Steven Jackson Injury Prone? (1 Viewer)

[KSkid]

The player spotlight didn't seem like the appropriate place to post this question.

I have seen some talk on another forum that SJ is injury prone and now is the time to sell him before he falls off more. Apparently he twisted his ankle and is suffering from what the team says is a slight groin pull. After his groin tear last year, they (the guys in this forum) are saying that he is turning into a Priest Holmes type. I think that it is way to early to sell on him. I gave rookie pick 1.6 for him about a month ago and I thought I was getting a steal.

So, does anyone agree that SJ is injury prone? Is he going to be the next Holmes this year, who is great when he's on the field but misses a bunch of games every year? I have him on 3 of my teams, so I'm interested in what everyone else thinks about him.

 

[EBF]

It's been a minor concern of mine dating back to when he was still a draft prospect. He runs hard and presents a big target for opposing defenders. I know he's had some issues with nagging injuries in the NFL and I'm fairly certain he also had a minor knee surgery to clean up his knee before he was drafted. He hasn't had any sever injuries, but I do think he's a minor durability risk.

That said, running back is a violent position. Most of these guys get hurt sooner or later. My attitude with a guy like Jackson is the same as my attitude with a guy like Peterson: draft him and enjoy the points while they last.

 

[Dinsy Ejotuz]

If he's a #1 RB in the NFL he's injury prone.

 

[KellysHeroes]

I would say that him and ADP have more injury concerns than most other RBs... But people rate them #1 and #2

 

[RavensUNFL]

I gave rookie pick 1.6 for him about a month ago and I thought I was getting a steal.

I don't think "steal" is a strong enough word for that trade, I hope you used lubrication for his sake.

 

[KSkid]

I gave rookie pick 1.6 for him about a month ago and I thought I was getting a steal.

I don't think "steal" is a strong enough word for that trade, I hope you used lubrication for his sake.

I said I was interested in Jackson, the response was "What about your rookie pick for him?" I had 1.06 of my own, and also 1.07 and 1.10 from others. I wasn't sure exactly what he meant, so my only response was "Sounds good to me", and he posted the trade.

 

[RavensUNFL]

I bet you couldn't click "accept" fast enough when that trade came through.

 

[Lott's Fingertip]

I would say that him and ADP have more injury concerns than most other RBs... But people rate them #1 and #2

What starting RBs don't have injury concerns?!?!?Westbrook - never played 16 gamesGore - nothing but injuries in college; missed 2, 0, and 1 games in 3 NFL seasonsBarber - missed 3 games as a rookie; never carried the load in the NFLPortis - 3 injury free seasons, missed 3, 1, and 8 games in other 3 seasonsBush - missed 4 games last yearLJ - missed 8 games last yearLynch - missed 3 games last yearJ.Lewis - missed games 3 out of last 4 years (not even considering his missed year due to ACL)Maroney? Lendale White? Parker? Rudi? Ronnie Brown? Brandon Jacobs? Fred Taylor? Julius Jones? Thomas Jones? Edge?What does that leave us? LT, Addai, MJD.... plus a few rookies and a couple of part timers getting a chance to carry the load (Grant, Turner, Young - and the latter two have already missed time).Wdcrob said it best:

If he's a #1 RB in the NFL he's injury prone.

The jury is out on ADP, but Jackson falls right in line with the rest of the league as far as injuries are concerned.Football is a collision sport.

 

[KellysHeroes]

I would say that him and ADP have more injury concerns than most other RBs... But people rate them #1 and #2

What starting RBs don't have injury concerns?!?!?Westbrook - never played 16 gamesGore - nothing but injuries in college; missed 2, 0, and 1 games in 3 NFL seasonsBarber - missed 3 games as a rookie; never carried the load in the NFLPortis - 3 injury free seasons, missed 3, 1, and 8 games in other 3 seasonsBush - missed 4 games last yearLJ - missed 8 games last yearLynch - missed 3 games last yearJ.Lewis - missed games 3 out of last 4 years (not even considering his missed year due to ACL)Maroney? Lendale White? Parker? Rudi? Ronnie Brown? Brandon Jacobs? Fred Taylor? Julius Jones? Thomas Jones? Edge?What does that leave us? LT, Addai, MJD.... plus a few rookies and a couple of part timers getting a chance to carry the load (Grant, Turner, Young - and the latter two have already missed time).Wdcrob said it best:

If he's a #1 RB in the NFL he's injury prone.

The jury is out on ADP, but Jackson falls right in line with the rest of the league as far as injuries are concerned.Football is a collision sport.

Westy has Injury Issues... but hes actually been getting better; I think in the past 2 seasons.. hes only missed 2 or 3 gamesGore has a load of Injury concerns.. so many that I will avoid him outrightMBIII and the words "Injury Concerns" do not mix. Portis proved last yr that he can come back from injury and give all 16 plus play-offs.. not worriedBush, kid was hurting 4 games earlier and gutted out 4 more games... not worried about him eitherLJ was hit by the 400 carry curseLynch, gotta give guys who get hurt in thier rookie season a break... unless their injury prone in College, which ADP clearly wasJLewis.. I'm not picking Lewis in the 1st or 2nd rounds.. so I'm not corcerned about him

 

[Knight who says Ni]

I gave rookie pick 1.6 for him about a month ago and I thought I was getting a steal.

