#&@%!!!! Maurkice Pouncey has setback, more surgery coming

[RuthlessBurgher]

Maurkice Pouncey has setback, more surgery coming


By Dan Hanzus
Around the NFL Writer
Published: Oct. 15, 2015 at 01:26 p.m.
Updated: Oct. 15, 2015 at 01:33 p.m.


Maurkice Pouncey remains far off from a return to the Pittsburgh Steelers.


NFL Media's Rand Getlin reported Thursday that Pouncey is experiencing complications from his ankle injury and is expected to undergo a second surgery, according to sources briefed of the injury.



The setback has prompted fears that Pouncey will miss more of the season than initially anticipated.



Pouncey suffered a broken bone in his ankle in a preseason game on Aug. 23. He underwent surgery to repair the break and was placed on injured reserve with the designated to return tag on Sept. 6.

Under league rules, Pouncey is eligible to return to practice after spending at least six weeks on the team's reserve/injured list. The earliest Pouncey could return to game action is Week 9 against the Raiders.


Pouncey has been missed in the Pittsburgh lineup. His replacement, Cody Wallace, has has graded out as one of the league's worst centers through five weeks, according to ProFootballFocus.com.

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[Notleadpoisoned]

"Pouncey has been missed in the Pittsburgh lineup. His replacement, Cody Wallace, has has graded out as one of the league's worst centers through five weeks, according to ProFootballFocus.com."

I really hadn't noticed that Wallace was God-awful. I actually thought that he was a serviceable center for the time being.

[RuthlessBurgher]

"Pouncey has been missed in the Pittsburgh lineup. His replacement, Cody Wallace, has has graded out as one of the league's worst centers through five weeks, according to ProFootballFocus.com."

I really hadn't noticed that Wallace was God-awful. I actually thought that he was a serviceable center for the time being.

When our frame of reference for awful center play is Sean Mahan, then Cody Wallace would have to do something like turn around and hike the ball toward the defense for us to consider his performance to be awful by comparison.

[SteelCrazy]

Ed Bouchette Twitter:

Steelers All-Pro C Maurkice Pouncey likely to miss rest of the season after second ankle surgery bec infection set in. On short-term IR now

[RuthlessBurgher]

Ed Bouchette Twitter:

Steelers All-Pro C Maurkice Pouncey likely to miss rest of the season after second ankle surgery bec infection set in. On short-term IR now

Infections are nothing to be trifled with...Giants TE Daniel Fells has required 5 surgeries so far and might require a foot amputation to help combat a staph infection.

[Slapstick]

Infections are nothing to be trifled with...Giants TE Daniel Fells has required 5 surgeries so far and might require a foot amputation to help combat a staph infection.

A staph infection pretty much ended LeCharles Bentley's career...

[SteelerOfDeVille]

Staph - isn't that ultimately what derailed Greg Lloyd?

[RobinCole]

I wasn't counting on Pouncey being effective even if he had suited up this year. Now I'm starting to wonder about next year and beyond. The guy has had such rotten lousy luck. In 2013, DeCastro takes him out with a cut block from behind; 350 pounds of Flozell falls on his ankle in the 2010 AFCC game, and another guy falls on his ankle in a preseason game this year when he shouldn't have even been on the field. And, IIRC, all three injuries occurred just as the whistle blew or after the play was over.

[NorthCoast]

I wasn't counting on Pouncey being effective even if he had suited up this year. Now I'm starting to wonder about next year and beyond. The guy has had such rotten lousy luck. In 2013, DeCastro takes him out with a cut block from behind; 350 pounds of Flozell falls on his ankle in the 2010 AFCC game, and another guy falls on his ankle in a preseason game this year when he shouldn't have even been on the field. And, IIRC, all three injuries occurred just as the whistle blew or after the play was over.

I know 'injury prone' is controversial. Some guys just seem to be in the wrong spot at the wrong time more than others.
A buddy of mine is a typical case, we talk about how he has a black cloud following him every where... even he jokes about it for the stuff in gets into.

[SidSmythe]

When our frame of reference for awful center play is Sean Mahan, then Cody Wallace would have to do something like turn around and hike the ball toward the defense for us to consider his performance to be awful by comparison.

I LoL'd for real

[SteelBucks]

Staph - isn't that ultimately what derailed Greg Lloyd?

Yes it was....

[RuthlessBurgher]

A staph infection pretty much ended LeCharles Bentley's career...

I couldn't think of that guy's name the other day (not sure why he popped into my head when I was driving; probably was listening to Sirius NFL Radio at the time)...I knew he was an Ohio State center who was a Pro Bowler with the Saints, then signed a big money deal with Cleveland but never really played there because of such issues. I knew his first name was Le-Something. I was thinking LeMichael, but never got around to LeCharles. Since I was in the car, I couldn't Google it.

[WindyCitySteel]

I know 'injury prone' is controversial. Some guys just seem to be in the wrong spot at the wrong time more than others.
A buddy of mine is a typical case, we talk about how he has a black cloud following him every where... even he jokes about it for the stuff in gets into.

Some guys joints are stronger than others. I see linemen get rolled on like Pouncey was and return in the same game. Remember the hit Mitchell laid on Carlos Hyde's knee? Looked like a season ender, but he returned and hasn't missed a game.

Meanwhile, Jamaal Charles makes a cut and his ACL snaps in two.

[WindyCitySteel]

Infections are nothing to be trifled with...Giants TE Daniel Fells has required 5 surgeries so far and might require a foot amputation to help combat a staph infection.

Yeah, center might be a draft need next year. This could well be a career ender.

[phillyesq]

When our frame of reference for awful center play is Sean Mahan, then Cody Wallace would have to do something like turn around and hike the ball toward the defense for us to consider his performance to be awful by comparison.

While baseball has the Mendoza line, I wish there was some objective measure of bad offensive line play in football that we could refer to as the "Mahan line."

Cody Wallace has not been Mahan bad yet, but he has been close.