Marlowe Wax Injury

[upperdeck]

II dont think a broken leg or Achillies they would have had him trying to limp off though?

 

[DPCuse]

If it was an achilles I don’t think Fran would have said a few weeks.

 

[Cuse House]

Bone bruise by chance? Couple weeks to heal. That would be the best scenario. Fingers crossed.

 

[baggerbob]

If it plays out like this, it will be heartbreaking for Marlowe, but a positive for next year's team to have his leadership in year 2 of Fran's tenure when the honeymoon season is over.

If he can't make it back before mid-season, it probably would be better to rehab and take the extra year.

 

[pokercuse08]

His reaction had me thinking fracture of some kind, like he immediately knew it was bad but it didn't look like torn Achilles level pain. Hopefully that means 4-6 weeks is a reasonable timeline and he can target the NC State game for a return.

 

[djorange1989]

I think we may need to take a “few” weeks with a grain of salt. Boot and crutches is not a good thing, I wouldn’t be shocked if he is done but hope to hell that isn’t the case. If he is even out for 2 months we could have him back for the last 5 games, since we have two byes before then. Just feel horrible for Marlowe

 

[Cusefan95]

Again what's your plan on how to put grass in the Dome?

From a technical perspective, the most realistic plan is wait for US Bank Stadium in Minnesota to install a grass field, then copy their plan once they have @3 years under their belts so we know it’s viable long term. So we’re at least a decade out.
From a financial perspective, it’s probably a $5-10MM/yr expense to switch over - I can’t see any viable plan on this front without using sponsorships to cover most of the costs.

It’s nothing more than a pipe dream at this point is the only sane conclusion.

And it didn’t look like turf contributed to this injury at all - and players get hurt on grass fields, too.

 

[cusefan88]

I think we may need to take a “few” weeks with a grain of salt. Boot and crutches is not a good thing, I wouldn’t be shocked if he is done but hope to hell that isn’t the case. If he is even out for 2 months we could have him back for the last 5 games, since we have two byes before then. Just feel horrible for Marlowe

Best case I'm hoping he can come back after the October bye for Pitt game. That's basically 7 weeks from now.

 

[hungrychuck]

From a technical perspective, the most realistic plan is wait for US Bank Stadium in Minnesota to install a grass field, then copy their plan once they have @3 years under their belts so we know it’s viable long term. So we’re at least a decade out.
From a financial perspective, it’s probably a $5-10MM/yr expense to switch over - I can’t see any viable plan on this front without using sponsorships to cover most of the costs.

It’s nothing more than a pipe dream at this point is the only sane conclusion.

And it didn’t look like turf contributed to this injury at all - and players get hurt on grass fields, too.

Indeed. Hard to say what caused the injury when we don’t know what the injury is.

 

[DPCuse]

Just watched the replay. His lower right leg got leg whipped in to our guy. I’d guess broken fibula. 6 weeks I’d guess.

 

[Cuseregular]

With almost 100% certainty I can tell yas what’s going on here. Taught orthopedics and orthopedic sports injuries for 30 years treating same often as a dr. type.

But more significantly in terms of having a good feel for this I had the what I think is the EXACT same injury from the EXACT same mechanism/type of play.

It’s similar to what happened to dave W last year but in this case making a tackle flying through the air, where both their outer lateral lower legs swing into a rigid object, in this case either the standing qbs or our guys body.

Dave W’s was clearly worse wirh an actual broken leg, fibula and likely tibia. Marlowe does not look as bad in that he was walking albeit gingerly for a bit which means it’s likely only the fibula involved.

The fibula is not a weight bearing bone so you can move and walk with it injured as it is supportive to the tibia which is and needs to be solid to walk.

As I mentioned above this happened to me and I remember like yesterday limping off the field. Hurt like a mother but kept it on the down low to finish the game, albeit less effectively.

It’s so painful that when it happens you think the worst and it’s worse case scenario because it feels that way sharp intense pain wise.

This because there’s a superficial nerve right there (called the common fibular/peroneal/superficial nerve – a part of and offshoot of the sciatic nerve), and that gets traumatized and injured, shooting pain down the leg where the nerve goes just like when you hit your “funny bone“ (the ulnar nerve).

