4 hours ago, CheesesteakNBeer said:

Wow, horrible news. Most cases are career altering and even long term issues. The recovery and rehab is the worst part. He won't be able to start game shape strengthening that knee for 12-14 months.

The recovery history isn't great - way worse than torn ACL or Achilles injuries.

Found the aritcle below - only Conklin really performed back close to levels pre-injury.

 https://www.arrowheadpride.com/2022/9/29/23375951/chiefs-injuries-analyzing-lucas-niangs-patellar-tendon-rupture-and-his-potential-return

That not only significantly impacts the team's playoff run, but it also could drastically change the offseason strategy. Baun becomes an even more important player to re-sign and they might need to sign a vet LB and/or draft one for depth. Oren Burks is not the answer as a starter as we all saw yesterday. I would like to see them give JTJ more of a look.

On a side note I feel terrible for Dean. Dude hasn't had an easy path to get to where he was this year but he was playing at a pro-bowl level for most of the year. Next season could be lost for him and this injury could impact the rest of his career and ability to get a decent contract extension. Just terrible news all the way around.

Bad break for the guy. He finally plays a full season only to suffer a major injury in the playoffs.

Wouldn’t be a bad idea honestly.  Still hoping to see Trot Jr. (but have a feeling they’re gonna go with Burks because of his experience).   But depth is needed so this would make some sense.

I'm on board with giving Trotter Jr. a shot. He has played well in his 109 snaps on defense. But this team prefers to rely more on vets in the postseason, so Burks is the next man up. Hopefully a week practicing with the 1st team defense will help out. We still need to elevate or sign another for depth. 

2 hours ago, kiwieagle said:

The recovery history isn't great - way worse than torn ACL or Achilles injuries.

Found the aritcle below - only Conklin really performed back close to levels pre-injury.

 https://www.arrowheadpride.com/2022/9/29/23375951/chiefs-injuries-analyzing-lucas-niangs-patellar-tendon-rupture-and-his-potential-return

Have we heard if it was a complete tear or not? I mean, he needed to be helped off the field, so it would seem likely it was a complete tear, but the reports are saying "out for the playoffs," which gives me a little hope that it is only a partial tear which would require less recovery time.  

33 minutes ago, brkmsn said:

Have we heard if it was a complete tear or not? I mean, he needed to be helped off the field, so it would seem likely it was a complete tear, but the reports are saying "out for the playoffs," which gives me a little hope that it is only a partial tear which would require less recovery time.  

I would assume it's a full tear, multiple reports have been coming out that next season is in question as well.

1 hour ago, brkmsn said:

I'm on board with giving Trotter Jr. a shot. He has played well in his 109 snaps on defense. But this team prefers to rely more on vets in the postseason, so Burks is the next man up. Hopefully a week practicing with the 1st team defense will help out. We still need to elevate or sign another for depth. 

I'd like to see them sign someone, but I bet they elevate from the PS. Unless White is still out there

 

24 minutes ago, Diehardfan said:

I'd like to see them sign someone, but I bet they elevate from the PS. Unless White is still out there

 

Pretty sure White is on the Texans

1 minute ago, kiwieagle said:

Pretty sure White is on the Texans

I was joking

The answer is obvious:  Urlacherzz.

22 minutes ago, Mortimer said:

The answer is obvious:  Urlacherzz.

Hey everybody take a chill pill..we have Vic! In Vic we trust. I am sure LB is not as dire as Tate is making it out to be. 

My biggest concern is the offense and the lack of it.

Dean won over the skeptical fans, myself included, and became a beloved cog in this machine. 

Much respect. Heal up!

2 hours ago, Erie said:

Dean won over the skeptical fans

How so?  One of the biggest criticisms about him was his ability to stay healthy. He came into the league injured, went on IR last season with the lisc-franc injury and now tore his knee this year which could possibly lead to him being out the majority of next season. It's sad to see, but it seems like a lot of the "skeptical" fans were right.

 

Injuries aside, I didn't see any flashes or hints that he could achieve what he did this year. And with proper coaching, he produced. 

I understand your skepticism over his injury history. I, on the other hand, enjoyed his (short-lived) underdog story. 

On 1/13/2025 at 11:08 AM, CheesesteakNBeer said:

Wow, horrible news. Most cases are career altering and even long term issues. The recovery and rehab is the worst part. He won't be able to start game shape strengthening that knee for 12-14 months.

Yeah, none of that is true. I've heard multiple sports doctors talk about it since yesterday and even spoke to a doctor myself and long term prognosis is good at his age, he should be back to what he was, but the recovery is tough. Should get back on the field next season though.

8 minutes ago, Sack that QB said:

Yeah, none of that is true. I've heard multiple sports doctors talk about it since yesterday and even spoke to a doctor myself and long term prognosis is good at his age, he should be back to what he was, but the recovery is tough. Should get back on the field next season though.

All of that is true. The severity of the tear makes a difference. Ex. Partial or full and the location. My wife is an orthopedic surgeon and has performed more than a few of these repairs.

At least half of the NFL players that have had a patellar tear never return to the quickness of pre injury. He won't make the beginning of next season, that's almost a guarantee.

TE Jimmy Graham for example was running and practicing 10months post surgery, now WR Victor Cruz, RB Cadillac Williams among others were career altering.

5 minutes ago, CheesesteakNBeer said:

All of that is true. My wife is an orthopedic surgeon and has performed more than a few of these repairs.

Bet ya he plays next season and looks great when he's on the field.

1 minute ago, Sack that QB said:

Bet ya he plays next season and looks great when he's on the field.

I hope your right. But the odds are against him.

On 1/13/2025 at 8:56 AM, brkmsn said:

That would bring us down to 3 healthy off-ball LBs. I wonder who they'll bring in for depth. Morrow?

Good call.

And for those of us wanting to see Trot Jr. get some play time … ask and you shall receive.

12 minutes ago, time2rock said:

Makes perfect sense to me.

9 minutes ago, time2rock said:

He's put in the time all season to get a shot and he's played well so far. I'd love to see him get meaningful snaps in the postseason with Dean out.

Morrow is the current #4 and needs to get Vic's terminology down as quickly as possible in case he is needed. He has familiarity with the system and many of the players and was mostly solid last year as Dean's replacement. This was the most likely move available. 

Gutted for Dean.. next man up! Trotter