This Grove thing is starting to piss me off Pads.....how cant this clown stay healthy for more than 2 weeks....come on!!!!!!!

 

They are wise too, he isnt making it a full year, move on...he will breakdown...and look stupid on the sideline with his helmet in his hand, pretending he wants in there, like he did last year right around week 13 and on....the most cruical point of the season...

 

I just want to settle on an o-line already.

That unit was the least of my concerns coming into this season and I hope it doesn't become one.

 

Sounds like the D-line is definitely coming together. Unfortunately, it doesn't sound like the same can be said of the O-line.

 

Pod, If Grove doesn't make it this year, I wonder how much your boy Irish has blown on signing bonuses for mid level free agents, its getting a little crazy no?......not sure how that doesn't come back to bite us in the *** eventually....

Berger is not what this team's needs at center...

Shelf Grove's his *** for 2 weeks and let him heal.

 

ryan baker at running back...The return of the juggernaut.

 

people saying something about depth??

 

This Jake Grove stuff shouldnt surprise anyone. He was injury prone in Oakland before we traded for him. Smiley was also injury prone in SF.

 

Dammit!

 

I'm not worried at all about our pass rush. I've been saying all last season and this off season that we had talent there, but were simply playing vanilla schemes. As for the OL, Sparano has shuffled the line all TC the last two years and then tried to build consistency once the preseason started. It seems like he's doing the exact same thing this year, so I don't see any reason to panic. The injuries are always a concern of course. Hopefully, the Garner injury turns out to just be a "nick". I'd just let Grove's bruise heal for a week or two and get him in there for the second or third game. That being said, I think that Berger is more than fine at C.

And even though I'm loving the exotic blitzes we've been practicing, it wouldn't surprise me at all if we saw a vanilla D against TB. I don't think there's much reason to start tipping our hand until the games start counting.

I wouldn't be all that surprised if people started calling Dumervil a "poor man's Wake".

I think people under estimate J. Allen's talent. He is a guy who has made plays in both practice and games. The problem is that his consistency (or maybe its focus) has been poor so he's also given up plays. It seems that people mostly remember the plays he's given up. I feel very comfortable with him as the 4th or 5th CB. I don't think it's a stretch to believe that he may be the best 4th or 5th CB on any team in the league. That may not be what you want from a 1st round pick, but where he was picked is irrelevant in deciding whether he should be part of the team now.

 

I figured that JA wouldn't be a good fit for the nickel anyway and Will Allen would be there.

Nolan Carroll?

Wouldn't that be something...trade WA?

 

Sound like if Clemons doesnt step on his own you know what this Saturday, consider this competition closed...

Omar Kelly is reporting that Dolphins' coach Tony Sparano said, "If Chris Clemons does well on Saturday vs. Tampa he's close to writing his name in pen as the starting free safety."

As expected, Clemons is starting to pull away from his competition, and Sparano's comments only serve to solidify previous sentiments. Clemons has above average speed and decent ball skills, but it remains to be seen if he can be productive enough to become the long term answer for the team.

 

omar had him listed as RB...

 

nice to see that chris clemons and jason allen are playing well

 

Will Allen I would suspect. I'd hate to have it be Carroll (just since he is a rookie) but he has been seeing snaps their if I have read the camp updates correctly. If not WAllen or Carroll, I'd imagine Vontae given his athleticism.

 

I just read that Pat White lined up with STers, can anybody confirm this?