CT, I thought you were splitting hairs last year when you kept telling us the injury would heal in 6 months after surgery, and I think you're splitting hairs now. Part of a rehabilitation process is all factors affected by the injury. Sure, as you say the ligaments may have been healed, but the whole was not...and it was obvious. I do credit you for making the distinction between the knee injury and the affected surrounding areas...ie, muscle atrophy, but it appears you continue to place the 2 in different categories, when the reality is it is all part of the whole.
Robert was not 100% to start the season...that was quite obvious and the brace was only a small factor. I have run with a brace and can tell you, while cumbersome, it does not affect you enough to be "the" excuse many keep running back to for support of Robert's super human abilities (Not suggesting you do that CT).
Like Boone says, his success relies heavily on his ability to refrain from playing with reckless abandon. That has been my fear since it was first suggested he would be our next QB, that remains my fear today.