Stork and Browner Health?

Has there been any comment, by anyone on whether these guys are busted up bad??

Watching Stork try to drag himself away, or up, whatever he was trying to do was literally painful just to watch. I fear the worst.

Browner will be back.

Browner is being quoted this morning as saying he'll play next week.

Browner fit is a big one. Stork would be a big loss, though to their credit Wendell did well back at centre, and bar one time I can remember, Kline looked pretty solid.

I remember watching Stork go down and I too didn't think it looked fantastic

I believe Reiss reported that Browner had a noticeable limp in the locker room but said he was ok and will play next week. Stork was reportably not in the locker room.

Stork is a big loss, but Wendell has proved himself nothing if not smart and tough, if a little undersized. But if we face the Broncos...

Everyone will be thinking of how he had his lunchpail handed to him in last year's AFC Championship Game. I hope past is not prologue.

Get better, Bryan! You were an awesome addition.

I know you need to take his Tweets with a grain of salt since he is doing his medical analysis from his couch, but here is what Dr. David Chao posted about Stork:

By video, BRYAN STORK @Patriots center with right knee significant MCL sprain. Will be difficult to return, even with brace. @BenVolin

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https://twitter.com/ProFootballDoc/status/554045878361538560

MCL recovery depends on severity. Initial thought on BRYAN STORK @Patriots next week in jeopardy but ok for Super Bowl. @AlbertBreer

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https://twitter.com/ProFootballDoc/status/554048704982700032

.@Patriots advance but will likely be without center BRYAN STORK next week. At least significant right knee MCL sprain. OK by Super Bowl.

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https://twitter.com/ProFootballDoc/status/554109381038469120

Losing Stork really, really sucks. Hopefully its a real bad twist

Hope for Indy today. Really don't want to see a redo of Knighton manhandling the line last year.

robertweathers said:

Losing Stork really, really sucks. Hopefully its a real bad twist

Hope for Indy today. Really don't want to see a redo of Knighton manhandling the line last year.

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This. If Stork will be ok by the Super Bowl, then they have to just figure out a way to win ONE MORE GAME until then. Pull out all the stops. Do what you gotta do to prevent Knighton from going off like he did last year.

Losing Stork weakens them at two OL spots - C and RG, because Wendell isn't as good as Stork at C, and Kline isn't as good as Wendell at RG.

Tough, tough loss.

Isn't Cannon able to play guard? I know that they like him at T, but he did see time at G early in his time with the Pats.

Stork is more valuable than Browner. But luckily, we may not need Stork next week. Neither Indy nor Denver have a front 7 anywhere near what Baltimore has. More importantly, they don't have the guys to create interior pressure like Baltimore. So we should be fine without him.

We'll need him in the SB though.

Canada's #1 Pats Fan said:

Isn't Cannon able to play guard? I know that they like him at T, but he did see time at G early in his time with the Pats.

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Cannon was horrid at guard. I think they need to not do that anymore. He's clearly a tackle.

FourierSeries said:

Stork is more valuable than Browner. But luckily, we may not need Stork next week. Neither Indy nor Denver have a front 7 anywhere near what Baltimore has. More importantly, they don't have the guys to create interior pressure like Baltimore. So we should be fine without him.

We'll need him in the SB though.

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Denver's line may actually be better than Baltimore's. Stork fared no better than Wendell against Pot Roast in our last game against them. We couldn't run but Brady shredded them. Somehow takeaway Knighton and we are golden. And from a pass rush sense, Miller&Ware are arguably better than Suggs&Dumerville. I am not scared of the Broncos but I would definitely not looking forward to seeing their defense. And their secondary is better than the Ravens.

Depending on who we play, Browner is more valuable than Stork. Browner matched up extremely well against both Thomases. I have a strange feeling we are going to end up playing the Colts so this may all be moot.

Canada's #1 Pats Fan said:

Isn't Cannon able to play guard? I know that they like him at T, but he did see time at G early in his time with the Pats.

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From what everyone on the board indicated, Cannon is not very good @ Guard. Better at RT.

doesntmatter1 said:

Denver's line may actually be better than Baltimore's. Stork fared no better than Wendell against Pot Roast in our last game against them. We couldn't run but Brady shredded them. Somehow takeaway Knighton and we are golden. And from a pass rush sense, Miller&Ware are arguably better than Suggs&Dumerville. I am not scared of the Broncos but I would definitely not looking forward to seeing their defense. And their secondary is better than the Ravens.

Depending on who we play, Browner is more valuable than Stork. Browner matched up extremely well against both Thomases. I have a strange feeling we are going to end up playing the Colts so this may all be moot.

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Miller and Ware are good, but it's interior pressure that really messes with Brady. Denver doesn't have anyone who can get interior pressure. Also, for as good as Miller is, we always seem to neutralize him for the most part. They've never beaten us with Miller in the lineup and he's never really been able to disrupt our passing game.

There's almost always an upset in the divisional round - let's go colts!!

What about Fleming? Maybe he will be back

dales804 said:

Cannon was horrid

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Fixed that for you

Still heard nothing more on Stork and it's a little worrying. He looks to be OUT for the AFCC and may still be gimpy for the SB (assuming we make it). So compared to the last time we played Indy, our O-line will be weaker (-Stork) while Indy's would be stronger (+Arthur Jones). And if it is to be a hawks pats SB, a line in full strength is needed!

http://espn.go.com/blog/boston/new-...ift?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

Specifics of Stork's injury are not known, but based on the fact he left the game in the second quarter and didn't return, and was nowhere to be found in the locker room when reporters were present after the game, it's not trending in the right direction.

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