Justin Houston won't need surgery. May be out 2-3 weeks
 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Chiefs&amp;src=hash">#Chiefs</a> LB Justin Houston won't need surgery on his dislocated elbow, per source. Sprained ligaments, torn muscles tho. May be out 2-3 weeks</p>&mdash; Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) <a href="https://twitter.com/RapSheet/statuses/405859773671030784">November 28, 2013</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Dislocated elbows can be ugly and damaging. For <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Chiefs&amp;src=hash">#Chiefs</a> LB Justin Houston to only be out 2-3 weeks (depending on healing), it&#39;s good news</p>&mdash; Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) <a href="https://twitter.com/RapSheet/statuses/405860537332150273">November 28, 2013</a></blockquote>
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At least he'll be back for the playoffs.

Cattapono to the rescue?

More likely, Zombo

Fantastic news.

There was a time I thought Hali tore his Achilles and Houston would need season-ending surgery on his elbow.

Things are considerably brighter now, and THAT is something we can all be thankful for.

Catazombo

Light at the end of the tunnel. Was tough seeing them both go down because i thought both were more serious. Knowing Houston will be ready for playoffs feels good.

That's only because someone in the game thread threw out the phrase "career ending" for Hali. In fact, I'm gonna go find that post and neg-rep the person. I'll quote them here if anyone else wants to join me.

Rest up big fella. We will need you when we go to Cincy....

If it was his achilles and thankfully it wasn't but due to his age that injury is career threatening.

Knee-jerk reactions from the game thread, for posterity's sake:

How come you think?

I'll be honest, the way he went down with no contact and the way he was favoring his leg, I though it may be an Achilles as well. Great news on Hali and it will be nice to have Houston back for the playoffs.

Yeah, it was a reasonable conclusion to come to, considering how he went down and then couldn't put any weight at all on it.

It looked very bad.

I recall one of the announcer's saying "Oh, that looks like an Achilles".

Good to hear for Houston. That looked painful.

This is best case scenario. I thought Houston looked wiped out tired the last 2 weeks so hopefully he can recharge his batteries too.

Sucks for Sunday, but I expect some blitzes to mix things up.

What horrible luck. Healthy all year and when we need it most our D is banged up...

Ive been expecting blitzes since the game after the Raider game. Our pass rush absolutely vanished after that game. We hung 10 sacks on a mobile guy in Terrelle Pryor, forced a mind bending 3rd and 48 (a distance the ****ing punt didn't even cover), and then poof. Nothing.

Against Case Keenum, we did nothing until right at the very end, where a couple sacks sealed the game.

We've been playing some really conservative schemes since then. I think it was calculated that we blitzed Manning only 6 times in Denver.

Hopefully Sutton has an actual gameplan to disrupt Manning this time, because just sending the linemen and trying to cover isn't going to get it done.

Better then the worst at least he will be back at some point this season

It's going to get us killed...

I think Sutton is worried about the secondary getting torched. But they're getting torched either way so why not go down swinging?

Sutton's saving our best stuff for the playoffs so we can turn that into a trap game for the Broncos! Brilliant!

I immediately thought of Kimble Anders.

Just have to have him ready for the WC playoff game.

Yeah. We still have 5 more games for Charles to get injured. Then we will be ****ed !

Exactly...

Playoffs?? Playoffs?
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If we lose this one, they should let Houston rest until he is at full strength. Even if that means missing 4-5 games.

Yup. Unless the chiefs win on Sunday, there's no real rush back. Could lose out and still make the playoffs.

Reid Ferrin ‏@KCChiefs_Reid 41s
Team announces MRI results on Justin Houston's injured elbow are 'favorable', and Coach Reid will have a further update on Friday. #Chiefs

He has already been ruled out for the Denver game, right?.

Hopefully he won't have further elbow/arm issues in the future, because everyone heals differently. This type of injury shit bothers the **** out of me, because of the possibility of it could be a recurrent problem.

