21MadFan Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 Richie Whitt @richiewhitt Confirmed: #Cowboys' receiver Dez Bryant has torn ligaments in his finger and will have season-ending surgery, be placed on IR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowboy8467 Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 Ugh, just when he was really starting to get on a tear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unforgiven Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 Yeah, that's a shame for the Cowboys. I want them to fail miserably but I don't want guys to get injured. He's been a beast the past few weeks. This probably kills their shot at making a run at the playoffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowboy8467 Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 FWIW there has not been official confirmation from the Cowboys that I can see that he is done for the season. Most likely he is out but I'm waiting to hear the word from Garrett. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsiaticSkinsFan Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 Sucks for him, he was really starting to come into his own the last month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unforgiven Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 @nickeatman: Just talked to Garrett... he said its 50-50. Bryant going to see hand specialist now. My gut tells me he won't be on IR I guess like RG3 yesterday, it's a wait and see game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeMarco Murray 29 Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 @nickeatman: Just talked to Garrett... he said its 50-50. Bryant going to see hand specialist now. My gut tells me he won't be on IRI guess like RG3 yesterday, it's a wait and see game. He's done. Everything in Dallas is escalated by soft players. People like Fletcher can play with broken everything. We break toes, fingers, eyelashes and are put on the I.R. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsfan07 Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 He's on my fantasy team! Oh well, I've got reliable backups. Sucks for Dallas. Looks like the Skins should have an easier task the 2nd time around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gortiz Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 oh well ... there are no fingers to point at with this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowboy8467 Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 He's done. Everything in Dallas is escalated by soft players.People like Fletcher can play with broken everything. We break toes, fingers, eyelashes and are put on the I.R. Yeah, but if he's out for the rest of the year it's not going to be because he's unwilling to play through the pain. If it was just a question of taping up his pinky I don't think there would be any issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unforgiven Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 Yeah, but if he's out for the rest of the year it's not going to be because he's unwilling to play through the pain. If it was just a question of taping up his pinky I don't think there would be any issue. Yeah, if it's a matter of fixing it now or causing permanent damage it shouldn't be a debate. The guy has shown the potential to be *elite* if he can keep it all together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeMarco Murray 29 Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 SMH ... Injured Reserve 56...Caleb McSurdy, ILB, Montana, 6'1, 246, 22, Rookie, 7th round 2012 42...Barry Church, Toledo, 6'2", 220, 24, 3rd season, UDFA 87...Donovan Kemp, WR, UTEP, 6'1", 191, UDFA 50...Sean Lee, Penn State, 6'2", 245, 26, 3rd season, 2nd round 2010 6...Chris Jones, Carson Newman, 6'0", 200, 23, 2nd season, UDFA 58...Orie Lemon, ILB, Oklahoma State, 6'1", 245, 24, 1st season, UDFA 99...Kenyon Coleman, UCLA, 6'5", 306, 33, 11th season, FA 54...Bruce Carter, North Carolina, 6'3", 233, 24, 2nd season, 2nd round 2011 81...Danny Coale, WR, Va Tech, 6'0", 196, 24, Rookie, 5th round 2012 79...Ben Bass, DE, Texas A & M, 6'4", 288, 22, Rookie, UDFA 67...Phil Costa, Maryland, 6'3" 314, 25, 3rd season, UDFA 32...Orlando Scandrick, Boise State, 5'10", 191, 25, 5th season, 5th round 2008 Injured Reserve, Able to Return 37...Matt Johnson, Eastern Washington, 6'1", 210, 23, Rookie, 4th round 2012 Passed Away on December 12, 2012 53...Jerry Brown, LB, Illinois, 6'4", 253, 2nd year FA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popeman38 Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 SMH ...Injured Reserve 56...Caleb McSurdy, ILB, Montana, 6'1, 246, 22, Rookie, 7th round 2012 42...Barry Church, Toledo, 6'2", 220, 24, 3rd season, UDFA 87...Donovan Kemp, WR, UTEP, 6'1", 191, UDFA 50...Sean Lee, Penn State, 6'2", 245, 26, 3rd season, 2nd round 2010 6...Chris Jones, Carson Newman, 6'0", 200, 23, 2nd season, UDFA 58...Orie Lemon, ILB, Oklahoma State, 6'1", 245, 24, 1st season, UDFA 99...Kenyon Coleman, UCLA, 6'5", 306, 33, 11th season, FA 54...Bruce Carter, North Carolina, 6'3", 233, 24, 2nd season, 2nd round 2011 81...Danny Coale, WR, Va Tech, 6'0", 196, 24, Rookie, 5th round 2012 79...Ben Bass, DE, Texas A & M, 6'4", 288, 22, Rookie, UDFA 67...Phil Costa, Maryland, 6'3" 314, 25, 3rd season, UDFA 32...Orlando Scandrick, Boise State, 5'10", 191, 25, 5th season, 5th round 2008 Injured Reserve, Able to Return 37...Matt Johnson, Eastern Washington, 6'1", 210, 23, Rookie, 4th round 2012 Passed Away on December 12, 2012 53...Jerry Brown, LB, Illinois, 6'4", 253, 2nd year FA Not to belittle losing depth, but that list can be whittled down to relevant players:42...Barry Church, Toledo, 6'2", 220, 24, 3rd season, UDFA 50...Sean Lee, Penn State, 6'2", 245, 26, 3rd season, 2nd round 2010 (This was a HUGE loss) 54...Bruce Carter, North Carolina, 6'3", 233, 24, 2nd season, 2nd round 2011 (big loss) 67...Phil Costa, Maryland, 6'3" 314, 25, 3rd season, UDFA (oline is always important) 32...Orlando Scandrick, Boise State, 5'10", 191, 25, 5th season, 5th round 2008 (one area the Cowboys have depth) And it goes without saying having a player, even a PS player, die during the season is a horrific tragedy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barefoot Kicker Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 not a torn ligament... but a broken left index finger. http://espn.go.com/dallas/nfl/story/_/id/8733839/sources-dez-bryant-dallas-cowboys-fractured-finger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rey Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 It's not even official. But it still doesn't look good. FML. