Those winds of change that A.J. Green blew into Bengaldom with Andy Dalton six years ago are here again as the locker hierarchy re-orders itself in the post-Whit and Peko era.
“We lost some great leaders,” said linebacker Vontaze Burfict, along with Domata Peko the de facto captain of the defense for the last four years. “We have a whole bunch of leaders in here. But certain guys are stepping up now.”
While Burfict is a coach-on-the-field leader with all the vocals, Green, the best player on the team, has been mainly a leader by a-brilliant-no-brainer-six-time-Pro-Bowler example.