“Injury Prone”

[NAS]

Most overused cliche in an argument.  

Fact is many times guys just have some bad luck and may have a string of injuries then play years without missing a game.  Especially if you’re talking about non soft tissue related injuries. Thomas Davis came back from three ACL injuries and then missed only 3 games for the next 6 seasons.

Works both ways, some who never got hurt suddenly can’t get on the field. Jonathan Taylor never missed a game in HS, college, or NFL until this season and suddenly mister reliable can’t get on the field and has to be placed on IR. 

Bottom line, stop saying that Jaycee Horn is injury prone. Yesterday’s injury was unfortunate but any player in the same position would have suffered the same injury. There’s nothing inherent about his style of play that would even remotely suggest that he won’t still have a long and productive NFL career. 

 

[Varking]

Jaycee Horn is injury prone.

[KSpan]

2 years, 2 major injuries... his fault or not, the label fits thus far. Sorry man.

[LinvilleGorge]

The foot was concerning but hasn't been an issue since. Seems like a lot of guys have recurring issues with feet. 

The arm/wrist I'm not too concerned about. Just a freak hit. Take a hit from a helmet just right and bone is gonna snap. Just no way around that.

[MHS831]

It is hard to say--some players have a style of play that makes them injury prone.  Many top athletes in the NFL were top athletes in pop warner, high school, college, etc.  They did not need to focus as much on mechanics because their athleticism was more than enough to compensate.  When matched with equals, however, the need for mechanics is obvious.  Am I saying that CMC was not mechanically sound?  Horn?  No, but I am saying that many injuries occur when a player is in a compromised position that contradicts what most coaches preach as far as mechanics.

 

[frankw]

You don't have to like it. None of us do. But it's going to remain a source of debate about our 8th overall pick. Now Jaycee could very well go on to have an injury free career for the next several seasons. But do you actually believe that is going to happen? I hope it does but I also know Santa isn't real.

Edited December 25, 2022 by frankw

[EgoDogg]

Thomas Davis

[electro's horse]

I generally only worry about "injury prone" if they're soft tissue, non contact, or neurological. 

he broke a bone in his foot on probably the worst field in the NFL that is actually large palettes of grass that are just kinda stuck together. It's a crime that this field is allowed to exist but the McNair family just HAS to be able to host the annual Texas cattle suck and fug or whatever it is.

This wrist looks like it was from a team mate slamming in to him from a weird angle while he was making a tackle. Bones break, it's what they do. Wrist is a weird area where there's a long of vasculature and nerves and you risk SERIOUS life long injury if you don't listen to the doctors. 

It sucks but he went the entire year on his foot without issue and it's not like he's Julio Jones with a hamstring that locks up every 2nd quarter. 

[exactlyzack]

I’m the definition of injury prone. I’ve torn ligaments in my shoulder and elbow from falling. I’m torn my meniscus recently by just stepping wrong. Ive torn my labrum again after getting it fixed. Yes Horns injury sucks, but both injuries, especially this one , is a freak thing. I don’t care who you are, if you get your hand and arm smashed between a another person, and a hard as fug helmet, you’re most likely gonna have problems.

[Manna]

200+lbs of force on a tiny wrist? I'd imagine anyone taking that hit would be 99% injury prone as well. 

[electro's horse]

oh and ftr I work ortho trauma on the side so I literally look at, set, reduce, and splint broken bones all day and I am working on xmas day and if you argue with me about this I fuging swear to god

[PNW_PantherMan]

People used this same argument with CMC.  The injuries are freak things and unrelated etc.  but the reality is some players get hurt more than others, and it’s looking like Horn is one of those players.  I hope it’s a fluke and he never has another serious injury, but it’s not trending in the right direction.

[Move the Panthers to Raleigh]

Just because you don’t want us to say it, doesn’t it make it false. Some guys just get injured more due to lack of awareness, luck, technique, diet, etc. Horn is looking like one of those guys. Example: (I know this wasn’t the injury play) Maybe he should just push a guy out of bounds instead of going for the suplex

Edited December 25, 2022 by Move the Panthers to Raleigh

[rayzor]

Maybe prone to bad luck?