phinfan2003
Perennial All-Pro
- Joined
- Apr 30, 2003
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- 47
Let me just say that I love our team and have been a die-hard dolphins fan for over 21 years!!!! I root for my team til the end and I always believe that every year could be our year.
I do have a problem with our offensive philosophy though. Many people believe that it all starts up front with the O-Line (which I agree with) so that we can get Rickey the ball 25+ carries and he must average 4 YPC. I don't agree with this. If he keeps carrying like that, he's not going to last very long in this league because of all the pounding he's going to take. I'd rather he get less carries and more YPC so that he's fresh for the playoffs. In order for that to happen, our passing game is going to have to step up and not just manage the game for us but dictate it at times. Wannstedt's philosophy is keep it tight til the 4th quarter (that is why running the ball 25+ times with Rickey is so important to him). We need to get more aggressive and open it up so that we can put teams away earlier. I want to have games where our backups get playing time because the outcome is already at hand.
I do have a problem with our offensive philosophy though. Many people believe that it all starts up front with the O-Line (which I agree with) so that we can get Rickey the ball 25+ carries and he must average 4 YPC. I don't agree with this. If he keeps carrying like that, he's not going to last very long in this league because of all the pounding he's going to take. I'd rather he get less carries and more YPC so that he's fresh for the playoffs. In order for that to happen, our passing game is going to have to step up and not just manage the game for us but dictate it at times. Wannstedt's philosophy is keep it tight til the 4th quarter (that is why running the ball 25+ times with Rickey is so important to him). We need to get more aggressive and open it up so that we can put teams away earlier. I want to have games where our backups get playing time because the outcome is already at hand.