Comments on: Adrian Peterson: Don’t compare RG3 recovery to mine

By: crp63

crp63 — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 09:12:49 +0000

johnnycash19 says: Jan 24, 2013 2:25 PM

Dang, that’s gotta be rough. Still pulling for you RGIII

Yes the LCL surgery does set back the normal time frame..it requires no weight bearing exercises(staying on crutches) for up to a month

By: pillowporkers

pillowporkers — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 16:07:05 +0000

If I was Adrian Peterson, I would make a video like Insanity and P90x. Call it “Adrian’s ACL Recovery”. He could make videos, books, blogs, shakes, vitamins, etc., and it would make millions. Who wouldn’t buy into that if you just tore your ACL?

By: S.Nevada

S.Nevada — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 12:44:09 +0000

Get rubber bands and screws out of your head. Stem Cells harvested from ones own pelvic bone make recovery times seem ‘miraculous’. Wait until this fall.

By: vikingsgohard

vikingsgohard — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 06:44:24 +0000

I think RG3 can’t do it … An I’m hoping he does …nothing but luv ..good luck Robert

By: fish751

fish751 — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 01:43:17 +0000

Now I want a six pack.

By: jwreck

jwreck — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 00:35:18 +0000

bengals69 says: Jan 24, 2013 3:06 PM
Having torn his ACL twice it is bound to impact his playing confidence and the type of game he plays.
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This “two ACL tears” thing needs to put to rest. He had an ACL repair in 2009. When James Andrews went into Griffin’s knee to repair the LCL, he redid the old ACL repair as well. It’s a harmless, non-invasive upgrade and safety precaution, like using an extra piece of masking tape to seal a carboard box. On top of that, as so many are fond of pointing out, injuries didn’t affect his playing confidence this year (to his/Washington’s loss), and though he should come back a safer, more injury-aware player, why would it affect his playing confidence in the future, and moreover, why do you sound so hopeful that it will?

By: jwreck

jwreck — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 00:06:04 +0000

ken0west says: Jan 24, 2013 1:47 PM

RG3s next snap will be in 2014. He has 0% chance of playing this year. Ca’t wait tell the line goes up, sweet action.
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“0%”? I’ll take that any day of the week. Hell, even Lloyd Christmas got “one in a billion”. I don’t remember if he ended up getting the girl, but “0%” is clearly aggressive schadenfreude more than objective prediction.

By: spartan822

spartan822 — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 22:18:07 +0000

AD is absolutely right. Not everyone is a cyborg.

By: rricha70072k

rricha70072k — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 21:38:28 +0000

Hopefully RGIII has invested in a Hyperbaric chamber and he may be able to come back around week 7 after being put on that new special IR that Suggs and Ray Lewis was on.

By: jwreck

jwreck — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 21:28:22 +0000

ketch20too says: Jan 24, 2013 2:05 PM

Seems Dr. Andrews was more than hedging his bets with the prognosis. Giving him essentially 50-50 odds of recovering back to his previous abilities.
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Andrews clearly gave him more than a 50-50 chance, and the only bet he was trying to hedge is in the minds of impatient fans.

After initially declaring that Griffin will absolutely be ready for by September, he tempered it with cautious optimism, saying that while it’s his opinion, as the most renowned figure in the history of sports medicine, that Griffin should be ready to go by September; as AP said, bodies heal differently, and Redskins fans shouldn’t bet their life-savings on Griffin starting their season opener.

By: jwreck

jwreck — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 21:26:24 +0000

bengals69 says: Jan 24, 2013 3:06 PM

Lets keep it real. AP did the near impossible so thinking RGIII does the same on a already damaged knee is nuts. Having torn his ACL twice it is bound to impact his playing confidence and the type of game he plays. He’ll need at least 8 months of gruelling physical therapy before he’s ready to take the practice field and that means he misses training camp. Then at least a month or two to get into game shape.
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If you look at the interview Peterson says he “thinks” Griffin “can” do it, but who cares what he says, he’s “nuts”, right?

If you actually read the article, you’ll see that what Peterson is saying is [not to compare the two injuries, or the two recoveries]. What AP did was pretty amazing, and his point is that [if Griffin can't come back from his knee injury as quickly as Peterson did or return to peak playing form as quickly as Peterson did; it's no knock on Griffin]. And nobody should hold anything against him for not outdoing or replicating Peterson’s unbelievable accomplishment.

By: deltaoracle

deltaoracle — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 21:21:50 +0000

Hope it isn’t RG I and done again.

