Oct 12th 2008 12:00PM by Will Brinson (author feed)
Filed under: Saints, NFL Injuries
Drew Brees has a tough life. Not really, but the guy is performing as an elite NFL quarterback, and most of the time, he’s throwing the ball to Lance Moore. Not to take away from Moore’s ability, but let’s just say things would be a lot easier if Marques Colston was able to play.
And he was supposed to be back this week but now suddenly … he’s not.
Despite his status as questionable coming into today’s game, Saints receiver Marques Colston will be on the team’s inactive list against the Oakland Raiders, meaning his comeback from thumb surgery will have to wait at least one more week.
Tight end Jeremy Shockey, who practiced for the first time this past week after sports hernia surgery, also is on the inactive list.
And in other awesome news, Joey Harrington is on the team! Seriously, he is. And while this (meaning no Marques) is kind of disastrous for fantasy owners and Saints fans alike, it’s probably a smart move — New Orleans is better off making sure he’s healthy and good to go before actually putting him out on the field.
Obviously bench Colston this week and bump up Moore on your rosters — Steve Breaston is a nice replacement option if he’s still available. Now is probably your last chance to make a stab at getting Colston in a trade though, so try and take a stab.
