Eifert Had a Disc Removed

[kevin]

(04-10-2017, 10:26 PM)NATI BENGALS Wrote: I am not a doctor. I knew he was having back surgery. But didn't know this is what it was. In my professional not a doctor opinion... Holy shit.

This can't be good for the longevity of an NFL players career.

No way can I get on board with giving Eifert a mega contract this year. If he makes it through the year healthy we should use the franchise tag next year and if his health is holding up work on a long term deal then.

http://www.bengals.com/news/article-1/Eifert-Ready-to-go-by-go-time/d395406a-96f6-42ad-8dd5-6b9adc0eb76d

"When he tweaked his back running a route in one of his first practices back, he missed two more games and had a disc removed while the Bengals were playing their last two games."

Would love to see Kroft and Uzi develop. But I don't know if we will even wait that long. Depending on the way the draft falls we really could end up taking a TE in the first round.

As you say, you aren't a doctor.  I've never heard one word from Bengals that Eifert has had career ending surgery.  At Pick 9, I'm still against drafting yet another TE or CB.  At Pick 9 we might get the LSU RB, or a top LB or a top Defensive Lineman and there is great talent at Pick 9 at those positions.  Now a TE or a DB any time after Round One, fine, but not pick 9.  I can't ever see taking a TE in the TOP 10.  There are just too many good players on the board to take a TE in the TOP 10.  Now we have used recent Round One Picks on Gresham, Eifert at TE and CB have taken Joseph, Hall, Kirkpatrick, Dennard, Jackson. This year we have a Top 10 Pick and with the Running Back, The Linebackers, The Defensive Linemen at the top of this draft we would be insane not to grab one of these elite players that we just haven't had a chance to grab going play-offs 6 out of last 8 years and having a later pick. A Top 10 Pick needs to be a Top 10 Pick, not a TE, and we've drafted enough CB's. It needs to be RB, LB or D Line at 9. It's not rocket science. The Bama TE is good, but to pass up a top RB, or top LB or top D Lineman in the draft for a TE would be a huge mistake. There is too much talent at Pick 9 to go TE. 4 positions I can never see taking in the top 10 are TE, FB, K, P and why I'm so bought into it being RB, or LB or D Lineman