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Ahman Green's Status? (1 Viewer)

FFChick32

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Sorry if I missed a post, but do we know what his status is for this week? From the cheatsheets, it looks like he's expected to play, but have we heard for sure? (I want to drop Dayne, but will need him if Ahman isn't playing) Thanks in advance! :thumbup:

 
Bump.....anyone know anything? One article on 10/1 said he was unlikely to play, but I'm hoping Joe knows more to rank him higher than Dayne on the prelim sheets.....sorry to bother you guys, but I'm in desperation mode with an empty flex spot (SJax, L Jordan, A Green, A Johnson, A Boldin, H Ward owner and ADP on a bye - take pity on me!)

 
All I have for you is this...

The Houston Chronicle reports that Texans coach Gary Kubiak is hopeful that RB Ahman Green (knee) will return to practice at some point this week. Kubiak added that if Green cannot play, Ron Dayne would start vs. Miami in Week 5 while Samkon Gado would back him up.

(Updated 10/02/2007).-Per CBS

Kubiak said Monday that Ron Dayne will get another start this week if Green can't play, with Samkon Gado again serving as his backup.-Per Roto

 
We should know a bit more today after practice with an update on Friday. The team desperately needs him so I think they/he will do everything to get him back. R. Dayne just plain sux and could not get 1 yard with team really needed it. I traded for him yesterday from an owner who pushed the panic button. I think he will do very well once he is back and produce top 20 numbers in PPR leagues with a lot of upside.

 
Green said last Friday he felt much better, I think he will be good to go.

Dayne just slows down the offense too much.

 
Thanks guys! I dropped Dayne to pick up a much-needed WR - here's hoping Ahman comes through for us!! I'll post back if I hear any updates for those who are interested as well. :blackdot:

 
The only thing more annoying than not having any RBs to play, is reading 4 pages of nonsense about a T Henry rumor that may or not be true....sigh. :unsure:

 
any new news from you houston homers?

id like to drop dayne for keith but i need to see greens status first. thanks in advance

 
Wednesday update from RotoWorld:

Ahman Green (knee) is expected to be a game-time decision in Week 5.

"With Ahman, I would say it’s very encouraging what we saw today," coach Gary Kubiak said. Green was limited Wednesday, and it looks like he'll remain that way until Friday at the earliest. Despite a so-so effort against Atlanta in Week 4, Ron Dayne would be an excellent play if Green sits Sunday. The Texans face the Dolphins, who are ranked last in run defense.

Source: houstontexans.com

 
If Green plays, is he likely to get the lions share of carries? If not, is it just because of his injury?

Dayne's not a threat to split carries/steal significant time all season is he?

 
TheLastDispatch said:
If Green plays, is he likely to get the lions share of carries? If not, is it just because of his injury?Dayne's not a threat to split carries/steal significant time all season is he?
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They shared carries in the first two games but a big part of that was because the Texans had big leads in the fourth quarter and so Green wasn't needed. However, I have stressed numerous times in other threads that Green will give up a decent number of carries each week. He has asthma which means he often takes himself out of games and he needs to be rested periodically during games. He often took himself out near the goal line while with the Packers. That could be one reason why Kubiak has wanted to use Dayne as his goal-line/short-yardage guy this season. So even if healthy, I think it's safe to project Dayne (when healthy) to get at least 8 carries a game and possibly 13-15 depending on how the game is going, including a good chunk of the goal-line looks.
 
packersfan said:
Wednesday update from RotoWorld:Ahman Green (knee) is expected to be a game-time decision in Week 5."With Ahman, I would say it’s very encouraging what we saw today," coach Gary Kubiak said. Green was limited Wednesday, and it looks like he'll remain that way until Friday at the earliest. Despite a so-so effort against Atlanta in Week 4, Ron Dayne would be an excellent play if Green sits Sunday. The Texans face the Dolphins, who are ranked last in run defense.Source: houstontexans.com
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I can't stand Rotoworld's analysisNowhere do I get the impression that he is a game time decision. That guy just wrote that and then followed it up with a quote from Kubiak saying he was limited in practice. But on a Wed. in the NFL these days everyone is limited in practice.
 
From the Houston Texans website:

Running back: In the wake of the 26-16 loss to the Falcons, Kubiak admitted he got away from the running game as a play caller. He refuses to allow that to happen again.

The offense changed its practice pattern Wednesday and devoted more time to running the ball with back Ron Dayne getting most of the carries.

“I just called special attention to it,” Kubiak said. “It’s an attitude. It’s something you’ve got to be committed to; we tried to be committed to it the other day until we got down, but we’re not going to run away from it by any means. We need to find a way to do it.”

The Dolphins defense could lead the Texans to getting their running game back. Last week, Miami allowed the Oakland Raiders to rush for 299 yards. The Dolphins also may be playing without star middle linebacker Zach Thomas.

