Eric Wood Injury Is A Torn ACL, Per Report
by Brian Galliford on Nov 14, 2011 1:20 PM EST
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PrintThe hits just keep on coming for the reeling Buffalo Bills, as NFL.com's Jason La Canfora is reporting that starting center Eric Wood has a torn ACL.
Obviously, if the report is accurate - and there's no reason to believe it isn't - it would likely end the third-year pro's season. If that's the case, it'll be the third consecutive year that Wood has missed games due to injury. He missed six games with a gruesome leg break in his rookie year of 2009, then missed two games last year before taking over as the team's starting center. He'd made 13 straight starts at the position.
As we discussed this morning, the likely replacement plan for Wood in the pivot will be to slide left guard Andy Levitre over to that spot. That's assuming, of course, that Levitre doesn't have to play left tackle, where Demetrius Bell is still shelved, and where rookie Chris Hairston has been stuck on the cusp of returning for two weeks. If Levitre has to stay at tackle, Kraig Urbik will play center until Hairston is ready, and Colin Brown will play right guard.
In either case, the player that will become a full-time starter with Wood out is Chad Rinehart.
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by Kurupt on Nov 14, 2011 1:23 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
I'm guessing Buddy Nix is regretting cutting Hangartner to save $3 mill right about now
considering the Bills are below the cap anyway…
"WHEN THE WAGON BLASTER TAKES OFF dont try to get in. THE SPACESES ARE LIMITED FOR WINNING ATTITUDE GODZILLA IS COMING GET READY" - abayarde
by StroudFanClub on Nov 14, 2011 1:25 PM EST reply actions 3 recs
We cut hangartner becauase he sucks.
"This is a chance to shine some light on the city, They say it’s too cold. I’m going to bring some warmth to it." Marcell Dareus
by matthew62 on Nov 14, 2011 1:26 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Guess the Panthers don't think he sucks:
“RG Geoff Hangartner has helped stabilize the offensive line after joining the Panthers a week before the season. Hangartner, cut by the Bills, has started every game at right guard.”
"WHEN THE WAGON BLASTER TAKES OFF dont try to get in. THE SPACESES ARE LIMITED FOR WINNING ATTITUDE GODZILLA IS COMING GET READY" - abayarde
by StroudFanClub on Nov 14, 2011 1:28 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Yah cause a team that is 2-6 and the only reason the games are close is cam newton. Cam newtons legs make that line look alot better also. I would also go on record and say chad and urbik are better guards than him.
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by matthew62 on Nov 14, 2011 1:36 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I wanted to keep Hang just for backup situations like this. Too late now. Anyone have the Bills drafting a late round center yet?
by DynamicHero22 on Nov 14, 2011 2:11 PM EST up reply actions
I’m guessing Buddy Nix doesn’t have regrets.
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by Brian Galliford on Nov 14, 2011 1:28 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Good guess
Took the crow out of the oven. Replacing it with the only bird this team reminds me of...a turkey!
He also doesn't have many linemen.
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by twoeightnine on Nov 14, 2011 2:01 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs
Well if he doesn't he should........Spiller comes to mind immediately
"Do not repeat the tactics which have gained you one victory, but let your methods be regulated by the infinite variety of circumstances." - Sun Tzu
If you ask a question you don't want an answer to, expect an answer you don't want to hear.
Money is the bottom line with this franchise
Why get rid of a veteran lineman when we are thin at the position to begin with? Bell seems to be injured quite often and now that Woods is gone for the year the OL is a disaster. We have to be realistic that this franchise will never win anything with the current management team in place. I have been a Bills fan since their days at the rockpile and things just seem to go from below average to bad every year. We waste draft picks on running backs we don’t need and sign jack of all trades instead of OL and DL . When you look at the Steelers or Patriots or Jets or Baltimore who are competitive every year it come from the top down. It’s mediocrity from now on. It’s sad really because we have great fans and deserve more.
Bell seems to be injured quite often
Didnt he start all 16 games last year?
