I would hope they aren't relying on Misi to be a starter week 1.

 

Unfortunately, they're probably dead on with this analysis. We've got the most unrealistic fan base when it comes to draft picks, period (maybe excluding the Raiders). I've read plenty of places already writing off Quentin Moses from the squad and I thought he looked really good in preseason last year. He was a top DE talent who might be ready to emerge but the fanbase perception is that he's a bum because he's not starting. We really need to have a Steeler's mentality with our linebackers and truly let these guys develop. They're the bread and butter of a 3-4 defense...

 

Anyone to judge him after a season would be crazy. Especially if Jason did well in New York. He's a rookie after all, there are a lot of adjustments that he has to make.

 

don't matter
if misi doesn't come out and produce sacks immediately the taylor player fans will go ballistic on jeff ireland mark my word
there will be no patience at all with misi
its sad but that is the way it is unfortunately
i hope the guy plays it cool and doesnt feel the heat from that and i feel confident enough that they will bring him along in a comfortable way.
we need him out there immediately of course but lets wait and see at what capacity.

 

i would love to see wake step up and be the guy to excel in the sacks department. i have done nothing but support him. i still think he is the only real keeper from the group of OLB's last season regardless of his lack of truly playing the position and being a project. If wake can step in and take over this season the d will be a lot further along than i expected at the position
believe me my fingers are crossed

 

very difficult to compare the :hi5:
just to start w/ the Rookie hasn't played a (NFL) game
& Jason is a record breaking, nearing retirement DolFanIcon
& SuperStar
lets hope the guy can contribute immediately
& grow within the franchise, that he's a perennial proBowler like JT.
I think he will not disappoint
but will anoint no one as heir of Jason Taylor

got to be a lot of pressure on misi:omg:it will help make him or break him

 

Judging from his response though he doesn't seem to really feel the pressure. I sense another laid back and relaxed guy ala Henne. He's got a drive to succeed, but doesn't seem to let it get into his head.

I really like having a core of our team built around guys like that. Sure you want some intense in your face players who thrive off the energy. But I think its just as important to have your core players have a single minded focus and not potentially be clouded.

 

Honestly did JT make that much of a difference to our defense last year??? NOOO, and he wasn't even in a Phin's uniform the year before. JT hasn't been a force here since 2007. Our defense as a whole has gotten much younger but we are filling in the slots nicely. Not every LB has to be like Junior Seau/Shawn Merrman and yell and scream and pound their chest and do the sack dance to be effective.

 

I think Misi will be more then ok. In the Utah games I watched (against Air Force) he was lined up all over the place and while he didn't always make the tackles he was in the area and getting pressure on the QB when asked to pass rush. I like his flexibility, especially in the defense we run. Dansby on the inside will be the biggest difference from last year. I can't wait till September. :up:

 

Thankfully the fans don't run the team. Fans will be fans, management knows that and players have to learn to know that. You gotta be mentally strong to play this game, especially if you have a bad season because everyone will be on you. The good thing for these rooks is that they are rookies, so one bad year isn't going to kill them on the depth chart, unless they are a later round pick because they can get cut in a second. 1st and 2nd rounders don't have that sort of pressure.

But all that aside, being asked to replace Jason Taylor as a rookie out of Utah is ludicrous.

 

Eh, this is just media BS. They're trying to make something out of totally nothing because there's not much news going around now. I'll bet the only pressure Misi feels right now is adapting to the NFL and trying to become a good player. I'm sure JT is not even on his mind right now.

 

I'd actually pay to help you find some new material.... that was a bunch of BS when you started it, to just keep milking it, should be embarrassing.

 

Why not? Zach Thomas, a fifth rounder started his rookie year, first game. How did that work out?

This guy can play. Put him in. He won't get better by watching.

He is our Tedi Bruschi...

 

If Koa Misi ends up doing nothing more than replacing Crowder at ILB......the ****storm shouldn't be over comparing him to Taylor, but why the hell didn't we take Golden Tate.

 

42 total tackles and seven sacks and was involved in over 300 plays
that is really mediocre
i can't for the life of me understand how some think he had such a great season
in a group of bad LB's he smells like a rose
he wasn't a difference maker here last season
part of why he is gone

 

Well what are the chances Misi tacks on 39 total tackles and 5 sacks this season?

That is what Taylor did in his Rookie Season...

If Misi shows that much performance then the JT fan base has no leg to stand on...

 

The response that deserves would probably draw a warning from the mods. The JT situation has absolutely nothing to do with this rookie and everybody knows that. So feel free to come off of your high horse thinking that you support the Dolphins more than others. If the Miami pass rush is nonexistent this season it will indeed be a knock against the FO, but not against this new player.

 

He's not. He's going to be our starter at SOLB from day one.

Also, drafting Golden Tate would have been a terrible decision.

 

pressure can be a good thing

 

Has he started a foundation?

 

he has a lot of incentive to do well but is no Jason Taylor. give the guy some room to step up in his own way & I believe he will

 

When AFC East teams were waiting to see who we picked.....you can bet your *** they were a lot happier we took Misi than Tate.

And Misi better start hitting Burger King 3 times a day if he's gonna be out there setting the edge anytime soon...... IMO he won't. He looks more like Crowder's replacement.

 

What did everyone say when rumors were flying around about MCclain to Miami? Linebacker overload. Well, drafting Tate in the second after trading our second for a receiver would have been Wide Receiver overload. There's no point. Tate would not have upgraded our offense enough to justify drafting him after trading for Marshall. He would not out produce Hartline, Bess, or Camarillo.

You're acting like he's 230 pounds trying to go to 250-260. He's not. He's 243 pounds. We have 4 months until the season begins. He can easily gain a solid 15-20 pounds and learn to play with it.

 

Misi is an outstanding football player. Hes a hardworker and he will come to play. The idea that he has to be better than JT overnight is ludicrous. Irrespective of Taylor, we we drafted a player who can be an outstanding player on our team and fixture for our defense for the next decade. The possibility that he moves inside is a decision that coaches will make. He does offer us that versatility. Thats not a bad thing. He will make alot of plays for us. He may not lead the league in sacks, but intelligent football fans are going to quickly see what kind of player we have in Misi.

 

i love the way you are thinking here
if misi can play inside and outside in nolan's hybrid defense that just adds to his value
we know we are going to see a lot of rotation in the front seven
there was a reason we pushed the card to the podium so quickly
it was nolan's draft and they didn't hesitate
whether he starts immediately is irrelevant considering the scheme and the movement
he will make plays and be a big part of the change happening on the defensive side of the ball
im excited to see it :up:

 

I clearly stated the ireland would take the heat. whats the problem?

 

I'd give him #99.