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Remember when the preseason games was about your team and your agenda? Remember when the Dolphins didn't really game plan for opponents in the preseason, save perhaps the third preseason game that was the rehearsal for regular season?
Those days are gone.
Joe Philbin's Dolphins prep for their opponents. They put in plays for the Atlanta Falcons last week. And today they were putting in plays on offense and running scout team plays for the defense in anticipation of playing Tampa Bay on Saturday evening.
"We devoted a lot of time in the practice today to Tampa Bay and our preparation for the game," Philbin said. "The first three practices of the week were really focused on our own improvement, our own football team. But, we’ve got our game plan in and guys are excited about playing. They’re a good football team. They played well the other night. Their defense looked extremely good and we’re going to have to play well in Tampa."
I suppose it is a good thing the Dolphins are preparing for their opponent. They're bound to look, well, more prepared as a result.
But that means fans have to adjust the way they view their team's preseason performances -- especially if the other team isn't prepping for the Dolphins.
If the Dolphins prep, which they have, and look really good, we have to understand that's perhaps a result of that preparation. But if they prep and lay an egg ... well then, that's more worrisome than the team that looked off in part because it had no preparation.
It's a perspective thing.
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Read more:http://miamiherald.typepad.com/dolphins_in_depth/2014/08/dolphins-prepared-for-tampa-bay.html
 
Well thank God. Those last 3 lines in the captioned post now allow me to understand no matter how good or bad we do, ...we still suck!
 
The front 7 for TB is going to be a much bigger challenge for our OL than Atlanta. Looking forward to see how we do, and this will be the best test all preseason.

Side note- We talked about signing Collins and Deitrich-Smith this off season. In the first PS game, Collins gave up 2 sacks in 12 pass blocks after 0 last year and Deitrich-Smith was bad, especially in run blocking.
 
So according to Armando, no matter what the result of the game is or how well or bad the team does, there are only two acceptable ways for fans to respond:

1. Have a neutral response
2. Have a negative response

No positivity allowed. Speaking of Armando, why does it look like he skipped out on the ice bucket challenge? Head scratcher.
 
What's the benefit of preparing in preseason
 
The reason you prep in the preseason is to acclimate the new players into how you game plan, in my opinion it is very important to take advantage of the time you have to make you season ready. Not to mention that we have a new offensive coordinator a new linebacker coach the prep is just as much for the coaches as it is for the players.
 
nick1 said:
What's the benefit of preparing in preseason
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Gives the advanced scout team and coordinators practice in what they'll be doing all season. We have a new OC, he may have particular things he needs from the team that Sherman didn't. Good to get it ironed out before week 1.
 
Bunch of crap.

NOBODY game plans for preseason games. :bobdole:

What's the point?


Somebody take my temperature ... I actually agree with Mando ... I must be sick.
 
I agree with Bump. They probably game planned a little but all the focus should and will remain on the Pats opening day. TB will probably still keep it vanilla as they are still trying to figure out their final 53 just like us.
The game planning is just getting the coaches into the habits they'll be using all year for the real games.Curious to see if our coordinators are upstairs or on the field. Hoping for the latter.
 
Not a horrible idea as long as they don't go overboard. It'll give them an idea of what guys can actually pick up on a game plan and which ones will look lost. I suspect it's half getting the team into the rhythm of planning and half to see what new guys can't grasp it fast enough and need to be cut.
 
2. The defense. Overshadowed by the offensive issues last week, the Bucs' No. 1 defense was dominant, allowing just 18 yards in its 13 plays on the field. That was with a depleted secondary no less -- safety Dashon Goldson should make his 2014 debut against Miami, while corners Alterraun Verner and Mike Jenkins remain sidelined with hamstring concerns.

The Dolphins allowed an NFL-high 58 sacks last year and, like the Bucs, have made changes, including first-rounder Ja'Wuan James starting at right tackle. Miami allowed only one sack against the Falcons last week, but keep an eye on the pass rush -- even the second-string, with Will Gholston and Akeem Spence. Atlanta's first drive against this Dolphins defense last week was a 15-play, nine-minute drive that marched 77 yards down the field for a touchdown -- the Bucs defense didn't give up one of those until the fourth quarter last week.

3. The return game. Three Bucs -- Jeff Demps, Mike James and rookie Solomon Patton -- got looks on kickoff return last week, and expect an open audition on punt return as well after the Bucs totaled 4 yards of returns on seven punts last week.

Last year's primary returner on both units, Eric Page, needs those jobs to stay on the roster, so the battles here will impact who makes the team as a sixth receiver or a fifth running back. The Dolphins gave up 33 yards on punt returns last week, so there's an opportunity for a splash play if one returner can find an opening.

4. Those big targets on offense: Last week was a quiet one for receiver Vincent Jackson -- only one pass thrown his way, good for 18 yards and a first down -- and rookie Mike Evans, who had two passes sail over his head. The Dolphins don't have a defensive back taller than 6-foot-1 (the Bucs have four) so size is an advantage Tampa Bay's offense can exploit downfield. That also includes 6-5 receiver Tommy Streeter, who had the team's lone touchdown last week.
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http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/bucs/bucs-dolphins-five-things-to-watch-for-/2193109
 
Just for arguments sake…if the Bucs prepared for the Fins wouldn't things be even?

Bottom line is that the Fins are doing exactly what everyone else does in the NFL…they put a skeleton package together for an opponent. You have to nowadays. Teams are so exotic and sophisticated. Plus, I am sure that Joe wants to see his players execute a game plan.
 
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