Fitz = M(C)²
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I got a TROPPer in the car, uhh!!
No
But if he did he shoulda sat out more games.
by buffalobacker on Nov 15, 2011 1:09 AM EST up reply actions
Buddy Nix continues to get a pass with the majority of the fanbase. But he hasn’t with me. I just don’t seem to observe his moves as brilliantly as many others have. There was less reason than none to cut capable veteran talent along the o-line.
Meh. This team wasn’t supposed to win more than 3 games by my measure, so it’s all a bonus here on out.
"Go check on the ribs!"
by TheAfghanTwilight on Nov 14, 2011 6:29 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I'm with you
I’ve never bought into all these moves. I think they were cosmetic to signal a break with the past regime.
I figured that they’d win this many games. The problem is when teams figure out what you’re doing, can you then still do you thing? The good teams can and the bad teams can’t.
Brillant
Only because he’s winning games and he’s coach of the Buffalo Bill’s! The most wanted coaching job in NFL. Come on man, NOBODY wanted job that Chan has. He’s great! It’s owner thats already checked out that is issue!
by buffalobacker on Nov 15, 2011 1:12 AM EST up reply actions
He was talking about Nix, not Chan.
"Slowly all the roles we act out become our identity. And in the end we are what we pretend to be." - Jerry Cantrell.
Ooops
That it would seem. I’ll agree with him than:) Thanks for the correction sir!
by buffalobacker on Nov 15, 2011 11:28 PM EST up reply actions
No pass from me
He could have done more to stregthen their roster.
waves white flag.
What do you think the white out was for? OBD was ahead of the game for once.
by NordicBillsfan on Nov 14, 2011 2:02 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
That creates the real need for another starting Guard/Center in the offseason. Which position will be determined by how Levitre/Urbik hold down the Pivot.
by WhatGoesAround on Nov 14, 2011 1:32 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Cheap shot by Demarcus Ware...
Who also kept hitting Fitz in the head. Dirty player!!! IMO, he should be majorly fined.
I must have missed the cheap shot. I saw a very light push that did not take Wood off his feet. Perhaps a “shot” Wood have unweighted Wood’s knee.
I blew out my ACL in a similar manner playing Rugby. Just one off balance step and crunch.
by WhatGoesAround on Nov 14, 2011 1:56 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Wood was no where near the play to tackle the guy and
Ware hit him from behind or the back of the shoulder area. Not a necessary hit and now we lose a great player because of it..
Play to the whistle
Whistle wasn’t blown yet…you need to keep your guard up. Wood was jogging towards the ball carrier in almost a day dreaming manner. Ware ran up and gave him a clean bump (not from behind either mind you). Sorry but if it was the other way around and Wood popped Ware and he was the one out with a torn ACL we’d all be saying it was a clean play and he played to the whistle. Not dirty…just unfortunate.
"I promise you, ... When I come back, I'm going to be like a mad dog in a meat house." -Takeo Spikes
Lovely.
Well, that just might be the straw the breaks the camels back.
An already banged up O-line just lost, arguably, our best player and captain.
Fitz = M(C)²
"Lets Go Buff! a! lo!"
I got a TROPPer in the car, uhh!!
All everything
I’d rather have Levitre at Center than at LT. I think he’ll hold up ok.
Just hoping at this point that we don’t end up seeing him fill in at TE by the end of the year.
punching things.
This even grates my passive cheese - LeClaire Bill
by poz on Nov 14, 2011 2:09 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Bashes empty bottle over head.
by NordicBillsfan on Nov 14, 2011 2:23 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
pours second bottle of hard liquor
This even grates my passive cheese - LeClaire Bill
by poz on Nov 14, 2011 2:37 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Waits for feeling to come back to nerves in head.
Proceeds to bash empty bottle over head.
by NordicBillsfan on Nov 14, 2011 3:23 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Performs home accupucture with 2,000 needles.
