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Finsmob Unleashed 
We need to design better runblocking schemes.
I agree. The defense is the main issue with this team. I think thursday could get ugly.
28-17 Cincy.
They are the better team and this isn’t the week we pull off the improbable. It’s really bad that Tanny has as many TOs as TDs. He’s way past the point that should happen. Reminds me way too much of Cutler without the injuries. Defense is awful and it may take until next year to see real improvement. Will watch with no expectations until next year. Tanny might get competition with the top 7 pick we get next year.
We’re going to win. 🙂
Lol, maybe. It is the NFL.
Although I do see the flaws in Tannehill, I still think our LBs/CBs and run DEs is a worse problem needing more immediate draft day help.
anybody watching Rapeberger taking strip sacks? LOL
Fitz throws INT in end zone for jests.
stealers* give up 33 points already.
Hey I said we would get 36 points today in my pick and we got 30 so hey.
Its always funny watching Rothlisberger get sacked, Not cause most everybody hates him but its like he is so big or something that his sacks never look ordinary and are usually quite comical. That last one resulted in a fumble
meanwhile, Landry is becoming a PPR league STUD.
run blocking HAS to get better when (if) Pouncey gets back. I like Ajayi and Drake’s chances if they get a little daylight. They both hit those openings very quickly.
Finished reading upstream — seems am the only one who noticed we had an exciting roller coaster win.
Can’t you guys just sit back until tmrw and appreciate both the win and the great entertainment?
All the broken stuff in the garage still needs to be cleaned up!
Was it louder with the Hood?
It seemed that way on TV
No doubt about that one. Crowd noise is amplified btwn the shade cover and seats closer to the field. Worked great today, but have a feeling might not be as good in other games.
Home opener against a team that doesn’t travel well. And even when their relatively few fans made themselves heard on plays.
Think you will get what I mean when we play the Steelers. Will hear our noise more….but same will go for the visitors.
Son has too be so proud!
https://twitter.com/DolphinsRuleAll/status/780151032521322497
Too early to start talking about DeShone Kizer ? lol
Marlon Humphrey**, CB, Alabama. Height: 6-1. …
Jalen Tabor*, CB, Florida. Height: 6-0. …
Adoree’ Jackson*, CB, USC. Height: 5-11. …
Cordrea Tankersley, CB, Clemson. Height: 6-1. …
Marshon Lattimore**, CB, Ohio State. Height: 6-0. …
Desmond King, CB, Iowa. Height: 5-11. …
Tre’Davious White, CB, LSU. …
Cameron Sutton, CB, Tennessee.
2017 is the year to ‘trade’ Tanny if he isn’t the guy. Solid QBs get .500 seasons. To win a SB we have better chances finding a QB that doesn’t need 4 to 5 rd 1 picks in front of him LOL
DeShone Kizer, QB, Notre Dame. Height: 6-4. …
Deshaun Watson*, QB, Clemson. Height: 6-2. …
Brad Kaaya*, QB, Miami. Height: 6-4. …
Chad Kelly, QB, Ole Miss. Height: 6-2. …
Mason Rudolph*, QB, Oklahoma State. Height: 6-5. …
Luke Falk*, QB, Washington State. Height: 6-4. …
Taysom Hill, QB, BYU. Height: 6-2. …
Pat Mahomes*, QB, Texas Tech.
And no to Kizer
Wow, Fitz really trying to lose this game huh?
He was dying to to throw a pick. Three times was a charm. LOL
HA HA HA! THAT WAS AWESOME!
Rhino
I’d rather have Kelly
Awesome win! There are no rankings in the NFL. Take it and go.
Thank you — you library cop. What a great game to watch.
Am wondering right now though what the attitudes would be if that last kick was good.
Fitz now with 5 INTs incl a pick 6
Four drives in a row he threw a pick! He was determined to throw a touchdownpass before the end of the game and finally did. LOL
Can he throw 5 in a row to beat the record?
