Injury news was running rampant in the Broncos locker room on Monday and players were quick to chime in on what this latest rash of injuries means to the Broncos season.
Hall/ Pittman Done for ’08
The biggest news of the day was the announcement that running backs Andre Hall and Michael Pittman had been placed on the team’s effectively ending their season.
One player that will have to step up in the absence of Hall and Pittman will be running back Ryan Torain who saw his first action as a Bronco against Miami on Sunday.
“It is a rough sport; injuries come and go,” he said. “You just have to stay focused and handle the adversity when it comes.”
Torain knows all too well about injuries, the rookie out of Arizona State suffered a elbow injury in training camp that had sidelined him until Sunday.
“I think I can carry the load.,” he said. “Getting back healthy with rehab and treatment. I stayed up with my conditioning.”
When asked how many carries he felt he could handle in a game situation, Torain didn’t hold back.
“However many times they want to give it to me,” he said.
Hillis on the RB Injuries
Torain wasn’t the only back chiming on the injury situation. Fullback Peyton Hillis was taken aback by the news
“It just hit me when I came in today,” he said. “Everybody is talking about Michael Pittman and Andre Hall being out. Those are two great leaders on our team that our out. It is very disappointing.”
Hillis said he is confident that the coaching staff will make the most of the teams healthy rushers.
“The coaches know what they are doing,” he said. “They know how to spread the ball around and who to go to. They watch film a lot and they know what the scheme of the defense is and how to use people. I just have to rely on my trust in them and I trust them to make the right decisions.”
Latest on D.J. Williams
The running back position wasn’t the only position hit with injuries on Sunday. D.J. Williams suffered a left knee injury adding to the woes of an already depleted linebacking corp.
Jamie Winborn spoke to Williams and said that Williams was in good spirits and anxious to recover so he can get back on the field.
Winborn said it is hard to put a timetable on a returning from an injury like Williams’s.
“It is kind of on a how he feels basis and we just hope that we can get him back as soon as possible,” he said.
Moss Ready for More
Jarvis Moss the first multiple sack game of his career on Sunday and said he is excited to get back out on the field and produce even more.
“I am feeling way more comfortable,” he said. “I am back into my old shoes. I still have a long way to go though. It is a long season left to play and there is a lot more improvement left to be done.”
“If we were to play tomorrow I would be ready.”
Quotable: “He has a lot of talent and I think that team will rally around him.”
- Jamie Winborn on the news that Brady Quinn will be starting at quarterback for Cleveland on Thursday.
-Jake Grilley, DenverBroncos.com
Tags: Andre Hall, D.J. Williams, Defense, Injury, Jake Grilley, Jamie Winborn, Michael Pittman, Peyton Hillis, Ryan Torain
what is with all them injuries man this is crazy man if this keeps up we can kiss 08 good bye and hope for next year come on two RB come one who else do we got to run the ball young is he going to play thursday or what and torian hes going to be good i hope and thats it with hall and pittman o well just have to see what happens.
god just win!!!
The injury bug has bit us hard again this year. The good news is Torain is back and ready to go just in time. Also, Hillis looked amazingly atheletic for a fullback and I hope he gets a share of the load. He may be the suprise talent for the season. If he can play RB as well as he played FB against the fish, he will be the freight train nobody wants to stand infront of, bar none. Glad to see Jarvis Moss arrive in the nfl . I think he will be a force to be reckoned with if used in a way to showcase his special talents.
Now if we can just find a helmet big enough to fit that huge head of Cutler’s……..
come on guys we can’t put this all on cutler… i mean yea his throws were poor and he should have made better decisions but without a running game its hard for anyone to win.. just look at the colts while joseph addia was out, if we can get this running game going and i believe ATV can do that, then we will b fine and the d looked good this week when they werent backed up (except for that dolphins drive in the 4th)
Wow, these injuries just keep on coming…. Well I think Torain will get better in time and help us out. I still think we need to look at bringing in a back that can help us out quickly like Tatum Bell… Everybody deserves a second chance and look at the speed he has always brought to the back field in a our offense. Next we should look at bring in some LB help and last time I checked Roosevelt Colvin is out there in Free Agency. The biggest thing that should happen sooner rather than later is bringing back John Lynch… He was a very vocal leader and brought intensity to the secondary. He hits hard and scares alot of recievers that know he is around waiting to unload a massive hit. If we were to do this and get the offense going again we could make some serious strides. The biggest thing is I think Mike Shanahan will never make this move due to his past of letting players go on their own terms.. It seems he sometimes looks at it as they have given up on the team, but in reality John just thought he was being phased out…. Look put Lynch back there with Barrett and lets get this thing back on track….. Go Broncos!!!1
If tony scheffler doesnt come back soon, I would think about moving peyton hillis to tight end, seeing as how he obviously can catch the ball
LOOSING CAUSES INJURIES. do you notice when you win everyone feels good and everything is going smooth but as soon as you loose guys drop like flies. im sick and tired of these guys being p_ssy’s and always getting hurt we need FOOTBALL PLAYERS. and a better strength and condition coach would help also. if we loose to the browns i wont be able to show my face for a month since i live in ohio.
