Miami Dolphins Stock Watch

dont even see him as a riser. dont see him making ridiculous catches either. he is not a #2 WR. he is backup material. we are suppose to have depth at the WR position but yet hartline is still the #2. ur right he can not create seperation and until we get a real #2, defenses will continue to focus more on marshall. morlon moore and wallace is way better then hartline.

1. Because we had no choice,given the alternative,Vontae was hurt,and Will Allen is needed in the slot. Now that we have Nathan Jones,it may be a little different,but we didnt have him up to speed,and without Clemmons,something was needed in pass protection,so we slid Smith to FS,where he might have a better mind on things.

2. We have a rookie center,but he is playing better than our RT,the edges arent setting well,and this causes us to play unconventional football. Not to mention people practice protection on the outside because that is where they think conentional wisdom will go with a guy like Reggie.

3. Because the current one isnt working,and unsettling as it seems,big named free agent O linemen dont put people in seats,so we neglect to do so because people with names like Bush,Marshall,and Dansby do. So our oline is in a hot mess.

4. We needed to do something,and didnt have the coin to procure one of the top names. 5-11 million dollar contracts are killing us in the procurement of solid aqquisitions,so we remain trying to find hidden gems out of other peoples garbage.

5. Because we just cant seem to run it in. people see the red zone,and play the run,good teams stack the lines,and hell even bad teams do,our right side demands we go with unconventional wisdom,and the lesser of two evils,or as it seems.

6. Because the bubble has speakers,and can be manipulated to simulate the roar of the crowd. You have to have some sort of practice against the hidden twelth man on the field.

7. Because we have Marshall,Bess,Hartline,Moore,Fasano,and a slew of others,yet only Bush and DT as runningback threats. DT had yet to show his ability to handle the duties,and we had to see what Clyde Gates had to offer. Expect this one to change soon.

8. Problems lining up,plain and simple. Thats more a tribute to coaching though,and should be practiced more.

9. Again,because it is expected of us. Plainly put,everyone knows the right side is our weak side,so most of the protection is slid to the left. This means we have to try and figure out ways to move the chains,even if it means running to our weak side.

10. That was simply bone headed coaching,and an attempt at clock consumption,something needed in case we did score,it didnt give the opposition a chance to get the ball back with any time on the clock.

Who would you rather have? The better coaching choices were all taken,and/or spurned by our owner. TBH,we almost risked losing him as well,if our beloved owner didnt offer the contract extension,we could be looking at a disasterous coaching choice and be tied up for two useless contracts wed have to eat up in the absence of them both after this season is over.

Ross is doing the main thing needed of him, laying out bucks to get great talent. He was willing to lay out $10M a year to improve the coaching talent recruiting Harbaugh – while that effort missed I give him credit for the attempt.
The main deficiency of Ross has to do with not being a football person and sticking with the guys he inherited. As I see it Ireland has basically done his core job of greatly upgrading our talent – not perfect but at least a B. Sparano however has failed at multiple levels – failing to dump failing subordinates, misusing expensive talent like Bush, destroying an excellent OL by churning and failing to construct an adequate replacement, sticking with an outmoded highly conservative game plan that just does not work under current rules and on and on. Ross was right in wanting to replace him but did not get it done. We have to get it done next time. For now the thing to do is to fire Sparano, make Nolan the HC and see if he can perform in the next 13 games. For the future the facts are that no head coach who has build a superbowl caliber team or dynasty ever did so again at second team – reflecting the fact that building a champion required youth and 100 hour weeks – so the key is to find a very talented young coach capable of becoming a winner long term – someone smart, creative, successful, who understands the game and is driven to excellence.

We once again focus on the oline this offseason

And get an actual QB coach,that can help him with short yardage accuracy.

One would give us balance we need in the teams offense. We have seemed to lack one or the other even when we had Marino. A good mixture of run and pass goes a long way with a bit of luck,as led by the example of the Jets,Patriots and yes,even Buffalo. Give credit where credit is due. Even if the passing game is aided by sheer luck and not skill I.e jets.

Our right side cannot be helped,even with the help of the refs,i.e patriots. But can be resolve with a true left guard and a right tackle worth his salt.

Make our offense become more than simply one dimensional and one sided and the comment that Henne is good enough to win us some games holds true