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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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Rookie receiver Hartline earns memorabilia
October 5, 2009

MIAMI GARDENS -
Rookie Hartline earns memorabilia
If a touchdown pass is the first for the quarterback who threw it and the receiver who caught it, who has rights to the ball?

It was an interesting debate the Dolphins held after Sunday's 38-10 win over Buffalo, which featured first-time starter Chad Henne throwing a 5-yard touchdown pass to rookie receiver Brian Hartline.

"I kept it. I've got first dibs," Hartline said of the ball, which he caught in the corner of the end zone in the third quarter.

"I was the only one who could get it, the rest is history," Hartline said. .

Hartline, who the coaches say is one of the team's smartest receivers, played more Sunday than he had the previous three games. And unlike previous weeks, when he was subbed in for Greg Camarillo, against the Bills it was Ted Ginn Jr. he was replacing.

Ginn was thrown to four times (three of them in the first half) but only caught one for 4 yards. However, he did become more involved in the return game, fielding his first punt since early in the 2008, returning it for 11 yards.

He also served as a decoy on Patrick Cobbs' two kickoff returns, making Buffalo's special teams unit pause on two fake reverses as Cobbs tallied 72 return yards.

"It was nice to do something different," Ginn said. "I don't care how I get it. I just like the feel of the ball in my hands."

Camarillo, the Dolphins' other starter, led the team with four catches for 42 yards. Davone Bess, the primary slot receiver, caught three passes for 17 yards, and tight end Anthony Fasano caught one of the three passes thrown his direction.
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Rookie receiver Hartline earns memorabilia -- South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EK3mr-lvsZc"]YouTube - Chad Henne's first career TD pass[/ame]
 
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Brian Hartline caught the first touchdown by a Dolphins receiver, a 5-yard pass more than 3 1/2 games into the year. He kept the ball, too, which proved humorous because it also was the first touchdown pass of the guy everyone came to see.

This was to be quarterback Chad Henne's day, his game, his coming-out party in his first start. Instead, he was parsley on the plate. There, but not there. Nice, but not really needed.

Henne was good in a Wannstedtian manner of staying out of the way, which isn't to be minimized in the Dolphins' first win, especially with the way Buffalo's Trent Edwards cast himself in the day by throwing three interceptions.

Henne made no mistakes. That's important. He made no pulses race, either. It was that kind of blowout that asked for this kind of day from a quarterback: 14 completions in 22 attempts, 115 yards and the touchdown -- the ball he didn't get.

"Of course, an Ohio State guy takes it from a Michigan guy,'' Henne said.

This was a day when jokes sounded better, laughs came easier and the sun felt warmer. The Dolphins were desperate for a win and played that way. As coach Tony Sparano told the team after the game: "The young guys looked old and the old guys looked young."

Sun Sentinel
 
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They need to use Brian and Teddy the same way they would have at tOSU. teddy running deep routes becasue he can't be caught and Brian running slants and underneathe routes. this would be the best way to do it.
 
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Dolphins rookie Brian Hartline proves he's a quick study
By Omar Kelly South Florida Sun-Sentinel
October 9, 2009

DAVIE - According to Dolphins coach Tony Sparano, there's a simple explanation why rookie receiver Brian Hartline has quickly worked his way up the Dolphins' depth chart.

Hartline, who scored his first touchdown last Sunday against the Bills, has already learned all three of the team's receiver spots, and can play them all effectively according to Sparano.

Despite Hartline's limited NFL experience, Sparano labeled the Ohio State product the smartest receiver amongst the units, and said he's even begun to take charge in their meeting room.

But that aspect of Hartline's makeup really isn't too surprising to Sparano considering he and General Manager Jeff Ireland first noticed it during the draft process when they conducted a film study with Hartline.

Ireland said it was that intimate session that made Hartline, who caught 90 passes for 1,429 yards and 12 touchdowns in his three seasons for the Buckeyes, a draft target.

"Smart player, really smart player," Sparano said of Hartline, who was selected in the fourth-round with the draft's 106th pick. "[He] can go into the game at any one of [the receiver spots] at any course of the game and handle that workload. I think he has really come along very, very well. He is exactly what we thought he would be."

So far, Hartline has caught six passes for 53 yards while fellow rookie, Patrick Turner, a USC standout the Dolphins selected in the third-round, hasn't dressed for a single game.
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Dolphins rookie Brian Hartline proves he's a quick study -- South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com
 
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Rookie Brian Hartline is becoming the team?s best big-play threat at wide receiver.

His career-long 67-yard grab set up the Dolphins? final touchdown and displayed Hartline?s knack for making plays.

While Ginn, his former Ohio State teammate, is struggling, Hartline continues to develop into a dependable player.

Hartline?s selection in the fourth round (No. 108) raised some eyebrows. But he made plenty of plays during training camp and had a 54-yard catch during a pre-season game at Tampa.

