Miami Dolphins sign defensive tackle to solidify Defensive line Depth

 

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Anthony Sanchez

 

The Miami Dolphins today have solidified and added depth to an already monstrous defensive line by signing ten year veteran defensive tackle CJ Mosley to a one year deal. Mosley has been around the block playing for various teams such as; Minnesota Vikings, NY Jets, Cleveland Browns, Jacksonville Jaguars and most recent the Detroit Lions. The Miami Dolphins have made it a point of emphasis to bolster their run defense this offseason by signing the likes of Ndamakong Suh formerly of the Detroit Lions, drafting Jordan Phillips of the Oklahoma Sooners and now signing the 6'2 310 lbs run stuffer CJ Mosley who also played alongside Suh in Detroit. For the Miami Dolphins this is a great signing bringing in a veteran that more than likely will be the third defensive tackle in the depth chart behind Earl Mitchell and the beast Ndamakong Suh. CJ Mosley's 2014 saw him rack up twenty-six tackles, one forced fumble and two an a half sacks. I can see Joe Philbin and the Miami Dolphins brass really excited to add a veteran of his caliber that will bring toughness, run stuffing ability and the experience of playing at a high level in the NFL, which in turn can be a good mentoring experience for some of the young talent on the current Miami Dolphins defensive line roster.


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Basic Facts To Organizing A Football Team From The Inside Out

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The way to build a professional football team is like an architect in how you build and choose where to start from, my preference and Ideology of how to build is from the inside out on both sides of the ball. On offense you start with the offensive line without them you have no run game or passing game, then you look at quarterback and then your defensive line which is your life line to apply pressure to opposing offense's beginning with stopping the run and pressuring the quarterback. These two sides of the ball are what I consider the base of any team, it should be well documented that whenever you think about starting or revising a team's structure you must also have your front office in order to make sound and collective decisions to improve the state of the organization. 

The building of the offensive line will in turn help solidify the quarterback position, I feel in building an offensive line you start with the blind side of your quarterback which could be a left tackle or right tackle and then you find yourself a center who can be the second voice on offense aside from your quarterback who can make line changes and blitz calls. Now to determine the right signal caller this can be accomplished by collectively deciding between the coaches, general manager, Vice President of football operations and owner on the qualities, skills, direction, coachability, and ceiling of whom they choose to be the quarterback. In my opinion the starter should have a strong arm, but at the same time provide touch to excel in making the difficult throws, should have capability to read defenses, strong understanding of the game and in all honesty needs to have the biggest heart, determination and ability to command respect from the players in the huddle to lead his team, an additional quality that I put stock into is to be intellectually sound on the field, which is just as important as being physically gifted. A good quarterback at no time panics, must try to have grace, patience and poise to get through bad games and to me a key ingredient to a quarterback's success is comprehension and knowledge of the playbook. The organization must do it's best to choose the right guy, because choosing the wrong quarterback can set your team back a few years and put the organization in a bind. Once the starting quarterback is decided upon you should then really look at a primary backup who should be someone non-disruptive to the team, professional and most importantly accepts his role to fulfill the teams common goal, this person understands he does not have to win the game, in my opinion a successful backup quarterback knows he does not need to be a savior, just let the players around him perform.

