Chron: Daniels likely out for season with knee injury

WMH · #1 11-01-2009, 08:16 PM

PFT updating this:

Owen Daniels hopeful, fears torn ACL
Posted by Michael David Smith on November 1, 2009 7:25 PM ET
Houston Texans tight end Owen Daniels said after suffering a knee injury today that he's holding out hope that MRI results will pleasantly surprise him, but that he fears he has torn his ACL.

"My knee doesn't feel good, and I'm really concerned," Daniels said. "There's always a little bit of hope, but the worst-case scenario is that I'll be back and ready to go next year."

Daniels was hurt on an incomplete pass, and he explained afterward, "I was running my route, and I planted and made my cut and felt something."

Daniels tore his left ACL in high school and his left ACL and MCL in college, so he knows what a torn ACL feels like, and he sounded after the game like a man who believes his season is over. He'll go into his MRI Monday hoping for the best but fearing the worst.

cloudwasher · #2 11-01-2009, 11:31 PM

Double Ouch. Really bad news for the Texans, even worse news for my fantasy team

Fonz the Boss · #3 11-09-2009, 07:16 PM

http://espn.go.com/blog/afcsouth/pos...dy-and-houston

"The Texans tried out four tight ends: Tony Curtis, Tory Humphrey, Joe Klopfenstein and Martrez Milner."

Nconroe · #4 11-09-2009, 08:23 PM

That's interesting, we signed TE Dezmond Sherrod to practice squad last wk.

Then we should have James Casey back next week to have us back to three tight ends.

I thought Dreesen and Hill did ok last week.

Overall, we got plenty of good receivers, but replacing OD will perhaps take a while for all to adjust.

NBT · #5 11-10-2009, 06:21 PM

I guess losing him for the year finally opened my eyes to how much we need OD, and his game.

TheMatrix31 · #6 11-10-2009, 07:00 PM

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Originally Posted by NBT

I guess losing him for the year finally opened my eyes to how much we need OD, and his game.

"Don't know what you got.....til its gone"

painekiller · #7 11-10-2009, 11:04 PM

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Originally Posted by NBT

I guess losing him for the year finally opened my eyes to how much we need OD, and his game.

You missed his vertical threat? Owen is solid going up the seams and across the field under the safeties. Dreesen is more an out kinda guy, not as much speed as OD.

Now when Casey comes back he might be able to develop the seam routes.

nunusguy · #8 11-25-2009, 08:10 AM

No doubt we have missed OD big-time in the last few weeks since his departure from his season-ending injury. The offense is just not the same without him. Would his presense have made the difference in us winning one or more of the games we've lost ? Very possibly.
I've been of the belief that his success is very much a product of the system Kubiak runs here, but so is the success of the system here a beneficiary of ODs skills and ability. I still think in time a player like Casey could fill the void, but that certainly takes far more than just a few weeks/games.

NBT · #9 12-16-2009, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by painekiller

You missed his vertical threat? Owen is solid going up the seams and across the field under the safeties. Dreesen is more an out kinda guy, not as much speed as OD.

Now when Casey comes back he might be able to develop the seam routes.

No, I didn't miss the vertical threat, I just thought Casey would step in better than he has. I'm kinda dissapointed that Casey hasn't picked it up better than he has.