By: teddysimonvikings

teddysimonvikings — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 20:51:35 +0000

Dean Keaton, you and everyone else claiming AP took any kind of enhancing drug can shove it! Its just jealous Fans like you that passed on the “Injury Prone” RB out of Oklahoma that make.accusations cause they’re upset their Teams RB all look mediocre to this guy! & Can I ask you what drug has ever Helped an ACL hold up 8 months after the tear? NONE! go play some operation you wanna be doctors!

By: jbcommonsense

jbcommonsense — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 20:40:10 +0000

AD is obviously correct. And even beyond that RGIII may be dealing with greater/and/or repeat damage. RGIII is the man, and I am hoping for a speedy recovery too, but I want him thoroughly healed, and not rushed. HTTR!

By: stlrams908

stlrams908 — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 20:31:16 +0000

As a rams fan, I’m happy

As a football fan, I’m sad

I love RG3 Get we’ll soon

By: Dean Keaton

Dean Keaton — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 20:23:02 +0000

AP’s “miraculous recovery” sounds suspiciously like Lance’s “miraculous recovery”…

By: jwreck

jwreck — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 20:18:50 +0000

johnnycash19 says: Jan 24, 2013 2:25 PM

RGIII just started doing knee exercises? Wasn’t his surgery a month ago? Seems like that’s taken a while. I know several people who started doing knee exercises (heel slides and straight leg raises) a couple days after ACL surgery. Unless having the LCL surgery with it sets you back that much.
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Considering that this site, as well as NFL network and ESPN, reported that Griffin had started movement exercises a month ago; the phrase “has started doing movement exercises,” is a misinterpretation of the source.

In no way is Cole reporting that Griffin has just begun physical therapy. The Tweet says that the Redskins training staff is “[now]” video monitoring his rehab. He is already doing movement exercises on his knee. The implied “[now]” applies to the video, not the exercises.

By: bengals69

bengals69 — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 20:06:57 +0000

Of course if the Redskins are holding back other knee damage such as a torn meniscus, well 2014 looks about right.

By: larryboodry

larryboodry — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 20:06:29 +0000

johnnycash19 says: Jan 24, 2013 2:25 PM

“RGIII just started doing knee exercises? Wasn’t his surgery a month ago?”

Actually the surgery was performed by Dr. Andrews on Wednesday, Jan. 9.

By: eatitfanboy

eatitfanboy — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 19:56:52 +0000

Put RGIII on IR for 2013. You can even put him on the “eligible to return IR” if you think he may be ready for the second half of the season.

Gamble that Cousins is as good as he looked in his admittedly small sample size, start him in ’13

If he is, flip him for a couple of good picks in the ’14 draft.

RGIII comes back healthy in ’14, when BTW, he’ll still only be 24 years old.

There are teams in far worse situations than that.

By: steelerben

steelerben — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 19:51:04 +0000

Peterson’s recovery is nothing short of a miracle.

Jamaal Charles, Eric Berry and Tony Moeaki all came back from their ACL injuries looking good, but it too a while longer.

With a little bit of security in place because Cousins looks serviceable the Redskins really need to make sure they don’t rush the kid back.

As far as the comments about this being the second tear on the same ACL, the tear is actually from the old repair failing. I have faith Dr Andrews will do a better reconstruction.

By: lifetimeskinsfan739

lifetimeskinsfan739 — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 19:50:37 +0000

I think he will recover Decently from this one, but anymore damage to that knee and I will forever wish we drafted Claiborne in the 6 spot and took Wilson with our 2nd or 3rd.

By: larryboodry

larryboodry — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 19:40:41 +0000

I think most fans do understand that RG3 needs to recover at his own pace, and that a 2013 return is unlikely…It will be some members of the media who will keep making comparisons to AP, and unfairly question RG3′s commitment if his rehab takes longer.

By: feeshta

feeshta — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 19:28:00 +0000

It’s not the same injury either. The injury Peterson had typically involves less recovery time that the one Griffin has.

By: purpleguy

purpleguy — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 19:25:58 +0000

AP also hadn’t had the ACL in the same knee previously replaced.

By: johnnycash19

johnnycash19 — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 19:25:50 +0000

Dang, that’s gotta be rough. Still pulling for you RGIII

By: thatswhatimsayin

thatswhatimsayin — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 19:22:24 +0000

that explains why it takes me 3 weeks to get over the common cold. Thanks mom!

By: livermetimbers

livermetimbers — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 19:21:07 +0000

RG3 will heal & be back. Now how his coach handles bringing him back along is a different story.

By: ketch20too

ketch20too — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 19:05:45 +0000

Seems Dr. Andrews was more than hedging his bets with the prognosis. Giving him essentially 50-50 odds of recovering back to his previous abilities.

By: blizzard01

blizzard01 — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 19:01:22 +0000

Trying to picture an AP 50 year old aunt with six-pack abs. Niiiiice.