Coach Philbin has not taken long to win the respect of his players
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There is also some info on the Safety position.I suggest you read it.
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Thanks for the info! A very enjoyable read. I'm still pretty worried about the safety position.
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FindD, that is exactly what Philbin eluded to when asked about a number one receiver, or an X or Z receiver and he responded that he never looked into that stuff because with his offense everyone plays everywhere. It is about time we use an attacking mentality (not long bomb attacking) on offense that creates mismatches based on what defenses are doing by lining up X and Z WRs in the slot, and slot guys outside - RBs and TEs lined up in the slot, or on the outside. I can't wait.
Regarding Philbin himself, you can just tell the guy demands respect, but not in an autocratic way. He does it by respecting other players and by reassuring them that they need to do what he says to get better. The fact that every player interviewed mentioned the attention to detail is refreshing to both us and them, and they realize that the intricacies of each position on both sides of the ball can make the difference on game day.
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Don't be fooled too much by this stuff about this approach versus that approach. When Sparano came in around 2008, his approach was lauded by players who lived through Cam Cameron's laid back regime. And that regime itself was lauded at first as opposed to Nick Saban's hard line stance. And that stance was initially lauded heartily by players who felt it was more focused and orderly than Dave Wannstedt's approach.
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The part that interested me was Ireland's praise of Kelcie McCray. He's a guy I looked at and I don't like to dismiss him but the fact of the matter is the safety position is real crowded (with mediocrity) and so it doesn't look like there's much room for a UDFA to make it. But then, someone like Tyrone Culver whom I believe is making a million plus, could be cut if a young guy is even close to him in talent. Those salaries get to be rolled forward nowadays so I think 53-man cut dates around the league are going to be interesting.
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Yeah Sparano couldve made "tea-bagging" a normal conditioning activity, but if the dolphins were 42-6 in 3 years under his ruling, they would probably like his style :lol:
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Whatever gets the players to play their hardest and train their hardest, when no one is looking, is the right approach..We'll see.
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Sparano was also supposed to be very detail oriented. That was a buzz word that came out in the initial impressions of him from players and people around the program.
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Sparano was detail oriented, I just thought he focused on the wrong details. He was more about snap counts than the on-field mechanics. The lack of detail in their play-action passes, for example, always drove me nuts. The WCO has always been about timing so you expect there to be a lot of focus on route precision.
I don't know much about McCray, but there's no talent at S that's so over-whelming that I'd be shocked by an UDFA him.MonstBlitz, ATLFINFAN and SICK like this. -
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I expect us to draw more penalties this year. Based off these comments alone, actually.
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Talk..... Sounds nice but I think most of us....... most of us....... know none of it means squat especially this early on.
As CK pointed out, this type of talk we've all heard before about every incoming coach.
Time will tell period.
I'll take it all in and look for things that sound positive as well but to get all giddy about anything at this point is silly -
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This is what I didn't like about Sparanos practice approach, when one part of the team broke down in the game, he would talk after the next practice and say well, we spent the practice working on that facet..well, that sounds well and good, but if your spending the practice focused on one part of the game, then other parts are suffering, and that could impact the following week, it was always the same with the team, all parts could never play well together.
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I remember they said Sparano was stat oriented. I seem to recall him being like rainman when it came to stats. I don't remember players saying he was detailed oriented. Maybe they did, but I don't remember.
And for everyone else, that feels they need to come in and give the old, "talk is cheap, we've heard it before, doesn't matter till its on the field", please, with all due respect blow that talk up your butts. I'm allowed to be excited. Why do so many feel the need to **** all over the parade. From the info we've been privy to, I'm excited, so sue me.
I and everyone else knows damn good and well, results are all that matter. But let's take this approach to its logical conclusion. Success in the NFL is defined by winning the SB. So, until we're in it and win it, there's no need to get excited about a great catch or one win, cause none of that = SB victory.
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looks like there is a lot of positive & professional energy injected into the team with the new coaching cadre
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More detail oriented on wide receiver routes does not necessarily mean more detail oriented period, it just signals a focus on different things. That shouldn't be all that surprising as Green Bay was famed for their passing attack, whereas Tony Sparano's background and personality was more heavily invested in the ground game. -
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Anyway, Philbin wasn't my first choice since I knew next to nothing about him but he won me over quick. When a coach understands how important things like TD/INT ratio, QB rating differential, etc. are to winning really the only thing I see impeding his success would be leadership skills and/or lack of talent. As opposed to Sparano who I think sometimes got in the way of talent with his bullheaded approach to the running game, tinkering with the line, lack of detail in the passing game, etc.rafael likes this. -
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Like I said when things are bad, change in any form is appreciated. Some of the things discussed are good changes, but some is just change yet to be seen whether for better or worse. -
Please refrain from attacking one another. I've deleted posts in this thread. Consequences will be escalated next time anyone gives me the opportunity. Lets remain civil.
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The problem is when you ignore certain details. You need to be focused on every detail. -
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