St. Louis Rams at Seattle Seahawks Injury Report

by John Morgan on Sep 11, 2009 4:10 PM PDT Comment 35 comments

C.J. Wallace, face mask lodged in Darren Sproles back, is not likely to play this Sunday. His injury and the injury of Travis Fisher leaves Seattle thin in the secondary and thin at special teams.

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The NFL has released the official injury report for Sunday's Seahawks game at Qwest Field.

St. Louis Rams at Seattle Seahawks
Name	Position	Injury	Practice Status	Game Status
St. Louis Rams
Craig Dahl	S	Hamstring	Out (Definitely Will Not Play)	Out
John Greco	T	Wrist	Out (Definitely Will Not Play)	Out
Larry Grant	LB	Knee	Limited Participation in Practice	Questionable
Marc Bulger	QB	right Finger	Full Participation in Practice	Probable
Seattle Seahawks
Walter Jones	T	Knee	Out (Definitely Will Not Play)	Out
Chris Spencer	C	Quadricep	Out (Definitely Will Not Play)	Out
Travis Fisher	CB	Hamstring	Did Not Participate In Practice	Doubtful
Derek Walker	DE	Hamstring	Did Not Participate In Practice	Doubtful
Deion Branch	WR	Hamstring	Did Not Participate In Practice	Questionable
C.J. Wallace	S	Rib	Did Not Participate In Practice	Questionable

Marc Bulger headlines the Rams injuries. Probable means St. Louis projects a 25% chance Bulger will not play. Craig Dahl is depth and was not likely to contribute. John Greco is also depth, but is listed at guard on the Rams depth chart. Larry Grant's injury and the recent release of Chris Draft have thrust David Vobora, the last man selected in the 2008 draft, into starting at strongside linebacker. Vobora is an undersized tackler that tackles too far from the line of scrimmage. He was active in special teams and recorded a tackle for a loss and a sack in the preseason. The Seahawks need their lead blockers to get up to Vobora and shove him out of the play.

Deion Branch has missed three straight practices with a hamstring injury and is 50-50 to play on Sunday. Derek Walker is likely to be deactivated, so his injury is of no concern. I doubt C.J. Wallace will play. That and the injury to Travis Fisher leaves Seattle thin in the secondary and thin at special teams. Nick Reed could be activated to bolster the special teams. If Fisher can't play, Seattle will be barred from a true Dime defense. I, for one, think Will Herring should pick up snaps in obvious passing downs.

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So Trufant will play?

by Anticitizen_One on Sep 11, 2009 4:44 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

No he's been put on the PUP list

He can’t play for the first 6 weeks and does not count towards the roster.

by Nate Dogg on Sep 11, 2009 4:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Why isn't Jones on the PUP?

by Anticitizen_One on Sep 11, 2009 4:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Because he could be back by week three?

A Mariners fan in Seattle

by Coach Owens on Sep 11, 2009 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

He wasn't placed on the PUP at the beginning of the preseason, for whatever reason.

Seems like it would have made more sense if it was the other way around. Maybe the coaches didn’t want to be tempted to rush Trufant back, I have no idea.

by Nate Dogg on Sep 11, 2009 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I find it stupid that it's six weeks.

Should be three or something.

A Mariners fan in Seattle

by Coach Owens on Sep 11, 2009 4:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Or at least six weeks from when they were first placed on the PUP.

A Mariners fan in Seattle

by Coach Owens on Sep 11, 2009 4:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think its to keep teams from stashing players on PUP

Forcing a team to keep a player out for 6 weeks makes putting a player on PUP a serious loss to the team, otherwise teams would be more tempted to stash extra players here since they don’t count against the 53 man limit.

I believe that starting week six, the Seahawks will have a three week window in which to start practicing Trufant or put him on IR.

by Stevo's on Sep 12, 2009 4:39 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

So Deion Branch is injured again...

He’s making it pretty hard to continue to defend him. Please get healthy and do well.

"Hey, guess what? Nobody cares who would win in a crazy fantasy fist-fight between Anne Frank and Lizzie Borden." The Monarch

by crushedoptimist on Sep 11, 2009 5:01 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Branch needs to be put in a plastic bubble

And must avoid civilization from Monday-Saturday.

