Steve Slaton placed on IR

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Steve Slaton expected to miss clash with Jags

 

 

Slaton

The Houston Chronicle reports that Steve Slaton (neck) is not expected to play Sunday against Jacksonville.

Chris Brown will start, with Ryan Moats next in line for carries. Slaton has numbness in his arms related to a previously undisclosed injury. "It's something he has been dealing with for awhile but it's gotten worse in the last 24 hours," coach Gary Kubiak revealed. The Jaguars are No. 10 against the run. Expect a decidedly pass-first game plan Sunday from Houston. Dec. 4 - 1:35 pm et

Source: Houston Chronicle

 

Numbness in arms can not be a good thing Well looks like i may have to ride Maroney as my #3 back going into playoffs. Dam this not good

[JT 137]

What's it going to do? Affect his ability to hold onto the ball?

 

They shouldn't have said anything. Nobody would have ever known.

[Gelucy44 0]

Chris Brown is an NFL starting running back... What is this 2004?

[TheGambinoCrimeFamily 0]

numbing in the arms is indicative of a bulging disk in the c-6/c-7 region, so it's not something to take lightly.

 

anyone who has had bulging disks would not be very eager to play contact football.

[Kilroy 0]

numbing in the arms is indicative of a bulging disk in the c-6/c-7 region, so it's not something to take lightly.

 

I'm assuming the c-6 / c-7 region is around the neck area? IIRC, Slaton missed practice time leading up to Week 12's game against the Colts with what was described as a neck injury. Earlier in the week they were saying it was a neck injury that was again causing him to miss practice this week.

 

Since he ended up playing against the Colts, I assumed they were just letting him get some extra rest and that he would be good to go on Sunday. This is the first I've heard of the numbness issues though.

 

Hopefully it won't be something that derails his career. I'm not familar with any of this stuff, so I don't know how much of an impact it will have on him long term, but it sounds like it could be a serious thing to deal with.

[PsychoBelichickFan 0]

Numbness in arms can not be a good thing Well looks like i may have to ride Maroney as my #3 back going into playoffs. Dam this not good

 

 

that numbness must be fumble-itis.

[ravenwood 1]

Sorry about his injury - never like to see a player hurt, but this should mean that Schaub will throw more.

[redtodd 7]

My opponent has him in a critical matchup to determine the playoff entrants.

[Matthew's Berry's 0]

My opponent has him in a critical matchup to determine the playoff entrants.

 

Scoot over ... we be in the same boat. We are playing for the Division and the winner scores about $500!

 

I'm sure he won't be thrilled when he logs onto his computer and sees that I am the new proud owner of Chris Brown ...

and he will have to pickup and start the likes of Leonard Weaver or Sammy Morris.

 

 

[GridIronAssassin#1 0]

Scoot over ... we be in the same boat. We are playing for the Division and the winner scores about $500!

 

I'm sure he won't be thrilled when he logs onto his computer and sees that I am the new proud owner of Chris Brown ...

and he will have to pickup and start the likes of Leonard Weaver or Sammy Morris.

 

Is Ricky Moats completely out of the equation?

[BirdBradyBobbyOrr 0]

Who had a bigger bust year Slaton or Forte? They were both the next big thing and fell flat.

 

Slaton's injury seems like a major concern going forward in his career. Numbness in his arms? Hurt back and neck? In dynasty leagues his value just plummeted.

[GridIronAssassin#1 0]

What kind of numbers will Chris Brown bring in?

[DamageIncVacc 6]

Brown was a good Rb and is still only like 28. His issue was he was always getting injured. Hes not a talent like Jackson , Johnson , Gore etc but he is a decent Rb who is big like Jacobs. ( 6-3 , 240) and he runs upright like Jacobs , thats why he was always injured. He showed last week he can run . He had a 5.5 ypc and a nice 5 yard td run last week. Hes a decent flex / RB 2 this week. When you got guys like Mcfadden , Jennings , Norwood , K Smith like I do this is a Christmas Miracle to be able to pick up a starting RB who is half way decent the Friday before the last fantasy week. Hes starting on my team as my #1 back with Hightower ( or wells) as my #2. Not great but better then my other options.

[ravenwood 1]

Forte, because he had a higher draft position or auction cost

 

Who had a bigger bust year Slaton or Forte? They were both the next big thing and fell flat.

 

Slaton's injury seems like a major concern going forward in his career. Numbness in his arms? Hurt back and neck? In dynasty leagues his value just plummeted.

[Matthew's Berry's 0]

Is Ricky Moats completely out of the equation?

 

Looks that way ... soooo strange after his BREAKOUT GAME he goes back to not a carry.

