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Gaskin tearing it up on Saturday night
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Gaskin one of best to do it at WARSHINGTON
Ahmed contributed, sometims ably
Both are now getting paid.
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they went with ahmed on the those third downs and what happened every time lol @creepycoug where ya at?
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Gaskin may be an "average" NFL back to you ... but what does his performance tonight say?RoadDawg55 said:
Gaskin was way better in college for sure. Until tonight, Ahmed had been better running the ball.biak1 said:Roadie typically your takes are good, but Gaskin was a much better college player and a better pro than Ahmed.
Gaskin is so loved here that many overrate him or try to put down Ahmed to prop him up. Ahmed running for 120+ against New England last week was better than any game Gaskin had until this week. NE is a pretty good defense too.
Both are average at best right now. Gaskin is a below average starter in the NFL which is way better than most projected. I really doubt the Dolphins think they are set at RB.
Don't be a dick and downplay it ... he was basically Miami's offense and balled out. Having that explosive potential is worth something ...
Gaskin is writing his own game cheques ... he's showing future GM's that he can do it on the biggest stage and make things happen even though he lacks NFL measurables.
Takes a pass and breaks tackles and scores. Takes a pass, makes a player miss and then uses his blockers and runs up the sidelines for a 59 yard score and confidence for the team.
The flipside to what you are thinking is this:
Dolphins GM says "you know, we're 10-5 and we've had good production from the RB room from our 2 young players ... do we really need to spend a high round pick(s) for a Najee Harris ... or do we shore up our OL or our Defense? If we win with Defense, stabilize our O line and receiver room which gives Tua more consistency and confidence ... we can live successfully with Gaskin/Ahmed ..." -
Gaskin’s per game yardage totals (running/receiving) would put him in the 1400-1500 yard range for a season
That’s completely acceptable for a team that has offensive challenges on the outside -
Hate the call by Gruden to not score the TD. Hindsight is 20/20 but with the way pass interference is a spot foul, getting in FG range with 23 seconds is doable.
Go up 5-7 and make Miami score a TD in under a minute. -
He had a very good game. Ahmed was great last week. Both are outperforming expectations. Gaskin has also had a lot of duds and was pretty bad for most of the season and I commented on it then. I’m not into overrating them because they played at UW.animate said:
Gaskin may be an "average" NFL back to you ... but what does his performance tonight say?RoadDawg55 said:
Gaskin was way better in college for sure. Until tonight, Ahmed had been better running the ball.biak1 said:Roadie typically your takes are good, but Gaskin was a much better college player and a better pro than Ahmed.
Gaskin is so loved here that many overrate him or try to put down Ahmed to prop him up. Ahmed running for 120+ against New England last week was better than any game Gaskin had until this week. NE is a pretty good defense too.
Both are average at best right now. Gaskin is a below average starter in the NFL which is way better than most projected. I really doubt the Dolphins think they are set at RB.
Don't be a dick and downplay it ... he was basically Miami's offense and balled out. Having that explosive potential is worth something ...
Gaskin is writing his own game cheques ... he's showing future GM's that he can do it on the biggest stage and make things happen even though he lacks NFL measurables.
Takes a pass and breaks tackles and scores. Takes a pass, makes a player miss and then uses his blockers and runs up the sidelines for a 59 yard score and confidence for the team.
The flipside to what you are thinking is this:
Dolphins GM says "you know, we're 10-5 and we've had good production from the RB room from our 2 young players ... do we really need to spend a high round pick(s) for a Najee Harris ... or do we shore up our OL or our Defense? If we win with Defense, stabilize our O line and receiver room which gives Tua more consistency and confidence ... we can live successfully with Gaskin/Ahmed ..."
They will sign a RB like Chris Carson or draft one in the top 3 rounds. It’s a bad RB room. The Dolphins rebuilt well and are ahead of schedule. Obviously whether Tua is legit or not is the biggest pressing need for them, but they need better skill players everywhere, including RB. -
The math says you should score a TD ... I would bet most stat heads would tell you without looking at the numbers that the FG was the right playRoadDawg55 said:Hate the call by Gruden to not score the TD. Hindsight is 20/20 but with the way pass interference is a spot foul, getting in FG range with 23 seconds is doable.
Go up 5-7 and make Miami score a TD in under a minute. -
They will prioritize the WRs to start with ... probably need 1-2 there and I’d also think they will look at the OL as wellRoadDawg55 said:
He had a very good game. Ahmed was great last week. Both are outperforming expectations. Gaskin has also had a lot of duds and was pretty bad for most of the season and I commented on it then. I’m not into overrating them because they played at UW.animate said:
Gaskin may be an "average" NFL back to you ... but what does his performance tonight say?RoadDawg55 said:
Gaskin was way better in college for sure. Until tonight, Ahmed had been better running the ball.biak1 said:Roadie typically your takes are good, but Gaskin was a much better college player and a better pro than Ahmed.
Gaskin is so loved here that many overrate him or try to put down Ahmed to prop him up. Ahmed running for 120+ against New England last week was better than any game Gaskin had until this week. NE is a pretty good defense too.
Both are average at best right now. Gaskin is a below average starter in the NFL which is way better than most projected. I really doubt the Dolphins think they are set at RB.
Don't be a dick and downplay it ... he was basically Miami's offense and balled out. Having that explosive potential is worth something ...
Gaskin is writing his own game cheques ... he's showing future GM's that he can do it on the biggest stage and make things happen even though he lacks NFL measurables.
Takes a pass and breaks tackles and scores. Takes a pass, makes a player miss and then uses his blockers and runs up the sidelines for a 59 yard score and confidence for the team.
The flipside to what you are thinking is this:
Dolphins GM says "you know, we're 10-5 and we've had good production from the RB room from our 2 young players ... do we really need to spend a high round pick(s) for a Najee Harris ... or do we shore up our OL or our Defense? If we win with Defense, stabilize our O line and receiver room which gives Tua more consistency and confidence ... we can live successfully with Gaskin/Ahmed ..."
They will sign a RB like Chris Carson or draft one in the top 3 rounds. It’s a bad RB room. The Dolphins rebuilt well and are ahead of schedule. Obviously whether Tua is legit or not is the biggest pressing need for them, but they need better skill players everywhere, including RB.
Gaskin probably isn’t a long-term 1A RB but he’s definitely a serviceable 1B ... Ahmed is really where they need to upgrade -
This is pretty fair and they will most likely draft another RB next year. Gaskin's limitations will always keep a target on his back as long as he is in the league, but his instincts as a runner, toughness at the point of contact and overall effectiveness in the passing game were on display tonight. He's getting the film out there that he's more than his measurables. He was exceptional tonight.RoadDawg55 said:
Gaskin was way better in college for sure. Until tonight, Ahmed had been better running the ball.biak1 said:Roadie typically your takes are good, but Gaskin was a much better college player and a better pro than Ahmed.
Gaskin is so loved here that many overrate him or try to put down Ahmed to prop him up. Ahmed running for 120+ against New England last week was better than any game Gaskin had until this week. NE is a pretty good defense too.
Both are average at best right now. Gaskin is a below average starter in the NFL which is way better than most projected. I really doubt the Dolphins think they are set at RB.
Took this from one of their boards:
Myles Gaskin has joined Ronnie Brown (Week 3, 2007) as the only players with 80+ rush yards, 80+ rec yards and 2+ TD in a single game in Dolphins history. -
gaskin will have a longer career than ahmed...i know...profile in courage
