Young offensive Weapons

[Navy_football]

On 5/25/2018 at 4:04 PM, joemac said:

Only needs 50 yards a game. Not out of the realm of possibility.

16 games x 50 yards a game is only 800 ya...

Oh, I see what you did there - and I like it!

[shaqattaq]

On 5/25/2018 at 2:15 PM, Camp Fodder said:

CMC getting 1500 is most realistic. Most unrealistic is Samuel getting 1k

I agree. I wouldn't change the order that they're listed. CMC had 1086 last year (1306 all purpose yards), and Shula had no idea how to use him. Moore getting 900 is also very possible, but between Anderson, CMC, Olsen, Funchess, Smith, and Samuel, there are only so many yards to go around.  I really hope that we get Thomas involved enough that he gets at least 400 yards and 3-4 TD's. Samuel getting 1000 yards doesn't seem likely. With Moore and Smith having similar build/speed, Samuel will have to fight for touches.

[acymetric]

1 hour ago, stbugs said:

I honestly think 400 yards for Thomas is far out of reach, assuming no injuries. I think there are just too many slot options that are so explosive (Samuel, Byrd, CMC, Wright and Moore) that Thomas is an Olsen breather/blocker 95% of the time.

Yeah, I don't see Thomas contributing a lot this year (as long as Olsen stays healthy).  I do think he has the potential to be a stud replacement for Olsen when he steps away though.

[shaqattaq]

1 hour ago, stbugs said:

I honestly think 400 yards for Thomas is far out of reach, assuming no injuries. I think there are just too many slot options that are so explosive (Samuel, Byrd, CMC, Wright and Moore) that Thomas is an Olsen breather/blocker 95% of the time.

That's why they'll never see it coming!!

Honestly, you're likely right, Dickson barely broke 100 yards until last year (437) when he was forced to fill in for an injured Olsen. I would love to see a less predictable offense under Norv though where all the weapons are used. 400 may be a stretch, but using him in the red zone could be dangerous, especially if he is primarily a blocker.