Dwight Freeney has a torn ligament [Archive]

benefactor

01-31-2010, 08:19 PM

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs/2009/news/story?id=4874674

Colts Pro-Bowl defensive end Dwight Freeney has a torn ligament in his right ankle that will make it difficult for him to play against the New Orleans Saints in Super Bowl XLIV, a source familiar with the injury told ESPN's Adam Schefter.

Despite the fact that Colts president Bill Polian has predicted that Freeney will play, there are serious questions about whether he will. Even if Freeney can, the question then becomes how effective he can be.

Freeney, who has been in a walking boot all week, flew to South Florida on Friday to begin a battery of treatments for the ankle. Freeney has used a hyperbaric chamber this week to help heal, a technique he often uses to try to heal from injuries quickly.

Freeney is also using a device called ARP that is similar to a stem device to move the blood supply to the damaged ankle. The ARP operates differently than normal stem devices, but ARP has helped him in past years recover quickly from groin and hamstring pulls.

The Colts are maintaining that Freeney has a low ankle sprain, not a torn ligament, and that he is still questionable for the Super Bowl.

However, Freeney's ankle is said to be heavily swollen. The torn ligament is on the outside of his right ankle, which will make it difficult for him to pivot and use his whirling-dervish pass moves to get to Saints quarterback Drew Brees.

Freeney injured the ankle pulling up in an effort to not hit Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez late in the fourth quarter of the Colts AFC Championship Game win. Freeney didn't hit Sanchez, but he did injure himself.

Freeney will continue undergoing treatment all week with the hope of playing. But if the Colts do not have Freeney, they will be missing their top defender, a player that tied for third in the league this season with 13.5 sacks.

PublicOption

01-31-2010, 09:03 PM

saints 45 colts 24

bostonguy

01-31-2010, 10:35 PM

Latest word say it is a low ankle sprain.

bostonguy

01-31-2010, 10:36 PM

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_ylt=AoIQGd4c3ATtKv.SHKlaBxM5nYcB?slug=ap-colts-freeneyinjury&prov=ap&type=lgns

SpursFanFirst

02-01-2010, 01:21 AM

It's a good thing they threw away the last 2 games of the season.

mytespurs

02-01-2010, 02:30 AM

Big Blow to the Colts-I was leaning towards Colts winning a close one but it might be a blowout the other way....not unless Peyton can play "D" too. :king

Cry Havoc

02-01-2010, 04:25 AM

It's a good thing they threw away the last 2 games of the season.

Uh.... they're in the Superbowl. It was the right call.

The fuck do you care about a regular season game now?

What happens if they play all their starters in those two games and Peyton gets blindsided, or hit like Theismann?

Do you really care about two meaningless regular season wins when you're in the Superbowl in less than a week? You're a Spurs fan. You should know better than to care about the regular season.

PublicOption

02-01-2010, 10:13 AM

Latest word say it is a low ankle sprain.

you know thats bullshit.

thats so Las Vegas doesn't go apeshit.

SpursFanFirst

02-01-2010, 11:19 AM

Uh.... they're in the Superbowl. It was the right call.

The fuck do you care about a regular season game now?

What happens if they play all their starters in those two games and Peyton gets blindsided, or hit like Theismann?

Do you really care about two meaningless regular season wins when you're in the Superbowl in less than a week? You're a Spurs fan. You should know better than to care about the regular season.

I've cared all along. I've never thought they should've thrown away those 2 games. But then you already knew that.

And yes, they're in the SB...and yet, Freeney might not play because he's injured. The point is, he got injured whether they threw away those games or not.
They should've played to win them.

Oh, and throwing away regular season games in the NBA is far less important than in the NFL. 82 vs 16. Big difference.

dirk4mvp

02-01-2010, 11:36 AM

Freeney has always had superhuman Dirk type healing powers. He's going to at the very least be on the field on 3rd downs.

LOL texans

02-01-2010, 08:08 PM

Dwight has played his whole career hurt. He'll at least be in the game on passing downs.

tlongII

02-02-2010, 12:03 AM

Dwight has played his whole career hurt. He'll at least be in the game on passing downs.

