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Official Arian Foster - All Foster news, all the time (1 Viewer)
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Bracie Smathers
Footballguy
John McClain @McClain_on_NFL · 28m 28 minutes ago
I don't expect Arian Foster to play Sunday cause of groin injury. Big blow to Mallet. Big opportunity for rookie Alfred Blue.
Dale Robertson @sportywineguy · 37m 37 minutes ago
It is doubtful that Arian Foster will play although he will be listed as questionable.
Mark Berman @MarkBermanFox26 36m
It is doubtful Arian Foster will play Sunday but he will be listed as questionable. Has not been ruled out.
battleredblog @battleredblog 47m
RT @sportywineguy: BOB: @briancushing56 and @clownejd will play Sunday. @ReemBoi25 will not. Hasn't ruled out @ArianFoster yet.
I don't expect Arian Foster to play Sunday cause of groin injury. Big blow to Mallet. Big opportunity for rookie Alfred Blue.
Dale Robertson @sportywineguy · 37m 37 minutes ago
It is doubtful that Arian Foster will play although he will be listed as questionable.
Mark Berman @MarkBermanFox26 36m
It is doubtful Arian Foster will play Sunday but he will be listed as questionable. Has not been ruled out.
battleredblog @battleredblog 47m
RT @sportywineguy: BOB: @briancushing56 and @clownejd will play Sunday. @ReemBoi25 will not. Hasn't ruled out @ArianFoster yet.
Raider Nation
Devil's Advocate
The most carries he's had in a game this year is 14. He's a pounder who needs to get lathered up. The Brownies are a good matchup.
GoBirds
Footballguy
Dropped Sims for him, need a bye week filler newt 2 weeks and Foster always seems to get the injury bug.
oddsbodkins
Footballguy
Dropped Crowell for him, if only to block my opponent.
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Raider Nation
Devil's Advocate
Yeah, I could use a stud outing from him with Gio hurt and Sammy laying an egg.
RealReactions
Footballguy
Guess shows everyone here that clearly foster slammed his helmet out of anger knowing he was seriously hurt.... People just piss and moan and don't want to think that he was hurt because you had him on your fantasy team but the signs were clear that it was not a "light" injury
jurrassic
Footballguy
He's not very special. Foster is. That said, he's a starting rb on a run first team playing against a bad run defense
This. I didn't know much about him either and did a little reading. He barely played at LSU due to talented runners ahead of him and tore his ACL in his
junior year. He passed up his final year and was drafted in the 6th round by the Texans (rest assured he's no Alfred Morris). He has looked particularly
bad this season - 3.4 YPC (surprised he even won the backup job). As Rotoworld describes it, he has shown Shonn Greene-esq like skill set this year. I think
the Browns will shut him down.
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Henry Ford
Footballguy
He's incredibly talented and more than 15 carries in a game will likely cause his entire skeletal system to simply crumble.
Raider Nation
Devil's Advocate
"I agree that he sucks... but I don't know much about him!"
Well, I meant his background pre-NFL."I agree that he sucks... but I don't know much about him!"
ROYALWITCHEESE
Footballguy
Really? His limited usage at LSU would suggest he's rarely been "lathered up", if ever...
Raider Nation
Devil's Advocate
More for us. 
If you like 15/35/0 lines, then be my guest.More for us.
FWIW, I have both Foster and picked up Blue and I'll be sitting Blue for Benjamin in the flex.
GregR
Footballguy
Haven't seen anything special from Blue yet. He resembles Foster physically but doesn't show the vision that is a big part of what makes Foster good. Also wouldn't say he's as elusive... Foster is good at getting people to misjudge him.
So far I'd say Blue is Just Another Guy. There's always the chance that's wrong and he goes off to have a great career, but I just don't see anything to think that's in his stars.
So far I'd say Blue is Just Another Guy. There's always the chance that's wrong and he goes off to have a great career, but I just don't see anything to think that's in his stars.
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Raider Nation
Devil's Advocate
Using his data from LSU is irrelevant. He was in a committee, as noted. It's his show on Sunday. If he doesn't produce, no excuses.
Amused to Death
Footballguy
SameSongNDance
Footballguy
Why are people acting like Foster is done for the season?Amused to Death
Footballguy
He may not be, but if he's out this week then I am.
