Mularkey is not responsible for Deep Ball

[PhinsPhan]

Mularkey is not the one responsible for the lack of Deep Ball. There have been the deep route options on just as many plays as usual it is just C-Pep throwing to check downs and underneath.

The deep ball issue is not just on our O-coordinator. Additionally, on the plays that have been deep, Dauntes accuracy has been poor and he misses the receivers.

 

[Elliott 1]

Fire Mularkey! And bench Pep!

 

[Roman529]

Mularkey's play calling has been horrible. At least attempt a long throw every now and then so we can get some space.....Mullarkey waits until we are down 16-0 to throw a deep pass to CC....and don't tell me he was not open earlier in the game.....Welker was open a few times on deep routes as well.

 

[PhenomenalPhin]

In all honesty, I was really dissapointed that I saw c pep air it out ONCE.

 

[JG718]

I blame the o coordinator. I don't like the playcalling at all!!

 

[NathanHunt]

I don't know if this is the exact thread I should be bringing this up in, but I would like to state an opinion about Miami OC's in the past 2 years and Nick Saban.

Many of you recall the Scott Linehan days when we would throw, throw and throw and bail on the running game. Then, Saban requested Linehan to coach from the sidelines and come down from the sky boxes. Then, suddenly, our running game began clicking and we began winning.

Now, I see the exact same pattern recurring. Ronnie averaged nearly 5ypc today... so where was the run? Everytime we run the ball, our offense begins clicking. Yet, we seem to despise calling running plays. It's like we keep wanting to hit the home run instead. When, quite honestly, even against Pitt and today, had we stuck to the run... we would probably be looking at a different record right now.

Now, here's my real question. Is the propensity to throw game planning by the OC's or Saban?

It would appear Saban wanted to run the ball more last year so, in the midst of the shakeup, he brought Linehan on the sidelines (for control?) and suddenly the running game appeared.

Fast forward, Mularkey is throwing the ball around the field like we have a surplus of game balls to hand out. Yet, Ronnie is effectively running the ball and controlling the game WHEN he gets a chance and still, we pass and lose.

If Saban wanted to run so much, why are we still passing?

Or, do the fans believe, wrongly, that Saban is the reason we run... when in fact he's pushing for more passing?

Here's another interesting fact regarding Linehan and his supposed propensity to throw the ball.... in his first 2 games as HC, S. Jackson has 22 rushes and 100+ yards in each game. And, they are not garbage carries. He is consistently running the ball early in the game while his passing game is set up by it.

So, if Linehan is so pass happy (as we were lead to believe), why has he produced 2 100+ yard games for Jackson in both games as HC when he was to "blame" for us bailing on the run last year?

Did he learn the lesson or has Saban yet to?

 

[Jimmy James]

I wonder if the lack of running has to do with a feeling that you can't expect Ronnie Brown to be a 350 attempt back, at least at this point in his career. Could it be that the Ricky suspension has screwed up Saban's plan?

 

[NathanHunt]

I wonder if the lack of running has to do with a feeling that you can't expect Ronnie Brown to be a 350 attempt back, at least at this point in his career. Could it be that the Ricky suspension has screwed up Saban's plan?

I might be more prone to believe that IF Saban had shown more urgency in replacing Ricky in TC. If running the ball was such a priority, where was the urgency to insure Ronnie?

And, if running the ball is so important, why didn't Ronnie top 20 carries today?

15/30 vs. Pitt and 15/70 vs. Buf.... I just don't see the willingness to expose one of our best players to success. That tells me he's not as "integral" to success as we'd like to believe within the "system".

Let's face it... if he ran for Pitt, he would have over 50 carries by now. Instead, he has 30 in 2 games. I don't see the committment to the run.

 

[Jimmy James]

I think Nick's replacement options were limited. He brought in Riggs. He kept Harris around. He hoped to have Morris. He even brought in Suggs.

If this is what is happening, the runs should increase once Morris is back but Ronnie's touches shouldn't go up much.

 

[Fresh]

I literally sat there & watched Chris Chambers run the same deep route on 5-6 different plays.

We bring him over the middle once and because a defender was all over Culpepper, the play was missed.. yet Chambers would've easily picked up 20+ otherwise. Then, we bring him over the middle again late & he picks up 26-yards. What does that mean? Mularkey truly isn't trying to involve Chambers in the offense. The variety simply is not there. Last year, many of Chambers' biggest plays came from Linehan throwing him over the middle & trying to create mismatches. Mularkey is just a simplistic idiot. He seems to believe that if you're fast enough, then you're always going to dominate the outside. I honestly don't think he cares about results. Dude's getting his money regardless.

 

[HybridPHIN 23]

I think Nick's replacement options were limited. He brought in Riggs. He kept Harris around. He hoped to have Morris. He even brought in Suggs.

If this is what is happening, the runs should increase once Morris is back but Ronnie's touches shouldn't go up much.

If ronnie's touches don't go up much we might as well trade him for a WR cuz we're wasting him IMO.

 

[Muck]

I literally sat there & watched Chris Chambers run the same deep route on 5-6 different plays.

We bring him over the middle once and because a defender was all over Culpepper, the play was missed.. yet Chambers would've easily picked up 20+ otherwise. Then, we bring him over the middle again late & he picks up 26-yards. What does that mean? Mularkey truly isn't trying to involve Chambers in the offense. The variety simply is not there. Last year, many of Chambers' biggest plays came from Linehan throwing him over the middle & trying to create mismatches. Mularkey is just a simplistic idiot. He seems to believe that if you're fast enough, then you're always going to dominate the outside. I honestly don't think he cares about results. Dude's getting his money regardless.

Saban emphasized this very thing in his postgame. First thing he said was that we had to start getting Chambers involved. We didn't attack the middle of the field enough, with all those rookies there.

I don't know that coming down from the booth will necessarily be the cure-all. But I think it may help. Linehan didn't want to come down either, but it worked out for the better. If things don't start improving, I could see Saban getting involved again AND Mularkey coming downstairs.

 

[yankeehillbilly]

I wonder if the lack of running has to do with a feeling that you can't expect Ronnie Brown to be a 350 attempt back, at least at this point in his career. Could it be that the Ricky suspension has screwed up Saban's plan?

If Saban's plan was dependant on Ricky Williams being in uniform then Saban isn't much of a coach.

 

[djfresh47]

I wonder if the lack of running has to do with a feeling that you can't expect Ronnie Brown to be a 350 attempt back, at least at this point in his career. Could it be that the Ricky suspension has screwed up Saban's plan?

Maybe that has something to do with it. Although he still had 21 touches and his skill set I think makes him an everydown back. Today especially I would've rather seen him get more carries against a team that has a poor run defense. The team that does the best job of resting their starting running back IMO is San Diego. He still gets a ton of touches but they spot him a couple series to use Michael Turner. Combined with Suggs the Dolphins had 18 rushes for 82 yards against a bad run defense IMO. I think that's bad gameplanning.

 

[NathanHunt]

Maybe that has something to do with it. Although he still had 21 touches and his skill set I think makes him an everydown back. Today especially I would've rather seen him get more carries against a team that has a poor run defense. The team that does the best job of resting their starting running back IMO is San Diego. He still gets a ton of touches but they spot him a couple series to use Michael Turner. Combined with Suggs the Dolphins had 18 rushes for 82 yards against a bad run defense IMO. I think that's bad gameplanning.

Exactly my point. If running the ball was THE priority, Ronnie would have had over 25 carries.

It's not like he's going to break.

I've honestly never seen a talent @ RB being held back so much.