Sidney Rice Will Be Placed on the Injured Reserve
by Danny Kelly on Nov 30, 2011 12:41 PM PST
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PrintThe Seahawks announced Wednesday that Sidney Rice will go to the Injured Reserve, ending his season. Rice has suffered two concussions in the last two weeks and has also been battling a few other nagging injuries, most notably a partially torn labrum in his shoulder. He'll finish this season with 32 receptions for 482 yards and two touchdowns in nine games.
What this amounts to, essentially, is that the Seahawks really don't care to risk him further to more serious injury in a season where the playoffs are out of the picture. They'll get Rice healed up and ready to go next year, and the next five games will give them a chance to further evaluate Golden Tate and the until-now inactive Deon Butler, who will be activated for this week's game.
Rice missed the first two games of the season, has missed portions of other games along the way, and has been more or less banged up the entire year. The Seahawks will now rely on Mike Williams, Ben Obomanu, Doug Baldwin, Golden Tate, and Deon Butler as their active roster receivers. Kris Durham has already been shut down for the year with a labrum injury.
Linebacker Mike Morgan was promoted from the practice squad and will fill his roster spot.
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Sad. Not that I worry about missing him for the rest of the year, but very worried about his future health in Seattle.
Why can’t we sign a healthy, productive number one wide receiver?
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by Kenneth Arthur on Nov 30, 2011 12:46 PM PST reply actions
He's super fragile
Don’t get your hopes up.
And his total concussion count this last year = 3. Not sure about before that.
At least we got Baldwin.
I'm curious if the latest concussion was severe enough to warrant this on its own.
Or if it is more precautionary since he had two so close together.
I think the worry is that he got the concussion without a hit
He hit the ground in a relatively routine way with the defender missing him. That shouldn’t give you a concussion. That’s a sign your brain needs some time to heal.
they took turns pissing into the bitch's ocular cavities.
This way to the cafeteria!
Exactly
As someone who’s had a few concussions from playing Football among another sports, when you get rocked pretty good, you are most definitely susceptible to further brain injuries. I got one big hit to my head on my ear that gave me a concussion, and I was down for about 3 weeks. During that time just little bops to my head would make me dizzy, naseous or just simply disrupt my vision or thoughts. I played basketball as well and I had to stop playing as well because I was having those after effects. Normally I can take anything to the head and am fine, but after a concussion, I was extremely susceptible to another. And while I’ve hit head first into the ground countless times, such as Rice, if I were to do it during that 3 week period… I would have been OUT.
He needs to be shut down and given time to heal absolutely-for-sure. I’m glad they made the move for both our team’s future at the position, and for his own health. Let his brain solidify a bit, heal up all those nagging injuries, take care of the shoulder, and most importantly, draft him a QB, then kick some tail next season.
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by DSAhawker on Nov 30, 2011 2:26 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
He played what ... 11ish games between pre-season and regular season
And ended up with a shoulder injury, a knee injury and two concussions?
I don’t really care about this season … but man. The guy just can’t take the hits, can he?
Always up for some Twitter action @nandron. I only talk NW sports, though.
Rice's 2011 injuries weren't related to his pre-2011 injuries
but you could probably make the point that the guy is relatively injury-prone.
by Greetings from the Lord Humongous! on Nov 30, 2011 1:08 PM PST up reply actions
I think it's smart that they're IR'ing him.
Would be tough if they did the Austin Collie route and he got another real bad concussion this season
Yeah, concussions are really bad news
Getting two in one week is really, really bad news. He’s also had a bunch of nagging injuries (shoulder, legs) that could use some time to heal. With us out of the playoff hunt, I’m not opposed to letting him get back to 100%.
by Greetings from the Lord Humongous! on Nov 30, 2011 1:12 PM PST up reply actions
It was a big hit he took,
but it sounds like he should have sat out at least an extra week. 2 concussions in 8 days is brutal, with compound effects.
70% of space is covered by dark matter, the rest by ET.
Didn't those concussions all come from contact with the ground?
Can we fine the field for “illegal turf to the helmet”?
The field turf doesn't give a shit, we all know it's going to be released at the end of the season.
by goatweed on Nov 30, 2011 1:56 PM PST up reply actions 4 recs
What's Field Turf made of, tiny beads of honey badger?!?
by John Edwards on Nov 30, 2011 4:24 PM PST up reply actions 6 recs
No it's actually fake blades of grass...
…with millions of non-partison Kam Chancellors waiting for a helmet to make contact with the turf.
by skwid206 on Nov 30, 2011 5:44 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I agree too. In a lost season, why not IR him. We know what he has to offer when healthy
Let Obo/Baldwin/Tate get some more catches.
Rice SHOULD be 100% come next year I would think.
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He played 9 of 11 games thus far this year.
