Mike Jenkins leaving the field on a cart *ankle injury, severity not known*
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burmafrd;2872993 said:
I disagree with the notion that Newman has nothing to" PROVE " ,Pride, Pro bowl , Ring of Honor and Hall of Fame, come to mind...
I disagree with the notion that he isn't "LEARNING ANYMORE" ,each year that a top Professional plays ,Experience that lead to turnovers ,setting of secondarys ,and better understanding of how to beat your direct compitition , comes to mind... Bill Knows: 41 starspin 41
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Jenkins' Injury Stalls "Outstanding" Camp
Posted by rphillips at 8/8/2009 2:27 PM CDT on truebluefanclub.com
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones says cornerback Mike Jenkins has been having an "outstanding" training camp before his ankle injury Saturday.
Wide receiver Patrick Crayton, who has been competing against Jenkins and the rest of the corners all camp, agrees.
"He's looked great," Crayton said. "I think it's confidence. He had to change his whole mindset coming from his rookie year to this year and it's a good maturation process that he's taken.
"I think he just kind of rolled his ankle a little bit. I'm hoping it's just a good little twister, nothing more than that."
Based on head coach Wade Phillips' injury report, Crayton's hope appears to be reality. The Cowboys are listing Jenkins as day-to-day with an ankle sprain.
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No high ankle sprain then......somewhere Zach Buchanon is smiling.
Posted by rphillips at 8/8/2009 2:27 PM CDT on truebluefanclub.com
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones says cornerback Mike Jenkins has been having an "outstanding" training camp before his ankle injury Saturday.
Wide receiver Patrick Crayton, who has been competing against Jenkins and the rest of the corners all camp, agrees.
"He's looked great," Crayton said. "I think it's confidence. He had to change his whole mindset coming from his rookie year to this year and it's a good maturation process that he's taken.
"I think he just kind of rolled his ankle a little bit. I'm hoping it's just a good little twister, nothing more than that."
Based on head coach Wade Phillips' injury report, Crayton's hope appears to be reality. The Cowboys are listing Jenkins as day-to-day with an ankle sprain.
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No high ankle sprain then......somewhere Zach Buchanon is smiling.
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With the way our medical staff has been going his foot will amputated soon. :laugh1:
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Yea but will it be the correct one?Yeagermeister;2873783 said:
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big dog cowboy;2873801 said:Yea but will it be the correct one?
He's got two :laugh2:
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Double Trouble
Newman Has Groin Strain; Jenkins Out With Sprained Ankle
Josh Ellis
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August 8, 2009 10:47 PM
SAN ANTONIO - Within an hour Saturday morning the Cowboys' two starting cornerbacks endured injury scares, though preliminary tests showed both issues are relatively minor.
First Terence Newman suffered a slight groin strain during a punt return drill and sat out the team portion of the no-pads practice. And later Mike Jenkins sprained his right ankle after having his foot stepped on by receiver Miles Austin. Jenkins was carted off the field but MRI results were negative. Both players were held out of the afternoon session.
"We know what they have and we're treating it," Wade Phillips said. "Neither one are severe."
Phillips said Newman's injury is not an aggravation of the abdominal strain that caused him to miss six of the first nine games last season. The trouble is with the same leg affected by last year's strain, but the Cowboys medical staff says it is a different injury. Newman could miss a practice or two, Phillips said, and Jenkins is considered day-to-day. Two-a-days are scheduled for both Sunday and Monday, though the Sunday morning practice is only a walk-through.
After having to be helped off the field Jenkins was able to walk under his own power and put weight on the ankle in the locker room. The Cowboys have been cautious with injuries so far during camp, which would make both corners iffy for Thursday's preseason opener at Oakland.
"I don't know about the game," Phillips said. "We'll be very careful, obviously, in preseason, but if they're ready to go we'll play them. It's a possibility both of them will be ready."
Jenkins had been taking the majority of reps with the first-team defense, though fellow second-year corner Orlando Scandrick was sharing some of those duties. It's still unclear what effect Jenkins' injury will have on their battle for the starting job opposite Newman.
"With where we are competitively, the second and third-year guys don't need to be missing any reps," Jerry Jones said, later calling Jenkins' camp "outstanding."
"There's confidence, and this won't impact that. It shouldn't," Jones said. "He's having a great camp, and we want him to continue to have it."
Phillips agreed Jenkins had been impressive.
"I think everybody's seen that," the coach said. "He's been very aggressive. (Dave) Campo says he's quick to pull the trigger as far as breaking on things. He's had an outstanding camp. As well as he's done, I don't think it'll hurt him much as long as it's not too long. Obviously, the longer injuries are, especially younger players, it may end out hurting. But he did the same thing in OTAs as far as his concentration and working, and he's carried it over to training camp, so he's had a good background, I think, of playing the right techniques."
Phillips wasn't concerned about Newman's injury. He said the 30-year-old could probably practice, but was held out just to be safe. At this point, the Cowboys are having to treat their cornerbacks with kid gloves.
Already the team was a man short at the position with fourth-year veteran Michael Hawkins out the last week recovering from a kneecap bruise. One of the Cowboys' goals during off-season workouts and during training camp has been to breed some versatility in the secondary with players capable of playing both cornerback and safety. They have seven players on the roster who have worked primarily at cornerback since the summer practices, but were without three of them for Saturday's afternoon workout.
Back in March questions were raised about whether the Cowboys were wise to trade cornerback Anthony Henry, a starter the last four seasons, and move forward with so much trust in the two second-year players, Jenkins and Scandrick. Just 11 days into camp, and already depth is a concern at the position.
