Bulaga says extent of hip injury has been exaggerated

[98Redbird]

http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/182240751.html




Green Bay - Speaking for the first time since injuring his left hip against the Arizona Cardinals, right tackle Bryan Bulaga said that media reports regarding his injury have been inaccurate.
Bulaga said that he did not suffer a dislocated hip, as many people speculated at the time, and that the hip did not have to be moved back into place.
Bulaga said he suffered a small fracture in the hip capsule where the femur rests and that the prognosis for recovery is excellent. He said he visited a specialist in Tennessee on Tuesday and that the fracture is healing well.



Well, this makes me feel a little better about our OL situation for next year.

edited with link longtimefan

 

[HyponGrey]

Whew. That's one OT we don't have to replace. Great to hear he's OK

 

[Pack93z]

I think Bryan should be asking each of the beat writers where that came from.. lol.

 

[Bensalama21]

Our pieces will fall into place at the right time. Super bowl?

 

[13 Times Champs]

Our pieces will fall into place at the right time. Super bowl?

Bulaga won't be a piece of any potential Super Bowl this year.

 

[Bensalama21]

Bulaga won't be a piece of any potential Super Bowl this year.

Besides Bulaga I mean ... Grant coming back, Woodson/Matthews/Shields/Wilson/Nelson and Jennings 100%/a injury free Driver/Maybe Starks?

 

[GeeDogWarrior]

Our pieces will fall into place at the right time. Super bowl?

I'm not feeling it this year - Too many injuries - The Strength of our Team is neutralized by the physicality of teams like San Fran/New York ... We're gonna need Rodgers and the Offense to get in "The Zone" - or Clay and the D going on a rampage.... idk, maybe - I'm feeling Favre'ish on this season.

 

[DevilDon]

I'm not feeling it this year - Too many injuries - The Strength of our Team is neutralized by the physicality of teams like San Fran/New York ... We're gonna need Rodgers and the Offense to get in "The Zone" - or Clay and the D going on a rampage.... idk, maybe - I'm feeling Favre'ish on this season.

That's okay. I get it. I'm going to watch and see. I think they have every bit as good a chance as any other team in the NFL. Each week that secondary gets better, Oline might get some cohesion, players will be back. This team has alot of depth and many backups now have playing time. That could be huge in a big game.

 

[13 Times Champs]

Besides Bulaga I mean ... Grant coming back, Woodson/Matthews/Shields/Wilson/Nelson and Jennings 100%/a injury free Driver/Maybe Starks?

Yes they should make a difference. Still leaves a lot of guys out we could use. The more I see Brad Jones play the more I miss Bishop.

 

[Bensalama21]

Yes they should make a difference. Still leaves a lot of guys out we could use. The more I see Brad Jones play the more I miss Bishop.

amen to that. I still can't believe that Brad Jones was a starter almost all of his rookie season.

 

[Pokerbrat2000]

"I'm not sure where that came from," Bulaga said of the dislocation reports. "It's definitely not that, or the Bo Jackson injury that everyone was talking about.

I can't remember who was doing the play by play, probably Buck and Aikman, who I really like. But it was one of them who instantly said on air that they thought it was a Bo Jackson like injury.....think it was Aikman?

 

[98Redbird]

I can't remember who was doing the play by play, probably Buck and Aikman, who I really like. But it was one of them who instantly said on air that they thought it was a Bo Jackson like injury.....think it was Aikman?

Honestly, to me it "sort of looked the same" ... Bo Jackson was more of a twisting falling to the ground kind of a motion, but the initial "lockup" of Bulaga's hip looked similar. I first saw it and thought, "wow, that really looked awkward" It honestly didn't look good.

Glad the outlook so great. Hopefully our tackles of the future can come back strong next season in Bulaga and Sherrod. That would be great. Draft a C high up this year and our line might not be the god awful mess that it is right now. Then when TT decides he really want's to be froggy and take a RB maybe even as high as the 6th round this next year, he may have a snowballs chance of making some plays!

 

[TJV]

That is good news regarding Bulaga - no surgery to have to heal from. I wonder what the prognosis is for Sherrod? Depending upon their opinion of him and his recovery, another OT in the draft may be needed.

For what it's worth:
Brad Jones' rookie year was the first year of Capers' 3-4, he started 7 games and had 4 sacks.
Thompson has picked a RB in the 2nd (B. Jackson) and the 3rd (Alex Green).

 

[ivo610]

Green Bay - Speaking for the first time since injuring his left hip against the Arizona Cardinals, right tackle Bryan Bulaga said that media reports regarding his injury have been inaccurate.
Bulaga said that he did not suffer a dislocated hip, as many people speculated at the time, and that the hip did not have to be moved back into place.
Bulaga said he suffered a small fracture in the hip capsule where the femur rests and that the prognosis for recovery is excellent. He said he visited a specialist in Tennessee on Tuesday and that the fracture is healing well.
He said he wanted to keep playing this season, but was advised it was best not to come back. He said he was told the injury will heal on its own and that the doctors fully expect him to be ready by training camp.
For the first five weeks, Bulaga was not able to put any weight on his hip and had to walk with crutches. But he has since ditched the crutches and is walking on his own.
"I'm not sure where that came from," Bulaga said of the dislocation reports. "It's definitely not that, or the Bo Jackson injury that everyone was talking about. It was around so much my parents were asking if that's what it was.
"It's just a small fracture in the hip capsle, just a freak injury the way my body was and my leg locked out. It was a freak deal and it's definitely something we expect a full recovery from. The specialist in Nashville said everything checked out, the progression of the healing, so we're pretty confident what we got going forward."
Bulaga, who was placed on injured reserve on Nov. 12, said it's too early to tell when he'll be able to take part in off-season activities or if he'll be available for OTAs. He said he wanted to play again this season, but had to heed the doctors' advice.
"As a football player, I wanted to know what the rehab time was so I could get back and do my part for the team, but I think just made a decision how was it going to heal the best and what was the best way to do it," he said. "I think the decision was right, but as a football player you want to play football.
"But that's the way it goes."




Well, this makes me feel a little better about our OL situation for next year.

Just a reminder, if its part of an article it has to be cited and linked.

 

[98Redbird]

Just a reminder, if its part of an article it has to be cited and linked.

Oops, sorry. I'll get it next time.