The Huddle Fantasy Football Forums > LaDainian Tomlinson Update

Skrappy1

11/16/04 2:48pm

Sounds like he still isn't doing any better.

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Tomlinson update
Coach Marty Schottenheimer said running back LaDainian Tomlinson was as close to 100 percent as any of the players who did not practice yesterday because of injuries. Tomlinson didn't sound as sure after resting his strained groin during the bye week.

"I don't think it's a whole lot better. It just wasn't enough time," Tomlinson said. "I feel a little better than I have been. It's not getting worse. But I'm not ready to say it's getting a lot better because I really haven't tested it."

http://www.signonsandiego.com/sports/charg...s16chnotes.html

Avernus

11/16/04 2:53pm

I think we'll hve a better grasp on how he's feelin after a couple days of practice..

even with the groin problems, he still seems to be running better than most backs do anyways..

A Little Bit Special

11/16/04 2:59pm

Sorry, but this is great news for me. Just moved into second place (atually a 3-way tie but I have the most total points) and I need to win out to stay in the hunt. Playing the Tomlinson owner this week and a healthy Tomlinson vs. the Raiders run defense has me very worried. One more week...just one more week.

alexgaddis

11/16/04 3:01pm

Avernus...

YOU ARE THE GOD OF AVATARS...

MrTed46

11/16/04 3:01pm

i NEED him back and healthy.

I have him and C Brown

Avernus

11/16/04 3:04pm

QUOTE(alexgaddis @ 11/16/04 04:01pm)

Avernus...

YOU ARE THE GOD OF AVATARS...
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ahaha...who...me?...

yo mama

11/16/04 3:06pm

QUOTE(MrTed46 @ 11/16/04 08:01pm)

i NEED him back and healthy.

I have him and C Brown
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Amen, brother. I wish they'd just rest Tomlinson this week and let Chatman loose.

Avernus

11/16/04 3:07pm

QUOTE(MrTed46 @ 11/16/04 04:01pm)

i NEED him back and healthy.

I have him and C Brown
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I was wondering who was causing this fiasco...please dump LT2 so he can get healthy...

theres always someone with the fantasy hex in their soul...and you are it...I just packaged Brown in a deal that included LT2 a couple days ago... I think LT2 is just laying low...and he's much better than he says...because he didn't seem all that bothered to begin with....and if it was that big a deal, he would have sat last week instead of getting like 20-something touches

Skrappy1

11/16/04 3:12pm

QUOTE(yo mama @ 11/16/04 04:06pm)

Amen, brother. I wish they'd just rest Tomlinson this week and let Chatman loose.
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I wouldn't mind that either. Granted the gimpy Tomlinson has still been serviceable due mostly to him scoring a TD every game, but I will need the real Tomlinson if I am going to have any hope during the playoffs.

Avernus

11/16/04 5:08pm

on NFL LIVE, they said he's finally at almost 100%...then went on to mention how scary that was lol...

Chargerz

11/16/04 6:06pm

I don't know if the Chargers and LT are making the injury sound worse than it is, but after reading Priority News today, I wouldn't be encouraged if I were a LT owner. We may not see the LT we've come to expect until NEXT YEAR.

The Next Generation

11/17/04 12:36pm

QUOTE(Avernus @ 11/16/04 10:08pm)

on NFL LIVE, they said he's finally at almost 100%...then went on to mention how scary that was lol...

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I heard that as well. I guess we'll see Sunday which report is correct.

its_game_time

11/17/04 1:36pm

QUOTE(Avernus @ 11/16/04 03:04pm)

ahaha...who...me?...
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Do you have a link for that avatar?

Avernus

11/17/04 2:14pm

QUOTE(its_game_time @ 11/17/04 02:36pm)

Do you have a link for that avatar?
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just right click the avatar and select properties.....and then you'll see the link there....

its_game_time

11/17/04 3:48pm

QUOTE(Avernus @ 11/17/04 02:14pm)

just right click the avatar and select properties.....and then you'll see the link there....
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I was looking for the original (larger) version of where it came from.

Avernus

11/17/04 3:55pm

QUOTE(its_game_time @ 11/17/04 04:48pm)

I was looking for the original (larger) version of where it came from.
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ohh...nah..I get mine from other people

McBoog

11/17/04 4:42pm

QUOTE(Avernus @ 11/17/04 01:55pm)

ohh...nah..I get mine from other people
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That avatar kills me. I keep coming back to show it to people! The truth is funnier than fiction.

LT. WOW! Could he be down talking it to make the explosion more amazing? Is Marty right when he says that LT is as close to 100% as he has been this year?

Is LT being truthful or sneaky. Well see this weekend. You still got to play the guy if you have him. He is pretty much been good for a weekly TD.

Skrappy1

11/17/04 5:03pm

QUOTE(McBoog @ 11/17/04 05:42pm)

Is LT being truthful or sneaky. Well see this weekend. You still got to play the guy if you have him. He is pretty much been good for a weekly TD.

