dlockz
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How dare u. Wallace would have easily broke the nfl record for td receptions if not for all the incompetence around him
Holy ****: Tannehill and Wallace are on the front page of NFL.com
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How dare u. Wallace would have easily broke the nfl record for td receptions if not for all the incompetence around him
I hate when people think the media hates one team. Miami has been unspectacular and unexciting for over a decade, what about that deserves a big headline on the front of NFL.com?
It would be more convincing if we hadn't witnessed Mike Wallace in a Dolphin uniform for 16 games. He might be dangerous but he's a dangerous klutz. There can be a laugh track video of all the plays he stumbles all over himself for no apparent reason, or positions his arms and hands incorrectly, or simply fails to adjust to the ball, let alone fight for it.
How is that going to go away simply because he lines up on the left side occasionally?
I don't mind the player. We desperately need big plays instead of all the mediocrities we try to hype each offseason. It shouldn't be impossible to find a receiver with dynamic speed and actual body control yet we keep fruitlessly searching, seemingly since Mark Clayton. I might have missed someone. I admittedly don't remember every detail or player from the '90s forth. Blended irrelevance.
DeSean Jackson may have been cut but if I were him I would still feel offended at being compared in that article to Mike Wallace.
How is that going to go away simply because he lines up on the left side occasionally?
I don't mind the player. We desperately need big plays instead of all the mediocrities we try to hype each offseason. It shouldn't be impossible to find a receiver with dynamic speed and actual body control yet we keep fruitlessly searching, seemingly since Mark Clayton. I might have missed someone. I admittedly don't remember every detail or player from the '90s forth. Blended irrelevance.
DeSean Jackson may have been cut but if I were him I would still feel offended at being compared in that article to Mike Wallace.
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I have seen a couple of other members of the NFL Network cast mock Evans on air about the "patriot way". He looked pissed both times. I love it. You can tell he's an ass. BTW Heath, it's not catching on so maybe you should find another way to express your love for bellycheat.
Wallace definitely has some goofiness to his game, but aside from Calvin Johnson and Julio Jones, he's probably the best pure deep threat in the NFL. If he had Foles throwing him the ball (we can blame Tannehill's deep-pass struggles on the O-line for the sake of this conversation), he would have put up 1,200+ yards and around 10 TD's. He's not, and likely never will be, a complete WR, but he opened up the field for us last season. Clay, Gibson, and Matthews all benefited. Might not see it all this year, but Landry is a much better receiver than any of them. I was pretty confident that we'd address RB at some point in the draft. That's to say, we should have drafted a RB. But if this offense can manufacture production from the running game, Tannehill should have everything else he needs to thrive. You and I both have our doubts with Tannehill, but prior to last season, Foles was JAG. We'll see.
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I didn't click on the links but read through the summaries and I've seen them before. It does seem as if Lazor is experimenting to see what's going to work with our players and what they can pick up. I think he would love to have 2 great TE's but we don't have that. He's trying to get more creative not just with Wallace but with using motion in general. Basically put a man in motion and the QB makes the read. They said what Tannehill has to do is simple, it's the other pieces of the chessboard that will get confusing...everyone has to know their assignment. There may be some penalties in our future until things get familiar.
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You are right however I do believe sherman was the source of most the offensive players lack of mental ability due to their confidence. I believe the drops will not be as much of a conflict this year around since lazor seems to be giving some new found confidence in our weapons. Not saying we are going to the ship but I think this offense will be explosive and something we have wanted to see for sometime. The only person that is going to stall and be the cause of set backs will be RT. This is his year and no one elses. Wallace will perform. Mark my words "Wallace will have a career year this year."
How long have we waited to see a POSITIVE story covering the Phis on the front page of NFL.com? There are actually 4 articles covering the Phins, Tannehill, Wallace and the offense. I know some of the stories have been posted already but it is great to see them actually getting some run time.
http://www.nfl.com/
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap2000000360432/article/eleven-takeaways-from-thursdays-minicamps
After all, we struggle to find a player bathing in more praise these days than the Dolphins wide receiver.
Coach Joe Philbin capped Thursday's final minicamp session by announcing that Miami's deep threat enjoyed a "really good offseason program" under the direction of new play-caller Bill Lazor. Wallace himself has proclaimed that "nobody can ever key on me" in the team's new offense.
Should we buy into the swarm of puff pieces tabbing Wallace for a monster campaign?
