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jam26 · 10-16-2008, 10:49 AM

This college player had his finger amputated so he wouldn't miss the rest of the season:

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/colle...re-pinky_N.htm

Table 5 · 10-16-2008, 11:07 AM

hey, i like sports too, but that just sounds kinda dumb.

loob job · 10-16-2008, 11:23 AM

What an idiot.

ScoutMan · 10-16-2008, 11:31 AM

This guy is a lineman for a Div. 2 school who now only has 9 fingers. Romo is the QB for the Cowboys and is playing mattress hockey with Jessica Simpson. Wimp or not, Id still rather be Romo.

3 Justin 3 · 10-16-2008, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by ScoutMan

This guy is a lineman for a Div. 2 school who now only has 9 fingers. Romo is the QB for the Cowboys and is playing mattress hockey with Jessica Simpson. Wimp or not, Id still rather be Romo.

No kidding. I wouldn't even want to play football, just mattress hockey with Jessica Simpson.

Sainters7 · 10-16-2008, 02:41 PM

He's a guard, he could probably still play with a cast from the elbow down. Whereas Romo's a QB...and its his pinky on his throwing finger that's injured. Night and day difference.

Jason14h · 10-16-2008, 04:14 PM

Romo also says he will play. Romo is actually a very tough QB

Sainters7 · 10-16-2008, 04:18 PM

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Romo also says he will play. Romo is actually a very tough QB

I don't blame him. He probably wants to play with the new toy he just got this week.

CaptainCrunch · 10-16-2008, 04:25 PM

I think most offensive linemen would prefer to have all of their fingers sawed off, that way they could use their hands like a club, and zero holding penalties.

Its next to impossible to throw a football on a NFL level with a damaged pinky finger, you'd get less then zero spiral.

Dumb comparison.

Plus how can Romo apply the shocker to Jessica without his pinky, he's screwed in all aspects of his life.

troutman · 10-16-2008, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch

Plus how can Romo apply the shocker to Jessica without his pinky, he's screwed in all aspects of his life.

Hemsky's pinky can do the work of three men.

jammies · 10-16-2008, 04:53 PM

The Onion, as usual, is on top of this issue:

http://www.theonion.com/content/news..._to_four_weeks

FlamingLonghorn · 10-16-2008, 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch

I think most offensive linemen would prefer to have all of their fingers sawed off, that way they could use their hands like a club, and zero holding penalties.

Its next to impossible to throw a football on a NFL level with a damaged pinky finger, you'd get less then zero spiral.

Dumb comparison.

Plus how can Romo apply the shocker to Jessica without his pinky, he's screwed in all aspects of his life.

Favre played with a broken thumb which is more impossible and I believe he won. Favre actually called Romo and gave him advice. I actually think Favre called him a wussy.

Flames in 07 · 10-16-2008, 08:00 PM

that kid's coach should be kicked out of sports. I'm shocked that anyone responsible in his program has just been able to slide.

CaptainCrunch · 10-17-2008, 09:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Sowa

Favre played with a broken thumb which is more impossible and I believe he won. Favre actually called Romo and gave him advice. I actually think Favre called him a wussy.

Favre is a different kind of cat, and a different level of warrior from anyone else out there. Favre is the Ricky Bobby of the NFL.

JohnnyFlame · 10-17-2008, 09:28 AM

Well as a big Cowboys fan I don't want them taking chances with Romo. They just added more offensive firepower and they have a solid veteran backup. I'd only play him if there was very little chance of the injury becoming worse.

Bobblehead · 10-17-2008, 09:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Flames in 07

that kid's coach should be kicked out of sports. I'm shocked that anyone responsible in his program has just been able to slide.

The "kid" is 21, and the coach found out about it after it had happened.

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And he would have advised Wikre to save his finger, but it was gone before the coach could give advice

ken0042 · 10-17-2008, 11:38 PM

Reading the responses earlier, I was pretty much laughing and agreeing with all of you.

But then the more I thought about it- this may be the best part of this guy's life; the first time he belongs and people like him for who he is, and it may be the only time in his life. Some people lead very simple lives; in a way who are we to judge what this guy did with respect to making his "glory years" just that much more glorious. If he is destined to be flipping burgers and living in a trailer for the rest of his life, why not have one part of your life to cling to?

transplant99 · 10-18-2008, 08:10 AM

I just watched a story about this thing and an interview with the guy in question.

1) he didn't even want to go to the hospital when it first happened, as he told trainers to tape it up and let him get back into practice. They convinced him otherwise.

2) The orthopedic surgeon that attended to him tried to talk him out of amputation at first but after looking at it longer and knowing that surgery was not necessarily going to fix it....and also aware there were likely to be problems with it later in life, changed his stance and agreed that cutting off the finger was a reasonable option.

3) The guy consulted with his parents before doing so, but was allowed to make the choice himself...as a 21 year old should be allowed to do so in most cases.

4) The coach knew NOTHING about this until it was already over. He had lost his own finger in high school in a bandsaw accident and had he been asked, would of advised his player to have the surgery.

5) This guy is a very well spoken, knowledgeable kid. He thought things out in his own way and made a decision about his body with information available. No one should be questioning it in hindsight IMO. He is OK with it and understands the possible ramifications, but they were outweighed by what finishing his senior year with his team meant. He is also going to graduate with an education that should allow him to have a very good life going forward.

I commend him and his decision....though I am not sure I have the cajones to do the same thing.

Flames in 07 · 10-18-2008, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by ken0042

Reading the responses earlier, I was pretty much laughing and agreeing with all of you.

But then the more I thought about it- this may be the best part of this guy's life; the first time he belongs and people like him for who he is, and it may be the only time in his life. Some people lead very simple lives; in a way who are we to judge what this guy did with respect to making his "glory years" just that much more glorious. If he is destined to be flipping burgers and living in a trailer for the rest of his life, why not have one part of your life to cling to?

I disagree, largely because I think it's sad to pigeonhole someones glory years when they are 20. I'm not naive enough to think that for some people that ends up being the case, but it's not very responsible on anyones part to assume that to be the case.

To me there is no bigger punishment than to just assume he's currently living the glory years which is synonomous to saying the next 60 are all downhill from here.

If his coach didn't know in advance ok, nothing he can do, but I think if I was the coach I wouldn't play him after that. And yea he's old enough to make his own decisions, and could very well be extrememly articulate, but he has very little perspective. So it may be that he has cajones ... or just that he's not very bright.

transplant99 · 10-19-2008, 10:06 AM

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If his coach didn't know in advance ok, nothing he can do, but I think if I was the coach I wouldn't play him after that.

Why?

The guy just sacrificed a part of his body so he COULD play for you and you would bench him??

Brutal. And a real quick way to lose your entire team.