With the resurgence of Reggie Bush he has less than 30 yards to go to achieve a 1000 yards of rushing on the season. Many of us, me included though Bush was a bust and a waste of money and talent. But he has stepped up to the plate and been a true leader on offense. The second part is that Brandon Mashall is already over 1000 yards of receptions on the season. So all indications point to this Miami Dolphin offense of having a player with over 1000 rushing and a 1000 in receptions so I am hoping some of you can help me out. How many other teams in the Nfl has both going for them this season so far? And was the last time the Dolphins produced these stats on offense? Regardless it is a huge achievement and I really believe this was only achieved with Matt Moore as the quarterback.
Texans could have 2 1k rushers Atl in Turner and White Think Philly will have the same thing as well with McCoy
I dont think in Phins history theyve ever done that. Confirmed via Pro Football Reference. Never been done.
Oline at the beginning of this year was pretty awful as well. Also banged up the last few weeks with carey out and then long.
Turner and White (ATL) and Jackson and Mathews (SD) have already done it. Benson and Green (CIN), Fitzgerald and Wells (ARI) and of course Marshall and Bush are more than likely to do so. Boldin and Rice (BAL) have a shot at it as do Johnson and Washington (TEN).
This duel threat is very real and legit. It guarantees that we will have at least 5 wins on the season...
It is a good sign though Sammie iirc the last time this even came close to happening was 05 when Ronnie B was a Rook and had 907 and Chambers had 1110 yds.
It just goes to show the only thing we're missing is a franchise QB. Only problem is the only thing just about any team is missing is a franchise QB. Hides a lot of blemishes. Look at the Colts. But just allow yourself to think for a moment...IF Peyton Manning could come back healthy, and IF we could trade for him, pairing him with the weapons we have on offense that you describe, and the defense that has taken the field the last 7 games...OR...if we are able to draft one of the top guys and they turn out to be worth their weight... I think it moved...
Outside of BMarsh helping me out big time in fantasy lately, who the eff cares? We're still 5-9 and might miss out on the chance to draft a franchise QB yet again.
IMO the people who should care are the ones interested in building a team. I think that if you have core offensive positions filled at QB, LT, C, #1 WR and have some complimentary play makers that you have come a long way. I think the odds of us missing out on a one of the draft QBs is almost zero. And I have no doubt that adding a franchise QB to the mix would put us in the 10 - 11 win group. Obviously a young QB will take a bit to get to that level, but it will take far less time than it would if you were adding that young QB to a group that had not filled those core needs.
If Ricky had his head on straight he would have been among the greatest RBs ever. And if his dad didnt molest him chances are his head would be on straight.
Wrong Miami had a 1000 yard rushers of Tony Nathan and damn it i forgot his name now but i would thought Mercury Morris and Tony Nathan did it but i could be wrong. i did read that we have ony three wrs that caught 3 tds in one game which is interesting. O.j McDuffie Lamar Thomas and Mark Clayton or Mark Duper. the problem with Miami is that we havent bee goood in the running game and passing at the same time.
As far as RB: Reggie Bush (11) will become the franchise's 8th 1,000-yard rusher in a single season, joining the likes of Larry Csonka(71,72,73), Mercury Morris(72), Delvin Williams(78), Karim Abjul-Jabbar(96), Lamar Smith (00), Ricky Williams(02,03,09) and Ronnie Brown(06). As far as WR: Brandon Marshall (10,11) is the 7th 1,000-yard receiver in a single season joining the likes of Mark Duper(83,84,86,91), Mark Clayton(84,86,88,89,91), Irving Fryer(93,94), OJ McDuffie(98), Tony Martin(99), and Chris Chambers(05) P.S. I have seen it written that Bush is the teams 7th RB to reach 1K in a single season, but not sure if they are leaving off D. Williams, Karim, or L. Smith...but in fact Reggie is the 8th.
Nope, Tony Nathan didnt rush for 1K in a single season. ...and P.S. what Vinny Fins stated was not wrong....this 2011 season with Marshall @ WR with 1k, and Reggie Bush @ RB with 1k will be the first time in Franchise History that Miami has a WR and RB both reaching 1,000 yards respectively in the same season at those positions. closest we came was 4 yards shy with Paul Warfield in '71 with Csonka's 1k.
Thanks for the great info I have been a dolfan since 1970 and I was scratching my head trying to figure out when this may have happened in the past and I drew a blank. I guess the reason why I started this post was to draw attention to the fact this will be a huge individual achievement for the Phins. I am sure this stats will slip through the cracks but one day it may be a trivia question and not many will guess it was this losing team who did it. Congrats to Bush, Marshall and Moore.
Every once in a while there is a statement so outlandish I think it has to be sarcastic. Considering Sanders played when you were age 2 to 11 the statement seems kind of silly. Williams wasn't close to being the RB any of the ones mentioned were. Heck, Williams isn't even close to being the RB Peterson is today or Tomlinson. Williams better than Sanders......not even close. Williams best year he averaged 4.8 ypc. Sanders averaged 5.0 for his entire career. Barry had 1,300 yards or more (including 2,053 in 97 with 6.1 ypc) 9 out of 10 years in the league, the one season he didn't he had 1,115 yards but he only played 11 games that year (was on pace to get over 1,600 yards). Williams got over 1,300 yards 2 times in 10 full seasons. If those two were on the same team at the same time Williams would have been riding the bench and only getting carries when Barry needed a rest. Barry was also the greatest college RB of all-time. The only RB in the same conversation with Sanders is Brown. Two different styles.
My natural response to that was incredulity, but during a Philly game a few weeks back, they actually showed clips of Sanders and McCoy back to back and I was forced to admit that they are quite similar.
yeah, well in 1945 when the record was set by Steve Van Buren, he did it in 10 games. Again, this isnt a knock on you specifically or anyone of your generation who missed out on seeing the GREATS of the game play (we are born when you are born and can only judge based on our eyes, it taints sometimes)....but let me say Jim Brown is untouchable as G.O.A.T. RB! Not even Gale Sayers, OJ, Sweetness, Sanders, Dickerson, Faulk, or Emmit Smith (even a beast like Csonka) can hold a candle to his skillset. And they all will tell you that too. Jim Brown is the CLASS of the CLASS.
It's so obvious that you have never seen Csonka or Brown play otherwise you would not have made such an ignorant statement
I watched the highlights. They were going against 200 pound defensive linemen. Back when if you weren't athletic enough to play offense, they put you on defense. More so on Brown than Csonka.
I'm just blown away this is the first year we've had a 1k yard rusher & receiver at the same time, and it's on one of the 5-6 worst years this franchise has had.
I remember the year Csonka and Morris both got 1000 yards, they received a lot of press over it as the first duo to do in in NFL history. In 1971 Csonka averaged 5.4 yards a carry. And to think Miami also had Jim Kiick as a running back, they were known as Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.