Who Will Be The Preseason Star?

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(06-09-2016, 03:08 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: Those 4 should all be getting tons of playing time. There is just too many players to think about.

But i have to go with Billings, the rookie i have had the most hope for in some time. His strength to go along with his athleticism for a big man is special. I also think he is a better pass rusher than some give him credit for. If they don't double him he simply wins.

I agree with all of this based on my limited view of his highlights.   I'm desperately hoping that the rest of the NFL was wrong about him.   But everything I saw was that he split double teams, would take down the QB by penetrating, collapsing the pocket and running around the tackle.  I liked his highlights better than anyone's except Rankins, Butler and Nkemdiche.

And I think he was a fine pass rusher.  Next to Geno he would reek havoc shoving the interior pocket into the QB and penetrating the interior gaps.

I just hope they give him the snaps.  If they do Peko will be well rested, and between Geno, Peko, Billings and Williams we should have a devastating rotation.

I'm also hoping that the knee injury at the beginning of the season last year slowed MJ down and that he will be more of a force off the edge this year.