McAllister's loss, Thomas' gain?: Saints RB Deuce McAllister has missed a practice, and coach Sean Payton says he is scheduled to have an MRI on his left knee. McAllister had surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament in that knee last season. He tore the ACL in his right knee in 2006. Payton said it swelled up after Friday's practice and trainers had to drain fluid from it. McAllister sat out Saturday morning's practice. Payton said doctors don't know if anything is wrong with the ligament but because of last year's surgery they want to be sure. For now, Pierre Thomas and Aaron Stecker are expected to work in McAllister's place as the traditional running back in the Saints offense (Reggie Bush is more of a utility running back who lines up in different places). McAllister has worked hard this offseason to come back from his latest knee bang-up, even showing up to camp under his playing weight. (Updated 07/26/2008).
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 7/26/08).
Fantasy Analysis
Fantasy owners know that McAllister is an injury risk, and this is just more fuel for the fire. It's the main reason why he has slipped into the middle rounds of drafts. We hate to say it because McAllister is an upstanding person in the NFL, but he cannot be counted on as anything more than a quality reserve Fantasy rusher at this point because of his injury history. Don't rush out to draft him with anything more than a middle-round choice. Additionally, Stecker and Thomas could be in play soon as relevant Fantasy RBs, so add them to rank lists as late-round picks. (Updated 07/26/2008).
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McAllister's loss, Thomas' gain?: Saints RB Deuce McAllister has missed a practice, and coach Sean Payton says he is scheduled to have an MRI on his left knee. McAllister had surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament in that knee last season. He tore the ACL in his right knee in 2006. Payton said it swelled up after Friday's practice and trainers had to drain fluid from it. McAllister sat out Saturday morning's practice. Payton said doctors don't know if anything is wrong with the ligament but because of last year's surgery they want to be sure. For now, Pierre Thomas and Aaron Stecker are expected to work in McAllister's place as the traditional running back in the Saints offense (Reggie Bush is more of a utility running back who lines up in different places). McAllister has worked hard this offseason to come back from his latest knee bang-up, even showing up to camp under his playing weight. (Updated 07/26/2008).
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 7/26/08).
Fantasy Analysis
Fantasy owners know that McAllister is an injury risk, and this is just more fuel for the fire. It's the main reason why he has slipped into the middle rounds of drafts. We hate to say it because McAllister is an upstanding person in the NFL, but he cannot be counted on as anything more than a quality reserve Fantasy rusher at this point because of his injury history. Don't rush out to draft him with anything more than a middle-round choice. Additionally, Stecker and Thomas could be in play soon as relevant Fantasy RBs, so add them to rank lists as late-round picks. (Updated 07/26/2008).
