If he can play pre surgery, he should be able to play post surgery. He's not the kind who would milk an injury for weeks.
It's the right move up 14-3 when a pick at mid-field could swing the game and your QB is known for throwing picks when the defense is defending the pass.
remind me how that half ended again? no one is saying throw farve funballs up left and right... but maybe do something even remotely close to trying to get a first down. a screen pass? a short safe throw? a 1 read play where if its not wide open he throws it away? you know, what teams have been doing for decades. even if we didnt score there, we get a few first downs, give them worse field position and maybe its 14-3 or 14-6 at the hald instead of 14-10