Burfict

[cincygrad]

I smell something fishy with Burfict...... Marvin comes out yesterday and says he won't play at all in the preseason, because he is too valuable. That doesn't make any sense as Marvin has never sat a 'valuable' player in preseason, just because he didn't want to risk injury.

Now Burfict is listed on the non-football injury report suggesting that he isn't healthy enough to start practice. There is a big difference between not playing in preseason games and not practicing at all.

Wonder if the dude is having trouble with that knee. Probably no reason to worry yet as he demonstrated last year that he could come in at mid-year and pretty much dominate without having practiced for a year, but it's still curious.

 

[Cincyfan78]

I smell something fishy with Burfict...... Marvin comes out yesterday and says he won't play at all in the preseason, because he is too valuable. That doesn't make any sense as Marvin has never sat a 'valuable' player in preseason, just because he didn't want to risk injury.

Now Burfict is listed on the non-football injury report suggesting that he isn't healthy enough to start practice. There is a big difference between not playing in preseason games and not practicing at all.

Wonder if the dude is having trouble with that knee. Probably no reason to worry yet as he demonstrated last year that he could come in at mid-year and pretty much dominate without having practiced for a year, but it's still curious.

Nah.

Even other reports have stated nothing serious. Besides, they have a small glut at LB, and some of these guys need reps.

I wouldn't worry much about it, at least not at this point. Now, if we are talking heading into the season, or 3 weeks into the season, and his suspension is about to be lifted, and there are questions about him being ready to practice, well....then we can worry. Until then, it's a non-story, at least to me.

 

[kramer1]

He's hooked on that Purple Sizzurp.

 

[DanBengalfan]

this ain't a sissies game, when you get hurt, you really get hurt. and you can only take so many of these kinds of hits. plenty of players have to leave the league after just a handful of years.

 

[alf8478]

I think Marvin knows people will try and take cheap shots at him. So rather he get hurt in a "meaningful" game than a pre-season game.

 

[DanBengalfan]

yes most likley