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Official Zach Zenner Thread - Oh yeeaaaaaaah. (1 Viewer)
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Johnny Rock
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BobbyLayne
Footballguy
Bad line. Avoid.
Craig_MiamiFL
Footballguy
He did look rather good last preseason
Chaka
Footballguy
I don't think Washington is practicing so it seems likely that ZZ will be in line for some work. Maybe 8 touches with an upside of 15? He should also get any short yardage/goal line opportunities.
But don't get overly excited as Phili has a very good defense.
Willie Neslon
Footballguy
Starting in a deep league. Metrics are good. RB16
NeverEnough
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TartanLion
Footballguy
Is he a last minute play today ? Riddick inactive, D Wash carted off last week and limited all week in practise. Zenner ran well last week in the 4th quarter
BobbyLayne
Footballguy
He ran well against the Saints. The Bears have a good D-line & due to Swanson's concussion Tomlinson is starting at LG (he's one of the worst OL in the league.) I wouldn't recommend ZZ.
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BobbyLayne
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Washington also dealing with an injury. IMO this is not a great opportunity even if ZZ gets most of the work because the line matchup favors the Bears.
grateful zed
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starting tonight in, most likely, a losing effort.
what can we expect?
what does he need to assert his role on the team?
what are his dynasty senarios looking like?
what can we expect?
what does he need to assert his role on the team?
what are his dynasty senarios looking like?
BobbyLayne
Footballguy
Seattle's strength is stopping the run. I don't expect the Lions to be effective running the ball today.starting tonight in, most likely, a losing effort.
what can we expect?
what does he need to assert his role on the team?
what are his dynasty senarios looking like?
Interesting matchups otherwise. Like who's got the edge between the Lions ineffective pass rush and the Seahawks bad o-line? Detroit can't throw deep down the middle, very little vertical game, and the Seahawks have been ineffective stopping that over the last six weeks.
But the Seahawks D-line versus a Detroit line with two starters out, I don't think that's intriguing at all.
Bracie Smathers
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http://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2017/02/06/miles-killebrew-zach-zenner-detroit-lions/97540066/
Detroit Lions veterans tout Zach Zenner, Miles Killebrew for 2017
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HOUSTON -- Now that Super Bowl LI is in the books, it’s time to turn attention to the 2017 NFL season.
The draft combine is in a couple of weeks, and free agency after that. Before long will come off-season workouts and the draft.
With that timeline in mind, two veteran Detroit Lions were asked to pick a young player (or two) who might be ready to take a significant step forward this fall.
Offensively, wide receiver Anquan Boldin singled out running back Zach Zenner as a player ready for an expanded role in 2017.
Zenner, who sat behind Ameer Abdullah, Theo Riddick and Dwayne Washington to start the year -- and all three of those players will return in 2017, as well -- finished the season as the Lions' starter. He ran for 136 yards on 32 carries and had another 66 yards receiving in the final two games of the regular season.
“Just seeing his growth,” Boldin said. “Whenever you have a young guy like that who’s able to play every down, that’s big. He’s a guy that can run the ball effectively, he can catch out of the backfield, he can pick up blitzes. I saw him personally mature over the year, and he grabbed the coaches’ confidence. They weren’t shy about putting him in there. When they did put him in there, he responded well.”
Detroit Lions veterans tout Zach Zenner, Miles Killebrew for 2017
...
HOUSTON -- Now that Super Bowl LI is in the books, it’s time to turn attention to the 2017 NFL season.
The draft combine is in a couple of weeks, and free agency after that. Before long will come off-season workouts and the draft.
With that timeline in mind, two veteran Detroit Lions were asked to pick a young player (or two) who might be ready to take a significant step forward this fall.
Offensively, wide receiver Anquan Boldin singled out running back Zach Zenner as a player ready for an expanded role in 2017.
Zenner, who sat behind Ameer Abdullah, Theo Riddick and Dwayne Washington to start the year -- and all three of those players will return in 2017, as well -- finished the season as the Lions' starter. He ran for 136 yards on 32 carries and had another 66 yards receiving in the final two games of the regular season.
“Just seeing his growth,” Boldin said. “Whenever you have a young guy like that who’s able to play every down, that’s big. He’s a guy that can run the ball effectively, he can catch out of the backfield, he can pick up blitzes. I saw him personally mature over the year, and he grabbed the coaches’ confidence. They weren’t shy about putting him in there. When they did put him in there, he responded well.”
grateful zed
Footballguy
Doug B
Footballguy
Zenner signing with the Saints today per Ian Rappoport. Former Detroit OC Joe Lombardi is the Saints QB coach now, and Zenner is familiar with a lot of the playbook (concepts, anyway).
Doesn't mean he is being plugged in directly for a gimpy Alvin Kamara, though. More likely, Zenner's presence allows the Saints to elevate former 3rd RB Dwayne Washington for a few weeks.
Doesn't mean he is being plugged in directly for a gimpy Alvin Kamara, though. More likely, Zenner's presence allows the Saints to elevate former 3rd RB Dwayne Washington for a few weeks.
Casting Couch
Footballguy
I thought Jay Ajayi would have been an option in New Orleans.
Hot Sauce Guy
Footballguy
Bad sign for Kamara.
Murray owners, smoke em if ya got em!
(I’m flipping a coin between Murray & Montgomery if Kamara is out, which I’m betting he will be)
Zenner may get “breather back” duties if Murray gets tired.
Murray owners, smoke em if ya got em!
(I’m flipping a coin between Murray & Montgomery if Kamara is out, which I’m betting he will be)
Zenner may get “breather back” duties if Murray gets tired.
Hot Sauce Guy
Footballguy
If Kamara is out it’s gonna be feature back Murray.
Doug B
Footballguy
I wonder if Ajayi's knee is still not quite right. Consider that the Saints gave WR Cameron Meredith a long trial period to come back from a bad knee injury -- he even made the opening day 52 last season. But due to that experience with Meredith, maybe the Saints are more averse to injury risk these days.
Doug B
Footballguy
Yes. Washington will get some run, though -- Murray won't be getting 30 touches or anything like that.
Ajayi is a long-term option for a team, not a 2 week stop-gap. Doesn't really fit in to New Orleans plans.
grateful zed
Footballguy
buy low?
Ray Barboni
Footballguy
Doug B
Footballguy
Good point -- N.O. probably not a good fit from Ajayi's standpoint, especially if he still feels he can be a team's lead back.
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