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Pass game skills likely contributing to Dolphins trust of Myles Gaskin

Pass game skills likely contributing to Dolphins trust of Myles Gaskin
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I have never understand the concept of drafting a 1st round RB in today's NFL. Flo agreed.

Myth #1. He can't run inside.
Take a close look at all his run plays last season, over half of his run were between tackles.
Myth #2. He doesn't have elite RB skill.
For the games he played and the yardage he gained, extrapolate to 16 games, he is a 1000 yard back.

And he is the most effective RB coming out of backfield in dolphins history since Tony Nathan.

He is more than serviceable. If he stays healthy, he will be a major weapon in our offensive scheme. Flo is comfortable with him, so am I.
 
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We will see. He’s a good player to have on the roster no doubt. But it’s hard to be both small and slow and be great at RB. Seems like Austin Ekler is likely the ceiling, but that’s still a damn good football player. Just need to match him with someone more dynamic and the backfield will be great.
 
Jimi said:
We will see. He’s a good player to have on the roster no doubt. But it’s hard to be both small and slow and be great at RB. Seems like Austin Ekler is likely the ceiling, but that’s still a damn good football player. Just need to match him with someone more dynamic and the backfield will be great.
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He is not slow. 40 time doesn't apply to RB. Its about burst in first 5 steps. And he has pop in first 5-10 yards after the handoff.
 
Dan13Forever said:
dolphinswire.usatoday.com

Pass game skills likely contributing to Dolphins trust of Myles Gaskin

Pass game skills likely contributing to Dolphins trust of Myles Gaskin
dolphinswire.usatoday.com dolphinswire.usatoday.com

I have never understand the concept of drafting a 1st round RB in today's NFL. Flo agreed.

Myth #1. He can't run inside.
Take a close look at all his run plays last season, over half of his run were between tackles.
Myth #2. He doesn't have elite RB skill.
For the games he played and the yardage he gained, extrapolate to 16 games, he is a 1000 yard back.

And he is the most effective RB coming out of backfueld in dolphins history since Tony Nathan.

He is more than serviceable. If he stays healthy, he will be a major weapon in our offensive scheme. Flo is comfortable with him, so am I.
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Gaskin is a good RB and on a team with a decent OL, he would be ranked much higher than he is around the league. The problem with the offense is the OL. Not the RB’s, Receivers or QB. Fix the OL and the rest of the offense will be fine.
 
If Gaskin was an inch and a half taller and carried 10 more pounds, he'd be a truly dangerous weapon. He's strong, has good vision, and runs between the tackles most of the time.

He isn't sexy, and he might not hold up, but he's at least a 1a in a committee... and that's all we need until Tua shows us that he's a top 10 QB.
 
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If Gaskin was an inch and a half taller and carried 10 more pounds, he'd be a truly dangerous weapon. He's strong, has good vision, and runs between the tackles most of the time.

He isn't sexy, and he might not hold up, but he's at least a 1a in a committee... and that's all we need until Tua shows us that he's a top 10 QB.
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I wasn't a bit upset when we passed on RB in high rounds.
 
Dan13Forever said:
I wasn't a bit upset when we passed on RB in high rounds.
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I've advised against it for the last two years... if one of our targets had fallen (like Hunter Long did), then... OK, but obtaining a RB should be the LAST piece of the puzzle. These guys are fragile, and have VERY short shelf lives... why would you invest in one before you knew you were close?

If we win 11 games this year... if Tua looks good... if Gaskin isn't a top 10 back... THEN step up and take one late in the first, but all of that hasn't happened yet.
 
Dan13Forever said:
dolphinswire.usatoday.com

Pass game skills likely contributing to Dolphins trust of Myles Gaskin

Pass game skills likely contributing to Dolphins trust of Myles Gaskin
dolphinswire.usatoday.com dolphinswire.usatoday.com

I have never understand the concept of drafting a 1st round RB in today's NFL. Flo agreed.

Myth #1. He can't run inside.
Take a close look at all his run plays last season, over half of his run were between tackles.
Myth #2. He doesn't have elite RB skill.
For the games he played and the yardage he gained, extrapolate to 16 games, he is a 1000 yard back.

And he is the most effective RB coming out of backfueld in dolphins history since Tony Nathan.

He is more than serviceable. If he stays healthy, he will be a major weapon in our offensive scheme. Flo is comfortable with him, so am I.
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Since tony Nathan ? Are you saying that bases on a certain stat? We had some good receiving backs . Kirby, Keith Byers ,Bernie parmiale, I like gaskin a lot catching the ball. But I had to mention some of the other backs from last that were pretty good as well catching the ball.
 
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Since tony Nathan ? Are you saying that bases on a certain stat? We had some good receiving backs . Kirby, Keith Byers ,Bernie parmiale, I like gaskin a lot catching the ball. But I had to mention some of the other backs from last that were pretty good as well catching the ball.
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Just eyeball test on my part. You mentioned, they all good. Not to diss anyone.
 
Gaskin is a decent all-purpose RB. The biggest knock against him is that he lacks the speed and/or elusive to break past the second level of defenses as a runner. He is better utilized as a receiver where his speed matters less if he can get open with space. His TD catch vs the Raiders was like 30 yards more than his longest run of the season. I like Gaskin, and I think he deserves to start, but I also expect to see heavy doses of Brown depending on the game scenario.
 
ThePeopleShow13 said:
Gaskin is a decent all-purpose RB. The biggest knock against him is that he lacks the speed and/or elusive to break past the second level of defenses as a runner. He is better utilized as a receiver where his speed matters less if he can get open with space. His TD catch vs the Raiders was like 30 yards more than his longest run of the season. I like Gaskin, and I think he deserves to start, but I also expect to see heavy doses of Brown depending on the game scenario.
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I have high hope for Doaks. I expect to see plenty of action from him as short yardage back to get the tough 1 yard for first down.
With Doaks, I see less load and less physical punishment with Gaskin.
 
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