Yeah, Culpepper was 280 pounds when he played in the NFL, and lost more than 100 after retirement when he no longer needed to bulk up (dare I say, shot up with steroids?).

The opening episode seemed ok to me, there certainly have been better ones. I wasn't surprised to see Gervase sucking up in the rear - back in Borneo, he was still a young guy at about 30 who struggled in the water and in keeping up physically at times, so naturally he was going to be even more winded in his mid-40s. He knew he was coming back onto Survivor and it's clear he didn't take it seriously enough to find a pool in his area and pick up a few skills. It wasn't just the lack of swimming skills that caught my eye but being so winded that he couldn't get over a rolling log or onto a boat? Dude's got some serious laziness.

I wish they showed a lot more of the couples during their first night alone - no, no not 'with each other' but more like talking about their thoughts, feelings, fears, etc. about the next day to come, and what they might strategize about while together. That was a major disappointment for me - I get the Day Zero concept, but show us more!