DIRTYCASHHOLDIN
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I know DREW ROSENHAUS is going to take back his comment on the air tonight. Just last week...he stated that he thought that rookie TE RANDY McMICHAEL from Georgia would give JED WEAVER an instant battle for the starting Te position.
Well.....so far Te RANDY MCMiCHAEL...and the rest of his position-players....are off to a not so impressive start. This was the talk of the talk up there....the Te's not having a good day.
McMichael had at least 4 drops from my memory...and these were all catchable balls. He seemed not fluid at all....very stiff for a TE....and that is what we noticed. We did not see that atleticism that we saw on those films....he plainly looked lost out there.
JED WEAVER had trouble with his containment blocks...with some of the DE's overpowering him. Jed dropped at least 3 passes that I saw....and he was working with the first team. I have noticed that he has gained some bulk....but he needs to have that extra weight regardless. Just did not make enough plays...and he got lots of chances to get open....which he had lots of trouble getting open.
ALONZO MAYES.....A big dissapointement in the coaches eyes right now. You can use his butt as a Wide Screen TV right now...and after he catches a pass...he has no spark....you can see it. Mayes has ballooned his weight....and this....given the fact that the DOlphins gave him the chance of a lifetime...when they released HUNTER GOODWIN. That says it all as far as his motivation is concerned as a football player. MAYES is in WAnny's doghouse......and I believe he is there to stay. This is a guy who must get better and lose some weight before JULY.
ED PERRY....got very little work in any pass-drills....we all know what his role is on this team.
SHAWN DRAPER.....according to the beat writers....this guy is really not in the mix....and quite frankly...the team brass is not that high on. They really do not know what to make of this tweener. A very limited ball-player....who probably will not make the team....if he does not step up his game...in a hurry.
Overalll.......like I said. The TE position is literally up for grabs. This is early...there is no panic yet....but this group as a whole...in these sessions...were simply horrible. There were a few catches here and there....by both McMicheal and Weaver....yes.....it was not like a shut-out.....but in this offense....these guys need to find the creases and get the hell open...and then do something with the football. And this is the element that we did not see.......the Qb-TE's were simply not in any harmony or rhythym. It was bad....and it needs to improve.
Like I said....the Dolphins have contacted the agent for former Bengals TE.....McGee.....but WANNY and Spielman have different views.
DREW said that his client....ROB KONRAD has been told that he WILL NOT be tried at TE....by TURNER. He will be in that H-BACK role however....where he lines up behind the line of scrimmage as a reciever. KOnrad will be in motion quite a bit this season...so look for that.
The Dolphins have ZERO confidence in ED PERRY as a TE....according to both PERKINS and MARVEZ. And they told me...that they really don't know why. He is in very good shape...they say.
Lots of folks say that we should have brought in KEN DILGER...who apparantly had contacted the Dolphins.....but we never really showed much of a response.
I am not saying at all....that McMichael is going to be a bust or anything like that. But I was a bit surprised of his lack of making anything happen out there....I will say that.
Its going to be interesting to see what WANNY says about his TE play tommorrow.....like he said last week----its indeed wide open...
DCH
Well.....so far Te RANDY MCMiCHAEL...and the rest of his position-players....are off to a not so impressive start. This was the talk of the talk up there....the Te's not having a good day.
McMichael had at least 4 drops from my memory...and these were all catchable balls. He seemed not fluid at all....very stiff for a TE....and that is what we noticed. We did not see that atleticism that we saw on those films....he plainly looked lost out there.
JED WEAVER had trouble with his containment blocks...with some of the DE's overpowering him. Jed dropped at least 3 passes that I saw....and he was working with the first team. I have noticed that he has gained some bulk....but he needs to have that extra weight regardless. Just did not make enough plays...and he got lots of chances to get open....which he had lots of trouble getting open.
ALONZO MAYES.....A big dissapointement in the coaches eyes right now. You can use his butt as a Wide Screen TV right now...and after he catches a pass...he has no spark....you can see it. Mayes has ballooned his weight....and this....given the fact that the DOlphins gave him the chance of a lifetime...when they released HUNTER GOODWIN. That says it all as far as his motivation is concerned as a football player. MAYES is in WAnny's doghouse......and I believe he is there to stay. This is a guy who must get better and lose some weight before JULY.
ED PERRY....got very little work in any pass-drills....we all know what his role is on this team.
SHAWN DRAPER.....according to the beat writers....this guy is really not in the mix....and quite frankly...the team brass is not that high on. They really do not know what to make of this tweener. A very limited ball-player....who probably will not make the team....if he does not step up his game...in a hurry.
Overalll.......like I said. The TE position is literally up for grabs. This is early...there is no panic yet....but this group as a whole...in these sessions...were simply horrible. There were a few catches here and there....by both McMicheal and Weaver....yes.....it was not like a shut-out.....but in this offense....these guys need to find the creases and get the hell open...and then do something with the football. And this is the element that we did not see.......the Qb-TE's were simply not in any harmony or rhythym. It was bad....and it needs to improve.
Like I said....the Dolphins have contacted the agent for former Bengals TE.....McGee.....but WANNY and Spielman have different views.
DREW said that his client....ROB KONRAD has been told that he WILL NOT be tried at TE....by TURNER. He will be in that H-BACK role however....where he lines up behind the line of scrimmage as a reciever. KOnrad will be in motion quite a bit this season...so look for that.
The Dolphins have ZERO confidence in ED PERRY as a TE....according to both PERKINS and MARVEZ. And they told me...that they really don't know why. He is in very good shape...they say.
Lots of folks say that we should have brought in KEN DILGER...who apparantly had contacted the Dolphins.....but we never really showed much of a response.
I am not saying at all....that McMichael is going to be a bust or anything like that. But I was a bit surprised of his lack of making anything happen out there....I will say that.
Its going to be interesting to see what WANNY says about his TE play tommorrow.....like he said last week----its indeed wide open...
DCH