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Matthews motivated by the "Juice"

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  1. djphinfan

    djphinfan Season Ticket Holder Club Member

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    http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/...phins-0819-20140818,0,6452392.story?track=rss

    Rishard Matthews, this is a pro wide receiver, can win his matchup in this league against starting corner quality, if I sit here right now and I'm honest with myself, I'm not sure who's 2 thru 5 anymore, the catch this kid made in Tampa on that dime from Moore was not easy, he just made it look So, he every bit has the hands of Jarvis Landry, and the cool thing. Jarvis has every bit the hands of Rishard, and you know what, I haven't even talked about how good Gibby looks..
     
  2. A13OVEAVERAGE

    A13OVEAVERAGE Season Ticket Holder Club Member

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    I think Gibson is the best and most complete wide receiver we have on the roster. I think he is extremely underrated, but that's gonna change this season as long as he stays healthy. Mike Wallace is and should be our number 1 only because of his speed. I think we'll get to see a lot of everyone 1-5 when they take their breathers and when we run our new 3/4 wide receiver sets.


    Also I saw today in an interview with Landry that they have been lining him up in the tight end position as well as returner.
    [video]http://www.miamidolphins.com/multimedia/videos/Landry-Looking-Forward-To-Cowboys-Game-/dd31742a-8b8f-429f-ad44-5e0d00a2ae24[/video]
     
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  3. Ohio Fanatic

    Ohio Fanatic Twuaddle or bust Club Member

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    it is a well rounded set. I'm still concerned whether any of them can step up in the redzone when we need it.
     
  4. Vertical Limit

    Vertical Limit Senior Member

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    Still think Hartline is the odd man out next offseason, Matthews was a big time receiver for Nevada, guy caught something like 14 TD's and 2300+ yards in two seasons with Kaepernick at Nevada, forgot the stats but it was around that ballpark. I always felt give Matthews a few years to get comfortable with the pro league and he will blossom into a very good receiver.

    Wallace brings something different than the other receivers that separates himself because of his speed, the other receivers all have potential to be better than Hartline.
     
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  5. Disgustipate

    Disgustipate Season Ticket Holder Club Member

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    I think Matthews very much is someone who should be looked at as a potential starter down the road. He's had some growing pains, but he's also shown that kind of upside. If he's grown up and gotten past whatever maturity issues he's had, the future looks pretty bright for him.

    It's early, but Wallace looks like he's picked up where he left off last season. There's no way in hell they keep him unless there is a marked improvement.
     
  6. Sceeto

    Sceeto Well-Known Member

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    From the title, I thought this thread was gong to be about taking steroids or about him being motivated by O.J. Simpson.
     
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  7. Larry Little

    Larry Little Season Ticket Holder Club Member

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    Um, no. No he doesn't.
     
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  8. Unlucky 13

    Unlucky 13 Team Raheem Club Member

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    We already have two guys out the first 4 weeks because of the juice. Thats plenty.
     
  9. rafael

    rafael Well-Known Member

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    I've been a big Matthews fan since UNR. IMO he can be a faster Anquan Boldin. I see him as a future starter. In fact, I love all of our top 5 WRs. I even like Damian Williams as a developmental guy. I'm not convinced he'll actually develop into a potential starter, but I am convinced there's enough there to warrant trying to develop him. I also like that he brings the speed that we're lacking in our WR corp outside of Wallace. I never saw the attraction in Binns. I know he's big, but I just never saw him as all that good. I do believe that Gibson, Matthews and Landry can all be effective redzone targets. They have good body/hand strength and are good at body positioning/control.
     
  10. Paul 13

    Paul 13 Chaotic Neutral & Unstable Genius Staff Member

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    Or OJ McDuffie... that was also his nickname :wink2:
     
  11. Alex13

    Alex13 Tua Time !!! Club Member

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    i already asked this in another thread WR leaguewide 1-5 , who is better than us ?
     
  12. djphinfan

    djphinfan Season Ticket Holder Club Member

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    Pretty much.
     
