We’ve been through this before, another camp and another season with a hobbled Kevin Burnett. Of course, injuries are a part of the game, but once you have them over and over again, there’s obviously a degenerative issue going on. Burnett has bad knees, came in as a rookie injured, and its the same story. So, before you’re ready to dump Carpenter, be glad he’s solid and geared up for more playing time, looks like he’ll be called upon to help fill the void now and probably through the season. Hopefully Burnett’s injury is not too severe, but we’ll have to see.
The Cowboys must conduct further tests to determine the severity of the injury. Owner Jerry Jones said it’s too early to say if Burnett will miss Saturday’s preseason game against the Broncos. However, other players were held out last week against the Chargers as a precaution.
As for the MRI, Jones said: “We got a little encouragement there. We’ll take a look at it in a couple of days.” (DMN)
If Burnett misses amount of time the defensive schemes will probably need to be tweaked a little to compensate in differences in play between Burnett and Carpenter. Carpenter has value because of his flexibility at LB.
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