🏈 If you think Tagovailoa has a right quad injury, I’ve got some fantastic beach property in Siberia to sell you

[jdpas29]

well i'm not sure what mr. hayes background is to know what type of injury he has or what would affect it, but i can tell you that the shot he took to the quad would have affected the quad. lol.

The injury was present and brace was applied when he fell on that knee a game or two ago and was pushed down on the flexed knee. I don't remember exactly when that happened. That certainly could have made his situation worse at the PCL.

Kid needs rest, but a shot to the quad by a helmet is no joke. complicates things for good muscular contraction around an already injured knee. I don't think anyone is questioning that his knee is the primary injury, but a quad injury on the same side changes things significantly on that plant foot side.

A quad injury would have little affect on the stabilization of the knee in regards to a PCL injury. The PCL stabilizes bone to bone and keeps the knee from hyperflexion. The muscles that would be involved the most with the hyperflexion stability would be the hamstrings, not the quads.

EDIT: I take that back for a minute... ACL/Hamstring would work in pair for Extension and PCL/Quad would work in pair for flexion... been awhile since my Athletic trainer days... regardless, the "knee" itself is stable. What would be the issue is if the leg is put into extreme hyperflexion again with a weakened quad not able to limit this motion.. this would be a lot of stress on the PCL.

The issue is not so direct as to say that a quad injury puts the PCL in some type of immediate risk. Just that the quads are a part of stability for the knee in general. On the slightly flexed knee in a QB planting the front foot, a good quad contraction would be integral to thw throwing motion. PCL would not be in high demand or at much risk in this type if motion. A contracted hamstring pulls the tibia posteriorly which would tighten the PCl if unopposed. But in the knee in an athlete like this, stability of the knee for a perfect throwing motion and accuracy takes all of these things working in unison. That is my opinion. Also why he has appeared off for a bit since injury. It may not hurt that much but the coordination and proprioception have certainly been affected to some unknown degree.

The danger in a fall on a flexed knee wasnt necessarily hyperflexion. I didnt mean to imply that. It is simply falling downward on a flexed knee which drives the tibia violently to the posterior loading the PcL.

He is moving around pretty good though and, other than his accuracy suffering a bit, i dont think this will be a big deal.

I hope all that made sense. My 2 year old is trying to take away my phone. Lol

 

[pop2]

I have had both knees replaced and in both cases the most pain and discomfort came from the quads.

 

[EasyTider]

Hurts doesn’t look like someone who would be ready by Saturday.

 

[UAgrad93]

Tua looks fluid and the knee looks fine. Jalen on the other hand, reminds me of the old Tim Conway character on The Carol Burnett show.

 

[UAgrad93]

 

[planomateo]

Perhaps Tua's issue is more brace than knee.

 

[JoshB]

Hurts doesn’t look like someone who would be ready by Saturday.

Hurts doesn't look like someone who would be ready to play by January, let alone Saturday. That ankle injury was severely understated.

Perhaps Tua's issue is more brace than knee.

He's clearly uncomfortable playing in it. If you watch him, he's constantly tugging at it.

 

[jdpas29]

Sucks for Jalen. I hope Mac is eating a double helping of wheaties this week.