Dalton won't need surgery; may be back for playoffs

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(12-14-2015, 05:58 PM)jj22 Wrote: He may need to work with a glove (to help with the grip) if he can return in time for the championship game. Then we have to hope he isn't too rusty. Either way, the last 24 hours has brought a renewed sense of appreciation for the guy nationally. You would have thought we lost Manning (the old Peyton) they way it's been covered.

Either way focus has to be now on getting McCarron to get us to a bye, and then see where we are at in 4 weeks.

There's an old saying "absence makes the heart grow fonder".  AD has been as durable as any QB over his 5 years in the league.  You don't set records like he has sitting on the bench.

Hopefully he can make a comeback this year and lead us through the playoffs.  If we can still win the division and get a good seed the extra work for McCarron can pay off should AD not be able to go at some point during the post season.

All is definitely not lost.  It would have been much worse to happen during a playoff game like it did with Palmer.  Time heals all wounds.  In this case AD's thumb (hopefully) and McCarron's inexperience.  AJ will have 3 games under his belt if we need him for the post-season.  That's invaluable.