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Williams has surgery (possibly lost for season?)

Brutal news if true.  We really have to assess our scouting skills if true.  You waste a #14 pick on a guy with a bad back?

From rotoworld:

Bears first-round LT Chris Williams underwent surgery Thursday to repair a herniated disc in his back.

Profootballtalk.com is hearing rumors that Williams may be lost for the year. John St. Clair, who's resembled a swinging gate in past starting chances, will likely start at Indianapolis in the season opener. Assuming he's healthy, Colts RE Dwight Freeney (foot) should be licking his chops

From the Sun Times:

The organization that has had three first-day draft picks spend their entire rookie season on injured reserve over the last two season has had another serious injury.

First-round draft pick Chris Williams has had surgery to repair a herniated disc in his lower back. The plan is to keep him on the 53-man roster at this point, but when the offensive tackle will be able to return, no one can say.

The Bears are considering adding a veteran, including ex-Bear Fred Miller, and have already cleared a roster spot by placing running back Matt Lawrence on injured reserve.

The Bears are comparing the situation to what cornerback Charles Tillman underwent last season. Tillman had surgery following Super Bowl XLI to repair a herniated disc. That surgery happened in February and he was not cleared to fully return to drills until June.

If Williams follows a similar timetable, his chances of playing this season would have to be considered slim. Tillman is a cornerback. As a lineman, Williams is taking pounding on every play.

Williams was injured July 24 in the second practice of training camp, a non-contact drill. The team said it was a muscular issue but when that issue calmed down, they detected the disc issue. Team physician Mark Bowen and Dr. Srdjan Morkovic performed the surgery late Wednesday night.

 

 

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And I was mocked

for suggesting it might be a bad idea to throw all your eggs into the Chris Williams will fix the O-line basket.

Did Andy McPhail start running the Bears?

I do wish him a speedy recovery and do think he was the right pick, but damn, just dumb beyond dumb to count on one rookie to fix a mess of a situation.

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by thecubreporter on Aug 7, 2008 8:03 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I have to disagree

about the right pick part. He already had question marks about his back going into the draft. Plus they could’ve taken Clady if they moved up 2 spots.

But you are right, the biggest problem was doing nothing in free agency to fix the swiss cheese offensive line.

DEJESUS!!!

by tomas21 on Aug 7, 2008 9:13 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

wow

fucking idiots considering this was reported on draft day.

by mike b on Aug 7, 2008 8:15 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Yeah I know

I remember saying that on the draft day thread and then everybody got mad at me. Well, goes to show you that I’m always right.

Except about Grossman. That turned out really bad.

I am like your Dan Aykroyd and biglow would be Jane, the ignorant slut. -Chad

by thecoolest on Aug 7, 2008 8:24 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

whatever

people with the shard-ons can’t be listened to.

last tackle i wanted.

by mike b on Aug 7, 2008 8:34 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Trading Down

always seemed like the best option once Clady came off the board. Even if you would lose some value, there would be much less of a bust factor and a better chance that one of the two lower picks would turn out good.

Also, a herniated disc is not a good thing for a O-Lineman. Just think of the abuse their backs and knees go through. There is probably a 50/50 chance that he never plays a down in the NFL now. Great low risk pick.

by RME JICO on Aug 7, 2008 8:37 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well that is definately not good..

2008 Cubs: Who needs nine innings, when you only need a 7th?

by Chanman25 on Aug 7, 2008 8:49 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

The solution...

The Bears are considering adding a veteran, including ex-Bear Fred Miller, and have already cleared a roster spot by placing running back Matt Lawrence on injured reserve.

What’s that smell?

Desperation you say?

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by thecubreporter on Aug 7, 2008 8:55 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

i'm trying to decide

right now if i think they win a game before atlanta…unless something big changes or they are hiding something…

by mike b on Aug 8, 2008 6:01 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I hate

Angelo. Guy can’t make a first round pick to save his life. Could’ve traded up 2 spots and taken Clady, but he’d got no nuts to trade up. Nice safe pick.

We are so fucked. Hope there is a top 5 pick next year who can play qb, wr and every offensive line position (all at once).

DEJESUS!!!

by tomas21 on Aug 7, 2008 9:12 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Mortal lock

Mortal lock is that pick is Tim Tebow.

I doubt that works out, but that’s your pick…

by Santos Sorrow on Aug 8, 2008 5:46 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Why do we even bother to draft offense?

We miss 9 times out of 10. It’s absolutely pathetic.

Seriously… hire someone who knows the the F they’re doing when it comes to offense.

I'm not going to even bother trying to update this sig everyday anymore... that's what the standings column on ESPN is for.
Updated on May 25, 2008

by SackMan on Aug 7, 2008 10:37 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I'm having visions...

...of Marc Colombo for some reason.

sigh I have a feeling it’s gonna be another long, long year for the Bears.

I'M A MAN! I'M 22!

by ChiFan13 on Aug 8, 2008 12:33 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Jackass

I feel like one since I said the Bears were right to pick Williams over Mendenhall. Shame on me. I feel like kicking myself now.

Deep inside my pysche- “The Bears will never have a good offense again”

"I'm not so mean. I wouldn't ever go out to hurt anybody deliberately - unless it was, you know, important, like a league game or something." - Dick Butkus

by propheteer on Aug 8, 2008 1:12 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

"Again" ?????

That would assume that we once had a good offense before?

I'm not going to even bother trying to update this sig everyday anymore... that's what the standings column on ESPN is for.
Updated on May 25, 2008

by SackMan on Aug 8, 2008 9:50 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

A+

I'M A MAN! I'M 22!

by ChiFan13 on Aug 8, 2008 10:31 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

you know

the bears history goes a little deeper than 10 years, right?

by lopey986 on Aug 8, 2008 12:40 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I can go 20 years.... and still see crap.

But , for the record: this is the team that founded the NFL… that invented the QB position (Luckman), that invented the LB position (George), and that invented the TE position (Ditka).

The only thing we’ve invented since is the 3 yards and a cloud of dust offense.

I'm not going to even bother trying to update this sig everyday anymore... that's what the standings column on ESPN is for.
Updated on May 25, 2008

by SackMan on Aug 8, 2008 5:52 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well, to be fair

We’ve invented the fantastic defense/ST to pair with the dust offense.

Problem is, that dust offense is worse than useless. In reality, our defense IS our offense. If they score, we win. I don’t even know why we bother sending the O out.

I'M A MAN! I'M 22!

by ChiFan13 on Aug 8, 2008 11:00 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Kirk Barton can get it done at RT. He would be the least of your concerns in the passing game.

Baseball fans are junkies, and their heroin is the statistic. - Robert S. Wieder

by jerseywahoo on Aug 10, 2008 12:55 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Sporadic, but a few good years

The Bears had a decent offense (feast or famine for most of the season) two years ago. Was it ‘03 when Jim Miller put up some good numbers in Gary Crowton’s offense? Another better than average performance with Conway and Graham at either WR positions. Then there was Turner’s first go around with the Bears where Erik Kramer had an amazing year. Before that it was Sweetness and the shufflin’ crew.

"I'm not so mean. I wouldn't ever go out to hurt anybody deliberately - unless it was, you know, important, like a league game or something." - Dick Butkus

by propheteer on Aug 12, 2008 8:03 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

still trying to figure out

how turner is suposed to do anything with this personnel.

by mike b on Aug 12, 2008 10:06 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

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