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MERGED-Dolphins -- Top NFL Defense?

Discussion in 'Miami Dolphins Forum' started by PhinFan1968, Nov 19, 2014.

  1. PhinFan1968

    PhinFan1968 To 2020, and BEYOND! Club Member

  2. Draconis1410

    Draconis1410 New Member

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  3. Colmax

    Colmax Well-Known Member

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    Thank you very much for the link! Nice find!
     
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  4. Draconis1410

    Draconis1410 New Member

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    hah...looks like you just beat me to the punch to posting this article. This was a great read!! Sites like MMQB and Grantland are awesome with their real journalism.
     
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  5. djphinfan

    djphinfan Season Ticket Holder Club Member

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    Cool, manipulate olinemen into standing there with their finger up their butt, while wake destroys his edge, and drop the extra men in coverage, kraken wins every time.
     
  6. MikeHoncho

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  7. TooGoodForDez

    TooGoodForDez Deion Sanders for GM

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    It was all great until they shat the bed at the bottom of the article where they say the best corner in football is Vontae Davis.
     
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  8. ElNino

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    Even so, seems like the colts D is routinely getting torched just off recent memory - kinda eases any sting from losing him.
     
  9. Fin D

    Fin D Sigh

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    If we still had Vontae I doubt we'd get Grimes. I'd rather give up the tiny difference in skill for the Bering Strait sized difference in leadership Grimes brings.
     
  10. Stitches

    Stitches ThePhin's Biggest Killjoy Luxury Box

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    Shame Misi was not mentioned as we're clearly a different defense with him out there.
     
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  11. CaribPhin

    CaribPhin Guest

    His name isn't big enough yet. And to be fair, he's not on the field enough for an outside entity to really see the differences. Misi has been a consistent player his whole career since entering the league. At SOLB, he didn't have flashy responsibilities and now he's just not in enough and somewhat overshadowed by the whole unit + the emergence of Jenkins.
     
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  13. djphinfan

    djphinfan Season Ticket Holder Club Member

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    All day I'd take grimes even with the age difference, best two year level of play I've ever seen from a dolphin corner.
     
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  14. MikeHoncho

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    What are you talking about.

    I'm sure Vontae could try and act like a leader.

    :shifty:

    Sent from my Transformer TF101 using Tapatalk 4
     
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  15. Pandarilla

    Pandarilla Purist Emeritus

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    Priceless funny...even funnier when I read it in the article
     
  16. Alex13

    Alex13 Tua Time !!! Club Member

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    its the next step for that unit, getting the praise and still deliver on sunday against the best offense in tha game....can´t wait to see it
     
  17. keithjackson

    keithjackson Season Ticket Holder Club Member

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    Can Kevin Coyle finally get some love? So under-appreciated.
     
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  18. MrClean

    MrClean Inglourious Basterd Club Member

    Bering Strait
     
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  19. vt_dolfan

    vt_dolfan Season Ticket Holder Club Member

    Isn't that the Strait where bears go to catch really big fish?
     
  20. Fin D

    Fin D Sigh

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    Bah. I know better. Fixed. thank you.
     
  21. Conuficus

    Conuficus Premium Member Luxury Box

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    Well away from here
    "Survived the loss of Danelle Ellerbe" LMFAO

    Yeah, I'm sure Baltimore survived too, they seem to have gotten better as well. Maybe he is a talisman, where as soon as he leaves your team you get significantly better on defense.

    How about the addition of Delmas actually allows us to prevent completions over 10 yards. That is the biggest difference between last year and this year; our safety play.
     
  22. FinNasty

    FinNasty Alabama don’t want this... Staff Member Club Member

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    Agreed. Both the addition of Delmas and the much improved play of Jones...
     
  23. FinSane

    FinSane Cynical Dolphins Fan

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    It was pretty revealing how our LB unit instantly improved from the moment Ellerbe and Wheeler got hurt in the NE game.
     
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  24. CaribPhin

    CaribPhin Guest

    As limited as guys like Trusnik are, they're at least disciplined and consistent. Ellerbe and Wheeler are huge boom and bust LB's and way too often did they bust.
     
  25. 77FinFan

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    It really was a blessing that Ellerbe got hurt game one. Gave our other guys so much more time to develop.
     
  26. Larryfinfan

    Larryfinfan 17-0...Priceless Club Member

    I still have a hard time about the GB and Lions game...games we should have won, but lost due to the D...

    EDIT: Ok, I didn't mention, but we were playing against good teams...
     
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  27. TooGoodForDez

    TooGoodForDez Deion Sanders for GM

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    Outside of the KC game, they haven't had a bad game.
    Outside of Calvin TD, I don't remember a big play they gave up.

    So even tho they are bend but don't break, they may frustrate at times, they are a pretty solid group that gives us a chance every game.
     
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  28. MrClean

    MrClean Inglourious Basterd Club Member

    Yeah, and that is also where Sarah Palin can see Russia from her back porch, hence deeming herself qualified on foreign affairs. :headscratch:
     
  29. MrClean

    MrClean Inglourious Basterd Club Member

    Wheeler has played a lot better this year, but there are so few snaps now where we use 3 LBs and obviously Coyle is gonna prefer Jenkins and Misi.
     
  30. 77FinFan

    77FinFan Season Ticket Holder Club Member

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    We are talking politics in here? Not subtle political references, just full on politics?
     
  31. djphinfan

    djphinfan Season Ticket Holder Club Member

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    and the fact that Jenkins is right there as the best linebacker in coverage in football.
     
  32. 77FinFan

    77FinFan Season Ticket Holder Club Member

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    I am wondering how many snaps/minutes the D is playing this year vs last year? I've looked, but no can find. To me it seems like less and if so the O should get some of that credit.
     
  33. keithjackson

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    2013 - 1,106 snaps - 69.1 per game (5th most)
    2014 - 645 snaps - 64.5 per game

    However, 2013 averaged 12.1 def drives a game, whereas 2014 is averaging 11.5, so it's about the same difference.

    http://www.sportingcharts.com/nfl/stats/defensive-snaps/2013/
     
  34. 77FinFan

    77FinFan Season Ticket Holder Club Member

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    Thank you, great find. So modest improvement.



    Super bowl!!!!!! (insert cheesy grin)
     
  35. Phins_Fan_87

    Phins_Fan_87 Phins and Heat fan Club Member

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