What Are Your Dolphins Questions/Hopes NOT Related To Ryan Tannehill

The real question is what's on your wife's mind?

 

- I want to see Clay become a better blocker and inline player. To me he is a natural pass catcher and can do some serious YACin in open field, if he can get his blocking game up and be on the field more often, I think he can be a super serious weapon for us this year and down the line.

- I want to see more interior pass rush, and hope the Dolphins but Odrick back inside more often because it doesn't seem like he'll get much pressure off the edge. Where has Randy Starks been this preseason? Talk about being silent

 

I want to see Daniel Thomas emerge and justify his draft position.

I want to see Reshad Jones establish himself as a playmaker in the secondary (at least as far as our safeties are concerned).

I want to see our ragtag group of WRS (and it will be that no matter which 5/6 that they settle on) shock the football world by performing well as a group (2400+ yds and 12+ TDs).

 

My thoughts EXACTLY!

Add two things.

I want to see VD take the next step and play like hes capable.

I want to see someone emerge as a pass rusher on the other side of Wake.

 

Would like to see the defense as a whole play with more fire and intensity... They all look so flat so far and it's really pissing me off.

I'm watching AZ play Oakland right now and the Cards D is beating Oakland up and down the field... Hard hits, two take aways, and the special teams blocked a punt for a TD. Keep in mind this is with Carson Palmer and Co. Still in the game. Where is this kind of fire with our team.?

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From a selfish/personal view, my hopes would be to finally make it over to Miami to take in a game. Almost made the loss to the Colts a couple of years ago, but that fell through at the last minute, so would be nice to go one better this year.

• I'd like to see our RT spot locked down by Martin as tightly as Long has the LT spot. If that happens, and with Pouncey playing centre, we're set for years.

• More takeaways from the defence would be pretty handy.

• Also, what's happened to our pass rush?

 

Where the HELL is the pass rush going to come from?

Because I'm not seeing it from Olivier Vernon at all. Jared Odrick looks really slow off the ball and isn't getting any pass rush from end (as predicted). Jamaal Westerman looks like their most competent rusher outside Wake and he might not even be kept on the 53 man roster. They're down to Koa Misi as a pass rush specialist and if that isn't irony for you, I don't know what is.

This is becoming an issue.

 

I do think it is mental focus. However, it could be one single thing tomorrow that clicks in his head to make him play to his potential. We are just waiting to see. I am hoping the whole 'benching' thing is going to help this process move quicker.

Yes I agree with you about Vernon. I don't see him doing much this year. Which should have be expected considering how raw he was coming out of Miami. I really wanted a WR over him in this spot. Just disagree with the pick from the start. But he has potential. I think Shelby and Westerman will be the two guys to step up in the pass rush department this year. I hope at least.

 

Yea at this point, they need to just slide Odrick back inside. He is to good of a player to be playing like he is.

 

I'm hoping Clemons and Jones don't **** the bed. The position in general scares the crap out of me.

 

I'm hoping Philbin turns out to be the coach I think he is.

If we get coach and QB locked down I don't care what other holes we have this year.

 

You have a thread about team Bush? I do not see that. Where may I locate it? Hopefully you mean Reggie and not about that stinking good for nothing George.

 

I hope this one player, lets call him Bryan Bannehill, plays fantastic.

 

He's making plays against the run, can't fault him on that, but he's last off the ball and not getting any pass rush whatsoever. You could spend 5 seconds in the pocket and he's not getting there. And even though nothing obviously is proven yet, I still wonder if that left end duty is making him tired or rusty when he slides in on nickel and tries to rush from the interior.

 

A win against the Texans (finally!) would be nice.

 

It would have to be a really good deal because honestly I like the idea of long term having Odrick, Starks and Soliai together in the middle. What we need to do is build the pass rush around them and next year should be a banner year for pass rushers. Bjoern Werner, James Gayle, Dion Jordan, Barkevious Mingo...toss in guys like Malliciah Goodman, Cornellius Carradine, Alex Okafor, Cory Lemonier, Sam Montgomery...or even linebacker rushers like Sean Porter or Jarvis Jones who could be looked at as play making replacements for Koa Misi...I have some high hopes for that class of rushers.

 

This would be a very nice way to start the season.

 

In this 43 defense thus far we look very susceptible to sweeps and runs to the outside..

I want to continue to see if Fuller is gonna make this team, he got me perked up in those practices.

I want to see if we go young with hogan and Pruitt make this team.

If Marcus thigpen doesn't make it, then I'm gonna be stumped.

 

I would like to see a reciever (or two) step up and a deffensive back to emerge.

 

Totally agree on all those.

 

I sure heard Pruitt's name a lot the last 9 games of the season.

 

Why would keeping 1 (Thigpen) mean losing 2 others?

 

Thomas is not in jeopardy of losing a roster spot.

I don't see Slaton not making the team either.

 

I would like to see atleast one player out of our secondary emerge as a dominant player in the league this season. Seems like Reshad Jones has a great chance to really improve this year, and the same can be said about Sean Smith, and even Vontae Davis. One of the those three should emerge as the leader and alpha dog of that secondary. I think Chris Clemons and Dick Marshall are going to be solid players as well.

 

And what pray tell leads you to that conclusion? Is it him being reported as being the best pass-protecting back on the team? Is it the continued presence at #2 on the depth chart? His # of reps with the 1st team offense?