Squintz82
Footballguy
Because everyone loves drama, and seeing a great player not on their team fail.
Gvindy
Footballguy
I call it the "Jerry Springer effect". Makes people feel better about themselves.Because everyone loves drama, and seeing a great player not on their team fail.
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flapgreen
Footballguy
Not a difficult decisionIf you like 15/35/0 lines, then be my guest.More for us.
FWIW, I have both Foster and picked up Blue and I'll be sitting Blue for Benjamin in the flex.
no, its bc foster owners are watching their season slip away. missing 2 or 3 weeks at this stage will really devastate a lot of teams.Because everyone loves drama, and seeing a great player not on their team fail.
Squintz82
Footballguy
Your posts are exactly what makes these threads so difficult to read. Full of drama and hype without any real substance or analysis. We get it, you really want Foster to miss a few weeks.no, its bc foster owners are watching their season slip away. missing 2 or 3 weeks at this stage will really devastate a lot of teams.Because everyone loves drama, and seeing a great player not on their team fail.
T J
Footballguy
I take the RB pretty much every time in this situation. Benjamin is ok, but give me a RB who I know is gonna carry the load.Not a difficult decisionIf you like 15/35/0 lines, then be my guest.More for us.
FWIW, I have both Foster and picked up Blue and I'll be sitting Blue for Benjamin in the flex.
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BustedKnuckles
Footballguy
The Browns' primary defensive weakness is on the ground, where Mike Pettine's unit ranks 30th in Football Outsiders' run-defense DVOA and permits 4.54 yards per carry to opposing running backs. With Arian Foster (groin) looking shaky to suit up, Alfred Blue will be in play as a flex option should Foster's name be included amongst Houston's inactives. The Texans were a run-heavy, ball-control team with Fitzpatrick under center, and I wouldn't expect that the change with Mallett at the controls, even if Foster sits. ... Third-stringer Jonathan Grimes has touched the ball just twice since Week 3. Blue is Foster's clear-cut handcuff and needs to be rostered everywhere considering Arian's brittle body. Although Foster has dominated on the field, he's battled hamstring, groin, knee, and rib ailments over the course of the season. The Texans have one of the NFL's softest run-defense schedules down the stretch.
lol. ok bra. my posts have been reasonable and measured whereas you have been consistently, aggressively wrong.Your posts are exactly what makes these threads so difficult to read. Full of drama and hype without any real substance or analysis. We get it, you really want Foster to miss a few weeks.no, its bc foster owners are watching their season slip away. missing 2 or 3 weeks at this stage will really devastate a lot of teams.Because everyone loves drama, and seeing a great player not on their team fail.
The Man With No Name
Footballguy
The last 3 games they are giving up 3.8 yards per carry. Since their week 4 BYE they are giving up 4.15 yards per carry in 6 games
flapgreen
Footballguy
You would take a backup rb over a top 20 wr every time? I'm not with you hereI take the RB pretty much every time in this situation. Benjamin is ok, but give me a RB who I know is gonna carry the load.Not a difficult decisionIf you like 15/35/0 lines, then be my guest.More for us.
FWIW, I have both Foster and picked up Blue and I'll be sitting Blue for Benjamin in the flex.
T J
Footballguy
In a one game scenario, I would take a RB who I know is in line for a bunch if touches over most receivers and certainly over Benjamin in this situation. Not that it matters, but ESPN's week 11 projections have Blue as the #3 RB ahead of Forte, ahead of Lynch.You would take a backup rb over a top 20 wr every time? I'm not with you hereI take the RB pretty much every time in this situation. Benjamin is ok, but give me a RB who I know is gonna carry the load.Not a difficult decisionIf you like 15/35/0 lines, then be my guest.More for us.
FWIW, I have both Foster and picked up Blue and I'll be sitting Blue for Benjamin in the flex.
I think that's off, but the dude is in line for some work so ya, he'd be in for my team for sure ahead of Benjamin.
ghostguy123
Footballguy
T J
Footballguy
Not saying I agree with those projections, but it does sort of point to the thought that he's gonna get work.
