Friday Injury Report: Will Pierre Thomas (Probable) Power Through?

by Dave Cariello on Dec 10, 2010 6:06 PM CST in Who Powered Through

For this weeks Vicks sponsored post I'm giving a shout out to Saints running back Pierre Thomas and keeping my fingers crossed that he'll finally be playing in this Sundays game against the St. Louis Rams. He's officially listed as Probable. Thomas' mysterious ankle injury has kept him off the field for way too many weeks, caused some tension between him and the team and led to the emergence of backup RB Chris Ivory. For some reason, however, I'm a little pessimistic that he'll actually play. Call me crazy. Even if he does dress, I'd imagine it will be on a limited basis as the coaching staff tries to slowly ease him into the lineup.

Make the jump for the full official injury report provided by the NFL.

ST. LOUIS RAMS at NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
ST. LOUIS RAMS

Status Report
	OUT	TE Michael Hoomanawanui (ankle)

	DOUBTFUL	CB Ron Bartell (neck), RB Kenneth Darby (ribs), CB Justin King (shoulder)

	QUESTIONABLE	S Oshiomogho Atogwe (shoulder)

	PROBABLE	S Craig Dahl (knee), CB Jerome Murphy (hamstring)
Practice Report
	DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
	Wednesday	S Oshiomogho Atogwe (shoulder), CB Ron Bartell (neck), RB Kenneth Darby (ribs), TE Michael Hoomanawanui (ankle)
	Thursday	CB Ron Bartell (neck), RB Kenneth Darby (ribs), TE Michael Hoomanawanui (ankle), CB Justin King (shoulder)
	Friday	CB Ron Bartell (neck), RB Kenneth Darby (ribs), TE Michael Hoomanawanui (ankle), CB Justin King (shoulder)

	LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
	Wednesday	S Craig Dahl (knee), CB Justin King (shoulder), CB Jerome Murphy (hamstring)
	Thursday	S Oshiomogho Atogwe (shoulder), S Craig Dahl (knee), CB Jerome Murphy (hamstring)

	FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
	Friday	S Oshiomogho Atogwe (shoulder), S Craig Dahl (knee), CB Jerome Murphy (hamstring)

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS

Status Report
	QUESTIONABLE	T Charles Brown (back)

	PROBABLE	RB Julius Jones (ankle), RB Pierre Thomas (ankle)
Practice Report
	DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
	Wednesday	T Jon Stinchcomb (illness)

	LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
	Wednesday	T Charles Brown (back)
	Thursday	T Charles Brown (back)
	Friday	T Charles Brown (back)

	FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
	Wednesday	RB Julius Jones (ankle), RB Pierre Thomas (ankle)
	Thursday	RB Julius Jones (ankle), RB Pierre Thomas (ankle)
	Friday	RB Julius Jones (ankle), RB Pierre Thomas (ankle)

Poll

Will Pierre Thomas play this Sunday?

Yes, a lot.

32 votes

Only in a very limited fashion.

165 votes

No. It's just a smokescreen.

25 votes

222 votes | Poll has closed

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IMHO Payton should wait until after the Ravens game to fully unleash the furry of the frenchman.

Have we forgotten that we were a reggie and pierre down for the atlanta game?

"I can eat oreos faster than him" Scott Fujita's take on Payton Manning SB44

by jeremysherwin on Dec 10, 2010 6:30 PM CST reply actions

I actually forgot about that

And Ivory was just a scared rookie…

"I'm in the Courtroom screaming Who Dat on the double, serving gumbo with a shovel, dog i'm on another level" -Jay Electonica

by triplea20x on Dec 10, 2010 7:38 PM CST up reply actions

PT played the whole game against Atlanta

He hurt his ankle in the 4th quarter of that game and then continued to play, which is probably what caused further damage to it and delayed healing.

"As soon as Tony (Dungy) said we had no chance, I knew we had 'em right where we wanted 'em"--Coach Sean Payton right after Super Bowl XLIV with the Lombardi Trophy firmly in hand. WHO DAT!!

by David "Satch" Kelly on Dec 10, 2010 9:09 PM CST up reply actions

We're healthy now. Let's hope we stay that way for two more months.

I just heard Brian Billick on NFL Network say “If I’m an NFC team, I’m getting very scared of a healthy New Orleans Saints team.”

by Drew-Dat on Dec 10, 2010 6:57 PM CST reply actions

Bizzaro Payton, who does the press conferences, says he’s probable.

Meanwhile, unknown to the super-friends, Pierre is picking out where he’ll sit to watch the game.

Who dat, from a cajun exiled to cowboy country.

by alcoholic_insight on Dec 11, 2010 3:09 AM CST reply actions

As much as I know nobody around here trusts Payton — for that matter, I don’t really trust him either, I just don’t mind him — if he says “probable” Pierre has a 99.9% chance of dressing. He’d literally have to chase three dogs over five fences and gash his legs at least four times before he could be allowed to be inactive.

And if he’s active, he’ll get in the game in some fashion or another.

by FriarBob on Dec 12, 2010 1:46 AM CST up reply actions

So no one is going to mention how Chris Ivory is playing?

I’m not sure we need a sub par PT right now. Ivory can be productive in the same situations that a less than 100% Thomas can be.

I suppose PT has to knock the dust off sometime and play. But, it’s going to be interesting to see how the ball is shared on Sunday.

"Relax, have a homebrew."

by CajunCavern on Dec 11, 2010 11:20 AM CST reply actions

Tusk need to learn how to catch a screen pass before he can replace pierre

"I can eat oreos faster than him" Scott Fujita's take on Payton Manning SB44

by jeremysherwin on Dec 11, 2010 6:36 PM CST up reply actions

Ivory probably could not replace Thomas

Pierre Thomas is a much better player than Ivory, IMO. But, I’m talking about the difference between a healthy Ivory and a previously injured PT. Just how productive can he be? I hope he’s ready. C’est tout.

"Relax, have a homebrew."

by CajunCavern on Dec 11, 2010 6:41 PM CST up reply actions