RandallFlagg

January 14th, 2021 at 8:09 PM ^

So a broken thumb that was repaired two months after the season ended on his non throwing hand was the reason he struggled? 
 

“Michigan quarterback Joe Milton struggled late in the season with a thumb issue and is seen wearing a cast on his right hand in a recent Instagram post.”

 

Am I losing my mind or is the cast on his left hand?

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switch26

January 15th, 2021 at 10:19 AM ^

People on this blog and even reporters keep saying its a reverse image and its on his right hand..

 

Too bad no one literally gets that his fingers can't magically point a different direction.

 

He broke his left thumb...

 

Literally a week ago he posted on Instagram throwing dimes to sanristil.

 

I seriously doubt if his throwing hand thumb was broken he wouldn't even be able to grip and follow thru properly.

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bronxblue

January 14th, 2021 at 9:46 PM ^

I would assume that if the coaches knew that Milton had a broken thumb on his throwing hand and it was adversely affecting his throws, they probably would have done something about it.  I mean, McNamara came in and looked pretty good against Rutgers and PSU; unless he magically pulled it all together in a week or two I assume the coaches still thought Milton was fine.  

I'd also like to add that his accuracy started to take a nose dive somewhat gradually.  He was...fine against MSU and even okay against IU; he looked like a guy who struggled to read some defenses but not someone unable to throw the ball.  Perhaps the injury worsened over the year to the point where we saw him turfing easy throws, but the idea he broke his thumb but then threw for almost 700 yards the next two games doesn't strike me as completely reasonable as much as he hurt his hand and tried to play through it.  That's not unlike what happened to Patterson last year with his oblique injury.

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azee2890

January 14th, 2021 at 4:36 PM ^

I mean if he was playing with a broken thumb after the Minnesota game, it makes the drop off in play make sense. That would mean the only game he played healthy was against Minnesota, which was easily his best game. Not easy to throw accurate balls with a broken thumb.

What doesn't make sense is that Harbaugh played Milton with a broken thumb instead of handing the reigns over the McNamara earlier.

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RGard

January 14th, 2021 at 4:43 PM ^

The coaches were only tuned in to suspected concussions having learned that from Hoke.

"What's up with your thumb, Joe?"

"It's fine coach, just a little sore, I can play."

Of course, somebody with half a brain would say and do...

"Ok, Joe, but let's get an xray to confirm it isn't something worse."

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azee2890

January 14th, 2021 at 4:46 PM ^

If he was missing throws because of pain in his thumb, that's on him to tell the staff and for the staff to take him out and do their due diligence. Maybe he was scared of losing his starting job if he told them about the injury but something was obviously off after the Minnesota game.

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switch26

January 14th, 2021 at 7:01 PM ^

No what doesn't make sense is how all of you think a broken thumb on his non throwing hand would affect his passes that badly.

 

It affected him mentally i am sure of that, but the surgery was on his left thumb, he's a righty

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Brhino

January 14th, 2021 at 4:35 PM ^

If all the reports you read are true, we've got an extensive streak of starting quarterbacks being revealed to have had lingering injuries they battled during the season.  Who's the last quarterback that made it through a season healthy?  Jake Rudock?

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ca_prophet

January 14th, 2021 at 4:35 PM ^

Shocked, shocked I am that people weren't able to discern an injury, but can instead discern lack of character and talent from the same images.

Hope that he's fully healed and ready to go next year.

 

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RandallFlagg

January 14th, 2021 at 8:16 PM ^

I guess the image reversed his arms on his body too.  Reverse image..lol. I always take photos in reverse image.  It keeps people guessing. I guess the dog’s left paw is really his right even though the photo was taken from the left side of the dog and fingers change direction too 

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AlbanyBlue

January 14th, 2021 at 7:11 PM ^

We have corroborating evidence in GoJ's thread about Dylan leaving as well. Dylan felt ill and wanted to sit in practice, he apparently caught hell for it, told his folks, and was gone. 

This coaching staff seems very old-school "rub some dirt on it and show toughness rawr". I wouldn't be surprised if Milton concealed his injury.

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Tuebor

January 15th, 2021 at 10:05 AM ^

In high school our coach talked about the difference between playing hurt and playing injured.  At some point in the football season everyone is hurt.  But you can play hurt so long as you aren't negatively impacting the team or your health.  You can't play injured.  

 

So how Harbaugh let Milton play with a broken thumb on his throwing hand when it was clearly bothering Milton and causing accuracy issues (hurting the team) is terrible. 

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True Blue Grit

January 14th, 2021 at 4:37 PM ^

My eye sight might not be perfect, but the article says he was seen wearing a cast on his right thumb, but the picture certainly looks like it's on his left hand.  

 I suppose this would have certainly affected his passing performance, the question is how much.  

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