Thomas Davis Back Running, Plans to be Back Midseason

[PantherFanOne]

I personally don't see how Thomas Davis could return and play this season.

I will be pleasantly shocked if he does.

[Clicheking]

I'll keep my fingers crossed but I have a bad feeling. I also agree if he comes back it should be as a backup

[PantherFan52]

Hopefully he wears a fuging brace this time... I trust the doctors though. That's why they get payed the big bucks. The second tear was a fluke.

[Mr. Scot]

Twice under Fox, the team has put a player on IR only to wish they hadn't when their recovery went faster than expected (and it turned out they could have used them).

The first instance, if I remember correctly, involved Stephen Davis. The more recent case was that of Josh McCown.

The PUP list gives them a reprieve. After that, we'll see what happens.

[Tarheels23]

Beason back to middle/Connor to bench/Davis WLB

This! Period! And for all you Connor lovers there's no comparison!

[PantherFan52]

Hopefully connor plays well enough so we can get some good value for a trade...

[LinvilleGorge]

Hopefully connor plays well enough so we can get some good value for a trade...

No one is trading more than a pack of stale crackers for a LB coming off of back to back ACL injuries.

[PantherFan52]

No one is trading more than a pack of stale crackers for a LB coming off of back to back ACL injuries.

um... i'm talking about trading Connor, not TD...

[bigcatdaddy]

If the doctors say he can play we have to trust them, when I tore my ACL it only took me 3 months before I was playing golf again, and 8 months before I was playing football, and basketball again. This guy is younger, in better shape, and better athlete then me so I don't see why he couldn't be back mid season. Let's go TD!

[MadHatter]

so (if td is ready)...we move beason back to the middle mid season?

Depends on how the defense is playing. If they continue like they are in the preseason, I would not touch a thing. Let Davis rehab for the rest of the season and play in spot duty.

[MadHatter]

This! Period! And for all you Connor lovers there's no comparison!

bullshit. At that point, Davis would not have played for over a year....and would be coming off 2 ACL tears. He will have lost a step physically and mentally....and would be extremely rusty and hesitant.

He WILL NOT be in football shape.

If the defense is playing well, I would not start Davis in the 2nd half.

[PantherBrew]

Depends on how the defense is playing. If they continue like they are in the preseason, I would not touch a thing. Let Davis rehab for the rest of the season and play in spot duty.

This.

[gakonline]

I agree, Davis will rotate in as a sub. Do not want to disrupt the play of the defense especially mid-season. This is under the assumption the LB's are playing great and there are no other injuries.

[rayzor]

i hope he can pull it off. can you imagine how incredible this defense would be with him back in it?

just put him in on passing downs and try to keep him from doing anything that requires backpedaling for peak's sake.