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Neal to Have Surgery, Out Several Weeks
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2011 6:32 pm
by LUKE23
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.
Re: Neal to Have Surgery, Out Several Weeks
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2011 6:36 pm
by Badgerlander
TomSilverstein tom silverstein
McCarthy: Mike Neal had a surgical procedure and will be out for a considerable amount of weeks.
Re: Neal to Have Surgery, Out Several Weeks
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2011 6:36 pm
by Newz
Lucky for us we play nickle like 90% of our snaps now. Still sucks though.
Re: Neal to Have Surgery, Out Several Weeks
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2011 6:37 pm
by Badgerlander
TomSilverstein tom silverstein
McCarthy: Does not think Neal is an IR situation.
now
Re: Neal to Have Surgery, Out Several Weeks
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2011 6:37 pm
by an_also
ugh.
Re: Neal to Have Surgery, Out Several Weeks
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2011 6:38 pm
by ReasonablySober
Lovely.
Wynn looked beastly last week. Hope he's the real deal.
Re: Neal to Have Surgery, Out Several Weeks
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2011 6:39 pm
by LUKE23
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.
Re: Neal to Have Surgery, Out Several Weeks
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2011 6:40 pm
by LUKE23
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.
Re: Neal to Have Surgery, Out Several Weeks
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2011 6:41 pm
by Newz
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.
Re: Neal to Have Surgery, Out Several Weeks
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2011 6:42 pm
by emunney
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.
Re: Neal to Have Surgery, Out Several Weeks
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2011 6:42 pm
by Badgerlander
Trade Newhouse to the Steelers for a young back up DE?
Re: Neal to Have Surgery, Out Several Weeks
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2011 6:43 pm
by emunney
DocHoliday wrote:Trade Newhouse to the Steelers for a young back up DE?
Robbing Peter to pay Paul, imo.
Re: Neal to Have Surgery, Out Several Weeks
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2011 6:43 pm
by LUKE23
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.
Re: Neal to Have Surgery, Out Several Weeks
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2011 6:44 pm
by Newz
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.
Re: Neal to Have Surgery, Out Several Weeks
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2011 6:46 pm
by LUKE23
Haven't they primarily been running nickel D with only Raji and Wynn on the line on passing downs?
Re: Neal to Have Surgery, Out Several Weeks
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2011 6:48 pm
by ReasonablySober
They've been using 2-4-5 on most running downs too.
Re: Neal to Have Surgery, Out Several Weeks
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2011 6:49 pm
by emunney
Yeah, it's almost a bigger deal that So'oto is back than that Neal is still out.
Re: Neal to Have Surgery, Out Several Weeks
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2011 6:52 pm
by Badgerlander
Hopefully he can be back around the bye week for a playoff push.
Re: Neal to Have Surgery, Out Several Weeks
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2011 6:58 pm
by Newz
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.
Re: Neal to Have Surgery, Out Several Weeks
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2011 6:58 pm
by MickeyDavis
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.