Love how people think back surgery is no more serious than an ankle sprain here.

I didn't take a pic with him or of him but he took a pic with the owner. If I post the pic will you promise to never post here again?

:clap: Exactly! A voice of reason... Its serious for anyone but especially so for those who weigh a lot.

No way to prove when or where of pic.
I tell you what. Post it up and if it looks legit I will give you a sincere apology, and proclaim myself a cockbag.
How's that?

The place hasn't even been open a week. He was there because 1 of the drinks is named after him and some of the money goes to his charity. Says a lot about him as a person to come take time to check the place out when he could just say yea support my foundation that's cool.

The picture and name of establishment, please, sir.

Yeah, I'm not going to sit here and get into an argument with the "Pft...look at the CP doctors" crowd.

If anyone has ever had a back issue or spoken with back surgeons, they know that this isn't bullshit. My ortho worked for the US Olympic team and does a lot of Mizzou's stuff - the guy knows his shit and I'm pretty comfortable with the information I have from him.

This isn't something he's going to just shake off - the mechanics of the human body won't allow it. And maybe he'll be able to play through/around it. He may even get back to performing at similar levels. He was so good to begin with, even a diminished Poe will still be a top level starter.

But a lot of people are whistling past the graveyard here. "Oh, well this could just keep him fresh...it's probably a good thing" :rolleyes:

I'd have rather he blown out his knee.

The Purple Dong

The Blue Oyster Bar.

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Exactly the case. All those who think his back will heal quickly b/c he is an "elite athlete" are wrong. You cant really expedite the healing process for his type of injury. Its not like you can give him more meds. You can only do so much within a time range. Its more likely that this season will be a wash with him than it is that he'll play at a high level. The reality is, there is a chance he could miss more time than he plays.

As someone else posted, it's pretty safe to write off Poe for the season as being some sort of difference maker on defense.

Back surgery as a 300lb+ man who relies on brute strength to do his job on the field? There's no way he's going to be the type of player he's shown himself to be the last two seasons.

NB4 "durr but Eric Berry beat cancer!" posts.

Durr but Eric Berry beat cancer

Well I disagree that he won't be a difference maker this year. I would almost rather he comes back around week 6 then rush it and be ready early. But even at his 80% he's better than most NT's in the league.

I think for the future it would benefit him greatly to get down to the 320 range as opposed to 345

You speak in alot of absolutes

I think it's a coping mechanism. He's been let down in life so many times that he's adopted the "sky is falling" worldview. It keeps expectations low and ultimately minimizes the pain.