Strickland & Sheppard Ruled Out For Sunday
by David_Wyatt on Oct 2, 2009 2:54 PM EDT
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Just following up on John's earlier post, it has now been officially confirmed that both will miss the game in New Orleans, although Sheppard seems to be coming along nicely and should be available next Sunday:
"I was hoping we'd be able to get them back," Ryan said about an hour ago. "They are doing a lot better. They're running and things like that. But they're not ready to go 100 percent. We probably could play them right now, if we had to, but I don't think it's fair to them. They haven't practiced for two weeks, so that's why we decided to list them as out."
Sheppard explains his current situation and how the current record allows them to be patient:
I'm feeling better. A lot better," the eight-year vet said. "At this point, I'm day-to-day. We want to be smart, we don't want this to be an ongoing injury. Luckily we're winning and we're in a pretty good position, so we don't have to rush guys back right now. But we ultimately want to get me back out there as soon as we can. I'm being smart, we're being smart. When I'm ready, I'll be out there full strength."
Sunday just got a lot tougher.
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by blueandorange4life on Oct 2, 2009 8:58 PM EDT reply actions
this is the time of year where injuries/depth become very important factor. i believe the aints are down to their 3rd string right tackle as well on their o line. Im sure their fans, coaches, and players arent too pleased about that against our d. I think Lowery can step it up but never been a big Drew Coleman guy. I saw they signed Ivy. Maybe he’ll be active?
Where did you read
that we signed Ivy? not had that come through yet, granted focused on the Rangers game, but usually hear about any signings
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Why dont they sign Ivy?
They were looking at him before the season started, and he knows the system. I dont trust Lowery, he got burned last week, and this week he has to deal with better personnel on offense. Lowery is a capable backup to give Sheppard a breather, but thats it.
Ivy at this stage is a dodgy corner
He hit’s hard but his coverage skills are pretty poor, Lowery might not be the fastest guy out there but he has better coverage skills than Ivy IMO. I thought Lowery had a solid game last week apart from the TD catch where he was a little slow turning but other than that I thought he was solid. It’s not Lowery we should be worrying about, it’s Drew Coleman.
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Yeah, Coleman
completely sucks. I like Lowery a lot in limited time to be honest.
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