10 most dangerous game-breaking weapons set to take the field in 2016

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July 11, 2016 at 1:12 am #48666

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https://www.profootballfocus.com/pro-top-10-nfl-gamebreakers-gurley-beckham-gronkowski/

Top 10 NFL gamebreakers

Who are the biggest home-run hitters in the NFL? John Breitenbach takes a look at the league’s top gamebreakers.
John Breitenbach | 4 days ago

The best NFL offenses have a combination of reliable weapons and game-breaking threats—players capable of changing the momentum of games in a single play are invaluable in the modern NFL. Big plays can also have a demoralizing effect on opponents.

With that in mind, here are the 10 most dangerous game-breaking weapons set to take the field in 2016.
1. Todd Gurley, RB, Rams

No NFL player posed more of a home-run threat than Todd Gurley in 2015. He led the NFL in 20+ yard runs, with 14, despite missing three games due to injury. The former 10th-overall pick also accumulated nearly half his yardage on runs over 15 yards. Gurley led the league in breakaway percentage—a metric that looks at the percentage of yardage accumulated on long runs—with 508 of his 1,106 yards (45.9 percent) generated on big plays. He also scored 10 touchdowns, one short of the league-lead, and broke an impressive 47 combined tackles (only six backs managed more). With even more touches in 2016, Gurley could emerge as an elite running back—he is already one of game’s most dangerous players.

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July 11, 2016 at 1:31 am #48438

InvaderRam
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well and also. now that he’s had another year of recovering from the knee injury. and imagine if the rams can put a supporting cast around him.

woohoo!

July 11, 2016 at 7:37 pm #48494

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from Ranking the top 10 running backs in the NFL

http://www.foxsports.com/nfl/story/ranking-the-top-10-running-backs-in-the-nfl-071116

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2. Todd Gurley, Los Angeles Rams

The one player closest to surpassing Peterson as the best back is Todd Gurley. It may sound ludicrous to anoint a 21-year-old who’s started 12 games as a threat to overtake Peterson, but that’s what Gurley is. He’s the best running back to come out of college since Peterson in 2007 and provides the Rams with the whole package. Gurley has the power, speed and vision to be a perennial Pro Bowler and All-Pro, which he showed as a rookie last season. Despite only playing 13 games, Gurley still managed to rush for 1,106 yards and ranked fourth in yards per game (85.1).

In Los Angeles, where there is no established quarterback and a terrible wide receiver corps, the Rams will be forced to lean on Gurley week in and week out. That’s both a good and bad thing for him, given his effectiveness as a runner, but also the wear and tear he’ll experience early in his career. It’s just that the Rams don’t have many other options on offense. If Gurley can remain relatively healthy and avoid serious injuries, he could go down as one of the best backs to play the game, much like Peterson will.

July 11, 2016 at 9:28 pm #48504

InvaderRam
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ezekiel elliott is gonna be a helluva running back and he’s got a much better supporting cast. that oline is going to open up some gigantic holes for him.

July 14, 2016 at 8:20 am #48669

wv
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Gurley and Tavon are a good start.

We all know they need a couple more reliable
weapons.

Cooper?

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