Bowers Having Surgery

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Lawrence Wright said:
For someone who has little left to prove in college, and has the brightest of NFL futures ahead of him, it wouldn’t bother me one bit if he decided to shut it down.

And I’d be of that opinion if he wasn’t a Georgia Bulldog.
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Agreed. Bowers is an incredible athlete. I think he’ll do well in the league but you’re right it would make sense to sit, especially because its a surgery. And to hate be that way because you want to get out and compete. Be a part of what’s going on.
 
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CDB said:
Funny you say that, Canadian companies I do business with tell me their American employees are far more likely to have surgery then they’re Canadian employees.
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Could that be because of the time it takes to see specialists and surgeons in their system?
 
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Very sorry for his injury.A tremondus(spelling) player.Hope his career goes well and he doesn't return too soon and reaggreviates the wheel.
 
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Tua had the surgery. Came back in 27 days. While he played vs LSU, he didn’t look as quick. He injured his hip badly the following week vs Miss St trying to evade pressure. I believe the quick comeback was a factor.

Tillman sat 5-6 weeks & still wasn’t the same.
 
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Over the next few weeks I fully expect to be reminded of the benefits from multiple years of top-5 recruiting classes.

I have no idea who Georgia's "next up" at TE is... but I fully expect we'll all have heard his name several times by November.
 
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BruisedOrange said:
Over the next few weeks I fully expect to be reminded of the benefits from multiple years of top-5 recruiting classes.

I have no idea who Georgia's "next up" at TE is... but I fully expect we'll all have heard his name several times by November.
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Lawson Luckie
 
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BruisedOrange said:
Over the next few weeks I fully expect to be reminded of the benefits from multiple years of top-5 recruiting classes.

I have no idea who Georgia's "next up" at TE is... but I fully expect we'll all have heard his name several times by November.
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Oscar Delp. Borderline 5* with tons of potential. But he ain’t Bowers.
 
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volanatic said:
Agreed. Bowers is an incredible athlete. I think he’ll do well in the league but you’re right it would make sense to sit, especially because its a surgery. And to hate be that way because you want to get out and compete. Be a part of what’s going on.
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I’m a lifelong huge UGA fan and honestly I agree. Yes I want Bowers to play, but not if there is any expense to his future. I would rather us lose the rest of our games this year than see his future put in jeopardy. And I would feel this way even if the drought were still on.

I’m not saying I think he shouldn’t play, only that I hope the decision made is in his best interest.
 
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GroverCleveland said:
Could that be because of the time it takes to see specialists and surgeons in their system?
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Just because it takes more time, it would not affect the eventual need to have surgery. It would just take it longer to happen. You could argue that the government managed health system denies access to surgery, going against doctor’s orders. However, I’m not sure private health insurance companies aren’t getting just as bad.

Maybe it could just be that the doctors (and the companies that employ them) don’t get paid more for surgery.

Don’t get me wrong, I am not a proponent of universal healthcare provided by our government. However, because of health insurance, we have lost the ability to control the cost of our healthcare.

Sorry for getting started on it. Not sure that this is the correct venue for this discussion. I have a business that employs around 100 people and our healthcare costs have skyrocketed the last 10 years.

Go, Vols! Best wishes to Bowers. I hope he gets back to 100% and his next game is in the NFL.
 
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CDB said:
Just because it takes more time, it would not affect the eventual need to have surgery. It would just take it longer to happen. You could argue that the government managed health system denies access to surgery, going against doctor’s orders. However, I’m not sure private health insurance companies aren’t getting just as bad.

Maybe it could just be that the doctors (and the companies that employ them) don’t get paid more for surgery.

Don’t get me wrong, I am not a proponent of universal healthcare provided by our government. However, because of health insurance, we have lost the ability to control the cost of our healthcare.

Sorry for getting started on it. Not sure that this is the correct venue for this discussion. I have a business that employs around 100 people and our healthcare costs have skyrocketed the last 10 years.

Go, Vols! Best wishes to Bowers. I hope he gets back to 100% and his next game is in the NFL.
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You hit the nail on the head with the disconnect between consumer and provided caused by health insurance.

And it sounds like Bowers is planning on coming back to play. Wish him well as everything I've read about him, one could hardly ask for a better player and teammate. He and Darnell Washington were a devastating tandem last year for Georgia.
 
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esarmstrong said:
I really like and respect Bru, but there is no comparing these two players. Before injury, Brock Bowers was a Heisman contender.
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The players aren’t comparable in talent. In his role in this offense Bru is possibly just as important if not moreso. The blocking he does on the perimeter screens, his reliability as a wr when you have to have a catch, the attitude he brings to that unit. Those splits and the screen to the outside with a player like Bru blocking or receiving has potential to be a long gain everytime it’s thrown; that threat loosens up the defense in the box and enables the run to be more effective. That particular part of our offense just isn’t as effective without him on the field.

Sorry to go off topic, wish Bowers the best. Just wanted to point out that a players role in a specific offense can be bigger than some appreciate.
 
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DaddyChad said:
The players aren’t comparable in talent. In his role in this offense Bru is possibly just as important if not moreso. The blocking he does on the perimeter screens, his reliability as a wr when you have to have a catch, the attitude he brings to that unit. Those splits and the screen to the outside with a player like Bru blocking or receiving has potential to be a long gain everytime it’s thrown; that threat loosens up the defense in the box and enables the run to be more effective. That particular part of our offense just isn’t as effective without him on the field.

Sorry to go off topic, wish Bowers the best. Just wanted to point out that a players role in a specific offense can be bigger than some appreciate.
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Unless one watches and studies film on Bowers, it's impossible to know the things he does regarding blocking, team leadership, etc., like Bru did for TN. As a tight end, he would have completely different duties than Bru, making comparison even more pointless. My guess is that he is/was valuable to GA in those sorts of roles, too.
 
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He is a generational talent. UGA isn't going to go next man up and not miss a beat. I also disagree that this is similar to us losing Bru. No disrespect to Bru but his talent level is no where close to Bowers. This could really hurt UGA.
 
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esarmstrong said:
Unless one watches and studies film on Bowers, it's impossible to know the things he does regarding blocking, team leadership, etc., like Bru did for TN. As a tight end, he would have completely different duties than Bru, making comparison even more pointless. My guess is that he is/was valuable to GA in those sorts of roles, too.
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All fair comments here, but I think Bowers and Bru may have had similar roles in very different offenses. When UT uses wide splits to isolate defenders between pass/run defense, Bru was a tough mismatch if he was blocking a corner on a screen pass because of his size, meaning he could get a guy like Squirrel 1-v-1 with a safety in space. At the same time, defenses didn’t want him singled up against a safety because of his route running, catch radius, and speed.

Bowers did similar things, just closer to the ball. He could line up anywhere from outside WR, slot, TE, FB, or RB. He creates matchup problems: if you play him with a LB or DL, they can’t reliably hang in coverage. If you play him with a DB, he becomes a mismatch in the running game. If you bracket him, somebody else is that much more open.

I think both Smart and Heupel had plays where Bru/Bowers set up like they were going to block for a WR screen and then went deep. Defending that was so hard: the defender had to get outside to defend the screen back to the middle of the field, but then Bru or Bowers would run the vertical or post and be wide open.

They’re certainly not perfectly similar or comparable, but they’re both mismatches with size and speed. Both are great players, a credit to their teams.

Injuries suck.
 
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Jxn Vol said:
If you ever fracture an ankle just rub some dirt on it.
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There are some surgeries that are simply not required for an injury to heal. A broken ankle is not one of them. A sprained ankle, not so much. Really didn’t think I had to spell this out.
 
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