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Hardly a day goes by that Greg Camarillo doesn't hear about the play that changed his career.

Camarillo's 64-yard touchdown catch in overtime against Baltimore gave the Miami Dolphins their only win in 2007 after an 0-13 start. Things haven't been the same for him since.

"I went from being a guy nobody knew to a guy everybody knew and loved," Camarillo said.

The Dolphins aren't afraid to give a receiver a chance.

That's why they begin this season with a cast of relatively unproven wideouts competing for spots behind former first-round pick Ted Ginn Jr.
Miami is hoping the blueprint followed by Camarillo - and matched last season by another surprising undrafted rookie in Davone Bess - will be enough to improve a position that lacked depth and consistency last season.

It's made for a wide-open receiver race.

"When you are going through this whole thing, you can get a little lost about what a guy has done in the past," Dolphins coach Tony Sparano said. "You have to go by what you see right now, being as open-minded as you can."

This pattern is how the Dolphins have been able to find hidden talent at receiver.
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http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/football/wires/story/1201112.html
 
I love this part..."with a cast of relatively unproven wideouts competing for spots behind former first-round pick Ted Ginn Jr."

Since when is Ginn proven? At best he proven he's average for a receiver. Perhaps that all changes this year....we'll have to see.
 
fishypete said:
I love this part..."with a cast of relatively unproven wideouts competing for spots behind former first-round pick Ted Ginn Jr."

Since when is Ginn proven? At best he proven he's average for a receiver. Perhaps that all changes this year....we'll have to see.
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I don't think it was an implication that Ginn is proven, just that everyone else is competing behind Ginn bc he's locked into a starters spot. As much as the depth chart has changed, Ginn has always been the starting reciever.
 
popularwar said:
Ginn has proved he can play in this league. He's not necessarily a pro bowler right now but he's proven he can play.
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One could say the same about Greg Camarillo. If he doesn't get hurt...he's got as many yards as Ginn has for the season...which didn't say much for Ginn being the receiver taken in the first round...and thats the point.
 
fishypete said:
One could say the same about Greg Camarillo. If he doesn't get hurt...he's got as many yards as Ginn has for the season...which didn't say much for Ginn being the receiver taken in the first round...and thats the point.
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Hey its not Ginn's fault he was taken 9th overall, thats the head coaches job to evaluate talent and make the proper decision. I still think he will get better as the season rolls out, just not sure if he will ever live up to being 9th overall.
 
phinfan13/34 said:
Hey its not Ginn's fault he was taken 9th overall, thats the head coaches job to evaluate talent and make the proper decision. I still think he will get better as the season rolls out, just not sure if he will ever live up to being 9th overall.
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I agree, no one ever said it was Ginn's fault that he was selected 9th overall.
 
Never a day goes without doom an gloom

All it meant was that Ginn is the #1 and is guaranteed tht spot. All othrs are fightn for the rest.

I thnl tht was read wrong
 
GCD960 said:
Never a day goes without doom an gloom

All it meant was that Ginn is the #1 and is guaranteed tht spot. All othrs are fightn for the rest.

I thnl tht was read wrong
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It's not doom and gloom...it's a dose of reality. If Ginn is the number one as you wrote...it's not because of production....it's because of where he was selected and the money he's being paid by the Dolphins.
 
fishypete said:
I love this part..."with a cast of relatively unproven wideouts competing for spots behind former first-round pick Ted Ginn Jr."

Since when is Ginn proven? At best he proven he's average for a receiver. Perhaps that all changes this year....we'll have to see.
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ginn can damn well play

the guy opens things up by being vertical, our passing game would be nowhere as effective if he wasn't a part of it
 
JT-forpresident said:
ginn can damn well play

the guy opens things up by being vertical, our passing game would be nowhere as effective if he wasn't a part of it
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If you say so my friend. I rather believe that players like Greg Camarillo and Bess have done far more for the passing game at this time.
 
Who do u think draws that safety away from guys like cam and bess? Ginn spreads the field, draws double coverage, and still makes amazing plays. Now he needs to work on his consistency and I wish he would score more receiving TD's but other than that no one on this team has that type of speed or true play making ability. I'll give it to bess and Ronnie but they don't really compare to what Ginn can offer. Not a knock on Cam or Bess but we need that speedster with good hands in Ginn because if we had all possession receivers this offense would be too predictable. Now all we need is that tall guy which I hope is Pat Turner to bring our WR corps to another level.
 
a sporano coached team doesnt care what people are paid (cough wilford)... ginn is number 1 bc he has earned that spot. he is the fastest reciever on this team and is slowly becoming one of the more polished recievers as well, if you havent seen that in this years preseason games maybe you should take another look and watch his route running. not to mention... who else is even close to a legitimate #1 on this team? the rest are all situational players and possession guys, no one stretches the field like he does opening things up for the possession guys.

i don't see doom and gloom as that far off of a synopsis... granted ginn is no true number 1, but the fact that you can't get over that he has earned his starting spot is rather pessimist. things arent handed out on this football team with these coaches.
 
sharp said:
Who do u think draws that safety away from guys like cam and bess? Ginn spreads the field, draws double coverage, and still makes amazing plays. Now he needs to work on his consistency and I wish he would score more receiving TD's but other than that no one on this team has that type of speed or true play making ability. I'll give it to bess and Ronnie but they don't really compare to what Ginn can offer. Not a knock on Cam or Bess but we need that speedster with good hands in Ginn because if we had all possession receivers this offense would be too predictable. Now all we need is that tall guy which I hope is Pat Turner to bring our WR corps to another level.
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heh beat me to it
 
fishypete said:
I love this part..."with a cast of relatively unproven wideouts competing for spots behind former first-round pick Ted Ginn Jr."

Since when is Ginn proven? At best he proven he's average for a receiver. Perhaps that all changes this year....we'll have to see.
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Ginn is the only guaranteed starter in the receiving corp; ergo, everyone else is behind him. His speed and deep pass catching ability is key to keeping the defense honest. He sounds proven to me. Further, he is our number one receiver. He may not be rated by posters or pundits as a legitimate #1 receiver, but he is our current number one receiver.
 
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