Alex Smith Still Injured: To See Dr. James Andrews

by ohad on Sep 6, 2008 7:56 PM PDT

Don't have a link yet, but just saw this on the ESPN Bottomline:

An MRI revealed that a piece of bone from Alex's Smith shoulder broke off during his prior surgery, if I remember correctly. He is gonna see the doctor who performed the surgery, James Andrews.

Another case of bad luck in this drawn out saga. I still haven't decided whether or not I believe this is still affecting his play, most notably his horrible accuracy that we have seen. Thoughts?

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There is this link from ESPN.com noting that he is now listed as doubtful for the game, but no mention of the condition, which was not specified by Nolan of course.

the problem is not "too many left handed hitters" but "too many suck handed hitters"-Zonis

by ohad on Sep 6, 2008 7:58 PM PDT reply actions

NOLAN MD

I guess Nolan was right his shoulder injury isn’t that bad..

J GO

by youngbuckeroo on Sep 6, 2008 9:19 PM PDT reply actions

The end of an era

I guess this signals the end of the Alex Smith era in San Francisco. It’s sad because I think he could have actually turned into a decent quarterback had he been handled properly under a permanent OC. I wonder how he’ll fare next year for a new team. I bet he’ll come into Candlestick and pick up a win at some point in his career…i don’t think he’s as bad as it seems. This was just a bad fit from the start.

by baybruin415 on Sep 7, 2008 1:42 AM PDT reply actions

shoulder

Apparently a piece of bone broke off in the area of the surgery.

Matt Barrows referred to it as a fracture in his throwing shoulder.

This is not pretty.

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by David Fucillo on Sep 7, 2008 9:32 AM PDT reply actions

Update

Barrows is reporting:

Alex Smith has a fracture of the coracoid process, a bone in the shoulder that is rarely broken . . . similar fractures have been treated with surgery and the insertion of pins . . . Doctors are surprised by the diagnosis and speculate that Smith may have had a stress fracture in the shoulder that gave way when he threw the deep pass on Friday.

Barrows says there’s a strong possibility Smith could go on injured reserve. The situation certainly got worse real quick.

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by David Fucillo on Sep 7, 2008 10:35 AM PDT reply actions