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<blockquote data-quote="HardRightEdge" data-source="post: 613254"><p>I don't recall "muscle memory" being cited as a factor in the injury, though it certainly could be, just as any technique change--making the body do something it is not accustomed to--exposes a player to injury.</p><p></p><p>Bulaga wore a brace on that knee last season and credits it with preventing the minor MCL injury from turning into something much worse. After that experience I would expect him to continue to wear the brace, perhaps for the balance of his career. In any case, that MCL is indicative of the fact that playing on the right side does not afford any particular protection for the previously injured knee.</p><p></p><p>Interestingly, the ACL/MCL was on the left knee, which would be the push off leg on the right side. It's conceivable that the knee would be less of a performance issue on left side, at least in the run game, to whatever extend the injuries and the brace inhibit mobility, though I can't say I've noted any.</p><p></p><p>In the final analysis, ACL injuries are twisting injuries...those can happen at any time at any position. All it takes is a stuck cleat and some lateral torque. And in the NFL, the starting RT is typically the backup LT. Switching sides is not the ideal approach, but it is an accepted occupational hazard. Since Bulaga is wearing the brace, he may be less exposed than others.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HardRightEdge, post: 613254"] I don't recall "muscle memory" being cited as a factor in the injury, though it certainly could be, just as any technique change--making the body do something it is not accustomed to--exposes a player to injury. Bulaga wore a brace on that knee last season and credits it with preventing the minor MCL injury from turning into something much worse. After that experience I would expect him to continue to wear the brace, perhaps for the balance of his career. In any case, that MCL is indicative of the fact that playing on the right side does not afford any particular protection for the previously injured knee. Interestingly, the ACL/MCL was on the left knee, which would be the push off leg on the right side. It's conceivable that the knee would be less of a performance issue on left side, at least in the run game, to whatever extend the injuries and the brace inhibit mobility, though I can't say I've noted any. In the final analysis, ACL injuries are twisting injuries...those can happen at any time at any position. All it takes is a stuck cleat and some lateral torque. And in the NFL, the starting RT is typically the backup LT. Switching sides is not the ideal approach, but it is an accepted occupational hazard. Since Bulaga is wearing the brace, he may be less exposed than others. [/QUOTE]
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