I do not think there has been a season that I have been more excited for than this one. Maybe it is that this will be my second season using this forum as fan, and I feel I know much more about football thanks to all of you, even though I do not always seem receptive. Or maybe it the fact we have so many amazing players whom signed as free agents, were drafted, are returning from injury, or entering their second season. That begs the question who are you most excited for? Personally, it is Jamie Collins; I cannot remember a player I have been more intrigued by.
For a top 10, I think I'd go with this:
1. Revis - want to see Revis island
2. Gronk - want to see if he can get back to 2011/2012 form
3. Collins - want to see him make the leap
4. Dobson - want to see him make the leap
5. Hightower - want to see him play up to his abilities now that Spikes isn't forcing him out of position
6. Easley - want to see some interior pressure
7. Wilfork - want to see him taking up two blockers
8. Vereen - want to see him stay healthy and create another matchup nightmare
9. Browner - want to see him in press coverage
10. Stork/Halapio - want to see one or both of them starting from day one
There's a ton of other guys that I'm really intrigued to see what happens: maybe it's not totally fair, but Brady, Jones, McCourty and Mayo aren't making my list mostly because I feel confident that we know what we're getting from them. Excitement, for me, is at least ATM coming from guys who we don't know what they'll offer, but we know that it *could* be big.
Re: Brady, I'm of the mindset that, like last year, he'll be great if his weapons are even competent, and if they suck then he'll what he can but it won't be good enough for the fans/media. We'll see, but if either one of Gronk/Dobson have strong years, then I have no concerns at all about him.