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J. Taylor 8.0, K. Traylor 4.0, V. Holliday 3.0, K. Carter 3.0, W. Allen 1.0, Y. Bell 1.0, D. Bowens 1.0, D. Spragan 1.0, Z. Thomas 1.0. DOLPHINS 23.0, OPPONENTS 27.0
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NAME TACK. SOLO ASST. SACKS HURRIES INT. PD FF FR Z. Thomas 82 53 29 1/6 0 1/-4 5 0 0 C. Crowder 67 43 24 0/0 3 0/0 3 0 0 R. Hill 48 36 12 0/0 0 1/12 2 0 0 T. Tillman 41 25 16 0/0 0 0/0 2 0 0 W. Allen 38 30 8 1/0 2 1/11 9 1 1 V. Holliday 37 29 8 3/24 6 0/0 1 0 0 J. Taylor 36 21 15 8/37 6 1/20 5 5 1 D. Spragan 29 16 13 1/3 1 0/0 1 1 0 K. Traylor 27 22 5 4/18 2 0/0 1 1 0 Y. Bell 25 20 5 1/11 2 0/0 10 1 0 K. Carter 22 16 6 3/13 5 0/0 0 0 1 A. Goodman 19 12 7 0/0 0 0/0 6 0 2 M. Roth 18 11 7 0/0 1 0/0 0 0 0 J. Zgonina 16 7 9 0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 T. Daniels 14 7 7 0/0 0 1/-2 1 0 0 D. Wilkinson 13 9 4 0/0 0 0/0 2 1 0 D. Bowens 5 2 3 1/6 1 0/0 1 0 1 J. Allen 3 3 0 0/0 0 1/7 2 0 0 E. Jackson 3 1 2 0/0 0 0/0 1 0 0 M. Lehan 1 0 1 0/0 0 0/0 1 0 0
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[FONT=Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=-2] [/SIZE][/FONT]Here is some stats for you guys what you think? Best d dolphins had in a long time? opinions?:dolphins:
 
It's a pretty good unit, but not the best. Had Jim Bates had a SHREAD of creativity in him, our D under his watch would've really kicked tail. Just because you CAN beat people most of the time simply by rushing 4, and playing press man coverage doesn't mean you SHOULD do it 100% of the time.
 
GoonBoss said:
It's a pretty good unit, but not the best. Had Jim Bates had a SHREAD of creativity in him, our D under his watch would've really kicked tail. Just because you CAN beat people most of the time simply by rushing 4, and playing press man coverage doesn't mean you SHOULD do it 100% of the time.
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LOL! I do remember getting very frustated with some of his defensive packages. Our coverages were just ridiculous sometimes.
 
rushing 4 worked great i hope we stick with that and blitz here and there..we have the players for it so give it a try..
 
FishD13 said:
rushing 4 worked great i hope we stick with that and blitz here and there..we have the players for it so give it a try..
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Nice Post Fish D....I think this D is very good....unfortunately the offense wasn't there earlier in the year to help us out. Cute dog you got there. :wink:
 
Aqua4Ever04 said:
LOL! I do remember getting very frustated with some of his defensive packages. Our coverages were just ridiculous sometimes.
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loll why was it so bad? what would he run?
 
SR 7 said:
loll why was it so bad? what would he run?
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It was kind of a bend but don't break system and wait for a big play from the DL. The corners were always 10 yards off the recievers and we ALWAYS gave up short routes. I know it's better than the big gainers but it just got frustrating. He kind of just let the players play and always left Madison and Surtain on an island because they were good enough. I think a better system would have resulted in an even better performance those years.
 
This is definitly one of the best defensive units the Fins have had.
 
Brown42000 said:
This is definitly one of the best defensive units the Fins have had.
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It's kind of a catch 22 for me. While we have a lot of young guys who look to be big time impact players for the future, the 2 best defensive players the Dolphins have ever had are in the twilight of their careers. I'm very excited for Bell, Allen, Daniels, Will Allen, Crowder and Roth.
 
One of the reasons I think it is so good is because it has a good combination of veterans and younger guys.
 
GoonBoss said:
It's a pretty good unit, but not the best. Had Jim Bates had a SHREAD of creativity in him, our D under his watch would've really kicked tail. Just because you CAN beat people most of the time simply by rushing 4, and playing press man coverage doesn't mean you SHOULD do it 100% of the time.
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Exactly what I was thinkin.... but considering how simple it was, they played great under Bates
 
GoonBoss said:
It's a pretty good unit, but not the best. Had Jim Bates had a SHREAD of creativity in him, our D under his watch would've really kicked tail. Just because you CAN beat people most of the time simply by rushing 4, and playing press man coverage doesn't mean you SHOULD do it 100% of the time.
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my understanding is that wanny kept it that way. when bates became HC, we did more on defense.

when daryl gardener was healthy, our defense was better than it is now
 
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