re: So, just how screwed are we?

Any word on the severity of the ligament damage in the knee?

Knee will be operated on in 3-4 weeks.

I wonder if it's minor damage, or a torn MCL or ACL.

Knowing that would give more clarity to his return.

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This is a huge deal for a team that was already thin on the D-Line. Anyone that downplays that is being overly optimistic.

Being D-LineU doesn't mean anything right now, some of the people that will make the rotation are not good enough to be on the field.

(I hope Loud feels like a real turd right now. Kid bitched and complained about playing time. Look at what he could have been handed).

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Worst case scenario for Mizzou -- Brantley returns 1/2 or 3/4's into the season, tears it up, does great, is a big story, then leaves for the draft.

With the depth we've had on the line the past couple years, and this injury, we're really missing out on a really great athlete.

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That said, glad he's alive and capable of a full recovery.