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Donnie Avery out 4-6 weeks (1 Viewer)

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Spagnuolo on Avery: "MRI showed more than we thought. 4 to 6 week injury. We'll have more in the morning."

Hard to imagine that this won't at least limit him early, if not cause him to outright miss games. If you are going to take a flier on another STL WR late based on this news, I would say go with Laurent Robinson.

 
Man, I was looking forward to seeing what he could do this year as the #1 in STL.

Guess I'm gonna have to find another #4 WR.

 
Out 4-6 weeks means ineffective for probably 8 weeks...that puts us about week 4...so Avery is now ony good if you think he can make a run the 2nd half...I would rather try adn trade for him when he is worth nothing once the season starts than trying to roster him right now.

 
The problem is, he's obviously still young. This is a new offense, these guys needed all the time in the world to get on the same page. They are already a bad team, this just delays making it better.

 
Choke said:
####.Foot injuries (like the groin) can really linger if they dont let them 'completely' heal.
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Anyone have any guesses as to what the injury might be? X-rays were reported negative, and one of the blurbs I read seemed to indicate that there wasn't really any issues with the foot until the next morning. Sounds like a bad sprain / partial tear of something? Other than Edwards last year where his foot was actually lacerated, most of the things I can think of with the foot have usually been breaks or something along the lines of turf toe. I can't really think of any recent injuries off the top of my head to compare the (limited) info to currently....
 
tdmills said:
Keith1 said:
joffer said:
Keith1 said:
Knobs said:
Bump SJax. Just not sure which way to bump him.
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down. Way down. 8-9 men in the box on every play now.
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no one plays nine in the box ever other than GL
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maybe not 9, but for sure the Rams see a ton of 8 man fronts. How does this possibly help SJax ??
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More touches overall....either handoffs or dumpoffs.
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but if the Rams have no passing game to speak of, doesn't that mean that defenses will be keying on SJax ? He may very well get more touches, but if the other side knows where its going, it's going to be tough for him to produce. Won't it ?
 
Keith1 said:
tdmills said:
More touches overall....either handoffs or dumpoffs.
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but if the Rams have no passing game to speak of, doesn't that mean that defenses will be keying on SJax ? He may very well get more touches, but if the other side knows where its going, it's going to be tough for him to produce. Won't it ?
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Correct.Jackson was already going to get a ####-ton of carries and touches. He was already the focal point of the offense before Avery got hurt. It's not like they are going to give him 40 carries a game now.Taking away a guy who at least will keep the safeties honest just doesn't help Jackson.
 
There's nothing more disappointing than seeing your fears about someone's injury-prone nature holding true.

I'd say that Burton and Robinson would be the best bets for 1-2, with Curry as the #3.

 
sonofa..........I hate when my sleepers get hurt. also I was counting on a lot of fools taking sjax too high.

 
Couch Potato said:
McMichael benefits from this. He was already going to be targeted a lot.
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:popcorn: S\!tty WR corps almost always means above average opportunity for the TE. Add that to a west coast style offense... I imagine Bulger's gonna be checking down quite a bit the first few weeks if Avery is out. This hurts Jackson, though (unless PPR) IMO.
 
Raider Nation said:
Like I said... worst WR corps in the league. ;)
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:blackdot: means 8-man fronts.get used to Sjax doing his best '3 yards and a cloud of dust' act. :excited: Avery at least could play, the others, not so much.Rams' offense was already going to be a:lmao:but now this really crushes them..stop Sjax, and that leaves no one else on this roster who can beat you ..
 
Tanner9919 said:
Raider Nation said:
Like I said... worst WR corps in the league. ;)
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:) means 8-man fronts.get used to Sjax doing his best '3 yards and a cloud of dust' act. :rolleyes: Avery at least could play, the others, not so much.Rams' offense was already going to be a:tfp:but now this really crushes them..stop Sjax, and that leaves no one else on this roster who can beat you ..
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It's not as bad as you say. L Robinson can stretch the field, and I know first hand that Keenan Burton has sure hands and will make a decent possession WR. Of course both are injury prone :shrug:
 
In theory he could be back by week 1, or week 3 at the latest. Could be a decent buy low if you think he'll get up to speed quickly.

