Why do you think he regressed Pod? I'am not sure if I'am seeing this regression that many folks have talked about...seems to me he was the same player..not sure I've read or heard any logical reasons out there about this regression..Do fullbacks sometimes forgot how to block for a year?, lol..I mean he was his consistent brilliant self in short yardage situations regardless of the lineup on the oline, I didn't see any dropped passes...I just think the guy is what he is..

 

Oh and about the topic..not only did we have the 2nd to last YPC in the whole stinkin league, but cobbs production from a very important offensive position, really is below par for an NFL football team..I'am not sure this kid could get a job anywhere else..

Like I said since the last season ended..The whole damn unit needs to be replaced..

DWill or Ahmad Bradshaw should be on this roster come training camp...We have the space, we have the money, we have a desperate need...Sign one Irish..


I feel strongly its gonna happen...I also feel strongly that after free agency, a lot of dolphin fans are gonna want to change their negative projection of the team....some dumb publications as well.

You add the balance that Dwilliams, DThomas, Cyde Gates, Pouncey, and Clay can bring to our football team, and our defense is gonna be some happy mother grabbers..

Love that draft strategy, knew what they were set up to do...excellent job by Irish..To be able to spend that extra time just evaluating mostly offensive players...nice.

Really like our team this year Pod..I know were gonna be players in free agency bro, and I know how close we were last year.

 

that doesn't sound like a lou problem what O told you, and missing a block on a JT type player is not enough to generalize is whole year imo, but maybe I didn't pay enough attention to his play..

Lou Polite...rewind thoughts???....lol....JK..

 

He must of been injured if he lost that explosion, he's really not old enough to blame age.

I don't see Barber complimenting Thomas..I don't see the need to sign him..

Sproiles is definitley in the mix, very nice compliment..Must land one of those 3..

 

With whats available, I eyeball next years draft for that position if Henne doesn't perform up to par, so I'am not droppin no 3 or 4 year deal on any of the QB's available.

Signing one of the vets this year should'nt be to lucrative...

Don't you think Young and Mcnabb will be getting 1 year deals?

 

The only problem that Lou had last year was Henning sending him out on 3rd and 10 for a 2 yard route and that being the only place Henne had to go with the ball. I really think those plays make people look at Lou different, but that isn't his game. He is exactly we we thought he was...a first down maching on 3rd and less than 3.

 

I agree and I have a theory about it. In 2009, when Lou had a phenominal year run blocking, he was usually leading with his head on the block. Heck, one of our popular poster had a saying "Lou will headbutt you in the hole" in his sig. However, during the following offseason there was a lot of publicity about concussions from repeated head blows. Now Lou Polite is known to be one of the smartest players in the league. I think he realized that sacrificing his body in that fashion could affect his long term health. So I think there was less willingness on his part to smash people with the head first blocking style he employed in 2009. Now this is just a theory but I payed attention to his blocking last year and it did seem to jive.

If this is indeed the case, then he'll never be the same devastating run blocker. However his value as a third and short runner is beyond question, and he's worthy of a roster spot for this skill, IMO.

 

I think a big portion of Polite's problem was the same general affliction that killed the running game, the interior blocking. A big portion of a fullbacks job is going to be isolation blocks on a linebacker on the second level, and if there are not holes, the fullback isn't going to be able to get there to execute his assignment, or won't be able to do so with any sort of force.

 

I don't know the reason but Polite was a different player last year. On just blocking, he was #2 in 09, grade at +9, and 4 bad games with 7 VG ones.

In 2010, he was #29 of 30 listed, grade at -13.8, and 6 bad games (wks 3, 4, 8, 10, 12, & 14), 2 good ones (wks 9 & 11)

 

Caddy is a pure Rb and he's so hard to bring down upon contact. Not too much of a surprise but this is how he gets injured so often.

 

Insider rumors mention that Houston may be shopping Steve Slaton for around a 4th round pick. Cleve and Miami are listed as teams who could have interest. Another injury concern but he is only 25. Any interest?

 

The only issue I have with him is how bad his play fell off outside of that first year, and that his entire collegiate and professional production have come in zone blocking schemes that either came out of a spread offense or was a Broncos-style scheme that involved a lot of outside zone plays. Brian Daboll's offense in Cleveland featured a fair amount of zone blocking, but if he's dependent on either a spread defense or the kind of space outside zone plays create, then he might be too much of a one-trick pony in Miami. He's got to be productive on inside zones, and a variety of man-blocking plays too.

 

no real interest in Steve Slaton. If Sproles is available, he's my favorite choice. Thomas + Sproles + Ricky/Ronnie + Polite + Clay.

 

Lose Polite, keep Ronnie and put him at fullback.

Take a flyer on Devine in UDFA. See how it all shakes out between Ricky, Sheets, and Devine.

 

So basically we want to give up on fullback being at all useful as a blocker and then pre-emptively replace Charles Clay with a guy who has never been productive running more aggressive routes?

 

That's okay we know you're kidding........:wink2: