Ryan Mathews (1 Viewer)

[kutta]

This is just too funny. It's almost unbelievable, like someone is playing a joke on all us FFers.

 

[Cecil_Pooples]

Maybe Ronnie and Cadillac could reunite in SD? Maybe Christie Brinkley steps up?

Really stunned SD aimed so low for a Matthews backup with Brown.

 

[rizzler]

Ok, ok... I got one.

What does Ryan Mathews and a woman's lady parts have in common?

They both break on first contact.



No?

 

[rickyg]

WOW...this kid really is made of paper machet, huh? Is Ced Benson still out there? I hear travis henry is trying to make a comeback lol

 

[Cecil_Pooples]

How do we feel about Ronnie Brown for possibly week 1 and 2?

He should be sitting at home right now.Seriously think Benson, Grant, LT2, Clinton Portis, Westbrook have more left than this guy. Throw Julius, Kevin Jones & Samkon Gado in there too.

 

[Raider Nation]

Yatil Green thinks Mathews is injury prone.

 

[VaTerp]

That labia joke is twice as funny now.

No, it's still a lame, tired joke but who really cares.Call me crazy, I still like Mathews and the price just got a lot cheaper. Timeframe would put Mathews back right at the start of the season, maybe missing the first week or at most 2. Chargers do have to make a move though. Ronnie Brown and Brinkley is not gonna cut it to start the season.Maybe McClain gets some carries??

 

[Peeps Inc.]

Ryan Mathews will be sidelined 4-6 weeks with a broken clavicle sustained early in Thursday's preseason opener.

Source: Michael Gehlken on Twitter

Damnit!!!!!!!!1

 

[One]

Wonder if McFadden can top it on MNF.

 

[Matt's Eagles]

Maybe a trade for that Jonathan Stewart guy...

 

[Kool-Aid Larry]

THE SKY IS FALLING!

matthews better step out of the way quick

 

[CamelGod]

Time to start that Jackie Battle train again

 

[RBM]

Holy ####....ONE ####### CARRY!!

 

[Zackattack]

This sucks badly. drafting at 7 or 8 I didn't want him any way.

 

[ImTheScientist]

Can't say I didn't wrn people

 

[BoltzNBrew]

Brown was already rostered, I picked up Brinkley and someone just grabbed McClain.

 

[rickyg]

I just had a funny thought. Norv Turner was quoted as saying "we are going to give Ryan Mathews as much of a workload as he can handle this season"

Well...I guess we just found out how much was too much....apparently 1 carry! LOL

 

[Instinctive]

I'm psyched. Guys who miss one or two games to start season typically end up being way undervalued. May be able to get him on some teams now! Be nice to go Rice/Julio/Mathews from the 2 spot, and might be doable two/three weeks from now if Julio hype doesn't grow too much...

 

[BustedKnuckles]

Maybe a tough RB would come back and play in 4-6 weeks...not a glass one like Ryan...more like 8 weeks im sure

 

[GroveDiesel]

####

 

[cvnpoka]

The scary part about him is that he leaves with minor injuries. For the most part he always plays the next week so it shows he's not hurt badly, but he refuses to play with minor injuries.He's the softest RB I've seen in awhile. Great talent but no heart.

pretty impressive that you are able to discern the amount of pain and the extent of an injury another person is experiencing. i mean, there must some endeavor where your preternatural talent yields nice profit.

When a guy leaves a game and returns the next week it's pretty clear his injury wasn't that bad. Mathews does it every other week. Leave game, come back the next week, rinse and repeat with this tin man.

is this a legit injury where he is allowed to leave the game? or is breaking your clavicle another indication of toughness issues?

 

[Maurile Tremblay]

Norv Turner: "My hopes for Ryan (Mathews) have not changed. ... I still expect him to have a great year."

 

[rizzler]

Norv Turner: "My hopes for Ryan (Mathews) have not changed. ... I still expect him to have a great year."

sipping pina colada's from his couch, I imagine.

 

[mquinnjr]

Brown was already rostered, I picked up Brinkley and someone just grabbed McClain.

Thanks for the idea Brew, Brown was rostered but I think he's done. Just got Brinkley and McClain. Will spin in dynasty. Sorry about the injury since you're a Bolts guy, but cheers on the fantasy heads up.

 

[rickyg]

All jokes aside broken clavicle is tough to come back from quickly for a rb. If they rush him back too quickly and he ets hit hard or falls hard he could reinsure it easily. Which would maybe out him out for the season. My call is he doesn't play until week 4

 

[rizzler]

This injury and TRich's scope, probably just cost me my chance at Brady or brees at the 12 spot.

I'm effing pissed.

 

[ens189]

Wow...big change for the 1st round now.

