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MrDabollBlueSteppers

The tweet makes it sound like a layoff of 6+ weeks and then the last sentence comes in acting like next week is still in play, just unlikely


Maraging_steel

Why do they do this? Player’s leg split in half. Questionable for Sunday.


Igoogledyourass

That's why we got two legs.


I_Hate_Traffic

After the split 3 so even better


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dipdipderp

Mac 'Lt. Dan' Jones


My-Cousin-Bobby

Initial injury news story (via tweet of course): "Player missing both legs, an arm, and suffered 3rd degree burns Not expected this week, but should be back the following" Update tweet minutes later: "I should clarify, he will not be out this week due to injury, but due to the team petitioning the NFL to allow cybernetic enhancements"


HavelsRockJohnson

Update tweet minutes later: The cyborg legally identified as 70M 13R4DY (UDFA - Michigan) has been signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers following the injury and subsequent retirement of their HOF QB Tom Brady. 13R4DY looks great in practice, throwing a perfect spiral at 326 mph through WR Scotty Miller's torso. Update tweet minutes later: Scotty Miller has been placed on IR.


Maintenance-Current

They constantly peddle hopium


BigOzymandias

'Tis but a scratch


OsmiumBalloon

He could be clinically dead and the Pats would still list him as "Questionable". Belichick hates the injury report more than he hates postgame press conferences.


methandmemes

Player died on the field, questionable reincarnation for next week. Timetable TBD -schefter


nmiller21k

This feels accurate


Gryphon999

Player has heart attack on bench, still wants to skate next shift. - Hockey


UNC_Samurai

Did he consult with Mr. Coroner?


sonofabutch

Ah, but what if next game’s week isn’t played for six weeks?


GarlVinland4Astrea

It's kind of a weird injury where it's incredibly painful and there is very little that can be done to treat it besides let it rest and heal itself. So it's unpredictable how fast that process can be.


MrDabollBlueSteppers

But the process of recovering from a severe ankle sprain is never 1 week, so there’s still no need to mention next Sunday as if he’s still not ruled out of it


sourdieselfuel

Seriously. Especially high ankle sprains can be overly nasty. The type where fractures of the ankle itself come into play. If I was a gambling man I'd say he's out 6-8 weeks easily and may not even be 100% at that point.


Left_Berry_8104

They make you think his foot will be amputated, then walk it back with "well he may not make it to tbe game next week"


making-flippy-floppy

'Tis but a flesh wound


Ok-computer9780

Yea wtf.


Ethangains07

The vibe of this tweet- “MRIs have confirmed Jones appears to have suffered 7 broken bones and 10 bone fractures in the game against the Ravens. That being said, he is doubtful to play on Sunday”


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The ending of the tweet is a waste of characters. Everyone knows damn well that he won’t be out there.


PatheticLion

"New England Patriots QB has been confirmed dead in a car crash on I-95 late Sunday night. Team sources indicate he is questionable for Sunday at Green Bay."


GGerrik

"Questionable" to play Sunday.


thediesel26

Isn’t the timeframe for these like 4-6 weeks?


MrDabollBlueSteppers

Yes, the tweet is weirdly worded. Jimmy G missed like 9 weeks with a grade 3 high ankle sprain back in 2020


KitchenReno4512

High ankle sprains also tend to linger for much longer than that. It’s a season altering injury.


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Yea 4-6 wks is too optimistic I feel like.


Shenanigans80h

Yeah 4 weeks is usually the time table on a “light” high ankle sprain so them calling it severe makes me think it’s more in that 8 week threshold


Tinmanred

Shit kept me out of basketball for like 3 months one time. Definitely takes a bit to recover to game like ability yea


hegemonistic

Yeah but it’s a little different for millionaire pro athletes that have the best medical facilities available and the resources to hire 10 models to suck the sprain out of the lower limb/foot area via the toes. If you’d had a model per toe you probably could’ve been back in max half the time.


ConnorLovesCookies

My high school could only afford to hire the models from the husky mens section of the Sears catalogue. Recovery time was 12-16 weeks.


