Comments on: Zach Miller tore his plantar fascia on third play of Sunday’s game

By: steelerben

steelerben — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 20:16:47 +0000

Is the NFLPA going to be requesting an inquiry into the team’s handling of this injury and request copies of the approval of field conditions?

By: theclaymaker52

theclaymaker52 — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 04:56:56 +0000

Zach Miller did not tear a muscle. The plantar fascia is a ligament. I have torn both of mine and to say that it hurt was an understatement.

By: greyhawk9

greyhawk9 — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 02:38:25 +0000

I agree completely about wr being the biggest need followed by o line help and d line pass rusher

By: jeffesky

jeffesky — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 02:36:28 +0000

As a Hawks fan its fun to hate the Niners ,but now were out of it so I honestly can say I do you want you guys to win it. Show Atlanta how the world works would ya please. I hope you guys get the Ravens in the SB, sick of the Pats.

By: garrisjs

garrisjs — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 02:36:01 +0000

Oh for the LOVE OF GOD! RG3 makes a heroic playoff performance, gutting out an injury, and you call for the coaches head and place some blame on RG3 as well.

Zach Miller plays hurt and you say how impressive it is and everyone goes on to say how this is what football is all about: playing hurt, being tough for your teammates.

How about some consistency? What, you gonna say “well, Miller was still productive with his injury”?
So, if a guy plays hurt and racks up some stats, no matter what that = good

If a guy plays hurt, but is not productive, even though he is still likely the best player at that position on the team, THAT = bad

Or maybe it’s just if a guy on a team you don’t like does ANYTHING, you spin it to be bad

By: vicksprman

vicksprman — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 02:27:43 +0000

Holy crap he had that production with that injury? What a beast.

By: vikingfitz

vikingfitz — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 01:57:57 +0000

I tore my groin reading this story.

By: ninerfan42

ninerfan42 — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 01:53:19 +0000

Google the article that Dan Le Batard wrote concerning Jason Taylor and you will understand why Zach Miller tore his plantar fascia. It is certainly a worthwhile read and I’m surprised more NFL players don’t suffer this injury. It is all tied in with the pain killer Toradol.

By: seabreezes51

seabreezes51 — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 01:21:13 +0000

Ouch!! I have that problem and it is very painful..

By: mullman76

mullman76 — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 01:18:35 +0000

@rbanks51: Yes, Miller is a warrior.
Another very good player drafted by the late, Great Al Davis, only to move on to find success with another team.
Can’t blame a guy for taking the money and hoping to win for a change.

By: gammynomnom

gammynomnom — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 01:16:52 +0000

rbanks51 says: Jan 14, 2013 6:25 PM

A Warrior? are you guys freaking serious?

He took a pain killing injection to play a game for a ton of money.
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While I agree with you in loathing the word “warrior” to describe an athlete, I once had an injury to my Plantar it is like stepping on a very large knife with each step. No pain killer in the world would get most men out there.

By: pdway

pdway — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 01:16:25 +0000

“From an opposing fan, I feel the Seahawks number 1 need is wide receiver in the draft or free agency. Am I off? Or is it DE with the uncertainty of Clemons?”

D-line for sure (DE & DT). Seemed to be a strength early on, but became a weak link as the season went on. Run defense faltered, and then as you saw against Atlanta, we really couldn’t get to the passer, esp without Clemons. Maybe if we had someone in his face, Ryan doesn’t complete those two passes that broke our hearts yesterday.

By: jjb0811

jjb0811 — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 00:54:43 +0000

Got love that the medical staff signed off on letting him play w/ a torn muscle. But to spew ‘player safety’, fine players & suspend players for hitting; then letting doctors off scott free is BULL!!

The problem the NFL has is not players or rules, its the commish and his hypocritical ideologies.

By: sweetnlow44

sweetnlow44 — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 00:14:07 +0000

“Haha…yeah that was a good draft. Aldon Smith in the 1st round and Kaepernick in the 2nd round. From an opposing fan, I feel the Seahawks number 1 need is wide receiver in the draft or free agency. Am I off? Or is it DE with the uncertainty of Clemons?”

Even with a healthy Clemons, the #1 need of the Seahawks is pass rushers. Irvin wasn’t horrible this year, but wasn’t a game changer by any stretch as you would hope a first rounder to be. I don’t think the Seahawks had one sack yesterday and only had pressure on a small handful of plays. It was somewhat offset by a great secondary, but the lack of a pass rush is the biggest hole the Seahawks have.

