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Now's the time with two week to get someone up to speed.
I really hoped these guys would jell but it's not happening.
Hayden Fox's Assessment: Week Five
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Now's the time with two week to get someone up to speed.
I really hoped these guys would jell but it's not happening.
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No more ****yness, a lil humble pie if you will.
That thud, it's Dolphans coming back to earth.
That thud, it's Dolphans coming back to earth.
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Clabo is not a solution. McKinnie could help the mess at this point.
Hayden Martin was horrible as well, I swear he was getting bull rushed into the ground every other play. It is what it is, I said during preseason this ol was average at best and all the homers were defending this pos ol. No one wants to hear this but believe me the day we upgrade Ireland will be a great day...
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I agree. It is in the notes. I guess I expected more from Clabo.
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GREAT scoreboard help this week/yesterday/night.
Losses by: the Pats, Bills, Texans, Titans and Chargers
Miami is still the 6 seed if playoffs started today. Everything you want is still in front of you.
Losses by: the Pats, Bills, Texans, Titans and Chargers
Miami is still the 6 seed if playoffs started today. Everything you want is still in front of you.
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In the recent past, Miami's o-line may not have been dominant, but they usually had a decent to good running game and did not give up this many sacks. The main problem with those offenses was less-than-stellar QB play and a lack of playmaking WRs/TEs that could score. Enter Philbin and Sherman with a new, fancy offense that we were told would be dynamic and explosive. Philbin/Sherman want a different breed of o-linemen to run their new offense, so Ireland got them a shiny new toy... Jonathan Martin. Martin; the future of the Dolphins o-line. Martin has been man-handled by 3rd stringers. Well, what about Jerry and Incognito? They were there, along with Long et al, when Miami had a fairly strong running game and somewhat decent pass protection. What happened? Well, with Jerry who knows, but the main thing that changed is the system, and IMO it just isn't very good. Of course some players need to be replaced, but whatever it is that the line is doing differently from the pre-Philbin/Sherman days is not an improvement. This is Philbin and Sherman's second year, and the line is playing worse than it did last year. Evidently, they either don't know what they're doing with the o-line, or they can't properly evaluate what type of players to put on it.
I realize that it's a passing league (and I do love a high-scoring offense) and the "3 yards and a cloud of dust" approach is outdated. But instead of an entirely new system I would have upgraded the old one to a "5 yards and a cloud of dust mixed in with an electrifying aerial assault" with a good QB (Tannehill would do), strong RBs (+ maybe a scatback type), good WRs/TEs, and a powerful, dominating o-line. Tough, hard-nosed football doesn't mean that a team has to predominantly run the ball. Remember how 3rd and short was automatic with Lousaka Polite? Now imagine that with Tannehill, Wallace, Clay, Hartline and Gibson... they would have very little problem sustaining drives and marching down the field. This offense however, is always off to a slow start and while they are now better at scoring in the red zone, they aren't getting there nearly as often as they should be. I blame the system, along with a poor choice of personnel.
if you believe that should be his priority perhaps you would like us to go back to the wildcat full time this way we have a running back handling the ball every play?
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I am impressed RT still is looking down field and is not watching the rush. It is a habit that QB's can get into when they are being sacked a lot.
Adam Beasley @AdamHBeasley
Philbin on if there will be a personnel change on the offensive line: "We believe in the guys that we have."
This tweet depresses me.
Adam Beasley @AdamHBeasley
Philbin on if there will be a personnel change on the offensive line: "We believe in the guys that we have."
This tweet depresses me.
hopefully he is just posturing with the media, and doesn't want to criticize his guys in the media and changes in fact will be coming
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Manning's average pass from snap to the time the ball left his hand was around 2.2 seconds.
Manning protects his OL. The OL in Denver is not very great.
Romo on the other hand held the ball for an average of over 3.3 seconds per pass play.
Dallas' OL has gotten their act together recently. Tyron Smith is playing well for them at LT.
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I am all over the staff if the same line comes back against Buffalo. Nate Garner at the very least has shown to be competent pro. He can be an upgrade at RG or RT.
FYI, John Harbaugh called out his poorly playing line last week and got results...and a new LT. Joe being meek is not going to help matters.
But, the OL is not consistently getting pushed back into Manning's face in 2.2 seconds. Also, Dallas was bringing blitzers, often several. That opens up holes in the defense that hot routes are designed to exploit. Baltimore was dropping 7 into coverage. Tannehill has no choice but to wait for the routes to develop.
At one point in the Den-Dallas game, the announcer commented that Demarcus Ware had moved to the other side of the defense because he was having NO SUCCESS against Denver's 2nd string left tackle...... I can't even imagine hearing that comment about Martin.