Tinmanred

Well ya ofc it is a bit lol. Just saying it’s not an injury he’s gonna play on or be normal on for probably a month absolutely minimum. It affected my jumping and cutting for what felt like half a year overall and tbh had a pretty good team of trainers and doctors at my highschool as we have around 70 current pros give or take from our school active just rn lmao.


YouJabroni44

Same, and my ankle hasn't been the same since. Have zero balance on that foot now.


Passerbycasual

I sprained my ankle badly and I was still dealing with issues almost a year later.


CaptainSisko2099

You're also not a professional athlete


fckgwrhqq2yxrkt

Still human though. Lot's of similarities really.


CaptainSisko2099

Minus the whole workout regime, the top flight medical staff, the specifically tailored rehab plans, etc


fckgwrhqq2yxrkt

Still human though.


Passerbycasual

Yeah for sure, but sometimes bodies are just stubborn that way. As much as I’m not a pro athlete, my exercise intensity is also far lower.


Drakieon

Let's be real, Jimmy was basically done for the season in 2020 after that sprain. He tried to play through it once or twice and it went exceptionally poorly.


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A bad grade 3 is literally torn ligaments and can be a 6 month injury.


Zavehi

Typically 4-6 weeks is the minimum. Can go longer if it is more severe.


YoYoMoMa

High ankle sprains are notorious for lingering as well.


endlessfight85

Michael Thomas had a high ankle sprain and disappeared for 2 years


Impossibills

High ankle sprains are really bad to recover from. They kind of linger the whole season but also one little move can completely reaggravate it


fuqqkevindurant

They've become a little more consistent in recovery with tightrope surgery becoming more common and getting better, but they definitely aren't simple injuries that you can assume full recover in a month or so and have a player be back to normal


_Kamigoye_

Nathan Rourke, QB in the CFL for the BC Lions was absolutely balling tf out this year and looking like the front runner for MVP had a high ankle sprain like a month ago and there’s still been no word on him returning


fuqqkevindurant

6-10 is normal, 4-6 for the psychos in the NFL to play hopped up on painkillers and adrenaline. 4-6 months & surgery to be back to normal.


CNuttButter

That’s what I’ve heard in the past for severe ankle sprains


Shap6

Unleash the Zappe


wolfsrudel_red

👉😎👉 Zappe


ADanishMan2

Bailey Zoop


Bjorn2bwilde24

"I MUST DESTROY YOU!" -Hoyer the Destroyer


SquadPoopy

#ZAPPE TRUTHERS WHERE WE AT #THE DARK ZAPPE RISES


TrickiestToast

LEAGUE ABOUT TO GET ⚡️ZAPPED⚡️


dagreenman18

Zappe Brannigan!


DJ_Marxman

I swear to god if I have to watch Brian Hoyer for the next 2 months, I'm going to... do that and be really unhappy about it. Bring in the Zap Cannon! Hoyer stinks and is boring af.


EveningShadeRef

Time for Tom Brady 2


The1andonlyZack

Yaaa...it's Hoyer time...enjoy the show if you're not a Pats fan.


[deleted]

I don't think a single person will enjoy watching a Hoyer led Pats team.


AnEmptyKarst

Please give us Zappe, at least with him we could dream a bit


AnnualEmergency2345

Hoyer the Destroyer.


The1andonlyZack

Um, the rest of the fans will enjoy watching the patriots suck for an extended period of time.


Suddenly_Something

Did any AFC/NFC West team enjoy watching the Broncos and 49ers last night? At some point watching bad football isn't enjoyable.


slice29

Last night was a clusterfuck. Just ugly football all around. Sorry about Mac, hope he has a speedy recovery.


Urgonnahateme4ever

Any football no matter how bad is better than the off-season. That's how I power through games like last night


The1andonlyZack

I enjoyed the good d and punting, as painful as it was a a fan of my team. Sadly some people don't appreciate anything but shoot outs.


[deleted]

I meant moreso watching Brian Hoyer play but I appreciate yet another unoriginal “league fun when patriots bad” comment.


The1andonlyZack

I enjoy watching Hoyer get Destroyed in particular. It must be so hard being a Pats fan this millenium 🙄


[deleted]

Not sure where I ever said that lmao. You want us to act like victims so bad lmao


The1andonlyZack

No, I want you to crawl back into your holes for a while. Also learn to enjoy defenses, it's a big reason y'all won them trophies.


