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Miami season preview- NY Times

Discussion in 'Miami Dolphins Forum' started by Pandarilla, Jul 27, 2010.

  1. Pandarilla

    Pandarilla Purist Emeritus

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    This has got to be the best and most succinct writeup I've seen. Should definitely be read.

    http://fifthdown.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/07/25/miami-dolphins-2010-season-preview/

    Here's my favorite line.

    BTW-here's a short poem by Coach McGurk from "Home Movies" on the NY Times...

    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFELNIpeTjY"]YouTube- McGuirk - New York Times[/ame]
     
  2. adamprez2003

    adamprez2003 Senior Member

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    really liked this line

    This isn’t a team designed to succeed for 16 games. Rather, it’s a team designed to succeed in one game, 16 times. That’s why Sparano’s role is so significant. Each week he prepares his men for a 60-minute slugfest, with the outcome often decided in the final minutes. This brand of football is all about the details.
     
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  3. dolfan7171

    dolfan7171 Well-Known Member

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    Well said article. Although I would change the 2nd place to 1st place.
     
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  4. MikeHoncho

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    I know it's a compliment, but what does this even mean?
     
  5. Pandarilla

    Pandarilla Purist Emeritus

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    It means we're a physical team that plays each game tough and every game is an exhausting slugfest. Hence, we're never ever coasting through the schedule ala Indy with Peyton Manning where they're just trying to maintain through the season somewhat healthy. The difference is we have to execute with extreme efficiency and earn every yard.
     
  6. RickyBobby

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    really?
    good article, Wake is almost certain to breakout, I like that. If the pieces fall togethyor this year we could be good for years to come. If not, well...F**K
     
  7. frozenfin

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    Pocket passers don't usually have receiving touchdowns in their stats, lol.
     
  8. ToddsPhins

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    nice write up, although I disagree with the Reshad Jones comment. We dropped Gibril and face an aging Bell. Depth was a necessity and Jones was too much value to pass on. Drafting him meant nothing about how they regarded Clemons IMO.
     
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  9. Phinatic425

    Phinatic425 MIA State of Mind

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    It means that we are going to be 16-0
     
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  10. MikeHoncho

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    Ah. That makes sense
     
  11. the 23rd

    the 23rd a.k.a. Rio

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    excellent read!
    just want the pundits to shut up for a while
    better to take it to their inflated egos undetected
    having said that
    everyone already knows
    you better pack a lunch when you play the Dolphins
    be prepared for long & arduous game
    there will be blood
    no more Flipper, this team has turned Orca
    the Parcelian re-construction has created
    a predator team as threatening as a storm @ sea
    our time has come...
     
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  12. MikeHoncho

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    Amen
     
  13. PS17

    PS17 NYJ 2010!!!

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    That was a great read.

    I read the Jets one as well. Not a fan of Dolphins 2nd/Jets 3rd.
     
  14. CaribPhin

    CaribPhin Guest

    I couldn't imagine why.
     
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  15. HULKFish

    HULKFish Artist and Scribe

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    That was the best written article I've read in some time. Someone did there homework...

    Never thought I'd be more worried about the Defense than the Offense but that's where I'm at! We need Misi and Wake to step up and command starting positions. We need Smith and Davis to continue to develop into shutdown corners and we need Clemons to play beyond his own ability. Line - good.
     
  16. the 23rd

    the 23rd a.k.a. Rio

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    exactly!
     
  17. Ohio Fanatic

    Ohio Fanatic Twuaddle or bust Club Member

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    pretty good read for the Jets, too.

    Can't say I agree that S Holmes is the best route runner in the league. He's good, but I don't even think he's best in our division.

    The other point I found interesting
    can be applied to our offensive line as well. whether it's Thomas and his mediocre pass protection or Jerry and his rookie mistakes, we can survive with the LG position up in the air if the other four positions are all playing well.
     
  18. GMJohnson

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    They're just stating the obvious man. No one is going to let the Jets run all over them this year. The book on NY is stuff the run, force Sanchez to throw, pressure him, and wait for turnovers. Not every team has the talent to stop the run, but Miami, NE, Baltimore, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Green Bay, & Minnesota do. That's 9 games. And even if the Jets could run it 36.3 (59%) times a game like they did last year, who's going to get the carries? Greene is good for 20 a game, if that. That leaves L.T. and JoeMac with 16 carries, maybe a WC w/ Smith mixed in. That wont work. Your back up RBs aren't good enough to shoulder that size load w/o a major drop off in production, especially against good defenses. Basically Sanchez is going to have throw it for you guys to win, and after watching his body of work from last season, theres alot of reason to doubt whether he's up to the task. That said, I still think the AFCE is a toss up, the Fins and Pats have even more ???'s than the Jets do. The difference is, they don't have them at such key positions. I see all three teams somewhere between 8-10 wins, with an outside chance at 11. Whoever stays healthy and wins the close games will take the division.
     
  19. Phinatic425

    Phinatic425 MIA State of Mind

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    Wes Welker?
     
  20. GMJohnson

    GMJohnson New Member

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    Yeah I caught that too. Holmes is quick, fast, and has nice hands, but route running? I dunno. I think he benefited from having a QB who could improvise in the pocket and give him an extra second or two to get open. He also played in alot of bunch formations where he couldn't be jammed or even covered aggressively off of the LOS. NY's passing game is more traditional, and their QB is no Roethlisberger in the pocket so we'll see what happens.
     

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