phinfanfrommd
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scott linehan left miami after helping us establish one of the best offenses we had in the past few years. what do you think will be the impact of his lose.
Impact from Linehan
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thejetssuck
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phinfanfrommd said:
I see us scoring alot more points since we will have daunte at the helm and will be running the same offense.
Aussiefinfan54
Pro Bowler
i dont think that losing him will have to much of an adverse effect on our offense as guys like chambers mcmichael brown booker welker who have worked under him are still with us and will likely or hopefully carry on the improvement in our offense the last couple of seasons
phinfanfrommd
Rickys Dealer
thejetssuck said:
your right, the same offensive philosophy becuase of saban, but linehan called the plays
icephinfan
Dolphins Fan!!!
Maybe now, we will run the ball when were near the goal line instead of throwing the ball. I know it was one play, but damn we lost that game.
I think Mularkey will do just fine, especially with the offense upgrade we made this off season.
I think Mularkey will do just fine, especially with the offense upgrade we made this off season.
slyfox13
Pro Bowler
Dont fool yourselves boys it will hurt us in the long run......under mularkey i expect more running , shorter passes, ball control,and a more conservative approach.Then again who knows if the Sabanator will be happy with that:cooldude:phinfanfrommd said:
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phinfanfrommd said:
Wow excellent question. I really liked some of the things he brought to us, and he's up a few points in my book for making CC a focal point and even giving him MaD props after he'd already signed as Coach of the Rams. But to be honest I liked his offensive philosophy more than his play calling. So therefore keeping the foundation, bringing in the QB who excelled in it, and having another highly ranked OC ( who was HC of the Bills ) running a more favorable(balanced) version would = Nick Sabans SuperBowl Formula.
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Actually, I don't know if it could of worked out any better than if it was scripted.
Somtimes it's almost like he made a deal with the Devil.
Having just signed the contract, Nick thought aloud,
"Lets see", "who do I want to QB my team?"
"Either Drew Brees, or Dante Culpepper"
Devil said, "Tis your soul, tis'up to you?" "Take both, if you wish"
Nick thought, "Probably Cpepp".
"Done." said the Devil.
"Whoa, hold on!," coach cautioned, "Not yet, I first need to build the team."
"Just get me Linehan, and Charlie, his recievers coach, for now,
I don't wanna hammer this kid's confidence, trainin people."
"I'll let you know, when, and how to send me the QB, or QB's."
"Truth is," Nick reflected, "I'm still a bit undecided."
Just a hunch, but I think Saban rode Linehan big time last season.
Its the one area, he relinquished control, and due to that, I think he went double hard on Scott.
Its not the kinda thing thats subject to air outside the family, and players probably felt bad about it anyway, and likely avoided speaking about it.
But pics like these, where he's just going off, not even looking at the field of play, or field Judges.
I'm not sold on Mularkey yet. I dont picture him being quite as mellow as Scott was.
If i'm not entirely wrong, it'll be interesting to see, how he responds to Nick, when it comes down to crunch time.
Or better yet, maybe he'll run, inside the three.
Somtimes it's almost like he made a deal with the Devil.
Having just signed the contract, Nick thought aloud,
"Lets see", "who do I want to QB my team?"
"Either Drew Brees, or Dante Culpepper"
Devil said, "Tis your soul, tis'up to you?" "Take both, if you wish"
Nick thought, "Probably Cpepp".
"Done." said the Devil.
"Whoa, hold on!," coach cautioned, "Not yet, I first need to build the team."
"Just get me Linehan, and Charlie, his recievers coach, for now,
I don't wanna hammer this kid's confidence, trainin people."
"I'll let you know, when, and how to send me the QB, or QB's."
"Truth is," Nick reflected, "I'm still a bit undecided."
Just a hunch, but I think Saban rode Linehan big time last season.
Its the one area, he relinquished control, and due to that, I think he went double hard on Scott.