If he does he might be hurting the Colts. I don't think he's going to be able to do his spin move with a ligament tear in his ankle.

bostonguy

02-02-2010, 12:33 AM

Colts are fucked. This gets even easier for Brees. No one beats the Saints in a shootout.

Spurtacus

02-02-2010, 02:35 AM

If he doesn't play the Colts will lose. Without a pass rush Brees won't be stopped.

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SpursFanFirst

02-02-2010, 12:59 PM

People giving up on the Colts because of Freeney being injured makes me laugh. Do yall think he's the ONLY defensive player out there?
Yeah, he's damn good...but the rest will step it up.
No way Peyton lets them sit on their butts feeling sorry for themselves.

J.T.

02-02-2010, 01:34 PM

Colts are fucked. This gets even easier for Brees. No one beats the Saints in a shootout.

"No one beats the Saints in a shootout" :lmao

After 10 years of people saying no one beats Manning in a shootout, your dumb ass thinks Brees can? What a tool. Colts secondary is best in the league. If any team can beat the Saints in a shootout, the Colts can. That last sentence does not work the other way around.

I also think Raheem Brock crominates filling in for Freeney, if Freeney doesn't go.

bostonguy

02-02-2010, 01:58 PM

"No one beats the Saints in a shootout" :lmao

After 10 years of people saying no one beats Manning in a shootout, your dumb ass thinks Brees can? What a tool. Colts secondary is best in the league. If any team can beat the Saints in a shootout, the Colts can. That last sentence does not work the other way around.

I also think Raheem Brock crominates filling in for Freeney, if Freeney doesn't go.

Saints secondary is much more intimidating. With studs in Gay(also a former Patriot) and Sharper, they will make the plays needed to win. That Saints offense is flat out amazing. They are so lethal, that you don't want to play a high scoring shootout with them. They are just too good. If Freeney can't be effective, that makes it so much easier for the Saints O line. They can just double Mathis and Brees will have ALL DAY to pick apart that Colts average secondary.

dirk4mvp

02-02-2010, 02:47 PM

dirk4mvp

02-02-2010, 02:49 PM

Saints secondary is much more intimidating.

:lmao the 26th ranked pass D sure has Peyton, Wayne, and Clark shaking in their cleats :lmao

Why don't you just go ahead and say you don't want Peyton to get another ring because it solidifies him being better than Brady forever, instead of beating around the bush.

bostonguy

02-02-2010, 03:03 PM

:lmao the 26th ranked pass D sure has Peyton, Wayne, and Clark shaking in their cleats :lmao

Why don't you just go ahead and say you don't want Peyton to get another ring because it solidifies him being better than Brady forever, instead of beating around the bush.

:lmao:lmao:lmao@ you actually taking my crap seriously.

dirk4mvp

02-02-2010, 03:04 PM

Manning > Brady

bostonguy

02-02-2010, 03:08 PM

Why don't you just go ahead and say you don't want Peyton to get another ring because it solidifies him being better than Brady forever, instead of beating around the bush.

I don't hate Manning nor the Colts like I did back in the day(Mostly because I was a HUGE HUGE homer).Hell I rooted for them when they played the Bears in the superbowl. In fact I am a HUGE fan of Manning believe it or not. The Colts have a good group of guys on their team. I rooted for them against the Jets. I hope I am proven wrong Sunday. Honestly, I really don't want the Saints to win but I am preparing for it especially with Freeney out. If this means Manning>Brady so be it. I can accept that. Manning is a GREAT QB.

bostonguy

02-02-2010, 03:09 PM

Manning > Brady

He needs to win Sunday to really begin that conversation. This game is very important to his legacy. He needs 1-2 more rings.

dirk4mvp

02-02-2010, 03:13 PM

He's basically already passed him, this ring would just put it in stone.

bostonguy

02-02-2010, 03:16 PM

He's basically already passed him, this ring would just put it in stone.

