It really is the same thing annually isn’t it? The preseason is no indicator for how it will go once it counts. I understand for established teams NE, PIT, ATL, NO, etc it’s a bit different.
Seeing alot of panic on the forum from one preseason game. One where two of our defenders didn't suit up and our one's played a few series.
Overreaction or Legit Concern:
Raekwon underwhelming?
Parker invisible?
Kicking competition?
Secondary struggles?
Penalities?
No pass rush?
Interior DL?
Weigh in... I'll be back with my takes
that’s a good read, TY..Overreaction or Legit Concern:
Raekwon underwhelming? Overreaction, for now. I consider Raekwon a rookie still. The fact he made it through the game without injury is a move in the right direction. Last year he played one snap on special teams and was done for the season. He's still young (21?) so there's time. I was never high on him as a draft pick but if he can at least be a thumper and stop all these gashing runs against the defense then the team has made progress.
Parker invisible? Legit concern. I think the Parker we've seen, the one that shows flashes every now and again...I think that's all we're going to get. As deep as this position is it would be smart of the Dolphins to try and trade him for anything they can get. Cleveland traded their 1st round pick WR to Buffalo for a 7th round pick in return...Parker has more value than that. If someone offered me a 5th I think I'd pull the trigger. I think we'd be just as good with a corp of Amendola, Wilson, Stills, Ford and Jakeem Grant. Obviously not a lot of size in that group but then Parker hasn't played like a 6'3" WR either. He's played more like a 6'0" WR.
Kicking competition? Overreaction. Don't forget that Parkey kicked a few KOs out of bounds when he first got here too. Joseph kicked one out of bounds but he made his FG attempt from 48 yards and Sanders made his extra point attempt and went 2/3 on FGs with his one miss coming from 53 yards. That's not a bad debut. The battle is not over.
Secondary struggles? Legit concern. This was an issue last year with communication being the biggest problem. The longer this takes to sort out the CB opposite Howard the more worrisome I feel this will be. Dolphins never got the communication issue worked out last year. They hired a new DB coach and still the issues remain. Is it an intelligence issue? Is it a lack of ability issue? A combination of both? This one worries me.
Penalities? Gase's teams are highly penalized. Go back and look at the offenses he's run in the NFL. All of them rack up penalties. It is what it is. Just learn to live with it.
No pass rush? Major concern. We got no pass rush on a banged up Tampa Bay O-line. Secondary struggles contribute to the lack of pass rush. Teams know that this defense struggles with the short passing game because of the linebackers and bad communication issues. Until that's resolved all of these high draft picks and traded draft picks for players who make a living getting to the QB was done for nothing.
Interior DL? Not as concerned with this as I am with linebacker play. Seemed to me, from the little I got to see, that Tampa's O-line wasn't getting to the second level. DL was taking up the blockers at least, if they weren't getting the tackles. Where were the linebackers to clean up? I said this last year when we traded for Stephone Anthony but that dude has no instinct and/or he's dumb as rocks. If you watch Tampa's first rushing TD Anthony takes himself completely out of the play...he has no clue where the ball is and he left a huge gapping hole. This dude's another Phillip Wheeler.
Seeing alot of panic on the forum from one preseason game. One where two of our defenders didn't suit up and our one's played a few series.
Overreaction or Legit Concern:
Raekwon underwhelming? Will be inconsistent. Basically a rookie.
Parker invisible? Concerning; if doesn’t step up they’ll need to draft a WR early next year. Too many other needs to have to do that.
Kicking competition? Concerning; should have Keith their K 3 years ago. Let em grow.
Secondary struggles? No concern
Penalities? Young team, needs time.
No pass rush? Concern; no elite DE. Relying on a aging DE who’s never been himself since all the injuries. Harris not stepping up enough.
Interior DL? Of course this is an issue; is anyone surprised?
Weigh in... I'll be back with my takes
It's going to be really nice after wins when you don't post at all.
I agree 100%!!!I thought Matt Burke was in over his head in 2017, and nothing I have seen or heard so far in the 2018 off-season has made me think otherwise.
Not knocking your opinion just curious, what could you see or hear in the offseason to change your opinion?I thought Matt Burke was in over his head in 2017, and nothing I have seen or heard so far in the 2018 off-season has made me think otherwise.