GROOT
Footballguy
Bracie Smathers
Footballguy
Jason Braddock, the reporter that tweeted RB Arian Foster would not play Sunday but then reports continued to state Foster was a QUESTIONABLE GTD so he was asked about his tweet so he gave an interview on Sirius radio.
You can listen to the brief interview here:
https://soundcloud.com/siriusxmfantasy/jayson-braddock-expands-on-his-report-that-arian-foster-is-out-for-week-11-on-sxm-fantasy-football
Basically he says the groin injury was worse than what the coaches had been letting on. He said the O'Brien comes from the Bellichick tree where he wants to obscure any news concerning injuries that might help the opposition but Braddock says it in a ho-hum manner like 'Dude, we know Foster isn't going to play so why the head games?' He seems very-matter-of-fact that Foster won't play.
He also notes a few weeks ago O'Brien did the same thing with CB Kareem Jackson who was definitely OUT but when reporters asked about him O'Brien joked and said he had a 'toothache' so O'Brien has a pattern of trying to hide injured players in some sort of ill-conceived Bellichickean gamesmanship ploy.
Braddock seems a bit irritated with how O'Brien has made comments during the week when he said things like 'Arian has done some little things' when Braddock said that Foster didn't practice all week and then Braddock says without any doubt that "Foster will NOT PLAY Sunday against the Browns."
He was then asked about RB Alfred Blue and said he had trouble with blitz pickups and he mentioned a case of the nerves that he had in preseason but doesn't really give much info on Blue, probably due to not seeing him since the preseason.
Go to the link to hear the quick interview.
You can listen to the brief interview here:
https://soundcloud.com/siriusxmfantasy/jayson-braddock-expands-on-his-report-that-arian-foster-is-out-for-week-11-on-sxm-fantasy-football
Basically he says the groin injury was worse than what the coaches had been letting on. He said the O'Brien comes from the Bellichick tree where he wants to obscure any news concerning injuries that might help the opposition but Braddock says it in a ho-hum manner like 'Dude, we know Foster isn't going to play so why the head games?' He seems very-matter-of-fact that Foster won't play.
He also notes a few weeks ago O'Brien did the same thing with CB Kareem Jackson who was definitely OUT but when reporters asked about him O'Brien joked and said he had a 'toothache' so O'Brien has a pattern of trying to hide injured players in some sort of ill-conceived Bellichickean gamesmanship ploy.
Braddock seems a bit irritated with how O'Brien has made comments during the week when he said things like 'Arian has done some little things' when Braddock said that Foster didn't practice all week and then Braddock says without any doubt that "Foster will NOT PLAY Sunday against the Browns."
He was then asked about RB Alfred Blue and said he had trouble with blitz pickups and he mentioned a case of the nerves that he had in preseason but doesn't really give much info on Blue, probably due to not seeing him since the preseason.
Go to the link to hear the quick interview.
Bracie Smathers
Footballguy
What do you think now?
Seems like Foster really wasn't even close to playing this week.
We heard a report Foster did not have a MRI. We do not know if that is true. O'Brien is clearly trying to hide the true severity of the injury here.
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SameSongNDance
Footballguy
That it's somewhere in between a grade 1 and 3 sprain. He wasn't able to shake it off in a week but I also don't believe he tore the muscle off of the bone like Ball/Fjax.
BustedKnuckles
Footballguy
Cleveland has given up 4.67 YPC to Darren McFadden, Bobby Rainey and Jeremy Hill the last three weeks. Blue will be a solid RB2.
Remember the report that he didn't have an MRI came from Ian Rapoport who has to be the least hooked in "NFL expert". He was the same guy who reported Gio Bernard was going to be "OK" when every other reporter was reporting Gio would probably be out the first week of his injury. Then Ian expressed surprise on twitter Sunday morning when Gio was out that first week despite the fact it was almost a given by that point Gio wasn't playing.
At this point no info coming from Ian should be taken as reliable.Arian probably has had an MRI. I personally almost ignore Ian's reports especially ones where he says a "source" told him. I think his sources are the water boys
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Jerry Curl
Footballguy
Texans officially ruled Arian Foster (groin) out for Week 11 against the Browns.
