Colstons Knee, should I be worried?

[dblj9911]

I just read this article today and trying to figure out if I should be worried about Colston or not.

http://www.fantasyfootballxtreme.com/20 ... rocedures/

I really like Colston and hoping that he comes back healthy, I have a great (and more importantly young) group of wr's. I know that I don't have a decent 4th, so hoping that he is ok. Anyone heard anything else on him? What is his status? Should I trade some of my rb depth to get a decent 4th wr? In our rookie / FA draft I have picks 2.6 and 3.6.

Dynasty league, 10 team, 0.5ppr, 6pt all td, start 1qb, 2rb, 3wr, 1te, 1K, 2 IDP
QB- Palmer, Eli, Orton, Hill
WR- Fitz, Calvin, Colston, Hixon, Sydney Rice
RB- Peterson, DWill, R.Brown, R.Bush, LJ, M.Bush, Caddy, C.Taylor
TE-Dallas Clark, O.Daniels
K-Longwell
IDP-Willis, Ryans, Beason

[Cowboys 4 life]

Any news like this worries you a bit.

I personally wouldn't worry until you hear about a setback. It is a very successful procedure that works well for torn cartiledge and other injuries to the cartilidge.

I have him in a dynasty and have high expectation for him down the line.

[ROYALWITCHEESE]

I wouldn't necessarily be worried, but I would definitely be shopping him after a few good games.

Microfracture surgery deals with drilling small holes in the articular cartilage. Articular cartilage never grows back or regenerates. The hope is that the body makes a substitute cartilagenous material that replaces the old. Often it does, but most often incompletely and NEVER as strong as the original cartilage--which makes it susceptible to re-injury, especially inn sports like football, soccer, and tennis. The fact that it is reported as under his patella is good news, as in the tibial-femoral joint this would be much worse news. The fact is he will never be as good as new, and he should be able to play close to what he was before for a few years. But he will break down faster than guys without this injury, which is why I would look to move him. You never know when it will resurface and end a season. Big receivers out a lot of stress on the knees, and often go down a road that never really levels out once they start having knee surgeries--i.e. Javon Walker. This is, if I'm not mistaken, his 2nd procedure on that knee. I'd be much more worried about a guy like Bush, who had the procedure in the actual joint, and is forced to do a lot of stop-start and cutting movements to be successful. However, as you can tell, I still feel he is now a decent injury risk--more so than other WRs of similar value...

[dblj9911]

Well the owner of the 1.1 rookie / free agent draft pick has plenty of young rb's and he already has told me that he is going to go after wr's with his picks. Should I offer Colston up for his 1.1 and possibly another player of his???

His Roster:
qb- Rodgers, Campbell, Russell
wr- Wayne, Royal, Randle el, Stallworth, Stokley, Sweed,K.Robinson
rb- McFadden, J. Stewart, Mendenhall, J.Charles, S. Morris
te- Boss, V.Shiancoe
k- Gostoskiwosuski
idp- N. Barnett, G. Brackett

Any ideas on if I should make an offer, or stick it out with Colston??

[dmacblue]

Well the owner of the 1.1 rookie / free agent draft pick has plenty of young rb's and he already has told me that he is going to go after wr's with his picks. Should I offer Colston up for his 1.1 and possibly another player of his???

His Roster:
qb- Rodgers, Campbell, Russell
wr- Wayne, Royal, Randle el, Stallworth, Stokley, Sweed,K.Robinson
rb- McFadden, J. Stewart, Mendenhall, J.Charles, S. Morris
te- Boss, V.Shiancoe
k- Gostoskiwosuski
idp- N. Barnett, G. Brackett

Any ideas on if I should make an offer, or stick it out with Colston??

Obviously ive no idea who is in the 'free agent' aspect of your draft pool. but i cdrtainly would NOT trade Colston for Beanie, Moreno, Crabtree.

Now if you can get the 1.1 plus one of his 'decent young RB's' then thats a different matter. For example if you can get a J.Stewart and the 1.1, you could replace Colston with crabtree and come out nicely.

all depends on what player you can get from him in addition to the 1.1 pick.

Good luck

[ROYALWITCHEESE]

Will need to see your roster as well for trade advice with this owner...