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Sports Buzz - Twenty Dolphins tidbits from Monday

Discussion in 'Miami Dolphins Forum' started by CrunchTime, Aug 12, 2013.

  1. CrunchTime

    CrunchTime Administrator Retired Administrator

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    That is just a couple of blurbs from Barry Jackson latest edition of Sportsbuzz.Its chockful of info .Its worth a read .:yes:
     
  2. RickyBobby

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    I could see Keller making probowl this year.
     
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  3. PhinFan1968

    PhinFan1968 To 2020, and BEYOND! Club Member

    I'm so glad we got Philbin...
     
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  4. cuchulainn

    cuchulainn Táin Bó Cúailnge Club Member

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    Dolphins Camp report has some stuff too... http://espn.go.com/blog/afceast/post/_/id/62414/dolphins-camp-report-ryan-tannehill

     
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  5. padre31

    padre31 Premium Member Luxury Box

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    To me, CC9 is more important at this point, he offers more options to the offense then DThomas.

    Garner v Louis apparently at RG, Garner is more of a plugger than a great athlete, suspect they really want Louis to win the job.
     
  6. cuchulainn

    cuchulainn Táin Bó Cúailnge Club Member

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    Pretty sure Louis being the starting RG was the intent for signing him to begin with. Be glad when he is finally in the line-up and we get a look at him.
     
  7. ToddPhin

    ToddPhin Premium Member Luxury Box Club Member

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    Hopefully Tannehill has spent some time watching Roethlisberger film to see how plays unfold with Wallace on the field while Ben's under pressure/scrambling.
     
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  8. LBsFinest

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    well boy you must have been in love with Sparano after his first year.
     
  9. PhinFan1968

    PhinFan1968 To 2020, and BEYOND! Club Member

    Never liked the PoS to be honest...sad that he fooled so many with that 11-5 season. I see a lot about Philbin I like as a leader.
     
  10. djphinfan

    djphinfan Season Ticket Holder Club Member

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    Wallace said: “I want to make [deep catches] just as much as anybody. It’s not just about deep balls. You have to work on other things. Shorter routes. It’s not as easy as people think.”


    Wallace teaching the impatient Miami fanbase about the game of football...lol
     
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  11. djphinfan

    djphinfan Season Ticket Holder Club Member

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    I don't think how Rothlesberger escapes the pocket can be taught, you?
     
  12. djphinfan

    djphinfan Season Ticket Holder Club Member

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    Pos is too hard man..he did the best he could, never betrayed us, loved his players.
     
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  13. MrClean

    MrClean Inglourious Basterd Club Member

    That shouldn't be an either/or thing. We have room for the 4 RBs and Clay too.
     
  14. MrClean

    MrClean Inglourious Basterd Club Member

    How could he not question the 3rd down play on the first drive? He had Hartline wide open coming shallow over the middle with room for YAC. He could have hit him right out of his break, or when he was in the middle of the field. He got pressured fairly early but he still had Hartline right in front of him well before the pressure should have bothered him.
     
  15. MrClean

    MrClean Inglourious Basterd Club Member

    He was in over his head. Thank your good buddy the tuna for that hiring. Sparano will never be a head coach in the league again, other than perhaps an interim coach if the head coach gets fired in mid season and they just need an interim to close out the season.
     
  16. djphinfan

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    I don't see where clays role is if Egnew develops, how long we giving him, another year?
     
  17. ToddPhin

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    I'm talking about something a little different. Tannehill might not be able to duplicate the way Roethlisberger escapes the pocket but I think he can gain a better understanding of how plays break down and what to look for with a burner like Wallace on the field by watching film of Roethlisberger with Wallace b/c of how good he is at pushing the ball downfield under pressure. Last year Tannehill had Bess, Hartline, and Fasano, so I think his eyes will need some readjusting as far as where they need to be focused this year when play breaks down. Watching Roethlisberger might help improve understanding and anticipation as far as reeling off chunk yardage plays while under pressure or on-the-move.
     
  18. djphinfan

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    Agreed...how the jets thought he could design an offense for two styles of qbs is "mind bottling"
     
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  19. MrClean

    MrClean Inglourious Basterd Club Member

    Mind boggling too.
     
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  20. ToddPhin

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    I just think in general he's still gotta learn how to maximize his opportunities with Wallace on the field b/c he isn't accustomed to having such an explosive weapon to throw to. Last year if he had Bess and a corner running side by side downfield he's likely not throwing his way or in the very least had to worry heavily about placement. This year if Wallace and a corner are running side by side that will often mean Wallace is open if he's led far enough to provide him time to separate. That's an adjustment. IMO by extensively watching Roethlisberger-Wallace [if he hasn't already done so] he can speed up that adjustment.
     
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  21. MrClean

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    Clay is the starting FB. After this season, Egnew could be the #2 TE. I don't see why there wouldn't be roles for both of them.
     
  22. djphinfan

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    He doesn't have a lot of reps as a pocket Qb so I'm pretty sure the ceiling to learn and improve is still there, I'm hoping the feel of the pocket gets better for him the more reps he gets..
     
  23. djphinfan

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    He is??, last year it was Lane, he doesn't block like a fullback, i thought we wanted to be an h-back team so we don't give the defense Tell's, but then why the interest in leach, why did we sign Rodriguez, fu&$it, I'm confused.lol.
     
  24. padre31

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    H-Back, like the Texans had with Casey and they still had Daniels and Dressen.
     
  25. Frumundah Finnatic

    Frumundah Finnatic U Mad Miami?

