ESPN: Source: Dez Bryant having surgery today to repair broken metatarsal, out 4-6 weeks

[Pessimist_cowboy]

Can't rush this back. They inserted a screw and it has to heal.

Rush it back and BAD thing can happen. Julio Jone's screw for the same injury bent for him 2 years ago and a 4-6 week injury became a season ending injury.

Do you really want Dez to rush this back?

No have him rest practice after bye week we'll see him vs the Giants .

 

[The Natural]

Now saying 6-8 weeks on MNF.

I believe they were speculating.

 

[Pessimist_cowboy]

Now saying 6-8 weeks on MNF.

Why believe espn they're bogus

 

[Toruk_Makto]

Honestly losing Dez hurts, but I think it's going to going to "equalize" the offense. I think you're going to see several guys share the load at WR and don't think the passing game is going to suffer much.

The run game and the red zone offense are going to struggle. No doubt about it.

 

[Crown Royal]

I had this injury and started playing soccer about eight weeks afterwards. I had some soreness, but that was really about it.

I'm hoping the fact that having a professional rehab program like Dez has access to vs. me who had Wikipedia and some doctor notes my daughter colored on will be a huge difference.

You also didn't benefit from a nice little injection

 

[RonSpringsdaman20]

Can we get @jobberone to weigh in on this?

 

[Pessimist_cowboy]

I'm not worried about Dez injury as some of you are. Games are won in the trenches . If our OL and DL dominate for the next 3-4 weeks we will be fine. Give a QB like Romo time and he'll kill you with any NFL Quality receivers.

 

[Nightman]

Can't rush this back. They inserted a screw and it has to heal.

Rush it back and BAD things can happen. Julio Jones screw for the same injury bent for him 2 years ago and a 4-6 week injury became a season ending injury when they had to go back in and fix it.

Last year WR Marvin Jones broke the 5th metacarpal in his foot and the Bengals said he would be back in 2-4 weeks. It didn't heal right and he missed the entire year.

I could on and on....

Do you really want Dez to rush this back?

Broken finger MUCH different than a broken bone in a foot. Much, much different.

Just saying what we all know........Dez will try to push it.

That is why they should think about the IR/Return. It would be 8 weeks but 7 games.

 

[Don Corleone]

I'm not worried about Dez injury as some of you are. Games are won in the trenches . If our OL and DL dominate for the next 3-4 weeks we will be fine. Give a QB like Romo time and he'll kill you with any NFL Quality receivers.

When I read your post and noticed your handle I spit out my drink! Optimism!

 

[mldardy]

I'm not worried about Dez injury as some of you are. Games are won in the trenches . If our OL and DL dominate for the next 3-4 weeks we will be fine. Give a QB like Romo time and he'll kill you with any NFL Quality receivers.

Exactly. Said this last night if you are open or run the right routes Romo will find you and with this oline he has plenty of time to do it.

 

[jobberone]

I read that this is a jones fracture the same that sidelined Durant. This true?

Most likely is a Jones or Zone 2 fracture.

 

[Joe Realist]

I predict he is back 11/1 vs Seattle

 

[DejectedFan1996]

Most likely is a Jones or Zone 2 fracture.

Someone else in the thread said it wasn't. You're saying it is.

Who do I believe lol

 

[jobberone]

Can we get @jobberone to weigh in on this?

Not much to add about the fracture. Most likely the fracture will form a callus and heal although these Zone 2 fractures can have problems with non-union (not healing properly). With electrical and magnetic adjuncts they can probably get it to heal in 4-6 weeks. He'll have to stay in shape which is hard with no weight bearing. The body starts to lose bone and muscle very quickly with no weight bearing and exercises related to that. There are things they can do to help. I really don't know all the latest greatest adjuncts although I can research them. Not changing anything though.

I will talk a little about what the loss of Dez does IMO from a layman's viewpoint.

Dez is the X and Williams the Z. That might not seem like a big deal but it a bit more than a little bit. Dez is so physical he can get into his routes timely despite being anchored to the line as the X. I'm very unsure if Williams can play the X but I hope so. The Z is another name for the old flanker and he can go into motion.

So if Street can't play the X well and neither can Williams, then we could have more difficulty than one might imagine just compaing the players routes, hands etc.

One thought I did have was playing Escobar as the X some. They could still play the 12.

I guess we'll see if other teams play just off the LOS and get physical; and how we respond.

 

[jobberone]

Someone else in the thread said it wasn't. You're saying it is.

Who do I believe lol

Flip a coin?

 

[perrykemp]

Someone else in the thread said it wasn't. You're saying it is.

Who do I believe lol

DMN: Dez Bryant undergoes surgery early Monday evening

http://www.***BANNED-URL***/sports/...nt-undergoes-surgery-early-monday-evening.ece

Head coach Jason Garrett and other club officials have announced a four-to-six week time frame for his return. Sources said six week appears to be the most reasonable estimate but concede the Pro Bowl receiver could be out for up to eight weeks, putting his return in early November.

Bryant appeared to suffer the injury in the first minute of the fourth quarter after picking up a five-yard reception on a crossing pattern. The injury, commonly known as a Jones fracture, requires a screw be placed in the foot.

 

[RonSpringsdaman20]

Most likely is a Jones or Zone 2 fracture.

Is blood circulation to the injured area a concern?

 

[AzorAhai]

says metatarsal so no it is not. It is the bone just inside the foot from the toe.

I haven't seen it actually confirmed, but it is rumored to be a Jones fracture. It just describes where on the bone its broken basically.
Edit- I just saw it was confirmed as a Jones fracture in an article.

 

[speedkilz88]

I believe they were speculating.

Yes, Mort is speculating.

 

[speedkilz88]

I haven't seen it actually confirmed, but it is rumored to be a Jones fracture. It just describes where on the bone its broken basically.

The timeline the Cowboys give would line up with the mid-shaft (zone 3) fracture.