Quote:Who is to say Bridgewater won't be a gym rat?  I just don't see him being that fragile or that skinny.  He's long and kind of lanky, but he's also super young.  I was long and skinny at that age too, and I'm far from that now.  A few years of dedicated working out and eading well will get him bigger. 

 

To me though, the biggest issue is the QB style.... he doesn't run around like a chicken with his head cut off...  He should be fine, even if he stays at the same weight as he is now.  Smart QBs won't take huge hits. 

 

Think of Peyton Manning - the guy hasn't taken 5 bonecrushing hits in his entire career it seems.

 

But its all about the frame. 

 

Bridgewaters frame is small. WHen you have a small frame, you can lift weights all you want, and the results are not only going to be limited, but you could set yourself up for an increased chance of injury if you overdo it. The frame can only support so much for what its built like. I hypothesize that a lot more of these injuries you see in the NFL today compared to the past is from overtraining past what your frame can handle. For those with naturally bigger frames, its less of a concern. Bridgewater's shoulders are very narrow. His bone structure is thin. He's 21. His frame isn't getting any bigger at this point. 

 

Granted, as you say, smart QB rarely take huge hits, so its possible that he (like Joe Montana, for example) will be able to enjoy a relatively major injury free career, for at least most of it. 

 

But it is at the least, a reasonable concern. 

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