But even if Thomas returns to the lineup, Dayne has his mind set on one thing: “To score. To try to get six rather then three.”

The whole practice insider can be found here:

http://www.houstontexans.com/news/Story.asp?story_id=3719

 
TheLastDispatch said:
If Green plays, is he likely to get the lions share of carries? If not, is it just because of his injury?Dayne's not a threat to split carries/steal significant time all season is he?
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He was splitting carries before the injury, so yes, Dayne is a threat to split carries all season.
 
SteelerMurf said:
packersfan said:
Wednesday update from RotoWorld:

Ahman Green (knee) is expected to be a game-time decision in Week 5.

"With Ahman, I would say it’s very encouraging what we saw today," coach Gary Kubiak said. Green was limited Wednesday, and it looks like he'll remain that way until Friday at the earliest. Despite a so-so effort against Atlanta in Week 4, Ron Dayne would be an excellent play if Green sits Sunday. The Texans face the Dolphins, who are ranked last in run defense.

Source: houstontexans.com
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I can't stand Rotoworld's analysisNowhere do I get the impression that he is a game time decision. That guy just wrote that and then followed it up with a quote from Kubiak saying he was limited in practice. But on a Wed. in the NFL these days everyone is limited in practice.
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Read the link in the post below:"Still game time decisions: Kubiak said that playing running back Ahman Green and wide receiver Jacoby Jones will be a game time decision."

 
I honestly don't beleive he said he is a game time decision for this upcoming week. It is wendsday and that would be premature.

 
az_prof said:
TheLastDispatch said:
If Green plays, is he likely to get the lions share of carries? If not, is it just because of his injury?Dayne's not a threat to split carries/steal significant time all season is he?
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He was splitting carries before the injury, so yes, Dayne is a threat to split carries all season.
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As a Green owner I would not be worried about Dayne. Definitely the injury bug is his biggest concern.
 
Well, I dropped Dayne, so Green had better play or I will have to start "empty" as my flex this week... :thumbup:

(Not that you all care)

Hoping to hear some good news out of Houston....

 
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I honestly don't beleive he said he is a game time decision for this upcoming week. It is wendsday and that would be premature.
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The exact statement from houstontexans.com is"“With (RB) Ahman (Green), I would say it’s very encouraging what we saw today. With (WR) Jacoby (Jones), I wouldn’t go that far. It’s not totally out of the realm that he might play this weekend, but he was not as encouraging as (RB) Ahman (Green).”"

Texans News

I don't see a thing in here about GT Decision. My guess is that is nothing more than speculation by Roto. Encouraging and GTD seem pretty different to me.

 
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FFChick32 said:
Well, I dropped Dayne, so Green had better play or I will have to start "empty" as my flex this week... :thumbup: (Not that you all care) Hoping to hear some good news out of Houston....
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Everything I am reading is conflicting. Good sources say he is most likely going to play but then again so was Maroney.
 
MDSkinner said:
JAMMIN said:
I honestly don't beleive he said he is a game time decision for this upcoming week. It is wendsday and that would be premature.
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The exact statement from houstontexans.com is"“With (RB) Ahman (Green), I would say it’s very encouraging what we saw today. With (WR) Jacoby (Jones), I wouldn’t go that far. It’s not totally out of the realm that he might play this weekend, but he was not as encouraging as (RB) Ahman (Green).”"

Texans News

I don't see a thing in here about GT Decision. My guess is that is nothing more than speculation by Roto. Encouraging and GTD seem pretty different to me.
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Plus it is Wednsday. I would think the coach would wait until later in the week before using GTD. A website might give their own speculation but that is not worth much since they are not in the locker room with the cortisone shots. :thumbup:
 
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Kubiak still calling it a GTD.

Although Green participated in Wednesday's practice, Texans coach Gary Kubiak said no decision on whether he'll play against Miami will be made until just before the game Sunday.For the moment, Kubiak says he's not concerned about Green's physical readiness, insisting, "His family comes first, then football. We'll do right by Ahman. We'll have 45 guys to go play a football game. He needs to take care of his family."
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TeddyKGB said:
Kubiak still calling it a GTD.

Although Green participated in Wednesday's practice, Texans coach Gary Kubiak said no decision on whether he'll play against Miami will be made until just before the game Sunday.For the moment, Kubiak says he's not concerned about Green's physical readiness, insisting, "His family comes first, then football. We'll do right by Ahman. We'll have 45 guys to go play a football game. He needs to take care of his family."
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From reading this it now seems to be Ahman's decision whether or not he will play. He was in GB when Favre played in the game very shortly after his Dad died. Favre exploded. I cannot fault Ahman if he doesn't want to play and needs to be with his family. However, it is good news that Kubiak is not concerned about Green's physical readiness. That has been the concern on this thread and that now appears to be resolved (for who knows how long).
 
