10-30-2015, 11:53 AM
(10-30-2015, 11:38 AM)Daddy-O Wrote: At this point it doesn't matter whether he comes back this week, next week or the Houston week. He is now 10 months removed from the surgery and has gone through very rigorous rehab. At this point the knew is not going to be any better in 1 or 2 more weeks. Whether he is in football shape or not remains to be seen. From what I've read he looks like he never left. If that the case put him out there for a certain number of plays. Holding him out for 2 more weeks at this point with not heal the knee any more. He can either do or he can't.
I agree with most of this. During the season there is not a lot of full contact in practice. Burfict is not going to get his body in "football shape" unless he plays some football.
One thing that might take some more time to work out is the adjustments the other LBs may have to make. I have a feeling that Vinny Rey will see some snaps at either MLB or SOLB when Burfict takes over at WOLB. Maualuga may even see some snaps at SOLB. They probably won't completely re-shuffle the LB corps in the middle of the season, but it isn't rocket science to move these guys around. They need to do whatever it takes to get the best combination of LBs on the field at one time. That is the kind of stuff they can look at when they get the extra few days after our Thursday night game.
