Cameron Wake proved he's a beast...now what?
by FishNFinz on Oct 4, 2009 10:06 PM EDT
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3 sacks, 4 tackles(2nd most on team), and a forced fumble against the Bills filling in for Joey Porter. Cameron Wake proved he's a beast...now what?
Joey is probably going to be back next week, especially since its a prime-time game. So where does Wake go?
Does he split more reps with team captain Joey Porter? Does he take reps away from other team captain Jason Taylor who showed he still has gas in the tank with 2 sacks today?
Maybe work on some packages where all 3 are on the field at the same time? That would definitely add some pass rush... You could always take Gibril Wilsons spot out to make room for him, it's not like he's making any impact on the field.
Just kidding Gibril.
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Wake obviously has earned more playing time. He had some great moves on those sacks, and he had some key special teams tackles out there.
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by AussieKen on Oct 4, 2009 10:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Backup both JT and Joey Porter
Keep in mind that Buffalo’s tackles are awful, but it isn’t going to hurt to have a fresh JT and a fresh Joey Porter.
Let him have ALOT of reps. He’s young.
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LOLB Wake
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ROLB Walden
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by DolphDallas on Oct 4, 2009 10:22 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
keep wake and moses
upgrade the other 2
Laces out!
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by BSerious72 on Oct 4, 2009 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Walden is good.
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by joel311 on Oct 5, 2009 8:46 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, not to be difficult but he was playing against two backup tackles – the kind that barely even made the team. Not exactly tough competition.
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by TEMSON on Oct 4, 2009 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
well wake is a backup too
and those stats starter vs starter would be more than impressive
by FishNFinz on Oct 4, 2009 10:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wake was almost an inactive today too at 3rd string
and he kicked your 2nds butts
by Phin king on Oct 5, 2009 12:04 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
exactly, anderson was actually porters replacment
wake just played nickel dime coverage
by FishNFinz on Oct 5, 2009 12:05 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fine, allow me to rephrase. He was technically playing against “2nd string” but the fact of the matter is the tackles the Bills were forced to play with yesterday shouldn’t even be considered NFL players. They are really that bad. If you still want to think Wake would have done that against real NFL tackles, you’re welcome to. Maybe he would have, I have no idea – just pointing out that I think I would have had a couple sacks against Trent Edwards being protected by Jonathan Scott (a Detroit Lions cast off) and Kirk Chambers (a Browns cast off).
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by TEMSON on Oct 5, 2009 8:47 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If I was going to be jealous of someone it would be Joey Porter or Jason Taylor.
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by TEMSON on Oct 5, 2009 10:49 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think the important thing to note is that he got 3
where JT only got two, but you are definitely right in pointing out the weakness of your O-Line as reasons for inflated numbers.
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by joel311 on Oct 5, 2009 12:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I dont care that he was playing the second stringers.
This is the NFL and you can find cases like this all over the league every week.
I guess my big question is why would someone come over here and try and convice us that there team sucks so bad? Very odd to say the least.
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by texascowpunk on Oct 5, 2009 2:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m not sure if you’re just trying to bait me but that is not even close to what I did. I said our backup tackles aren’t good – thank god our team isn’t composed solely of backup tackles. And as for the “it happens all over the league” argument – I’m not sure how that’s relevant. If a RB puts up great numbers against a bad run defense and terrible numbers against a good run defense wouldn’t you call him a bad running back, or mediocre at best anyway. I didn’t say Wake was bad, I didn’t say the Bills are bad, all I said was that he was playing against some not so great tackles so I’d wait until he beats a starter to anoint him the second coming of Joey Porter.
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by TEMSON on Oct 5, 2009 4:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL Sure got you fired up!
I dont know that anyone knows what hes going to be yet but I for one as a Phin fan hope thats its the beginning of a great career in Miami. I am sure its in your best interest to hope for the opposite.
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by texascowpunk on Oct 5, 2009 5:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
hahahaha we won u lost hahahaha
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by samdaman on Oct 5, 2009 5:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
SO!! If JPorter was playing yesterday..
and he maded 3 sacks, then he got a bad day?
Or if he didnt make a sack again ur Oline, them ur Oline was getting better, cause they stop him?
CWake come in a did what he was suppose to do, kill a bad Oline.
TEMSON!! Sometimes ppl look better went the shut up ; )
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by Aleta on Oct 5, 2009 6:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I say that 3 sacks against any NFL defense is a great day.
Everyone has injurys that hamper some part of there team throughout the year.
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by texascowpunk on Oct 5, 2009 6:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I didn’t say he played well or bad – I honestly don’t understand what your (Aleta) argument is. I also didn’t say that he had a bad day. The title of this article is “Cameron Wake PROVED…” and I’m just not sure he’s PROVEN anything with one good game against backup tackles.
