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NaVorro Bowman has retired
Aug 22, 2017 at 1:41 AM
- SmokeCrabtrees
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Aug 23, 2017 at 12:26 AM
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gonna get cut .... thats why they brought back my cousin
Aug 23, 2017 at 9:08 AM
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Originally posted by SmokeCrabtrees:Originally posted by NCommand:Originally posted by niners94:Originally posted by NYniner85:Originally posted by SmokeCrabtrees:NaVorro Bowman looks just fine. pic.twitter.com/QqZfIklupS
— Dylan DeSimone (@DylanADeSimone) August 20, 2017
Was just gonna post that lol
That's good to see, hope he's back. We can be dominant again in the front 7 if he's healthy in no time.
TBF, playing downhill isn't an issue. It's the lateral and change if direction and maybe, drop backs, that we should be watching.
Fair enough if/when he has to i suppose.
Yeah and they interviewed him and he admitted he's still 90%. So he's not all the way back. I can see his usually explosion down hill. But that extra 10% comes with time and allows him to change directions, drop back quickly and run laterally.
Hopefully he'll get all the way back in a couple months and it will be spotlighted in this defense but there's always the outside chance he doesn't get back to pre injury Bo.
Aug 23, 2017 at 11:26 AM
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Going to be good for Navarro that Reid is playing the way he is.
Aug 23, 2017 at 11:28 AM
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Originally posted by Joecool:Going to be good for Navarro that Reid is playing the way he is.
Excellent point...I noted that as well. He's basically going to be his Patrick Willis next to him a ton. He just happens to be in a big body SS instead of ILB.
Aug 23, 2017 at 2:36 PM
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Originally posted by NCommand:Originally posted by Joecool:Going to be good for Navarro that Reid is playing the way he is.
Excellent point...I noted that as well. He's basically going to be his Patrick Willis next to him a ton. He just happens to be in a big body SS instead of ILB.
Eric Chancellor
Aug 23, 2017 at 3:11 PM
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Originally posted by SmokeCrabtrees:We got some stuff to look forward to. Bowman is THEEE MAN, can't wait to see him fly off the handle and level RB's on Sundays. I pray no more catastrophic injuries for the man.
Originally posted by NCommand:
Originally posted by Joecool:
Going to be good for Navarro that Reid is playing the way he is.
Excellent point...I noted that as well. He's basically going to be his Patrick Willis next to him a ton. He just happens to be in a big body SS instead of ILB.
Eric Chancellor
Aug 23, 2017 at 3:15 PM
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Originally posted by jcashen87:We got some stuff to look forward to. Bowman is THEEE MAN, can't wait to see him fly off the handle and level RB's on Sundays. I pray no more catastrophic injuries for the man.Originally posted by SmokeCrabtrees:Originally posted by NCommand:Originally posted by Joecool:Going to be good for Navarro that Reid is playing the way he is.
Excellent point...I noted that as well. He's basically going to be his Patrick Willis next to him a ton. He just happens to be in a big body SS instead of ILB.
Eric Chancellor
Even if he gets nicked up mentally he wont say anything in a contract year.
I can see Eric getting 100 tackles in this scheme.
Aug 25, 2017 at 9:07 AM
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Am I the only one that's concerned that Bowman is set to play on turf in a meaningless game Sunday? I understand the curiosity of coaches wanting to see synergy between him and the other players, but this is a big risk in my opinion. They're going to hold Buckner out with a low ankle sprain, but let Bowman go after recovering from his achilles? Seems foolish to me as we all know (Unless your last name is Cohn) Bowman already knows his assignments and has nothing left to prove this preseason.
Thoughts...
Thoughts...
[ Edited by vermonator on Aug 25, 2017 at 9:07 AM ]
Aug 25, 2017 at 9:15 AM
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Originally posted by vermonator:Am I the only one that's concerned that Bowman is set to play on turf in a meaningless game Sunday? I understand the curiosity of coaches wanting to see synergy between him and the other players, but this is a big risk in my opinion. They're going to hold Buckner out with a low ankle sprain, but let Bowman go after recovering from his achilles? Seems foolish to me as we all know (Unless your last name is Cohn) Bowman already knows his assignments and has nothing left to prove this preseason.
Thoughts...
Yeah, Bowman himself touched on it...it doesn't sound like he'll get many snaps at all...same with Ward and Buckner.
