twslhs20 Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 I think Bradford's career is done. Hopefully, I'm wrong, and maybe we get a comp pick out of him, but it is what it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vike daddy Posted November 8, 2017 Share Posted November 8, 2017 Bradford had arthroscopic surgery on Tuesday to address his knee injury. According to Chris Mortensen of ESPN.com, Bradford had a “clean up” procedure on his knee done by renowned orthopedic surgeon Dr. James Andrews. The surgery addressed a bone spur, loose particles and cartilage issues in the knee. http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2017/11/07/report-sam-bradford-had-knee-surgery-tuesday-as-team-mulls-ir-decision/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingsrule Posted November 8, 2017 Share Posted November 8, 2017 Just now, vike daddy said: Bradford had arthroscopic surgery on Tuesday to address his knee injury. According to Chris Mortensen of ESPN.com, Bradford had a “clean up” procedure on his knee done by renowned orthopedic surgeon Dr. James Andrews. The surgery addressed a bone spur, loose particles and cartilage issues in the knee. http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2017/11/07/report-sam-bradford-had-knee-surgery-tuesday-as-team-mulls-ir-decision/ What's the recovery on this? If it's just a cleanup procedure, maybe there is still hope that he can return in 4-6 weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vike daddy Posted November 8, 2017 Share Posted November 8, 2017 seems odd there were specific anatomical issues to address after all. if that was the case, why not have done this weeks ago? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingsrule Posted November 8, 2017 Share Posted November 8, 2017 1 minute ago, vike daddy said: seems odd there were specific anatomical issues to address after all. if that was the case, why not have done this weeks ago? I posed the same question in the other thread. Maybe he was given advice that it would recover on its own with time. That didn't happen so surgery became necessary? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vike daddy Posted November 8, 2017 Share Posted November 8, 2017 Placing Bradford on injured reserve would end his regular season, although he would be eligible to return during the playoffs. Players can be designated to return after sitting out eight weeks, and the Vikings (6-2) have eight games remaining. Andrews performed 2013 and 2014 surgeries on Bradford for torn left ACL injuries. ESPN reported Tuesday that Andrews removed several loose particles from the same knee, cleaned up some ragged cartilage and smoothed out a bone spur with the hope that it would ease the pain Bradford has had. http://www.twincities.com/2017/11/07/vikings-sam-bradford-has-procedure-on-knee-could-be-shelved-to-make-room-for-teddy-bridgewater/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vike daddy Posted November 8, 2017 Share Posted November 8, 2017 Here are five possible outcomes for Bradford next season: Return to the Vikings You might assume that Bradford’s career in Minnesota will come to an end the moment he’s placed on IR, but there’s still a possibility that he could be under center for the Vikings next season. If Teddy Bridgewater doesn’t return to 100 percent this year and struggles in his comeback or he ends up as a free agent and leaves Minnesota, the Vikings will be desperate to fill the QB spot again next year. Names like Kirk Cousins and Drew Brees are thrown around all the time, but there’s no guarantee they will actually be available. Bradford would come at a reduced price and likely on a 1-year deal, so the Vikings might take their chances on a low-risk deal so long as they had a quality backup (or even drafted a quarterback in the first three rounds). Even if Bridgewater comes back to 2015 form and either signs a long-term deal with the Vikings or has his contract toll, there would still be a chance the Bradford would take a deal as a backup if he couldn’t find another team to make him their starter. One-year deal in Washington, Miami or Mystery Team X We’ve learned just how desperate NFL teams are for good quarterback play. Last offseason, the Chicago Bears gave Mike Glennon $19 million guaranteed, only to have him benched for top pick Mitch Trubisky. As long as Bradford could pass a physical, it would be surprising if there wasn’t a team willing to sign him to a one-year deal, especially if the club has a decent-to-strong roster an wants to win. Washington could lose Kirk Cousins to free agency and it’s hard to see Jay Cutler sticking around for another year in Miami. There will always be teams like Cleveland or the New York Jets who draft QBs but want a veteran to compete with their youngster for the starting spot. Wait until a QB is injured early in 2018 The Cutler route is tried and true. There will always be quarterbacks who get hurt and leave their teams desperate for options. This year we have seen that more than any in recent memory with Aaron Rodgers, DeShaun Watson, Ryan Tannehill, Andrew Luck