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Angelo Crowell To IR After Knee Surgery (1 Viewer)

Jene Bramel

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Bills LB Crowell Out For Season Opener

Chris Brown, BuffaloBills.com

Buffalo Bills LB Angelo Crowell is out for Sunday's game after deciding to undergo arthroscopic knee surgery due to a persistent knee problem. According to HC **** Jauron, the decision "came out of the blue" as Crowell will have the surgery in the coming days. "He's out for the game and that's a surprise," said Jauron. Keith Ellison will step into the starting lineup to fill the void, Jauron said.

From the link...

It's not a major reconstructive surgery as the routine scope usually requires a 2-3 week rehab before returning to action.
 
Does this effect Schobel's value for this weeks game at all?
No. Unless you believe Crowell is such a dynamic player that the Seahawks are no longer as likely to be in clear passing situations as often, Schobel's value stays approximately the same. Since the Seahawks are likely to pass plenty out of their pass offense anyway and Crowell's presence wouldn't have assured a bunch more second and third and long situations, I wouldn't worry here.
 
OUT FOR THE SEASON



Bills lose leading tackler Crowell for season

Bills placed SLB Angelo Crowell (knee surgery) on injured reserve, ending his season

The surgery was called a "scope," but may have been more serious. Crowell, who led Buffalo with 126 tackles in 2007, will be a free agent in the spring. The Bills will replace him with smallish converted safety Keith Ellison and should remain a good matchup for opposing running backs this year. Sep. 4 - 5:56 pm et

 
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OUT FOR THE SEASON



Bills lose leading tackler Crowell for season

Bills placed SLB Angelo Crowell (knee surgery) on injured reserve, ending his season

The surgery was called a "scope," but may have been more serious. Crowell, who led Buffalo with 126 tackles in 2007, will be a free agent in the spring. The Bills will replace him with smallish converted safety Keith Ellison and should remain a good matchup for opposing running backs this year. Sep. 4 - 5:56 pm et
:lmao: :bag: :lmao:
 
OUT FOR THE SEASON



Bills lose leading tackler Crowell for season

Bills placed SLB Angelo Crowell (knee surgery) on injured reserve, ending his season

The surgery was called a "scope," but may have been more serious. Crowell, who led Buffalo with 126 tackles in 2007, will be a free agent in the spring. The Bills will replace him with smallish converted safety Keith Ellison and should remain a good matchup for opposing running backs this year. Sep. 4 - 5:56 pm et
ORLY??????????Talk about out of nowhere. Must have found a serious cartilage issue or an undiagnosed ligament tear.

Keith Ellison gets a sizable bump, but probably gives way to Kawika Mitchell in the nickel packages. If that happens, Mitchell has LB3 upside as one of those every-down SLBs that sees some time away from the TE like Michael Boley did last season.

Posluszny was going to have a monster year anyway. I thought 100 solos was easily in range before; now it would appear to be a near lock. Could also have some ripple effect for Donte Whitner and Terrence McGee as well.

 
OUT FOR THE SEASON



Bills lose leading tackler Crowell for season

Bills placed SLB Angelo Crowell (knee surgery) on injured reserve, ending his season

The surgery was called a "scope," but may have been more serious. Crowell, who led Buffalo with 126 tackles in 2007, will be a free agent in the spring. The Bills will replace him with smallish converted safety Keith Ellison and should remain a good matchup for opposing running backs this year. Sep. 4 - 5:56 pm et
ORLY??????????Talk about out of nowhere. Must have found a serious cartilage issue or an undiagnosed ligament tear.

Keith Ellison gets a sizable bump, but probably gives way to Kawika Mitchell in the nickel packages. If that happens, Mitchell has LB3 upside as one of those every-down SLBs that sees some time away from the TE like Michael Boley did last season.

Posluszny was going to have a monster year anyway. I thought 100 solos was easily in range before; now it would appear to be a near lock. Could also have some ripple effect for Donte Whitner and Terrence McGee as well.
Sorry for the hijack, but what is up with Posluszny missing practice yesterday?
Inside Linebacker

*** Thursday Update *** ILB Paul Posluszny (BUF) did not practice on Thursday.
 
Sorry for the hijack, but what is up with Posluszny missing practice yesterday?

Inside Linebacker*** Thursday Update *** ILB Paul Posluszny (BUF) did not practice on Thursday.
Here's the note from the end of one of the Crowell articles.
Posluszny misses practiceMiddle linebacker Paul Posluszny was also not participating at practice Thursday after turning an ankle in practice Wednesday.Head coach **** Jauron however, is confident that Posluszny will be fine for Sunday’s game.“We kept him off it,” said Jauron. “He did take part in our walk through earlier (Thursday), but we kept him off it at practice. I am very optimistic about it.”
 
First Osi and now Crowell. This is killing me.

Waiver wire pickings are slim (12 team league, roster 6 LBs each).

Is Ellison a good replacement for Crowell as I can IR him now.

Other possible options:

Bradie James

Omar Gaither (available next week)

Kawika Mitchell (next week)

Daryl Smith

Greg Ellis

Leon Williams

Demorrio Williams

Brandon Chiller

Larry Foote

And a bunch of other scrubs.

Anything there look at all interesting?

My other 5 rostered LBs are:

Willis

Beason

McIntosh

Thomas Davis (yea, to Panthers, just worked out that way)

Lofton

 
Angelo Crowell-LB- Bills Sep. 6 - 12:26 am et Angelo Crowell is seeking a second opinion on his injured knee.This story is getting bizarre. Crowell reportedly upset the Bills by deciding to have surgery three days before the season. Even though he might have only been out a few weeks, they decided they needed his roster spot and placed him on injured reserve. In a contract year. Now he may not even have the surgery?Source: Buffalobills.com
 
This article speculates that the Bills IR'ed Crowell as a retaliation for his delaying the decision to have surgery until 3 days before the season opener.

http://www.buffalobills.com/news/news.jsp?news_id=6533
So they are more than willing to hurt their team by unnecessarily placing him on IR just to prove a point? wow.
This is strange. Need roster space, why not put him on the PUP list? There has to be more to this.
 
