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Sam Madison: Speed can kill a defense

Discussion in 'Miami Dolphins Forum' started by jdang307, May 5, 2011.

  1. jdang307

    jdang307 Season Ticket Holder Club Member

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    http://thefinsiders.com/blog/2011/sam-madison-speed-can-kill-a-defense/

     
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  2. ToddsPhins

    ToddsPhins Banned

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    That damn Sam Madison becoming another Al Davis lover. :shifty:
     
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  3. Fin-Omenal

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    Glad to see my man Sammy can spot the obvious. Way to go #29!

    Ofcourse he is 100% correct, but I dont think this is breaking news or anything.
     
  4. Desides

    Desides Well-Known Member

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    There’s still somewhat of a backlash against having faster players around here thanks to the 2007 draft.
     
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  5. ToddsPhins

    ToddsPhins Banned

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    why? Fast doesn't equate to playing scared and being weak.
     
  6. Desides

    Desides Well-Known Member

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    If I knew, I would tell you. But we went into that draft with Randy Mueller hyping up the need for speed on offense, and we came away with “gems” like Lorenzo Booker. So I’m guessing some people equated the philosophy to terrible drafting, especially when Parcells’ “big and mean (but not really)” philosophy came along.
     
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  7. jdang307

    jdang307 Season Ticket Holder Club Member

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    Good speed kills.
     
  8. Fin-Omenal

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    Yea, too bad we couldnt score that Brady Quinn.
     
  9. Desides

    Desides Well-Known Member

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    Wasn’t talking about Ginn vs Quinn, but okay.
     
  10. Stringer Bell

    Stringer Bell Post Hard, Post Often Club Member

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    Speed absolutely can kill, assuming other variables. Speed alone does not kill.
     
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  11. CrunchTime

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    Apparently it is for this regime.They traded away the only player with speed last year.
     
  12. ToddsPhins

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    all the more reason to not draft Mallett; he's a health risk. :shifty:
     
  13. Dol-Fan Dupree

    Dol-Fan Dupree Tank? Who is Tank? I am Guy Incognito.

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    mallett would actually throw Gates the ball. :shifty:
     
  14. Pandarilla

    Pandarilla Purist Emeritus

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    I tried to tell ya', but don't take my word for it, though, here's former West Virgina QB Pat White...

    Guest Poster, Pat White

    Huh?
     
  15. CaribPhin

    CaribPhin Guest

    Would you not contend that on most missed passes, the QB was throwing the ball to the receiver?
     
  16. Dol-Fan Dupree

    Dol-Fan Dupree Tank? Who is Tank? I am Guy Incognito.

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    I contend that Henne does not take chances downfield.
     
  17. rdhstlr23

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    I'm looking for big things from Gates. I'd still be fine if we had Ted Ginn. It's a nice dimension for the offense.
     
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  18. jason8er

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    That's because he ran it with a groin injury, and that's very impressive.
     
  19. Dol-Fan Dupree

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    I do have hope he can provide some big plays. He does have big play potential.
     
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  20. CaribPhin

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    I will say that the deep shots were few and far between. As well, they were not called schematically at opportune moments in my humble opinion.

    Also, I forgot the Bills existed.
     
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  21. Dol-Fan Dupree

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    happens
     
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    I like where it says in his blog that at 6'0" 192 lbs he is will be a physical receiver along with that speed. This is by far going to be what I will be watching this year. I'm excited for this year whenever it gets started!!
     
  23. pennphinfan

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    I'm very excited for gates. At the very least he can pull coverage and hopefully open up underneath routes for bess and marshall. And hopefully he can catch a few balls too
     
  24. Pandarilla

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    He is, after all, the most fastest man in the World.

    [​IMG]

    Playing ten yards off the line of scrimmage is considered press coverage.

    Insurance companies refuse to insure his treadmill.

    any takers?...
     
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  25. PhiNomina

    PhiNomina White-Collar Redneck

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    The only kind of press that can cover Gates is done by his dry cleaner.
     
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    Pandarilla Purist Emeritus

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    He was once chased by a cheetah and PETA sued him for causing the animal to become clinically depressed.
     
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  27. Pandarilla

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    He occasionally fills in for the mechanical rabbit at dog tracks.
     
  28. Pandarilla

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    As a child he was misdiagnosed with restless leg syndrome.

    He ran away from home at the age of 1.
     
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  29. PhiNomina

    PhiNomina White-Collar Redneck

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    "Speed Kills" isn't just a common phrase, but was actually used against Gates in the court of law when he beat a cornerback so bad he was charged with assault with a deadly weapon.
     
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  30. PhiNomina

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    Gates isn't scared to go across the middle, he is just so fast there is only a beginning and an end.
     
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  31. smahtaz

    smahtaz Pimpin Ain't Easy

    Or maybe they just cut the kid a break and a fresh start.
     
  32. Pandarilla

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    He once entered a rickshaw in a NASCAR race...and won.
     
  33. Pandarilla

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    He forced Busch Gardens to set a speed limit for its paddleboats.
     
  34. Pandarilla

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    At the age of 5 he became the World Champion at red light, green light.
     
  35. alen1

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    It's not like he did anything with that speed, mate.
     
  36. Silverphin

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    He killed the Jets. That alone will always make me a Ginn fan.
     
  37. Killerphins

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    Good thing Madison still believes in Sean Smith...... "He can make plays if he takes the cheese"
    Take the cheddar Sean.
    These corners are going to be better next season against speed..... Starts up front. Pod is onto a situational pass rusher. Agree.
     
  38. CrunchTime

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    I disagree .Even as a decoy he would have helped stretch the field thus opening up more space for Marshall and Bess.
     
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  39. The_Dark_Knight

    The_Dark_Knight Defender of the Truth

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    Speed is an important variable in a receiver's abilities in the league, but two of the greatest receivers I can think of right off the top of my head weren't speed demons, and that was our own "Marks Brothers", Duper and Clayton.

    Yes they were blessed with having some guy named Marino throwing the ball to them, but what made them so incredible was the precision of the routes they ran. With Al Davis ranting over the years about speed, speed, speed...and it seems that's become a trend that coaches are looking for, precise route running has appeared to take a backseat to speed.

    I don't know...maybe it's because I'm a simpleton, but it seems to me that if a receiver isn't where he's supposed to be when the QB launches the ball, it doesn't matter how fast he is, it's going to be incomplete.
     
  40. atomdomb

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    remember this guy...bethel johnson 5'11" 200 pounds. Speed isn't everything.
     

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