"There is not a loser in this room." Marv Levy.
by SERGEANT MAJOR THOR on Nov 14, 2011 5:30 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Fills glaucoma perscription at the "drug store" located on the corner of Holy F and We're Screwed
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by Joe P. on Nov 14, 2011 6:50 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
This stinks for Levitre
Levitre was in the midst of a pro-bowl caliber season at LG, now with 2+ games at LT and a likely move to C, he will get not get the recognition he deserves.
One bright note, the mock drafts will get interesting again, the Bills may well end with a top ten pick.
Cutting Hangartner and Lee Evans, could do alot of second guessing on those moves.
by PineWoodsBillsFan on Nov 14, 2011 1:47 PM EST reply actions
Thanks, yes Evans was traded, not cut. Still a move that can be 2nd-guessed to death in light of our WR corps.
by PineWoodsBillsFan on Nov 14, 2011 2:02 PM EST up reply actions
true but at least
that pick turned into hairston, who if he continues to improve, will bring us more value than evans was bringing to the team
How did a trade that took place in August turn
into a player drafted in the previous April?
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by twoeightnine on Nov 14, 2011 2:08 PM EST up reply actions
That was actually the pick they got for Marshawn. The pick they got for Evans is in the 2012 draft.
by tm on Nov 14, 2011 2:09 PM EST up reply actions
Yep
Need to invest in a QB and O/L before we worry about WR. Now we need a QB, actually we’ve needed alot for along time with nothing to show for it! Great.
by buffalobacker on Nov 15, 2011 1:15 AM EST up reply actions
Lee evans has been hurt most of the season and when he was not hurt he was non existent. He was likly to leave at the end of the year any way. Right now we are looking pretty smart for the trade imo.
"This is a chance to shine some light on the city, They say it’s too cold. I’m going to bring some warmth to it." Marcell Dareus
by matthew62 on Nov 14, 2011 2:05 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Evans was signed through 2012.
So if he was likely to leave at the end of the year that would have been through the Bills own doing, not his.
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by twoeightnine on Nov 14, 2011 2:09 PM EST up reply actions
Oops. I take that back.
Read his contract details wrong. I think.
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by twoeightnine on Nov 14, 2011 2:11 PM EST up reply actions
Never mind. I take that taking back back.
He’s signed through next year.
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by twoeightnine on Nov 14, 2011 2:13 PM EST up reply actions
lol
Thats a violation of the take back rules as outlined in the rumblings charter I believe!
by buffalobacker on Nov 15, 2011 1:16 AM EST up reply actions
thats not necessarily a bad thing
We’ve seen they could win. drafting in the top ten again could put them over the top, unless, Buddy has a draft like his first one!
The Eric Wood injury epitomizes what happens to bad teams. Wood was daydreaming about catching the bus back to the hotel after the game while jogging after a Fitz interception when Ware nudged him. That injury doesn’t happen if Wood is hustling with bad intentions.
For real?
I have low expectations. But high hopes.
by greysquirrel on Nov 14, 2011 1:58 PM EST up reply actions
Yes, if I am following him correctly the right side of the brain creates a force-field around the ACL.
by zipper on Nov 14, 2011 2:19 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
lol
No i’m not. But he is. Bad teams get hurt, you heard it here!
by buffalobacker on Nov 15, 2011 1:18 AM EST up reply actions
Wood got hurt because he was daydreaming? Your opinion of this team is ridiculous.
"Slowly all the roles we act out become our identity. And in the end we are what we pretend to be." - Jerry Cantrell.
by stetzwebs on Nov 14, 2011 3:39 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
It’s not specific to the Bills or Wood. Wood was on autopilot. I saw the same look on the Chiefs in the opening game.
Conversely, I saw the fourth quarter of the Bears-Lions game. Lions were getting blown out, but their players, especially OL, were getting their licks in. The Lions have a swagger that the Bills don’t and haven’t had since forever.
