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OTA Updates #3 (6/9/14)

Omar Kelly ‏@OmarKelly

Top performer today of #Dolphins practice was Cameron Wake, who was disruptive. He had at least two would be sacks.
 
GATOOOORRRRR! Man I hope he beasts this offseason and sees plenty of game action. The dude has "IT." It sounds like we're definitely going to keep 4 TEs and possibly 5, we had 3 on the field together for Gator's TD.
 
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Andrew Abramson ‏@AbramsonPBP 1m

Finnegan said he's never been around such a fast-paced offense. "Game speed is definitely going to be slowed down for us." #Dolphins
 
It's still OTA's, don't draw conclusions on starters yet. We want the rookies playing between veterans right now to help them learn how to play. The staff wants to get the players some reps at other positions to begin building positional flexibility.
We need o see the fringe players play to see whether they can compete for practice squad spots. Everyone is in a new offense and needs reps.

We are still on the steep part of the learning curve and haven't even installed the full offense yet. This is still like the first day of school ... all we know is which locker belongs to whom ... for now.

Dallas Thomas is a veteran. He still needs reps because he didn't earn enough last year. Turner isn't and shouldn't be given a starting spot. He is raw and has to absorb a Niagara Falls flow of information and it's got to be overwhelming for him at this point and with this tempo.

Once we are a few weeks into training camp with most of the offense installed and repeatedly practiced with pads on, THEN we will have an idea whether Turner has a shot at LG this year.

Sent from my phone, so please forgive any typos.
 
Jeff Darlington ‏@JeffDarlington 1m
Football never sleeps. Shown here: Dolphins WR Mike Wallace, who tells me he's fired up for Bill Lazor's new offense. Wallace says he's being used in so many positions that he actually caught a TD out of the backfield last week.
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Omar Kelly @OmarKelly ·

This is probably the first time in my career I can say I think the Dolphins offense is ahead of the defense. Not 100% sure though.

Dolphins coach Joe Philbin said the coaches are throwing more at their players now knowing they'll probably have to dial it back later.

I've got to admit the offense is confusing. The shifts are troublesome and complicated. Defenses say it challenges them consistently.
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A.J. Francis ‏@AJFrancis410 8s

I hope that Everglades fire is out cause that smoke made it damn near impossible to breathe during practice... #HowCanASwampBeOnFireAnyways?
 
Didnt wanna make a new thread about this but mike wallace has lined up in the backfield. He's lining up anywhere you can imagine. Its on rotoworld btw its hard to link and quote on mobile
 
most encouraging thing i can take away from 3 weeks of otas other than the tempo on offense picking up and the movement of skill position players and tight ends late is the news that provided omar is accurate (for once) cortland finnegan looks like a comfortable fit as the #2 corner...in this setting if finnegan had truly lost a step it should be very obvious his game is all about physical play and in your face play that's not ideal for a helmet and shorts setting it's encouraging that at least to those in attendance there has been no talk of fall off...the other encouraging development at corner seems to be the play of jamar taylor...sounds like he's ready to handle a top 4 corner job in our d...he should show better in pads when his quick acceleration long speed and physical strength can be more apparent...all of which are plus assets

i feel much better right now about the state of the corner play in the top 4...grimes finnegan taylor and wilson should he win the nickle job look like the obvious top 4 choices to me i was not and still am not comfortable with will davis assuming a role i have seen pictures of him in otas body looks the same to me i dont see any weight gain or muscle growth but i guess he could have gotten stronger for his size he sure better have...if you see him losing physically to small slot wr types in space in close contact come preseason should be very telling...

i don't think there's much more than a specials plan for walt aikens in this defense right now...games very raw looks best in press flat footed and squatting in off coverage...i guess we will see come camp but i'm not betting on much impact...need our top 3 corners to stay healthy this year...can probably afford one injury in the top 4 don't want to depend on davis or aikens...davis may have a fight on his hands for the last corner job with this jalil brown character...but his size if he's who i recall is more suited to play inside and we have multiple options there already...

not surprised more movement means more looks for wallace thus far harder to bracket tannehill is a presnap and coverage based decision maker when it comes to where the ball goes...last year presnap a lot of times the coverage dictated tannehill to go away from wallace side from the get go by moving him around more there should be more favorable pre and post snap as far as where wallace is on the progression and he should see more opportunities...plus a good oc should be able to design ways to get the ball to him with play design and formation

heavy 2 tight end sets evidently...more and more sounds like 4 tight ends will make this 53...just for the scheme need alone...take out the actual lack of real talent at the position...

i keyed jordan tripps work at mike in the senior bowl game...actually it looked pretty solid...still all post snap reactionary stuff but he was assignment sound and he attacked the ball...i feel pretty confident he's the backup mike backer assuming this misi thing sticks come the regular season...trusnick getting looks at mike is a funny joke...doubt tripp stays out of the 2 deep long...

another ota another cam wake blowing things up protection wise...if dallas thomas is in fact locking down left guard and miami feels like shelley is the guy at right guard this team needs to cross train billy turner at tackle...can't say it enough...this kid can play in space watched him get beat initially on the edge senior bowl week one time in the game and it was his great quick feet and lateral quickness that allowed him to recover and wash the rusher out...he's raw but imo while there will be some growing pains he's the best in house tackle option this team has depth wise...
 
Allow me (as someone who has taken a few meteorology courses) to nitpick...

Fog requires moisture in the air.


maybe ricky was at practice today? pipe bubblin' water, smoke........ FOG!!
 
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