HE DID!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BEAUTIFUL!!!!!
Armando Salguero @ArmandoSalguero 3h3 hours ago
Adam Gase says he benched Ja’Wuan James on the last offensive series.
Ja’Wuan James @JawuanJames70 2h2 hours ago
Tough one but got the W appreciate my teammates having my back! Fins Up🐬
Stanger, Bookman
I wish I could feel like you guys do, I just can’t. All I see is a kicker who was awful for the other team that allowed us to win a game against a depleted team with their 3rd string QB. A bad team to begin with. While I’d rather win than lose, I’m still very disappointed in the performance.
Mike E — not like we were going to win the superbowl. Once you accept that, it is just entertainment. And entertaining it was.
No the team didn’t look great, but the way we won was like a movie script.
Yeah, but I also see a team that could have 2 games against teams they weren’t supposed to. In the NFL things even out and you take what u can
NFL Memes
@NFL_Memes
The New York Mets scored 17 times today.
The New York Jets scored once.
We are one game out of the playoffs.
A win is a win. Right? 😉
Bookman, Stanger
On that same token, every year we see teams with new HC’s, new OC’s and DC’s, and even a new QB, like the Eagles doing well. We have a 5th year QB, and All-Pro DT, talent all along the D-line, what should be a solid O-line with the addition of Tunsil and Bushrod, and yet we just stumble, and really we tried hard to lose this one. The Browns had us at the end of regulation, their kicker just didn’t come through. It’s disheartening to me to always see us play well enough to lose. I figured with Gase, we’d improve and finish a game, instead of luck out that the opposing team’s kicker they signed off the street blew it. I know there are more than one way to view things, there are many, it’s just how I see it.
I might see an ugly pig, you see braised pork chops
I see and saw one incredibly exciting game…..and one that I thought we had lost at end of 4th Q. Not sure how else to say it.
Just like watching the game. And as is we won. Drove home on an adrenaline rush.
Mike, we kicked ourselves in the ass a few times today when we could have put the game away. It wasn’t all about the CLE kicker. He was part of the how the game went down. Why can’t we just accept that? Grow from here. It’s totally possible. 🙂
I guess anything is possible, but to be honest I haven’t seen anything this year that gives me hope for the playoffs. I just hope we’re still in it in december.
Why did Gase bench James?
Strip sack I guess?
I think he blamed the strip sack fumble on him
it was james fault but its a dumb play call to have tanny hold the ball that long with few seconds left in game. just short pass and go to overtime. It was a bad play call IMO.
As much as we bitch about Tannehill it could be worse. He could be Ryan Fitzpatrick
What a sour puss crowd.
What a horrible day Ryan T had.
64% on completions
319 yards
3 TDs (and yeah 2 ints)
93.9 QB rating
cinci is favored by 7 on thursday.
The upcoming road game in Cincinnati can have yuge playoff ramifications if the Dolphins can pull off a win against a very good team with a stout D and good offense after only three days preperation. We currently sit above the Bungles at #10 in the AFC due to AFC record. If we can get the head to head and another AFC win against them it could mean a lot for a wild card.
I see good and bad in every phase of the game. So if players clean up their game we get better as a team. I actually think that’s what we’re going to start to see. We have talent. The team is learning itself.
Tim Knight says:
September 25, 2016 at 6:16 pm
LOL @ the Mets beating the Phillies 17-0. I thought it was a football score at first.🙂
*
I thought the same thing!
LOL, I saw none of it. Drove to the shore and got to the Phins game at 7-0. Cool stuff to miss though. 🙂
I saw none as well. I DVR’d most of the game, and got finished watching about 4:30. Saw the score and did a double take.
Stanger
You know you can’t be happy on game day!
It’s against the rules! 😉
I think everyone was already in the “we lost” emotional set and couldn’t get out of it after we actually won.
