DMN Archer Blog: Austin could miss 4-6 weeks......

[theebs]

what a bummer.

I hope when he gets back he is still playing well. A real shame for the guy.

 

[Silverstar]

He'll be back...more chances for Stanback now.

 

[reddyuta]

did archer actually confirm this with the cowboys officials or did he get his info from webmd.com?

 

[ZB9]

great idea putting your potential 3rd reciever on the kickoff coverage unit when you are thin at WR

 

[Rack]

The fact he was 'moving up' from 4th string WR to tied for 4th string WR because Hurd is going to get the #3 no matter..

Quite possibly the dumbest thing posted in this thread.

Yes, Hurd was going to be #3 "no matter".

Despite the fact that Austin's ceiling is MILES (see what I did there?) ahead of Hurd's and that Austin was already severely outplaying Hurd, nah, Hurd was going to be #3 regardless.

 

[CrazyCowboy]

This is a big blow to our team.

 

[DaBoys4Life]

Austin was showing up bigger than I expected him to this is going to be a major set back.

 

[sbark]

I bet hes back for the 2nd game. Green Bay at the latest.

Hopefully he can pick up right where he left off.

thats the key point right there....pick up where he left off.........he was showing progress, making strides......but he needs every snap, every repitition he could get, every drill with Tony. Its the stall in his progress that will hurt him most.........

and the team the most........

 

[DallasDW00ds0n]

PUP him

 

[CATCH17]

thats the key point right there....pick up where he left off.........he was showing progress, making strides......but he needs every snap, every repitition he could get, every drill with Tony. Its the stall in his progress that will hurt him most.........

and the team the most........

Im more worried about his conditioning and how he will treat the injury from a mental standpoint.

I've seen guys come back from this injury in 2 weeks and im sure others have done it quicker.

I would be shocked not to see Austin practicing in 3 weeks or earlier.

 

[WoodysGirl]

PUP him

I believe it's too late to PUP him.

 

[pgreptom]

Man. Originally, 2-4 weeks.

Now 4-6 weeks?

This guy won't be available until Week 5ish? There goes all the development I had hoped to see.

 

[WoodysGirl]

DC.COM Blog

With Austin's Injury, Time To Get WR Help?

Posted by nickeatman at 8/17/2008 9:32 PM CDT on truebluefanclub.com

With depth already an issue at wide receiver, the Cowboys suffered a bigger loss than the 23-13 setback in Denver Saturday night when wide receiver Miles Austin suffered an MCL sprain that will likely keep him out of action for at least four weeks, maybe longer.

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said after the game Saturday that he hoped Austin could be ready in time for the Sept. 9 opener against Cleveland.

Sounds like that is more of an optimistic reach, but not too realistic.
Generally, MCL sprains are 4-6 week injuries with the biggest part of the rehab trying to get the players back in football shape.

Now, that might be easier for Austin than others, considering he’s one of the team’s most impressive athletes.

And he was certainly coming on strong, catching a touchdown pass in Saturday’s game in Denver. In two preseason games, Austin leads the Cowboys in both catches (seven) and receiving yards (106) and has the club’s only touchdown catch of the preseason.

“I really like what Miles Austin gives us at receiver,” Jerry Jones said after the game. “His injury might set him back a couple of weeks, or maybe a little bit longer. As young as he is, and strong as he is, he could be back soon. It’s just a sprained MCL.”

So now what at wide receiver? The top three spots seem to be in place, although Austin was pushing Sam Hurd for that third position behind Terrell Owens and Patrick Crayton.

But with Austin out, the Cowboys might have to at least look outside the organization for another.

Sure, they have other guys to fill in, but none of them seem too NFL-ready, and that includes Isaiah Stanback, who has yet to make a full transition from a college quarterback to receiver.

Guys like Danny Amendola, Mike Jefferson, Todd Lowber, Mark Bradford and Daniel Polk, seem to have “practice squad” written all over them. All of those guys could use a year, maybe two, on the practice squad.

The question all throughout training camp was if the Cowboys could justify keeping six receivers? But at least for the first two weeks of the season, the Cowboys might have trouble even keeping five.

