Brackett out for rest of regular season; Buster Davis to start in his place

Pretty big bombshell. Gary Brackett has a broken bone in his lower right leg, possibly his fibula. Yet, he will not be IRed. They think he will be available should the Colts make the playoffs. Replacing him in the starting lineup is not Freddie Keiaho, but Buster Davis. Wow. Big tip to Matic for the FanPost on this.

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Well, this is actually good news. From the sounds of Brackett screaming on the field and having to bring the cart out, this is a lot better than I expected. 2 weeks? That’s fast if you ask me. People take long to recover from a sprain and this dude has a broken bone in his leg.

I think the smart thing would be to sit him until the Titans game. Throw him out there and test him to see if he can play at all. I hope to god the Colts don’t make the mistake of just throwing him out there in a playoff game ala Marvin Harrison last year so he can screw the team over. They need to do the same thing with Sanders as well.

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by KingRichard on Dec 3, 2008 3:19 PM EST reply actions

I hate to see Brackett go down

but ive actually wanted to see some of our backups see some playing time. Guys like Buster Davis and Phillip Wheeler. Hey you think if Davis doesnt work out at MIKE, we could see Wheeler? I think he would make a better option, considering he has the height to cover TE’s

by metal_militia on Dec 3, 2008 3:40 PM EST reply actions

Wheeler doesn't have much experience in zone coverage

that’s why he’s unlikely to make it into the base D quickly.

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by shake n bake on Dec 3, 2008 5:34 PM EST up reply actions

Is 2 weeks realistic?

Obviously we can never know how truthful the organization is with these things, but a broken bone seems like it should take more than 2 weeks. Do we know if it’s a fracture, full break, etc? I guess my initial impression is that it’s unlikely that he’ll be full strength at all this year and at best we’ll get him at 75% in the playoffs, but what do I know. Saturday came back impressively fast from his MCL injury so it’s not as though the Colts always under-predict the amount of time missed.

As long as we can get him back before the playoffs to get reacclimated to playing real games (along with Bobzilla, Saturday and Keyunta), the Colts will have a great shot at the SB and I’ll be happy.

by psvirsky on Dec 3, 2008 4:46 PM EST reply actions

Gary Brackett, according to Tony Dungy, has a fracture (Dungy called it a crack) in his lower leg and will miss at least 2 weeks. Dungy hopes Brackett will be back in time for the playoffs.

by Matic on Dec 3, 2008 4:52 PM EST up reply actions

Yup, just saw it on ESPN.com described as a cracked bone so obviously that’s better than it could be

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3742474

by psvirsky on Dec 3, 2008 4:56 PM EST reply actions

Fibula

Is no big deal. As long as the break didn’t shift the bones and cause any damage to the surrounding tissues and I don’t think the prognosis would be so good if the bones shifted.

The only bone I ever broke was my fibula…it hurt a bit but I was back at work in a couple of days walking around and carrying golf bags. The xray just showed the crack (all the way through) but everything was in place. A fracture would be a crack that doesn’t go all the way through. This would be the same situation as I had except it would be a bit more stable with less worry of shifting. If this happened to him I could see him being back at practice in a couple weeks but I don’t see him playing the rest of the regular season (maybe the titans game if they feel they need him). I’m sure they’ll want to be certain the bone has healed. I have had sprained ankles and bruises on my foot from hockey pucks that have kept me out longer than my broken fibula.

by tapper on Dec 3, 2008 6:59 PM EST reply actions