For the ignorant ones on the board you do realize no matter how much you wish and pray and no matter how much any coach trys to make the man an inside the tackles runner its all called a HUGE FAIL right ? Reggie is and always has been an outside guy with his speed and moves. I throw up watching them trying to make him an inside runner. If you have any knowledge and look around the league most guys that have success in between the tackles has the ability to break tackles, not make moves. If you have even more knowledge you will know that most RBs have success running on the outside. Bush is a great runner if put in the right situations. We flogged Oakland mainly because their front 7 sucks. We have no inside runner and no, Thomas is not that guy. Pray, wish, make excuses, blame any Oline of your choice, fact remains, Reggie Bush is an outside guy. New Orleans knew it, some Miami fans put blame on him nat making yards in all the wrong places. Deceptive ? oh yeah, break tackles ? No, thats not Reggie Bush.
Reggie's highest yards per carry this season have been on runs between LG and C at 5.9 a carry. That was before the Colts game.
That was due to a couple big runs. Take away those and he probably averages 0.9 a carry. I think Mommabilly is right. Shot gun draw plays, screens, and designed pass plays would be better for him. No linebacker can cover Reggie Bush and he is a great pass catcher. Why aren't we using him that way. Isn't this supposed to be a west coast offense (ie backs catching the ball)?
Reggie Bush can run between the tackles. That's been a big part of him going from a bust to his success late 2011 and early 2012. The problem is his vision. When your offensive coordinator has to change the blocking scheme for you mid-season, you've got a problem.
Reggie can run between the tackles but he isn't going to run threw them. Reggie by no means should be game planned as one dimensional either.
Haven't heard of this, so would love to know more.. Did Sherman change schemes? From what to what? When and did he say why? How did we find this out (I ask because I missed it)? Thanks.
As high as I was at the beginning of the season on Jake Long and Reggie Bush as a big part of the foundation of player leadership on this team going forward under Joe Philbin, I'm really starting to think we'd be better off without either of them next year.
The hot debate early on was whether Miami should resign Reggie Bush. I didn't get involved in the debate then because Reggie was very productive, but I felt at the time that this position is a fungible position and Miami shouldn't spend big to keep him. IMO, Miami will be just as effective and get by cheaper by getting Lamar Miller up to speed and using him, Daniel Thomas, and perhaps a rookie runner in a committee approach next year. I think as Tannehhill progresses, this team will become more of a pass to set up the run team the way Green Bay is. One thing this team clearly needs is a runner that can pick up a blitz. Right now, I'm thinking Mike Gileslee from Florida would be a good pick up for them.
Bush yes. The only way I'd part with Long is if we can replace him with Joeckle. Not sure we will pick high enough to get him.
I can't stop laughing at this comment and here's why: 1. Take away the long runs? Why would you do that? Would you take away Barry Sanders' long runs? Would you take away Dan Marino's long throws? No. Of course not. 2. You think he would probably only average 0.9 yards a carry without the long runs? Really? Do you? Well, I think if I wasn't short and bald, I'd be having sex with Scarlet Johnannsen RIGHT now. Oh, except that analogy doesn't work, cause one could in fact, you know, do the math on your theory, but you're too damn lazy to to that math.
It's my observation. Mike Sherman's offense is probably 85-90% zone blocking plays with a handful of man plays he'll throw as change-ups. Yesterday the ratio I think was pretty close to switched, it was almost all man-blocking plays, especially for Bush(outside of ironically the long touchdown play). The difference is basically man blocking has an assigned hole for Bush to hit, and zone blocking has an aiming point with the idea he's supposed to be able to hit cutback lanes along the way. It basically appeared that they wanted to limit his decision making.
He only carried the ball 10 times yesterday (at 4 yards a carry) Why isn't the conversation about his touches?
That is a good conversation. There was way too many passes in the 4th quarter. Something like 16 passes with 1 run.
Am I the only one who is amused by the fact that the ONLY person to give the OP a fist bump, is now banned??
I think the guy who popped into my head what I think a perfect fit for what Ireland would probably do(besides potentially work ethic problems) is Peyton Hillis. I think he fits the pattern of what Jeff Ireland did this off-season in positions they had young talent they weren't sure of. They found cheaper, generally younger veterans who had upside. Hillis fits the bill.
