Don't worry: McCown is fine
by Matty I on Jul 16, 2008 2:05 PM EDT
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PrintWell yesterday we were the 2nd site to report that Josh McCown was involved in some kind of "cutting wood" accident that involved some kind of "finger" injury.
Since then, we've found out all the details. The good news is that Josh is not seriously hurt and that this will not be an issue for training camp. Here's what Josh says of the incident:
"We were clearing some brush and wanted to cut up some stumps and stack them. I was holding down a little piece of a tree trunk and my little brother, Luke, had the chainsaw. He hit a knob and the chainsaw jumped."
"I clenched my fist to make sure the tendon was working. I walked out of the emergency room and got a football out of the trunk and fired a few passes to Luke, and knew I could've played that day. My daddy would say, 'Let's get it sewn up and go to work.'"
The article also states that McCown was initially worried about the amount of blood at the time it happened. But the report claims he was relieved when "the finger was intact" and that there was no tendon damage.
The good news here is that McCown is a good decision maker: he's vowed to stay away from chainsaws until his playing days are over. Perhaps that's a good idea.
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Get a gardener!
If he were a good decision maker he wouldn’t have been trying to cut tree trunks. You don’t hold anything for anyone cutting with a chainsaw! Especially when training camp is so close.
"If anything goes bad, I did it. If anything goes semi-good, we did it. If anything goes really good you did it. That's all it takes to get people to win football games for you."
Coach Paul Bear Bryant
I think
You shouldnt have to learn from this kind of mistake, a piece of wood doesnt have to be held down
Eh...
From time to time I cut trees down and occasionally me and the crew will stumble across some wood that needs to be held in a certain way to prevent the chain from hitting the ground and breaking. Sometimes, you have to hold a piece of wood even if it’s dangerous. That’s why being a lumberjack is one of the most dangerous jobs in the country.
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y not if im wrong who will remember
by qbinfin on Apr 27, 2008 3:27 PM PDT
"Sometimes, you have to hold a piece of wood even if it’s dangerous."
But a dangerous piece of wood is the exception to the rule.
In most cases, a piece of wood’s bark is worse than it’s bite.
-LCFF
by LeftCoastFinFan on Jul 16, 2008 7:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Worry?
About Josh McCown??? Even if Favre came to the “305”, I think McCown is the odd man out.
We're talkin' about PRACTICE....practice!
I wasn't worried at all.
not one bit. Never really put any thought into it. Nope, zero concern. none.
;)
-LCFF
by LeftCoastFinFan on Jul 16, 2008 7:06 PM EDT reply actions
Having cut several
fingers at different times cutting meat and having a friend who has cut himself with a chain saw, they are very dangerous and he is very lucky to still have his finger let alone his hand. There are alot of nerves in your finger and although he says he is fine I wouldn’t be to sure about that. He may have lost some feeling in the finger that may never come back or if it does it might take awhile.
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