Rolando McClain reportedly has Crohns disease

[Garcia Bronco]

I would not draft him at all. IT depends on his disease, but as time goes on an he gets older it will get worse and more difficult for him to compete. You might not get his first contract out of him.

[Mr. Laz]

Originally Posted by Garcia Bronco

I would not draft him at all. IT depends on his disease, but as time goes on an he gets older it will get worse and more difficult for him to compete. You might not get his first contract out of him.

i just don't see anyone draft him top 10 now. He'll be lucky if he doesn't drop into round 2. Of course it depends on where the disease is specifically located.

can't be good

[Garcia Bronco]

Originally Posted by Laz

i just don't see anyone draft him top 10 now. He'll be lucky if he doesn't drop into round 2. Of course it depends on where the disease is specifically located.

can't be good

I wouldn't be surprised if he didn't get drafted at all. I hope he took advantage of that free education. One of the problems with Chrons is you might not be able to keep weight on....key for an NFL football player.

[Pants]

Originally Posted by Garcia Bronco

I wouldn't be surprised if he didn't get drafted at all. I hope he took advantage of that free education.

Because of Crohn's? Give me a break. When it flares, you do a course of Methotrexate and back to the field. How many times has it affected his play in college? Dude is getting drafted, I have no doubts about that.

[Garcia Bronco]

Originally Posted by Metrolike

Because of Crohn's? Give me a break. When it flares, you do a course of Methotrexate and back to the field. How many times has it affected his play in college? Dude is getting drafted, I have no doubts about that.

You can't look at as just a "today". You have to look at it over atleast a 5 year period. It's not a good investment no matter which way you look at it. AS someone else put it..he could literally be a game time decsion every week.

[Pants]

Originally Posted by Garcia Bronco

You can't look at as just a "today". You have to look at it over atleast a 5 year period. It's not a good investment no matter which way you look at it. AS someone else put it..he could literally be a game time decsion every week.

I believe I was the one that said that. The chances are low, but it is possible he might have to miss a game. He's still getting drafted, just not in the 1st round.

[Garcia Bronco]

Originally Posted by Metrolike

I believe I was the one that said that. The chances are low, but it is possible he might have to miss a game. He's still getting drafted, just not in the 1st round.

Maybe. I wouldn't draft him and if the Broncos do I'll be pissed.

[Hydrae]

Originally Posted by Metrolike

Because of Crohn's? Give me a break. When it flares, you do a course of Methotrexate and back to the field. How many times has it affected his play in college? Dude is getting drafted, I have no doubts about that.

That is some nasty stuff right there. My wife had an extremely bad case of psoriasis a couple of years ago (lost every inch of skin, every finger and toe nail, and most of her hair) that they treated with Methotrexate. I just know that she had to have a (I don't remember if it was kidney or liver) test every month to be sure it wasn't attacking the wrong things. After 6 months she had to come off of it to keep her systems from building it up.

[Pants]

Originally Posted by Hydrae

That is some nasty stuff right there. My wife had an extremely bad case of psoriasis a couple of years ago (lost every inch of skin, every finger and toe nail, and most of her hair) that they treated with Methotrexate. I just know that she had to have a (I don't remember if it was kidney or liver) test every month to be sure it wasn't attacking the wrong things. After 6 months she had to come off of it to keep her systems from building it up.

Yeah, Psoriasis, much like Crohn's is an auto-immune disorder. I'm suprised they didn't treat her with Enbrel - that thing is pretty much like a nuclear strike on your immune system.