SeanBruschi54
In the Starting Line-Up
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Everyone knows going into Training Camp that the WR position is going to be an interesting one to watch. The additions of Moss, Stallworth, Welker and Washington seem to add depth, versatility and overall a great corp of receivers to what seemed to be a struggling unit last year. Moss Stallworth and Welker seem to be locks to make the team while Washongton might have to battle for a spot.
Belichick has said on numerous occassions that he has a place on this team for Brown, whether that be at another position besides wideout we will never know. So lets see that makes 4 possible WR locks.
Last years playoff starters Reche and Jabar also could be players on the bubble despite the fact that Reche was our leading WR last year and Jabar showed flashes of great play in the postseason. No locks here just yet. The last player is obviously Chad Jackson, if 100% healthy and ready to go for TC then he has all the potential in the world to be one of the best WR's on the team, but at the same time his bust factor is just as high with problems to understand the playbook and injuries. Right now my picks for our WR's are Moss, Stallworth, Welker, Reche, Brown and Jackson. We go with 6 WR's while Troy Brown plays WR/CB/ST's/Team captain just having Troy Brown in that locker room makes him worth more to this club than most think. Jackson I'm going with the fact that he is healthy from day 1 of TC even though that might not be the case. If he is placed on PUP then my initial replacement for him is Washington, the guy has to much potential to be good not to show it.
Jabar is traded. Sorry Jabar i really liked you.
Now that we're off the WR story lets focus on some lesser known players who have high upside in particular Garrett Mills. Mills was an amazing receiver in college and showed he had great hands in Preseason last year. He just needed to work on improving his blocking and footwork to become a better player. To me Mills screams out future Larry Centers type player, great backfield pass to option (like Faulk) good blocker, can be used in situational running plays for short yardage. Seems like the reason why we drafted him was to become Larry Centers Jr. Belichick loved having Larry on that 2003 team if you can all remember.
Eugene Wilson will have a no injuries season and play outstanding. Why? Because its his contract year and players tend to over push themselves to be at there top notch physical best. Merriweather will notch himself into the team's defense regardless, he's instantly our best or 2nd best cover man.
Linebackers who i think stand out in camp and make us happy there are a few young guys to look forward too. Pierre Woods and Oscar Lua. Woods because he was an absolute beast in college and ran into some off field problems which dropped him considerably enough not to get drafted. Lua because Pioli has referred to him as "really special" and "very similar to Matt Cassel situation" that means two things: 1) he would have been starting at another school at linebacker. 2) He has high potential to develop into something great and was always regarded as a team player and someone who loves to learn and listen. Very important, Justin Rogers SHOULD take at least one year to make the transition from DE to OLB for us but anything out of him would just be bonus.
Maroney = Money in the bank. Last year our passing offense was bland and predictable. Teams knew when we were going to pass and run. Maroney faced at times 8 men in the box, its no wonder he was injured. This season i think he takes that sophmore leap as 2nd year RB's SOMETIMES do and becomes a sure fire starter in this league to notice. Fantasy Football junkies already know his potential explosion this season, he is already becoming the Frank Gore of Fantasy Football for this season. Hopefully most understand the Frank Gore reference.
David Thomas i think will be more of a weapon than Brady (kyle). Good speed, good hands, ability to get open. Great complimentary TE to Watson. Thomas is a TE of the future for us.
Am i the only one who really liked what i saw of Spann last year? I mean he looked good for a scrub CB in coverage and blanketed some very good WR's. It will be interesting to see what becomes of him.
Thomas the biggest acquisition of our FA period and i see The WR trio (moss, donte and welker) mentioned more than him. His name will be mentioned quite often this season so be sure to start remembering him more.
Ryan O'Cal locks up the RT spot, i said it last year during TC and i'll say it now. Callghan is a beast when he is healthy. Another thing to think about, why did we draft 3 more OL players? Answer Kaczur might be traded.
Well that covers my quick thoughst for now. Hopefully i'll be able to write more and more when TC is here.
-Sean
Belichick has said on numerous occassions that he has a place on this team for Brown, whether that be at another position besides wideout we will never know. So lets see that makes 4 possible WR locks.
Last years playoff starters Reche and Jabar also could be players on the bubble despite the fact that Reche was our leading WR last year and Jabar showed flashes of great play in the postseason. No locks here just yet. The last player is obviously Chad Jackson, if 100% healthy and ready to go for TC then he has all the potential in the world to be one of the best WR's on the team, but at the same time his bust factor is just as high with problems to understand the playbook and injuries. Right now my picks for our WR's are Moss, Stallworth, Welker, Reche, Brown and Jackson. We go with 6 WR's while Troy Brown plays WR/CB/ST's/Team captain just having Troy Brown in that locker room makes him worth more to this club than most think. Jackson I'm going with the fact that he is healthy from day 1 of TC even though that might not be the case. If he is placed on PUP then my initial replacement for him is Washington, the guy has to much potential to be good not to show it.
Jabar is traded. Sorry Jabar i really liked you.
Now that we're off the WR story lets focus on some lesser known players who have high upside in particular Garrett Mills. Mills was an amazing receiver in college and showed he had great hands in Preseason last year. He just needed to work on improving his blocking and footwork to become a better player. To me Mills screams out future Larry Centers type player, great backfield pass to option (like Faulk) good blocker, can be used in situational running plays for short yardage. Seems like the reason why we drafted him was to become Larry Centers Jr. Belichick loved having Larry on that 2003 team if you can all remember.
Eugene Wilson will have a no injuries season and play outstanding. Why? Because its his contract year and players tend to over push themselves to be at there top notch physical best. Merriweather will notch himself into the team's defense regardless, he's instantly our best or 2nd best cover man.
Linebackers who i think stand out in camp and make us happy there are a few young guys to look forward too. Pierre Woods and Oscar Lua. Woods because he was an absolute beast in college and ran into some off field problems which dropped him considerably enough not to get drafted. Lua because Pioli has referred to him as "really special" and "very similar to Matt Cassel situation" that means two things: 1) he would have been starting at another school at linebacker. 2) He has high potential to develop into something great and was always regarded as a team player and someone who loves to learn and listen. Very important, Justin Rogers SHOULD take at least one year to make the transition from DE to OLB for us but anything out of him would just be bonus.
Maroney = Money in the bank. Last year our passing offense was bland and predictable. Teams knew when we were going to pass and run. Maroney faced at times 8 men in the box, its no wonder he was injured. This season i think he takes that sophmore leap as 2nd year RB's SOMETIMES do and becomes a sure fire starter in this league to notice. Fantasy Football junkies already know his potential explosion this season, he is already becoming the Frank Gore of Fantasy Football for this season. Hopefully most understand the Frank Gore reference.
David Thomas i think will be more of a weapon than Brady (kyle). Good speed, good hands, ability to get open. Great complimentary TE to Watson. Thomas is a TE of the future for us.
Am i the only one who really liked what i saw of Spann last year? I mean he looked good for a scrub CB in coverage and blanketed some very good WR's. It will be interesting to see what becomes of him.
Thomas the biggest acquisition of our FA period and i see The WR trio (moss, donte and welker) mentioned more than him. His name will be mentioned quite often this season so be sure to start remembering him more.
Ryan O'Cal locks up the RT spot, i said it last year during TC and i'll say it now. Callghan is a beast when he is healthy. Another thing to think about, why did we draft 3 more OL players? Answer Kaczur might be traded.
Well that covers my quick thoughst for now. Hopefully i'll be able to write more and more when TC is here.
-Sean