That was one ugly, sloppy game, however with the first cut down day happening on the 30th, which bubble player showed enough to stay on the Roster?
For me:
Micah Johnson
Rolly Lumbala
Both showed enough to remain for Gm #4.
Tags:
Page 1 of 2
-
-
i thought marlon moore, roberto wallace also showed enough. its almost irrelevant since it seems like they've already deceided about pat white one way or another but he actually played well for the one series he was allowed to do anything
Larryfinfan likes this. -
I was more impressed by Micah Johnson than Tim Dobbins during the first half.
-
also agree with your choices padre
-
Ike Francis had 5 tackles and he really seemed to play faster in this game.
Jon Amaya, sadly enough, probably won't make the team, he has no inside out speed..when he runs he sort of looks like he is chopping the ground,. -
Larryfinfan 17-0...Priceless Club Member
Ike Alama-Francis played decently.
I actually thought Haynos was playing well also.
The coverage teams were better, but there are still many bad angles taken and too many missed tackles...
Jason Allen played well enough.
I'd like to see Benny Sapp get more PT next week.
Soliai is quietly making a case for starting...or at least a lot more PT than just rotational time. -
I do not believe we need to make any cuts right now.
The August 31 date is to trim down to 75 players. I believe we are at that exact number.
This of course is not saying that we will not cut anyone. I just do not believe we are required to.Big Red likes this. -
-
-
Ike Francis, Moore, and Micah Johnson all brought their games!
I'd also like to see Roberto Wallace give Pat Turner the boot. -
can't play well until you gel. its a team sport.
the only one that stood out last night w/V. Davis, the rest nondescript.
better put together a real offensive line soon, the opener is in three weeks. -
Pity he is not a better ST player. -
....You know, I'm going to go ahead and say.
Pat freaking White, in all seriousness. -
Moore, Turner, and Wallace deserve a further look. I think Pruitt has fallen out of favor.
Maybe we can get a 7th rounder for Lumbala. He did show something but, will not clear to the practice squad, and no way he makes the team.
We only have to get down to 75, and I believe we are already at 77. No big deal. -
-
-
I think we are two over the 75 man limit and would think Amaya and Weaver are squarely on the roster bubble.
As for Lumbala, we wouldn't get anything for him, in the NFL Fb's are sort of parsley on the plate they get added later on, but I like what I've seen from him and it is always good to have a Fb on speed dial, or if Haynos is seriously injured it comes down to Lumbala v Nalbone for that 3rd Te/St player.
Lumbala led the BC Lions in ST tackles so unless Nalbone shows something Rolly should have a bit of an edge on making the team..that I'm not a fan of Nalbone..at all..dude is a fish. -
I agree he looked better than he did last yr in the preseason, like a stronger, more confident player at the Qb position..but still..Thiggy played well so far. -
padre31 likes this.
-
vt_dolfan Season Ticket Holder Club Member
-
I think Marlon Moore made it clear why they traded Greg Camarillo for Sapp.
I've seen M&M in all 3 games, he had one drop, but he also consistently flashes speed and quickness and some toughness as witnessed by knocking that cat's helmet off last night.
I'd like to know if he can play the Slot and the Boundary Wr position because if he can, Moore has the tools to be a great Utility Wr.
One thing that really struck me about the Falcons game is how much the Dolphins look like Ohio State or Penn State when they play a Texas or USC, a slowish team with a huge Oline that is always a half a step late in getting someone blocked.MrClean, smahtaz and Larryfinfan like this. -
pat white deserves a whole quarter of PT next week in my opinion. Even if we're trying to shop thigpen pat white at least needs the experience so if by chance he is called upon in a game.
-
my 2 cents, alen1, eric and 2 others like this.
-
-
-
I am no Pat White fan, not after last season, but he did look better last night. He got rid of the football quickly and was accurate, he showed his mobility on his 1st down run. Does all this make me think he has moved up from the 4th spot on the roster? Not even close, but I want to see him in the game next week for at least a quarter.
siciliansith, Larryfinfan and Bpk like this. -
-
-
-
Shame about Haynos, it was his third season and I'd hoped he finally learned to use his 6'7 285 frame.
If they do go the FA route, it wouldn't surprise if Sean Ryan was resigned. -
-
Sure, let me get right on it...
siciliansith likes this. -
dolfan22 Season Ticket Holder Club Member
-
IMO we are not slow. We're fasting than in recent years. However, we are not picking things up quickly right now. Just seems like we are a step late on defensive plays. On offense, we keep trying to run screens when we appear to be not very good at it. I don't think any of our LG's get out there quick enough and it seems like we've had trouble hitting moving targets from what I remember.
-
We dont have the scat back RB or WR that separates themselves PAST the downfield lineman, etc.
Same with ST and our gunners...same with Defense as a whole. Thats what my eye sees...does that make sense. That we are FASTER but we play SLOWER as collective unit? -
We don't use our tailbacks in the pass game it seems like. I know Ricky had a nice number of receptions last year (35 I think the announcers said) but man we do not seem to use our guys in space, which I was referring to in another thread. We do not use spacing concepts.
Our defense seems good in the front seven. .They see things quickly but in our secondary, seems like we are a step slow.Mcduffie81 likes this. -
But we seem as a unit to move collectively (not always a bad thing), with no one (especially on offense the player with the BALL) moving faster then the slowest....you would think that should set up screens nicely...but since we dont seem to block our screens well downfield, it also means we lack the scat back that can out run the bad blocking and out run the defenders.
its just weird. We are faster...but we dont utilize it to date this preseason. -
Offense- Moore
Defense- M.Johnson, Ike -
dolfan22 Season Ticket Holder Club Member
We are faster , no doubt there. However if team speeds are compared , I have to believe we rank with the slow teams ... still.
I know , not everything upgraded at once , just an observation that I think is pretty evident.
Page 1 of 2