McBoog Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 Two months after the season, Gates is nowhere near recovered. His big toe is still not near 100 percent. The Pro Bowler had surgery Feb. 27 and could need a whopping six months to recover. This puts him at August, more or less. Then getting in shape and in rythm with the rest of the O. He will surely miss all the camp work and any new "wrinkles" to be added. Look for Scott Chandler to step in and step up early in the season. Big, fast kid with sticky hands. He is not Gates, but with a year under his belt and Chambers, VJax, Buster Davis and the return of Eric Parker, there will be plenty for opposing defenses to worry about and he could have a decent role, at least over the first 1/3 of the season. Throw LT and Sproles into the mix coming out of the BF and he will clearly be the forgotten man. This kid made some SICK catches in camp last year, but was clearly raw. Very likely another AJ Smith project that will pay big dividends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Swerski Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 Dude cowboyed up big-time in the playoffs last season. Gotta love a player like that. Here's to a successful and (relatively) quick recovery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piratesownninjas Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 The Pro Bowler had surgery Feb. 27 and could need a whopping six months to recover. [/url] Why in the hell did it take that long to get the surgery... Same for KW2... I understand they want to play in the pro bowl, but they need to focus on being 100 percent to start the upcoming season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chargerz Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 Why in the hell did it take that long to get the surgery... Gates was trying to heal without any surgery at all. It wasn't until late February that surgery became inevitable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piratesownninjas Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 Gates was trying to heal without any surgery at all. It wasn't until late February that surgery became inevitable. I could have swore the CBS crew said Gates would need surgery while watching the Chargers/Pats game... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chargerz Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 I could have swore the CBS crew said Gates would need surgery while watching the Chargers/Pats game... My comment was based on an article I read in the SD Union-Tribune around the time of his surgery. I made a mental note of it because I also thought it strange that he waited so long to have it done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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