Sidney Rice has hip surgery....out at least half the season!

[mngolf19]

I expect it will mean more running game. And will put more pressure on AP to not fumble. Gerhart will be fine as a change of pace and breather for AP. I expect Favre to make all the JAGs at WR left to look better than they are but they'll still become a more run oriented team for the first half season anyway. If Rice comes back fine in week 9 then I'll say they win all 8 remaining games and that gives them probably a 11 wins. So it may be a tough start for MN.

[mngolf19]

Hip surgery doesn't sound like something that a player comes raging back from at 100% as soon as the rehab is over, does it? Sounds like something that could hold him back for a full year to me. But I'm no doctor, and I don't play one on TV either. And no, I didn't even stay at a Holiday Inn Express recently.

I don't know either but they did say he was riding the stationary bike later that evening after his surgery.

They said he was riding it "with some help". Ive never heard "With some help" in the same sentence as riding a stationary bike. Maybe it's the same miraculous recovery that had Chipper Jones limping around in the dugout the day after his ACL surgery. Meaning: absolutely nothing.

It means they're making sure the joint remains mobile and he retains as much flexibility and muscle as possible. He probably has a hard time pedaling on his own but all good Ortho's want you to move your joints as soon as you can stand to after surgery. I was walking the day of my ACL surgery.

[get louder at lambeau]

Hip surgery doesn't sound like something that a player comes raging back from at 100% as soon as the rehab is over, does it? Sounds like something that could hold him back for a full year to me. But I'm no doctor, and I don't play one on TV either. And no, I didn't even stay at a Holiday Inn Express recently.

I don't know either but they did say he was riding the stationary bike later that evening after his surgery.

They said he was riding it "with some help". Ive never heard "With some help" in the same sentence as riding a stationary bike. Maybe it's the same miraculous recovery that had Chipper Jones limping around in the dugout the day after his ACL surgery. Meaning: absolutely nothing.

Maybe that means he sat on the bike while Childress knelt next to it, moving the pedals with his hands and saying, "Cmon, Sidney, you can do it! Pretty please! Just TRY to pedal. Oh God, Brett's gonna have my head for this. PLE-HEE-HEASE!"

[Tony Oday]

Wow BIG blow to the Vikings. Benefit to the Pack because we play them week 6.

[mission]

Hip surgery doesn't sound like something that a player comes raging back from at 100% as soon as the rehab is over, does it? Sounds like something that could hold him back for a full year to me. But I'm no doctor, and I don't play one on TV either. And no, I didn't even stay at a Holiday Inn Express recently.

I don't know either but they did say he was riding the stationary bike later that evening after his surgery.

They said he was riding it "with some help". Ive never heard "With some help" in the same sentence as riding a stationary bike. Maybe it's the same miraculous recovery that had Chipper Jones limping around in the dugout the day after his ACL surgery. Meaning: absolutely nothing.

It means they're making sure the joint remains mobile and he retains as much flexibility and muscle as possible. He probably has a hard time pedaling on his own but all good Ortho's want you to move your joints as soon as you can stand to after surgery. I was walking the day of my ACL surgery.

I was being a bit sarcastic realizing that forced motion is part of the rehabilitation and the report that he was riding a bike in no way should be construed as "he's ahead of schedule, (Brett, don't worry and please don't re-retire)"

[BlueBrewer]

I expect it will mean more running game. And will put more pressure on AP to not fumble. Gerhart will be fine as a change of pace and breather for AP. I expect Favre to make all the JAGs at WR left to look better than they are but they'll still become a more run oriented team for the first half season anyway. If Rice comes back fine in week 9 then I'll say they win all 8 remaining games and that gives them probably a 11 wins. So it may be a tough start for MN.

confident that old man river doesn't falter down the stretch like last year i see

[Lurker64]

I expect it will mean more running game. And will put more pressure on AP to not fumble. Gerhart will be fine as a change of pace and breather for AP. I expect Favre to make all the JAGs at WR left to look better than they are but they'll still become a more run oriented team for the first half season anyway. If Rice comes back fine in week 9 then I'll say they win all 8 remaining games and that gives them probably a 11 wins. So it may be a tough start for MN.

confident that old man river doesn't falter down the stretch like last year i see

It's the preseason. Everybody is undefeated, and so everybody gets to hope. Those first eight games for Minnesota though are a pretty murderous start if the team doesn't hit the ground running.