This temporarily paralyzes the muscles it supplies from the compression injury of it (again this is temporary).

In my case as mentioned was limping a bit but able to walk and run so played two more games before finally getting it xrayed when a small hairline fracture was diagnosed. It was “better” in 4 weeks (no more pain no limping) and completely healed in 6 weeks.

So here best case scenario is both a bone bruise and a nerve contusion and that would mean he’d be back in 2 to 3 maximum four weeks.

If it is x-rayed and found to be a hairline fracture, he will be out 6 to 8 weeks. If it is an actual broken bone, meaning the two broken pieces of the bone are displaced away from each other then that’s a 8 to 12 week season ending type deal.

I’m strangely optimistic that it will be one of the first two scenarios. Let’s hope so.

 

[DPCuse]

With almost 100% certainty I can tell yas what’s going on here. Taught orthopedics and orthopedic sports injuries for 30 years treating same often as a dr. type.

But more significantly in terms of having a good feel for this I had the what I think is the EXACT same injury from the EXACT same mechanism/type of play.

It’s similar to what happened to dave W last year but in this case making a tackle flying through the air, where both their outer lateral lower legs swing into a rigid object, in this case either the standing qbs or our guys body.

Dave W’s was clearly worse wirh an actual broken leg, fibula and likely tibia. Marlowe does not look as bad in that he was walking albeit gingerly for a bit which means it’s likely only the fibula involved.

The fibula is not a weight bearing bone so you can move and walk with it injured as it is supportive to the tibia which is and needs to be solid to walk.

As I mentioned above this happened to me and I remember like yesterday limping off the field. Hurt like a mother but kept it on the down low to finish the game, albeit less effectively.

It’s so painful when it happens that you think the worst and it’s worse case scenario because there’s a superficial nerve right there (called the common fibular/peroneal nerve – a part of and offshoot of the sciatic nerve), and that gets traumatized and injured, shooting pain down the leg where the nerve goes just like when you hit your “funny bone“ (the ulnar nerve).

This temporarily paralyzes the muscles it supplies from the compression injury of it (again this is temporary).

In my case as mentioned was limping a bit but able to walk and run so played two more games before finally getting it xrayed when a small hairline fracture was diagnosed. It was “better” in 4 weeks (no more pain no limping) and completely healed in 6 weeks.

So here best case scenario is both a bone bruise and a nerve contusion and that would mean he’d be back in 2 to 3 maximum four weeks.

If it is x-rayed and found to be a hairline fracture, he will be out 6 to 8 weeks. If it is an actual broken bone, meaning the two broken pieces of the bone are displaced away from each other then that’s a 8 to 12 week season ending type deal.

I’m strangely optimistic that it will be one of the first two scenarios. Let’s hope so.

Appreciate the explanation. Solid.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

With almost 100% certainty I can tell yas what’s going on here. Taught orthopedics and orthopedic sports injuries for 30 years treating same often as a dr. type.

But more significantly in terms of having a good feel for this I had the what I think is the EXACT same injury from the EXACT same mechanism/type of play.

It’s similar to what happened to dave W last year but in this case making a tackle flying through the air, where both their outer lateral lower legs swing into a rigid object, in this case either the standing qbs or our guys body.

Dave W’s was clearly worse wirh an actual broken leg, fibula and likely tibia. Marlowe does not look as bad in that he was walking albeit gingerly for a bit which means it’s likely only the fibula involved.

The fibula is not a weight bearing bone so you can move and walk with it injured as it is supportive to the tibia which is and needs to be solid to walk.

As I mentioned above this happened to me and I remember like yesterday limping off the field. Hurt like a mother but kept it on the down low to finish the game, albeit less effectively.

It’s so painful when it happens that you think the worst and it’s worse case scenario because there’s a superficial nerve right there (called the common fibular/peroneal/superficial nerve – a part of and offshoot of the sciatic nerve), and that gets traumatized and injured, shooting pain down the leg where the nerve goes just like when you hit your “funny bone“ (the ulnar nerve).

This temporarily paralyzes the muscles it supplies from the compression injury of it (again this is temporary).

In my case as mentioned was limping a bit but able to walk and run so played two more games before finally getting it xrayed when a small hairline fracture was diagnosed. It was “better” in 4 weeks (no more pain no limping) and completely healed in 6 weeks.

