http://bleacherreport.com/articles/117511-the-unsung-hero-of-the-2008-miami-dolphins It does amaze me with what he's done. He's just been a quiet, hardworking, productive player. It's great. Other somewhat unsung heroes for us this year, IMO, were: -- G. Camarillo A guy whom, IMO, has some of the best hands in the league. I hardly remember him dropping a pass. He always moves the chains when we really need it. Super clutch. You could see how important he was to us after he went down with the injury. -- D. Bess Highly productive. Great route runner. Another clutch receiver who moves the chains. An UDFA?.....Amazing! -- D. Martin He was one of Chad's favorite targets and came up with some amazing, clutch receptions and TDs. It's amazing what a turnaround he had this year. It shows what a good staff can do in bringing out the best in certain players. -- P. Cobbs. He averaged something crazy like, 7.5 yds per carry. He often came up with some clutch first downs and was a threat receiving the ball and would brake some key, big plays and TDs. He was real consistent and another quiet, hard working, highly productive player. If we can get Satele or Smiley both whom were supposedly good at pulling, blocking on the move, or someone new, then we could kill with Cobbs on screens, which we never seem to be able to do as well as other teams. I think he would be great for that. Just some examples. You can add a few.
All unsung heros... although another very SUPER unsung hero who didnt get nearly the credit he deserves is Lou Polite and his 8 of 9, 3rd and 4th and 1, almost 100% conversion rate.. The guy simply knows how to get that extrememly tough short yardage... He's also very important to this team and we should all be very happy we found, and signed him.. Hes a guy we can count practically 100% of the time in those tough yardage situations.. When was the last time we had a guy like that?
That's funny because he was the next guy I was thinking of, but I didn't want to ramble too much.. Yeah, he was key. How many 1st downs did he get?..especially in the last few games.
I'm pretty sure the last guy that we had who was that money on short yardage is now in the Hall of Fame, None other than Csonka.
How about Nate Jones and Akin Ayodele as unsung players on the Defense? Jones filled in fairly well as our #3 Cb with two sacks, and Akin A had 2 or 3 Int's and was fourth in tackles for us.
I don't know if he's "unsung", but Bell did a great job of keeping the secondary in check. Without him back there, we probably would have given up alot more yardage through the air.
How about Renaldo Hill? He's the one who made sure the DB's lined up right and everything was correct. Just ask Yeremiah Bell how big of an impact Renaldo Hill had. Sure he wasn't the best cover DB but he quietly did some nice things.
A. Goodman. At least in the 2nd half of the year, after Bowles had a chance to work with him. He was money.
pretty good read.... I agree Jupiter...it's hard to be unsung when you're leading the team in a particular stat , but he was definitely one of the key parts to keeping our game together.
i don't think you can really call Camirillo and Bess unsung. They were acknowledged for their contributions all year especially Bess. Can't be unheralded if people notice what you're doing.
Ricky played pretty well this year, just the fact that he played in all 17 games was something, however, if he cannot find that extra gear, then i think it might be time to move on.. I really cant buy a 30 year old losing power, aggressiveness and speed all of a sudden, not old enough for that imo, if indeed he has lost those qualities that means to me, his heart and mind are truly not in the game. He was so reserved this year in his demeanor on the field. i hope that with better oline play, we will see a more explosive ricky.
Wow! I remember the first time seeing Ricky this year, I was thinking, "wow, he looks really fast". I was surprised how fast he looked. He would always use that "extra gear" to turn the corner when it looked like he was going to be stopped. I thought he still showed good speed and burst. He doesn't smash and pound like he used to, because he's a little smaller now, but Ronnie does that pretty good now. I see the "reserved" demeanor as quite the opposite. To me, it shows he's matured and now is a more quiet, hardworking, more humble guy. It shows maturity. The staff as well as the players said during the preseason that Ricky was one of the hardest working guys out there and he's in a better place now and really loves football again. He respects Parcells and likes playing for him and Parcells really likes Ricky and has commented on him and his attitude. A lot of the problems with the lack of explosive rushing plays had to do with what you said about the OL, the interior of the OL in particular.. IMO.
when ricky was running in his prime i was literally scared for opponents, i dont see that aggressive nature anymore and i cant use age as an excuse, to sudden, you make good points. and believe me iam a huge ricky fan and felt he played well this year. but the dropoff is evident and i dont think age is the reason.
How about Anthony Fasano? His 7 TDS this year were 3rd among Tight Ends, behind Antonio Gates and Tony Gonzalez.
