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Which rookie will have the most immediate impact?

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It seems that since Gettleman has taken over there have been, as many as 5, rookies making an immediate impact to the team. This year I don't expect anything to change. Except the number.

If I had to take a guess. It would be between Devin Funchess and Cameron Artis-Payne.

Funchess is llegitimately the #2 with potential to be the #1. The opposing defenses will have to pick they're poison. Olsen, Benjamin, Funchess, Ginn/Brown. Funchess will get a lot of opportunities from the offense. Cam will spread that ball around and I wouldn't be surprised if they hit it off quickly.

Cameron Artis-Payne on the other hand has everything to gain. He's his own back and has taken over games for Auburn. Barring injury, he's clearly an option for Stewart. Fozzy earned his spot last year but he is a different type of back.

What say you huddle, what rookie will have immediate impact?

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My money would be on Funchess. Shaq will likely have an immediate impact, but depending on how we use him he may not see a whole lot of snaps. If he's strictly our will he'd only see like half the snaps, if that. Williams could definitely have an impact if he wins a starting job but I don't really anticipate that happening. Feel like we want to groom him to be our longterm right tackle. Mayo will by a special teamer, and CAP will be nothing more than change of pace.

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I think Funchess has the ability to make the biggest impact. Not neccesarilly in gaudy stats but in affect on the offense.

I can see Shaq taking a season or so to settle in to his role and Williams being a backup this season.

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My 3 are Shaq, Funchess, and Daryl Williams.  Shaq and Funchess get the play time from day 1 - which seems obvious at this point.  If Daryl doesn't outright win the RT spot in training camp/preseason, then I think he eventually works his way into it by the end of the year.

 

I don't know about CAP just yet... as long as Stew is healthy I don't think we'll have a true #2 back.  Both Foz and CAP will probably split their reps equally unless the rook either comes in and proves he's outright better or worse than Fozzy.  Neither are taking Stew's job unless he ends up on the bike again - which is very likely I guess.

 

Mayo isn't seeing time unless something bad happens.

 

The thing about Gettleman's drafts is so far there have been a handful of UDFA gems as well.  Wonder who that might be this year, if any?

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It seems that since Gettleman has taken over there have been, as many as 5, rookies making an immediate impact to the team. This year I don't expect anything to change. Except the number.

If I had to take a guess. It would be between Devin Funchess and Cameron Artis-Payne.

Funchess is llegitimately the #2 with potential to be the #1. The opposing defenses will have to pick they're poison. Olsen, Benjamin, Funchess, Ginn/Brown. Funchess will get a lot of opportunities from the offense. Cam will spread that ball around and I wouldn't be surprised if they hit it off quickly.

Cameron Artis-Payne on the other hand has everything to gain. He's his own back and has taken over games for Auburn. Barring injury, he's clearly an option for Stewart. Fozzy earned his spot last year but he is a different type of back.

What say you huddle, what rookie will have immediate impact?

It's a good question that we don't know the answer to yet obviously. But I think one aspect of all those rookies having an impact so soon was the overall talent level of the team. As the team gets better less rookies make an impact...which is a good thing.

To be sure, we aren't All Pro at every position so I could see 1-3 having a large impact this year. I think Funchess for sure. After him it kinda depends. If Williams wins the starting RT then that's 2. If Shaq can pick up his very difficult role quickly that's 3. He's played many positions and even Bene said that playing a joker role in college made learning 1 position in the NFL harder.

I'd say that's it. CAP isn't winning the starter job and Mayo isn't either. So, 1 for sure...maybe 3.

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Has to be Funch. Not only should he make some contribution to our yard and TD totals, but he should also help in getting other guys open. (Receivers and Backs) His ability makes him a versatile weapon that you can line up several different places.

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