In other words, have him live in a hotel in South Everett.

"[Aaron] Curry is not a good pass-rusher" - Fearless Frog, 4/25/2009

by SSreporters on Sep 11, 2009 5:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

yea, but he could probably use some support right now.

I wish him good luck.

by paul2 on Sep 11, 2009 5:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yep.

Considering how hard I (and others here) have defended Branch, I’m not very happy that he’s hurt again. This is getting a little ridiculous.

by djafrot on Sep 12, 2009 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Damn hamstring injury

Hamstrings have no consideration for others!

by rex92 on Sep 12, 2009 2:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

100% ready for the season opener:

Me. Also on the list, the entire Fieldgulls commenting bretheren. This post brought to you by Ciroc vodka. Cheers brothers, death to Bulger!

Child please...

by Airborne Hawk Guy on Sep 11, 2009 9:33 PM PDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs

Death to Jackson would be more appropriate.

"Part, fools!
Put up your swords. You know not what you do."

by Fearless Frog on Sep 11, 2009 10:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Athletic cyborg machines cannot be killed.

Only contained. By Aaron Curry.

Child please...

by Airborne Hawk Guy on Sep 11, 2009 10:59 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs

Bulgur's injury

and the fact Bulgur has hardly practiced in weeks would suggest that we’ll likely see LOTS of Stephen Jackson on Sunday. That would not be good if it were not for the fact that our entire defense is expecting him and should be more than ready. This has all the makings of a very bad day for the Rams.

by Stevo's on Sep 12, 2009 4:44 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

lol Bulgur

I see what you did there. Very nice.

The demise of the Broncos in '09 is our future. Pray hard.

by Nick Andron on Sep 12, 2009 8:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I don't...

Nick when DON’T you see what we do??

Glenn Beck likes argument, but has a deap-seated hatred for logic.

by Cheddar28 on Sep 12, 2009 11:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Is Ciroc actually vodka or is it more of a brandy?

Seeing as its made from grapes rather than potatoes or grain.

Brett Favre is the Kenny Powers of football.

by ninjasocks on Sep 12, 2009 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Wikipedia thinks you're right.

“Because the base product is a fruit, it may be more properly described as an eau de vie [a clear, colorless fruit brandy], but is marketed as vodka instead.”

by thebyron on Sep 14, 2009 8:11 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Lawyer Milloy featured on NFL Network

I’m watching the Patriots run to the Superbowl, and they are featuring Milloy a lot. This guy is a hardcore beast in mentality and leadership. Sure his best days are gone, but his brain is in tact, and I love having that kind of a player on our team – even if he need to come off the bench.

by brianinptown on Sep 12, 2009 10:47 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Lots of people fawned over Brian Russell's brain as well.

by BrianL on Sep 12, 2009 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Lawyer Milloy, I think, even at close to 36, might still be more athletic than Brian Russell

Sam Bradford, future Seattle Seahawk.

by Carl Shinyama on Sep 12, 2009 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I believe that.

I’m just saying that people thought Brian Russell had a very attractive brain as well.

by BrianL on Sep 12, 2009 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I was always secretly attracted to Brian Russell's brain.

But in all seriousness, I was always wary because even Cleveland didn’t want him, and he wasn’t even given a token Pro-Bowl appearance despite having 9 INTs in that fluke season with the Vikings, almost as much as Ed Reed.

"Part, fools!
Put up your swords. You know not what you do."

by Fearless Frog on Sep 12, 2009 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I like cerebral players more so than straight-up athletic freaks,

but if you’re not anywhere near athletic enough to play at the pro level, to the point where being a great leader or a highly cerebral player that it doesn’t cancel out or mask your athletic deficiencies, there might be problems.

In this case, though, with Milloy, even if he turns out to be athletically the same as Ruskell, he’s not starting, so I’m not sure it really matters how much similar to Ruskell he is in terms of being a cerebral player.

Sam Bradford, future Seattle Seahawk.

by Carl Shinyama on Sep 12, 2009 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs