Pick one player (other than Tannehill) you WANT to have a breakout year
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zachblitz54
Juck the Fets
Vernon. Breakout year for Vernon could mean pro bowl year for Wake.
Reggie Bush
However you characterize it, he's capable of it, unlike the hefty majority of names on that list. Reggie Bush at his best is ultra special, a game changing talent.
A breakout season for most of those guys would equate to what -- 10-20% above mediocrity? That's absolutely wonderful. Where do we store the balloons?
Charles Clay demonstrated intriguing ability last year. I'll be interested how we use him. Otherwise it's merely another offseason to pretend our talent level is on the same dimension of the premier teams.
That's the maddening aspect of the spring months. It reminds me of very late in Muhammad Ali's career, when he'd space fights 6 months apart to allow his body to heal. During that long interval the image of the old vulnerable fighter faded and the magic of the name Muhammad Ali returned. There were press and fan predictions of a 3rd round knockout, and similar nonsense. I felt like I was in the Twilight Zone, with Billy Mumy waving his finger at me.
For a more direct reference point, not long after Csonka, Kiick and Warfield departed for the WFL, Dolphin fans were still desperate to believe we were championship caliber. Shula, after all, was still here. Griese in his prime. Offensive line intact. And consequently I had to listen to malarkey on WIOD and elsewhere that Don Nottingham, Norm Bulaich, Benny Malone and others were wonderful replacements, that we merely needed the proverbial breakout year from one or all.
No thank you. I don't want Jonas Grey to succeed. His high water mark is similar to Davone Bess. And that absolutely kills your team, false confidence in third tier regulatory waste.
The Giants can screw around at 9-7 because they have terrific components in the vital areas, not unlike a lazy golfer who can drive it a mile and putt it confidently into the hole when it matters. The Miami Dolphins -- to use John Congemi's wonderfully unabridged term -- need legitimately special players, not guys who can break out and it's so inconsequential that only Miami fans will notice or care.
Besides, I mention Reggie Bush for ulterior motive. Worried that Joe Philbin's offense will essentially set him up to fail, similar to Sean Payton's.
Otherwise I would have found reason to complain about our stadium. It's a bad place, worthy of dismissal to the cornfield.
However you characterize it, he's capable of it, unlike the hefty majority of names on that list. Reggie Bush at his best is ultra special, a game changing talent.
A breakout season for most of those guys would equate to what -- 10-20% above mediocrity? That's absolutely wonderful. Where do we store the balloons?
Charles Clay demonstrated intriguing ability last year. I'll be interested how we use him. Otherwise it's merely another offseason to pretend our talent level is on the same dimension of the premier teams.
That's the maddening aspect of the spring months. It reminds me of very late in Muhammad Ali's career, when he'd space fights 6 months apart to allow his body to heal. During that long interval the image of the old vulnerable fighter faded and the magic of the name Muhammad Ali returned. There were press and fan predictions of a 3rd round knockout, and similar nonsense. I felt like I was in the Twilight Zone, with Billy Mumy waving his finger at me.
For a more direct reference point, not long after Csonka, Kiick and Warfield departed for the WFL, Dolphin fans were still desperate to believe we were championship caliber. Shula, after all, was still here. Griese in his prime. Offensive line intact. And consequently I had to listen to malarkey on WIOD and elsewhere that Don Nottingham, Norm Bulaich, Benny Malone and others were wonderful replacements, that we merely needed the proverbial breakout year from one or all.
No thank you. I don't want Jonas Grey to succeed. His high water mark is similar to Davone Bess. And that absolutely kills your team, false confidence in third tier regulatory waste.
The Giants can screw around at 9-7 because they have terrific components in the vital areas, not unlike a lazy golfer who can drive it a mile and putt it confidently into the hole when it matters. The Miami Dolphins -- to use John Congemi's wonderfully unabridged term -- need legitimately special players, not guys who can break out and it's so inconsequential that only Miami fans will notice or care.
Besides, I mention Reggie Bush for ulterior motive. Worried that Joe Philbin's offense will essentially set him up to fail, similar to Sean Payton's.
Otherwise I would have found reason to complain about our stadium. It's a bad place, worthy of dismissal to the cornfield.
Three wonderfuls in that post. Sorry.
at least you summed up my golf game
Perhaps I should used a post to defend my selections. I eliminated Reggie Bush under the criteria that he had already experienced a breakout season -- last year. The point of the poll for me was to see where people's hopes were being placed this year, so I wanted a list of people who hadn't already broken out but might be capable of it.
As it is, I think the options in the poll basically cover the "vital" areas. All of them except Olivier Vernon is either part of the passing game or in the secondary. I also only picked one rookie, since they rarely breakout (even though they often serve as empty vessels for fans' hopes, as this thread can attest to).
The top choice I think actually satisfies your concerns about the breakout of the contributor being worth something substantial. Perhaps someone with the resume of Gates is not a likely candidate for NFL success but his upside is undeniably tremendous. Men with his kind of speed do not often possess such short area quickness or ability to attack the ball in the air.
LikeUntoGod
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I stand behind my pick of Gates and for my reasons.
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I would like to see Clyde Gates breakout this year
Great Pick, he was going to be my second choice
Cali Finfan
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Any or all of our WR's... They need to step up in a big way this season if we are going to have any success going into this season...
dolphinators13
Comon Mannnn
I have to go with another weak part of our team and that is safety. Reshad Jones has a breakout year I will feel really comfortable with our defense.
TheBow305
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It's gotta be either Gates or Sean Smith. Smith is in the final year of his contract and was a second rounder at a VERY important position, so I say him. Gates would be great also because that would help out our QB's no doubt.
My sleeper is Jeff Fuller. I could easily see him making the team and having a Mike Williams rooke season (Tampa)-type impact in Year One. My hope is that out starting WR's for Week One are Jeff Fuller and Clyde Gates, with Davone Bess in the slot as always.
My sleeper is Jeff Fuller. I could easily see him making the team and having a Mike Williams rooke season (Tampa)-type impact in Year One. My hope is that out starting WR's for Week One are Jeff Fuller and Clyde Gates, with Davone Bess in the slot as always.