Kreutz Set for Surgery
by David Taylor on Jan 28, 2010 7:18 AM CST
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According to this Brad Biggs article, Chicago All Pro Center, Olin Kreutz, is scheduled to have surgery today (Thursday) in order to repair an ailing Achilles tendon. Rehab should last approximately four to six months, slating a return in time for training camp in July.
The Bears captain missed part of camp in 2008 because of the injury, which has made it difficult for Kreutz to push off and get leverage. Following surgery, he is expected to return to form, stronger and better.
The once fan-favorite Kruetz, has turned into a target for his lackluster play the past couple of years. Play that has a lot of fans calling for Josh Beekman to get the starting nod next season.
What are your thoughts? Will the surgery allow the six-time Pro Bowler to return to form? Discuss.
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Perhaps
this surgery will help him learn how not to step on the Quarterback’s feet during the exchange.
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Or snap the ball to Jay only a foot off the ground.
by boondock_saint812 on Jan 28, 2010 8:23 AM CST up reply actions
Or not get punked by bigger, faster, stronger, younger defensive tackles.
A boy can dream…
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i think
kruetz should take a mentor/backup role this year and Beekman should get the nod at center
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Think it all you want.
But unless there’s a setback with rehab on the achilles, no chance. Remember how much Tice gushed about him? I think they’ve been going to nice seafood dinners.
The only chance is if we’re out of it quickly (not that farfetched.) But then, Lovie will still stubbornly put the veterans out, so either way, no on-the-job training for beeks this year.
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I'd agree...
If Beekman were better than Kruetz. But he’s not, and he may never be, until Kruetz is retired.
by Lester A. Wiltfong Jr. on Jan 28, 2010 8:48 AM CST up reply actions
I disagree entirely...
Kreutz looked terrible at Center the majority of the time, while Beekman looked merely below average at G, and still looked better than Omiyale most of the time. As long as he can snap the ball more than two inches off the ground, unlike Kreutz, it’s be hard to not be better than Kreutz.
Either way, without seeing Beekman starting at C at least in a pre-season, it’s hard to say.
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by Jacob Hayes on Jan 28, 2010 11:17 AM CST up reply actions
interesting
Must be only a partial rupture, or not a rupture at all since he was able to play on it this past season. If you have a full rupture of this tendon, you go down like you were shot.
"I am not an animal!" - Merrick
Kruetz is a warrior
it wouldn’t surprise me at all if he played through any type of pain
by Lester A. Wiltfong Jr. on Jan 28, 2010 8:48 AM CST up reply actions
I don't think it's the pain...
I think if you tear the tendon completely, it’s not physically possible for you to stand up on that leg… but maybe I’m confuzzled.
"A lot of fans were drawn to me because they knew that whatever the score was, I was going to run as hard as I could on every play. You don't have that now, you have guys waiting for next week or even next year." - Walter Payton
by Ashley Czuba on Jan 28, 2010 12:04 PM CST up reply actions
my link might be
the cause of cofuzzlement.
I’ll change it out if anyone has a better, more specific, link.
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by David Taylor on Jan 28, 2010 12:56 PM CST up reply actions
I can't lie...
I didn’t click the link.. just going from what I’ve heard.
I remember hearing something about (as gruesome as this is) someone getting killed because the guy would hide under their car and when they came up, cut their achilles tendon with a knife – causing them to fall and not be able to run. I don’t know if it was because of the pain, or because it was impossible… but yeah.. just stuck with me. Might’ve been a book though or something. Lol.
On that note: Have a great day!
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by Ashley Czuba on Jan 28, 2010 1:28 PM CST up reply actions
HBear is right
It’s not about the pain, if there is a complete rupture you just can use that leg. Key word is complete.
"I am not an animal!" - Merrick
true, but an over-the-hill warrior now
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by lookingdeadred on Jan 31, 2010 10:53 AM CST up reply actions
injuries, injuries
I know every NFL player plays hurt. However, we lost a lot of guys this year due to injuries, now its coming out that Forte, Briggs, Kruetz, etc all played through pretty tough ailments. Maybe we need a new strength and conditioning coach? Or maybe Lovie needs to start hitting in practice?
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Not just this year, but for the past 3 years. I agree, maybe our conditioning program should be looked at.
As far as hitting in pratice, no way. The players might stop loving him.
Occasionally.
