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Has anyone thought about Sparano's decision to not tackle during practice?

Perhaps this was one reason why the dolphins looked to be getting pushed around by a very pissed-off looking atlanta defense. the falcons looked in mid-season shape with how hard they were hitting.

on the other hand, the dolphins looked tentative, afraid to take a hit, afraid to GIVE a hit, afraid period.


PERHAPS, the falcons will wear out sooner this season than the dolphins will. perhaps the dolphins will start delivering the jarring hits in a couple of games? maybe the dolphins bodies being more rested and in better condition health-wise might be better suited to go the long haul??


only time will tell if sparano's choice to avoid strong physical contact during training will pay off...right now, it doesn't look good.


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zor said:
Has anyone thought about Sparano's decision to not tackle during practice?

Perhaps this was one reason why the dolphins looked to be getting pushed around by a very pissed-off looking atlanta defense. the falcons looked in mid-season shape with how hard they were hitting.

on the other hand, the dolphins looked tentative, afraid to take a hit, afraid to GIVE a hit, afraid period.


PERHAPS, the falcons will wear out sooner this season than the dolphins will. perhaps the dolphins will start delivering the jarring hits in a couple of games? maybe the dolphins bodies being more rested and in better condition health-wise might be better suited to go the long haul??


only time will tell if sparano's choice to avoid strong physical contact during training will pay off...right now, it doesn't look good.


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I don't know about the training regime being good or bad. What I do think is that the starting O should have played a lot longer in the pre-season. Even Sparano said that the D is always further ahead than the O. And in our case we had a new center and both starting guards coming off last years injuries. It is obvious that it would take time to gel as a unit. How many total quarters did they actually play during four games? How many passes did Fasano and Ginn actually get thrown in four games?
 
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It is obvious that it would take time to gel as a unit.
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I dont think "gel" has anything to do with it. Atlanta wasnt running any stunt or complicated blitz schemes. We just failed at the very basic techniques. Our guys we getting stood up on every play. This OL needs to stop prancing around and they need to get angry.
 
Our O line played like it did in the preseason, good plays and then some bad. There always seems to be one guys missing his block. This time it came form the tackle position. Not to mention Penny did hang onto the ball longer than he should of in some situations. It looked like he was confused on the coverage and was hesitant to throw the ball.

This is the same training camp methods used last yr and the same methods used by Parcells over the yrs.......the bottom line is the O line is not earning its money right now and there is no one to blame but the guys cashing those big checks on Monday morning.
 
Well we managed to get through training camp and preseason with no injures (besides Martin) and tackling didn't seem to be the problem yesterday in fact I thought that was one of the few positives in the game.
 
I never liked the policy... I feel there is a HUGE DIFFERENCE between being in position to make the stop and actually making it.

I think that hitting should be part of the regimen especially early in camp... Then less and less as it progresses.

We have never been a superlative tackling team and there HAS TO BE a co-relation at some point.
 
I kept seeing guys trying to "grab" the guy and then pull them down instead of delivering a blow low and dropping guys. I think this does have to do with the practice philosophy. Hopefully the get over it as the season progresses as they play real games.
 
Fish-Head said:
I never liked the policy... I feel there is a HUGE DIFFERENCE between being in position to make the stop and actually making it.

I think that hitting should be part of the regimen especially early in camp... Then less and less as it progresses.

We have never been a superlative tackling team and there HAS TO BE a co-relation at some point.
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There are very few teams that actually tackle to the ground anymore....the only one I can think of off the top of my head is the Eagles...who are completely injury ridden.

Tackling is something you learn at the pop warner lvl....theyve been doing it for YEARS....not doing it in TC is no excuse for missing tackles.
 
FinsFan_In_Iraq said:
There are very few teams that actually tackle to the ground anymore....the only one I can think of off the top of my head is the Eagles...who are completely injury ridden.

Tackling is something you learn at the pop warner lvl....theyve been doing it for YEARS....not doing it in TC is no excuse for missing tackles.
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so is catching the football and yet they practice that... :lol:

Coaches stress fundamentals at all levels of ball. No matter the age or pay scale.

Look, football is a violent sport... injuries can happen in any number of ways... Ginn messed his ankle in college celebrating a TD... Accidental contact... Anything...

Tackling is a big part of the game... HUGE in fact... as you are well aware... Not practicing it because you are afraid guys will get hurt when they have been doing it their whole lives seems to me to be a little precious.

I want guys that love to hit... Thrive on it... and I want the opposition to go down on first contact... not 7th.
 
plain and simple: you play like you practice. practice soft, play soft! practice no contact, play to avoid contact. no matter how ya wanna dissect my comment, any psychologist will tell you, the 'sub-conscious' is working to take over the conscious mind 24/7. if you instruct the collective sub-mindset to not hit or be hit, then that's what you'll most likely get...(bring the blast brothers)
 
So the eagles must be the only tough team in football....the Ravens who have probably the nastiest D in the NFL don't tackle to the ground either....maye you should write them an e-mail and let them know that they are practicing bad habits.
 
The first Fasono hit/fumble I contributed to the no tackling training camp.. It looked like to me, he was hit hard and said "where the **** did that come from?"
 
It must be some hell of training program because we got through last year with minimal injuries and made it through camp/preseason injury free for the most part.
 
FinsFan_In_Iraq said:
So the eagles must be the only tough team in football....the Ravens who have probably the nastiest D in the NFL don't tackle to the ground either....maye you should write them an e-mail and let them know that they are practicing bad habits.
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At the NFL level they are not 'learning' to tackle... As I said in my original post... With the speed of the game at that level It is very different being in position to make the play and making it.

Sorry dude but finish the play... period.

JMO... Not a statement of fact by any means.
 
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