Gandalf
Footballguy
Sounds like Chambers will get fewer deep targets. Something to consider heading into this season.
Here's the link:
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/sports/15018796.htm
Posted on Wed, Jul. 12, 2006
FLORIDA SPORTS BUZZ
MULARKEY TWEAKS OFFENSE
BARRY JACKSON
bjackson@MiamiHerald.com
Dolphins chatter:
• The Dolphins say they're keeping the same offensive system they ran under new Rams coach Scott Linehan, but players expect some differences under new coordinator Mike Mularkey. For example: Though Mularkey will go deep to take advantage of Daunte Culpepper's arm, the sense is there won't be as many long passes as Linehan called.
''The offense is going to be more controlled and more balanced,'' receiver Chris Chambers said. ``Linehan liked to go downfield a little bit more. Early in the year last year, we were throwing up balls just to be throwing it up. Now there's a reason behind a lot of the stuff we're doing. [Mularkey] wants a tough, physical team. I like his approach.''
KC Joyner of espn.com tells us that Miami threw 179 medium or deep passes (balls thrown at least 10 yards) last season, or 11.2 per game. Buffalo -- then coached by Mularkey -- threw 102, or 6.4 per game. (Culpepper attempted just under 10 per game with Minnesota.) For passes thrown at least 20 yards, Miami attempted 93, Buffalo 46.
''I think how we attack, obviously, I have different ways of doing it than Scott,'' Mularkey said.
It will be interesting to watch Culpepper's accuracy on deep balls. Playing with Randy Moss in 2004, Culpepper completed 32.6 percent of passes thrown at least 20 yards, with 12 TDs and five INTs.
Without Moss last year -- when Culpepper missed nine games -- he was 26.6 percent on deep balls (four TDs, five INTs).
• Dom Capers won't have the defensive coordinator title, but that essentially is his job. ''Maybe some day he'll be that, but not this year,'' coach Nick Saban said. Miami is saving a bundle by withholding that title. Now Houston, which fired him as head coach, must pay Capers $2 million in 2006, and Miami only $300,000.
• Though Kay-Jay Harris and Gerald Riggs Jr. weren't anything special in minicamps -- and Travis Minor is a spare part -- the Dolphins like Sammy Morris and feel no urgency to acquire another backup running back before camp. . . . After initial talks with receivers Kevin Johnson and Az Zahir-Hakim, Miami hasn't pursued either. Talks with defensive tackle Dan Wilkinson continue. . . . Saban recently called Ahmad Brooks, the Virginia linebacker and top prospect in Thursday's supplemental draft.
Here's the link:
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/sports/15018796.htm
Posted on Wed, Jul. 12, 2006
FLORIDA SPORTS BUZZ
MULARKEY TWEAKS OFFENSE
BARRY JACKSON
bjackson@MiamiHerald.com
Dolphins chatter:
• The Dolphins say they're keeping the same offensive system they ran under new Rams coach Scott Linehan, but players expect some differences under new coordinator Mike Mularkey. For example: Though Mularkey will go deep to take advantage of Daunte Culpepper's arm, the sense is there won't be as many long passes as Linehan called.
''The offense is going to be more controlled and more balanced,'' receiver Chris Chambers said. ``Linehan liked to go downfield a little bit more. Early in the year last year, we were throwing up balls just to be throwing it up. Now there's a reason behind a lot of the stuff we're doing. [Mularkey] wants a tough, physical team. I like his approach.''
KC Joyner of espn.com tells us that Miami threw 179 medium or deep passes (balls thrown at least 10 yards) last season, or 11.2 per game. Buffalo -- then coached by Mularkey -- threw 102, or 6.4 per game. (Culpepper attempted just under 10 per game with Minnesota.) For passes thrown at least 20 yards, Miami attempted 93, Buffalo 46.
''I think how we attack, obviously, I have different ways of doing it than Scott,'' Mularkey said.
It will be interesting to watch Culpepper's accuracy on deep balls. Playing with Randy Moss in 2004, Culpepper completed 32.6 percent of passes thrown at least 20 yards, with 12 TDs and five INTs.
Without Moss last year -- when Culpepper missed nine games -- he was 26.6 percent on deep balls (four TDs, five INTs).
• Dom Capers won't have the defensive coordinator title, but that essentially is his job. ''Maybe some day he'll be that, but not this year,'' coach Nick Saban said. Miami is saving a bundle by withholding that title. Now Houston, which fired him as head coach, must pay Capers $2 million in 2006, and Miami only $300,000.
• Though Kay-Jay Harris and Gerald Riggs Jr. weren't anything special in minicamps -- and Travis Minor is a spare part -- the Dolphins like Sammy Morris and feel no urgency to acquire another backup running back before camp. . . . After initial talks with receivers Kevin Johnson and Az Zahir-Hakim, Miami hasn't pursued either. Talks with defensive tackle Dan Wilkinson continue. . . . Saban recently called Ahmad Brooks, the Virginia linebacker and top prospect in Thursday's supplemental draft.
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