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### Looking back, just how much did Dan Marino help Ryan Tannehill this season?
“He helped; it was good for us and had an effect,” said backup quarterback Matt Moore, who attended the sessions with Marino. Moore said Marino didn’t study opponent film and “didn’t talk about mechanics. He talked about mindset, attitude, focus, how he dealt with situations, what he was looking at on one-on-one routes.”
Moore said Marino was more talkative when the coaches weren’t in the room. But Marino was very careful not to step on coaches' toes. Marino declined last week to speak about his interaction with Tannehill.
### Mel Kiper this week re-graded the 2014 draft for each team. Kiper, who gave the Dolphins a B after the draft, lowered it to a B-.
Here's what he said on ESPN.com: "At the time, I described this as "a really quiet draft class in terms of star appeal, but the Dolphins did a pretty solid job of hitting their biggest needs. Ja'Wuan James isn't a player many people know, but ... the Dolphins need an immediate starter at right tackle, and that's James." And Jarvis Landry doesn't fill a major need at WR, but he's a really reliable target who catches absolutely everything."
"James did, in fact, get plugged in, but it's hard to push the grade up based on his performance because while he turned in nearly 1,100 snaps, it was pure necessity, and Ryan Tannehill saw just as much pressure in 2014 as he did in 2013. That said, James did start and a year of reps could help.
"He can still turn into a good NFL player. Landry was a favorite of mine and finished second among all rookies in catches, and led the Dolphins with 84. If there's a knock it's that he didn't stretch the field at all (9.0 YPC), but that's a nice find at No. 63 overall, and Tannehill's so-so protection factored in to any field-stretching. That's about it, though. Walt Aikens is a "we'll see" type, and Billy Turner could develop. I do think they helped Tannehill, which was the goal. James just needs to take another step."
### Senior Bowl security reportedly stopped Dolphins coach Joe Philbin today when he went down to the sideline to get a closer look at Washington defensive tackle Danny Shelton, who would be an appealing option if available with the 14th pick in the first round.
The security guard backed off when Philbin said he’s the head coach of the Dolphins.
Read more here: http://miamiherald.typepad.com/spor...-recruiting-marino-marlins.html#storylink=cpy
### Looking back, just how much did Dan Marino help Ryan Tannehill this season?
“He helped; it was good for us and had an effect,” said backup quarterback Matt Moore, who attended the sessions with Marino. Moore said Marino didn’t study opponent film and “didn’t talk about mechanics. He talked about mindset, attitude, focus, how he dealt with situations, what he was looking at on one-on-one routes.”
Moore said Marino was more talkative when the coaches weren’t in the room. But Marino was very careful not to step on coaches' toes. Marino declined last week to speak about his interaction with Tannehill.
### Mel Kiper this week re-graded the 2014 draft for each team. Kiper, who gave the Dolphins a B after the draft, lowered it to a B-.
Here's what he said on ESPN.com: "At the time, I described this as "a really quiet draft class in terms of star appeal, but the Dolphins did a pretty solid job of hitting their biggest needs. Ja'Wuan James isn't a player many people know, but ... the Dolphins need an immediate starter at right tackle, and that's James." And Jarvis Landry doesn't fill a major need at WR, but he's a really reliable target who catches absolutely everything."
"James did, in fact, get plugged in, but it's hard to push the grade up based on his performance because while he turned in nearly 1,100 snaps, it was pure necessity, and Ryan Tannehill saw just as much pressure in 2014 as he did in 2013. That said, James did start and a year of reps could help.
"He can still turn into a good NFL player. Landry was a favorite of mine and finished second among all rookies in catches, and led the Dolphins with 84. If there's a knock it's that he didn't stretch the field at all (9.0 YPC), but that's a nice find at No. 63 overall, and Tannehill's so-so protection factored in to any field-stretching. That's about it, though. Walt Aikens is a "we'll see" type, and Billy Turner could develop. I do think they helped Tannehill, which was the goal. James just needs to take another step."
### Senior Bowl security reportedly stopped Dolphins coach Joe Philbin today when he went down to the sideline to get a closer look at Washington defensive tackle Danny Shelton, who would be an appealing option if available with the 14th pick in the first round.
The security guard backed off when Philbin said he’s the head coach of the Dolphins.
Read more here: http://miamiherald.typepad.com/spor...-recruiting-marino-marlins.html#storylink=cpy
