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Invisible Production: Miami Left Tackles Blank Four of Four Opponents

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For the fourth time in four preseason games, the first string Miami left tackles have held the opposing first string right defensive ends (or in the case of the Pittsburgh Steelers, the right outside linebacker) to zero tackles and zero sacks. In fact, first string right defensive ends/linebackers have made a total of two impact plays against the Miami Dolphins first string offensive line; one was a quarterback pressure by Alex Brown in the Hall of Fame game, and the other was a fumble recovery and touchdown return by Steelers right outside linebacker James Harrison.

I've spoken on the quarterback pressure by Brown in the Hall of Fame game many times. Carey pummeled the guy before he could do anything more than get his paw on Feeley's bicep. And the fumble recovery and return by Harrison, you can't exactly call that the fault of the left tackle, could you.

Think about it.

Week 1: RDE Alex Brown. 0 solo, 0 assist, 0 forced fumbles
Week 2: RDE Reggie Hayward. 0 solo, 0 assist, 0 forced fumbles
Week 3: ROLB James Harrison. 0 solo, 0 assist, 0 forced fumbles
Week 3: RDE Kimo Von Oelhoffen. 0 solo, 0 assist, 0 forced fumbles
Week 4: RDE Simeon Rice. 0 solo, 0 assist, 0 forced fumbles

One would be very hard pressed to find this kind of production from the left tackle position anywhere else in the league.

Of course, we should not get carried away with the fact that our first string left tackles have blanked first string right defensive ends and linebackers, because of course our running game has really only gotten off the ground in two of the four games, and we have run a lot of short step drops and rollouts to keep defenses honest in the passrush department. Also, on short drops it seems we give a lot of responsibility to running backs and tight ends to block the defensive ends.

Still man, I think this should make people pretty pumped about our LT situation, even with Damion McIntosh in instead of Vernon Carey.
 
Great stuff CK, I like how you have your stats to back it. Great Post!
 
Thanks CK for the indepth look at the LT spot. It seems that we are gonna do just fine. :up:
 
Thanks Chris! I was hopeing you would have something posted by the time I got home today. Why do you suppose they pulled Carey in the second quarter? To directly compare him perhaps?

edit; to McDougle I mean
 
cnc66 said:
Thanks Chris! I was hopeing you would have something posted by the time I got home today. Why do you suppose they pulled Carey in the second quarter? To directly compare him perhaps?

edit; to McDougle I mean
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Honestly I think the coaches were looking at the McIntosh-Carey tandem and the McDougle demotion as a way to shoot one across Stockar's bow and get him to shape up and become the right tackle they know he can be.

Instead, McIntosh stepped fiercely up to the plate, drew no penalties, and when Stockar came into the game he drew a couple of holding penalties and was up to the same old tricks.

So now the coaches have to wonder just exactly how much do they really trust Damion McIntosh not to be back up to his old tricks drawing yellow flags like he did in San Diego, and continued to do in Miami.
 
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