Not in my book. If he fails to win Sunday, I can't put him over Brady. If the Colts are that damn good, they will win Sunday. If Peyton Manning wants to be over Brady especially when it comes to the playoffs, he will have a great game Sunday. If the Colts D is that damn good, they will make plays.

A loss for Manning on Sunday would make the "Peyton>Brady" talk a joke.

lefty

02-02-2010, 04:17 PM

He's basically already passed him, this ring would just put it in stone.
:lmao

dirk4mvp

02-02-2010, 04:19 PM

Since left is such a dumbass, basically whatever she thinks, it's the exact opposite. Thanks!

J.T.

02-02-2010, 04:24 PM

Saints secondary is much more intimidating. With studs in Gay(also a former Patriot) and Sharper, they will make the plays needed to win. That Saints offense is flat out amazing. They are so lethal, that you don't want to play a high scoring shootout with them. They are just too good. If Freeney can't be effective, that makes it so much easier for the Saints O line. They can just double Mathis and Brees will have ALL DAY to pick apart that Colts average secondary.

You're an even bigger tool than I thought if you think the Saints can just double Mathis and magically not have to deal with a pass rush. What about safety or linebacker blitzes? Raheem Brock will start in Freeney's place if he can't play, and Brock is a pretty beastly dude even though it sounds like only Colts fans and Ray Rice know who he is.

And Manning just played the greatest game of his life against the #1 pass defense in the NFL. Do you really think this crappy Saints secondary can pull an '03 Pats on him? I mean, not that '10 Manning wouldn't be able to shitstomp the '03 Pats, I'm just saying this Saints defense isn't even close to being that good. And Gregg Williams has pretty much already said he's going to blitz the fuck out of Manning, who may be the best ever against the blitz.

Bottomline is you're overrating the fuck out of the Saints defense if you think the Colts couldn't hang with and eventually beat them in a no-one-plays-defense game.

bostonguy

02-02-2010, 04:27 PM

You're an even bigger tool than I thought if you think the Saints can just double Mathis and magically not have to deal with a pass rush. What about safety or linebacker blitzes? Raheem Brock will start in Freeney's place if he can't play, and Brock is a pretty beastly dude even though it sounds like only Colts fans and Ray Rice know who he is.

And Manning just played the greatest game of his life against the #1 pass defense in the NFL. Do you really think this crappy Saints secondary can pull an '03 Pats on him? I mean, not that '10 Manning wouldn't be able to shitstomp the '03 Pats, I'm just saying this Saints defense isn't even close to being that good. And Gregg Williams has pretty much already said he's going to blitz the fuck out of Manning, who may be the best ever against the blitz.

Bottomline is you're overrating the fuck out of the Saints defense if you think the Colts couldn't hang with and eventually beat them in a no-one-plays-defense game.

Bottomline is you are taking me seriously BRAH when I explained the reasoning for my sarcasm in the page before. You just wasted time arguing with someone who was bullshitting the entire time. :lmao

monosylab1k

02-02-2010, 04:34 PM

He's basically already passed him, this ring would just put it in stone.

Last I checked...

3 rings > 1 (possibly 2) rings
4 SB appearances > 2 SB appearances
14-4 playoff record > 9-8 playoff record
50 TD season > 49 TD season
Beating Philip Rivers > Losing to Billy Volek

but yeah Manning has already surpassed Brady :jack

Greg Oden

02-02-2010, 04:38 PM

J.T.

02-02-2010, 04:42 PM

Last I checked...

3 rings > 1 (possibly 2) rings
4 SB appearances > 2 SB appearances
14-4 playoff record > 9-8 playoff record
50 TD season > 49 TD season
Beating Philip Rivers > Losing to Billy Volek

but yeah Manning has already surpassed Brady :jack

1 (possibly 2) rings > 0 rings*
2 SB appearances > 1 SB appearance*
9-8 playoff record > 2-2 playoff record*
49 TD season < 50 TD season (took Brady an extra game and prob 200+ more pass attempts though)
Blowing out the Ravens at home > Getting blown out by the Ravens at home

*Stats adjusted to eliminate anything earned during Spygate

monosylab1k

02-02-2010, 05:02 PM

*Stats adjusted to eliminate anything earned during Spygate

Yeah try finding that anywhere in the official NFL record books.

