Quote:Not to mention he was a fraction of the dominant player he used to be. I don't think knee injuries and 300 pound men go well together. I hate to admit it, but I'm not expecting much production from Marks this year. I hate the "ahead of schedule" label these guys always use too. The guy tore his friggin knee like 8-9 months ago. I'll be surprised if it doesn't take at least until mid season for him to get comfortable with the same amount of playing time he was used to, and I'll be very surprised if he's anywhere near being the dominant player he was last year. I'm hoping for the best for SenDerrick, but I'm not expecting it.

Overall I agree with you for the most part in that he was much less effective. But... the Bengals defense had much less talent surrounding him too, most likely allowing teams to focus on Atkins more. Also, it seems he started picking things up around week 9-10 of last year.


I think that might be a reasonable expectation for Marks. Something like 80% of his former production over the last 3rd of the season. And then hopefully 90-95% going forward.

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