 

[BustedKnuckles]

Ryan Mathews will have surgery Friday, coach Norv Turner said

 

[moderated]

Maybe a tough RB would come back and play in 4-6 weeks...not a glass one like Ryan...more like 8 weeks im sure

Not even trying to joke I would be shocked if a RB like Mathews returned in 6 weeks, and 8 seems optimistic as he refuses to play with any pain at all.A Mid October return seems most likely.

 

[One]

All jokes aside broken clavicle is tough to come back from quickly for a rb. If they rush him back too quickly and he ets hit hard or falls hard he could reinsure it easily. Which would maybe out him out for the season. My call is he doesn't play until week 4

Then the week he's expected back, RM will break his wrist on a Shake Weight.

 

[Sake-Bombers]

Bring back LaDainian!

 

[ashishka]

I was kicking myself for trading him away in a dynasty league last year.... but he was really frustrating to own. He would get banged up every other series and come out for a couple plays. Probably will come back in 4 weeks, but high risk to go down again with a different injury.

 

[moderated]

Ryan Mathews will have surgery Friday, coach Norv Turner said

What?Fractured clavicles rarely require surgery unless the break is displaced badly.This is sounding worse every second.

 

[mquinnjr]

I'm getting a headache just thinking about all my drafts.

I'm beginning to think a stud QB/WR/TE are musts, the RB pool is getting so small. Competitive advantage to counter a top 3 pick is going to have to come from another position. Top 3 is basically a punched playoff ticket at this rate. I'm thinking you must go stud QB/Calvin/Graham to even try to counter the teams with the top 3 RB's and get your RB2 guy in the 2nd.

 

[BustedKnuckles]

Ray Rice ...nuff said

 

[Tau837]

Yatil Green thinks Mathews is injury prone.

 

[mquinnjr]

Gonna be a fun year. The guy gets injured making coffee in the morning.I kept him only because the cost was a 4th rounder, otherwise he would not be on my team.

This is interesting shtick about a RB's injury proneness, coming from a Raiders fan.

So because McFadden is rarely healthy, I'm not allowed to comment on RB injuries?

I'm drinking and forced to watch third stringers play football.

AKA "Heaven"...

Isn't everyone in this thread drinking?

I am off tomorrow, and the Bears/Broncos replay is just starting. Just saying.

 

[Bradford4Prez]

I JUST traded Mathews for McFadden+ an hour or two before the injury...I feel kinda dirty

 

[Tau837]

The scary part about him is that he leaves with minor injuries. For the most part he always plays the next week so it shows he's not hurt badly, but he refuses to play with minor injuries.He's the softest RB I've seen in awhile. Great talent but no heart.

pretty impressive that you are able to discern the amount of pain and the extent of an injury another person is experiencing. i mean, there must some endeavor where your preternatural talent yields nice profit.

When a guy leaves a game and returns the next week it's pretty clear his injury wasn't that bad. Mathews does it every other week. Leave game, come back the next week, rinse and repeat with this tin man.

is this a legit injury where he is allowed to leave the game? or is breaking your clavicle another indication of toughness issues?

 

[Donnybrook]

Ryan Mathews will have surgery Friday, coach Norv Turner said

What?Fractured clavicles rarely require surgery unless the break is displaced badly.This is sounding worse every second.

I would guess that they will be inserting a steal pin. Adrian Peterson had the same type of operation prior to entering the draft.

 

[Jene Bramel]

Fractured clavicles rarely require surgery unless the break is displaced badly.

This is not true. It's become standard of care, particularly in elite athletes, to stabilize even minor fractures surgically to remove any concern of the bone not healing properly. Marques Colston, for example, had a very minor clavicle fracture plated last year and returned in two weeks.It'll be very interesting to see how long Mathews sits. There's certainly a chance he could return in four weeks, but you'd have to expect caution with a running back who will have that area tested frequently. I highly doubt we'll see him return as quickly as Colston did last year, for example.Hard not to drop Mathews on draft boards and I wouldn't take him in the top half of the first round right now, but I think he's going to be a very attractive risk-reward pick in the late first - early second round. When he returns, particularly if his rehab period lasts 6-8 weeks and not 3-4, this injury may not be a concern. With the SD depth chart as it is, it won't take the team long to give him the workload originally expected.

 

[Raider Nation]

Not even trying to joke I would be shocked if a RB like Mathews returned in 6 weeks, and 8 seems optimistic as he refuses to play with any pain at all.

Either way, he's definitely OUT week 1. Which is really... a shame.

