as per Adam Schefter
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Excellent move.
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Two things:
1. Reggie Bush better be on high alert. Similar players, even getting right down to the fumblitis.
2. I don't believe the waiver order resets until after Week 4, so I don't think we plucked him with a top 5 waiver priority, but I could be wrong. -
It's hard to say what happened to Steve Slaton, whether he was just totally made by that blocking they have down in Houston...but I could see Steve Slaton pairing with Daniel Thomas long term a lot more easily than I could see Reggie Bush doing it.
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Wouldn't hurt to become a running team that's for sure. Reggie Bush being used on returns now to add a new factor to the return game would be nice.
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Another case of the stats not telling the whole story. Slaton was a fantasy football god for one year and stunk since.
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I dig this move...and I agree Bush needs to look out. If anything Slaton has proved he can run the ball much better.
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It's hard not to be optimistic about Slaton. He fell off in 2009, in a year where the Texans really didn't have very good blocking, and then Adrian Foster stole his job, which in turn looks like it might be stolen by Ben Tate. They've also got all sorts of depth, with Derrick Ward and James Casey's big performance just recently.
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What is Bush's role exactly? It's changed in every week. Slaton is not a better pass-catcher than Bush, he's at least proven in the past that he can run the ball unlike Bush.
Having all three of these guys helps since one of them can at least kick Bess off of punt returns and Gates out of kick returns. -
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Bush doesn't make anything easier. The threat of the run is so pathetic that teams simply harass Henne. Henne's passing numbers reflect this. When Thomas is back there the threat of the draw gaining five-six is a crusher against opposing defenses.
Sparano is a moron. I could care less about Reggie in space if the other team drops back into heavy coverage and rushes the heck out of Henne anytime they see Reggie. They don't even respect Reggie even if we do run up the middle with him.Coral Reefer and Aquafin like this. -
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As Evan Silva has pointed out, Steve Slaton has averaged 3.7 yards per carry on the 170 carries since his "flash in the pan" rookie year.
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Kinda goes against the whole slash and burn roster idea doesn't it?
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ETA: and I do agree that team's don't respect Reggie Bush as a runner. But the team isn't trying to run the ball when he's in the game. They're trying to pass the ball mainly. Any runs are just constraint plays.
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i think this move kinda says miami will use bush more as a WR (hopefully)
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We need to BEAT them a different way, since the way we are trying hasnt worked. We need to be creative in our packages and maximize the mismatches.
And that includes motion....we do not use Motion enough to aide in separation and gain a step at the snap of the ball. Especially in the RedZone..we are too static. -
What would be the mismatches. If I see three RBs two of them being smaller guys, I'm just going to put an extra safety in the game or a CB. Bush against a CB in pass coverage isn't exactly a major mismatch. Maybe in a Jet Sweep it helps.
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If Daboll cant figure out how to use motion, and gain a step and create immediate space for the ATHLETES to use their gifts, then we suck as an offense and our system should be trashed. I believe Slaton and Bush in space, and Thomas pounding off delays and spreads, along with Marshall, Bess, Hartline combo would create more success then we have accomplished to date...including RZ.
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How does that do any better than putting real WRs on the field? A Jet sweep with Bush is the only real mismatch to be had.
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Steve Slaton? Really? I won't say it's a bad move, but I don't see how he fits on a team with Reggie Bush and Davone Bess.
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But either way, the point is that when Reggie Bush is in the backfield, whomever is covering him has to let it be known. They can't play that far off the LOS, because giving Bush any type of space is dangerous. They have to come up and defend him from the snap. So when a defender is forced to do this, that means that is one defender that can't play 7 yards off the LOS and clog up passing lanes. It also makes it a lot harder to play zone coverage underneath, because you're giving Bush more space than you would like to. If Reggie Bush catches a pass at the LOS, and the closest defender is 7 yards off the LOS, thats a big advantage for the Dolphins, and potentially a big play. If Daniel Thomas catches a ball in that situation, then the defense is a lot more likely to get to him and stop him for a small gain.ToddsPhins likes this. -
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They can account for whatever gaps they please if the two extra RBs are aligned as WRs those aren't extra gaps per say. They're just WRs that can run a screen. -
Wouldnt using motion and having Bush & Bess each work the slot, and having Thomas and Slaton work the flats or PA to middle, or screens, or runnig plays using spread and delays, draws, or seeing Bush on Jet Sweep, end-around, etc all would create space, pause the defense, make them react to our movement.
Is Slaton slow or plodding? I seem to remember he has quickness no? -
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Being a WVU fan I'm pretty excited for this. Glad to have him on the team.
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