Players we appear to really miss from last year with other observations.
Randall Hill Last year we brought in Crockett to supplant Hill who was also coming back from a knee injury. It did not work. With Hill in the line up the secondary jelled. According to the “experts” Hill is athletically limited. Still with Hill in the lineup when he was a Dolphin we had a solid pass defense. Currently with Wilson we are getting Crockett type results. The only answer on the current roster might be Culver. Against Atlanta he looked decent when he played.
David Martin Yes I know he is injured but he possessed at least some of the qualities the current coaching staff is seeking in a WR/TE. He is a big target that can catch the ball in traffic and make a play after the catch. More importantly with him in the game opposing teams cannot focus on Fasano who is “not” shown he is good enough to carry the TE position on his own.
Chad Pennington threw 3 catchable balls into the end zone. The other teams we have faced have players that could have made those catches.
Ronnie Brown running the ball toward the end of the 4th quarter looked to have very tired legs and to have lost his spurt perhaps a fresh Patrick Cobbs would have been order for a fresh spurt or time for the pass maybe.
Pat White 1 and done. So far he has been a non factor. He has to start bringing a real threat to the plate. This team is limited on offense and cannot be giving up even a down just to see what the other team is doing.
San Diego- Lets see we have the offensive line playing their hearts out, running backs with tired legs after 61 carries and a short week. Throw in a very limited passing game and a short week with a trip to the west coast. ODDs will not be in the Dolphins favor at all.
Tony Sporano – This was a major emotional loss last night you could see it on the players faces so some major rebuilding to do in a short amount of time. Tony’s clock management skills will be questioned this week by the media. Tony has to ignore that because he has a much bigger job to do like rebuilding the confidence of this team. The secondary has to be losing confidence as well as the offense in general. This team is just not built to score quickly and they know it while the secondary can certainly blow it and the whole team knows it.
Special Teams improvement. Should I say the Lex Hilliard Demon.? Plus Carpenter actually had a couple of kickoffs into the end zone this week. Maybe baby steps to some but overall major improvement. Many might not like what Patrick Cobbs and Bess bring to the table on special teams but they are solid returner’s just not solid spectacular returners. Ginn has the god given talent to be spectacular but is just not solid. So this will probably be as good as we get until next year.
Greg Camillo knee still must not be there yet. He is playing more of a position role and is nowhere close to contributing where he was at this time last year.
Brian Hartline might just take over Greggs job he looked solid not spectacular last evening. Couple of nice catches without the flags.
Randall Hill Last year we brought in Crockett to supplant Hill who was also coming back from a knee injury. It did not work. With Hill in the line up the secondary jelled. According to the “experts” Hill is athletically limited. Still with Hill in the lineup when he was a Dolphin we had a solid pass defense. Currently with Wilson we are getting Crockett type results. The only answer on the current roster might be Culver. Against Atlanta he looked decent when he played.
David Martin Yes I know he is injured but he possessed at least some of the qualities the current coaching staff is seeking in a WR/TE. He is a big target that can catch the ball in traffic and make a play after the catch. More importantly with him in the game opposing teams cannot focus on Fasano who is “not” shown he is good enough to carry the TE position on his own.
Chad Pennington threw 3 catchable balls into the end zone. The other teams we have faced have players that could have made those catches.
Ronnie Brown running the ball toward the end of the 4th quarter looked to have very tired legs and to have lost his spurt perhaps a fresh Patrick Cobbs would have been order for a fresh spurt or time for the pass maybe.
Pat White 1 and done. So far he has been a non factor. He has to start bringing a real threat to the plate. This team is limited on offense and cannot be giving up even a down just to see what the other team is doing.
San Diego- Lets see we have the offensive line playing their hearts out, running backs with tired legs after 61 carries and a short week. Throw in a very limited passing game and a short week with a trip to the west coast. ODDs will not be in the Dolphins favor at all.
Tony Sporano – This was a major emotional loss last night you could see it on the players faces so some major rebuilding to do in a short amount of time. Tony’s clock management skills will be questioned this week by the media. Tony has to ignore that because he has a much bigger job to do like rebuilding the confidence of this team. The secondary has to be losing confidence as well as the offense in general. This team is just not built to score quickly and they know it while the secondary can certainly blow it and the whole team knows it.
Special Teams improvement. Should I say the Lex Hilliard Demon.? Plus Carpenter actually had a couple of kickoffs into the end zone this week. Maybe baby steps to some but overall major improvement. Many might not like what Patrick Cobbs and Bess bring to the table on special teams but they are solid returner’s just not solid spectacular returners. Ginn has the god given talent to be spectacular but is just not solid. So this will probably be as good as we get until next year.
Greg Camillo knee still must not be there yet. He is playing more of a position role and is nowhere close to contributing where he was at this time last year.
Brian Hartline might just take over Greggs job he looked solid not spectacular last evening. Couple of nice catches without the flags.
