Stewart to have foot surgery

[Urrymonster]

Panthers RB Jonathan Stewart just passed along word to the world via his twitter account (link) that he was having foot surgery today.

No surprises here, but I think it raises flags against both our backs health. So those misguided fools who wanted to trade either of them, need to be aware that all teams will be cautious on their injuries.

Frankly, with both carrying problems this season, it would be nuts to move into next season with just one feature back.

He also mentions bits about the coaching holes.

http://www.heraldonline.com/665?plckController=Blog&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&insiteUserId=ded44479-eff0-4fb5-98bf-9edb9d130913&plckPostId=Blog%3aded44479-eff0-4fb5-98bf-9edb9d130913Post%3a58abdba6-10d1-4ee1-83d6-ee5be7e06eac&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest

[MadHatter]

No surprises here, but I think it raises flags against both our backs health. So those misguided fools who wanted to trade either of them, need to be aware that all teams will be cautious on their injuries.

Frankly, with both carrying problems this season, it would be nuts to move into next season with just one feature back.

He also mentions bits about the coaching holes.

http://www.heraldonline.com/665?plckController=Blog&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&insiteUserId=ded44479-eff0-4fb5-98bf-9edb9d130913&plckPostId=Blog%3aded44479-eff0-4fb5-98bf-9edb9d130913Post%3a58abdba6-10d1-4ee1-83d6-ee5be7e06eac&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest

Health of both our backs? Williams had a high ankle sprain at the end of the season....there is no question about his health.

Although, I do agree with you that we should not trade either of our backs.

[Urrymonster]

Health of both our backs? Williams had a high ankle sprain at the end of the season....there is no question about his health.

Although, I do agree with you that we should not trade either of our backs.

Meh, it does not matter what the injury is, it was still missed time. You get players who manage to play their entire careers without having major injuries and play through minor injuries.

You get players who get few injuries, but the ones that are serious.

You get players who get minor injuries through their careers.

The point is, that both backs were struggling with injuries down the stretch this season and considering the unpredictability of the NFL, it would be insane to trade one away. It does not matter what the injury is, just that there was one.

[MadHatter]

Meh, it does not matter what the injury is, it was still missed time. You get players who manage to play their entire careers without having major injuries and play through minor injuries.

You get players who get few injuries, but the ones that are serious.

You get players who get minor injuries through their careers.

The point is, that both backs were struggling with injuries down the stretch this season and considering the unpredictability of the NFL, it would be insane to trade one away. It does not matter what the injury is, just that there was one.

Not sure that I would call one high ankle sprain an "injury problem" though.

[nosuchthingasapanther]

Not sure that I would call one high ankle sprain an "injury problem" though.

williams missed some OTAs due to ankle related issues. he missed 3 games in his rookie season from a sprained ankle.

he's had leg and foot related injuries throughout college that has caused him to miss games too.

that's the life of a running back.

[HubKat]

And I have to change the tires on my truck every 50,000 miles too. I knew that when I bought the truck. Imagine that....wear and tear on something that is used everytime it hits the pavement.

[DudeNamedJeremy]

i'm not sure if the league is ready for a healthy stewart

championship!

[Samuel L. Jackson]

I hinted at this in the "Peter King" thread I think it was...

[KatsAzz]

The NFL has fast become a league where teams need two good backs to be competive for the long and hard season schedule.

The Panthers are very fortunate to have two great backs and would be foolish to trade either,unless forced to do otherwise.

[Samuel L. Jackson]

http://www.carolinahuddle.com/forum/showpost.php?p=2342564&postcount=46

Stewart, while doing everything we have asked, is most certainly still a big question mark as far as durability goes... For those that argue otherwise, please note how many weeks he didn't practice all week and how many times he was listed on the "Probable" list... Sometimes it was just to give him some rest, but a young back like him, if healthy, shouldn't need that much rest... Both that fact and his running style are going to limit his career length, and the teams that would trade for him know this just as much as we do...

[scpanther22]

I have said it before and will say it again.I think both backs will be here next year.But after that IDK.I dont think both will be here long term and I dont blame them.

[nosuchthingasapanther]

to inject some truth into stewart being "injury prone"...

despite a list of injuries that would probably sideline most backs, stewart has missed 2 games in his 3 seasons at oregon and none so far in the nfl.

that's 2 games in 5 seasons.

the kid has proven he is able to perform, and perform at a high level, despite being less than 100%.

[Samuel L. Jackson]

to inject some truth into stewart being "injury prone"...

despite a list of injuries that would probably sideline most backs, stewart has missed 2 games in his 3 seasons at oregon and none so far in the nfl.

that's 2 games in 5 seasons.

the kid has proven he is able to perform, and perform at a high level, despite being less than 100%.

I wasn't saying he hasn't... I was more or less using that as how other teams would view him for trade purposes...

[Kevin Greene]

Never understood people suggesting DWill is injury prone, especially in College. He ran for over 6000 yards in 4 years at Memphis. He's proven over and over he's durable along the lines of Emmitt Smith. A high ankle sprain can happen to anyone and if necessary I bet he wouild have run the rock the last couple games this year but they were meaningless.