After Cinci we have 10 days to get ready for the Titans at home, Steelers at home and the FEST GAME, a bye and the Jet’s at home. This is the section of the season we MUST take advantage of and if we can eek out more wins than not we will be in good contention heading into week 10.
I am checking myself at this point. New offense, new Defense, all new coaches new systems, new language, new team mates etc
Dusted off my patience brigade lapel pin.
Lol! maybe the 10 days will help us jell a little better on offense and defense. Looking forward to seeing you my friend.
The OL run blocking HAS to improve. I don’t want to hear the Pouncey is out, because I’m not sure he makes that much of a difference. Cleveland had a backup center in there today and gashed us for almost 170 yards, so it’s not like it can’t be done with a backup center. We had three former 1st round picks on the OL today, and it didn’t seem to matter. Can we lure Hudson Houck out of retirement?
This team is more resilient than the teams of the past. If they clean some stuff up I think we start seeing wins. We have talent. It flashes everywhere. Need to get the kinks out and be more consistent for 4 quarters.
They have a lot to clean up Tim. Mental breakdowns on D, poor OL play overall, horrendous run defense, etc.
This Bengals game can be a turning point in the season.
Agreed. 1-3 will be tough to come back from. I really thought we’d lost the game when that kicker was lining up for Cleveland. I was thinking “we are one of the worst teams in the league if we lose this game.”
I still have the feeling every game in the 4th that we are going to lose…..Doesn’t matter how much time is left or what the score is.
I do as well.
NOTEBOOK: Urbik Delivers In The Clutch; Other Notes
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Redemption Sunday For Ajayi
http://www.miamidolphins.com/news/article-1/Redemption-Sunday-For-Ajayi/ca860fec-5378-4db9-9853-3e8325fc0c40?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
I would have liked to see more of Drake today. I’m not a huge fan of the RB by committee approach. I’m a firm believer that a RB needs reps to get into a groove running the ball. He’s a home run waiting to happen, and the more carries he gets the better the chance of him breaking a long gain.
Really impressed by him today. Dude has some shake and bake in him…..and more tough baller when the time comes than I thought he would.
Looking forward to seeing you too Brian in Hollywood. (that’s what you will be when I see you next, LOL) I might even be talked into standing up and clapping politely instead of sitting and clapping politely.
Brian in NY says:
September 25, 2016 at 8:20 pm
I do as well.
Reply
They need to make me feel different.
I don’t think they will.
HOWIE!!!! HOWIE!!!!
31-17 Bungles.
That drive when Drake got stood up but just kept churning his legs forward until he picked up a first down and then ran to the outside for 11 and anther first down was pretty damn impressive.
I think the coaching is still feeling out the RB position. We’re not a settled team. We make mistakes at bad times but also show big play potential.
I think someone posted above that he was infected with Landryitis or something like that. LOL that was a good one
Rock — you gonna be at the Sat nite before the fest game? La Quinta in Hollywood (Brian’s hometown) is where most folks are staying.
Tim, what I am enjoying watching this year is that Landry, Stills & Parker CAN give you a big play at any minute. When they start doing it consistently for 60 mins we can be very good on offense. Our pass protection has become pretty good even with a back up and backup backup center in. They need to get better at run blocking and Pouncy is actually pretty good down the field at the second level.
That’s what I’m saying. Also on defense we have big play potential. Mistakes hurt us.
Stanger, D&B’s right? Yeah I’ll be there.
Cool — probably D&B’s but even if not will be somewhere in that area.
You getting a room?
If we lost this game I almost thought about tearing up my tix to the fest that is how angry this game was making me
That shows how much the team means to you. 🙂
My wife and kids don’t quite understand that. The moment of the strip sack sent the family out the d
Then I realized they were e-tickets and I didn’t feel like tearing up my iPhone
Don’t do that! Go out in the street and throw a bus into a building or something instead.
Pretty much did that. Felt bad for the cat
That’s why Brian will be Brian In Hollywood and not Brian in Miami Gardens, but I guess he will be that too.
