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Brees has Rotator Cuff Surgery?

Bonedoc7777 said:
the labrum is a cartilage suction cup that increases movement of the upper arm and is a attachment of the ball and socket joint, the rotator cuff is made of 4 muscles that move and stabilize the shoulder, the most common tear is to the supraspinatus tendon, this IS NOT GOOD NEWS FOR BREES if it is his throwing shoulder for the long run, NO MORE THEN 3 YEARS, the are will start to wear out and he will be done
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Not if it's a labrum. If it's a rotator then maybe but it's not because that would be reported EVERYWHERE and it wasn't. The labrum isn't that big of a deal with the football throwing motion. It IS a big deal when throwing a baseball that is why everyone thinks it is so bad. Do yourself a favor and go throw the football for about and hour and then you will feel pain. The pain will come from the muscles in your upper arm/shoulder area being overworked AKA the muscles that comprise the rotator cuff.
 
I have a small tear in my rotor cuff (being treated with anti inflametories and a cortezone (sp/) shot and range or motion PT although I never go) was told that if it didnt get better that they would eventually have to scope it but the Dr told me that's the LAST thing I want to do. Hey maybe I can QB for the fins??? I did blow it out throwing a pigskin trying to relive my youth. And I would be GLAD to work for vet minimum
 
TAK said:
Not if it's a labrum. If it's a rotator then maybe but it's not because that would be reported EVERYWHERE and it wasn't. The labrum isn't that big of a deal with the football throwing motion. It IS a big deal when throwing a baseball that is why everyone thinks it is so bad. Do yourself a favor and go throw the football for about and hour and then you will feel pain. The pain will come from the muscles in your upper arm/shoulder area being overworked AKA the muscles that comprise the rotator cuff.
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The doctor specifically said he repaired Brees's rotator cuff and in the memo he released.

"...his doctor, Dr. James Andrews, issued a statement that declared..."
 
Brees will be fine, I think he will play good next year for any team he goes to
 
Look I Had My Rotator Repaired With A Little Plastic Anchor Hoilding Everything In Place And I Can Hit A Golf Ball But I Cannot Throw A Ball Of Any Kind With Any Zip....

I Say No To Drew
 
no matter what i think brees and the amount of money he wants is to much of a liability draft jay cutler!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
GRYPHONK said:
Yes!!!!

With the way Frerotte was throwing he might as well have had a torn rotator cuff.

Heck, the first year here Fiedler had a torn rotator cuff the whole 2nd half of the season and still managed better numbers or production then Frerotte
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Are you kidding...you must not have watched Jay Fiedler at all. Actually you must not have watched any fins games period to think Fiedler had better numbers and production...wow
 
By Kevin Acee
STAFF WRITER March 3, 2006
On the day that the start of free agency was delayed, perhaps staving off the end of Drew Brees' Chargers career, the Pro Bowl quarterback's camp went on the offensive. The agency that represents Brees released a letter yesterday from orthopedic surgeon James Andrews stating he anticipates Brees will make “a full recovery for the upcoming 2006 football season.â€Â
Somewhat ironically, while the letter confirmed what Brees has been saying since shortly after his surgery, it also seemed to support Chargers General Manager A.J. Smith's assertion that there is more to Brees' injury than initially revealed.
Andrews wrote that Brees “had a successful arthroscopic repair of his shoulder capsule and repair of a partial rotator cuff tear.â€Â
The capsule refers to the labrum tear, which has always been the official word on Brees' injury. But this is the first reference to a rotator cuff tear being repaired in the Jan. 5 procedure performed by Andrews.
Other orthopedic surgeons questioned yesterday said a rotator cuff tear could be considered more severe than just a labrum tear. But they also said they would be surprised if they saw a professional quarterback or pitcher who did not have a partial tear of the rotator cuff.
“There is going to be wear and tear,†said one.
The doctors, who did not want to be quoted because Brees is not their patient, said Andrews' letter should be taken at face value. They indicated that since Andrews thinks Brees will be ready, he probably will be.
Andrews, a renowned surgeon from Birmingham, Ala., repeated at the end of his letter the prediction that Brees will recover fully and added Brees should “participate at a high level†in 2006.
Other doctors cautioned there is no way to absolutely predict when Brees' shoulder will fully recover.
All Smith has said is that he has “some medical concerns†about Brees' shoulder.
Brees maintains he is four weeks ahead of schedule in his recovery. Andrews' letter confirmed Brees is “ahead of schedule†but did not specify how far ahead. The letter said Brees has “regained full range of motion.†Andrews also said, as Brees has, that Brees will begin throwing the first week of May.
But throwing does not mean passing at full strength, and that timing is what concerns Smith and what has at least factored into the team and player being far apart on the guaranteed dollar amount of a contract.
Brees' agent, Tom Condon, said through a spokeswoman yesterday that the two sides had not spoken since the NFL Combine and would not speak again until after free agency started.
While that leaves a possibility Brees and the Chargers could continue discussions, Katie Anderson of IMG said Condon “doesn't foresee much chance of anything happening†even after free agency starts.
Smith, who has said the team would part ways with Brees if a deal is not reached by the start of free agency, has not responded to several messages over the past two days.
Anderson spoke for Condon just hours after Brees floated an idea that could keep him a Charger for another season.
Brees went on the radio yesterday morning and said he would abandon the idea of a multiyear contract and play in San Diego on a one-year deal.
What the Chargers have already offered is essentially a one-year contract in terms of guaranteed money. But there is a five-year option attached to that offer, which gives the Chargers control over what happens after the 2006 season.
A one-year deal means the two sides would be back to this same point a year from now. The team is not believed to be interested in such a circumstance.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniont...3chargers.html
 
If anyone wants Brees they obviously didnt see Pennington play....Yeah We missed a chance to draft him,then we missed a chance to trade for him and now we wont sign him.

It WASNT to be.
 
You all are focusing on the wrong parts of the articles. ALL ARTICLES AND ALL DOCTORS THAT ARE CLOSE TO THE SITUATION say that Brees WILL make a full recovery.


That's really all that matters. We pass on Brees, we pass on playoff chances.
 
that is what they say, my experience is that he will have a short period of time that he will be fine three to four years then he will start to have problems with all the throwing he is doing, WHY DO YOU THINK SANDIEGO IS LETTING HIM GO, THERE DOCTORS ARE SAYING SOMETHING ELSE
 
Bonedoc7777 said:
that is what they say, my experience is that he will have a short period of time that he will be fine three to four years then he will start to have problems with all the throwing he is doing, WHY DO YOU THINK SANDIEGO IS LETTING HIM GO, THERE DOCTORS ARE SAYING SOMETHING ELSE
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Now, what would a Bonedoc know about such matters? :lol:

I guess we should just take the old everyday message board posters word for it and disregard all those years experience you have with it. Aye, Doc?:shakeno:

I'm interested and would appreciate all you care to share with us.
 
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