Read this earlier today. Really good read. The real question is though -Will Hartline continue to own 2nd DBs?

 

Agreed. One thing I noticed is that Wallace doesnt seem to be as quick as hartline in presenting himself to the qb on his routes. Not sure if that's more a product of the specific routes he's running or what. I think it's going to take a combination of better oline play and time for Tannehill to develop a legit rapport with Wallace. He just doesn't seem comfortable waiting the extra second or so for Wallace to break on his routes. Maybe deservedly so.im excited to see the next evolution of this stage on Sunday.

 

Good breakdown. It makes me wonder though if what's good for Hartline is always good for the rest of the offense. Helping on Wallace and Gibson and limiting them means you have bank more on Brian. This is where you need the TE

 

This is the kind of analysis that is severely lacking on the major networks.

 

Agreed, also I've seen Omar make disparaging remarks on multiple occasions in regards to The Bleacher Report.
He's obviously threatened by real journalism.

 

For the most part he is right. The Bleacher Report has been pretty terrible for many years.

 

Ya I saw yesterday how far he's come...talking about "Can the Dolphins overcome the locker room drama." No thanks...he's just as useless to fans and the organization as usual.

He knows about sorely needing credibility...expert at it.

That said...congrats again at the gig, you're good for it.

 

They are definitely improving. they used to be plain awful, but give them credit for evolving to what they are now.

 

Their credibility has to start with you CK. Great article. Now, I want an article about how Luck is NOT going to own Coyle's defence on my desk by 12am.

 

I enjoyed the writeup CK. Great job. There were some good comments after the article too.

 

Damn, I haven't made it to the article, I'm so addicted to these Billick videos you linked. Been watching them all for about 45 minutes now. Harvin from the slot is next, then Wide 9 and Route Adjustment.

Thanks... looking forward to the article once I can get to it!!!

 

Awesome job like always, I really enjoyed.

 

Good stuff.

Hartline is playing at a high level right now. Wouldn't surprise me to see him make the Pro Bowl this year.

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Great article Chris... Keep it up...

 

That's a great write up. Really enjoyed reading that. Nicely done.

 

NOt to get OT, but if you're interested CK (or anyone else) I thought this was a great video of Outside Zone Cut-Ups with Broncos coach Alex Gibbs showing Terrell Davis' zone blocking and breaking it down in a film study. Very cool.

[video=youtube;KNa3gZfQfH0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNa3gZfQfH0[/video]

 

Okay, finally pulled myself off youtube and read the article.

Really good. Clean, clear, informative, relevant. I would read this daily if there were a daily version of it.

Nice stuff, CK.

 

Do you have a few hours to kill?

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He doesn't have good YAC because when he gets open, which is almost consistently, its always only about a yard at most. That isn't enough room for a guy with his lack of speed to break away. You give most SPEEDY WR that 1-2 yard gap and once the ball is in their hands they just created another 2 yards of separation due to acceleration. Hartline for one can't do that and two always seems to fall when he tries to move with the ball in his hands. He honestly does get open OFTEN for a slow WR. If you watch most teams in teh NFL, on a deep route, whether the WR is good or not, they can create about a 2 yard window to catch and run but Hartline, and every Miami WR outside of Wallace can't do that.

Even on the TD catch, that had to be a perfect throw because the separation he had was only about 1 yard.

 

This I don't agree with, he creates more than enough separation, he is sure handed, and his YPC avg is consistently over 14.5 ypc, the problem so far from what I've seen is Tannehill just is not quite accurate enough on deeper passes, meaning in stride and on target.

If one looks at the Wallace picture thread, he has separation THill just misses him

 

You really think Hartline is good after the catch, but Tannehill is holding his YAC back?

I don't agree, but if Wallace's YAC this year is *drastically* lower than in Pitt you may have a point.

 

Yep, way I see it, Hartline and THill showed great chemistry on that TD, ball was on target and he did not have to break stride to catch it, other passes Hartline was not led in that manner.

I suspect fans may be a touch disappointed with Tannehill to Wallace this yr, especially earlier in the year.

 

No, I like Hartline, but the main reason for his lack of YAC is that he tends to fall down while making the catch and that his best route is the comeback. The accuracy thing on RT is way overblown. He is one of the more accurate passers in the game. It's one of those canned statements like "he locks on to receivers" that gets repeated like it's gospel.

 

Not all of the Bleacher Report writers are as sharp as CK. Some of them are real doofuses IMO.

 

My God, I could watch this guy forever. Love him.

Thanks KB. Gotta watch some before bed. :)

 

People don't pay enough attneiton to wide receivers lower bodies as they catch, imo. Everyone gets so wrapped up in watching the ball and the receivers hands that fans forget to assess the receivers' lower body control. How balanced do they stay? How athletic are they at catching so they are positioned smoothly to continue running? Do they tend to leave their feet unneccesarily and lose leg drive and acceleration?

Bess, for instance, right back to his Hawaii film, showed a habit of leaving his feet on almost every catch, including every one that was easily within grasp. He jumped when he didn't need to. Well, he hopped up in the air a bit. I would guess it helped him focu on the catch. The down side was he lost a millisecond of time he could have been generating force and momentum.

Hartline, if you observe him, narrows his base as he catches. For some reason he likes to bring his feet close together. While this is great for toe-tapping a sideline, its terrible for maintaining balance after the catch. This is why he goes to the ground so easily the moment there is contact and he is jostled. He becomes like a top, standing on one point instead of two.

 

Thanks, great article.

Hope you don't get in trouble for the no slides how thing, I was under the impression all articles had to be slide shows for pages hits. One of the reasons I never visit BR.

 

Awesome stuff, CK.

Our beat writers should follow your lead instead of writing the crap they do.

 

No doubt, but I will still take them and their slideshows over Omar any day.

 

Great article and thanks for sharing!

I think Hartline's game is really under appreciated by many. He's not the sexy fast or big WR that many of the talking heads fall in love with. Throughout the history of the NFL, guys who didn't have crazy measurables had successful careers become masters of route running, the mental game, effort and having great hands. That's why I love his game so much. Now that Wallace can take away most of the attention I think Hartline is going to blow by last years numbers.

 

That Tannehill locked on receivers in college and last year for us gets repeated because it's true. Look at the ints last year- a great example is the pic at one of the Jets games last year- I think the one down here. Right sideline, Tannehill telegraphs
his intentions, stares down receiver- I think Fasano , not sure. The Safety reads him like a book and breaks to the sideline, takes it to the house iirc.

 

To be fair, the constant slideshows can be tedious on B/R, but they can also also be entertaining as well sometimes (well, I like them occasionally!). It's getting the balance right between serious articles and fun slideshow-type ones that they need to work on.

 

Never been a fan of the B/R slideshows. This right here though is good S. Keep it up!

 

hartline's great catching ability is also his YAC downfall in my opinion. He's catching balls that people of his athletic ability might not be able to catch. He goes balls out to catch that ball. And also he's really easy to knock down. He's not going to muscle anyone in this league.