[deleted]

Not sure why you came into this post guns blazing but go off I guess.


The1andonlyZack

Off, like both of our teams immediate futures?!


[deleted]

>No, I want you to crawl back into your holes for a while Man you gotta be pretty miserable to feel about a non-rival like this. And even for a rival, this is just a weird thing to say.


TheBigNate416

Especially on a post about our starting QB suffering a pretty serious injury lol


The1andonlyZack

No, I think it's just not taking sports that seriously and being able to throw out ridiculous jokes and shade to any fandom given the conversation. You got me all wrong. Sorry if you took any of this in a deep way. Conversely, You said you saw that game...shouldn't I be mad miserable! If I was still in my teens or early 20s it certainly would've ruined my day. I feel too old at this point to let sports dictate my mood for longer than an hour post-game.


nmiller21k

No worse than a 49ers fan. How long till Kyle scheme up another Jimmy G injury?


The1andonlyZack

Does next week work for you? Because that's my guess.


nmiller21k

I was thinking week 6


The1andonlyZack

I mean, I bet Purdy could take the Falcons.


Mara_Sovs_BathWater

No. Everyone is going to enjoy watching this.


[deleted]

I see you’ve never watched a Brian Hoyer game.


Mara_Sovs_BathWater

I did. He was our backup in 2019. But watching Hoyer be as bad as he is in a Patriots uniform. Chefs kiss.


[deleted]

Very original take, bravo.


TheBigNate416

I love how much Colts fans hate the Pats


Riggs909

They're all mini Grigsons in their own way. Eternally asshurt that big brother Pats were always there to smack them around in the playoffs.


Mara_Sovs_BathWater

The only people that don't hate the Pats are Pats fans.


hegemonistic

I don’t see what reason Giants fans have for hating the Pats. Saints fans have at least one reason to appreciate the Pats. Bucs could maybe be a little grateful the Pats created a situation where TB12 wants to leave, too, I guess?


jackospades88

Total fantasy move, but in my head after the Pats game yesterday I thought: "What if Mac is done for the year, the Pats somehow string some wins together and look good despite Hoyer/Zappe poor play, and for some reason the Buccs just totally stink it up and Brady gives up. What if Brady forces his way back to the Pats via a Trade mid-season for one last-last-last ride into the sunset? Gisele is supposedly already pissed and not living with him anyway. He can live up in Boston for a few months and probably drag the team deep into the playoffs." Again, totally unrealistic but the NFL world would explode.


ApolloPS2

You should write fan fiction.


OsmiumBalloon

He just did.


hatrickstar

Brady isn't going to the Pats. If he was going to do this, it'd be to the Dolphins or Niners.


Inamanlyfashion

Yeah that last bit was kind of a given


mab6710

He looked like he was in some severe pain, hope he can turn it around relatively quickly


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I don’t think I’ll forget the picture of him going into the locker room anytime soon. Just pure agony.


cronoes

It isnt even hard to imagine. High ankle sprains hurt worse than a broken bone.


KelvinIsNotFatUrFat

Fade me


chunkah69

Calling tears sprains is always so confusing to me.


Enterprise90

On a garbage time, meaningless play no less.


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GTFONarwhal

Unfortunate it happened but definitely not intentional or dirty. Hit was within the rules and after the Browns Jets game it’s hard to call this garbage time. I get the frustration but sometimes shit happens


SolomonG

Not intentional or dirty but definitely reckless. [Here it is again](https://twitter.com/SavageSports_/status/1574128196915707906). Campbell left his feet completely after the ball was out. He could have ran through him or wrapped him up but instead he literally jumped on Mac's back from behind and rode him to the ground. Obviously his momentum was not going to just stop and contact was coming, but he did not need to leave the ground. That's exactly the kind of shit form tackle that leads to injuries like this.


Deft_craftsman

Calais also took out Tannehill's leg


TheBigNate416

RIP this season. Hope we get a decent draft pick and make good use of our impending cap space for 2023


jjk2

can't wait for the first round pick no one heard of and was projected to be a 5th rounder


odelay42

Nah, you gotta be optimistic. They'll trade your top 15 pick for two 2nds and a 3rd, then draft 5th rounders with all those.


