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10/6 MON
(7:44amET)
-- Today’s Agenda...
Executive Report day...so, that’s my entire day. The report will post between 6-8pmET. Early reports looks like it was a pretty great week across the land, in general, for the initial win/loss tracking of Week 5. Scoring was really good this week from ‘our guys’ (the most FFM owned guys across the land)...despite Henry and Jamo, which is actually another good sign with that happening.
Week 5 TNF SF-LAR game report starts off the game report week, and is slated to post mid-morningET.
Week 5 MNF overview and betting outlook will post before 8pmET.
-- Injury watch today...
How bad is the Omarion Hampton injury? Looks like it’s more precautionary with his ‘boot’
Philly OG Landon Dickerson (ankle)...they play TNF this week.
What’s going on with the Bucky Irving ever-increasing injury list?
Why is Xavier Worthy questionable all of a sudden? Ankle issue non-practice, expected to be OK but unknown officially.
Detroit OT Taylor Decker’s latest issue. He missed Week 5.
Brock Bowers ‘IR watch’.
And many more we’ll find out about throughout the day.
Some side notes...
-- I didn’t realize that Jordan Addison was benched for the 1st-quarter of Week 5 from London...on a coach’s decision. He missed a walkthrough.
-- Spencer Shrader injury: https://www.stampedeblue.com/indianapolis-colts-news/115805/colts-head-coach-has-discouraging-injury-update-on-place-kicker-spencer-shrader
-- From X...
Chargers RB utilization in two drives without Omarion Hampton:
Kimani Vidal: 60% snaps, 50% atts, 46% routes
Hassan Haskins: 40% snaps, 50% atts, 39% routes
-- A little background more info on our new favorite player this season, for several of us...
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/46224150/nfl-dallas-cowboys-javonte-williams-running-back
-- From a Houston Chronicle article (concerning Joe Mixon and Tank Dell)...
On Joe Mixon:
I’ve seen a lot of conspiracy theories that suggested Mixon isn’t happy or that he hurt his foot doing something he shouldn’t be doing. What I can tell you is none of that is true.
Here’s what we do know: DeMeco Ryans did not even acknowledge two questions about Mixon’s status when asked; When asked in late August, general manager Nick Caserio was non-committal about Mixon’s return; Mixon has not participated in any football-related activities with the team since the injury was revealed in the spring.
Mixon has not been seen at games, practices or in the locker room. He was seen wearing a boot in the summer; Mixon traveled to Tampa, Fla. to see a foot and ankle specialist; And nothing significant about his status has even leaked.
All of those things would lead me to believe that Mixon has a very serious injury to either his foot or ankle. It’s probably why Ryans has declined to say anything of substance. Last month, he called it “Mixon’s business.”
One league source I spoke to a month ago had doubts about whether he’ll return this season. And those doubts have not changed.
On Tank Dell (referring to reports that he could be back this season):
There has not been any update on Tank Dell. We often see him in the locker room. The CBS broadcast of Sunday’s game noted he’s begun sprinting.
And the fact that Ryans has never ruled him out would lead me to believe there’s likely a small chance he could return if he’s healed and doctors clear him late in the season.
But that would also depend on what the Texans need at that point or even if they have enough IR return slots. Remember, you can only have eight. It hasn’t even been a year since he was injured.
One source close to Dell told me, while he could be healthy late in the season, the receiver and those on the team are not expecting to return this season.
I’d suspect he still has a ways to go before he’s ready. At that point, the Texans would be asking themselves would it be worth it to risk him returning that late in the season if he hadn’t played in a year?
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