One thing that bothered me with the Hartman knee situation

[BleedingBlueNGold]

First off, Hartman did a fantastic job avoiding catastrophe by twisting his body out of that awkward position (I'm a physical therapist by the way). Just a little more force into that direction and he may have been coming out of that game with at least an MCL tear and/or an ACL tear.

What bothered me was this though. The camera zoomed in on Hartman on the sideline after that play, and Jason Garrett went off about Hartman not wearing any knee pads for protection, and insinuated if Hartman was wearing the proper gear he would be more safe. Basically blaming Hartman for the could be injury.

Knee pads DO NOT protect against these forceful ligamentous injuries. Knee pads only protect against blunt forces to the front part of the knee. They are also good at inhibiting some knee function and thus potentially slowing a player down, that's why you don't see a lot of players wearing them anymore. In a sense, they are futile.

Anyway, screw Jason Garrett and his ignorance. They shouldn't let these clowns be commenting on medical issues on air like that.

 

[NotreDomer1]

What irritated me was the booth saying since there was a holding call on Rocco, it automatically negates a penalty. It’s not roughing the passer IMO, but unnecessary roughness. Nothing negates that. You can’t go twisting people’s knees on purpose because you’re being held.

 

[mirer03]

What irritated me was the booth saying since there was a holding call on Rocco, it automatically negates a penalty. It’s not roughing the passer IMO, but unnecessary roughness. Nothing negates that. You can’t go twisting people’s knees on purpose because you’re being held.

You can in college.

 

[NotreDomer1]

You can in college.

Apparently

 

[burmafrd1943]

First off, Hartman did a fantastic job avoiding catastrophe by twisting his body out of that awkward position (I'm a physical therapist by the way). Just a little more force into that direction and he may have been coming out of that game with at least an MCL tear and/or an ACL tear.

What bothered me was this though. The camera zoomed in on Hartman on the sideline after that play, and Jason Garrett went off about Hartman not wearing any knee pads for protection, and insinuated if Hartman was wearing the proper gear he would be more safe. Basically blaming Hartman for the could be injury.

Knee pads DO NOT protect against these forceful ligamentous injuries. Knee pads only protect against blunt forces to the front part of the knee. They are also good at inhibiting some knee function and thus potentially slowing a player down, that's why you don't see a lot of players wearing them anymore. In a sense, they are futile.

Anyway, screw Jason Garrett and his ignorance. They shouldn't let these clowns be commenting on medical issues on air like that.

Jason Garret has been and always will be a joke. As a Cowboys fan I had to put up with ten years of jokes about him

 

[NotreDomer1]

Jason Garret has been and always will be a joke. As a Cowboys fan I had to put up with ten years of jokes about him

Jerry’s kid?

 

[echowaker]

You can in college.

Correct, it was the proper call.

 

[THUNDERSTRUCK111]

Most important thing. Is Sam good to go for next week. ????

 

[deadirishpoet]

Correct, it was the proper call.

Then how serious are they about protecting the qb?

 

[ftnfan62]

I believe a ref can call a personal foul on any behavior. Maybe not roughing there but unsportsmanlike is as wide as it comes. Should have been called.