I'm not saying it's going to happen, but how does it happen?
- No aggravation of the injury late in the season last year because Gase held him out, which leads to....
- Around say 10+ months cumulative recovery time from first missed game last year until start of 2017 season
- Pouncey doing all he can to get it into shape this offseason (sounds like he is checking all avenues, doing all he can, which feeds some of the concern i think)
- If he's walking with a cane, could just be being smart - how many people aggravate healing injuries/surgeries by overdoing it? I know a few recently.
- Gase being smart with his practice schedule, letting him do just enough to be prepared to play
Those are the things he has going for him going into the 2017 season, by all accounts.