Wow
You must be like a O/L whisper or something!
by buffalobacker on Nov 15, 2011 1:19 AM EST up reply actions
Not really
There is some logic to it. Did you ever notice that when teams are not showing up and getting blown out they sustain the most injuries. It is an old football edict we used to teach, it is better to give than receive, extrapolate that out in a football sense.
for what it's worth
I do agree. Wood was daydreaming and half assing it to the play and got bumped. Not sure that he still wouldn’t have gotten injured but I did see the same thing and he was defenseless because of it.
"I promise you, ... When I come back, I'm going to be like a mad dog in a meat house." -Takeo Spikes
sigh..............
How much more rehab can Eric Wood do to get back after the last great effort he put in? Its exhausting and who knows if he has it in him, can’t imagine how grueling the last one was.
Fred Jackson is going to miss him a lot, the rest of the line is going to miss him a lot, Chan Gailey is going to miss him a lot.
Two excellent players in the trenches, Wood and Kyle Williams, done for the year is just so much of a downgrade.
This even grates my passive cheese - LeClaire Bill
This is really getting depressing
This guy is having a pro bowl type year and is finally fully healthy. He is a hell of a player and one of our only bright spots. we are all doing great as a team and the injuries just pile up. Every year this happens. God must really hate Buffalo. Williams, Merriman, now Wood? Its just amazing, plain amazing that this always happens
Ughhh
BRumblings…have you heard anything from the Bills about an address where fans can mail it in?
GoBills.
So how long before Jasper or Wang are activated?
Or did we get rid of Wang… I forgot…
The Bills cut their Wang and the bleeding hasn’t stopped
by PineWoodsBillsFan on Nov 14, 2011 2:39 PM EST up reply actions
And the hits keep coming.
This franchise is cursed.
"It’s like I’ve always said, don’t tell me about the labor pains, just show me the baby."
- Buddy Nix
"How can a guy with a name like Melo be such a pain in the ass?"
- George Lopez
Not Cursed
Just victim of kinda outa touch ownership, but hey I’m old and Ralphs like 20yrs older than me. Time to pass the torch to say the least. Hate to say it but pass the torch Ralph, sell to local people, thanks.
by buffalobacker on Nov 15, 2011 1:22 AM EST up reply actions
F.M.L.
The score dictated they pass
by norcaliangelsfan on Nov 14, 2011 2:57 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Good teams don't complain in these situations
Next man up. This is a ‘no quit’ team. We’re only one game out from leading the division.
Huge loss. Not the end Of the season, though.
by scottdswingle on Nov 14, 2011 3:10 PM EST via mobile reply actions
He said it was a huge loss.
"Slowly all the roles we act out become our identity. And in the end we are what we pretend to be." - Jerry Cantrell.
Sorry, misread it. My fault. I still don’t think this is the sort of thing that you can just pass off so easily.
It is a huge loss.
Moping about it won’t help anything, though.
It is a big opportunity for talent we wouldn’t otherwise see, and hopefully we find something. Look at Murray in Dallas, that guy is a beast and making the Cowboys better. Before a couple of weeks ago, nobody even knew he was.
Just not much value in a lot of the stuff being posted. Yeah, it sucks. Time to look forward.
by scottdswingle on Nov 15, 2011 12:15 PM EST up reply actions
What's up with Bell?
Other than a fracture..what type of shoulder injury could possibly keep him out this long?
Lots of injuries. Torn labrum, torn rotator cuff, not to mention torn deltoid, shoulder dislocatio, and other. The shoulder is very important and exposed for lineman.
by WhatGoesAround on Nov 14, 2011 4:42 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
By the rehab period
I would say partial tear in the rotator cuff. Minor lambrum tears don’t take that long. I’ve had both. They try to strengthen it and if it responds, all is well. We do not know, but prolly offseason surgery awaits.
Yep.
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by Brian Galliford on Nov 14, 2011 4:25 PM EST up reply actions
ok
this injury is going to hurt a lot, but I think this is still a decent OL. For the people who were saying we don’t have enough depth. We lost Bell and Wood, (thankfully Hairston has played well above expectations), and I dont think this injury causes the OL to be awful.
