Dolphins Digest: Tony Sparano Column

anlgpNew MemberOP

Dec 10, 2008, 02:57 PM

Q. Coach, as a former offensive line coach, how do you define a dominating performance by an offensive line?
Paul Winthrop
East Lansing, Mich.
TS: Well, I think a dominating performance is usually running the ball for maybe 150 yards and usually making sure your quarterback doesn't get touched. That's a pretty dominant performance, especially the way defensive lines are in this league. I mean, defensive lines are too big, too athletic and too strong to really be able to dominate on a consistent basis. If you're able to do that, even in a single game, then that it is very impressive in this day and age.

This is a really good read. I enjoy learning the insights of coaching (especially one so fired up and honest as Sparano seems to be) and if you're into that sort of thing at all you'll want to read this article :up:

"A man's suffering is similar to the behavior of gas. If a certain quantity of gas is pumped into an empty chamber, it will fill the chamber completely and evenly, no matter how big the chamber. Thus, suffering completely fills the human soul and conscious mind, no matter whether the suffering great or little. Therefore, the "size" of human suffering is absolutely relative." - Viktor Frankl

The Aqua CrushNew Member

Dec 10, 2008, 03:28 PM

I think our personnel on the line in the next few years is just going to keep getting bigger and bigger. It should be a wall of mammoth proportion in no time, just guessing from how Sparano looks at D Lines in the league.

padre31luxury_box

Dec 10, 2008, 03:33 PM

TS: I can make a case, sure. You are talking about a guy who came in here and had a lot of expectations and pressure put on his shoulders from the very beginning. He knew he had a young team and young coaches around him in some situations.

Now this is interesting, "young coaches"?

Karl Dorrel maybe? Or HC Sparano himself?

All of our other Offensive coaches are not young coaches.

anlgpNew Member

Dec 10, 2008, 04:00 PM

I took "young" to mean "in experience" not necessarily with age.

"A man's suffering is similar to the behavior of gas. If a certain quantity of gas is pumped into an empty chamber, it will fill the chamber completely and evenly, no matter how big the chamber. Thus, suffering completely fills the human soul and conscious mind, no matter whether the suffering great or little. Therefore, the "size" of human suffering is absolutely relative." - Viktor Frankl

Superselfforum_veteran

Dec 11, 2008, 05:01 AM

Sparano has enough of an old school feel in him but just as importantly he can communicate that with the younger guys in a language they understand. I'm so glad he is the head coach of the Dolphins.

BTW, how long is HE signed for?

anlgpNew Member

Dec 11, 2008, 10:45 AM

"Superself wrote:
BTW, how long is HE signed for?

The two sides on Wednesday morning completed work on what ESPN.com has confirmed is a four-year contract worth about $2.5 million to $2.7 million per year.

ESPN - Dolphins hire Sparano as head coach, replacing Cameron - NFL

That article talks about other things such as: Parcells and who is in charge of drafting people.

"A man's suffering is similar to the behavior of gas. If a certain quantity of gas is pumped into an empty chamber, it will fill the chamber completely and evenly, no matter how big the chamber. Thus, suffering completely fills the human soul and conscious mind, no matter whether the suffering great or little. Therefore, the "size" of human suffering is absolutely relative." - Viktor Frankl