Quote:WR2: Marqise Lee/Allen Hurns - Both will be used quite a bit as speed compliments for Robinson.
There is nothing fast about Hurns. He's not a burner, but he can separate.
My list:
QB - Bortles. This team is his, for better or worse.
RB - Yeldon. Has the potential to be a workhorse, which is something Gerhart and Robinson seem to lack.
WR - Robinson. Looked like Keenan McCardell out there at times before his injury.
WR - Lee. Could be the "Lightning" in Thunder & Lightning 2.0.
TE - Thomas. Deadly weapon who can line up and create mismatches all over the place.
TE - Lewis. Shifts to an inline blocking role that suits him more.
LT - Joeckel. He needs to take a few steps forward this year, but he's the best we have.
LG - Cann. Like Mike Brewster before him, Zane Beadles will play his way out of a starting job, though he should stick on the roster.
C - Bowanko. Wisniewski may eventually take this job, but recovery from his torn labrum might have the team taking it easy with him early on.
RG - Linder. Duh.
RT - Parnell. Signed to lock down this trouble spot for several years.
5T - Odrick. Alualu might see significant time here if Odrick moves inside to cover for a recovering Marks for a short while.
DT - Marks. The team's best defensive lineman over the last couple of years; Odrick will play here if Marks misses time.
NT - Miller. Solid nose tackle who consistently plays well enough against the run.
LEO - Clemons. This is, imo, a position that could see an early-season change with Ryan Davis taking over.
OTTO - Skuta. Filling the role he was signed to.
MLB - Poz. Has definitely lost a step and isn't the ideal MLB for Bradley's defense, but he's the best we've got and is still a solid two-down thumper.
WLB - Smith. Big find late in the draft last year with the potential to start for years to come (assuming he isn't snapped in two).
CB - McCray. Came on in a big way last season.
CB - House. Signed to take one of the starting jobs, and it'll be a huge upset if Colvin or (shudder) Gratz takes this job.
Nickel - Colvin. If he's as good as advertised in year two, the cornerback position has suddenly become a huge strength for this team.
FS - Brown. Decent, if unspectacular, player who provides an immediate upgrade over Evans. Sample could take this job as the year goes on.
SS - Cyprien. Lots of pressure on him to rebound from an inconsistent sophomore campaign.
K - Scobee. He might decide to make PATs
really interesting by attempting them with a 3-wood.
P - Anger. The third-round Gene Smith pedigree has some people convinced that he's the worst punter in the game. Not true.
LS - Tinker. No reason to believe he'd lose the job this year.
KR - D. Robinson. Caldwell's already said that he'll get first crack at this role.
PR - Doss. Good size and quickness, two huge pluses in a role that doesn't necessarily require elite speed. If Doss doesn't make the team, it'll probably be because Rashad Greene beats him for this role.