 Now we focus the attention to the other side of the ball the defense, where it all starts up front with the big guys. The defensive tackle is not a glamorous position, but one of thee most important on a team, that player must be able to take on blocks, shed blocks, take up space to stuff the run and agile enough to help apply pressure up the middle. The next position on the line that is important are your defensive ends and this will take a little more research and scouting, because they do not grow on trees. The defensive end that I personally would scout is one who can get up field and apply pressure, one who can disengage from their block to make tackles, not just a pass rusher but with the balance to run stop as well, self motivated and someone with a very high motor.  The defensive line that a coaching staff puts together should be fundamentally sound, can pass rush as well as plug the lanes in order to stuff the run. A good to great defensive line has the ability to smash opponents in the mouth and bring a ferocity to the field to intimidate. If as a coaching staff you can put a defensive line together with those characteristics in turn it will help other positions on the defense stand out that much more and can help cover some deficiencies, for example the linebackers, secondary will feed of the pressure and intensity helping the linebackers keep the offensive lineman off them and the secondary the ability to make plays in the pass game. A big focus for me on the defensive side of the ball really boils down to a coaching staff conveying the importance of all eleven men knowing their assignments, especially with how creative offenses have become with shifts, motion, tempo and deception. In my opinion a great thought and mind set is to instill in your defense attitude, that no matter what happens no opponent should ever break the plain of the end zone you're defending and when they do score it should be taken personal, when the team learns to apply this attitude the evidence will be in their play, confidence, their knowledge and understanding of their assignments and in the bottom line which is to stop all that line up across from you. 

My final thoughts starting with the offense boils down to execution, blocking, smart play and the ability of all five offensive linemen to be on the same page with their quarterback and coaches. On the defensive side it is really about attitude and the trust you have in your teammates to execute and know their assignment to the play being called in. In the end it comes around full circle and the bottom line is in order to ascend your team to a more competitive state it starts and finishes in the trenches, I believe if you have that under control the possibilities of success on the football field are vastly increased.

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Lions Loss Tough To Swallow

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It seems as if they Miami Dolphins were reliving the same game against the Green Bay Packers earlier in the season, the game was back and forth and it even played out the same in the end with the Dolphins winning and the Detroit Lions losing by three points only to end with the lions scoring the winning touchdown. This was a tough game to swallow because although the offense did not play it's best it still had every opportunity to close out the lions and seal the victory. Coach Joe Philbin once again did not convince me to be able to manage or handle pressure when again the same scenario came about, last three minutes of game winning and with lions needing a touchdown he failed to hold onto the ball or waste majority of the clock as he did in the Green Bay Packers game. The defense once again allowed the dolphins to stay in the game while holding an explosive offense to a total of twenty points.

The offensive struggles start in one place and that is up front where the Miami Dolphins were just knocked back and almost surprised by how physical and strong the lions defensive line played. The lions overall did a good job on stuffing the run as between Miller, Thomas and Williams the running backs finished with a total of fifty eight yards combined. The passing game did a little better, but really not until the second half when the adjustment at half time was to double Suh with Satele and Pouncey more often, which allowed quarterback Ryan Tannehill a bit more time to try and locate an open receiver and gave the backs a little more room to work with. Ryan Tannehill overall did not play as bad as you would think, I mean he was under duress for most of the game, was sacked three times, hurried countless times, threw an interception that in all honesty was a good play by the safety who jumped the route and still he finished 27/38 passing for 207 yards an added a  touchdown to Mike Wallace.

The defense or the "Kraken" as I call them continues to play hard for one another and is becoming a theme and a positive one at that in my opinion because shows a maturity in the team. In previous years the defense would seem to give up if the offense continued to struggle and did not show signs of fight, this year it's as if the defense has taken it upon themselves not to allow this team to struggle, win by any means necessary mentality. I continue to preach that this is a playoff caliber defense it is up to the offense to catch up and stay as consistent as the defense, so that they can reach their immediate goal of making the playoffs. Linebacker Jelani Jenkins was all over the field finishing with seven tackles and a sack, he continues to build his resume and show coaches he can play in the league at a high level, then you have defensive end Cameron Wake who was harassing Matthew Stafford all game with pressure and achieving two sacks and the Interception, turnover of the year, so far in my opinion goes to Brent Grimes who snagged himself a one handed leaping interception while covering Calvin Johnson.