J.T.

02-02-2010, 05:05 PM

Post-Spygate Brady hasn't done dick other than choke on one.

We know this.

bostonguy

02-02-2010, 05:12 PM

Peyton Manning better play a great game Sunday and the rest of the team better do their jobs. If the Colts fail to win sunday, this Manning>Brady talk isn't legit. We know this!

Dr. Gonzo

02-02-2010, 05:13 PM

If Manning doesn't win the Manning vs. Brady talk will be as valid as the Marino vs. Montana talk.

bostonguy

02-02-2010, 05:14 PM

If Manning doesn't win the Manning vs. Brady talk will be as valid as the Marino vs. Montana talk.

:toast

DUNCANownsKOBE2

02-02-2010, 08:03 PM

*Stats adjusted to eliminate anything earned during Spygate

Can we adjust stats to take away from any wins earned when noise was pumped into the RCA dome?

J.T.

02-02-2010, 08:38 PM

Can we adjust stats to take away from any wins earned when noise was pumped into the RCA dome?

Good luck finding anything to corroborate this other than a shitty youtube video. :tu

monosylab1k

02-02-2010, 08:42 PM

Good luck finding anything to corroborate this other than a shitty youtube video. :tu

At least there's evidence readily available. Let's see you post a rumored Spygate video.

J.T.

02-02-2010, 09:08 PM

At least there's evidence readily available. Let's see you post a rumored Spygate video.

I'd post a Spygate video if Goodell hadn't burned them all to cover up cheating in three Super Bowls.

gaKNOW!blee

02-02-2010, 09:32 PM

If Manning doesn't win the Manning vs. Brady talk will be as valid as the Marino vs. Montana talk.

yeah, not really.

johngateswhiteley

02-02-2010, 10:31 PM

Thompson

02-02-2010, 10:43 PM

*Stats adjusted to eliminate anything earned during Spygate

+1 Brady knew what the coverages were going to be. That's pretty dang helpful.

I always wondered after Belichick said he 'didn't know it wasn't allowed' why no one asked him "So did you use this tactic during your Super Bowl games? Why wouldn't you use such an effective tactic if you thought it was OK?" Bill either has to admit he used it during the Super Bowl wins (and tarnish them) or say he didn't use the tactic then and belie his earlier statement that he thought it was OK (though, honestly, everyone already knows he was telling a bald-faced lie anyway).

ducks

02-02-2010, 11:08 PM

peyton beat the jets without their best d players
and runner

peyton will choke again sunday
what is he 8-7 in playoffs

DUNCANownsKOBE2

02-02-2010, 11:12 PM

I figured recent history would move them past this, but apparently Coltfan is still pretty butt hurt about how New England used to own them.

dirk4mvp

02-02-2010, 11:39 PM

crofl defensive

peyton beat the jets without their best d players
and runner

peyton will choke again sunday
what is he 8-7 in playoffs

hi

monosylab1k

02-03-2010, 12:12 AM

:cry :cry :cry

monosylab1k

02-03-2010, 12:13 AM

+1 Brady knew what the coverages were going to be.

Any quarterback worth a shit will know what the coverage will be just by seeing how the defense lines up. Do you fucking understand the game of football?

LOL texans

02-03-2010, 12:27 AM

He needs to win Sunday to really begin that conversation. This game is very important to his legacy. He needs 1-2 more rings.

That conversation already happend...its a truism now.

Thompson

02-03-2010, 01:12 AM

Any quarterback worth a shit will know what the coverage will be just by seeing how the defense lines up. Do you fucking understand the game of football?

They know exactly what the defense is planning to do? The Patriots coaches could radio to Brady what the opposing team was telling their defense to do. That's cheating. Do you understand?

Rogue

02-03-2010, 01:26 AM

you guys all are pathetic to irrigate a thread started by a real faggot.

monosylab1k

02-03-2010, 08:49 AM

They know exactly what the defense is planning to do? The Patriots coaches could radio to Brady what the opposing team was telling their defense to do. That's cheating. Do you understand?

