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RIP Fugu
Big blow to Vikes
He looked great out there
Sam Darnold becomes their opening week starter now. Still have Mullens and Jaren Hall for depth.Sad as a Michigan fan to see this happen. Best of luck to him in his recovery.
A meniscus tear takes more than 22 weeks to heal post surgery? Darn.... That's worse than an MCL tear recovery timeline.Well, that blows
There are usually 2 types of meniscus repairs:A meniscus tear takes more than 22 weeks to heal post surgery? Darn.... That's worse than an MCL tear recovery timeline.
Nathan Rourke? Dude just signed a monster deal by CFL standards this week with the CFL BC Lions.Too late for them to give Rourke a look? I have a hard time picturing him being any worse than Darnold.
I was surprised it was this bad considering he played through it.There are usually 2 types of meniscus repairs:
1) The relatively simple one, they shave the meniscus down to where the tear is. This takes something like 4-6 weeks to recover from. The issue is your meniscus is now much smaller, which could cause other knee issues down the road.
2) They have to stich the meniscus back together to repair the tear because the tear is too significant or in a critical place of the meniscus. The good part is the meniscus remains the same size as it was originally but it's just a very long healing process.
I know Shea Weber in 2018 had the ''stitches'' meniscus surgery in early-July and he was playing hockey by late November. So it's a 4-5 month process minimum. Clearly this is what JJM had. 5 months from now is mid-January...
Basically a wasted year in Minny now. I think everyone knew that they were going to be a 7 or 8 win team, but at least they were going to play JJ for 8-10 games to get him experience and be ready to hit the ground running in 2025 season. Now, 2024 is a waste and they've kicked his game experience to 2025. Really sucks for their core guys like Darrisaw, Jefferson, and co.This is a gut punch. Long-term he should be fine and he'll still be in the room continuing to fully learn the offense but he's obviously missing all of the on-field reps that he could use, even if he likely wasn't going to be the starter anyways. Vikings continue to be cursed when it comes to this stuff.
Vikings season was never about the PO. It would be a bonus like it was for Houston last season but this year was about the development t of JJ at QB. Which they don’t get. But it’s a huge opportunity for Darnold.Kevin O'Connell made Josh Dobbs look competent for bit. Don't be surprised if he doesn't squeeze something out of The Darnold.
I’m guessing Falcons trade them Heineke for a 6th or 7th
MAKE MINNESOTA GREAT AGAIN!Time for THE_DARNOLD to TAKE AMERICA BACK , just in time for 2024