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Breakout Players
RoadDawg55
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Which players do you think have breakout seasons? On offense, I'm going with John Ross. I think he will be Titus Young, minus being a bi-polar schizophrenic. Peterman is going to know how to use him. He's going to be a great returner too. Before the season last year, Ross was the guy Sark was pumping up, not Stringfellow. It would be sweet to have both, but I think Ross is getting slept on. He's going to be a weapon. I think Dwayne Washington will be a good RB too.
On defense, there aren't many choices except for the secondary. The front 7 is pretty established and the young guys who play there will probably only get spot duty barring injury. I'm going with Jermaine Kelly. Hopefully he can be a solid starter at CB.
On defense, there aren't many choices except for the secondary. The front 7 is pretty established and the young guys who play there will probably only get spot duty barring injury. I'm going with Jermaine Kelly. Hopefully he can be a solid starter at CB.
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I know he's already good but I'm going with Shaq Thompson.
I think he's going to be a national name after this year. -
Offense: Perkins - with Stringfellow/ASJ gone the QB is going to need another bigger target. Perkins I think can be pretty decent as one of those new hybrid WR/TE guys who don't block well but are a huge threat down field.
Defense: War daddy JoJo Mathis - he goes to the fridge first in the morning, enough said on that. -
Ross is going to be very good on kick returns. Last season he really improved in the second half. He had a TD against Cal called back. He had that long one to start off the Oregon St game. Then he had the TD against BYU. I wouldn't be surprised if he had 4 TD's this year given the dreckfest schedule.
My pick for D is Shirley if he's still here. He was a sack machine when he was on the field all the time. I think this staff will get a lot out of him. -
Shirley with his 11th year of eligibility should indeed be pretty good with solid coaching.HeretoBeatmyChest said:Ross is going to be very good on kick returns. Last season he really improved in the second half. He had a TD against Cal called back. He had that long one to start off the Oregon St game. Then he had the TD against BYU. I wouldn't be surprised if he had 4 TD's this year given the dreckfest schedule.
My pick for D is Shirley if he's still here. He was a sack machine when he was on the field all the time. I think this staff will get a lot out of him. -
Im gonna go with Miles. He will be helped out by Washington's n/s style and Ross/Mickens stretching the field, but his running ability and poise in the pocket will get him serious recognition.
Defense: Buddha. He'll pick up the D really fast and will be a ball hawk. -
Honest question, is Budda really that good? Dmc pumped that kid like a Macy's parade balloon, which finally got me thinking that he's overrated. I've seen him play a couple times on TV. Athletic as hell, but pretty small.haie said:Im gonna go with Miles. He will be helped out by Washington's n/s style and Ross/Mickens stretching the field, but his running ability and poise in the pocket will get him serious recognition.
Defense: Buddha. He'll pick up the D really fast and will be a ball hawk. -
Offense: Lindquist
Defense: Lagafuinanananana -
I don't know, but Butch G said that Budda was the best player to ever come through Bellevue since he has been coaching. That's some high praise. Biggins said he was the one of the best players at The Opening (the elite camp). We will see if it translates to college, but I think Budda is a football player like Tyrann Mathieu. He's a defensive playmaker.GrundleStiltzkin said:
Honest question, is Budda really that good? Dmc pumped that kid like a Macy's parade balloon, which finally got me thinking that he's overrated. I've seen him play a couple times on TV. Athletic as hell, but pretty small.haie said:Im gonna go with Miles. He will be helped out by Washington's n/s style and Ross/Mickens stretching the field, but his running ability and poise in the pocket will get him serious recognition.
Defense: Buddha. He'll pick up the D really fast and will be a ball hawk. -
Yeah I don't necessarily think he'll be a complete player right away but he'll have some timely picks and make enough of an impact to be considered a "break out player" for a true freshman.
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I like to use the word "established." It's what I like to do.
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Offense: Dwayne Washington. I think he will become the primary ball carrier and rush for 1000 yards.
Defense: He is already really good but, Marcus Peters. I think he is going to have a great year and end up being a 1st round pick. (Hi, Ektard) -
Offense - Ross
Ross was a reserve last year and really only played the slot. During Spring camp this year, Ross told reporters that he's been exclusively learning the outside receiver position, making me believe that he and Williams will be primarily the outside threats and Mickens will continue to be inside. With Kevin Smith (absolute stud last season), ASJ and Stringfellow gone, we're going to need a WR to step up and it sounds like Ross is adjusting nicely to Smith's old WR position. Also, it may not be much, but Ross learning and playing nickleback last season should help him understand how to read coverages better.
Defense - Kelly
With Peters being the #1 CB on the team, offenses will be looking to pass away from him meaning our #2 CB will be busy all year. Kelly assumed that position midway through Spring camp after Dixon had it to start (maybe the coaches wanted to push Kelly), and I don't think any of the incoming freshmen will be able to usurp the position unless they're phenomenal. Kelly was the Defensive Scout Team MVP last year (the same award Peters won as a true freshman) and did very well this spring, so there are high hopes for him this year as our #2 CB. With a young, inexperienced secondary this year, I can see Kelly stepping up and having a breakout year on defense, even being better than Ducre. -
Offense - Ossai. Nuff said on that.
