He definitely comes back too soon. The delta between his first game back and the second game is waaay too big. Simply because he’s able to go out there and perform doesn’t mean he’s able to go out there and perform up to his own standards. An injury serious enough to make you miss a game will affect your muscle memory and your timing. It takes time and repetition to get those back. It clearly took Ben three quarters to get them back last week. If he can’t practice during the first part of the week, it may be best to either sit him or bring him in off the bench.(I know that’s counter-intuitive, but it’s worked before)

One of the great ironies that Ben has a rep as a drama queen, but he takes an incredible beating out there, and comes back from injury sooner than he probably should. It’s a tough call for Tomlin, though, because an injured Big Ben is probably better than a healthy LJ., so long as Ben’s arms and legs still total four.

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