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Seahawks' hard-luck Tubbs out for season
Run-stopping DT will have surgery on right knee
By CLARE FARNSWORTH
P-I REPORTER
KIRKLAND -- The Seahawks had big plans for defensive tackle Marcus Tubbs this season.
Now, those plans -- as well as the availability of the former first-round draft choice -- are on hold until the 2008 season.
Tubbs will miss the 2007 season after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee Thursday night during the first quarter of the Seahawks' 19-14 victory over the Oakland Raiders in their preseason finale.
The team offered no official word regarding Tubbs' injury Friday, but sources indicated that he will have season-ending surgery to repair the damaged ligament.
The loss of the 320-pound Tubbs is a significant blow, since he was expected to help fortify a defense that ranked 22nd against the run last season and allowed an average of 4.6 yards per carry -- which tied for fifth highest in the league.
Playing without Tubbs will be nothing new, however. He missed 11 games last season and eventually needed microfracture surgery in November on his troublesome left knee.
Tubbs had spent almost nine months rehabbing that injury and appeared ready to resume his career. After beginning training camp on the physically unable to perform list, he returned to practice Aug. 14 and saw his first game action since last October in the third preseason game last Saturday night.
Despite not practicing Monday and Tuesday, the decision was made to not only play Tubbs against the Raiders at Qwest Field but start him.
On the play in which he injured his knee, Tubbs was engaged with a Raiders offensive lineman. As they were moving to Tubbs' right, the Seahawks defender went up on his right leg and then collapsed to the turf.
After being helped from the field, Tubbs was taken to the locker room on a cart and had tests on the knee later in the evening.
"It appeared to be serious," coach Mike Holmgren said during his postgame news conference. "We'll have the exact details (Friday)."
But Tubbs' body language probably made more of a definitive statement than anything that was said after the game.
The anguish was evident on his face -- as he was helped from the field, tended to on the sideline and then carted to the locker room. Tubbs had worked so diligently to get ready for the coming season, and he seemed to sense that it was over before it ever officially started.
"It's hard. It's very, very hard," Holmgren said. "He worked so hard to come back, and was looking forward to playing. He's just one of those players, it happens, where you have a very talented player that can't get on the field.
"Call it unlucky. Call it whatever. The injury bug has prevented him from reaching his potential on the field. I feel bad for him."
Tubbs, a first-round draft choice in 2004, missed the season opener his rookie season with a sore hamstring and then the final four games because of an ankle injury. He missed three more games in 2005 because of a calf injury. He played in five games last season before having surgery and being placed on injured reserve.
In the five games Tubbs played, the Seahawks allowed averages of 82 rushing yards per game and 3.9 yards per carry. In the 11 games he missed, those averages were 147.2 and 4.8.
Without Tubbs, the defense will need even bigger contributions from Brandon Mebane, this year's third-round pick. The 318-pound Mebane has the girth needed in a run-stuffing role that the other defensive tackles on the roster lack.
It is expected that Tubbs will be placed on injured reserve Saturday, which will count as one of the 22 roster moves the Seahawks must make to reach the league-mandated limit of 53 players.
P-I reporter Clare Farnsworth can be reached at 206-448-8016 or clarefarnsworth@seattlepi.com. Follow his Seahawks blog at blog.seattlepi.com/football.
Run-stopping DT will have surgery on right knee
By CLARE FARNSWORTH
P-I REPORTER
KIRKLAND -- The Seahawks had big plans for defensive tackle Marcus Tubbs this season.
Now, those plans -- as well as the availability of the former first-round draft choice -- are on hold until the 2008 season.
Tubbs will miss the 2007 season after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee Thursday night during the first quarter of the Seahawks' 19-14 victory over the Oakland Raiders in their preseason finale.
The team offered no official word regarding Tubbs' injury Friday, but sources indicated that he will have season-ending surgery to repair the damaged ligament.
The loss of the 320-pound Tubbs is a significant blow, since he was expected to help fortify a defense that ranked 22nd against the run last season and allowed an average of 4.6 yards per carry -- which tied for fifth highest in the league.
Playing without Tubbs will be nothing new, however. He missed 11 games last season and eventually needed microfracture surgery in November on his troublesome left knee.
Tubbs had spent almost nine months rehabbing that injury and appeared ready to resume his career. After beginning training camp on the physically unable to perform list, he returned to practice Aug. 14 and saw his first game action since last October in the third preseason game last Saturday night.
Despite not practicing Monday and Tuesday, the decision was made to not only play Tubbs against the Raiders at Qwest Field but start him.
On the play in which he injured his knee, Tubbs was engaged with a Raiders offensive lineman. As they were moving to Tubbs' right, the Seahawks defender went up on his right leg and then collapsed to the turf.
After being helped from the field, Tubbs was taken to the locker room on a cart and had tests on the knee later in the evening.
"It appeared to be serious," coach Mike Holmgren said during his postgame news conference. "We'll have the exact details (Friday)."
But Tubbs' body language probably made more of a definitive statement than anything that was said after the game.
The anguish was evident on his face -- as he was helped from the field, tended to on the sideline and then carted to the locker room. Tubbs had worked so diligently to get ready for the coming season, and he seemed to sense that it was over before it ever officially started.
"It's hard. It's very, very hard," Holmgren said. "He worked so hard to come back, and was looking forward to playing. He's just one of those players, it happens, where you have a very talented player that can't get on the field.
"Call it unlucky. Call it whatever. The injury bug has prevented him from reaching his potential on the field. I feel bad for him."
Tubbs, a first-round draft choice in 2004, missed the season opener his rookie season with a sore hamstring and then the final four games because of an ankle injury. He missed three more games in 2005 because of a calf injury. He played in five games last season before having surgery and being placed on injured reserve.
In the five games Tubbs played, the Seahawks allowed averages of 82 rushing yards per game and 3.9 yards per carry. In the 11 games he missed, those averages were 147.2 and 4.8.
Without Tubbs, the defense will need even bigger contributions from Brandon Mebane, this year's third-round pick. The 318-pound Mebane has the girth needed in a run-stuffing role that the other defensive tackles on the roster lack.
It is expected that Tubbs will be placed on injured reserve Saturday, which will count as one of the 22 roster moves the Seahawks must make to reach the league-mandated limit of 53 players.
P-I reporter Clare Farnsworth can be reached at 206-448-8016 or clarefarnsworth@seattlepi.com. Follow his Seahawks blog at blog.seattlepi.com/football.