Vrill
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Will he be 100% in two weeks? Assuming all goes well? If not, how close to 100% will he be? Two weeks seems like plenty of time to heal a strain, no?
That so reminds me of the Greg Jennings Youtube video!1 legged Rodgers > defenses
Put the team on his back and his 1 leg
Will he be 100% in two weeks? Assuming all goes well? If not, how close to 100% will he be? Two weeks seems like plenty of time to heal a strain, no?
I'm in physical therapy school. We don't know the severity if the injury for sure, but there are three grades of strain. Grade 1 is just overstretched a little or maybe a couple fibers torn, but strength is normal. Grade 2 has more fibers torn and some strength loss, and grade 3 is completely torn.
Safe to say it wasn't a grade 1. That can be shaken off and he would not have fallen over. Fortunately, it clearly was not a grade 3 complete tear. With that, he would barely be able to point his toe without even standing on it, let alone push off the foot. That would have likely ended his season.
Therefore, it's most likely grade two. To be at 100% in two weeks will be pushing it. He should be much more mobile in a two weeks though.
The chat box also was wondering about him grabbing at what looked like his hamstring. The main calf muscle crosses the knee and stops right above it, so to feel pain where Rodgers was grabbing is nothing strange with a calf injury.
I can't dispute that outright, but the ESPN game recap did state that Rodgers sat in the training room, watching the Lions score with a heating pad wrapped around his sore left calf. One doesn't always need injections. Sometimes even using rollers or the stationary bike can get muscles working better in the short term.but we know that they shot him up when he went into the locker room cause if he didn't theres no way he comes back in the game.
I'd be floored if he got a shot of anything. Talk about shooting yourself in the leg in terms of healing or thinking towards the next game. I'm pretty sure he got some soft tissue work, wrapped and was told not to push that leg.
I for one am very concerned about Rodgers' injury going forward. According to a foot specialist quoted in Packersnews, we're probably looking at a moderate to severe strain. That means partial tearing which will take somewhere around 6-8 weeks to fully heal, and the chances for re-aggravating the injury are definitely there. What it means is the Rodgers mobility throughout the playoffs will be very limited and that he could even re-injure it to the degree where he has to leave the game.
I'm sure 2 weeks will certainly help, but this could really put a dent in GB's playoff hopes.
This is my biggest fear moving forward too. I have heard everything from he should be close to 100 percent in two weeks to it will take 6-8 weeks like you posted. I think if he can be 80-90 percent and have little risk of reaggravating well be good but not sure that is realistic either.