You know that "coach speak" and outright lying are different things, right? You probably also remember Sanderson saying that Cortez was almost ready, could have gone this weekend, and held out for precautionary measures, etc.
I remember Cael saying he was out for the season, when he was out for the season. I just heard Cael say that Suriano would be alright.
I'll go with Cael, you go ahead and doubt him.