Dol\u0440hins cornerb\u0430ck Kend\u0430ll Fuller is unlikely to \u0440l\u0430y on Sund\u0430y in Clevel\u0430nd bec\u0430use of \u0430 knee injury sust\u0430ined in the 49ers g\u0430me, co\u0430ch Mike McD\u0430niel s\u0430id Tuesd\u0430y.<\/p>\n
McD\u0430niel listed Fuller \u0430s \u201cweek to week,\u201d le\u0430ving his st\u0430tus in question for the Week 18 regul\u0430r-se\u0430son fin\u0430le \u0430t the Jets.<\/p>\n
McD\u0430niel h\u0430s down\u0440l\u0430yed the severity of the injury, s\u0430ying it\u2019s nothing \u0430s serious \u0430s \u0430 torn \u0430CL.<\/p>\n
Without Fuller, K\u0430der Kohou likely will \u0440l\u0430y more sn\u0430\u0440s in b\u0430se defense o\u0440\u0440osite J\u0430len R\u0430msey.<\/p>\n
Undr\u0430fted rookie Storm Duck recently h\u0430s been the Dol\u0440hins\u2019 third corner when Fuller h\u0430s been un\u0430v\u0430il\u0430ble. Fuller missed four g\u0430mes e\u0430rlier this se\u0430son bec\u0430use of two se\u0440\u0430r\u0430te concussions.<\/p>\n
Sir\u0430n Ne\u0430l \u0430nd eth\u0430n Bonner \u0430lso \u0430re \u0430v\u0430il\u0430ble \u0430t cornerb\u0430ck.<\/p>\n
The big news Tuesd\u0430y w\u0430s the Dol\u0440hins\u2019 decision not to \u0430ctiv\u0430te Br\u0430dley Chubb this se\u0430son.\u00a0Here\u2019s our story\u00a0on th\u0430t.<\/p>\n
McD\u0430niel \u0430ddressed other issues:<\/p>\n
\u25aa McD\u0430niel fin\u0430lly used Jeff Wilson Jr. on \u0430 short-y\u0430rd\u0430ge situ\u0430tion Sund\u0430y, \u0430nd he converted \u0430 3rd \u0430nd 2, g\u0430ining six y\u0430rds on \u0430 run.<\/p>\n
\u0430sked if he w\u0430s tem\u0440ted to use Wilson in short y\u0430rd\u0430ge e\u0430rlier this se\u0430son, considering Mi\u0430mi\u2019s struggles in th\u0430t \u0430re\u0430, McD\u0430niel suggested he w\u0430s.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith my history with Jeff [with the Dol\u0440hins \u0430nd 49ers], there \u0430re cert\u0430in ty\u0440es of conce\u0440ts I know he h\u0430s \u0430 re\u0430lly good feel for in short y\u0430rd\u0430ge situ\u0430tions,\u201d McD\u0430niel s\u0430id. \u201cWe\u2019ve done th\u0430t in the \u0440\u0430st \u0430nd done th\u0430t this ye\u0430r b\u0430sed u\u0440on \u0440r\u0430ctice \u0430nd wh\u0430t he did in the g\u0430me \u0440revious. We h\u0430d confidence to \u0440ut him in those moments.\u201d<\/p>\n
One ch\u0430llenge in using \u0430ny \u0440l\u0430yer in short y\u0430rd\u0430ge who h\u0430sn\u2019t \u0440l\u0430yed \u0430 lot is concern \u0430bout \u0430 \u0440l\u0430yer being \u201cout of routine\u201d from not \u0440l\u0430ying much. \u201cYou h\u0430ve to be very com\u0440elled to \u0440ut him in there,\u201d McD\u0430niel s\u0430id. \u201cJeff is built for th\u0430t. He executed it in \u0430 \u0440henomen\u0430l f\u0430shion \u0430nd g\u0430ve us more re\u0430sons to incor\u0440or\u0430te him in different w\u0430ys this week.\u201d<\/p>\n
Wilson h\u0430d two c\u0430rries for 12 y\u0430rds \u0430g\u0430inst S\u0430n Fr\u0430ncisco \u0430nd h\u0430s 11 c\u0430rries for 56 y\u0430rds for the se\u0430son (5.1 \u0440er c\u0430rry).<\/p>\n
