Nervous about the WR position

[masterfins]

There is a report out this morning by Armando that said odds are the Fins won't sign a Vet WR till after the draft. 

Well lets give Armando a Mensa Award for that gem of a report.    Nobody is signing Jennings, Wayne, or Crabtree because there is so much talent in the Draft that they are all thinking why pay the old vets when I may be able to get a young guy cheaper.  Plus there were also a bunch of other WR's already moved around in FA.  Just the opposite of when Miami had to overpay for Wallace a couple years ago because no one was available.

[Spider-Dan]

Thread cleaned up.  Stay on topic, please.

[Downunder Dolphan]

The Wild Cat consisted of two main components: Snapping to someone capable of running the ball well and an unbalanced offensive line. Both concepts are widely used around the NFL. One huge limiting factor with the Ronnie Brown Wild Cat was that there was very little threat of throwing the ball. That limited its use in the NFL considerably.

What we've seen in the seasons since the Wild Cat is that teams have taken the concepts and used them. Bigger, stronger quarter backs capable of executing a read option are all the rage. The unbalanced line is used as well, although not necessarily in combination with a read option.

The Wild Cat has evolved. Going back to the prehistoric version of it makes no sense.

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One of the major reasons the Miami wildcat succeeded in 2008 but failed afterwards: Chad Pennington stayed on the field which still allowed the threat of throwing the ball and brought out the element of surprise, the wildcat could be sprung at any time with the existing personnel on the field. It worked, but it also got criticism that the risk of getting your Quarterback killed was too great...

During the Henne era he was subbed out before a wildcat play, tipping off the defenses and allowing them to prepare for it. The only time it worked like a charm was during the Tennessee game when both Chads were off injured before three quarter time, and the team had to do it before they could activate Thigpen for the fourth quarter. I still remember that series with the Zombie Wildcat, the run sell-out and the incomplete Brandon Marshall deep throw down the field that really shook the Tennessee defense up, they seriously didn't know what the hell was happening until we marched into field goal range. The element of surprise was the key to it working, once the defenses are prepared it just isn't effective.

[Downunder Dolphan]

I thought Wallace/Stills/Landry would be a good mix of talent.

I think Kenny Stills being your #1 WR is horrific.

Nothing against Kenny Stills, but he's a kid.  He's not a proven #1 WR.  He's a nice player with some skills but I think the Dolphins still need someone else.

What about Michael Crabtree?  Seems to be available, but not sure about his situation. 

How about Reggie Wayne?  I know he's old but he would be a good veteran presence around the young kids.

What about the draft?  I imagine we will grab a guy in the early-to-mid rounds.  Who's available?

Other free agents to note: Hakeen Micks, Wes Welker, Lance Moore, Jason Avant, Harry Douglas, Greg Jennings, Stevie Johnson, Cecil Shorts, Miles Austin, Donnie Avery, Brandon Lloyd, Dwayne Bowe.

I'm just not sold that Kenny Stills is going to be the team savior.  Who else is there?

I have to admit I am a little worried Tannehill is going to have to work with what is nearly an entirely new receiving core this year - Marino never went through this sort of massive upheaval in an offseason for the best part of his career. I guess we are going to find out how good Tannehill really is, that or there will be a whole lot of growing pains as he gets used to his new targets.

[dolphins4life]

Thread drift warning...

One of the major reasons the Miami wildcat succeeded in 2008 but failed afterwards: Chad Pennington stayed on the field which still allowed the threat of throwing the ball and brought out the element of surprise, the wildcat could be sprung at any time with the existing personnel on the field. It worked, but it also got criticism that the risk of getting your Quarterback killed was too great...

During the Henne era he was subbed out before a wildcat play, tipping off the defenses and allowing them to prepare for it. The only time it worked like a charm was during the Tennessee game when both Chads were off injured before three quarter time, and the team had to do it before they could activate Thigpen for the fourth quarter. I still remember that series with the Zombie Wildcat, the run sell-out and the incomplete Brandon Marshall deep throw down the field that really shook the Tennessee defense up, they seriously didn't know what the hell was happening until we marched into field goal range. The element of surprise was the key to it working, once the defenses are prepared it just isn't effective.

Did they play the Titans in 2010?  I thought they played them in 2009.  They got robbed blind in that game, though I remember I actually tried to defend the refs lol

[Downunder Dolphan]

Did they play the Titans in 2010?  I thought they played them in 2009.  They got robbed blind in that game, though I remember I actually tried to defend the refs lol

2010. It was Chad Pennington's comback game and he lasted what, one play? Then Henne went down before three quarter time. The Zombie Wildcat was used until the start of the fourth quarter when Thigpen came in and managed to get us home.

http://scores.espn.go.com/nfl/recap?gameId=301114015

[dolphins4life]

Aha, they played them both years