Not sure if I’m gonna get a room yet or not.
http://www.laquintaftlauderdaleairport.com/
gotta get a room and hang out with the crew after the dinner. Not that expensive.
And after all the stories about Son and Pig the night before……..you’d be a natural.
RIP Arnold Palmer.
Sad……talk about a guy who always seemed like one good person.
http://www.golfweek.com/2016/09/25/arnold-palmer-passes-away-at-87/
Nice article — liked this.
“Palmer didn’t lay up or leave putts short. His go-for-broke style meant he played out of the woods and ditches with equal abandon.” Not a bad rep to have.
Rockphin says:
September 25, 2016 at 8:41 pm (Edit)
Not sure if I’m gonna get a room yet or not.
lol
Felt bad for the cat
The cat in the 6th floor apartment 12 blocks away?
No the one that running into the basement when the strip sack occurred
LOL @ Rock and Ken
Oh wow, Arnold Palmer. A great American sportsman. RIP
Anyone else seen enough of the ZBS? We used to have a power run scheme and actually could run it under Sparano.
I think it’s more about individual play as opposed to scheme. The OL is still a work in progress.
Q — You know when it is football season?
A — the frick’n blog has 750 post in a day……and going for more.
Who
Is
Counting
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LMAO —- it’s a drug…….and you and the rest of the admins are the dealers.
6 ints Ryan Fitzpatrick
Really?!?!
Makes me feel better
I just kind of watched the game, kind of like fast forward mode. and i think i have come to agree with most, all the dolphins need is a qb to be real sb contenders.
well that is if the qb can play rb, ol, dl, lb and db. just get a qb that can do all that and this team is fucking set.
I kinda agree with FFR. We have a bad QB, RB, OL, DL, LB, and DB. He forgot TE but I’ll go ahead and add that too. We have some good players but the team plays like crap just about every week.
Maybe next week there won’t be giant running lanes, edges will magically be set, and players will figure our who to cover and how. Maybe Tannehill will figure out matching TOs with TDs really isn’t a win and maybe a running game will eventually develop. At least that’s the hope.
We see really good from all of those positions too. That’s what I think we all see. It’s about playing better consistently for 4 quarters. We have to get some of the kinks out. We have talent across the board.
We don’t play next week😉
New Age says:
September 25, 2016 at 9:22 pm
I kinda agree with FFR. We have a bad QB, RB, OL, DL, LB, and DB. He forgot TE but I’ll go ahead and add that too..
come on dude, i know the TE’s suck too but i thought drafting a qb to play QB, RB, OL, DL, LB, and DB was enough wasnt going to ask them to find one that can play TE too
Nope, he has to play TE too. It’s in the contract.
Tim Knight says:
September 25, 2016 at 9:26 pm
We see really good from all of those positions too.
damn tim, you should let us all come over and watch the game on your tv, cause there is none of that ‘really good’ from the games that get shown on most of our tv’s
Rob
It’s not that everyone else is not bad
It’s that if you are as bad as us you usually start at QB
Rather than building around a guy that is average
Well if you weren’t happy with the game!
There are at least 7 more months in the year! 😉
https://twitter.com/MDCheer/status/779406088647110657
Thoughts:
– I guess I’d rather win ugly than lose ugly.
– We have a giant gaping hole in the middle of our defense where LBs are supposed to be. It makes it hard to stop the run…and the pass.
– Jelani Jenkins played one of the worst games I’ve seen a Dolphins LB play in a long time.
– Tanny looked fantastic…about half the game. Still waiting for a complete game from him this season. At this point, how am I supposed to believe he can put together a string of games of high quality play?
– Maybe if we put six 1st rd draft picks on the oline, we can open up some holes in the running game.
– Parker, Landry, and Stills are the best corps of WR we’ve had on the team in a long time.
– Rashad Jones…nuff said.
