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OC/WR Coach Brian Hartline (Official Thread)

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Which Buckeye had the greatest impact on the Ohio State history of the position he played?

  • Brian Hartline

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Another Buckeye Dolphin. Beautiful!

Got to try and counter all of that michigan crap going on. Long at LT, Henne under center and throwing to Ginn and Hartline. Whats the world coming to?!


Congrats Brian. Welcome to the 'Phins family!
 
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Another Buckeye Dolphin. Beautiful!

Got to try and counter all of that michigan crap going on. Long at LT, Henne under center and throwing to Ginn and Hartline. Whats the world coming to?!


Congrats Brian. Welcome to the 'Phins family!
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I actually can't wait for Henne to get in there. Then they can actually utilize Ginn as a deep ball threat.
 
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Sunday Special: GlenOak's Brian Hartline goes Fish-ing in the NFL
By Todd Porter
CantonRep.com staff writer
Posted Jul 25, 2009

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Football was a means to an end for Brian Hartline. It paid for his college education at Ohio State.

Now, football is a way of life for the GlenOak High School graduate.

Hartline was the fifth Miami Dolphins draft pick to sign a contract last week, when he penned a four-year deal reportedly worth about $2 million. The only portion of the contract that?s guaranteed is the signing bonus, which published reports put at $500,000.

In reality, though, Hartline is practically guaranteed a rookie salary worth about $300,000, in addition to the signing bonus. It would be stunning if Miami cut a receiver after giving him the $500,000 bonus.

If Hartline reaches incentives, a trigger escalator clause in the contract will be worth about $4 million over four years, the Miami Herald reported.

Miami drafted Hartline in the fourth round. He will be a special teams contributor and likely work his way into a third or fourth receiver role.

?I?m excited,? Hartline said. ?But at the same time, I can?t be complacent. There?s a lot of work to be done. Now I have to move on and focus on the next step, and it?s time to focus on training camp.?

Ohio State product Ted Ginn Jr. starts for the Dolphins at one receiver spot. Greg Camarillo, coming off a knee injury, is at the other.

?Everything is different with pads on,? Hartline said when asked what he thought his role would be. ?I want to make sure I can do anything possible for this team. It?s silly to put a limit on something because you never know what can happen. The sky is the limit.?

Hartline already is learning that football is a business.

?It?s changed a little, but not a whole lot,? he said. ?You can?t dwell on why it?s different. It still comes back to just playing football.

?There are some differences. First, you?re playing with grown men who still love the sport. It?s a job and a business, and it?s treated that way.?

HEY, FRIEND

Hartline has been working with Ginn and getting to know the inner workings of the game through his former Buckeye teammate. But there isn?t much time for leisure.

?We hang out, but I would consider a lot of our hanging- out time working,? Hartline said. ?Me and Ted have always been friends. But we put in enough work together that work and hanging out are the same things.?

NUPTIALS

Hartline wed his longtime girlfriend, Lindsay Smith, in May. The two met at Ohio State.

?Thank goodness we had a lot of great people surrounding us,? Hartline said. ?It was tons of fun. It?s amazing how fast time goes.?
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Sunday Special: GlenOak's Brian Hartline goes Fish-ing in the NFL - Canton, OH - CantonRep.com
 
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WR Brian Hartline isn?t taking a backseat to fellow rookie wide receiver Patrick Turner.

While Turner has stood out since he arrived in South Florida, Hartline is making his share of plays, too.

Tuesday, Hartline had a better day than Turner, including a leaping catch along the sideline over 6-foot-3 Sean Smith during the morning session. In the evening practice, Hartline picked up where he left off, making several nice grabs.

Turner suffered a drop and was whistled for pass interference during the morning, but bounced back in the evening session in the practice bubble. Turner offers size (6-5, 220) Hartline (6-2, 195) does not.

But Hartline had the reputation as a fearless special teams player at Ohio State.

