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This is a team that — have you heard this before? — is simultaneously soft, broken, confused, too young and too old, undisciplined and so unexpectedly bad they're not going to end hope in December this year.
They're ending it by early November.
And if you want to know why, there was the Dolphins old friend, Incognito, to say it.
"We kept running the same play, and they couldn't stop it," he said.
The same play?
"Ten times, 15 times," he said.
Incognito pulls as a lead blocker. The running back follows.
"Just a simple running play," he said. "But we got physical. We knocked them around. We imposed our will on them all day right from the start.
The offense now has scored 20 points or fewer in six of eight games.
Turns out what they actually built was a flawed team that has the worst division record of any team in the league (0-4) and a roster that has been outscored 137-52 against other AFC East teams and ranks in the bottom half of the league in nearly every key defensive category.
On Sunday, the Dolphins made history for all the wrong reasons: According to Stats Inc., this was the first time in NFL history that a team allowed two players (LeSean McCoy, Karlos Williams) to run for more than 100 yards and a receiver (Sammy Watkins) to catch passes for more than 150 yards in the same game.
In the first half of the season, Miami faced seven of those in Kirk Cousins, Blake Bortles, Tyrod Taylor twice, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Brian Hoyer and Marcus Mariota. They faced only one elite quarterback (Tom Brady).
And yet Miami is allowing a 97.1 passer rating, 22nd in the league
And this is worrisome: Over the final eight games, the Dolphins face top 10 quarterbacks in Brady and Tony Romo (projected to return that game from injury) and Phillip Rivers; Super Bowl winners in Brady, Eli Manning, Joe Flacco; and No. 1 overall picks (Sam Bradford, Andrew Luck).
Some valid points. Some meaningless points.
But your track record for what's actually real isn't too strong.
And draft classes don't count only one year. Some take time. Reshad, Soliai, Smith, Miller, Hartline, Vernon, Rishard, Sims, Jenkins, etc.
Rookie class has hurt us this year, doesn't mean 2-3-4 of them can't help out soon. Ajayi looks like he might, soon.
We're one bad game from you sayin cut Miller, Landry, Pouncey, Tannehill, Suh, Reshad etc. Every year.
hope it doesnt take years
but right now sure looks that way
Only, we ALL have said Ross sucks, and the FO is a mess. We all just try and figure out a way for the talent to overcome.
Spent part of my day tweeting with fans, lot of them starting to turn on Tannehill.
Bunch of idiots.
I pointed out how DREADFUL we are in draft, horrible owner, poor FO, garbage coach, poor OC, terrible DC, patchy OL, atrocious LBers, garbage secondary, non threat DLine, NOTHING out of 2015 draft class
And the QUARTERBACK is what they focus on????? What the ****?
So, someone points out Andy Dalton, "leading" his team. HE'S the reason........
Since 2011, Bengals have drafted almost a dozen starters + another 6-8 capable rotational players. (Like the Gio-Hill combo, starter/backup)
Since Tanne, we've pulled OV, Miller, Rishard, Juice, James, Jenkins. In almost 40 picks.
2014
Dalton, year 4. 64%, 3400 yards, 19 TD, 17 INT, 83 rating. 10 wins.
Tanne, year 3. 66%, 4045 yards, 27 TD, 12 INT, 92.9 rating. 8 wins.
Same year, same AFC, same era. And Tanne is also the better running QB. Yet, Dalton was way worse, better record. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Then, year later, Dalton is exploding, and our fanbase is starting to look for another QB to ruin.
It's like building a dominant defense, only allow 12 points a game, but the offense only scores 7 a game, so the fans start demanding a new Safety.
Get a GM.
Get a HC.
Get a OC.
Get a DC.
Get a Oline
Get a Defense
THEN worry about if we really need a QB.
Who’s at fault for the Dolphins ranking an astounding 31st against the run?
According to Pro Football Focus, the blame rests primarily with four players:
1) Earl Mitchell (rated 187th among 187 qualifying interior defenders against the run; incidentally, backups Jordan Phillips and CJ Mosley are 172nd and 173rd);
2) now injured Cam Wake (rated 128th against the run among edge defenders);
3) Olivier Vernon (107th); and
4) Kelvin Sheppard, rated 142nd of 162 linebackers against the run.
PFF doesn’t blame these four who all rank in the top 40 at their positions against the run: Suh (37), Derrick Shelby (40), Koa Misi and to a lesser extent, Jelani Jenkins (fifth and 40th).
I'm not turning on Tanny.
I fully agree that the entire Owner, FO, and Coaching is the initial problem. It's what I've been singing the last (insert number) years.
Dating back to Wayne... this team has success without being a stable franchise. Tanny being a scape goat like he is the lone problem with this team has to be the dumbest thing I see though. Having Lazor constantly calling dumb a-s plays doesn't help Tanny. Tannehill isn't responsible for being blown out 4 times... I'm counting the Jets game as a blowout.
There are Great pieces on this team... lack of coaching and prep kills them. Lack of depth kills them. Lack of using draft picks kills them. Not knowing how to use players kills them (see Suh the first few weeks). Having Mitchell being killed and gashed every week kills them in the run game. Having Brent Grimes fall down every other route kills them.
This team man... why did I have to be a Dolphins fan.
Comparing two owners who aren't good doesn't do anything for me to be honest. They both lose and don't do well when it comes to bringing the right people in... bringing up wayne wasn't saying anything other than the FO + Coaching has been a problem for a very long time.