https://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2014/05/26/secret-superstars-2014-dolphins/
''But 2013 was a different year for Matthews. Gibson, brought in to garner significant playing time, suffered a mid-season knee injury that saw Matthews take over the No. 3 receiver role behind Mike Wallace and Brian Hartline. Playing over half of the team’s snaps in every game since Week 9, Matthews tallied 331 receiving yards over the last half of the season, earning a +5.2 grade on the year.
Matthews flashed serious potential in a breakout game against Tampa Bay, though few would notice with the Martin/ Incognito scandal in full swing. While the Dolphins would go on to hand the Buccaneers their first win of the season, it wasn’t for a lack of effort on Matthews’ part. He quietly went on to record his first career 100 yard game, catching 11 of the 14 balls thrown his way. Aside from raw yardage totals, Matthews picked up two touchdowns and seven additional first downs in the process as the Bucs’ secondary looked helpless to stop him.
The rest of the season would be less spectacular for Matthews, but a look into our Signature Stats shows some bright spots. A lone drop on a crossing pattern in Week 17 would blemish Matthews’ otherwise perfect season catching the ball as he earned the fourth-best Drop Percentage among wideouts who saw at least 44 targets on the year. His 37 receptions from the slot were 15th-most, and while that’s not spectacular, it’s impressive when you consider 44 receivers spent more time in the slot than Matthews.''
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I see nothing but an average #4 in Matthews. The sooner we uograde the bertter.
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So very strong, such great natural hands, young, I dont see how landry will beat him out at the slot..
lets hope he takes it to another level and actually pushes hartline.UCF FINatic and Bpk like this. -
Good luck finding an upgrade for a #4 receiver. Matthews is the least of our problems.Killer Bees, UCF FINatic, unluckyluciano and 6 others like this. -
If Miami were faced with a year where carrying 6 wide receivers is a realistic possibility, it might be this year. I mean, do we really need a 4th tailback on the roster? Gillislee only saw a handful of snaps in what, 1 game last year? If one of the two between Landry and Hazel can return kicks and punts, does that lop Thigpen off the roster? Say it does. You could be carrying: 3 backs - Moreno, Miller, someone (Gillislee, Darkwa, Thomas), and 6 receivers Wallace, Hartline, Gibson, Matthews, Landry, and Hazel or Binns. You're still at the same number of players among those two positions as the roster was in 2013, not counting the tight ends, which Miami carried 4 and sometimes 5 into games with. Not all active, but on the 53 man roster.
I'm still wary of Brandon Gibson coming off his injury, and I'd be very inclined to see just how much Matthews and/or Landry could press Hartline for playing time on the perimeter.MrClean likes this. -
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Now imagine him with a competent offensive coordinator. Talent was not the issue last season...pointed out once again, it was coaching. Talent won't be the problem this season either.Disgustipate likes this. -
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In the future, I think I might be happy with matthews, Landry, and Clay being part of our core
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I would love to see somebody replace Thiggy.
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My only real issue with Matthews was that he wasn't a viable redzone or EZ target like Gibson was. When we lost Gibson our scoring dropped almost 4 points per game the remainder of the season. Gibson and Tannehill had a great rapport and he was on pace to lead the team in receiving TDs.
Current receivers:
Mike Wallace
Brian Hartline
Brandon Gibson
Rishard Matthews
Jarvis Landry
Matt Hazel
Armon Binns
Kevin Cone
Ryan Spadola
Damian Williams
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The moment we drafted Landry, I didn't know much about him. After all, Beckham was the consensus top WR from LSU. After listening to LSU fans rant on and on about Landry, and how they'd take Landry over Beckham, I did some more homework on the guy and now, I'm in full man-crush mode. He was LSU's #1 WR two years in a row. His first-down percentage is unreal. His hands are insanely good, and he plays with as much heart as I've ever seen. He runs, catches, blocks, and tackles (when he played special teams) with everything he's got. He's the toughest WR I've ever seen, and his body control when the ball is in the air is remarkable.
He is Zach Thomas in a possession WR's body.
I think he's the type of player we've been missing on offense. He's going to make everyone around him better. I texted my best buddy that we may have just selected the best WR in Dolphins history in Landry. I think he has that type of potential.xphinfanx, Mexphin, eltos_lightfoot and 2 others like this. -
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Usually measurables are a sound way to predict if a guy is going to succeed or fail in the NFL, but that is not always the case. Some guys fall outside the prototypical range, but when the ball is snapped, they are just outstanding football players. I think Landry falls solidly into that category.
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By the way... I'm sorry I hijacked the thread. I also think Matthews can be a very good WR.
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I sure wouldn't mind if one of our guys was like 6'3" or so. Oh well.
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maybe ryan was so rushed he couldn't get to the progression that was matthews, i rememeber a handful of incredible clutchplays. -
When Gibson went down is when Clay showed up as our secret weapon.
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I don't have the hope or expectations for Matthews that a lot of you do. After bringing in Landry, I think that he's fighting for the 5th WR spot. I think that if he looks good in the preseason, the team may look to trade him to a WR needy club.
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I know we are stoked about Landry but Matthews is going into his third year and I really think he's a gem. I've thought that ever since we drafted him. He reminds me of Victor Cruz in a sense. I think Brandon Gibson is coming off of injury as is Hartline and to me....Landry, Matthews, and Hazel all have a shot at making this team. -
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I can't remember whether it was CK or rafael in Club, but one of them mentioned that if Bill Lazor is really bringing the Chip Kelly offense to Miami, the one thing that Philiadelphia has, and is why they could afford to let DeSean Jackson walk, was that their other receivers finish catches. Guys like Riley Cooper and recent draft picks Jordan Matthews and Josh Huff. Well, Matthews is that kind of guy. Jarvis Landry is that kind of guy. Brian Hartline to some extent is that type of guy. I certainly think Matthews is a fit on the roster with or without Brandon Gibson being around.
In the following video, I'd target the catches he makes at :20, :32 (both on the go-ahead drive against Atlanta), 1:03 (game-tying drive against Cincinnati), 1:22, 1:49, 2:10, 2:52, 3:22 (huge catch against Pats on final drive in 1st half), 3:43 (go-ahead drive against Patriots), 3:52, and 4:19.
[video=youtube;qaiPqZPXF0A]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaiPqZPXF0A[/video]
The thing to note about this video is that all of the above catches marked are catches in traffic and/or in key situations or both. Some of those, I'm not sure any of Miami's other receivers make those same catches. Maybe Hartline, but other than that...
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I see some Boldin in Matthews. He's not quite as strong, but he's close. And Matthews has more speed. By measurables Mathews has enough to be a #1. And he was exactly that in college. He was Nevada's go to guy, the guy who made the play when they needed one. But he tended to do it as a perimeter WR rather than a slot. I don't see the slot as his best position. He can use his body and strength to gain position, but he doesn't have elite quickness.
Landry reminds me of Hines Ward. That's a bit faint praise as I see Ward as a player with underwhelming size/speed, who does everything well, but nothing great. Although I do think he has excellent hands. The vast majority of players with that profile don't excel against NFL competition who generally has superior measurables. That's just usually to big of an obstacle to overcome. But he's certainly easy to root for. If he becomes a superior route runner at the NFL level then that coupled with his excellent hands may be enough to give him success at this level.Unlucky 13 likes this. -
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