"It goes down quickly," Phillips said. "Hawkins has been out for a while. He's not likely to be back. And then you lose two more and all of a sudden you're down pretty quickly at one position. That's how it is when you have 80 players.
"But I think we'll be fine. A good thing is we have some versatility, we have some safeties who could play corner."
Alan Ball, whose primary position was changed to safety this off-season, took extra snaps at cornerback during the afternoon practice, as did fifth-round pick DeAngelo Smith. Phillips said the team would not look to add another cornerback for the time being since the injuries to Newman and Jenkins do not appear serious.
Also sitting out the afternoon practice was left tackle Flozell Adams (knee stiffness), though Phillips said that was precautionary as well. Defensive tackle Tim Anderson and rookie linebacker Stephen Hodge were out too, each limited to one practice a day since coming off the active Physically Unable to Perform list (PUP) earlier this week.
Newman Has Groin Strain; Jenkins Out With Sprained Ankle
Josh Ellis
DallasCowboys.com Staff Writer
August 8, 2009 10:47 PM
SAN ANTONIO - Within an hour Saturday morning the Cowboys' two starting cornerbacks endured injury scares, though preliminary tests showed both issues are relatively minor.
First Terence Newman suffered a slight groin strain during a punt return drill and sat out the team portion of the no-pads practice. And later Mike Jenkins sprained his right ankle after having his foot stepped on by receiver Miles Austin. Jenkins was carted off the field but MRI results were negative. Both players were held out of the afternoon session.
"We know what they have and we're treating it," Wade Phillips said. "Neither one are severe."
Phillips said Newman's injury is not an aggravation of the abdominal strain that caused him to miss six of the first nine games last season. The trouble is with the same leg affected by last year's strain, but the Cowboys medical staff says it is a different injury. Newman could miss a practice or two, Phillips said, and Jenkins is considered day-to-day. Two-a-days are scheduled for both Sunday and Monday, though the Sunday morning practice is only a walk-through.
After having to be helped off the field Jenkins was able to walk under his own power and put weight on the ankle in the locker room. The Cowboys have been cautious with injuries so far during camp, which would make both corners iffy for Thursday's preseason opener at Oakland.
"I don't know about the game," Phillips said. "We'll be very careful, obviously, in preseason, but if they're ready to go we'll play them. It's a possibility both of them will be ready."
Jenkins had been taking the majority of reps with the first-team defense, though fellow second-year corner Orlando Scandrick was sharing some of those duties. It's still unclear what effect Jenkins' injury will have on their battle for the starting job opposite Newman.
"With where we are competitively, the second and third-year guys don't need to be missing any reps," Jerry Jones said, later calling Jenkins' camp "outstanding."
"There's confidence, and this won't impact that. It shouldn't," Jones said. "He's having a great camp, and we want him to continue to have it."
Phillips agreed Jenkins had been impressive.
"I think everybody's seen that," the coach said. "He's been very aggressive. (Dave) Campo says he's quick to pull the trigger as far as breaking on things. He's had an outstanding camp. As well as he's done, I don't think it'll hurt him much as long as it's not too long. Obviously, the longer injuries are, especially younger players, it may end out hurting. But he did the same thing in OTAs as far as his concentration and working, and he's carried it over to training camp, so he's had a good background, I think, of playing the right techniques."
Phillips wasn't concerned about Newman's injury. He said the 30-year-old could probably practice, but was held out just to be safe. At this point, the Cowboys are having to treat their cornerbacks with kid gloves.
Already the team was a man short at the position with fourth-year veteran Michael Hawkins out the last week recovering from a kneecap bruise. One of the Cowboys' goals during off-season workouts and during training camp has been to breed some versatility in the secondary with players capable of playing both cornerback and safety. They have seven players on the roster who have worked primarily at cornerback since the summer practices, but were without three of them for Saturday's afternoon workout.
Back in March questions were raised about whether the Cowboys were wise to trade cornerback Anthony Henry, a starter the last four seasons, and move forward with so much trust in the two second-year players, Jenkins and Scandrick. Just 11 days into camp, and already depth is a concern at the position.
"It goes down quickly," Phillips said. "Hawkins has been out for a while. He's not likely to be back. And then you lose two more and all of a sudden you're down pretty quickly at one position. That's how it is when you have 80 players.
"But I think we'll be fine. A good thing is we have some versatility, we have some safeties who could play corner."
Alan Ball, whose primary position was changed to safety this off-season, took extra snaps at cornerback during the afternoon practice, as did fifth-round pick DeAngelo Smith. Phillips said the team would not look to add another cornerback for the time being since the injuries to Newman and Jenkins do not appear serious.
Also sitting out the afternoon practice was left tackle Flozell Adams (knee stiffness), though Phillips said that was precautionary as well. Defensive tackle Tim Anderson and rookie linebacker Stephen Hodge were out too, each limited to one practice a day since coming off the active Physically Unable to Perform list (PUP) earlier this week.
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This is what I heard as well.peplaw06;2873877 said:
And FWIW, I have never understood holding people out of the return game for fear of injury. An extra couple of plays a game is not going to significantly increase the chances of a player going down. Newman is clearly our best punt returner, IMO, and it has always bothered me that he only gets spot duty there.
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It's football...there's always risk. You simply can't worry about it. He is our best option returning punts, so put him back there. Period. Small risk for potentially great rewards.ajk23az;2873902 said:
And, BTW, when is the last time you remember a player being injured on a punt/kickoff return for us?
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eman721;2873913 said:
newman just got dinged up practicing on punts.
it's not worth the risk, he might score once in the season, how many times might the guy he would have been covering score?
not worth it. No such thing as iron man football anymore, specialization is the name of the game now.