Westbrook will need microfracture surgery after season (1 Viewer)

[gbill2004]

FoxSports.com's John Czarnecki reports that Brian Westbrook will need microfracture surgery once the season is over.

Westbrook is a game-time decision Sunday and will reportedly "try to play." But the news that he's delaying such a devastating surgery is ominous for fantasy owners. He may not quite be the same next year and it shows he's dealing with serious issues this season.

Source: FoxSports.com

 

[Macdaddy_2004]

Moats or C-Buck ??

 

[The Jacket]

I'm not even going to risk it this week.

It's not like he has a great matchup even if he does play.

I'd rather roll the dice with Tatum Bell, Chris Chambers, Javon Walker or Hines Ward.

And this is why I laughed my nuts off at the dopes predicting that Westbrook will finish top-5.

 

[Cleavage Connoisseur]

Moats or C-Buck ??

That's the problem, They will definatley split the carries.

 

[norton17]

This guy just seems like he'll get hurt every season.

I don't know how he gets picked so high year in year out.

 

[scratcher]

This guy just seems like he'll get hurt every season.I don't know how he gets picked so high year in year out.

I assume thats why he doesn't get picked in the first round. I think a second round pick is worth the risk.

 

[Jedeye]

Not to be a doom and gloom type, but is this starting to remind anyone else of Dom Davis?

 

[hammerd]

This guy just seems like he'll get hurt every season.I don't know how he gets picked so high year in year out.

I assume thats why he doesn't get picked in the first round. I think a second round pick is worth the risk.

He should never have been someone's 1st round pick. Those that did so deserve to have that big gaping hole in their starting lineup.Also, even if he's RB2, smart owners (during the draft) picked up a 3rd back to plug in as a starter once he started getting hurt.

 

[CA_7]

Interesting read from when Stephen Davis had the surgery. He was at a different point and his career...

Panthers' Davis has microfracture surgery

NFL.com wire reports

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Nov. 17, 2004) -- Carolina running back Stephen Davis had microfracture surgery on his right knee, a procedure that is potentially career threatening.

But the Panthers downplayed the severity of it. Backup running back DeShaun Foster had the same procedure in 2002 and didn't miss a beat, but wide receiver Patrick Jeffers had it and never played again.

"I think everybody is different," Panthers general manager Marty Hurney said. "Stephen is competitive and has drive and determination. It was just done and it will be a process that takes several months. We'll take it as it goes."

Davis played in only two games this season before having arthroscopic surgery Sept. 17 to clean out torn cartilage in his knee. He played in one game after the procedure, but every time he tried to practice, his knee would swell.

Carolina put him on injured reserve last week, and he had the procedure Nov. 16 that requires doctors to drill holes into the kneecap.

When Foster had similar surgery, he missed one season and came back for a solid 2003 campaign. But Davis is six years older, and has a history of injury problems: He's played just one full 16-game schedule in his eight NFL seasons.

Davis turns 31 in March and has three years remaining on his contract. Although he ran for a franchise-best 1,444 yards last season, he ended this year with just 92 yards rushing.

Hurney said Carolina hopes Davis will follow the same rehabilitation path as Foster, who underwent microfracture surgery in October 2002 and returned to practice the following summer for training camp.

Unsure of how effective Foster would be, the Panthers signed Davis before the 2003 season, a move that allowed them to ease Foster back into the lineup.

If the Panthers follow a similar plan with Davis, he could begin next season as a backup to Foster, who is out this year with a broken collarbone.

"We haven't talked about a timetable at this point," Hurney said.

http://www.nfl.com/teams/story/CAR/7898489

 

[Ariakis]

I think when someone asks the question Moats or CBuck in this case they are looking long-term. One owner who is in one shallow league with Westbrook deep enough to be their UTIL option isn't really relevant. From a dynasty perspective the question is again, Moats, CBuck, hold Westy, or if this is the final straw that sees the Eagles shop for another RB next year or even midseason. Chris Perry would be an amazing fit although there's no chance they'd get him.

 

[Ministry of Pain]

So will Westbrook have to end his season early?

Can he play the entire season with this looming?

 

[fruity pebbles]

A lot of NBA players have had this done, not quite as many football players. Of the long list of guys who have had it, it seems like it's truly a 50-50 shot at whether he'll resume his career afterwards at nearly the samne level. A good number of the guys are able to come back a year later but they're just not the same player they were before.

 

[CA_7]

A lot of NBA players have had this done, not quite as many football players. Of the long list of guys who have had it, it seems like it's truly a 50-50 shot at whether he'll resume his career afterwards at nearly the samne level. A good number of the guys are able to come back a year later but they're just not the same player they were before.

From WikipediaThe list includes many NBA players such as Chris Webber, Allan Houston, Penny Hardaway, Zach Randolph, Jamal Mashburn, Kenyon Martin, and Jason Kidd.

 

[rubrink]

Question - Westbrook or Foster, who deserves the Verbal Kint Player of the Year award more?

 

[CA_7]

Question - Westbrook or Foster, who deserves the Verbal Kint Player of the Year award more?

Please take it to the ACF

 

[[scooter]]

Westbrook is done.

Now is the time to stash any available Philly RB -- Buckhalter, Moats, Mahe, Bruce Perry -- because one of them WILL be a fantasy RB2 by Week 11.

 

[TheRingLeader$]

will he be on the cover of madden next season?

 

[FantasyGuru#1]

will he be on the cover of madden next season?

I think this is speculation here on his knee...Reid says hes day to day.. No Physician says he will need this surgery...

 

[LivingTheDream]

' date='Oct 8 2006, 10:10 AM' post='5680120']

Westbrook is done.

Now is the time to stash any available Philly RB -- Buckhalter, Moats, Mahe, Bruce Perry -- because one of them WILL be a fantasy RB2 by Week 11.

Not if they go with a pure committee-which they probably will. If I had to pick one of them emergint, it'd have to be Moats.