Joe's doctor speaks

[BengalChris]

(12-15-2020, 09:04 PM)pally Wrote: Adam Schefter had Dr Elattrache on his podcast.  While he didn't talk specifically about Joe (that privacy thing) he did talk about the guys he operated on this season.  

He said the knees he saw were more complex as a group than in previous years.  However, he also said there wasn't one knee he opened up that he thought couldn't be repaired.  He said complexity puts conditioning behind schedule because of the need for a longer time on crutches.  
He anticipated every one being back on the field barring anything unusual.  He did say that 9 months is the MINIMUM amount of recovery time. We can assume that any setback, minor or not, could affect this timeline

His segment starts at the 6:15 mark and runs about 15-20 minutes

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5PSDpgctwPYWHqDBP0DKkN?si=eloub3SxQC-veoowCcsbcA

The good news is that he sounds optimistic. But it seems like the best case is that Joe is fully recovered and rehabbed by the end of Aug 2021. That sorta makes the opening day starter thing an iffy proposition or at least the team should plan for that.