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    PoS is a little harsh. Now he wasclueless and antiquted in his philosoph but where do you think he learned to think like that?(hint: his mentor has a FUPA)
     
  26. PhinFan1968

    PhinFan1968 To 2020, and BEYOND! Club Member

    Ya I know who his mentor was, I still didn't like him from the moment Miami hired him from Dallas...his and Tuna's regime set us back several years.
     
  27. cuchulainn

    cuchulainn Táin Bó Cúailnge Club Member

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    You must have missed the whole Cam/Mueller experiment... or blocked it out.

    We came along under Sparano, but he made a ton of mistakes and was barely treading water as a HC, and completely clueless with the offense. That is what was so GD shocking about the stej hiring him as their OC.
     
  28. djphinfan

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    A poor mans James Casey.?
     
  29. PhinFan1968

    PhinFan1968 To 2020, and BEYOND! Club Member

    Of course I haven't forgotten...but LB specified Sporano, hence the reply. We've had a pathetic string of leadership in Miami since Shula IMHO, with MAYBE a slight exception to Jimmie Johnson...maybe, and I believe Philbin is the first one that can truly right the ship.
     
  30. padre31

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    Hopefully, though if you watch the games and look at his Td production numbers, CC9 is very productive on a per catch basis, he has a knack for scoring Td's, less so making the routine 13 yd reception.
     
  31. Lloyd Heilbrunn

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    "He got increased work in the second preseason game and hasn’t been full-go in practice since."

    This is incorrect about Jordan.He played much less in the Jax game.
     
  32. MrClean

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    Clay and ERod are equally versatile. Lane is a pure FB. IMO not making an offer to Leach indicates how little we value a pure FB. Clay is improving a lot as a blocker. He started the Jags game as the inline Y, though PFF shows him as opening at FB. ERod was a TE in college. He moves like a H-Back to me though and can block well enough to play FB. I hope he makes the roster. I'd rather keep him than a 9th OL.
    Here is his combine numbers. Check that 3 cone. Pretty good for his size.

    Combine Invite: Yes
    Height: 6014
    Weight: 239
    40 Yrd Dash: 4.53
    20 Yrd Dash: 2.65
    10 Yrd Dash: 1.54
    225 Lb. Bench Reps: 18
    Vertical Jump: 36
    Broad Jump: 09'11"
    20 Yrd Shuttle: 4.28
    3-Cone Drill: 6.94
     
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  33. Bpk

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    If Egnew shows well this season, I think they consider letting Keller walk next year and playing Sims and Egnew.

    That is a mega sized if, at this point, but not impossible.



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  34. Bpk

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    Those are nice numbers. Especially considering his role. And doubly so considering all of them together. Good speed. Good vertical (explosiveness). I'd love to see more power in bench and broad to indicate better inline and impact blocking power potential. Decent shuttle time.

    Nice bunch of numbers. Was he a UDFA?


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  35. MrClean

    MrClean Inglourious Basterd Club Member

    4th round pick in '12, 111th overall.
     
  36. Finrunner

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    That's not out of the realm of possibility, imo, but that in a large degree may depend on the chemistry Tannehill develops with Keller. Hartline's chemistry with Tannehill earned him a pretty nice follow-on contract, and if Tannehill and Keller really gel, you gotta think there'd be a lot of pressure to re-sign him. Of course, a Keller injury or the unexpected Egnew explosion could derail that train of thought, but at this point, I sort of think Keller's in for a big year.
     
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    In the JAX game, did anyone notice if ERod penetrated the line to make 2nd level blocks? His youtube highlights showed some pass plays where he ran through the middle of the line before breaking out into his route. It's this aspect that I find most H-Backs struggle, which frequently seems to result in clogging the lane during running plays.

    There's a blog that http://theerodexperience.blogspot.com/ that tracks his sporting life. He was a multi-dimensional QB recruited to play safety for Rich Rodriguez's West Virginia. WV's replacement coach, Bill Stewart, started ERod's transition to TE/FB in spring practices until a dorm incident led to a transfer to Temple. Interestingly, although he shared a connection (same HS coach) to the defensive coordinator, Mark D'Onofrio, Al Golden quickly made him a TE. Perhaps, position changes and 4 different coaching staffs might mean untapped potential for the Dolphins to realize.



     
  38. CrunchTime

    CrunchTime Administrator Retired Administrator

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    ### Dimitri Patterson has had a better camp than Richard Marshall, but the Dolphins aren’t yet ready to give Patterson the starting cornerback job opposite Brent Grimes. (Patterson and Marshall continue to share first-team snaps.)
    Though coordinator Kevin Coyle said Patterson is doing a good job, he said he wants to see more consistency from him on balls “thrown vertically down the field.”
     
  39. sandcastle

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    My take is Clay greatly benefits from the team speed, especially Keller and Miller who add quickness to and around the LOS. LBs will have to run hard across the field to catch up to Keller and Miller; setting up Clay for a pick, a block, or a seam route. Keller is very good at getting openly immediately as he twists toward the flat; Clay can line or motion toward Keller and run a seam route that undercuts inside of Keller's route. As for Miller's running, I believe the play calling will try to bunch or spread the LB. When bunched, Clay is speedy enough to get outside with Miller; and he can spread the LBs since he's a a receiving threat that can line up or motion outside. Hopefully, this leads Clay to become a better blocker due to unpredictable play calling and defenders having to move from their gaps.

    Additionally, when Wallace is lined up on the same side as the 2nd WR, the above trio will be attacking a defense who's 3 fastest players would be on the far side of the play.
     
  40. djphinfan

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    As you always say...Meh..
     

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