09-20-2023, 09:21 AM
(09-20-2023, 08:55 AM)Bengalfan4life27c Wrote: Maybe he was rushed back he hasn't reaggravated it perse The original injury hasn't fully healed. Maybe the recovery time we were given as fans wasn't accurate wouldn't be the first time an organization lied to their fans
And it's for that reason that I agree with James Rapien: being a soft-tissue injury, who's to say that he sits for 7 weeks, then comes back and doesn't re-aggravate it? It's an unknown and you would probably need to shut him down for multiple MONTHS for it to fully heal on its own, thus you can't project a timeline for it.
Too bad this couldn't be the year that Chris Henry Jr. is coming out (still 3-5 years away from that), otherwise if Joe DID get injured, we could get him as a draft pick.
Still, I would roll with Joe if he feels good and he responds well in practice and sit him if he is having a bad week in terms of pain: the rest/recovery time is just too great to sit him, as he could re-aggravate it walking down the stairs if it hasn't healed enough.