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Keith Lewis
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Anyone watching the Bears game with information?
Ministry of Pain
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TheBradyBunch
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Not a lot of quality commentary here, but "Bruise" was mentioned a few times:
http://boards.chicagobears.com/forums/1/57...ShowThread.aspx
http://boards.chicagobears.com/forums/1/57...ShowThread.aspx
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Keith Lewis
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avoiding injuries
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CBS is saying sprain...
Greg Olsen, TE CHI
News: Chicago Bears tight end Greg Olsen left with a knee injury late in the second quarter of Thursday's preseason game against the Cleveland Browns. The rookie from Miami, Fla., was injured when he was tackled after catching a short pass from Kyle Orton.
Analysis: What bad timing for the rookie tight end. He avoided injury for pretty much the entire preseason and just days away from the start of the season he goes down. Keep an eye on his status leading up to Week 1. Olsen has mostly practiced with the second team but has taken some snaps with the starters. And he's made several eye-popping plays. Consider him a No. 2 Fantasy TE to be safe, worth a late-round pick in seasonal leagues, and a middle-round pick in keeper leagues. He has potential to be a 700-to-800-yard per season TE like Todd Heap once he gets into the flow of the NFL game.
Greg Olsen, TE CHI
News: Chicago Bears tight end Greg Olsen left with a knee injury late in the second quarter of Thursday's preseason game against the Cleveland Browns. The rookie from Miami, Fla., was injured when he was tackled after catching a short pass from Kyle Orton.
Analysis: What bad timing for the rookie tight end. He avoided injury for pretty much the entire preseason and just days away from the start of the season he goes down. Keep an eye on his status leading up to Week 1. Olsen has mostly practiced with the second team but has taken some snaps with the starters. And he's made several eye-popping plays. Consider him a No. 2 Fantasy TE to be safe, worth a late-round pick in seasonal leagues, and a middle-round pick in keeper leagues. He has potential to be a 700-to-800-yard per season TE like Todd Heap once he gets into the flow of the NFL game.
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Southside Stosh
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Watching the game it looked like fell on his left knee cap while his leg was flexed 90 degrees. Olsen got up almost immediatley, but he clearly favored his left leg when he put his weight on it. He gingerly left the field on his own power. Later the sideline camera zoomed in on Olsen's face while he was on the trainer's table. The trainers were working on Olsen's leg and you could see he was in pain.
When the sideline reporter asked Lovie about the injury at the half, he responded that the injury was a bruised knee. The reported asked Lovie something like "are you sure that's all it is"? Lovie raised his voice, obviously annoyed, and repeated loudly "Right now it's only a bruised knee" then ran off the field.
When the sideline reporter asked Lovie about the injury at the half, he responded that the injury was a bruised knee. The reported asked Lovie something like "are you sure that's all it is"? Lovie raised his voice, obviously annoyed, and repeated loudly "Right now it's only a bruised knee" then ran off the field.
mad sweeney
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From Yahoo
PatytonsGhost
Footballguy
I saw it and it did not look bad, take it FWIW, Olsen caught a pass started running and was tackled where he it looked like slammed his kneed straight onto the ground, Might be a bad bruise with swelling, I thought nothing off it until Ditka mentioned hes out, because Ditka has a man crush on Olsen
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Keith Lewis
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The Score mentioned that Olsen is getting his MRI today and the best case scenario is him being out 2-4 weeks. Take it for what it's worth at this time.
einstein2u
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time to upgrade my TE position. desmond clark here i come.
Ditka is God
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PatytonsGhost said:
TheBradyBunch
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http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/cs-07...2&cset=true
Bears easily could have avoided Olsen injury
David Haugh | On the Bears
12:52 AM CDT, August 31, 2007
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Digg Del.icio.us Facebook Furl Google Newsvine Reddit Spurl Yahoo Print Single page view Reprints Reader feedback Text size: Those stuck in traffic Thursday night on their way to Soldier Field for the final exhibition game against the Browns probably missed seeing the Bears' No. 1 offense in action.
Turned out they didn't miss a thing at the beginning of the 19-9 Bears' loss.
By the time the cars were parked, so were the offensive starters. Rex Grossman took three snaps—all cleanly, by the way—and then took a seat with the rest of the first-teamers.
That would have been a good spot for tight end Greg Olsen to stay.
The rookie first-round pick, whose rare size and speed could change the complexion of the Bears' passing game, left the game with 2 minutes 10 seconds left in the second quarter with a left knee sprain.
