theJ Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 Who are some of your breakout candidates for 2017? Could be guys who have good years in the past and regressed (ok i'm talking about Hill), or guys who haven't had a chance to prove themselves yet. List your favorite 2-3 breakout candidates, and then list your dark horse breakout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theJ Posted July 19, 2017 Author Share Posted July 19, 2017 Candidate #1: Marcus Hardison Explanation: Injuries have derailed the start of his career. I'm hoping he'll finally be healthy this year and show what he can do. Every time he touches the field in practice people rave about him. Time to show it in a game. Candidate #2: Jake Fisher Explanation: He showed some promise last year in partial time, and i think by the end of the year he'll be a solid RT. The team will take some lumps with him in there, but he's got the makings of a solid lineman. Dark Horse: Cody Core Explanation - I think Cody showed some ability and potential last year at the end of the year. He's probably not going to be given much of a chance with the other WR's around him, but if he can perform in camp and preseason games, he has a shot to get some PT this year and impress some people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Nix Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 1 hour ago, theJ said: Who are some of your breakout candidates for 2017? Could be guys who have good years in the past and regressed (ok i'm talking about Hill), or guys who haven't had a chance to prove themselves yet. List your favorite 2-3 breakout candidates, and then list your dark horse breakout. 1. Darqueze Dennard CB Has had a hard time staying healthy and has been stuck behind many of the other older guys. I think he has the potential to take playing time away from Pacman and really shine when given the opportunity. This is his last year IMO to make an impression. 2. CJ Uzomah TE Eifert had had trouble staying healthy, and Uzomah has been on this team long enough to have finally learned the ins and outs of the position. He has a similar skill set to Eifert and a higher ceiling than Kroft IMO. If he can put it all together he might be our TE of the future. Darkhorse- Jeremy Hill RB Contract year, threat of replacement in Mixon now on the team. It's now or never to regain his rookie year form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theJ Posted July 19, 2017 Author Share Posted July 19, 2017 47 minutes ago, johndeere1707 said: 2. CJ Uzomah TE Eifert had had trouble staying healthy, and Uzomah has been on this team long enough to have finally learned the ins and outs of the position. He has a similar skill set to Eifert and a higher ceiling than Kroft IMO. If he can put it all together he might be our TE of the future. I thought about listing him too. I agree with your assessment. I'm hoping he breaks out even if eifert stays healthy. 2 TE sets are hard to defend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVillain112 Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 I'm going with WJIII and Ogbuehi. Come at me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Nix Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 2 hours ago, TheVillain112 said: I'm going with WJIII and Ogbuehi. Come at me... Lazy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theJ Posted July 20, 2017 Author Share Posted July 20, 2017 3 hours ago, TheVillain112 said: I'm going with WJIII and Ogbuehi. Come at me... Are you expecting it, or hoping it? Because i'm pretty sure if i had to put money on Oggy breaking out, i'd want really good odds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theJ Posted July 22, 2017 Author Share Posted July 22, 2017 On 7/19/2017 at 11:19 AM, johndeere1707 said: Darkhorse- Jeremy Hill RB Contract year, threat of replacement in Mixon now on the team. It's now or never to regain his rookie year form. He's definitely a dark horse. I give him about a 1% chance of breaking out. We've seen the best of Jeremy hill, and we've seen what he is now. He's not changing imo. He lost whatever magic he had, and the regression of the offensive line didn't help him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Nix Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 2 hours ago, theJ said: He's definitely a dark horse. I give him about a 1% chance of breaking out. We've seen the best of Jeremy hill, and we've seen what he is now. He's not changing imo. He lost whatever magic he had, and the regression of the offensive line didn't help him. I think half of the problems are in his head. He thinks too much instead of just go out and play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theJ Posted July 22, 2017 Author Share Posted July 22, 2017 2 hours ago, johndeere1707 said: I think half of the problems are in his head. He thinks too much instead of just go out and play. For sure it's in his head. I'm not sure how or if that's fixable at this point. He's totally broken. Has the Rudi Johnson/Brandon Jacobs complex without being paid first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrCincinnati Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 For some reason I think Bodine could end up being a surprise this year since he's entering a contract year. Either Ogbuehi or Fisher will hopefully have a good year, but not both. Dennard needs to have a really good year as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theJ Posted July 24, 2017 Author Share Posted July 24, 2017 55 minutes ago, MrCincinnati said: For some reason I think Bodine could end up being a surprise this year since he's entering a contract year. That would be a surprise. Though to his credit, i had to stop doing the Bodine's blunders last year because he stopped giving me material. He's not all bad. Just when he's bad, he's really really really bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrCincinnati Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 3 hours ago, theJ said: That would be a surprise. Though to his credit, i had to stop doing the Bodine's blunders last year because he stopped giving me material. He's not all bad. Just when he's bad, he's really really really bad. Compared to all the other guys on the OL right now, he's there's 2nd best player now which just tells how bad things could go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INbengalfan Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 Breakout #1 Andrew Billings. I think he will be a force this season, especially with teams still forced to focus on Atkins and Dunlap first. Plus, he won't be asked to play 95% of the snaps, as he did at Baylor. Breakout #2 Tyler Boyd With all the attention received by Eifert, Green, and (hopefully) Mixon, with a few splash plays by Ross sprinkled in, I think Boyd absolutely abuses the LBs trying to cover him. It would be nice to see our offense do that to the opposition instead of them to us. Dark horse Joe Mixon. Yes, this isn't a dark horse, but I think he will bust out in a big way early on, to the point of putting up stats almost those of Elliot did last year. Granted, we don't have the line the Cowboys do (duh), but with the plethora of riches at the skill positions, there's no way opposing teams can stack the box. Which leads to explosive runs by Mixon all year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theJ Posted July 26, 2017 Author Share Posted July 26, 2017 On 7/24/2017 at 7:37 PM, INbengalfan said: Tyler Boyd With all the attention received by Eifert, Green, and (hopefully) Mixon, with a few splash plays by Ross sprinkled in, I think Boyd absolutely abuses the LBs trying to cover him. It would be nice to see our offense do that to the opposition instead of them to us. I think maybe you should switch him and Mixon. Boyd is a huge dark horse that no one is really thinking about, but will probably be a vital part of the offense this year. He'll get single coverage all year, and he did well at the end of 2016 abusing it. 600 yards last year. I think he will probably be in the 800-1000 yard range this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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