My Fat Left Foot

[HairOnFire]

A poster on GoBengals just claimed he heard a radio blurb about Andre Smith needing additional surgery on his foot. Rehab was said to take 8 weeks.

I can't find anything to confirm so as always, take it FWIW.

Edit: Confirmation found at 1530Homer website.

[HoosierCat]

Well, since the season doesn't start until September, I don't see it as a problem.

If true, good on Smith for getting it taken care of now.

[BengalPimp]

I haven't heard anything about it, but if it has to happen, Right Now is the perfect time to have the surgery....Plenty of time to recover before OTA's and training camp.

[gregstephens]

I'm assuming I'm in the minority that still finds it concerning that the man broke his foot as a result of his own body weight?

[DC_Bengals_Fan]

Well, since the season doesn't start until September, I don't see it as a problem.

If true, good on Smith for getting it taken care of now.

It's worrying to me because stress fracture type injuries on big men tend to have a tendency to never knit quite right. Tend to see it more often with big guys in basketball, but same idea. The fact that it's needing further work is somewhat ominous.

Still, as you say, better to attend to it now - especially since he was probably unlikely to leave the couch during March anyway. ;P

[derekshank]

Well, since the season doesn't start until September, I don't see it as a problem.

If true, good on Smith for getting it taken care of now.

It's worrying to me because stress fracture type injuries on big men tend to have a tendency to never knit quite right. Tend to see it more often with big guys in basketball, but same idea. The fact that it's needing further work is somewhat ominous.

Still, as you say, better to attend to it now - especially since he was probably unlikely to leave the couch during March anyway. ;P

That poor f**king couch. We should establish some sort of foundation in its honor for couches worldwide whose lives are shortened by cause of obesity.

[kingwilly]

I'm assuming I'm in the minority that still finds it concerning that the man broke his foot as a result of his own body weight?

Nope. I am as well.

Is this the same foot issue he was having from the beginning of the year?

My concern is the 8 weeks he will be sitting around....eating everything in sight....while waiting for his foot to heal up.

[Kazkal]

I'm assuming I'm in the minority that still finds it concerning that the man broke his foot as a result of his own body weight?

Nope. I am as well.

Is this the same foot issue he was having from the beginning of the year?

My concern is the 8 weeks he will be sitting around....eating everything in sight....while waiting for his foot to heal up.

Well being he has weight Clauses,His loss in money if he does.

[BengalszoneBilly]

I'm assuming I'm in the minority that still finds it concerning that the man broke his foot as a result of his own body weight?

Nope. I am as well.

Is this the same foot issue he was having from the beginning of the year?

My concern is the 8 weeks he will be sitting around....eating everything in sight....while waiting for his foot to heal up.

Well being he has weight Clauses,His loss in money if he does.

I forgot about that.

[gregstephens]

I'm assuming I'm in the minority that still finds it concerning that the man broke his foot as a result of his own body weight?

Nope. I am as well.

Is this the same foot issue he was having from the beginning of the year?

My concern is the 8 weeks he will be sitting around....eating everything in sight....while waiting for his foot to heal up.

Well being he has weight Clauses,His loss in money if he does.

His loss in money...our loss in yet another first round draft pick.

[Kazkal]

I'm assuming I'm in the minority that still finds it concerning that the man broke his foot as a result of his own body weight?

Nope. I am as well.

Is this the same foot issue he was having from the beginning of the year?

My concern is the 8 weeks he will be sitting around....eating everything in sight....while waiting for his foot to heal up.

Well being he has weight Clauses,His loss in money if he does.

His loss in money...our loss in yet another first round draft pick.

Not really because just because he weighs 355 lbs doesn't mean he can't play football he did it for most career at bama ,Now if he hit 400 lbs and couldn't play 3 plays in a row that could be bad but IMO Far fetched and is just being a negative Nancy.

[gregstephens]

I'm assuming I'm in the minority that still finds it concerning that the man broke his foot as a result of his own body weight?

Nope. I am as well.

Is this the same foot issue he was having from the beginning of the year?

My concern is the 8 weeks he will be sitting around....eating everything in sight....while waiting for his foot to heal up.

Well being he has weight Clauses,His loss in money if he does.

His loss in money...our loss in yet another first round draft pick.

Not really because just because he weighs 355 lbs doesn't mean he can't play football he did it for most career at bama ,Now if he hit 400 lbs and couldn't play 3 plays in a row that could be bad but IMO Far fetched and is just being a negative Nancy.

No...I'm not saying he can't play football because he weighs 355. I'm saying he can't play football when he is constantly injured because of his weight. He suffered this stress fracture several months ago. It apparently didn't heal, so now he needs surgery. If he doesn't add even more weight in the two-three months he'll be off, he still needs to lose weight to make the chances of reinjury lessen. Otherwise, Dumbo tries to lumber out to training camp carrying 355-plus and play on that foot, his future does not look real bright.

