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I won't be drafting him in the first round this year. When my first round pick does worse than expected, I want it to be somewhat out of the blue. I don't need the headache of following his health status all year. First round picks should be as question-free as possible.

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It's his right ankle. Last year he had a high ankle sprain on his right ankle for almost the entire season. He might be able to play through ankle pain, but the problem is that then an athlete will tend to favor that injured ankle, which can throw off the way he carries his weight, which could lead to other more serious injuries (which coincidentally happened last year as well).

 

For as high as he will be drafted, I can't imagine I would touch him at all this coming season.

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Uh oh! PFT is reporting that Westbrook is out until the start of the regular season... high ankle sprain on the same right ankle as last year. Might need a "procedure" to clean it out (not sure what that means).

 

LeSean McCoy is looking like a much better rookie pick all of a sudden! :wacko:

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It's his right ankle. Last year he had a high ankle sprain on his right ankle for almost the entire season. He might be able to play through ankle pain, but the problem is that then an athlete will tend to favor that injured ankle, which can throw off the way he carries his weight, which could lead to other more serious injuries (which coincidentally happened last year as well).

 

For as high as he will be drafted, I can't imagine I would touch him at all this coming season.

 

 

Uh oh! PFT is reporting that Westbrook is out until the start of the regular season... high ankle sprain on the same right ankle as last year. Might need a "procedure" to clean it out (not sure what that means).

 

LeSean McCoy is looking like a much better rookie pick all of a sudden! :wacko:

 

I read this news story yesterday and thought some of these same thoughts. Here's the question- if things don't clear up in time for peoples' drafts, when would you consider taking a shot on Westy? When is taking the risk of picking him worth it, knowing what he can do WHEN healthy?

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Is that an answer to my questions? If so, do you mean the 4th overall pick or the 4th round? :wacko:

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only FOUR games missed the last 3 years

 

True and I agree that he is without question a gamer. However, has Westy ever had issues like he is having now that will hobble him right up until the season? And now, McCoy is there to steal away touches which makes it even more concerning.

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Update...

 

http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/Sto...?STORY_ID=17834

 

More On Westbrook: Agent Says Surgery Happening

The ailing ankle story continues. Running back Brian Westbrook's agent, Todd France, has been quoted by ESPN.com saying that Westbrook will have a procedure to "clean it up" and that Westbrook has no timetable for his return. ESPN.com's story quotes a "source" that says Westbrook could be sidelined "well into training camp." France said Westbrook has "bone spurs" in his ankle that need to be cleaned out, and that if it were the regular season, Westbrook would not have surgery.

 

The Eagles are likely to address the situation, perhaps as early as Thursday, when the team gathers for another OTA practice at the NovaCare Complex.

 

-- Posted by Dave Spadaro, 8:37 p.m., June 3

 

 

So if he were to play had this been during the regular season, you'd have to think that things will be fine in terms of Westy being okay for the start of the season, no? However, even so there's word that Weaver is going to be the short-yardage guy and McCoy and Booker are chomping at the bit for playing time. The backfield is getting crowded and Westy is only getting older and having more issues with the lower half of his body regardless of whether or not he's been able to play through those issues.

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He may have only sat out four games, but as someone who followed him somewhat closely for fantasy last year, I know there were more than half the games last season when you didn't know if he would start, and if he did how much or how effective he would be. Not exactly the traits of a first round pick. Maybe second round, but I'd prefer less risk in one of my top picks...

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+1

 

however, I think this is a blessing in disguise. As I've said, they should only play him when necessary just to make the playoffs, then go from there.

 

Maybe that's how they play it but that would be awful for fantasy owners and therefore wouldn't be a blessing at all in terms of production and draft value.

 

He may have only sat out four games, but as someone who followed him somewhat closely for fantasy last year, I know there were more than half the games last season when you didn't know if he would start, and if he did how much or how effective he would be. Not exactly the traits of a first round pick. Maybe second round, but I'd prefer less risk in one of my top picks...

 

I agree. However, that's how it's been with owning Westy for awhile now and he always seems to produce even if he's a GTD. It is very frustrating as an owner having to worry about what might happen.

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So if he were to play had this been during the regular season, you'd have to think that things will be fine in terms of Westy being okay for the start of the season, no? However, even so there's word that Weaver is going to be the short-yardage guy and McCoy and Booker are chomping at the bit for playing time. The backfield is getting crowded and Westy is only getting older and having more issues with the lower half of his body regardless of whether or not he's been able to play through those issues.

 

I still feel the same way as above and am very leary of Westy's production this year but the team feels all will be "fine" and that he'll be ready for the 9-13 opener.

 

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I thought I heard something about this may be much more serious then first expected on Sirius NFL, and he may be still out by the start of the season

 

Turns out that news you heard may be right...

 

http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/inq-eag...n_reported.html

 

Thursday, June 4, 2009

Source: Westbrook's surgery is a serious procedure

The surgery Brian Westbrook will undergo tomorrow morning in Baltimore is a serious procedure, according to a source close to the situation.

 

"I'm just concerned that it is being underplayed," the source said. "It's a lot more than a little spur and it's much more than the knee arthroscopy he had (in February)."

 

Both a team source and Westbrook's agent Todd France downplayed the significance of the surgery, which the team announced late Wednesday night.

 

"It's just some bone spurs," France told ESPN.com Wednesday.

 

The agent also described the surgery as "minor" and a team source said it wasn't "a major procedure."

 

Exactly how serious Westbrook's surgery will be won't be known until after Dr. Mark Myerson completes the procedure. Only Myerson can give a clear timetable of how long it will take Westbrook to recover and he won't be able to do that until after he has seen the extent of the damage in the running back's right ankle.

 

The Eagles continued their camp this morning with Lorenzo Booker getting the majority of snaps with the first-team offense. The third-year running back talked about Westbrook afterward.

 

"Brian played with those injuries all last year and now he's getting a chance to clean it up," Booker said. "That's one of the tougher guys I've ever been around, so I don't see him missing any significant time. He's going to miss the things that he can afford to miss, which is the preseason and OTAs. What can he possibly learn or prove in the preseason?"

 

Posted by Bob Brookover @ 2:10 PM

 

 

Geez, at this point, I don't know what to believe or how to feel about Westy's production for this year. I said before that I'm leary and news like this only makes it worse.

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Update...

 

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4234674

 

Westbrook should be ready for season

 

Philadelphia Eagles running back Brian Westbrook underwent surgery Friday to remove two bone spurs in his right ankle.

 

According to 950 ESPN Philadelphia, Westbrook cannot put weight on his leg for two weeks. After that, the Eagles will take a week-by-week approach to his rehabilitation. Veteran players report to training camp on July 29.

 

Eagles head trainer Rick Burkholder said Westbrook should be able to enter the season "without a problem," 950 ESPN reported.

 

Westbrook aggravated a previous sprain in his right ankle while working out in the past few weeks, a team source told ESPN. It is the same ankle that Westbrook injured last year and bothered him throughout the 2008 season.

 

Westbrook, who will turn 30 in September, also had surgery to repair cartilage damage in his left knee in February.

 

He had 936 yards rushing last season, caught 54 passes for 402 yards and had a career-best 14 touchdowns.

 

Information from ESPN's Sal Paolantonio and ESPN.com's John Clayton was used in this report.

 

 

 

Time will tell.

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