With more and more teams packing it in as their seasons come to an
end and playoff hopes dissipate, rookies who haven’t seen much playing
time early in the season are getting a chance to audition for roles and
roster spots heading into 2014. A few of these first-year players were
drafted in the first 2-3 rounds and only recently are seeing openings on
the depth chart. This week also had a couple undrafted players step
into bigger roles for their teams and while one struggled in his
newfound role, the other thrived and could be pushing for more playing
time to finish out the season. Chris Tripodi is back to break down what
he saw from rookies in Week 12.
Dennis Johnson (RB-Hou)
After Arian Foster was placed on injured reserve a few weeks ago,
Johnson stepped in as Houston’s backup running back behind Ben Tate.
Playing through cracked ribs, Tate isn’t the picture of the health at
this point in the season either which meant it was just a matter of time
until Johnson got his chance for a few carries. It was Tate’s
ineffectiveness on Sunday that led to an extended look for Johnson
however, as the pending free agent had just 1 yard on 7 carries in the
first half. Johnson ended up with 74 yards rushing on 13 carries and
added 2 receptions for 13 yards.
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Thursday, November 28, 2013
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