Originally posted by dtg_9er:Originally posted by SmokeCrabtrees:He did play till pre season. Chris Davis emerged as a starting slot candidate they were comfortable with, ofcourse Ward could play slot and Reaser had ability there as well so they figured to give him more time. When he was designated to return opthemseasn was lost so we shut him down completely and get another year on his contract by doing so. Redmond is gonna be a good football player for us this year. If Redmond doesn't pan out it won't be cause of his injury. We all hope no matter what happens this year with Reuben, he turns into baby Willis for us in 2018.
Generally agree, but we can't really say this as a small injury can take away just enough speed to throw his coverage ability down the tubes. Same thing was said about Smelter and Carradine. Just because a guy is healthy enough to play doesn't mean his level of play wasn't affected! NFL is a brutal game and small differences matter. That's why I had so much respect for guys like Justin Smith and Patrick Willis! They played with nagging long term injuries and still played at all pro levels.
I think they just haven't cut it..l they've been healthy. They we're both raw(Obviously Smelter a LOT more) and injuries didn't help for development. That response was more so about Redmond. We didn't wait a year to see him on the field. He was out there, changing directions on a dime in pre season. Totally different.
