Willis McGahee To Miss 1-2 Weeks After Hand Surgery
by John Bena on Oct 24, 2011 12:51 PM MDT
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The load on Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow just got heavier with word that leading rusher Willis McGahee will miss 1-2 weeks after undergoing surgery to repair a broken bone in his hand.
According to ProFootballTalk, McGahee had the surgery today and will miss at least a couple of weeks.
This is bad news for the Broncos who are searching for a consistent attack on the ground. McGahee has 456 yards rushing on the year while the two men behind him - Knowshon Moreno and Lance Ball - have each rushed for 54 yards this season. That's 108 yards COMBINED on 32 carries.
That puts more of a load on Tebow to create and with the Detroit Lions coming to town, more pressure on Tebow to create through the air.
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I would look for
Jeremiah Johnson to come off the Practice Squad.
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Even for just 2 weeks?
And risk losing him later? Depending on how well he plays though they might cut someone else. But I doubt they would keep 4 backs active.
..We're 2-14 till we're not!
They say the cool is all over me..
Well
any activation would be a 3 week minimum. I’m not sure of Todman’s current status, but assuming he is on SD
s Practice Squad, if we took him he has to be on the Active Roster for the 3 weeks too. So given the choices between two PS players to fill in, do you promote the guy who has been practicing with the team or do you poach a player off another team’s PS. My guess is that they promote Johnson IF they make a move. Although I don’t have anything against Todman. I just think if he is a PS player, he would have to be better than who we have.
The reports are that Willis had surgery and wants to play. So its a wait and see type thing for the moment.
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Yes, Todman would be a great pickup !
Plus it would really piss the Chargers off!!
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by the new Bradfather on Oct 24, 2011 3:26 PM MDT up reply actions
Maybe this will give Fox more of a push to changing up the scheme a little more?
"If we cannot find a way, we will make one." -Hannibal
by AvalancheRescueDog on Oct 24, 2011 12:59 PM MDT reply actions
hopefully
But I can totally see him trying to run Moreno into the line 20 times a game too.
guess we have to wait and see
One fish, two fish, red fish, DOOM fish.
by Trapped in O.C. on Oct 24, 2011 1:02 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions
Fantastic!!!
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I was sarcastic BTW
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Need a lot more screens from Moreno next week.
And it looks like Best won’t play next week which is huge for us.
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Any word on Ayers or Doom injuries?
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Jeremiah Johnson anyone?
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by AvalancheRescueDog on Oct 24, 2011 1:08 PM MDT reply actions
bring in the Mountain Man!
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by the new Bradfather on Oct 24, 2011 1:19 PM MDT up reply actions
exactly dude..
I haven’t heard about him in a while.. Can anyone update where he is and if he is available? I thought he should have made the squad. At least the practice one..
He’s on the practice squad currently.
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by AvalancheRescueDog on Oct 24, 2011 3:09 PM MDT up reply actions
Clinton Portis? wait wait! Deshaun Foster. (koolaid man voice) OHH YEAHHH!!.
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by chaucer on Oct 24, 2011 1:17 PM MDT via mobile reply actions
it appears his knee is OK
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by the new Bradfather on Oct 24, 2011 1:19 PM MDT up reply actions
NFLN says it's his ankle and he's day to day.
"It was my fault we were behind to begin with and I'm just proud of my teammates for continuing to fight and believe and make the comeback possible"
Tebow- When asked how he was able to come from 15 points down with 3 minutes to go.
This is just great.
Right when he was on a roll.
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by weazel on Oct 24, 2011 1:19 PM MDT via mobile reply actions
Ayers should be fine and play this week.
Not sure about Elvis, it isnt a high ankle sprain so i cant imagine him missing more than a week.
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by BroncofanfromBoston on Oct 24, 2011 1:28 PM MDT reply actions
Dumervil fast becoming the Bay Bay on defense
we are approaching the half point in the season..
and Dumervil has been an almost no show..
and starting to give Bay Bay a run for his money on the
chronically injured list.
There may be more damaged goods with Doom than we
are let on to know.. 2nd highest paid player on the team.
at least we had some type of return
But I agree, where he been?
