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Eli having surgery on his ankle this afternoon

Matt in SGS : 4/10/2014 2:20 pm
arthroscopic procedure. On Twitter. Wonder if this is related to that last hit he took in the final game.
It's his  
Matt in SGS : 4/10/2014 2:21 pm : link
left ankle.
Just saw that  
Umenyiora72 : 4/10/2014 2:21 pm : link
WTF.
I'll get this out of the way  
Headhunter : 4/10/2014 2:23 pm : link
"Why didn't he have the surgery the day after the season ended?"

carry on
Hmmmmm.  
rptl530 : 4/10/2014 2:23 pm : link
.

Hey, April 1st was 10 days ago!  
Simms11 : 4/10/2014 2:24 pm : link
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Nuice.  
Dave in Hoboken : 4/10/2014 2:24 pm : link
.
From Giants.com  
Matt in SGS : 4/10/2014 2:24 pm : link
Quote:
“I went through the recovery and rehab after suffering the sprain,” said Manning. “I was still experiencing some discomfort as I began my normal offseason preparation, and after consultation, we felt the right thing was to have Dr. Anderson clean out the ankle. The doc tells me I should be running in about six weeks. I’m looking forward to the start of the offseason program on the 21st. I will be in the weight room and in the meeting rooms so we can all learn the new offense. I got some good work in this week at Duke, and I think it’s smart to get this procedure done now so the ankle isn’t an ongoing issue. I’m eager to get to work with our new offensive coaches and system.


6 weeks until he can start running.
http://www.giants.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/Manning-to-undergo-procedure-on-ankle/b449565b-b2b2-4bfd-8152-ebe55c76fa3e - ( New Window )
Eli will be fine  
GiantNatty : 4/10/2014 2:24 pm : link
it's not like he uses his legs anyway. his functional mobility won't change.
You just had to remind me  
Gmen703 : 4/10/2014 2:25 pm : link
of that hit he took. I thought his ankle snapped when I saw it live. That OL was responsible for getting Eli injured and Wilson decapitated.

JR, your move buddy! Make them sexy!

holy crap  
Rocky369 : 4/10/2014 2:25 pm : link
imagine how slow he's going to be now!
RE: I'll get this out of the way  
GmenDynasty : 4/10/2014 2:26 pm : link
In comment 11614513 Headhunter said:
Quote:
"Why didn't he have the surgery the day after the season ended?"

carry on


Sometimes they wait to see if things we'll heal on their own without the invasive procedure. Our organization puts the players long term future first so we are more conservative that way.
It's all right. He'll have the stone wall of Beatty, Snee, and Walton  
Riggies : 4/10/2014 2:28 pm : link
protecting him in 2014.

He won't need to move.
Get the  
Reb8thVA : 4/10/2014 2:28 pm : link
ice
I hope Ben McAdoo's new Offense includes  
Headhunter : 4/10/2014 2:31 pm : link
I think we should seriously consider a QB at #12 in the draft  
Kyle : 4/10/2014 2:32 pm : link
.
No big deal  
mrvax : 4/10/2014 2:32 pm : link
We have Nassib in the wings.
RE: RE: I'll get this out of the way  
Rocky369 : 4/10/2014 2:33 pm : link
In comment 11614530 GmenDynasty said:
Quote:
In comment 11614513 Headhunter said:


Quote:


"Why didn't he have the surgery the day after the season ended?"

carry on



Sometimes they wait to see if things we'll heal on their own without the invasive procedure. Our organization puts the players long term future first so we are more conservative that way.


thanks for clearing that up, swifty.
Great, lol  
Mike in Long Beach : 4/10/2014 2:33 pm : link
.
Obviously not a big deal  
G2 : 4/10/2014 2:33 pm : link
Eli will be there when camp opens. He's the one guy we shouldn't worry about.
He  
blue42 : 4/10/2014 2:34 pm : link
Should have been on the sidelines at that point .
Didn't like it at the time .
The kid from LSU was throwing lasers at his pro day yesterday....  
Emlen'sGremlins : 4/10/2014 2:37 pm : link
....after recent ACL surgery.

