DMN: BLOG: Isaiah Stanback looks OK

[CF74]

We should just put him on IR and send him to surgery, unless that counts against our 53.

He looks decent, not as good as Austin but between him and Hurd it's a toss up for the #4 spot IMO. Still if he plays special teams he's one arm tackle away from being done...

 

[Bizwah]

We should just put him on IR and send him to surgery, unless that counts against our 53.

He looks decent, not as good as Austin but between him and Hurd it's a toss up for the #4 spot IMO. Still if he plays special teams he's one arm tackle away from being done...

This is true....but really every player is "one tackle away".

It's a shame about Austin. He really made some strides.

I feel this may be Stanback's big opportunity. He's behind Austin and Hurd, but that's really no surprise. We knew that it would take time with Stanback. If he gets a couple of catches under his belt, then the light may come on.

I at least hope he holds things down until Austin is ready.

 

[big dog cowboy]

We should just put him on IR and send him to surgery, unless that counts against our 53.

Players on IR don't count against the 53.

 

[big dog cowboy]

He won't get better this season. This injury will linger cuz he will continue to take hits (either by opposing players or by falling on the ground) and that will prevent it from fully healing this year. He's going to have to tough it out all year and hope he doesn't take that one "Big hit" or else his season will be over.

I guess we better hope the harness works then.

 

[Rack]

I guess we better hope the harness works then.

The harness won't prevent it from being reinjured due to impact, it basically just helps to stabilize the shoulder so it won't pop out on its own again.

 

[JonJon]

Agreed. Don't know how he made the team in the first place.

Me thinks he made it on special teams. He really was one if the best on coverage units in the preseason for the Cowboys (if there is such a thing). Olgesby is the better corner though, which is why I think they kept both, at least until the Keith Davis deal is done, then Ball is outta here.

 

[jobberone]

I think we should bring Jefferson/Amendola up for the first game and let Stanback be active in Week 2.

Stanback is ready. He may improve slightly over time but mostly it will be less pain if he has any. He's ready now. He's not going to be more ready in a week.

He might not be healthy, but I think people should've known that he was going to play against Cleveland.

Exactomondo.

He won't get better this season. This injury will linger cuz he will continue to take hits (either by opposing players or by falling on the ground) and that will prevent it from fully healing this year. He's going to have to tough it out all year and hope he doesn't take that one "Big hit" or else his season will be over.

His shoulder will either stay in or go out again. His shoulder goes out too easily. I suspect his "needed surgery" is an attempt to repair that problem and 'tighten the joint'. Getting hit increases the risk of another subluxation or dislocation but does not mean it will go out for sure. I don't think they'll put him in a higher risk situation like returning kicks but you can't take all the risk out in a contact sport. I doubt he has much dysfunction as far as catching a football. Totally agree one hit could do it again.

The harness won't prevent it from being reinjured due to impact, it basically just helps to stabilize the shoulder so it won't pop out on its own again.

It limits the travel his arm can do in an attempt to keep it from subluxing again. It could help a little in an impact but not a lot. I don't consider it a highly efficient device. He could play all year and it may never sublux again. Or it could pop out trying to catch a pass over his head and behind him. Depends on how bad it is. Common sense says it must not be so bad that you can sublux it during an exam which is possible. There are people walking around that can do it at will. They just aren't professsional athletes.

I'd make TG a less risk but again that's a guess.

 

[WoodysGirl]

Vela Blog

Stanback Gets His Pearson Moment
September 1, 2008

“…nobody cares if you’re an undrafted free agent or a first rounder, if you’re on the roster you need to go out there and make plays.

When my turn came with the Dallas Cowboys my rookie year [1973] the two guys ahead of me — I was the third stringer at the flanker position — in consecutive weekends Otto Stowe and Mike Montgomery, the two guys ahead of me got hurt. And I’m the only one left. And I’m on the roster. Coach [Tom] Landry didn’t ask me, ‘can you do it?’ He expected me to do it ’cause I was on the roster.

If I step up up into that spot, I’m expected to step up and make plays, and my teammates expect to count on me. They didn’t care if I was an undrafted free agent from Tulsa weighing 165 to 170 pounds, they didn’t care. They said, ‘hey, he made this team and we need him now and we expect him to step up.’

And that’s the same situation with these guys [Sam Hurd, Miles Austin and Isaiah Stanback]. They’re on the roster and that gives me confidence that the people looking at them everyday in practice and in meetings and in everything they do say, ‘hey, they’re good enough to be on this roster,’ then I say, “hey, they should be good enough to throw them the ball and get some production from them…”

– Drew Pearson, in an interview on The Sports Doctors, August 5th, 2008, on whether the backup WRs can support Terrell Owens and Jason Witten.​

At camp, Isaiah Stanback was looking for every opportunity to get on the field, be it as a returner, on the edge of the wedge and as a receiver. He has put off surgery on his injured shoulder because he didn’t want to lose a second season to injury. I spoke with a source an hour ago who said Stanback practiced this afternoon and “looked fine.” He’s going to be the third receiver in Cleveland this Sunday.

