Speaking of the guys up front, the offensive line the Dolphins put on the field Friday night looked too much like the line they put on the field in 2015. The tackles are the same. The center is the same.
The two guards, Dallas Thomas and Billy Turner, were the guys who played most of 2015.
And frankly, it is time to change those dynamics.
On the Dolphins second series, I saw Thomas being virtually walked back by a Giants lineman into Tannehill’s face. And then the Giants linemen took a shot at Tannehill.
We’ve seen similar scenes before. It’s time to shelve that look. It’s time to shelve Dallas Thomas.The Dolphins have been shuffling and experimenting with the offensive line all training camp. Thomas, part of that experiment, has been getting first-team reps ahead of first-round pick Laremy Tunsil on most days.
End this madness, Dolphins. Get serious about this offensive line and stick Tunsil in at left guard. He may not be technically better than Thomas but he’s a better player anyway.
And once Tunsil, who played left tackle in college, grows into the left guard job, he’ll be much, much better than Thomas. So why wait for a switch that will come anyway? Why wait on doing something that everyone knows must be done?
Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/s...o-salguero/article95471942.html#storylink=cpy
The two guards, Dallas Thomas and Billy Turner, were the guys who played most of 2015.
And frankly, it is time to change those dynamics.
On the Dolphins second series, I saw Thomas being virtually walked back by a Giants lineman into Tannehill’s face. And then the Giants linemen took a shot at Tannehill.
We’ve seen similar scenes before. It’s time to shelve that look. It’s time to shelve Dallas Thomas.The Dolphins have been shuffling and experimenting with the offensive line all training camp. Thomas, part of that experiment, has been getting first-team reps ahead of first-round pick Laremy Tunsil on most days.
End this madness, Dolphins. Get serious about this offensive line and stick Tunsil in at left guard. He may not be technically better than Thomas but he’s a better player anyway.
And once Tunsil, who played left tackle in college, grows into the left guard job, he’ll be much, much better than Thomas. So why wait for a switch that will come anyway? Why wait on doing something that everyone knows must be done?
Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/s...o-salguero/article95471942.html#storylink=cpy
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