Cenobite said:
TeddyKGB said:
Kubiak still calling it a GTD.

Although Green participated in Wednesday's practice, Texans coach Gary Kubiak said no decision on whether he'll play against Miami will be made until just before the game Sunday.For the moment, Kubiak says he's not concerned about Green's physical readiness, insisting, "His family comes first, then football. We'll do right by Ahman. We'll have 45 guys to go play a football game. He needs to take care of his family."
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From reading this it now seems to be Ahman's decision whether or not he will play. He was in GB when Favre played in the game very shortly after his Dad died. Favre exploded. I cannot fault Ahman if he doesn't want to play and needs to be with his family. However, it is good news that Kubiak is not concerned about Green's physical readiness. That has been the concern on this thread and that now appears to be resolved (for who knows how long).
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I had to have missed something. Did ahmans father die?
 
harryhood said:
Cenobite said:
TeddyKGB said:
Kubiak still calling it a GTD.

Although Green participated in Wednesday's practice, Texans coach Gary Kubiak said no decision on whether he'll play against Miami will be made until just before the game Sunday.For the moment, Kubiak says he's not concerned about Green's physical readiness, insisting, "His family comes first, then football. We'll do right by Ahman. We'll have 45 guys to go play a football game. He needs to take care of his family."
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From reading this it now seems to be Ahman's decision whether or not he will play. He was in GB when Favre played in the game very shortly after his Dad died. Favre exploded. I cannot fault Ahman if he doesn't want to play and needs to be with his family. However, it is good news that Kubiak is not concerned about Green's physical readiness. That has been the concern on this thread and that now appears to be resolved (for who knows how long).
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I had to have missed something. Did ahmans father die?
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Stepfather. They were tight.
 
When setting a lineup, I have very few hard-and-fast rules, but one of them is:

NEVER bench a guy who has just suffered a death in the family or has just sired a son. Daughters are a mixed bag.

Not to make light of Ahman's loss -- just what experience has taught me.

 
TeddyKGB said:
harryhood said:
Cenobite said:
TeddyKGB said:
Kubiak still calling it a GTD.

Although Green participated in Wednesday's practice, Texans coach Gary Kubiak said no decision on whether he'll play against Miami will be made until just before the game Sunday.For the moment, Kubiak says he's not concerned about Green's physical readiness, insisting, "His family comes first, then football. We'll do right by Ahman. We'll have 45 guys to go play a football game. He needs to take care of his family."
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From reading this it now seems to be Ahman's decision whether or not he will play. He was in GB when Favre played in the game very shortly after his Dad died. Favre exploded. I cannot fault Ahman if he doesn't want to play and needs to be with his family. However, it is good news that Kubiak is not concerned about Green's physical readiness. That has been the concern on this thread and that now appears to be resolved (for who knows how long).
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I had to have missed something. Did ahmans father die?
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Stepfather. They were tight.
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ah. I got ya. well looks like if not this weekend, next weekend for sure he should be ready
 
Just found this article:

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headli...ts/5186696.html

Oct. 4, 2007, 12:25AM

Knee not source of ache for Texans' Green

Hobbled RB mourns the death of beloved stepdad

By DALE ROBERTSON

Copyright 2007 Houston Chronicle

Everybody knew Ahman Green, the football player, was hurting.

But few people outside his immediate family and the Texans' locker room realized Green's lingering knee bruise has been the least of his burdens during his first Houston season.

The man who raised the veteran tailback, Edward Kenneth Scott, came to Houston in late August to find a place to live after Green had signed with the Texans as a free agent during the offseason. When Green changed teams, Scott and Green's mother always changed cities to be near him. They'd lived in Seattle when he broke into the NFL as a Seahawk. They moved on to Wisconsin two years later when he became a Packer.

But Scott's only home in Houston turned out to be a room at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, where a virulent, fast-spreading cancer that started in his liver killed him at the age of 70 on Tuesday evening. Green received the news his stepfather was in a bad way as soon as he stepped off a plane from Omaha, where he'd spent the players' weekly day off taking care of other family business.

"When I heard the message from my mom," Green said, "it didn't sound too good."

Scott had beaten back the disease once before. This time, attacking again with a vengeance not long after he arrived here, it overwhelmed his defenses. And his final days weren't good ones, leaving Green with conflicting emotions — and seemingly near tears — as he spoke about his loss after the Texans' practice Wednesday.

"We knew it was coming," Green said, "but it's still tough to handle."

However, he added: "I feel like a lot of stress is off my back, because I didn't want to see him suffer no more. ... When you see somebody you love like that, going through so much pain every day, you almost say, 'Let's get this over.' It was torture watching him go.