One fish, two fish, red fish, DOOM fish.
by Trapped in O.C. on Oct 24, 2011 5:08 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions
Better than I thought it was going to be
I was thinking he would be out 4 weeks or better. So, while not great news, at least it’s only a week or two.
I think counting on two weeks might be optimistic but we can hope.
Sadly it’s a guy who needs both hands for his job. Ouch.
But pounding it so many times…….I’m surprised his injury didn’t occur sooner.
Earth to Fox: Let Tebow play his own game.
Detroit is the team im hoping wins the NFC championship this year.
Ive been watching all of their games… and i dont think even with McGahee our run game would stand a chance against that D-line. We will see lots of screens and passing against Detroit, there D line is probably the best in the league right now.
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by Alexander Wall on Oct 24, 2011 1:44 PM MDT via mobile reply actions
I've watched the Lions extensively as well
I like them, tough matchup for us
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by the new Bradfather on Oct 24, 2011 1:59 PM MDT up reply actions
Obviously we were gonna lose him some with a broken hand, but only 2 weeks?
Thats awesome!
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This could be a good thing.
Tebow needs to be in shotgun 80% of the time. He looks way more comfortable in shotgun when passing.
With McGahee out, maybe McCoy will be forced to put TT in the gun most of the game with Moreno in the backfield.
by McJay on Oct 24, 2011 2:01 PM MDT reply actions 1 recs
Silver Lining?
McGahee has been killing it the last few weeks obviously we’ll miss him. It’s got to be crystal clear to McCoy we can’t run on every first down now. I thought I was watching Dan Reeves call plays through mos of the game last week. Please get creative McCoy. I don’t care if it’s using 4 receivers, running a few option plays, moving the pocket, bubble screens, bubble screen fake + drop back middle screen, something that get’s our speed players in space to operate and encourages Tebow to take off when there’s an opportunity.
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by HippoJohn on Oct 24, 2011 2:17 PM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
hopefully it will light a fire under someone...
i like willis but he’s not a long term solution so I REALLY want to see someone else step up. This might be the ideal situation for that to happen.
Agreed. Willis is a stop-gap. Too old.
Albeit, a broken hand isnt an age-related injury. Just unlucky
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I still love what he's done!
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by the new Bradfather on Oct 24, 2011 2:05 PM MDT up reply actions
Me too
He’s come in and played hard for us and I like that about him.
I just wish he didn’t need to be our #1 back. come on Knoshown this is your time, take it!!
Here we go...time for Ball and Johnson
Knowshon can’t do it…he just can’t carry the whole game and be productive. I hope ball puts his big-boy pants on and runs better up the gut than he did in the preseason. Yeah in his few runs he’s looked okay, but they have come after the game has been going awhile and the line got the holes opened up for him.
I really wish we would have gotten some more depth here at RB this off-season.
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Knowshon catches screens from Tebow so he's not completely worthless!
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by the new Bradfather on Oct 24, 2011 2:32 PM MDT up reply actions
Oh I totally agree with that
He also blocks very well as a RB. But my point is about carrying the workload. He can not do that because he is horrible between the tackles.
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I enjoyed (the last five minutes of regulation anyway:) proved your point implicitly
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by the new Bradfather on Oct 24, 2011 2:57 PM MDT up reply actions
Knowshon can and has been the primary back and even gained 100+ yds. It is certainly possible.
I hope we run more of a spread formation and run out of the shot gun more. Tebow is more effective that way at passing and Knowmo is probably more effective at running.
If we come out with Tebow under center and hand off to Ball 2 times before a third and long…then it is going to be a long day. DET won’t stop at 15 points like the Dolphins did.
thank you thank you thank you
for wanting more spread O. Why is this so obvious to us but not to Fox / McCoy ?
Earth to Fox: Let Tebow play his own game.
I was saying the same thing but.....
…..some analysts today noted that all 7 of his sacks game in the 3 receiver set (think it was Legwold in the DP). He noted that he will get killed if we go to a spread too much. A spread means he needs to make quick decisions, not sure that is his strength right now. I think we need to do more rollouts, screens, a few spreads, reverses. We just need to become less predictable as an offense.
