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Domanick Davis Might Not Make Team

Aug. 28, 2006, 9:15PM

Texans' Davis in danger of being cut. If season started today, Lundy would be No. 1 on depth chart

By JOHN McCLAIN
Copyright 2006 Houston Chronicle

Running back Domanick Davis, the Texans' career rushing leader, is in danger of not making the team this season. Davis, who missed five games in 2005, has not practiced since the first week of preseason because of a bruised left knee that is unrelated to the arthroscopic surgery he underwent on the same knee in December.

Unlike Wali Lundy and Vernand Morency, Davis has been unable to be on the field to impress his new coaching staff, specifically head coach Gary Kubiak and offensive coordinator Troy Calhoun.

Kubiak said Monday that if the regular season began today, Lundy would be the starter against Philadelphia.

Each day, Kubiak grows more concerned about Davis' lack of availability during a week in which the roster will be reduced to a final 53 on Friday, one day after the Texans close preseason at home against Tampa Bay.

"I'm very concerned," Kubiak said. "There's not much we can do about it, but I'm very concerned about that situation. It'll be a tough decision for the final 53. We'll make the decision based on what's best for Domanick and the team."

The Texans will have several options. They can make Davis part of the final roster and wait for him to get healthy. They can place him on waivers. They can put him on injured reserve, which means he wouldn't play this season. They also could trade him, which is unlikely because he's damaged goods.

Davis can't be placed on the physically unable to perform list because he passed the team's physical before training camp.

Asked what has to happen for Davis to be on the 53-man roster, Kubiak said, "We have to see something that shows he's making a lot of progress.

"Before the game Thursday, we'll probably have a sit-down with Domanick, the doctors, possibly his agent and everybody involved in the process to see where he is. That's going to be a big call.

"The farther we go without him being on the field, the tougher that decision becomes. And when I say tough, it doesn't necessarily mean that Domanick won't be on the 53-man roster. If he's definitely making progress, and everybody thinks he's going to be able to play, then he will be (on the final roster)."

Davis, who turns 26 in October, was on his way to a third consecutive 1,000-yard season a year ago but came up 24 yards short because of the knee injury. The surgery removed part of his lateral meniscus.

Davis didn't participate in the offseason program while rehabilitating his knee. When camp began, he was on the practice field for two days before suffering the bruised knee that has kept him on the sideline.

"I see a guy that's done everything the doctors have asked him to do," Kubiak said. "He was feeling great on the first day of training camp. He was excited about the season. I watched him work for two days and watched the knee respond.

"I know it's been very frustrating for him. Last week, we set a schedule for him to follow, and I'm very encouraged by what he did. He ran well. It'll be interesting to see how he comes back."

Kubiak has emphasized since early in training camp that Davis has to prove he can practice before he can play. He won't play against the Buccaneers.

Lundy and Morency, who'll enter regular season as the top-two backs unless the team acquires some competition for the, won't play against Tampa Bay. Veteran Antowain Smith and rookie Chris Taylor will share the playing time.

"They (Lundy and Morency) have played hard, and they've done a good job overall," Kubiak said. "Both are going to play, but if the season started (today), Lundy would be the starter, and Morency would play.

"Antowain is fresh because he hasn't played the last two games. This is a big night or him. We want to see him and Taylor. We've got a tough decision to make on those two."

Kubiak and general manager Rick Smith are looking at the waiver wire to bring in more players at several positions.

"We'll be looking at linebackers very hard, and we'll be looking at running back hard," Kubiak said. "If we someone out there we think makes our team better, we're going after him."

Not taking Reggie Bush will haunt this team for the rest of the decade, if not much longer.

[PhillyPhreak54]

Them goddamn injury prone little running backs!!

[ice grillin you]

cha-ching!

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Who dat?

[Dillen]

Leinart's baby's mother.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

He knocked that shtein up?  Yet another reason he should have left USC after his junior year.

[PhillyPhreak54]

Excellent quote by Javon Walker..

Broncos | J. Walker very happy to be out of Green Bay
Thu, 31 Aug 2006 05:09:41 -0700

Bill Williamson, of the Denver Post, reports after watching the Green Bay Packers play their preseason game Monday, Aug. 28, Denver Broncos WR Javon Walker is very happy to be away from the Packers and with the Broncos. "Obviously, we have a chance to be a Super Bowl team," Walker said Wednesday, Aug. 30. "Obviously, they have a chance to win four games."

[Diomedes]

I was just coming here to post the same quote.  Ha.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

That is classic.  I'll bet Favre will favre some Favring comment back to Walker in a favreing manner.  Favre.

[PhillyPhreak54]

 

[Seabiscuit36]

Replace the filter for Farg with Favre

[Diomedes]

That would eliminate use of the f word, I reckon.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

favre you.

[PhillyGirl]

Adam Vinatieri has a broken bone in his left foot