This may be a stupid question... (re: LBs and conditioning)

[KB_fan]

This may be a stupid question and I'm not totally sure it's worthy of a separate thread, but as I've been looking at our roster and our injury list in recent days, it's struck me how many LBs we have, and how few injuries we've seen among LBs.  Other than the scratch to Luke's leg (which resulted in like 1 missed snap in the NE game), and the muscle tweak Trusnik had the past day or two (he was back to practice today), I don't think ANY of our 10 LBs have missed much practice time this pre-season due to injury.  Perhaps I'm forgetting someone.  But right now all 10 of our LBs are healthy.

So my question:  Is there something different the LBs do regarding strength & conditioning that the other positions don't?  Do they have different strength & conditioning routines or coaches?  I imagine I'm completely off the wall for thinking this could be a factor, but given so many other position groups struggling with injuries - especially non-contact injuries, it's got me wondering.

P.S -.and yes I have knocked on wood that we avoid any LB injuries!

[t96]

Thomas Davis

[KB_fan]

Thomas Davis

This season?  I'm forgetting the details.

[KB_fan]

I guess Shaq has also missed practices with injuries this preseason... it seems like so long ago.  Anything pre-KB's injury is a blur now.

[t96]

This season?  I'm forgetting the details.

No it just so happens that this year LBs have been pretty healthy. Just random. Shaq has missed a lot of time though. TD was the answer to your question.

[SOJA]

if something happens to TD i'm going to send 1 trillion frozen lady bugs to your house

[GRWatcher]

Did you miss this article?

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/eb43e577b4e648fea5286b9197f44c00/players-methods-recovery-training-camp-vary

Luke Kuechly sits on the edge of a six-foot wide, two-foot deep metal tub filled with ice and water contemplating the shock his body is about to endure.

"Oh, I dread it every time," Kuechly says with a grin.

But he gets in. He always gets in.

I think players train as a group, so LB's would have their own routine. A good part of it may be training with weights & strengthening the core.

[adub2b23]

I may be off base with this comment, but can we not talk about groups of players that seem to never get injured? That makes me nervous as fug and I feel like it's bad luck.

[csx]

I used to roll my eyes when people complained about why the trainers couldnt make sure proper stretching is done to prevent the dreaded hammy pull. From a layman perspective it just seems like it can be prevented. I guess not.

[KB_fan]

I may be off base with this comment, but can we not talk about groups of players that seem to never get injured? That makes me nervous as fug and I feel like it's bad luck.

understood, and I did hesitate to write this, but I really was curious...

[caatfan]

I don't think they have any secrets for staying unhurt. Just lucky maybe.

[Kevin Greene]

Great, now I have to go sacrafice another Taint fan to keep our roster safe.

I'm afraid Mcconaughey and Harrelson may be onto me though.

[jasonluckydog]

I'm scared that my power is so strong simply mentioning a player could get hurt will in fact cripple them.