Harrison Smith may have season ending surgery

[Orion]

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nf ... e/3000305/


....can things get any worse for our defense?

[Texas Vike]

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nf ... e/3000305/


....can things get any worse for our defense?

Oh, balls... this is bad. Things can ALWAYS get worse. But this is really bad.

[mondry]

I wouldn't mind if they shut him down for the year and let him get healthy. Of course the coaches will ride AD and anyone else to try and save their jobs, making the injury worse for next year.

[Eli]

If it were later in the season, I have no doubt that Harrison Smith would be having surgery and looking forward to playing next year. But with it being only week six, there are 2½ months of regular season football left. And hey, if the Vikings make the playoffs , they're going to need him.

[Pepper2Moss]

Tough blow if he's out the rest of the year as he's been my favorite defensive player to watch this year on the team. Hopefully he gets right though & this season is as good as any to shut him down & get him right.

[yezzir]

Cut his damn toe open right now.

[Laserman]

wow bad news for an already weak secondary unit

[Eli]

Any team can _always_ get worse. Trust me on this one.

[majorm]

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nf ... e/3000305/


....can things get any worse for our defense?

Yes. They still have to face Rodgers twice! He may throw for 600. TWICE!!

[Delaqure]

This is just par for the course this year. I hope this isn't so serious that it ruins a potentially great career.

[Texas Vike]

We were really lucky w/ injuries last year... it almost feels like we were due for this kind of thing. It sure hurts in the secondary, though, where we're already super weak. I'm starting to think we'll have a top 5 pick. I think this is one of the best years to be at the top of the draft; so there's that.

[Just Me]

Yes. They still have to face Rodgers twice! He may throw for 600. TWICE!!

[DanAS]

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nf ... e/3000305/


....can things get any worse for our defense?

They should do whatever is in the kid's long term interest. Short term, we're not making the playoffs anyway, let alone the Super Bowl, so why would we want to risk his future? Foot injuries are nothing to mess with.

[purpletinted66]

give joe webbz some situational snaps on D.

[losperros]

Smith's health and future is more important than salvaging what's left of an abysmal season.