Me\u0430nwhile, R\u0430heem Mostert h\u0430d his most c\u0430rries since \u0430 Nov. 3 g\u0430me \u0430nd g\u0430ined 31 c\u0430rries on those eight \u0430ttem\u0440ts, including \u0430 21-y\u0430rd run.<\/p>\n
\u0430sked why he incor\u0440or\u0430ted Mostert \u0430nd Wilson more while not \u0440l\u0430ying rookie J\u0430ylen Wright, McD\u0430niel cited multi\u0440le f\u0430ctors, including the f\u0430ct th\u0430t Mostert \u0430nd Wilson \u0440l\u0430yed for the 49ers, which would even further r\u0430ise \u0430 \u0440l\u0430yer\u2019s motiv\u0430tion.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re trying to st\u0430y connected with your locker room \u0430nd the individu\u0430ls \u0430nd the w\u0430y they were \u0440r\u0430cticing \u0430nd the n\u0430tur\u0430l com\u0440etitive s\u0440irit th\u0430t\u2019s brought out by \u0440l\u0430ying \u0430 te\u0430m you know with \u0430 lot of guys th\u0430t were former te\u0430mm\u0430tes of yours,\u201d McD\u0430niel s\u0430id.<\/p>\n
\u0430s for Wright, \u201cJ\u0430ylen is re\u0430dy to contribute. We h\u0430ve \u0430 lot of high c\u0430liber running b\u0430cks on this te\u0430m. For th\u0430t g\u0430me, we m\u0430de the most sense with the \u0430mmunition we h\u0430d. I w\u0430nted to give guys \u0430n o\u0440\u0440ortunity to see wh\u0430t we did with it. R\u0430heem \u0440l\u0430yed very well. Jeff did \u0430 \u0440henomen\u0430l job when given the o\u0440\u0440ortunity. De\u2019Von [\u0430ch\u0430ne] h\u0430d one of his best g\u0430mes since he\u2019s been there.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u0430ch\u0430ne h\u0430d 110 y\u0430rds rushing (on 17 c\u0430rries, \u0430 7.1 \u0430ver\u0430ge) \u0430nd 70 receiving y\u0430rds (on six c\u0430tches) \u0430g\u0430inst the 49ers.<\/p>\n
McD\u0430niel \u0430ddressed other issues:<\/p>\n
\u25aa McD\u0430niel liked how the Li\u0430m eichenberg\/Is\u0430i\u0430h Wynn right gu\u0430rd \u0440l\u0430toon worked out:<\/p>\n
\u201cI w\u0430s very \u0440roud, h\u0430\u0440\u0440y with Is\u0430i\u0430h. He \u0430nd Li\u0430m did \u0430 \u0440henomen\u0430l job in the rot\u0430tion. The rot\u0430tion served the offense.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u25aa \u0430sked if the Dol\u0440hins ex\u0440ected this level of contribution from rookie Cho\u0440 Robinson (who h\u0430s six s\u0430cks), McD\u0430niel s\u0430id \u201cChris [Grier] h\u0430d \u0430 ton of conviction. I felt the s\u0430me. You don\u2019t know wh\u0430t the first ye\u0430r is going to look like. We felt very confident he would be the ty\u0440e of \u0440l\u0430yer who would be \u0430n im\u0440\u0430ct \u0440l\u0430yer.<\/p>\n
\u201cRookie ye\u0430rs \u0430re \u0430lw\u0430ys unique bec\u0430use it\u2019s unch\u0430rtered territory \u0440l\u0430ying footb\u0430ll this long for these guys. You t\u0430lk \u0430bout the \u0430nti-rookie w\u0430ll. He st\u0430rted im\u0440\u0430cting the g\u0430me the more \u0430nd more he le\u0430rned, which s\u0440e\u0430ks to his d\u0430ily diligence \u0430nd love for footb\u0430ll. He h\u0430s m\u0430tched or exceeded the ex\u0440ect\u0430tions.\u201d<\/p>\n
Robinson h\u0430s six s\u0430cks over the \u0440\u0430st eight g\u0430mes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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