Taylor Lewan?

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  1. The Hammer

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    If Kelly is going to be out a while with SARS, or whatever he has, then I think a change needs to be made. A PS OG playing LT is a major issue.

    The "Put the best 5 on the field" theory:
    -sit Marz
    -kick Spain to LT (his college position)
    -Levin plays LG

    Simple:
    -Marz at RT
    -Conk at LT (his college position)

    Complex
    - Conk at LT
    - Spain at RT
    - Levin at LG
     
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    Kelly at LT, Conklin at RT. For 1 week. We'll be alright
     
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    Re: your earlier stress fracture post; it's not that bad.

    I'm no NFL athlete, but I was active duty Army and suffered stress fractures in both feet multiple times when I was Lewan's age.

    Stress fractures themselves are a matter of pain tolerance until they become actual breaks, which take 6-8 weeks to heal.

    Either way, once it's happened, whether fractures or full breaks heal stronger than the original bone and are less likely to recurrence. I've had both happen to me, more than once within a year and never had problems with it again.

    Just my experience, and I was by NO MEANS an NFL athlete, but I was on my feet quite a bit when this happened to me, between Basic training and Air Assault school.
     
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    Kelly still out
     
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    Dammit!
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    A true stress fracture is just that- a fracture. It doesn't start as a complete break but rather a strain the bone structure. The inflammation that is induced by that excessive strain weakens the bone and it eventually breaks (actually trying to re-model itself to handle it). The problem is that is an indicator that the workload exceeds the structural capacity of the bones (and supporting ligaments) of the foot to handle it. The workload is a person's body weight plus the additional forces they are putting upon it. The structural capacity of the bones/ligaments of the foot can be enhanced with orthotic footwear/arch support etc.

    When a fracture eventually occurs, it takes about 8-12 weeks on average to re-build itself. But the structural strain to that area has to stop. And then some time to return the muscles to their previous state- usually another 4-6 weeks.

    You are correct that the actually fractured site is stronger but not the areas of the bones surrounding the frracture. Unless the excessive strain to both feet is reduced and/or the ability of the bones/ligaments to support the workoad is enhanced (orthotics/footwear) then other problems are going to occur.

    In Lewan's case, it may not be a stress fracture. The "pop" and subsequent inability to "push off" he described indicates something gave in his foot. Could be a ligament or even foot bones that rolled out of place temporarily with resulting inflammation, or it could have been a stress fracture. Hopefully nothing leading to LisFranc injury. That's why I was really interested to hear MRI results.

    If he's walking around as reported and we haven't heard a bad XRay report then it sounds like something ligament oriented. And a shot could easily reduce that inflammation (pain) to workable levels- but honestly that isn't a good long term strategy. That's why its important the medical team get this right.
     
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