Burfict dropped 15 to 20 lbs.

[*bengalfan74*]

(07-30-2017, 08:08 PM)Shake n Blake Wrote: Eh...according to the same site, Burfict played the 2nd highest percentage of snaps in his career:

https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BurfVo00/fantasy/

He played roughly 75% of all snaps in his first 2 games and 91% for the season. All of this matches up completely with what I'm saying. His weight was not a factor. He missed time and had to shake off a bit of rust when he got back. If it were truly a weight issue, he would've struggled all year. It's not like he suddenly lost weight in his 3rd game. 

In the end, he played his 2nd highest percentage of snaps and produced 101 tackles, 2 sacks and 2 INTs. Numbers that far exceed the pace of any season he had outside of 2013. At the very least, the weight issue has been a smidge overblown and the numbers back me up. Again, it will be nice to have him in shape and not suspended. That alone should be a great help.

I get what you're saying Shake and agree mostly, however. Put me in the camp who believes along with some of the others that he didn't come back as well as he could have and was out of shape and a bit overweight.

I really hope he has come full circle and is now ready to step up and become the true leader he can be. If he does our defense could truly be a special one.