On the plus side, the 'Fins wisely replaced Mike Sherman's Tecmo Bowl-level playbook with an Eagles-flavored attack set for launch behind a revamped O-line. After Wallace played almost 90 percent of his snaps on the right side last season, observers have seen him lining up all over the field.
"To me," Lazor told Around The League, "he's going to be a very exciting piece of this offense."
Wallace's biggest obstacle might ultimately be ... Wallace. It was just last month when teammates whispered about the wideout as a player coaches weren't a fan of. The subject of trade rumors in March, Wallace is under pressure to show better chemistry with quarterback Ryan Tannehill -- and team brass.
"I think he's growing, I think has an unbelievable attitude," Lazor said. "He sat in my office and talked about the things that he thought he could do to grow and we're working on those things every day."
Here's the rest of the news from around the league during Thursday's mandatory minicamps:
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap20...llace-no-one-can-key-on-me-in-dolphins-attack
Mike Wallace is the first to admit that he wasn't a fan of Mike Sherman's stuck-in-the-mud offense last season in Miami.
"I didn't feel like I knew what was going on," the Dolphins wide receiver recently said of a scheme that failed to make the most of his unique deep-threat abilities.
The arrival of new offensive coordinator Bill Lazor offers hope.
Wallace confirmed to The Palm Beach Post this week that he's being used all over the field in a scheme that shares its DNA with Chip Kelly's high-octane Eagles attack.
"Nobody can ever key on me," Wallace said. "Last year, you kind of knew where I was every single play."
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap20...ke-wallace-among-newcoordinator-beneficiaries
[h=3]Mike Wallace, WR, Miami Dolphins[/h]After suffering through a disappointing debut season with the Dolphins, Wallace should bounce back in a major way in Year 2. New offensive coordinator Bill Lazor is implementing a warp-speed, no-huddle offense -- with reported similarities to the Philadelphia Eagles' attack -- that will create big-play opportunities for the speedster at every turn. Wallace could surpass the production of Pro Bowl receiver DeSean Jackson in Philly last year (82 receptions, 1,332 yards and nine touchdowns).
Wallace should be able to capably fill his role as the Dolphins' No. 1 receiver in a system specifically designed to get him touches on catch-and-run plays -- and through vertical routes that allow him to utilize his speed and explosiveness in space. In the salary-cap era, it's imperative for the speedster to deliver the kind of production that matches the blockbuster deal he signed last offseason.
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap20...hins-player-lazors-offense-evokes-chip-kellys
"It's reminiscent of Chip Kelly's offense in Philadelphia, with the tempo and style," one undisclosed Dolphins player told Barry Jackson of The Miami Herald.
Although Kelly runs primarily a spread offense, Lazor is also implementing some aspects of Holmgren's system.
"There are some West Coast offense concepts," the player added. "Some shotgun, some under center. They've discussed having both no-huddle and huddle. It's fast tempo."
The role of the fullback will give way to more two-tight-end sets and an occasional H-back, a position which first gained notice under Gibbs in the 1980s.
Lazor's uptempo scheme is excellent news for quarterback Ryan Tannehill and wide receiver Mike Wallace. Lazor is widely credited for the 2013 emergence of signal-caller Nick Foles, who led the NFL in passer rating after taking over for Michael Vick in October.
Wallace is excited about Lazor's "big play offense." He should be after seeing DeSean Jackson, a similarly gifted deep threat, turn in a career year under Kelly and Lazor last season.
Should've made a screen capture b/c there is no Tannehill/Wallace on the front page any longer :d-day:
this part was all NONSENSE!! i never saw ONE player say ANYTHING about wallace. the ONLY thing ever said in about a player was MATHEWS who philbin just said they "ironed things out" and mathews himself saying he has matured, was stupid for missing meetings and he and philbin are square".
where are these things with wallace? non existant except from a chit spinning media and from fans who hate wallace and his contract and blame ALL tannys short commings on him.
no coach has EVER said they were unhappy with wallace. ever!! and no dolphins brass or wallace himself has said he was on ANY trade block. again, bungling media and wishful hater-fans.
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Agreed. That is why I hoped the whole Pettine/Saban/Belichick playbook issue would have gained traction.
He needs to hang out with the Rook and figure out what his hands are for...besides using up lotion.
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Ya but that's negativity against the Pats...NFL shut that **** down ASAP.
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Ya but that's negativity against the Pats...NFL shut that **** down ASAP.
