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May 24, 2010 at 9:55 AM
I'm not sure how anyone could consider Crabtree a "sleeper". Maybe Josh Morgan, but the league knows about Crabtree. He entered the NFL with tons of hype and press going back to his college days. He's not sneaking up on anyone. I think most coaches around the league already recognize him as a true threat.
May 24, 2010 at 9:57 AM
A.Smith has definitely been sleeping the past 6 seasons.
May 24, 2010 at 9:58 AM
Originally posted by SybErkRimInAL:
A.Smith has definitely been sleeping the past 6 seasons.



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Smith's personal growth was overshadowed a bit by the team's 5-5 record during those starts. He posted a career-best 60.5% completion rate during a total of 11 game appearances and threw 18 touchdown passes -- two more than he threw during 16 starts back in 2006. And one statistic that really convinced me that Smith has turned the corner was his incredibly low rate of poor throws as scored by STATS last season. Just 10.5% of Smith's passes to open receivers were off the mark, a rate that put him in a tie for second-best in the league along with the Vikings' Brett Favre and just barely off the 10.3% pace of former Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner. The Saints' Drew Brees (11.1%), the Steelers' Ben Roethlisberger (12.1%) and the Colts' Peyton Manning (12.8%) rounded out the league's top performers.

http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/a...n-for-optimism
[ Edited by BirdmanJr on May 24, 2010 at 9:58 AM ]
May 24, 2010 at 10:10 AM
Originally posted by BirdmanJr:
Originally posted by SybErkRimInAL:
A.Smith has definitely been sleeping the past 6 seasons.



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Smith's personal growth was overshadowed a bit by the team's 5-5 record during those starts. He posted a career-best 60.5% completion rate during a total of 11 game appearances and threw 18 touchdown passes -- two more than he threw during 16 starts back in 2006. And one statistic that really convinced me that Smith has turned the corner was his incredibly low rate of poor throws as scored by STATS last season. Just 10.5% of Smith's passes to open receivers were off the mark, a rate that put him in a tie for second-best in the league along with the Vikings' Brett Favre and just barely off the 10.3% pace of former Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner. The Saints' Drew Brees (11.1%), the Steelers' Ben Roethlisberger (12.1%) and the Colts' Peyton Manning (12.8%) rounded out the league's top performers.

http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/a...n-for-optimism

Nice
May 24, 2010 at 10:15 AM
Not exactly sure why but I think Taylor Mays is going to have a solid rookie season.
May 24, 2010 at 10:32 AM
Originally posted by BirdmanJr:

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Smith's personal growth was overshadowed a bit by the team's 5-5 record during those starts. He posted a career-best 60.5% completion rate during a total of 11 game appearances and threw 18 touchdown passes -- two more than he threw during 16 starts back in 2006. And one statistic that really convinced me that Smith has turned the corner was his incredibly low rate of poor throws as scored by STATS last season. Just 10.5% of Smith's passes to open receivers were off the mark, a rate that put him in a tie for second-best in the league along with the Vikings' Brett Favre and just barely off the 10.3% pace of former Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner. The Saints' Drew Brees (11.1%), the Steelers' Ben Roethlisberger (12.1%) and the Colts' Peyton Manning (12.8%) rounded out the league's top performers.

http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/a...n-for-optimism

That's a great stat!

If it all comes together (which is to say the OL can both pass protect and run block effectively), Smith and Crabtree could have exceptional seasons. So could Gore and Vernon Davis.
May 24, 2010 at 10:32 AM
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Originally posted by SybErkRimInAL:
A.Smith has definitely been sleeping the past 6 seasons.


May 24, 2010 at 10:38 AM
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Smith will make a nice backup for my fantasy team
May 24, 2010 at 10:39 AM
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Originally posted by Druckenmiller14:
I'm not sure how anyone could consider Crabtree a "sleeper". Maybe Josh Morgan, but the league knows about Crabtree. He entered the NFL with tons of hype and press going back to his college days. He's not sneaking up on anyone. I think most coaches around the league already recognize him as a true threat.

Agreed.
May 24, 2010 at 10:50 AM
This is more about who Clayton views as sleeper picks to be the best player in the division next year not sleepers in general league wide.
May 24, 2010 at 10:54 AM
I agree with their Wells pick
May 24, 2010 at 12:58 PM
Originally posted by lamontb:
This is more about who Clayton views as sleeper picks to be the best player in the division next year not sleepers in general league wide.

i believe they are actually sando's picks, another seattle homer
May 24, 2010 at 1:08 PM
I pulling for Brooks to have a monster year.
May 24, 2010 at 1:30 PM
By Mike Sando

Originally posted by lamontb:
This is more about who Clayton views as sleeper picks to be the best player in the division next year not sleepers in general league wide.

Didn't even read it, did you?
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