Neal to Have Surgery, Out Several Weeks

LUKE23 · Post #1 » by **LUKE23** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 6:32 pm

Probably garners its own thread, Doc posted it in the other one:

Aaron_Nagler Aaron Nagler
RT @mikefinksports: Mike neal is having surgery and will be out several weeks.

Badgerlander · Post #2 » by **Badgerlander** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 6:36 pm

TomSilverstein tom silverstein
McCarthy: Mike Neal had a surgical procedure and will be out for a considerable amount of weeks.

Newz · Post #3 » by **Newz** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 6:36 pm

Lucky for us we play nickle like 90% of our snaps now. Still sucks though.

Badgerlander · Post #4 » by **Badgerlander** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 6:37 pm

TomSilverstein tom silverstein
McCarthy: Does not think Neal is an IR situation.
now

an_also · Post #5 » by **an_also** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 6:37 pm

Post #6 » by **ReasonablySober** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 6:38 pm

Lovely.

Wynn looked beastly last week. Hope he's the real deal.

LUKE23 · Post #7 » by **LUKE23** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 6:39 pm

DocHoliday wrote:
TomSilverstein tom silverstein
McCarthy: Mike Neal had a surgical procedure and will be out for a considerable amount of weeks.

LOL at "considerable" over using a number.

LUKE23 · Post #8 » by **LUKE23** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 6:40 pm

Give Tommie Harris a look? I know it seems like he's done, but still only 28. I'm just not comfortable at all with our DL right now.

Newz · Post #9 » by **Newz** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 6:41 pm

LUKE23 wrote:Give Tommie Harris a look? I know it seems like he's done, but still only 28. I'm just not comfortable at all with our DL right now.

I actually still like our D-Line a lot. Raji is one of the top NTs, Green/Pickett are both very solid veterans, Wynn is showing some serious promise and I think Wilson is solid.

emunney · Post #10 » by **emunney** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 6:42 pm

What is the injury? Hard to think of a sprained knee that might or might not need surgery and then suddenly does but only keeps him out for a few weeks?

Meniscus, sure, but that's not a sprain.

Badgerlander · Post #11 » by **Badgerlander** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 6:42 pm

Trade Newhouse to the Steelers for a young back up DE?

emunney · Post #12 » by **emunney** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 6:43 pm

DocHoliday wrote:Trade Newhouse to the Steelers for a young back up DE?

Robbing Peter to pay Paul, imo.

LUKE23 · Post #13 » by **LUKE23** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 6:43 pm

I don't think our DL is terrible by any means, but I thought Neal was the one guy on the line with the potential be be a disruptive DE on all downs (rush/pass). I'm not saying Wynn can't be that guy, I just had really high hopes for Neal. Pickett and Green are basically run stuffers only, Wynn is primarily a rush end, and Wilson is just OK at both. I thought Neal could be an every down difference maker.

Newz · Post #14 » by **Newz** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 6:44 pm

I still think that (a pass rushing DE) is what they are accomplishing by playing Green/Pickett at NT on passing downs and Raji at DE.

I think that is a brilliant idea by the Packers.

LUKE23 · Post #15 » by **LUKE23** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 6:46 pm

Haven't they primarily been running nickel D with only Raji and Wynn on the line on passing downs?

Post #16 » by **ReasonablySober** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 6:48 pm

They've been using 2-4-5 on most running downs too.

emunney · Post #17 » by **emunney** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 6:49 pm

Yeah, it's almost a bigger deal that So'oto is back than that Neal is still out.

Badgerlander · Post #18 » by **Badgerlander** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 6:52 pm

Hopefully he can be back around the bye week for a playoff push.

Newz · Post #19 » by **Newz** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 6:58 pm

LUKE23 wrote:Haven't they primarily been running nickel D with only Raji and Wynn on the line on passing downs?

They run 2-4-5 on most downs. So in those downs neither of the guys are really "DE's", they are both "DT's" pretty much.

One way or another, Raji can put a pass rush on.

Post #20 » by **MickeyDavis** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 6:58 pm

Eh, the guy has 2 games of NFL experience. Yeah we expected him to at least partially replace Jenkins but at this point anything we get out of Neal is gravy. I certainly wouldn't expect anything out of him this year.