Is there an update on Lardarius Webb?

**Justlovemybirds** · 09-26-2014, 11:25 AM

Sunday he looked exactly like I thought a guy who hadn't played a meaningful game in 2 months would look against someone as quick as Hawkins. I'll give him a couple more games to determine if he should take the K.O. route and just shut it down for the rest of the year.

**houstonravensfan** · 09-26-2014, 12:03 PM

Originally Posted by Justlovemybirds

Sunday he looked exactly like I thought a guy who hadn't played a meaningful game in 2 months would look against someone as quick as Hawkins. I'll give him a couple more games to determine if he should take the K.O. route and just shut it down for the rest of the year.

28 years old. A guy who has played very physically, throwing his body around. Two serious leg injuries. Now a seemingly pretty serious back injury. He might very well be done.

And we do nothing to come up with another CB? ANY CB?

Hoping for the best . . .

**GOTA** · 09-26-2014, 12:14 PM

Originally Posted by houstonravensfan

28 years old. A guy who has played very physically, throwing his body around. Two serious leg injuries. Now a seemingly pretty serious back injury. He might very well be done.

And we do nothing to come up with another CB? ANY CB?

Hoping for the best . . .

Even worse the Ravens restructure his contract pushing more money into future years. If Webb really is on the downside he's going to be too expensive to cut for a while

**ikethegreat** · 09-26-2014, 01:40 PM

Time to bring the Webb to FS idea back again?

**Lee Van Cleef** · 09-26-2014, 01:44 PM

The problem with a back issue is you never know how long it can take, and if you rush it then youre liable to end up screwed very quickly. I'm starting to think we won't see that much of him this year. I wonder if its related to the knee injuries. My back was in pretty decent shape until I screwed up my knee playing football, then after a few months my back started playing up and it has never been the same since.

**Flacco Seagulls** · 09-26-2014, 02:30 PM

Originally Posted by ikethegreat

Time to bring the Webb to FS idea back again?

I can confidently say, maybe, just maybe. IF he really is on the down of his career, at some point, if we have to keep him and he doesn't improve at CB, it should at least be considered IMO

**JoeCool5** · 09-26-2014, 03:27 PM

Back injuries are tricky and take time to heal. I think Webb sees the field more versus Carolina because it appeared that he had a decent week of practice.

**Ravens44** · 09-26-2014, 03:52 PM

Originally Posted by JoeCool5

Back injuries are tricky and take time to heal. I think Webb sees the field more versus Carolina because it appeared that he had a decent week of practice.

Agreed. They do take time to heal and NOT our kind of healing is required in this case.
Any of us hurt our back, we don't go out within 2 months and do everything we used to do...we take baby steps. We don't go moving furniture or running the stadium steps or reaching over to pick up ANYTHING.
Webb has to go back out there and run full speed and twist and turn and hit people.
Baby steps...
He worked out all week....suited up for last weeks game...did all the pregame stuff with the rest of the squad...played a couple plays and then sat down.
Now he has worked another full week...will suit up...go through pregame...etc.
Maybe he plays on a number of series and specific situations, and then sits again.

**JayJay** · 09-26-2014, 04:24 PM

Originally Posted by RavenousD

I can confidently say, maybe, just maybe. IF he really is on the down of his career, at some point, if we have to keep him and he doesn't improve at CB, it should at least be considered IMO

If a 180lb CB is having problems staying healthy, I seriously doubt he can stay healthy as a 180lb FS. There's a lot more hitting/contact required at Safety than at CB. There's a reason most Safeties are 200lbs+.

**Flacco Seagulls** · 09-26-2014, 04:39 PM

Originally Posted by JayJay

If a 180lb CB is having problems staying healthy, I seriously doubt he can stay healthy as a 180lb FS. There's a lot more hitting/contact required at Safety than at CB. There's a reason most Safeties are 200lbs+.

Ed Reed, didn't look 200lbs plus, was he? I actually never looked it up....and he was 202, right on!

**Flacco Seagulls** · 09-26-2014, 04:41 PM

Originally Posted by RavenousD

Ed Reed, didn't look 200lbs plus, was he? I actually never looked it up....and he was 202, right on!

Just looked up prototypical FS size in the NFL, 205 - 235 pounds, 5'11 - 6'2, good to know!

**Bigfish** · 09-26-2014, 06:39 PM

With the information we have I'm leaning towards being optimistic on the injury. As others have pointed out, a back injury could have a wide ranging prognosis and rehabilitation. The fact that he's expecting to increase his PT leads me to believe he's improving.