If you really see a major flaw in that logic then so be it but it seems straightforward to me.
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by TEMSON on Oct 5, 2009 7:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sometimes people look smarter when they write sentences that make sense. ;)
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by TEMSON on Oct 5, 2009 7:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey you leave Sam alone. He already has to live in NY!
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by texascowpunk on Oct 5, 2009 7:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, which means that he
also has to put up with all the A-Holes in NY
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by texascowpunk on Oct 5, 2009 8:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
because?
they all ride in cabs?
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by LeftCoastFinFan on Oct 5, 2009 8:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
A lot of them do!
A lot of people that live in NY dont even own a car.
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by texascowpunk on Oct 5, 2009 8:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yea, i dont own a car (besides the cab, which isn't mine)
i’ve met pleanty of A-holes
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by samdaman on Oct 5, 2009 9:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why would you even think of buying a car
when you have a company car?
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by texascowpunk on Oct 5, 2009 9:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can write a amarter sentences in spanish!! Hope u understand spanish, but guest not!
But if didnt get what i wrote, them let me rephrase!!
U said that Cameron didnt prove a thing! He got 3 sacks agains a bad Oline, how many sacks he needed to prove to u that he is good? 7 sacks, 11, 14 sacks?
I will see the Dolphins win a SUPER BOWL before i die(22 years and counting)
by Aleta on Oct 5, 2009 9:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I understand spanish. But anyway, I don’t think sacks against backups PROVES anything, that’s my point. Ok, maybe 14 sacks would prove something, but that’s pretty crazy. I think if anyone got 14 sacks in a single game I’d be willing to anoint them the next Bruce Smith! (I’m worried this is going to get me yelled at a lot… hah, I guess when your team is playing shitty you have to harp on the past)
Anyway, like I said before, I’m NOT saying Wake won’t be good – just that he hasn’t proven anything yet. I think that’s fair.
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by TEMSON on Oct 6, 2009 12:16 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
As much as I hate that you brought up
an old Bill that use to kill us in Bruce Smith I would be so much more than happy if he becomes half of that.
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by texascowpunk on Oct 6, 2009 10:05 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Find away to get all 3 on the field
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by Patssuck456 on Oct 4, 2009 10:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
in pass situations i think u could put all 3 on and take out a ILB, the remaining ILB drops back into zone
it may work. esp sending 2 of the 3 against the weaker tackle
by FishNFinz on Oct 4, 2009 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
invent a new defensive set
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by samdaman on Oct 5, 2009 5:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
They wilddog!! ; )
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by Aleta on Oct 5, 2009 6:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just got off the phone with Dennis Green and he said
“CAMERON WAKE IS WHO WE THOUGHT HE WAS”
IAMLEGEND
by woomar on Oct 4, 2009 10:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I think we could move Porter to ILB on some plays where we put all three in
I think he would be most comfortable there out of the three
Ted Ginn is the man.
by topspin on Oct 4, 2009 10:47 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Replace Wilson with Culver...
I was thinking the same thing. And to think Renaldo Hill is having a great year in Denver so far…today he forced a fumble on Romo. I think Fins shoulda kept Hill.
by snorky on Oct 4, 2009 11:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
He had quite a game, cameron wake...
unfortunately, he/we only get to feast on the bills offensive line 2x/year. Other units will be better and I don’t think we can expect six sacks as a defense or 3 from wake every week.
by Natalya on Oct 4, 2009 11:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Wake is a beast
but your right he won’t get those numbers every week. He could get close if porter was not around but b/c it would look bad to trade a captain i think we will just stick with what we have.
by jazztrumpeter89 on Oct 4, 2009 11:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If we were to trade Porter who would be dumb enough to except him in a trade?
Porter is at the end of his career and i cant really see him as trade bait.
Maybe Mangini would be stupid enough, Edwards for Porter?
by jazztrumpeter89 on Oct 4, 2009 11:59 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
If there is a contender out there that is weat at the position or just feels like
they are a pass rusher away from getting to the next level might jump at it. Otherwise I think you are correct and no one is going to be interested given his age and size of contract.
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by texascowpunk on Oct 5, 2009 8:45 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Play Wake when an O line ain't so banged up.
Say maybe, the Jets?
Slow down, nellie… he’s still new.
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by Tunaflipper on Oct 5, 2009 12:11 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Why cant we move Wake to ILB ?
Henne is now our leader. Lets see what the guy can do !
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by MainePhinFan on Oct 5, 2009 1:34 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
He's a pass rusher....
That’s why. As an OLB, he can get to the QB. At ILB, his primary role is to make tackles, which he still needs to get better at..
