Comments on: Bleeping Idiot of the Week: Shawne Merriman http://www.bleepingidiots.com/2008/08/bleeping-idiot-of-the-week-shawne-merriman/ Sports Blog, for and by the bleeping idiots. Mon, 25 Jan 2010 21:09:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Dylan http://www.bleepingidiots.com/2008/08/bleeping-idiot-of-the-week-shawne-merriman/comment-page-1/#comment-3470 Dylan Mon, 04 Jan 2010 01:02:58 +0000 http://www.bleepingidiots.com/?p=295#comment-3470 i disagree with marc. ankle sprains are less threatening they have 1st degree through 3rd degree. 1st degree is minor damage to the ligament in your ankle, 2nd degree is partial tearing and 3rd degree is complete tearing. inversion ankle sprains are the most common. Eversion ankle sprains are worse and are more likely to have the 3rd degree ankle sprains and tearing of your deltoid ligament in your foot. you cant really compare playing with an ankle sprain and playing with 2 torn ligaments in his knee. even if its 1st or 2nd degree ankle sprain you should sit until no more signs/symptoms. his lcl and pcl really ?! he should of had surgery. thats posterior instability and lateral instability. his pcl keeps his tibia from moving behind his femur. its not common to tear but he should of sat and done surgery i agree with them he is a bleeping idiot. i disagree with marc. ankle sprains are less threatening they have 1st degree through 3rd degree. 1st degree is minor damage to the ligament in your ankle, 2nd degree is partial tearing and 3rd degree is complete tearing. inversion ankle sprains are the most common. Eversion ankle sprains are worse and are more likely to have the 3rd degree ankle sprains and tearing of your deltoid ligament in your foot. you cant really compare playing with an ankle sprain and playing with 2 torn ligaments in his knee. even if its 1st or 2nd degree ankle sprain you should sit until no more signs/symptoms. his lcl and pcl really ?! he should of had surgery. thats posterior instability and lateral instability. his pcl keeps his tibia from moving behind his femur. its not common to tear but he should of sat and done surgery i agree with them he is a bleeping idiot.

]]> By: fantasy football week 12 http://www.bleepingidiots.com/2008/08/bleeping-idiot-of-the-week-shawne-merriman/comment-page-1/#comment-908 fantasy football week 12 Mon, 08 Dec 2008 17:42:04 +0000 http://www.bleepingidiots.com/?p=295#comment-908 Fantasy Football’s Week 12 is crunch time. ESPN leagues have two weeks left in the season—others have three weeks. The final push is here and hopefully you are still in the hunt for a playoff berth... Fantasy Football’s Week 12 is crunch time. ESPN leagues have two weeks left in the season—others have three weeks. The final push is here and hopefully you are still in the hunt for a playoff berth…

]]> By: Brian http://www.bleepingidiots.com/2008/08/bleeping-idiot-of-the-week-shawne-merriman/comment-page-1/#comment-123 Brian Sat, 30 Aug 2008 15:00:03 +0000 http://www.bleepingidiots.com/?p=295#comment-123 In response to Marc: I have torn my ACL twice, both times in my left knee and had reconstructive surgery both times. They were both acute injuries and the second tear was not related to the first. The second time that I injured my knee, I went to multiple doctors, all of which told me that I had stretched my ACL and that I should go through some physical therapy to try to strengthen my knee. So I went to physical therapy for a couple months, and then went back to my doctor and both he and my physical therapist cleared me to play - soccer - again. A few days later, I laced up my cleats and headed out onto the soccer field, supportive knee brace and all. The very first time that I put weight on my left leg and tried to cut, my leg gave out and I tore both my ACL and my meniscus...and I ended up having to get my second surgery on that knee...and the rehab long and vigorous... What the reports have said is that most, if not all, of the doctors that Merriman has visited have told him that they recommend surgery, however they have ultimately left the decision up to him. In response to Marc:

I have torn my ACL twice, both times in my left knee and had reconstructive surgery both times. They were both acute injuries and the second tear was not related to the first. The second time that I injured my knee, I went to multiple doctors, all of which told me that I had stretched my ACL and that I should go through some physical therapy to try to strengthen my knee. So I went to physical therapy for a couple months, and then went back to my doctor and both he and my physical therapist cleared me to play – soccer – again. A few days later, I laced up my cleats and headed out onto the soccer field, supportive knee brace and all. The very first time that I put weight on my left leg and tried to cut, my leg gave out and I tore both my ACL and my meniscus…and I ended up having to get my second surgery on that knee…and the rehab long and vigorous…

What the reports have said is that most, if not all, of the doctors that Merriman has visited have told him that they recommend surgery, however they have ultimately left the decision up to him.