Can we send Eli down to LSU to be with their docs?
Better than the  
ATL_Giant : 4/10/2014 2:37 pm : link
plantar fasciitis
why the fuck was he playing basketball at Duke  
YAJ2112 : 4/10/2014 2:39 pm : link
on a bum ankle??????
So, in other words, the first time Eli really pushed it....  
Emlen'sGremlins : 4/10/2014 2:39 pm : link
....was this week at Duke and then he had to shut it down. Lovely.
And, ummmm....  
Emlen'sGremlins : 4/10/2014 2:40 pm : link
....this is a BIG deal.
Our savior  
Vin R : 4/10/2014 2:41 pm : link
No it isn't.  
Randy in CT : 4/10/2014 2:41 pm : link
If it happened in camp it would be. Now is when you find this stuff out.
.  
arcarsenal : 4/10/2014 2:41 pm : link
WTF was he waiting for? Why didn't he have this done immediately?
Running in six weeks?  
MOOPS : 4/10/2014 2:43 pm : link
Doubt it. Nothing Eli has done in the last ten years could be remotely described as running.
relax... I've had this done to  
Kevin(formerly Tiki4Six) : 4/10/2014 2:44 pm : link
both ankles.... 6 weeks is accurate!

I walked the next day with no crutches...

Nuttin to worry about,  
BlueLou : 4/10/2014 2:45 pm : link
it's not like he can get any slower.
Most normal people don't like to have surgery...  
okiegiant : 4/10/2014 2:45 pm : link
now most football fans, since it isn't their body, pain, or rehab, don't mind if a player has surgery.

They would much rather you get cut early instead of being patient and seeing if it gets better.
They're not going to draft a QB at #12 and sure as hell not Manziel.  
Riggies : 4/10/2014 2:46 pm : link
There's going to be too many higher quality, relative to their position, available and the only way the team is going to be tolerable in 2014 with what their talent level offense is very likely to be is if the QB can carry them.

Basically, if Eli plays well in 2014, playoffs. If Eli sucks or physically falls apart (not because of this; he'll be fine off of this) in 2014, assuming there's no bizarre stretch of non-QBs faced like there was in 2013, they'll likely be horrible enough to get close to the top of the draft and be in the running for a better QB pick.
TIME  
AcidTest : 4/10/2014 2:47 pm : link
TO PANIC!!!!!!!!!!!!
JFC.  
Randy in CT : 4/10/2014 2:47 pm : link
This place needs an edema...
The 2013 campaign still haunts us.  
bceagle05 : 4/10/2014 2:48 pm : link
What a fucking nightmare season that was, from the first snap to the last snap.
edema  
Headhunter : 4/10/2014 2:48 pm : link
is when fluid builds up in the body, why would we need that?
Never forget  
Vin R : 4/10/2014 2:49 pm : link
must've flared up  
area junc : 4/10/2014 2:50 pm : link
on him after the Duke workouts
This is why fixing the OL  
Phil in LA : 4/10/2014 2:52 pm : link
remains job one.
You guys are probably right.  
Randy in CT : 4/10/2014 2:52 pm : link
The medical guys were like, "Well, if we operate now (2 months ago) he will be ready to go sooner. What do you guys think?"
And everyone else was like, "No, let's wait. It will be much more dramatic that way!"

I'm POSITIVE they weren't weighing the medical options the whole time.
Randee, correct.  
Big Blue '56 : 4/10/2014 2:59 pm : link
This was done on the fly
I told you he  
Andy in Halifax : 4/10/2014 3:00 pm : link
walked badly

- slefrak
Like that he's getting the surgery with a doctor  
Dave in Hoboken : 4/10/2014 3:01 pm : link
in Charlotte. Nice choice, Eli.
RE: This is why fixing the OL  
Optimus-NY : 4/10/2014 3:04 pm : link
In comment 11614623 Phil in LA said:
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remains job one.