Step your game up Torain and join Peyton Hillis in a dynamic backfield. The Broncos will be in business if they get production in the running game from those two.
I say we look at signing Mike Anderson or Ron Dayne…
If loosing wasnt bad enough!! Dang. We need instant impact, I have been very dissapointed in Youngs preformance, Mike Bell was a hard running RB and let him go, now we are lumbered with 2 RB’s out for the season, 1 still injured and 1 on the mend…WHose out there that fits the bill? I suppose Anderson could be a goer knowing the system and is a tough work horse.. Tatum Bell???
this is so depressing…………..
Oh, one more thing………columbusOHbronco…….. what the hell!!!!!!!!!!! these guys don’t get injured because they lose……I seem to remember losing Tony when we beat Tampa Bay. Was that just because he didn’t get any touchdowns? these guys are out there getting there beat up tearing their bodies down and sometimes get hurt. you call yourself a Broncos fan? Be a real fan and stand behind your team in the hard times…… you kind of fans piss me off………… don’t bring Tatum Bell back. he fumbles all the time. maybe one of the Mikes though. I say we bring in anderson, Mike Bell, or even Cecil Sapp, and convert Hillis to RB and let him back up Ryan the Train. Oh and i hate Joey Porter. the Fish got that game handed to them by terrible officiating. Marshall was short changed.
No they came in our house and took that game. pittman is not a zone runner he needs down hill running plays. the stretch isnt for him. he had the same problems in the preseason he isnt shifty enough to make a dline miss, but u run him down hill he is more effective.
Worst game and effort by the team this season.It ;looked like they spent the bye in Hawaii,They obviously werent in sync or Focused.Personally It gets back to the coaching is too soft.Go Broncos
wow, jay better get those ice bags ready for his elbow cause he will be throwing like a pitcher for the remainder of the season. If shanny sent two RBs to IR then probably selvin young is good to go or he has a very good backup plan…
can somebody tell me who is gonna step in for d.j? is it woodyard?
This season thus far has been rough on everyone, the fans, the players, and the coaches. Injuries seem to blanketing the team the way Champ blankets receivers. I do think and hope that some guys can step up and in doing so show what kind of character this team truly has. I do believe that we have the talent to get things done. With these young guys getting in there on gameday to fill in for key players, hopefully down the road this will make them better and if an injury should occur at a key posistion it will quickly be filled with another good player.
How many more innjuries can we take??
Please get healthy soon guys…. we’ll need all the help we can get in the playoffs.
I think that Peyton Hillis and Ryan Torain could be the one-two punch that our running game has been missing. It would be something similar to that of the Mike Anderson and Tatum Bell combo we had several years ago. You also gotta factor in Selvin Young when he is healty. Our Season isnt a total loss yet.
Oh you got to be kidding… we have injuries because we lose. Seriously, where do you people come up with these ridiculous ideas. Trade Cutler???? We get injuries b/c we lose??? Fire Shanny??? You people are sad if you go along with any of those dumb ideas. Take a breather and just stop making up lame, VERY lame excuses to our poor game right now.
WE LOSE BECAUSE WE DON’T PLAY AS A TEAM!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hope that sticks with at least one of you nay-sayers. You guys are un-believ-able!! Anyhoo, as for the injuries, those things happen. Its not the end of our season… yes the remaining players have plenty of work to do but its not the end of the world, for Pete’s sake. The excuses you guys come up with… my mind is just swimming.
Hillis, Torain, Royal, Marshall and hopefully Scheffler will have to be the fire in our running game. These guys are gonna to work at improving our running game no doubt – they’ll have to figure out how to do that as a TEAM!!
Have faith Broncos Country…
GO BRONCOS!!!!
we just need a W. please?
