Jamie_B Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 http://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/nfl/bengals/2016/05/24/cincinnati-bengals-tight-end-tyler-eifert-to-have-ankle-surgery/84854904/?from=global&sessionKey&autologin When Tyler Eifert left the Pro Bowl in a walking boot following an injury to his left ankle on Jan. 31, the initial diagnosis and estimates for his recovery were promising. But in the nearly four months since, the ankle has not responded as quickly as all of the parties would have liked and The Enquirer has learned from multiple league sources that the 25-year-old tight end will undergo what was deemed a "minimal procedure" on that ankle soon. A three month recovery is anticipated. The Bengals are expected to open training camp the last week of July. Eifert, who played in 13 games last season, finished with 52 catches for 615 yards and 13 touchdowns, emerging as one of the league's best at his position. The Bengals exercised Eifert's fifth-year option on April 13. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sois Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 That's dumb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dautcom08 Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 That's a pretty tight timetable for Week 1. Makes me think I could be seeing a struggling passing game Week 1 in NYC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saphead Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 WTF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 Damn. For a guy that seems to heal pretty slow that is cutting it extremely close. How did they not have an idea when players showed up for workouts like last month? This would qualify as not good news.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumble In the Jungle Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 1 minute ago, JC said: Damn. For a guy that seems to heal pretty slow that is cutting it extremely close. How did they not have an idea when players showed up for workouts like last month? This would qualify as not good news.. Absolutely agree. This isn't good at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BengalsNYC Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 Awesome they waited 4 months to determine it wasn't healing properly. Mind numbing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnglishBengal Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 Also, without a healthy offseason, will we see last years version of Eifert?.....probably not until mid-season. Tyler Kroft, time to step up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhowdy54 Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 Tyler Kroft played great in Eiferts absence last year. I think with a year under his belt he'll be even better. However that doesnt mean the Bengals wont miss Eifert out on the field. Sent from my SM-G920P using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ValleyBengal Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 Another medical staff failing for the Bengals. In pro sports, not to have strategically aligned medical staff is inexcusable. How in the world do you not draw a line in the sand and provide a deadline by when the surgery must take place if there is no progress on an injury? As an org we learned to draft well, have good coaching staff and update our facility. But it feels we still haven't figured out how to have a first rate medical department. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyrid Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 Well shit. Hopefully, he's back and ready to go Week 1. Kind of mystifying that it took them this long to make the decision for surgery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 So who are the top TEs in the 2017 draft? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le Tigre Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 So much for the #2 receiving threat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|schotzee| Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 13 minutes ago, Le Tigre said: So much for the #2 receiving threat. He'll be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hint of Snow Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 Yuck. So in a perfect world he misses all of the preseason and is ready week 1? Our track record (and his) suggest otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griever Posted May 25, 2016 Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 Man this blows. ESPN now saying he "could miss at least week 1"http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/15703259/tyler-eifert-cincinnati-bengals-ankle-surgery The fact that this happened during the PRO BOWL pisses me off, worthless piece of trash game anyways. Also, why the hell wasn't this injury addressed earlier? It's been like what, four months since the damn pro bowl? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thezerawkid Posted May 25, 2016 Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 Does our medical team treat injuries like they would for the every day patient? I get that surgery is typically to be avoided unless absolutely necessary, and this is usually for financial prudence, with significant weight, if not outright decision being made by an insurer. That clearly doesn't apply in situations like these. The club (or league, not sure where liability lies here because of the injury happening in the Pro Bowl) can pay out of pocket, cash money, for Eifert's ankle surgery. That said, why wait? Unless they just didn't properly diagnose here...which wouldn't be a shocker. If you think, WAY back in January, that a surgery would be a magic bullet, and waiting to see might be detrimental, why not just pull the trigger and operate? There are factors here we may not be privy to, but on the surface it just seems like one more failure on the shoulders of the medical staff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted May 25, 2016 Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 Until it is confirmed otherwise I am assuming he starts against the Jets. No sense in getting worked up over something that hasn't happened yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hooky Posted May 25, 2016 Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 I'm more worried about him being glass in general. He got hurt in the Pro Bowl, for fuck sake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|schotzee| Posted May 25, 2016 Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 3 minutes ago, Hooky said: I'm more worried about him being glass in general. He got hurt in the Pro Bowl, for fuck sake. Yea. I kind of cringe every time he is involved in a play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hooky Posted May 25, 2016 Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 14 minutes ago, schotzee said: Yea. I kind of cringe every time he is involved in a play. I was going to add that also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|schotzee| Posted May 25, 2016 Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 13 minutes ago, Hooky said: I was going to add that also. On a bright note, I guess we won't have to worry about him getting injured in a preseason game. :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmishBengalFan Posted May 25, 2016 Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 Let's exhume Julie Di Rossi and see if she has an ankle she can spare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimKrumrieFan Posted May 25, 2016 Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 5 hours ago, thezerawkid said: Does our medical team treat injuries like they would for the every day patient? I get that surgery is typically to be avoided unless absolutely necessary, and this is usually for financial prudence, with significant weight, if not outright decision being made by an insurer. That clearly doesn't apply in situations like these. The club (or league, not sure where liability lies here because of the injury happening in the Pro Bowl) can pay out of pocket, cash money, for Eifert's ankle surgery. That said, why wait? Unless they just didn't properly diagnose here...which wouldn't be a shocker. If you think, WAY back in January, that a surgery would be a magic bullet, and waiting to see might be detrimental, why not just pull the trigger and operate? There are factors here we may not be privy to, but on the surface it just seems like one more failure on the shoulders of the medical staff. Surgery is avoided because there are more complications than not cutting into someone. Also the player doesn't want cut on and sometimes you get those players who don't want the start of their offseason ruined by a surgery. For the specific ligament sake if it heals on its own it will be better off than if it is surgically repaired. Also they have an entire new team of Dr's in the last year or two so the whole misdiagnosis thing that people harp on from the last decade or so is way off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thezerawkid Posted May 26, 2016 Report Share Posted May 26, 2016 5 hours ago, TimKrumrieFan said: Surgery is avoided because there are more complications than not cutting into someone. Also the player doesn't want cut on and sometimes you get those players who don't want the start of their offseason ruined by a surgery. For the specific ligament sake if it heals on its own it will be better off than if it is surgically repaired. Also they have an entire new team of Dr's in the last year or two so the whole misdiagnosis thing that people harp on from the last decade or so is way off. Good points. I wasn't aware the Krechek regime had shifted out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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