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Tannehill and Wallace...If this doesn't get you excited, nothing will

Discussion in 'Miami Dolphins Forum' started by Rocky Raccoon, May 12, 2013.

  1. Rocky Raccoon

    Rocky Raccoon Greasepaint Ghost Staff Member

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    http://miamiherald.typepad.com/spor...-his-growthum-seeks-qbsfins-heat-marlins.html


    EDIT: dj posted the same article in his thread about Taylor and Davis. Feel free to merge or whatever it is that you Mods actually do around here.
     
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  2. Jt0323

    Jt0323 Fins Up! Luxury Box

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    i think this deserves its separate post! Thanks for sharing!
     
  3. Pandarilla

    Pandarilla Purist Emeritus

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    The team is rounding out nicely...
     
  4. Alex13

    Alex13 Tua Time !!! Club Member

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    what about this little tidbit...i know, i know no pads....


    edit: well DJ is on again, sorry.....lol
     
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  5. Conuficus

    Conuficus Premium Member Luxury Box

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    Well away from here
    Just ask one question; who on this staff was on the staff when either Davis or Smith were rookies? Just sayin'
     
  6. Rhody Phins Fan

    Rhody Phins Fan Well-Known Member

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    That's just a badass line. I am very excited to see some deep bombs this season.
     
  7. Larryfinfan

    Larryfinfan 17-0...Priceless Club Member

    Yeah, I wondered the same thing...
     
  8. Drowning

    Drowning ONCE MORE UNTO THE BREACH

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    Don't care, really. Lie to me sexy... If you're going to lie to me... For now. We will know soon enough.
     
  9. The_Dark_Knight

    The_Dark_Knight Defender of the Truth

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    This does show the potential for some exciting TD passes! Perhaps Tannehill & Wallace can be the answer to what was the Patriots' Brady to Moss!

    I'm REALLY excited for this upcoming season! :up:
     
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  10. ATLFINFAN

    ATLFINFAN Season Ticket Holder Club Member

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    Why does it have to be from a coach? It could be from a player, or even a different writer, or ANYBODY for that matter. A SOURCE can be ANYBODY.
     
  11. Fin D

    Fin D Sigh

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    Rodgers and Campbell?

    Or are you saying it was Ireland and since it was Ireland he's overly effusive of his new guys?
     
  12. Larryfinfan

    Larryfinfan 17-0...Priceless Club Member

    The point is, there simply weren't too many folks in this regime when those two got here who's opinion really is worth anything...I mean, could Ireland's secretary been the 'source' ?? Seriously, we'll all see soon enough, but that's a bit of a stretch... Even if the 'source' was one of the football people, in shorts and underwear how much can you tell with DBs ??

    I'm anxious for things to get under way, like most anyone following football is, and there's always excitement and expectations this time of year with every team every year... It's still nice to hear positive things....

    On the flip side, when was the last time you heard anyone say that player X didn't do well in the ROOKIE minicamp ??
     
  13. RickyBobby

    RickyBobby VIP DIY

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    So, do I only post about 1/2 here?
     
  14. Desides

    Desides Well-Known Member

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    The scouting staff?
     
  15. alen1

    alen1 New Member

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    Not buying this.
     
  16. Fin-Omenal

    Fin-Omenal Initiated

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    Thee...Ohio State University
    Why?
     
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  17. Alex13

    Alex13 Tua Time !!! Club Member

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    and what
     
  18. SICK

    SICK Lounge Moderator

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  19. alen1

    alen1 New Member

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    Because, in my opinion, both Sean Smith and Vontae Davis were further along than Will Davis is. I can see Jamar being further along than Smith, though.
     
  20. Fin-Omenal

    Fin-Omenal Initiated

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    Thee...Ohio State University
    Makes sense.
     
  21. Finatic

    Finatic I Pay The Iron Price

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    because he hasnt made it yet.
     
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  22. Eop05

    Eop05 Junior Member Club Member

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    Vontae Davis and Sean Smith were and still are extremely immature.

    It's entirely possible both of these rookies take their jobs much more seriously than Sean Smith or Vontae Davis ever did as rookies. That could be what they mean by more polished.

