Giants' Ross remains hamstrung
by Ed Valentine on Oct 1, 2009 4:23 PM EDT
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At this point, you have to begin to wonder how much football Aaron Ross will play for the New York Giants this season.
Ross, the cornerback who is trying to come back from a lingering hamstring injury, is back on the shelf after trying to practice Wednesday.
"It just didn’t feel right," Ross said of the right hamstring that has been bothering him since early in training camp and has kept him out of all three regular season games this year. "I tried to go out there but the leg’s still not ready yet so we have to be smart."
Ross said he believed he would be able to practice on Wednesday. "I really did," he said, "but it happens for a reason."
Ross also said he did not re-injure the hamstring. "It’s just a little frustrating, that’s it," he said.
Coach Tom Coughlin had much better news on several other injured players in his Thursday meeting with reporters. Kevin Dockery, Hakeem Nicks and Clint Sintim have all returned to practice.
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Thanks for the injury update
Hopefully we will control the game so these players are either not needed or if well enough can get a few plays in the 4th quarter.
It would be nice for Sintim to get on the field before the really big games start.
What can be said about Ross – he has lost his starting spot by the sound of it and Johnson has been playing well so Ross may see limited playing time when he is fit.
by G Fan in England on Oct 1, 2009 4:40 PM EDT reply actions
Has Ross been hanging out with Jose Reyes?
"[The Giants] beat us down. We were beat by a grown-man team, a team we want to be like one day. They came in here and took it to us. Out-manned us, out-gunned us. ... It wasn't even close." - Raheem Morris, 9/27/09
You say that
But he has missed four weeks already – it may be another couple of weeks before he could practice.
That may mean coming back after the bye week – not sure I would want to getting alot of playing tiome having missed so much time.
So maybe not season threatening in one respect but could be in a different way.
by G Fan in England on Oct 1, 2009 5:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Four weeks
Plus all of training camp and the pre-season. He has maybe two days of practice all season.
plus OTA if i'm not mistaken?
"If you don't know what you're doing... just rush the quarterback" - LT
certainly disheartening news...
Ross IMO is not going to make much of an impact this year…
"If you don't know what you're doing... just rush the quarterback" - LT
I got a feeling Ross will make it back around the Saints game...
get injured, then come back in the Eagles game.
He’ll be in and out all year, but back at pretty much full strength around January.
What the f$%k is the internet?
Back to starting spot?
…. but does back to full strength mean he gets a starting spot? Does anyone have any concerns about Ross’ motivation or am I speaking out of turn here?
motivation?
Doubt that its about that. There’s nothing wrong with him and the team being cautious here. THis injury could be much worse if he comes back early and re-injures it.
They have Terrel Thomas, who may have taken over the starting spot regardless of Ross’ health. That’s not a knock on Ross either, its just Terrel Thomas is that good.
I think he’s gonna have to earn back the starting spot when he does return. Terrel Thomas has done nothing to make the team rush Ross back now has he?
What the f$%k is the internet?
motivation
I don’t know if motivation is really the right term, but we read that last he he didn’t really feel like playing. I’m wondering if his body is telling that maybe football isn’t the right career for him.
by hopeforthefuture3 on Oct 1, 2009 8:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Motivation
In a curious way, I think this injury will be a blessing for the Giants. Terrell Thomas is getting a great opportunity to play and develop, and when Ross is ready to come back he’s going to realize that he’ll have to up his game to get back in the starting line up. I would like to see Dockery back in there though, because it would be good to have an experienced nickel corner to compete with Bruce Johnson.
by Tucker Fredrickson on Oct 2, 2009 12:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Ross on IR?
I´m not so sure if Ross will come back to the team this season. He clearly isn´t improving from this injury and with K. Dockery returning and T. Thomas and B. Johnson playing so well I think it´s time to put Ross on IR and stay with the actual players.
Yeah, we like NFL here in Brazil.
maybe.
I don;t think you can rush that either.
Yea they haven’t needed him, but putting him on IR then he’s done….till the 2010 season.
One of the major horseshit points of IR of course.
No need for it at this point, especially since Johnson has played excellent and Dockery is back. But Ross will be back at some point and the team will probably be better for it.
What the f$%k is the internet?
Thanks Ed
Love the press conference transcripts. For some reason I’d rather read them than listen/watch them…Hamstrings are tough injuries to overcome, and I’d rather play it safe with KC and Oak on the horizon…
Glad you like them
To be honest, they are time consuming and tedious to pull together. But, they are informative and I can pull together a lot of stuff w/out having to link to other writers. So, it’s good stuff.
IR ross
why not just put him on IR and let him try again next year how many players dont tweak thier hammy again after being out for 6 weeks with that injury
i agree...
…if they have something useful to do with the spot on the roster
by hopeforthefuture3 on Oct 1, 2009 10:02 PM EDT reply actions
I pulled both Hamstrings
On one baseball play..That is a tough, painful injury..but I was back after six weeks..so I must assume his is more serious..All I know is I walked around looking like I crapped my pants for three weeks..The only thing he can do is maintain his stretching exercises..Once they heal up you need to cautiously stretch them because when they heal they tighten up and need a little prodding to get working properly again..I must say that pain is awful.
what they should do with injured players:
Push them around in wheelchairs except when they’re rehabbing their injuries.
President of the Ramses Barden Fan Club
We need Ross to get back to work
Good post Ed. Aaron Ross’ absence has me the most concerned of them all. Our DB’s were supposed to be a strong area this year and not having Ross will hurt in the long run I believe. Kenny Phillips is already out. I wish Aaron a speedy recovery and hopefully we can see him out on the field sooner then later. The team has been playing well and I’m pumped at the 3-0 start. But we have some tough games coming up after KC & Oakland and will need all hands on deck for the middle of the season.
GO NY GIANTS!!
injured
Can’t wait on him forever, if he can’t play by week 6 IR him and fill the roster spot. We are already thin in our secondary and a gimpy fragile starter doesn’t help. Sorry Aaron.
IMO, let's not rush to judgement
If Ross didn’t re-injure it, but he still needs more time, i think he should be granted that. There is still alot of time left in the season for him to be fully healthy. IR’ing him now could prove to be a mistake?! If we can maintain this course of the healthy DB’s playing now, a healthy Ross can only give this unit a boost, further down the line in December and beyond!
We are afterall, number one against the pass in his absence!
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