BigJim®
Footballguy
Apparently, Torain suffered an arm injury in camp today.
http://www.denverpost.com/broncos/ci_10114850
http://www.denverpost.com/broncos/ci_10114850
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Torain arm injury (1 Viewer)
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Buckeyedawgs
Footballguy
Yikes, I like this kid! Thanks for the quick link!
Hope he is OK...interesting, I did not know he was third on the depth chart (not that it matters so much in the Land of Skeletor). I am guessing Young and Pittman are ahead of him? Or is it Hall?
Young and Hall are ahead of him. Pittman is shown as a fullback on the depth chart.
identikit
Footballguy
Latest depth chart has Young then Hall...subject to change by the minute, of course...
Thanks. I went to NFL.com and they had Pittman listed as an RB.
You might be right Chachi, but if anyone is in TD only leagues, this guy could be the goal line vulture. Young doesn't have quite the build to be a goal line back, but Torain might fit the bill just fine. One of my 3 leagues is a TD only league. I am targeting Torain as a flyer in the middle rounds of that league.
sholditch
Footballguy
You just using height and weight for this or something else? Just curious.
Ozymandias
Footballguy
He must have been riding the bike with his hands in the stirrups.
Buffaloes
Footballguy
What does his foot injury from a year ago have to do with his arm injury this morning?That plus I heard Cecil Lammey report on 104.3 the Fan last night that it could be a distinct possibility. Lammey is covering Bronco training camp, there may be mention of this in one of his threads or one of the Bronco threads, I haven't checked though.
bcr8f
Footballguy
Do you guys lay in the weeds looking for people to bash?
Rejoicing over an injury 
You should be happy that people draft these guys instead of patting yourselves on the back when people get hurt.
Cecil Lammey
Footballguy
6-8 weeks broken elbow is the early report
Texican
Footballguy
Do you guys lay in the weeds looking for people to bash?
Lighten up Francis.
T Bell
Footballguy
The Broncos depth chart is what Shanny ate for breakfast.
T Bell
Footballguy
And the lost time is worse for a rookie than it would be for a vet.
blackjack23
Footballguy
Wow Selvin gets bumped a few notches IMO.
sholditch
Footballguy
Feel bad for the kid as he really needed camp to make an impact in Denver. By next year it will be on to the next 4th-rd RB/undrafted FA. As a Young owner it does ease my mind about his stability, but this sucks for Torain. Already trying to overcome a serious injury and now going to be totally out of the mix this season.
Markus P Dub
Footballguy
This should be good news for Anthony 'Quick Six' Alridge
- Anthony Alridge had quite the day as well. It started early on in practice when he caught a screen pass and grabbed a quick first down past the defense. Then during the goal-line drill, it was 185-pound Alridge who stuck his head in the middle of the pack and forced his way into the endzone for the first touchdown. Two series later, Alridge caught a pass from Jay Cutler and sprinted his way to the front corner of the endzone for his second touchdown of the drill.
Twice during practice Alridge caught a quick pass and bounced outside before the defense even knew what hit them. He had nothing but green ahead of him except for rookie Jack Williams both times, and twice after a few moves Williams made the great open-field tackle.
http://blog.denverbroncos.com/denverbronco...am-blog-day-12/
- Anthony Alridge had quite the day as well. It started early on in practice when he caught a screen pass and grabbed a quick first down past the defense. Then during the goal-line drill, it was 185-pound Alridge who stuck his head in the middle of the pack and forced his way into the endzone for the first touchdown. Two series later, Alridge caught a pass from Jay Cutler and sprinted his way to the front corner of the endzone for his second touchdown of the drill.
Twice during practice Alridge caught a quick pass and bounced outside before the defense even knew what hit them. He had nothing but green ahead of him except for rookie Jack Williams both times, and twice after a few moves Williams made the great open-field tackle.
http://blog.denverbroncos.com/denverbronco...am-blog-day-12/
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the UFFRM
Footballguy
This is just a ploy to motivate....
