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Subject: Maurkice Pouncey has setback, more surgery coming Thu Oct 15, 2015 2:40 pm
More good news. http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000557538/article/maurkice-pouncey-has-setback-more-surgery-coming
Dan Hanzus - NFL.com wrote:
Maurkice Pouncey remains far off from a return to the Pittsburgh Steelers.
NFL Media's Rand Getlin reported Thursday that Pouncey is experiencing complications from his ankle injury and is expected to undergo a second surgery, according to sources briefed of the injury
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SteelerEmpire
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Subject: Re: Maurkice Pouncey has setback, more surgery coming Thu Oct 15, 2015 2:48 pm
The NFL needs to examine new developments in some sort of body armor / padding. More than one guy on this team really needs it.
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FanSince72
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Subject: Re: Maurkice Pouncey has setback, more surgery coming Thu Oct 15, 2015 3:21 pm
I think it may be time to call time-of-death on Pouncey.
He may be a great center, but he's in the shop far more often than he's on the field and that helps no one.
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Subject: Re: Maurkice Pouncey has setback, more surgery coming Thu Oct 15, 2015 3:40 pm
that's disapointing. Wallace has done admirably in his absence though.
DesertSteel
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Subject: Re: Maurkice Pouncey has setback, more surgery coming Thu Oct 15, 2015 4:16 pm
I guess it could be worse........ Could be Ben with a setback!
Pouncey is way too injury prone to keep at top dollar. I know some analysts will say he's not injury prone on the basis that the injuries aren't related and are all fluky, etc. But when a guy starts going down, it seems there's no end to it.
I've written him off for the season. Hopefully he can make it back from the Super Bowl.
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Subject: Re: Maurkice Pouncey has setback, more surgery coming Thu Oct 15, 2015 4:41 pm
Pouncey has been missed in the Pittsburgh lineup. His replacement, Cody Wallace, has has graded out as one of the league's worst centers through five weeks, according to ProFootballFocus.com.
Center Maurkice Pouncey may miss the entire 2015 season after having a second surgery on his left fibula because infection had set in.
Pouncey, who is on short-term injured reserve, was preparing to start practicing next week, but because of the infection, surgeons had to go back in to take out the metal plate that had been inserted during the first surgery and clean up the infection.
A source told the Post-Gazette that Pouncey will “probably” miss the rest of the season but he will get a second opinion from another doctor first. He had been eligible to return to practice next week and return to play against the Raiders Nov. 8.
I guess Pouncey will be seeing this doc If you’re a high-profile athlete and you have a foot or ankle injury, there’s really no debate.
You go see Dr. Bob.
NFL, NBA, NHL and MLB players know about him. So do their agents and their team’s doctors. In recent years, major college athletics programs have sent their top players to Charlotte to see Dr. Bob.
Even though Charlotte’s Dr. Robert Anderson is the most well-known foot and ankle doctor in the world of sports, little is known about him....
He has operated on hundreds of professional athletes, including some of the sports world’s superstars – Cam Newton, Stephen Curry and Derek Jeter, to name a few.
Subject: Re: Maurkice Pouncey has setback, more surgery coming Thu Oct 15, 2015 6:47 pm
Melanie Friedlander @Girlsurgeon
Once synthetic material (like the plate in Pouncey's leg) gets contaminated with bacteria, it has to be removed. Antibiotics won't work.
https://twitter.com/Alex_Kozora
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Subject: Re: Maurkice Pouncey has setback, more surgery coming Thu Oct 15, 2015 6:48 pm
Hawaii 5-0 wrote:
Pouncey has been missed in the Pittsburgh lineup. His replacement, Cody Wallace, has has graded out as one of the league's worst centers through five weeks, according to ProFootballFocus.com.
Subject: Re: Maurkice Pouncey has setback, more surgery coming Thu Oct 15, 2015 6:55 pm
One of the worst? Wallace is a backup... so if there are other starters who are worse, then I guess it's not that bad.
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Subject: Re: Maurkice Pouncey has setback, more surgery coming Thu Oct 15, 2015 7:21 pm
FanSince72 wrote:
I think it may be time to call time-of-death on Pouncey.
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Subject: Re: Maurkice Pouncey has setback, more surgery coming Thu Oct 15, 2015 7:42 pm
How many times has his ankle been injured? this is ridiculous
SteelerSpartan
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Subject: Re: Maurkice Pouncey has setback, more surgery coming Fri Oct 16, 2015 12:23 am
Weve been without so many playmakers this year for various reasons.
