Hitchens Initial Update: Not Season Ending

[punit328]

Great news.

I believe that will buy someone a roster spot too...at least temporarily.

Noah Brown?

 

[jobberone]

Would like to see the xray. If not depressed or displaced 6-10 wks sounds right.

 

[THEHEREAFTER]

Good news. No starters should be playing next week.

 

[ShortRound]

Such a roller coaster of emotions.

 

[StarBoyz83]

Good. Hate to see him go down in a contract year

 

[JJHLH1]

Very good news. If we can weather the first half of the season with all the suspensions and injuries we can make a playoff run in the second half.

 

[unionjack8]

Good. Hate to see him go down in a contract year

I would offe4 him a 2 year extension right now....

 

[Doc50]

Would like to see the xray. If not depressed or displaced 6-10 wks sounds right.

Right.
No surgery, no complications -- should be on the field by the end of October.

 

[xwalker]

Tibial plateau?

The big end of the bone near the knee.

8 weeks likely implies no screws required to repair.

 

[Tabascocat]

Would like to see the xray. If not depressed or displaced 6-10 wks sounds right.

The wifes little dog, Jack, just had this injury last week. He is out for a few months as well

 

[GORICO]

Good so he will miss like 5 games since we have a bye week in October?

dailest88---oh man that is great news...yes only 5 games because of bye week...it might take a game or two before he is totally back but oh man great news compared to an ACL tear season ending injury

 

[xwalker]

I would still IR him. Can bring back 2 this year.

It does not save a spot on the initial cut day. Players must be on the initial 53 man roster to be eligible to return.

They can move him to IR, eligible to return, after a day but all cut players (non vested) will have been exposed to waivers by then.

 

[GORICO]

Good news. No starters should be playing next week.

EXACTLY

 

[theebs]

Noah Brown?

noah brown is making the team on his own. He will slip into butler's role nicely when he leaves next year and won't force the team to chase a wr.

They had him in on the big set playing the Harris/Whitehead role blocking last night.

 

[GORICO]

Very good news. If we can weather the first half of the season with all the suspensions and injuries we can make a playoff run in the second half.

YES TOTALLY----if somehow we can weather first half of season and not be too many games down we can make a serious run for division title..or at least wild card....Zeke..Irving...Moore...Carroll...Wilson suspensions...and hitchens...crawford...smith...lewis...awuzie...#26 and the oft injured offensive lineman

that is 12 players suspended or injured that are starters or high snap players not playing start of season

 

[jazzcat22]

Well, at least it's not for the season, and not from a suspension. Lol....
We are going to have a rough first 6 games, but man watch out for the 2nd half of the season and the playoffs, we will be at full power and healthy...well should be healthy.....

 

[speedkilz88]

It does not save a spot on the initial cut day. Players must be on the initial 53 man roster to be eligible to return.

They can move him to IR, eligible to return, after a day but all cut players (non vested) will have been exposed to waivers by then.

So they could cut Kellen then pick him back up?
Cut Durant and then pick him back up?

 

[unionjack8]

Mike Fisher saying Darryl Washington is retiring.
That snipett cost me 10 bucks....

 

[LittleD]

It always seems to take longer than initial time estimates. He will lose some muscle tone in the legs and will need several weeks
for Brit Brown work to get game ready. I would suspect he might be ready for the last 5 or 6 games if lucky. Have to put him on IR
to return for now.

 

[JoeyBoy718]

I think it's important that we play smart football in the first half of the season. I would put this primarily on the coaches. This team will not be at full speed until the final third of the season due to 1) injuries, 2) suspensions and 3) young players developing. We need to win every game that we can. We can't afford to blow a game or two on poor clock management or bad play call because we could end up 100% with 5 games to go in the season but too much of a hole to climb out of. If we can actually make the playoffs, we should be in great position to do damage.