Quote:Pirk's absolute refusal to acknowledge jaw surgery requiring a liquid diet as a very strong reason for dropping to 188 is bewildering to me. It's almost like he's only been cherry picking stats and quotes this whole offseason...oh wait.


He played at 222 lbs during his Sophomore year. and he had already gained a lot of it back by the combine. He will be in the 220-230 range in short order and the size concerns will be an afterthought.


His frame is no more of a worry than it should be for Carr, Fales, Manziel, McCarron, Morris, Murray...or Aaron Rodgers, Eli, Kaepernick, Geno, Glennon, etc.

Quote:"Bridgewater’s weight was as high as 222 pounds while playing at Lousiville but an oral procedure during his sophomore season caused him to lose a significant amount of weight. His jaw was broken in order to correct an overbite and straighten his teeth.

"I couldn’t eat for two months, and that was a period when I lost most of my weight," Bridgewater said. "So I just want to get back to that range, 220, 225 range, and just feel good.”"




That jaw surgery isn't secret info either. It's just purposefully left out when guys want to knock how low his weight got last year. He'll be just fine weight wise.

He still struggling to keep weight on a whole year removed from surgery. He gained almost 10 pounds for the combine then lost it a month later at his pro day.

Quote:Bridgewater weighed in 10 pounds lighter than at the combine. Part of that weight loss was due to working out in Florida with Wienke and having a cold, but he hopes to play around 220 pounds in the pros.

<a class="bbc_url" href='http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2014/03/17/qb-bridgewater-works-out-during-louisville-pro-day/6539533/'>http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2014/03/17/qb-bridgewater-works-out-during-louisville-pro-day/6539533/</a>


Oh wait. He had a cold...


The only person who seems to be making excuses is Bridgewater.

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