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveFromYellowstone Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 I heard on the radio today that they are letting Dez make the choice to play or not. Just seems strange to me, seems like a doc should be making that call. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hiro Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 I heard on the radio today that they are letting Dez make the choice to play or not. Just seems strange to me, seems like a doc should be making that call. Seriously. To boot, Dez doesn't exactly have a sterling record when it comes to decision making. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DM72 Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 By leaving it up to Dez, the Cowboys are putting him in a situation where he only have one option and that is to play. If he selects season ending surgery, he'd come off as being soft. What the Cowboys/Jerry Jones is really saying is "if he's a gamer, he'll play through this." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWFLSkins Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Dez Bryant: 'Have to break my leg to keep me out' http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000109674/article/dez-bryant-have-to-break-my-leg-to-keep-me-out Dez Bryant doesn't sound like a player who will let a broken finger end his season with the Dallas Cowboys. "It would take more than this to take me out," Bryant said via Scout.com. "No way. They'd have to break my leg to keep me out." Tony Romo sits to pee NFL.com's Ian Rapoport reported Monday that Bryant wants to play through the injury, and his comments certainly seem to back that up. Jerry Jones said Tuesday that Bryant's playing status will be up to him. The Cowboys owner said Bryant risks permanent stiffness in the finger if he puts off surgery until after the season. "Dez will be the ultimate decision-maker as to whether or not he wants to continue to try to play with a lot of protection or whether he should have surgery," Jones said during his weekly radio show. "The reason for the surgery is because you could have life-lasting stiffness there." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveFromYellowstone Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 By leaving it up to Dez, the Cowboys are putting him in a situation where he only have one option and that is to play. If he selects season ending surgery, he'd come off as being soft. What the Cowboys/Jerry Jones is really saying is "if he's a gamer, he'll play through this." Didn't think of it that way. I think you're probably right. I think it's kind of selfish of Jerry to put these last 3 games above Dez having stiffness in his hand for the rest of his life. Let's be real, they are not making the playoffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeMarco Murray 29 Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 By leaving it up to Dez, the Cowboys are putting him in a situation where he only have one option and that is to play. If he selects season ending surgery, he'd come off as being soft. What the Cowboys/Jerry Jones is really saying is "if he's a gamer, he'll play through this." I highly doubt that the doctors are going to let Dez play, if it's going to hurt his future. He won't be cleared to play. Simple as that. Right now, it seems he WILL play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Sinister Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Didn't Kobe play through an entire season with this injury? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjinhan Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Didn't think of it that way. I think you're probably right. I think it's kind of selfish of Jerry to put these last 3 games above Dez having stiffness in his hand for the rest of his life. Let's be real, they are not making the playoffs. Yeah agree with DM72 here 100%. It's like when JJ try to talk Ratliff about coming back early from his injury. One thing that is VERY clear... JJ isn't looking out for the playes' best interest... That's for sure... Cowboys are giving Dez no choice to play with the injury... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Die Hard Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Just seems strange to me, seems like a doc should be making that call. You believe a doctor should have a final decision on whether a player could `risk` life-long ``STIFFNESS``in his finger? First of all, it`s ALWAYS at the discretion of the patient. Doctors don`t have a final call on anything, ever. They may suggest/recommend a course of treatment... but they cannot force you to do anything. Realistically, the final call is made by the coaches. It doesn`t matter if Bryant wants to play if the coaches believe he`s a liability in any way. He`ll play if the coaches believe he can contribute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 "Richie Whitt".. that was enough to get me laughing. ~Bang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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