– New HC, new OC, new DC, a bunch of new players. Growing pains are to be expected. We were never going to be SB contenders this year. Hopefully the team will develop in these new systems and we’ll see improvement as the season goes on. Then if we can draft well next year to fill the glaring holes on this team, maybe we can talk playoffs next year. Meanwhile Belicheat and the fucking Pets will be taking home trophies and winning games by 3 scores with 3rd string QBs and makeshift olines on the way to breaking Shula’s win records, smdh.
Yeah I agree
Namely about theLBs, WRs and QB
Our lbs are really bad
I wonder if the Chargers would consider trading Denzel Perryman🤔
lol, I wasn’t keen on the Alonso pickup, but he has been the only LB on the team to show up.
Cav
I didn’t like the Alonso pickup either
But I agree – he’s been the best LB of the 3
The Flying Pig says:
September 25, 2016 at 9:36 pm
Rob
It’s not that everyone else is not bad
It’s that if you are as bad as us you usually start at QB
Rather than building around a guy that is average
yes yes i know i agree. just fix the qb and this team is set for another undefeated season.
The Flying Pig says:
September 25, 2016 at 9:36 pm
Rob
It’s not that everyone else is not bad
It’s that if you are as bad as us you usually start at QB
Rather than building around a guy that is average
ok piggy i was being a smart ass in that last comment, i tend to do that now and then. but come on serious, you are worried about an average qb when 90% of he rest of the team is horrible and below average. come on you have way more football knowledge then just to complain about and average qb
I’m okay with sticking with an average qb
I’m just not okay using our resources to build around an average qb
So that is why I am worried about our direction
It’s more an indictment of the FO than the QB
kong,
I agree about Jenkins. Damn he sucked. We played better when Hewitt cam in. He actually moves around.
Agreed, Jenkins was fucking awful today.
There was a lot of blame to go around, but I saw Jenkins out of position over and over, not filling gaps, being indecisive, and basically getting roasted all over the field. We knew LB was going to be an issue this year. Hopefully we can draft a couple of stud LBs next year.
piggy,
i agree with you. qb is just one part of the team, and the fins have an average qb. he isnt going to go out there and throw for 5000 yards and 40tds, so i am ok with that, but the problem is this team is so bad in all other areas that that is what he needs to do and he just isnt that kind of qb. so i cant really complain about him being something he isnt when no other parts of the team are even as average as he is
I think he was the worst part in offense
Our LBs and secondary may have been worse on the day
Today he was probably bottom 5 on the team in terms of performance
RIP Jose Fernandez
RIP Arnold Palmer
And with that I’m going to bed before anyone else dies.
Boulder, that strip sack was not on James. Go back and watch it. He held on to it too long and never once checked the pocket. That’s not his blind side. He saw the pressure, he didn’t move, and he didn’t secure the ball. As much as you may say he should have had more time, you at best could blame the sack on him, the ball security is fully on him. He does that suit ALL THE TIME. they should have pulled his ass as well if they were going to pull James.
It felt like a long time before the sack
But James was pulled by the coaches in the final drive
So the Coaches may have felt differently
Hewitt let that last BIG run up the middle past him. Alonzo had a play too but it was Hewitt’s gap that he busted through Be right past him
Jenkins didn’t play well either. Pretty much suck fest from all the LBs, including our new guy who they put I. One play and he immediately got burned in coverage
Bullshit. You guys keep saying Tanny is average but every one else sucks… Our WRs played well, TEs played well, RBs were pretty good even though they had little chance to catch fire because he rotated them too much. Our OL played well. Tanny was the weak link thus game period.
Defense was bad at CB and LB, but the rest of the D, was on. Too bad this defense is built to rely so heavily on LB and CB.
I don’t think you are wrong
Sometimes he plays well
But he played poorly too
I think he was the worst part of the offense
But we scored 30
No matter what happens with the rest of the team, if given the chance the QB must perform when it’s winning time. That strip sack was bush on RTs part. I saw it coming all the way, as did everyone except him. The guy sitting next to me also a Fins fan grew up in Miami, we both said the same thing when it happen, are you kiddin’ me?
