Dolphins offensive coordinator Clyde Christensen made this clear on Tuesday: This team is going to play fast. Sometimes, that will mean no-huddle. Other times, it will mean quick huddles at the line of scrimmage. Sometimes, when game situations call for it, play-caller/coach Adam Gase and Christensen will slow things down.
Regardless of the pace, this coaching staff wants the opponent on its toes. And Christensen said the Dolphins offense will play up-tempo the majority of the time.
“Even in the up tempo, there are still different levels of up-tempo,” Christensen said. “Some of them will be extremely fast paced. Some of them will be a huddle at the line of scrimmage where we've got plenty of time. One of the big things is, you do want to change pitches. You want to have your fastball and a change-up.
"There is no offense that is good [with a lot of] three and outs. Doesn’t matter what tempo you are. There will be times you don’t want to be up-tempo. Overall we want to be up-tempo. We want to keep attacking. I think it will be the same on defense and special teams.”
The Dolphins already are practicing fast in OTAs but Christensen said “we would expect the speed to get faster and faster. One thing about this offense, it’s hard to prepare for defensively. It’s hard to prepare for offensively, if you’re not used to it.
“To go no-huddle --- the heat, all those things. There’s no willing yourself into doing that. You just got to play your way into shape. This is rapid fire. We’ve got to be in the best shape and we’ll demand defenses to be in the best shape when we play them. There is no short-cut on that. We’re not where we need to be. But everyone’s got a vision of what that’s got to be. When we really get this thing, we ought to be able to run all day and keep coming out you. That’s part of what we’re trying to sell.”
• Christensen’s impressions of Ryan Tannehill: “He’s learning. He’s an extremely bright guy. He’s a fast-minded guy. He has picked it up extremely quickly, faster than I would have said a guy could. He has worked his tail off. I had to tell my wife I’m coming home late. Couple nights, I feel guilty I’m leaving and he’s still here. I’ve had to change our dinner hour back a little bit. I’ve felt kind of guilty leaving before the quarterback.
"He’s been really good. I’ve seen [the accuracy] improve. He has worked hard on his technique.... [Speaking of quarterbacks in general,] if you can’t throw it accurate in this league, it’s going to be hard to be successful.”
• Christensen on rookie seventh-round quarterback Brandon Doughty: "I have been impressed how quick he has picked it up. He doesn’t get rattled; doesn’t run around like a chicken with his head cut off. He may not do everything perfectly, but he has a grasp of what’s taking place. I have been impressed with Brandon."
And what about Logan Thomas? "Logan is such a physical specimen," Christensen said. "His accuracy is starting to come. It still has to keep coming... One problem we do have is we’ve got five of those [quarterbacks]. You don’t get a ton of reps."
• Christensen said rookie first-round guard Laremy Tunsil "has been really really impressive. He has one of those demeanors that he doesn’t get out of whack easily. He’s slow and steady. He’s very, very, very impressive, every bit what we thought he was. Has a chance to be exceptional. He pays attention. He doesn’t make the same mistake over and over." (Our Adam Beasley will have more on Tunsil later.)
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Regardless of the pace, this coaching staff wants the opponent on its toes. And Christensen said the Dolphins offense will play up-tempo the majority of the time.
“Even in the up tempo, there are still different levels of up-tempo,” Christensen said. “Some of them will be extremely fast paced. Some of them will be a huddle at the line of scrimmage where we've got plenty of time. One of the big things is, you do want to change pitches. You want to have your fastball and a change-up.
"There is no offense that is good [with a lot of] three and outs. Doesn’t matter what tempo you are. There will be times you don’t want to be up-tempo. Overall we want to be up-tempo. We want to keep attacking. I think it will be the same on defense and special teams.”
The Dolphins already are practicing fast in OTAs but Christensen said “we would expect the speed to get faster and faster. One thing about this offense, it’s hard to prepare for defensively. It’s hard to prepare for offensively, if you’re not used to it.
“To go no-huddle --- the heat, all those things. There’s no willing yourself into doing that. You just got to play your way into shape. This is rapid fire. We’ve got to be in the best shape and we’ll demand defenses to be in the best shape when we play them. There is no short-cut on that. We’re not where we need to be. But everyone’s got a vision of what that’s got to be. When we really get this thing, we ought to be able to run all day and keep coming out you. That’s part of what we’re trying to sell.”
• Christensen’s impressions of Ryan Tannehill: “He’s learning. He’s an extremely bright guy. He’s a fast-minded guy. He has picked it up extremely quickly, faster than I would have said a guy could. He has worked his tail off. I had to tell my wife I’m coming home late. Couple nights, I feel guilty I’m leaving and he’s still here. I’ve had to change our dinner hour back a little bit. I’ve felt kind of guilty leaving before the quarterback.
"He’s been really good. I’ve seen [the accuracy] improve. He has worked hard on his technique.... [Speaking of quarterbacks in general,] if you can’t throw it accurate in this league, it’s going to be hard to be successful.”
• Christensen on rookie seventh-round quarterback Brandon Doughty: "I have been impressed how quick he has picked it up. He doesn’t get rattled; doesn’t run around like a chicken with his head cut off. He may not do everything perfectly, but he has a grasp of what’s taking place. I have been impressed with Brandon."
And what about Logan Thomas? "Logan is such a physical specimen," Christensen said. "His accuracy is starting to come. It still has to keep coming... One problem we do have is we’ve got five of those [quarterbacks]. You don’t get a ton of reps."
• Christensen said rookie first-round guard Laremy Tunsil "has been really really impressive. He has one of those demeanors that he doesn’t get out of whack easily. He’s slow and steady. He’s very, very, very impressive, every bit what we thought he was. Has a chance to be exceptional. He pays attention. He doesn’t make the same mistake over and over." (Our Adam Beasley will have more on Tunsil later.)
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