03-21-2023, 07:18 AM
(03-21-2023, 06:35 AM)Mav link Wrote:On crutches with a back injury? Hell no!If there was a 'crutch' equivalent to a back injury i would've used it. There wasn't a realistic equivalent.
This is different to the ligament replacement last year. As we found out, as soon as it was inserted, his ankle was good to go, at least after the swelling caused by the keyhole surgery abated. No such luck with back injuries. Leave him be until he’s fully over it and then wait another week or 2 to make sure he won’t have a relapse.
Even if you rest him for the rest of the year (like we'd done with Gov and Durdin) it doesn't mean your back will come good or not.
Walsh has a history of being a good, quick healer and an excellent preperation. If he is 90% right, he'd be better value to us than Dow at 100%.