Exactly my thoughts.
RE: RE: This is why fixing the OL  
Victor in CT : 4/10/2014 3:07 pm : link
In comment 11614663 Optimus-NY said:
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In comment 11614623 Phil in LA said:


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remains job one.



Exactly my thoughts.


Agree completely
In looking back  
Matt in SGS : 4/10/2014 3:10 pm : link
that hit was really nasty at the time. I'm still stunned that after it the Giants didn't call a time out or something. He was helped up by the ref and could barely move and took the next snap and threw flat footed (which of course the ball was tipped and picked off). That it's been over 3 months and it's still not right and needs surgery tells you about the severity, hopefully this surgery will clean things out.

That said, I would look for the Giants to bring in some veteran QBs looking for work, and sign a few UDFA QBs once the draft is over to at least have bodies to throw the ball during OTAs and keep the other receivers sharp.

What will suck, Eli usually did some work with this receivers on the offseason on his own to get their timing down, particularly learning McAdoo's system. Now that is going to be on the shelf until June. There is only so much he can do in the classroom and film.
Christ  
Peter from CT : 4/10/2014 3:12 pm : link
My wife got a brand new titanium hip four weeks ago and she could probably start running in another week. She was only out of work for two weeks and has been without a cane for 10 days. The procedures on this stuff gets better all the time.

He's getting a minor amount of work done by comparison.
Oofah, considerably less than optimal  
JonC : 4/10/2014 3:13 pm : link
but not surprised entirely.
New Offense +  
natefit : 4/10/2014 3:16 pm : link
One legged QB =
?
:)
Andy  
JonC : 4/10/2014 3:18 pm : link
lol.
RE: This is why fixing the OL  
wigs in nyc : 4/10/2014 3:37 pm : link
In comment 11614623 Phil in LA said:
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remains job one.


repeated for emphasis.
'Doc, will I be able to scramble for first downs after the surgery?'  
Big Blue Blogger : 4/10/2014 3:37 pm : link
"I don't see why not, Eli."
"That's awesome, 'cause I never could before!"

These are the jokes, folks. I'm here all week.
RE: RE: This is why fixing the OL  
Reb8thVA : 4/10/2014 3:41 pm : link
In comment 11614663 Optimus-NY said:
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In comment 11614623 Phil in LA said:


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remains job one.



Exactly my thoughts.


Ditto-- Zack Martin in the first, Bryan Stork C in the 4th
"Swifty"  
Beez : 4/10/2014 3:46 pm : link


hahahaha
I knew coming to this trhead I see at least 1  
micky : 4/10/2014 3:47 pm : link
we need to draft a qb now...lol
Micky: What happened the last time...  
Big Blue Blogger : 4/10/2014 3:53 pm : link
... a Giant QB suffered a season-ending ankle sprain?

j/k of course, but it's sobering (no pun intended) to consider that Kerry Collins was two years younger at the time than Eli is now.

Anyway, more reps for Ryan Nassib might not be the worst thing in the world. Sort of depends on how radically the offense is changing, and how much turnover happens in the receiving corps.
Simple procedure.  
Britt in VA : 4/10/2014 3:55 pm : link
Man I forgot  
bignygfan : 4/10/2014 3:56 pm : link
about that last game.

What a horror show that was.
Come to think of it, I should have said the last TWO times.  
Big Blue Blogger : 4/10/2014 3:57 pm : link
Same thing happened to Simms in 1990, though I think the team reported the injury as "a foot".
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?  
Eddie From Toronto : 4/10/2014 4:23 pm : link
Why do these guys wait so long???

I HATE when these guys try to be cute and then they need the surgery later on anyways. Doctors doctor, players player and the rest of you, pretend to know what you're talking about.
RE: This is why fixing the OL  
Damon : 4/10/2014 4:27 pm : link
In comment 11614623 Phil in LA said:
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remains job one.