  13. Dol-Fan Dupree

    Dol-Fan Dupree Tank? Who is Tank? I am Guy Incognito.

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    or Oran "Juice" Jones

    [video=youtube;9dZW1C3neao]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dZW1C3neao[/video]
     
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  14. Paul 13

    Paul 13 Chaotic Neutral & Unstable Genius Staff Member

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    Synthesizers in the 80s... :yes:
     
  15. Alex13

    Alex13 Tua Time !!! Club Member

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    that is a great song still.
     
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  16. slickj101

    slickj101 Is Water

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  17. Nappy Roots

    Nappy Roots Well-Known Member

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    [video=youtube;PSSw_syl47s]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSSw_syl47s[/video]
     
  18. Stitches

    Stitches ThePhin's Biggest Killjoy Luxury Box

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    Bears? Colts? Redskins? Packers? Saints?

    I'm not saying they are better, but I think they'd need to be considered.
     
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  19. Alex13

    Alex13 Tua Time !!! Club Member

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    i´m talking about WR as a unit per team from 1-5. the bears ? the just signed santonio holmes, they have nothing after marshall and jeffrey, which of course is a pretty good 1-2 punch
     
  20. Stitches

    Stitches ThePhin's Biggest Killjoy Luxury Box

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    I know we're talking 1-5. To me, if your 1 & 2 are so far a head it makes up for shortcomings in depth (and that doesn't even take into account the disparity in snap count from 1-5). I'm saying for example:
    Wallace - 7
    Hartline - 6
    Gibson - 5
    Matthews - 5
    Landry -4
    Total = 27

    Marshall - 10
    Jeffrey - 8
    Holmes - 3
    Wilson - 3
    Morgan - 3
    Total = 27


    See, they are still as good as us 1-5 in the above example. Perhaps you mean who would have as little drop of from 1-5 (meaning if there were an injury, what team would lose the least) or by some other measure, and I am just answering the question differently from how you meant it.
     
  21. Clark Kent

    Clark Kent Fighter of the Nightman

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    You're sleeping on Marquis Wilson. Once he gets back from injury, he's going to be a strong #3 WR.
     
  22. invid

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    Hakeem Nicks, Reggie Wayne, T.Y. Hilton, Donte Moncrief (potentially) for the Colts. Another nice, and probably better receiving corps.
     
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  23. Tin Indian

    Tin Indian Rockin' The Bottom End Club Member

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    Our number 1 is Brian Hartline if you go be the stat that matters - production. Over the past two years anyway. You'd like it to be Wallace since he makes the money and has the speed, but Calvin Harper had the speed and Michael Irvin got all the catches in Dallas and there was no doubt who the number 1 was.

    Based on last year before his injury and so far this preseason you could make a real case for Brandon Gibson being number 1.

    Really doesn't matter to me, all I care about is guys who can run good routes, catch and score TD's. If the 6th guy on our bench ends up being the "number 1" by the end of the season, so be it!
     
  24. Unlucky 13

    Unlucky 13 Team Raheem Club Member

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    If the question is who potentially has the best 3-5 WR in the league, I think that the Fins are on the very short list.
     
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  25. Stitches

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    Player Tm Count Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD From To
    Charles Clay MIA 7 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 29 341 3 Sep 8, 2013 Oct 27, 2013 See all games »
    Brandon Gibson MIA 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 326 3 Sep 8, 2013 Oct 27, 2013 See all games »
    Brian Hartline MIA 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 438 2 Sep 8, 2013 Oct 27, 2013 See all games »
    Daniel Thomas MIA 7 0 0 0 0 0 48 178 2 8 46 1 Sep 8, 2013 Oct 27, 2013 See all games »
    Mike Wallace MIA 7 0 0 0 0 0 2 20 0 30 398 1 Sep 8, 2013 Oct 27, 2013 See all games »
    Lamar Miller MIA 4 0 0 0 0 0 43 196 2 5 21 0 Sep 8, 2013 Sep 30, 2013 See all games »
    Lamar Miller MIA 2 0 0 0 0 0 27 132 0 4 27 0 Oct 20, 2013 Oct 27, 2013 See all games »
    Marcus Thigpen MIA 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 55 0 Sep 30, 2013 Oct 6, 2013 See all games »
    Rishard Matthews MIA 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 63 0 Sep 22, 2013 Sep 30, 2013 See all games »


