Peko had surgery today

[BlainThePain]

I didn't see this posted anywhere. From Joe Reedy's twitter:

http://forums.bengalszone.com/index.php?app=forums&module=post&section=post&do=new_post&f=2

#bengals DT Domata Peko had knee surgery today. Out at least two weeks but Marvin Lewis doesn't think it is a season ender

[ChadJohnson-85]

Peko should sit until the play-offs start. Just a little extra time.

[BlainThePain]

Peko should sit until the play-offs start. Just a little extra time.

Hopefully we can beat the Chargers and win against the Chiefs and we should be able to sit Peko against the Jets. That would give him a good two weeks rest after he is supposed to be ready to play.

[Kazkal]

Sucks not having him vs Vikings & Chargers but rather have him healthy for the playoffs.

[ct_bengal]

you could tell against the lions he will be missed, worried about AP now. run D is night and day when he is in ther.

[JoePong]

Good thing we can count on our offense to score plenty of points in case our defense struggles with having some key players injured!

Oh wait a sec... Never mind.

I forgot. I'v been told it doesn't matter if our offense is able to score or not.

[membengal]

And with that, JoeP, I have dusted off the ignore function. Just so excessive and repetitive.

[Stripes]

Sucks.

At least the more important of the [at least] two games he will miss is against a team that doesn't run the ball very well anyways in San Diego. It could be a problem against Minnesota for obvious reasons, but even they've been less impressive lately in the running game than they were earlier in the season. Peterson earns his puddin' by breaking tackles, and I trust the backers to minimize that. Hold him to around 4.3 a carry or less and we could still be okay. That's just an arbitrary number obviously, but yanno.

[volcom69]

I really thought the bengals struggled tackling against the Lions, i agree Peko out will hurt the d-line but they just need to tackle better. So lets hope they play better. Will they bring in another dt, or just use what they have?

[Pidge]

Excellent news that they didn't find anything else when having a clean up of the knee. I had arthroscopic surgery myself to clean up the cartilage in my knee. I was rehabbing just a few days later and I was a 16 yr old scrub rugby player with minimal talent or will power.

[Pidge]

Is Ed Johnson still kicking his heels on Skid row?

[Stripes]

I really thought the bengals struggled tackling against the Lions, i agree Peko out will hurt the d-line but they just need to tackle better. So lets hope they play better. Will they bring in another dt, or just use what they have?

They did struggle tackling, but I don't think that was related to the loss of Peko. They've done so well in that department all year and I figure the linebackers just had a bad first half.

Maybe we'll re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-sign Orien Harris. Or is he here? Who even knows?

[Kazkal]

Maybe we'll re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-sign Orien Harris. Or is he here? Who even knows?

Lol I think he's on the squad atm though I think we'll get by Okay...Sims & Tank starting is fine and then fanene more likely going inside on passing downs...Though late game is when I would worry and Sims & Tank get worn down.

[COB]

Excellent news that they didn't find anything else when having a clean up of the knee. I had arthroscopic surgery myself to clean up the cartilage in my knee. I was rehabbing just a few days later and I was a 16 yr old scrub rugby player with minimal talent or will power.

You probably had a better surgeon than Peko.