Quote: SaintsFan "I will spell it out for you. You say not all players are the same and yet you say that [ibecause he is a kid[/i he should be treated gently. So on the one hand you are saying teenagers are different but on the other you are saying they should all be treated the same. '"
I didn't say that at all, I said because he's not fully developed he should be cautiously treated, not because he's young. Most lads at that age aren't fully developed therefore need to be handled carefully, there are of course exceptions, like Josh Jones.
Quote: SaintsFan "You have no idea whether Percival is developed enough or not. Have you felt his muscles? Burrow is titchy in all respects but plays the man's game. Leeds' fullback is a skinny git too but he plays. It is strength that is important; not size.'"
No, I'm not Purple Aki.
Sorry but you're wrong, looking at his build you can see he's not developed fully. I'm not saying that because he's not big, just because you can clearly see there's more to go on his frame. The same can be said with Gaskell.
When muscles aren't fully developed they are more prone to injury. no matter how strong you are. It isn't a case of whether he's big or strong enough, it's whether his body can take the strain. Even the strongest can get injured.
Quote: SaintsFan "And you have no idea whether his body could take it or not. Wheeler's clearly can't and he is definitely fully developed and into his 20s. You are just speculating.'"
Re read the post, there was a lengthy point about the medical staff having conversations and htey clearly have decided it's best for him not to back up. That's not me speculating anythings, that's a decision made by the coaching staff and medical staff who know far more about this than you do.
Quote: SaintsFan "There you go again, making assumptions! You have no idea whether him being unable to back up would destroy his confidence at all. It could have completely the opposite effect.'"
So you're saying getting steam rollered tonight by Ryan Atkins would give him a boost?
I'm not saying he would get steam rollered before you insinuate that.