And, in case you didn?t know, Hartline averaged 22.3 yards a catch in his final college season.
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Miami Dolphins talking points: Wide receiver Ted Ginn Jr.’s drops are killers | Miami Dolphins news, training updates, injury reports, trades & more – The Daily Dolphin blog
 
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Posted on Tuesday, 10.27.09
With Ted Ginn Jr. struggling, Miami Dolphins rookie Brian Hartline catches on
With Ted Ginn Jr. struggling to make plays, the Dolphins might have to turn to rookie Brian Hartline.
BY JEFF DARLINGTON
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Miami Dolphins receiver Brian Hartline catches a pass for a first down as the Indianapolis Colts' Antonie Bethea defends in the first quarter on Monday, Sept. 21, 2009 at Land Shark Stadium. J
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When asked whether he expects to increase the role of rookie receiver Brian Hartline for Sunday's game against the New York Jets, Dolphins coach Tony Sparano needed little perspective to understand why the question was posed.

This isn't just about Hartline's moderate success. It's also about Ted Ginn Jr.'s struggles.

``How you play in the game kind of merits whether or not you should play more,'' Sparano said, referring to Hartline. ``I think Brian played good enough [Sunday] to merit playing more.''

No doubt, Hartline has earned a deeper look. The rookie, who had been seeing between 12 and 15 snaps per game on offense, increased his role Sunday against the Saints, making three catches for 94 yards.

Convenient timing? Don't tell that to the coaching staff.

UNABLE TO PRODUCE

Although it's nice to see a rookie develop, the Dolphins' plans to increase Hartline's role doesn't exactly fall under one of Sparano's favorite catchphrases: ``a good problem to have.''

If Ginn were producing, maybe that would be the case. But Ginn, the team's most targeted wide receiver, has only five catches and 77 yards over the past four games.

So the Dolphins will try to see how Hartline handles more repetitions.

``I think I'm ready for anything the coaches feel I'm ready for,'' Hartline said. ``It's hard to make that next step until you're given the full opportunity to. Chad [Henne] was always great in practice, and he knew he was there.

``But he couldn't get to the next level until he was given the opportunity.''
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http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/football/story/1303498.html

Dolphins rookie WR Brian Hartline may take some of Ted Ginn's playing time
By BRIAN BIGGANE
Palm Beach Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, October 28, 2009

MIAMI GARDENS ? Dolphins rookie receiver Brian Hartline learned something Sunday: Next time, use the Jumbotron.

After catching a short pass on a slant pattern late in the third quarter and eluding a tackle, Hartline wound up in a footrace for the end zone with New Orleans cornerback Tracy Porter. He reached the Saints' 4 yard line before Porter dragged him down. While the 67-yard play was the longest of Hartline's brief career, he felt he might have scored if he had paid closer attention to the big video screen above the end zone.

"I could have turned around and played the guy a little bit, so that's going to haunt me," he said. "It's OK. I learned."

The play, which set up a 4-yard TD run by Ricky Williams, was by far the biggest chunk of the 159 yards the Dolphins gained in the second half of the team's 46-34 loss. It also offered a reminder that Hartline, who had a 54-yard reception against Tampa Bay in the preseason, has the kind of big-play potential coach Tony Sparano has been hoping for from Ted Ginn Jr. this season.

Asked Monday if Hartline might play a bigger role in the offense, Sparano didn't hedge.

"With me, how you play in the game merits whether or not you should play more. Brian played (well) enough to merit more."
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Dolphins rookie WR Brian Hartline may take some of Ted Ginn's playing time
 
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HARTLINE IMPROVING

At the beginning of the week, the staff already decided Hartline would see increased playing time in the wake of solid progress over the past few games. But how the entire load of snaps would be distributed -- including who would start -- remained unknown.

It still does.

To formulate that answer, Sparano said he is ``shuffling some things'' to see how his wide receivers respond. And while the coach also noted that his decisions about who plays on Sundays are ``always'' dictated by the week of practice, it seems this week's workouts might carry even more meaning.

Some might argue the shake up strictly is because of Ginn's struggles against the Saints, which included two critical drops. That is partly true. But it also has something to do with the increased amount of parity within the group during the past several weeks.

Unlike the situation involving an underachieving player such as safety Gibril Wilson, who doesn't have anyone giving him enough of a challenge to overtake him, Ginn has several wide receivers beginning to catch him.

``One of the things I keep saying to coaches and keep saying to players is you cannot ignore the signs,'' Sparano said. ``You just can't. Even when you win, you have to be critical of how we play, what we do, how we do, how we coach, any of those things.''

So does Sparano notice a depletion of Ginn's confidence in the wake of the past few weeks?

``I think that is natural in this situation,'' he said.

Nonetheless, Sparano noted the coaching staff must continue to address the situation, even if it means rattling them with those constant messages. While the coach never directly criticized Ginn for his performance, Sparano spoke in general terms about the tough-love approach that Miami's coaches take in any of these scenarios.
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Miami Dolphins reopen competition at wide receiver - Miami Dolphins - MiamiHerald.com
 
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