The coach has said we’re bigger this year, which is obvious to see. That would imply we aren’t fitter, since with conditioning you can’t achieve increases in every category with the limited time and effort available.
Plus the staff know how fit they are - they test them constantly, and know where their targets are and how to get them there. No chance they start a season less fit than they’re expected to be, and no chance they can improve in every area. There is limited time in a pre-season and therefore a need to focus. We went bigger this year, not fitter. Alvaro is the obvious example. Paulo is obviously smaller and fitter than he was, but he wasn’t here last year. He was at the fat Raiders.