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

[Brandon494]

I don't see Toby Gerhert doing shit in the NFL. Hes not going up against Pac-10 defenses anymore.

[packerbacker1234]

as long as Harvin doesn't miss a game due to migrains, I think they'll be fine. He is a better WR than people think, possibly better than Rice.

Not just that, but Berrian is healthy this year, right? Last year he had a lingering hammy or something liek that, so if he is healthy he can pick up the slack. They are naturally better with rice. but they aren't screwed if he is gone either.

If the packers lost Jennings for half the season, would we be screwed? Hardly. A good QB is a good QB no matter who he has to throw the ball too.

[hoosier]

as long as Harvin doesn't miss a game due to migrains, I think they'll be fine. He is a better WR than people think, possibly better than Rice.

Not just that, but Berrian is healthy this year, right? Last year he had a lingering hammy or something liek that, so if he is healthy he can pick up the slack. They are naturally better with rice. but they aren't screwed if he is gone either.

If the packers lost Jennings for half the season, would we be screwed? Hardly. A good QB is a good QB no matter who he has to throw the ball too.

That wasn't necessarily the case for Favre when he was stuck playing with mediocre talent such as Schroeder, Bradford and Ferguson. What we saw then was a Favre who was always struggling to develop "rapport" with whoever the revolving door had just brought in.

Harvin may be more versatile than Rice and he's certainly more exciting but no way does he come close as a wide receiver. And comparing loss of Rice to loss of Jennings is a bit of a stretch: the Vikings don't go four-deep at WR and Berrian is nowhere near as reliable as Driver.

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queens fans should be pissed. sounds like he needed the surgery all of season but kept holding off to see if he healed on his own. now instead of missing some off season workouts and training camp, he'll miss a good chunk of the season

[Fritz]

I don't see Toby Gerhert doing shit in the NFL. Hes not going up against Pac-10 defenses anymore.

Maybe if there was a laundry basket in a closet he would...

[packerbacker1234]

oh yeah, they undervalued taylor big time in letting him walk away. He was invaluable just in pass protection alone. That is why I was surprised they didn't try for westbrook, who while not being the best blocking RB ever, he is up to par and most likely better than any option the vikings have.

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I don't see Toby Gerhert doing shit in the NFL. Hes not going up against Pac-10 defenses anymore.

I've been saying he's the white Ron Dayne for awhile now. I'll stick to it.

[Pugger]

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.

Yeah, AP looked like garbage trying to pick up a blitz so the 9ers flattened Grandpa Sunday night.

[BlueBrewer]

chilly now says they have not ruled out IR

[RashanGary]

chilly now says they have not ruled out IR

He's just pissed at Rice for letting it get to this point and trying to prove a point. I'll bet he doesn't go on IR. PUP for sure.

[Lurker64]

chilly now says they have not ruled out IR

He's just pissed at Rice for letting it get to this point and trying to prove a point. I'll bet he doesn't go on IR. PUP for sure.

Well, "we haven't ruled out IR" essentially means nothing at this point. They don't really know how well the surgery went and what the prognosis of his recovery is. If it looks like he won't be able to play this year, they'll put him on IR like any team would.

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i saw on espn that its 8 weeks before he can run or even start to work out again

[BlueBrewer]

i saw on espn that its 8 weeks before he can run or even start to work out again

That sounds like more than 8 games missed to me.

[bobblehead]

i saw on espn that its 8 weeks before he can run or even start to work out again

No clue if the surgery is the same, but in baseball, ARod was playing, I THINK, 6 weeks after his hip surgery.

[LP]

queens fans should be pissed. sounds like he needed the surgery all of season but kept holding off to see if he healed on his own. now instead of missing some off season workouts and training camp, he'll miss a good chunk of the season

You don't suppose he was hanging out with Bigby do you?