No, I tend not to think that is the issue SB, after all Pouncey is playing just fine and he is a Rook.

I do think what has happened is the players took the extra time off (especially the defensive players) and got soft, but this is week #10 of football action including Camp, they should be in shape now, the real problem has been ILB/FS/Cb not knowing their assignments.

 

Its the coaches fault for not instilling the discipline in them to construct their own private group outings this offseason...disgusting, thinking that they only have part time jobs..

 

Here is my take:

-Dansby was moved to the Mike ILB to replace Crowder, Dansby has never played the Mike before
-Burnett was inseted at the Moe ILB, where he has not played, and he has to learn Nolan's system, he has never played in it before
-Free Safety ideally will get everyone lined up, oops, we have Now Show Jones at FS
-Vontae's hammy made him ineffective for the first two weeks, so they rested him and inserted Nolan Carrol, who has not started, and his immaturity means they cannot flip Cb, just like what happened in 2009.

Coupled with the normally excellent De's being out of shape, and we have the perfect storm of crappiness on Defense.

On offense, Colombo has been dreadful, Carey learning OJT and Sparano is refusing to sub in guys like Garner or Cook, Bush dinged his groin, and DTrain his hammy, and suddenly our 4 deep Rb corps is down to Lexxy (whom Sparano refuses to chances to touch the ball) and Slaton, who was a street FA.

The Bye week came at a perfect time for us, no other way to put it.

 

So this rule effects us in a negative way but not all the other teams. Nah. We just suck.

 

That makes too much sense, dude.

Cut it out.

 

I've been accused of that quite a bit the last few seasons :shifty:

 

Remember, Sparano had "plans for every scenario" for this season. He was ready.

 

Hard to argue against this point when the defense gives up 307 ypg passing and opposing QBs have a 105.4 QB rating and allowing teams to convert 43.4% of 3rd downs.

However, our DL haven't done their job either of making plays...only 6 sacks (Wake 3, Mitchell 1, Taylor 1, Jones 1)...not a single sack from our DL making the Dolphins the only team that doesn't have a sack from a member on the DL.

 

31 other teams play with this same rule and do just fine

 

if their {our coaches} team, isn't in as good as shape as other teams are, than yes, it is their fault... if thats what were saying here, that conditioning and unorganization is partly responsible..

 

Exactly, this season, falls directly on his shoulders, for better or worse, this was not completely unforseeable, he made the changes he wanted to make, got several new players, and a new offense, it is on him to make it work or get fired.

This is one of the reasons why I'm witholding judgment until after the Broncos game, they will have had these guys since August, through late October, if he has not produced what he set out to produce, it is time for Coach Sparano to go after the season.

 

Well to answer the question then. No, this rule has little to do with why we suck. We just suck.

 

That's once per day, not once a week. No more 2-a-days

 

his career comes down to Tebow day..I would want Nolan to take over if he can't get it done..It will be to humiliating if he continued, and it would get to ugly.

 

Disagree, we lose to the Jest and Broncos you still let him finish out the season.

And the way I see it, the next two games are for the season, the last 3 pretty much are where Sparano will have to show he can win important games, in Buffalo, in NE, and Jest at home.

 

Every team in he NFL had the exact same "New Practice Rules".

They are one game away from quitting.

 

if Sparano loses to the broncos while most of the stadium is cheering Tebow, it becomes damage control at that point, I'am sure if they lose that game and nothing is done by the owner, then there sure will be even more backlash from the pockets of the fans..I don't think it would be healthy at all to keep him on, and with absolutely no purpose..With Nolan being promoted, you stop the vitriol temporarily,and obviously provide a new voice to a team that will not listen to the current one..Thats if they lose that game.

 

I doubt it, let the stadium do what it will, if we lose to the Broncos and Jest, the season is pretty much ovah, firing Sparano half way through it after the Harbaugh fiasco would only make Ross look even more incompetent.

If they stick with Sparano, and take their lumps, he can be fired in the offseason as is the normal course of business, which it seems to me to be what Ross wants.

 

Not even if Shula were to come back as the interim coach would it make a difference. He would run these spoiled princesses into the ground and it would cause them to have no energy left to play on Sunday.

 

While I'am cognisant of how it looks to future coaching prospects if Ross was to fire Sparano after game 6, I just don't know how much either side will be able to take if he loses that game.

 

Which is sort of the end of the story though Deej, this whole season has been on rails for months now, we just have to ride it out to the next station.

Win or lose.

 

Right, my bad. but even still, it doesn't give any particular team any advantage tho.

 

No rule has affected this team. However, one thing has had a direct effect on this teams practice and that is the practice bubble.

The team was well conditioned and tougher before Saban brought the bubble. We never used to be out conditioned. Now we are as bad as a dome team when we play outside.

 

lethargy takes time! as time goes by, contributions become prevalent!

 

But it would not be the rule but the players/teams themselves.

 

I guess these new rules are are only effecting teams with losing records, like the Dolphins. Because I certainly don't hear the winning teams complaining about the new practice rules. This is merely another excuse for Sparano. In fact, right before the season, he held a press conference in which he stated how happy he was with his team and predicted the Dolphins would win, whether fans supported them or not. I didn't notice him complaining about the new practice rules at that press conference.

This is a badly coached team with a severe lack of talent overall. That is the problem with the Dolphins. Not the new practice rules implemented with the new collective bargaining agreement.