Zack Martin.
I hope  
ben apuna's fanbase : 4/10/2014 4:35 pm : link
the Giant's hired someone to accompany Eli into the operating room just to point out to the surgeon what he is supposed to be operating on. 'This ankle right here, not a kidney or breast implants.' And maybe someone to accompany the accompanier just to make sure he doesn't fuck up.
Imagine if he came out of surgery....  
kinard : 4/10/2014 4:38 pm : link
... able to run a 4.5 40.

Never underestimate the miracles of medicine.
If they protect him... He will bounce back.  
Damon : 4/10/2014 4:48 pm : link
I still believe he hurt his shoulder on sack #2 in Dallas week one last year and wasn't the same since.
'Injured?  
old man : 4/10/2014 4:49 pm : link
He's cut
Next man up!'

---The new Jerry Reese
New =healthy players only, no 'projects'.

Actually, I believe Eli's ok; probably just a debris clean up.

The guy came back the next week after a separated shoulder, and played with p.f. And didn't get killed behind last years OL.
This probably simplifies the offense  
sphinx : 4/10/2014 4:58 pm : link
No more QB running plays in the playbook.

Damn annoying to me.  
yatqb : 4/10/2014 5:19 pm : link
So often the Giants' doctors seem to be overoptimistic with injuries, only to discover as the season approaches that players need an operation. Can't understand it with the best orthopedists in the city available to them.

Conservative is one thing, but you'd think that a high ankle sprain that is still giving discomfort after months is indicative of a problem, and that it should have been assessed as requiring surgery before now.
On the plus side...  
Klaatu : 4/10/2014 5:36 pm : link
He'll have a better rapport with J.D. Walton.
Werent there people on here  
Rflairr : 4/10/2014 5:43 pm : link
blasting the Panthers and Cam Newton for waiting so late to have surgery?
Common Problem  
Bavaro_the_Mafioso : 4/10/2014 5:52 pm : link
Seems to be the same old crap with Giants' medical staff...WTF
Close call. If he was a horse they'd have shot him.  
Boy Cord : 4/10/2014 5:56 pm : link
He blond in the Manziel picture is ooc.
Who goes in for surgery when they don't need to?  
BlackLight : 4/10/2014 5:59 pm : link
And why would football players be any different?

Eli wanted to see if he could get better without surgery. It got to a point where he realized he couldn't, so he had surgery. My guess is they had this time-tabled out from the day after the season ended.
the good news is  
oipolloi : 4/10/2014 6:27 pm : link
that David Baas, Chris Snee and David Diehl are set for life financially
My cousin had it done and hes an athlete  
BillyBoy8384 : 4/10/2014 7:16 pm : link
In just over a month he was jogging and in a month and a half he was running the bases just fine. Its a minor clean up procedure. Many great QB's have had this done numerous times. And we dont have to worry about Eli losing speed bc thats impossible.

All the more reason for signing Shwartz and Walton and the other 2 big guys(Jerry, Brown). Drafting an OL in rd 2 seems like the right move. Lets get Eli another passing target bc that is a must. Very good OL depth will be there when we pick at 43
RE: ARE YOU KIDDING ME?  
Giantology : 4/10/2014 7:26 pm : link
In comment 11614833 Eddie From Toronto said:
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Why do these guys wait so long???

I HATE when these guys try to be cute and then they need the surgery later on anyways. Doctors doctor, players player and the rest of you, pretend to know what you're talking about.


ARE YOU KIDDING ME? I hate when posters try to be cute and act like they have any fucking clue about injuries and surgery. Gee dingus, you think the same Doctors that told Eli he needed surgery also probably told Eli to rest up and see how it heals before jumping into a surgical procedure?

It is insane to me how many fans think players should jump at the chance to go under the knife before seeing how their body heals. It's not being cute, it's being careful and conservative.

Now fuck off, kindly
My  
bob in tx : 4/10/2014 8:05 pm : link
time.


--Curtis Painter
RE: Our savior  
gtt350 : 4/10/2014 8:06 pm : link
In comment 11614588 Vin R said:
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that blonde could be my savior
hope  
Eric from BBI : Admin : 4/10/2014 8:15 pm : link
we don't hear the same thing about JPP.
RE: RE: ARE YOU KIDDING ME?  
Eddie From Toronto : 4/10/2014 9:40 pm : link
In comment 11615010 Giantology said:
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In comment 11614833 Eddie From Toronto said:


Quote:


Why do these guys wait so long???

