[Updated] USC's Nick Perry Suffers knee injury in practice...Status Unknown
by Paragon SC on Aug 12, 2010 10:43 AM PDT
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PrintUpdate #1: Doesn't appear to be an issue with the knee. Per Greenspan:
USC DE Nick Perry only suffered a sprained ankle yesterday and is in a walking boot.
Update #2: Bruce Feldman is saying that Perry will miss two weeks:
USC DE Nick Perry has a high-ankle sprain. A source told me he'll be out for two weeks.
Update #3: The timetable for Perry's recovery has been lengthened from 2-4 weeks. Per CFT:
Defensive end Nick Perry suffered an injury to his right ankle Wednesday, but it was thought at the time that it was just a mild sprain.
The sprain part was correct, but unfortunately the mild part wasn't as Kiffin confirmed Thursday afternoon that Perry has incurred the dreaded high-ankle sprain. The coach said the redshirt sophomore, who was wearing a protective boot on his injured foot during practice today, is expected to be out for a period of 2-4 weeks.
Not sure how bad this is...but this is much more important than D-Bax.
USC DE Nick Perry suffered a right knee injury in goal line drills Wednesday and was carted off.
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Lets hope for the best...
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100x More important than Baxter
Perry could be the best DE in the conference this year. This would be very damaging. The front 7, particularly the defensive line, is supposed to carry the defense this year.
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Damn!
This is shaping up to be a bad news day. First D-Bax being a bone head and now this.Let’s hope the knee will be OK.
by USC_Fire on Aug 11, 2010 5:53 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
the latest
“If Perry is out for any length of time (very likely IMO), USC would be left with just two experienced DEs in Armond Armstead and Wes Horton.”
this is a nightmare
Ok, Chicken Littles...
first, Perry was lights out during the first half of last season, then did nothing the second half. yes, he was banged up, and probably faded as a frosh, but he was very weak against the run. all he had was a nice speed rushing game.
this is for from disastrous, and it is probably only a minor injury that will heal in a few weeks. Wes Horton should arguably be starting anyway. and, Kevin Greene has played well at DE. if we had to, Kiff could move Kennard/Morgan back to DE and Horton/Simmons into the lineup at LB.
this is the voice of optimism. we are thin, and will have to get creative with some lineups. let’s not freak out every time there’s an injury please. we’re only in trouble if Scroggins starts at QB, or Markowitz starts at center (love Abe, but just making a point). Injuries on defense are easily masked with creative lineups. we can’t afford to lose Armstead or RoJo, but that’s about it.
Death to the NCAA!!!
Of course Perry is limited against the run, he’s a WDE and his mission is to attack the QB at all costs. You really have to give him a pass on the second half because he lost his knee and his greatest skill is to bull run through the tackles because he’s quick off his feet and over powers tackles.
by Julio Nievas on Aug 11, 2010 11:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Right
But you see, most QBs are right handed so when they give it to the RB, it’s mostly on the strong side, so it’s mostly the SDE’s responsibility to contain the RB.
by Julio Nievas on Aug 12, 2010 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions
Yes, partially true
but, a right side hand-off does not mean a strong-side run. running plays are designed for each gap across the line. and, the strong-side is determined by the TE, who also can change sides by going in motion. Both DEs need to play the run, but I agree that the SDE needs to be better against the run. Can we FKN start football season already!!!
Death to the NCAA!!!
Crap! But we shoud be OK as long as he's back by mid-September
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A high ankle sprain WILL NOT heal in two weeks. To back my claim up, I picked this from yours truly, Conquestchronicles.com
In high ankle sprains, the membrane which connects the two leg bones (the syndomosis) is either stretched or torn. High ankle sprains can be especially problematic for athletes because there is a very poor blood supply to this area of the ankle and it takes a long time to heal. Any type of twisting or turning maneuver results in stretching of this area, which makes it especially difficult to play basketball, soccer, or to skate. Over time, athletes who have a high ankle sprain can often walk and even jog on level ground normally, but cannot push off on their skate edges and are limited in terms of their ability to return to activities. High ankle injuries can take six weeks or longer to heal.
Well.. They still have their young stud
by Julio Nievas on Aug 12, 2010 12:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, sure...
If they say so. Every argument the use about the teams this year is:
USC- graduates and lost their best players too the draft. All that is left is a bunch of bad underachieving players.
UCLA- super depth and now with experience they are better than everyone else on USC.
See only they benefit from experience and losing their best player to the draft makes way for the next superstar! Everyone else get weaker. If it were only so.
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