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Arian Foster

An orthopedic surgeon suggests Arian Foster will be out 'two to three months'

Houston Chronicle
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Aug 06, 2015 · 10:54 AM EDT

As Texans running back Arian Foster prepares to have groin surgery Friday in Philadelphia with Dr. William Meyers performing the procedure, the Pro Bowl runner is being operated on by the same specialist who did outside linebacker Jadeveon Clowney’s sports hernia surgery.

Meyers has performed thousands of these procedures, including on multiple professional athletes. So, Foster should be in good hands.

“Dr. Meyers performs a Bassini-type hernia repair that he has performed on hundreds of professional athletes who have suffered a sports hernia,” said Dr. Bert Mandelbaum, an orthopedic surgeon at Santa Monica Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Group in California who does not treat Foster. “We published an article together in the ’90s regarding its effectiveness. Foster should be back to full form in two to three months depending on the details and spectrum of his injury.”

Fantasy Impact: 

Foster was fantastic when healthy last season, but is dealing with a serious groin injury that will require surgery. We're assuming eight missed games until we get a more detailed estimate of his potential recovery time.

Arian Foster

Texans RB Alfred Blue says he's 'much improved' at running the football

ESPN
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Aug 06, 2015 · 10:42 AM EDT

Alfred Blue took over in practice Wednesday in Arian Foster's absence. As things stand right now, he's the Texans' starter.

"I’m a better runner," Blue said, when asked what he's improved on. I’m more patient, learning from Arian and him mentoring me, critiquing me every day at practice. Just teaching me how he runs and what he’s seeing out there when he is running. I would say I’m much improved in that.”

We've so far been talking about Blue as mostly a first- and second-down back, but he's been working on being more versatile. A few months ago, Foster said he was working to turn Blue into a three-down back.

Texans coach Bill O'Brien agreed that Blue's running has improved and he also noted improvement in blocking and blitz pickups.

"Blue can play on third down in certain third-down situations, no doubt about it," O'Brien said.

Fantasy Impact: 

The article says that Chris Polk will "definitely be in the mix,' and that the Texans don't view Jonathan Grimes as "just a third down back." Blue holds the lead at this point, but Polk is the most interesting prospect if he can stay healthy. He had back to back 1,400-yard seasons and owns a 4.7 YPC, but is already dealing with a strained hamstring in camp.

Arian Foster

Texans RB Arian Foster will undergo groin surgery this week, out 3-6 months

John McClain, Twitter
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Aug 05, 2015 · 5:21 PM EDT

Texans RB Arian Foster will undergo surgery to repair torn groin in Philadelphia Friday. Dr. William Meyers will reattach muscle to the bone. Foster expected to be placed on short term injured reserve. He can return after Week 8 and will miss at least the first eight games.

Fantasy Impact: 

Foster's injury is believed to require at least three months recovery, which may allow for a return in Week 10 after the team's Week 9 bye. But that's probably a best-case scenario. The Texans struck out trying to sign Pierre Thomas, who would have taken over passing down duties. Alfred Blue, Chris Polk and Jonathan Grimes are now vying for snaps. Polk is the most intriguing prospect since he had two 1,400-yard seasons while in college and has had some success (4.7 YPC) in the NFL. Grimes also produced well in college, though he played for William & Mary, while Polk faced better competition while at Washington. Blue stepped in for Foster last year, but his career 3.1 YPC isn't very encouraging. However, he did fare better (3.74 YPC) in the six games in which he saw at least 10 carries.

Arian Foster

Texans were 'all over' RB Chris Polk after Eagles released him

Dianna Marie Russini, Twitter
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Aug 05, 2015 · 1:59 PM EDT

Before Philly removed the tender on Chris Polk, the Texans had interest in trading for him. When Philly finally released him, the Texans were all over him.

Russini also said that Polk will get the first chance to "hold down the fort" while Arian Foster is out.

Fantasy Impact: 

We believe Alfred Blue has the inside track, but Polk may be the better option. This is a position battle to watch closely this month. Polk had back to back 1400-yard rushing seasons while in college and owns a career 4.7 YPC in the NFL.

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