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Cam Wake not feeling his age

Discussion in 'Miami Dolphins Forum' started by Finatik, Jun 16, 2017.

  1. Finatik

    Finatik Season Ticket Holder Staff Member Club Member

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    Cameron Wake doesn’t look his age, and he certainly doesn’t plan on playing his age.

    Last season, Wake became one of only three pass-rushers to have a double-digit sack season at 34 or older. He doesn’t plan on slowing down now that he’s 35.

    “I’m just improving upon where I was at the end of last season, tweaking and fine-tuning some things to go out and have a tremendous season and help the team win,” Wake said, via Steven Wine of the Associated Press.

    Dolphins coach Adam Gase tried to protect Wake early last season when Wake was returning from an Achilles tendon injury that ended his 2015 season prematurely. The Dolphins started 1-4. Once Wake joined the starting lineup, the Dolphins went 9-2.

    Wake finished with 11.5 sacks and now has 81.5 for his career.

    “I should have been playing him more early,” Gase said. “We thought we were being smart, and it backfired on us. What we should have done was just let him play.”

    With Wake healthy heading into this season, he will get every opportunity to prove he’s as good as old this season.

     
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  2. brandon27

    brandon27 Season Ticket Holder Club Member

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    Glad he's healthy and hope he stays healthy. He's always a force out there. We need him. If Harris can step up too this year and have an impact, him and Wake could be a nice duo until Wake moves on, and hopefully Harris steps into that role.
     
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  3. djphinfan

    djphinfan Season Ticket Holder Club Member

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    I wanted and debated to no end about starting wake at the beginning of last year...
     
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  4. Dol-Fan Dupree

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

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    Turns out Wake does not exactly agree with the idea he should have started at the beginning of the year
     
  5. dolphin25

    dolphin25 Well-Known Member

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    I think it was good he waited a few weeks and got good and healthy. Now if he had come into the season totally healthy and they felt like he should rest, that would have been the mistake.
     
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  6. dirtylandry

    dirtylandry Well-Known Member

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    his slow start was way too a coincidence to our slow start. if he gets off from the jump, it could open things up for Charlie too
     
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