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I'm not at all confident he'll be 100% next year. I'd guess he won't be 100% until 2013.
 
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tvolsfan said:
I'm not at all confident he'll be 100% next year. I'd guess he won't be 100% until 2013.
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I thought Bray said he already looks as good as he did going into the Florida game?

The advancement in fixing boo boos is amazing these days. You read about some athletes coming out better than they were prior to the injury. Run faster or jump higher. Probably not always the case but it's impressive what doctors can do today.
 
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True, but it seems guys who hurt their ACL don't get back to 100% until the second year after the injury. Hunter may play, but I don't think he'll be as good as most will probably expect.
 
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tvolsfan said:
True, but it seems guys who hurt their ACL don't get back to 100% until the second year after the injury. Hunter may play, but I don't think he'll be as good as most will probably expect.
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I agree. If he can walk, he is better than any WR on our team not named Da'Rick.
 
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Ashevillevol said:
What are you basing that on? Do you have a lot of orthopedic or injury rehab experience?
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Do you really think that's the only way one could guess about how long it will take to recover from an ACL injury?

He may be fine. I could certainly be wrong. However, I think it's being pretty optimistic he'll be back to being one of the best players in the SEC. He'll get there, I just think it's a bit of a stretch to think he'll be there by the start of next season, especially since he's out for Spring.
 
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tvolsfan said:
Do you really think that's the only way one could guess about how long it will take to recover from an ACL injury?

He may be fine. I could certainly be wrong. However, I think it's being pretty optimistic he'll be back to being one of the best players in the SEC. He'll get there, I just think it's a bit of a stretch to think he'll be there by the start of next season, especially since he's out for Spring.
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I agree with you. People who expect him to come out and immediately be as dominant as he was prior to the injury might be setting themselves up for disappointment. These injuries take a LOT of time to come back from and everyone recovers at a different pace. I hope he is 100% next year, but i won't be surprised if it takes a little while longer for him to be back to where he was. That said, I think Justin Hunter at 90% or so is much better than most WRs.
 
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tvolsfan said:
True, but it seems guys who hurt their ACL don't get back to 100% until the second year after the injury. Hunter may play, but I don't think he'll be as good as most will probably expect.
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My wife said I wasn't as good the first year after my ACL reconstruction either. Not sure she was talking about my knee though...
 
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tvolsfan said:
I'm not at all confident he'll be 100% next year. I'd guess he won't be 100% until 2013.
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Uhhh, huh? Dooley said he is running and Bray has been throwing him passes. There is a great chance he will be 100% by September.
 
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tvolsfan said:
Do you really think that's the only way one could guess about how long it will take to recover from an ACL injury?

He may be fine. I could certainly be wrong. However, I think it's being pretty optimistic he'll be back to being one of the best players in the SEC. He'll get there, I just think it's a bit of a stretch to think he'll be there by the start of next season, especially since he's out for Spring.
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The key word there is "guess". If you have experience in that type of practice then you aren't guessing. If you have seen or done hundreds of them then you know how most of them go and how long it takes to get full range of motion back. With the access he has to all the rehab facilities at his disposal,barring some unusual complication, he will be fine for the fall.
 
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VolMaster14 said:
Uhhh, huh? Dooley said he is running and Bray has been throwing him passes. There is a great chance he will be 100% by September.
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Ashevillevol said:
The key word there is "guess". If you have experience in that type of practice then you aren't guessing. If you have seen or done hundreds of them then you know how most of them go and how long it takes to get full range of motion back. With the access he has to all the rehab facilities at his disposal,barring some unusual complication, he will be fine for the fall.
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He may be good to play, but we're not just hoping he'll play, we're hoping he'll be the lightning fast receiver capable of making huge plays against elite secondaries. I can't say for sure he won't get there by next season, but I can't help but think people are being a little optimistic.
 
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