Tony Sparano Q&A: 'We control our own destiny' http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/...(Miami+Dolphins+/+South+Florida+Sun-Sentinel)
There is tremendous respect gathering from several national media outlets that our football team is VERY well coached, and, that this guy has the making to be a great one. I have no links, just hearing things here and there...People are getting that this guy has lost some great players, and some good players, and still ,has his team improving mid year and primed for a run with a qb in his 8th start. Our coach could be a great one..
considering the window lickers we have had since Shula left that is not saying much... BUT I don agree he is CLEARLY that best coach we have had in a long time!
Well, Wake's conversion to OLB clearly is a work in progress. Sparano is right though, the Broncos need three wins out of 6 games to make 10-6, we need 5 wins out of 6 games to make it to 10-6. Our destiny really is hinging on two things, the Saints Pats game and the Pats Dolphin game, that is absolutely our clearest path to the tournament.
I judge a HC, and his staff, by what the do with the talent they have. I do not believe that any coach in the NFL could have done better, so far.
Wake, right now, is a pass rush specialist and a hell of a good one. I look at the plays where he did not get the sack but, was responsible for them. He collapses the pocket with only one move and makes it much easier for a Porter to get the stat. He is gonna be special. Here's to hoping that Brady's arm is soooo tired in throwing 50 passes, in a loss, that our rookie DB have a field day. After Moss's praise on Davis, he has something to prove.
We need him to be even better over the next 6 games. Here's to JT/JP/Wake/Starks going on a tear for the next 6 games, if they have any special sauce or magic beans, now is the time to bring them out and use them.
IF we go to a lot of 4-3 with Langford, Merling, Starks, Mcdaniel, and Dotson inside, and JT, Wake, and Porter outside, we will see a FEARSOME FOURSOME !
Eh, won't annoint them as the 07 Giants just yet, we have 3 DE's and only one DT who can passrush. Unless McDaniel shows some of Jacksonville form.
JJ had packed it in Dj, he just did not know it yet, what kept him competitive was his Drafting Brilliance, not the busts like Avery and Green, but JT, Zach, Madison etc. But JJ the HC had retired when he left the Cowboys, his stubborness just did not allow him to realize it.
Good point...I didn't realize that was the case. What if he had stayed, then what would have happened?
Imvho it would have been really bad, as in Homgren's last yr in Seattle bad, NFL coaches put in insane hours, 90 hour weeks and tons of stress, it comes with the job, if a HC is not willing to do that then the team sort just degrades. What makes Sparano so good is the team, everyone on the 53 man roster and even the practice squad is always prepared to do their jobs, and sometimes do other people's jobs as well. With us, even the Practice Squad players are coached up and know what is expected of them, that takes an incredible amount of work preparing players who more than likely will never play, week in and week out. Nate Garner is a good example of that, from being Cut after Traning Camp to playing 4 roles in one half, that does not happen by magic some Asst Coach has prepped him to play. Saban never did that for all of his screaming, Cameron never did that, JJ never went that far with it, Shula used to do that all the time. Kim Bokamper tells the story that a Lb was injured or sitting out, so Def Coordinator Arnsparger spent a day with ST player Glen Kozlowski showing him how to play Lb and Kozlowski started that weekend.
I wholeheartedly agree. Sparano does a remarkable job of preparing his team. It's because of this that I have hope for a repeat of last years late season run with our destiny in our hands.
In limited play of the 4-3, Starks and Merling have put consistant pressure on the QB. The 4-3 fits our players better, especially now with no Ferg. There are not many teams who have more than two on the DL who can get to the QB.
