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come on brian daboll...don't screw this up

my concern now is with this micro surgery did the saints get out at just the right time...usually when a rb has micro surgery i label him damaged goods and end of story

time to hope for the best...i guess that may have played in to him only getting a 2 year deal also...the medical
 
hooshoops said:
slimm...seriously...you ever seen that kind of acceleration??? i keep hearing people say percy harvin has that kind of burst and i know he's a legit burner but this kid north and south it's another level if you ask me
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Rarely. I can pick a guy or two a generation that I've ever seen with that kind of acceleration.... he's at top speed in 4 strides.

This is the best athlete in a Miami Dolphins uniform in many years. Tremendous weapon if they figure out how to use him and maximize his talent as a football player though...
 
would love to line up like this --

Marshal - hartline - bess in slot, DT in back field along w/ bush then you can easly pitch a toss, move bush to out side, streak pattern, PA ,ect 1on 1 with a OLB should be a huge mismatch for him. with the right play calls it could be a very good offence
 
Not a fan of the move. The guy has ability, but I just don't see him being better utilized on a snap for snap basis here than he was in New Orleans, and his snap to snap stats in New Orleans weren't that impressive. I still think he's a highlight reel player who's tape falls apart when you look at all of it (say, Jeff George without the character problems, or early career Michael Vick).

At his press conference Bush said he'd always wanted to be used as the feature back and the reason he wanted to come here is because this was his chance to be that. I applaud his confidence in himself and his ambition to be more than he is, but there's a reason the guy wasn't the featured back in New Orleans or at USC, and that's because those coaches know their trade. If they're seriously thinking of giving Reggie Bush the majority of the carries, what they're saying is that they know more about his potential and his abilities than the coaches that have been around him for the last eight years (five in NO, three at USC). They're saying that these people who knew him and worked with him every day (which includes a brilliant, Super Bowl winning offensive mind) didn't know what they had. That they left a dangerous weapon on the sidelines because they didn't know he was a dangerous weapon, didn't know how much pounding he could take.

That, my friends, is the very definition of arrogance.

Now, maybe they really only do want to use Bush like they used him in New Orleans. In that case my question is: who the hell is going to be running the ball the rest of the time? Because even a promising rookie like Shonn Greene -- with a full offseason to get him up to speed -- only carried the ball 108 times as a rookie. Not only that, but you lied to your star acquisition in telling him he was going to be the feature back. And to top it off you didn't bring in anyone else to carry the load he can't carry.

The only way the move fits in logically is if they're going to be some 60-70% pass team like the Eagles. If that's the case -- which it would be an understatement to say that I doubt -- then at least I see the logic of Reggie Bush as a "feature back". But otherwise it remains baffling to me.

But like a lot of things these guys do, sometimes when you can't see a logical reason for what they're doing... it's because they're being stupid.
 
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i think if we start hearing about him sitting out practices due to swelling in the knee during camp it's gonna be time to start getting worried...micro is no joke...it's a death sentence more often than not in guys that have to make quick cuts etc like skill position football players

crossing my fingers
 
When watching this video, aside form the acceleration, the thing I like the most is at the 5 min mark where he is running down the sideline he cuts back inside instead of going out of bouds after a 40 yard run. Something I've always liked about Bush and have noticed the past 2 years or so is that he's actually a pretty physical back. That may be another thing that works against him and causes injuries, but I like his heart, passion, and willingness to try for extra yardage. He runs hard and isn't affraid of contact. And.. (and this is not saying much) He doesn't dance around like Ronnie does, he hits the hole while it's still open.
 
There's obviously reason for a little caution in regards to Reggie Bush.. but Miami already has enough "meat and potatoes" players on the roster.

Bush brings something different. He's going to allow some of these "meat and potatoes" players more of a cushion.


Magoo is right, Reggie Bush is a little more of a "highlight" player... but that's exactly what the Dolphins need. There was going to be injury risk, and virtually the same concerns with any other back on the market they could've acquired... but I don't see any with the talent and skill of Reggie Bush.

The new ZBS scheme doesn't mean every single offensive lineman is going to execute zone blocking on a given play... you're only going to have two designated lineman performing "C blocks" or "U blocks", etc.. all Bush needs is a crease for a split second to allow for one of the lineman performing the zone block to get off his initial block and get to the linebacker at the second level.

I see this working better than some think.
 
Kdawg954 said:
Miami hasn't had a playmaker with this kind of acceleration . . . hell maybe never. Ted Ginn had that build up speed, but this guy has the acceleration and the shiftiness to boot. He could bust, but got damn it i'm glad we rolled the dice on this kind of talent . . . hopefully the trade compensation (which for some reason still hasn't been disclosed) is as low as we all hope it is, but either way, I'm glad Jeff is taking a chance on the guy. Use him right Daboll, use him right.
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if we would roll the dice alot more than we do then we would have a hell of a team
 
That cat covers some real estate real quick. Makes me laugh that there are people who want to watch another year of Ronnie Brown dancing in the backfield. You see any lineman or linebackers tracking bush down? Put it to you this way, by the time Ronnie does his two step, bush is 8 yards downfield.
 
Marshall Faulk is the only acceleration that comes to mind.
 
i know this is being ultra optimistic........ but can you imagine Reggie really breaking out now. Like when Ricky came here, or when Faulk went to STL.
I understand the point: that he basically was a bust in one of the best offenses, now more is expected of him, on one of the worst.
Reggie was at his best when NO had McCallister and liked to run the ball. That's more similar to his USC days, where Lendale did all the hard work.
Now he is thrust back into a running offense where he is a play action nightmare ! Miami has a power back or 2 or 3. Reggie can take all the early down, passing situation carries, and run with them. He will get atleast 8-12 carries a game, 3-6 catches out of the backfield, and 2-5 returns. He'll be perhaps, THEE focal point of the offense. And it's not that they think he can be Cris Johnson, but having Bush running around the field will make everyones job alot easier, on our team that is.
 
I know Reggies had some knee surgeries but I haven't heard that he had micro fracture surgery. I hope that wasn't this offseason. I was worried about his torn meniscus and mcl, if he had micro-fracture I'm now offically very concerned. I won't even mention his limitation with running between the tackles.
 
hooshoops said:
i provided a link...he had micro late in 09
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talent has never been the question with Reggie. its a matter of whether or not he can stay on the field.. and so far the answer is a big N-O. why should it change now? bc he gets MORE touches.....

somebody better start hitting the bible a bit more.
 
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