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« on: October 27, 2015, 09:03:20 am »
Brady's biggest threat is Gronk. Not that he can't make anyone look good but Gronk is definitely a comfortable target for him.   I wonder being a tight end if Campbell will have more insight and input into taking him out of the game?
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« Reply #1 on: October 27, 2015, 09:35:54 am »
Its not just gronk is a te, but he is a phenomenal  athlete.  I doubt he has any special insight.   Problem with covering gronk is simple, he too fast for most lbs and too stong for most dbs to cover him.
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« Reply #2 on: October 27, 2015, 10:17:08 am »
Quote from: MyGodWearsAHoodie on October 27, 2015, 09:35:54 am
Its not just gronk is a te, but he is a phenomenal  athlete.  I doubt he has any special insight.   Problem with covering gronk is simple, he too fast for most lbs and too stong for most dbs to cover him.

Unless you have a LB with DB speed (i.e. Lavonte David) , or a DB with LB size (i.e. Reshad Jones), you aren't covering Gronk.  Even with that, it's still a tall order.
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« Reply #3 on: October 27, 2015, 10:25:11 am »
Quote from: Tenshot13 on October 27, 2015, 10:17:08 am
Unless you have a LB with DB speed (i.e. Lavonte David) , or a DB with LB size (i.e. Reshad Jones), you aren't covering Gronk.  Even with that, it's still a tall order.

The player who has had success for Miami covering him in the past the couple times he played against him was actually Dion Jordan. He had the size and speed combination where he kept up with him and held him within check. But obviously that isn't going to help us now or probably ever again going forward...lol
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« Reply #4 on: October 27, 2015, 03:50:33 pm »
Jenkins did well last year covering tight ends. It would be great to see him step up but he is going to need help. The best thing going for us is Wake and Suh on that side. If Suh can continue to get pressure look for Wake to do some covering while we blitz a Lber.   
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« Reply #5 on: October 27, 2015, 04:24:37 pm »
I'm expecting New England to roll out its quick-pass game and completely nullify any Miami pass rush. Our DBs can't cover anyone for the first 5 yards, so Brady is likely to throw for 400 yards and a handful of touchdowns.
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« Reply #6 on: October 27, 2015, 04:26:20 pm »
Quote from: fyo on October 27, 2015, 04:24:37 pm
I'm expecting New England to roll out its quick-pass game and completely nullify any Miami pass rush. Our DBs can't cover anyone for the first 5 yards, so Brady is likely to throw for 400 yards and a handful of touchdowns.

That's what I'm expecting. The Pats are gods at running the screen pass. They could probably dial those up pretty consistently for big yards. They aren't going to wait for the pass rush to happen.
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« Reply #7 on: October 27, 2015, 04:33:12 pm »
^ Quick slants. I'm not as big a fan of Brady's play as most, but he throws the best quick slant in the game. Combine that with a quick out and a quarterback who can read a single defender and the Dolphins are in trouble.
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« Reply #8 on: October 28, 2015, 07:45:37 am »
Quote from: fyo on October 27, 2015, 04:24:37 pm
I'm expecting New England to roll out its quick-pass game and completely nullify any Miami pass rush. Our DBs can't cover anyone for the first 5 yards, so Brady is likely to throw for 400 yards and a handful of touchdowns.

Yep.  If the Dolphins are going to have any chance at a win, they are going to have to score a lot of points to do so. 
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« Reply #9 on: October 28, 2015, 10:40:19 pm »
Simply, no. The best coverage for the Gronkowski is a pass rush.
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« Reply #10 on: October 29, 2015, 01:24:33 am »
Quote from: Denver_Bronco on October 28, 2015, 10:40:19 pm
Simply, no. The best coverage for the Gronkowski is a pass rush.

Normally, Bronco is full of it (sorry, but we all know trolling when we see it), but he's probably right on this assertion.
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« Reply #11 on: October 29, 2015, 12:24:34 pm »
Can't stop Gronk, can only hope to minimize him.
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