The Miami Dolphins will now take on a AFC East opponent who as of late has had their number in the Buffalo Bills on Thursday night football November 13, 2014 at 8pm on NFL Network. This is a big game for both teams, especially coming off losses with both having the record of 5-4 at this point. Lately the Bills have just found a way to decipher the Miami Dolphins defense, the dolphins will just have to find a way to adjust their game plan, throw something at the bills that they are not expecting. Miami's offensive line will once again be tested against the best defensive line statistically in the NFL, except this time they go into battle without their prized free agent acquisition left tackle Branden Albert who was injured in the lions loss and has been ruled out for the season. The rookie Ja'Wuan James will be moving to left tackle and I must say I am pretty confident this young man will do well, he was tested a bit already in the lions game where he actually played pretty well at left tackle. The line will be shuffled a bit for this game, but I have confidence that John Benton offensive line coach will have them ready to go, the other changes will be Dallas Thomas at right tackle and left guard Shelley Smith. This game will once again be decided in the trenches, both teams know that it's a key game and basically a must win, stay tuned for tonights AFC East matchup between these two rivals.

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Big Win as The Team Stands Behind Their Head Coach Joe Philbin

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This past sunday could not have gone any better for a football team as it did for the Miami Dolphins, the team rallied around their head coach Joe Philbin. If you ever wondered what getting dominated looked like then I hope you watched the Miami Dolphins annihilate the San Diego Chargers thirty-seven to zero. I have to applaud the dolphins on a complete game from preparation throughout the week through quarters one thru four it was complete ownership of another team in every facet of the game. I must also commend and apply might deepest condolences to one Mr. Joe Philbin who even after learning of his fathers passing found a way to gather himself and lead a group of men into battle.

I have to start with the offense and say thank you, that is the team I know you have, obviously will not be thirty-seven to zero every time, but there will be better and more consistent results if they continue to ascend sky's the limit. Ryan Tannehill is to be praised after this win, because if the fans can pile on when things are bleak then let's celebrate him when he does well and provides hope at a position that the team has not had in a while.  The young quarterback threw for 288 yards, three touchdowns and zero interceptions, while continuing to use his legs to scramble and buy time in the pocket while finding an open receiver. Lamar Miller continues to run well on 11 carries 49 yards and one touchdown , although he did have a slight set back in the second half when he was injured due to shoulder separation, Damien Williams stepped in and as a team finished with 135 yards rushing on the day. The passing game was well distributed hitting ten different receivers most notably tight end Charles Clay five receptions 65 yards one touchdown, rookie wide receiver Jarvis Landry five receptions 46 yards one touchdown, wide receiver Brian Hartline with five receptions 50 yards and contributing with a touchdown catch wide receiver Rishard Matthews. The offensive of line continues to impress already leaps and bounds better than a year ago, the unit continues to open running lanes and allowing time in the pocket for quarterback Ryan Tannehill. The offensive line continues to get better with every passing game, this game allowing zero sacks which in turn allowed Tannehill time to maneuver around the pocket and find open receivers or at times to tuck and run.

The life line of this team is the defense who just comes off pitching a shutout against a pretty good team, offense and quarterback. The defense should be known as the "krakken", because when they release their front seven on any team they swallow you whole and just create pure havoc. The defensive line continues to apply pressure with their front four, as a defense of unit they finished with four sacks coming by; Earl Mitchell, Cameron Wake, Randy Starks and Olivier Vernon. The secondary continues to go under the radar nationally, but the duo of Cortland Finnegan and Brent Grimes at the cornerback position has become a strong point of this team. The secondary came up with three interceptions, Brent Grimes had two of them, while safety Reshad Jones had the other. There is not much else to say that has not been said about this defensive unit, I mean they are fast, ferocious, aggressive, opportunistic and they are just "stronger together".

I am usually the first to say that coach Joe Philbin is unanimated and uninspiring, but this past sunday the coach was all business, showed passion arguing calls, wore his emotions on his sleeve,  I'm sure took inspiration from his dad considering his recent passing, coach fought all game for every inch and I believe that lead his coaches to coach better and motivate their players, I'm sure this lead to the players looking one another in the face asking if coach is here to fight then so were they. The assistant coaches deserve plenty of credit putting together a game plan that worked flawlessly against the Chargers, offensively anything and everything that the Miami Dolphins wanted to do they did whether that meant running or passing and the defense was just swarming, attacking and bottom was just making plays.