JT was brought in to be a 3rd-down pass rusher. Only 2 more games until Roth comes back. By the end of the season, Wake and Roth should be our OLB’s.
by crossborderFISHingtrip on Oct 5, 2009 8:02 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
who said Roth is ready to come back? i havent seen that story anywhere
he can sit the rest of the season, the only thing he was decent at was stopping the run, and im pretty sure we are set at that.
by FishNFinz on Oct 5, 2009 9:24 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think if anybody is gonna be moved around
JT should go to ILB. I think he’s the only one that would be able to convert, and he’s definitely better at covering people than Crowder or Akin.
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by Little Nicky 21 on Oct 5, 2009 1:51 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
do you still think he has the range to scrape all the way across, fight off blocks, and make tackles for a whole game?
i mean, i am thinking that his savvy let’s him beat those one on one blocks by the tackles, but he has lost a step.
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by LeftCoastFinFan on Oct 5, 2009 1:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree
and I don’t think he should be there full time. Let me rephrase my comment lol.
He should move inside on passing downs. Take Crowder out and Akin out. Put the 3 CB’s (Smith, Allen, Davis) in, and JT, JP, and Wake at the LB’s. Essentially playing a 3-3-5. You can walk Bell up into the box, he’s just as good at stopping the run as Ayodele. JT can blitz from the middle or overload one side with either Porter or Wake, or he can drop in coverage, since IMO he’s our best bet as a cover LB.
Hopefully, if Roth comes back soon, we can package our OLB’s for run (Roth and Taylor) and pass (Porter and Wake, with JT in the middle).
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by Little Nicky 21 on Oct 5, 2009 4:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
3-3-5
I like the idea. That would be a very tough pass defense to IMO. Wilson is the only other one I would swap out also. I hope he starts stepping it up. If not cut him or trade him. Package wilson and ginn to SF for Crabtree. They need safefy help. Plus i think Culver and Clemmons are better Safeties.
by FinFanFromCA on Oct 5, 2009 4:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i agree, swap out the FS.
Clemons has the speed.
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by LeftCoastFinFan on Oct 5, 2009 8:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yup
but we all know that ain’t happening just yet lol
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by Little Nicky 21 on Oct 6, 2009 1:50 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
now i LIKE that idea!
=)
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by LeftCoastFinFan on Oct 5, 2009 8:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yea, i agree
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by samdaman on Oct 5, 2009 5:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think you play Wake vs the Jets as much as he played yesterday.
That way, we can see if it was a fluke, or he is the real deal. Obviously, he should have some decrease in stats next week because you can’t expect 3 sacks every game. After the Jets game with an equal amount of playing time, the coaches will have a better idea regarding his required playing time.
How sweet it would be, though, if he could translate his CFL numbers into the NFL.
Dolphins and Gators baby!
by gatorfin on Oct 5, 2009 6:19 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
hmmmm
We got to see if he can do it again. If so, we can have Porter and Taylor share the snaps at WLB (keeps them fresh) and have Wake play SLB. Of course we would mix it up time to time.
by 54 on Oct 5, 2009 10:28 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
yes, yes!
this is what i would do.
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by LeftCoastFinFan on Oct 5, 2009 1:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Simple!
Unleash The Beast!!!
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by LeftCoastFinFan on Oct 5, 2009 1:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
ROOOOOAAAR!
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by samdaman on Oct 5, 2009 5:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like your last choice. =)
but i would leave EarthqWAKE at SOLB. and have JP/JT split snaps at WOLB.
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by LeftCoastFinFan on Oct 5, 2009 1:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Let's remember that this is just one game...
and against a horrid offensive line.
That said, anyone who can get 3 sacks in one game, particularly a young player is someone who deserves a serious look and playing time.
I’d say you have the making of a nice 3-man rotation between JP, JT, and Wake at the S & W OLB spots.
by Natalya on Oct 5, 2009 5:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
no no no - NO REALITY CHECKS NAT!
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm…. i’m not listening….mmmmmmmmmmmmm
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by LeftCoastFinFan on Oct 5, 2009 8:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
y would i eat an egg sandwitch?
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by samdaman on Oct 5, 2009 5:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
how do u spell sandwitch
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by samdaman on Oct 5, 2009 5:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
sangwich
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by Little Nicky 21 on Oct 6, 2009 1:50 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
that doesn't look right
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by samdaman on Oct 6, 2009 7:06 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think that spelling is actually worse then Sams!
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by texascowpunk on Oct 6, 2009 10:05 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
sorry that's the italian way to say it lol
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by Little Nicky 21 on Oct 6, 2009 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
ahhh
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by texascowpunk on Oct 6, 2009 10:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
lol i see now
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by samdaman on Oct 7, 2009 7:09 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
SANDWICH
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by texascowpunk on Oct 5, 2009 5:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Let Wake Play DE on passing downs
Let him rush outside and have Joey or JT go inside
by okokokaay on Oct 5, 2009 8:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I dont care how they work it out
just get him on the field.
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by texascowpunk on Oct 5, 2009 8:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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