Burfict to practice today

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(10-29-2015, 01:38 PM)Luvnit2 Wrote: My definition of football shape and your must differ. He has been working with trainers for 6 months so it is very easy for me and likely their goal was to strengthen the muscles around his knees and hamstrings. If not, he could never do any type of running. It is my understanding he was doing straight ahead running for a very long time. They added cutting and other strength exercises I would assume once they were able to manage any soreness or swelling issues.

In this case, I think football shape really refers to football basics of tackling and shedding blocking as well as the mental aspect so he can play fast. But, maybe I am wrong. I went through a year long rehabilitation on my left knee as my ACL was shredded, my MCL torn as well as both meniscus. My therapy and then training started with strength because I really could not run or even attempt to jump at less than full strength of the muscles around my knee as well as the healing of the bones around my kneecap and I also needed 12 screws.

"Football shape", as I used it, to me means being able to run through blockers and not snap a tendon.  When he runs, and does squats, and therapy, etc. there is never a 300lb individual trying to prevent him from doing those things.  I could run like a deer, all day long, squat a ton of weight, etc. but until I started doing them both at the same time, as is required by actual football contact drills....well, let's just say the soreness was unbelievable at the beginning of a season, despite one's so-called "conditioning".

I'm sure that mentally, he is 100% and he is probably watching a lot of videos and understanding his future opponents.  He is as instinctive a LB as I have ever seen.  I'm not worried about that portion of it whatsoever. 

I want him out there as bad as the next guy, and even having him out there for a few snaps at putzburg would be highly motivating to the team.  However, the goal is the Super Bowl, and I really, really want him down the stretch and in the postseason.  I think the team can be 9-0 without him and then he starts to get acclimated in the AZ game.