I should clarify that my stance isn't that Akers will never play again or something; it's that it's fair to anticipate that he will lose value as a football player, since many players who suffered the injury have. Otherwise, this wouldn't be a feared injury.Ice wrote: ↑Wed Jul 28, 2021 10:38 am @ Cameron Giles
Like my first sentence stated....The reality is there is a very good chance Akers returns just fine. Surgery techniques are much better then even a few years ago and rehab is as well.
Further down.....No doubt there is risk but it isn't like it once was in the recent past.
So the very words "Good Chance" and "No Doubt there is Risk"
Should give any reader an indication that I am not dismissing anything.
I will say studies from a years ago will most likely be different than today given surgical improvements. After all at one point the consensus was the earth was flat.
I did not disagree with that statistical study but it is dated which was the point.
No clue how, when, or if he comes back better than ever but the odds are good he will IMO.
We are using low sample sizes to discuss Achilles injuries regardless because it's a low volume injury. That's the point. It's not perfect, but it's not impractical to use to help you build opinions.