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Dr. David Chao Joins to Talk NFL Injuries & Player Updates
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10/25/2024
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00:00
Thanks for joining us.
00:05
Clamor for Dr. Chivago because they know he'll be on on Fridays on coast to coast from Sports
00:10
Injury Central in So Cali Cal it's Dr. David Chow, the legend himself.
00:17
And you can follow him on X at pro football dog.
00:20
He's very popular both on C2C and globally and on social media.
00:26
And it's easy to see why.
00:27
Good to see you, Doc.
00:29
Let's start with Jaden Daniels.
00:30
There's no way he's playing in that football game.
00:33
I agree with you.
00:35
He's LP today and listed officially as questionable.
00:39
But there's five reasons he's not playing.
00:42
First of all, rib cartilage is more painful and harder to block.
00:47
Number two, they're not going to risk him being a half step slow and get hurt in a different
00:52
way.
00:53
Remember Dan Quinn telling him to slide in the preseason.
00:57
Number three, you don't put a rookie quarterback in who basically hasn't practiced all week.
01:01
This is not Tom Brady.
01:03
This is not Patrick Mahomes.
01:05
Number four, the media says the first pick Caleb Williams against second pick Jane Daniels.
01:11
Big game.
01:12
No one in the Washington Commanders building cares about that quote matchup.
01:16
That's a media made fan made deal.
01:18
And finally, I guarantee you this, Scott, a number two overall draft pick quarterback
01:24
will start for the Washington Commanders.
01:27
And that will be Marcus Mariota.
01:29
Yeah.
01:30
And he'll be running for his life against that Bears defense.
01:32
I've had broken ribs.
01:34
I've had torn cartilage in my ribs.
01:37
And I got to tell you, it is the worst.
01:40
I mean, I couldn't get out of a car.
01:43
I couldn't get out of bed.
01:44
I couldn't get out of a sofa.
01:45
I couldn't get out of anything.
01:47
It is the most agonizing.
01:49
And if, oh, if you had a cough, if you got a cold or a cough with a torn cartilage and
01:55
you had to cough every 30 seconds, you'd want to jump off a bridge.
02:00
It is the worst.
02:01
Let's talk about Tua.
02:02
He's going back to play with multiple concussions.
02:06
Don't tell me this isn't dangerous.
02:08
You have to be worried for this kid's life.
02:12
Well, there's no question the collision sport of football is dangerous and is dangerous
02:17
to everyone who plays at that high level.
02:21
You know, he's passed the protocol.
02:24
He's gotten clearance from different neurologists.
02:26
Is his risk higher than someone else who's never had a concussion?
02:31
I believe it is.
02:33
Is it unacceptable risk?
02:35
I mean, it's his decision and his thought process, you know, and I get the lay person
02:42
who says I've seen him twice on national TV games posturing, but that posturing or
02:49
fencing doesn't necessarily mean permanent damage.
02:53
And look, there are players in the NFL still playing that have had more concussions than
02:57
Tua and they've been cleared to return.
02:59
I'm not saying it's right.
03:00
I'm just saying he's not the biggest poster child for concussions.
03:05
He's not wearing the guardian cap, but I hear he's wearing like the most sophisticated helmet
03:09
money can buy.
03:12
Well, sure.
03:13
But the guardian cap, you know, I thought he would wear it.
03:15
He's not required to.
03:16
He's not going to wear it.
03:17
Guardian cap is not foolproof.
03:19
But you understand there, Scott, that helmets were never invented to prevent concussions.
03:26
Helmets were invented to prevent skull fractures, and they do a great job of that back in the
03:30
day.
03:31
And that's what started in college, the harder helmets.
03:35
But no concussion can be no helmet can prevent all concussions.
03:40
So Hill was on the injury report, Waddles limited, who's he going to throw it to?
03:48
Both of them.
03:49
Are you kidding?
03:50
They're chomping at the bit to come back.
03:51
Waddle with the quad and Tyree Kill with the foot.
03:54
They said, we've been through four games of all these other guys.
03:57
We can't wait to get out there just to post for Tua.
04:01
So what's the deal with Devo?
04:03
He ended up in the hospital with pneumonia.
04:08
I mean, when's the last time we saw a player not finish a game due to illness?
04:12
We saw that with Devo.
04:13
When's the last time we saw a player go to the hospital for pneumonia with fluid on the
04:17
lungs?
04:18
We saw it with Devo.
04:19
He's trending towards an LP and questionable.
04:22
I think he's probably going to play, but he's not going to play 70 snaps.
04:27
Are you kidding me?
04:28
Some guy with pneumonia is going to play?
04:29
That's crazy.
04:30
How long is Evans out?
04:31
We know Godwin's finished.
04:34
Yeah, multiple weeks.
04:38
You know, four weeks, something like that.
04:42
Aaron Rodgers has been stacking injuries.
04:46
It's like one problem after the next.
04:47
Then again, he's old.
04:50
Yeah.
04:51
I mean, as we say, it's like the song, head, shoulders, knees, and toes.
04:55
No, actually, it's hamstring, knee, and ankle for Aaron Rodgers.
04:59
He's old.
05:00
He's going to play through.
05:01
He's got a strong arm.
05:02
He's an off-platform thrower.
05:04
He doesn't run that much anymore.
05:06
There's no injury designation.
05:08
He will play versus the Patriots, but yeah, it's the game of football.
05:12
He's got a lot of things.
05:14
Travis Etienne, his sixth score is 55, so is that a no-go for him?
05:20
We lean towards no-go, and we lean towards not fully effective if he goes, but the left
05:25
tackle for the Jags has been cleared and back, so at least some upside for them.
05:30
What about DK in Seattle with that knee?
05:37
His list is doubtful.
05:38
It's a mild MCL.
05:39
Remember, he was carted off.
05:41
It's not an IR thing.
05:43
It's not a four-week thing.
05:44
This week doesn't look like it's going to happen, but next week is a real possibility
05:50
for the Seattle wide receiver.
05:52
What about Dalton and his thumb after the car crash?
05:57
I don't think that's that bad of a deal.
05:59
It's not a 10-ligament tear.
06:01
It's not surgery.
06:02
I don't know if it was the airbag or got caught in the steering wheel.
06:05
He was with his family when it happened.
06:07
I look at this as kind of hiding behind health.
06:09
Look, Deontay Johnson is probably out because he's going to be traded, right?
06:14
Caroline is not winning.
06:15
They're maybe featuring Bryce Young for a trade.
06:19
This is a little bit hiding behind health.
06:21
This is like a chance for Dalton to sit, a chance to showcase Young prior to the trade
06:27
deadline, and for the same reason they're sitting Deontay Johnson.
06:31
He's a pending trade target.
06:33
It's not his ankle injury.
06:34
What's the deal with the Packers?
06:36
They got a ton of guys banged up.
06:38
What's their health status of this team?
06:42
They're actually not that bad.
06:43
The Packers have become the new Patriots in this world.
06:46
Remember, Patriots used to list dozens of players as questionable.
06:50
That's been the Packers' modus this season, so the list is longer than the actual injuries.
06:55
All right, there he is, the one and only, just top shelf status, Dr. Chevago, dealing
07:03
with injuries for you, the fans, on Coast to Coast on a pain-free Friday.
07:07
Dr. Chev, have a great weekend in SoCal.
07:10
Try not to surf too much or go to the track too much, and screw the Dodgers.
07:15
I just wanted to say that lastly to you.
07:18
We're in our stuff this weekend.
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