Many questioned the wisdom of Hartline leaving school early. But couple his special teams play with some playmaking, and the Dolphins? front office could look pretty smart to have grabbed him in the fourth round.
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Miami Dolphins' rookie receiver Brian Hartline making an instant impact at camp
By EDGAR THOMPSON
Palm Beach Post Staff Writer
Thursday, August 06, 2009

DAVIE ? Many wondered what wide receiver Brian Hartline was thinking when he decided to leave Ohio State University a year early.

At times, Hartline was among them, although his concerns had nothing to do with his playing ability. He agonized over leaving what he called a "magical" place.

"Columbus, the nightlife, everything - it's a great place to be," he said. "It was tough to leave."

The Dolphins eased his doubts and dismissed those of the so-called experts by drafting Hartline in the fourth round in April. That was a couple of rounds higher than projected after he had only 21 catches as a junior. He has rewarded the Dolphins with an impressive first week of camp.

"He keeps amazing me every day," wide receiver Brandon London said.

Hartline entered camp hoping to have a big play each day. Tuesday, he had a leaping sideline grab over 6-foot-3 rookie cornerback Sean Smith. A day later, Hartline made a diving catch in the end zone on a Chad Henne bomb.

"That's part of camp; (coaches) say, "Make us watch you. Catch our eye,' " Hartline said. "That's the thing I'm trying to keep in mind each and every day and every play I get to the line of scrimmage - it could be that play."

His instant impact hasn't surprised coach Tony Sparano. Before the draft, he hit the road to visit campuses with General Manager Jeff Ireland and wide receivers coach Karl Dorrell.

At Ohio State, the Dolphins spent a lot of time with Hartline, who had only 90 catches in three seasons and was considered a far lesser talent than Brian Robiskie, who went to Cleveland in the second round.

Sparano and Co. watched a lot of film of Hartline's sophomore year, when he had 52 catches, 694 yards and six TDs.

His hands, quickness, versatility and football IQsold Sparano.

"I thought he had some savviness to him," Sparano said. "We talked a lot of football with him, and it didn't take long to figure out he's a pretty smart guy."

Smart enough to know college football had run its course for him.

Ohio State, which reached the national championship game after the 2006 and '07 seasons, took a step back in 2008.

A quarterback switch from fifth-year senior Todd Boeckman to freshman Terrelle Pryor divided the locker room and changed the offense from a pro-style scheme to a spread, meaning less passing and less opportunity for Hartline.

He said he wasn't bitter, but despite the allure of campus life, he decided it was time for a change. Football aside, he had been in college for four years, had earned a degree in communications and also had a new bride.

"It wasn't like, 'I need to get out of here,' " he said. "I was ready to on with my life, keep learning, keep moving. That's all it was."
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Miami Dolphins' rookie receiver Brian Hartline making an instant impact at camp
 
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Head coach Tony Sparano, Aug. 12, 2009

(On WR Brian Hartline's personality and maturity) ? "I think he's a pretty mature kid. But one of the things I think that does show up out here when you are into practice 14, 15, whatever it was today is, you know, his consistency. I think that the mature guys, they'll be consistent more, I think, of the time than maybe the others. So that's what I'm hoping will show up out of this thing with Brian."
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(On WR Brian Hartline's attention to detail in practice) ? "Yeah, well, I mean, we're doing a fumble drill, and he gets it pulled out of his hands. So, I mean to me, you know, first of all, you need to understand what the drill is, and then you know concentration at this time is critical. Again, it's a part of being consistent, and it really is part of being mature, you know. It's coming out here when it's hot, and, you know, maybe when you don't feel great all the time, and to be able to do it over and over again, so I was on him about that. But, Brian's a pretty conscientious kid, I know that he'll, you know, figure his way out."
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http://www.palmbeachpost.com/sports/content/sports/epaper/2009/08/12/0812sparano.html
 
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Miami Dolphins rookie Brian Hartline confident despite logjam at WR

Miami Dolphins rookie Brian Hartline knows what he wants. That much has been clear from the past four months of his life.

