ACor58 Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 Not a good time to be a Bills lineman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fewell733 Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 any ideas at guard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvermike Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 Sounds like it's a better time to be Eric Wood than it was 18 hours ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 In a related story, OBD is asking everyone at TBD to try out for the offensive line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACor58 Posted November 23, 2009 Author Share Posted November 23, 2009 Sounds like it's a better time to be Eric Wood than it was 18 hours ago. True - but we need to get a better sense of what "successful" means. He still has a long road ahead of him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 This is probably the first time the word "successful" has been used in the same sentence involving the offensive line. I really hope that he has a full recovery. He is gritty and has some potential. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fezmid Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 So Fewell didn't say Wood's out for the season...??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 Not that a knee brace would've helped Wood but do any of the Bills O-line wear knee braces? PTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Riverside Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 Actually a knee brace might have helped a bit from the side hit........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Riverside Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 I a related story, OBD is asking everyone at TBD to try out for the offensive line. I have actually thought about submitting my resume. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Big Cat Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 I'm 25, 6'2, 220. I can almost bench my own body weight (haven't been on a steady lifting schedule for years) and can string together 3, may be 4 sub-8 minute miles. I've never played organized football. Right now I'm in Ithaca, NY, I can be in Buffalo by 4. Never fear, Bills fans, help is on the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfreak Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 Not that a knee brace would've helped Wood but do any of the Bills O-line wear knee braces? PTR I bet Wood does next time he plays if he does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 Perhaps me and R.Rich should stop by OBD? We are both O-line-sized. PTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonidas Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 Can someone who actually knows what their talking about (not the wannabe trainers on the board) explain exactly what Wood had done? Also, I honestly think Wood will be fine by next season, and McKinney, well, no offense to him but he's not going to be on this team for long anyhow. Wood will get some time off and a ton of painkillers, he'll get revered by his teammates, coaches, and the media, and he'll have plenty of time in the weight room not only for rehabilitation, but to keep his upper body strength up. That's a few months away, of course, but I'm really really skeptical of the people calling this a career-ender just because they saw what happened to Joe Theismann live on MNF years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDD Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 Actually a knee brace might have helped a bit from the side hit........ ...and wouldn't have done a thing for his lower leg which snapped like a dry twig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Riverside Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 ...and would not have helped his lower leg which snapped like a dry twig. true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 Can someone who actually knows what their talking about (not the wannabe trainers on the board) explain exactly what Wood had done? Also, I honestly think Wood will be fine by next season, and McKinney, well, no offense to him but he's not going to be on this team for long anyhow. Wood will get some time off and a ton of painkillers, he'll get revered by his teammates, coaches, and the media, and he'll have plenty of time in the weight room not only for rehabilitation, but to keep his upper body strength up. That's a few months away, of course, but I'm really really skeptical of the people calling this a career-ender just because they saw what happened to Joe Theismann live on MNF years ago. Unless you are the doctor who operated on Wood you can't say how bad it is and whether he can play again. Yes bone breaks are generally better than getting your knew ripped to shreads, but a lot can go wrong with healing bones, and a double break of the tib & fib are as bad as they get. It's no sure thing. PTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 Can someone who actually knows what their talking about (not the wannabe trainers on the board) explain exactly what Wood had done? Also, I honestly think Wood will be fine by next season, and McKinney, well, no offense to him but he's not going to be on this team for long anyhow. Wood will get some time off and a ton of painkillers, he'll get revered by his teammates, coaches, and the media, and he'll have plenty of time in the weight room not only for rehabilitation, but to keep his upper body strength up. That's a few months away, of course, but I'm really really skeptical of the people calling this a career-ender just because they saw what happened to Joe Theismann live on MNF years ago. I actually don't think anyone here knows outside of broad terms: give him drugs, cut his leg open, realign the bones, probably secure them with pins/screws/plates/Elmer's Glue, and sew him up. Beyond that, the details probably depend on the precise nature of the break, which no one but his doctors really knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonidas Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 I'm 25, 6'2, 220. I can almost bench my own body weight (haven't been on a steady lifting schedule for years) and can string together 3, may be 4 sub-8 minute miles. I've never played organized football. Right now I'm in Ithaca, NY, I can be in Buffalo by 4. Never fear, Bills fans, help is on the way. I'm 6'0" 188 and eight months removed from spinal micro-surgery. Haven't played organized football in two years, and haven't played a non-kicking position in three. But I did start a football game at TE my 'rookie' season of semi-pro. I'll be waiting by the phone, Russ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Big Cat Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 I'm 6'0" 188 and eight months removed from spinal micro-surgery. Haven't played organized football in two years, and haven't played a non-kicking position in three. But I did start a football game at TE my 'rookie' season of semi-pro. I'll be waiting by the phone, Russ. Do you need a ride? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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