In the last two weeks the two guys ahead of him in the Cowboys receiving totem, Miles Austin and Sam Hurd, have gone down with injuries. Nobody knows if he’s got anything resembling Drew Pearson’s game but Stanback has Pearson’s attitude, and that’s a start.

 

[Nors]

I have a very good feeling Stanback will step up here with Hurd and Austin down a week or two.

 

[EveryoneElse]

And cut who from 53 to do so?
We also have Keith Davis to slot in - that makes 2 cuts to 53.

Stanback is ready to play and Wade said he'd get Witten some Reps at 3. I don't see any panic roster cuts here.

Glad you didn't take me up on my offer?

You'd have to be nuts to think we'd take just two WRs into Cleveland. THe game has huge potential to be a shootout.

 

[Rack]

It limits the travel his arm can do in an attempt to keep it from subluxing again

You quoted me and posted exactly what I had posted.


You could have just said "I agree".

 

[sbark]

Vela Blog

Stanback Gets His Pearson Moment
September 1, 2008

“…nobody cares if you’re an undrafted free agent or a first rounder, if you’re on the roster you need to go out there and make plays.​

When my turn came with the Dallas Cowboys my rookie year [1973] the two guys ahead of me — I was the third stringer at the flanker position — in consecutive weekends Otto Stowe and Mike Montgomery, the two guys ahead of me got hurt. And I’m the only one left. And I’m on the roster. Coach [Tom] Landry didn’t ask me, ‘can you do it?’ He expected me to do it ’cause I was on the roster.​

If I step up up into that spot, I’m expected to step up and make plays, and my teammates expect to count on me. They didn’t care if I was an undrafted free agent from Tulsa weighing 165 to 170 pounds, they didn’t care. They said, ‘hey, he made this team and we need him now and we expect him to step up.’​

And that’s the same situation with these guys [Sam Hurd, Miles Austin and Isaiah Stanback]. They’re on the roster and that gives me confidence that the people looking at them everyday in practice and in meetings and in everything they do say, ‘hey, they’re good enough to be on this roster,’ then I say, “hey, they should be good enough to throw them the ball and get some production from them…”​

– Drew Pearson, in an interview on The Sports Doctors, August 5th, 2008, on whether the backup WRs can support Terrell Owens and Jason Witten.​

At camp, Isaiah Stanback was looking for every opportunity to get on the field, be it as a returner, on the edge of the wedge and as a receiver. He has put off surgery on his injured shoulder because he didn’t want to lose a second season to injury. I spoke with a source an hour ago who said Stanback practiced this afternoon and “looked fine.” He’s going to be the third receiver in Cleveland this Sunday.

In the last two weeks the two guys ahead of him in the Cowboys receiving totem, Miles Austin and Sam Hurd, have gone down with injuries. Nobody knows if he’s got anything resembling Drew Pearson’s game but Stanback has Pearson’s attitude, and that’s a start.

echoed sentiments.......

 

[Chocolate Lab]

I'm actually excited to see him out there on Sunday. Too bad what happened to Sam and Miles, but this is his chance and I wouldn't be surprised if he does a good job for us.

One thing's for sure -- the Browns don't want to underestimate him too much, obscure and injured 4th rounder or not. Because the guy can run once he gets the ball in his hands.

 

[Cowboy Junkie]

I cant believe we are going into the season opener with 2.5 WRs....
if the 1/2 WRs gets hit than cant go and the something happens to Owens or Crayton. we become instantly easy pickens for the Browns

 

[BlueStar II]

I'm also wondering who we're going to cut to make room for Keith Davis...?

 

[dargonking999]

I cant believe we are going into the season opener with 2.5 WRs....
if the 1/2 WRs gets hit than cant go and the something happens to Owens or Crayton. we become instantly easy pickens for the Browns

How is that?

Because what?

They can stop Witten? They can stop Marion? They can stop Romo? They score on our defense?

Sometimes the sky is falling crown needs to at least use some sense when telling us the sky is falling

 

[TheCount]

I'm also wondering who we're going to cut to make room for Keith Davis...?

Maybe one of the DB's or the linemen.

 

[Cowboy Junkie]

How is that?

Because what?

They can stop Witten? They can stop Marion? They can stop Romo? They score on our defense?

Sometimes the sky is falling crown needs to at least use some sense when telling us the sky is falling

Shortens the field big time, that is why...The Browns are NO push over

 

[joseephuss]

I'd make TG a less risk but again that's a guess.

I don't know if TG is less of a risk. Weren't they talking about how both his knees are problematic during the broadcast of the Vikes game? Not only is his bad knee bad, but there are also concerns about his so called good nkee.