Watching the replay, just remembered Zach walked off the field

He was walking on the Sidelines. He used the Crutches to walk to the Locker Room.

Not taking anything away from your point..but that's not how it works with ACL injuries. I get what you mean though.

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Will Smith of the Saints did this year when he tore it in the preseason

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deuce jogged off the field

My friend tore his acl playing soccer and continued playing for a min or two before he left the field.

You fit your name very well.

I thought the same thing.

It's a good sign that he was putting weight on it. Usually the knee would want to collapse. That's 250# it's trying to support.

He's one of my favorite QB's to play at LSU in the last 20 years.

I wish him the best. I remember reading somewhere, before or shortly after he came to LSU, that he grew up not liking LSU.

When you're surrounded by awesome players, you play your heart out, the fans love you.... it's got to be hard to leave that.

Get well soon, Mett! He'll be at the bowl game. No way he won't make that trip.

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Get well soon, Mett! He'll be at the bowl game. No way he won't make that trip.

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Wow. I wish Mett all the best in the future. I think he is one of the greatest representatives of LSU football and demonstrates super class as a leader and QB of my cherished '13 LSU team.

The good news. That's what I'm looking for. I hope that Mett not only makes the trip but also makes an appearance in the bowl game (whatever that involves).

I will totally enjoy our future with Anthony Jennings. He looks super. He can present poise under pressure. He can totally manage the situation. He can run. He can pass. He knows the plays and can check to other plays. All as a freshman. LSU's future is bright at QB (IMO).

I would still like to see an encore from Mett.

For any person (IMO), a torn ACL (or partially torn ACL, partially torn MCL, partially torn PCL) to me is not the same as a ruptured ACL or ruptured MCL or ruptured PCL or any combination thereof.

I am not a MD. Just a lowly Chem. Engr. However, in high school I was the recipient of a below the waist chop block in the 60s (now illegal in high school, college or pro). I was defensively pursuing a sweep 20 yards toward the left sidelines outside the box with my eyes totally on the RB only to have the end cut me down at the left knee while my left foot (with cleats) was firmly planted in the turf.

Totally snapped my knee ligaments. Mentally I heard it. Pop pop. I tried to get up. Collapsed. I had the strange sensation of trying to bend my left lower leg to get up only to feel the muscle contract and ligaments move with no effect on the lower leg/calf etc. I was on the ground at the time. That's when you really know you have a problem with walking to the sidelines. Get my drift?

That's not necessarily the case when you have a torn ligament (IMO). Being able to walk after a knee injury is definitely not the same as not being able to walk after a knee injury (again, IMO - what do I know).

I had a ruptured ACL. A ruptured MCL. That required major surgery in those days. Today it requires arthroscopic surgery, but you will still require some time with physical therapy. In my day, it took 3 months physical therapy.

To the uninitiated, in those days physical therapy involved stretching the repaired ligaments (since any remaining undamaged ligaments were all that was left to stitch together). That obviously shortened the overall ligament length. Therefore the required time to "stretch" the bodies remaining shortened ligaments was not only long (3 months or so physical therapy with weights on the ankle), but painful.

I know this detailed info will bore many readers. tl;dr. At the same time, I hope it includes some useful info...

Trying to enlighten on what was. What is. Today we are so much more advanced that a torn ACL, etc. (even a ruptured ACL, etc.) receives so much better treatment than yesteryear. It is worlds better than many years ago.

Mett may attend the game. Mett may play (I hope he does) or he may be kept out as a precaution (not necessary to play with our super future QBs).

Just my take. Hope this adds some perspective.

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You fit your name very well.

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i see what you did there

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Usually the knee would want to collapse. That's 250# it's trying to support.

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As long as you can keep it stiff while walking, you are usually fine. I would walk around the house pretty gingerly and have no issue until I would try to turn on the spot for something. Then the knee would give out briefly before I could catch myself. That's a sick feeling.