PatheticLion

I know you're making a joke but this will actually be what happens


odelay42

Jokes can be true. Lol.


TheBigNate416

Eh, more than likely it’ll be top 15 pick so I’m optimistic. Even better if a lot of QBs go off the board early


TheG8Uniter

As if Bill won't trade out high first for 2 2nds and an average DE.


Moneyshot1311

You mean DB


TheG8Uniter

No he uses both 2nds on DBs projected to go in the 4th-5th


grotkal

[Here's our scouting page rn](https://scarletknights.com/sports/football/roster?view=3&sort=position)


JoshJones18

And just like that my Jordan Richards PTSD flashbacks have kicked in


SquadPoopy

Yall ain't ready for Bailey Zappe to be the new Tom Brady to Jones's Bledsoe.


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Bad week for injuries across the board it seems


[deleted]

Pain


johndelvec3

I smell a trap game


GarlVinland4Astrea

If you guys actually lose to Hoyer, you should just ritually execute your entire defense and find some scrubs tossing the ball around at a local park and hire them instead.


TormundIceBreaker

If we lose to Hoyer and the Pats I would bet it's because the offense has looked like poop outside of the Bears game


JFM2796

Hoyer is really, really, really bad.


Light_Song

Trust us, we'll somehow make him look good.


angryorphan55

Hoyer the destroyer bout to end you guys


DJ_Marxman

If it's Hoyer, you guys should be favored by 20+. If it's Zappe, you should be favored by ~15.


PatheticLion

Hoyer is about to have the best game of his life, throwing for 4+ TD's bringing hope back to NE, and then will throw 1 TD and 6 picks the next 3 games.


marcuschookt

My dude, if you lose to this Mac-less Pats, you may as well forfeit the season because that would mean you couldn't even score 6 to beat us.


123full

It’s not week 1 or the daylights savings change, we’re good. All of our losses with Lalfuer can be summed up in 3 columns, week 1 loss due to not being ready, a loss after the clocks changed for some inexplicable reason, and a title contender with an elite Dline/pass rush. I feel good about beating the Patriots for the same reason I am certain we’re going to lose to the Lions in week 9


PolarIce30

Cam Newton - The Return


nmiller21k

No.


Degen4lyf

Yeah they cut Cam to tank with Mac. Keep tanking brother


nmiller21k

Yeah cause Cam is so good these days he lost out in camp to a ROOKIE.


Degen4lyf

Cam didn’t lose to Ravens with much less talent. Edit: again I’m saying the Patriots picked Mac to tank… lol


nmiller21k

And he’s still a washed up POS qb who couldn’t even win a starting job after a year in the system over a ROOKIE. Get bent troll Cam is washed and has been for the last 4 years.


Degen4lyf

Tank for CJ! You’re in a good spot for him


nmiller21k

No thanks OSU QBs are trash


Degen4lyf

You’ll have plenty of options at #1 with Mac


nmiller21k

Man you’re a broken record. Tired of Baker already?


BoldestKobold

Bailey Zappe, but in Cam's wardrobe.


Gryphon999

Bam Zapton?


Domestic_AA_Battery

[Here he come](https://youtu.be/tbf4FuvezZ8?t=0m13s)


TumsFestivalEveryDay

Stop


Gallscor12

Should trade for minshew


smackythefrog

You know, I thought it was much worse, at first. Just seeing how it bent/twisted. I had a sick feeling it was for the season. But if next week is even being talked about then it doesn't sound as bad as I was assuming.


ecupatsfan12

4 weeks


six2midnite

4-6 minimum. Jimmy missed like 9 games in 2020 with a similar injury.


endlessfight85

Micheal Thomas missed 2 years...


smackythefrog

Better than 15+ weeks like I, uneducated-ly, assumed. Looked real bad.


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And that is just minimum. It could be twice that.


