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Conditioning?

Discussion in 'Miami Dolphins Forum' started by BlameItOnTheHenne, Sep 12, 2011.

  1. BlameItOnTheHenne

    BlameItOnTheHenne Taking a poop

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  2. Frumundah Finnatic

    Frumundah Finnatic U Mad Miami?

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    That is on coaching, how the hell was everyone cramping up in our own stadium? Burn the ****ing pratice bubble to the ground.
    Bring back 1:00PM games. This team has gotten soft.
     
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  3. BlameItOnTheHenne

    BlameItOnTheHenne Taking a poop

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    THIS! I'm tempted to rage an attack on that bubble with pitchforks right now.
     
  4. Dolphins1Beatles

    Dolphins1Beatles Ziggy Stardust

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    We need more 1pm home games!!!!....or not. I actually feel better about playing in Buffalo and NE in November/December.
     
  5. Frumundah Finnatic

    Frumundah Finnatic U Mad Miami?

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    I am very tempted to do it myself right now.
     
  6. steveincolorado

    steveincolorado Spook, Storme & Pebbles

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    The no huddle is what killed us tonight.
     
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  7. Shamboubou

    Shamboubou Well-Known Member

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    I disagree....that is on the players. The players were locked out the whole offseason. They are professional athletes that should have kept themselves in shape. TC isn't about getting guys in condition, its about working on plays, timing, and rhythm. These guys should have been in shape coming into training camp. You can't expect the coaching to get people in shape with 14 practices with pads anymore. This is all on the players in my eyes.
     
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  8. Frumundah Finnatic

    Frumundah Finnatic U Mad Miami?

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    And awful defense, and poor conditioning and horrible line play.
     
  9. steveincolorado

    steveincolorado Spook, Storme & Pebbles

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    Sorry, but you can't beat what Tom Brady did do us tonight.
     
  10. The_Dark_Knight

    The_Dark_Knight Defender of the Truth

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    With the lockout and players not able to conduct off season conditioning training with the coaching staff effected all teams this off season. I said before that with the lockout, all bets were going to be off as to who was going to be the NFL powerhouse this year.

    I mean seriously...SERIOUSLY....who would have ever expected the Ravens to decimate the Steelers like they did yesterday? Close game maybe, but total destruction?

    It's going to be an interesting season.
     
  11. Muck

    Muck Throwback Uniform Crusader Retired Administrator

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    The defense was gassed in the first quarter.

    Imagine if this were a 1:00 PM game.
     
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  12. CitizenSnips

    CitizenSnips hmm.

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    agreed. and we're not the only ones who had this happen. This was going on for all the teams yesterday as well. Even Revis for the jets missed close to a qtr because of cramps.
     
  13. Finfangirl

    Finfangirl Season Ticket Holder Luxury Box

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    COnditioning is ON the PLayers and the Training Staff....and tonight the training staff didnt do enough to combat the cramps. With all the access they have to electrolytes, and IV's no one on a NFL roster should cramp EVER....
     
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  14. jw3102

    jw3102 season ticket holder

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    Sparano is to blame for the lack of conditioning. He is the person who has stated that he wants 1:00 pm games in September in Miami. He is always stating that the earlier games in the heat would benefit the Dolphins since they are used to the heat and humidity. Obviously based on how out of condition the players on defense appeared tonight, the Dolphins have been spending too much time in their air conditioned dome and very little practice time outside in the heat and humidity.

    If so many of the Dolphins were cramping up in a night game. I can only imagine what would have happened if this game would have been played at 1:00 pm. It is Sparano's responsibility to ensure that his players were property conditioned and they weren't.
     
  15. steveincolorado

    steveincolorado Spook, Storme & Pebbles

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    They were gassed because of Tom Brady.
     
  16. norcalfan

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    I have never seen so much sweat from the fins as far as I can remember
     
  17. Muck

    Muck Throwback Uniform Crusader Retired Administrator

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    Sorry, but that alone doesn't cut it. This isn't the first time a defense has faced Brady's no-huddle. And it was a night game.

    They weren't in shape, period. And they'd better get in shape because they're going to get this every week. And they'll get it again in New England.
     
  18. pacadermng67

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    Henne looked absolutely spent on that last drive. I wish I had a picture of him from that because he really gave every ounce he had in this game. He truly carried the load and it showed in that last drive.

    Bush looked like the only one that still had something. I was really impressed with the block he threw for Henne down the field on the last drive.
     
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  19. ASUFinFan

    ASUFinFan Uh huh

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    And as these people make millions of dollars. I wish I could show up to my job and collect a check like this. Miami only had cramps, miami was the only team tonight they mentioned on national tv bending over for a breathe on the sidelines. I'd say that's embarrassing. Hell it isn't even me and I was still embarrassed as a fan. They live here, they practiced here, and they had training camp here. What an Fn joke people.
     
