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Your pick for breakout 2017 player?

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  • RoadDawg55RoadDawg55 Member Posts: 30,123
    Benning reminds me of Mathis a little. He's a popular break out pick and it could eventually happen for him, but I don't think it's this year. There were high hopes for Mathis his Junior year and then he didn't end up doing much. I see another year as a rotational guy for Benning. I like Tevis better.

    A DB or even multiple DB's will break out. Murphy is my pick. Harris and/or Twattenberg on the OL. Harris is going to be great if he puts on proper size. Hopefully his ceiling is higher than a pretty good, but undersized player. One of the freshman WR will end up being the #2 or 3 guy behind Pettis and Chico.
  • FKA_MousecopFKA_Mousecop Member Posts: 2,054

    Benning reminds me of Mathis a little. He's a popular break out pick and it could eventually happen for him, but I don't think it's this year. There were high hopes for Mathis his Junior year and then he didn't end up doing much. I see another year as a rotational guy for Benning. I like Tevis better.

    A DB or even multiple DB's will break out. Murphy is my pick. Harris and/or Twattenberg on the OL. Harris is going to be great if he puts on proper size. Hopefully his ceiling is higher than a pretty good, but undersized player. One of the freshman WR will end up being the #2 or 3 guy behind Pettis and Chico.

    I agree with this. Benning looked okay, but he didn't look only a year away. 2018 could truly be his year.
  • drogginsdroggins Member Posts: 804

    Benning reminds me of Mathis a little. He's a popular break out pick and it could eventually happen for him, but I don't think it's this year. There were high hopes for Mathis his Junior year and then he didn't end up doing much. I see another year as a rotational guy for Benning. I like Tevis better.

    A DB or even multiple DB's will break out. Murphy is my pick. Harris and/or Twattenberg on the OL. Harris is going to be great if he puts on proper size. Hopefully his ceiling is higher than a pretty good, but undersized player. One of the freshman WR will end up being the #2 or 3 guy behind Pettis and Chico.

    I agree with this. Benning looked okay, but he didn't look only a year away. 2018 could truly be his year.
    I completely agree. He needs to vastly improve his technique especially with his hands. 2018 will be special.
  • drogginsdroggins Member Posts: 804
    Gaines is my hope to be the breakout playa.
  • FKA_MousecopFKA_Mousecop Member Posts: 2,054
    droggins said:

    Gaines is my hope to be the breakout playa.

    Might be whooshin' , but he's already broken out.
  • FreeChavezFreeChavez Member Posts: 3,223
    I'm going to go out on a limb and take someone who was hurt last year. Azeem seems like he has a good chance to succeed.
  • ThomasFremontThomasFremont Member Posts: 13,325
    It will probably be a lineman that contributes the most, but I'm guessing Murphy and Joyner will get the most shine if they fill in well for King and Jones.
  • TequillaTequilla Member Posts: 19,982
    Benning has all the potential to take the leap in 2017 ... he was showing strong flashes at the end of 2016 ...

    He's got rare physical skills ... he's likely relied on them for most of his playing life.

    In an ideal world, what you want to see out of our DL and LB recruits is for them to redshirt their first year and then work themselves into depth in their second year. If there's opportunity they take the advantage of the situation their third year and go forward from there.

    Benning showed SIGNIFICANT growth from the beginning of 2016 to the end of it ... I was very critical of him early in the season for trying to do more than his job ... by the end of the season he was way more balanced in doing his job. For the defense to perform at or above it's 2016 level, a big component will be in Benning (or somebody else) moving over to the BUCK position and making a significant impact.

    As for any of the DBs, the reason that I don't really call them out is that at this point it's like a factory there. I expect Joyner will find a role. Byron Murphy isn't a breakout player to me because the only reason he didn't play last year was because of our depth ... he will be a good one.

    Tevis would probably be my #2 player as I do think that he's got a chance to have a very, very strong year.
  • phineasphineas Member Posts: 4,732
    I can't think of a single players name during the offseason.
  • FKA_MousecopFKA_Mousecop Member Posts: 2,054
    Tequilla said:

    Benning has all the potential to take the leap in 2017 ... he was showing strong flashes at the end of 2016 ...

