Friday's BUZZ

[So Be]

FRIDAY BUZZ COLUMN
Dolphins fans get their most extensive look at Dennis Hickey’s free agent pickups on Saturday against Dallas, and there are still lots of unanswered questions about this group. Such as: Did Miami get productive starters in Shelley Smith or Daryn Colledge? Will Knowshon Moreno be more productive than Lamar Miller? Will Earl Mitchell be as disruptive as Paul Soliai?
ESPN pundit and former Colts GM Bill Polian, ESPN Scout Inc.’s Matt Williamson (a former Browns scout whose evaluations have been on-target over the years), NBC’s Cris Collinsworth and an NFC general manager who requested anonymity offered feedback on Hickey’s free agent moves, and we added our own early impressions:
### Moreno: The Dolphins clearly need someone who can push Lamar Miller, who averaged 4.0 yards last season but has just 14 yards on 7 carries in preseason. (The Dolphins want Miller to break more tackles.) But some evaluators aren’t convinced Moreno --- who’s back from June knee surgery --- is the answer.
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[J. David Wannyheimer]

Barry Jackson always has good stuff. Thanks for posting.

 

[So Be]

Barry Jackson always has good stuff. Thanks for posting.

VG read from VG evaluators with VG track records.

 

[datruth55]

Pretty much spot on with what I think.

 

[So Be]

Pretty much spot on with what I think.

Same here, can't disagree with anything, and it's pretty much what a number of us have been posting.

 

[FSU Truth]

Barry always has some of the better stuff..

Good outlook and I don't disagree with much they said.

 

[Digital]

All good stuff. I'm also a believer in Matt Williamson. He usually is pretty solid in his evaluations.

 

[nick1]

Its good that they like shelly smith. I have heard mixed things about him and I knew Colledge is subpar at run blocking. We suck again when it comes to running I think

Our one saving grace will be playcalling. More yards from Tannehill and the option should take a man out of the play

 

[phintim]

Thanks

 

[Wildbill3]

I don't think we've seen out true run blocking . It could very well be as bad as we've seen, but I feel like we've done more hat on hat than actual scheme blocking to this point .


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[tay0365]

Its good that they like shelly smith. I have heard mixed things about him and I knew Colledge is subpar at run blocking. We suck again when it comes to running I think

Our one saving grace will be playcalling. More yards from Tannehill and the option should take a man out of the play

I think Miami might need to hold the fort between 4 games to the 1st half of the season, because I believe Shelly Smith with some hard work could become pretty good pass-blocking to go along with his above average run-blocking, add to that the return of Pouncey, and the very possible light going in for Turner, this line good be good.

Albert.....Turner.....Pouncey.....Smith.....James <--- If Smith and Turner continue to grow, I really love this group.

 

[J. David Wannyheimer]

Shelley Smith is not a bad football player. I was happy to hear that he will be replacing Dallas Thomas at RG. People talked about how Dallas Thomas sucked because he was up against Gerald McCoy, but as I mentioned in the Thomas thread, Shelly Smith played against Gerald McCoy in a real game when he was with St. Louis.

And although I did not see the game, Smith was praised for his performance by Pro Football Focus (disclaimer: PFF) and received a very positive grade, while that was also apparently the only game of the season that McCoy got a negative grade from PFF.

So yeah, I have some optimism for Shelley Smith.

 

[Hayden Fox]

I think the assessments were spot on.

 

[Lee2000]

What city will Barry go to next. You get the reputation of doing well in Miami and you wind up going somewhere else (i.e., Darlington)

 

[datruth55]

Its good that they like shelly smith. I have heard mixed things about him and I knew Colledge is subpar at run blocking. We suck again when it comes to running I think

Our one saving grace will be playcalling. More yards from Tannehill and the option should take a man out of the play

Shelley Smith is a good run blocker and when Pouncey comes back I think we'll run the ball with better efficiency.

You've also got to think these are 5 guys we just put together...they should start to gel and play better together as the season progresses. I also think Turner will start at some point and if not this year he'll start next year.