Chad Ochocinco Shows Vontae Davis A Surprising Amount Of Respect

Maybe He Just Wants More Dolphins Fans To Follow Him On Twitter

I know it may be hard, but it is time to move on from the Pittsburgh game. Yes, we should have gotten that ball. Everyone knows it, but that doesn't change the fact that we ended up with a loss. It's time to focus on next week against the Bengals, so here's something good:

If you have not heard the comments by Chad Ochocinco about the Miami Dolphins defense, and specifically Vontae Davis, here they are courtesy of NFL Fanhouse:

"That damn defense is really good man. Seriously, Vontae Davis is really good so I'm looking forward to that challenge. And 91, what's 91's name? (He is talking about Cameron Wake). Tell him to slow down a little bit. Every freaking play he has a motor, so it's going to be awesome."

(Talking about Vontae)
"Based off of what I've seen on film and the consistency that he's had, you know everybody gets beat but when you watch Vontae play and you see someone like himself be able to put himself to be in position every time, at least to make a play on the ball, that puts you in that upper echelon of cornerbacks. That's what I see in him, so I'm looking forward to that and really gauging myself and it will tell me where my game is, regardless of how long I've been playing and what I've done in the past. Going against a corner like this, it lets me know where I am as far as being still an elite receiver."

That is high praise by Ochocinco, who is a great receiver despite not performing like his normal self this season. Vontae has been incredibly good this year and he hardly ever gets beat by a receiver.

I just like that Chad Ochocinco appreciates his work. Most of the time you would just expect him to talk trash, but not this time.

What I am not sure of, though, is how serious Ochocinco is being with these comments. Is he just trying to get Vontae off guard, or does he really believe what he said? I mean, everything he said about Davis sounds about right, but you never know with him.

I am just curious to see how Vontae responds to Ochocinco. He will probably end up complimenting Ochocinco, too, but you can't be sure.

There will also be a good chance that Vontae covers Chad this Sunday, too, because it seems like he is always covering the second best receiver. I can never tell why, but he just never seems to be covering the best receiver on opposing teams except when he was covering Randy Moss with New England.

Anyways, it will be interesting to see Davis covering Ochocinco because normally you hear about battles between players who talk trash to each other during the previous week. Only this time it will be players who complimented each other before the week if Vontae responds like I think he will.

Stay tuned, because I will have something more about the Dolphins tomorrow.

And on a side note, Brandon Marshall has 42 receptions so far this season, which means he needs to get 5.8 receptions for the rest of the regular season if he wants to reach 100. Sorry I didn't put the update in the game recap. I was just pissed off about the game, and I am willing to bet nobody noticed that I didn't include the Marshall update because they were pretty pissed themselves.

Thanks for reading, and please feel free to leave a comment responding to anything in the above post.

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Brandon Marshall Is Everything The Miami Dolphins Want Him To Be And More

Who else is excited about Brandon Marshall's performance for the Miami Dolphins Sunday night?

I know I am. Marshall is three catches ahead of pace (22 receptions) if he wants to reach 100 this season. In his performance Sunday he had 166 receiving yards, 10 receptions, and a touchdown.

Marshall is a big reason Chad Henne looked great last night. Heck, he is a big reason the Miami Dolphins looked great on offense as a whole. He is worth every penny of that fat contract he was awarded when the Dolphins got him.

In all honesty I was concerned about how Marshall would be this year. I knew he would do as well as the offense would allow him to do, but I didn't think the offense would allow him to do as much as he did against the Jets.

He Plays Well In Orange I Think

I was also afraid that Chad Henne wouldn't be able to get Marshall the ball accurately. That has not been too much of a problem, but Marshall would have easily had two more touchdowns if Henne was able to put the ball on the mark in each of the first two games.

Not a problem, though. Marshall has emerged as a huge force for Miami despite the concerns surrounding the offense. It seems like a weird thing to think about, but I believe Miami is finally making a transformation to a more pass-oriented offense. It may still take a while for them to really become a pass-first offense, but we saw the beginnings of the shift to passing Sunday night.

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Brandon Marshall Will Be A Top 5 Receiver - Miami Dolphins Bold Predictions

Brandon Marshall

Brandon Marshall is a huge addition to the Miami Dolphins. Nobody can argue against that. Some people think he will be less of an addition than others, but he will still make a huge impact.

The following is my prediction for Brandon Marshall this season. For those of you who do not know, I am a huge Marshall fan and I think he will have one of his best years ever.

A lot of people are questioning whether Brandon Marshall will be able to get his 100+ receptions this year, but I am here to tell you not to worry. He will get whatever the team needs him to do. 100 receptions or not, he will still be a huge help for the Dolphin offense.

He will be worth every penny when he reaches all of the predictions I have for him. And, he will get to my predictions. Trust me, I'm always right.

So, here are the predictions. Feel free to comment with your own predictions at the bottom of the article.


1300 Receiving Yards

I didn't want to set this mark too high, because the Dolphins will run the ball a lot. They will definitely pass more than last year, but they still will not stray from the run game.

If the Dolphins were more of a passing team, Marshall would get 1,400 yards easily. But, they are not so he will have to settle for 1200.

I do think that having such a great running game will help him a lot. Defenses cannot just focus on covering Marshall. They also have to worry about stopping the run. That is what will make Marshall so dangerous. He isn't the main concern of defenses.


12 Receiving Touchdowns

This is where I think Marshall will improve most thanks to the Dolphins. He may not get as many yards as before, but I think he will get a lot of red-zone targets.

Instead of the Dolphins having to run the ball when in the red zone, they can throw it to Marshall. He is very tall, and he is a big target. Defenses will be ready for Ronnie Brown and Ricky Williams to take the ball, but instead Chad Henne (not Pennington) will drop back and throw it up for Marshall.

Add those red-zone targets to a few longer touchdown receptions and you have 12 touchdowns in no time.

105 Receptions

The most receptions Brandon Marshall has gotten in a season is 104, so I figured that I would add one more for this season. Brandon Marshall is the best possible receiver the Miami Dolphins could have gotten. He catches a lot of short-yardage passes, which Miami loves, and then turns them into long receptions with yards after the catch.

The Dolphins offense last year was a bunch of short plays. While Marshall can turn those short plays into big ones, he will not always. That is why his receptions will go up. He does not always get the big play for a touchdown, so the Dolphins drive will have to continue. That just means more opportunities for Marshall to pile on his receptions.

I did the math, and if Marshall is to reach 105 receptions he will need 7 receptions a game. It may sound like a hard task, but all it will take is Marshall catching one or two receptions every drive.


That's all for now, please be sure to post a comment with your own predictions. I am interested to hear your opinions.

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