09-23-2017, 02:35 AM
The Vikings were willing to take a chance on Bradford’s knee when they were desperate in the days after Bridgewater crumpled to the turf, but they weren’t going to get stuck guaranteeing a large sum of money to a guy with a potential knee condition.
The entire situation with Bradford’s knee in the past couple of weeks has been shrouded in mystery. It’s a cartilage problem, no it’s a bone bruise. It’s possibly going to keep him out six weeks, no that was coach Mike Zimmer being flippant when he gave that estimate, unless it was a slip of the tongue by Zimmer on Sunday that general manager Rick Spielman told him to correct on Monday.
The latest is that Bradford’s knee isn’t improving, that he won’t play Sunday against Tampa Bay, meaning he will miss a second consecutive game, and that he will now see Dr. James Andrews for a second opinion on his knee.
Bradford being sent to Dr. Andrews for a second opinion would call into question what Zimmer meant last Sunday when he said Bradford would be fine. Being sent to Andrews to get your knee checked, after the team doctors already have attempted to diagnose the problem, usually means the player is anything but fine.
Often it means that player is headed for surgery.
It also can mean that player’s long-term future with his present employer is anything but certain. The Vikings have been guilty in the past of mishandling situations and creating their own bad luck, but in this case it’s remarkable how bad luck has found them.
http://www.1500espn.com/vikings-2/2017/0...kes-sense/
The entire situation with Bradford’s knee in the past couple of weeks has been shrouded in mystery. It’s a cartilage problem, no it’s a bone bruise. It’s possibly going to keep him out six weeks, no that was coach Mike Zimmer being flippant when he gave that estimate, unless it was a slip of the tongue by Zimmer on Sunday that general manager Rick Spielman told him to correct on Monday.
The latest is that Bradford’s knee isn’t improving, that he won’t play Sunday against Tampa Bay, meaning he will miss a second consecutive game, and that he will now see Dr. James Andrews for a second opinion on his knee.
Bradford being sent to Dr. Andrews for a second opinion would call into question what Zimmer meant last Sunday when he said Bradford would be fine. Being sent to Andrews to get your knee checked, after the team doctors already have attempted to diagnose the problem, usually means the player is anything but fine.
Often it means that player is headed for surgery.
It also can mean that player’s long-term future with his present employer is anything but certain. The Vikings have been guilty in the past of mishandling situations and creating their own bad luck, but in this case it’s remarkable how bad luck has found them.
http://www.1500espn.com/vikings-2/2017/0...kes-sense/