I haven't seen him in weeks ... maybe Moats fell into one?

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I'm assuming the c-6 / c-7 region is around the neck area? IIRC, Slaton missed practice time leading up to Week 12's game against the Colts with what was described as a neck injury. Earlier in the week they were saying it was a neck injury that was again causing him to miss practice this week.

 

Since he ended up playing against the Colts, I assumed they were just letting him get some extra rest and that he would be good to go on Sunday. This is the first I've heard of the numbness issues though.

 

Hopefully it won't be something that derails his career. I'm not familar with any of this stuff, so I don't know how much of an impact it will have on him long term, but it sounds like it could be a serious thing to deal with.

 

well with Taylor and Morris coming back for the Pats and the way we have seen Belicheck deal with RBs in past im not so comfortable with Maroney as my #3/Flex. Ive been rotating he and Slaton and now this may kill what little depth i now have. i was to slow on getting Brown last week and someone else grabbed him

 

this makes Brown a decent RB2 id say. Maybe Moats gets back in the mix. It does not sound good for Slaton and if the Texans lose this weekend they may decide to sit Slaton to play it safe Just a thought but those of us that own Slaton and dont have Brown are not happy

[BirdBradyBobbyOrr 0]

Forte, because he had a higher draft position or auction cost

 

You know I agree with your logic but with Forte still playing during the fantasy playoffs and Slaton being out I'd have to disagree with your choice. Forte could still bust out with a big game this week against St Louis and carry teams into the 2nd round. Slaton was a top 10 running back and I'm sure drafted in the 1st five in many leagues.

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You know I agree with your logic but with Forte still playing during the fantasy playoffs and Slaton being out I'd have to disagree with your choice. Forte could still bust out with a big game this week against St Louis and carry teams into the 2nd round. Slaton was a top 10 running back and I'm sure drafted in the 1st five in many leagues.

 

 

i wish Forte had the Rams for his 1st round matchup But next week Forte has GB for round 1 and if you win Forte faces Baltimore and if you still survive Forte would face the Vikings in week 16 championship

[ff07 2]

Is Ricky Moats completely out of the equation?

 

Is he Ryan's slow cousin?

[BirdBradyBobbyOrr 0]

i wish Forte had the Rams for his 1st round matchup But next week Forte has GB for round 1 and if you win Forte faces Baltimore and if you still survive Forte would face the Vikings in week 16 championship

 

Not in my league! Our playoffs start week 13 with the championship weeks 15 & 16. We still play a 17 week season by playing double games week 3 (the last week before byes).

 

And sure Baltimore and the Vikings matchups suck but I'd still say if he performs well vs St Louis it's going to win some teams 1st round game and get others in the playoffs.

[DamageIncVacc 6]

Actually just read that brown injured his knee last week and will wear a brace to play. uggg. He did practice fully but the dude just cant stay healthy. One hit to the knee and its Ryan Moats time. I have some doubts now that I did not have 5 minutes ago but I still got no better choices then Brown.

 

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports...nt/6753350.html

 

 

Brown participated fully in the Friday practice and said he’s prepared to start, although he’ll be wearing a substantial knee brace.

 

“Obviously anybody who protects the quarterback’s blind side is important to the team,” Kubiak said. “It’s huge for our team (that he plays). This kid has not missed a snap since he got off the plane (as the top draft choice in 2008) here in Houston. We count on him big time. I see him over there smiling, so I feel very good about his being ready to go.”

 

Brown was limping badly in the locker room after the Indy game. He admits, based on how the knee felt then, he’s surprised to have progressed as much as he has.

 

“It was really sore,” he said. “But today it felt the best it has. I’m pretty encouraged with the way I’ve progressed this week.”

[ghost168 0]

If you are a schaub owner then brown will be a good pickup. Should be a high scoring game against Jacksonville and Houston should score 4-5 touchdowns. Brown will get the goalline carries

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Not in my league! Our playoffs start week 13 with the championship weeks 15 & 16. We still play a 17 week season by playing double games week 3 (the last week before byes).

 

And sure Baltimore and the Vikings matchups suck but I'd still say if he performs well vs St Louis it's going to win some teams 1st round game and get others in the playoffs.

 

we play 26 games(2 a week) for 13 weeks and i like it alot better than 1 game a week

 

so if you have 4 weeks of playoffs you must have what 16 teams make the playoffs Or championship is 2 weeks??

