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Russ Lande interview (Ginn, Beck, and more...a must read)

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This was in an email that I got from my dad with an interview (from an undisclosed Dolphin fan site) with Russ Lande of www.gmjr.com. Guess he used to be an NFL scout?? Anyway, do not know much about the guy, but he had some interesting things to say about Miami before the draft. This is only about half of the interview. The rest would've been nice prior to the draft, but I just got this, so that info is now irrelevant:

EDIT: http://www.phins.com/draft/russ_interview.html

Do you think it'll be Randy Mueller calling the shots in the war room, do you think it'll be a shared arrangement where coaches will try and "rate up" players thinking that they can coach them up?

Russ: Mueller is going to be guy with the final say. That's just my guess but I have a feeling that it's going to be one of those ones where they will really do try to come to an agreement on a guy. As always, all coaches think they can coach guys to be better players than they are. I think part of the job of the GM is to act as the sort of sane voice, convincing them that not every player can be changed and that most players are the same in the pros as they were in college.
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I read your report about Brady Quinn, especially your noting his lack of accuracy beyond ten yards would make him better suited for a short passing offense given his lack of accuracy beyond 10 yards. Cam's background is not in that West Coast style but steeped in the Gillman-Coryell-Zampese lineage. Would that make Quinn not a good fit for the Dolphins
offense?

Russ: The one thing I will say for Cameron and from people I know that coach, they all say that he's one of those guys who is "freaky smart" and that in San Diego their offense originally didn't work for Brees. It was becoming a disaster and he just revamped the entire thing to fit a guy who doesn't have a big arm. So, I have a feeling he could probably scale an offense pretty well around Brady Quinn. Brady has a lot of tools. It's not only accuracy above ten yards that's an issue. His overall accuracy just was the lowest of all the quarterbacks this year that I charted, and that's a major concern because a lot of coaches have always said, "If you can't put the ball in the hula hoop, it's gonna be awfully hard to throw it accurately in the NFL."​
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Beyond Russell and Quinn what quarterbacks have you heard are grabbing Miami's interest?

Russ: I heard they like Beck but that's the one guy I keep hearing about. I hear that for almost every team
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You gave a lot of praise in your report for wide receiver Ted Ginn, Jr?

Russ: Yep, I like him. He definitely has some flaws that he's got to work on but his physical gifts are remarkable. There are few very players I've ever seen who can just burst away from people with almost no effort once they get the ball in their hands. You have to really, really be careful as a defense because once he's got it and he's in the open field he's a legit
touchdown threat every play. He's a lot like Reggie Bush in that respect. Once he gets in the open field you better watch out.
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I think I'll be sick if Cam or Mueller drafted him just to say, 'We picked him to produce on special teams.' We went through that four years ago with Wannstedt selecting Eddie Moore on defense.

Russ: I tell you one thing, I would put this kid on special teams day one. Day one. He needs a lot of work as a receiver, and that's if teams view him as a receiver. I've been told that about 20% of the teams have already decided they're making him a corner because that's what he played in high school and that's what he prefers to play.
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Could he play both wide receiver and cornerback?

Russ: No. I think he's going to go one position or the other. I don't think he's going to be a guy that bounces between the two positions. I wouldn't be shocked at all if a team took him, made him their primary return guy, and their #4 corner as a rookie and by his second year he becomes a starting corner. He is an really athletic guy. All the physical tools are there, he just needs to learn a position. As a receiver, he is really raw, his routes are not good and oftentimes he doesn't instinctively know what he's doing in terms of pass coverages and stuff like that, but he just is so naturally explosive and athletic, he can get open. He's a rare, rare guy in a lot of respects. There just aren't many guys with the the physical tools that he brings to the table.
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There has been mention of Ginn's connections with wide receiver coach Terry Robiskie and how Cameron's known Ginn since he was 13 years old.

Russ: I didn't even know there were connections but if there are, you talk about a guy that Cameron could have a lot of fun with! He could put him in the slot, line him up in the backfield. I mean he could do a lot of things with him. Cameron would make very good use of Teddy Ginn Jr. because that kid can flat out play.
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Can the Dolphins take that kind of risk after the Culpepper fiasco? Do you ever hear anything negative regarding their medical staff after what happened last year? (This is after a question on Miami possibly taking Alan Branch at 9 with his medical issues)

Russ: No. When Culpepper got there, they knew what was real. They knew he really was not going to be ready for last season but Saban and the organization made it clear that they really wanted him to try to battle through. He's a tough, competitive kid and so he did and it set him back. I think this year he'll probably be up and down wherever he plays but I think a year from now, he may be back at 100% health and close to being the quarterback that he was before he got hurt. I haven't heard anything negative about the Miami Dolphins. Very few guys have ever gone through the rehab of three torn ligaments and usually it's a two year deal. One ligament, the ACL, you can make back in a year, but two ligaments and three ligaments, especially, is a two year process so I can see Culpepper's side of it and I think he did get rushed back.
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I may also post the other part of the interview later. It really is irrelevant though, stuff about Josh Beekman, the DE from Purdue, and I think David Harris....
 
It's not irrelevant, a pro just confirm why our first two picks were good picks..Long live Mueller.
 
PLLLEAAAASSSEEE don't move him to corner this guy gives a dimension to our offense we have not seen the likes of maybe ever
 
Came from phins.com.

Really good interview. Added the link to the first post.
 
Muck said:
Came from phins.com.

Really good interview. Added the link to the first post.
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Cool deal.

Hey, I like your sig. What is that from? A movie or a comedy skit? I remember seeing that somewhere, but I just cannot place it!
 
colmax said:
Cool deal.

Hey, I like your sig. What is that from? A movie or a comedy skit? I remember seeing that somewhere, but I just cannot place it!
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Spinal Tap is where it comes from.
 
Maybe this will shut people up about Beck .. This guy says Miami as well as a few other teams were very interested in Beck .. And he is right about Ginn's rare talent .. A special talent like Ginn only comes once in maybe 15 years .. He's that good ..
 
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