Dolphins may move Dallas Thomas to fill in for Ja’Wuan James at tackle
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With right tackle Ja’Wuan James out with a toe injury, the assumption was that his replacement would be Jason Fox, who filled in for James late against New England on Thursday. That might not be the case.
Interim coach Dan Campbell floated the possibility that guard Dallas Thomas might be shifted back to tackle, which likely would open the door for rookie Jamil Douglas to rejoin the starting lineup. Douglas was bumped to the bench when Campbell decided to go with Billy Turner at guard.
resnorforum_veteranDan Campbell is finsfandan.
:1eye:
branNew MemberRIP tannehill/our running game.
byroan;2178644 wrote:
Tannehill could have had more time had Clabo just fell down and forced Mario to step over him.
I'm still waiting for us to have an OL coach (like the Pats) that can take not-so-great OL players and produce a nice functioning unit. I'll hold off criticizing Campbell on this (what seems like a disaster) move until we see how he can get the guys to play together. All we need is to go back to pre-Patriots play and we have a good chance of downing Buffalo.
adamprez2003forum_veteranDan Campbell understands how bad jason fox is and realizes he's looking at possibly six losses if he starts him. Might as well take a flyer. It cant get any worse
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1) DT Dexter Lawrence - Clemson
2) DE Jaylon Ferguson - Lousiana Tech
3) OG Chris Lindstrom - Boston College
4) CB Amani Oruwariye - Penn State
5) DE Shareef Miller - Penn State
7) C Sean Krepcz - Nevada
7) RB Wes Hills - Slippery Rock
Reporter: "Why did you fire Coach Gase?"
Ross: "Because he wants to win now"
CrunchTimeretired_adminWell the guard play should improve with Thomas playing another position.:wink2:
I thought Turner looked decent at RT against the Jets week 17.
miamironforum_veteran"roy_miami wrote:
i thought turner looked decent at rt against the jets week 17.
all 17 snaps?
This confirms 3 things
1. Season is over
2. Tannehill will be in the ER before seasons end
3. The ghost of Joe Philbin lives on in this organization.
MikeHonchosubscriber"adamprez2003 wrote:
Dan Campbell understands how bad John fox is and realizes he's looking at possibly six losses if he starts him. Might as well take a flyer. It cant get any worse
I dunno, I think John Fox is a decent coach. Didn't get a fair shake in Denver IMO.
Headcoach material wouldn’t want to work somewhere they’re not trusted with actual football decisions.
ExplosionsInDaSkyforum_veteranCould it possibly be that Dallas Thomas (who has experience at the position) is our best option at this point? I know he sucks ass no matter where he is at on the field, but if Philbin saw it that way, and Campbell sees it that way what does that say about the other options available? I think the idea would be to get the "most" experienced players out there. Thomas I guess just knows the offense and where to be, but he sure as hell can't block for crap. Maybe Douglas does better this go around? I don't know man, tryin to stay positive about this bull****.
mlb1399forum_veteran"ExplosionsInDaSky wrote:
Could it possibly be that Dallas Thomas (who has experience at the position) is our best option at this point? I know he sucks ass no matter where he is at on the field, but if Philbin saw it that way, and Campbell sees it that way what does that say about the other options available? I think the idea would be to get the "most" experienced players out there. Thomas I guess just knows the offense and where to be, but he sure as hell can't block for crap. Maybe Douglas does better this go around? I don't know man, tryin to stay positive about this bull****.
It's tough for many to believe that maybe those guys are the best options, especially when they are that bad. To me that is an indictment on our GM as much as our head coach. We need better starters and back ups. Dallas Thomas should be the 3rd option off a bench, not a starter.
adamprez2003forum_veteran"lmeister3 wrote:
I dunno, I think John Fox is a decent coach. Didn't get a fair shake in Denver IMO.
Probably a better tackle too
2019 DRAFT WISH LIST
1) DT Dexter Lawrence - Clemson
2) DE Jaylon Ferguson - Lousiana Tech
3) OG Chris Lindstrom - Boston College
4) CB Amani Oruwariye - Penn State
5) DE Shareef Miller - Penn State
7) C Sean Krepcz - Nevada
7) RB Wes Hills - Slippery Rock
Reporter: "Why did you fire Coach Gase?"
Ross: "Because he wants to win now"
"adamprez2003 wrote:
Dan Campbell understands how bad John fox is and realizes he's looking at possibly six losses if he starts him. Might as well take a flyer. It cant get any worse
With Wake out for the remainder of the season and James out for at least a month, the Dolphins will have more than six losses no matter who they put at the RT position.
adamprez2003forum_veteran"jw3102 wrote:
With Wake out for the remainder of the season and James out for at least a month, the Dolphins will have more than six losses no matter who they put at the RT position.
I think its definitely a possibility. Any win we get will largely be due to the coaching staff and what tricks they can come up with
2019 DRAFT WISH LIST
1) DT Dexter Lawrence - Clemson
2) DE Jaylon Ferguson - Lousiana Tech
3) OG Chris Lindstrom - Boston College
4) CB Amani Oruwariye - Penn State
5) DE Shareef Miller - Penn State
7) C Sean Krepcz - Nevada
7) RB Wes Hills - Slippery Rock
Reporter: "Why did you fire Coach Gase?"
Ross: "Because he wants to win now"
Ronnie Bassluxury_boxCampbell really doesn't have many options does he? Poor man.
djphinfansubscriber''dallas thomas has really played well the past few weeks at guard''
coach..
Silverphinforum_veteran....So, who wants to break the news to Lauren Tannehill?
Disappointing to say the least- Thomas is awful at Guard but a pure turnstile at OT- if Campbell plays him at RT instead of Fox I'll be disappointed.
The bottom line is that this team is so bad at managing the OL, except for 1st round draft picks and pricey free agents like Albert, they have to get someone on staff who can draft OL well and then develop the talent. What they've done with OL draft picks after the first round and developing OL has been a disaster. The cupboard is bare, and Thomas back to RT. What a disgrace.
"Silverphin wrote:
....So, who wants to break the news to Lauren Tannehill?
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Conuficusluxury_box"mlb1399 wrote:
It's tough for many to believe that maybe those guys are the best options, especially when they are that bad. To me that is an indictment on our GM as much as our head coach. We need better starters and back ups. Dallas Thomas should be the 3rd option off a bench, not a starter.
He should be the third option to replace the person manning the drive through at McDonalds let alone a professional athlete.
So our best option is to put him at RT against Mario Williams? So we're planning on using two tight ends the whole game with the other one being another offensive lineman? Because that's the only way I see that working.
cdz12250subscriberCampbell is stuck with this irrational notion of the former coaching staff and the front office that the crap we drafted in the lower rounds and have playing at both guard positions, and as backups, would magically become able to function well in a zone blocking scheme, and didn't need addressing in the offseason. The rest of the season will be the direct result of that opium dream.
We now have people at three of the five offensive line positions who simply cannot play at an NFL level. The results are not likely to be good at Buffalo.
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