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Dolphins search for consistency from Binns following knee injury

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Though they were running stride-for-stride for the first 15 yards, wide receiver Armon Binns slipped past his defender and the ball fell directly into his outstretched arms in the right corner of the end zone. The 17-yard connection was quarterback Ryan Tannehill's only touchdown pass during the final minicamp scrimmage on Thursday.

After making a name for himself during the offseason program last year, the Dolphins are used to seeing the fourth-year receiver make spectacular plays when the crowd noise is artificial.
The key for Binns, who took snaps as the second-team split end, working behind Brian Hartline, is consistency, which was robbed from him last year because of a season-ending left knee injury he suffered the second week of training camp.
"He has been productive on the practice field. Now, we've got to be able to sustain that over a period of time and continue to develop him as a receiver — but a lot of things to like about him," Dolphins coach Joe Philbin said. "Obviously [we like] the perseverance, the work ethic it takes to get back as fast as he did."

The lengthy rehab process squeezed more patience and professionalism into his 6-foot-3 frame, Binns said. It took family and faith to help guide him when doubts that he would ever be the same entered his mind.
"I think a lot of it was mental for me, just learning how to approach the game and being grateful for every opportunity that I have and wanting to work harder out here knowing that any second football can be taken away from me," Binns said.

Preceding last year's ACL and MCL tear, Binns had already experienced ups-and-downs in the NFL. He went undrafted out of the University of Cincinnati, was cut by the Jaguars in 2011 and then waived by the Bengals the following year during the regular season after being a regular contributor. .
The hardships helped Binns learn about himself and his craft while he waded through uncharted territory. Before being sidelined for the entire 2013 season, Binns said he missed only one game to injury.
"It was long and very hard," Binns said of the 12-month rehab. "First off healing up and then just working on getting my strength back in all of the muscles in my legs, getting my quads strong and then just building that confidence in it. Just making the cuts and the moves and just getting that muscle memory back in my legs."
Now, though back at 100 percent, Binns is battling 6-foot-5 Stephen Williams for a spot on the roster.
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read more: http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/...binns-0621-20140620,0,3433030.story?track=rss
 
binns is a potential star.

i think he is the real deal, a special player and a big time wr if the knee holds. he dominated camp last year before the knee and looks like he hasnt missed a beat this camp.

our wr's appear to FINALLY be a strength!!
 
Consistency is way overrated if it is CONSISTENT MEDIOCRITY.

"Looking for consistency" is fools gold at skill positions IF a "consistent" mediocre player can win the position over a young inconsistent player with PLAYMAKING ability and higher ceiling -- who would develop that consistency w. more reps.

In the Ireland years, Miami has lost out on multiple talented WRs simply because of valuing mediocre consistency over upside. Whereas, if they had allowed talented WRs to make the roster and develop (as many years as they've given those spots to manifestly mediocre players) there would actually be a pretty devastating WR corps right now. As it is -- there is one explosive player at WR (Wallace) and a potential playmaker in Landry... and a bunch of question marks.

Can Binns be a WR that steps up and does a better job than Hartline, for instance? I sure hope so. He could probably be a better threat at the 2 even w. a surgically repaired knee.

LD
 
Binns looked looked like the real deal before that knee injury. The need a big target for the red zone.
 
There have been receivers that have slipped through the cracks and ended up successful at least for short bursts, like Laurent Robinson. Binns has a chance to be one of those guys, those lots of guys do and few actually realize that.
 
LDaniel7 said:
Consistency is way overrated if it is CONSISTENT MEDIOCRITY.

"Looking for consistency" is fools gold at skill positions IF a "consistent" mediocre player can win the position over a young inconsistent player with PLAYMAKING ability and higher ceiling -- who would develop that consistency w. more reps.

In the Ireland years, Miami has lost out on multiple talented WRs simply because of valuing mediocre consistency over upside. Whereas, if they had allowed talented WRs to make the roster and develop (as many years as they've given those spots to manifestly mediocre players) there would actually be a pretty devastating WR corps right now. As it is -- there is one explosive player at WR (Wallace) and a potential playmaker in Landry... and a bunch of question marks.

Can Binns be a WR that steps up and does a better job than Hartline, for instance? I sure hope so. He could probably be a better threat at the 2 even w. a surgically repaired knee.

LD
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who are these wr's you speak of? not being a smart ass, just can't think of any off the top of my head
 
LDaniel7 said:
Consistency is way overrated if it is CONSISTENT MEDIOCRITY.

"Looking for consistency" is fools gold at skill positions IF a "consistent" mediocre player can win the position over a young inconsistent player with PLAYMAKING ability and higher ceiling -- who would develop that consistency w. more reps.

In the Ireland years, Miami has lost out on multiple talented WRs simply because of valuing mediocre consistency over upside. Whereas, if they had allowed talented WRs to make the roster and develop (as many years as they've given those spots to manifestly mediocre players) there would actually be a pretty devastating WR corps right now. As it is -- there is one explosive player at WR (Wallace) and a potential playmaker in Landry... and a bunch of question marks.

Can Binns be a WR that steps up and does a better job than Hartline, for instance? I sure hope so. He could probably be a better threat at the 2 even w. a surgically repaired knee.

LD
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LD - I hope Binns can make it too, but why all the hate for Brian Hartline? He is now a proven 1000 yard + receiver who can consistently move the chains. While most of us yearn for a little more YAC, Hartline is a very consistent performer who wears the aqua and white with pride every game.
As a dog returns to lick its vomit, so you return to denigrate Brian Hartline. Your comments say more about you than #82.
 
Binns will be lucky to make the team much less make an impact. He is fighting for the 5th spot unless injury strikes. He is in no way shape or form better than Brian Hartline and he will never be.

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jnewmant said:
who are these wr's you speak of? not being a smart ass, just can't think of any off the top of my head
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who are the wr's he missed out on is that what u are saying
 
dlockz said:
Binns will be lucky to make the team much less make an impact. He is fighting for the 5th spot unless injury strikes. He is in no way shape or form better than Brian Hartline and he will never be.

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who are the wr's he missed out on is that what u are saying
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yeah, sorry it wasn't real clear, just wondering who he was referring to
 
dlockz said:
Dez bryant for one
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the way he phrased it "if they had allowed talented WRs to make the roster and develop" put me in the mindset that he was inferring at one point we had talented wrs on the roster but we cut them, we chose not to draft Dez so that wouldn't the case with him. Maybe I'm just grossly overthinking this...
 
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