Ben Shazier Pouncey Leveon M.Bryant
And then it's been hell trying to replace Suish.
A constant barrage of things with the potential to derail this season before the steelers ever get on their feet and start running
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Subject: Re: Maurkice Pouncey has setback, more surgery coming Fri Oct 16, 2015 12:42 am
To be fair to Cody Wallace, Ben was having a stellar season before his injury, so I think Pouncey's absence hasn't affected us that much. But then again, maybe with Pouncey in Ben doesn't get hurt?
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Subject: Re: Maurkice Pouncey has setback, more surgery coming Fri Oct 16, 2015 4:53 am
Steel Peon wrote:
To be fair to Cody Wallace, Ben was having a stellar season before his injury, so I think Pouncey's absence hasn't affected us that much. But then again, maybe with Pouncey in Ben doesn't get hurt?
Cody Wallace is strictly a stop-gap solution. He actually grades out as one of the worst starting centers in the league. We are infinitely better with Pouncey on the field. Ben masks some of Wallace's deficiencies because of his ability to get the ball out quickly, to escape sacks, and extend plays.
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Subject: Re: Maurkice Pouncey has setback, more surgery coming Fri Oct 16, 2015 9:17 am
Bring back Doug Legursky! :)
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ImmaculateGreenePolamalu
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Subject: Re: Maurkice Pouncey has setback, more surgery coming Fri Oct 16, 2015 10:59 am
Thanks guys. I feel stupid now. Anyhow it sucks for Pouncey. Man great talent. It really is too bad he has had all these injuries.
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Subject: Re: Maurkice Pouncey has setback, more surgery coming Fri Oct 16, 2015 11:26 am
Steel Peon wrote:
To be fair to Cody Wallace, Ben was having a stellar season before his injury, so I think Pouncey's absence hasn't affected us that much. But then again, maybe with Pouncey in Ben doesn't get hurt?
I agree with you.
Like everyone else, I think Pouncey has great talent. But the truth is that whenever he's been out (which seems to be most of the time) we really don't seem to miss him all that much.
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Subject: Re: Maurkice Pouncey has setback, more surgery coming Fri Oct 16, 2015 12:39 pm
IowaSteeler927 wrote:
Steel Peon wrote:
To be fair to Cody Wallace, Ben was having a stellar season before his injury, so I think Pouncey's absence hasn't affected us that much. But then again, maybe with Pouncey in Ben doesn't get hurt?
Cody Wallace is strictly a stop-gap solution. He actually grades out as one of the worst starting centers in the league. We are infinitely better with Pouncey on the field. Ben masks some of Wallace's deficiencies because of his ability to get the ball out quickly, to escape sacks, and extend plays.
I agree that Pouncey, when healthy is one of the top centers in the game, but I don't see the Steelers being "infinitely better" with Pouncey in the lineup.
When Ben has been healthy, the Steelers have done quite well with Fernando Velasco, Doug Legursky and Cody Wallace at center. I think Wallace is holding it down quite well for a guy that isn't as athletic as the guy he is replacing.
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Subject: Re: Maurkice Pouncey has setback, more surgery coming Fri Oct 16, 2015 1:52 pm
I agree that it is time to cut the costs and move on with someone else. If you can't play, you should not be on the team.
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Subject: Re: Maurkice Pouncey has setback, more surgery coming Fri Oct 16, 2015 2:00 pm
Steellamb86 wrote:
I agree that it is time to cut the costs and move on with someone else. If you can't play, you should not be on the team.
I agree, has Pouncey ever played a full season without getting injured? I lost count of how many times we had to do without him in the playoffs because he was injured.
Best ability is availability and he never had it
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Subject: Re: Maurkice Pouncey has setback, more surgery coming Sat Oct 17, 2015 7:56 am
He's only missed 3 games not counting this season or the year he tore his ACL.
It's not his fault teammates roll on his ankles. When he's healthy, he's the best in the game at the center position.
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Atlanta Dan
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Subject: Re: Maurkice Pouncey has setback, more surgery coming Sat Oct 17, 2015 11:29 am
Hard to blame Pouncey for a post-surgical infection assuming he took his meds and followed instructions on wound care
Since he has been through multiple previous surgeries he presumably knows what to do
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Subject: Re: Maurkice Pouncey has setback, more surgery coming
The NFL needs to examine new developments in some sort of body armor / padding. More than one guy on this team really needs it. 
