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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?

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Brian Hartline gives Dolphins fans dance lesson
by: Omar Kelly
September 15th, 2011

You know you?re officially getting old when you see an athlete do a dance and you?re thinking: ?What the hell is he doing??

That was my initial reaction to the dance Miami Dolphins receiver Brian Hartline?s did after scoring his 10-yard touchdown in the third quarter of Monday night?s 38-24 loss to the New England Patriots.

It was odd. It was stiff.

Is he rowing a boat?

Well folks, Hartline was actually doing the new dance (it?s actually been around since April, so it?s not so new) called the Cat Daddy. My kid and his friend informed me Hartline is cool. I?m not last night.

A quick Youtube check informed me they were right.

Chris Brown has even endorsed the Cat Daddy, so maybe Hartline, who Brandon Marshall has nicknamed ?White Lightning,? is cooler than we think.

It must be the receiver in him.
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GlenOak grad Hartline ready to face Browns
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By Steve Doerschuk
CantonRep.com staff writer
Posted Sep 23, 2011

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Miami Dolphins receiver Brian Hartline, a GlenOak High School graduate, will face the Browns on Sunday in Cleveland.

Naturally, a certain Dolphins wide receiver from GlenOak used the Hartline pipeline to get the lowdown on the Browns.

Mike Hartline is a practice squad quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts, who spent last week studying Cleveland.

Brian Hartline is a starting wide receiver for the Dolphins, who are headed for Ohio for their next game.

?Yeah, I picked my brother?s brain a little,? Brian Hartline said. ?It would be a crime not to ask.?

Hartline?s homecoming coincides with his alma mater?s powerhouse start to the 2011 high school season. He is happy for GlenOak, but wishes things were going better at work. The Dolphins have lost six of their last seven games, dating to a game against Cleveland in December.

Prior to that, Miami was in decent shape, at 6-5, with Hartline playing a big role. With the Browns coming in, he was producing like a 1,000-yard man. He caught at least four passes in eight of his previous nine games.

Head Coach Tony Sparano was sold.

?Brian Hartline is a really focused, hard-working kid,? Sparano said that week. ?I wouldn?t call him a football head, but ... he?s one of those guys who can?t get enough of it.

?From the first day he walked in the door here, he?s been able to catch the football and run after the catch.?

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Canton native Brian Hartline grew up a fan of Cowboys, not nearby Browns
by Brian Biggane

One would expect Canton, Ohio native Brian Hartline grew up following the same Cleveland Browns he and the Dolphins will be facing Sunday, but that wasn?t the case.

?Heck no,? Hartline said after Friday?s practice in the locker room. ?My Dad started with the Cowboys in the ?70s, stayed with them through the ?80s, so growing up I stuck with them.?

With a laugh, he added, ?We hated the Browns because they took TV coverage from the Cowboys.?

But Hartline, who estimates Canton is about 40 miles from Cleveland, estimated he?ll have ?about 30? friends and relatives come to see him play Sunday.

Hartline was born in November 1986, meaning he was seven in 1993 when Bernie Kosar was released by Cleveland and signed with Dallas to replace the injured Troy Aikman.

?It was funny,? he said. ?Everybody was saying, ?Oh, he?s going to take Aikman?s job.? We were like, ?You?ve got to be kidding me.??

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GlenOak grad Brian Hartline shines in loss to Browns
By Todd Porter
CantonRep.com staff writer
Posted Sep 25, 2011

CLEVELAND ?

With about 50 family members and friends inside Cleveland Browns Stadium, it almost felt like a home game for Brian Hartline. And the former GlenOak High School and Ohio State wide receiver didn?t disappoint those who came to see him play.

Hartline made two big plays for the Miami Dolphins on Sunday against the Browns. However, Miami found a way to lose and left for South Beach at 0-3, with a head coach on the hot seat and a long way to go to turn the season around.

?It?s pretty disappointing,? Hartline said. ?Offensively and defensively, the majority of the time we had the upper hand. We moved the ball all over the field, but we didn?t convert in the red zone, and we missed a field goal.?

Hartline did his part.

He caught four passes for 87 yards to lead all receivers.

Hartline had a pretty 31-yard catch in which he toed the sideline. That pass got the ball from the Miami 20 to the Cleveland 49 and set up a field goal that gave the Dolphins a 10-7 lead.

?I made sure to try to get my feet down,? Hartline said. ?You don?t know some times where you are on the field 100 percent. You try to get your feet down and let the ref make the call.?

Hartline was matched against Sheldon Brown most of the game. The Browns put shutdown cornerback Joe Haden on Brandon Marshall. That opened some of the passing attack up for Hartline, whose 87 yards were just shy of his career-best of 98, which came as a rookie in 2009.

?It is encouraging,? Miami head coach Tony Sparano said. ?You guys ask me the same questions all the time and I give you the same answers about Brian Hartline: that?s not surprising to me. The guy?s a good football player and he makes good plays. He also has one of the highest averages per catch on the team and he is a game player.?

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Dolphins notebook: Harltine's homecoming spoiled
September 25, 2011|SunSentinel.com staff

CLEVELAND — Brian Hartline, a North Canton native, had his Ohio homecoming spoiled by the team's 17-16 loss to the Browns.

Even though the Dolphins lost the game when the defense collapsed late in the fourth-quarter, allowing a touchdown, and the offense failed to gain a first down that could have gotten the team into field goal territory, Hartline did turn in the best performance of his third NFL season against the Browns.

The former Ohio State standout caught all four of the passes thrown his way, producing 87 yards of offense. And he did it in a game where he was replaced by Davone Bess in the starting lineup for the first time this season.

