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College Players to Watch: Offense

Since most everyone here will agree we're still at least 1 draft away from being a playoff contender, I decided to look at which players we should be watching this College Football Season.  Everybody has their own ideas of positions of need for the Dolphins, so I'll do every position. 

QB's - Doubt were in the market for one, at least on Day One.  Could be looking at a late-round backup project, depending on the continued development of Henne.

  • Graham Harrell, Tex Tech - most likely another system guy, but the numbers are ridiculous.  Wouldn't be bad to take a flyer on him late and give him a couple years on the bench to develop into a good backup.
  • Nate Longshore, Cal - Big guy, strong arm, but actually got worse between sophomore and junior years. I'd like to see him perform this year without his top two WR's from the past couple of years.

RB's - As long as Ronnie returns to form at some point this season, RB won't be a concern going into next season.  The R&R Express will give be all the RB we need here.

  • Knowshon Moreno, Georgia - 1st round prospect, people say he's the second coming of Herschel.  We shouldn't need him, but he'll still be fun to watch.
  • Arian Foster, Tenn - Big, strong back that fits the Parcells mold of RB's, could be a steal late, especially as injury protection.
  • PJ Hill, Wis - Beast.  Plain and Simple.  The ultimate short-yardage back.

Star-divide

WR's - This is a position I think could definitely use improvement.  Our top guys haven't proven a thing, and our big FA pickup is slowly playing his way off the team.  Unless Ginn, Hagan, and Bess all turn into studs, we'll definitely be in the market for some WR help come draft day.

  • Michael Crabtree, Tex Tech - He's 6'3 of football magnet.  The guy catches EVERYTHING.  If WR is a pressing need next offseason, this is the ideal guy to fill the role.  The only question is, will we in a position to take a WR first round?
  • Vidal Hazelton, USC - pretty much a Keyshawn-clone, big, tall, long receiver with terrific hands.  Played most of last year with muscle tears in his stomach.  If getting a receiver isn't top priority, he will a very nice mid-round pickup, assuming he's still around.
  • Jaison Williams, Oregon - HUGE receiver, a bit slow, but at 6'5 240, how fast does he really need to run.  Keep your eye on him out on the west coast, could be a serious sleeper.

OL's - We'll definitely be looking for depth, but our starting 5 of Long, Smiley, Satele, Thomas, Carey should be very good.  If Carey leaves as a FA, then we may be looking at another first round OT.

  • Ciron Black, LSU - Big enough for Parcells to notice, plays on the left but has the size and strength to play on the right. 
  • Alex Boone, Ohio St. - Humongous man, 6'8 315.  If we need a RT to bookend with Jake, Throwing another 6'7+ 315+ man out there will scare the sh*t out of run defenses.  Just hope our QB could throw over him.
  • Duke Robinson, OU - Certainly fits the size requirement, 6'5 330.  Was a good enough guard last year to almost warrant coming out a year early.  May end playing himself into a mid-first round draft slot this year, although we probably won't need a 1st round guard.
  • Herman Johnson, LSU - They don't make em much bigger than this guy.  He's Shaq in pads.  6'7 349...  wow.  Just put him next to Jake and run left forever.  We could use some guard depth, and possibly a starter, depending on Smiley and Thomas.

Defense to come in a couple days.  By the way, Go UM.

 

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By the way … GO GATORS!

by Gatorgabe on Aug 21, 2008 4:46 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

No doubt

Gators take the SEC this year (which by default means a National Championship ;) )

Not to mention a few prospects to watch from this team-

Brandon Spikes is a beast at inside linebacker.
If Percy Harvin gets over his heal problem he’s unstoppable- plays receiver and out of the backfield.

He15man^2. . .get ready

by GatorPhan on Aug 21, 2008 9:41 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

not to mention

harvin is a beast. have you seen his workout regiment? he’s no speedy ginn? he’s actually an animal.

winner of Georgia/UF game wins National Shmampionship.

by fishstick on Aug 22, 2008 5:08 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Harvin is a certified stud

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by Little Nicky 21 on Aug 22, 2008 2:14 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

P.S.

Thanks for the write up!

by Madman29 on Aug 21, 2008 4:56 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Great job on the post

I was at the game last year when Longshore tried to run thru the Washington D for a score. He was dropped well short, a bad decision. Cost Cal #1 ranking. He may not even start this year. Just saying…

phyrmun

by phyrmun on Aug 21, 2008 5:11 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

It was against Oregen State...

…that Cal lost there chance for a number one ranking. And Longshore missed that game due to injury. Why he is on this list though doesn’t make sense to me.

by mikey2380 on Aug 21, 2008 6:37 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I really liked Longshore two years ago

he was a disappointment last season, but I put him and Harrell on the list as late-round guys, not the top prospects. We won’t be looking for a day one QB, so I didn’t put any down. I hope Longshore gets a shot though, he did look good as a soph.

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by Little Nicky 21 on Aug 22, 2008 1:20 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah

after the way that Riley kid played in the bowl game I’d bet he gets the call. Longshore has some talent but he can’t seem to stay healthy. Like the Harrell pick though- regardless of his system that kid has talent. I would take a look at Chase Daniels- he’s a bit short so he probably won’t go early but he reminds me of Drew Brees- short or not he makes plays.

He15man^2. . .get ready

by GatorPhan on Aug 21, 2008 9:45 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Go...

TIGERS!!! Can’t wait for little Nicky Satan to slink outta town with the Tide when they get their butts kicked :)

C'mon over to Shady's world, MiamiDolphins.co.uk

by ShadyMDUK on Aug 21, 2008 5:22 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

GO BIG TEN!

