Story on Latu's injury/career coming up on NFLN

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Been watching. All there is so far is sad shit about Michael Pratt
 
Supposedly some Dr was asked about Latu’s injury and he said, it’s not a matter of if it will end his career but more a matter of when.

So is five years of Latu worth a first round pick?
 
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Flatlyner said:
Been watching. All there is so far is sad shit about Michael Pratt
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It wasn't that long...maybe an 7-8 minute segment. Just about how he handled the brief retirement, then getting cleared. Not a lot of details. Seems like a good kid and strong family.
 
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Elmgrovegnome said:
Supposedly some Dr was asked about Latu’s injury and he said, it’s not a matter of if it will end his career but more a matter of when.

So is five years of Latu worth a first round pick?
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Damn where did this come from? That's a huge red flag.
 
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WestCoastRam said:
There was some other guy who had a similar injury who got drafted who lasted only 5 years but forget who it was. One of the draft guys mentioned.
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That changes everything in terms of Latu. Would not touch him in the 1st then.
 
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That changes everything in terms of Latu. Would not touch him in the 1st then.
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I mean, you have to take it into consideration. But it's why I'm saying, if the injury is something most teams are not down with, he'll slide way out of the 1st not a couple spots.

But all it takes is 1 team.
 
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Hadn't heard this news. Guessing he is more of a 2nd rounder now. For the record, I'd be all over him in the 2nd for the 5 years of great pass rush.
 
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tempests said:
If a couple of those years are Pro Bowl ones, sure.

Though for his sake, if that's the prognosis, maybe he should think about not playing football then. No guarantee he would get five years.
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If he was instrumental in getting the Rams two rings in four or five years, then it’s worth a first round pick for the Rams.

But, as you said, is it worth it for him? I have rods going from C4 to C1. They bend at a 90 degree angle at the top and hold my head up. That was 13 hours of surgery and a full year of recovery. Plus anything I do that uses my shoulders tightens the muscles so severely that it gives me terrible headaches that have lasted weeks. So, I had to learn not to push myself like I did my entire life. When I feel a little tightness I have to stop and sit and relax. I can’t work full time. I can’t do most of what I loved to do, as I was a very physical person who loved exercising, hiking and running.

I’m sure a short NFL career would not be worth anything like I went through.

However, the Rams have one of the top orthopedic surgeons (Neil Elitrage) as their team doctor. If he clears the pick I’d imagine that is about the most professional opinion you could get.
 
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WestCoastRam said:
I mean, you have to take it into consideration. But it's why I'm saying, if the injury is something most teams are not down with, he'll slide way out of the 1st not a couple spots.

But all it takes is 1 team.
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If we got to pick at 19 and can somehow trade into the 40s to get him that would be pretty clutch. Depending on what it would cost us to get up there.
 
tempests said:
If a couple of those years are Pro Bowl ones, sure.

Though for his sake, if that's the prognosis, maybe he should think about not playing football then. No guarantee he would get five years.
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I'd prefer to use the same pick on another player who could provide Pro Bowl years and be with the team for a decade.
 
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