Browns Sleepers for 2010
While the Browns are slim in terms of big name talent headed into the 2010 season, to say the roster on the whole isn’t talented would be mistaken. Here is a look at some players who may be less familiar on a national scale, but could be poised to breakout for the Browns in a big way this coming year.Mohamed Massaquoi In his first year out of the University of Georgia, Massaquoi quietly posted perhaps the most surprising rookie campaign in the NFL. Tallying 624 yards on 34 receptions (both team highs for 2009), the second round pick showed some big play capability, emerging as the Browns top receiving option by season’s end. Were Massaquoi to have had the benefit of a reliable arm throwing the ball his way, who knows how much higher these totals might have been.James Davis A year ago, Davis was all the rage as far as preseason analysts go, expecting major contributions from the rookie out of Clemson. Highlighted by a 12 carry 116 yard outburst against the Lions, Davis averaged 7.75 yards per carry in the 2009 preseason, before an early season injury put him on IR for the remainder of the season. With rookie RB Montario Hardesty already out for the year, Davis could see a significant number of carries in 2010, as starter Jerome Harrison likely can’t handle the entire load of a run-first Browns attack.Benjamin Watson A former first round pick, the fellow former Bulldog has been stuck playing in the Patriots offense for his 7-year career. While in general football terms playing with Tom Brady is widely considered a good thing, for tight ends and running backs any time spent in the Patriots’ system can be a major detriment to individual statistics, not to say many don’t emerge as better all-around football players as a result. Watson may be one of the most athletically and intelligently gifted players in the NFL, and has put up very solid numbers when both healthy and given the opportunity.