For reasons Lovie Smith defended afterward, Olsen was still in the game with many backup offensive players and limped off the field after catching a 3-yard pass from No. 3 quarterback Kyle Orton. On the play, Browns linebacker Clifton Smith tackled Olsen and drove his knee into the ground.
"He went down hard," Smith said.
After trainers examined him on the sideline, Olsen smacked his hand on one of the tables in disgust. It was a reaction to which any Bears fan watching could relate.
He retreated into the locker room for X-rays and was spotted looking downcast after the game with a brace on his knee. Smith said an MRI is scheduled Friday and knee sprains typically take two to four weeks to heal.
"Hopefully, he won't be out that long," Smith said.
If Olsen misses the season opener in nine days as looks likely, it will put a damper on a preseason in which the biggest priority this month was having its key players healthy for the start of the regular season.
The rookie has developed so rapidly and already has become such a perceived threat that offensive coordinator Ron Turner had designed plays specifically for Olsen to take advantage of his quickness.
The value of Olsen to the improved offense begs the question why Smith still would have had him on the field with absolutely nothing to gain.
Asked if he second-guessed himself for leaving such a vital part of the offense on the field after he had pulled his starters after three plays, Smith didn't hesitate.
"No, he's not a starter," Smith said. "We played Danieal Manning and had a lot of our players still in the football game.
"Somebody had to play."
Bears easily could have avoided Olsen injury
David Haugh | On the Bears
12:52 AM CDT, August 31, 2007
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Digg Del.icio.us Facebook Furl Google Newsvine Reddit Spurl Yahoo Print Single page view Reprints Reader feedback Text size: Those stuck in traffic Thursday night on their way to Soldier Field for the final exhibition game against the Browns probably missed seeing the Bears' No. 1 offense in action.
Turned out they didn't miss a thing at the beginning of the 19-9 Bears' loss.
By the time the cars were parked, so were the offensive starters. Rex Grossman took three snaps—all cleanly, by the way—and then took a seat with the rest of the first-teamers.
That would have been a good spot for tight end Greg Olsen to stay.
The rookie first-round pick, whose rare size and speed could change the complexion of the Bears' passing game, left the game with 2 minutes 10 seconds left in the second quarter with a left knee sprain.
For reasons Lovie Smith defended afterward, Olsen was still in the game with many backup offensive players and limped off the field after catching a 3-yard pass from No. 3 quarterback Kyle Orton. On the play, Browns linebacker Clifton Smith tackled Olsen and drove his knee into the ground.
"He went down hard," Smith said.
After trainers examined him on the sideline, Olsen smacked his hand on one of the tables in disgust. It was a reaction to which any Bears fan watching could relate.
He retreated into the locker room for X-rays and was spotted looking downcast after the game with a brace on his knee. Smith said an MRI is scheduled Friday and knee sprains typically take two to four weeks to heal.
"Hopefully, he won't be out that long," Smith said.
If Olsen misses the season opener in nine days as looks likely, it will put a damper on a preseason in which the biggest priority this month was having its key players healthy for the start of the regular season.
The rookie has developed so rapidly and already has become such a perceived threat that offensive coordinator Ron Turner had designed plays specifically for Olsen to take advantage of his quickness.
The value of Olsen to the improved offense begs the question why Smith still would have had him on the field with absolutely nothing to gain.
Asked if he second-guessed himself for leaving such a vital part of the offense on the field after he had pulled his starters after three plays, Smith didn't hesitate.
"No, he's not a starter," Smith said. "We played Danieal Manning and had a lot of our players still in the football game.
"Somebody had to play."
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Kiddnets
Footballguy
Not all the time but I would be grabbing clark if I owned Olsen! 2-4 weeks for a rook as a best case? Clark will have a bigger impact that I thought this year!
zadok
Footballguy
Yeah, all the time."A sprain refers to an actual tear of a tendon, or ligament."
http://www.umc-cares.org/health_info/artic...p;ArticleID=125
We had this on another post as well. I think the confusion comes because ACL tears are not typically referred to as knee sprains in the press (even though really are). If this is an MCL it could be anywhere from no time to 6 weeks (typically).
PsychoMan
Footballguy
No hard facts here, but I was at the game watching Olsen for a lil while after the play. He did not look too good. Like someone else stated, he hopped up pretty quick after the tackle, but immediately headed for the sideline. As he was on his way off the field, he started favoring it more and more. By the time he was on the sideline, you could see the anger & pain in his face while they were looking at him. Didn't look good at all to me, and it appeared that he knew it.
