(05-25-2016, 01:43 AM)Nately120 Wrote: I'm not worried at all.  Wait, is that the same Eifert that was like super good last year?  Uh oh.

Quote:Bengals Pro Bowl tight end Tyler Eifert is probably wishing he had never been a Pro Bowler right now.

Eifert suffered an ankle injury in the Pro Bowl that was slow to heal and will now require surgery, which he is scheduled to undergo today. According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, Eifert could miss the first couple of games of the regular season.

That’s a big blow to the Bengals, and it may be a big blow to the Pro Bowl. Players are already increasingly declining invitations to play in the game. In seven months, you can bet that many NFL players will be thinking about Eifert when they consider whether it’s really worth it to accept the “honor” of playing in a meaningless exhibition game.

Eifert has already missed 19 games in his three-year career. Last year Eifert played in 13 games and caught 52 passes for 615 yards, with 13 touchdowns.

(05-24-2016, 08:55 PM)Butchie Tiger Wrote: Holy ***** Hell......when is Eifert not injured !!!!!!!

(05-25-2016, 11:13 AM)CageTheBengal Wrote: Eifert could miss regular season start

Will we ever see Eifert survive a whole season as a starter?

(05-25-2016, 12:13 AM)jowczarski Wrote: The real question...why wait until June? … without a doubt a huge blunder. It took these guys 4 months to finally decide this was a problem and needed surgery.

As WeezyBengal  posted “said the ankle wasn't responding the way that they wanted it to. Seems like they were trying to avoid surgery.” I’m sure he was resting and rehabbing and getting physical therapy and, on the eve of full squad workouts, it was determined it wasn’t ready for football. So, after 3 months and with 3 months to go, time to get it corrected.


Then the next thing you know he's on the PUP list to start the season. If the latter happens, we could be in serious trouble to start the season.

This is the fear after all surgeries/procedures. It seems like there is no worry for that but it is a surgery.

… 3 month recovery doesn't sound like "minimal" surgery procedure. … Anyone know who this guy is? James Rapien linked to him and he says Eifert is just getting it cleaned out and will be fine.

Will Caroll’s whole job is basically to report about injuries, and he’s plugged in. Three months may be conservative (and it may also include anticipated football clearance) but why not be at the outset? And any sort of surgery to a weight-bearing part of the body will require some time to recover. Can’t imagine any kind of foot / ankle procedure would take less time when you’re talking about a professional athlete trying to get back to the field and being able to run/cut/jump/plant/push off to block, etc.

(05-25-2016, 11:48 AM)jj22 Wrote: I'd like to get to the point Eifert can take a hit or tumble to the ground and not cringe and hold my breath in fear he's hurt. It just might not be meant though. I'm just annoyed they are calling a 3-4 moth recovery a minimal surgery (that is a broken bone which shouldn't have taken 4 months to figure out was broken). You clearly can't trust them when it comes to what is wrong with him.

Not sure how we ended up with a worse injury situation that Jacksonville (Ramsey), here I was feeling sorry for their luck.

(05-25-2016, 01:14 PM)NATI BENGALS Wrote: I think we can get by with Kroft, Uzi, and Hewitt if Eifert has to miss regular season games.

Ligament stuff scares me. I just hope Eifert gets back to what he was.

Was Kroft supposedly our #1 rated TE in the draft last year. Usually takes TEs awhile to come around. Hopefully he makes a jump in year 2.

(05-25-2016, 01:09 PM)Shake n Blake Wrote: Our situation with Eifert is no worse than Jacksonville's situation with their tight end.

Julius Thomas has missed 32 games in 5 years, has missed multiple games each season and missed 4 games (more than Eifert) last year.

(05-25-2016, 01:30 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: I would like for us to bring in Owen Daniels for insurance though.

(05-24-2016, 03:31 PM)treee Wrote: Seeing a lot of overreactions in this thread.

(05-25-2016, 05:12 PM)wildcats forever Wrote: A lot has been written about how many talented players we have, and how difficult it will be to get them snaps. Yet, have one player that might miss a couple of games and many act as if that player was the one our entire offense is centered around. We have Kroft, Hewitt, and three others to provide enough quality snaps at TE. Nothing to panic about, especially if you look at who we have at other skill positions. 

This isn't about a missing player to me. It's about how coaching will use what we have. And we have a lot from which to choose.

(05-25-2016, 05:58 PM)Shake n Blake Wrote: Right on. Losing Eifert for a couple games wouldn't exactly be a good thing, but this team isn't about 1-2 players any more. We still have a couple solid RBs and a top 10 QB who can still throw at guys like AJ Green, LaFell, Gio, Boyd (2nd round pick) and Kroft (3rd round pick).

Maybe it's just me, but it doesn't seem like people are all that excited about Boyd or Kroft and I'm not sure why. Both look like fine prospects and it's not like they were some late round nobodies. If Eifert is out for a couple games, I'll actually look forward to seeing Kroft on the field. He looked capable when Eifert went down last year.

Either way, we have plenty of targets and this is still a team that's stacked with talent on both sides.