Who's your pick for "most likely to break out in '04'"?

[Buckaholic]

is anyone else reminded of Cie Grant just a bit in Matthews?

This linebacking core is just completely scary. I don't think i've ever seen such a deep core of capable backers.

I'm extremely excited about the D-Line too. Kudla/Frost, Patterson, Pitcock, and Fraser/Richardson.

 

[LoKyBuckeye]

I think Carpenter will shine this year. If offenses are focusing on Hawk and Schlegel then Bobby will get his chance.

 

[HineyBuck]

Guys I'm hoping have a breakout year:

Justin Zwick
Lydell Ross
Mike Kne
Thomas Matthews
EJ Underwood
JD Bergman (hey, I'm a wrestling fan)

Guys I'm betting have a breakout year:

Justin Zwick
Brandon Joe
Roy Hall
Quinn Pitcock
Joel Penton
EJ Underwood

 

[Nixon]

Underwood at CB
Youboty at PR
Jordan at WR

 

[PQBuckeye]

On offense:

• Joe
• Pittman
• Datish

On defense:

• Whitner
• Underwood
• Pitcock

 

[floridabuck]

Marco Cooper, oops, nevermind.

 

[DiHard]

Youboty, Whitner and Pittman all seem to have that intangible ability to just make plays...

mangold is on pace to be as good of a center as the bucks have ever had.....the kid can play....i dont think he counts for breakout though....

 

[MililaniBuckeye]

I can't believe I'm the only one mentioning Childress (unless my old eyes overlooked a post or two...).

 

[ashlandbuck]

I'm not going to guess who'll have a break out year but I'll tell ya what guys, this defense lost 6 players to the draft and I think it could be as good or better than last years "D". A lot of players looked very good on Saturday.
Man, what depth on defense!!!

 

[KillerNut]

From out of no where:

Louis Izzary
Eric Haw
Reggie Arden

Better than Expected

Lydell Ross
Sims


Just absolutely Sick

Schlagel
Fraiser

 

[Buckaholic]

Mili, I tend to agree with you on Childress, he just has to hold on to the ball. If we get the ball in his hands, there's no question he will be a big time playmaker.

 

[BB73]

D - Whitner, Frost, Pitcock, Carpenter

O - Irizarry, Hall, Ross

Returns - Ginn

 

[ZekeD]

I'd love to see the entire O-line have a breakout year. It would be great to see our O shoulder their share of the responsibility for winning games and not rely so much on the D and special teams. I see OL improvement as the most critical factor in O performance improvement. The question then becomes if the OL is much improved how much will that improve the O performance or will other factors hold us back? I'm a big Tressel fan but I wish he would field a more dynamic offense. Those who know him from his YSU days say it just isn't his MO. Well, regardless of what I want he has been very successful with his MO.

 

[wdg01]

Defense
D'andrea, Whitner, Underwood

Offense
Ross, Zwick, Roy Hall

 

[MililaniBuckeye]

holic: He has significantly improved in that area, and that's my big reason for thinking he'll explode this season.