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Matt Rhea on Saints WR Michael Thomas' injury/rehab: 'He's constantly working
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Really good interview here.
For the second consecutive season a confluence injuries has become a major talking point as things go awry for the New Orleans Saints, but one thing has changed. This year it's Matt Rhea at the helm as the Director of Sports Science, a change that's been lauded by players and team personnel despite the continued run of bad injury luck. Longtime strength and conditioning coach Dan Dalrymple was let go during the offseason as the team revamped that staff. So what is the culprit to continued injury issues like those that have plagued Michael Thomas yet again? Rhea joined Mike Hoss and Bobby Hebert on WWL this week to talk about that subject and more. "Without really diving into this particular injuries or people, I will say this on Mike: He works his tail off. The guy has worked hard in his rehab. He does extra work. He's constantly working on the things that he needs to work on to get better and to return. And so I think there's a lot of things that go into different injuries and different situations. "And it's probably frustrating for fans when you don't have all the information and you don't see all of the factors that are involved that sometimes it becomes, you know, the frustration can be come something that boils up because of a lack of that information. "Our guys work hard. Our staff works hard. Everyone, I think, they're doing everything they possibly can to limit the risk of injury, minimize the severity of an injury if it's going to happen, get them back as fast as possible, that's healthy and appropriate for return to play, and then to stay on the field and be healthy throughout it. There's some really good people involved in this and then players that, well, I'll tell you what, I really enjoyed coming here and seeing the buy-in from the players and the excitement from the players to train, to do things we're asking them to do, or not do things we're asking them not to do. I've been very impressed with and I think that's something that often gets overlooked or not not addressed enough with the fan base that these guys, these guys are working hard. They want to be healthy. They want to perform at their best. They want to win. That's why they do it, and I really appreciate their efforts in that regard." Full interview here ... |
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I'd say we've seen the last of Thomas in a Saints uniform.
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Im still rocking with MT. Hope he gets healthy and comes back balling. Loved what I saw Week 1 when he was killing AJ Terrell.
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Unfortunately, Mike Thomas may have that nasty injury bug that just doesn't seem to go away. I wish him well and would like to see him play well for the Saints again but that may be a pie in the sky dream.
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Not holding my breath. The guy was a beast. Until he wasnt.
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Just call me a resident of Missouri....
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Have any receivers missed 3 straight seasons and then never had injury issues again?
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MT is in a bad spot. The way the 2021 season went down with no communication with the team and the perceived unnecessary delay with surgery will absolutely haunt him for his remaining time with the Saints. That is why people today are doubting him so much.
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if and that's a big if he comes back next season, he want make the season. he might be really good in a few games but that's it, back to the club tub.
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I hope we keep MT. Restructure the current contract. Add five years to it.
Then I'd throw it to him, call run plays for him, kickoff coverage, dry cleaning.. Everything is his going forward. |
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The one comparison that comes to mind is the former Giants receiver Victor Cruz. Had the big injury that knocked him out for a season and a half, came back but before long recurring injuries never let him do much more, and eventually had to retire. |
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MT did not just miss one season. At the end of this season he will have missed 40 of his last 50 games over 3 seasons. Personally, I cannot recall any player who missed that many games due to injury and went on to sustain a high level of production upon his return. Yeah he is young. So was Victor Cruz when he missed a lot of time and retired. There are tons of wide receivers whose careers ended early due to injury such as Victor Cruz, Sterling Sharpe, and Al Toon. If you think he will probably come back and be fine because of hope and rainbows and anecdotes please give me the examples of players who missed 40 of 50 games and came back to greatness. There are probably one or two I can't think of in the history of all the NFL. But there are thousands and thousands of players who missed 40 of 50 games and that spelled the end of their careers, because that trend is too long and not just a blip. So realistically, objectively, it would be an amazing story in Michael Thomas came back, but looking at precedents it seems like the odds are less than 1 in 100.
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cut bait.... lose the prima donna
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Michael Thomas just needs to change his position from WR to IR!
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He is also working on a new album for his music career which will be titled North Korean Democracy.
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The more I read and listen to podcasts the more willing I am to part ways with Michael Thomas after this year. A post June 1st cut saves us a lot of money. Not to mention the headaches involved.
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There is no question in my mind that Olave and Shaheed should be penciled in as starters for 2023. With young WR's on rookie contracts, it is absolutely time to cut or trade Thomas.
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Lattimore made the trip to San Fran & on a couple of occasions, spotted him talking X's and O's with coach Sterling Moore.
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In the realm of fandom, I understand most fans have a "what have you done for me lately" mentality. Hence all the hate a few have here for MT based on this frame of thought instead of looking at things objectively. Thomas showed in the first 2 games he worked hard to get back where he should be. He more than earned his latest contract. For anyone interested, there are some very informative videos out there put out by physicians on how serious his latest injury is due to how he plays the game. I don't expect a couple of posters to do something logical here though.
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