Deke's Sports Ramblings

Welcome back to another ATP breakdown.  We set our sights on the German Open taking place in Hamburg.  Wednesday and Thursday's matchups will be in the Round of 16.  We have seen some upsets as the three lowest ranked players pulled first round upsets.  Let's jump into the eight matchups and see if we can find any value. Rank Nat Player 2018 Rec Clay % Last Result Opponent H2H 8 AUT Dominic Thiem 39-13 198-68 74.44% Hamburg 1R - Moutet 2:0 50 Millman R16 3-0 12 ARG Diego Schwartzman 24-16 404-193 67.67% Hamburg 1R - Ruud 2:1 349 Masur R16 0-0 13 ESP Pablo Carreno Busta 25-18 452-237 65.60% Hamburg 1R - F. Mayer 2:1 80 Bedene R16 2-3 22 ITA Marco Cecchinato 40-20 346-184 65.28% Hamburg 1R - Monfils 1:2 - - 24 BIH Damir Dzumhur 18-20 223-115 65.98% Hamburg 1R - Kovalik 0:2 - - 25 GER Phillip Kohlschreiber 20-18 243-167 59.27% Hamburg 1R - Basilashvili 1:2 - - 28 FRA Richard Gasquet 28-15 206-91 69.36% Hamburg 1R - Paire 2:0 69 Jarry R16 0-0 33 ESP Fernando Verdasco 21-

Will life go on without Saquon? Running Back Saquon Barkley leaves the program as one of the most polarizing players in Nittany Lion football history.  Barkley was the highest selected Running Back to be taken in the NFL Draft since 2006, where Reggie Bush was also taken 2nd.  Saquon impacted the team in so many facets of the game and will be tough to replace.  Luckily, they return a veteran Quarterback in Trace McSorley, who has been very underrated by various media outlets. Note: Players in bold are returning starters QB Trace McSorley Quarterbacks I have Penn State's Quarterback unit as the top in the nation.  I am not saying Trace McSorley is the top QB in the nation, but the combination of McSorley and the talented Tommy Stevens is a lethal duo.  The loss of OC Joe Moorhead to Mississippi State will be felt, but former QB Coach Ricky Rahne has been promoted to take over as OC.  I think this will be a seamless transition as the same system will be in place