Update On Matt Schaub's MRI, Plus Other Texans Injury News

by Tim on Oct 18, 2011 11:06 AM CDT in News

Matt Schaub, on the results of yesterday's MRI:

"Everything looks fine," Schaub said. "Everything looks good. It’s just a standard procedure just to make sure for knowledge of the doctors and everything. It was just a couple different things, but the good thing is everything’s fine. Just got to get in the training room and get healed up. I’ll be ready to go for this weekend, no doubt about it."

More Texans injury news awaits you beyond the jump.

Thanks to this article from the team's official site, we're treated to updates (sort of) about several other Houston Texans.

-Dominique Barber is out for the season and will be placed on injured reserve. While his contributions at safety were negligible, Barber was a solid special teams contributor.

-James Casey is still day-to-day, but it's encouraging to hear he's working out again. I think we saw how much the Texans missed him in Baltimore. Lawrence Vickers just doesn't bring the bevy of skills to the table that Casey does.

-Andre Johnson "feeling very, very good" makes me feel very, very good. It would be a monstrous lift to have him on the field in Nashville this week, though it's worth noting that no one has come out and explicitly stated he's more likely than not to play on Sunday.

-Keep an eye on Duane Brown. With Rashad Butler already lost for the season, the Texans simply cannot afford for Brown to miss any time.

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I just have a feeling

AJ is suiting up this week.

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by Mumford on Oct 18, 2011 11:09 AM CDT reply actions

God I hope so

I’ve said all along I think he’ll play against the Titans because the game is so big, but it’s mostly wishful thinking. I don’t want him to sacrifice the rest of his season for this one game, but we definitely need him.

I'm a man!! I'm forty!!

by Hydroshock on Oct 18, 2011 12:05 PM CDT up reply actions

I am not expecting to see AJ until after the bye

But I won’t mind being wrong/surprised

I am now drinking the koolaid. Texans are making their turn for the best. Screw pessimism!

by Barryfromtexas on Oct 18, 2011 11:10 AM CDT reply actions

HOU's bye isn't until week 11

It would be a pretty severe hamstring injury for him to miss that much time.

by flores salicis on Oct 18, 2011 11:14 AM CDT up reply actions

yep

I am now drinking the koolaid. Texans are making their turn for the best. Screw pessimism!

by Barryfromtexas on Oct 18, 2011 11:52 AM CDT up reply actions

nah

Everyone is on record as saying how good he looks and how relatively easy it is to come back from the procedure.

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by Hydroshock on Oct 18, 2011 12:07 PM CDT up reply actions

I was just saying yep to the bye

but In reality likely 4 more weeks

I am now drinking the koolaid. Texans are making their turn for the best. Screw pessimism!

by Barryfromtexas on Oct 18, 2011 12:58 PM CDT up reply actions

Gotcha

Well after reading the latest on Dre I’m not as optimistic as I was originally.

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by Hydroshock on Oct 18, 2011 1:50 PM CDT up reply actions

Oh and a rec just for the tags

I am now drinking the koolaid. Texans are making their turn for the best. Screw pessimism!

by Barryfromtexas on Oct 18, 2011 11:11 AM CDT reply actions

barber is pretty injury prone

for a guy who rarely sees the field

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by nolander on Oct 18, 2011 11:57 AM CDT reply actions

You thinking of Moden?

I think most of Barber’s gameday scratches are due to the coaches praying they don’t need him to play. Numbers game stuff. Hell, I don’t work in the training room though, so I wouldn’t know.

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by beefy on Oct 18, 2011 3:31 PM CDT up reply actions

The injuries we're starting to see on the O-line are a huge concern to me

We’re so thin right now. Losing a starter for any significant time at this point could be catastrophic. You can already see the toll it’s taking with our run game.

Our bye week seems sooooooo long away. :(

I'm a man!! I'm forty!!

by Hydroshock on Oct 18, 2011 12:10 PM CDT reply actions