So here best case scenario is both a bone bruise and a nerve contusion and that would mean he’d be back in 2 to 3 maximum four weeks.

If it is x-rayed and found to be a hairline fracture, he will be out 6 to 8 weeks. If it is an actual broken bone, meaning the two broken pieces of the bone are displaced away from each other then that’s a 8 to 12 week season ending type deal.

I’m strangely optimistic that it will be one of the first two scenarios. Let’s hope so.

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So you're saying he probably doesn't need a peg leg?

 

[SUFaninNJ]

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So you're saying he probably doesn't need a peg leg?

Marlowe the Pirate?

 

[mlbball99]

If it was a high ankle sprain, wouldn’t he spend the game icing it rather than in a boot?

 

[Orangefan1]

Tape it up! Let’s goooooooo!!! We need you Marlowe

 

[texascpa]

Just watched the replay. His lower right leg got leg whipped in to our guy. I’d guess broken fibula. 6 weeks I’d guess.

Exactly what I said in the game thread. The whip into the shin of another player had to result in a fracture or deep bone bruise.

 

[sabach]

With almost 100% certainty I can tell yas what’s going on here. Taught orthopedics and orthopedic sports injuries for 30 years treating same often as a dr. type.

But more significantly in terms of having a good feel for this I had the what I think is the EXACT same injury from the EXACT same mechanism/type of play.

It’s similar to what happened to dave W last year but in this case making a tackle flying through the air, where both their outer lateral lower legs swing into a rigid object, in this case either the standing qbs or our guys body.

Dave W’s was clearly worse wirh an actual broken leg, fibula and likely tibia. Marlowe does not look as bad in that he was walking albeit gingerly for a bit which means it’s likely only the fibula involved.

The fibula is not a weight bearing bone so you can move and walk with it injured as it is supportive to the tibia which is and needs to be solid to walk.

As I mentioned above this happened to me and I remember like yesterday limping off the field. Hurt like a mother but kept it on the down low to finish the game, albeit less effectively.

It’s so painful when it happens that you think the worst and it’s worse case scenario because there’s a superficial nerve right there (called the common fibular/peroneal/superficial nerve – a part of and offshoot of the sciatic nerve), and that gets traumatized and injured, shooting pain down the leg where the nerve goes just like when you hit your “funny bone“ (the ulnar nerve).

This temporarily paralyzes the muscles it supplies from the compression injury of it (again this is temporary).

In my case as mentioned was limping a bit but able to walk and run so played two more games before finally getting it xrayed when a small hairline fracture was diagnosed. It was “better” in 4 weeks (no more pain no limping) and completely healed in 6 weeks.

So here best case scenario is both a bone bruise and a nerve contusion and that would mean he’d be back in 2 to 3 maximum four weeks.

If it is x-rayed and found to be a hairline fracture, he will be out 6 to 8 weeks. If it is an actual broken bone, meaning the two broken pieces of the bone are displaced away from each other then that’s a 8 to 12 week season ending type deal.

I’m strangely optimistic that it will be one of the first two scenarios. Let’s hope so.

This is the first time since I saw Marlowe go down that I have some hope that it is not as bad as I thought it was. Thank you for your explanation, even if it does not turn out.

 

[FrancoPizza]

I’m still expecting the worst at Mondays press conference. But more importantly if the defensive personnel and the coaches on that side of the ball don’t get their feces together it won’t matter if wax returns.

 

[mlbball99]

Could be nothing could be something but saw this exchange on X.

 

[atlanticuse]

Could be nothing could be something but saw this exchange on X.

Maybe that guy can go visit and report from there.

 

[orangenauburn]

If it was a high ankle sprain, wouldn’t he spend the game icing it rather than in a boot?

Thought I read somewhere that icing is no longer the preferred method because it slows healing.

Applying heat while more painful actually expedites the process of repair and healing

 

[FreakTalksAboutSU]

I feel like this needs to be a 6 week or less type Injury. Longer and I fear he will just shut it down and prep for the draft

 

[FreakTalksAboutSU]

It's also wild to me that nothing ever leaks before the PC here. Gotta think they've known since early yesterday PM what is going on

 

[Qbobby]

UV lights. Sunscreen lotion for season ticket holders only.