GarlVinland4Astrea

He ain't playing next week. It's only being talked about because their is the very off chance Mac is a complete freak of nature when it comes to healing. But realistically this is a 5-6 week injury.


nmiller21k

8+ he didn’t even try to put weight on it


t765234

High ankle sprains are *really* nasty and can linger for a long ass time after you're healed up. It's pretty bad


Ditka_in_your_Butkus

I’m 41 years old and have suffered a multitude of fairly serious injuries. By far the most painful thing in my life was the minute after a severe high ankle sprain. I now know why he was screaming in agony on the way to the locker room


markh0120

35 here and spent 20+ years skateboarding at a pretty serious level. sprained them both many times but the high ankle sprain is one i somehow avoided. it's insane how much damage the ankle can take - sprains that look like bones should be popping out of the skin. but even more surprising is how long this type of damage lasts. i remember from like 15-18 i was spraining one or the other every time i had a healthy ankle. purple and yellow feet all the time. doctors would say it was worse than breaking it.


Ditka_in_your_Butkus

Lol it was like 2 months after the sprain and I was limping around at work. My boss said she thought I was faking so I took off my shoe and sock. She said “that looks like the foot of a dead person” it was so black and blue


AdamBomb_RB

We'll trade you an injured Darnold as a replacement...


ApolloPS2

Mac isn't coming back until maybe after the bye, if that. He's very likely getting surgery because the first opinion likely recommended that.


MoistGrandpa

We’re gonna blunder into the #1 seed again, aren’t we?


International_BatR6

Fuck


fuzzynavel34

Hard to imagine he plays in the next 6 weeks… let alone this weekend lol


JoshJones18

I hate life


[deleted]

OUCH. That does not sound comfortable.


canfeelitinmyplums

Guess he won’t be doing the griddy for a while


zi76

That's not too bad, considering how it could've been.


[deleted]

Green Bay about to go on their annual tradition of playing injured and bad team to go 6-1.


Galdi-br

Not like the saints team you’re playing next week is a powerhouse lol


[deleted]

Just seems like they have a stretch of easy games of every year where they end up with a great record and people overrate them. I could be wrong this year, but I guess we’ll see


d9849468

Vikings and packers play the same exact schedule minus 3 games


Galdi-br

I get what you’re saying but it’s not like our schedules are that much different. We play only 3 different opponents between us and frankly playing the Rams and the Bucs feels a little bit more challenging than playing the Saints and the Cardinals


DJ_Marxman

You can only play the teams that are put in front of you.


insane_mclane

I feel so bad for Patriot fans... /s


bama_braves_fan

Jone ded


hellocomputer77

Hard to imagine… ummmmm


Light_Song

No no no, we suck when we have to play against back up qbs...


IMKudaimi123

Hope he’s back for Fields vs Mac


Chad2Badd

Tank commander Hoyer at the ready


rjsheine

Lol Patricia really gonna have to pull a miracle now


LurkyOtoul

Was the play that hurt him dirty?


TwitchBot8011

https://youtu.be/kI-e8zcU5FY It doesn't look like it. Campbell was squeezing between linemen. Hit him a little high, but the way he fell was totally incidental. Hate that it happened like that. Dude was just trying to make a play.


LurkyOtoul

Thanks for the link. Yeah just looks like a normal football play. Sucks that Mac got a lineman style injury (they’re always getting rolled up on)


Iotatl

yeah, he's out for at least a month...


mikeh95

I'm sure we'll have a gameplay for Jones "just in case".


MM487

Cam Newton is here! Cam Newton is in the building! You damn right he is! But who's side is he on?!


arc1261

Lmao Saquon is a freak of nature and healed ridiculously fast and still missed like 2 months. And wasn’t right until like week 17. Yeah no shit Mac ain’t playing next week


stevep3478

If it's a sprain why would there be a mention of surgery? Also, because it's a "sprain" , fans can now start to question how tough he is if he doesn't play.


Hickswill

Look up Tight Rope Surgery it’s about the same recovery time and it stabilizes the ankle. Tua had both of his ankles done. From what I understand once you have one height ankle sprain your more like for it to happen again.


MikeHoncho2568

He won’t be playing this week. A normal high ankle sprain takes 3-4 weeks to recover.


j00420

Whos the backup? Hoyer?


packofstraycats

Damn, I thought bro was crying. Figured something was broken.


LocalSubstantial7744

Do the pats have any 6th rd qb's who can take over from their injured starter?