RapSheet says Nelson Diagnosis is torn ACL

[Rastak]

well its official, jordy is done for the year

but how tough is that mofo?

how many guys do you see down on the field forever with that injury, only to be carted to the locker room

jordy didn't even do down, ran off the field, and walked to the locker room on his own, with no limp what so ever

There's been a couple of guys that stayed in the game and played with a torn ACL. Not recommended of course.

I'm guessing since it was just his ACL he had a little bit of stability. When Culpepper shredded three of the four ligaments in his knee it was swinging like a loose gate.

[Bretsky]

WHICH WR will step up ? It was a pipe dream to sign a veteran like Reggie Wayne .....that had Hoody written all over it...a rent a year guy who he could coach up. But that is Anti TT

You know FULL WELL TT is scouring each roster ready to swap a guy off waviers we have never heard of to develop.

I just want Charles Johnson Back...DUMB ASSES..........

[MadScientist]

well its official, jordy is done for the year

but how tough is that mofo?

how many guys do you see down on the field forever with that injury, only to be carted to the locker room

jordy didn't even do down, ran off the field, and walked to the locker room on his own, with no limp what so ever

There's been a couple of guys that stayed in the game and played with a torn ACL. Not recommended of course.

I'm guessing since it was just his ACL he had a little bit of stability. When Culpepper shredded three of the four ligaments in his knee it was swinging like a loose gate.

If there is a partial tear of the ACL, it it is painful and and the player can't continue. A complete tear doesn't hurt as much and players sometimes continue without realizing it. Several years ago the Packers had a RB who tore his ACL in a pre season game and continued for the rest of the half, including having a long TD run. Yovani Gallardo pitched several innings for the Brewers in 07 after tearing his ACL.


Hopefully Jordy can come back and put up decent numbers next year, but some of his long speed may be gone for good.

[Joemailman]

Bulaga finished the Family Night scrimmage after tearing his ACL a couple of years ago. When Burnett tore his in 2010, he told the trainers his knee "felt funny", but he wasn't in pain. Charles Johnson tore his a couple of years ago but apparently didn't tell anybody about it. If he had, they could have protected him by putting him on IR.

[Packgator]

I understand everything you are saying. He's a very good receiver and we won't replace everything he brings to the table.

However, to think that this offense is going to fall off significantly as long as Rodgers is 100% healthy is lunacy. QBs like Brady and Wilson have done extremely well without a wealth of talent around them at the skill positions. Nelson IS replaceable...not with one WR, but as a team. Cobb steps it up, Adams steps it up, Lacy steps it up, the defense steps it up, etc.

That's ALL that matters. Rodgers at 100% for the full year gives Green Bay as much a chance at a title as anyone else in the league...no matter who the guys lining up at WR happen to be.

I'm not saying that the offense is going to fall off significantly. With Rodgers at QB the Packers will likely continue to put up big numbers. Rodgers is the best QB in the league and will continue to play like it. What I am saying is, even if one guy steps in for Nelson and matches his totals (catches, yards, and TD's) from last year, the Packers still won't be as good as they would be if Nelson were playing. Simply replacing the catches, yards, and TD's won't fully substitute what Jordy brings to the offense.

[Harlan Huckleby]

You don't absolutely NEED an ACL - Nelson jogged off the field. Fucker should rub some dirt in it and get back out there.

I'm reminded of Bill Curry's story:

When I arrived in Green Bay to work for Lombardi, I quickly learned what the culture demanded. The second week I had a slight hamstring pull and went to the trainer for therapy. As I lay on the training room table, superstar Paul Hornung walked over. He was one of the few veterans that was nice to rookies. He asked, "Whatcha got, kid?" I replied that my hamstring was pulled. He glanced around, leaned over in a conspiratorial manner, and said softly, "The old man doesn't believe in hamstrings."

I stood, walked out of the training room and never returned while in Green Bay. Never.

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/columns/story?columnist=curry_bill&id=2622535

[smuggler]

Trouble in playing on a knee that has no ACL: 1. more likely to injure the other ligaments or have a nasty injury, 2. basically shredding your cartilage with every jerky move.

The way the cartilages articulate is quite specific. Imagine chewing while shifting your lower jaw all around - it wouldn't be long before you wore your teeth down from all the unintended surfaces opposing each other. Same with the knee - ruin your cartilage by introducing all that movement...