The Miami Dolphins have a tough matchup this coming Sunday November 9th against the Detroit Lions, game will be played in Detroit. As per some reports coming out seems like Calvin "Megatron" Johnson will be back, which will pose a challenge for the defense; especially Brent Grimes who will be tasked to cover the receiver. The positive is that just a few games back Brent Grimes had to cover Brandon Marshall and Alshon Jefferey of the Chicago Bears and did quite well where size did not seem to matter. My deepest condolences once again go out to coach Joe Philbin and his family, it never gets easier to lose a loved one at any stage of life.

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Review of Sloppy Win Over the Jacksonville Jaguars

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The saying goes a win is a win, but when your offense continues to start of slow that is a bit concerning considering that we are midway through the season. The defense shines again with constant pressure, turnovers and the ability to keep this team competitive in games while the offense struggles. Coach Philbin in my opinion really needs to get a grip on the offensive woes; especially with the background of being an offensive coordinator, one thing is to have a few bad series, but to not even score three points in the first quarter against the Jaguars is alarming. Many players have expressed their concern with the continuous slow starts like Mike Wallace who has been the most vocal and understandably so, considering how much he has been paid to take the top off defenses and it is not happening at the rate it should considering the talent that is Mike Wallace.

I must admit that going into this game I felt this could easily be a trap game; especially with the Jaguars coming off their first victory carrying a pretty hard nose defense that can get after you. The Jaguars defense started the game on fire really applying pressure to Ryan Tannehill and penetrating through the offensive line causing havoc in the backfield, but the Miami Dolphins offensive line did regroup, they helped protect Ryan Tannehill better and did a better job in the run as the game wore on. The part that really gets me about the offense is how there is no identity yet, we have no calling card of who we are it seems as if we wait until the last possible second to try something different to turn the game around, which in turn could be dangerous moving forward with these next four games against the Chargers, Lions, Bills and Broncos. I do not want to sound like we lost, but we did struggle an beat a team that was going into our game at (1-6), so I understand when I hear players like Mike Wallace gripe an express concern. Mike Wallace finished the game with just two catches for fifty nine yards zero touchdowns, the lone touchdown went to wide receiver Rishard Matthews for three yards on that catch. The running game was on and off, but was better in the second half which helped Lamar Miller finish with fourteen carries for 78 yards, Ryan Tannehill five carries for 48 yards and Daniel Thomas four carries for 18 yards, in total the offense produced 13 points, which when they take on the Charges this sunday November 2nd that will not be enough to come out victorious.

The Defense once again is the backbone of this organization I can only tip my cap to them, because despite the offense not producing or pulling their own weight they continue to fight, work and refuse to give up. The defense this past sunday put the team on their back assisting to provide fourteen points off two timely interception returns by safety Louis Delmas and Pro Bowl Cornerback Brent Grimes. The Defensive front once again was all over the opposing quarterback applying pressure, the defense came away with four sacks, one by Reshad Jones, Cameron Wake, rookie Terrence Fede and Jonathan Freeny. At the end of every game I come away with if the offense gets it together the Miami Dolphins legitimately have a playoff type defense that can apply pressure, has done a pretty good job against the run, causes turnovers and for the most part they bend at times but do not break, really not much else to say or comment by far the best unit on the team.

The Dolphins now will take on a team in the San Diego Chargers that can score, can really apply pressure for you to keep up with them and are led by a fiery quarterback in Philip Rivers. This sunday will be a true test to see where this team is at, the positive is that the game will be played here in Miami at Sun Life Stadium at 1:00pm. In my humble opinion I think between coach Joe Philbin and offensive coordinator Bill Lazor have to agree to call more plays down the field take advantage of the weapon that is Mike Wallace we have seen that many cornerbacks can not keep up with him and more often than not he is open for the big play. The only way Ryan Tannehill will get better and more comfortable with the long ball is by repetition in real time when the bullets are flying not in practice where the environment is controlled. I go back again to confidence, because he has the physical tools, the arm strength, the mobility, but when it comes to the long ball it's like he's afraid to make a mistake or at times seems like he wants to drop the perfect pass, but when you have a guy with speed and the hunger to go make big plays you just have to let it fly, see Aaron Rodgers, Peyton Manning, Drew Brees, big Ben Roethlisberger, what all those guys have in common is they don't hold back on the deep ball they see it and let it fly to allow their speedsters to go make a play.

