Randy Thomas

Hey Guys,

After reading the Randy Thomas article, saying how it will take a year from the injury (which was like week 15 last year) to fully recover. He still has 13 screws in his ankle. And he was one of our top linemen last year, our best guard, IMO.

Is anyone worried that he wont be able to fully recover since he will be playing in grueling NFL contests 9 months after his injury? It would be a major blow if he wasnt full strength or , god forbid reinjures himself, going into the playoffs.

What does the rest of The Warpath think?

The only thing we can do is bring him along slowly, and have some depth ready to go behind him if need be. And keeping your fingers crossed doesn't hurt either.

I'm worried as well. Injuries like that take rehab just to get back into game shape.

I really hope we have some good depth this year.. guys that will be ready to step in and play. If Rabach, Jansen, Samuels and Dock remain healthy all year, we should be legit as an O-line. To tell you the truth, I wouldnt mind playing Thomas for half the game in weeks 1, 2, 3, or something like that just to make sure we dont re injure him. OF course the trainers and coaches know whats best, so i trust their judgement. I do like in the article how the doctor told Randy "its not going to get any worse".

He'll probably get alot of rest in camp and play sparingly in the preseason.

He'll probably get alot of rest in camp and play sparingly in the preseason.

Gibbs has always been a master at managing his veteran players so that they will hopefully be at their best when it counts most. I agree. I do not expect to see Randy often in the pre season.

I've had several surgeries involving a lot of screws, plates and pins (4 surgeries). You have to take it slow and even when the bone is fully healed and grown around the metal, you'll need a few months to start weight-bearing activities and work your way up to your previous abilities little-by-little. After the required months of doing nothing with the affected body part, your muscle will be down to nothing and besides being careful not to break the bone from stress, you'll need some time to build your strength back up.

He won't be ready for the preseason or first half of the season unless he does out there with one weaker leg and a chance to re-injure it.

A year sounds fair, expect him back in the second half if not closer to playoff time.

I've had several surgeries involving a lot of screws, plates and pins (4 surgeries). You have to take it slow and even when the bone is fully healed and grown around the metal, you'll need a few months to start weight-bearing activities and work your way up to your previous abilities little-by-little. After the required months of doing nothing with the affected body part, your muscle will be down to nothing and besides being careful not to break the bone from stress, you'll need some time to build your strength back up.

He won't be ready for the preseason or first half of the season unless he does out there with one weaker leg and a chance to re-injure it.

A year sounds fair, expect him back in the second half if not closer to playoff time.

No offense but I'm sure his treatments and rehab are much more intensive than anything you received, and he'll be closely monitored by the team's medical staff.

By the start of the season he'll be 9 months out from the injury, sounds like he should be ready to go by this article.

No offense but I'm sure his treatments and rehab are much more intensive than anything you received, and he'll be closely monitored by the team's medical staff.

By the start of the season he'll be 9 months out from the injury, sounds like he should be ready to go by this article.

No offense taken, but they can't make bone regenerate any faster in his body than in anyone else's. Also, with him weighing a couple hundred more than me, the weight-bearing will need to be taken more carefully early on.

I'd LOVE to see him back earlier than I said, but I don't want him to risk injury to come back sooner.

You could be right about him being ready to go early in the season, but I don't think he'll be playing at all in the preseason.

I think he is progressing very nicely and the NFL training staffs all around the league are the best in the business of getting people back onto the field. If there is a way for him to be on the field opening day he will be out there. I think we might see him in week 4 or 5 of the regular season, but I hope its much sooner!