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Hilarious with Joy after reading Dolphins praise on Boston Globe
Their article reads like a Miami Fan wrote it LOL ! Read a few lines below. LOL
"The best football coaches don’t use player injuries or unavailability as excuses — they find ways to win with what they’ve got. Sunday against the Patriots, Dolphins defensive coordinator Kevin Coyle certainly earned his paycheck.
He entered the game without his best defensive back (free safety Reshad Jones), a starting linebacker (Philip Wheeler), and last year’s first-round pick (pass rusher Dion Jordan). In the first half, he lost his other two starting linebackers, Koa Misi and Dannell Ellerbe, who suffered a season-ending hip injury. And another safety, Jimmy Wilson left the game with a head injury after being hit by Brandon LaFell.
Yet the Dolphins’ defense dominated the Patriots in the second half despite the parade of backups. The key, after reviewing the film on Monday, was a switch to a 5-2 defensive front. The alignment was nontraditional but made a lot of sense — the Dolphins are loaded along the defensive line with Cameron Wake, Olivier Vernon, Randy Starks, Jared Odrick, Earl Mitchell, and Chris McCain, and were dangerously thin at linebacker.
While it left the Dolphins susceptible to defend speed, it also helped create a lot of confusion along the Patriots’ offensive line. The Dolphins were able to overload one side of the line and mask their pressure. The result was Wake lined up against tight end Michael Hoomanawanui, which led to an easy sack-fumble, or Odrick lined up one-on-one over rookie Jordan Devey, a major mismatch. The Dolphins dominated the Patriots in several areas of the game, but none more than up front with their defensive line, and nontraditional alignment from Coyle.
Bill Belichick said Monday that his plan was to use every player on the roster, in part to keep players fresh because of the heat and humidity. But the offensive line rotation, with Ryan Wendell playing center in three series and Jordan Devey playing right guard on 10 series, didn’t work out well at all. All six offensive linemen who played struggled on Sunday. Nate Solder was beaten badly on an inside spin move from Vernon for a sack. Sebastian Vollmer, coming back from a broken leg, had no chance of slowing down Wake on his second strip-sack.
But the majority of the Dolphins’ pressure came from the interior, as Miami double-loaded the “A” gaps all game. McCain’s sack was a product of Odrick completely overpowering Marcus Cannon. Wake forced Tom Brady into a throw-away after beating Devey badly on a stunt inside, and Vernon forced another throw-away when Cannon missed a back-side block. Connolly and Devey were no match for Starks, who collapsed the pocket all day.
We only counted 13 blitzes on 61 passing plays. It was as impressive an effort from a defensive line as we’ve seen against the Patriots in some time. It also looked like the Dolphins had the Patriots’ snap-count timed. "
Bill Parcells traded center Samson Satele in 2009 in part because he felt he couldn’t handle the big nose tackles in the AFC East, such as Vince Wilfork. So it was very interesting to see Satele, signed off the street in training camp once Mike Pouncey injured his hip, absolutely dominating Wilfork in the run game. Wilfork got his butt kicked Sunday by Satele and guard Shelley Smith. If he wasn’t getting pancaked to the ground, he was having a tough time coming off his blocks. The big man just didn’t look like the dominant player he used to be."
That isn't even the half of the praise for the Phins and the utter butt whopping they speak about in the article. Do yourself a favor go read it and enjoy!
http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2...ade-backups/AeBLEQAORhbYBWgi2vTccI/story.html
Their article reads like a Miami Fan wrote it LOL ! Read a few lines below. LOL
"The best football coaches don’t use player injuries or unavailability as excuses — they find ways to win with what they’ve got. Sunday against the Patriots, Dolphins defensive coordinator Kevin Coyle certainly earned his paycheck.
He entered the game without his best defensive back (free safety Reshad Jones), a starting linebacker (Philip Wheeler), and last year’s first-round pick (pass rusher Dion Jordan). In the first half, he lost his other two starting linebackers, Koa Misi and Dannell Ellerbe, who suffered a season-ending hip injury. And another safety, Jimmy Wilson left the game with a head injury after being hit by Brandon LaFell.
Yet the Dolphins’ defense dominated the Patriots in the second half despite the parade of backups. The key, after reviewing the film on Monday, was a switch to a 5-2 defensive front. The alignment was nontraditional but made a lot of sense — the Dolphins are loaded along the defensive line with Cameron Wake, Olivier Vernon, Randy Starks, Jared Odrick, Earl Mitchell, and Chris McCain, and were dangerously thin at linebacker.
While it left the Dolphins susceptible to defend speed, it also helped create a lot of confusion along the Patriots’ offensive line. The Dolphins were able to overload one side of the line and mask their pressure. The result was Wake lined up against tight end Michael Hoomanawanui, which led to an easy sack-fumble, or Odrick lined up one-on-one over rookie Jordan Devey, a major mismatch. The Dolphins dominated the Patriots in several areas of the game, but none more than up front with their defensive line, and nontraditional alignment from Coyle.
Bill Belichick said Monday that his plan was to use every player on the roster, in part to keep players fresh because of the heat and humidity. But the offensive line rotation, with Ryan Wendell playing center in three series and Jordan Devey playing right guard on 10 series, didn’t work out well at all. All six offensive linemen who played struggled on Sunday. Nate Solder was beaten badly on an inside spin move from Vernon for a sack. Sebastian Vollmer, coming back from a broken leg, had no chance of slowing down Wake on his second strip-sack.
But the majority of the Dolphins’ pressure came from the interior, as Miami double-loaded the “A” gaps all game. McCain’s sack was a product of Odrick completely overpowering Marcus Cannon. Wake forced Tom Brady into a throw-away after beating Devey badly on a stunt inside, and Vernon forced another throw-away when Cannon missed a back-side block. Connolly and Devey were no match for Starks, who collapsed the pocket all day.
We only counted 13 blitzes on 61 passing plays. It was as impressive an effort from a defensive line as we’ve seen against the Patriots in some time. It also looked like the Dolphins had the Patriots’ snap-count timed. "
Bill Parcells traded center Samson Satele in 2009 in part because he felt he couldn’t handle the big nose tackles in the AFC East, such as Vince Wilfork. So it was very interesting to see Satele, signed off the street in training camp once Mike Pouncey injured his hip, absolutely dominating Wilfork in the run game. Wilfork got his butt kicked Sunday by Satele and guard Shelley Smith. If he wasn’t getting pancaked to the ground, he was having a tough time coming off his blocks. The big man just didn’t look like the dominant player he used to be."
That isn't even the half of the praise for the Phins and the utter butt whopping they speak about in the article. Do yourself a favor go read it and enjoy!
http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2...ade-backups/AeBLEQAORhbYBWgi2vTccI/story.html
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