Alford's knee injury a bad one
by Ed Valentine on Aug 23, 2009 8:07 PM EDT
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From Ralph Vacchiano of the New York Daily News:
Defensive tackle Jay Alford, who was carted off the field in the Giants’ loss to the Bears last night, has been diagnosed with a torn MCL and a partial tear of his ACL. His season is most definitely in jeopardy, though the Giants may not make that determination for another two weeks.
According to a team spokesman, Alford - - who is also the team’s long-snapper on field goals - - was examined in Manhattan today by Dr. Russell Warren, the Giants’ team physician. In Chicago, Alford had initially been diagnosed with a left knee "sprain," but Dr. Warren discovered the two torn ligaments.
The plan, according to the spokesman is for Alford "to strengthen and rehab the knee for approximately two weeks." After that, the Giants will "make a determination on the severity of the ACL damage."
Well, that makes a bad Saturday night even worse. This really stinks for Alford, who was playing the best football of his Giants' career.
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Long Snapper
Aw man, this is bad news. I hate a preseason injury. Going down in a game that means nothing just feels like such a waste. Who’s the back up Long Snapper? Anyone decent at least? We have enough depth at DT that we can still survive without Alford, but I can’t recall if we have any back up Long Snappers worth merit. I’d to throw a crappy long snapper in the game and make Tynes job even more unpredictable.
DeOssie
He should be able to handle Alford’s snapping duties. I have seen him do this quite a bit during camp, and he has done it well. Now we just have to see him do it in live game action.
by Ed Valentine on Aug 23, 2009 8:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Phew! That’s at least a slight load of my mind. Terrible news for Alford, but of all the injuries, at least it was to a position we have depth in.
Depth? What depth?
At this point we do not have one single DT we want to use who is 100%. Cofield is closest, but he is still post-knee surgery. Canty has a torn hamstring and hasn’t been on the field for weeks. Robbins is still very limited, and so is Rocky Bernard — who has only practiced for a couple of days. So, what depth was that?
by Ed Valentine on Aug 23, 2009 9:13 PM EDT up reply actions
It's very weird, isn't it,
given what managment did re FA? It’s almost as though they saw what might happen and it turns out even worse than they could possibly have expected.. Hoepfully, Canty, Robbins and Bernard can recuperate fast enough to help out in the intermediate future. It certainly changes the picture in terms of what must be done re FAs and trades befor the opener. It will be interesting to see what stopgap neasures are taken for the next game,
Damn damn damn
this sucks for Alford. I thought it was bad, and then I read he was on the bench laughing and joking with teammates. Now it’s bad again. This loss is not in the worst position possible, but it is a loss nonetheless. I’m tired of reading about injuries, and guys not playing. We need to get some people back and playing together!
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by bigbluethruandthru on Aug 23, 2009 8:42 PM EDT reply actions
so who plays DT next game?
Bernard and Robbins clearly can’t go too long, but what about Canty…he’s been a gamer down in dallas but i don’t see how he can go considering hes’ been on the sidelines this long. Tuck will have to line up inside w/ kiwi and osi on the ends. But really no depth behind that. Could always line sintim up at end in passing situations…maybe move Kiwi inside??? Just can’t believe that our Dline which was supposed to be our biggest strength is now a concern. Even Tuck…having foot problems already.
Canty
has not practiced in weeks. Tuck is perfectly healthy … the Giants simply have him practicing once a day as a precaution.
by Ed Valentine on Aug 23, 2009 9:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Damn this not good news… ed do u see maurice evans making the roster now that alford might be done for the season possibly?? It gets me frustrated that all 3 players we signed havnt even played a down yet in a preseason game… I think deossie went to the pro bowl last year so he can pretty much be a long snapper…. I’m more worried about the offense the receivers havnt shown much….
injuries
maybe we need a (new?) conditioning program/coach in the off season. this one was game related but the rest are practice related-frustrated.
I've said for a long time that
Incorporating yoga into the training program is worth a shot. I suspect it could dramatically reduce yhe # of injuries.
in the future....
none of our defense should practice. They should only play in games. These guys are made out of glass. I know there are a couple injuries on offense, but it sure seems like out defense gets hurt a lot.
Once I saw the replay
I knew Alfords season was over. He looked as if he was about to cry for a sec too. That was a depressing game even for pre-season.
LETS GO GMEN
I play a doctor on TV
I heard on Sirius NFL it’s torn ACL/MCL. Who knows if these things have degrees of severity, but suffice it to say that’s what Tome Brady had.
You play to win the game!
by Simms-McConkey on Aug 24, 2009 1:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Hamstring Injuries
I don’t know if it is the type of drills or what but it feels like every year we are lamenting an insanely high # of hamstring injuries. What gives??
I have some contacts on the Mets' medical staff
if you think they can help.
DON’T SHOOT. JUST KIDDING.
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You're a brave man
After that unassisted triple play, I would have changed my name and avitar. I’m to a point now that I can’t say the word Mets without laughing. Lucky for you football season is here.
Hey, man, with that attitude
I would’ve dropped the G-men at certain points in my life too. I figure that once you take a team into your heart, you’re done. That’s your team. That’s why I’m still a Knicks and Rangers fan too.
That triple play was unbelievable though. Makes you wonder what the Mets did to make the baseball gods SO mad at them.
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As I was saying... (someone beat me to it)
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"We were very much aware of that. There was a lot of phone call-type things going on in the room." -- Tom Coughlin
I know what you're saying.
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