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Merged: The Official Ryan Grice-Mullen Thread

RobertHorry said:
and RGM has been cut by two NFL teams in two seasons. He has yet to even make the roster of a practice squad, let alone the roster of a team.

Look, RGM is a beast. I followed him, Bess, CJ Hawthorne, and Jason Rivers all the time when they were at Hawaii. The problem is that RGM has yet to even see the game speed of the NFL and you guys think he is basically a lock to make the team. You can't say its not looking good for Turner while basically saying RGM has a spot on this team.
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Rob RGM was cut cause of a lingering hamstring injury he was having. He went to the CFL and agreed to two years up there. I think he was really affected for coming out to early. Kid was twenty when he decided to come out, he could have benefited at least one more year. But with June Jones, Brennan, Bess & Rivers leaving I don't think he had a choice.
 
To the naked eye, this weekend’s rookie mini-camp for the Miami Dolphins might have felt like the team had traveled back in time two years when it came to watching No. 17 run pass patterns and compete in wide receiver drills. But that is why the coaches at the NFL level get paid as much as they do, because they see things in an entirely different light.

Ryan Grice-Mullen was the player running around with that number on his practice jersey, and with his helmet hiding his face he looked like a carbon copy of last year’s leading receiver for the Dolphins, Davone Bess, all the way down to the gold-highlighted dreadlocks. He is similar in size (5-foot-10, 180 pounds with Bess at 5-10, 190) and demeanor, which isn’t that strange when you consider the two were teammates in college at the University of Hawaii and Grice-Mullen described Bess as “like my brother.”

As a tandem at Hawaii, Bess and Grice-Mullen wreaked havoc on opposing defensive backs from the moment they arrived on campus as freshmen in 2005 as they became the first pair of receivers in school history to each surpass 1,000 receiving yards in the same season. So Dolphins Head Coach Tony Sparano can understand why a natural comparison is drawn between the two, especially since Bess was an undrafted free agent in 2008 who earned a spot on the roster thanks to his reliable ball-handling skills, but they are not twins.
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FinAtic8480 said:
Are you done with your anti-RGM campaign? My hopes of RGM making the team are not based on just his CFL work, they are based on what I saw from him in college. The kid has speed, he is able to shed DB and when the ball is in his hands he looks like running back. He has no respect for his body, that is based on all the diving, twisting and leaping catches I have seen him make over the years.

As for me not watching the CFL I actually try to catch several games a year. You are talking to a guy who watches pee wee, NCAA football, Arena, CFL & NFL. RGM might not have the best stats in Canada, but put tape on the guy and you will see he is good player. If you just don't like and are bitter for Miami trading the ball less one, then I cannot help you.
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So you are aware that RGM can generate a much bigger cushion for himself in the CFL and failed to do so..., with all Receivers/slots and RBs having the obvious advantage the Defense has to a full yard off the ball - therefore 1 yard off the WR..., the WRs/slots/RBs can all be in motion at the same time and/or all the Slots, WRs and RBs for that matter running with a full of head of steam running towards the line of scrimmage before the ball has even been snapped you - boy you would have thought RGM could blow by CBs ...

RGMs seperation technique you speak of has yet to be deployed...


I wouldn't count your chickens before they are hatched is all - Ginn was by far the better athlete...
 
RobertHorry said:
and RGM has been cut by two NFL teams in two seasons. He has yet to even make the roster of a practice squad, let alone the roster of a team.

Look, RGM is a beast. I followed him, Bess, CJ Hawthorne, and Jason Rivers all the time when they were at Hawaii. The problem is that RGM has yet to even see the game speed of the NFL and you guys think he is basically a lock to make the team. You can't say its not looking good for Turner while basically saying RGM has a spot on this team.
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Ahh... the VOICE of REASON...
 
I don't be hatin' on RGM. God, I hope he is the second coming of Joshua Cribbs for the Dolphins. That he is doing things well in rookie mini-camp gives me some hope. But I temper my hope with the reality of the NFL. Maybe a UDFA or late round pick unseats a starter. It happens sometimes in the NFL. Just not very often. Being over 40, I have seen so many training camp or mini-camp "flashes" that looked so good that fizzled and were gone before you know it.