Pretty much everyone in the league gets banged up and misses a game or two here and there. It’s reason to be concerned that he’s now on the IR, yeah, but not necessarily damning for Rice going forward.
Well, that sucks
Sidney Rice is the engine that runs our passing game.
I guess this helps our bid for draft position, though.
by Greetings from the Lord Humongous! on Nov 30, 2011 1:07 PM PST reply actions
I was thinking this too. He's really made a big difference by being that guy that can take the top off the defense.
Deon Butler might get his shot at that kind of thing now.
He was also the "jump ball" guy that we hoped BMW could be
He was the guy that demanded extra attention. He was the archetypal #1 WR that Pete spent all of last year looking for.
by Greetings from the Lord Humongous! on Nov 30, 2011 1:09 PM PST up reply actions
It would be great if this forced BMW to step up, though
He might get some extra motivation from this and figure out how to finish the year strong.
by Greetings from the Lord Humongous! on Nov 30, 2011 1:11 PM PST up reply actions
Who will TJ lock onto in pregame warm-ups now?
We’ll have to wait and see.
70% of space is covered by dark matter, the rest by ET.
So everything Vikings fans told us before the season is pretty much true.
70% of space is covered by dark matter, the rest by ET.
Yup. We took a risk in signing him, knowing his injury history
but I can’t say we made the wrong move. The guy will be back next year and he’s done a great job so far.
by Greetings from the Lord Humongous! on Nov 30, 2011 1:14 PM PST up reply actions
They also said Bevell and TJ sucked.
And, well; I said those things too.
70% of space is covered by dark matter, the rest by ET.
It's hard to take the words of a 2-9 team seriously, 'is all.
If they could only predict where they will be playing next season.
Not questioning your predictions, you are awesome!
Whomever predicted it,
it was like predicting the sun would come up in the morning.
70% of space is covered by dark matter, the rest by ET.
On a related note, if Jackson's best friend is out
I’d rather just screw it and start Whitehurst the rest of the year. Jackson is useless without Rice. That way we can determine if both will be released or if one of them will stick around only to be released.
I respect your opinion even though it's wrong.
Whitehurst has no "best friends" from what I have seen.
Unless you are thinking draft position, in that case I can’t think of a better way to tank the season.
by goatweed on Nov 30, 2011 1:39 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Like like? or BFF like?
Don’t get me wrong, I like the guy, but only as a QB of another team in the division. Too harsh you think?
by goatweed on Nov 30, 2011 1:48 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
He also liked playing against 3rd-string DBs
We’re not going to get very far extrapolating from the preseason.
by Greetings from the Lord Humongous! on Nov 30, 2011 1:48 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
DRC and Asomugha are probably out (DRC is out) so Eagles will be playing backup DBs
Might as well just start Whitehurst. I have no interest in watching Jackson. If Charlie sucks more then it’s all the evidence we need to know. Seasno is over anyway.
I respect your opinion even though it's wrong.
I think they'll keep TJ in to run the offense
because he can do it and Charlie can’t. At this point, they probably have a good idea of what they have in their QBs but are more interested in making sure all the non-QB parts of the offense are on the same page.
by Greetings from the Lord Humongous! on Nov 30, 2011 2:02 PM PST up reply actions
TJ
Im not in the start Whitehurst to see what he can do menatility but at some point they gotta accept his pec injury and either IR or rehab more… It’s only a matter of time I have a feeling.
Game over, man. Game over. I hate to rain on your parade, but Charlie already got his ass kicked.
I say we just go up to the spaceship and nuke ’em from orbit.
by John Edwards on Nov 30, 2011 4:36 PM PST up reply actions 4 recs
Jackson's getting his ass kicked all over the place
I’d rather find someone else to yell at than the guy who is being used as a stopgap.
I respect your opinion even though it's wrong.
by SSreporters on Nov 30, 2011 5:03 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I cannot possibly fathom why anyone could possibly want to see more Charlie Whitehurst
Even if you’re rooting for draft position, for Pete’s sake, Josh Portis still exists. It’s almost nauseating that some people are still advocating Charlie over Tarvaris.
by Matt Erickson on Nov 30, 2011 5:53 PM PST up reply actions
The offense is about more than just the QB
Playing Charlie or Portis may hinder the development of the offense if it has to be dumbed-down (and playing Portis may hinder his development).
by Greetings from the Lord Humongous! on Nov 30, 2011 6:07 PM PST up reply actions
I agree entirely
I’m actually rather a fan of Tarvaris. I know he’s nothing special and not the future, but I take little issue with his performance, all things considered; and I am perfectly happy having him play most/all of next year, as long as there is an established plan for the future.
