Line play will be key for Dolphins on Monday Night

By Hugo Guzman  |   Monday, September 21, 2009  |  Comments( 3 )

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While the marquee will call out names like Manning, Wayne, Pennington, Brown, Taylor, and Porter, the reality is that Miami's Monday Night matchup against the Indianapolis Colts will be decided in the trenches on both sides of the ball. Offensively, Jake Long and company will need do two things well: -Open up holes for Ronnie Brown and Ricky ...
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JimmyD		 09:50 AM
09/21/2009
Perfect commentary Hugo, the line play is crucial for this team. I still think the Phins have issues on the Offensive line. They got pushed around badly by a real mediocre Atlanta defensive front and they just didn't have good run blocking at the point of attack. I think the Phins are gonna have to pass on first down and set-up more screens to Ricky & Ronnie. In order to beat Indi they will have to make big plays...get big chunks of yards and score TD's. They wont be able to stop Manning's offense from moving the ball, but if they make them settle for FG's, then they have a chance...
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Hugo Guzman		 01:20 PM
09/21/2009
Thanks for props, Jimmy! Also, I agree that holding Indy to field goals instead of touchdowns will be key.
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JimmyD		 07:44 AM
09/22/2009
This was what I was afraid of. At least the Offensive line played well and corrected their previous mistakes, but without any 'playmakers' on the offense, this team will not go far. This is the era of the 'homerun hitter', guys that can break it anywhere on the field and the Dolphins do not have that guy. You cannot beat elite teams like the Colts with FG's. I for one feel like the Ted Ginn experiment is over....granted he caught the easy passes for over 100 yards, but he gets paid lots of money to catch the ones that win games. You cannot be an elite team or win championships if you cannot make those catches...
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