Fitzmagic
We're confident Hairston is back?
I mean I know he was active last week, but hopefully hes good to play Sunday.
Fitz = M(C)²
"Lets Go Buff! a! lo!"
I got a TROPPer in the car, uhh!!
report according to chan is he will go sunday.
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by ThaRealTruth on Nov 14, 2011 6:11 PM EST up reply actions
I thought Urbik looked good at center when he was in.
I believe he has more center experience than Levitre. My thought might be Hairston Levitre Urbik Rinehart Pears. I don’t think they will do that unless Levitre gets destroyed out there and I really doubt tha.t
Still can't believe Shaun O'Hara is
He’s been one of the top C’s for many years and is 34 years old. I don’t think the Bills would go after him but a 1 yr deal while we still are in a playoff push wouldn’t be a bad idea.
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I would be 100% behind that
this team could use anything right now to make a push
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hes rated 89 in madden.....ha
but yea i dont see why not. He is not that old. and he might be our best option if Hairston cant play yet.
Fitzmagic
ha!
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by ThaRealTruth on Nov 14, 2011 6:11 PM EST up reply actions
Rotoworld is reporting that Chris White is also done for the season (Buffalo News is their source), so it looks like we’ll have two roster spots open with Wood and White going down.
Curious as to who the bring in to replace both of those two. Jasper and Keith Williams are the only OL on the PS. Maybe they’ll bring up Kamar Aiken or Nesbitt to fill in for STs with the other roster spot.
Wow list just keeps growing
What happened with White? I know he looked shaken up and had to be carted off but it looked more like a dazed concussed state more than anything. So a season ending concussion? Not good.
"I promise you, ... When I come back, I'm going to be like a mad dog in a meat house." -Takeo Spikes
OMG........................
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by SERGEANT MAJOR THOR on Nov 14, 2011 5:33 PM EST up reply actions
Looking around the NFL
it looks like A LOT of top players have gone down. I don’t really pay attention most years so I can’t compare, but it does seem like a year with an unusually high number of injuries.
by NordicBillsfan on Nov 14, 2011 5:36 PM EST up reply actions
Wow that sucks
yeah and a lot of it seems to be leg injuries. CB Leon Hall for the Bengals went down with an achilles injury. Add that to the list of all the other guys who are out and lower body injuries really seem to be on the rise.
"I promise you, ... When I come back, I'm going to be like a mad dog in a meat house." -Takeo Spikes
blame it on the lockout...
The score dictated they pass
by norcaliangelsfan on Nov 14, 2011 6:00 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
New Eric Wood video just posted on BB.com.
"There is not a loser in this room." Marv Levy.
by SERGEANT MAJOR THOR on Nov 14, 2011 5:39 PM EST reply actions
Had my ACL done at UB Orthopedics. They did awesome.
I know they work on Bulls, and they claim Bills. Mine wasn’t a complete tear though… but rehab is strenuous and hugely important. I feel bad for the guy, but he can come back as strong as his effort allows him. Training camp could be a stretch though, unless everything goes perfectly.
ABAYARDE IS NOSTRADAMUS JUST WATCH WE WILL NOT YIEALD TO NOBODY YOUR SOUL WE WILL TAKE
It's official
Eric Wood is injury prone.
"Go check on the ribs!"
by TheAfghanTwilight on Nov 14, 2011 6:30 PM EST reply actions
My thoughts can best be summed up this way
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsx2vdn7gpY
"Do not repeat the tactics which have gained you one victory, but let your methods be regulated by the infinite variety of circumstances." - Sun Tzu
If you ask a question you don't want an answer to, expect an answer you don't want to hear.
that is literally one of my favorite lines from one of my favorite movies
my sentiments exactly
by paythemannow on Nov 14, 2011 7:36 PM EST up reply actions
of the bills' superbowl teams.
In his closing press conference, Polian said of the team that he built, “They’re a very special group of men. Cherish them, you will not see their like again.”
"the man who created a legend; the legend who resurrected a franchise."
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