Miami Dolphins Player Fined For Hit in Chiefs Game - And It's Not Yeremiah Bell

by Kevin Nogle on Nov 12, 2011 10:51 AM EST in 2012 Miami Dolphins News

Miami Dolphins safety Yeremiah Bell drew three personal foul penalties last week against the Kansas City Chiefs. Bell, and the Dolphins, full expected the league to follow those flags with Bell's second fine of the year. In October, Bell was fined $15,000 following the Denver Broncos game for his hit to the head of quarterback Tim Tebow.

However, the league, apparently, realized how ridiculous the flags on Bell really were. The first of the penalties was the most likely to draw a fine - Bell was flagged for hitting a "defenseless" Dwayne Bowe on a reception. The tackle was a perfect form tackle, with Bell putting his shoulder into Bowe, breaking up the catch. At the time, Dolphins fans realized how horrible a flag that was, and the league must have agreed to not give out a fine.

"You can look at it; it's clean," Bell said after the game. "The refs are going to call what they call, but I have to keep playing and that's what I do."

The other penalties on Bell were for an unnecessary roughness play where he tackled Dexter McCluster out of bounds and an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty after an incomplete pass from quarterback Matt Cassel to Bowe.

"Y.B. is one of the tempo setters. He's a physical player. That's the way he's played since I got here," head coach Tony Sparano said of Bell. "The guy plays through every possible nick that you can get. He doesn't say a word. He just keeps going. He's a hard physical player. He only knows how to play the game that way. He's not going to back down in that kind of situation. That's not in Y.B.'s make up. That's what I love about the guy."

However, the Dolphins didn't get away completely clean this week. Right tackle Marc Colombo received a $7,500 fine. Colombo was penalized late in the fourth quarter for unnecessary roughness on a late hit following a Daniel Thomas rush for two yards.

The Dolphins play the Washington Redskins Sunday at 1pm.

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I like Bell's aggressive style of play.

The NFL is very much a passing league, but guys like Bell are still needed. Having a guy in the defensive backfield is a must, but that guy must also be able to cover well. When we look for a replacement for Bell, we should look for a guy that is known for his big hits, but also is athletic enough to play the SS spot for a long time. This replacement might already be on the team, his name is Reshad Jones, who doesn’t play well at FS.

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by PotM on Nov 12, 2011 11:18 AM EST reply actions

PotM its funny because

when you started talking about what tools a safety needs to play Strong Safety effectively in the NFL I instantly thought of Reshad Jones. Even though I know you are not a fan of his at all. There are a few serious problems with this however. First off Yeremiah Bell makes all of our reads on the backend and Reshad Jones has had alot of trouble in his young career diagnosing plays. Also Bell’s aggression is coupled with his awesome discipline and intelligence. Reshad Jones is a very talented kid and has natural aggression but he struggles with NFL scheme. In the NFL you can no longer rely on talent, you need to be able to recognize offensive patterns quickly, understand what offenses are trying to do you, understand all zone concepts, take proper angles on recievers and backs, and have the ability to make snap decisons in man and zone coverage. Reshad Jones struggles with all of these things and without Y. Bell I dont have confidence that he will be able to make the presnap calls that are so vital to that position.

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by civwarbuff on Nov 12, 2011 11:45 AM EST up reply actions

The SS shouldn't be making the calls. The ILB/FS should be making all of the presnap audibles.

That would mean it is up to Dansby and Jones/Clemons. The SS still needs to be smart (as all Ss do), but should not be the defensive signal caller imo.

I don’t like Jones at FS, but I think he can be an effective SS. I have thought that since he was drafted because he is not fast enough to play the role of FS, but has the overall athleticism to be the ideal SS. If he can progress in his reads, he can still be a great SS for the next 10 years, but I doubt he will be a good SS. I just don’t believe his skillset is suited to that position.

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by PotM on Nov 12, 2011 11:53 AM EST up reply actions

I disagree with you.

Most teams have their Strong Safeties making and changing the coverage alignments on the backend, including our team. Yeremiah Bell is responsible for these duties in Miami. A common and obvious example of a coverage alignment Bell adjusts on a consistant basis is to invert the coverage. He is responsible for assessing the offensive formation and will often flip our FS and nickel corner/third corner to change the matchups on the line. The team we are playing this week also has their Strong Safety LaRon Landry responsible for the coverage alignments on the backend and he will often make adjustments in and outside of the box (as Bell does). It depends upon the team, the scheme and where the experience is on the backend. For example last week the Chiefs ran lots of cover 1 looks so Kendrick Lewis naturally was responsible for most of the reads from the FS position.

As for Reshad Jones playing each of the two positions id have to think on it more. Ive really only judged his play as a FS, I havent put enough thought into him playing the FS position however we both understand his shortcomings.

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by civwarbuff on Nov 12, 2011 12:08 PM EST up reply actions

I shouldnt have said "most"

it is predicated upon the situation, the scheme and the personnel. Two teams shouldnt define “most.”

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by civwarbuff on Nov 12, 2011 12:18 PM EST up reply actions

I think the only reason we let Bell call them is because of the lack of experience and

talent at the FS position. I will just have to agree to disagree on this.

by PotM on Nov 12, 2011 12:43 PM EST up reply actions

Ok thats fair.

Are you ready for tommorow PotM?

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by civwarbuff on Nov 12, 2011 2:28 PM EST up reply actions

Actually, last year we saw CC make the calls,and this year I think the reason we see Bell making the calls

Is that he has the experience in the system, as you said Potm. Also, being a defensive captain for so long plays a huge part as well.

Honestly, I am beginning to think that the spots manned by Wake,Dansby, an Burnett are the strongest part of our defense, and will be for the next few years at least.

by dolphinfan4lyfe on Nov 12, 2011 5:39 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

I am going to disagree with this as well.

Yeremiah Bell made about 90 percent of our coverage alignments on the backend last year, and soem of them were outstanding reads. Clemons is a fully capable player but he never adopted the role in the capacity of Y. Bell.

As for the comment about the spots on our defense I disagree again. I think Paul Soliai is the most complete player on our entire defense.

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by civwarbuff on Nov 15, 2011 10:53 AM EST up reply actions

The refs and goodell need to get their head out of their asses. This is real football and not two hand touch or some Shit like that.

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by 54 on Nov 12, 2011 3:29 PM EST via mobile reply actions

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by Patssuck456 on Nov 13, 2011 12:55 AM EST reply actions

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