TBird Posted July 18, 2015 Posted July 18, 2015 NO! The odds are in our favor that most come back from this foot injury within15 months. Jimmy should have a bounce back year but he's still not goingto be in 100% perfect condition running at full speed in the beginning.He was at the last mini camp. Other notable players had this injury and returned including Maurice Jones-Drew,Santonio Holmes, and Le'Veon Bel. Here's a detailed description complete with pics. http://www.baltimorebeatdown.com/2015/7/11/8933189/jimmy-smith-an-injury-overview-and-2015-season-outlook Quote
cravnravn Posted July 18, 2015 Posted July 18, 2015 YES. All you have to do is research the playoff game at New England, we need all the healthy body's we can get to improve that secondary. Quote
thundercleetz Posted July 18, 2015 Posted July 18, 2015 If he's not ready, I'd rather him start the season on the PUP to get his conditioning right and be ready down the stretch than him rush back. Quote
TBird Posted July 18, 2015 Author Posted July 18, 2015 Good point. The last Sun article on the last mini camp was that he was there and he was progressing.It still takes time and he won't be running at full speed when he is cleared to play. Damn, we go to the SB last year if he's playing. NE wouldn't have scored on his side. Quote
oldno82 Posted July 18, 2015 Posted July 18, 2015 He'll be ready opening day. That's still about 6 weeks away. And yes, Crav, I agree. This guy is integral to our success this season. Quote
TBird Posted July 19, 2015 Author Posted July 19, 2015 Yes he is but don't forget, it's a 15 month injury sorta like anachilles tendon. Even if he can play in week 1, he hurt footin week 5 last year, he won't be running as fast as normal. It could take half the season to get up to full speed but that isjust a guess. He's still not 100% by week 1. Meanwhile, Ozzie has improved the secondary. He signedKendrick Lewis whom I expect to beat out Elam. The saftiescould be Hill and Lewis this year. He also signed Arrington in a great move who will probablyplay nickel when Jimmy does return but he could take hisplace til he's ready. We still have AsA and Melvin is coming back with more experienceand coaching. This is a much better unit even if it takes half season for Jimmyto get to 100%. Quote
oldno82 Posted July 19, 2015 Posted July 19, 2015 No question...it's a much better unit. It just has to stay healthy. Rookies report this Wednesday! Quote
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