Chargers/Raiders Injury Report - Wednesday
by John Gennaro on Dec 1, 2010 5:38 PM PST
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I'll be doing the BFTB Podcast tonight at 7pm, with Steve Adler returning as my co-host. We'll be talking about the Colts game, the Raiders game, the injured players on the team, fantasy football, the Los Angeles Chargers and a whole lot more. Put your questions in the comments below, including your fantasy football questions, and we'll answer them during the show.
Chargers
Did Not Participate
Stephen Cooper (knee)
Patrick Crayton (wrist)
Malcom Floyd (hamstring)
Antonio Gates (toe/foot)
Vincent Jackson (calf)
Donald Strickland (hip)
Mike Tolbert (hand)
Louis Vasquez (neck)
I don't think anyone could speak highly enough of Gates and Philip Rivers. Those two guys have become the leaders of the team for three or four reasons. First, they're obviously the stars and the face of this franchise. Second, they have proven time and time again that they are amongst the toughest guys on the team. They have regularly put their body on the line to play football games when most people wouldn't have even thought about it. And three, they are leaders in the locker room that go out of their way to offer advice to the younger guys on the team.
El Capitan has been lucky enough to avoid any injuries this year, the offensive line should be credited with that as they've done a tremendous job of protecting him outside of two games (@Seattle, @St. Louis). Gates, however, has had to struggle through injury. While it has slowed down his chase of record-breaking numbers for a Tight End, he has toughed it out and will continue to for the rest of the season because he knows that his presence on the field is helpful to Rivers and the rest of the receivers. To steal a tagline of the sponsor of this post, Antonio is "powering through" the second half of this season.
Did Not Participate
Nnamdi Asomugha (ankle)
Tyvon Branch (shoulder)
Bruce Gradkowski (shoulder)
Chris Johnson (groin)
Limited Participation
Zach Miller (foot/fibula)
Chaz Schilens (knee)
Richard Seymour (shoulder)
That is one beat-up secondary, with two starters and their nickel corner all missing today's practice. If they hope to beat the Chargers again this season, they're going to need those guys to get healthy quickly.
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First!
HA! If you have any Fantasy Football Questions, post them and if we have time during the show I will tackle them.
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Link to the Show
In case you missed it up top
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Special Teams Topic
So they have finally plugged the holes and are no longer shooting themselves in the foot, and even had an actual positive play in that fake punt. When the heck are we going to see the return game do something positive instead of just avoiding the negative? Why is our return game still so bad? Have the personnel moves been focused solely on kick and punt coverage and punt blocking? Sproles has done nothing in the return dept. Is it him? Is it his blocking? Should someone else get a chance (was thinking Crayton before the injury)? What would it take for Norv to give someone else a shot?
The return game was pretty positive at Indianapolis.
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"How appropriate! You fight like a cow!"
Faceless slider-tossing goofs FTW.
by Zach (maestro876) on Dec 1, 2010 7:45 PM PST up reply actions
Fantasy Question
I’m the king of vulturing backup RBs when the starter goes down for a season. This week: Westbrook vs Gerhart!
options
both are tough starts, do you have any other options on the WW?
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Vick
He should have a monster game
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it happens
Rodgers will be decent, but vick should be HUGE
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Freezer Bowl
That’s the game where Cinci was shady and opened up the gates to let in wind when the Chargers were driving and closed them when the Bengals were going the same way.
by Passport Hustler on Dec 1, 2010 7:41 PM PST reply actions
i was thinking about Cason
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Just gotta manhandle the DL and get Seymour off his game.
That’s how you beat the Raiders. Give PR enough time to start abusing their secondary, which won’t be very good if Nnamdi can’t play or has to play hurt. That will turn the game into a shootout, and the Raiders OL will have a hard time against our sack-happy front.
An autumn Sunday,
Perched in front of the big screen,
Beer in white knuckles.
by Neoplatonist Bolthead on Dec 1, 2010 8:12 PM PST reply actions
RE: Podcast
You’re right on with the option routes thing being a replacement for the audibles, but I think Rivers gives clues as to what he wants every once in a while.
The National League West title was all but a lock,
Then they lost 10 in a row, ‘twas like a punch in the jock!
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Listening to the podcast now
A few notes:
I find it hilarious imagining what people who don’t know about the BFTB meetup last week were thinking when you said, “I couldn’t hear the broadcast. I was at a bar, obviously.”
Idea — Can you get Garay on a podcast? Maybe on one of our two bye weeks left? He’s hilarious, and we are all in love with him way more than anybody else!
FYI, The freezer bowl, I believe, was played the week after the epic in miami. Talk about two extremes…
#feelinacertaintypeofway
I find it hilarious imagining what people who don’t know about the BFTB meetup last week were thinking when you said, "I couldn’t hear the broadcast. I was at a bar, obviously."
I was thinking about that while saying it.
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Feliex Jones or Mike Goodson?
No idea who to start; I am not sure if Goodsons run is done and Indy’s run d looks horrible?
I have a similar issue with Gore out
I’m going with Jones.
The National League West title was all but a lock,
Then they lost 10 in a row, ‘twas like a punch in the jock!
Bolts from the Blue - General Manager: It is what it isn't
Mike Tolbert didn't practice yesterday
And Ryan Matthews is still nursing an injury. If both Fullbacks are out on Sunday’s game vs. the Raiders, can we expect Jacob Hester to be a part of the running game, or will it be a pass-happy day for El Capitan?
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Tolbert played with the injured hand last week
I totally expect him to play Sunday, even if the hand is in a cast.
by Trendsearcher on Dec 2, 2010 9:13 AM PST up reply actions
Tolbert and Mathews are both going to play
But in a hypothetical world where they couldn’t, then Curtis Brinkley and Darren Sproles would get the bulk of the carries with Hester still being used as the fullback.
The National League West title was all but a lock,
Then they lost 10 in a row, ‘twas like a punch in the jock!
Bolts from the Blue - General Manager: It is what it isn't
Fantasy Question
Who will be the leading receiver on the Chargers this weekend.
Need to start a Charger as my #3 wide out.
I dead and buried all my hoop dreams
wait till saturday
only the practice squad receivers are playing so far. It could be Kelly Washington. You never know.
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by Superduperboltman on Dec 2, 2010 2:52 PM PST up reply actions
This might be correct.
Floyd may run some decoy routes to occupy Asomugha. Naanee will mostly do underneath stuff, but could break one off. And Ajirotutu could get some big plays deep.
But. truthfully, who the @#$% knows?
The National League West title was all but a lock,
Then they lost 10 in a row, ‘twas like a punch in the jock!
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Norv knows
his plan will work.
The sports team from my geographical area is superior to the sports team from your geographical area and will emerge victorious due to its very superiority.
by Superduperboltman on Dec 3, 2010 7:30 AM PST up reply actions
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