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EFX needs to have Tebow run the offensive so as to evaluate if he will be here next year. The spread offense has been tried many times in the NFL and it is too easy to scheme against. Just ask Steve Spurrier.
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Spurrier didn't run a spread
It was as “pro-style” an offense as any. There’s some spread stuff these days in his offense at South Carolina, but that’s been a very recent development.
But the spread is creeping into the NFL. Carolina and Buffalo run it a lot, as do many of the better offenses.
The hated Patriots run lots of Spread formation plays and have for several years now.
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If only Mario Fannin didn't drop to IR. He's like a younger version of McGahee.
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by Alexander Wall on Oct 24, 2011 8:12 PM MDT up reply actions
No doubt....
W-L record doesn't matter to me.... I just want to see a team on the rise at the end of the year!
GO BRONCOS and GO CARDS!!!
if Bay Bay missed six weeks for a broken pinky...
how is it that McGahee comes back after two weeks? ’
hmmm…..
Depends on the severity of the break, which of the meta carpels was fractured, and which hand.
Depending on those, its possible to still fully hold on to a football with a fracture in your hand. You just gotta be a man.
AND WILLIS MCGAHEE IS A MAN
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McGahee
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by the new Bradfather on Oct 24, 2011 2:42 PM MDT up reply actions
Lions D-Line is good at rushing the passer, not much else
If you look at their stats so far this year they are 28th against the rush and a variety of backs have had success against them. Where all their opponents seem to have found a weakness is in the short passing game. RBs, TEs, and Slot receivers have been eating them up all year. Ball and Moreno both are excellent receivers. We have all of our TEs back. And quick passes to both slows the rush and opens up the deep ball, as the Safeties cheat up to the line.
We matchup with them better than many might think, especially when you factor in a mobile QB that can escape the rush. Suh gambles a lot, rather than playing straight up. SF torched him several times because of that—as did Atlanta.
Would love to have Willis, but I think there are still some great weapons available to help Tebow in this game.
Harry Douglas had a breakout performance
yesterday as I learned from watching the film, nice breakout for Roddy White as well, the Lions also specialize in turnover ratio, I believe, something we’ve sucked at thus far :(
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by the new Bradfather on Oct 24, 2011 3:18 PM MDT up reply actions
He had some good blocks
against the Dolphins and he almost caught that deep pass
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by the new Bradfather on Oct 24, 2011 3:27 PM MDT up reply actions
More opportunities for young players...
This is hardly a positive for the Broncos as a whole, but this would be far worse if Orton was still in. I really like McGahee’s power style and his productivity has been fantastic for the team, and has been proving he’s a workhorse back. Knowshon now has another chance to prove the same. We’ve all seen him run that screen pass against the Chargers showing both elusiveness and a hard-nosed style we haven’t seen much of. He now has a chance against what has recently been a hot/cold Lions run D. Much like the your WRs are getting more exposure, Knowshon now has another clean shot. Tebow can make up for McGahee’s clear RZ advantage over KM.
YEAH 8 sacks and 11 hits. Yes he is big but................
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Did anyone notice that Lance Ball got the carries instead of Knowshon when McGahee got injured?
That’s just pathetic.
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it's up to Moreno to turn the tide
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by the new Bradfather on Oct 24, 2011 4:06 PM MDT up reply actions
It isn't pathetic, it is smart
Ball can actually once in awhile pick up 4-5 yards up the gut…and normally will get 2. Knowshon regularly gets nothing or less up the gut and may get 4 if he’s lucky and the line opens a lane of biblical proportions.
Knowshon’s skills don’t lend themselves to running inside…he needs space and movement.
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Time to go to work, Knowshon. You’d think KM would be raring to go after losing his spot to McGahee. Maybe he will play with a little chip on his shoulder. Next man up, as they say.
...and then the Broncos rose from the ashes
Thats what Im hopin for too
We saw flashes of his potential last year, such as his 161 yards vs KC last year. He can do it again, and his hammys should be all healed up. Well, hopefully
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