Our dog has had a couple litters of puppies. I have learned to not get attached to what soon you must give away. We have close to 100 players between draft picks, unsigned RFAs, and tryout players. Close to half will be gone in a few months. There are likely one or maybe two WR spots in play with 10 WRs on the roster. It's gonna be a dog fight and for Dolphins fans that is a very, very good thing, because the likelihood is higher that we have quality players at the position.

RGM better be on his knees every night praying to make the team and on his feet every day working hard and watching film after practice because this is the perfect spot for him to land (having Bess as his mentor and friend). I doubt he will ever get another chance this good.
 
Why did Ryan Grice-Mullen go undrafted? What were the criticisms?

He had a good 40 time (4.36 - 4.46). All reports say he has good hands and good quickness. He had great production in college.

He's on the small side, but that didn't stop Santonio Holmes, DeSean Jackson, and Ted Ginn Jr from being drafted in the 1st or 2nd round.

Is RGM a bad route runner?
 
He did have a hamstring injury. Bess went undrafted too as a similar receiver. Should have stayed one more season.
 
mikethewreck said:
He did have a hamstring injury. Bess went undrafted too as a similar receiver. Should have stayed one more season.
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I can understand why Bess went undrafted, since he ran a 4.64 in the 40. A small WR who runs a 4.64 in the 40 won't be drafted.
 
normaldude said:
I can understand why Bess went undrafted, since he ran a 4.64 in the 40. A small WR who runs a 4.64 in the 40 won't be drafted.
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Also factor who the Dreads lined up against :ponder:- even ol June Jones split after the Georgia beat down - the Rainbows don"t face the tpo tier competition and when they do...
 
rev kev said:
Also factor who the Dreads lined up against :ponder:- even ol June Jones split after the Georgia beat down - the Rainbows don"t face the tpo tier competition and when they do...
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I only here you judge RGM for what he did in the CFL. You obviously never saw this guy play in college, cause if you did you would have known the potential he has. You also make it sound like I want this kid to be our number 1 WR, all I want is for him to make the team and fill the 5th WR spot as a KR/PR and develope.

Tell me who is gonna be our KR/PR, who has the ability to make people miss or the speed to take it the distance. I know Turner does not, your poster boy Ginn is gone (Thank god), and the 5th WR spot is wide open.

Turner could not even get on the field, the reason was he could not create seperation between CBs. Miami has gotten a number 1 WR who Turner is very similiar to and Miami won't put Turner in goal line situation when they have Marshall. Turner can't play ST. They also have Hartline who showed he is a weapon in goal line situations. In other words Turner is a goner, if he continues with his lack luster effort.

RGM can KR, PR & play WR. He will also play special teams, so the kid has a good chance to make the team. Stop being so negative, cause kitty kat Ginn is here no more.

Oh yeah and while you keep dogging RGM all we keep hearing is praises from reporters and coach, similiar to how Bess began his career as a Miami Dolphin.

Hawaii is in the WAC conference and last time I checked the Fins have several players on the rosters from that division in our roster, so what is your point on who he played.
 
Not dogging RGM. I hope he is all that. It's just I'm not building a shrine to him or etching his locker nameplate until he proves himself against NFL players in a game situation. That he has not yet done for us. None of our rooks have.
 
mikethewreck said:
Not dogging RGM. I hope he is all that. It's just I'm not building a shrine to him or etching his locker nameplate until he proves himself against NFL players in a game situation. That he has not yet done for us. None of our rooks have.
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Nor am I, what I am is pulling for the guy to make the team and spreading the word on RGM. He has a lot of good thing in his favor. He is being coached up by Bess, he was ahead of everyone in the rookie mini camps. He played professionally in Canada and their are open spots for the 5th WR and KR/PR duties as well.

Im not saying RGM will make the team, all I am saying I really really hope he makes the team.
 
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