5 Linemen (obviously) and 6 skill positions....

Two TE set

QB Tannehill (run or pass)
RB Ajayi (55 TD's in 3 years = 18.3 per year)
TE Cameron (6'5) (7 red zone TD's in 2013)
TE Dion Sims (6'4) (Breakout year)
WR DeVante Parker (6'3) (huge catch radius, great hands)
WR Jarvis Landry (quick slants, screens) (5 TD's in 11 starts)

You gotta like this.

excuses or solutions?

I like Greg Jennings over Sims... Veteran savvy, incredible route runner is hard to keep on the bench in the red zone...

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Crowder52 Wrote:
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> I like Greg Jennings over Sims... Veteran savvy,
> incredible route runner is hard to keep on the
> bench in the red zone...


That's going to vary from game to game depending on matchups. Sometimes it will be better to have Sims vs a LB than Jennings versus a nickle CB or FS.

Nice to have options that can create and exploit a mismatch though.

THE Truth Wrote:
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> That's going to vary from game to game depending
> on matchups. Sometimes it will be better to have
> Sims vs a LB than Jennings versus a nickle CB or
> FS.
>
> Nice to have options that can create and exploit a
> mismatch though.

Yes, no doubt, I am sure we will see every different grouping of players, we could come up with, depending on the situation and play call... For example, I think spreading it out with no rb and one TE will also be pretty dangerous inside the 20...

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I mentioned Sims because I think it's going to be a good year for him. His is one of those players who was raw but just keeps getting better. He made some nice catches at key times last year. Definitely on the upswing.

The key will be the oline, blitz pick up, keeping our cool in the redzone. I remember last year too many times with reshuffled oline, gassed second stringers, late in games, having penalties, holdings, false starts, giving sacks going backwards in the redzone after a long drive. Hopefully that changes. I am confident in skilled positions.

Last year the line was doomed from the start. Mike Pouncey was gone for the first 4 games then came back out of position while a MUCH lesser talent played center. This all led to way too much shuffling on the line.

Thomas playing tackle was terrible. He is a guard only in the NFL. Daryn Colledge was terrible and could only play one position where he gave up 7 sacks in 14 starts.

A rookie had to play the most important position starting in week 10. That's a tall task and weakened two positions.

Now, taking all of that into consideration, we were still able to find the running game during that time AND STILL improve on the dismal year before.

We will be better this year as our best 3 linemen get to start game 1 at their best position (barring injury). Even if Dallas Thomas is the starter, we will be better. He gave up ZERO sacks at guard last year. Now he can concentrate on guard ONLY.

We have Jason Fox (who the coaches have more faith in) to sub at tackle if needed so we don't have to shuffle the entire line to adjust.

I also think we will add a vet before the season starts now that we have an extra 3 mil in cap space.

I agree, I am very optmistic.