Pierre Thomas Could return THIS weekend?
 

Payton: Pierre Thomas could return for Saints at Bengals

Updated at 10:10 p.m. Tuesday NEW ORLEANS – Injured running back Pierre Thomas could make his long-anticipated return to active duty Sunday in an important road game against the Cincinnati Bengals, New Orleans Saints Coach Sean Payton said Tuesday night.
Payton said Thomas has “turned the corner’’ in his rehabilitation/recovery from a severely sprained left ankle that has sidelined him the past eight games and triggered widespread speculation as to the nature of the injury.


ESPN has reported the past two weeks that Thomas suffered a torn tendon, reports Payton has labeled inaccurate.

In addition, the lengthy rehabilitation and uncertainty surrounding Thomas' prognosis and pending return have caused great angst and frustration for the fourth-year pro who broke into the NFL as an undrafted rookie free agent in 2007.
Kickoff against the Bengals (2-9, last in the AFC North) is noon Sunday at Paul Brown Stadium.

“I’m optimistic that (Thomas) can get back on the field for this game,’’ said Payton, whose team stands 8-3 after a riveting 30-27 victory against the Dallas Cowboys on Thanksgiving Day and trails the Atlanta Falcons (9-2) in the NFC South. “We began to see some real progress last week, yet we knew he wouldn’t be ready to play in that short turnaround on Thanksgiving.

“But when he and I spoke leading up to the Thanksgiving game, our goal was to make the Cincinnati game at least something we could target.’’


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Cool!

I really hope it's true this time around. PT, Ivory, Bush, Jones....makes things turrible for our opponents.

I was thinking that today "sceen master". He was going to find a home somewhere for that reason alone if released. I don't know how he magically healed all of a sudden but that is huge plus going into this final stretch. We need those damn screens.

Can't wait! Would be nice to have PT back for the last push of the season and into the playoffs.

Yea how many times have we heard that.

it sounds like it may be a go for pt 10 touchs would be mind bogling to all defenses. 10 for ivory and 10 for bush, i'm sratching my head now.fake screen left to bush then true bubble to pt for 30 or t.d. or ivory pt combo. its oh s#$t to any de.

Holding.....breath.....trying......not......to.....give.....a......@&$)

Gee, I wonder if they limit his touches to just 2 or 3, to shake off all the rust.

Drop betts as soon as PT is healthy, I like JJ and he should stick around, he looks alot more active than betts, ladell looks done to me to be fair.

However...

Bush - Always injured
Thomas - May be injury prone
Ivory - Injured in every game he's played in

Jones - Spot duty
Betts - Spot duty

I think they might be awfully afraid to start cutting any RB's right now given the injury status of our top 3.

There is a difference between injured and hurt... I suspect 90% of the team hurts after every play....

How many miss 8 to 10 weeks?

Golly, that would make sense. Payton always eases Bush back in slowly when he comes back from injury.

does anyone smell success this weekend like i do? i'm feelin it.

Yeah. Count me in that number.

thanks SF that little hickup last thursday does'nt back me off this feeling.

Mr MoooJoooo Riiiisin...

Ha... you were focusing on PT and Bush... and i was thinking Ivory.. haha

Exactly.
Yes ivory still has alot to learn in terms of vision when he runs straight into the back of the line, but everyones gotta admit that the guy is a physical runner and I've been impressed with what he's done, he seems to have that mentality "never die easy"
He doesn't go down easily and the kid is a steal, he's got tons to learn but he is going to be real good, I like what we have with him.

I'll believe it when I see it....then I probably still won't believe it....then I don't know how much I'll care.

I am keeping my fingers crossed PT Bruiser gets back on the field.

I sure hope that your "lol" means that you're being sarcastic.

I have nothing but manlove for Ivory. After seeing his last stiff arm... I could care less if he gets his bobos taped for 3 minutes of every game.


People say Bruiser Backs do not last.... He is in his Rookie year... We have another 6-7 years at least...

If he is another Adrian Peterson by his 3-4th season. We could have done far worse.... A whole hell of a lot worse.

For once, we agree, call up Pressley. I miss seeing him out there and learning with the best:p

well if he does come back this week or the next one. he's not going to be playing a lot. i think just a few touches to start off.