Cardinals lose two important players to injuries

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Jared Veldheer needs surgery for partially torn triceps tendon
Posted by Darin Gantt on October 31, 2016

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The Cardinals have found something much worse than a tie or even a blowout loss.

They’ve also lost their left tackle for an extended period of time and perhaps the season.

According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, Cardinals left tackle Jared Veldheer needs surgery to repair a partially torn triceps tendon. He missed 10 weeks in after a similar surgery in 2013 when he was with the Raiders.

Veldheer left yesterday’s game with the Panthers and was wearing a heavy wrap on his right arm.

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Cardinals place Jared Veldheer on IR
Posted by Josh Alper on October 31, 2016

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The Cardinals are going to have a new left tackle for most or all of what’s left of the 2016 season.

The team announced on Monday that Jared Veldheer has been placed on injured reserve. Veldheer tore his triceps against the Panthers on Sunday and needs to have surgery to repair the injury.

Veldheer suffered a similar injury while he was with the Raiders in 2013. He missed 10 weeks that time and will miss at least the next eight weeks before he’d be eligible to return to the team. With running back Chris Johnson and safety Tyvon Branch closer to a possible return date and only one spot available, it seemd likely that the Cardinals have seen the last of Veldheer for the year.

It’s a blow to a Cardinals line that has already experienced issues protecting quarterback Carson Palmer. John Wetzel is expected to replace Veldheer in the lineup.

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Tyrann Mathieu out 3-6 weeks with shoulder injury
Posted by Michael David Smith on October 31, 2016

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The Cardinals will be without one of their top defensive players for the next month or so.

Arizona coach Bruce Arians confirmed today that defensive back Tyrann Mathieu has a shoulder injury that will cause him to miss three to six weeks.

Mathieu has started all eight games for the Cardinals this year but was hurt in Sunday’s loss to the Panthers.

The 3-4-1 Cardinals are on their bye this week, and Arians said the team is so beaten up that he’s not going to have them do any practices this week, hoping they can recover and get healthy for a second-half playoff run. Doing that without Mathieu on the field for three to six weeks will be tough.

 

[-X-]

Excuses. They should win anyway and not be sitting at 3-4-1.

 

[Prime Time]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r80HF68KM8g

 

[Dieter the Brock]

Rams can still win this division

 

[Q729]

Rams can still win this division

Let's go already! Jesus, I'm tired of this sitting around!

 

[Mojo Ram]

Number of full seasons that "the great" Tyrann Mathieu has played in his first 4 yrs...zero.

 

[DaveFan'51]

Rams can still win this division

This ^ is what I keep telling anyone who will listen!!:yess::yay:

 

[Ramer]

Number of full seasons that "the great" Tyrann Mathieu has played in his first 4 yrs...zero.
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Seems like he needs to change his style on how he plays the game

 

[LACHAMP46]

Door remains open....now we need some momentum....

 

[Mojo Ram]

Seems like he needs to change his style on how he plays the game

He's listed at 5'9" 185
Very similar to our own Lamarcus Joyner who plays just as recklessly if one wants to use that term.
Joyner hasn't exactly been an iron man or made as many WOW plays as Mathieu, but in my opinion his body(TM) isn't cut out to survive in the NFL. Bad knees, now the shoulder while still recovering from a knee....the Cards have kept him primarily at FS away from the slot and the LOS this season in order to let him work his way back and recover. His body can't keep up with his mouth.

 

[Ramer]

He's listed at 5'9" 185
Very similar to our own Lamarcus Joyner who plays just as recklessly if one wants to use that term.
Joyner hasn't exactly been an iron man or made as many WOW plays as Mathieu, but in my opinion his body(TM) isn't cut out to survive in the NFL. Bad knees, now the shoulder while still recovering from a knee....the Cards have kept him primarily at FS away from the slot and the LOS this season in order to let him work his way back and recover. His body can't keep up with his mouth.

Imo it seems like these type of players 5'-8sh/9sh play with a chip on their shoulders to perhaps compensate for lack of imposing intimation that larger players naturally may have hence playing like you stated "recklessly"

 

[Mojo Ram]

Imo it seems like these type of players 5'-8sh/9sh play with a chip on their shoulders to perhaps compensate for lack of imposing intimation that larger players naturally may have hence playing like you stated "recklessly"

I think that's a legit observation.

 

[Ballhawk]

I must have missed the part where Coach Aholian blamed the Rams for this.

 

[Ramhusker]

The whole damn league is waiting on us. LET'S GO RAMS!!!!!

 

[Psycho_X]

Rams can still win this division

Sure, for the last several years it seems like we get to mid season and we control our own destiny to an extent. The division has been winnable for a while now. But the same can be said for the Cards and Seahawks, they control their own destiny as well. Unfortunately, we've never taken control under Fisher. It's time for it to happen if he wants to keep his job.

 

[DaveFan'51]

I must have missed the part where Coach Aholian blamed the Rams for this.

Yes, you did, you should be more observant!