If Tua played his first game back ~28 days as QB from tightrope surgery

I thought Tua missed 1 game. I had read that he was back 12 days from surgery (and per reports, he didn't look great against LSU in 2019). The following week, he hurt his hip trying to escape the pocket and getting creamed.

It is one of the arguments that "back earlier is possible but may not be recommended".

He was playing QB, he has to play every down and cut or plant on every play

I would think the strain on Tua had to be greater since Bowers doesn't play every down and even if he is in, sometimes he is just running a route with not much to do other than a block attempt, if that.

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Tua didn't move and cut the way Brock does. No way he plays until January 1.

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Rewatch the 2017 NCG.

The injury was 2019.

My reply was to the idea that Tua doesn't need his ankle more than Bowers.

I couldn't disagree more.
2017 mobility and 2019 lack of mobility as supporting proofs.

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t has been repeated that blocking is easier on the feet/ankles than skill positions. I'm not sure why you bring this up with regards to the injury.

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because common sense dictates that lockign up and grappling with a 250 pounder is harder on the body than standing in shotgun and throwing a ball

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Who has the ball every snap and what is the defense trying to do to that guy with about 4 to 6 defenders every play?

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it's like you intentionally glossed over the important part in your very own post. A QB in shotgun could go literally AN ENTIRE GAME without being sacked or roughed up. Half the time they're handing the ball to someone else anyway. With Brock he's either going ot be locked up blocking someone or running a route. The route may not go to him which would be a relief on his ankle. If he does catch the ball, unless he scores or runs out of bounds there is a 100% chance that he WILL be tackled. Every single play he's on the field, he'll either be engaged with someone or running. There are no other things he could be doing on the field. A QB may not need to move quickly more than a couple steps at a time.

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. A QB in shotgun could go literally AN ENTIRE GAME without being sacked or roughed up.

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You are right.
A mobile QB could elude the pass rush.
That is why the QB relies so heavily on his feet and ankles.

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If he does catch the ball, unless he scores or runs out of bounds there is a 100% chance that he WILL be tackled.

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So he doesn't get tackled if he's blocking, or running a route, or goes out of bounds, or gets in the end zone? And when he is tackled to the ground, how many times is there stress on the ankle?

Every time a QB throws the football, he stresses the ankle. QB is a precision skill (like a lot of things in baseball). Injuries affect repetition and precision. Tua's first game back from his tightrope was about 52% completion percentage. Tight ends don't catch balls when they aren't accurate from the QB.

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I am hoping that his assured absence during at least 3 of those game sparks/forces this offense to level up. I wouldn’t want any other coach in college football over Kirby to try to turn this into a blessing instead of a curse.

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Same here.
And if the rest of the team can't step up in his absence, which I believe they will, then we don't deserve to go to the SECCG.

Brock is basically done for the rest of the season. He will not be coming back 100%z he will be 70% at best, and that’s not the Brock that stretches the field as a mismatch. Sadly he will just be another “ “ out there.

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I’m not in the mood to cry

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I still get nervous watching the Oklahoma game.