CB Eddie Jackson suffers knee injury...

Con · Apr 6, 2014

Braveheart said:
Kerry Goode-now there's a blast from the past. One of the most impressive single game performances in Alabama history. Played the game of his life. I was at that game and I remember he kind of jogged off the field. I didn't think it was that bad. Next thing I hear, he'd torn his knee up.

Kerry tried hard and even played some fullback his last year. He even played a little for the Tampa Bay Bucs. Poor guy.

That was one of the best games I have ever witnessed a Bama running back have. He did it all that night.

4Q Basket Case · Apr 6, 2014

I think we as fans tend to overreact. Both ways.

Gene Jelks' and Kerry Goode's injuries happened between 25 (Jelks) and 30 (Goode's) years ago.

There have been great advances since then. IF Eddie Jackson does have a tear, it's recoverable today.

That said, we also tend to expect too much in terms of rehab. Even the best-conditioned athletes don't recover from a torn ACL in a year. As much as we might wish otherwise, it's 12-18 months for full physical and mental recovery. No amount of wanting it to be different is going to change that.

If Eddie does have a torn ACL, we'll see him good as new. But it'll be in 2015.

radrobot · Apr 6, 2014

Per Alex Scarborough tweet: Alabama CB Eddie Jackson has a torn ACL and will miss the rest of spring practice, sources tell ESPN. Story coming shortly.

Zaiva · Apr 6, 2014

radrobot said:
Per Alex Scarborough tweet: Alabama CB Eddie Jackson has a torn ACL and will miss the rest of spring practice, sources tell ESPN. Story coming shortly.

I get home from work and read this. Man, today has sucked. Hopefully he makes a full recovery as quickly as possible. I hate it for him

RTR91 · Apr 6, 2014

Jonathan Cook, Anthony Averett, and Maurice Smith your time is now.

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JustNeedMe81 · Apr 6, 2014

But it didn't say anything about being out for the year.

radrobot said:
Per Alex Scarborough tweet: Alabama CB Eddie Jackson has a torn ACL and will miss the rest of spring practice, sources tell ESPN. Story coming shortly.

Bamabuzzard · Apr 6, 2014

JustNeedMe81 said:
But it didn't say anything about being out for the year.

Odds are he's done. I'd be very surprised if he plays a down in the regular season.

CoachJeff · Apr 6, 2014

JustNeedMe81 said:
But it didn't say anything about being out for the year.

The opener is in less than 5 months. He will almost certainly redshirt.

Crimson57s · Apr 7, 2014

This is sad. Best wishes and prayers for his speedy recovery. I hope to see him back next spring, at the latest.

derek4tide · Apr 7, 2014

This will open the door wide for Humphrey.

Bama in Quebec · Apr 7, 2014

derek4tide said:
This will open the door wide for Humphrey.

Humphrey or Tony Brown who is already on campus...

Maurice Smith, Cook and Averett already have a full year on campus. They have to step up quickly or the new speedsters could have a really good chance to see the field as early as this year...Let's not forget Sylve and Jones who are probably right now the front runners.

What do you think ?

RTR91 · Apr 7, 2014

Cary Clark of BamaMag tweeting Eddie should have a 5 month recovery and be back mid-September. We'll see how accurate that is when Saban speaks to the media today.

BigEasyTider · Apr 7, 2014

RTR91 said:
Cary Clark of BamaMag tweeting Eddie should have a 5 month recovery and be back mid-September.

Sounds like Cary is still on a 72-hour crimson kool-aid bender. A five-month recovery timeframe for a torn ACL would be unbelievably quick, even in an era of far advanced recovery periods. If Eddie is back anywhere near 100% at eight months, he'll be doing extremely well. Keep in mind that Adrian Peterson, who might have had the fastest ACL recovery we've ever seen, wasn't cleared for contact until nearly eight months post-op, and really didn't start getting back to his peak level of performance until nearly ten months out.

Probably the absolute best case scenario for Eddie is that he can make it back in November and contribute in the final few games. I think any expectation putting him back before that is highly unrealistic, and frankly even that timetable is probably pushing the envelope.

Obviously I hope Eddie makes it back on the field as soon as possible, but I'm afraid the reality of his injury and the timing of it means that his 2014 season is just going to be a wash-out. We are going to need some other guys to step up at corner and produce.

imaloyalone · Apr 7, 2014

RTR91 said:
Cary Clark of BamaMag tweeting Eddie should have a 5 month recovery and be back mid-September. We'll see how accurate that is when Saban speaks to the media today.

:rolleye2:

CoachJeff · Apr 7, 2014

I just hope Eddie will be ready to go for next year's spring camp and A-Day.

TIDEnGA · Apr 7, 2014

Dang the worrying starts early this year for me. :rolleye2:

derek4tide · Apr 7, 2014

Bama in Quebec said:
Humphrey or Tony Brown who is already on campus...

Maurice Smith, Cook and Averett already have a full year on campus. They have to step up quickly or the new speedsters could have a really good chance to see the field as early as this year...Let's not forget Sylve and Jones who are probably right now the front runners.

What do you think ?

We could have two freshman starting CBs this fall. Both have the talent and the ones already on campus struggled last year. It will be interesting to see how this shakes out come September.

RTR91 · Apr 7, 2014

BigEasyTider said:
Sounds like Cary is still on a 72-hour crimson kool-aid bender. A five-month recovery timeframe for a torn ACL would be unbelievably quick, even in an era of far advanced recovery periods. If Eddie is back anywhere near 100% at eight months, he'll be doing extremely well. Keep in mind that Adrian Peterson, who might have had the fastest ACL recovery we've ever seen, wasn't cleared for contact until nearly eight months post-op, and really didn't start getting back to his peak level of performance until nearly ten months out.

Probably the absolute best case scenario for Eddie is that he can make it back in November and contribute in the final few games. I think any expectation putting him back before that is highly unrealistic, and frankly even that timetable is probably pushing the envelope.

Obviously I hope Eddie makes it back on the field as soon as possible, but I'm afraid the reality of his injury and the timing of it means that his 2014 season is just going to be a wash-out. We are going to need some other guys to step up at corner and produce.

BAMARICH said:
:rolleye2:

I was just passing along what Cary said. Thought it was fairly optimistic. Then, Saban said this today:

"Eddie Jackson had an MRI Sunday which confirmed that he had ligament damage in his knee that required surgery," Saban said in a university statement. "We have a great medical staff here and he will have the full support of everyone in the organization as he goes through the rehab process. We are confident Eddie will make a full recovery and be ready to go this fall."

JustNeedMe81 · Apr 7, 2014

http://www.al.com/alabamafootball/i...ch_nick_saban_confi.html#incart_river_default

Coach Saban says Eddie will be ready to go in the fall... I was right! My gut feeling was right after all.

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Special K · Apr 7, 2014

Hope Coach is right, but "ready for this fall" could mean anything from September to December, really. Who knows?

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