Originally Posted by Mile High Mania (Post 6724301)

Ok, so ... correct me where I'm wrong. Nobody is really saying that he will never return... just disputing the timeline.

Buckhalter missed the 2002 season because of an ACL tear - he played 0 games.

Buckhalter missed the entire 2004 AND 2005 seasons because of a ... torn patellar tendon in his knee.

Two seasons - I don't know how his injury compares to Clady and I don't recall what people were saying about his pending return within the first week after the injury.

You drew the comparison.... so there is your fact.

Originally Posted by Buck (Post 6724228)

Don't be dumb KnowMo. I've had to see lots of OL injuries in SD and they always take longer than expected because of their body weight.

Originally Posted by DaFace (Post 6724169)

Dude...you've acknowledged that you're a homer, but statements like this just make you look like you don't know what you're talking about. Linemen brace with their legs and try to push forward against 300-pound defensemen. Running backs...well...run. There's a huge difference in how much pressure is placed on a knee in those two situations.

Originally Posted by Valiant (Post 6724552)

Serious note.. Clady uses his knees way more then a N/S will.. He will not be the same the entire year unless he gets him some nice prescription roids..

Originally Posted by KnowMo2724 (Post 6724565)

He went to the best Microfracture surgeon in the world to get it fixed. He will be fine.

Originally Posted by DaFace (Post 6724574)

Perhaps the issue here is that, your definition of "fine" is pretty different from mine. I don't doubt that it's possible that he'll be starting Week 1. It's iffy, but it certainly could happen. What I doubt is that his performance won't take a hit. He may be decent, but he'll be nursing the injury for a while no matter when he returns.

Originally Posted by KnowMo2724 (Post 6724600)

I just don't think this kind of injury will have that bad of an effect on an offensive lineman. I think he will be healthy enough to play week 1 and if not soon after that and he will play at his normal Pro Bowl level the rest of the way.

Originally Posted by Mile High Mania (Post 6724685)

LeCharles Bentley was a young OLineman and in 2006, he had the same injury (not sure of the exact differences in severity). Bentley was drafted in 2002, so still a young guy in 2006 and he never played again.

Originally Posted by KnowMo2724 (Post 6724769)

Didn't he get an infection or something in his knee after the surgery?

Originally Posted by KnowMo2724 (Post 6724600)

I just don't think this kind of injury will have that bad of an effect on an offensive lineman. I think he will be healthy enough to play week 1 and if not soon after that and he will play at his normal Pro Bowl level the rest of the way.