Hence, another lost first rounder unless Jenny Craig, Jarrod from Subway, or the Adkins Diet are in our man's future.

[kingwilly]

I'm assuming I'm in the minority that still finds it concerning that the man broke his foot as a result of his own body weight?

Nope. I am as well.

Is this the same foot issue he was having from the beginning of the year?

My concern is the 8 weeks he will be sitting around....eating everything in sight....while waiting for his foot to heal up.

Well being he has weight Clauses,His loss in money if he does.

His loss in money...our loss in yet another first round draft pick.

Not really because just because he weighs 355 lbs doesn't mean he can't play football he did it for most career at bama ,Now if he hit 400 lbs and couldn't play 3 plays in a row that could be bad but IMO Far fetched and is just being a negative Nancy.

Not piling on here, Kaz, but I want to point out a couple of things.... 355 with PLENTY of room to gain and a proven tendency to go there is NOT a good sign, nor is the tendency to buckle a bone under the pressure of his body weight. Also, playing in the SEC is not the NFL. He can't just lumber out there and dominate, right after getting up from the buffet, the way he did in college.

Anyways, just sayin.

[redsbengalsbucks]

So far it is all speculation as to what the surgery is for. It very well could be a routine cleaning up of some scar tissue from some other injury in the past. It also could be what everyone here assumes it is and the problem from his rookie season did not heal correctly. Hopefully since he is getting it done now, he will rehab well and be ready to impress at camp. It is time for a Cinci 1st round pick to live up to it.

[jjakq27]

So far it is all speculation as to what the surgery is for. It very well could be a routine cleaning up of some scar tissue from some other injury in the past. It also could be what everyone here assumes it is and the problem from his rookie season did not heal correctly. Hopefully since he is getting it done now, he will rehab well and be ready to impress at camp. It is time for a Cinci 1st round pick to live up to it.

According to the article..."the foot healed 100 percent and the surgery is more of a clean-up procedure to prevent a future break."

/>http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20100214/SPT02/302140019/1055/NEWS/Bengals++Smith+has+foot+surgery

[redsbengalsbucks]

So far it is all speculation as to what the surgery is for. It very well could be a routine cleaning up of some scar tissue from some other injury in the past. It also could be what everyone here assumes it is and the problem from his rookie season did not heal correctly. Hopefully since he is getting it done now, he will rehab well and be ready to impress at camp. It is time for a Cinci 1st round pick to live up to it.

According to the article..."the foot healed 100 percent and the surgery is more of a clean-up procedure to prevent a future break."

/>http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20100214/SPT02/302140019/1055/NEWS/Bengals++Smith+has+foot+surgery

This seems reasonable, get the small stuff corrected this offseason and be ready to start a 10 year run as one of the best o-linemen in the AFC.

[firemarvinNOW]

So far it is all speculation as to what the surgery is for. It very well could be a routine cleaning up of some scar tissue from some other injury in the past. It also could be what everyone here assumes it is and the problem from his rookie season did not heal correctly. Hopefully since he is getting it done now, he will rehab well and be ready to impress at camp. It is time for a Cinci 1st round pick to live up to it.

According to the article..."the foot healed 100 percent and the surgery is more of a clean-up procedure to prevent a future break."

/>http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20100214/SPT02/302140019/1055/NEWS/Bengals++Smith+has+foot+surgery

This seems reasonable, get the small stuff corrected this offseason and be ready to start a 10 year run as one of the best o-linemen in the AFC.

Yes im sure he will be great!!!LOL!!!! He will be a wasted pick, I said it on here the day after they picked him. We blew it not picking Oher.

[redsbengalsbucks]

So far it is all speculation as to what the surgery is for. It very well could be a routine cleaning up of some scar tissue from some other injury in the past. It also could be what everyone here assumes it is and the problem from his rookie season did not heal correctly. Hopefully since he is getting it done now, he will rehab well and be ready to impress at camp. It is time for a Cinci 1st round pick to live up to it.

According to the article..."the foot healed 100 percent and the surgery is more of a clean-up procedure to prevent a future break."

/>http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20100214/SPT02/302140019/1055/NEWS/Bengals++Smith+has+foot+surgery

This seems reasonable, get the small stuff corrected this offseason and be ready to start a 10 year run as one of the best o-linemen in the AFC.

Yes im sure he will be great!!!LOL!!!! He will be a wasted pick, I said it on here the day after they picked him. We blew it not picking Oher.

I dont see that, even with bad luck and not living up to his hype, he will still be an average NFL O-lineman. He was rated the #1 pick for much of his senior year, because of his play and only fell because of some stupid decisions. Give him a chance next season and you will see a very good player, nowhere near a bust. Oher is the most overated pick from last year, because of the media hype surrounding the movie about his life. He had an average rookie season, nothing outstanding.