God I don't know about you guys but I am sick of Sundays without football. To get us in the mood... I went through our lineup and did some projections on Stats based on our moves this offseason and progression over the past year.

QB: It's Tannehill's team no doubt about it. I know the offseason talk about how people expect him to make the biggest jump, and I hope they're right. But, I am not jumping ridiculously with Tannehill's numbers for this year. I'm hoping for this stat line.

4,370 yards, 63% Completion, 7.3 avg, 25 TD's, 12 picks, 89 QBR, 350 rushing yards, 4 TD's... I really like the Flacco comparison in terms of career trend, obviously Tannehill is more athletic but I see some similarities in their games. Don't mistake this team still wants to run the ball.

RB: I like our young mix, I think Miller is 1, Gillislee/Thomas 2/3. Unless for some reason Thomas gets beat out. The guy is talented and we could use his size but we need to see if. Now Miller has been saying 1,500 yards but I am much more realistic seeing he has a stable of back to compete with.

Miller: 240 Carries, 1,075 yards, 4.47 ypc, 7 TD's, 15 receptions, 100 yards, 1 TD
Thomas: 110 Carries, 480 yards, 4.36 ypc, 4 TD's 10 receptions, 70 yards
Gillislee: 70 Carries, 355 yards, 5.07 ypc, 2 TD's, 20 Receptions, 180 yards, 2 TD

WR: Finally we have a bevy of options, it will be interesting to see how Training Camp plays out and who will round out our depth chart. Wallace, Hartline, and Gibson will be our 1,2,3 but Gibson has some hungry boys. I like what I am hearing from Matthews and Binns, and I really feel Matthews could end up being that a la James Jones type player for us. Keep an eye on Chad Bumphis who could be our replacement to Davone Bess.

Wallace: 70 receptions, 1,100 yards,, 15.71 avg, 7 TD's
Hartline: 65 receptions, 850 yards, 12.66 avg, 3 TD's
Gibson: 45 receptions, 570 yards, 12.66 avg, 2 TD's
Matthews: 25 receptions, 300 yards 12 avg, 1 TD
Binns: 12 receptions, 150 yards, 12.5 avg, 1 TD

TE: This is where its starting to get exciting. We have a legit pass catching threat at TE for the first time in what seems like forever. I expect to see a lot of Keller, at TE and lined out wide in 4 wide sets. I see Sims playing in-line to begin but gaining some good experience and growing towards end of the year. Clay is going to play H-Back as always and if Egnew keeps his progress we could see some development.

Keller: 50 receptions, 600 yards, 12 avg, 6 TD's
Sims: 20 receptions, 250 yards, 12.5 avg, 1 TD
Clay: 15 receptions, 200 yards, 13.33 avg, 1 TD

Now to the defense this may be a little harder to predict seeing as we haven't seen some of our pieces yet. But, I fully expect our pass rush to be better than last year.

DL: Starks and Solai with Odrick rotating in. My only concern is Starks motivation seeing as he hasnt showed up to anything yet. But he is still a pro bowl player. Both Starks and Soliai will be playing for contracts so should be playing for pay. Odrick will be playing some DE but can see him starting to move to DT permanently. Wake will be his usual self but maybe should have a better year with less stress as we improved our pass rush. Jordan, Vernon, and Selby will be rotating in for DE.

Solai: 25 total tackles, 1.0 sack, 2 FF
Starks: 35 total tackles, 4.5 sack, 1 FF, 1 Int (always seems to get one)
Odrick: 40 total tackles, 5.5 sacks ( he will be a force at DT once he stays there permanently)
Wake: 45 total tackles, 14 sacks, 3 FF
Jordan: 20 total tackles, 6.0 sacks, 1 FF, 1 Int
Vernon: 25 total tackles, 4.0 sacks, 1 FF

LB: we revamped with speed and youth but one thing we added was more blitzing from that position. I believe Ellerbe, Wheeler, and Misi will bring pressure and stability. The only issue is covering the pass. That's where Jenkins will come in especially on passing downs. Kaddu could play a role too.

Ellerbe: 105 total tackles, 3.0 sacks, 4 FF, 1 int
Wheeler: 95 total tackles, 3.5 sacks, 2 FF, 2 int
Misi: 75 total tackles, 3.0 sacks, 1 FF
Jenkins: 30 tackles, 1 int

CB: Grimes is a stud just as long as he is healthy. We didn't see nearly enough of Marshall to make a judgement. Tayor and Davis will be acclimated through training camp. I think Patterson is gone due to his cap number unless he beats out Marshall, leaving us with Carroll and Wilson.

Grimes: 60 Tackles, 20 Pass deflections, 4 Int, 1 TD
Marshall: 75 Tackles, 12 pass deflections, 2 int
Taylor: 50 tackles, 15 pass deflections, 2 int
Davis: 35 tackles, 10 pass deflections

S: I love our potential at safety. I think Jones is a stud and I hope we re-sign him, and Clemons doesn't get his credit just cause he isn't a natural ball-hawk. But, McCray could be pushing him and might be the future.

Jones: 102 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 3 FF, 10 pass deflections, 3 int
Clemons: 90 tackles, 1 FF, 12 pass deflections, 3 int

K: I believe Sturgis is our guy.

Strugis: 30 FGA ; 25 FGM, Longest 53 yards

P: Fields is money.

Fields: 62 punts, 49.8 avg, 66 long

KR/PR: I believe it will be Thigpen for both duties or at least I hope it will be.

Thigpen: 40 returns, 1,200 yards, 2 TD's: 30 returns, 400 yards, 1 TD

Let me know your thoughts if you think I may be too optimistic or what.

Have a good Sunday guys!!!

 

Appreciate the feedback guys. In regards to DJPhinFan, gotta go down to the decimal. I believe we have so much more depth than we've had in the past and I hope we use it wisely and have our studs fresher as the game wears on.