Tannehill leaves with knee injury - do you want Matt Moore or Kaepernick?

HalCHorn wrote:One guy was at least healthy enough to play all season last year (albeit not that well, except when he played against the Dolphins and looked like John Elway), the other wasn't and hasn't been for a long time.

DolFan 316 wrote:Now is the time. The time to take a Dive For Darnold!!!

It makes perfect sense. The Pats are winning the division yet again anyway and this team was only going to take a step back even before players started dropping left and right in practice. We all knew this. maybe some of us didn't want to admit it, but we knew.

The one problem is that the Jets are clearly wanting to do the same thing, and I'm afraid their team is far more committed to it. I can see Gase being one of those stubborn bastards who goes into the finale with 2 wins and has the Fins go all out anyway.

Armando wrote:
The Dolphins know that Tannehill hyperextended his left knee -- the same one that last December suffered a partially torn ACL That is the minimum of what the player is dealing with now.

A source close to Tannehill said there is the possibility of poster cruciate ligament damage.

If Tannehill has a PCL sprain it is possible he would not require surgery but would need time to rehabilitate and heal on his own and that could take anywhere from two to eight weeks, depending the serverity of the injury.

There is also the possibility of the worst case scenario that everyone within the Dolphins organization is hoping to avoid: That would be a torn ACL to the left knee. That injury would almost certainly be a season ending injury.

Even if Tannehill sustained a sprained ACL, sprains are partial tears. And so the location of the tear would determine if Tannehill could recover from that without surgery. Obviously, if Tannehill suffers an injury to the same portion of the ACL that he injured last year, that would likely lead to surgery.

And this: It is possible Thursday’s knee injury is unreleated to last year’s knee injury.

The Dolphins expect to have the results to Tannehill’s MRI sometime this afternoon.

Josina Anderson wrote:
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Source: Colin Kaepernick's name was raised w/i #Dolphins' front office as potential insurance at QB posn after Ryan Tannehill injured Thurs.

JMP wrote:Suck for Sam!!!  I'm on board - hell yeah!!!

The problem is...the Jets just might go 0-16.  

Birdmond wrote:Anyway, the NFL is literred with criminals.  Kaep isn't a criminal, and if he can help the Phins win, I'm on board.

DolFan 316 wrote:

JMP wrote:

Birdmond wrote:Anyway, the NFL is literred with criminals.  Kaep isn't a criminal, and if he can help the Phins win, I'm on board.

If he wasn't a pro athlete the government would damn sure consider him a criminal in training, which he may very well be.

But even if we take that out of the equation Kaepernick was 1-10 as a starter last season. One. And.Ten. And now I'm supposed to believe he's a savior? HA!!!

This season's done anyway. Bringing a known Castro fan to Miami would be the dumbest thing Ross has ever done, and that's saying something.

SIGN HIM RAVENS!!! SIGN HIM NOW!!!

JEGnj wrote:I wasn't convinced we would win with a healthy Tanny but now he is an injury waiting to happen.

JEGnj wrote:Oh the pain. (Joe B and Even reference)

Omark Kelly wrote:Omar Kelly
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League sources tell the Sun-Sentinel that Ryan Tannehill hyperextended his knee, but the MRI revealed no ligament damage for Miami's starter

Rotoworld wrote:The Washington Post confirms there was no "significant damage" found in Ryan Tannehill's MRI, but reports there is still "further evaluation needed."
Per reporter Mark Maske, the "situation is still uncertain." The Miami Herald called Tannehill's MRI "inconclusive." Structural damage wasn't detected on first blush, but Tannehill has at least a hyperextension. It's possible something more nefarious is still discovered with further testing.

JMP wrote:And now this from rotoworld:

Rotoworld wrote:The Washington Post confirms there was no "significant damage" found in Ryan Tannehill's MRI, but reports there is still "further evaluation needed."
Per reporter Mark Maske, the "situation is still uncertain." The Miami Herald called Tannehill's MRI "inconclusive." Structural damage wasn't detected on first blush, but Tannehill has at least a hyperextension. It's possible something more nefarious is still discovered with further testing.

The MRI was inconclusive???  So, I guess we still don't know anything more than we did at the beginning.

I don't understand why Tannehill's knee is so difficult to diagnose.  Last year it took weeks till we really knew anything, and now today we're sitting at "inconclusive".  When I read about other players getting knee injuries, it seems like we know their status almost instantly.  WTF???

CarsonChris wrote:I think Kaepernick has the most talent out of the group but does a team want the distraction

Degarmo wrote:Get rid of all our QBs and go single wing.

Four horsemen. Run every play. Trade all the WRs and pick up linemen and give them TE assignments.

In other news:

Doctors state that Tannehill's knee could be fine, or it could be lost in the mythical world of Narnia. They really have no idea, and when pressed for a comment, Dr. Dippy McShitterson stated, "There's a 100 percent chance that my diagnosis will change before I finish speaking." For now, we'll all wait and see. Tannehill gets fitted for a prosthetic leg later today, but team officials are "hopetimistic" that he'll be able to play shuffleboard once again.

There, you have exactly the same amount of information as before I started my bullshit storm.

Birdmond wrote:How would  you guys feel about signing Cousins next year and trading Tanny boy?

Degarmo wrote:Get rid of all our QBs and go single wing.

Four horsemen.  Run every play.  Trade all the WRs and pick up linemen and give them TE assignments.  

In other news:

Doctors state that Tannehill's knee could be fine, or it could be lost in the mythical world of Narnia.  They really have no idea, and when pressed for a comment, Dr. Dippy McShitterson stated, "There's a 100 percent chance that my diagnosis will change before I finish speaking."  For now, we'll all wait and see.  Tannehill gets fitted for a prosthetic leg later today, but team officials are "hopetimistic" that he'll be able to play shuffleboard once again.

There, you have exactly the same amount of information as before I started my bullshit storm.

Rotoworld wrote:
ESPN's Adam Schefter reports the Dolphins now "fear" Ryan Tannehill (knee) will require season-ending surgery, but have yet to make a final decision.
The Dolphins have gone from "not ruling out" surgery to "fearing" it in three hours. Tannehill didn't fully tear any ligaments on Thursday, but appears to have aggravated his partially torn ACL and MCL from last December. Rather than again opting for rest and rehab — which he could do for 6-8 weeks — it appears Tannehill will need to go under the knife. If that's the case, Matt Moore will step in as starter, though Jay Cutler could be an option. Free agent Colin Kaepernick could also be brought in as a backup. We should get final word on Tannehill's status Friday.

Birdmond wrote:How would  you guys feel about signing Cousins next year and trading Tanny boy?  

JMP wrote:Yeah, so now this:

Rotoworld wrote:
ESPN's Adam Schefter reports the Dolphins now "fear" Ryan Tannehill (knee) will require season-ending surgery, but have yet to make a final decision.
The Dolphins have gone from "not ruling out" surgery to "fearing" it in three hours. Tannehill didn't fully tear any ligaments on Thursday, but appears to have aggravated his partially torn ACL and MCL from last December. Rather than again opting for rest and rehab — which he could do for 6-8 weeks — it appears Tannehill will need to go under the knife. If that's the case, Matt Moore will step in as starter, though Jay Cutler could be an option. Free agent Colin Kaepernick could also be brought in as a backup. We should get final word on Tannehill's status Friday.

Just when you think the Dolphins' medical staff can't possibly get any worse.  Seriously, what a bunch of clueless jackasses.  How the fuck do you not know if Tannehill needs surgery by now???  Same thing as last season.    I wish the Phins had Dr. Dippy McShitterson working for them...he'd be better trhan the buffoons we have now!