"He'd been fighting the cancer for five years. When they told him (he was sick) the first time, they said he had three years tops, so at least he outlived that."

'He made me who I am'

The 30-year-old Green, a 10-year NFL veteran, had known Scott since he was 6.

"He's my stepdad, so he basically raised somebody else's seed, and I'm proud of the fact that he took that responsibility," Green said. "He did an awesome job of taking care of my mom and me when I was growing up."

Scott was there as Green flowered into a high school All-American in Omaha, then saw him lead the Nebraska Cornhuskers to a national championship in 1997, rushing for 206 yards in the title game against Tennessee.

"He made me who I am," Green said. "I've played with a lot of stuff — emotional things, physical injuries, stuff people don't know about. He helped build that confidence and pride to give it all for my team on the field."

A game-time decision

Getting back on the field as soon as possible is certain to be Green's best therapy. He realizes how badly the Texans need his churning legs. And he insists that's what Scott would want him focusing on in these sad days ahead.

"The way my dad raised me," Green said, "he basically said you've got to roll with the punches, whether it's pitty-pat punches or the big ones like my family had (Tuesday). I've got to focus on what's in front of me. If he was standing here right now, he'd say, 'Don't worry about me. Go play football.' He told us to let the tears flow ... and then let it be."

Although Green participated in Wednesday's practice, Texans coach Gary Kubiak said no decision on whether he'll play against Miami will be made until just before the game Sunday.

For the moment, Kubiak says he's not concerned about Green's physical readiness, insisting, "His family comes first, then football. We'll do right by Ahman. We'll have 45 guys to go play a football game. He needs to take care of his family."

Scott's funeral probably will be Tuesday. In the interim, Kubiak's perspective notwithstanding, Green said he'll do what he can to work the soreness out of his knee sufficiently to contribute against Miami. The injury, although not a serious one, is frustrating because he never thought it was anything.

Twinge only tip of iceberg

Worse, the Texans have lost two in a row without Green. After being forced out of the Indianapolis game early in the second quarter, he wasn't an option in Atlanta, where the Texans again struggled terribly on the ground.

"It was like, 'When did that happen?' " Green said of the original twinge, which he noticed in the locker room after the Texans beat the Chiefs in the season opener. "I've bumped knees before, but it never felt like this. It kind of snuck up on me."

Green sounds optimistic the ache in his knee will disappear soon. The ache in his heart? He predicts that will stay awhile.

"I'll never take him off my mind," Green said of his stepfather. "But (playing) will ease the pain a little bit. My dad told me a lot of great things, and that's what I'm going to be thinking about every day."

dale.robertson@chron.com
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He'll have to practice at full speed Friday for me to play him.

His going down early against the Colts cost me a close game.

Not to be insensitive, considering the other things he has going on, but I would rather go with the player more likely to finish the game than one who is iffy.

I'm sitting Green until he proves he can finish a game. :football:

 
It looks like Green may be a good start this week, finally.

He won't see my starting RB2 spot over Portis or Morris, but this is good.

 
dwashington said:
He'll have to practice at full speed Friday for me to play him.His going down early against the Colts cost me a close game.Not to be insensitive, considering the other things he has going on, but I would rather go with the player more likely to finish the game than one who is iffy.I'm sitting Green until he proves he can finish a game. :ninja:
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I'm with you. Started Green over Boldin that week. Oops. If he practices on Friday, I might play him, but I think I'd still rather wait until he plays a full game. Only problem is he would be going up against the worst run D in the NFL ...
 
tombonneau said:
dwashington said:
He'll have to practice at full speed Friday for me to play him.

His going down early against the Colts cost me a close game.

Not to be insensitive, considering the other things he has going on, but I would rather go with the player more likely to finish the game than one who is iffy.

I'm sitting Green until he proves he can finish a game. :bs:
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I'm with you. Started Green over Boldin that week. Oops. If he practices on Friday, I might play him, but I think I'd still rather wait until he plays a full game. Only problem is he would be going up against the worst run D in the NFL ...
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Ahhh..THAT's the rub!
 
(Rotoworld) Texans coach Gary Kubiak hinted Wednesday that Ahman Green (knee) may miss Week 5 due to the recent death of Green's stepfather.Impact: "His family comes first, then football," Kubiak said. "We'll do right by Ahman. We'll have 45 guys to go play a football game. He needs to take care of his family." Green is officially considered a game-time decision versus Miami.
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Any updates on Green for Friday? Did he practice? Is he playing? With a heavy heart this week, Green will come on like a lion if he plays. He's a tough SOB mentally and physically. But if he's too injured, obviously he won't go. I think he could be a huge play this weekend vs. Miami...duh.

 
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