Even with this injury, part of his goal was to come back faster, come back stronger, come back more explosive. And that's pretty hard, considering how explosive he is already. |
Rip originally said he didn't want two days in between, but this is a blessing. We've got a little bit more time. |
See, he knows what my philosophy is and would try to sneak around it a little bit and try some extra things. He would run a little bit before I wanted him to run. But you know, there's part of me, knowing Lindsey Hunter, saying, 'That's part of the equation. That's just who he is.' You tell him to do 10 things, he'll do 13. He's always going to do a little bit more. |
Thank God for Ivy, his wife. She was kind of my contact person. Lindsey would tell me only so much of what he was doing. Ivy would give me the fine details. |
We have to look at the history with this guy. He's sprained his ankle seven or eight times with us, and he's never missed a game with one. It's the same thing he's had in the past. Nothing big. |
We just don't take chances with the playoffs being here. But he should be fine. |