CBS Washington: Jarvis Jenkins Impressing At Camp

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Nice follow up article on his progress during game time:

The play revealed his potential and also his inexperience. Jarvis Jenkins shoved the Indianapolis center back, disrupting a play and drawing a holding penalty. Yet, he knows he could have done more.

This is what the tape, and the coaches, let him know: Just imagine what would have happened had he used better technique. The coaches want him playing with bent knees. On this first-quarter play, which resulted in a Ryan Kerrigan sack, Jenkins' knees were almost straight.

"My coach was emphasizing, 'If you have bent knees and put power behind your legs, think how much you'll push them back,'" Jenkins recalled defensive line coach Jacob Burney telling him. "He said I would have pushed him back two or three seconds faster and knocked him into the quarterback. It's just something I have to work on a little more."
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Read more at the Washington Examiner: http://washingtonexaminer.com/sports/nfl/2011/08/jenkins-learning-line#ixzz1VxDmeTfV
 
Man, I hope this kid pans out. I cannot wait for all the haters who said we were reaching on him to eat a steaming hot plate full of crow!!
 
The Redskins suffered what could be a major injury in Thursday’s 34-31 loss at Baltimore when rookie defensive end Jarvis Jenkins – one of the most impressive performers in training camp – suffered what the team initially called a sprained knee in the first quarter.

Jenkins, a second-round pick out of Clemson, said he would have an MRI on his right knee Friday morning. He said doctors told him “it feels like my ACL’s a little loose.”

“Hopefully it’s not too bad,” Jenkins said. “I’ve never really had a major injury, so I’ve just got to try to keep a positive attitude about it. And if it so happens that I’ll be out for a while, I’ve just got to stay motivated and get back as soon as I can. I’ve just got to stay positive about it.”
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs...s-knee-injury/2011/08/26/gIQA2IIBfJ_blog.html
 
Dang. This really sucks donkeys.

I suppose the only bright side is that it gives Doug Worthington a better shot at making the roster - he's been impressive; albeit against 2nd stringers, he's been impressive. Sheds blocks and gets to the ball well.
 
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You hate to say it, but this is the kind of thing that can totally derail a career. Recoving from an ACL is a two-year process. Next year he'll be on the field, presumably, but won't have his complete strength/confidence back on the ACL until his 3rd season.

Redskins luck. What a heartbreaker.
 
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The upside is it's early Om instead of late in the season. Still I'm with the "this sucks donkey balls" sentiment.
 
Om said:
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You hate to say it, but this is the kind of thing that can totally derail a career. Recoving from an ACL is a two-year process. Next year he'll be on the field, presumably, but won't have his complete strength/confidence back on the ACL until his 3rd season.

Redskins luck. What a heartbreaker.
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There have been success stories - Willis McGahee pops to mind immediately. Hopefully the kid brings his hard-work approach to rehab and he'll be fine. Really sucks, but he'll be fine. These days this kind of surgery is routine, and is somewhere around 95% effective.
 
Unbelievable.

It actually looked like we would have some success with a guy drafted in the second round and now this happens. A really bad break for our franchise, given the fact that we are rebuilding and Jenkins is the kind of guy that would have benefitted from being part of the growth process on the field.

From what I've read, it seems as though Jenkins is the kind of guy with a great attitude and mentality. Lets hope that his work ethic and attitude carry him through the rehab process and work in his favour as he works through this setback.
 
Forget all the doom and gloom. Jenkins is a hard worker, young and plays a line position not wide receiver or running back.

He should be able to make a solid recovery and be productive in the future.
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Bulldog's Twin said:
Forget all the doom and gloom. Jenkins is a hard worker, young and plays a line position not wide receiver or running back.

He should be able to make a solid recovery and be productive in the future.
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I was thinking the same thing, the way he has worked this pre-season I have confidence this kid will overcome this. Next year as we go into the pre-season, he will be even hungrier right about the time people start taking us seriously.

Any news how serious the tear is?
 
Not sure doom and gloom has anything to do with it. It does suck :) I think I'd be more inclined to just say, every team has these kinds of injuries and you just have to accept they are going to happen. I said early on that the NFL will set some early injury records this season with such a short pre-season, and I'll be I'm right.
 
Jenkins' injury was caused by his foot getting caught in the turf and then his knee being turned without the proper support.

That type of injury has little to do with conditioning or how many OTA sessions were held.
 
This sucks in a huge way.....

Washington Redskins rookie defensive end Jarvis Jenkins is expected to have surgery to repair his torn ACL sometime next week, according to his agent, Joe Flanagan.
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Full stoy
 
Bulldog's Twin said:
Jenkins' injury was caused by his foot getting caught in the turf and then his knee being turned without the proper support.

That type of injury has little to do with conditioning or how many OTA sessions were held.
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That's true. I didn't intend to imply ALL injuries (or for that matter, Jenkins') would be the result of a short pre-season. I just expect more major injuries than usual because of players getting throw into contact situations early. I'm thinking that lends itself to more hammie and groin pulls in particular.

Sorry not to be clearer.
 
Miles Monroe said:
This sucks in a huge way.....



Full stoy
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So how long is he out ? For the year ?

The article doesn't give much of a clue.

This is the best they could come up with

I know he’ll make a full recovery, and probably will be back on the shorter end of what is the normal recovery time for an ACL surgery
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