First off, you said coverage. Any decent QB can read the coverage before the snap. So get your wording right, dipshit.

Second, find one shred of evidence that proves the Patriots taped defensive signals with the intent of telling Brady exactly what the defense is doing. Find one piece of real evidence proving it.

bostonguy

02-03-2010, 11:10 AM

First off, you said coverage. Any decent QB can read the coverage before the snap. So get your wording right, dipshit.

Second, find one shred of evidence that proves the Patriots taped defensive signals with the intent of telling Brady exactly what the defense is doing. Find one piece of real evidence proving it.

On top of that, if the Pats really used spygate, wouldn't they have blown teams out especially in the superbowl? They won all 3 of their superbowls by 3 points.

SpursFanFirst

02-03-2010, 12:02 PM

Freeney showed up to media day wearing sandals or flip flops, not the boot he had been wearing. Perhaps he's on the mend?
He said the doctor will tell him Friday whether or not he'll be able to play.

johngateswhiteley

02-03-2010, 12:17 PM

On top of that, if the Pats really used spygate, wouldn't they have blown teams out especially in the superbowl? They won all 3 of their superbowls by 3 points.

more so, they didn't use it on their run to an undefeated season (losing in by a miracle). i don't know why fans bang on that, what the pats did was unreal!

johngateswhiteley

02-03-2010, 12:18 PM

more so, they didn't use it on their run to an undefeated season (losing in SB by a miracle). i don't know why fans bang on that, what the pats did was unreal!

J.T.

02-03-2010, 01:21 PM

I figured recent history would move them past this, but apparently Coltfan is still pretty butt hurt about how New England used to own them.

Not really, the Patriots dynasty died when David Tyree and Eli Manning double-bullseyed its still-beating heart in Super Bowl XLII. And then the Ravens held the funeral service a few weeks ago. It's just great that your best defense against Spygate is a YouTube clip from the "fake crowd noise" game broadcast after which CBS admitted was an on-air fuck up and didn't actually happen in the stadium.

J.T.

02-03-2010, 01:26 PM

the more i think about this game, the more confident i am the Saints will win it. Saints will end up winning the turnover battle by 1 or 2 and their offense will give the colts all kinds of trouble (175 yards rushing and 275 yards passing is feasible).

You're underestimating the Colts defense while simultaneously overrating any supposed improvement the Saints will have against a defense that's missing Freeney. The Colts haven't given up 175 rushing yards period in the playoffs.

johngateswhiteley

02-03-2010, 01:38 PM

You're underestimating the Colts defense while simultaneously overrating any supposed improvement the Saints will have against a defense that's missing Freeney. The Colts haven't given up 175 rushing yards period in the playoffs.

and who have you played that has an offense as good as the Saints? I think you are overestimating your defense. the colts played 3 quality offenses this year (cards, texans, and patriots) and none of them had the running and passing game of the Saints. No, the Saints haven't played anyone as efficient as Manning, but there is a larger gap in my previous thoughts than in the latter, imo. not to mention the texans and patriots games were very close.

we'll see.

J.T.

02-03-2010, 01:48 PM

Colts defense allowed the fewest plays of 30 or more yards in the NFL.

Good luck.

DUNCANownsKOBE2

02-03-2010, 02:04 PM

Not really, the Patriots dynasty died when David Tyree and Eli Manning double-bullseyed its still-beating heart in Super Bowl XLII. And then the Ravens held the funeral service a few weeks ago. It's just great that your best defense against Spygate is a YouTube clip from the "fake crowd noise" game broadcast after which CBS admitted was an on-air fuck up and didn't actually happen in the stadium.

It's even more amazing your best defense for the Patriots royally raping the Colts during their superbowl run is that they supposedly had video of what the Colts were going to do, a claim you have no evidence to support. I'm more than willing to admit that I can't deny Manning > Brady at this point, but it's pretty ridiculous to think that the Patriots won 3 superbowls because they "cheated".