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Right, eesti but just be glad they didn't bench him and give more reps to Danny Thomas instead of bringing in Lamar Miller to take the bulk of the reps that would have gone to Reggie.
In some ways, Bush is starting to remind me of a "less elusive" version of Barry Sanders. He takes a lot of 1-2 yard gains and turns them into 1-2 yard losses. But you're just waiting for him to find the right one and break it open.
I remember one cutback yesterday that would've gained 5 yards, maybe more if he beats the safety, but instead, he cut it back and lost a yard. Grrrrr.
The only thing I can think of is that Miller is in th doghouse for not knowing the playbook. His skill set is much greater that Daniel Thomas and everyone can see it. He should be on the field, but is not. Must be in the doghouse.
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> It's pass protection that is his weakness I
> believe.
Yes, and this completely explains why he hasn't played. Teams have been consistently blitzing us. The good news is that Tanny has learning how to burn teams when they DO blitz (ala Danny boy). Meanwhile, while teams keep blitzing, we need a RB that can protect the QB.
He is burning them when they blitz but he's taking some hits on those same plays. Kudos to him for standing in there, but I don't think he needs the hits to be any more frequent or harder.
Some will tell you that the offensive struggles are Tannehills fault. What they don't bother to think about is that he knows the offense and everyone else is still learning it....
Javorskie, Long, Incog, Lane, Clay, Thomas, Lamar Miller, Every WR not name Hartline or Bess....have all struggled when it comes to assignments, blitz pick ups, routes, formations etc.
It is a learning curve for everyone. Once they get more comfortable we may have an offense on our hands.
So when you wanna throw "RT can't finish" or "make the throw when it counts" in the subject every time we stall, you might want to think about that as well.
I don't think Reggie is 100% back. I think it's a good time to find out what Lamar Miller is all about. You don't have to play in on obvious passing plays. You can stick that slug Daniel Thomas in for those.