I am partially on-board with ColumbusOH. Maybe players get injured when they are out of position, asked to do something their bodies are incapable of, or overexerting. Most reasons for injuries are when a stabilizing muscle is too weak to withstand or overcome an unfamiliar movement. The knee buckles inward when the hip muscles are too weak to keep the knee from diving in when someone plants his leg. This being said, strength, conditioning, and flexibility definitely come in to play. As far as injuries when losing, perhaps players are going ten times as hard as they usually are to make up for deficiencies in other areas and players. It could be said that players are asked to do things, i.e. cover recievers, run down tailbacks, that their bodies are not used to doing and therefore their bodies respond by falling apart.
Merely a theory. Take it or leave it, but it describes BOTH my knee injuries.
hey Reed24 ur idea is actually a good one. I think peyton hillis would be a great addition at tight end. He kinda reminds me of a chris cooley type nd that would be awesome! definately should think about that. I really dont wanna complain this week and think of all these things that need to happen that obviously wont. because ive done it for the past 4 weeks! I just want good d-fense nd a W PLEASE!! thts all im askin for. Nd i love Jay Ima die hard cutler fan been following him since vandy! buh i really would like for him to play the game more like a peyton manning or tom brady instead of Brett favre! Quit with all the f-n interceptions everyone knows u have a cannon for an arm and that u could put the ball anywhere. But obviously it aint working for ya thus far. I need cutler to be more of a game manager nd quit bein a gunslinger for 1 game!! As a matter fact dnt play like peyton, brady, or favre. Play like CUTLER! just quit forcin the ball to Marshall u have 50 other recievers use them PLEASE!!! i dnt care if we have a mediorce record wen its all said and done tht dnt matter. the only thing tht bothers me is tht we keep givin the chargers another chance. The broncos are like the girl who had the abusive boyfriend nd she dumps him nd moves on in life, buh he apologizes nd she lets him back in, nd hes better for a while buh then he messes up again, so she dumps him again, he apologizes AGAIN nd she forgives him AGAIN nd lets him back in. Well pretty soon he figures out tht regardless if he beats the CRAP outta the chick shes gonna keep lettin him back in so hes gonna use it to his advantage nd whoop her ass every chance he gets. If the broncos keep lettin the chargers get within one game there gonna get hot cuh there gonna kno tht they dont have much to top the AFC west nd were gonna be playoff-less again this year! Lets not make that happen FINISH STRONG nd lets get this W on wednesday
Dont know if you guys heard but DJ Will tore his MCL and is out 4 weeks, and Marlon is out with a high ankle sprain. So we are going to be out our two defensive captains (Champ and Williams) for the entire month of November. Not good news for our already struggling D. Offense is going to need to put up 30+ in November. Go Broncos
John Jake n Jay
Done. Simply done. This year is down the gutter. We are now without our 2 best desnsive payers not to mention our 2 best running backs, a starting safety and a another starting linebacker… I think god hates this team this year. O’yeah, there the tirval fact that CUTLER SUCKS BALLS. I smell the end of Shanahan’s career in Denver.
This is really depressing man all the injuries! I take back saying I think J. Williams should start over Paymah man that guy was a beast on Sun.
O.K. I know I’m going to get killed for this but I’ll give it a whirl!
I love Pittman, I really do. The man ran with Heart and you could tell. It’s unfortunate that he is injured. However, this position (RB) is just one area that I as a fan wanted to see all year long.
TORAIN & HILLIS IN THE BACKFIELD TOGETHER!
I know I’m not the master mind of football, but I’m thinking that these 2 HUNGRY kids know the opportunity that they have. Hillis already showed he wants on that field. You don’t think behind closed doors they’re high fiving each other slapping each other saying “Let’s go do this!”….you bet your a$$ they are and they should be.
You don’t have to have a “C” on your chest to be a leader….prove it on the field.
It’s possible that we may see that in the backfield on Thursday.
We’ll see
GO GET EM’ BOYS!
P.S. Jay, you shake that game off…you’re still a force to be reckoned with and the NFL knows it.
OH ONE MORE THING! I love the stat Rice gave. In the 4 losses the boys got, they had 15 turnovers. Someone want to tell me we aren’t the ones beating ourselves? I would much rather try and fix my own problems than try and figure out why teams are winning despite our error free football.
GO GET EM’ BOYS!!!
get the hell out of here. stop calling yourself a broncos fan while you’re at it.