Hello Heat Seekers, welcome to episode 77 of Sully’s 2 Cents Dynasty Fantasy Football podcast. A couple of seasons ago I wrote a weekly 32 fantasy thoughts article for RotoHeat that touched on each NFL team’s previous week.  Those articles were quite enjoyable to put together and also rather time consuming.  Since adding this podcast to my portfolio and increasing my content in general for the website, 32 thoughts articles fell by the wayside. 

In episode 77, I am going to reboot it, sort of. In this episode I give you the 16 Dynasty Breakouts for 2020 – NFC, and next week I will do the same for the AFC.  32 in one pod would be a bit much. So without further ado lets get into it.

16 Dynasty Breakouts for 2020 – NFC

Arizona Cardinals – QB Kyler Murray

OK, so this one is rather easy, It’s fairly safe to say that Kyler broke out in his rookie season. 

He won Offensive Rookie of the Year in 2019 and became one of just three signal-callers in NFL history to pass for 3,000 yards and run for 500 yards as a rookie. He finished his rookie season as QB7.  The reality is Murray is well-positioned to be even better in 2020. The addition of DeAndre Hopkins was a massive boost to the Arizona passing game, and Kliff Kingsbury’s offensive scheme lends itself well to big numbers from its quarterback. 

Kingsbury like Murray was a rookie in 2019, I would expect an improvement from both, an even faster pace and more 4 WR sets.  Kenyan Drake upgrades the backfield, and Murray can still take off and ran the ball like a select few. In each of the last two seasons, a second-year quarterback took the league by storm on his way to winning NFL MVP. Kyler Murray is going to give three in a row a hell of a run in 2020.

Atlanta Falcons – WR Russell Gage

6th round selection out of LSU in 2018.  55 catches 509 yards and 1 TD in parts of two seasons in Atlanta.  Not all breakouts will lead you to the ship, but Gage showed last year that he’s going to be a part of this offense and that he can be relied upon to contribute. 

Mohammad Sanu was dealt to the Patriots prior to week 8 last year.  At the time Gage 11 receptions for 102 yards.  After the trade Gage finished the season with 38 catches 344 yards and a TD. Gage was WR120 before the trade and WR49 after it.

Furthermore, Austin Hooper missed weeks 11-13 a year ago, in those 3 games Gage saw 23 targets had 15 grabs for 145 yards and the only TD of his career.  Small sample size but over 16 games at that pace its 80/773/5.  In those 3 games Gage was WR27, that 16 game pace BTW would land him as WR32. Hooper is gone and as much as I dig Hayden Hurst, he’s not Austin Hooper.  Gage has legit lower end WR3 potential and in the leagues, I play in where we start 3 WR and 2 flex spots he is absolutely relevant

Carolina Panthers – QB Teddy Bridgewater

It’s been a long road back to starting QB in the NFL for Teddy Bridgewater.  In August of 2016 Bridgewater suffered a non-contract leg injury weeks before the start of the season.  He tore his ACL and dislocated his knee joint.  He missed the entire 2016 season and all but 1 appearance in 2017. 

In 2018 he signed with the Jets and was later traded to the New Orleans Saints.  IN 2019 after a thumb injury forced Drew Brees to the sidelines, Teddy made 5 starts for the Saints and went 5-0 in the process.  133/196 1384 yards, 9 TD and 2 picks. In those 5 games he averaged 9.25 points per game. 

Signing with Carolina to be the starter is a great spot for Bri...