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Over at ESPN Insider, they gave us eight candidates to have breakout seasons in the NFL in 2015. One of those players was the Cowboys' own DeMarcus Lawrence.
Lawrence, the team's 2014 second-round pick, played in just seven regular-season games last year due to a foot injury. Athletic and explosive off the edge, Lawrence is a building block for the Dallas defense.
I would agree with that assessment. Towards the end of the year Lawrence started to make much more of an impact. That likely came because he was finally gaining some experience and putting what he learned to use. If he hadn't injured his foot and missed the first half of the season, he would have gained that experience in games one through eight. So the improvement we saw at the end of the year might have happened in the middle of the season, and the run of games at the end of the year may have been when he really started to put it together. That was delayed but we should see it in 2015.
Once Greg Hardy sees the field after whatever suspension he receives, a rotation at end of Hardy, Lawrence and Jeremy Mincey (who would likely see action from the left side this year) could prove to be a formidable trio.
So who else are possible breakout candidates for Dallas? Here are four more players who might breakout, or at the very least start playing bigger roles. (Admittedly, the definition of "breakout" here is very flexible, but it's all in good fun)
link/http://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2015/4/7/8365439/five-breakout-candidates-for-the-cowboys-in-2015
Lawrence, the team's 2014 second-round pick, played in just seven regular-season games last year due to a foot injury. Athletic and explosive off the edge, Lawrence is a building block for the Dallas defense.
I would agree with that assessment. Towards the end of the year Lawrence started to make much more of an impact. That likely came because he was finally gaining some experience and putting what he learned to use. If he hadn't injured his foot and missed the first half of the season, he would have gained that experience in games one through eight. So the improvement we saw at the end of the year might have happened in the middle of the season, and the run of games at the end of the year may have been when he really started to put it together. That was delayed but we should see it in 2015.
Once Greg Hardy sees the field after whatever suspension he receives, a rotation at end of Hardy, Lawrence and Jeremy Mincey (who would likely see action from the left side this year) could prove to be a formidable trio.
So who else are possible breakout candidates for Dallas? Here are four more players who might breakout, or at the very least start playing bigger roles. (Admittedly, the definition of "breakout" here is very flexible, but it's all in good fun)
link/http://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2015/4/7/8365439/five-breakout-candidates-for-the-cowboys-in-2015