In the end there is no secret formula the Miami Dolphins have the talent on both sides of the ball, we go back to the word consistency and that is what the mantra should be for this offensive group stay consistent and within your personnel and the results will take care of themselves. I believe this team can make a run if the offense catches up with the defense, but it does start with the coaching and the ability to adjust, to create, inspire and provide the best opportunities for the players to succeed and flourish. Tune in Sunday to watch the Miami Dolphins take on the San Diego Chargers at 1:00pm and see if they can make it three in a row while also keeping pace with the New England Patriots
(6-2) and Buffalo Bills (5-3).

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Great Resolve In Win Against Chicago Bears

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The Miami Dolphins went into Chicago to take on the Bears and what I witnessed was a team who put it together for all four quarters and showed what kind of team they can be when they are focused and united. The Chicago Bears did not know what hit them from start to end, the Miami Dolphins ran the ball well enough, offensive line did a pretty a good job run and pass blocking, Ryan Tannehill had one of his best games of his young career, the defense again lived up to the hype and the front four did not disappoint overall good job by the defense, the coaching was better and head coach Joe Philbin showed trust in the team by going for it on fourth and one which turned out a big play by Ryan Tannehill. If there is one sore eye to point out was special teams more so, kicker Caleb Sturgis who continues to have the misses and even had his kicked blocked.

It was nice to see a game plan come together as there was tempo, decisiveness, physicalness, the versatility and dynamic play calling. The offense was running how offensive coordinator Bill Lazor envisioned, Ryan Tannehill was 25 of 32 while throwing for 277 yards passing and took advantage of his athletic ability adding 48 yards rushing on six carries; while completing passes to eight different wide receivers. The running backs did well and were efficient Lamar Miller contributed with 61 yards on eighteen carries an a touchdown and Daniel Thomas seven carries for 25 yards. The Wide Receiving unit was efficient and all had a hand in the passing game most notably Charles Clay four receptions 58 yards and one touchdown,  Mike Wallace five receptions 46 yards and one touchdown and the rookie Jarvis Landry four receptions 46 yards. The offensive line showed they can provide balance, in todays game they played solid all game in pass protection and opening up running lanes; especially on key third and fourth downs.

What is there to say about the defense, this unit continues to play hard for one another and game in and game out they give this Dolphins team a chance to win. In the win against the bears the Miami Dolphins stepped up big stuffing the run and playing those big, massive wide receivers as best as you can play them holding Brandon Marshall to six catches 48 yards zero touchdowns and Alshon Jeffery 2 catches 9 yards zero touchdowns. The two only touchdowns that were scored came from running back Matt Forte. The front four hurried and applied pressure all game to Jay Cutler in doing so, Cameron Wake, Louis Delmas and Derrick Shelby each recorded sacks and safety Reshad Jones contributed with the lone interception for the defensive unit.

In the end I say again not much negative to speak about this was a collective team win from start to finish. I have to commend the coaching they went back to the drawing board and did not sulk or point fingers after that tough loss last week versus Green Bay. I saw fire and passion from the players, the coaching staff had a plan and from start to finish it was followed and executed. The frustrating part is this is not a surprise to me that they can play this way, there is all the talent you can want on both sides of the ball, the tough pill to swallow is the inconsistency. We have seen so far in halfs how good the Dolphins can be when they are aggressive, precise and confident, but this game against the Chicago Bears was charge from quarter one thru four and coach Philbin did a better job of allowing his coordinators on both sides of the ball to stay aggressive and not just hold onto a win, but earn a win.