and Carson Palmer all suffering season-ending injuries. Bradford could wait until a team was in desperation mode to grab a significant short-term deal. Take 2018 off, look to return in 2019 Vikings fans would remember well that Randall Cunningham was out of football for a season before coming to Minnesota, so rejuvenating a career after time off isn’t unprecedented. Buffalo Bills guard Richie Incognito missed a season following a bullying incident and has come back playing at a Pro Bowl level. Maybe one year’s rest is what Bradford needs to nurse his knee back to health. He’d be less likely to get a starting job if he sat out, but would likely have suitors to let him battle for a position in camp. Retirement Money doesn’t buy happiness. Bradford would much rather be someone’s starting quarterback and have a chance to prove he could win in the NFL than call it a career. However, he’s made $114 million since coming into the league in 2010. If his knee simply won’t respond to treatment, Bradford could go down as one of the all-time, “What could have been?” players. Two ACL tears, bad teams, loads of talent. http://www.1500espn.com/vikings-2/2017/11/move-injured-reserve-mean-sam-bradfords-future/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingsrule Posted November 8, 2017 Share Posted November 8, 2017 I think the Vikes have to decide between Teddy and Bradford. Keeping both won't work. Keeping Teddy would make the most sense, he's younger and doesn't have chronic knee issues, yet. But Bradford is proven to be a better QB when healthy, we need Teddy to start playing at Bradfords level to commit to him. I wonder if there is a scenario where we lose both Teddy and Bradford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vike daddy Posted November 8, 2017 Share Posted November 8, 2017 This was not a simple knee scope with meniscus trim. Expect post-operative bleeding and swelling to occur. Whenever bone is resected, there are exposed bleeding bone surfaces, and this delays the ultimate recovery. A perfect outcome would mean a minimum of 4-6 weeks recovery, which is why Bradford will end up on IR when the Vikings need the roster space. (His 2017 season is over. Sure, he could return after 8 weeks, but there are only eight weeks remaining in the regular season. If the Vikings are in the playoffs, it means they got at least decent play from Case Keenum and/or Teddy Bridgewater.) This also portends a worse outcome for Bradford long-term. Either the articular cartilage (tread on the tires) was already wearing out from the trauma of two ACL tears, indicating a chronic downward spiral, or the articular damage is fresh as a result of the bone bruise. It was likely a combination of both, indicating a chronic injury. Certainly, the bone spur had to have been forming before Bradford’s Week 1 injury. Bone spurs don't grow in a matter of two months. The only good news is this is not directly related to the stability of his knee and the two ACL surgeries but it is likely indirectly related to the cumulative trauma of the previous and new injuries. http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/profootballdoc/sd-sp-pfd-bradford-surgery-vikings-1108-story.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gnat Posted November 8, 2017 Share Posted November 8, 2017 Official that Bradford is done for the season. The idea of him coming back and playing better than Bridgewater because of time off Bridgewater had becomes kind of irrelevant if he is going to miss 4 weeks, because he'll have missed nearly a full season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vike daddy Posted November 8, 2017 Share Posted November 8, 2017 Sam Bradford has been placed on IR. http://mnvkn.gs/VrxZar i thank Bradford for what he did for this team, he had some great games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBXISBXVSBXVIII Posted November 8, 2017 Share Posted November 8, 2017 Dilemma over. Great news for TB. I wish him the best of luck and look going forward and seeing him and Derek Carr play each other for a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gnat Posted November 8, 2017 Share Posted November 8, 2017 4 minutes ago, vike daddy said: Sam Bradford has been placed on IR. http://mnvkn.gs/VrxZar i thank Bradford for what he did for this team, he had some great games. 2 minutes ago, SBXISBXVSBXVIII said: Dilemma over. Great news for TB. I wish him the best of luck and look going forward and seeing him and Derek Carr play each other for a long time. Third time posting the news the charm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vike daddy Posted November 8, 2017 Share Posted November 8, 2017 chill, dude. just means it's coming in from all sources now. and hey, you posted it in two threads! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gnat Posted November 8, 2017 Share Posted November 8, 2017 Hmm... maybe my emojis didn't come through. I got not problem with it, hence the emojis that were pretty self explanatory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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