McGahee to enter 2003 NFL Draft

[HamSupLo]

Originally posted by: isildur

Originally posted by: Codewiz

Originally posted by: KahunaHube
you guys know he tore an ACL in the same knee his senior year in High school and he recovered just fine.. plus hes still very young.

but this is all speculation.

That is a DAMN fine reason to not touch this guy. Everyone knows that your body never truly recovers from an injury like this. Yes you may recover so that you can play just as well but once this type of injury happens, the injury is that more likely to occur again.

McGahee might be an awesome running back but to tear your ACL twice in five years is not a good sign. The only reason I would draft him is so that I could develop him into a good running back for a year them trade him for lots of draft picks or players.

no everybody doesn't know that b/c its WRONG. a properly repaired/rehab'd ACL is no more likely to tear than the other. The fact that this knee blew out has NOTHING to do with the fact that it happened in high school - "everyone" who saw the injury would know that. In fact, if this guy's ligaments had "never recovered" he'd be raking in that 2.5 mill b/c he would have destroyed his entire joint in the incident and would be livin it up at home on the couch in a full-leg cast.

There are plenty of guys in the NFL, NBA, MLS, and international soccer who have suffered ACL injuries and come back to play at full strength with no limitations and no lingering effects - not ALL are able to do so, as each case is different and the rebound depends on many variables (extent of injury, youth, healing ability of the individual, surgical success, rehab program, etc), but to write off someone b/c they had an ACL tear surgically repaired is just assinine in this day/age.

<--- tore MCL himself and had "medical clearance" (read: injured joint at equal strength to uninjured) in less than 25 weeks.

No once you tear your ACL, your knee is definitely more suceptible to another injury. The knee is just not the same. Many athletes have come back from ACL, BUT, we are talking about the running back position. RB's take more punishment than anyone else. RB's with bad knees don't last that long in the league.

<--- tore right ACL.

 

[MemnochtheDevil]

No one is going to take a player in the early stages of rehab on the first day. He tore up his knee in a very bad way. 3 ligaments at once = chance of never being able to play again. He's a nice acquisition in the late round when you have a spare pick to use on a project player... He might not be able to play for 2 seasons.

BTW his insurance policy will cover him if he gets drafted but doesn't play by Jan. 1st and if 2 out of 3 doctors say he will not play again. If he eventually did play, he would have to repay the 2.5 million. So he could get drafted, get a signing bonus and salary for a year, then retire because of the injury and collect the insurance. Not a bad backup plan....

Memnoch

 

[jaydee]

Robert Edwards anyone?

 

[js1973]

You can bet that the team that drafts him will give him a contract heavily based on incentives.

 

[BeauJangles]

Originally posted by: MemnochtheDevil
No one is going to take a player in the early stages of rehab on the first day. He tore up his knee in a very bad way. 3 ligaments at once = chance of never being able to play again. He's a nice acquisition in the late round when you have a spare pick to use on a project player... He might not be able to play for 2 seasons.

BTW his insurance policy will cover him if he gets drafted but doesn't play by Jan. 1st and if 2 out of 3 doctors say he will not play again. If he eventually did play, he would have to repay the 2.5 million. So he could get drafted, get a signing bonus and salary for a year, then retire because of the injury and collect the insurance. Not a bad backup plan....

Memnoch

He only tore two of the three... granted it still sucks, but maybe the pats would pick him up

 

[Miramonti]

Its foolish to come out now. Why not rehab and prove himself next year and go in the first round? He's not going to get squat of a contract if he comes out now.

 

[BD231]

He'll be fine, Garison Hearst on the niners crushed 2 bones in his ankle and ripped cartilige which kept him out for two years. He got almost 1000 yards the season he came back, injuries are repaired extremely well these day's. I would say his best bet is to heal up, then enter as a free agent or get put in another draft if possible.

 

[KahunaHube]

Originally posted by: jjsole
Its foolish to come out now. Why not rehab and prove himself next year and go in the first round? He's not going to get squat of a contract if he comes out now.

ESPN had an article explaining why McGahee should enter the draft this year
1. Best medical attention
2. Get paid
3. Not gonna play for a year, will learn more of the scheme from a pro team
4. I think it said something like hes a 3rd or 4th year, but only has Sophomore standing... only using college to turn pro, not for the education
5. Squat of a contract in the NFL (league minimum=$350,000) is better then sitting in your dorm room with no $

 

[KahunaHube]

Originally posted by: jooksing

Originally posted by: isildur

Originally posted by: Codewiz

Originally posted by: KahunaHube
you guys know he tore an ACL in the same knee his senior year in High school and he recovered just fine.. plus hes still very young.

but this is all speculation.

That is a DAMN fine reason to not touch this guy. Everyone knows that your body never truly recovers from an injury like this. Yes you may recover so that you can play just as well but once this type of injury happens, the injury is that more likely to occur again.

McGahee might be an awesome running back but to tear your ACL twice in five years is not a good sign. The only reason I would draft him is so that I could develop him into a good running back for a year them trade him for lots of draft picks or players.

no everybody doesn't know that b/c its WRONG. a properly repaired/rehab'd ACL is no more likely to tear than the other. The fact that this knee blew out has NOTHING to do with the fact that it happened in high school - "everyone" who saw the injury would know that. In fact, if this guy's ligaments had "never recovered" he'd be raking in that 2.5 mill b/c he would have destroyed his entire joint in the incident and would be livin it up at home on the couch in a full-leg cast.

There are plenty of guys in the NFL, NBA, MLS, and international soccer who have suffered ACL injuries and come back to play at full strength with no limitations and no lingering effects - not ALL are able to do so, as each case is different and the rebound depends on many variables (extent of injury, youth, healing ability of the individual, surgical success, rehab program, etc), but to write off someone b/c they had an ACL tear surgically repaired is just assinine in this day/age.

<--- tore MCL himself and had "medical clearance" (read: injured joint at equal strength to uninjured) in less than 25 weeks.

No once you tear your ACL, your knee is definitely more suceptible to another injury. The knee is just not the same. Many athletes have come back from ACL, BUT, we are talking about the running back position. RB's take more punishment than anyone else. RB's with bad knees don't last that long in the league.

<--- tore right ACL.

well its just good to point out that McGahee tore the same ACL before, and look at his numbers before that hit. He's come back once... he knows what it's going to take to get back, mentally and physically.