This upcoming sunday the Miami Dolphins will be taking on the Jacksonville Jaguars in Jacksonville, do not sleep on the Jaguars; especially after coming off their first win of the season against the Cleveland Browns this past sunday. The Jaguars have a first round quarterback starting in Blake Bortles who has shown glimpses of being worthy of a first round pick, Bortles has had his ups and downs but the rookie has held his own and has made plays, so this is a game the Miami Dolphins can not overlook consider this a trap game. The coaching staff must do a good job of not allowing the team to take their opponent for granted, instead must remind them of how nice and smooth it was to play like they did against the Chicago Bears, so that they can come out of Jacksonville with a win and keep pace with the New England Patriots and Buffalo Bills for the division.

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Follow Up To Tough Loss Against The Green Bay Packers

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The Miami Dolphins prepare to take on the Chicago Bears this week after a tough loss versus the Green Bay Packers, the team showed once again the inconsistency that is frustrating for fans and supporters of the team. Once again there was a Dr. Jekyll and DR. Hyde effect in this game offensive flow was nowhere to be found in the first half, but emerged in the second half, the defense was pretty good overall applying constant pressure on Aaron Rodgers and then the coaching is what leaves you scratching your head and makes you wonder if all this is too much for coach Joe Philbin.

The offense was a tale of two halfs, a very slow, sloppy start to the game where Ryan Tannehill was erratic, inaccurate, play calling was very vanilla, there were dropped passes as we are becoming accustomed with this team and the experiment of having Mike Pouncey at guard was starting to look suspect. The second half kicks off with the Miami Dolphins offensively moving the ball up and down the field with little resistance, the running game came alive, passes were being completed and Ryan Tannehill did a better job at spreading the ball around.

The defense lived up to its billing with another strong performance against a top offense with an elite quarterback in Aaron Rodgers, Aaron Rodgers was harassed, hurried, sacked and pressured all game, the run defense against a bruising running back like Eddie Lacy was outstanding very little production came from their run game. I continue to be impressed with how Jelani Jenkins game has improved with every start an snap, Koa Misi had a nice productive return, safety Reshad Jones return from suspension was welcomed as he was around the ball making plays.

This brings me to my main concern and that is the coaching staff and more so coach Joe Philbin, when games are on the line time and time again it just seems like he buckles under the pressure and or has no confidence in what he wants to do. Prime example in the game against the Packers is with 3:01 left in the game and no timeouts left for the Packers the Miami Dolphins get the ball back and with first, second down they throw the ball removing very little time of the clock and then follow it up with a run which left one of the most dangerous players / quarterback plenty of time to put together a drive. To complete his blunders on the sidelines coach Joe Philbin used time outs while Green Bay was on offense and on a critical fourth down where Packers looked confused and were having trouble getting the play in which after the timeout played out with Aaron Rodgers hitting wide receiver Jordy Nelson for a first down and then you know how the story ends you have a fake spike that gets them close to the goal line and with six seconds left in the game Aaron Rodgers hits his tight end Quarless for the winning touchdown.

In the end the players did all they could to win this game and coach Joe Philbin found a way to give away the victory, it is tough enough to win consistently in the NFL, but when you give away a victory it becomes that much harder to succeed. Stephen Ross and Dennis Hickey will really have to evaluate coach Joe Philbin at the end of the year, but in my opinion it might be time to move on from the experiment the results are just not there. This team has a roster with talent, but it is not maximized or used to the best of their abilities and in my opinion will continue to be that way if coach Joe Philbin sticks around I believe he is a good coordinator, but in no way is he ready to be a head coach and deal with all the decisions that need to be made when the bullets are flying, no disrespect to the coach some coaches are meant to be head coaches and some coordinators. Stay tuned for the Miami Dolphins as they take on the roller coaster Chicago Bears October 19, 2014 at 1pm.

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