Pierre Thomas , fractured ribs
 

Pierre Thomas revealed Monday that he has three fractured ribs, but plans to play through the injury in the postseason.
Thomas did get Week 17 off, and the Saints' first-round bye certainly won't hurt his chances. His plan is to wear a flak jacket to cover the ribs. The Saints will push Thomas to play because Mike Bell is struggling badly, and Lynell Hamilton and Reggie Bush aren't carry-the-load options. Still, opponents will be gunning for his abdomen after he let this cat out of the bag.

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Re: Pierre Thomas , fractured ribs
 

Damn i wish he would have kept this quiet...man they are gonna really try to punish him...i hope he can produce,,he's our best back..no doubt..ive had bruised ribs and it hurts like hell..you cant get comfortable at all..can they give him a shot before the game?

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Well #^%&^$%

BAD news...

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even though is not the ideal situation for our runningback core, if he plays limited we will see both him and bush, im sure every1 has seen how bush has been playing recently. get healthy soon thomas

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Big loss IMO. Time for Reggie to light up, and we know he can.

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Didn't he have fractured ribs a couple years ago when he tore up the Bears for like 250 total yards?

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he may want them to think it will affect him, and let them gun for his bad side then he'll just put his move on there ass and take off. there are different types of fractures, i know they all hurt but he probably has micro fractures which he can still play. hamilton been doing just fine lately holding onto the ball also

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Either way, this hugs root man. Get better PT, we need ya...

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WOW, this is terrible. I have had one broke rib and it took months for me to recover.

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Yea but you're a wuss. PT will be fine after 3 weeks to heal.

It's a good thing QBree's avatar is making me feel better.

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theres something about this thats not making sinse, coach payton says he'll be fine and ready to rumble. then he hypes up hamilton, i love it hamiltons a beast also ,its going to be a four headed monster in the playoffs . p.t,.m.bell, r.bush,. and hammerton. love it

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I've had broken ribs twice, and its hard to even breathe, let alone get tackeled by a 250 pound lineman. If he plays in two weeks, I'll be surprised.

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He'll have padding and they'll shoot him up with whatever they use now a days. I'd like to see someone keep him out of the game.

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The good news is he does have some time to heal, the bad news is he still has broken ribs. Not too sure what we can expect out of him, hopefully he is a fast healer. All I know is the running game struggles when he is on the sidelines. I guess in all honesty, the Saints really just need a little bit of a running game, and Brees should be fine.

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The Saints are equally good and not so predictable with Thomas in the game. He is the best runner and atleast equal to Bush as a reciever. They can easily run or pass with Thomas in the game. It's usually a pass with Bush in the game and no one fears him as a runner. It's usually a run with Bell in the game and he's no threat as a reciever. Plus, he's struggling as a runner right now. He's much better when he tries somewhat to avoid defenders as he did early in the year. Hamiliton might be the overall 2nd best RB on the team right now. He's productive as a runner and has similar skills to Thomas as a reciever.

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wow, how many people are saying "why did he even play". just wanting to know. he's going to play, and be a beast. watch

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Depending on the location and type of fracture, he could be fine in two weeks. He's already had one week off. My bet is that he'll be a decoy for the next game. Reggie, you'd better be ready.

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Get well, PT, we need all the help we can get.

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How did that happen.....pray tell!

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bad news is that Bell didn't do much against Carolina- not sure why Reggie only had 5 carries when he had two long runs.


I gues SP believes in a lot of rest (see below) PT says he'll be 90%

Saints looking to get swagger back for playoffs - NFL - Yahoo! Sports


shouldn't we watching film?

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My dad broke 2 ribs in a motorcycle accident a few years back and it took him a while to heal up then again he didn't have a flap jacket or the use of cortizone to jack him up before games so right now I'd say that Thomas is going to be a game time decision

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I wish our opponents has 250 lb line men lol.

The way isee it is he has two choices once he has the ball. Get hit and feel the pain or RUN LIKE HELL for the Endzone and try not to get touched.

I know I would prefer the latter of the two.

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Seriously? My mom has screamed at me for playing Rugby with broken ribs saying they could puncture my lungs.(but it was a huge Rugby playoff game back in college) But it didn't happen and I played the rest of the playoffs with cracked ribs...tape them up and throw him back in the game I always say. Of course when I started playing if you could knock one of their players out of the game then they only had 14 players. You watch he'll probably have a great game.:hallucinate:

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Could the severity of his injury just be window dressing for the opposition?

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Nice avatar leilung...she looks familiar, but I just can't figure out where I've seen her before.

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LOL Picked up Ms. Eason last week. Yer late!

Best thing the Houston Texans ever porduced!

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Absolutely, but not sure how you can fake the severity of fractured ribs. I believe he will play. He has enough time to heal because it happened against Tampa. I mean isn't that 3-4 weeks of rest. He'll go. I think it is even tougher as a QB, as far as playing effectively. I just feel bad for what he will deal with afterward. How can anyone say they don't deserve the money- good God the pain.

I think Bush will have a nice playoff, and I think PT will go, and LH will help too. With our corners healthy- hopefully MJ will get back to playing good on ST, another big help. Man, I really think we are going to shock someone with how bad we beat them

Oh and BTW look at the Pack schedule recently- just like the Eagles- their wins are a lot of hype (IMHO). Dallas is our stiffest comp, and that is if the Eagles don't go down and beat them. I don't think they will cause their D isn't good enough, but they might. Oh and BTW- blitz Romo Mr. Williams.

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Holy Smokes!!!!!!

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Boy we need Thomas to be the X factor here and I hope he can help. Hard to imagine him lasting having to carry the load because the hitting and intensity will be off the charts. Going in limited is not going to help him. I hope there is some smoke here but if anything I would think this is best case and that he may have a bit of a limited roll and revert more too coming out of the backfield and being more active in the short passing game. This guy is tough though so I think he will test himself early. I would hope that Bell and Bush could make it a bit easier and mix it by getting on a hot streak early on.