    Maybe these guys are fundamentally more sound, whereas Vontae and Smith were drafted higher because of their size, metrics, and potential athletic ability
     
  23. Sethdaddy8

    Sethdaddy8 Well-Known Member

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    Score touchdowns, defend passes, hold onto interceptions, when it counts. Do these things, and I'll be a happy fan. After the recent dry spell, let's just say its hard for me to "get it up" over anything that doesn't happen on Sunday.
     
  24. slickj101

    slickj101 Is Water

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    Very good point.
     
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  25. sports24/7

    sports24/7 Season Ticket Holder Club Member

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    I found this interesting. I always found it funny when people (and I've heard this a lot) say Tannehill needs to work on throwing deep and suggest he struggled with it. I thought he did a nice job in this area especially considering Hartline was his fastest WR, and really the only one with any ability to go deep.
     
  26. Jeff Ireland is the source.
     
  27. jdang307

    jdang307 Season Ticket Holder Club Member

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    Nitpick, but why would you take away batted passes. Those need to stay in IMO
     
  28. Jt0323

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    I just hope Wallace experiment turns out better then the Marshall one.
     
  29. finsincebirth

    finsincebirth Well-Known Member

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    I hear they make a great pill for that.

    Sent from my DROID RAZR HD using Tapatalk 2
     
  30. MonstBlitz

    MonstBlitz Nobody's Fart Catcher

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    I'm excited. I can't help it. But there's this little pessimistic devil on one shoulder saying, "You were excited about Henne and Marshall, remember that?" I flicked him in the dick and he fell off, so it's cool.
     
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  31. electrolyte

    electrolyte New Member

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    So Mike Wallace is fast. OK? This is well known.
     
  32. djphinfan

    djphinfan Season Ticket Holder Club Member

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    I know you know Sean transitioned from receiver in college, I believe Davis has always been a corner, they both play the run the same way.lol, what kind of discrepency are you seeing in the coverage technique?
     
  33. djphinfan

    djphinfan Season Ticket Holder Club Member

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    wtf dude, whats your point?

    Our point is, this kind of speed does more than what your post insinuates.
     
  34. rafael

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    I fully believe that's it. When we drafted both Davis and Smith my main concern with them was their personality. I thought it was more of a concern with Davis since I didn't see him get better while in college. I didn't see a guy who had showed any tendency to work on his game. It was so bad that his college coaches actually suspended for it. With Smith I saw a tendency for arrogance and to subsequently rest on his laurels. Both have all the talent in the world but they're personalities limited their production.
     
  35. rafael

    rafael Well-Known Member

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    Wallace has so much speed that he adjusts easily to even poorly thrown passes and creates separation that gives the QB a larger margin for error. In other words, he can make his QB look better. (Not that Ben wasn't good, but I Wallace scored on some of those long TDs on bad passes that Wallace made look accurate).
     
  36. cuchulainn

    cuchulainn Táin Bó Cúailnge Club Member

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    Because there is a lot of variables outside the QBs control that affect the "drops, spikes, batted passes and throwaways". They took them away from all of the QBs, so it's not like they gave Tannehill a pass on this, they did it for all the QBs.
     
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  37. djphinfan

    djphinfan Season Ticket Holder Club Member

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    you called his projection, talented yes, but immature and red flags..I fell for the physical prescense he brought to the table..

    Smith we shared the same, I never liked him or his game...briefly at last camp I saw the changes he made on his body and he was better in coverage, but he was all show and no substance..so glad he's gone.

    Still would take VD in a heartbeat over smith.
     
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  38. djphinfan

    djphinfan Season Ticket Holder Club Member

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    I feel that about 80 percent of swatted passes can be avoided, it's slight manipulation of the arm angle, and a better more confident feel for the game when the plays starts enables Qbs to avoid swatted passes.
     
  39. cuchulainn

    cuchulainn Táin Bó Cúailnge Club Member

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    Agreed, but I think Tannehill was picked on for this too much following the Texans game. JJ Watts is a phenom and makes a lot of guys look stupid.

    Tannehill does need to work on the batted passes and his footwork, but I don't think the batted passes was issue that a lot of people made it into. If he still has a high number of batted passes this season, then I'll worry.
     
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  40. djphinfan

    djphinfan Season Ticket Holder Club Member

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    Well, I wish I felt the same, I'm worried about it because I see why it's happening.
     

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