Practice Report 9/3

Thanks, bro!

Hope Taylor was gone yesterday for personal reasons, not injury related. I want him to play and play well.

"Stitches wrote:

Hope Taylor was gone yesterday for personal reasons, not injury related. I want him to play and play well.

I'm pretty sure there was a tweet yesterday that he and Davis were both there doing rehab work on the side. Glad to have him back though.

Wednesday practice is important for players getting reps Sunday..need Jamar to come thru baby..

Wonder how Dion is doing today, that little rascal, That boy gets excited about playing with his team, that dude has something about him that is contagious..I believe it's called swagger.

"Alex13 wrote:

probably not to much info, but i think this deserves its own thread, since its kind of big news

via Andrew Abramson twitter, it looks like Will Davis is back on track, taylor is also back it seems, don't know if there is something wrong with john denney, clutts is to believed to be a LS as well

james walker is there, so he will have something later as well

Does John Denney even need practice?

well james walker just tweeted that davis and taylor weren't practicing...davis with no walking boot though....****, don't think they play on sunday

We will be quite thin at Corner Sunday it seems. Need the pass rush to be on point.

‏@chrisperk 1m Hate to speculate (which I'm about to do anyway) but think Denney's wife was expecting. Have no idea when she's due.

Probably the one guy who could afford to miss practice.

@chrisperk 1m CB Will Davis (left foot) no longer wearing boot, not walking with limp. #Dolphins

That's a positive.

Devlin's absence could be anything.

"Alex13 wrote:

well james walker just tweeted that davis and taylor weren't practicing...davis with no walking boot though....****, don't think they play on sunday

Dolphins third-round CB Will Davis (ankle) has not been cleared to return to practice.
It explains why Miami decided to keep 11 defensive backs on their 53-man roster. Davis was spotted in a walking boot on his left foot Monday. He has been shut down since suffering a sprained ankle in the Dolphins' third preseason game. Sep 3 - 11:53 AM

http://www.rotoworld.com/player/nfl/8524/will-davis

"RoninFin4 wrote:

Does John Denney even need practice?

I know your jokin RO but that dude is a specimen for his position, his work on coverage is exceptional relative to his position..dude can get downfield in a hurry, start isolating him this season, you'll be shocked.

"djphinfan wrote:

Wednesday practice is important for players getting reps Sunday..need Jamar to come thru baby..

Wonder how Dion is doing today, that little rascal, That boy gets excited about playing with his team, that dude has something about him that is contagious..I believe it's called swagger.

i hope davis and taylor make it tomorrow....24 hours to get that thing right, the medical staff needs to deliver a strike

"RoninFin4 wrote:

I'm pretty sure there was a tweet yesterday that he and Davis were both there doing rehab work on the side. Glad to have him back though.

You're right, forgot he was physically at practice. Looks like it's the same for him today. :(

"Alex13 wrote:

well james walker just tweeted that davis and taylor weren't practicing...davis with no walking boot though....****, don't think they play on sunday

This is in all likelihood why Don Jones and R.J. Stanford are still on the team.

"djphinfan wrote:

I know your jokin RO but that dude is a specimen for his position, his work on coverage is exceptional relative to his position..dude can get downfield in a hurry, start isolating him this season, you'll be shocked.

Amen...all-world ST'ers there in the main positions.

Disclaimer: May be a little early for that praise on Sturgis, but I really like the kid.

"NJFINSFAN1 wrote:

http://www.rotoworld.com/player/nfl/8524/will-davis

Damn man, our corner unit is hurtin..

I say we send the freestyler Into the blood zone on passing downs and shut down that area forcing everything outside, bring pressure on the edge, let Dion blitz at times in the gaps..Just shut down the middle of the field..They really don't have anyone that can beat us on the perimeter, but they do in the middle.

I guess if there's a game where our corners are hurting, Cleveland isn't a bad choice since Gordon is out. We could definitely use them the following 3 games though.

"Alex13 wrote:

i hope davis and taylor make it tomorrow....24 hours to get that thing right, the medical staff needs to deliver a strike

I think you should sign up for Jamar Taylor groin duty..24 hour massage of the crotchal area.

Sanford might be there for his STs prowess although I think he's useless as a CB. Jones is the one who I expect is only there as injury insurance.

I think that Wylie would be a great replacement for Sanford. He was great in college as the flyer, would replace Bess as our "safe" punt return option (an improvement IMO) and is actually capable of fulfilling his position responsibility (WR). I know you think the team prefers larger bodied slot WRs and I agree, but I also think that they want to have that dynamic slot player option as well. Hence the Austin flirtation and the experimentation with Thigpen and Bumphis. As productive as Bumphis was, I don't think they saw as much dynamic play making potential as they hoped for (or enough STs contribution). I think Wylie could be a little more dynamic as well as being a strong STs contributor.

"djphinfan wrote:

I know your jokin RO but that dude is a specimen for his position, his work on coverage is exceptional relative to his position..dude can get downfield in a hurry, start isolating him this season, you'll be shocked.

Denney's one of the best.

"Stitches wrote:

Hope Taylor was gone yesterday for personal reasons, not injury related. I want him to play and play well.

I recall seeing somewhere that they are concerned about his groin and are going to be super cautious the next couple weeks with him.

Clutts is an emergency long snapper and so could be Kyle Miller on the PS. Hopefully we need neither.

I think Jones is on the 53 for special teams work as is Stanford though there were times last year when Stanford looked OK at boundary corner. In the New Orleans pre-season game though he was roasted! I figure we start Grimes and Patterson. Carroll comes in for the nickel out on the boundary and Patterson goes into the slot. For the dime, it is probably Wilson so hopefully neither Stanford nor Jones has to play actual defense only Special Teams.

"rafael wrote:

Sanford might be there for his STs prowess although I think he's useless as a CB. Jones is the one who I expect is only there as injury insurance.

I think that Wylie would be a great replacement for Sanford. He was great in college as the flyer, would replace Bess as our "safe" punt return option (an improvement IMO) and is actually capable of fulfilling his position responsibility (WR). I know you think the team prefers larger bodied slot WRs and I agree, but I also think that they want to have that dynamic slot player option as well. Hence the Austin flirtation and the experimentation with Thigpen and Bumphis. As productive as Bumphis was, I don't think they saw as much dynamic play making potential as they hoped for (or enough STs contribution). I think Wylie could be a little more dynamic as well as being a strong STs contributor.

It might be the other way around, according to a tweet by Barry Jackson the other day. He tweeted the Dolphins were keeping Don Jones on the 53 because they believe he has a lot of special teams upside.

"ckparrothead wrote:

This is in all likelihood why Don Jones and R.J. Stanford are still on the team.

I believe that is precisely the reason.

Confirmed from earlier.

@AdamHBeasley John Denney’s wife is having a baby today. Explains his absence.