It’s funny that the last time I sat in that same seat at this local casino the person next to me was also from Miami, and the same part, SW 69th street area.
I mean you don’t build a unit with every backup being an UDFA
That’s a horrible unit at LB
It’s about talent, not where someone is drafted. With that said, we have by far the worst LBs in the NFL.
The odds of ringing in talent are mug higher if you prioritize the position with higher draft picks
If we somehow signed 3 incredible UDFA LBs in 2015 that no one else new about that would have been a miracle
It’s just not a good plan to develop a good strong unit
When we get 8 first round picks I’ll agree with doing that. I think we were planning on taking an LB early, but with the fall of Tunsil it didn’t happen. They thought it wasn’t as big a need as other positions, because of Alonso, and we see they were wrong so far.
It’s not just 2016
It’s 2015
It’s been a problem for a few years
You don’t need to take one in the first round
2nd round, 3rd round
Filling out your roster with UDFA is just not a good idea
The LBs are bad bc the FO neglected to bring I talent at the position – it’s that simple
There were a lot of reasons to bbe leave the FO was overestimating Alonso or his impact on the D before the season began
A good FO has to be better than this FO has been
It’s too late now to improve a very bad unit
The talent just isn’t there at LB
What do backup UDFA LBs have to do with our starting LBs sucking?
Misi went out of the game today with an injury – stop me if you think you e heard this before…
Guess who ended up playing and giving up big plays …
That didn’t answer the question.
This just in, the Bears, Fins, Browns, Bills, Bucs, Skins, jets… all suck.
Have to fill in the bottom half of the NFL somehow
I agree with Rob above on RT. Guys like Brady, Cam, and even Big Ben get bailed out all the time by their D. When was the last time our D bailed us out late in a game, by just getting us a stop when we needed it? There’s been some, but few and far between.
the Steelers and Panthers have spent significant high draft picks on LBs in the last few years
Just those 2 teams: 5 first round LBs since 2012
And they didn’t have 8 first round picks in any round
They just have people in the FO who hose not to neglect a unit
You’re kidding right? They chose to upgrade LB instead of at other positions, we went in another direction, you’d need 8 1st rounders to do it at every position. We’ve also had 3 GMs and several coaches the last 4 years, and some cap concerns. How the talent is acquired is irrelevant. I think Seattle haD over 10 make this year’s team.
Short Week Update #2
DOLPHINS-BENGALS
Piggy 20-17 MIA
Naples 30-29MIA
N/A 28-17 CIN
Rock 31-17 CIN
GO PHINS!
We need a stud MLB. I don’t care how we get him but that is a position ctgat cannot be adequate for this defense to be good. While defense is built around that player. He has to be 3 down and cover well. Once we get that anchor, we will be a lot better. Kiko isn’t getting it done. As far as olbs we are meg. We need one more guy for sure. We need to replace Misi. He isn’t suited for this D and it’s part of why the unit is off. I think Jenkins would be suitable if he was in there with a better MLB to direct traffic. Still he could be improved upon, but we won’t be able to do the whole unit at once.
CB I think is not good but part of it is they aren’t playing them to their strengths. Why the fuck weren’t they playing press. Maxwell is much better playing press. Howard has looked better in press. But the keep moving away from press. I’d add another student, like Tabor to our unit, let Howard and Tabor battle it out for outside spot, and the other goes to Nicole. Not as ready to give up on these guys as I am the LBs but they need to show up more consistently.
I’ve been saying for a couple of years, we need a stud MLB, then I’d move Alonso outside.
It’s going to be a good day listening to the lamentations of the Jet fans on local radio
And so it starts! 😦
Armando Salguero @ArmandoSalguero 34m34 minutes ago
Blog. Terrelle Pryor was giving everything he had, were all the Miami Dolphins? http://miamiherald.typepad.com/dolphins_in_depth/2016/09/terrelle-pryor-was-giving-everything-he-had-where-all-the-miami-dolphins.html …
Obviously not, but we had 2 tough road games to start and played fairly well, but lost, so playing fairly bad and winning…I’ll take it at the end of the day.
