Can we trust the Bears’ injury timelines?

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What is the overall premise of the Bears’ injury timeline debate?

Mark Grote 0:01

Rahimi Harrison-Groney. Really, really love listening to you guys. You do a phenomenal job.

Herb Howard 0:05

Middays 10

Mark Grote 0:06

to 2 on 104.3 The Score. It's a

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pillow.

Vinny Rotino 0:11

Well, actually, Chris Emma, it's not, but we now all know what you mean. Ozzie Trapillo, who suffered, I think, what we can expect was, Mark, we did not think by any means that the Bears' young left tackle, who was really coming into his way, after suffering a ligament tear in his knee, the patellar tendon actually, that he was going to be back at any reasonable amount of time. That is an injury that at times, especially when you talk about guys who are big, he's 6'8". It could take a long time to heal and it can be a debilitating injury for your career. You may not be the same after that. I'm not saying you won't be, but it is that dangerous of an injury.

Mark Grote 0:54

And Brian Poles had said every indication that he was giving, I believe at the owners meetings was maybe, maybe he's back late in the season. Like, and you see like week 14, maybe week 15, maybe the playoffs, maybe he's back in time for the Super Bowl. You know, maybe he pulls a Schwarber, you know, he's back like surprise. Here I am. That's right.

Vinny Rotino 1:19

Well, boom. hits his face somehow. I don't know that he could do that since he plays football. That's true. That's the vibe. And by no means did I think when, even when Ryan Poles gave the update of Ozzie Trapillo might come back sooner, that was a report we got, actually. It was a report until yesterday. Our friends at CHGO, Hogan Johns, Adam Hogue, Adam Johns, talked to Ryan Poles and gave this update regarding Ozzie Trapillo.

Ryan Poles 1:48

Yeah, we've talked about the different scenarios, whether he comes back and has a little bit of training camp, if he comes back in September. I think the big thing for us is padded practices. If you get too far down the line, it's really hard to get – that physical practice that you need to prepare for games. So we've kind of looked at that on the calendar and want to map that out for him so he feels confident coming back.

How severe was Ozzie Trapillo’s patellar‑tendon injury and why does it matter?

Ryan Poles 2:18

So yeah, we kind of mapped that out and hopefully he's able to capture some of those pattern practices. Training camp's still on the table, sounds like. Potentially.

Vinny Rotino 2:26

I can't believe that. This is an injury that if you're back within a year, it's incredible.

Mark Grote 2:35

It's like a race to the padded practices because it's such a great point because once the season starts, you are so limited in that capacity, as if you're not limited in training camp, but at least you can get some of that done. And one has to wonder, actually, even if he does make it back in training camp, what would still be realistic to think that Ozzie Trapillo would be up to speed and playing starting left tackle for the Bears?

Vinny Rotino 2:59

Well, and that's, I mean, I just, I don't necessarily know that this is the best thing, Mark. The idea of Ozzie Trapillo rushing back from an injury that we know has lasting effects on people. And let's go down the line of players that we thought were going to be back and then got cleared or said they were ready or somehow something happened where the procedure would indicate that they were good to go and then weren't. Jalen Johnson, Kyler Gordon, Roma Dunze. Those are three players not only that we know by name, but were supposed to be massive parts of the team last season. And I do not want to do this again with the left tackle. Take your time.

Mark Grote 3:43

Yeah. The only reason I have urgency with that, or maybe a little bit more than you do on Ozzie Trapillo, is the situation at left tackle is not good right now.

Vinny Rotino 3:57

Yeah, but that doesn't mean you... Don't be Pennywise and Pound Foolish.

Mark Grote 4:00

I know, but they need options. You know, watching Jedrick Wills out there yesterday and Karan Amagaji. That was the depth chart yesterday. Or... Well, what, Braxton Jones?

Vinny Rotino 4:11

It was Braxton Jones or Jedrick Wills or Karan Amagaji. And if

Mark Grote 4:15

Braxton Jones gets back soon, which I hope he does and everything's okay with him, I'm pretty comfortable, by the way, with Braxton Jones. But as I've said many times, the Bears are in trouble if Braxton Jones is not their starting left tackle.