Its not the kinda thing thats subject to air outside the family, and players probably felt bad about it anyway, and likely avoided speaking about it.
But pics like these, where he's just going off, not even looking at the field of play, or field Judges.
I'm not sold on Mularkey yet. I dont picture him being quite as mellow as Scott was.
If i'm not entirely wrong, it'll be interesting to see, how he responds to Nick, when it comes down to crunch time.
Or better yet, maybe he'll run, inside the three.
LarryFinFan
Left So Fla, never the Fins...
Califin said:
I don't completely buy into the "Saban beat Linehan up" theory but I do think that Saban and Linehan didn't completely share the same philosophies. Saban is really a more power-running, hit'em with a surprise over the top offensive guy. I think Linehan was too pass happy for what Saban really wanted to do on offense as evidenced by the "corralling" of Linehan, if you will, from mid-season on...
Mularkey really does share more of Saban's philosophy than Linehan. He wants to run, run, run and just when you think he'll run again...he'll throw in a pass or reverse or gadget of some kind. One thing for sure, once DC is comfortable with his surroundings here and healthy, he along with the rest of the group we have on offense will be the most overall talent that Mularkey has had to work with in his career as a coach... The question is going to be the OL...we couldn't pass protect worth a darn last year and had trouble running when we wanted to run time off the clock...
The base offense will be the same but the play calling will be different, as several mentioned above...We won't be as pass-happy this year, but I don't think we'll be too conservative either because if Mularkey shows that tendency, Saban won't hesitate to change it, like he did with Linehan last year...
jason8er
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I love the following quote from Chambers. I think that alone could answer your question.phinfanfrommd said:
Agua
Fighting the media, one lie at a time
Yeah, there should be more running in situations that common sense would dictate a run. I hope Saban keeps his foot tight on Mularkey's neck given his penchant for gadget plays and "packages" that telegraph the play.
ckparrothead
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I think Scott did most of the dirty work with the vertical passing game and Mularkey will be here to collect the rewards for Scott's dirty work.
You have to go through a LOT of repetition to turn a team that is so focused on the short and intermediate areas like we've always been under Wannstedt, into a team that has a long gain focus. You can't just flip on a light switch and say, ok we're going to have a vertical passing game now. Offensive linemen have to learn to sustain their blocks longer, WRs have to learn to keep running instead of cutting it short, and of course QBs have to learn to keep pushing the perimeters of the field in order to scare defenses into leaving the middle open.
We imported a QB that was already use to that, but the rest of the players were not. Fans weren't use to it either. Scott had to roll up his sleeves, get in there and have us keep repeating and repeating with the deep ball knowing full well that we probably weren't going to have much success with it at first.
You have to go through a LOT of repetition to turn a team that is so focused on the short and intermediate areas like we've always been under Wannstedt, into a team that has a long gain focus. You can't just flip on a light switch and say, ok we're going to have a vertical passing game now. Offensive linemen have to learn to sustain their blocks longer, WRs have to learn to keep running instead of cutting it short, and of course QBs have to learn to keep pushing the perimeters of the field in order to scare defenses into leaving the middle open.
We imported a QB that was already use to that, but the rest of the players were not. Fans weren't use to it either. Scott had to roll up his sleeves, get in there and have us keep repeating and repeating with the deep ball knowing full well that we probably weren't going to have much success with it at first.
fishfan34
2008 AFC EASTERN DIVISION CHAMPIONS!
I love hearing all this talk of the "Short and imtermediate passing game" that Mularkey will bring, but, if I remember correctly, how did the Bills score their first two touchdowns against us in the "Comeback game"? Were they not long touchdown bombs of 46 yards and 56 yards? It seems to be that Mularkey will attack down the field when it makes sense. I think he'll attack a teams weakness and if that is in the deep passing game, he'll take what he's given. So I don't buy all the "He won't go deep" talk. It might not be his philosophy, but, when given the opportunity, he'll do it.