The Cowboys certainly know all of the available receivers out there and probably have a good feel for the ones who might be cut by other clubs. The team has to be looking and with Austin’s latest injury, the time might be now to act.



- Nick Eatman

 

[FanSince61]

Has the MRI been done and has the results been released? If not then archer is just giving an opinion, and everyone has one of those; usually not worth much.

That's what I was wondering. Has the MRI result been released?

 

[Hostile]

Physically Unable to Perform, a.k.a. PUP

A rule in the National Football League which allows teams to designate players as "Physically Unable to Perform" or "PUP". Once they are designated as such, they are prohibited from practicing with the team. They can, however, rehabilitate and participate in team meetings. If a player begins training camp on the PUP list, they can be moved to the active roster at any time, even after one practice. A player is not allowed to be placed on the PUP list if they start training camp on the active roster.

A player who begins the season on the PUP list must sit out his team's first six games. After that point, the player is allowed to practice with the team through Week 10 of the NFL season, and can be activated any time within that window. If the player is not activated by Week 10, he must stop practicing and is unavailable to be moved to the active roster for the remainder of the season.

 

[dueyhemlock]

I believe it's too late to PUP him.

To PUP a player, doesn't he need to have a preexisting injury before the start of camp and be placed on the list prior to camp/start of camp?

Edit: Thanks Hostile, you beat me to my question.

 

[lkelly]

I hope we really try to make a trade for a vet WR now as cuts start to come. WR is very, very thin..critically if you ask me.

At this point, they will bench the starters for fear of another loss to one of those guys..and Romo will play heck with getting any passing rhythum going throwing to 3rd and 4th stringers in pre-season.

One more injury there and frankly, we will be coming out in 2-TE sets and Phillips will be telling us this was in the new offense all along.

This isn't funny if you ask me. It always seems each year we get hit hard at one position and this year..it's WR.

I'm confused, other than a minor injury to Miles Austin, the 4th WR in the rotation at the moment, what other injuries have we had? Crayton's only had his pride injured, T.O. had his pocket book injured by the Eagles, and Amendola had his punt coverage gunner dreams punched in the gut. None of those have me too worried.

For all the tears shed in this thread, remember that last season we had to start the first few games without our #1 CB. That's a much bigger deal than a 4th WR who might be 6th or 7th at best in the receiving pecking order behind the TEs and RBs. It hurts us on special teams, but there should be no shortage of athletic fast guys available as long as the special teams coach is competent.

 

[QT]

After Austin scored that TD, I was thinking, why does he have to jump onto the special teams the very next play. Of course, he gets hurt that play. We should have used another guy to replace him on ST since he was doing so well as a wideout.

I understand he's one of the better ST players, but since his role increased, they should have looked at someone else.

 

[YosemiteSam]

PUP would require him to miss the first six games of the season. Why in hell would you do that if he is only expected to miss 4-6 weeks? At a full six weeks, he would be eligable for the last two of the first six games!

Yo TO! Get your HyperBaric Chamber Ready! :laugh2:

 

[dueyhemlock]

Physically Unable to Perform, a.k.a. PUP

A rule in the National Football League which allows teams to designate players as "Physically Unable to Perform" or "PUP". Once they are designated as such, they are prohibited from practicing with the team. They can, however, rehabilitate and participate in team meetings. If a player begins training camp on the PUP list, they can be moved to the active roster at any time, even after one practice. A player is not allowed to be placed on the PUP list if they start training camp on the active roster.

A player who begins the season on the PUP list must sit out his team's first six games. After that point, the player is allowed to practice with the team through Week 10 of the NFL season, and can be activated any time within that window. If the player is not activated by Week 10, he must stop practicing and is unavailable to be moved to the active roster for the remainder of the season.

PUP would require him to miss the first six games of the season. Why in hell would you do that if he is only expected to miss 4-6 weeks? At a full six weeks, he would be eligable for the last two of the first six games!

Yo TO! Get your HyperBaric Chamber Ready! :laugh2:

nyc, read Hostile's post above, Austin's not eligible for the PUP list.