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Hines Ward has knee surgery (1 Viewer)
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Steelers4Life
Footballguy
Start Santonio Holmes if you have him.
RenegadeGM
Footballguy
CBS checking in:
fruity pebbles
Footballguy
He's done for the season
Is Holmes the better of the two WR starting for Pitt?? Is he worth a #2/#3 WR VS the Bucs??
rhawkins68
Footballguy
i drafted Holmes in our rookie draft this year looking out two years for him to become useful. With this news he could be a good 3rd WR this year.
Godsbrother
Footballguy
Despite his problems holding onto the ball as a kick returner, Holmes has been the most sure-handed WR on the Steelers this season, including Hines Ward. I think he is definitely worth a #2 or #3 WR this week.
Lemmiwinks
Footballguy
I would add S. Holmes in every league now.
Anonymous Internet User
Footballguy
Nate Washington?
Godsbrother
Footballguy
Everything I have heard is 1-2 weeks. Sitting out if he can play doesn't seem like something Ward would do but he has been battling injuries since the first week of training camp so maybe it does make sense to shut it down for 2006.Cowher has his press conference tomorrow where he'll discuss team injuries. Obviously Ward will be listed as out this week and my guess is Cowher will say he is week-to-week after that.
Godsbrother
Footballguy
Nate will probably make a decent #3 WR. He drops way too many passes though. He dropped another TD pass last week against the Ravens.
With Colston being out and Harrison being worthless this is good news for me as I picked up S Holmes two weeks ago on a flyer. So I'll probably start him with Driver.
Even if Colston does come back I may start Holmes just because of the risk factor with him coming back from an injury (playoff game).
Although Holmes going up against Rhonde Barber isn't very inspiring. Any ideas on how he will do against Barber?
Even if Colston does come back I may start Holmes just because of the risk factor with him coming back from an injury (playoff game).
Although Holmes going up against Rhonde Barber isn't very inspiring. Any ideas on how he will do against Barber?
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Lemmiwinks
Footballguy
TB has been awful against the pass. I wouldn't worry about Holmes getting open.
AhrnCityPahnder
Yinz-o-riffic
Troy and Ward both with knee problems. There's no need at all to rush them back. I think the rest of this season should be a showcase for all the B-teamers to figure out who we can ditch (I'm looking at you, Ricacardo Coke).
Now all I am left cheering for is a high draft pick.
Oh well. 5 year rule in effect.
Now all I am left cheering for is a high draft pick.
Oh well. 5 year rule in effect.
Blick
Footballguy
Typically, I would say this is correct. However, Bill Cowher has never been one to play younger guys at the expense of not putting his best team on the field. Think about the 2003 season when Ike and especially Townsend did not start ahead of Scott and Washington.I would be suprised that once the doctors give Ward the all clear that he wouldn't be in the line-up.Troy and Ward both with knee problems. There's no need at all to rush them back. I think the rest of this season should be a showcase for all the B-teamers to figure out who we can ditch (I'm looking at you, Ricacardo Coke). Now all I am left cheering for is a high draft pick. Oh well. 5 year rule in effect.
AhrnCityPahnder
Yinz-o-riffic
Agree, I'm not saying it will happen, just what would happen if I were in charge.
Franknbeans
Footballguy
His 3rd dropped TD of the year.Godsbrother said:
Frank Black
Footballguy
Scary - this sounds a lot like my team minus Colston. I can see Ward being shut down for the rest of the season. There is the risk factor, and shutting him down gives Holmes more time on the field to get mroe experience for next year. You know Ward will lobby hard to play, however.maccabees said:
Godsbrother
Footballguy
Cowher said at his news conference that Ward was scoped yesterday and is definitely out this week. He said given the following game is on Thursday and therefore a short week Hines might miss that game as well. He said that Nate Washington and Santonio Holmes will both get work at flanker this week in practice.
Troy Polamalu's injury was not as serious as originally believed but will miss this week's game against Tampa Bay. Beyond that he is week-to-week.
The impression I got from Cowher was that both will still play this season once they are healthy.
Troy Polamalu's injury was not as serious as originally believed but will miss this week's game against Tampa Bay. Beyond that he is week-to-week.
The impression I got from Cowher was that both will still play this season once they are healthy.
jpeace121
Footballguy
Thanks for the info, Godsbrother.
Godsbrother
Footballguy
I heard that too. Yesterday Cowher described Ward's scope procedure as having two "loose bodies" removed. I assume they were bone fragments of some kind.
shuke
Black Ice Skeptic
Loose bodies is one thing, because then we're talking about recovery time for the soft tissues to heal from the surgery. But if there is an actual break in there, which I just read again in FBG's players in the news email last night, that's a whole other story.
Jene Bramel
Footballguy
Could be an articular cartilage injury, which is sometimes described as a fracture even if it doesn't involve the bone.ETA: Here's the link that Clayton may have generated his blurb from.
It notes "removal of a piece of bone" and that Ward "hinted that it might be more serious" than "a re-aggravation".
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Tat
Has-been punter
Could be. Most likely is was bits and pieces from his meniscus which I am sure is pretty well shedded as is.If it is a chondral injury, it would require more surgery in the off season, similar to what Stephen Davis had done.
Jene Bramel
Footballguy
Godsbrother
Footballguy
Bill Cowher had his weekly news conference today instead of Tuesday due to the short week. He did not have any injury updates.
My guess is that it is very unlikely we'll see either Ward or Polamalu but I think they'll both play the following week against Carolina.
By the way, WR Cedric Wilson went down last week with an ankle injury and there is a good chance he won't play Thursday night. This means the Steelers starting WRs this week will be Nate Washington and rookie Santonio Holmes. In 3 WR sets they'll bring in special teams captain Sean Morey or seldom used Walter Young.
Look for the TEs Heath Miller and Jerame Tuman to be heavily involved in the passing game. Last week Roethlisberger's two TD passes were to each his TEs. That trend will likeely continue this week.
My guess is that it is very unlikely we'll see either Ward or Polamalu but I think they'll both play the following week against Carolina.
By the way, WR Cedric Wilson went down last week with an ankle injury and there is a good chance he won't play Thursday night. This means the Steelers starting WRs this week will be Nate Washington and rookie Santonio Holmes. In 3 WR sets they'll bring in special teams captain Sean Morey or seldom used Walter Young.
Look for the TEs Heath Miller and Jerame Tuman to be heavily involved in the passing game. Last week Roethlisberger's two TD passes were to each his TEs. That trend will likeely continue this week.
AhrnCityPahnder
Yinz-o-riffic
Unrelated to Hines, but not worth starting it's own thread....what's up with Ryan Clark? Are we rolling with Carter and Simmons? :X
Godsbrother
Footballguy
I don't think Ryan Clark is going to play. Anthony Smith & Tyrone Carter look to be the starting safeties this week.
Raider Nation
Devil's Advocate
Assuming that Washington and Holmes start, will they be downfield options 1A and 1B, or is one more likely to make a big play than the other? I have Santonio, and I'm thinking he might be a sneaky play this week against a Browns secondary which was just torched by Trent Green.
Godsbrother
Footballguy
It is really hard to say. Maybe Santonio will draw more attention from the Browns since he is the #1 pick leaving Washington more single coverage but I really don't know. More likely the Browns won't double-cover either one of them, focusing more on stopping the run.