Wednesday, September 5

Dallas at N.Y. Giants (8:30 PM)

Sunday, September 9

Jacksonville at Minnesota (1:00 PM)

Indianapolis at Chicago (1:00 PM)

New England at Tennessee (1:00 PM)

Miami at Houston (1:00 PM)

Buffalo at N.Y. Jets (1:00 PM)

St. Louis at Detroit (1:00 PM)

Atlanta at Kansas City (1:00 PM)

Washington at New Orleans (1:00 PM)

Philadelphia at Cleveland (1:00 PM)

Carolina at Tampa Bay (4:15 PM)

Seattle at Arizona (4:15 PM)

San Francisco at Green Bay (4:15 PM)

Pittsburgh at Denver (8:20 PM)

Monday, September 10

Cincinnati at Baltimore (7:00 PM)

San Diego at Oakland (10:15 PM)

 

[VaTerp]

Gonna be a fun year. The guy gets injured making coffee in the morning.I kept him only because the cost was a 4th rounder, otherwise he would not be on my team.

This is interesting shtick about a RB's injury proneness, coming from a Raiders fan.

So because McFadden is rarely healthy, I'm not allowed to comment on RB injuries?

I'm drinking and forced to watch third stringers play football.

AKA "Heaven"...

Isn't everyone in this thread drinking?

I am off tomorrow, and the Bears/Broncos replay is just starting. Just saying.

Exact same here.

 

[gianthater]

Cedrick Benson's phone is ringing.

Meanwhile, I'm in round 10 of a dyansty draft with a major RB problem...

NO, I will not be drafting Ronnie Brown.

 

[Bonka]

And here I was hoping Mathews would be available at 1.05 this coming Monday.

 

[Tau837]

Fractured clavicles rarely require surgery unless the break is displaced badly.

This is not true. It's become standard of care, particularly in elite athletes, to stabilize even minor fractures surgically to remove any concern of the bone not healing properly. Marques Colston, for example, had a very minor clavicle fracture plated last year and returned in two weeks.It'll be very interesting to see how long Mathews sits. There's certainly a chance he could return in four weeks, but you'd have to expect caution with a running back who will have that area tested frequently. I highly doubt we'll see him return as quickly as Colston did last year, for example.Hard not to drop Mathews on draft boards and I wouldn't take him in the top half of the first round right now, but I think he's going to be a very attractive risk-reward pick in the late first - early second round. When he returns, particularly if his rehab period lasts 6-8 weeks and not 3-4, this injury may not be a concern. With the SD depth chart as it is, it won't take the team long to give him the workload originally expected.

 

[VaTerp]

And here I was hoping Mathews would be available at 1.05 this coming Monday.

Take someone else and hope he's there on the way back.

 

[moderated]

Fractured clavicles rarely require surgery unless the break is displaced badly.

This is not true. It's become standard of care, particularly in elite athletes, to stabilize even minor fractures surgically to remove any concern of the bone not healing properly. Marques Colston, for example, had a very minor clavicle fracture plated last year and returned in two weeks.It'll be very interesting to see how long Mathews sits. There's certainly a chance he could return in four weeks, but you'd have to expect caution with a running back who will have that area tested frequently. I highly doubt we'll see him return as quickly as Colston did last year, for example.Hard not to drop Mathews on draft boards and I wouldn't take him in the top half of the first round right now, but I think he's going to be a very attractive risk-reward pick in the late first - early second round. When he returns, particularly if his rehab period lasts 6-8 weeks and not 3-4, this injury may not be a concern. With the SD depth chart as it is, it won't take the team long to give him the workload originally expected.

Thanks for the info, I googled it and it said clavicles usually don't require surgery.So based on his position would you estimate him being out 6-8 weeks or more?

 

[Jason Wood]

I dropped him to 12 games played, and his ranking falls to 12th among RBs...but I agree with Jene that he'll be a great value for the forward thinking fantasy drafters now.

 

[Craig_MiamiFL]

Rotoworld just started an industry league draft:

1.1. Arian Foster, Texans RB

1.2. Ryan Mathews, Chargers RB

1.3. Ray Rice, Ravens RB

1.4. LeSean McCoy, Eagles RB

1.5. Chris Johnson, Titans RB

1.6. Aaron Rodgers, Packers QB

1.7. Calvin Johnson, Lions WR

1.8. Darren McFadden, Raiders RB

1.9. Tom Brady, Patriots QB

1.10. Drew Brees, Saints QB

1.11. Cam Newton, Panthers QB

1.12. DeMarco Murray, Cowboys RB

1.13. Marshawn Lynch, Seahawks RB

1.14. Jamaal Charles, Chiefs RB

Rotoworld's Pick: Mathews. I think the top-four backs are bunched pretty tightly at the top, and the deck could be shuffled any which way. I would have taken Foster No. 1, but Mathews was my pick at 2 because I think his workload will be stronger than Rice and McCoy's, and I think the Chargers will lean on Mathews as a true bellcow runner in more of a ground-oriented offense than we've seen from San Diego in years past. The workload and talent on Mathews are elite. The fact that he has struggled with injuries his first two seasons doesn't really bother me. I think he's an extremely well conditioned athlete in 2012, and I expect him to stay healthy and get the rock a ton.

Nice work Silva