JerryK Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 Hi All, I am Jetnation's official 'worry-wart'. Mangold is beginning to practice, but I don't know enough about this injury to feel good about it. I welcome your opinions. -What does the 'high' in high-ankle-sprain mean? All I know is rolling one's ankle like you'd do playing basketball. Same thing? -The announcers say he's only limited by pain tolerance. True? No risk of re-injury or making it worse? -I know this is risky, but I'll ask it: Are we better off letting the Pats hose us one week and giving Mangold another week to get healthy? I can see some value in the Pats not seeing our best this early in the season, and the rest of our division games don't worry me much. (Bills maybe but not if Mangold's back by then) I feel like I'd rather have 12 weeks at 100% than start him too early, slow his recovery, and get 13 weeks at 70% for it. (sorry if my 12/13 math is off, I don't have time to check the schedule for the actual numbers) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Integrity28 Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 I get where you are coming from, but its a mistake to assume any player is ever at 100% thoughout the season. There is risk he can make it worse, but I'm not sure how substantial that risk is. Then again, he could break his arm too... who knows. Playing afraid to get hurt is usually how you get hurt... I say let him go smash Wilfat's face in and see what happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetsFanInDenver Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 I think the difference for a player is being injured or being hurt. Most professional sports and more so in football most players are hurt somewhere on their bodies and can play through it. According to what i have heard that The High Ankle Sprain is something that can take somewhere between 5 days to 6 months to heal to a point where the pain can be dull enough to proceed with normal life. Severe one require ligament repair surgery. Even after a player or person is able to get around their normal business the pain may remain (so it may never be 100 % ever). And most people impacted by it get used to the dull pain after a period of time. In non surgery injuries the time frame is reduced and is usually 4-8 weeks. For professional athletes because most have higher pain threshold that time frame is still further reduced. So Mangolds time frame of return considering he had no surgery sounds somewhere in the ball park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetsFanFromQueens Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 All I know is this... "It was nice to have Nick Mangold back at practice today. He provides us (with) a lot of leadership on the offensive line. He did a great job today practicing" Mark Sanchez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetsjetsjetss Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 only real risk of injury with having one is overcompensating and getting hurt that way. My little brother had one he was out from our basketball team for about a month and a half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steveg Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 Rex Ryan expects Nick Mangold to play against New England Jets center Nick Mangold is among the injured players coach Rex Ryan expects to play Sunday afternoon against New England according to Jenny Vrentas of the Newark Star-Ledger. Mangold has missed the past two games with a high ankle sprain and was limited today in practice but said he only missed "a handful" of reps during the session. "He's a great player, but also he's got a great grasp of our system," Ryan said. "There's a great comfort level with everybody that plays. You know where he is going to be and everything else, that’s a huge plus for us." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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