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Updated: September 22, 2009, 5:08 PM ET
Source: Barber '50-50'
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By Matt Mosley
ESPN.com
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Nursing a strained quadriceps muscle in his left leg, Dallas Cowboys running back Marion Barber is "50-50" to play against the Panthers on Monday, a league source told ESPN.com on Tuesday.
An MRI taken Monday morning confirmed the strain. Coach Wade Phillips said the Cowboys would have to "wait and see on that" when asked about Barber's status during Monday's news conference. The Cowboys will see how Barber's quad responds to treatment over the next few days and then make a decision.
Television station KXAS-TV in Dallas-Fort Worth cited anonymous sources in reporting on Tuesday that Barber will miss one to two weeks.
Having one extra day certainly helps the running back's situation. But if Barber, who ran for 124 yards on 18 carries Sunday against the Giants, isn't ready to go, second-year player Tashard Choice will take on a larger role on the offense. When Barber and Julius Jones were out with injuries last December, Choice stepped in and made a very favorable impression.
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones questioned Barber's toughness when he was injured last December, which seemed completely out of place for one of the most punishing runners in the league. Jones attempted to retract his comments later, but it still made for a bizarre situation.
This information is still speculation at best. The Cowboys have not realeased any OFFICIAL timetable of how long hes out. The only thing they have said is that the MRI confirmed that it's a sprained quad... Anonymous sources! HA!edit: the ESPN link provided has been updated since then stating that Barber still hopes to play monday against carolina lol... it just odd that only one random Dallas news station has the inside information that hes out 1-2 weeks, but no one else has any dates/timeframe. i'd say we're gonna wait until sunday/monday at the earliest to find out anything definitive.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?i...ce=NFLHeadlines
Werdnoynek, let me enlighten you here a bit.First of all, Newy Scruggs is the lead sports anchor here at Dallas/Ft. Worth's NBC affiliate while also holding down a radio show for the Cowboys flagship radio station. He has numerous connections within the Cowboys organization. He also has his own show on NBC on Sunday nights in tandem with former Cowboys great Drew Pearson. Scruggs has some skins on the wall.
Secondly, if you are relying on ESPN, you are way behind in the times. Generally, ESPN is about 24 hours behind in reporting the same news you'll find with FBGs or what is brought to this board.
For a newbie you are certainly spouting off quite a bit. You may want to think a little longer before you post.
Now as far as Barber goes, most on this board are well aware of how closely I follow the Cowboys and sources I have myself here and there. Those that follow the Cowboys thread can attest to that. At this point, you can figure on Barber missing two weeks. Things could change, but he will definitely be out Monday night at the very least.
Andy, thx for the info. I was doing research and my wife, who is a orthopedic surgeon, helped me understand more of this injury. Torn ligaments and tendons require as long to heal as fractured bones do.
The average healing times are:
(1) mild strain - 2 to 10 days
(2) moderate strain - 10 days to 6 weeks
(3) severe strain - 6 to 10 weeks.(From the reaction he had Sun. night, I have to concur with this diagnosis.)
The complications listed above are more likely to occur in the case of repeated injuries.
I am wondering if its more serious then what the Cowboys are leading us to believe? SJax had a similar injury and was out for 6 games. The way Marion hit the turf after grasping his leg, shows that this isn't just a minor injury.
Some possible complications can be:
(1) prolonged healing time if activity is resumed too soon
(2) proneness to repeated injury
(3) Loss of the ability to quickly accelerate and decelerate
(4) inflammation at the attachment to bone (periostitis); or prolonged disability (weakness). With a first-time injury, proper care and sufficient healing time before resuming activity should prevent permanent disability.
