ZOD
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Possibilites should be limitless right now in a Dolfans mind. For two years I've thought this team was doomed from the opening game. As I have mentioned before the thought came to mind after the Ravens/Dolphins 2001 playoff game. The offensive line has been the creator of my woes but unlike some here I'm optimistic about the upcoming season as a result of the 2004 personnel moves. I mostly base the optimism on the fact that at this level a 10yr pro doesn't have some kind of "untapped potential" and that's where we stood a year or two ago. The offensive production could always get worse with this new line but the team wasn't a far cry from that of the Chargers last year. So what's wrong with chance? So many times the production of a line goes without herald that I would like to mention some of the production that we may get a chance to see that hasn't been there in years past.
I've had a chance to observe different players on a field for practice and in game situations. It probably isn't the first time nor will it be the last that you here that the problems that air in practice most often show up in games. The same players have the same problems with different facets of the game. There is a positive side to this measurement too though. That is the fact that different players have different attributes. This measurement lends itself to the Dolphins performance AND predictability.
New personel may mean that a team can do different things than it has done in the past. The new offensive line may present opportunity for the entire offense to excel in areas that we had not in the past. This is no clinic and I'm certainly not qualified to instruct but I think the possibilities that an offensive line creates goes unmentioned all to often.
In pass protection the new offensive line could raise possibilities to be better at any of the following as a unit.
Cut blocking for quick passes.
A power pass block for three step dropbacks.
A two step dropback by the offensive linemen for the five and seven step QB dropbacks.
They may perform a better as a unit in slide protection.
In my opinion the run blocking couldn't be worse than last year. We could have a unit that excels at any or all of the following techniques.
Combination blocks
Angle blocks
Double blocks
Hook blocks
Straight run blocks
At any rate..........It's the guys up front that create the possibilities for the "stars" to make their mark. It's their technique that we will rely on.
Let the Naysayers have their way in the offseason. I'm sitting back waiting on opening day with a :D because we possess a change.
I've had a chance to observe different players on a field for practice and in game situations. It probably isn't the first time nor will it be the last that you here that the problems that air in practice most often show up in games. The same players have the same problems with different facets of the game. There is a positive side to this measurement too though. That is the fact that different players have different attributes. This measurement lends itself to the Dolphins performance AND predictability.
New personel may mean that a team can do different things than it has done in the past. The new offensive line may present opportunity for the entire offense to excel in areas that we had not in the past. This is no clinic and I'm certainly not qualified to instruct but I think the possibilities that an offensive line creates goes unmentioned all to often.
In pass protection the new offensive line could raise possibilities to be better at any of the following as a unit.
Cut blocking for quick passes.
A power pass block for three step dropbacks.
A two step dropback by the offensive linemen for the five and seven step QB dropbacks.
They may perform a better as a unit in slide protection.
In my opinion the run blocking couldn't be worse than last year. We could have a unit that excels at any or all of the following techniques.
Combination blocks
Angle blocks
Double blocks
Hook blocks
Straight run blocks
At any rate..........It's the guys up front that create the possibilities for the "stars" to make their mark. It's their technique that we will rely on.
Let the Naysayers have their way in the offseason. I'm sitting back waiting on opening day with a :D because we possess a change.