I was only speaking to this sentiment that we need to give Charlie more time. No, eff that. He’s shown what he’s about and people need to chill out about Tarvaris. More Charlie starts are pointless, and calling for them is narrow-sighted and reactionary. I could possibly see some merit to starting Portis, though I think it would be foolish. But Charlie doesn’t need ANY MORE TIME.
by Matt Erickson on Nov 30, 2011 7:15 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Tavaris is beat to shit at this point.
Playing is not helping him heal.
Give it time
I’m sure Rams fans were happy about Jason Smith when he won OROTY. Look at them now.
by Stay Off the Flowers on Nov 30, 2011 3:52 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Given the current crop of wide outs on the roster
depth chart should read as follows, Tate, Baldwin, Obomanu, Butler, BMW.
That is all.
Obo deserves the #1 spot
Then Tate wide on the other side and Baldwin in the middle.
by Stay Off the Flowers on Nov 30, 2011 3:53 PM PST up reply actions
When are we going to say that TJ is too injured and shut him down
Its about time. Lets start Portis.
they took turns pissing into the bitch's ocular cavities.
This way to the cafeteria!
He's not ready
But still…might as well. It’s not like we’re going to do any better with Charles
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How do you know he isn't ready?
He probably isn’t and I wouldn’t expect him to be, but at least we could get him some experience and see where he is in his development.
they took turns pissing into the bitch's ocular cavities.
This way to the cafeteria!
Well you agree with me sorta kinda
But how can any UDFA coming off a shortened offseason, sitting behind 1 mediocre and 1 crappy QB (IE not the best people to learn from ala Brady, Manning, Matty H) with no time to get reps in practice and not an ounce of real gametime experience be ready?
No way in hell he’s ready. In the preseason he wasn’t ready. Sure he showed some flashes, but was still FAR from being an effective QB. He just showed enough to give hope that he could develop, and yeah, I’m fairly confident that he has enough to develop further as long as he gets a chance to.
But, even though he has potential, he’s still a UDFA QB, really young, really green and the last thing you want to do is put the Hawks on his back prematurely and rush him in there in an unstable environment. That’s an easy way to crush someone’s confidence and potential. Look at Carr and Smith for example. Having a guy come in from relief is one thing, he can sit on the bench, get acclimated a bit, and then come in relief when needed. But actually handing the keys over to him is a whole nother beast. From what I saw of him in the preseason, and from the history of this league, anything more than that is completely overkill for him.
History alone, I just tried looking, and the only UDFA QB to ever start his rookie year that I found is Max Hall for the Cards, and he was actually regarded higher than JP and had all the “moxie” and confidence and attitude to lead that team…. and he was obliterated.
Not to mention Portis is from a DivII school and has a much much steeper learning curve. Yeah I think he has the potential to improve and become pretty good, but you don’t want to risk derailling him by throwing him in there prematurely.
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by DSAhawker on Nov 30, 2011 4:18 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Portis isn't completely from a DivII school.
He had some time at bigger programs.
I agree with you though.
I agree with you
But at this point TJ is hurt, so who cares? Lets get the kid some experience and first string reps in practice.
they took turns pissing into the bitch's ocular cavities.
This way to the cafeteria!
Can Someone Please
Make sure Sidney doesn’t do any soccer practice in the off-season?
That would slow down his healing.
Live work and breathe like an optimist.
Deion Butler's second coming should be interesting.
Cuz Butler’s had lots of down time to reflect on what’s gone right, and mostly wrong
with his NFL career so far. Time to watch Dougie Baldwin and Wes Welker (sp/?) and maybe learn how to get quick separation, and not get jammed at the line.
Or maybe Butler for all his speed is not so quick.
by broadbill birdwatcher on Nov 30, 2011 4:14 PM PST reply actions
Tavaris is going to get Butler killed.
Butler isn’t built like Tate… he’s actually small.
And he doesn't play with rage
like Baldwin
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by Corax --Nevermore-- on Nov 30, 2011 8:13 PM PST up reply actions
I wonder what Pete is going
to do with Jackson, with him being injured. I think what he should do is start giving Portis snaps in practice with the 2nd team and as the year goes on, maybe week 15 or so start playing Portis a little bit, DONT start him just plug him into some plays.
With Rice going to IR I wonder if its Pete basically wanting to evaluate other recievers. It would of been nice if Durham wasnt sent to IR because I would of loved to see him playing.
I think Realizing that we have a very very small chance of making the playoffs Pete has turned to the Evaluating mindset. I am wondering if he starts sitting Jackson more so as the year goes on if his shoulder doesnt improve.
I bet no one except for me is expecting BMW to step up his game...
…I’ll admit, even for me it’s a hope…
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by Corax --Nevermore-- on Nov 30, 2011 7:22 PM PST reply actions
Another Injury.... No Way
After reading about Rice in the off season I told my friends when he signed in seattle he’ll probably play 8 games a year. This year I was wrong cause he played in 8.35
This team will never do anything if they have all 3rd string guys playing in December
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