[pbmax]

Whenever Bill Curry talks about Lombardi, it always sounds like a hostage talking about his ordeal. I don't think he ever got over it in his own head.

[Patler]

I'm stupid you are cool. having depth and having a good starting lineup are 2 different things. Since Driver,Jennings,jones, all moved on WR depth has been an issue. You may have noticed Ted has drafted 4 in the last 2 drafts. I didn't say TT had done a bad job with the Wrs just that he made a mistake not bringing Jones back or adding another vet via free agency the last 2 years. We could have integrated more 4 wide sets, had a solid backup to our 3rd wr and (cough cough) had some flexibilty if a player missed some time with an injury. I said this summer and last summer. But twist my words and call me stupid. I am stupid but at least i know what depth means.

I think he did have the right combination last year, three experienced veterans, a high draft pick rookie and another intriguing rookie. It ended up looking worse, because inexplicably, after a very solid 2013, Jarrett Boykin absolutely disappeared in 2014. There are only a limited number of roster spots available. You can't field all experienced vets on game day and incorporate the necessary cycling of fresh faces, too. Three vets, a high draft pick and a wildcard at #5 seems right.

This year should have been the same; two outstanding starters, last year's high draft pick, another high draft pick from this year, and a 5th WR. Losing Nelson early hurts because it comes before Adams proves he is what he seems, before Montgomery gets up to speed, and before the wild card 5ths sort themselves out. Losing Nelson now helps, because they have time to adapt and look for help elsewhere if they need to.

[Patler]

well its official, jordy is done for the year

but how tough is that mofo?

how many guys do you see down on the field forever with that injury, only to be carted to the locker room

jordy didn't even do down, ran off the field, and walked to the locker room on his own, with no limp what so ever

Meh.... I know a kid who played an entire hockey season as a goalie after tearing his ACL in soccer. The kid even finished the soccer game in which he tore his ACL.

[Pugger]

I'm not saying that the offense is going to fall off significantly. With Rodgers at QB the Packers will likely continue to put up big numbers. Rodgers is the best QB in the league and will continue to play like it. What I am saying is, even if one guy steps in for Nelson and matches his totals (catches, yards, and TD's) from last year, the Packers still won't be as good as they would be if Nelson were playing. Simply replacing the catches, yards, and TD's won't fully substitute what Jordy brings to the offense.

No, but with our depth we can soften the blow of losing a player of Jordy's abilities by spreading the ball around so defenses can't just concentrate on Cobb.

[Patler]

Yup. They don't have anyone to replace Nelson, but they do have other capable receivers. The task is to discover how to best use what those receivers are good at, not to try to make one of them into Jordy Nelson.

[Patler]

Idle speculation: could Jordy's offseason hip surgery be related to the china doll knee injury?

I wonder about that, because I see a lot of people who get hip replacement surgery develop knee problems. You change the body mechanics just a bit, and other areas are prone to overuse and strain. I wouldn't be surprised if Jordy was a bit out-of-kilter, he was down all spring.

Red brought this up yesterday. Perhaps Jordy returned to live action to soon.

Nah, it was God's will that Nelson was injured.
A Detroit Lion has told us so:

Division rival Glover Quin of the Detroit Lions said that he was disappointed that Nelson got hurt, but believes that God meant for the injury to happen regardless of whether Nelson was playing in a preseason or regular season game. According to Quin, Nelson would have been hurt in the Packers’ next game had he not played Sunday.

Via the Detroit Free Press:

“I hated Jordy got hurt, but my beliefs and the way that I believe, it was God had meant for Jordy to get hurt. So if he wouldn’t have got hurt today, if he wouldn’t have played in that game, if he wouldn’t have practiced anymore and, the next time he would have walked on the field would have been opening day, I feel like he would have got hurt opening day.”

http://ftw.usatoday.com/2015/08/lion...on-to-get-hurt

[pbmax]

So God is an ambush waiting to happen. Interesting take on predestination.

[pbmax]

Here is another take on predestination. Packer writers, jealous of Badger success, are actively sabotaging Magical Abracadabra.

JS Comments @JSComments 1h1 hour ago
Are the Packers beat writers jealous of the Badgers success that they're actively bad mouthing Abby's chances?!?