Comments on: Fladell fails physical http://jets.lohudblogs.com/2009/07/02/fladell-fails-physical/ Jane McManus of The Journal News on the Jets. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:51:56 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: mdh http://jets.lohudblogs.com/2009/07/02/fladell-fails-physical/comment-page-1/#comment-11501 mdh Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:52:51 +0000 http://jets.lohudblogs.com/?p=2673#comment-11501 via Dustin Keller's Twitter... apparently he's the #11 ranked Tight End in fantasy right now! I think a few extra summer workouts are in order if he is to live up to that standard next year. When I hear stories like the one Peter King mentioned last week about Roy Williams never having a workout regimen in Detroit, it just makes me scratch my head... these NFL players are already so susceptible to injury, and face such tough competition every week during the season that one would think extra preparation during the off-season/summer will undoubtedly pay dividends in one way or another -- a higher level of individual (& team) success on the field, a lengthier career and larger contracts all come to mind as potential benefits. With all the resources these players have, it just makes you wonder what the heck they're thinking sometimes... In Roy Williams's case, I'll never understand why an off-season workout plan of SOME sort wasn't a REQUIREMENT by the Lions. And personally, of course, he should have realized the upside to the extra work. With a training/lifting regimen, Williams would likely be a better football player -- period. It is great to hear guys like Keller & Scott are taking their time off seriously and using the time to properly prepare for camp. Any extra edge will be welcome this season as the AFC East appears to be shaping up to be an even stronger division than last year. via Dustin Keller’s Twitter… apparently he’s the #11 ranked Tight End in fantasy right now! I think a few extra summer workouts are in order if he is to live up to that standard next year.

When I hear stories like the one Peter King mentioned last week about Roy Williams never having a workout regimen in Detroit, it just makes me scratch my head… these NFL players are already so susceptible to injury, and face such tough competition every week during the season that one would think extra preparation during the off-season/summer will undoubtedly pay dividends in one way or another—a higher level of individual (& team) success on the field, a lengthier career and larger contracts all come to mind as potential benefits. With all the resources these players have, it just makes you wonder what the heck they’re thinking sometimes…

In Roy Williams’s case, I’ll never understand why an off-season workout plan of SOME sort wasn’t a REQUIREMENT by the Lions. And personally, of course, he should have realized the upside to the extra work. With a training/lifting regimen, Williams would likely be a better football player—period.

It is great to hear guys like Keller & Scott are taking their time off seriously and using the time to properly prepare for camp. Any extra edge will be welcome this season as the AFC East appears to be shaping up to be an even stronger division than last year.

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