It wont dislocate 'recurrently' but will be achy, swollen and painful if he tries to play on it before all the soft tissue heals. This really sucks we need both of them 100% if we want any chance the rest of the season.

I'm talking about career wise, since his elbow is structurally weakened now. Houston maybe perfectly fine after this injury or it's going to be big issue in the future. Which is why hate this type of shit because of the uncertainty of how structurally sound his elbow is from here on out.

I don't get this "partial separation" thing.

I completely dislocated a shoulder, they popped it back in (that hurt SOOOOO much worse,) they taped my arm to my stomach, I finished the match.

I was in 8th grade.

I wrestled the next week (no, I didn't do well.)

If there is no tendon/ligament strains why can't they shoot him up and send him out?...

Why would you even say some shit like that?

Choke on your turkey, asshole.

This.

You don't say things like that...:#

oh noes

you double cursed us

the only solution is human sacrifice

drink a gallon of pure antifreeze

thx

Not good news...

Thanks, Doc.

him dada told him that. Don't doubt dada
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Good olé whisperer ROFL

Wow. Who knew Tribal was Dr. Andrews?

He pretends to wear a lot of hats around here. Few years ago he was a shrink.

We are basically in the playoffs. Worst case scenario, we take it slow and let them heal up. In fact,unless we win out, our wins and losses from here on out don't matter much.

That's technically true, but we don't want to go into the playoffs on a losing streak either.

More than anything, I just want the d to play well to stop the ridiculous overreactive bitching on cp about our defense.

Time for the freak, Allen Bailey, to step up. Sapelo Island...represent! Like to see him bat down some Manning passes in between sacks.

out defense hasn't been that good lately

charger loss is on the D and the coaches

Our defense was solid against Denver. Was excellent in the first half of the chargers game.

I don't have any concerns about our defense at full strength being a playoff defense. Nor do I have illusions about how good a defense should be expected to be against Peyton manning.

this team played like bambi last game. if they come out and play like that in arrowhead, they will be met with the loudest stadium of boos they have ever heard.

this is where your veteran leadership needs to show up. let's review the first drive at Denver;

1st play veteran Albert; false start
2nd play veteran Jamaal; 3 yd run play
3rd play veteran Bowe; dropped pass
4th play veteran Jamaal; dropped pass

punt


If that's all these vets have, they are toast. again.

Teams have finally figured out Sutton's schemes with or without them as we have witnessed this last month. One and done my friend and expect no more. Sorry the reality but our offense is mediocre at best and our defense is not as talented as you think.:hmmm:

If he was a freak we would have seen it by now.

Every injury that a Chiefs player suffers bothers you. You haven't been right about one. Take heart in that.

Achilles injuries are unmistakable. There is so much immediate pain that the victim flops to the ground looking like they got shot and they don't get up. They don't even try. They lay there writhing in pain, sometimes clutching their lower leg in shock. I never thought for a moment that Hali popped an Achilles.

This.

The way he went down while having his foot planted and twisting without contact from the opposing linemen made me fear a lis franc.

We got off easy.

same

Are you sure about that?

So true ROFL

100%.

You're a ****ing blowhard chicken little.

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Terez A. Paylor ‏@TerezPaylor 2m
Justin Houston out here with the Ray Lewis arm brace (or something like it). pic.twitter.com/Srn8rgG6hs

Oh snap.

That's good to see.

poor choice of words

Hope to see him on the field this coming Sunday.

SHIT JUST GOT REAL. DIE, RAIDERS.

Hello 3rd&48ers!

It's time for raiders to feel the rage of a angry chiefs defense.

I hope he is kept out of the raiders game and only plays a limited (if any) role in the other games.

We NEED him at 109% come playoff time.

This.

I say Houston stays in KC this week and keeps healing. Let Zombo punch through Faiders' weak line.

You know, because I am an NFL coach/team doctor/owner/GM.