Breakout player of the season

[CoogBull]

Let's start taking bets on who will be the break out player of the year. Who will wow? Who will be the Kevin Walter of 2008-09?

I hear a lot of good things about Zac Diles.

[robertcraft]

If Chris Taylor stays healthy my money is on him.

[Hound]

It should be a running back. Running backs always do great with Gibbs running things. Slaton has the quickness to cut back and he is small enough that he is hard to see when he does it... and fast enough to be hard to be caught from behind. But he gets hurt and CT gets hurt and Brown gets hurt and Green gets hurt... If Darius Walker can stay healthy while all the others follow form and get hurt he will be the break out by default. But whichever back makes it through the season without being hurt would be a good pick for the breakout player.

[CoogBull]

With our luck, I do not want to put my money on a RB.

I think our offense will advance by leaps and bounds this season because of the new system, but I expect our defense to advance more. That is why I picked Diles. I think he is a sleeper and the coaches are high on him.

[allstar]

I have a strange feeling it will be Chris Brown...

http://i30.tinypic.com/ekkbcm.gif

Hopefully this wont happen to him now that he's on our side.:rolleyes:

[DiehardChris]

Chris Taylor on offense. On defense? I think Weaver is going to surprise a lot of people.

[Super Mario Bros]

I have a strange feeling it will be Chris Brown...

http://i30.tinypic.com/ekkbcm.gif

Hopefully this wont happen to him now that he's on our side.:rolleyes:

who was that laying that hit? that's quite a nice one that totally stopped brown in his tracks.

[moses77550]

who was that laying that hit? that's quite a nice one that totally stopped brown in his tracks.

Simmons.......I kinda of started a thread like this already.

[SAMRAJ95]

In my humble honest opinion, I predict on the OFFENSIVE SIDE of the ball, that the BREAKOUT TEXAN PLAYER WILL BE: STEVE SLATON.
SLATON WAS DRAFTED SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE HE IS THE PROTOTYPICAL BACK THAT WILL DO WELL AND FLOURISH AND CONTRIBUTE IN ALEX GIBBS' DENVER RUN-ZONE BLOKING SCHEME.
ALSO, STEVE SLATON HAS 3 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE PLAYING IN A RUN-ZONE-BLOCKING SCHEME IN MORGANTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA AS A MOUNTAINEER.

MY 2008-2009 BREAKOUT TEXANS PLAYERS ON THE DEFENSIVE SIDE OF THE BALL ARE: ZACH DILES, XAVIER ADIBI, AND DOMINIQUE BARBER.

THAT WOULD BE 3 YOUNG BREAKOUT PERFORMERS SOLIDIFYING A YOUNG DEFENSE THAT ALREADY HAS: FRED BENNETT, AMOBI OKOYE, MARIO WILLIAMS, AND DeMECO RYANS.

[Pardee Time]

on offense

our first two pro bowlers on this side of the ball not named Andre Johnson
C- Chris Myers
FB- Vonta Leach

on defense
LB- Xavier Abidi
DL- Travis Johnson

[greedimidi]

on defense, my chips are on anthony weaver and x adibi

on offense, my chips are on jacoby jones and ahman green

on special teams, my chips are on...well andre davis already broke out last year

[duragonball]

amobi okoye will break out his second year.
and Matt will not get injured this season and will throw against teams with ease....

[outofhnd]

Steve Slaton I just think he will be compared with Clinton Portis. Not bad company to be in if you ask me. I think hell become more than just a 3rd down threat. Before last year many people had him as the 2nd running back taken after McFadden. I just think if our running game can be healthy we can have potentially 2 1000 yard rushers or somewhere close to that.

On the Defensive Side of the ball I am going to say Adibi wins a starting LB spot. and is going to be a playmaker at LB.

2 easy places to make an immediate impact. RB and LB Funny how rookies in both positions usually win the offensive and defensive rookie of the year honors. HOw cool would that be to have an Offensive and Defensive Rookie of the year on the same team?

[CoogBull]

on defense, my chips are on anthony weaver and x adibi

on offense, my chips are on jacoby jones and ahman green

on special teams, my chips are on...well andre davis already broke out last year

Jones has sort of slipped off my radar. I look forward to seeing him this year. He seemed to disappear last year after he was injured.

Hope he lives up to the flashes he showed last year.

[gforce365]

Amobi Okoye!!

[NJTexan]

offense: eric winston

defense: cc brown

[robertcraft]

I have a strange feeling it will be Chris Brown...

http://i30.tinypic.com/ekkbcm.gif

Hopefully this wont happen to him now that he's on our side.:rolleyes:

Thats what he got for playing with the Titians.

[NBT]

Mario really laid a hit on him.

[NBT]

My breakout player will be a real surprise: i think Okam, given NFL coaching, will be a beast.

[dbruder44]

Mario really laid a hit on him.

That is Jason Simmons, ASU Sun Devils laying the Wood!!!

[3andOUT]

Chris Taylor on offense. On defense? I think Weaver is going to surprise a lot of people.

I completely agree. He was hurt pretty much the entire year last year and I fully expect him to kill it this year.

X-man will also join the starting lineup at will linebacker and make a huge impact late in the season.

[taylor90]

offence-we all hope it will be ahman green. BUT i think it will be andre davis..he will have 70+ rec. for 800+ yards as a HUGE DEEP THREAT not to mention 4 tds off returns. he started on returns half the season and had 2 or 3(cant remember)

defence- fred bennett, im predicting 5+ ints from him this season

[taylor90]

Jones has sort of slipped off my radar. I look forward to seeing him this year. He seemed to disappear last year after he was injured.

Hope he lives up to the flashes he showed last year.

- i agree completetly it seemed he was nervous to take a hit after he went down he hopfully gets over that if he hasnt already this offseason and will be a fairly decent return man and a wr with a spread offence with a 4 wr set

[Whiskeyrbl]

Offense - Matt Schaub
Jacoby Jones

Defense - Xavier Adibi
Amobi Okoye

[Hound]

That is Jason Simmons, ASU Sun Devils laying the Wood!!!

Yes, it was Simmons that made that hit... and if I remember correctly he knocked himself out just about and had to sit out the rest of the game.

[TransplantTexan1]

Offense: Jacoby Jones
Defense: Xavier Adibi

[CoogBull]

My breakout player will be a real surprise: i think Okam, given NFL coaching, will be a beast.

Ah, but where? There is some talk of him being on the o-line.