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**Professor** · 08-12-2007, 01:31 AM

Dolphins offense shaky despite win over Jags - 08/11/2007 - MiamiHerald.com

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`ZERO PLANNING'

''We did absolutely zero game planning,'' Cameron said. ``We just wanted to execute the fundamentals. We're not coming to any conclusions about anyone. We've got a lot of time to grow before the season starts.''

Cameron can at least be glad about this much: He has been adamant since the start of training camp about leaving competitions at all positions open. On Saturday, it was clear why.

During the first half, while all of the team's starters remained in the game, Brown gained just 8 yards on eight carries. Quarterback Trent Green completed 6 of 15 passes. He was sacked twice, threw one interception and was penalized for throwing a pass when he was beyond the line of scrimmage.

The offensive line wasn't impressive, either. The group allowed the offense to muster one first down during three drives in the first quarter (and that took a fourth-down conversion to make). The Jaguars first-team defense only played two of those series.

''We haven't blocked anybody yet, and if you don't block anybody, you aren't going to score many points,'' Cameron said at halftime.

Cameron's biggest compliment? The coach said Green was ''still clever in the pocket.'' To his credit, Green seemed forced to worry more about who was about to hit him rather than which receiver might be open downfield.

''It was about what I expected [from Green],'' Cameron said. ``I wanted to put him in as difficult of a position as I could. We probably called some routes that we normally wouldn't call on purpose so that he'd get stuck with the ball.''

Not to mention, Green also was dealing with an offensive line that continues to change. The Dolphins shifted Rex Hadnot back to right guard after listing sixth-round draft pick Drew Mormino as the team's first-team guard on the depth chart. Mormino shifted to left guard in place of Chris Liwienski.

NO PLAN!! WTF