I don't see this amounting to much in terms of goal line touches
BigSteelThrill
Footballguy
The move of Pittman to FB was to find a way to potentially get him on the field more often.Considering it was Torain and not Hall who was getting a few first team reps (despite the depth chart listing young/hall/torain) the injury, imo, kicks the door wide open for Pittman to be the "other" back. I like the chances of Pittman to serve as the #2 and hold that spot this year. His age put him at a disadvantage in camps as the long term prospects were certainly not to his advantage.
Shanahan had mentioned that Young was not a 20-25 carry back. He saw him as a 15 carry back who gets plenty of (lesser wear) pass catching chances. He had 23 catches in his 8 starts as qa rookie last year.
sholditch
Footballguy
IIRC this comment was either from last season or early in the offseason, prior to Young bulking up.
He is listed as 215lbs in his FBG profile. Is that his playing weight from last year or his new bulked up weight?
BigSteelThrill
Footballguy
Yes. It was early offseason. Though I suspect 260 touches in 14 games would be more then plenty.
Thats 15 rushes a game and 50 total catches. Only 16 back hit the 260 mark last year.
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BigSteelThrill
Footballguy
207 from camps in '07. He has was down about 5 lbs at the end also. **As far as I know.
Football Jones
Footballguy
I feel bad for the kid. Injuries suck.
Anyway, don't let the 3rd-string monicker fool you. Torain was looking like a real find in camp. The good news is it isn't a serious injury. He'll be back before you know it. The bad news is his progression will be delayed somewhat. I have Torain & Young in seperate leagues & my money is on Torain. He's a much better prospect than advertised.
I'm even enthused enough to believe he'll be their feature back in the not-too-distant future. Here's to a quick recovery. :thumbsup:
Anyway, don't let the 3rd-string monicker fool you. Torain was looking like a real find in camp. The good news is it isn't a serious injury. He'll be back before you know it. The bad news is his progression will be delayed somewhat. I have Torain & Young in seperate leagues & my money is on Torain. He's a much better prospect than advertised.
I'm even enthused enough to believe he'll be their feature back in the not-too-distant future. Here's to a quick recovery. :thumbsup:
Chadstroma
Footballguy
Because otherwise we always know what is going to happen with the RB's in Denver.
T Bell
Footballguy
Seems like the situation is more clarified by process of elimination, no?
Ministry of Pain
Footballguy
Is it impossible that Selvin Young is the guy and we just don't want to believe?
Texican
Footballguy
Yes. But who is the next guy......just in case :X
sholditch
Footballguy
just read this:
Mike Shanahan called injured rookie RB Ryan Torain "one of the most gifted running backs I've been around for a long time."
With surgery scheduled for Friday, Torain is expected to be out anywhere from six weeks to three months. That bodes poorly for his 2008 prospects, but dynasty leaguers should take note. Shanny added that Torain conjures up comparisons to Terrell Davis (right down to the injuries?), higher praise than normal from the mercurial head coach.
Obviously it will be very hard for Torain to make an impact this season, but anyone see him as a legit dynasty prospect for 09 given Denver's history? Is this just fluff or more to it? HE was dropped in my dynasty league.
Mike Shanahan called injured rookie RB Ryan Torain "one of the most gifted running backs I've been around for a long time."
With surgery scheduled for Friday, Torain is expected to be out anywhere from six weeks to three months. That bodes poorly for his 2008 prospects, but dynasty leaguers should take note. Shanny added that Torain conjures up comparisons to Terrell Davis (right down to the injuries?), higher praise than normal from the mercurial head coach.
Obviously it will be very hard for Torain to make an impact this season, but anyone see him as a legit dynasty prospect for 09 given Denver's history? Is this just fluff or more to it? HE was dropped in my dynasty league.
FavreCo
Footballguy
6-12 now. The Denver Post reports Broncos fifth-round draft pick RB Ryan Torain fractured his elbow during Wednesday's practice when he braced his fall by extending his left hand to the ground. As his elbow overextended, bone fragments chipped off, an injury that will sideline him anywhere from six weeks to three months. Torain had an MRI on Wednesday afternoon and has surgery scheduled for Friday. "It's a big loss," HC Mike Shanahan said. "I thought he had a chance to compete to be the starting running back." Torain missed much of his senior season at Arizona State with a broken toe, a big reason the Broncos got him with the 139th pick.
