Break out player for 2017.....

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(03-05-2017, 01:21 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Will Clarke.

1.  He is a better athlete than many here give him credit for.  At the combine he weighed over 270 and ran a 4.77 forty.  He also showed some agility placing in the top 10 among D-linemen in the three-cone drill.

2.  He has produced more than a lot of fans realize.  Last year has a better sack percentage (1 every 93 snaps) than Carlos Dunlap (1 every 105 snaps).

I generally do not expect huge improvements from a player after 3 full seasons in the league, but Clarke may be a lot more productive just due to getting more snaps in 2017.

It'll probably again come down to getting snaps.  And he'll probably have a brand new rookie to compete with for those snaps, possibly even a first round pick.  Still seems like an uphill climb for him to break out.  Might be an uphill lcimb for him to just get on the field.