01-05-2016, 12:16 AM
If Andy did get his cast removed today he will probably be able to throw again in 3 days.
I've experienced wearing a cast on my left hand for about the same amount of time and was about the same age as Andy. Its not the bone strength that holds you back its the muscle atrophy. Those muscles strengthen pretty fast but the first day it was removed my hand was much skinnier and I couldn't do much with it. He definitely will not be able to tightly grip a football for a few days. It was difficult for me to simply type a paper the day my cast was taken off.
So if it's true that it was removed he could possibly play. I think Marv may just be practicing AJ for now because Dalton won't be throwing much until he gets his hand strength back. This could be to get in the Stoolers heads too. I don't think he will want to start Andy with no practice though. I guess we will know if his cast is off or not at tomorrow's practice.
But from experience I can say that if the cast wasn't removed today he certainly won't be playing. There's just no way to get the necessary hand strength back in time.
I've experienced wearing a cast on my left hand for about the same amount of time and was about the same age as Andy. Its not the bone strength that holds you back its the muscle atrophy. Those muscles strengthen pretty fast but the first day it was removed my hand was much skinnier and I couldn't do much with it. He definitely will not be able to tightly grip a football for a few days. It was difficult for me to simply type a paper the day my cast was taken off.
So if it's true that it was removed he could possibly play. I think Marv may just be practicing AJ for now because Dalton won't be throwing much until he gets his hand strength back. This could be to get in the Stoolers heads too. I don't think he will want to start Andy with no practice though. I guess we will know if his cast is off or not at tomorrow's practice.
But from experience I can say that if the cast wasn't removed today he certainly won't be playing. There's just no way to get the necessary hand strength back in time.
