09-16-2016, 03:39 PM
(09-15-2016, 11:28 PM)BengalChris Wrote: I blame public school math. I question that they teach what the months are or how to add 4 months to the 28th of May and come up with the 28th of September (which converts to week 4 of the NFL season). Four months is the low end of the expected recovery time, but it can take an additional two months (that's 8 weeks longer for the math challenged), which puts us at week 12 of the NFL season.
But that estimate was made based on guesses by doctors that did not know the details of the surgery.
When they first said he would miss the opener I figured he would miss 2 or 3 games. Now they say he is a "few weeks away" I am guessing he will be back for game 5 (Oct 9 at Dal). That is still 2 games quicker than we could have gotten him off of PUP.
I am really concerned by Eifert. When he is healthy he is one of the best TEs in the league. His numbers are a little lower than some other elite TEs because the Bengals had such good WRs, but Eifert is as skilled as any of the elite TEs. But he is fragile. Doesn't mean he is soft, just for some reason some players are more injury prone than others.
