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...it represented a significant pull back from the Texans being mostly of late being very positive about Clowney.
The Texans, O'Brien for instance, fully rely on team doctors for these opinions and for that optimism. And Dr CND won't say it, but team doctors do have financial motives for talking to the media about how great Joe Blow famous patient is progressing after me and my masterful scalpeling magically mended him -- call 1-900-$URGERY for your free quote. For a profit-minded surgeon, getting a player back on the field as fast as possible is the key to maximizing profits. Some team physicians rush players back because that is how they are measured... RTP(return to play). Dr James Andrews does this, "advertises" his prowess in getting players back to that first snap.
But for teams and fans, everything that happens after that first snap is what's important. I think over time we will see O'Brien learn that he cannot rely on our current entrenched medical staff and push for new doctors like the Vikings just did.
We at TexansTalk have the advantage of having a top surgeon weigh in on these issues with experienced, science-based truths. And it is always illuminating.