  20. dolfan22

    dolfan22 Season Ticket Holder Club Member

    Who was always noted as the hardest working player in camp this year?

    Wonder why he looked like he still had something.
     
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  21. steveincolorado

    steveincolorado Spook, Storme & Pebbles

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    Brady didn't give our guys a chance to catch their breaths. Brady did this in the preseason too. I don't buy that we out of shape, that's nothing more than a excuse.
     
  22. jinx

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    I thought the defensive gameplan by Nolan was awful. You don't beat Brady with blitzes and man coverage. Ask Rex Ryan.
     
  23. pacadermng67

    pacadermng67 New Member

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    The Lions obviously figured out a way...
     
  24. NaboCane

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    Davis and Smith were cramping at 11:00/Q3...minutes after coming out of the locker room after the half. They are top athletes in their prime; couldn't they have had IV fluids and electrolyte drinks during halftime?

    Very poor show on the players' part.
     
  25. Zod

    Zod Ruler of the Universe

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    You forget about the lockout. Here is the video that went through my mind as part of "The best cornerback tandem" sat on the bench last night.

    [video=youtube;a7zoBvOmqhE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7zoBvOmqhE&feature=related[/video]
     
  26. Aquafin

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    Guys you are forgetting one factor we changed running backs for the same style of running game but now our backs are not suited for running up the middle.we have only one bonified tightend Clay was out, and we didnt sign a god tightend that is as physical or more physical the Fasano so we are still having trouble at depth at this position and tightends are still burning us.Vernon Carey has done nothing to impress me this year. and we spent a ton of time and money on the oline. ( yet I will give this some time time )as for scheduling 1:00 pm games that wont solve anything because its hotter at 1:00 then in the evening. its the head coach not the darn bubble that is a lame excuse if the coach is practicing in the bubble everyday then its on Sparano. we never had this kind of heat related problems when Wanny , Saban , Jimmy and Shula. Am I wrong there ?
     
  27. Stringer Bell

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    I'm fairly certain that if you put any teams secondary in the position ours was in, you'd have seen the same conditioning issues.
     
  28. CANEPHINS

    CANEPHINS No Tats & Dreads Allowed

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    For anyone that doesn't believe in conditioning...

    Remember that Sparano sat just about every starter in the last preseason game. Yeah...no way that extra work would have helped getting them where they needed to be. :no:
     
  29. DolfanJake

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    and a 2 of 14 third down conversion rate.
     
  30. DolfanJake

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    Meanwhile, NE used a lot of their starters for at least 2 series in their last pre-season game.

    Its the coaching. Its so obvious even the homers must be starting to see this.....
     
  31. Tone_E

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    It was Sparano's history of over working his players in the past that we all associated reg. season injuries with. If Sparano played the starters week 4 of pre season (unlike the majority of other teams) and someone got injured, and lets say, we had to START the game with Nolan Carrol, we'd all be calling for his head.

    No matter what, Sparano can't do any right by some people.

    Vontae worked out regular season at a performance institute with his brother and a few other NFLers, while Smith has getting his braids did. The whole defense was gassed, and it is on the players to be in shape I agree, but you can't blame Vontae or Sparano IMO.
     
  32. Stringer Bell

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    That last preseason game wouldnt have made any difference for what the secondary had to go through last night. They probably ran more against the Patriots than they did in the last 3 years worth of preseason games combined.
     
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  33. DaFish

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    I guess we could take a peak back in time (80s/90s) when the Bills ran the hurry up. Did our defenses ever look as gassed as last night during those games in Miami?
     
  34. Zach13

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    Agree 100%

    One of the worst days in franchise history is the day we started practicing in the bubble.
     
  35. Onehondo

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    Whats ironic is the media in the pre-game said the heat would affect the Patriots defense and it ended up being the home team defense who were affected most by the heat. It wouldn't have been as bad if we could have played some ball control offense but we have no between the tackles running backs now and you can't run everything outside. The OL couldn't get a push up the middle either but they were facing over 700lbs of Haynesworth and Wilfork and thats not an easy job when you have a rookie Center and mediocre guards but thats JMO.
     
  36. hazed819

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    The fact that we have to question professional athelete's conditioning baffles me... They get paided millions to perform 3-4 hours a week, why in the hell would they not be ready...
     
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  37. Rilo

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    I thought it was great that we didnt have hardly any injuries from preseason. But after last night it was evident that the players were not pushed hard as others were. The new CBA cut down the number of practices top that with the lockout it means players will be tired unless you push them to thier max. You risk injury but if you play it safe you lose. I suspect the patriots will dominate atleast the first 4 games because the only team i can see that is as phyiscally prepared as they are is the Ravens. If Saprano is smart he will run no huddle every day for next 2 weeks. The quicker he gets them pushed into it the more dominant they will be...
     

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