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(Message started by: StegRock on Oct 16^th, 2002, 9:01pm)

Title: Finally, some news on Crowell breaking!
Post by StegRock on Oct 16^th, 2002, 9:01pm

Hot off "the Gridiron Newsstand", here is a quote from Mlive.com regarding Crowell and his status for this Sunday:

"In an interview with WDFN, Tom Kowalski says that Germane Crowell will start practicing with the team Wednesday. If he appears to be 100% by Sunday, he could make his first appearance since injuring his knee against Tennessee last season."

Here is a link to the whole audio interview:

http://www.mlive.com/lions/audio/index.ssf?/lions/audio/ram/kowalski.ram

All that he says about Crowell is sufficiently summarized above, though.

Anyway, I hope this helps you guys out. I have been holding on to him since last year and am really looking forward to seeing him hit the field, especially given how beat up the Lions wideout corps currently is!

Title: Re: Finally, some news on Crowell breaking!
Post by StegRock on Oct 17^th, 2002, 11:34pm

Here is some of the best and most comprehensive (and most promising, I must add) stuff out there regarding Crowell hot off of "the Gridiron Newsstand" and out of DetroitLions.com:

http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=5737565&BRD=982&PAG=461&dept_id=458069&rfi=6

A real good piece from a less-widely known source! ;D

Here is the piece from the Lions' official web site:

http://detroitlions.com/news/index.cfm?source=st&cont_id=137237&right_include=/includes/notebook_module.cfm

[smiley=coach.gif] I would suggest picking him up this week.

Title: Re: Finally, some news on Crowell breaking!
Post by Brian Griese,s Dog on Oct 18^th, 2002, 1:39am

would you drop Plax,Djax or Coles for him?

Title: Re: Finally, some news on Crowell breaking!
Post by StegRock on Oct 18^th, 2002, 2:05am

on 10/18/02 at 01:39:08, Brian Griese,s Dog wrote:

would you drop Plax,Djax or Coles for him?

For those three, you may want to wait a week. I do not think he is going to do much this week. Clayton from ESPN has said that he will probably only be in for 10 or 15 snaps if he even plays. It remains a question as to whether or not he will play. The one of the three I would lean toward, though, is Coles, but I would be curious to see what/how well he and the Jets do this week at home against Minnesota first.

Title: Re: Finally, some news on Crowell breaking!
Post by bgsgfan on Oct 18^th, 2002, 2:59pm

Thanks Steg - I was able to pick up Crowell in 3 out of 4 leagues where I have a shaky WR situation.

Title: Re: Finally, some news on Crowell breaking!
Post by StegRock on Oct 18^th, 2002, 10:18pm

Slight setback, guys, on the Crowell front. Here is the latest out of DetroitLions.com:

"Mornhinweg said that Crowell, who has not played in one day short of an entire year due to a knee injury, had a minor setback in his knee and did not practice Friday. Mornhinweg, however, was not convinced that the swelling in Crowell's right knee would prevent his return to the field.

'His knee got a little swelling today with just a touch of fluid in there,' Mornhinweg said. 'He is day-to-day. After this past week, I certainly expect it would be a possibility for Germane to play. He is not necessarily out for this week.'

The only thing I would say here, though, is that nothing regarding Crowell's injuries can truthfully be termed "minor" or "slight." These circumstances do NOT change my stance on Crowell and my advice to pick him up, though. On the other hand, this is NOT news to just be shirked off; this is NOT good news. If you do not understand what I mean, just think "Terrell Davis"... and keep your fingers crossed... real tight!

Title: Re: Finally, some news on Crowell breaking!
Post by StegRock on Oct 19^th, 2002, 8:38pm

Well, boyz,

Crowell has officially been activated. Here is the "local" link to prove it straight off the newly revamped "Newsstand":

http://www.mlive.com/sportsflash/profootball/index.ssf?/newsflash/get_story.ssf?/cgi-free/getstory_ssf.cgi?g7798_BC_FBN--LionsMoves&&sports&mi-nfl

Now that that formality is out of the way, how do you guys think he will fair over his first few games back AND in the long run? [smiley=hmmmm.gif]