"We dominated the game the majority of the time," said Hartline, who has caught 10 passes for 170 yards and a touchdown this season. "I had a lot of production on offense, but it wasn't enough."

His most impressive catch came along the left sideline when he tiptoed a Chad Henne pass in for a 38-yard reception. It was Hartline's fourth best performance in his three year NFL career.

"It's definitely frustrating because we had all the stats out there, and were moving the ball effectively," Hartline said. "But again, hindrances in the red zone hurt us a couple of times with penalties and turnovers. We're hurting ourselves."
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On Brian Hartline?s progression this season ?Yeah, I thought Brian (Hartline) stepped up big. In the previous game, he hasn?t got a lot of balls because we had some one-on-one coverages with other guys and they were first in the progression, but now teams are starting to take away some of our receivers away. Brian has done a great job one-on-one and I feel confident going to him if we have that matchup.?

On practicing toe-tapping catches on the sideline and back shoulder throws ?Yeah, the back shoulder throws has evolved. I think every team works it in practice, one-on-one routes. Quarterbacks are becoming a custom to it and receivers are doing a great job adjusting, but Brian (Hartline), his toe-touch and his way to stay in bounds is just amazing. He does it in practice a lot, goes against our defense one-on-one and it shows in practice he gets it done and carries over.?

On Brian Hartline?s ability to run after the catch ?Yeah, I think he?s quick in transition when he gets the ball. He tucks it under and looks to get yards up field quick, he?s done a really good job with that.?
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On how much him, Brian Hartline and Davone Bess feed off one another ?We try to be catalysts not only for the offense but the team. We try to pick each other up and fly around out there and feed off of each other. We rely on each other a lot.

On Brian Hartline?s catches last game and what it does for the offense ?Man, when he makes those catches it brings energy to our offense, excitement and a little hope.?
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Miami Dolphins' Brian Hartline an emerging master of the sideline catch
By Brian Biggane
Palm Beach Post Staff Writer
Posted: Saturday, Oct. 15, 2011

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Dolphins receiver Brian Hartline makes a tiptoe catch along the sideline against Cleveland this season.

DAVIE ? The NFL is known for its crushing hits, but every now and then a wide receiver executes football's most graceful play: the toe dance along the sideline that results in a spectacular catch.

The game has always had its artists, from Raymond Berry to Fred Biletnikoff to Jerry Rice. An emerging star in that realm is the Dolphins' Brian Hartline, whose handful of did-you-see-that beauties includes a 31-yard hookup with Chad Henne in Week 3 at Cleveland.

"I started doing it as a game with my brother in the driveway when I was a little kid," said Hartline, who has 13 catches for 201 yards this season heading into Monday night's game at the New York Jets. "We'd go back and forth for hours on end."

The sideline catch requires the receiver to keep full attention on the ball while also keeping both feet in bounds. (In college football, only one foot has to touch the turf.)

"It's multi-tasking at its best," slot receiver Davone Bess said with a grin.

Hartline has had two sideline beauties in four games. Against Houston, he extended his body over the sideline while making the grab, prompting CBS analyst Dan Fouts to ask, "Doesn't that look like Raymond Berry?"

The Cleveland grab might have been even better. Coach Pat Shurmur had his red flag in hand when the Jumbotron at Cleveland Browns Stadium replayed Hartline's catch. Shurmur seemed sure he could successfully appeal the play. When the screen showed both feet in bounds, Shurmur tucked the flag away.

Hartline explained his technique:

"You don't look (down). You definitely catch the ball first and worry about the feet second. I was dragging my feet, and when the ball hits my hand I just complete it."

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Sparano was effusive about Brian Hartline, who caught four passes for 77 yards. Hartline, who was targeted five times, had been thrown to just seven times (with two receptions) over the previous four games.

?A lot of the players, most of the players, on my team are very unselfish,? Sparano said. ?They don?t really care who gets the credit. But Brian Hartline is one of the most unselfish. He doesn?t care what his job description is. You want me to run down the field on the kickoff team? ... He?ll do whatever you want. When his number is called, more often than not, Brian ends up coming up pretty big.?
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Monday morning talking points: Brian Hartline?s re-emergence a welcome sight
by Brian Biggane

It wasn?t too long ago when it seemed wide receiver Brian Hartline had disappeared in the Miami offense. His re-emergence is where we start our talking points for Monday morning:

1. Coach Tony Sparano offers high praise for the contributions of Brian Hartline.

After catching four passes in two of the first three games and 16 over the first four, Hartline all but disappeared from the offense, with only two catches for 25 yards over the four games prior to last Thursday. Then Hartline had one of his busiest days, with four receptions for 77 yards including a 41-yarder against Dallas.

Sparano left no doubt how much he values his third-year wide receiver in his press conference the next day.

?A lot of the players _ most of the players _ are very unselfish, they don?t care who gets the credit,? Sparano said. ?But I?m not sure Brian isn?t one of the most unselfish. He doesn?t really care what his job description is: You want me to run downfield on the kickoff team, I?ll run downfield on the kickoff team. You want me to play on punt team? I?ll be gunner on punt team if that?s what it takes. Want me to block on the toss crack, I?ll block on the toss crack, the big defensive end.

?The guy?s unselfish, and when his number is called Brian comes up pretty big, and on that big stage (Thursday) he made some big plays. That?s the most disappointing thing in the ballgame, the big plays (we) made, both offensively and defensively, and we just didn?t come away with the win.?

Hartline has amazed with his toe-tapping sideline catches and offers more of a deep-threat complement to Brandon Marshall and Davone Bess, who, Marshall?s 39-yard TD catch last week notwithstanding, are both more underneath, possession-type receivers. As Sparano also noted, it?s easy to forget Hartline only turned 25 last week and is still learning his craft. He?s a valuable contributor.
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