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Definitely have to play him. This uncertainty is killing me though. I have a chance to make a decent trade giving him up right now, but if he's healthy then I don't want to move on it...our trade deadline is this weekend though, so I can't wait until after this week to see.

Avernus

11/17/04 5:55pm

QUOTE(Skrappy1 @ 11/17/04 06:03pm)

Definitely have to play him. This uncertainty is killing me though. I have a chance to make a decent trade giving him up right now, but if he's healthy then I don't want to move on it...our trade deadline is this weekend though, so I can't wait until after this week to see.

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just don't trade him...it's worth more to you to have him for your playoff run coming off the latest possible bye than having whoever you'd be getting and possibly finding out you made a mistake..

just keep him, plug him in...and do this.....

Skrappy1

11/17/04 6:02pm

QUOTE(Avernus @ 11/17/04 06:55pm)

just don't trade him...it's worth more to you to have him for your playoff run coming off the latest possible bye than having whoever you'd be getting and possibly finding out you made a mistake..

just keep him, plug him in...and do this.....

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I hear you, but it is so very tempting. I don't want to get into specifics in this forum, but here is the link to the details of the trade. I'd appreciate any other thoughts you might have.

http://forums.thehuddle.com/index.php?showtopic=74003

Bill Swerski

11/17/04 6:05pm

QUOTE(Chargerz @ 11/16/04 06:06pm)

I don't know if the Chargers and LT are making the injury sound worse than it is, but after reading Priority News today, I wouldn't be encouraged if I were a LT owner. We may not see the LT we've come to expect until NEXT YEAR.

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Agreed and I'm glad that I have Chatman "just in case." He will still put up decent numbers, though. LT at 80% is better than most of the other backs in the league.

Chargerz

11/17/04 7:33pm

QUOTE(Bill Swerski @ 11/17/04 11:05pm)

Agreed and I'm glad that I have Chatman "just in case." He will still put up decent numbers, though. LT at 80% is better than most of the other backs in the league.
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He'll probably average 70-80 yards and a TD every week if his groin injury lingers. If he's healthy, LOOK OUT!!

jesdpie

11/17/04 8:08pm

I for one think that he's about 95%, I mean, it couldn't be any worse than the last game he played, and that was at 80%. He's basically taken 4 weeks off in a row, and played for about 3 quarters total in the last 4 weeks, which amounts to about 2 hours of practice. I don't see how he could be any worse, but only see him being better, and also being modest about how he feels right now. He's not the kind of guy to go out there and say....."***, i feel good, just give me the ball, and watch me rack the TD's and yards up!" He's much more modest than that. I for one(and LT owner) admire this attitude. Like i said, i see him at about 95 if not 99%! WATCH OUT, HERE COMES LT!!!

Bill Swerski

11/17/04 9:10pm

QUOTE(jesdpie @ 11/17/04 08:08pm)

Like i said, i see him at about 95 if not 99%! WATCH OUT, HERE COMES LT!!!
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I wish I could agree, but I don't get that impression from what he said. Groin injuries tend to linger and, frankly, I don't think he'll be at 95% for the rest of the season.

Ram Fan

11/17/04 10:33pm

My co-worker's daughter is married to Lorenzo Neal...I'll ask him tomorrow on how LT is doing then post here.

I have been on vacation for the past 2 weeks, so I haven't spoke to him recently.

quickdraw

11/18/04 12:10am

QUOTE(jesdpie @ 11/17/04 07:08pm)

I for one think that he's about 95%, I mean, it couldn't be any worse than the last game he played, and that was at 80%. He's basically taken 4 weeks off in a row, and played for about 3 quarters total in the last 4 weeks, which amounts to about 2 hours of practice. I don't see how he could be any worse, but only see him being better, and also being modest about how he feels right now. He's not the kind of guy to go out there and say....."***, i feel good, just give me the ball, and watch me rack the TD's and yards up!" He's much more modest than that. I for one(and LT owner) admire this attitude. Like i said, i see him at about 95 if not 99%! WATCH OUT, HERE COMES LT!!!
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If he was at 80% than LT owners need to be worried -- 17 rushes for 36 yards is 80%...80% of what? I still have yet to hear a logical reason why the Chargers should change what's been working to start force feeding the ball to a guy who admits he's nut at full speed. I don't think he's being modest, if anything I think he's trying to make the injury seem less severe.

laborer

11/18/04 2:26am

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quickdraw Posted 11/18/04 05:10am

If he was at 80% than LT owners need to be worried -- 17 rushes for 36 yards is 80%...80% of what? I still have yet to hear a logical reason why the Chargers should change what's been working to start force feeding the ball to a guy who admits he'snut at full speed. I don't think he's being modest, if anything I think he's trying to make the injury seem less severe.

Was this a Freudian slip

quickdraw

11/18/04 3:19am

QUOTE(laborer @ 11/18/04 01:26am)

Was this a Freudian slip

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Since no one can prove otherwise I'm saying it was an intentional joke