Sounds like he feels RW will be back to start the season.
He never said that and
no one comes back from torn ACL in less than 5 months.
Bolded is one of the most ignorant and stupid borderline moronic posts I have ever seen. Go tell that to Jerry Rice who came back from complete ACL reconstruction in 3 1/2 months back in 1997.
I never quoted him. Just read between the lines.
Comparing Jerry Rice/Adrian Peterson athletically and body wise to RW is just not fair to the kid. What AP did will ruin ACL injuries for any star player for the next 10 years at least. That is just not normal what he was able to do and how fast he was able to recover. Look at Derrick Rose, who is a physical freak in his own right, buddy just hasnt been the same.
The timetable for ACL injuries is not 6 months for average human beings. (Which is what RW is. He is not a freak of nature like AP) I think Al doesnt want to discourage the young man since he has waited two years for this chance and Al knows how much the kid dreamed of being the starter for UM. And to crush his dream by coming out publicly and saying "his career is probably over" is not something Al would do this early. Although we all know that is probably the case.