Elvis wrote:BTW, there's a little more to the story which has me with a new thinking out loud theory of the situation.
It was also said Friday that Gurley took a helmet to the knee in the Eagles game and Gurley lost confidence in his knee. The only time i've heard anything like this is when Vinny reported Gurley was on the sidelines during the Saints game for mental reasons more than physical.
So maybe the Rams think Gurley's knee is suffering normal wear and tear that Todd just needs to deal with but Gurley isn't as convinced? That would explain the report of Gurley considering stem cell treatment (if it's true).
Like i said, fairly mindless speculation and in the end only time is gonna tell us what's what...
it was reported that gurley was seriously hurt in the season opener, so much so that he considered giving the rams back their money, but he was back the following week en route to an all-pro, pro-bowl season... and of course if you listen to the presser where gurley actually made that statement, half jokingly, it's clear that his comment was framed much differently by the media.
many have speculated about the degree of gurley's injury vs the eagles, some believed it was serious, yet he was listed as questionable (as opposed to doubtful or out) prior to the following week's game against the cards, and mcvay was quoted as saying that he fully expected him to play, and that it was a last minute call to rest him... gurley added that he could have probably played, but wasn't sure for how long, and that it was agreed that it was probably better if he sat... three weeks later he shredded the cowboys for 115 yards on 16 carries, with almost half of his carries going for 5 yards or more.
anyway, my guess is that the rams and gurley have, and continue to be, on the same page, with gurley keeping the team fully in the loop in terms of his health, i just can't see the rams speculating on gurley's health, and taking that speculation public, while completely disregarding, or not knowing, how gurley actually feels.