    Based on last year pre-injury I don't see how one could make a compelling case that Gibson would be "#1" over Hartline or Wallace when taking everything into consideration. And pointing to this preseason for further evidence probably isn't the best example since the snap count is considerably different between the three since only Gibson played game 1.

    That's in no way trying to paint Gibson in a negative light, just saying it is hardly a level field when you consider this preseason.
     
  26. djphinfan

    djphinfan Season Ticket Holder Club Member

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    Meh.
     
  27. rafael

    rafael Well-Known Member

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    Really? The stats you posted at least make the argument that all three are about equal. Gibson has the fewest yards but also the most TDs.
     
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  28. Destroyer

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    Best group of receivers in the NFL IMO.
     
  29. Da 'Fins

    Da 'Fins Season Ticket Holder Staff Member Club Member

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    Exactly. The juice is either of those. Any reference to anyone or anything else as "the juice" - particularly a rookie - is light years premature. Borderline inappropriate.

    ;)
     
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  30. MiamiDolphin618

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    I love Gibby, Matthews, and Landry. I do find it interesting that they all have had success in the slot for our offense though. Im not saying they couldn't play outside, I think they could (especially Matthews)…but I think Lazor is doing his part to make the slot a large part of the game plan. Tannehill loves his slot guys…this goes all the way back to Swope at A&M.
     
  31. PhinFan1968

    PhinFan1968 To 2020, and BEYOND! Club Member

    Williams is also showing some outside talent.
     
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    Confounded by Stitches logic and number crunching, the fantasy football draft party falls flat...

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  33. djphinfan

    djphinfan Season Ticket Holder Club Member

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    Don't blame the messenger, his college rabid fans call him the juice at lsu.

    I look at it as not a noun but a state of being..like when urban Meyer talks about his team playing angry and having juice.
     
  34. cuchulainn

    cuchulainn Táin Bó Cúailnge Club Member

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    Should we start calling Gibson "Gin" then? :shifty:
     
  35. Clark Kent

    Clark Kent Fighter of the Nightman

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    Agreed. In fact, it makes me feel angry towards Mike Wallace. How does Brandon Gibson have the same amount of catches, 72 yards less, and 2 more TD's as a slot receiver w/less opportunities? When you look at this receiving core, Mike Wallace is really the only one who is purely a niche receiver. He's got one thing going for him and that's it. The only one who's going to boom or bust week to week.
     
  36. VanDolPhan

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    If Brandon Gibson doesn't go down with injury we would have had 4 pass catchers with at least 50 catches and 750 yards. I haven't done any checking but I would have to think that's pretty rare for teams around the league.
     
  37. Unlucky 13

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    Its very impressive, regardless. Also, when most teams do something like that, at least one of the pass catchers is a RB, and the Fins of course mostly ignore the position in the passing game.
     
  38. Fin D

    Fin D Sigh

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    Gin & Juice

    OT:
    Actually there is a drink called a Gibson. Its a martini but instead of olives you use cocktail (pickled) onions.

    Carry on.
     
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  39. Limbo

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    How much of a production drop-off do you guys think we'd have at WR if we were to lose Mike Wallace for any reason? How important is our $60 million dollar man?
     
  40. TooGoodForDez

    TooGoodForDez Deion Sanders for GM

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    There should be an increase in passing production.

    We all saw RT wo Hartline and Wallace, and with them against Tampa. He produces mixed results with those two, because one does not get yacs and runs backwards, and the other has poor hands and is really not great at anything.
     

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