Luck back week 6

[omahacolt]

that is what is being speculated by some dudes on pregame.

i don't see this at all unless he has been throwing for awhile away from the team. and maybe that is the deal. he was doing all of this with his own doctors and will come back full bore.

lets hope so.

[albany ed]

It is a Monday night game. Network pressure?

[omahacolt]

Originally Posted by albany ed

It is a Monday night game. Network pressure?

no

that is absurd

[IndyNorm]

http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/2...racticing-week

Chris Mortensen is saying he's supposed to start practicing this week. Seems like a very good sign, but I'm not going to hold my breath.

[Spike]

Well, at least that is some good news, instead of not hearing shit for so long.

[DrSpaceman]

Week 6 makes sense because its the first division game.

[sherck]

Luck has now gone probably the longest timespan in the last 15 years or so of not getting hit by defensive players and not having to stress/stretch his body in games. He probably went short timespans in Pop Werner because he probably played in both a fall and spring league.

While at the same time having the best physical therapy and trainers money can buy working his gazillion dollar shoulder and body back into shape.

His physical condition is not something I worry about. His timing, rhythm and intuition? Yeah, I can see those all being rusty but his physical skills?

Get outta here.....



Walk Worthy,

[FatDT]

I don't understand what is hard to understand about this. You don't keep a pro athlete body by stretching, doing physical therapy, etc.

Do you think he was doing squats, deadlifts, bench or overhead press, kettlebell swings, any sort of dumbell or barbell work at all while his shoulder recovered? If you take even just weeks off, you lose strength and muscle. Luck has taken MONTHS off. Physically he hasn't had enough time to get back to where he was at his peak. Atrophy is not a scientific theory.

He hasn't (as far as we know) had a ball snapped to him since the end of the season. He hasn't had to move in a pocket. He hasn't taken hits or spun out of a sack. He hasn't thrown at all, much less while being dragged down by a pass rusher.

I am not saying he will be terrible. I'm saying he won't be where he was and that putting him out there when he's still working back up to top-level pocket awareness and movement is a bad idea if Kelly isn't there to anchor this shitty OL.

[omahacolt]

Originally Posted by FatDT

I don't understand what is hard to understand about this. You don't keep a pro athlete body by stretching, doing physical therapy, etc.

Do you think he was doing squats, deadlifts, bench or overhead press, kettlebell swings, any sort of dumbell or barbell work at all while his shoulder recovered? If you take even just weeks off, you lose strength and muscle. Luck has taken MONTHS off. Physically he hasn't had enough time to get back to where he was at his peak. Atrophy is not a scientific theory.

He hasn't (as far as we know) had a ball snapped to him since the end of the season. He hasn't had to move in a pocket. He hasn't taken hits or spun out of a sack. He hasn't thrown at all, much less while being dragged down by a pass rusher.

I am not saying he will be terrible. I'm saying he won't be where he was and that putting him out there when he's still working back up to top-level pocket awareness and movement is a bad idea if Kelly isn't there to anchor this shitty OL.

you don't hold him back because of Kelly not being in there. that is retarded. probably the dumbest thing you have said in a long time.

[1965southpaw]

Originally Posted by omahacolt

you don't hold him back because of Kelly not being in there. that is retarded. probably the dumbest thing you have said in a long time.

This is a moot discussion....Kelly is back to practice on Wednesday and Luck status is still "maybe able to practice this week" with the scout team.

http://www.indystar.com/story/sports...dystar%2Fcolts