cincy slammers Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 News to me. According to Rotoworld: Richie Whitt of CBS Dallas reports Dez Bryant will miss the remainder of the season with torn ligaments in his finger. Bryant initially called the injury a sprained finger, and he caught a 27-yard touchdown against the Bengals playing through it in Week 14. Per Whitt, however, the injury will require surgery and Bryant will be placed on season-ending injured reserve. Nick Eatman of DallasCowboys.com reports that Bryant's status will be determined, "pending the results of a hand specialist," but the tea leaves suggest we won't be seeing Bryant play again this year. It's a devastating blow to the Cowboys' playoff chances, and fantasy football teams alike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whomper Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 That is the dagger in an already slim playoff chance. Austin is as fragile as glass, Ogletree and the other cast of characters at wr3 wont provide much impact and witten will draw more coverage now . I wish we could fall back on a running game but I think Liberace is our starting guard these days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joebirds55 Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 Cue cowboyz1 talking injuries... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazinib1 Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 (edited) OMG....same thing happened to me last year in the playoffs. First RGIII, now Dez. I'm sunk...all that work for nothing. I gotta do some serious WW hunting this week. God DaMNIT!!!! Edited December 10, 2012 by tazinib1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowboyz1 Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 Cue cowboyz1 talking injuries... Oh no, I wouldn't want to be accused of exaggerating the extent of our merely dinged up team. Hell every other team in the league has 15 on IR so we just need to keep fighting though the bumps and bruises just like all the other teams in the NFL....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loaf Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 Oh no, I wouldn't want to be accused of exaggerating the extent of our merely dinged up team. Hell every other team in the league has 15 on IR so we just need to keep fighting though the bumps and bruises just like all the other teams in the NFL....... that's the spirit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpinalTapp Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 sorry to hear that - he was really coming into his own as a special player in this league. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolverines Fan Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 I heard about his finger injury, but i didn't know it was that bad. It's a shame. He was finally playing up to his potential. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegrab Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 (edited) Oh no, I wouldn't want to be accused of exaggerating the extent of our merely dinged up team. Hell every other team in the league has 15 on IR so we just need to keep fighting though the bumps and bruises just like all the other teams in the NFL....... According to this http://www.cbssports...fl/injuries/pup BAL Ravens - 14 CIN Bengals - 9 DAL Cowboys - 6 does not include Dez Bryant and not a single OL ... I stopped there, was just trying to check some other teams and was looking at those with a high number on IR (the list shows other injuries and goes back to before 2012 for some reason). So I'm curious, what is your source for 15 players on IR for the Cowboys, and is it one I can use to check all other 31 NFL teams so I can verify your claim of most injured team in the NFL. This might also be an interesting read, granted its a couple weeks old now, but says Cowboys have 9th most http://www.bloggingt...injured-reserve <- link has a handy chart by team and this looks like a Cowboys blogging site, so doubt they down play their injuries compared to the rest of the NFL. Edited December 10, 2012 by stevegrab Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Next Generation Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 Cowboys coach Jason Garrett told DallasCowboys.com Monday that Dez Bryant (finger) is "50:50" to play again this season. Despite previous reports, Cowboys.com writer Nick Eatman says his "gut" is Bryant will not be placed on injured reserve, but the team won't know for sure until results come back from Dez's visit to a hand specialist. Eatman does concede that Dez "could be out of the rest of the season," if the hand specialist determines Bryant needs year-ending surgery to repair the torn finger ligaments. Garrett will speak to reporters later today. Dec 10 - 4:38 PM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowboutthemCowboys Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 Cowboys coach Jason Garrett told DallasCowboys.com Monday that Dez Bryant (finger) is "50:50" to play again this season. Despite previous reports, Cowboys.com writer Nick Eatman says his "gut" is Bryant will not be placed on injured reserve, but the team won't know for sure until results come back from Dez's visit to a hand specialist. Eatman does concede that Dez "could be out of the rest of the season," if the hand specialist determines Bryant needs year-ending surgery to repair the torn finger ligaments. Garrett will speak to reporters later today. Dec 10 - 4:38 PM exactly. might wanna change thread title for now BJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 exactly. might wanna change thread title for now BJ done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nelsosi Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 I don't own Dez in any league (though I do have a few shares of Austin), so this wouldn't shatter me. But it's a strange injury to end a season -- originally sounded like a minor finger sprain in the post-game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowboutthemCowboys Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 done gracias Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowboyz1 Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 (edited) According to this http://www.cbssports...fl/injuries/pup BAL Ravens - 14 CIN Bengals - 9 DAL Cowboys - 6 does not include Dez Bryant and not a single OL ... I stopped there, was just trying to check some other teams and was looking at those with a high number on IR (the list shows other injuries and goes back to before 2012 for some reason). So I'm curious, what is your source for 15 players on IR for the Cowboys, and is it one I can use to check all other 31 NFL teams so I can verify your claim of most injured team in the NFL. This might also be an interesting read, granted its a couple weeks old now, but says Cowboys have 9th most http://www.bloggingt...injured-reserve <- link has a handy chart by team and this looks like a Cowboys blogging site, so doubt they down play their injuries compared to the rest of the NFL. Bad info there. I posted the list here. Or you can check it yourself at dallascowboys.com>team IR list at bottom of page. Or NFL.com transactions sort by IR. PUP is not IR as in Injured reserve as in done for the season. Edited December 10, 2012 by Cowboyz1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ice1 Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Bad news for Cowboy fans. This team has been gutted on defense due to injuries and losing Dez, who is finally looking like an elite player, kills any chance they thought they had IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooby's Hubby Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 (edited) Wins are still do-able. Witten will still take off some coverage for Murray, Miles can be a possession WR, and Harris et al can be deep threats. Sure, not as good without Dez, but still do-able. Edited December 11, 2012 by Scooby's Hubby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowboyz1 Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 It's Beasley time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joebirds55 Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Hope this means 25 targets a game for witten. Romo can hit him for 10 yards at will if he wanted to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menudo Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 http://en.wikipedia....FL_team_rosters Titans 15 Jaguars 14 Panthers 13 Redskins 13 Cowboys 12 Patriots 11 Ravens 11 Giants 11 Colts 11 Bills 10 Bengals 10 Packers 10 Bucs 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BA Baracus Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Good thing for me that Ben came back and woke up Mike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faceplant Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 (edited) Dez Bryant, who fractured his left index finger Sunday against against the Bengals, has decided to play Sunday against the Steelers unless he's told he can't, a source close to the Dallas Cowboys receiver told ESPN on Tuesday morning. "Unless the doctors say he medically can't do it, Dez is going to play," the source said. http://espn.go.com/d...r-injury-source I need this guy big time. Even if it's against a somewhat stellar Steelers defense. Edited December 11, 2012 by faceplant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rileyrott Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 I need this guy big time. Even if it's against a somewhat stellar Steelers defense. Not so stellar against the Chargers last Sunday, were they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegrab Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Not so stellar against the Chargers last Sunday, were they? Yeah not sure why people still think the Steelers D is elite (or even "somewhat stellar"). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faceplant Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Not so stellar against the Chargers last Sunday, were they? Valid point about last week. But for 7 of the last 8 games against the Steelers, no QB has thrown for more than 200 yards or more than one TD (with San Diego the one outlier). And Rivers was actually 200 on the nose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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