2009. Until injuries set in, Miami had a really good offensive line.

 

2009 was a really quite good offensive line. Jake Long, Justin Smiley, Jake Grove, Donald Thomas, and Vernon Carey, with guest appearances from Nate Garner and Joe Berger. Long, Grove, and Vernon all played at Pro Bowl quality levels, Smiley was quite good, and all of the young guys(Garner, Thomas, Berger) played like above average quality guys when they got asked to rotate in.

It's bizarre that Jake Grove and Justin Smiley would suffer what were essentially career-ending injuries, and Vernon Carey would be done shortly thereafter.

 

Mike Pouncey is an elite center.

 

That 99 Oline was pretty darn good. They also had Gogan rotating in who was pretty decent for the 1 year that he was here. Too bad we had Cecil Collins at RB, what a waste. then having backups like JJ Johnson and Autry Denson.

 

1972/73: Doug Crusan/Wayne Moore, Bob Kuechenberg, Jim Langer, Larry Little and Norm Evans

 

I wish Smiley never got injured, the guy was a very good guard, best guard we've had in years.

 

Can't forget the 2002 line that helped pave the way for Ricky's career year. Career year for Jamie Nails and just solid across with Dixon/Nails/Ruddy/Perry/Wade. That year by Nails was probably the best guard action we had after Sims was gone.

 

That 2009 line was as good as Any Dolphin line in the last 30 years.

 

Eh, I thought so too but in retrospect I think it was mostly Ricky Williams being phenomenal and Jay Fiedler not getting enough credit for what he could do in the pocket:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ej-51fHvhE

There's a lot of penetration on run blocking plays, and even on the small number of pass plays there is some ugly performances. Screens are supposed to let pressure up field, but not quite like that.

Jamie Nails was a beast, though.

 

Can't help but link this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ej-51fHvhE&t=4m53s

That ****ing play. That's not a stiff-arm, it's a choke slam, and if he didn't get tripped up it'd been amazing.

 

When I opened this thread I immediately thought Jamie Nails. The Webb / Sims left side were probowlers.

 

Very good OL in 2009, IMO.

 

Kieth Sims, Richmond Webb, Dwight Stephenson.....man..we did have some good O lineman over the years, didnt we.

 

Wow, he was something. In part 2 at about 7:25 it showed him doing that goal line spin move against Ed Reed. I always remembered that play but not who it was against. Just scary how talented he was.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKXOP0KYSEA&t=1m52s

I've always remember how badly he gamed Rodney Harrison in this play

 

God if only he had his head on straight. Hall of famer for sure.

 

Webb Simms Dellenbach (sp) Gogan Heller was a nice line.

 

The last time we had a good OL was against the Cincinnati Bengals on Thursday night.

 

Rob Konrad was pretty mediocre.

Cecil was a 6th round pick, perfect round to waste draft picks.

 

[video=youtube_share;fmvSBk6HMx0]http://youtu.be/fmvSBk6HMx0[/video]

2009

 

I remember hearing the reason for that, and Jake Long breaking down eventually, was due to Parcells' outdated training and conditioning program. It built up guys strength but they broke down easier down the stretch.

 

The 1988 line only gave up a league record 7 sacks....a few of those guys Foster Galbreath Dellenbach...obviously a pretty good group.

 

That had more to do with Marino's lightning release IMO.