Sammy Watkins sounds like he [might] play.

[Sassy Squatch]

He should feel the upmost shame and embarrassment that his QB is gritting it out through what could be an extremely painful turf toe injury while he's still sidelined with a calf strain that wasn't serious. After testing he was expected to be back for the divisional round at the latest.

[Megatron96]

Originally Posted by Superturtle

He should feel the upmost shame and embarrassment that his QB is gritting it out through what could be an extremely painful turf toe injury while he's still sidelined with a calf strain that wasn't serious. After testing he was expected to be back for the divisional round at the latest.

Well, and at this point I'm not defending Sammy, but let's be honest: you can still run with turf toe. Cutting would be a problem, but running is possible.

You can't run if you have a torn/partially torn calf muscle. You actually need your calf muscles to run, you don't need your big toe to run.

Schrager just now saying Watkins will be a game-time decision.

[FloridaMan88]

Originally Posted by Megatron96

Well, and at this point I'm not defending Sammy, but let's be honest: you can still run with turf toe. Cutting would be a problem, but running is possible.

You can't run if you have a torn/partially torn calf muscle. You actually need your calf muscles to run, you don't need your big toe to run.

Schrager just now saying Watkins will be a game-time decision.

There is no indication that Watkins injury is a torn/partially torn calf injury as it was deemed minor when he initially sustained it four weeks ago.

He practiced this week on a limited basis and if he can’t go today it just further confirms the narrative that he isn’t willing to push himself to get back on the field.

[Megatron96]

Originally Posted by KCChiefsFan88

There is no indication that Watkins injury is a torn/partially torn calf injury as it was deemed minor when he initially sustained it four weeks ago.

He practiced this week on a limited basis and if he can’t go today it just further confirms the narrative that he isn’t willing to push himself to get back on the field.

Unfortunately we have no idea what the exact injury was. Just "calf injury." Which is pretty vague, considering that there are three muscles in the calf, and a multitude of possible minor injuries.

I was just surmising that it could've been a similar type of injury to a couple I sustained a few years ago to the smallest of the three muscles, that runs between the other two right down the middle of the back of the calf. Don't remember the name of it now, but I tore the left one, which took 6 months to heal at 48 years of age, and the right one was called a "partial tear/moderate strain" by the doctor, which only took 7 weeks to heal. That was when I turned 50. The doctor also told me that it was just about the most common non-contact calf injury you could get, and dehydration coupled with working out/athletic activity was the usual cause.

And as Sammy is a young highly trained athlete, I would imagine his recovery time would be quite a bit faster than a somewhat out of shape, middle-aged man.

So again, just guessing since we don't have more info, but the odds are decent it was something like that. But if "partial tear" bothers you, we can call it a strain.

[FloridaMan88]

Originally Posted by Megatron96

So again, just guessing since we don't have more info, but the odds are decent it was something like that. But if "partial tear" bothers you, we can call it a strain.

You can call it whatever you want... the bottom line is it was reported FOUR weeks ago that it was a "minor" injury.

[IowaHawkeyeChief]

Originally Posted by KCChiefsFan88

There is no indication that Watkins injury is a torn/partially torn calf injury as it was deemed minor when he initially sustained it four weeks ago.

He practiced this week on a limited basis and if he can’t go today it just further confirms the narrative that he isn’t willing to push himself to get back on the field.

This is just a bad take... He was limited, but if he can't go, it's not because he doesn't want to, it's because he isn't effective. If he plays 50% of the snaps today and the Chiefs win, he gets $1.25 million dollars. If he doesn't play, Im pretty sure it's because he actually can't.

[FloridaMan88]

Originally Posted by IowaHawkeyeChief

This is just a bad take... He was limited, but if he can't go, it's not because he doesn't want to, it's because he isn't effective. If he plays 50% of the snaps today and the Chiefs win, he gets $1.25 million dollars. If he doesn't play, Im pretty sure it's because he actually can't.

Not in the context of his injury history where he always is at the longest end of return from injury projections (i.e. if it is a 3-5 week injury, Watkins usually returns after 7 weeks).

It was reported as a “minor” calf injury four weeks ago and now even after practicing this week in a limited capacity he cannot get back on the field for the AFC Championship. This isn’t trying to push yourself to return at less than 100% for a week 3 regular season game.