Studs And Duds - Full Season Version

[Joemailman]

Studs

Eddie Lacy - Was as good as any running back in football the last 3 month of of the season.

Josh Sitton - Had a great year and is one of the best Guards in the NFL.

David Bakhtiari - Had some struggles, but bailed out the O-Line with the injury to Bulaga and Newhouse's collapse.

Jordy Nelson - Made great plays almost every game, and was Rodgers' go-to guy with the injuries to Cobb and Finley.

Mike Daniels - Best inside pass rusher who never quits.

Sam Shields - Team's best defensive back, and must be re-signed.

Duds

B. J. Raji - Seldom have I seen a good player play so poorly in a contract year.

Morgan Burnett - Failed to step up and justify the confidence shown to him with his contract extension.

M.D. Jennings - Don't go away Mad. Just go away.

Davon House - Completely failed to take advantage of opportunity to play with injury to Hayward.

Jerron McMillian - His failure left a huge hole at the Safety position.

Nick Perry - Just average when healthy, and not healthy very often.

[oldbutnotdeadyet]

Any chance lacy gets rookie of the year?

[King Friday]

Additional Studs

Crosby - Was kicked like a rented mule all offseason and preseason...only to shut up ALL naysayers with one of the best seasons ever for a GB kicker.
Boykin - Stepped up and became a reliable receiver when he got his chance.

[call_me_ishmael]

TWill really played well down the stretch. I was of the believe he wouldn't be back next year for much of the season, but now I'm not so sure they will cut him loose.

[red]

dud- hayward worst hamstring injury in the history of the world

dud- clay, yet another season ruined by his fragile HGH built body

[bobblehead]

Agree with everything in this thread except I would move Perry and Baktiari to the "meh" list. Neither was all good or all bad. Bak was so overrated as an LT cuz we all were used to Newhouse. I would rank him about 20th in the league. Good for a rookie 4th rounder who should be player RT or guard, but not what you want at LT long term. Perry flashed when healthy. He is obviously hurting as they reduced him to pass rush as the year wore on.

[Brandon494]

I don't think anyone views Baktiari as a All-Pro yet but for a 4th rounder to start at LT his rookie season is rare and he did a damn fine job IMO.

[Harlan Huckleby]

I think there are quite a few 2nd tier studs:

Starks - all world as backup RB, under-used

Kuhn - against all odds, he did lots of things well

Boykins - steady Eddy

Boyd - did not suck as expected

Micah Hyde - solid player, could be safety of future

Quarless - by end of season, he looked like a starter

Minor duds:

Barclay - he's a weak pass blocker. Of course, he was intended to be a backup. So maybe he is a decent backup.

Tolzien - I expected more. He's not a rookie. I'm not buying that the Mike McCarthy Famous Quarterback School is going to turn him into gold.

Newhouse - regressed

[Harlan Huckleby]

I don't think anyone views Baktiari as a All-Pro yet but for a 4th rounder to start at LT his rookie season is rare and he did a damn fine job IMO.

He came out of school a year early, is physically underdeveloped. He must be really talented to do as well as he did.

[run pMc]

I don't think anyone views Baktiari as a All-Pro yet but for a 4th rounder to start at LT his rookie season is rare and he did a damn fine job IMO.

Yeah, I didn't expect much from him except to be depth; with Bulaga down and Newhouse imploding he was a real find for a rookie and held up against some tough pass-rushers.
Perry shows flashes, but his injuries have really hurt his play and development at OLB. The foot injury has made him look worse. Wouldn't call him a bust, but he's kind of a 'meh'.

Agree with the other studs/duds...I'd add Brad Jones to the Duds list: he got a contract and regressed.

[sharpe1027]

Yeah, I didn't expect much from him except to be depth; with Bulaga down and Newhouse imploding he was a real find for a rookie and held up against some tough pass-rushers.
Perry shows flashes, but his injuries have really hurt his play and development at OLB. The foot injury has made him look worse. Wouldn't call him a bust, but he's kind of a 'meh'.

Agree with the other studs/duds...I'd add Brad Jones to the Duds list: he got a contract and regressed.

I disagree tha BJ regressed, he was never good to begin with.

[woodbuck27]

This thread says: Pain and regression and outright disappointment.

So much to overcome in this off season. What will TT and MM do!?

[Jimx29]

Stud: Hawk. Took a pay cut and still had probably one of his best seasons. Same with Crosby

[smuggler]

I'm inclined to disagree about Davon House. I know the coaching staff has him in the doghouse, but every time I see him play, I like what I see. It might be that he makes assignment mistakes, and that's probably why I don't notice when the gaffes are his. I only saw about half of the 49ers game, but he make quite a few good plays. However, if his primary assignment was Crabtree....

Also, he should bring his elbows closer together on those FG block attempts. :C

[packrulz]

Stud: Hawk. Took a pay cut and still had probably one of his best seasons. Same with Crosby

Hawk had a good year and doesn't bitch but he can't cover at all like Vernon Davis showed us, he's too slow. Mulumba had a heck of a year. Bush made some plays. I thought Tolzien played well considering his lack of experience.