any news on cliffy?

[gbgary]

bob costas said hammy? really?

[red]

bob costas said hammy? really?

thats what it looked like to me, he grabbed it going to the ground and couldn't put any weight on it coming off the field. best case is a pull and he misses a couple weeks. but it could be a tear meaning he's done for a while, or the year

[pbmax]

Nothing on Twitter besides the official announcement that it was a hammy and his return was doubtful.

[Ballboy]

After winning last night, whatever the injury, we should be OK. We got the Rams this week, which based off the first part of the season shouldnt give us much of a pass rush.....plus it gives Sherrod & Newhouse more game time.

The week after we play Vikings, then the bye week. Can we get through these next two games without Cliffy & Bulaga so that they are well rested & recovered for the following games versus Tampa & Detroit?

[denverYooper]

Sounds like Bulaga could be back next week.

[pittstang5]

I read that Bulaga really wanted to go Sunday night, but the doctors held him out. I'm thinking Bulaga should be good to go next week against the Rams.

I didn't get to see last nights game, but heard about Clifton's injury and the shuffle on the line. I'm going to assume that Clifton will be out next week.

Here's a good question - If Bulaga is back and Clifton is indeed out, do you move Bulaga to LT and keep Newhouse at RT. Again, I didn't see how Sherrod and Newhouse did at RT and LT respectively. But wasn't Bulaga initially supposed to be the heir to LT before Tauscher went down and took over the RT spot.

[hoosier]

My intuition is that Bulaga is more or less entrenched at RT and that they see Newhouse as better poised to make the switch to LT--either because of skill sets or just because Bulaga has becomes more comfortable on the right side.

[Joemailman]

Ever since they drafted Newhouse, LT has seemed to be his best position. Therefore, I would see no reason to move Bulaga over there. By the way, kudos to TT for finding a guy in the 5th round who is good enough to play LT. That doesn't happen too often. Although Newhouse played LT at TCU, I recall that the general consensus was that he would be a G in the NFL.

[rbaloha1]

Its nice to have depth -- offense can function at a high level no matter what o-linemen are playing.

[Joemailman]

In his PC, MM just said it will take a couple of weeks to evaluate what he called a "significant hamstring injury". It is usually not good news when MM used the words "significant injury". Don't expect to see Clifton back soon, if at all.

[Ballboy]

In his PC, MM just said it will take a couple of weeks to evaluate what he called a "significant hamstring injury". It is usually not good news when MM used the words "significant injury". Don't expect to see Clifton back soon, if at all.

Heard the same thing as well, if that is the case, I say put Newhouse in at LT and leave Bulaga at RT; this could/will be our OL for the forseeable future.

[hoosier]

"Lots of swelling and bleeding": sounds like a tear, probably minimum of 6 weeks to season ending.

[Noodle]

You know, it's just been a matter of time before Cliffy got an injury that would put him on the shelf for a significant period of time. I hate to say it, but given his age and the pounding his body has taken, that clock has been ticking pretty loudly.

As others have noted, you have to hand it to TT and the scouts for making sure we had quality guys ready to step in. Time for them to put on their big boy britches and get after it.

[Packers4Glory]

if its that bad it is likely 6-8 weeks. I'd be a lil surprised if it was a season ender. But it COULD be a blessing in disguise to get him back late in the season and pretty well rested and fresh.

[King Friday]

At this point, it could be a blessing in disguise for GB for Clifton to be DONE for an extended period. While Clifton will go down as one of the greatest OL players in Packer's history, he is a shadow of himself at this point and Newhouse has been impressive to this point filling in for Bulaga. Newhouse made the switch from RT to LT almost effortlessly last night...not at all easy to accomplish. Newhouse is only going to get BETTER by the week at this point (think of Bulaga's progress last season) and by the end of the season just might be a better player than Clifton could be at this point in his career.