Broncos plan to test Thomas Davis "extensively"

[Jase]

Lots of short, floaty passes into the middle of the field.  sounds good.

[PhillyB]

TD on one of those B gap blitzes straight at peyton manning? good night sweet prince. he will literally break in half.

[tondi]

I can't wait for Denvers first toss sweep of the game.

[pantherphan96]

13 minutes ago, PhillyB said:

TD on one of those B gap blitzes straight at peyton manning? good night sweet prince. he will literally break in half.

If TD hits Manning like he hit David Johnson in the NFCC? curtains.

[imminent rogaine]

21 minutes ago, pantherphan96 said:

If TD hits Manning like he hit David Johnson in the NFCC? curtains.

Also, David Johnson outweighs Hillman by like 30 pounds. If Hillman sees #58 coming he might as well just cut his losses and go to the ground.

[rainwater]

Wow.  Lot's of confidence in this thread despite the fact that it is likely that being able to tackle and get off blocks could be problematic for TD.  I am not as confident as the rest of you guys.  I just hope TD or Rivera will not let ego get in the way and hesitate to put Shaq in if TD is ineffective.  There is just too much to lose.

[rainwater]

1 hour ago, VerticalThreat said:

So let me get this straight...

You're saying that a man, one who has recovered from 3 career ending injuries, who is playing with a broken bone in his arm, will be less than ready to play in the single biggest game of his life...

TD never played with a torn ACL.  He rehabilitated it over many, many months.  There's no doubt TD will be mentally ready to play.  But no matter how much heart he has, there is a good chance he will not be very effective with the forearm cast he will be wearing.  The question will be whether he is effective enough where he doesn't hurt the team.  It only takes one missed tackle due to his arm to lose the game for the Panthers.  And these same people in this thread will be blaming Rivera and TD come Sunday night.

[Mr. Scot]

2 minutes ago, rainwater said:

Wow.  Lot's of confidence in this thread despite the fact that it is likely that being able to tackle and get off blocks could be problematic for TD.  I am not as confident as the rest of you guys.  I just hope TD or Rivera will not let ego get in the way and hesitate to put Shaq in if TD is ineffective.  There is just too much to lose.

Medical analysis indicated that the point where the break occurred isn't weight bearing.  It's just a matter of pain tolerance.

I think Thomas Davis knows a little about pain tolerance.

[rainwater]

2 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

Medical analysis indicated that the point where the break occurred isn't weight bearing.  It's just a matter of pain tolerance.

I think Thomas Davis knows a little about pain tolerance.

No, it isn't a pain tolerance issue.  There is no doubt TD will handle that.  Have you seen the cast TD will be wearing?  There is no way the cast will not effect him in some way.

[caatfan]

You go for the perceived weak links, whether it's a rookie, an aging vet, a scrub you have to put on the field, or a guy trying to play with an injury. We would do the same. Any team would. If the link holds up you try something else. 

You better believe our staff will be watching to see how his arm holds up, just like Denver's will. Same goes for Allen's foot and all the other possible weak links on the field.

[Mr. Scot]

1 minute ago, rainwater said:

No, it isn't a pain tolerance issue.  There is no doubt TD will handle that.  Have you seen the cast TD will be wearing?  There is no way the cast will not effect him in some way.

Yes I have, and I disagree.

[Zaximus]

Multiple doctors have said it'll be a pain management issue.  He'll be on meds, lol.   Also, this is a guy who has snapped fingers back into places multiple games and had stitches on the sideline.   I would not count him out.   Maybe his grip won't be the best, but we've had two weeks to gameplan on that.   I'd blitz TD at Peyton early, you don't need a grip to knock him down.  

[juliosantos]

Hes the last person they want to test lol 

[rainwater]

9 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

Yes I have, and I disagree.

You disagree with what?  So you don't think the huge cast he has to wear will affect his play on the field?  How can anyone think that it will have no effect?