02-03-2016, 09:51 PM
(02-03-2016, 07:32 PM)wolfkaosaun Wrote: There's a few differences between Smith and Gurley. Gurley tore his ACL in the middle of November. Smith tore his in the beginning of January. And it took Gurley a bit to get into practice and such.
Another thing people are overlooking is that Smith also tore his LCL, meaning it's a tissue injury as well. So that's two major injuries instead of one. From what I've read from athletes, when tearing both of those it can take up to 8-10 months to even start practicing
His knee is going to be scrutinized every step of the way. The LCL tear has more long term questions than the ACL.
Yep. When people say he will be ready by camp, it's closer to "he'll be ready to start practicing a bit and see how it goes" not full participation
(02-03-2016, 09:48 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: I agree, and even mentioned that in that situation, it's advantage offense. I certainly hope that if the Bengals don't get a stud DT in the 1st round, that they go for the best athletic, 3 down LB that is on the board.
LB/DT has to be top priority. It's too easy to manufacture WR production now from even moderate talents to take a #2 WR early.