Defense - Tuff call, but I'm gonna go with Tripper PLSS Johnson. He's taken a lot of crap here and rightfully so but I think his best work is yet to come. -
Damn DNC was going to post Ossai so now I'll have to give a real answer.
Offense: Miles, I know many in here will think he'll do well. I get the feeling outside of this site nobody expects much from him. He's in his third year in the system enough said about that. He was a 4 star QB and Rivals had him as the #2 QB in the nation. He's made one start but had a lot of playing time against Oregon State on the road, UCLA on the road, Idaho State and BYU. He is pretty accurate, I wouldn't say he has a strong arm but it's not weak either. He's also very mobile and runs a lot like Kaepernik. What we'll miss from Price's deadly accuracy we'll make up for the fact we finally have a QB who bust some runs.
Defense: I think Brandon Beaver. He'll be a redshirt sophomore and was a star in the spring camp based on the reports. He was a 3 star recruit but had quite the offers going after him. I think Beaver is poised to emerge as a playmaking safety. -
You said, "Beaver"
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I'm a beliverCokeGreaterThanPepsi said:You said, "Beaver"
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I think it would be so cool if Beaver has a key interception to beat the Beavers so the headline can be "Beaver does in Beavers" ROFL!!!!!!!
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If that happens pun abundance will ensue.He_Needs_More_Time said:I think it would be so cool if Beaver has a key interception to beat the Beavers so the headline can be "Beaver does in Beavers" ROFL!!!!!!!
Beaver licks Beavers
Beaver screws Beavers
Beavers dammed by rogue Beaver
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I'm surprised nobody mentioned Feeney.
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Shaq becomes 1st team all P12 and 2nd team nationally
Washington P12 honorable mention RB -
Feeney is a good call, I think he'll be on a mission to get on the radar again.
Though it's hard to know how CP / PK will deploy him since he was limited in the spring, I'm expecting big things from Corey Littleton. Maybe Andrew Hudson will take some of his snaps on early downs but I love his pass-rushing potential and he can drop into coverage as well.
On offense and with the news that String is transferring, I have to think Darrell Daniels will be featured more in some capacity. I like what Perkins brings to the table as well and those two are the only viable options on the roster to replace the size of String over 2014 and 2015.TTJ said:I'm surprised nobody mentioned Feeney.
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Like many, I was gonna go John Ross for the offense.
On defense I don't really know the guys who haven't played, so I'm gonna mention Kikaha and Peters. Yes, we all know how good they are, but nobody outside UW knows that yet. I think this year they become recognized at the Pac-12 and maybe even national level.
One of the local journalists tweeted that Kikaha was the NCAA player with the most QB pressures last season together with Aaron Donald, who just went in the top half of the 1st round of the draft.
With String leaving, Peters is now my favorite player on the roster. He still has room to improve, and I think will Peterman he will improve. By the end of the season he will be a star. -
Would like to see Shirley/Feeney get more penetration this year.
Wait,what?
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He was a 4* recruit but after he committed they lowered him to a 3*.He_Needs_More_Time said:He was a 3 star recruit
Oh wait, no one fucking does that.
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If you axed me this 2 days ago, I would have said String and Shaq.
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I will go with the OL and DL combined ...
I think by the end of the year, we'll look at these units as the best combined trench units in the conference. -
Very bold. I don't see it myself.Tequilla said:I will go with the OL and DL combined ...
I think by the end of the year, we'll look at these units as the best combined trench units in the conference. -
Then we are about to have a monster year if this bears fruit.Tequilla said:I will go with the OL and DL combined ...
I think by the end of the year, we'll look at these units as the best combined trench units in the conference. -
I buy it. On paper, UW has the best lines of any team in the conference.RoadDawg55 said:
Very bold. I don't see it myself.Tequilla said:I will go with the OL and DL combined ...
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Maybe if you combine them, they are at the top. Oregon has their OL returning, and it's better than ours. On paper, UCLA had a good DL, bad OL. Same with USC. Stanford has to replace a lot of guys. ASU too.PostGameOrangeSlices said:
I buy it. On paper, UW has the best lines of any team in the conference.RoadDawg55 said:
Very bold. I don't see it myself.Tequilla said:I will go with the OL and DL combined ...
I think by the end of the year, we'll look at these units as the best combined trench units in the conference.
I expect an improved OL, but these guys were pretty average last year. The good news is they are all returning, and we don't have Sark and Cozzetto anymore. The DL gets pumped up because of Shelton and Kikaha, but they weren't that great last year. They disappeared in some games, and we got almost no push up the middle. Littleton missed a ton of TFL's too. We'll see if they are the best in the conference. I think it's a pretty bold statement and we need to be much improved for it to be true.
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