From: tech@cs.ucf.edu (Tony Travaglini)
Subject: Re: Dolphins vs Broncos - thoughts
Organization: University of Central Florida, Orlando
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 16:22:16 GMT

In article <1204@ceylon.gte.com> chf0@harvey.gte.com (Curtis Fennell) writes:
>
>GOOD STUFF FOR MIAMI:
>	Playing in his second game, Marco Coleman made quite an
>impression on me.  He was everywhere on the field, he never quit and
>he hit very hard.  By my count (unofficial, of course), he had 1.5
>sacks, 1 fumble recovery, a bunch of solo tackles and a lot of
>hurries.  He forced Elway out of the pocket a couple of times
>(although with Elway, that probably doesn't matter) and he was
>constantly in the backfield near the QB.  He always seemed to be near
>the play.  He only made one mistake that I saw, when he missed a
>tackle because he went over the top of a Denver HB.  He looked quick,
>determined and very tough.  I'll be looking forward to seeing more of
>him.
>	

I believe the official count was 6 tackles, 2 assists, and 3 sacks.

>	Troy Vincent played in his first game in a 'Phins uniform and
>was pretty much invisible until late in the fourth quarter, when he
>broke up 2 passes and nearly intercepted one.  He looked fast and
>seemed to be good at reading the play.  Hopefully, we'll see more of
>him.

I thought he was invisible myself. However I don't think this is
necessarily a bad thing for a corner. If he covers well nothing is
thrown in his direction-you can go a whole game without hearing a
good corners name. Maybe if we're lucky we'll go an entire year without
hearing his name. 
 	
>It looks like the Dolphins
>have a lot of depth at running back this year.

Odd huh?
 	
>	James Saxon didn't play much but did impress me when he did.
>He turned nothing into an 8 yard gain on his only run of the night by
>showing some good instincts and speed when he bounced outside early
>in the game.  And his fingertip TD catch in the third quarter was a
>thing of beauty.

I like this guy. I think there will be a place on the team for him.

>BAD STUFF FOR THE DOLPHINS:
>
>Well, let's start with injuries.  Yesterday, the following Dolphins
>left the game with injuries:
>
>	Bobby Humphrey - Bruised Ribs
>	John Offerdahl - Pulled Hamstring
>	Jeff Uhlenhake - dislocated finger
>	Louis Oliver - shoulder (unknown type)
>	Shawn Lee - strained knee
>
>None of these injuries are supposed to be very serious, and as far as
>I know, all of these players will be back for the regular season, but
>it does beg the question of why are we playing 5 preseason games? 
 
I got your mail Curt and have no further info on the injuries. If I
hear something later in the week I'll post.

>Also out of last night's game were Mark Higgs (thigh),  Chuck
>Klingbeil (knee), and Ferrel Edmunds (knee).  I understand that Higgs
>is supposed to be back in a week or two and that Klingbeil and
>Edmunds will be back for the opener.
>
>I don't really have any bad things to say about the Dolphins
>performance yesterday, except for Marino's disaster, and I don't
>think that that is something we have to worry about for the regular
>season.  They look like a much improved team this year and I think
>that the race for the AFC East title will be wide open.
>

Marino is the least of the Fins problems. He can have a really lousy
quarter and then shine for 3 quarters. If the rest of the team jells
around him this could be a great year. o

Tony (go new england) Travaglini
tech@cs.ucf.edu