DOLPHINS: TMQ on Ginn

[Mark L. Diana]

Well, I tink there's no doubt that league rules have changed  
significantly in favor of a passing game over the years. I mean, a  
defense can barely do anything to touch either the receivers or the  
QB. Offenses can throw up prayers that have as much chance of yielding  
an interference call as a catch. Even so, a god O-line is just as  
important in a passing game as a running game, and a good D-line  
likewise. I agree with Richie on this. I don't think the blueprint is  
to only be a running team. I think the blueprint always has been, and  
continues to be, to build the team from the inside out. That approach  
naturally leads to an improved run offense and defense early on. If  
they stick to the approach and add some talent in the passing game on  
both offense and defense, which they've started already, we will be  
successful.

On Oct 28, 2009, at 12:31 AM, Kristoffer Shields wrote:

>
>
> Ethan Skolnick has a column today that asks a similar question--- 
> whether the Fins are busy building a team for a league that no  
> longer exists (that's me paraphrasing).  We are building this power  
> running game, but is that going to be effective in an NFL that today  
> seems more geared toward the pass.  I think the question ultimately  
> is whether we are behind the times and will be therefore unable to  
> succeed in the new-world NFL, or are going against the tide in a  
> good way and are actually ahead of the times, finding a way to  
> counteract the passing attacks of other teams.  Probably can't know  
> the answer until it's too late---just have to sit back and see what  
> happens.
>
>> Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:04:57 -0400
>> From: ldouglas at gmail.com
>> To: dolphins-disc at phins.com
>> Subject: Re: DOLPHINS: TMQ on Ginn
>>
>> watching Playbook today on NFL Network and Billick who apparently
>> isn't a fan of the Wildcat mentions how in a QB driven league, we had
>> no room for errors when we play running game/defense. He actually  
>> said
>> he applauded us for doing what we're doing in the absence of a  
>> passing
>> game, but essentially that we wouldn't go far
>>
>> wrt the Wildcat and what NO did to neutralize it - they basically
>> started blitzing their corners from the edge which neutralized our
>> decisions to take Wildcat runs to the sidelines every time. And
>> despite what I was assuming, there was a deep zone looking out for  
>> the
>> elusive pass, though they wouldn't stand a chance if a) Ginn could
>> catch and b) he was sent on a 9 route on every Wildcat play.
>>
>> Wonder if the Jets will start to blitz their corners next week
>>
>> On 10/27/09, Josh Liller <joshism1981 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>> http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=easterbrook/091027
>>>
>>> "Indeed, if the super-highly-paid Ginn would simply catch the  
>>> passes that
>>> hit his hands, Miami might be 4-2, rather than 2-4."
>>>
>>>
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