Aug 25, 2017 at 9:23 AM
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Originally posted by vermonator:Bow was honest saying he's not 100%. Understandable since it hasn't even been 1 year since he suffered the injury. The way he suffered the injury - non contact, change of direction - he needs to get over it mentally because that must be weighing on his mind. If the doctors say it's okay physically, then the only way to get over it mentally is to play on it.
Am I the only one that's concerned that Bowman is set to play on turf in a meaningless game Sunday? I understand the curiosity of coaches wanting to see synergy between him and the other players, but this is a big risk in my opinion. They're going to hold Buckner out with a low ankle sprain, but let Bowman go after recovering from his achilles? Seems foolish to me as we all know (Unless your last name is Cohn) Bowman already knows his assignments and has nothing left to prove this preseason.
Thoughts...
Aug 25, 2017 at 9:35 AM
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Originally posted by vermonator:
Am I the only one that's concerned that Bowman is set to play on turf in a meaningless game Sunday? I understand the curiosity of coaches wanting to see synergy between him and the other players, but this is a big risk in my opinion. They're going to hold Buckner out with a low ankle sprain, but let Bowman go after recovering from his achilles? Seems foolish to me as we all know (Unless your last name is Cohn) Bowman already knows his assignments and has nothing left to prove this preseason.
Thoughts...
yes. do not question the current regime here. may as well trot him out there. what is the difference between worrying he will get hurt in a pre season game when he can just as easily go down in game one of the regular season.
Aug 25, 2017 at 10:28 AM
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Originally posted by thl408:
Originally posted by vermonator:Bow was honest saying he's not 100%. Understandable since it hasn't even been 1 year since he suffered the injury. The way he suffered the injury - non contact, change of direction - he needs to get over it mentally because that must be weighing on his mind. If the doctors say it's okay physically, then the only way to get over it mentally is to play on it.
Am I the only one that's concerned that Bowman is set to play on turf in a meaningless game Sunday? I understand the curiosity of coaches wanting to see synergy between him and the other players, but this is a big risk in my opinion. They're going to hold Buckner out with a low ankle sprain, but let Bowman go after recovering from his achilles? Seems foolish to me as we all know (Unless your last name is Cohn) Bowman already knows his assignments and has nothing left to prove this preseason.
Thoughts...
I don't think he was honest. He said he was 95% only because he said you can't account for that 5% extra needed when the real games start so he won't know until the regular season begins.
Aug 25, 2017 at 1:38 PM
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Originally posted by thl408:
Originally posted by vermonator:Bow was honest saying he's not 100%. Understandable since it hasn't even been 1 year since he suffered the injury. The way he suffered the injury - non contact, change of direction - he needs to get over it mentally because that must be weighing on his mind. If the doctors say it's okay physically, then the only way to get over it mentally is to play on it.
Am I the only one that's concerned that Bowman is set to play on turf in a meaningless game Sunday? I understand the curiosity of coaches wanting to see synergy between him and the other players, but this is a big risk in my opinion. They're going to hold Buckner out with a low ankle sprain, but let Bowman go after recovering from his achilles? Seems foolish to me as we all know (Unless your last name is Cohn) Bowman already knows his assignments and has nothing left to prove this preseason.
Thoughts...
Bow hasn't been 100% since 2014...
Aug 25, 2017 at 2:37 PM
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Originally posted by thl408:Bow was honest saying he's not 100%. Understandable since it hasn't even been 1 year since he suffered the injury. The way he suffered the injury - non contact, change of direction - he needs to get over it mentally because that must be weighing on his mind. If the doctors say it's okay physically, then the only way to get over it mentally is to play on it.Originally posted by vermonator:Am I the only one that's concerned that Bowman is set to play on turf in a meaningless game Sunday? I understand the curiosity of coaches wanting to see synergy between him and the other players, but this is a big risk in my opinion. They're going to hold Buckner out with a low ankle sprain, but let Bowman go after recovering from his achilles? Seems foolish to me as we all know (Unless your last name is Cohn) Bowman already knows his assignments and has nothing left to prove this preseason.
Thoughts...
I think the thought process is you try to let him close the gap as much as possible before the opener.
Then you take the handcuffs off and remember Ray-Ray is ready to go on the bench.
I dont think theres any other way to go about it. I love Bow but its about the team and am not here try to hang on to someone who was a big part of a previous winning culture.
Thats the cool part about not having crazy expectations cause then youre not trippin about every injury playing a role in making or breaking your year.