do to blood flow vs a ligament (which is what Brock completely tore). Big Ben said he felt great after the surgery, the film said otherwise.
For sure age plays a part. If Brock was older the internal brace wouldn't be an option. I know you love tossing out the Mullens comp. The thing is this is a relatively new procedure, we don't have nearly enough examples to proclaim anything. I have no idea why you keep tossing out Delhomme. He didn't have the same surgery. TJ vs internal brace are not the same thing…He also said he felt great, but again the film was not good either.
IMO Brock should be fine all said any done. I do think the best way to go about it is to give him as much time as possible to recover. There's absolutely no reason to rush his recovery. None. Any setback could result in further surgery. There's a fine line with being optimistic and ignorant about it.
I've been trying to find out what kind of tissue (was it healthy?) that big Ben and Mullens had. That plays a huge factor. Thank goodness Purdys was healthy.
Mullens didn't release much info on his arms, at least, publicly.
i do agree that he shouldn't play until he feels like it's right and fully healed. I just ride with the 6 months because that's the longest I've heard/read about it taking (a doctor said it could be five months or 7 months depending on how his body heals - everyone's is different). I'm being optimistic that his youth/work ethic/healthy tissue - will benefit him and by 5.5 months, he will feel back and gives him two weeks to run with the 1s to see if he or Trey should start. I don't expect he will go on short term IR though. That would be a bad sign.
Mullens isn't starter material for teams so it sucks that we haven't really seen him play to know how his arm looks. He would of never been a starter here if it wasn't for injuries/bad qb play.
delhimme was never a great qb anyways, never thought he was that good, but he didn't have the same surgery. He had TJ which is worse.
big Ben and JD both were like 12-15 seasons deep in their careers with a lot of wear and tear. Makes its a hard comparison. It's like we only have one comp and it's not a good one. Lol sucks
[ Edited by tankle104 on Mar 23, 2023 at 4:54 AM ]