Coach Bill O'Brien called Foster a game-day decision following Friday's practice, but he was never expected to play. Rookie Alfred Blue will get the start and should see a heavy workload with Ryan Mallett making his first NFL start against the Browns on Sunday. Blue is a solid RB2 against a struggling Cleveland rush defense.
SameSongNDance
Footballguy
Yeah, he was also incorrect on Jimmy Graham, he's been all around pretty ####ty this year. Let's say he did have the MRI though, do you think O'Brien is withholding the info that Foster is slated to miss a month+ with a high grade groin tear? I suppose it's possible but I feel like it's more plausible that he's just slowly coming back from a less serious injury.
Right, that doesn't change the fact that you were criticizing people worried about Graham and Ellington (non-contact injury) for saying the same crap you said in this thread when we were all working with limited information. You realize that regardless of the outcome that you're still a hypocrite right?
Texans officially ruled Arian Foster (groin) out for Week 11 against the Browns.
Coach Bill O'Brien called Foster a game-day decision following Friday's practice, but he was never expected to play. Rookie Alfred Blue will get the start and should see a heavy workload with Ryan Mallett making his first NFL start against the Browns on Sunday. Blue is a solid RB2 against a struggling Cleveland rush defense.
Jerry Curl
Footballguy
OK, if you wanna attempt to call me out, I'll swing my meat. Wasnt I right about Graham and Ellington not missing any games? I think I was. The point is not panicking but getting it right. So next time you call me out make sure I have not been correct about all the things you said. The point is not to panic and evaluate the situation on its own, and I did that for each player. I'm not a doctor but I'm more accurate at guessing injuries and their severity then you apparently with Graham, Ellington and now Foster.Right, that doesn't change the fact that you were criticizing people worried about Graham and Ellington (non-contact injury) for saying the same crap you said in this thread when we were all working with limited information. You realize that regardless of the outcome that you're still a hypocrite right?
Texans officially ruled Arian Foster (groin) out for Week 11 against the Browns.
Coach Bill O'Brien called Foster a game-day decision following Friday's practice, but he was never expected to play. Rookie Alfred Blue will get the start and should see a heavy workload with Ryan Mallett making his first NFL start against the Browns on Sunday. Blue is a solid RB2 against a struggling Cleveland rush defense.
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SameSongNDance
Footballguy
OK, if you wanna attempt to call me out, I'll swing my meat. Wasnt I right about Graham and Ellington not missing any games? I think I was. The point is not panicking but getting it right. So next time you call me out make sure I have not been correct about all the things you said. The point is not to panic and evaluate the situation on its own, and I did that for each player. I'm not a doctor but I'm more accurate at guessing injuries and their severity then you apparently with Graham, Ellington and now Foster.Yeah, he was also incorrect on Jimmy Graham, he's been all around pretty ####ty this year. Let's say he did have the MRI though, do you think O'Brien is withholding the info that Foster is slated to miss a month+ with a high grade groin tear? I suppose it's possible but I feel like it's more plausible that he's just slowly coming back from a less serious injury.
Right, that doesn't change the fact that you were criticizing people worried about Graham and Ellington (non-contact injury) for saying the same crap you said in this thread when we were all working with limited information. You realize that regardless of the outcome that you're still a hypocrite right?
Texans officially ruled Arian Foster (groin) out for Week 11 against the Browns.
Coach Bill O'Brien called Foster a game-day decision following Friday's practice, but he was never expected to play. Rookie Alfred Blue will get the start and should see a heavy workload with Ryan Mallett making his first NFL start against the Browns on Sunday. Blue is a solid RB2 against a struggling Cleveland rush defense.
You don't even remotely get it.
SproutDaddy
Footballguy
Dude stopno, its bc foster owners are watching their season slip away. missing 2 or 3 weeks at this stage will really devastate a lot of teams.Because everyone loves drama, and seeing a great player not on their team fail.
Jerry Curl
Footballguy
I dont know if teams are watching their season slip away, but he is right with a player like Foster missing 2-3 weeks this time of years as devastating to some of those teams I'm sure.Dude stopno, its bc foster owners are watching their season slip away. missing 2 or 3 weeks at this stage will really devastate a lot of teams.Because everyone loves drama, and seeing a great player not on their team fail.
