While I usually am on the side of allowing young players to develop, I’d be all for the Andre Johnson acquisition. There’s good competition at the X receiver spot, but no one is set in stone. Dobson is still recovering from foot surgery, LaFell has some promise but as we know it’s always somewhat of a crap shoot with free agents. We know Johnson would give everything he had in the tank and who knows what he’d do with Brady throwing him the ball. It’s just one of those scenarios that unquestionably makes the team much better and therefore is worth it even if it pushes Dobson down the depth chart for another year.
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“Usually it takes until year two before players are fully back up to speed after an ACL.” Modern techniques have made it much shorter than that, Mike. We see players playing close to their former level in a year than we ever did before and if rehab is done properly then at a level that is just the same as before the injury. I’m thinking Gronk’s rehab is going to be pretty good and that the coaches will take their time with it. Hope to see him back at the top of his game.
While technical recovery might be okay by 9-12 months I don’t think the player truly feels confident and comfortable on the rebuilt knee until their second season. We saw the dip in Welker’s numbers in 2010, Brady was a little shaky during parts of 2009. Even Revis last year wasn’t fully comfortable yet. Adrian Peterson is probably the only exception that I can think of, where the player came back from ACL surgery within months and was just as good as he was before. I do think Gronk is just the kind of guy who could be back to normal sooner than later.
Patriots.com Exclusive: Patriots get to work
Patriots.com Exclusive: Patriots get to work
Look! Patriots working out in shorts and t-shirts with a lot of bungee cords. Looks grueling. Happy to be sitting on my ass right now.
If I was the Texans, I would see if they were interested in Andre Johnson and say we would take a draft pick and throw Ryan Mallett in. So even if Ryan Mallett does not work out, you have the draft pick. [They’re] rebuilding, really shooting for Year 3. Andre Johnson is 32 years old, doesn’t have anyone proven throwing him the ball, so take that shot – you get the draft pick, and if Ryan Mallett works out, you extend him and have your quarterback of the future.
