Steelers Injury Update

by Michael Bean on Oct 30, 2008 10:33 AM EDT

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A few notes on the injury front.

The following players missed practice yesterday:

Marvel Smith (back spasms) - get ready Max and Trei

LaMarr Woodley (calf) - uh oh.

Casey Hampton (toe) - something tells me Big Snack aint missing a game because of his toe.

Ben Roethlisberger (shoulder) - more here than we thought? Including last Sunday?

Keyaron Fox (hamstring)

Hines Ward & Deshea Townsend (day off)

We also signed some punter to the practice squad - Rocky Schmitt. In case Mitch Berger can't go. I always wondered if guys like that are legitimately psyched about 'getting a call up'. If Berger plays, he's gone. He needs to beg for that 40 year old hamstring to stay tight as a drum. Anyhow, for his valiant efforts last Sunday I''m pulling for Mitch, I just hope we don't botch this one and keep him active if he's borderline. We may need a sturdy leg in the punting game next Monday, even if we were to win.

One note to end: I know we have some mathmaticians in the group. Care to inform us know what the odds are of losing both your punter and your long snapper in one game? I dunno, perhaps just check how many games a punter or some long snapper that are long tenured have missed in their careers. I'm curious though.

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Haven’t heard anything about these guys. I expect marvel will be questionable yet again. Observers noted that woodley was absent late in the giants game. I’d have to expect that this is why. I hope he can get better by monday.

Not a bad week at all to have an extra day.

by steelguy99 on Oct 30, 2008 10:37 AM EDT reply actions

hampton

turf foe is a killer. it’s what ended lambert’s career.

by 36chambers on Oct 30, 2008 10:45 AM EDT reply actions

*toe

by 36chambers on Oct 30, 2008 10:46 AM EDT reply actions

does he have turf toe? are all toe injurys turf toe?

by Michael Bean on Oct 30, 2008 10:59 AM EDT up reply actions

its turf toe

by steelcitykid on Nov 1, 2008 12:20 PM EDT up reply actions

I really hope

Woodley is ok to go for MNF! He brings a lot to the table. We need that beast on D!

by Cdsumm on Oct 30, 2008 11:57 AM EDT reply actions

Better question.

What are the odds of losing two punters to injuries in a season? We did, after all, already lose one…

For a relative comparison, it appears that Gardocki hadn’t missed a single game since he played his first full season in 1992. I’m too lazy to pull up the stats of Steelers punters before that.

by HinesField on Oct 30, 2008 12:28 PM EDT reply actions

i was thikning of u Hines :)

by Michael Bean on Oct 30, 2008 12:31 PM EDT up reply actions

I hear he’s never had a punt blocked either…

charity standing orders

by BadMaafala on Oct 31, 2008 3:10 PM EDT up reply actions

Injuries

Normally I don’t say “injuries this, injuries that” but SHEESH, when are we gonna get a break? 3 ST players (Reed better walk around in a hamster-ball all week) and just about every starter.

Oh well, gives us good measurements of our depth and young players…

by Romain El 82 on Oct 30, 2008 12:58 PM EDT reply actions

nice

Loving the image of Spikey in a clear plastic ball. I think he’d like it too.

by Chicago Steeler on Oct 30, 2008 1:57 PM EDT up reply actions

he would love it..better believe that

dont give spikey ideas

by Michael Bean on Oct 30, 2008 2:11 PM EDT up reply actions

Skippy's crazy

Yeah he’s insane enough to roll down Mt Washington in that thing waving to people on the incline, naked!

But hey beats him blowing a leg out.

Honestly all our injuries are adding up to be more problematic than the loss of Tom Brady for the Pats. For christs sake we practically need to draft the whole Pitt Panthers team to sub in for us.

by Mechem on Oct 30, 2008 2:51 PM EDT up reply actions

+1 - LOL

Revenge of the Birds

by cgolden on Oct 30, 2008 4:41 PM EDT up reply actions

Dale lolley says they are just resting woodley, btw.

by steelguy99 on Oct 30, 2008 2:31 PM EDT reply actions

I read somewhere

that its typical for any player that has the slightest injury to sit out on the first day of practice when they have a monday night game coming up.
So, I’m not too worried about some of these guys.

That being said though, I really hope Woodley and Ben are fine. Can’t go without Mr. Monday Night, Jr.

by shleeve on Oct 30, 2008 3:47 PM EDT reply actions