Dolphins defeat Jaguars: Three initial thoughts

PAY THAT MAN!

Just frustrating to see the defense still giving up big plays!

Welcome back Chad!!

“putting it on film”, as Tomlin would say, is he playing himself out of a starting spot.

our boys need help. And why is it we all think his days are numbered, but Jason Allen keeps making ST plays? still alot of money for a ST player. Hey I am glad he is making plays one way or another, so , I guess keep it up JA, just get to the KRman alittle faster, your good on the put deal so keep on keeping on!!

so i didn’t get to see the game, but if marshall had 4 catches for 65 yds in a couple drives, imagine what he will have in full games! can someone tell me how our o-line played?, we seem to get great rush blocking, it’s the pass protecting that worries me. NFL network is barely even mentioning that the dolphins played 2nite WTF!

Feed the Beast!

The way he runs routes and gets open is simply amazing. With Bess and Marshall out on the field, converting on 2nd and 15 seems almost easy as to where before it seemed more like a death sentence for our offense. Fasano seems to be hitting his stride and learned some valuable lessons from last year, he looks to be an impact player this year.

Also, Marlon Moore seems like more of a polished receiver than Turner, especially after this game. When he gets the ball, he doesn’t fall down, he seems to have his balance and tries to get yards like Marshall does. Turner still seems to round his routes off and takes too long to make his moves and the QB pays for it.

I’d say right now we sit at:

Marshall – Bess – Hartline – Camarillo – Moore until anyone proves otherwise.

Must we run the Wildcat twice in a row??? It seems like every time we do that it gives Henne one less chance to score (ahem, tonight as an example?). Run it once, get a couple yards or break one open. Give Henne at least “2” chances to throw it into the endzone, right???

Also, does anyone else notice that half the time we don’t hand the ball off to Ricky, he’s only covered with one man to beat? Obviously it’s preseason and they aren’t going to show too many wrinkles but it seems like better coaching adjustments are needed to obtain better key matchups for our players to beat the opponent even with “vanilla” offense / defense.

It is good to see him making plays that don’t neccessarily involve him as the star. I think Dobbins looked ok, but Crowder should still be the starter at this point. I was a little bit worried with our ILB play to be honest this game. I did think the D-line bounced back in a big way(although going back and looking at the tape I think it was poor ILB play more than it was the D-line). Hartline didn’t look as good as I expected, but Bess was great. I am not sure that he wins at #2 because he is more of a slot guy. I like what Cobbs did as a receiver out of the backfield, but as a RB I was unimpressed. Give Lex more touches.
     I think it is safe to say that Pat White is gone after the preseason. The only other thing I will say is Tyler Thigpen did not look great this game either.

Fasano may be the biggest beneficiary of BMarsh, in more ways than one!

And is ANYONE still concerned that Starks isn’t gonna get his sacks cause he at NT this year? Myself, I think he gets more than the 5.5 of last year!

The box score from the Jest game, Talk about no offense, net like 112 yards for the game and only 16 yards fron their passing game hahahahah, Yea Superbowl my A$$. I bet fat Ryan is pissed at his so called Superbowl team

and i feel much better about Marsh and Henne.

I didnt see him in the game, is he hurt or what, I read somwhere he may get traded or relesed if the other guys step it up

The youth with Sean Smith and Vontae Davis coupled with the inconsistency of Nolan Carroll proves even more to me that Miami still needs Will Allen. Hopefully people will again remember his value to our team.

and anyone heard of the ondition of vontae davis?

he looked okay on the sideline yesterday, but does anyone know how he is doing?

Observations:

1. Hope Vontae is not hurt too bad. Even though he still makes coverage mistakes I love watching him play. He is a dead sure tackler. He’s got a knack for that, for sure.

2. Loved watching Brandon block downfield on multiple occasions. This is gonna be a fun year.

3. Rotating Soliai and Starks is gonna be good for both of them all year. Fresh legs all game long.

4. Umm, that Dobbins is a player. What a hit he made in the hole on that RB. Crowder better step up.

5. I don’t think Patrick Turner is gonna make it.

I will not get a chance to watch the game until Tuesday on the NFL Network. I have watched highlights and checked out the stats. But Odrick isn’t on the stat sheet meaning he had no tackles, no assists, no sacks, no fumble recoveries, no anything. Did he play? If he did and didn’t record a tackle that will be two weeks in a row. I would expect more from a #1 draft pick that is starting.

I will withhold further observations until I get to watch the game.

Your email breaking down some of our new formations really helped me ‘visualize’ things better. Nicely done, appreciated!

I gotta admit I loved seeing Pennington out there. Instant flashbacks to how it felt when he was digging us out of 1-15. To me he epitomizes leadership which can’t be shown in the stats. Overall, he seems to be able to calm the O and get things clicking.

I liked seeing Cobbs make some plays and take some hits. He’s one of my favorite players and to be honest I had been counting him out on getting healthy soon enough. Glad he seems to have proved me wrong!

I wouldn’t be too hard on Nolan Carroll. He’s never been a returner, and he’s had limited action as a starter through college. I only see him progressing and learning from mistakes.

One thing that has been on my mind since we got Nolan (the DC) is that McDaniels severely restricted his play calling in the second half of the season. Seeing us getting gashed a few times made me wonder if we aren’t setting expectations too high. But just typing that made me shiver with a wave of CLS so I’ll let that thought dangle…..

Any thoughts on who will be our starting recievers, Moore looks good to make roster

It’s even funnier that the concerns are about Vontae Davis and Sean Smith of all people. Has anyone noticed that nothing has been said about Chris Clemons? That’s a good thing, and he just might be able to provide some stability at FS. I’m not worried about Vontae or Sean because they already know what the deal is and I’ve seen what they can do.