]]> By: Joel http://www.bleepingidiots.com/2008/08/bleeping-idiot-of-the-week-shawne-merriman/comment-page-1/#comment-122 Joel Sat, 30 Aug 2008 02:14:45 +0000 http://www.bleepingidiots.com/?p=295#comment-122 True, however...and i am no doctor so correct me if i am wrong but the injury he sustained to his knee is a little more complex than a sprained ankle and knees are not something to be messing around with....and when you have to go see 4 different doctors just to find 1 who tells you what you want to hear, i feel like that says it all right there True, however…and i am no doctor so correct me if i am wrong but the injury he sustained to his knee is a little more complex than a sprained ankle and knees are not something to be messing around with….and when you have to go see 4 different doctors just to find 1 who tells you what you want to hear, i feel like that says it all right there

]]> By: marc http://www.bleepingidiots.com/2008/08/bleeping-idiot-of-the-week-shawne-merriman/comment-page-1/#comment-121 marc Sat, 30 Aug 2008 00:22:54 +0000 http://www.bleepingidiots.com/?p=295#comment-121 Disagree. Ligaments are static stabilizer of joints. Doctor examines you on a table with your muscles relaxed and he can stress your ligaments and open your joints up (laxity). Muscles are dynamic stabilizers of joints, when fired in synergy they hold our joints and limbs together (if they don't you have instability). Ankle sprains are torn ligaments of the ankle. How often do you hear of surgery for ankle sprains? Ligaments never heal perfectly. And if more than one of a joint is torn, then yes the joint can be unstable. Laxity is what the doctor tests. Instability is what the athlete would complain of. You can have laxity but not be unstable. If Merriman can run, cut, pivot, plant without symptoms, then I would clear him to play WITHOUT surgery. Risk of surgery: stiffness, accelerate arthritis, articular cartilage damage, prolong rehabilitaion, muscle atrophy, nerve damage, blood clot, infection, amputation, death. Marc Silberman, M.D. www.njsportsmed.com Disagree.

Ligaments are static stabilizer of joints. Doctor examines you on a table with your muscles relaxed and he can stress your ligaments and open your joints up (laxity). Muscles are dynamic stabilizers of joints, when fired in synergy they hold our joints and limbs together (if they don’t you have instability). Ankle sprains are torn ligaments of the ankle. How often do you hear of surgery for ankle sprains? Ligaments never heal perfectly. And if more than one of a joint is torn, then yes the joint can be unstable. Laxity is what the doctor tests. Instability is what the athlete would complain of. You can have laxity but not be unstable. If Merriman can run, cut, pivot, plant without symptoms, then I would clear him to play WITHOUT surgery.

Risk of surgery: stiffness, accelerate arthritis, articular cartilage damage, prolong rehabilitaion, muscle atrophy, nerve damage, blood clot, infection, amputation, death.

Marc Silberman, M.D.
http://www.njsportsmed.com

]]> By: Brian http://www.bleepingidiots.com/2008/08/bleeping-idiot-of-the-week-shawne-merriman/comment-page-1/#comment-118 Brian Fri, 29 Aug 2008 04:30:42 +0000 http://www.bleepingidiots.com/?p=295#comment-118 Agreed Agreed

]]> By: Jim http://www.bleepingidiots.com/2008/08/bleeping-idiot-of-the-week-shawne-merriman/comment-page-1/#comment-115 Jim Thu, 28 Aug 2008 23:06:08 +0000 http://www.bleepingidiots.com/?p=295#comment-115 What a dope. There's really nothing more I can say. What a dope. There’s really nothing more I can say.

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