There was some uncertainty about whether defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh would take part in OTAs with the Dolphins this offseason because he’d routinely missed them when he was a member of the Lions, but any fears of his absence went unrealized.
Suh was more than just present at the offseason workouts as well. Defensive coordinator Kevin Coyle said that Suh went through the workouts with so much energy that the team had to have him dial it down, which Coyle saw as a positive for a player who has lived up to his expectations thus far.
“Quite honestly, yeah, we had to tone him down there a little bit,” Coyle said on the Joe Rose Show on WQAM. “That was a good thing. We had to back him off because he’s really something. First of all he’s an extremely intelligent player. I’ve been totally impressed with his football knowledge and he comes out to the practice field. He’s extremely hardworking. He’s the first guy in line showing the younger guys how to do it. And I’ve never been around a more explosive, powerful man of his size and his athleticism. He’s been everything as advertised. Quite frankly, you can only do so many things in OTAs when you just have shorts and helmets on. I can’t wait to get going here at the end of July when we start training camp and get the pads on and get ready to go because he’s a rare talent and great addition for us.”
It’s a good bet that OTAs will be the only time that the Dolphins ask Suh to go at anything less than full speed and that the Dolphins will continue to avoid buyer’s remorse as long as he’s pushing it to the limit every Sunday.