Only doing 25 this year. So far have released from 25 to 19, and there are 2 Rockets:

23 Terry Swanson
20 Cody Thompson

http://www.hustlebelt.com/2016/8/24/1262...troduction

I just may lose it if I don't see both Hunt and Swanson in the backfield at the same time for at least a couple plays every game. As good as they both are, they will be just as good as decoys for each other. Nice to see Thompson get some attention. Wasn't sure what to expect from him going into last season but he really was solid.

17 Storm Norton

(08-25-2016 07:10 PM)bcunn3128 Wrote:  I just may lose it if I don't see both Hunt and Swanson in the backfield at the same time for at least a couple plays every game. As good as they both are, they will be just as good as decoys for each other. Nice to see Thompson get some attention. Wasn't sure what to expect from him going into last season but he really was solid.

I've been saying the same thing! coaching is about putting your best players on the field and putting the team in these best position to succeed. Having both of these guys sit on the sidelines for a half a game is just plain stupid

(08-26-2016 09:10 PM)BDV27 Wrote:  

(08-25-2016 07:10 PM)bcunn3128 Wrote:  I just may lose it if I don't see both Hunt and Swanson in the backfield at the same time for at least a couple plays every game. As good as they both are, they will be just as good as decoys for each other. Nice to see Thompson get some attention. Wasn't sure what to expect from him going into last season but he really was solid.

I've been saying the same thing! coaching is about putting your best players on the field and putting the team in these best position to succeed. Having both of these guys sit on the sidelines for a half a game is just plain stupid

Can they play Defense?

I knew Thompson was going to be a good player the first time I saw him play. Quick, smart and athletic, that is hard to find. He should definitely step it up one more notch this year with Alonzo gone. Keeping tabs on Cody and Corey whilst worrying about Hunt or Swanson in the backfield is going to be a tall order for defenses. Throw in the TE coverage and we should be able to exploit defenses at will if we can do a decent job reading them. Woodside can also be mobile as well...but I don't really want to see this too much unless he needs to get himself out of trouble, or we face a very good defense that we need to loosen up a bit.

Dangerous offensive team this year...can't wait to see it in action!

(08-27-2016 06:03 AM)ToledoMike Wrote:  I knew Thompson was going to be a good player the first time I saw him play. Quick, smart and athletic, that is hard to find. He should definitely step it up one more notch this year with Alonzo gone. Keeping tabs on Cody and Corey whilst worrying about Hunt or Swanson in the backfield is going to be a tall order for defenses. Throw in the TE coverage and we should be able to exploit defenses at will if we can do a decent job reading them. Woodside can also be mobile as well...but I don't really want to see this too much unless he needs to get himself out of trouble, or we face a very good defense that we need to loosen up a bit.

Dangerous offensive team this year...can't wait to see it in action!

Not expecting the Rockets to lose momentum by taking their foot off the gas pedal this season.

15 Corey Jones

Already 4 Rockets!

I'm guessing Hunt will be top 3 (he was #1 last year). Gotta figure Treyvon Hester will make it. Anyone else?

(08-27-2016 07:27 PM)inductchuck16 Wrote:  Already 4 Rockets!

I'm guessing Hunt will be top 3 (he was #1 last year). Gotta figure Treyvon Hester will make it. Anyone else?

The only other Rocket I can think of is DeJuan Rogers, but if DeJuan was on the list, I think we would have seen him by now. Even if DeJuan is not on the list, 6 Rockets in the top 25 is pretty impressive.

Hustle Belt has 5 NIU players list so far with the top 3 to go:

#5 QB Hare
#6 DB Lurry
#8 RB Bouagnon
#9 WR Galladay
#25 K Hagan

(08-31-2016 06:41 AM)Terry Wrote:  Hustle Belt has 5 NIU players list so far with the top 3 to go:

#5 QB Hare
#6 DB Lurry
#8 RB Bouagnon
#9 WR Galladay
#25 K Hagan

Pretty sure that's it for us. I'd put Lurry ahead of Hare and Golladay ahead of Bouagnon if it was me.

#2 Corey Davis WMU
#3 Cooper Rush CMU
#4 Zach Terrell QB

....so #1 has to be Kareem Hunt, right?

(08-31-2016 02:48 PM)FtLauderdaleRocket Wrote:  #2 Corey Davis WMU
#3 Cooper Rush CMU
#4 Zach Terrell QB

....so #1 has to be Kareem Hunt, right?

Unless he's fallen off the planet.

(08-31-2016 02:48 PM)FtLauderdaleRocket Wrote:  #2 Corey Davis WMU
#3 Cooper Rush CMU
#4 Zach Terrell QB

....so #1 has to be Kareem Hunt, right?

Yep--it's up now. Comment is "it was always a race for #2 for the rest of the conference".

Man, I sure hope he stays healthy and has the monster season...

So 5 Rockets on the list, out of 25 players, including #1, pretty impressive. However Treyvon Hester not making the list seems like a pretty big omission to me.

(08-31-2016 09:51 PM)Rocket A Wrote:  So 5 Rockets on the list, out of 25 players, including #1, pretty impressive. However Treyvon Hester not making the list seems like a pretty big omission to me.

Motivation for Mr. Hester.

(08-31-2016 10:01 PM)H2Oville Rocket Wrote:  

(08-31-2016 09:51 PM)Rocket A Wrote:  So 5 Rockets on the list, out of 25 players, including #1, pretty impressive. However Treyvon Hester not making the list seems like a pretty big omission to me.

Motivation for Mr. Hester.

I was thinking the same thing!!!

(09-01-2016 05:26 PM)Rocket A Wrote:  

(08-31-2016 10:01 PM)H2Oville Rocket Wrote:  

(08-31-2016 09:51 PM)Rocket A Wrote:  So 5 Rockets on the list, out of 25 players, including #1, pretty impressive. However Treyvon Hester not making the list seems like a pretty big omission to me.

Motivation for Mr. Hester.

I was thinking the same thing!!!

Same.

(09-01-2016 07:01 PM)toledobigmike Wrote:  

(09-01-2016 05:26 PM)Rocket A Wrote:  

(08-31-2016 10:01 PM)H2Oville Rocket Wrote:  

(08-31-2016 09:51 PM)Rocket A Wrote:  So 5 Rockets on the list, out of 25 players, including #1, pretty impressive. However Treyvon Hester not making the list seems like a pretty big omission to me.

Motivation for Mr. Hester.

I was thinking the same thing!!!

Same.

Great minds.