Usually they just mill around on the field for a while until someone blows an air horn and they all run over to mill around somewhere else. Meanwhile all the veteran players are “injured” and sit in a tent “rehabbing”….
If you can't laugh at yourself you must not be very funny.
Exactly
A couple months ago I saw an article by Biggs maybe it was (I can’t remember for sure) where he suggested that maybe Lovie’s camp and practice methods are too soft. He listed all the players that have had injury problems since Lovie came and while you can’t say there is a definite connection it’s interesting to wonder.
Since Lovie came and started running a “players camp” guys like Brown, Urlacher, Vasher, and Bradley all started getting the injury bug. Then Brown and Bradley left and have been much healthier. I can’t help but wonder my self.
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by Sam Householder on Jan 28, 2010 10:22 AM CST up reply actions
I have thought that same thing for some time.
Player’s have been injured an awful lot since his tenure. I thought at first it was just bad luck, but when it happens year in and year out…kinda makes ya wonder. I know that injuries are going to happen because we are talking football, but to the degree it has happened to us is just suspicious at the very least.
by Bears fan 4-ever!!! on Jan 28, 2010 11:31 AM CST up reply actions
They said it was too soft...
… but couldn’t he also be pushing them too hard… causing the injuries? We can’t really blame it on just one unless we know for sure. Interesting.
"A lot of fans were drawn to me because they knew that whatever the score was, I was going to run as hard as I could on every play. You don't have that now, you have guys waiting for next week or even next year." - Walter Payton
by Ashley Czuba on Jan 28, 2010 12:06 PM CST up reply actions
remember early in Lovies tenure...
all the hanstring injuries the Bears suffered, it was because they worked too hard…
by Lester A. Wiltfong Jr. on Jan 28, 2010 12:19 PM CST up reply actions
I don't know the guys name,
but right around when I joined this site, there was talk about the Bears strength and conditioning coach. People were saying he was real good? I thought that might be where their problem was?
by Bears fan 4-ever!!! on Jan 28, 2010 1:42 PM CST up reply actions
Check out his bio
on the team site:
Known around the NFL as one of the finest strength, conditioning and nutrition experts in the business, Jones has created a nutritional and workout programs specifically designed for each Bears player to maximize performance while maintaining year-round health.
I don’t think you can pin the injuries on this guy.
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"More bell cow" - Lovie Smith
Nice...thanks for the info.
Well, I guess that dismisses that notion. I was really hoping that he would work wonders for Gaines Adams. Now, sadly we will never know. Thanks again
by Bears fan 4-ever!!! on Jan 28, 2010 6:26 PM CST up reply actions
training camp
How does the Bears training camp regimen stack up to the training camps of, let’s say, the two current SB contenders, does anyone know where to look for that info?
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Is it just me...
…or shouldn’t he have had this surgery towards the end of the season, instead of waiting almost a full month after the season?
If they’ve known about the problem, and the recovery window edges so close to training camp, shouldn’t they have gone ahead with it earlier on than January 28th? If there’s a setback, or some such, are we going to be scrambling in July to figure out who’s going to start taking snaps at center?
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Multiple league sources confirm Olin Kreutz had surgery to remove bone spur near Achilles tendon. Expected to be ready for training camp
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"Newbie, if the next two words out of your mouth aren't 'See ya' then the third word will be 'Oh my god. My crotch. You've punched me in my crotch." - Dr. Percival Ulysses Cox
Oh, you forget
that I’m a ninja! ;)
As an aside, I removed the link I posted in the write-up.
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"Newbie, if the next two words out of your mouth aren't 'See ya' then the third word will be 'Oh my god. My crotch. You've punched me in my crotch." - Dr. Percival Ulysses Cox
by David Taylor on Jan 28, 2010 1:21 PM CST up reply actions
I was right in my wondering about this injury
Was not really the tendon itself, after all. Thanks Smudgers.
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Good questions
Maybe the surgeon wasn’t available until now.
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"More bell cow" - Lovie Smith
There seems to be nothing wrong with the achilles, its a bone spur causing discomfort
to remove a bone spur that was causing discomfort to one of his Achilles tendons, Kreutz’s agent Mark Bartelstein told ESPNChicago.com.
From ESPN: link
he played like that all year
its amazing he wasnt on his backside more
by Ghost07rider on Jan 28, 2010 2:03 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
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