Daryn Colledge proving to be a quick study

[gafin]

DAVIE, Fla. -- Approximately one month ago, the Miami Dolphins' offensive line was torn apart by the news that Pro Bowl center Mike Pouncey needed hip surgery. The injury is expected to keep Pouncey -- the Dolphins' leader on the offensive line -- out for at least the first month of the season. Pouncey could be out longer depending on the progress of his rehab.

Miami's front office moved quickly to try to fix one of team's biggest weaknesses. The Dolphins signed nine-year veteran guard Daryn Colledge last month to a one-year contract. The move is paying early dividends. Colledge, 32, is proving to be a quick study for the Dolphins. He's picked up new offensive coordinator Bill Lazor's offense and has been a steady player in training camp at left guard.

Last year the Dolphins set a franchise record with 58 quarterback sacks allowed -- all on starter Ryan Tannehill. Colledge vows that won't happen again.

“Well, I think everybody knows what happened here last year, but nobody was here last year,” Colledge explained. “So it's a matter of us, I mean, that can't happen on any team. So I think we all know that there's a certain standard that's among professionals that you just can't be that guy. You don't want to be the last team in the league in sacks.”

The Dolphins made an interesting move to place Colledge on the left side to team with Pro Bowl left tackle Branden Albert. It's where Colledge played his entire career, but that leaves a lot of inexperience on the right side with rookie right tackle Ja'Wuan James and guard Dallas Thomas.

Miami's left side should be steady and the strength of the offensive line this year. That is important because Albert and Colledge are responsible for protecting Tannehill's blind side.

“The good thing about me and Branden is we've both got a lot of experience. So we know what each other wants to see out there,” Colledge said. “It's just a matter of us knowing exactly what we want on each play. Once we have that down, we can kind of start taking the communication stuff out of it and a lot of it becomes nonverbal, which helps out me and him. We're getting to that point.”

That's both Daryn Colledge and Branden Albert basically saying that many sacks won't happen again. If they can keep Tannehill from taking a beating we may have something.



http://espn.go.com/blog/miami-dolphins/post/_/id/9088/daryn-colledge-paying-early-dividends

 

[So Be]

Colledge, signed on June 30, “has picked up the system well, but it’s taken a little while,” Philbin said. “I don’t think it’s all the way there yet, but I’m hoping there is more development coming in the next couple of weeks.”

Doesn't Philbin somewhat contradict what was said?

 

[gafin]

It sounds sort of like it, but Joe might have been expecting even more out of him, seeing that he played for him before. Who knows?

 

[where's th'fish]

On a related note, McCoy says all signs point to him rushing for 2000 yards. You hear all kinds of things at this point in the year and none of them mean a thing.

 

[circumstances]

i am going to enjoy Albert-Colledge-Pouncey on the left side of the OLine very much this year (when pouncey returns). i'm hoping i will also enjoy Pouncey-Thomas (or Smith, or Turner)-James on the right side, but that remains to be seen.

 

[maralieus]

That's both Daryn Colledge and Branden Albert basically saying that many sacks won't happen again. If they can keep Tannehill from taking a beating we may have something.



http://espn.go.com/blog/miami-dolphins/post/_/id/9088/daryn-colledge-paying-early-dividends

Didn't we have o-line players last season saying there was no way they'd allow the franchise record in sacks or something like that? I can't remember exactly what was said but I remember it happened anyways.

 

[gafin]

I don't recall it, but you may be right.

 

[Digital]

Colledge and Zane Beadles were the 2 OG's I wanted from free agency. Beadles proved too expensive, but I expect Colledge to show better this year than h did last year. He's not a bad player.

I see Turner as a long term LG, and I can easily see Colledge being good enough long enough to get us to where Turner is ready to step in. I just am not sure whether that will be later this year, next offseason, sometime next season or even the 2016 offseason.

Regardless, I like the addition of Colledge. He help smooth over our OL rebuild.