Graham playing Sunday

According to Pete.

Probably not a lot of snaps, but a remarkable recovery.

To all you negative doubters that said he wouldn't play a snap this season, I smite thee.

Simply putting him in the minds of Miami's defense will help open things up for Russ.

GO HAWKS

FlyingGreg":1ex2kef2 said:

To all you negative doubters that said he wouldn't play a snap this season, I smite thee.

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How about us that only thought he'd land on PUP?

Attyla the Hawk":14eeeinv said:

FlyingGreg":14eeeinv said:

To all you negative doubters that said he wouldn't play a snap this season, I smite thee.

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How about us that only thought he'd land on PUP?

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Not. You get a pass. You are unsmited.

We'll see but I'm still hopeful

Shame ! Shame ! Shame on you doubters. Shame !

Even just being on the field will get attention from the Flipper D.

Gotta love it. I'm sure he won't play much, but if he's really ready he needs the action.

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sutz":vmvgbmii said:

Gotta love it. I'm sure he won't play much, but if he's really ready he needs the action.

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Yeah. The fact that super conservative with injuries Pete is going to let him play says he must be pretty close to 100%.

Again, I don' expect more than 20 snaps. But I have heard Jimmy is in phenomenal shape.

My take on what PC said this week was that it would actually be up to Graham, that he'd play as long as he was good with it. And then yesterday RW said the guy was on fire, would be hard to hold back.

It's possible he will surprise us.

Ouch...that hurts. :sarcasm_off:

We got to play him before the trade deadline so people can see what he can do.... :stirthepot:

mikeak":1j608lri said:

We got to play him before the trade deadline so people can see what he can do.... :stirthepot:

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:drool:

I suspect he may be in on a few red zone plays to create match up issues. If nothing else, as a decoy.

SHOCKER315":1bis4xd1 said:

I suspect he may be in on a few red zone plays to create match up issues. If nothing else, as a decoy.

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Likely.

Still skeptical on whether or not he'll be able to play at the same level he was at before the injury.

Here's what orthopedic surgeon, Dr Jeff Budoff said:

"As a reminder, Graham tore his patellar tendon. Historically, that’s been a devastating injury from which to return. Here’s what our own orthopedic surgeon, Dr Jeff Budoff, had to say about it:

Please see my Victor Cruz article from this past offseason. In short, it’s extremely difficult to return to full effectiveness from a patellar tendon tear. The odds are overwhelming that Graham’s explosiveness, acceleration, top speed and quickness will be permanently compromised, and he’ll probably never again be able to jump quite as high or change direction quite as fast. In all medical probability, he’ll never again be 100% the Jimmy Graham we knew.

Victor Cruz never made it back (at least yet) from his patellar tendon tear. Nor did Ryan Williams. Or Greg Childs. Jerod Mayo returned this year after a torn patellar tendon last year, but posted just 2.2 tackles per game, vs 5.7/game for his pre-injury career. Jim Leonhard started 53 games over four seasons prior to tearing his patellar tendon in 2011. He returned the following season, but only started 13 games over the next three years. Cadillac Williams tore a patellar tendon in back-to-back seasons (2007 and 2008) and returned to play each time, finally leaving the NFL after the 2011 season. But his performance never really recovered." http://rotoviz.com/2016/01/is-jimmy-graham-done/

Can he play guard?

massari":3lyqhy42 said:

Still skeptical on whether or not he'll be able to play at the same level he was at before the injury.

Here's what orthopedic surgeon, Dr Jeff Budoff said:

"As a reminder, Graham tore his patellar tendon. Historically, that’s been a devastating injury from which to return. Here’s what our own orthopedic surgeon, Dr Jeff Budoff, had to say about it:

Please see my Victor Cruz article from this past offseason. In short, it’s extremely difficult to return to full effectiveness from a patellar tendon tear. The odds are overwhelming that Graham’s explosiveness, acceleration, top speed and quickness will be permanently compromised, and he’ll probably never again be able to jump quite as high or change direction quite as fast. In all medical probability, he’ll never again be 100% the Jimmy Graham we knew.

Victor Cruz never made it back (at least yet) from his patellar tendon tear. Nor did Ryan Williams. Or Greg Childs. Jerod Mayo returned this year after a torn patellar tendon last year, but posted just 2.2 tackles per game, vs 5.7/game for his pre-injury career. Jim Leonhard started 53 games over four seasons prior to tearing his patellar tendon in 2011. He returned the following season, but only started 13 games over the next three years. Cadillac Williams tore a patellar tendon in back-to-back seasons (2007 and 2008) and returned to play each time, finally leaving the NFL after the 2011 season. But his performance never really recovered." http://rotoviz.com/2016/01/is-jimmy-graham-done/

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Long odds for sure.

Perhaps Graham will be the outlier. He is a freak of nature.

Negative doubters? Wouldn't those be positive people?

FlyingGreg":3udojeq7 said:

According to Pete.

Probably not a lot of snaps, but a remarkable recovery.

To all you negative doubters that said he wouldn't play a snap this season, I smite thee.

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Coolness!