“Rob was able to do a little bit more, but we got to see how his body responds tomorrow (Friday), and that’s why, you know, it’s questionable right now for Rob.
“We were able to kind of ramp up his work, but it’s like the recovery of what does this thing feel like the next day, where are we at in terms of football, whole football readiness.”
Some of the challenges with testing Hunt’s readiness stem from the fact that teams are not in pads at this late stage of the season. And for an offensive lineman, a lot of their work centers around being as physical as possible, something that isn’t full tested unless in pads.
“We were able to simulate some things from a physical standpoint,” Canales shared, before continuing, “Not being in pads certainly does present its challenges. If we were just practicing in the normal scheme of the season and being able to hit each other and all that, you can gather a little bit more information.”
However, considering Hunt’s injury is in his biceps, the coaches can still gather a lot of information from non-padded drills.
“The nature of the injury, he just needs that physical change of direction and getting his hands split the right way. So we were able to evaluate some of that.”
Both Hunt and Moore were full participants on Tuesday and Wednesday, while both remained limited on Thursday.
Asked if he was more “bullish” on the possibility of having Moore than Hunt, though, Canales said yes.
