How has Jason Ferguson looked

[dolphinator86]

He was brought in to play the nose. I read in camp he was taking up two o-linemen and causing all kinds of disruption. I was wondering how he has looked in game action. I think he was a huge addition and can plug the middle to let our LB clean up the run and put the QB in his back.

So how has he looked?

 

[nick1]

pretty solid and last week he had a sack too

 

[circumstances]

he's a stud. pray soliai or someone else steps up if big Ferg needs to take a play off.

 

[Rich]

When watching the Tampa game, on the very first play... of his first pre-season game with the Dolphins... Ferguson got a sack. I thought to myself, wow, what a way to make a statement. What a great signing.

Then the rest of the game happened... and Ferguson had NO more tackles or sacks after that first play. It's unclear to me whether he got any pressures.
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In game 2, Jax, Ferguson finished with 1 tackle.
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So I'm undecided what to think about Ferguson so far. Maybe he just got lucky on one play?
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His backup, Soliai, finished the game in Jax with 4 tackles, and caused the Jones-Drew fumble on the 1-yard-line.

Apparently on that goal-line-stand, we had the jumbo d-line in on that play. Starks-Ferguson-Soliai. That seems like a good run-stuffing combination.

 

[Kendra_Chelsea]

When watching the Tampa game, on the very first play... of his first pre-season game with the Dolphins... Ferguson got a sack. I thought to myself, wow, what a way to make a statement. What a great signing.

Then the rest of the game happened... and Ferguson had NO more tackles or sacks after that first play. It's unclear to me whether he got any pressures.
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In game 2, Jax, Ferguson finished with 1 tackle.
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So I'm undecided what to think about Ferguson so far. Maybe he just got lucky on one play?
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His backup, Soliai, finished the game in Jax with 4 tackles, and caused the Jones-Drew fumble on the 1-yard-line.

Apparently on that goal-line-stand, we had the jumbo d-line in on that play. Starks-Ferguson-Soliai. That seems like a good run-stuffing combination.

I am more concerned with his primary duties of clogging the middle so the linebackers can make the plays, if he can take two linemen to a stalemate we are more than half way to cutting the opposing YPC to something less than 8 yards

 

[Crzynick25]

When watching the Tampa game, on the very first play... of his first pre-season game with the Dolphins... Ferguson got a sack. I thought to myself, wow, what a way to make a statement. What a great signing.

Then the rest of the game happened... and Ferguson had NO more tackles or sacks after that first play. It's unclear to me whether he got any pressures.
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In game 2, Jax, Ferguson finished with 1 tackle.
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So I'm undecided what to think about Ferguson so far. Maybe he just got lucky on one play?
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His backup, Soliai, finished the game in Jax with 4 tackles, and caused the Jones-Drew fumble on the 1-yard-line.

Apparently on that goal-line-stand, we had the jumbo d-line in on that play. Starks-Ferguson-Soliai. That seems like a good run-stuffing combination.

Generally your not gonna see a nose tackle put up huge numbers, and that's because its not their job to put up numbers, its there job to hold up 2 maybe 3 guys and let the linebackers make the plays, i would say the average NT around the league makes only about 35-40 tackles a year and about 1-3 sacks, and those are good number cause its not their #1 job to make tackles or get pressure, if the can great, but they need to take up blockers and stuff the middle. Look at Vince Wilfork he is a guy i consider to be the best pure NT in the league, and his stats were 48 tackles and 2 sacks, and he went to the pro bowl. Job #1 take up blockers and create a pile in the middle, job #2 (if they can) make the play.

 

[Kendra_Chelsea]

Generally your not gonna see a nose tackle put up huge numbers, and that's because its not their job to put up numbers, its there job to hold up 2 maybe 3 guys and let the linebackers make the plays, i would say the average NT around the league makes only about 35-40 tackles a year and about 1-3 sacks, and those are good number cause its not their #1 job to make tackles or get pressure, if the can great, but they need to take up blockers and stuff the middle. Look at Vince Wilfork he is a guy i consider to be the best pure NT in the league, and his stats were 48 tackles and 2 sacks, and he went to the pro bowl. Job #1 take up blockers and create a pile in the middle, job #2 (if they can) make the play.

good job- you were a little more patient with your explaination than i was

 

[Etuoo33]

The 1st play with TB he had a 1 on 1 situation. After that he faced at least 2 blockers every time. He's a keeper.