[hoosier]

I expect it will mean more running game. And will put more pressure on AP to not fumble. Gerhart will be fine as a change of pace and breather for AP. I expect Favre to make all the JAGs at WR left to look better than they are but they'll still become a more run oriented team for the first half season anyway. If Rice comes back fine in week 9 then I'll say they win all 8 remaining games and that gives them probably a 11 wins. So it may be a tough start for MN.

By "change of pace" you mean going from running fast and angry to running slow and high? I haven't seen him play but everything I have read on Gerhardt this summer has described his performance as not adequate. What, other than homerism, makes you think he's going to be a good complement?

[BlueBrewer]

I expect it will mean more running game. And will put more pressure on AP to not fumble. Gerhart will be fine as a change of pace and breather for AP. I expect Favre to make all the JAGs at WR left to look better than they are but they'll still become a more run oriented team for the first half season anyway. If Rice comes back fine in week 9 then I'll say they win all 8 remaining games and that gives them probably a 11 wins. So it may be a tough start for MN.

By "change of pace" you mean going from running fast and angry to running slow and high? I haven't seen him play but everything I have read on Gerhardt this summer has described his performance as not adequate. What, other than homerism, makes you think he's going to be a good complement?

I understand that the biggest drop off is the pass blocking, Favre may be hamburger by the time Rice is back.

[RashanGary]

This is a big punch in Minnesota's bag. To all of the good, decent Viking fans, ignore this, but I'm really happy that this happened to Brett and Chilly. It couldn't happen to two slipperier snakes.

Oh Bert, how the manipulation and deceit catches up. . . .

[get louder at lambeau]

This is a big punch in Minnesota's bag. To all of the good, decent Viking fans, ignore this, but I'm really happy that this happened to Brett and Chilly. It couldn't happen to two slipperier snakes.

Oh Bert, how the manipulation and deceit catches up. . . .

This calls for a sing along!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqP3wT5lpa4&feature=search

[HarveyWallbangers]

By "change of pace" you mean going from running fast and angry to running slow and high? I haven't seen him play but everything I have read on Gerhardt this summer has described his performance as not adequate. What, other than homerism, makes you think he's going to be a good complement?

Quite honestly, John Kuhn has looked better than Gerhart this preseason.

[mraynrand]

I expect it will mean more running game. And will put more pressure on AP to not fumble. Gerhart will be fine as a change of pace and breather for AP. I expect Favre to make all the JAGs at WR left to look better than they are but they'll still become a more run oriented team for the first half season anyway. If Rice comes back fine in week 9 then I'll say they win all 8 remaining games and that gives them probably a 11 wins. So it may be a tough start for MN.

By "change of pace" you mean going from running fast and angry to running slow and high? I haven't seen him play but everything I have read on Gerhardt this summer has described his performance as not adequate. What, other than homerism, makes you think he's going to be a good complement?

And he had such promise, too:

"Gerhart is a big, powerful ball carrier that has just enough speed to be a threat. He runs with a good pad level and consistently breaks through first contact and gets a lot of his yards after initial contact..."

[mraynrand]

By "change of pace" you mean going from running fast and angry to running slow and high? I haven't seen him play but everything I have read on Gerhardt this summer has described his performance as not adequate. What, other than homerism, makes you think he's going to be a good complement?

Quite honestly, John Kuhn has looked better than Gerhart this preseason.

Absolutely. And the Packer running backs and FBs (Quinn and Bjack stood out to me) have looked really solid in blitz pickup. Kuhn seems to have done just about everything they've asked well - and they've asked a lot.

[Lurker64]

I liked Toby Gerhart a lot as a prospect. The problem, however, that I have with him in Minnesota is that he's really the poor man's Adrian Peterson and that doesn't add a ton of value when you've already got the rich man's Adrian Peterson. They're attempting to create a running back tandem of Thunder and Thunder, which confuses me more than a little bit.