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Mike Wallace.....the dead horse

Scotty P

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I hate to beat this horse especially after such a huge win......but this guy has disappointed me again.

He dropped 2 very catchable balls today. They weren't the best throws, but c'mon man. Fight for the ball or just friggin' jump......it's that simple. Throw a block too. There was one play that if he had thrown a block on the defender we would have scored.

I know he is a fabulous decoy and is very dangerous when he gets a good throw in the open field, but does everything have to be served to him on a platter to make a play???

big win today either way! Go Dolphins!
 
Fin fans better hope he stays healthy for the rest of the season as the offense wouldn't be near as good without him imo.
 
Greydolfin said:
Fin fans better hope he stays healthy for the rest of the season as the offense wouldn't be near as good without him imo.
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Easily! People are really dismissing his impact on the game even when he doesn't touch the ball on offense.
 
Yeah he had two drops and passes that weren't that great. Defense was all over him as well, gotta give him a break.
 
damn it Mike didn't do squat so the win doesn't count.. ?? is that where we are going ? ? We won.. chill folks
 
His presence is huge for the Dolphins. Just look at the first TD to Clay.
 
Scotty P said:
I hate to beat this horse especially after such a huge win......but this guy has disappointed me again.

He dropped 2 very catchable balls today. They weren't the best throws, but c'mon man. Fight for the ball or just friggin' jump......it's that simple. Throw a block too. There was one play that if he had thrown a block on the defender we would have scored.

I know he is a fabulous decoy and is very dangerous when he gets a good throw in the open field, but does everything have to be served to him on a platter to make a play???

big win today either way! Go Dolphins!
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It would nice if our qb didnt underthrow him but hey cant have everything i guess.

If you are talking bout the thomas run he blocked the right guy. If he isnt blocking the defender down field he makes tackle in stead of guy catching thomas from behind
 
I think we should sure be asking ourselves why we're taking such a cap hit for a guy who essentially offers nothing out of the ordinary on plays in which he isn't hit downfield with dead-on precision, and who drops too many of the passes in which he is. Straight-line speed with few if any other skills doesn't warrant that kind of money.
 
Am interested to see if Tannehill and Wallace can develop close chemistry with another off-season to work together.

If they do, wouldn't that be something fun to watch?
 
shouright said:
I think we should sure be asking ourselves why we're taking such a cap hit for a guy who essentially offers nothing out of the ordinary on plays in which he isn't hit downfield with dead-on precision, and who drops too many of the passes in which he is. Straight-line speed with few if any other skills doesn't warrant that kind of money.
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You don't need "dead on precision" to get him the ball downfield. But if you're expecting him to win jumpballs on a regular basis, you're expecting too much because that isn't his strength. Lead him out with the ball and let him turn on the burners and get to it.
 
You guys are missing my point. I gave him kudos as a fabulous decoy. It's obvious he opens up the field and the entire offense benefits from it. I just want the guy to put up a fight for the ball and get physical.

No one can be happy with his lack of production, drops, and missed plays. If he catches the 10 plus balls that were catchable this year (some were drops, bad throws or he just quit), maybe we would have scored more than 28 points multiple times this year. And maybe we would be playing for the AFC East title next week instead of being "in the hunt" with teams like the Jets.

Ted Ginn was a great decoy to....it didn't take long for teams to figure out his hands weren't a threat though.
 
For the people complaining about that he hasn't lived up to his contract, there's nothing we can do about it. We're stuck with him.
 
JTC111 said:
You don't need "dead on precision" to get him the ball downfield. But if you're expecting him to win jumpballs on a regular basis, you're expecting too much because that isn't his strength. Lead him out with the ball and let him turn on the burners and get to it.
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His strength of course is straight-line speed, but if that's all he has, it isn't worth his cap hit in my opinion. Get a cheaper guy with the same straight-line speed, and better the team by spending the savings elsewhere.
 
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