    He's got rare physical skills ... he's likely relied on them for most of his playing life.

    In an ideal world, what you want to see out of our DL and LB recruits is for them to redshirt their first year and then work themselves into depth in their second year. If there's opportunity they take the advantage of the situation their third year and go forward from there.

    Benning showed SIGNIFICANT growth from the beginning of 2016 to the end of it ... I was very critical of him early in the season for trying to do more than his job ... by the end of the season he was way more balanced in doing his job. For the defense to perform at or above it's 2016 level, a big component will be in Benning (or somebody else) moving over to the BUCK position and making a significant impact.

    As for any of the DBs, the reason that I don't really call them out is that at this point it's like a factory there. I expect Joyner will find a role. Byron Murphy isn't a breakout player to me because the only reason he didn't play last year was because of our depth ... he will be a good one.

    Tevis would probably be my #2 player as I do think that he's got a chance to have a very, very strong year.

    My main worry is that I never really saw him around the Quarterback, and he played with too high of a pad-level at times and didn't use his size to his advantage as much as he could have. I'm not denying he improved though. Hopefully this spring and in the fall he is able to put it all together.
  • TequillaTequilla Member Posts: 19,982

    Tequilla said:

    Benning has all the potential to take the leap in 2017 ... he was showing strong flashes at the end of 2016 ...

    He's got rare physical skills ... he's likely relied on them for most of his playing life.

    In an ideal world, what you want to see out of our DL and LB recruits is for them to redshirt their first year and then work themselves into depth in their second year. If there's opportunity they take the advantage of the situation their third year and go forward from there.

    Benning showed SIGNIFICANT growth from the beginning of 2016 to the end of it ... I was very critical of him early in the season for trying to do more than his job ... by the end of the season he was way more balanced in doing his job. For the defense to perform at or above it's 2016 level, a big component will be in Benning (or somebody else) moving over to the BUCK position and making a significant impact.

    As for any of the DBs, the reason that I don't really call them out is that at this point it's like a factory there. I expect Joyner will find a role. Byron Murphy isn't a breakout player to me because the only reason he didn't play last year was because of our depth ... he will be a good one.

    Tevis would probably be my #2 player as I do think that he's got a chance to have a very, very strong year.

    My main worry is that I never really saw him around the Quarterback, and he played with too high of a pad-level at times and didn't use his size to his advantage as much as he could have. I'm not denying he improved though. Hopefully this spring and in the fall he is able to put it all together.
    Our defense wasn't necessarily built last year to put a ton of pressure on the QB ... we played a lot more containment and keeping everybody in front of us ... how many times did we pass rush last year by literally not rushing anybody?
  • FremontTrollFremontTroll Member Posts: 4,744

    It will probably be a lineman that contributes the most, but I'm guessing Murphy and Joyner will get the most shine if they fill in well for King and Jones.

    I like both those guys but Jordan Miller is the next stud CB at UW.
  • dongmandongman Member Posts: 2,384
    Mortekai D'Johnson
  • BreadBread Member Posts: 4,063
    I wish forest dunivan figured his shit out. 6'4 WR that can out jump most guys even though he already has a couple inches on them? his 40 time is also under 4.5.

  • NEsnake12NEsnake12 Member Posts: 3,792
    Bread said:

    I wish forest dunivan figured his shit out. 6'4 WR that can out jump most guys even though he already has a couple inches on them? his 40 time is also under 4.5.

    He might have Darrell Daniels syndrome and be mentally incapable of running a good route or catching a ball.
  • backthepackbackthepack Member Posts: 19,915
    Bread said:

    I wish forest dunivan figured his shit out. 6'4 WR that can out jump most guys even though he already has a couple inches on them? his 40 time is also under 4.5.

    Fuck whitey walk-on WR.
  • GladstoneGladstone Member Posts: 16,419
    haie said:

    It'll be Joyner. Will be an int machine. Book it cunts

    Murphy will be all time UW INT leader before he leaves IMO.

    Helps Trump IMO.

    edit: Al Whorley had 18 fucking interceptions at UW? jesus. gl hf murphy
  • AZDuckAZDuck Member Posts: 15,381
    CHINCHINCHINCHIN
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