[PsychoBelichickFan 0]

we play 26 games(2 a week) for 13 weeks and i like it alot better than 1 game a week

 

so if you have 4 weeks of playoffs you must have what 16 teams make the playoffs Or championship is 2 weeks??

espn leagues have 4 week playoffs where the total score of weeks 14-15 is added together and then the final game is week 16 and 17 with the winner getting the most points over two weeks.

 

ten team league with 4 playoff teams.

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espn leagues have 4 week playoffs where the total score of weeks 14-15 is added together and then the final game is week 16 and 17 with the winner getting the most points over two weeks.

 

ten team league with 4 playoff teams.

OH

 

i dont like ESPN though im a CBS guy

[BirdBradyBobbyOrr 0]

Actually we play a 17 week Season in 16 weeks. We completely eliminated week 17 but still play 13 regular season games but in 12 weeks, because week 3 is a SUPERWEEK where everyteam plays twice. It is the freaking best week of the season.

 

We still play 4 weeks of playoffs. 6 teams get in the two division winners get 1st round byes, the winners of week 13 face the division winners in week 14 and the winners of those games play weeks 15 and 16 are the championship. Does that make sense?

 

TWO WORDS! Auction Draft!

 

Go Auction it dominated! The league was competitive and the draft was never better or more fun. Snake drafts are done, auctions are the way to go.

 

PS The 26 weeks sounds fun but that's a lot to watch for each week.

[RaiderHaters Revenge 4,071]

Actually just read that brown injured his knee last week and will wear a brace to play. uggg. He did practice fully but the dude just cant stay healthy. One hit to the knee and its Ryan Moats time. I have some doubts now that I did not have 5 minutes ago but I still got no better choices then Brown.

 

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports...nt/6753350.html

Brown participated fully in the Friday practice and said he’s prepared to start, although he’ll be wearing a substantial knee brace.

 

“Obviously anybody who protects the quarterback’s blind side is important to the team,” Kubiak said. “It’s huge for our team (that he plays). This kid has not missed a snap since he got off the plane (as the top draft choice in 2008) here in Houston. We count on him big time. I see him over there smiling, so I feel very good about his being ready to go.”

 

Brown was limping badly in the locker room after the Indy game. He admits, based on how the knee felt then, he’s surprised to have progressed as much as he has.

 

“It was really sore,” he said. “But today it felt the best it has. I’m pretty encouraged with the way I’ve progressed this week.”

 

This doesnt sound like a RB quote

 

I am assuming they have a Tackle named Brown, specially since it says we drafted in 08 and hasnt missed a start

[nygiants 0]

This doesnt sound like a RB quote

 

I am assuming they have a Tackle named Brown, specially since it says we drafted in 08 and hasnt missed a start

 

It's Duane Brown, the Offensive Tackle, not Chris Brown. CBrown is fine.

[DamageIncVacc 6]

NYGiants and Raiderhater . I appreciate the corection and appologize to anyone who read my post . I for one am glad to be incorrect. again my appologies.

[cbfalcon 825]

So what's up with Slaton?

 

Is he done? Any chance of playing this week? What the hey?

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Chris Henry-RB- Texans Dec. 8 - 4:42 pm et

 

The Texans are expected to activate RB Chris Henry from the practice squad Tuesday.

 

This doesn't bode well for Steve Slaton's (neck) chances of playing this week. Slaton was expected to visit a spine specialist Tuesday, so we should have an update on his status by the end of the day.

Source: Adam Caplan on Twitter

Related: Steve Slaton

 

that is the latest on Rotoworld Does not sound good for Slaton

[PsychoBelichickFan 0]

that is the latest on Rotoworld Does not sound good for Slaton

i hope he sits.........if he plays i would have to start him and then he would suck and cost me a playoff game.

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anyone have any new news on Slaton for this week??? Last i can find it said he was going to specialist on Tuesday and there would be news Tuesday night on his status

[De Novo 0]

anyone have any new news on Slaton for this week??? Last i can find it said he was going to specialist on Tuesday and there would be news Tuesday night on his status

I am guessing it's not good news.

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I am guessing it's not good news.

 

well usually NO news is good news .......probably not in this case though

[2bmayhem 1]

IR

 

http://www.rotoworld.com/content/playerpag...d=4651&sn=t

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IR

 

http://www.rotoworld.com/content/playerpag...d=4651&sn=t

 

 

MOTHER FOCKER

[duke5021 0]

so who do you add? Brown or Moats?

[dbell9 0]

MOTHER FOCKER

 

Good thing I picked up Chris Brown. Does anyone think that he will get the start?

[Patriotsfatboy1 1,432]

Good thing I picked up Chris Brown. Does anyone think that he will get the start?

I put him in the lineup as my flex even before the news. The chances of him playing this week were practically nil.