http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/...-hyde-dolphins-0820-20140819,0,3224884.column Really good article by David Hyde talking about our late round DE addition. The article doesn't talk about how the talking heads during the draft criticized our selection of him (because he wasn't a big name and came from a small school) with Michael Sam still on the board, but I think he's validated us taking him about as much as one could to this point in time, and hopefully he continues to prove himself worthy of playing time and really makes those people look foolish for insinuating he couldn't possibly be as good an NFL player (or that we somehow did a poor job scouting by deeming him more worthy).
I've heard his name pronounced numerous ways by our "wonderful" announcers. Anyone know how its supposed to said?
PFL Pride! I wish some of my buddies still played at UD; could have given us some inside scoop on Fede.
Fa-Day or Fuh-Day. Edit: Another weird one (even though the Redskins drafted him), Lache Seastrunk.. it's pronounced Lake, I figured La-Shay or Locke.
I am not sure if it is 100% right, but I have been saying "fuh-day" as opposed to "fee-day", "fee-dee", or "feed".
I remember him going off the field in the 4th with an injury during the Bucs game. It didn't look serious at all. He was walking ok. Anyone have any info?
I don't know about the linebacker bit, but he's got good speed for a 4-3 defensive end. He's built well for that job as well. Nobody ought be comparing him to a Dion Jordan type linebacker though, IMO. We're talking about a guy with 4.76 speed. The Phil Merling mold.
I think if someone's bringing up his speed deficiency that would probably relative to productive 4-3 speed rushers such as our very own Cameron Wake, or a Jerry Hughes, Robert Mathis, Dwight Freeney or Cliff Avril. He's just not in that mold. If he's going to be successful, that's not going to be how he does it. More along the lines of a Cameron Jordan (who is awesome).
I think Margus Hunt is in the midst of teaching me that I should never doubt physical superiority in a defensive lineman unless the player looks physically weak or non-committal on the field. Even if the dude is already a 27 year old NFL sophomore.
One thing that Fede has surprised me with is his ability to sniff out screen passes. Shows he has some football smarts and instincts.
You're going to accuse me of being pedantic or argumentative, and perhaps you'd even be right to do so, but I don't know that I would refer to that as instincts or football smarts. It's more what Joe Philbin stated, which is that Fede is detail-oriented. Part of his explicit position responsibility on a lot of plays is to read the back and react to what he's doing. He knows that's his responsibility and so he's going to fulfill that responsibility. It's like Maverick in the aerial exercise Goose died absolutely. refusing. to leave. his wingman. because he had already got yelled at for leaving his wingman and freelancing. I think where a guy shows instincts or football smarts is when he runs into a gray area. There was a play where that happened and the QB rolled out to his side, and that becomes a little bit of a gray area because he can attack the quarterback or he can stay out in the flat trying to make sure no receivers are going to be easy outlets for the rolling passer to hit. The right answer isn't either one, it's kind of both. When that happened he just looked kind of hesitant, a little awkward, angles that you're not used to seeing a guy in that situation take, timing that you're not used to seeing a guy in that situation display...etc. Other gray areas and opportunities to display your football acumen or instincts include choice of pass rush maneuver, setting guys up, reading tendencies on the field or reading their leverage during their kick step. Right now he's a little bit one-note that way, as well.
