Portland Pythons safety and punt returner, Shannon Hobbs, doesn’t have any ridiculous goals for the season; he just wants to be the best punt returner in the league his rookie year. He’s got the wheels to do it, too, going into week one as one of the fastest guys in the league. He hopes to break some games wide open with big returns giving his offense a short field to work with. It is an often overlooked aspect of games but Hobbs has made it his mission to focus on the return game as a way to make him more valuable to his team.
As for the team, I expect the Pythons to battle for a top spot in the league. They had one of the best pass defenses in the league last season but it did not equate to a lot of wins for them, or not as many as they had hoped anyway. This season, they added new faces to that pass defense and can hopefully get it done on offense to put more points on the board and get a few more games in the win column. I think we can get it done on defense so it would be up to our offense to help out the defense. And as I said, an improved special teams can go a long way towards getting some more wins.
As for the team, I expect the Pythons to battle for a top spot in the league. They had one of the best pass defenses in the league last season but it did not equate to a lot of wins for them, or not as many as they had hoped anyway. This season, they added new faces to that pass defense and can hopefully get it done on offense to put more points on the board and get a few more games in the win column. I think we can get it done on defense so it would be up to our offense to help out the defense. And as I said, an improved special teams can go a long way towards getting some more wins.