[This is strange. Need roster space, why not put him on the PUP list? There has to be more to this.
My understanding is a player cannot go on the PUP if he practiced or played at any point in the pre-season.I don't remember hearing that Crowell was held out of training camp, and if in fact he was practicing, the Bills only choices were to carry him on the 53-man active roster in hopes of a return sometime this season, stash him on the IR or release him with an injury settlement.

:bs:

 
...any updates on the situation in BUF w/Crowell?

Did he have the surgury?

I believe he was in the last year of his contract, so could be traded?

Any insider/homer takes (Aaron) would be appreciated!

 
...any updates on the situation in BUF w/Crowell?Did he have the surgury?I believe he was in the last year of his contract, so could be traded?Any insider/homer takes (Aaron) would be appreciated!
there's been very little news leaking out on this and no type of response/statement from Crowell or his agent.Chris Brown at the Bills homepage posted this update on Friday:
September 12, 2008 Posted By: Chris Brown | Time: 1:09 PM ET | LinkCROWELL TO GET 2ND OPINION THIS WEEKEND: At this point Angelo Crowell has yet to have surgery on his injured knee that landed him on injured reserve."My understanding is he won't get a second opinion until this weekend, either Friday or Saturday," said head coach **** Jauron. "And then he'll determine what he wants to do."
So, it sounds like Crowell still hasn't even decided to definitely have the surgery. This whole situation still doesn't sit well with me. I'd really like to hear Crowell's reaction or a real reaction from some of his teammates. Seems the Bills jumped the gun in terms of putting him on IR but since the team is playing well, nobody seems to want to rock the boat.
 
Crowell may have wanted a new contract from BUF before the start of this season since K.Mitchell got some decent $.

Putting him on IR pretty much stacks the deck against Crowell as he tests the market when his contract expires this year.

ETA: May have also had something to do with the intiial "back-and-forth" about whether Crowel would play WLB or SLB when Mitchell arrived.

 
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Crowell defends decision

By Allen Wilson

NEWS SPORTS REPORTER

Linebacker Angelo Crowell made a surprise appearance as the Buffalo Bills cleared out their lockers Monday.

Crowell hasn’t been seen at the practice facility since the Bills unexpectedly placed him on the injured reserve list just three days before the regular-season opener after he opted to have surgery on a lingering left knee injury.

The Bills were miffed at Crowell, and coach **** Jauron said the decision came “out of the blue.” But Crowell insisted it wasn’t a hasty decision.

“I just knew that I just couldn’t go out there,” he said. “Playing [in games], you can take some things to help you through the pain, but practicing, you’ve got to get through the week and I’m just one of those guys who practices the way I play. I practice at the same speed I play the game. You’ve got to be able to do those things at this level to know that you can make the play, and even have the confidence to even make the plays in the game. If you can’t do that in practice you’re wasting your time. You’re fooling yourself.”

For two years, Crowell dealt with a condition called chondromalacia (or runner’s knee), which is an irritation on the bottom surface of the knee cap. Inflammation of cartilage when the knee cap rubs against the side of the knee joint causes pain.

With the help of strengthening exercises, Crowell started every game last season and posted a career high 140 tackles (93 solo). Instead of having offseason surgery, the Bills’ medical staff decided continued rehabilitation was a better option.

But after being limited throughout training camp and the preseason because of the knee, Crowell decided he couldn’t put off surgery any longer.

“At that point, I didn’t feel I could go out and contribute the way I wanted to for my team,” he said. “I just said, ‘Well, let’s have the surgery.’ As a result, I didn’t think that would put me on IR. That’s the way it was.”

Crowell said he was surprised, but not upset, that the Bills ended his season. A meeting with Bills Chief Operating Officer Russ Brandon convinced Crowell that he and the team are still on good terms.

“I don’t harbor any ill feelings because he said at the time it was a timing issue,” Crowell said. “He said he doesn’t have any hard feelings. He knows that I’m not a quitter. He knows the work I’ve put in and he feels good about me. That’s the main thing I wanted to make sure is that me being put on IR wasn’t done out of anger.”

Crowell’s surgery was performed by famed Alabama orthopedist Dr. James Andrews. Crowell had originally planned to have a minor arthroscopic surgery, which would have allowed him return within four to six weeks, but he questioned whether he could have played up to his usual standards.

After going on IR, Crowell said Andrews advised a more extensive procedure “that’s going to give me more longevity in the league instead of a quick fix.

“It was not a microfracture where they drill holes, but they just went in there and sanded it down to create that blood flow,” said Crowell, who added he’s ahead of his three-to four-month recovery schedule.

Crowell’s contract expires this year and he is open to re-signing with the Bills. But even though he said Brandon told him the team hasn’t closed the door on that, it’s highly unlikely Crowell will be back.

Once healthy, Crowell is confident he can still be an impact player for some team.

“Once I’m healthy, there is no question in my mind that I can play this game and I can play it at a high level,” he said. “I’ll put my game up against any linebacker in the league. I know that I can produce. It is film that shows I can produce. The main thing teams just want to see is when I’m healthy. I’m feeling good where I’m at. I’ll definitely be back on the field next year.”
http://www.buffalonews.com/sports/story/535915.html
 
Nice to see this, don't see why the Bills wouldn't want him back though.
 
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