Is Shawn Andrews just being dramatic?

by JasonB on Aug 16, 2007 11:31 AM EDT in Philadelphia Eagles News

First, check out the last post for the genesis of this whole controversy. Today, Andy Reid reiterated that the injury was a simple ankle sprain. Dave Spadaro on Eagles Live repeated that and wondered whether Shawn was just being dramatic... Team sources seemed to be encouraging as well

Bob Brookover at the Inky had a source.

Despite Andrews' vagueness and obvious concern about his status, a team source said yesterday that he expected the Pro Bowl guard to be ready for the season opener. The same source said he believed that tight end L.J. Smith, safety Brian Dawkins, and cornerback Lito Sheppard would be in the starting lineup on opening day.

Reuben Frank heard the same story from another team source.

A high-ranking team official, who asked that his name not be used, said the Eagles' medical people believe Andrews will be fine. He didn't rule out the chance that Andrews will be ready to play by opening day, which is now just 24 days away.

This is a very peculiar situation. Certainly I'm starting to understand why Andy doesn't like his players to discuss their injuries... Is Andrews just being dramatic here? When I read quotes from him that say "Just pray for me if you care about me," I tend to think that just maybe he is. We'll see.

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I think his words

are being misconstrued.

Tear-jerker? Ankle sprains can be just that. They can sideline people for up to a month. That's a lot of time away from the game he loves, especially for a guy who has been out of it for a year and was looking forward to becoming dominant.

Pray for me if you care about me? I think it's just him saying, essentially, if you are a family or loved one of mine, just pray taht i'll get better soon. Ankle sprains don't go away fast. If he tries to come back too soon, it easily turns into a more severe ligament tear, and then he's sidelined for a long time.

Andrews is an emotional guy, I don't think he wants this to turn into a drama fest, he's just probably extremely frustrated at every minute he isn't out there mauling guys and being part of the team. They don't call him "The Big Baby" for no reason!

by Alon on Aug 16, 2007 12:26 PM EDT reply actions

knowing how much andrews

loves the well placed joke, maybe this is all a gig to see how far the media will blow it out of proportion.

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by 700 Level on Aug 16, 2007 2:06 PM EDT reply actions

That what I'm hoping

I'm hoping he's just either overreacting to something small because of his injury history, or even better that he's just having a little fun with the media and they don't know him well enough to know he's kidding.

(If that's the case, Shawn, LOL, but you're killin' us!)

I guess they have different perceptions of what is a serious injury, too. For the team and medical staff, it's mostly about how fast he'll heal and whether there's long-term damage.

For Shawn, I'm sure that's important, too, but there's also the matter of how much pain he's in right now, too.

Get well soon, Shawn!

It's time now to seal the deal. -- Donnie Mac

by BrianS on Aug 16, 2007 2:43 PM EDT up reply actions