By: thegreatgabbert

thegreatgabbert — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 23:58:40 +0000

Zach should be able to return to football. But a career as a tree plantar is no longer possible.

By: marvsleezy

marvsleezy — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 23:56:08 +0000

I would think if you numbed up that tendon so you could keep running on it that it would tear even more and just rip – I dont get it.

By: rayguyreturns

rayguyreturns — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 23:40:49 +0000

That injury had me down for 2 years. I can’t believe he played on that foot, even with pain killers. Hats are off to you Zach. Wish you were still in S&B.

By: bnwpnw

bnwpnw — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 23:37:14 +0000

Prediction: 3 out of the next 4 super bowls will be won by NFC West teams.

By: citynative

citynative — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 23:29:17 +0000

@pdway

Haha…yeah that was a good draft. Aldon Smith in the 1st round and Kaepernick in the 2nd round. From an opposing fan, I feel the Seahawks number 1 need is wide receiver in the draft or free agency. Am I off? Or is it DE with the uncertainty of Clemons?

By: rbanks51

rbanks51 — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 23:25:44 +0000

A Warrior? are you guys freaking serious?

He took a pain killing injection to play a game for a ton of money.

By: umainebearman

umainebearman — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 23:22:12 +0000

Look everyone skinskg9 is still sore and is ….sort of trying to be funny. Listen kid Miller wasn’t trying to escape a shoddy oline on a well documented poorly conditioned field that had been neglected ALL season. He did it while helping his team try to win. Sort of the opposite of what the ‘Skins front office and coaching staff where doing when the let the field stand as it was and let the future of the franchise , which Miller is not, play on a injured knee on.

By: jaimelh02

jaimelh02 — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 23:19:12 +0000

Zach Miller will always be a Raider. Wish we could have had more success, but it’s great to see him play in his first post season and tear it up like he did.

By: themackstrong

themackstrong — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 23:17:36 +0000

Zach Miller has been a true pro since coming here. Our o-line was young and they had him in as an extra blocker (which is is excellent at run/pass) nearly his whole first year. The start of this year you could see he was catching everything thrown his way. So many big third down conversions and big plays when needed the most. Playing through that pain and having a game like he did is amazing. I hope that they utilize him and target him more next year, Zach Miller has earned it.

By: pdway

pdway — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 23:15:20 +0000

“As a season ticket holder of the 49ers, I want to extend a sincere congratulations to the Seahawks on their special year.”

Appreciated, and back at you. I think you guys are a year ahead of us on the winning curve. And now that we both seem to have found good young QB’s, it should be a great rivalry to watch twice a year for the next bunch of seasons.

Can you lend us Aldon Smith?

By: jjarvis

jjarvis — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 23:14:36 +0000

I tore my plantar fascia two years ago. I fell to the ground like I’d been shot, and basically crawled to my car from my work out where it happened. The drive home was excrutiating.

The idea that he got shot up and went and played a whole game is equal parts amazing and disturbing.

By: frankiemontana

frankiemontana — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 23:09:25 +0000

As a Raider fan I hated seeing Zach Miller go he is a beast, Zach get better and tear up the field next year, you made a raider fan proud last sunday

By: mrgroovesd

mrgroovesd — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 23:07:31 +0000

Kudos to him because that is an injury is painful. You can correct it with surgery but that is rare. It’s mostly keep it immobile, rest and rehab. Good luck to you Miller and I have new respect for you. Gates played a whole year with that.

By: citynative

citynative — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 23:06:07 +0000

As a season ticket holder of the 49ers, I want to extend a sincere congratulations to the Seahawks on their special year. Wilson is exciting, dangerous, fun to watch, and extremely polished in interviews while the D is tough. In my opinion, the two most complete and dangerous teams in the league reside in the NFC West. With what the Seahawks will build on from this year, the Niners present and future with around 13 draft picks in this draft, and the Rams coach and high round draft picks in this draft, this division is going to be amazing to be a part of in the near future. Again congrats on a successful season.

By: dennisatunity

dennisatunity — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 23:03:13 +0000

Zach Miller is a warrior. So is Russell Wilson passing to him. With only 31 seconds left, the loss was heartbreaking but they will both be back next year. Super Bowl, baby!

By: hawkfan72

hawkfan72 — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 23:02:45 +0000

Absolute stud.