Lap: Nick Vigil/Rey M/Burfict

[SunsetBengal]

(05-29-2016, 01:06 PM)OBX Bengal Wrote: I agree, I think they both will be in shape by the fall.  The point that Dave Lapham made, that I agree with, is that Vontaze Burfict should keep off the extra weight because of his knee issue.  Excess weight strains the knees, causing cartilage to wear away.


http://www.arthritis.org/about-arthritis/where-it-hurts/knee-pain/knee-care/lose-weight-knee-pain.php

Good point, indeed.  Each pound of body weight is #4 of pressure on each knee.  I guess I was thinking that I have never known Vontaze to have the lean and "sculpted" look about his physique.  His body style is much stronger and explosive, than one would give credit for, at first glance.  Which isn't necessarily a bad thing, as the NFL, as well as the Bengals in particular, have had plenty of guys that look like Tarzan, play like Jane.

Maualuga, on the other hand, is a different story.  as he had trouble going sideline to sideline quickly, even when he was young and lean.  I would think that as he continues to age, he may be best suited as an ILB in a 3-4 type of alignment.