EJ finished the bowl game with a broken leg???

Question

Apparently, he fractured his fibula against Notre Dame.

Link: NBC Sports

Originally posted on Football Message Board by AbbeyRoad.

Answer 1

And if the truth be known, Manuel was not injury free most of the season. We all suspected it but there obviously is a close lipped staff in Tallahassee now. Don't know that that is all bad. After all, if the public does not know, neither does the opponents coaching staff. Remember Bobby was pretty much open about just about everything except his personal health issues.

Again, not sure that is a bad thing.

Originally posted on Football Message Board by Lanoles.

Answer 2

likely happened in the first half

Originally posted on Football Message Board by Lemon Thrower.

Answer 3

What an amazing revelation - a fractured fibula is no small matter - E.J.'s second half passing was already heroic and now it becomes an epic performance in Seminole history.

Originally posted on Football Message Board by squiffynole.

Answer 4

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This post was edited on 2/22 6:59 AM by NOLE FAN1

Originally posted on Football Message Board by NOLE FAN1.

Answer 5

Imagine a season with EJ is injury free!

Originally posted on Football Message Board by Duo.

Answer 6

I do have to question why you let a guy play in a meaningless game with a broken leg? Our backups can't be so bad that a guy on one leg is a better option, and why risk further damaging the leg and jeopardizing the rest of his career.

Originally posted on Football Message Board by barnnole.

Answer 7

Man, we have just been snakebit with the injury bug at QB. Ponder missed significant parts of his jr/sr seasons (including most of his senior bowl game) due to them, and EJ missed halves of 2 games and all of a 3rd (we lost all 3).

Originally posted on Football Message Board by Scottyar.

Answer 8

Any doctors out there?

Is it possible that EJ's break was so small that he and the medical staff at the bowl did not know it was broken until an x-ray was taken?

Originally posted on Football Message Board by SAMMYNOLE1.

Answer 9

it was a fracture not a clean break. Damn that Jimbo he should have been wearing his portable Xray helmet so he could have examined EJ's leg.

Originally posted on Football Message Board by Noledynasty2b.

Answer 10

there were several comments made on this board questioning EJ's heart and competitive spirit ... hope we have learned something about this young man !

Originally posted on Football Message Board by BigBadJake.

Answer 11

There were more then several comments posted by a lot of posters hopefully some of which were banned. First loss next year they will all be back criticizing him.

Originally posted on Football Message Board by Noledynasty2b.

Answer 12

Easy. I didn't see in the article that it mentioned when he was diagnosed with the break -- but the way it was presented, it was just kept tight-lipped (again, were they tight lipped in the 2nd half, or just through January). No, I don't expect any coach to look at a player and diagnose an injury like an x-ray or MRI; but if a key part of your team is injured and it's known (and we don't know if it was or not), I don't think they should keep playing in that situation.

Originally posted on Football Message Board by barnnole.

Answer 13

I think it happened in the first quarter. He didn't bend that leg or anything after that happened. He is one tough SOB, I wish they would limit his runs though

Originally posted on Football Message Board by Noledynasty2b.

Answer 14

i thought fracture meant the same thing as break.

Originally posted on Football Message Board by Lemon Thrower.

Answer 15

If it had been a break it would have broken out thru the skin in some cases.

Originally posted on Football Message Board by Noledynasty2b.

Answer 16

A fracture can be a partial break, a simple break or a compound fracture which means the bone broke the skin. So a fracture could go from slight to severe or somewhere in between.

Originally posted on Football Message Board by Lanoles.

Answer 17

sounds like you agree that a fracture is just another word for a break. A break can be a partial fracture, a simple fracture or a compound fracture.

also, i thought a compound fracture meant it was broken in more than one place, without regard to whether it breaks the skin.

Originally posted on Football Message Board by Lemon Thrower.

Answer 18

yes there were. And another site who kept saying EJ should run the ball a lot during the season. I think it is safe to say we are a pro style offense with multiple sets/formations to throw the defense a curve. Sure, let's run some type of option here or there...scramble and make a play as needed, but EJ should be a passer first and a runner second. Just too many injuries to our starting qbs over the past few years. An improved OL should also help.

Originally posted on Football Message Board by kellylexy.

Answer 19

Compound fracture: A fracture in which the bone is sticking through the skin. Also called an open fracture.

Link: Compound fracture with pictures

Originally posted on Football Message Board by Lanoles.

Answer 20

AMEN!

Originally posted on Football Message Board by Tryit1time.

Answer 21

Maybe we should consider having our QB run less.

Originally posted on Football Message Board by ZZ912.

Answer 22

A fracture and a break are the same exact thing. It's like a bruise and a contusion, they are different words for the same thing. And yes, there are a whole host of fracture types; spiral, greenstick, compound, transverse, oblique, comminuted ect. The list goes on. And yes, it is extremely possible they didn't know he had a fracture. The fibula doesn't bear weight so it's possible to play through it depending on where the fracture is and the severity. It's also possible to have what's called an avulsion fracture. Where the ligament attaches to the bone, it can pull away rather than the ligament spraining. Who knows, they didn't say the type he had. I've had players play through those injuries before and it wasn't until a week or two later after lack of progress that we found out it was a fracture. It's more common than you think.

Originally posted on Football Message Board by mbeese.

Answer 23

Abbey: Very cool job there...nice!

Originally posted on Football Message Board by WOLVERNOLE.