I believe if our o-line can stay healthy this year the Dolphins can have the number one rushing attack in the NFL.
Problem is... that is a BIG IF.
Smiley, Grove and Thomas are all injury concerns.
Smiley was considered to be our best lineman last year before he got hurt.
Grove has a rep for being able to go one on one with the biggest NT's in the league. He has struggled a bit but should get on track as he showed vs Carolina.
Thomas is a RG in the mold of Steve Hutchinson. Although Hutch played on the left side he is widely considered the best guard in the league. DT is so young and so powerful. The sky is the limit if he can stay on the field.
Sparano is quickly building an ambidextrous offensive line. One that can run to the left as easy as it runs to the right.
Ronnie is back in the form that had him leading the league in rushing and yards from scrimmage in 07. He was dominant until he got hurt and you can't blame him for the injury. It happened while making a tackle after an int (just like Camarillo's).
No reason why we can't lead the league this year. I think Chad will throw the ball less this year because of a much improved rushing attack. His numbers may go down but our overall yardage and time of possession may go up.
Throw in the mix a new rushing threat for the new look Wildcat and Spread offense with White and it will only add to the total.
We have 3 big play running backs and may have the deepest RB postion in the league. Williams is not what he used to be but can still break the big one. Cobbs continually surprised people and is a threat in the passing game as well.
Add in Lex Hilliard and we have a very good insurance policy to protect against injury.
Ronnie is supposed to see more balls thrown his way this season and he is a very good receiver.
Our depth is better this year as we can see by the release of two former emergency starters. Berger, Frye and Murphy are better than what we had last year.
I can't wait until the phins come to my town this week. The 3rd game will have the starters playing more than any other preseason game. The starters should play the entire first half and maybe into the second half with the possibility that Henne will see action with starters after the half.
Tampa is not a good team right now. I predict a blowout in the first three quarters with TB getting some points in garbage time.
National TV on Thursday!
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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/24/2009 06:26PM by eesti.