I HATE when these guys try to be cute and then they need the surgery later on anyways. Doctors doctor, players player and the rest of you, pretend to know what you're talking about.



ARE YOU KIDDING ME? I hate when posters try to be cute and act like they have any fucking clue about injuries and surgery. Gee dingus, you think the same Doctors that told Eli he needed surgery also probably told Eli to rest up and see how it heals before jumping into a surgical procedure?

It is insane to me how many fans think players should jump at the chance to go under the knife before seeing how their body heals. It's not being cute, it's being careful and conservative.

Now fuck off, kindly


DON'T YOU TALK TO ME LIKE THAT. When you stop having the need to use curse words and act like a 4 year old, come see me when you start acting like an adult !!!
I do not recommend doing a google image search  
SB : 4/10/2014 9:46 pm : link
....for "debridement"
Reese  
SBlue46 : 4/10/2014 10:18 pm : link
Said a few weeks ago
He wouldnt rule out
Drafting a qb. We already
Drafted a backup last year.
Ive been thinking he may have
Said that thinking eli is up
For a big contract and has to
Prove himself due to bad year.
They haven't extended him yet
Because they want to see how he
Does with good players.Surgery
Makes things more iffy...
Question...if one of the top 2
Qbs are at 12....does reese..take one?
Now Bortles is going to fall to us  
#10* : 4/10/2014 10:34 pm : link
I almost wouldn't mind watching that QB battle in camp.
Eli took such a beating last year  
oipolloi : 4/10/2014 10:44 pm : link
I'm surprised there is not a lot more wrong with him

RE: Running in six weeks?  
ZoneXDOA : 4/11/2014 12:30 am : link
In comment 11614596 MOOPS said:
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Doubt it. Nothing Eli has done in the last ten years could be remotely described as running.


I would buy tickets to see you race him!
...  
SanFranGiantsFan : 4/11/2014 6:50 am : link
He's gone totally soft after his second daughter was born.
Eli will be fine  
SGMen : 4/11/2014 7:59 am : link
But in case lets hooe Nassib is the real deal. Backup QB's are key.
You may have heard this before but....  
nicky43 : 4/11/2014 8:55 am : link
This is why fixing the OL remains job one!
Job #1 should be fixing the OL this offseason.  
arcarsenal : 4/11/2014 8:57 am : link
Very important
draft  
Loluchka80 : 4/11/2014 9:08 am : link
we better draft a QB in the first round.
If his ankle was so bad,  
Simms11 : 4/11/2014 9:25 am : link
then why was he playing basketball with his brother at Duke!

He'll be fine in about a month. These procedures are done all the time with minimal issue. He'll be ready to go by camp. My concern is the OTAs and his abillity to work with his receivers then.
I was watching that shit show of a Redskins game last year  
BlueHurricane : 4/11/2014 9:38 am : link
Wondering how in the world the staff was allowing the franchise to play behind the truly offensive offensive line they had on the field. How many of the guys the line that was on the field the play Eli got hurt will be out of the league completely this year? My guess is 3 of the 5.
Eddie From Toronto  
Cap'n Bluebeard : 4/11/2014 10:23 am : link
Quote:
Doctors doctor, players player and the rest of you, pretend to know what you're talking about.


Oh sweet irony!
...  
yankees78 : 4/11/2014 10:28 am : link
Brett just had to hug Eli..
RE: ...  
BrettNYG10 : 4/11/2014 10:40 am : link
In comment 11615708 yankees78 said:
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Brett just had to hug Eli..


Worth it.
He  
NJGiantFan84 : 4/11/2014 11:06 am : link
is out 6 weeks and will be back before the end of May. He's been working out and will have 3+ months once he comes back. Not a big deal. It's a minor surgery. Typical overreaction.



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