Comments on: Loss Of Da’Quan Bowers A Loss For Secondary

By: Brandon

Brandon — Tue, 15 May 2012 17:14:40 +0000

I’ve got a pro bodybuilder friend from the gym that tore his Achilles 10 or 11 months ago. He was in a walking boot for 7 months and it was only in the last month or so that he was cleared to do squats and calif raises. Is he fully healed? Yes. Is he fully recovered? Not even close. The difference between his two calves is apparent from halfway across the gym. This despite the fact that being a professional bodybuilder, he has an impeccable work ethic, diet, and access to muscle healing and building drugs that Bowers couldn’t sniff in the NFL.

I expect Bowers to be healed by September or so, I don’t expect him to be strong enough to play effectively until next season. I had always heard that a torn Achilles is an 18 month injury. My friend with access to all types of things to heal him faster has just further cemented this belief. Bowers will not be a factor in 2012. I am of serious doubt that he will ever recover (how many explosion based athletes have succesfully come back from this injury?).

By: eric

eric — Tue, 15 May 2012 12:04:23 +0000

Amaxingly in 2010 we seemed to improve after every injury.

By: Jonny 3.3

Jonny 3.3 — Tue, 15 May 2012 03:05:16 +0000

Kaufman’s exaggerating

By: ElioT

ElioT — Tue, 15 May 2012 02:45:00 +0000

Plaxico?

By: BamBamBuc

BamBamBuc — Tue, 15 May 2012 02:03:28 +0000

Bennett improved last year. He had 4 sacks, a FF and 2 FR, quite a few pressures and a decent number of tackles…. on a BAD defense. Out of the entire group, Bennett was one of the few returning players that actually looked like he improved from the previous year. If he continues to progress, he should be perfectly fine at LDE for us this year. We shouldn’t lose much in pass rush with Bennett in, if anything we’ll lose a bit of run stop ability compared to Bowers. What we really lose is depth. This is not a tragedy, simply a set back. Hopefully Bowers returns next year improved in at least his NFL knowledge and possibly technique, which he should be able to work on in film rooms and follow on practice fields while he rehabs.

By: teacherman777

teacherman777 — Tue, 15 May 2012 01:41:23 +0000

DaQwan is a big loss for us.

What we saw him do against Carolina was the real Daqwan. He will be missed. Its really sad to see him go down.

George Johnson looked hungry before he tore his ACL trying to block that punt. We will see where hes at in the preseason.

Michael Bennet will just have to have a big year.

I want us to sign Jarvis Moss. He looks like Simeon Rice.

By: Eric

Eric — Tue, 15 May 2012 01:16:26 +0000

They don’t have a sterling secondary.

Nothing gets by Kaufman.

By: Josh

Josh — Tue, 15 May 2012 00:20:17 +0000

One player does not make a team. Honestly, I was looking forward to hustle of Bowers, but the defense will be fine. Maybe even better allowing some non first and second rounders the opportunity to compete for playing time. All this nonsense from supposed experts and their opinions of how the loss of Bowers will effect the secondary if pure drivel. I leave more compelling nuggets of information in the toilet each morning before work. Injuries happen. Greatness is rare, and it provides us something to root for. Nobody knows what the Bucs will look like this year, and that is what I am most excited about.

By: Stevek

Stevek — Mon, 14 May 2012 23:46:43 +0000

Osi needs to get traded here. Bring in Plaxico for peanuts and we will e a contender.

A proven DE and a proven red zone target, yes please.

By: Hawaiian Buc

Hawaiian Buc — Mon, 14 May 2012 23:17:51 +0000

Losing Bowers is not catastrophic, unless we lose another DE. The way our D-Line gets injured, that seems more likely than not. I really believe that if anything comes to bite us this year it’s going to be our lack of depth at certain positions, and DE is certainly near the top of that list. I’m probably biased, but it seems like going back to the Gruden days we get hit harder with injuries than most teams. It sure would be nice to start having our major guys play full seasons.

By: Stevek

Stevek — Mon, 14 May 2012 22:55:24 +0000

It’s all good.

I’m with Joe, sit Bowers until next year. Hopefully he can get his legs under him.

We are due to find a diamond in the rough.

Maybe DE George Johnson from Rutgers, right Eric? He’s from such a big time program, you know?

By: Eric

Eric — Mon, 14 May 2012 22:52:58 +0000

We have em right where they want us.