Biggest Surprise GB Player From 2008 in 2009. Who is It?

[Harlan Huckleby]

Harlan,

Who's the girl in your av?

sort of a secret fantasy of mine.

clue: she likes to hunt from helicopters

[Scott Campbell]

Harlan,

Who's the girl in your av?

sort of a secret fantasy of mine.

clue: she likes to hunt from helicopters

Damn - I just made a moron out of myself again.

I didn't recognize her without the glasses.

[swede]

Sarah looks a bit like Mary Ann w/o the gingham in that picture.

[hoosier]

Harlan,

Who's the girl in your av?

sort of a secret fantasy of mine.

clue: she likes to hunt from helicopters

Damn - I just made a moron out of myself again.

I didn't recognize her without the glasses.

Or the top. Or the do.

[Harlan Huckleby]

It is a picture from highschool, evidently taken before she had the surgery to correct the single breast growing out of the base of her neck.

[Freak Out]

The real golden boy.....Clay Matthews.

I also want T. Sutton to make the team as a RB/KR real bad.

[CaptainKickass]

Punts....yes, while he isn't one of the leagues elite, he is in the next tier down of very good. Kicks.....he's terrible, he isn't a very good kickoff returner at all.

Well - certainly not yet anyway. I'm hoping he can change your mind about that this season too.

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[Waldo]

You write that Thompson is a smart guy - so I'm guessing it's his aggressiveness level that will have to be taught? Maybe he's one of those laid-back sorts who needs to be a little meaner on the field? Is that what you meant in your original post as to whether Thompson will "get it"?

So go Thompson!

All those things like good grades, that test they take at the combine, word of mouth, etc..., JT is a very smart guy. It was in every scouting report about him, plus if you have listened to interviews of him, you can tell by his speaking that he's well educated.

But yeah, he doesn't do the mean/aggressive thing. He's either going to have to become Kamp relentless (took Kamp a long time to hit his stride), or somehow find it. I like Greene's chances better than most to help him find it since not only did Greene have it, he was a player and can relate things to players.

I remember reading reports about his performance at the senior bowl. Basically the writer was saying that you could see it in him, you could see the potential, but he spent the whole time working on moves and trying to beat guys with fancy technical things to little avail, if he were to just drop that and just use his god given ability (which was apparent) to try to beat beat the guy trying to block him, chances are that he could, that he probably would have had a whole lot more success.

[SnakeLH2006]

Yeah, I guess it is feasible that Thompson may be much better in year 2. Does he have any chance to start this year, Waldo? I guess I don't see the huge strides in JT, but then again, I'm all for it. Maybe a position change could do wonders for his body type at LB.

[bobblehead]

I went with finley...boy he makes spectacular plays when he's not being stupid.

[cheesner]

Easy choice - Harrell.

All he needs to do to 'surprise' anyone is to stay healthy.

[Harlan Huckleby]

I guess Finley is a good choice if you are a buy-low-sell-high kind of guy. He will get playing time if he comes around, they desperately need an upgrade at TE.

[Waldo]

Yeah, I guess it is feasible that Thompson may be much better in year 2. Does he have any chance to start this year, Waldo? I guess I don't see the huge strides in JT, but then again, I'm all for it. Maybe a position change could do wonders for his body type at LB.

Every second year player should be expected to drastically improve between their first and second years. That is always the most noticable jump, even if it takes another year or two to fully realize.

Who else would start? A rookie? Poppinga? He's been the starter now all spring with little competition.

Just like with Barbre, that gives him a huge advantage going into camp. MM has shown that most of his camp battle decisions occur early (by the week after family night) or late (after game 3/4). If Barbre/Thompson hold on to starting into the week after Family Night, I like both of their chances to start week 1.

[KYPack]

Hawk has fallen so far he doesn't make a multi-player poll?

He was really hurt last year and showed me something just getting on the field. I'll vote for AJ, out of hope more than anything.

[Waldo]

I guess Finley is a good choice if you are a buy-low-sell-high kind of guy. He will get playing time if he comes around, they desperately need an upgrade at TE.

?

Lee has led all NFL TE's now two years in a row in % of targeted passes caught. His hands are as reliable as any TE's, he doesn't drop the ball.

3 TE's have scored more TD's than Lee in the last 2 years (Gonzo, Gates, Clark), he is tied with Witten at #4. Lee is a very good RZ target, one of the primary jobs of a TE.

He's a decent blocker, much better than most "receiving TE's".

He had a very good YPC average in '07. He wasn't used much deep in '08.

His receptions and yards aren't great, then again, we have Jennings, Driver, Jones, and Nelson to thank for that more than anything.