OG Vince Manuwai is close to 100 percent recovered from a torn ACL suffered in the season opener in 2008. While idle last season, he gained more than 30 pounds but has worked hard to get back into playing shape, now rested and ready after starting 78 games in his first six seasons. "He's one of our better players. He's a strong guy, he moves people," coach Jack Del Rio said. "He really helps make the running game go. When you have powerful people, Xs and Os, there's a lot of good design out there. When (the defense has) a big guy, he kind of takes that guy that's maybe an X and supposed to be at a spot and moves him four or five yards back and it makes a little different look. That's what a big, strong dominant person can do for your team and that's what he is." 61/8/2009

Manuwai is out for the season after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee Sunday.
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