There was an interview with Dallas Thomas a few days ago where he indicated he made sure he knew what he was doing prior to being asked to line up. This seems like a guy that will make sure he at least knows his assignments and will not make mental mistakes.

 

Ben Volin ‏@BenVolin3m
Me and you are getting an apartment together! RT @Jeff_Ireland: @BenVolin: I miss you so much. I miss your musk.

:lol:

 

I agree, an extended pre-season will do him well as an audition for the role of back-up to Tannehill when/if Moore leaves.

 

He's very sound fundamentally. I've seen 2 of his games at UT in the last few years (against LSU and Alabama). He's been one of the few Vols that I came away impressed with during the games. I still think he's the LG of the future...and maybe the present!?!

 

Well, it could be that Samuda is impressing and he's one of the best 5 right now. I can't see a way that Pouncey isn't the best C on the field, but maybe he's a better G than Samuda is ??

Geez, we used to biatch and moan when Sparano was doing this crap, but there might be a reason...we'll just have to wait and see.

Has anyone seen any word on JJ's injury ??

 

It's so good that Martin has Wake to practice against, considering the weight of this move toward the season.

 

http://miamiherald.typepad.com/sports-buzz/#storylink=cpy

That's a worrisome statement coming from Dion Jordan's college defensive coordinator. Explains why he used Dion in coverage so much, and sometimes even subbed him out on pass rush downs.

 

exactly. let Devlin play a boatload of the preseason. can only help us. the only downside is he might get banged up behind 2nd an d3rd string OL, but he's the 3rd stringer, so he has time to heal

 

I'm not sure I buy the ceiling part, unless Jordan doesn't have the ability to learn anything new. maybe he hit his ceiling at Oregon because the coaches there had nothing left to teach him.

 

I was thinking along those same lines...also, it could mean he'd reached near his ceiling for how they used / planned to use him...who knows...all I know is I saw some nice video of him getting to the QB / pocket.

 

IMO, I think you are making a little too much of that statement. Being close to your ceiling in no way always means there isn't room for significant improvement and refinement, or mean the athlete is even close to his "peak" for that matter. As an athlete, if you can get to the professional level close to 95 percent of what you envision your peak level being, your in damn good shape. Developing that last 5% is often the hardest task, but also the most noticeable

In the case with Dion, why are we surprised by that statement? Because he didn't rack up 10+ sacks as a senior? Not trying to pick a fight by an means, just think we may be jumping the gun a bit.

 

Um meaning what? Jordan has a learning disability and can't learn new pass rush moves? He's not athletic enough to beat NFL tackles? Or he just isn't a hard enough worker to get better?

That statement is an absolute crock. You can't say any college player is near ceiling unless they play the game flawlessly at the college level. Which none of them do.

 

That's...pretty much exactly what it means. In his opinion.

 

Don't tell me, tell the coach that coached him for a number of years at Oregon. It's just his opinion.

 

I'm not trying to tell you, I'm just stating my opinion on his opinion. Nothing more.

 

David Canter ‏@davidcanter3m
And we finally have a training camp fight. Samuda vs Odrick. No winner but was a good 6 seconds of fun pic.twitter.com/FNWbedrjGZ

Chris Perkins ‏@chrisperk3m
FIGHT!! Samuda v Odrick. No biggie. One writer cracked its most fight he's seen from OL all day.

Armando Salguero ‏@ArmandoSalguero3m
First of mini fight of the training camp Josh Smuda versus Jared Odrick. Advantage Smuda

Omar Kelly ‏@OmarKelly4m
Jared Odrick ripped off his own helmet and kept coming at Josh Samuda. Got to love football!

James Walker ‏@JamesWalkerESPN4m
There's our first fight of #Dolphins training camp. C Josh Samuda vs. DE Jared Odrick. I'm surprised it took a week.

Fight!!

 

Omar Kelly ‏@OmarKelly1m
Dion Jordan struggled at little with Jeff Adam during 1-on-1.

Chris Perkins ‏@chrisperk1m
Dion Jordan just went 1-on-1 v. Martin & looked decent. Martin having decent camp. Not great but decent.

Omar Kelly ‏@OmarKelly2m
Dion Jordan just got by Jonathan Martin with ease. You know and O-lineman gets destroyed when he claps his hands after. Martin did.

 

Chris Perkins ‏@chrisperk27s
Olivier Vernon puts nice spin move on Martin in 1-on-1 drill. Vernon having good camp.

Omar Kelly ‏@OmarKelly1m
I'm going to say this right now. Josh Samuda should be starting. He anchors better than some starters.

Omar Kelly ‏@OmarKelly2m
Lance Louis just took a 1-on-1 rep. Looked pretty stout. First contact work I've seen him do.

 

Omar Kelly ‏@OmarKelly22s
Josh Samuda is the starting left guard for the final 11-on-11s. Not going to say I told you.

 

Ok, I know nothing about this Sumada guy. Who is he, where'd he come from

 

I'd be fine with samuda, love that lil butterball.

He reminds me of a Pouncey-lite

 

Well you see, when a man and woman decide to get intimate...

 

Omar Kelly ‏@OmarKelly1m
Jared Odrick knocks down a 3rd-and-10 pass for Tannehill. 4th down now.

Omar Kelly ‏@OmarKelly3m
Pocket collapsed on Tannehill. Odrick and Vernon drop pocket in. Tannehill scrambles away but he would have been sacked in live action.

Odrick's been a beast all training camp, I hope it continues through pre-season and into the regular season.