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Has Henning Lost It?

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I've seen and heard from Cote, Jackson, Darlington, Mondo, KimBo, posters, and fans that we need to be a smash mouth team giving Ronnie many more carries. Henning did not do that vs Atlanta. Time to take a closer look at the game.

In the 1st quarter, we ran 5 times (RB-3. RW-2) and Penny threw 6 times. Not a bad balance.

Second quarter, we ran 5 times (RB-1, RW-3, Pat-1) Penny threw 7 times, Pat-1. Five of those passes came in the last 3 minutes of the half when Pat missed Ginn for a TD, and Penny drove to the Falcon's 10 before Fasano's fumble. Again, not a bad balance.

3rd quarter, we ran 10 times (RB-4, RW-2, Polite-2, Ginn-2) Penny threw 5 times, 2 sacks, and a fumble. Balance once again.

4th qarter. we ran 3 times (RB-2, RW-1) Penny threw 14 times. We got the ball with 12 minutes, down 16-0 (3 passes & out) and 7 minutes (11 passes & a TD). No balance but no choice.

For the game, we have 52 plays. We run 22, pass 30. Half of those passes came at the end of the half, and being down by more than two scores in the final 12 minutes of the game.

Of the 22 runs, Polite got 2 (1 good, 1 bad), Ginn got 2 (1 good, 1 bad), Pat-1, RW-7 (5.6), and RB-10 (4.3). Also, RW caught 2 for 19 & a TD. RB 3 for 10.

What would you have done differently considering RW was better than RB, and to play smash mouth you have to be the SMASHER, not the smashee?

Thoughts?
 
Those 2 fumbles by Fasano and the early fumble by Pennington were the real reason we lost that game. if they don't happen, the whole game changes
 
I suspended my hatred of Henning last year after the Pats game when we became, by witchcraft, a different team. I'll need similar magic this year.
 
Seems to me some on here got ticked at Henning when they read the Armando article with some of Henning's views about 'Superstar' or 'stud' players... Alot (inc. Armando) seemed to assume that Henning was a little delusional in thinking that ALL his players were superstars...

I don't think that was what he was trying to say at all... I think Henning was inferring that when you have ALOT of very good players and none truly GREAT you need someone to step up on the day. I think this is the Phins philosophy when you look at last year and see how many DIFFERENT guys stepped up at different times on game day.

Truthfully when he throws so many players into the mix... Including White and Polite, I think it is because he is looking for the horse to ride on that sunday. It also causes defensive headaches... While some would argue that an offense needs rhythm I would again point out that last year we got help from throughout the lineup... Bess, Penny, Ginn, Fasano, Martin, Williams, Brown, Cobbs and Camarillo all stepped into the spotlight FTW at one time or another.

That is to say that our very good players... Played VERY WELL at times... And when some struggled there were others to take up the slack.

Henning's offense needs someone to get it going and beat their man consistently for us to win... He needs that horse to ride.

Last sunday our horses were all put down and then sent to the glue factory... When it looked like Fasano was gonna be the guy... Well, we know what happened.

I guess I find it interesting that so many would call for the OC's head when we are now considered one of the most creative forward thinking franchises in the game...
 
I think Wisdom is wasted on the Youth. I Think Henning is Pricless; as Long as he doesnt have Alzheimer's. I personaly think they gambled; I think they needed to know a few things and used the game to test a few things. what things? I dont know what the game plan was becuase Im not imployed by the dolphins and the only ones that know are the Coaches.
In fairness, I always seen the dolphins run plays that seem to out- smart themselfs. Last year too, Henning isnt the only one calling plays.
Lastly, You need to think of the Dolphins as a Stud Stable, where we train players and sell them. we keep the right 53 players and discard the rest for Draft Picks...
 
GoonBoss said:
I suspended my hatred of Henning last year after the Pats game when we became, by witchcraft, a different team. I'll need similar magic this year.
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It's funny how coaches go from smart to dumb, and the reverse, in a year or less. Remember Mularky knew nothing with us? Then he goes to Atlanta and is great. Must have been brain surgery. :)
 
Fish-Head said:
Seems to me some on here got ticked at Henning when they read the Armando article with some of Henning's views about 'Superstar' or 'stud' players... Alot (inc. Armando) seemed to assume that Henning was a little delusional in thinking that ALL his players were superstars...

I don't think that was what he was trying to say at all... I think Henning was inferring that when you have ALOT of very good players and none truly GREAT you need someone to step up on the day. I think this is the Phins philosophy when you look at last year and see how many DIFFERENT guys stepped up at different times on game day.

Truthfully when he throws so many players into the mix... Including White and Polite, I think it is because he is looking for the horse to ride on that sunday. It also causes defensive headaches... While some would argue that an offense needs rhythm I would again point out that last year we got help from throughout the lineup... Bess, Penny, Ginn, Fasano, Martin, Williams, Brown, Cobbs and Camarillo all stepped into the spotlight FTW at one time or another.

That is to say that our very good players... Played VERY WELL at times... And when some struggled there were others to take up the slack.

Henning's offense needs someone to get it going and beat their man consistently for us to win... He needs that horse to ride.

Last sunday our horses were all put down and then sent to the glue factory... When it looked like Fasano was gonna be the guy... Well, we know what happened.

I guess I find it interesting that so many would call for the OC's head when we are now considered one of the most creative forward thinking franchises in the game...
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Few are calling for his head. Many are questioning his calls for the game. After taking the game apart, I do not see what he should have done differently.
 
Southbeach 2 said:
It's funny how coaches go from smart to dumb, and the reverse, in a year or less. Remember Mularky knew nothing with us? Then he goes to Atlanta and is great. Must have been brain surgery. :)
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What's funny is you're so smart figuring out Henning is dumb after one game in which there were 4 turnovers.
 
electrolyte said:
Those 2 fumbles by Fasano and the early fumble by Pennington were the real reason we lost that game. if they don't happen, the whole game changes
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I think some blocking would have helped.
 
Southbeach 2 said:
Few are calling for his head. Many are questioning his calls for the game. After taking the game apart, I do not see what he should have done differently.
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I didn't mean you... I meant some of the other threads/arguments I have seen out there.

I liked the breakdown, it did show that he was MUCH more balanced in his attack than it SEEMED... Everyone assumes we abandoned the run game so early when your analysis shows we abandoned it when we had to.
 
72champagne said:
What's funny is you're so smart figuring out Henning is dumb after one game in which there were 4 turnovers.
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You must have mis-read, or mis-understood, what I wrote. I am defending his play calling.
 
Fish-Head said:
I didn't mean you... I meant some of the other threads/arguments I have seen out there.

I liked the breakdown, it did show that he was MUCH more balanced in his attack than it SEEMED... Everyone assumes we abandoned the run game so early when your analysis shows we abandoned it when we had to.
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Yeah, there was that and others saying White threw off Penny's rythem. He was in for 2 plays, had Ginn for a TD on one. Right after that Penny leads us down to Atlanta's 10 before the Fasano fumble.

Cote was saying last night, on Bo's show, that he could not believe that
Ronnie did not get more carries. He had 3, 2, 0, 2, WC-4, -1, 6, and 3 yards before getting 14, 5, and 5 when Atlanta dropped back being up by 16. The holes were just not there.
 
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