 
JohnnyU said:
Tanner9919 said:
Raider Nation said:
Like I said... worst WR corps in the league. ;)
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:thumbdown: means 8-man fronts.get used to Sjax doing his best '3 yards and a cloud of dust' act. :rolleyes: Avery at least could play, the others, not so much.Rams' offense was already going to be a:tfp:but now this really crushes them..stop Sjax, and that leaves no one else on this roster who can beat you ..
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It's not as bad as you say. L Robinson can stretch the field, and I know first hand that Keenan Burton has sure hands and will make a decent possession WR. Of course both are injury prone :shrug:
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I agree and I still think over time a healthy Burton will be a better overall WR than Avery. I thought it was a mistake for Atlanta to trade Robinson in the first place, I thought he was the second most talented WR on the roster at the time.
 
the branded hand said:
Couch Potato said:
McMichael benefits from this. He was already going to be targeted a lot.
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:shrug: S\!tty WR corps almost always means above average opportunity for the TE. Add that to a west coast style offense... I imagine Bulger's gonna be checking down quite a bit the first few weeks if Avery is out. This hurts Jackson, though (unless PPR) IMO.
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Anyone who's still drafting Randy McMichael deserves what's coming.
 
mdog1967 said:
JohnnyU said:
Tanner9919 said:
Raider Nation said:
Like I said... worst WR corps in the league. ;)
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:blackdot: means 8-man fronts.get used to Sjax doing his best '3 yards and a cloud of dust' act. :rolleyes: Avery at least could play, the others, not so much.Rams' offense was already going to be a:tfp:but now this really crushes them..stop Sjax, and that leaves no one else on this roster who can beat you ..
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It's not as bad as you say. L Robinson can stretch the field, and I know first hand that Keenan Burton has sure hands and will make a decent possession WR. Of course both are injury prone :shrug:
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I agree and I still think over time a healthy Burton will be a better overall WR than Avery. I thought it was a mistake for Atlanta to trade Robinson in the first place, I thought he was the second most talented WR on the roster at the time.
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Yea, in the long run I wouldn't be surprised to see Robinson and Burton perform better than Avery.
 
I think the answer is that you drop Avery significantly, bump Robinson and Burton slightly, and hold on Jackson.

Jackson was already going to be the centerpiece and despite Avery's production last year, Avery isn't keping DC's up at night trying to figure out how to stop him.

I don't think there's going to be much drop-off from Avery+Robinson+Burton to Robinson+Burton+Curry so I don't think there's going to be a significant ripple effect.

I think this is one of those situations where we tend to over-analyze and assume that there must be some noticeable net effect when that isn't necessarily the case.

 
Dynasty target now that this will reduce his short term value?

Injuries are starting to become a bit of a concern, given that he played with an injury last year...

 
I've been skittish about the Rams already, as have many, so I'm not sure this really has much of an impact on fantasy outcomes. SJax was going to be a workhorse, and he still will be. The WR corps wasnt' going to be dynamic enough to put any kind of mythological 'room to run' in place either, so SJax remains a top fantasy pick in the eyes of those who don't worry about his own propensity for injury. Bulger, based on ADP, isn't considered a quality backup QB2 this year and that was with Avery. Now, I doubt he'll be drafted in 10-team leagues and likely at the tail end in 12+ leagues. McMichael is and was a deeper TE2 sleeper; he remains that. Certainly this opens the door for Burton or Robinson to really surprise, but they're high risk picks that will still come off the board in the later rounds.

 
Except all the people saying to bump SJax down because of 8 man fronts....

Did you watch the last two years? He's already been facing 8 man fronts. This should simply lead to more dumpoffs for him. 8 man fronts is not a change, it simply is the continuance of something that was already present.

 
Training camp - news

Stress fracture will sideline Rams' Avery for 4-6 weeks

Associated Press

ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Rams will be without No. 1 wide receiver Donnie Avery for 4-6 weeks because of a stress fracture in his left foot.

The injury could mean Avery will miss the first two regular season games. He was injured during Friday's scrimmage.

Avery became the Rams' top receiver after Torry Holt left as a free agent in the offseason. The second-year player had 53 catches for 674 yards as a rookie.

Keenan Burton, Ronald Curry and Laurent Robinson are among those competing for a starting job at wide receiver, along with veteran Tim Carter and rookie Brooks Foster.

Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press

 
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The dreadfull S. Alexander stress fracture. ouch! There goes his value.
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I would not anticipate Avery being a real fantasy option until the second half of the season. Its not just the healing, its the confidence that has to return. Reps during practice are obviously vary important to develop and continue chemistry with the QB.Who knows maybe Brooks Foster makes the team and gets a chance to start.

 
Last 2 days of practice the Rams have been using Robinson and Burton with Tim Carter in the slot. Apparently Curry is not impressing much.

 
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