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Who Will Earn a Starting Spot by Wk 17


Plewis

Who becomes a starter by Week 17  

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  1. 1. Who becomes a starter by Week 17

    • CAP
      13
    • Bene
      12
    • Bersin
      3
    • Boston
      17
    • Funchess
      32
    • Colin Jones
      2
    • Fozzy
      1
    • Daryl Williams
      21
    • Wegher
      0
    • Write-in
      1


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Each and every year we see a young player or two that go from being backups to starters by the end of the season. Last year it was Bene Benwikere and Tre Boston. Who will it be this year.


EDIT: This is multiple choice so you can select more than 1 player.

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I'm sure several of them will get some starts at various times due to injuries, etc.   Not sure who might become a full-time starter.

Three weeks ago, I would have said Daryl Williams would become a starter during the season for sure.  But right now our Oline is playing so solidly, I'm not sure we want to mess with it unless we need to.   Kalil seems to be fully over his knee sprain.  Oher is adequate... Remmers has been showing he deserves to be out there - especially how he played against JJ Watt & co.   Most important is that we have D. Williams available as healthy depth for late in the season.  We can't go into December with Amini Silatolu as our emergency tackle backup!!  So, hopefully Williams heals quickly and can start getting some reps and get back into game shape slowly after the bye. 

JStew is a bit banged up this week, and I'm not sure he can continue carrying such a load... so chances for CAP to start at some point are good.

I could see Funchess or Norwood possibly getting a starting spot over Philly Brown if they develop well, but it may be awhile yet...

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So far im really dissapointed with stew. I thought we would see that tough running we saw in december of last year. I know this oline needs gel, but the online wasnt great lsat year either and stew still got yards.

it's not always the back. Offense is seeing a lot of loaded boxes because the defense doesn't respect our passing game. If Cam keeps making them pay with his arm, things will open up. 

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