Sounds like things are going well for Ronnie. I hope we don't do what we did with Culpepper and rush him back. I think that is why this regime has embraced Ricky though. I think they knew from the start that they needed to take it slowly with Ronnie. Barring him being very close to 100% I wouldn't mind starting Ricky and having Ronnie be more of a 3rd down back until he knows the knee will hold up.
Im glad he is back. Just i don't want him to pull a Daunte on us... The fact that Coach talks about Hagan and goodman is good.
Best news, but hope it doesn't mean he rushes back too fast. We've all got "Daunte-Syndrome" here, understandably, what a letdown that was!
Ronnie Brown Feels Like Part Of The Team Again; Other Notes From OTA http://www.miamidolphins.com/newsite/news/top_story.asp?contentID=5856
Don't see how you can compare Brown and Culpeppers knees? Ronnie just tore his ACL, where CPep tore all 3. I do agree that we need to pace Brown and I believe that this group will not let the medical staff make the same mistakes that were made before.
I hate to say it, but I dont see Ronnie being a big factor this season, the history of players having this injury strongly argues against it. Besides the physical aspect there is the mental. Many people just arent initially as aggressive, dont have the burst or agility, and go out of their way not to twist or put a strain on it. I hope Im wrong, but it will be a struggle for him. I hope either him or Ricky will be able to be a workhorse pounder, but there are serious issues with both. Its a concern, and I hope that it turns out to be unfounded.
The key will be easing him back. I expect Ronnie to carry the ball no more than 15 times a game in his first two or three games once the Regular Season rolls around. There is no need to rush him back with Ricky in house and in real football shape after an entire offseason conditioning program and Training Camp. When healthy, Ronnie Brown scares the hell out of me. The key is if he can rebound from this injury and finally put it together to become an elite back in this league. At 26, his time is shortly running out. He has to evolve by the end of the 2009 season or he never will.
