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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.shudder... There is a lot of hope and expectations riding on his foot. Mentally this would be a big blow.
He'll play.
The question is "what if Edelman can't get open fast enough?"
There's no doubt Edelman will play. The only question is can he last the whole game and how rusty he is. Even Gronk and Brady took a few games after injury to peak. For a player that relies on extremely quick change of direction, I think the rust will show.
What if Edelman doesn't play?
Some were saying he could play in the jetz game
We're done but I don't think anyone seriously thinks he won't. He's been at practice for a few weeks and has had two weeks longer than Dez gave his foot injury.
And this :
Mike Loyko @NEPD_Loyko Jan 3
From spies in Foxboro: Julian Edelman was seen running, cutting, and stopping at full speed on the Practice field this weekend.
shudder... There is a lot of hope and expectations riding on his foot. Mentally this would be a big blow.
There is little chance Edelman does not play. In fact I have little doubt that all the key guys will play. The concern with Edelman is refracture--the bones are not yet healed and at some point and if they cannot take the rigor of game action, he could limp off the field. If we see this, he is done. Similarly, players like Hightower, McCourty, Chandler Jones, Amendola, Scott Chandler, and LaFell all will play, but they are all injured and the last time we saw them on the field they did not play well. My question is not whether or not they play, it is how well can they play?
Zolak said the other day that his sources said that Edelman was cleared to play for the Jets game, but they decided to hold him out to make sure that he is as close to 100% by the playoffs. So Edelman could have played the last two games of the season if they absolutely needed him.
Now I am usually the one who says that if you are cleared to play, you should play. But in this case where there is a 20% chance of him needing surgery again if rushing back too quick (Heard Dr. Chao say that on Sirius NFL radio), I am glad they held Edelman out.