Name Your "Blues"

[Alexander]

Interesting tweet from Bucky Brooks:



So looking at the Dallas roster, I have to say I have to stretch things to get to that eight-ten players.

1. Romo
2. Witten
3. Tyron Smith
4. Frederick
5. Bryant
6. Zack Martin
7. Greg Hardy

Reaching for it with Scandrick, Sean Lee (injuries are a deal), Bailey. Need more consistency from McClain before elevating him as a blue chipper.

Of course, if the rookies come through, it is well over the requisite.

 

[Stash]

I wonder how many Bucky saw on last year's Patriots team?

 

[Fletch]

Interesting tweet from Bucky Brooks:



So looking at the Dallas roster, I have to say I have to stretch things to get to that eight-ten players.

1. Romo
2. Witten
3. Tyron Smith
4. Frederick
5. Bryant
6. Zack Martin
7. Greg Hardy

Reaching for it with Scandrick, Sean Lee (injuries are a deal), Bailey. Need more consistency from McClain before elevating him as a blue chipper.

Of course, if the rookies come through, it is well over the requisite.

We have as good a shot to win Super Bowl 50 as any team out there. I believe this is the year.

 

[xwalker]

Interesting tweet from Bucky Brooks:



So looking at the Dallas roster, I have to say I have to stretch things to get to that eight-ten players.

1. Romo
2. Witten
3. Tyron Smith
4. Frederick
5. Bryant
6. Zack Martin
7. Greg Hardy

Reaching for it with Scandrick, Sean Lee (injuries are a deal), Bailey. Need more consistency from McClain before elevating him as a blue chipper.

Of course, if the rookies come through, it is well over the requisite.

Good question and good list.

Lee - Definitely when healthy.
Scandrick - He would be a top 2nd CB, but as the #1 CB he's probably average, especially considering his lack INTs.
Bailey - Definitely a Blue.

Potential:
RoMc
Crawford
Collins
Jones
Hitchens
Beasley - Relative to other slot WRs.

 

[FiveTime]

I wonder how many Bucky saw on last year's Patriots team?

3 maybe? Brady, Gronk, Revis? maybe I'm missing someone.

 

[Stash]

3 maybe? Brady, Gronk, Revis? maybe I'm missing someone.

That's about what I came up with. Either way, we certainly 'out blue' them across the board.

 

[Alexander]

3 maybe? Brady, Gronk, Revis? maybe I'm missing someone.

Wilfork still had it last year. But hard to justify a lot of other players, possibly Browner, Mayo, Gostkowski and Solder. They are a unique case as they play at a higher level with less talent because their preparation is so strong. Belichick wins more with those players than anyone else could.

 

[Alexander]

We have as good a shot to win Super Bowl 50 as any team out there. I believe this is the year.

If the running game were not such a question mark, I would be right there with you.

 

[Toruk_Makto]

RoMc
Crawford
Collins
Jones
Hitchens
Beasley - Relative to other slot WRs.

@Risen Star is furious.

 

[itsaboat]

I wonder how many Bucky saw on last year's Patriots team?

Not sure what he saw but they had:
Brady, Gonkowski, Vollmer, Hightower, Collins, Revis, McCourty

We've got:
Romo, Bryant, Witten, Smith, Martin, Frederick, Crawford, R.McClain, Bailey, Hardy and Lee when they are on the field

 

[Alexander]

Good question and good list.

Lee - Definitely when healthy.
Scandrick - He would be a top 2nd CB, but as the #1 CB he's probably average, especially considering his lack INTs.
Bailey - Definitely a Blue.

Potential:
RoMc
Crawford
Collins
Jones
Hitchens
Beasley - Relative to other slot WRs.

On the fence with your first three. Already explained why McClain is an issue. Crawford and especially Hitchens have to prove it, I cannot say they are that close yet.

Beasley is a good WR now, but to me a slot WR better be like Welker in his heyday to be considered a blue chipper. The rookies like Collins, Jones and Gregory could be there in a few years.

The potential blue chippers are getting more numerous but there are problem areas that lack them (RB, secondary, DE) and that hurts overall.

 

[Alexander]

LaDouceur is one that I think we forget about. Don't know how a flawless long snapper factors into the equation though.

 

[tyke1doe]

1. Romo
2. Witten
3. Tyron Smith
4. Frederick
5. Bryant
6. Zack Martin
7. Greg Hardy
8. Rolando McClain
9. *Byron Jones
10. *Randy Gregory
11. *La 'el Collins

I'm just going to go ahead and add them though * represents potential.

 

[RS12]

Cant count Lee or McClain IMO. Not reliable enough. I think Beasley is on the cusp.

 

[LandryFan]

1. Romo
2. Witten
3. Tyron Smith
4. Frederick
5. Bryant
6. Zack Martin
7. Greg Hardy
8. Rolando McClain
9. *Byron Jones
10. *Randy Gregory
11. *La 'el Collins

I'm just going to go ahead and add them though * represents potential.

If you're going to add based on potential, then go ahead and throw Crawford and D-Law in there, as well (IMHO).

 

[morasp]

If you're going to add based on potential, then go ahead and throw Crawford and D-Law in there, as well (IMHO).

Especially the way Lawrence turned it on in the postseason which is a higher level of intensity. He just needs to keep it going.

 

[LandryFan]

Especially the way Lawrence turned it on in the postseason which is a higher level of intensity. He just needs to keep it going[/B].

That, my good man, is the hope!

 

[CATCH17]

This is really overthinking it.

All you need is a great QB and a Great HC to win in this league.

We have the great QB but our Coach offers nothing outside of keeping a team focused Monday - Saturday so in our case we do have to be head and shoulders above a lot of teams in talent because we are basic when it comes to X's and O's.

 

[Alexander]

This is really overthinking it.

All you need is a great QB and a Great HC to win in this league.

And one team can say they have both. That happens once a generation.

 

[CATCH17]

And one team can say they have both. That happens once a generation.

Ok maybe I shouldn't have said great. A really good QB and a really good coach.


The Packers are a good example. You put McCarthy and Rodgers on any team and that team is one of the best in football.

You move Garrett and Romo and you would get better QB play on most teams but it would be this long processing journey to ever get over a hump because no real coaching would go into the gameplans.

Garrett would try to do exactly the same thing he did with a Phil Costa line as he did with a Fredbeard line.