I don't think "steal" is a strong enough word for that trade, I hope you used lubrication for his sake.

Injury concern or not, I was thinking this exact same thing ...

 

[KellysHeroes]

I gave rookie pick 1.6 for him about a month ago and I thought I was getting a steal.

I don't think "steal" is a strong enough word for that trade, I hope you used lubrication for his sake.

Injury concern or not, I was thinking this exact same thing ...

Did the league take a vote to kick-out the other guy... he clearly has no idea what their doing.

 

[TheWick]

Is KellysHeroes setting up league mates to let Jackson drop to his pick further down in the first round?

 

[KellysHeroes]

Is KellysHeroes setting up league mates to let Jackson drop to his pick further down in the first round?

Nothing can stop the Jackson hype... and I love it. SJax is very talented; and he is worthy of a top 5 pick... but I am passing on him in the top 3.Honestly, this is my rankingRedraft LT2Addai (the best situation for any FF RB)Westy (as I said before, hes only missed about 3 games in 2 yrs)ADPMBIIISJaxDynastyADPAddaiLT2MBIIISJax

 

[Yitbos69]

I gave rookie pick 1.6 for him about a month ago and I thought I was getting a steal.

I don't think "steal" is a strong enough word for that trade, I hope you used lubrication for his sake.

Injury concern or not, I was thinking this exact same thing ...

Did the league take a vote to kick-out the other guy... he clearly has no idea what their doing.

that may be the worst trade I have ever seen.....Sjax is top 5 at worst in any format.1.06 rookie is not very good at all in comparison........was this in a free league or a money league??

 

[bcr8f]

I gave rookie pick 1.6 for him about a month ago and I thought I was getting a steal.

I don't think "steal" is a strong enough word for that trade, I hope you used lubrication for his sake.

I said I was interested in Jackson, the response was "What about your rookie pick for him?" I had 1.06 of my own, and also 1.07 and 1.10 from others. I wasn't sure exactly what he meant, so my only response was "Sounds good to me", and he posted the trade.

Geez. 1.6. Who did he take?

 

[TheWick]

Is KellysHeroes setting up league mates to let Jackson drop to his pick further down in the first round?

Nothing can stop the Jackson hype... and I love it. SJax is very talented; and he is worthy of a top 5 pick... but I am passing on him in the top 3.Honestly, this is my rankingRedraft LT2Addai (the best situation for any FF RB)Westy (as I said before, hes only missed about 3 games in 2 yrs)ADPMBIIISJaxDynastyADPAddaiLT2MBIIISJax

We'll just have to agree to disagree on this one. I'm not a big Barber (I was last year) guy this year at all. He just got paid. Addai hasn't exactly proven he can carry the load. To each their own.

 

[ATC1]

I would say that him and ADP have more injury concerns than most other RBs... But people rate them #1 and #2

What starting RBs don't have injury concerns?!?!?Westbrook - never played 16 gamesGore - nothing but injuries in college; missed 2, 0, and 1 games in 3 NFL seasonsBarber - missed 3 games as a rookie; never carried the load in the NFLPortis - 3 injury free seasons, missed 3, 1, and 8 games in other 3 seasonsBush - missed 4 games last yearLJ - missed 8 games last yearLynch - missed 3 games last yearJ.Lewis - missed games 3 out of last 4 years (not even considering his missed year due to ACL)Maroney? Lendale White? Parker? Rudi? Ronnie Brown? Brandon Jacobs? Fred Taylor? Julius Jones? Thomas Jones? Edge?What does that leave us? LT, Addai, MJD.... plus a few rookies and a couple of part timers getting a chance to carry the load (Grant, Turner, Young - and the latter two have already missed time).Wdcrob said it best:

If he's a #1 RB in the NFL he's injury prone.

The jury is out on ADP, but Jackson falls right in line with the rest of the league as far as injuries are concerned.Football is a collision sport.

Westy has Injury Issues... but hes actually been getting better; I think in the past 2 seasons.. hes only missed 2 or 3 gamesGore has a load of Injury concerns.. so many that I will avoid him outrightMBIII and the words "Injury Concerns" do not mix. Portis proved last yr that he can come back from injury and give all 16 plus play-offs.. not worriedBush, kid was hurting 4 games earlier and gutted out 4 more games... not worried about him eitherLJ was hit by the 400 carry curseLynch, gotta give guys who get hurt in thier rookie season a break... unless their injury prone in College, which ADP clearly wasJLewis.. I'm not picking Lewis in the 1st or 2nd rounds.. so I'm not corcerned about him

I really think Westy will eventually slow down, but I have no problems with picking him top 5 right now. Gore's reconstructive knees have always bothered me, but I use the excuse of that offense and now M. Martz to really keep me from picking him.Barber I will stay away from because he just got paid and I don't think he will be used as a cmpletely featured back with J. Jones passing up R. Mendenhall for his Arkansas RB. ADP had a broken collar bone. Fractures don't bother me long term.I was cautious when SJax was complaining about achillies tendonitis in preseason 06 and he was getting cortizone injections. That just puts a red flag up for me.

