PJ Alexander Tears ACL

[BroncosB2B]

ALEXANDER TEARS ACL: P.J. Alexander's season ended well before it began, as the third-year guard tore his anterior cruciate ligament, knocking him out of action for the upcoming season.

Alexander finished last season by playing in five regular-season games -- including the last three -- and the playoff game at Indianapolis. Those games represented the first on-field action of his career, and he played only on special teams in those contests. He dressed for all 16 regular-season games last year but didn't get off the bench in 11 of them.

[Amigo_Bronco]

Did it happen after or before signing Spikes?

If it was after, Spikes would be a signing with the best of timings.

[2 Minute Warning]

OUCH..........bummer

[Peerless]

Man.............. o well....... Ive read his profile and I know he's a special player. Good thing we got Spikes......

[Bronx84]

Man.............. o well....... Ive read his profile and I know he's a special player. Good thing we got Spikes......

Yeah Spikes will do good hopefully.

[Dream]

Even more incentive to draft an Offensive Lineman.

[AgeingBronco]

Wasn't Carlisle the intended starter anyway?

[BroncosB2B]

Wasn't Carlisle the intended starter anyway?

yeah, but we always have injuries. depth is valued in denver.

[BroncoInATL]

I wonder if it was his first ACL tear. It's possible he could have torn an implant/graft from a old corrected injury.

[Mount-n-Groan]

Wasn't Carlisle the intended starter anyway?

Yes, but it was recently reported that Alexander was pushing Carlisle for the starting spot.

Too bad... O-line depth is something we don't have.

Spikes signing... Coincidence/great timing or reaction???

[Amigo_Bronco]

Yes, but it was recently reported that Alexander was pushing Carlisle for the starting spot.

Too bad... O-line depth is something we don't have.

Spikes signing... Coincidence/great timing or reaction???

In one of your posts in another thread you mention a conspiracy (the one about the odds), well, what if... the Broncos already knew about Alexander's injury when they called Spikes, but didn't say anything to keep his price low... wouldn't be very ethical.

[Sharpey]

or the broncos said there was an injury so that he would be persuaded to come to denver (if playing time could be a good possibility)

[Mount-n-Groan]

In one of your posts in another thread you mention a conspiracy (the one about the odds), well, what if... the Broncos already knew about Alexander's injury when they called Spikes, but didn't say anything to keep his price low... wouldn't be very ethical.

Interesting, but I looked in to the timing of it all and it doesn't make sense.

From KFFL...

Broncos | Spikes Signed
Mon, 23 May 2005 09:59:58 -0700

Broncos | Spikes Joins His Teammates at Practice
Mon, 23 May 2005 15:00:34 -0700

Broncos | Alexander Lost for the Season
Tue, 24 May 2005 20:40:44 -0700


Unless Alexander was actually injured sometime before 10:00 on Monday morning then I don't see it as being likely. Granted, Andrew Mason made the report that KFFL was referring to, but it's likely that the injury happened Tuesday afternoon - a day and a half after Spikes was signed.

Quoting an article about the Spikes signing...

"Spikes noted that he worked at right guard during his first practice. That spot was Dan Neil's domain for most of the past seven seasons, but Cooper Carlisle started there for the last month of the 2004 campaign, and P.J. Alexander rests in the mix, as well."

No conspiracy here I'm afraid....

[PRBronco]

Damn those motorcycles!

In all seriousness, i read in the rockymountain news today that the injury occurred on friday, so the spikes signing was in response to it. Well, at least guard is one position we have a lot of players i'm interested to see play: sewell, myers, clabo (even though it looks like he's better at tackle), and now spikes. Sure wouldn't have minded adding evan mathis' name to that list, oh well. I'm really not sold on hamilton or carlisle as starters though.

*edit* Oops, you beat me to it MnG.

[Mount-n-Groan]

Damn those motorcycles!

In all seriousness, i read in the rockymountain news today that the injury occurred on friday, so the spikes signing was in response to it. Well, at least guard is one position we have a lot of players i'm interested to see play: sewell, myers, clabo (even though it looks like he's better at tackle), and now spikes. Sure wouldn't have minded adding evan mathis' name to that list, oh well. I'm really not sold on hamilton or carlisle as starters though.

*edit* Oops, you beat me to it MnG.

Wait wait wait.... No kiddin, PR? There might be merit to the theory after all. Not that it's THAT big of a deal (we must be bored)

Did you read it in the actual paper? This story doesn't mention when it happened....

Hmmm....