Texans need a new anti-season ending-non-contact injury coach...because ours obviously isn't cutting the mustard.
There’s gotta be something they can do better. The frequency and severity of injuries sustained by this team on a yearly basis is baffling. WHO gets them is just the kicker, it’s always the stars. I think I may be more disappointed about Deshaun than I was about Yao and I’m a firm believer the rockets were set to win a chip that year.
Guess so. Who gets blamed for Watson's torn ACL at Clemson... the Texans strength and conditioning coach?
@YOLO I just did a quick google search and all the experts seem to agree that strength and conditioning have a definite effect on non contact injury prevention, specifically in ACL. Would love to see some evidence for your contrary argument.
well then tell half of the teams that they need a new S & C coach, because at least 10 teams had a player with non-contact season-ending injuries, including Patriots with Julian Edelman (torn ACL), Vikings (Bridgewater last year and Davin Cook with also a torn ACL) Chicago (Cameron Meredith) Jacksonville (Allen Robinson), Kansas City, etc.
I’ve been in the S&C industry for over 20 years. Most of the non-contact ACL stuff I’ve seen has to do with female athletes. Females tend to get ACL injuries because of the wider Q angle of their hip and knee. By improving hamstring as well as lateral hip strength you can help prevent knee valgus (the knee moving towards the midline of the body). From reports Watson was simply running and his knee buckled. I would guess one of 2 things: 1) he has genetically weak ACLs (given that he has torn both sides), since they use tendons to repair ACLs he should have sturdier ACLs after surgery Or 2) he tweaked his ACL getting tackled during a game earlier this year and it just finally gave way With regard to non contact injuries in the knee, the knee is a hinge joint meaning all it is supposed to do is flex and extend. With all the cutting and pivoting these guys do and the forces these freaky athletes can put on the their bodies it’s not surprising this stuff happens from time to time.
