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Tony McDaniel wants to play Nose Tackle

Discussion in 'Miami Dolphins Forum' started by padre31, Jul 30, 2009.

  1. anlgp

    anlgp ↑ ↑ ↓ ↓ ← → ← → B A

    We do have a lot of OLB's but how many of them are quality and not just quantity?
     
  2. padre31

    padre31 Premium Member Luxury Box

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    That is what we will have to find out, bringing in a rookie high draft pick is no guarantee of success, neither is having a cast of characters, someone will have to shine to win the "heir apparent" title.
     
  3. MrClean

    MrClean Inglourious Basterd Club Member

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    His name is Gardener, not Gardner, Stubbs was on his last legs and nothing but a stop gap. Del Rio never played a down for the Phins other than one preseason, so he is not an example of anything we moved away from. Granted we upgraded one DT spot, but Stubbs was a severe downgrade from Coleman.
    The LB corps would have been better had Cox not left. Replacing Vincent with TBuck was a drop off too.

    JJ's defenses were predicated on speed and attacking above all, not physicality

    They were both 4-3 schemes before and after JJ's arrival, and any differences between how it was run before and after was due more to personnel changes than anything else. It is ridiculous to say Shula didn't want a physical defense, because he leaned toward a read/react. He sacrificed speed to keep some size and physicality, which probably hurt us against teams like Buffalo as much as anything, being too slow overall to match up.
     
  4. MrClean

    MrClean Inglourious Basterd Club Member

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    He is the only experienced inside depth we have. Why would he be "floating" out of Miami?
     
  5. padre31

    padre31 Premium Member Luxury Box

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    Because Shula had maxed out the salary cap.

    Del Rio retired because he lost his job to Zach Thomas.

    Stubbs had his leg broken while leading us in sacks during the season.


    Speed is not an element of physicality?

    Not really, JJ's preferred scheme was completely different then Shula's, and it is odd thought that "personnel changes" does not mean faster, stronger, smaller.
     
  6. padre31

    padre31 Premium Member Luxury Box

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    Because he is expensive and underperforms perhaps?
     
  7. Anonymous

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    The 3-4 is harder to perfect than the 4-3( probably due to the fact that 3-4 NTs are rare), but you cannot deny it's dominance. If we can perfect the 3-4, we will have a dominant and scary defense.
     
  8. PHINANALYST

    PHINANALYST Well-Known Member

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    JJs defenses were clearly not physical ... no one was 'afraid' to come and play the PHINS ... neither JT or ZT punished anyone ... it just wasn't their game.

    yes, speed is a physical element ... but when talking physical style defenses - such as the Ravens ... it is the punishing aspect that is perceived.

    ultimately, we want both ... fast and punishing ... and that is what the Ravens are - and what we are aiming to be -- and we are getting there quickly.

    WRT McDaniel, i believe CK intimated when we signed him that a transition to NT would be in the cards .... i think the question mark with him is not his physical attributes ... but his desire and toughness ... if he has a breakthrough there -- he will be very successful as an every down NT ... until then, he will likely be a 'situational NT'.
     
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  9. the 23rd

    the 23rd a.k.a. Rio

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    GettingOldFurguson, StepUpSolai, StretchMcDanials will hold down the NT until we can make it our priority in the next draft.
    we need a premier NT to anchor this defense :yes: if we want to win a SuperBowl in 2010
     
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  11. PHINANALYST

    PHINANALYST Well-Known Member

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    of the 2, i think McDaniel 'could' be a beast .... not this year, because he is too light ... but a year or 2 down the road ... Soliai's ceiling doesn't seem to me to be near as high.

    unfortunately, both of them have the same problem .... desire and toughness -- though slightly different
     
  12. the 23rd

    the 23rd a.k.a. Rio

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    priority one for next years draft: best NT available
     
  13. Anonymous

    Anonymous Season Ticket Holder Club Member

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    I don't know. Maybe we can sign Vince Wilfork, then draft an Inside Linebacker. Although, I remember hearing Vince Wilfork hates the Miami Dolphins.
     
  14. azfinfanmang

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    That's okay, that dirty SOB isn't exactly on my XMAS card list either
     
  15. the 23rd

    the 23rd a.k.a. Rio

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    agreed
     
  16. Alex13

    Alex13 Tua Time !!! Club Member

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    maybe we can shot for terrance cody next year
     

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