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http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1208/is_4_229/ai_n9771126
There's alot of concern (rightfully so) about the O-line and whether it can be good enough to take Miami's (Linehan's) offense to the next level..
This article eases my mind...the highlights..
"Houck started over with a new cast: veteran acquisitions Roman Oben and Mike Golf, rookies Nick Hardwick and Shane Olivea and Toniu Fonoti, the 350-plus-pound guard who spent 2003 on injured reserve."
We have veterans Damien McIntosh & Jeno James, second year starters McKinney & Hadnot and fat boy Vernon Carey who spend 2004 on the bench..some similarities.
"Houck stressed techniques such as the proper hand punch, the double-team block and playing with a wide base. Houck convinced the players that the whole could be greater than the sum of its parts. And he helped each lineman dig deep within himself for the motivation to succeed.
For Goff, the right guard, it was that the Bengals weren't interested in paying what it would have cost to re-sign him. For Olivea, the right tackle, it was being passed over in the draft until the seventh round. For Oben, the left tackle, it was having the reputation of a finesse player who was vulnerable as a run blocker."
What would be the Dolphins individual motivations? For McIntosh, it could be to prove that his poor play was attributed to not being 100%...for Carey, it could be proving that he was not a busted 1st round pick...for Hadnot, it could be where he was drafted (6th round)...for James, it could be to prove that he is worth the huge contract he signed.
"I'm pretty sure if there was a Hall of Fame for offensive line coaches," Oben says, "Hudson would be the first guy to be inducted."
BTW, did y'all remember that Miami tried to get Houck in 1996?...oh what could've been :cry:
http://www.phins.com/news96/News_9602120904.html
There's alot of concern (rightfully so) about the O-line and whether it can be good enough to take Miami's (Linehan's) offense to the next level..
This article eases my mind...the highlights..
"Houck started over with a new cast: veteran acquisitions Roman Oben and Mike Golf, rookies Nick Hardwick and Shane Olivea and Toniu Fonoti, the 350-plus-pound guard who spent 2003 on injured reserve."
We have veterans Damien McIntosh & Jeno James, second year starters McKinney & Hadnot and fat boy Vernon Carey who spend 2004 on the bench..some similarities.
"Houck stressed techniques such as the proper hand punch, the double-team block and playing with a wide base. Houck convinced the players that the whole could be greater than the sum of its parts. And he helped each lineman dig deep within himself for the motivation to succeed.
For Goff, the right guard, it was that the Bengals weren't interested in paying what it would have cost to re-sign him. For Olivea, the right tackle, it was being passed over in the draft until the seventh round. For Oben, the left tackle, it was having the reputation of a finesse player who was vulnerable as a run blocker."
What would be the Dolphins individual motivations? For McIntosh, it could be to prove that his poor play was attributed to not being 100%...for Carey, it could be proving that he was not a busted 1st round pick...for Hadnot, it could be where he was drafted (6th round)...for James, it could be to prove that he is worth the huge contract he signed.
"I'm pretty sure if there was a Hall of Fame for offensive line coaches," Oben says, "Hudson would be the first guy to be inducted."
BTW, did y'all remember that Miami tried to get Houck in 1996?...oh what could've been :cry:
http://www.phins.com/news96/News_9602120904.html