BY JEFF DARLINGTON
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Talk about taking the fast track to adulthood.

Miami Dolphins rookie wide receiver Brian Hartline has crammed enough life events into a four-month span to make the heads of most 20-something bachelors in America spin with a combination of fear and envy.

He decided to forgo his final year of athletic eligibility at Ohio State. He wrapped up his degree in communications. He got married. And he moved his new wife to South Florida shortly after being drafted by the Dolphins. Impressive, right?

Go figure, Hartline still has plans for something more.

``I'm not a guy who puts ceiling on things,'' the fourth-round draft pick said. ``I don't want to put a limit on what could happen.''
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Miami Dolphins rookie Brian Hartline confident despite logjam at WR - Football - MiamiHerald.com
 
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Miami Dolphins will start WR Brian Hartline and CB Vontae Davis against Panthers

DAVIE - The Dolphins have elevated two rookies into the starting lineup for tonight's exhibition game against Carolina.

Former Ohio State receiver Brian Hartline, who was taken in the fourth-round of last April's draft, has been promoted to the starting unit.

He'll start opposite his fellow Buckeye, Ted Ginn Jr., playing ahead of Davone Bess and Greg Camarillo. Bess dropped two passes against the Jaguars, and Camarillo is nine months into rehabbing his ACL tear.

Hartline worked with the starters for most of last week, benefiting from a strong showing against the Jaguars, where he caught one pass for 20 yards.
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Miami Dolphins: WR Brian Hartline and CB Vontae Davis will start against Panthers -- South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com

Depth chart battles
Hartline, the Ohio State product taken in the fourth round of last April's draft, was promoted to the starting lineup, paired with fellow Buckeye Ted Ginn Jr.

Hartline caught one pass for 8 yards, but also dropped a pass from Pat White.
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Hilliard a highlight -- South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com
At the very least, Hartline and Turner have the chance to provide some bonus pop to the Miami offense in 2009. They're from big-time college programs, Hartline at Ohio State and Turner at USC.

What's more, Hartline got the start opposite Ginn in Saturday's game at Land Shark Stadium and worked every first-half series with Pennington's first unit.

Nothing all that amazing happened, at least nothing to match the training-camp buzz Hartline has generated in about a month of impressive catches at Davie, some of them eye-popping and some just plain rugged, in the stubborn Sparano-Parcells mold.

One of those grittier receptions showed up Saturday on a third-down pass from Pennington inside the Carolina 5-yard line. Hartline got his hands on the ball for an 8-yard gain and wouldn't let go, even as middle linebacker Dan Connor and cornerback Richard Marshall turned him into a mud-crusted fish sandwich.

"He (Hartline) plays really big," Pennington said of Hartline, who also came close to popping a punt return for big yardage Saturday after a 7-yard gain.

"He can get balls all around him, which is really nice because then you don't feel like you have to be pinpoint perfect.

"I thought his demeanor out there was good tonight. He didn't seem overwhelmed or anything by starting."

Sparano and offensive coordinator Dan Henning clearly want to see what Hartline can do against the NFL's best defenses. Nothing against Camarillo and Bess, who each are trying to channel Wayne Chrebet, but the time has come to shake a little more stardust out of the wide receiver corps.

"You get down in that red zone and you never know," Hartline said of his one catch in heavy traffic. "It's a situation where if a linebacker slips, you might walk into the end zone."
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Hartline proof of Dolphin draft's back-up plan
Posted by Dave Hyde on August 24, 2009

1. Brian Hartline's start at receiver opposite Ted Ginn Jr. on Saturday said a few things: Greg Camarillo isn't back to form with the knee; Davone Bess's role is better as a slot receiver; and the Dolphins' back-up plan on draft seems to be holding form.
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Hartline proof of Dolphin draft's back-up plan

Brian Hartline is entering his second week with the starting WRs. Greg Camarillo and Davone Bess are second team.

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