(Could you talk about your decision to keep Raji out again and what his prospects are?)
I just sat down with B.J. Saturday and talked to him about it. He doesn't have a full gait back. He's not running without a limp. He feels good. He just has to get over that last hurdle, and that comes down to strength. We just didn't feel he was 100 percent, and I didn't think it was smart to expose him when he's not 100 percent. Everybody is excited to see him play, he's excited to get out there and play, but at the end of the day, there's 16 games in the regular season. I did not want to put him out there until he's 100 percent.
"oskarliminga" wrote:
Not many, but a few were blasting the staff for not activating Raji when we need DL help. Again, sounds like Raji was not 100%. He had soreness and also from this quote has a limp while running.
Raji being inactive, the right call.
"Zero2Cool" wrote:
I disagree Zero, though admittedly from the benefit of hindsight. I questioned this yesterday and you seemed to agree with me then.
We got beat basically by a mid-level back, and Raji told Mike he was ready to go prior to the game. Mike overruled him. I could argue that if Raji were in there he would have made the difference in stopping Benson, but that still remains to be seen.
I still think that Ted fucked up the draft pick, but this also remains to be seen. All I know is that the 9 pick wasn't out there when he was needed, and that after he told his coach that he was ready.
This team has many evident problems, and most of them are not on the playing field.