Miami Dolphins have a tight end problem on both sides of the ball / Cambell Vid

Sceeto · Nov 21, 2015

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The Dolphins have a tight end problem, one that isn’t particularly surprising on defense, but one they never saw coming on offense.
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It was clear for all to see last Sunday against Philadelphia, when Eagles tight end Brent Celek found vast open territory and rumbled for 60 yards on one busted coverage early in the game and 134 yards overall.

Meanwhile, on offense, the Dolphins yet again failed to maximize the receiving skills that Jordan Cameron displayed during a Pro Bowl season for Cleveland two years ago and again when he averaged 18 yards per catch last season.
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Miami’s tight end issues, especially defensively, cause some anxiety this week, with Dallas’ Jason Witten — a 10-time Pro Bowler and two-time All Pro — visiting Sunday.
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Considering their difficulties in recent years, it isn’t surprising that the Dolphins rank in the bottom five of the league in defensive metrics against tight ends.

What is surprising is how little impact Dolphins tight ends have made in the passing game.
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Cameron, who caught 80 passes for 917 yards for Cleveland two years ago, is on pace for 37 for 476 yards. He ranks 26th among tight ends in catches and caught one pass for 5 yards in each of the past two games.

And this is troubling: Cameron is catching a lower percentage of his targets (44.7 percent, 21 for 47) than any other tight end in the league with a minimum of 30 targets.
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Witten is tied for the league lead in tight end receptions with New England’s Rob Gronkowski (49) and is eighth in yards (445). Keep in mind that Witten has put up those numbers playing with backup quarterbacks the past seven weeks.

Tony Romo returns for Dallas on Sunday, and Romo and Witten have combined on more career completions (646) than any quarterback/tight end combination since 1991.
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If I had a biggest worry for this game, Witten could be it. They have to find a way to stop him or he will eat us up. Pull a Jeff Gululi on him. Something. :pointlol:

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