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  5. Carson rehab/Kimotherapy/Career (Not)Over Freakout

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    found this on another board

    http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/foot...mer.surgery.ap/

    'Potentially career-ending'

    Doctor says Palmer's knee injury worse than expected

    Posted: Thursday January 12, 2006 7:22PM; Updated: Thursday January 12, 2006 7:22PM

    Carson Palmer was injured on this hit on his second play of his first playoff game.

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    CINCINNATI (AP) -- Carson Palmer's knee injury was "devastating and potentially career-ending," involving numerous ligament tears, a shredded ligament, damaged cartilage and a dislocated kneecap, his surgeon said Thursday.

    The Cincinnati Bengals quarterback tore ligaments in his left knee when he was hit by Pittsburgh's Kimo von Oelhoffen on his first pass during the Steelers' 31-17 playoff victory Sunday.

    The team announced that he had torn the anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligaments. The damage was much more extensive and severe, but Dr. Lonnie Paulos said surgery went well and Palmer could be back for the start of the season.

    Palmer had surgery Tuesday in Houston. Doctors used grafts from other parts of his body and donated tissue to fix the damage during an operation that lasted more than two hours. Palmer headed back to California on Thursday to do his rehabilitation.

    "It's not just like it was a torn ACL," Paulos said Thursday, in a phone interview from Houston. "It's a magnitude more difficult to recover from and repair. It can and has ended careers, without a doubt.

    "However, I feel very comfortable with Carson as an athlete and the heart that he's got. In the end, that's the bottom line. I can see the look in his eye already. He's ready to get going."

    Paulos, an orthopedic surgeon who has worked with the U.S. Ski Team since 1983, replaced the anterior cruciate ligament, which runs through the middle of the knee and provides stability. He said the medial collateral ligament, which runs along the side of the knee, was damaged "real bad."

    "On a scale of 1 to 3, it was a 4," he said. "It was off the chart. It was pretty badly damaged -- shredded is the better term."

    The kneecap dislocated when Palmer was hit, damaging tissue around it. There also was some cartilage damage, he said.

    Paulos was able to repair the knee without removing pieces of cartilage or soft tissue, a good sign.

    "The things that were torn could be repaired," he said. "They were not torn beyond repair. So he's got all his parts in there, which is good. We're optimistic, actually."

    If rehabilitation goes well, Palmer could be running in a couple of months and might be able to play in the first regular season game, Paulos said. The 2006 schedule hasn't been set.

    Palmer has worn a protective brace on the left knee since he sprained it near the end of the 2004 season. The knee bowed inward on von Oelhoffen's hit even though Palmer was wearing the brace,

    "The brace didn't function well in this environment and should have done better than it did, frankly," Paulos said.

    The plan is for Palmer to wear more substantial braces on both knees when he returns.

    "No brace is perfect," Paulos said. "No brace can prevent every injury, but they do help."

    Paulos saw the replay of the injury and wasn't surprised at the extent of the damage it caused. Palmer has absolved von Oelhoffen, saying he didn't think the lineman was trying to hurt him. The lineman said he was trying to sack Palmer, not injure him. He wasn't penalized for the hit.

    Palmer made the Pro Bowl in only his second season as a starter, throwing an NFL-leading 32 touchdown passes. The club extended his contract through the 2014 season.

    Jon Kitna, who has been Palmer's backup and mentor the last two years, can become a free agent. Palmer's injury will force the Bengals to make sure they have another reliable quarterback on board.

    Copyright 2005 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

  14. All-Joes Team

    in Cincinnati Bengals

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    http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nf...-team_x.htm#afc

    I agree with all the Bengals selections except for Reggie Kelly. I would take him out and put in Jeremi Johnson.

    What don't you get about Reggie Kelly? He does EXACTLY what is expected of him, and this guy has it right. The dude is like an extra tackle. He's the exact oppposite of a Tony Gonzales who can catch but doesn't block.

    I dont think he is crucial to our team. I'm not saying he isnt good at what he does but I think the Bengals would be still 11-5 without him. Take away TJ, Levi, or even KK and the Bengals are not 11-5.

  19. Who would you start?

    in Fantasy Football

    Posted

    In my Espn fantasy league this week is the cahmpionship. It is a cumulative total from last week. I have to win this week by more than 16 points. I went undefeated in the regular season on the arm of Carson. However this week I am not that confident in him. I have three qb's, Carson, Favre vs. a Seahwk team who has nothing to play for and it could be Favre last game ever, or David Gerrard. I am leaning towards Favre. Who do you guys think. If Kit would be named starter I could pick him up.

  22. Bengal fans.. help me!

    in Cincinnati Bengals

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    Hey everyone, I'm doing a big project on the Bengals, their fans, and why you guys are so crazy about yoru team. I've got a couple of questions listed below that I would love to get some feedback on. Feel free to post your responses here on the board, or you can email answers to me at sportsfanproject@yahoo.com. Thanks!!!

    1. Age/Sex/Race

    2. Hometown/How long have you been a Bengals fan

    3. Why and how did you start to like the Bengals?

    4. How do you show others that you are a fan?

    5. Have you ever skipped an important event for work or family in order to watch the Bengals play on TV? To watch them play in person?

    6. Do you think that you are more vocal about your support this year, when the team is doing so well?

    7. In past seasons, when the Bengals weren't doing so well, were you always hopeful that they would win on Sunday? Did you try to point out the positive aspects of the team, despite its record?

    8. Do you like to watch football when the Bengals aren't playing?

    Thanks for your help everybody!

    1. 25/m/whitey

    2. Springboro/bengals fan since birth5.

    3, started to watch Bengals with my family every since I can remember

    4. a who dey chant

    5. No because I dont schedule anything on Sunday and everyone else knows that I dont miss watching the Bengals

    6. No I got just as fired up when we were 2-14

    7. always, I would always think our top 5 draft pick would turn things around

    8. yes but not nearly as much

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