http://www.thephinsider.com/2014/8/...-should-dolphins-be-interested-in-49ers-guard
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Its Speculation .Title fixed
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I don't really like the idea of a coach(and probably GM) on the hot seat making a last minute big trade to fix a situation they ****ed up.
Doubly so given Boone not having that long of a track record as a quality player. -
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PhinFan1968 To 2020, and BEYOND! Club Member
Boone held out a year too late. Had he done it after his stellar 2012, he may have gotten paid big.
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In other words, Philbin IS the HC and should take responsibility too. He was hired (IMO) to correct what flaws we had in the O-line a few seasons ago.
From what I remember, Ireland and Philbin had a very good relationship and were on the same page. I can only say this because of everything I've read and heard in the past. That didn't work...so Ireland is gone.
Now to the present:We have 5 new starters entering the season, but from what I understand now... Philbin has no say or influence on what O-line personnel is on this team? To me the O-line still looks like crap and no one can make a decision on who's playing what.
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Jon Cooper situation could be worth monitoring, potential bust that could be had for cheap.
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And we're basing this evaiuation of the Offensive Line, on a couple of series from the Tampa game? (Cuz they looked fine in two series vs. Atlanta)
A complete Hickey rebuild of the worst Offensive Line in the NFL (Well almost), still missing their Pro-Bowl Center, with barely 5 series of live football together, and you're going to evaluate how good they can be on what??
Let me help : Brandon Albert or Jon Martin?? Ju'Wuan James or Tyson Clabo? Quality Book-End Tackles by all account thus far...
Your ALL-Pro Center back week 4, and ANY guard play at all, or just winnable matchups (We won't be seeing Gerald McCoy again.) and this team with this Pass-D and Pass-Rush, we make the playoffs easy, and might win the AFC East for the first legitimate time since a guy named Tom Brady entered the division.
This Offensive Line and This Team, will make the playoffs. (Book Me - Right now for it.)
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I suspect the Dallas Thomas experiment is done for now, it will be Colledge and Smith moving forward
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We cannot expect a group of players who have played together for only a few weeks to develop the timing and coordination it takes to drive-block effectively. The pass blocking will come first, then the run blocking. But both will come. This may not be the season when it all comes together in time to win substantially more games than we lose. But it will.
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Is it too much to ask that a Guard or Center block the guy in front of him? Forget about the O-line ballet coordination, just hit the other guy.
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Not a lot of faith in their foresight at this point. Joe Philbin just said there is "lots of time" before the season. No sense of urgency here, imo. So long as we have a solid starting five in time to sit home for the playoffs.
If course, it take longer to settle on five starters who play well enough to deserve their jobs when you keep making dumb decisions to play bad players or play guys at positions they aren't well suited to. So yeah, that can certainly create the need to keep moving guys because the players aren't performing (which would be a bull**** excuse for coaches who are misusing players in this case).
1 good thing: They got the tackles right! -
Yup, I do believe we got tackles.
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Overall, I'd say the line was improved significantly, no matter who squats at RG, and once Pouncey is back, they'll be in pretty good shape. At least "average" instead of horrible, which many were hoping for.
I still think Lazor's going to need to scheme around 'em though, and Knowshon should give a boost.Fin D likes this. -
If what you say holds true, and I believe we will be solid at both tackle spots, I just hope we do not dig too deep of a hole in the early part of the game. Along those same lines when we were 3-0 last year Philbin was not all giddy (if he's capable), but was all about work that needed done and that it's a long season.
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Quality: Brandon Albert, Juwain James, Mike Pouncey
Quantity: all of those guards we have competing for spots
Is it really that abnormal for coaches to mix and match o-line pieces during training camp, especially when you have a hodgepodge of 5 or 6 pedestrian pieces that are all about evenly skilled? How else are they supposed to know who fits best where? Crystal ball? People crave and demand constant information then all they do is whine about said information. I think most people would be better off just not knowing anything about the process in determining who gets to start where.cdz12250 likes this. -
Screw that trade. Give Turner a little time, put Smith in there and I'll bet you'll eventually have a solid line.
If you want to trade for somebody, trade for a linebacker, unless you believe Tripp will be ready soon enough. -
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oh really? now I remember they could barely stand each other and weren't on the same page at all. it has been noted that Philbin did not want Martin and didn't think he was an NFL caliber player.72 Dolphins and dolfan22 like this.