Kratch: Victor Cruz: 'I'm 100 percent'

The patella is a two year recovery that others have made successfully and the calf injury was reported to have no long term affects. There are no guarantees but he as as good a chance as anyone.

But if he's still feeling better every day, then it sounds like he's not 100% yet

Positive news nonetheless, though.

VC of old.

We will have something.

Wow 2011 was so long ago

the Mother and the Holy Ghost Amen .
Let's hope so the Kid deserves some good fortune .

watch out. This team will light defenses up.

that would be a huge upgrade.

back on the field and contributing in some capacity. Let's hope his legs hold up this year and he can be a contibutor.

There's always two prongs to recovery.

One is the physical side. Victor may be talking about that when he says he's "100%". Full flexibility, full mobility, and hopefully the 2nd gear/explosion out of cuts he relied on.

The other prong is mental. You can be physically recovered, but there's always that mental part to be fought through. "Can I depend on doing what I did before?"; the fear of re-injuring himself, etc. That's the part he's likely talking about, when he says "getting better day to day".

Part of that is simply not thinking about it, and just reacting on the field, building that muscle memory he had. It should be interesting to see his "physical presence" at camp. High level athletes have that tight "spring in their step", and in the way they move around that reflects their conditioning and inner confidence in their physical condition.

The guy relies on quickness. 90% does not make it.

Not his straightline speed, was his biggest asset.

If he can regain that - game on.

When camp starts.

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In comment 12917060 Ivan15 said:

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The guy relies on quickness. 90% does not make it.

Not really true. How many games did he play well when he wasn't 100%? I'm guessing some but know way to really know.

Cruz doesn't need to be 100% to be effective. He won't be the #1 and won't draw doubles like he used to. He needs to catch passes in open space and just be reliable unlike Randle who was one mental letdown after another.

This health percentage meter is kinda pointless, players play banged up all the time.

Anything we get from VC is a bonus. We've danced this before with VCs comments. Love VC, but and in a rare moment, I'm with JR on this one, today anyway.

We need to draft a receiver or maybe even two to compete in camp.

For fear of drawing bitter memories a James Jones type vet might offer a good alternative to drafting the second rookie.

We need a couple more guys with a legit chance to make our roster in case Cruz flames out.

Cruz is still s young man and I hope for the best for him, but he's no longer football-young. Ask Hakeem Nicks.

In comment 12917028 bigbluehoya said:

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But if he's still feeling better every day, then it sounds like he's not 100% yet Positive news nonetheless, though.

thats not splitting hairs. It's pretty much the definition of 100%

In comment 12917048 OBJ31 said:

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that would be a huge upgrade.

So all he has to do is actually try and exert some effort. Shouldn't be too difficult.

.....and I started imaginging....what if?

What if Victor Cruz, 29, bounced back to 2011 form?
90-1250-8 type numbers or even better? Man would this offense GO.

to recover properly from knee surgery. I think Cruz will benefit from the extra year the calf injury gave him. On the down side is two years of age and rust. Cruz could be the wildcard that has a huge impact on the Giants if he can play well, I think we all know that.

and "mixes" it up with a few DB's, we just don't know.....

Then it becomes, a 16 game watch.....

In comment 12917060 Ivan15 said:

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The guy relies on quickness. 90% does not make it.

The sad thing is JAG is an improvement over what we've got at WR besides Beckham at the moment.

In comment 12917219 SGMen said:

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.....and I started imaginging....what if? What if Victor Cruz, 29, bounced back to 2011 form? 90-1250-8 type numbers or even better? Man would this offense GO.

I'll one up you.

If we get a decent draft, health, Beckham improves, Cruz is his 2011 self, and a decent 3rd WR emerges, this team wins the Superbowl.

A lot of ifs, though.

is expecting a lot from a guy that has not played in almost 2 years and is coming off of a major injury. His number have declined in the 2 years after 2011 and 2012 & 2013 are more realistic expectations. his 2012 numbers would have put him at #18 in rec yards and his 2013 numbers would have put him at #27 last year. His 2011 numbers would have put him 3rd last year. Rueben Randle was 43.

I am very disappointed the Giants didnt go after a WR in FA. As of right now a guy that hasn't played in almost 2 years is our clear #2 and that is a bad job by Reese. Cruz says he is 100% but then says "By training camp, I should be pretty much ready to go.”. Thats not 100%. I just dont expect a lot out of Cruz this year but it seems like the Giants are rolling the dice on him. Even a rookie is a gamble to be able to contribute. Very few rookie WRs have a big impact their 1st year.

Let's see what he's doing there, along with the rest of our walking wounded.

and I think VC will be able to play well. Better than Randle, not as good as 2011 though. Maybe he can get there by year's end though. He'll have to work through some rust, IMO. He's worked very hard from all I've heard.

Good luck Victor!

I would fucking hope so. No reason for him not to be at this point. No excuses this year. This is it for him with this team.

and being pretty much ready to go by training camp. 100% is being ready now, running, cutting, jumping etc. But its good to hear that he feels better.

I'd be worried about him even playing after just getting healthy.

In comment 12917032 Bluesbreaker said:

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the Mother and the Holy Ghost Amen . Let's hope so the Kid deserves some good fortune .

The Mother?

In comment 12917616 Gatorade Dunk said:

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In comment 12917032 Bluesbreaker said: Quote: the Mother and the Holy Ghost Amen . Let's hope so the Kid deserves some good fortune . The Mother?

What, he can't think outside the box?

In comment 12917028 bigbluehoya said:

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But if he's still feeling better every day, then it sounds like he's not 100% yet Positive news nonetheless, though.

Haha, it's not splitting hairs. I had the same exact reaction.

I keep reading about drops, injuries, getting old, and out of action. VC will salsa again and the Gmen fans will fall in love all over again. We don't need a Beckham eqivalent, only a complement. Victor Cruz will rise from the ashes.... to be a trusted target for Eli to get first downs and TD's.

Sorrry Mark but Cruz at 90% is a JAG
Ivan15 : 9:14 am : link : reply
The guy relies on quickness. 90% does not make it.

90% and the heart of a Lion ...Putski

to and through training camp.

hope the training camp videos are't him riding a bike on the sideline during practice.

I would still get Treadwell if Elliot is off the board.You need three WR.

In comment 12917590 Klaatu said:

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Let's see what he's doing there, along with the rest of our walking wounded.

I wish the best for him, but I just get the feeling we are going to hear that Cruz was held out from the team "because of precautionary reasons. No reason to go at it now with so much time left before the season..."

And then Reese & Co. will go over their draft board again and move all the WRs up a tier...

In comment 12917060 Ivan15 said:

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The guy relies on quickness. 90% does not make it.

I disagree. He's smart, runs great routes and gets open.

and hope for the best to see if that's 100%...wish him well

In comment 12917605 Dave in Hoboken said:

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I would fucking hope so. No reason for him not to be at this point. No excuses this year. This is it for him with this team.

What does no excuses mean? Isn't a pulled hamstring, etc a good excuse to miss time?