 

[KSkid]

I gave rookie pick 1.6 for him about a month ago and I thought I was getting a steal.

I don't think "steal" is a strong enough word for that trade, I hope you used lubrication for his sake.

I said I was interested in Jackson, the response was "What about your rookie pick for him?" I had 1.06 of my own, and also 1.07 and 1.10 from others. I wasn't sure exactly what he meant, so my only response was "Sounds good to me", and he posted the trade.

Geez. 1.6. Who did he take?

He took Forte. I assume that he is a lot more worried about the injury issue than I am. I can't think of any other reason why he would have made that offer.

 

[Yitbos69]

I gave rookie pick 1.6 for him about a month ago and I thought I was getting a steal.

I don't think "steal" is a strong enough word for that trade, I hope you used lubrication for his sake.

I said I was interested in Jackson, the response was "What about your rookie pick for him?" I had 1.06 of my own, and also 1.07 and 1.10 from others. I wasn't sure exactly what he meant, so my only response was "Sounds good to me", and he posted the trade.

Geez. 1.6. Who did he take?

He took Forte. I assume that he is a lot more worried about the injury issue than I am. I can't think of any other reason why he would have made that offer.

the only two reasons I can think of is that either......... collusion or the other guy is just a complete MORON..........and I have yet to find anyone that stupid

 

[Lott's Fingertip]

I would say that him and ADP have more injury concerns than most other RBs... But people rate them #1 and #2

What starting RBs don't have injury concerns?!?!?Westbrook - never played 16 gamesGore - nothing but injuries in college; missed 2, 0, and 1 games in 3 NFL seasonsBarber - missed 3 games as a rookie; never carried the load in the NFLPortis - 3 injury free seasons, missed 3, 1, and 8 games in other 3 seasonsBush - missed 4 games last yearLJ - missed 8 games last yearLynch - missed 3 games last yearJ.Lewis - missed games 3 out of last 4 years (not even considering his missed year due to ACL)Maroney? Lendale White? Parker? Rudi? Ronnie Brown? Brandon Jacobs? Fred Taylor? Julius Jones? Thomas Jones? Edge?What does that leave us? LT, Addai, MJD.... plus a few rookies and a couple of part timers getting a chance to carry the load (Grant, Turner, Young - and the latter two have already missed time).Wdcrob said it best:

If he's a #1 RB in the NFL he's injury prone.

The jury is out on ADP, but Jackson falls right in line with the rest of the league as far as injuries are concerned.Football is a collision sport.

Westy has Injury Issues... but hes actually been getting better; I think in the past 2 seasons.. hes only missed 2 or 3 gamesGore has a load of Injury concerns.. so many that I will avoid him outrightMBIII and the words "Injury Concerns" do not mix. Portis proved last yr that he can come back from injury and give all 16 plus play-offs.. not worriedBush, kid was hurting 4 games earlier and gutted out 4 more games... not worried about him eitherLJ was hit by the 400 carry curseLynch, gotta give guys who get hurt in thier rookie season a break... unless their injury prone in College, which ADP clearly wasJLewis.. I'm not picking Lewis in the 1st or 2nd rounds.. so I'm not corcerned about him

Westy has never played 16 games and was missing practice about every week with an achy knee last year, but no big concern?MBIII has never carried a full load and looks for collisions, but no worries?Lynch gets hurt, but it's okay because he's a rookie?Bush has a slight build, but gets a pass because he gutted out some games.... even though he missed the same # of games as S.Jax, who came back from a 40% groin tear to finish out the year on a team with nothing to play for?Jackson missed ZERO games in 2006 and ONE game in 2005.... but he's injury prone because he tore his groin last year.I'm just not seeing the logic here.... it's seems random whose injuries are forgivable and whose injuries are problematic. Again: Wdcrob said it best:

If he's a #1 RB in the NFL he's injury prone.

 

[twr]

any of those bruising rb's are bound to have injuries (lj,adp,jackson,mb3,jacobs,stewart,brown)

i like those kind of backs, but they will get injured.

now the shifty and hard runners like LT,mcfadden,portis,dunn,addai, have a much smoother chance at staying injury free, but its the nfl, anyone can get hurt.

 

[Our Gang]

I bet you couldn't click "accept" fast enough when that trade came through.

I had Stephen Davis and Stephen Jackson rostered when they both where Rams, another owner sent a request that had Davis instead of Jackson by accident...Good thing I am an ethical kind of guy.

 

[KellysHeroes]

2005: he had just over 250 atts w/ 43 Recs... I believe this should be his limit.. around 300 Touches.

2006: they way over did him w/ 346 atts and 90 recs

So they keep him around 300 Touches.. he should be fine, most likely miss a game or 2.

W/ that questionable O-Line.. I'm still not taking him in the top 3.