<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Pack Attack)</div><div class='quotemain'>What's Corey Dillon's deal? Still hurt or what?</div> I started him, I should have started that Gado guy.
Ironic that Heath Evans was our leading rusher against the team that drafted him. I guess we have his Auburn teammate to thank for him becoming available along with Stick Ricky's return. BTW I think Samuels knocked the fuzz right off William's face with that hit. I'll admit that I felt the 1st play at the goal line was pass interference, but in my mind that was a makeup call for not awarding McGinest that INT on the tipped pass at the begining of that drive. I started Dillon too with Greg Jones collecting bench points.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (bakes781)</div><div class='quotemain'>Ironic that Heath Evans was our leading rusher against the team that drafted him. I guess we have his Auburn teammate to thank for him becoming available along with Stick Ricky's return. BTW I think Samuels knocked the fuzz right off William's face with that hit. I'll admit that I felt the 1st play at the goal line was pass interference, but in my mind that was a makeup call for not awarding McGinest that INT on the tipped pass at the begining of that drive. I started Dillon too with Greg Jones collecting bench points. </div> Actually, the Dolphins didn't draft Heath Evans. The Seahawks did. Evans spent four years in Seattle and had ONE start and 108 yards rushing. I think the Dolphins brought him in during the offseason to try and replace Rob Konrad and he didn't make the team. I wouldn't get too excited about Evans' performance yesterday. Evans doesn't usually produce that well. As far as "Stick Ricky" is concerned, I'm pleased with his progress. Each week, he starts looking more and more like his old self. I'm not really worried about him getting hit hard on one play. It looked like Samuel was in the right place at the right time to get his legs underneath him and deliever a big hit. Good for him. Ricky needs to forget that one play and keep working hard. The Patriots that impressed me the most were Tom Brady and Tedy Bruschi. Brady continues to be one of the hardest QBs to rattle and Bruschi looks like he never missed a game.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (DolfanDale)</div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (bakes781)</div><div class='quotemain'>Ironic that Heath Evans was our leading rusher against the team that drafted him. I guess we have his Auburn teammate to thank for him becoming available along with Stick Ricky's return. BTW I think Samuels knocked the fuzz right off William's face with that hit. I'll admit that I felt the 1st play at the goal line was pass interference, but in my mind that was a makeup call for not awarding McGinest that INT on the tipped pass at the begining of that drive. I started Dillon too with Greg Jones collecting bench points. </div> Actually, the Dolphins didn't draft Heath Evans. The Seahawks did. Evans spent four years in Seattle and had ONE start and 108 yards rushing. I think the Dolphins brought him in during the offseason to try and replace Rob Konrad and he didn't make the team. I wouldn't get too excited about Evans' performance yesterday. Evans doesn't usually produce that well. As far as "Stick Ricky" is concerned, I'm pleased with his progress. Each week, he starts looking more and more like his old self. I'm not really worried about him getting hit hard on one play. It looked like Samuel was in the right place at the right time to get his legs underneath him and deliever a big hit. Good for him. Ricky needs to forget that one play and keep working hard. The Patriots that impressed me the most were Tom Brady and Tedy Bruschi. Brady continues to be one of the hardest QBs to rattle and Bruschi looks like he never missed a game.</div> Ya it was nice to see Bruschi break up a few plays in coverage yesterday..becuase we sure need all the help we can get against the passing game. As for Evans I doubt we could ride him to long but if we need him and cloud to go one more game we could be ok..at least he is a power guy that doesn't seem like he will lose to many yards..he had surprising speed though when he got through the holes yesterday. probably just jacked up to put it to the team that cut him..I remember reading he wasn't happy when saban cut him loose. I guess Dillon had a calf problem on the first play but his ankle is supposed to be almost 100% so hopefully he is only out a week or two at the most. Also I thought Hobbs had good coverage on both the fade passes at the goaline...your allowed to touch the receiver as long as you don't move him and he was looking back at the ball too and the Willie play wasn't a pick either..he didn't keep control when he hit the ground. I thought the refs were good for the most part. The 2 point conversion we got was a little shady because of maybe one view but there really wasn't enough evidence to overturn the call. All in all I still think the pats looked like crap and would have been destroyed by some receivers with hands and a better QB.
The Dolphins' WRs have hands. Chris Chambers is an outstanding WR whose biggest problem is having a QB that can get the ball to him. He made some great catches yesterday. Marty Booker is showing signs off real improvement. Randy McMichael's biggest on-field problem is that the Dolphins don't go to him enough. I have only seen extended highlights, but it didn't look like the Dolphins' WRs were the problem yesterday.
Bruschi's tip was huge no doubt, but it was clear that he was starting to show signs of fatigue late. I still maintain McGinest had the INT, b/c he had possesion of the ball & the ground cant cause a fumble. I agree with DD Chambers is a top tier WR especially in the hands dept. That ball on the final play was thrown too low.
Play of the game goes to Rosevelt Colvin for knocking the ball loose at the end of the 1st half. 10 point swing
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (bakes781)</div><div class='quotemain'>Bruschi's tip was huge no doubt, but it was clear that he was starting to show signs of fatigue late. I still maintain McGinest had the INT, b/c he had possesion of the ball & the ground cant cause a fumble. I agree with DD Chambers is a top tier WR especially in the hands dept. That ball on the final play was thrown too low.</div> I agree chambers has pleanty of talent but he had two HUGE drops in the first half on balls that hit him in the hands/chest that killed drives that could have put us down 2 scores and the drop in the endzone was big. Regardless if the ball was thrown low, the only place it could have been thrown, it should have been caught. He got down there and the ball hit him in the hands..in the NFL that should be a catch. Especially by a guy who is supposed to be your #1 and was out to prove Saban's assesment of the WR's being "decent" as wrong. As for McGinest I know what your saying but he didn't establish possesion. If he came down took two steps with the ball then went down by contact and the ball came out then yes it would have been a pick, but because he fell straight to the ground as he caught it he has to maintain possesion when he hits the ground just like a receiver would on a diving catch.