I see Jose Fernandez’s crash happened at the jetty on the south end of South Beach, just where I pictured it when they said their boat hit a jetty.
The Stadium looks a lot better than the team that plays it in does
D,
Yea tanny did hold it long but I guess the coaches thought it was James fault. Did you see the 2nd Tanny INT? Someone hit his hand. WAs that also james guy? Maybe the combination of the 2 plays is the reason he was yanked.
This is not a very good team right now. Right now I would say we’ll be picking in top 10 in 2017 draft.
I agree. The way we play, it’s hard to expect better. If somehow we improve, which is possible, I’ll change my thinking.
its a long season
and a good team gets better each week
So that might happen
the offense is actually playing well as a whole if they can negate the mistakes/turnovers
the defense is playing really poorly
So I just read that the 2nd INT was also because James let his man hit tanny’s arm when he through it. That’s 2 costly mistakes by james. That’s why he was benched. Definitely seems like James has regressed this year.
Piggy
All true, and I guess we’ll find out if we’re a good team soon enough.
Go Stabby! 🙂
BJ Kissel @ChiefsReporter 12h12 hours ago
Brandon Marshall & Eric Decker combined for 4 catches for 58 yards, while #Chiefs defenders combined for 6 catches (INTs) for 55 yards & TD.
LOL love it. Every time the Jets lose I’m happy regardless of what happens to the phins.
s funny
last week they were talking about how good that WR unit was
now a 180
25 rushes for 115 yards and a 4.6 average yesterday. Not bad.
Its coming together in terms of running the ball –
its takes a little persistence
I don’t think we are likely to see a 200+ yards running the ball game unless we are way ahead
but if you get over 100 on the ground and 300 in the air and 30 points the offense is working
now we have to eliminate the mistakes on offense
And it is not just the mistakes, it is whether Tanny is in the zone or not. He plays as good as any QB in the league for long stretches and then for others is just way off.
Only looks worse compared to the Browns 25 rushes for 158 yards and a 6.3 average
pryor almost beat the phins by himself. I wish he was on our team.
Hey — the O doesn’t tackle RBs. And keep in mind the run was about the only thing the Browns did.
Actually take that last part back — the Browns were actually pretty even on run v pass. Surprised me to see that, but most of their passes were really just screens and dinks that are pretty much run plays anyhow. Didn’t over ten yards much at all.
Steve
you don’t need 8 1st rounders to draft a LB….lol
Anyone of the picks used on Phillips, Kenny Stills (via trade), Jamil Douglas, Xavier Howard, Drake or Carroo could have been used on a LB
you don’t necessarily need to spend 1st rounders. I would probably not be inclined to take a 1st rounder LB in the last 2 years instead of Tunsil or Parker who appear to be good picks
You can usually find LBs in rounds 2 or 3 and sometimes rounds 4 and 5
but the team definitely chose a direction
and they chose to ignore the position
honestly I don’t even know what you are arguing
You mentioned that the defensive never comes through at crucial times and 3 qbs from teams who have prioritized the position (LB) more than we have
What do you expect of our defense when they are glued together by a lot of guys other teams didn’t want?
Boulder
I think a player like Pryor has inflated numbers playing on a team like the Browns
I don’t exactly covet the player
but he is a good weapon that can do a lot of things, especially on a bad team
I like the pieces we have on offense
especially compared to the pieced we have on defense
I just think we need to execute better on offense, eliminate/reduce the mistakes and be more consistent
I think by the time the season ends our total offense is going to have pretty good numbers
but if we don’t clean it up it won’t matter in terms of wins
we can probably get better game to game on offense
on defense I think there are some fundamental issues that will be hard to fix during the season