http://espn.go.com/blog/afceast
The last sentence "...fundamentally sound...no history of allowing the big play.."
Well, it sounds like DC Paul Pasqualoni was canned for the poor play in the secondary, something Mike Nolan is not known for allowing to happen via scheme.
Hate to say it, but I tend to agree, someone wanted Gibril Wilson and Y Bell in the same secondary, Sparano went on to say players will be held accountable.
One has to take from that if dear friend Pasqualoni was fired due to big plays, then the players who were involved will be dealt with as well.
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interesting. if we stop giving up big plays, then we should be favorites to win the super bowl.
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You can twist and wiggle words to mean what you want them to mean with a lot of coaches/football people, but you just get the feeling that what Tony says is just what it means...no hidden agenda or pot shots...pure, plain, simple...truthful...
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Granted that is sort of "well Duh" territory but Sparano never said either way until now.dolfan7171 likes this. -
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Another interestiing point, Y Bell was voted to the Pro Bowl by his fellow players and coaches, the people who watched him play, or heard of him. -
First off let me make it clear IMO Nolan > Paul P. With that out of the way if he was let go fur giving up the big play that's a tough call. He was working with two Strong Safety's who had had trouble covering and 2 rookie CBs with his best cover guy out of the year. Just goes to show you this is a no mercy league lol.
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To me that means the end of the FA bust/cut cycle, if the Coaches are going to vouch for a player and they sign him to big money they had better perform.dolfan7171 likes this. -
Another good call. Nolan had..
CB1: Champ Bailey
CB2: Andre' Goodman
SS: Renaldo Hill
FS: Brian Dawkins
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IMO the decision to use two SSs was the biggest problem with our defense this year. I think it led to a ton of big plays against us and made the players look worse than they are.
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I don't remember Paul. P being the one to sign players. You said he vouched for him. Can you find me a link that states that? Because I don't remember reading that. -
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To me, 2+2=4 on this one, at least that is my read on it.dolfan7171 likes this. -
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Given all of that though, the coaches still couldn't find a solution or at least something better? Maybe that's what really frustrates me. Was Clemons so bad that it was better to have Wilson play out of position (and play it poorly)? Could we have modified our scheme in such ways to account for or minimize the effect of our weaknesses? I just have to think that there was a better solution in there somewhere even given the personnel we have.dolfan7171 likes this. -
the last sentance in the quote provided is such a big factor in my mind. Allowing the big play and not being fundamentally sound is what killed us this year on D
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I'm as big a fan of the Phins as you, but I can't honestly think people believe this quite yet.
We have a QB going into his second year, no #1 wideout, questions at running back and offensive line, holes all over the secondary, linebacker issues and have you seen the Colts, or Saint's offense?
Were not favorites to win the superbowl anytime soon. Im a fan but im waiting for this front office to show me not tell me.. Been hearing this from all the other coaches over the yearsCoral Reefer likes this.