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The availability of Andre Johnson, Mario Williams and Jacoby Jones will be “game-time” decisions Sunday, according to Texans head coach Gary Kubiak. But Johnson, recovering from a twice-sprained ankle, and Williams, who pulled a groin muscle in practice Thursday, said there’s no decision to made as far as they’re concerned.
The two Pro Bowlers intend to play against the New York Giants.
“I’ll be out there,” Johnson said. “I felt great running around today.”
Williams, calling his injury “a little boo-boo,” insisted, “If I can walk, there’s no way I’m going to miss the game. I’m going to ride until the wheels fall off. I’ll give it everything I’ve got.”
Johnson was uncomfortable with an ankle brace he was fitted with for Thursday’s practice but switched to a shorter, less restrictive one Friday that, he said, “allowed me to do the things I need to do.”
Quarterback Matt Schaub called Johnson’s optimism “awesome” and said he was “very excited” to be getting his favorite target back. In his three starts, Johnson had 19 catches for 266 yards and the spectacular touchdown reception that allowed the Texans to force overtime in their sudden-death victory over the Redskins.
Johnson “did his walk-through stuff” Friday, Kubiak said. “He’s obviously a lot further along. We didn’t feel good about him at all last week.”
The NFL’s leading receiver over the previous two seasons had sprained the ankle in the first half of the Washington game but returned after getting a pain-killing shot. He then got it wrenched again when he was tackled after a catch he made a week later against Dallas.
After Johnson was able to do little in practice last week, Kubiak concluded the prudent option would be to have him sit out against the Raiders. The Texans won anyway 34-27 but lost Jones to an unspecified injury to one of his calf muscles.
If Jones can’t go Sunday, David Anderson will be asked to pick up the slack at receiver and also, presumably, handle punt returns. Jones didn’t even attend practice Friday, staying in the training room to get treatment. He never surfaced in the locker room later to discuss how he felt and, although all three are listed as questionable, it would appear Jones is much more questionable than either Johnson or Williams.
Williams, whose five sacks are more than twice as many as he has had at the same juncture in any of his four previous seasons, was sent for a precautionary MRI Thursday after practice, but, Kubiak said, “everything looked fine.”
Though Williams had a groin issue during training camp, too, this injury, to the opposite muscle, is a new one. Asked which side was hurting and how the pain might limit him, he said: “I can’t tell you that, man. That’s like giving tips (to the Giants). I’ll be fine.
Questioned about Williams’ mobility, middle linebacker DeMeco Ryans insisted: “I’m not worried about Mario. He’s a tough guy. He’s fought through things before.” The Texans are, of course, getting outside linebacker Brian Cushing back from his four-game suspension and free safety Eugene Wilson will return from a hamstring injury that sidelined him against the Raiders. Asked whether Wilson or Troy Nolan, who had the Texans’ first two interceptions of the season in Oakland, would start, Kubiak said, “It doesn’t matter. They’re both going to play.”
The availability of Andre Johnson, Mario Williams and Jacoby Jones will be “game-time” decisions Sunday, according to Texans head coach Gary Kubiak. But Johnson, recovering from a twice-sprained ankle, and Williams, who pulled a groin muscle in practice Thursday, said there’s no decision to made as far as they’re concerned.
The two Pro Bowlers intend to play against the New York Giants.
“I’ll be out there,” Johnson said. “I felt great running around today.”
Williams, calling his injury “a little boo-boo,” insisted, “If I can walk, there’s no way I’m going to miss the game. I’m going to ride until the wheels fall off. I’ll give it everything I’ve got.”
Johnson was uncomfortable with an ankle brace he was fitted with for Thursday’s practice but switched to a shorter, less restrictive one Friday that, he said, “allowed me to do the things I need to do.”
Quarterback Matt Schaub called Johnson’s optimism “awesome” and said he was “very excited” to be getting his favorite target back. In his three starts, Johnson had 19 catches for 266 yards and the spectacular touchdown reception that allowed the Texans to force overtime in their sudden-death victory over the Redskins.
Johnson “did his walk-through stuff” Friday, Kubiak said. “He’s obviously a lot further along. We didn’t feel good about him at all last week.”
The NFL’s leading receiver over the previous two seasons had sprained the ankle in the first half of the Washington game but returned after getting a pain-killing shot. He then got it wrenched again when he was tackled after a catch he made a week later against Dallas.
After Johnson was able to do little in practice last week, Kubiak concluded the prudent option would be to have him sit out against the Raiders. The Texans won anyway 34-27 but lost Jones to an unspecified injury to one of his calf muscles.
If Jones can’t go Sunday, David Anderson will be asked to pick up the slack at receiver and also, presumably, handle punt returns. Jones didn’t even attend practice Friday, staying in the training room to get treatment. He never surfaced in the locker room later to discuss how he felt and, although all three are listed as questionable, it would appear Jones is much more questionable than either Johnson or Williams.
Williams, whose five sacks are more than twice as many as he has had at the same juncture in any of his four previous seasons, was sent for a precautionary MRI Thursday after practice, but, Kubiak said, “everything looked fine.”
Though Williams had a groin issue during training camp, too, this injury, to the opposite muscle, is a new one. Asked which side was hurting and how the pain might limit him, he said: “I can’t tell you that, man. That’s like giving tips (to the Giants). I’ll be fine.
Questioned about Williams’ mobility, middle linebacker DeMeco Ryans insisted: “I’m not worried about Mario. He’s a tough guy. He’s fought through things before.” The Texans are, of course, getting outside linebacker Brian Cushing back from his four-game suspension and free safety Eugene Wilson will return from a hamstring injury that sidelined him against the Raiders. Asked whether Wilson or Troy Nolan, who had the Texans’ first two interceptions of the season in Oakland, would start, Kubiak said, “It doesn’t matter. They’re both going to play.”
Is it just me or has this has been a lousy year for the DE position in IDP?
Is it just me or has this has been a lousy year for the DE position in IDP?
Agree 100%