…just kidding fellas, take it easy.

by phranchise on Aug 21, 2008 6:01 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

GO CANES

Its gonna be a fun year.

by Dolphan on Aug 21, 2008 6:03 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Imagine...

Could you guys imagine our team next year, with Henne at the helm and the rest of our young guys with another year in our training program. You add a guy like Crabtree to mix with some linebackers and a few dbs. That would be awesome

"If anything goes bad, I did it. If anything goes semi-good, we did it. If anything goes really good you did it. That's all it takes to get people to win football games for you."

Coach Paul Bear Bryant

by AussieKen on Aug 21, 2008 7:24 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

GO UMASS!

Pwnin’ the CAA.

"Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure... than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat." - Theodore Roosevelt

by Daniel52 on Aug 21, 2008 7:26 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Good Article Idea...

One of the reasons I like watching College ball is to kind of scout pro players, especially for guys I think would be good for the Dolphins. Keep these articles coming.

by SDefee on Aug 21, 2008 7:33 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

THE RESON I LIKE WATCHING COLLEGE BALL

So i can watch the hurricanes kick some a—. 1 more year and we will be back. Go Canes!!!!

by Dolphan on Aug 21, 2008 7:39 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Bah.

The ’Canes are just like the ’Dawgs, always gonna be better “next year” :)

This year’s NCAA National Champion will be decided on November 1st in Jacksonville, FL.

I guarantee you, too, that the little rushing the field stunt that Georgia pulled last year will be set on replay on every TV in every gym and practice facility on the UF campus the week prior to that game. Meyer is a master of motivation, and doesn’t really need to use much more then that. Thanks Richt!

Some people try to find things in this game that don't exist but football is only two things - blocking and tackling. ~Vince Lombardi

by ratenxs on Aug 21, 2008 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

lol

Greatest. Stunt. Ever.

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by Little Nicky 21 on Aug 22, 2008 1:11 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Skill draft next year...

take the best WR or DB in rounds 1 and 2.

by eltunagrande on Aug 21, 2008 9:01 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I dunno-

I’d keep the biggest eye on nose tackle prospects since Ferguson is nearing the end of his career and we don’t have anyone there at the moment who could replace him, and DE/OLB pass rusher types since the 34 needs an elite pass rusher to thrive. I would bet we look there before we attempt to pick up WRs and CBs- especially since teams like the Giants have really shown that you can get by with Joe Schmoe at corner if you have an elite pass rush which we don’t seem to have at this point.

I always like to keep an eye out for the smaller school talents- its the best feeling in the world when you pick up a steal in the draft a la Langford and Thomas.

By the way- for any college football fans out there- you should read Dr. Saturday on yahoo sports- formally the Sunday Morning QB for this blog network. Most interesting writing on the internet regardless of subject- made even sweeter by the fact that he is writing about football.

He15man^2. . .get ready

by GatorPhan on Aug 21, 2008 9:52 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Starks

may be the replacement for Ferguson. With him, Merling, and Langford, we have a very good young DL core to start with. Adding depth to that will be the project of the next couple offseasons, and I think that would probably get taken care of later in the draft. I have to think we will go after a bigtime playmaker in round 1, whether it be on offense (Crabtree) or defense.

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by Little Nicky 21 on Aug 22, 2008 1:17 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

wr for sure

with ginn being a deep threat we would be nasty with crabtree as well

Its Sunday afternoon.....do you know where your beer is?

by Rzayo24 on Aug 21, 2008 11:50 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Defense is coming

My favorite D prospect is Michael Johnson from GTech. 6’7 245 plays the 3-4 rush linebacker, one of our biggest needs and one of Parcells favorite positions to put studs at. Also the CB class doesn’t look to be very deep so we may need to grab one early if it ends up being a serious need (depending on FA and such).

BTW.. If U aint UM, U aint Shit! lol Go Canes
And to the guy that said Northwestern.. that’s balls right there… go you lol

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by Little Nicky 21 on Aug 22, 2008 1:09 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

TRUE STAT

75% OF UM FANS DIDNT GO TO COLLEGE…AHHAHAHAHAHAHA GO NOLES

Its Sunday afternoon.....do you know where your beer is?

by Rzayo24 on Aug 22, 2008 9:43 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Another RB.....

Damion Fletcher – Southern Miss. Better than Kevin Smith and Matt Forte, and both those rookie RBs could be starters soon.

by JGray on Aug 22, 2008 11:20 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Bowden says "Can I buy a FG?"

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by Little Nicky 21 on Aug 22, 2008 12:48 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

nice job....

canes are ranked behind FAU this yr. lol

Its Sunday afternoon.....do you know where your beer is?

by Rzayo24 on Aug 22, 2008 1:25 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

this post didnt deserve from page...

boring really.

Its Sunday afternoon.....do you know where your beer is?

by Rzayo24 on Aug 22, 2008 2:10 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Don't be mad

cuz I get frontpaged all the time. :)

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by Little Nicky 21 on Aug 22, 2008 2:12 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

nothing to do with that......

just was boring. who knows what pick we will have and what happens between now and the draft….and we are worried about watching pj hill? he stinks ive seen him a million times playing fsu

Its Sunday afternoon.....do you know where your beer is?

by Rzayo24 on Aug 22, 2008 3:06 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

relax bud

nobody told you that you have to watch PJ Hill. And I’m happy that you were the only person on earth to watch him play FSU, considering he’s never played them.

Try not to talk anymore. If the thread is boring, don’t come in here and bitch and moan, just read something else.

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by Little Nicky 21 on Aug 22, 2008 3:18 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

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