from Piggy
Q – So our leading rusher through 3 games is our QB. That’s not good. But do you think the RB rotation is also affecting those numbers? Seems to me that no one is going to get 15+ carries this year.
Oinks
Pigsgerald
There’s no question that the RB rotation has a huge effect on those stats, but so did Gase’s decision to leave a healthy Jay Ajayi home the first week of the season. I think he’s giving all these guys a shot, and why not do it early on? It’s so hard to really gauge what they can do in practice and in the pre season, especially with fewer practices, and the fact that so many of our RB’s weren’t healthy before the season, and we didn’t have Foster, who of course went down himself after game 1.
I don’t have any problem at all how he’s handling the RB’s so far, and I think once he finds the 2 or 3 guys he’s comfortable with, we’ll be seeing lots more of those guys and not much of the others. I do think once he arrives at that decision, which may still be 2-3 games out, whoever those 2 main guys are will see at least 15 carries, or at least one of them will.
My guess is if Foster can’t stay or get healthy, Drake and Ajayi will be the 2 main guys and Pead will be the next guy up. Of course, those 3 guys have to stay healthy in their own right.
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from OD
Q -Now that you’ve seen 3 games, what’s your updated prediction for Miami’s won-lost record this season? Thank you, again, for all you do for this site.–OD
Call me crazy, and I know you will OD, I’m sticking with my 10-6. We will get things straight, we will improve, and we will play better as a result. Gase, as opposed to the udder guys will not settle for less, and will find the players that will get it done. Most likely, it will be most of the players that are starting right now, but putting them on notice is an intelligent way to let them know they’re accountable for their play, and poor play will not be tolerated.
While watching them struggle against the Browns was as enjoyable as peeling off my eyelids, pouring kosher salt in my eyes, and then staring at the sun for 3 hours straight, I still believe we can be winners. I think Tannehill is going to have a big year, and not just be a stat padder. I think he’s going to help us win games this season, and I think 9 more wins are coming.
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from drg
Q -Mike,
Sorry it’s not email, but here’s my question:
Give us a good 3 year plan to build a perennial playoff team from what Miami has right now.
One thing for sure is we have to stick with a Head Coach, and give him a chance. I can’t be 100% positive, but I think Adam Gase is the right guy. We need to give him an opportunity to continue with his vision, and allow things to come together. That’s easier said than done, but we can’t continue to purge both the coaching staff and the roster every 2-3 years, it’s like treading water, you spend lots of energy, but you don’t get anywhere.
The next thing we need to do is improve the roster on the defensive side of the ball. We need more talent at CB, find a partner for Xavien Howard to make a solid young CB tandem. We need talent at LB, sure tacklers, smart players that put themselves in the right position to make plays, and ones that can actually make the tackle when they’re there. I think we can upgrade all 3 spots at LB, but that’s hard to do in one draft, but we might be able to find 1 or 2 in the draft.
The next thing I think we should do is think long term, maybe 3 years down the line. Stop trying to find the one player that will put us over the top, because that doesn’t happen in football. We’re far away from just needing one way, I’d rather have 4 talented players than 1 great player. Let’s draft that player, but stop overspending for that player in FA. That’s where I think we’ve gone wrong year after year, always making that one big splash, but as you can see, that hasn’t paid dividends here. Oh, and can we finally draft a really good TE!!!! That’s more than 3, but I had to throw it in there.
Gase is in his place
Draft better, especially on defense
No excessive spending in FA, more specifically, on one player
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from Stanger
Q – What are the three best units on this team?
And when I ask that thinking LBs, DEs, DTs, Safeties, Corners, OL (but you can break up), WRs, RBs, TEs, QBs and kickers are units.
stanger
I think right now our safeties, WR’s and DT’s, although the depth is definitely best at WR, with Parker, Landry, Stills, Carroo and Grant. Can’t remember where we’ve had this much talent, and YOUNG talent. Carroo is the youngest at 22, and Stills the oldest at 24. This unit will hopefully grow into something like what the Packers had years ago, when Greg Jennings, Jordy Nelson, Donald Driver and James Jones. It would be nice if Ryan Tannehill also became Aaron Rodgers too, but we can dream, right? I think our ST’s unit is also great, with the exception of K Andrew Franks. He’s not bad necessarily, but I think Darr looks much better than average, and I think Landry and Grant can be the best in the business.
Love the duo of Jones and Abdul-Quddus, Isa has impressed me, and Jones has been for years now. We have to keep these guys together for a while too, so we can get some consistency back there. Draft another stud CB, and we can have a shot at becoming one of the better secondaries in the NFL.
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from David
Q – my Question to You is,
How can We stop the run? and When?
We get gashed by RB, over and over and over, even when we KNOW the other team is going to run. I feel like We cant turn the corner until we can stop the run.
Thanks, David
Unfortunately, the answer isn’t good. I would say 2017, when we start drafting some LB’s, and maybe pick another one up in FA. I think we have the pieces on the D-line to be stout against the run, but DT’s and DE’s don’t usually make the tackles, it’s the other 3 guys of the front 7 that have clean it up, and between Alonso, Misi and Jenkins, they just aren’t getting it done, and are definitely not making the tackles in their gap assignments, rather 5-10 yards down field. That’s just not doing your job correctly, and sometimes when they’re in the right gap, they just aren’t wrapping up. I don’t expect a lot of improvement this year, but it’s possible. Jenkins can’t seem to stay healthy, and Misi either, but maybe 2 other guys step up and start getting it done. Not likely though.
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And now for the babe of the week . . .
Finsmob Unleashed 
Pro Bowl Punter!
What was the name of our old punter again?
Sorry Stanger. LOL
Great punt
Oh fuck it I can’t get excited about punts
Can on that one
Not too sure about the “Tangerine Ballet” look, however.
I owe Manitoba another beer
I saw that lol
Fields Rock
Defense
Defense
Defense!!
LEG’S GO DOLPHINS!!!!!!! AAAAAAAHHHHHHHOOOOOOOOUUUUUOOOOOOAAAAAA!
Nothing Howard can do about that
Played it well. Just git beat
Howard had good coverage
man, if Parker turns into Green like he was drafted to be like… we’ll be very happy people
Damn
Jones put a stop to that run
Dalton looks more mobile than the last few years. Or are we slow. lol
STAND UP AND MAKE SOME NOISE!!!
I hate our blitz we get exposed almost every time
typical Miami defense
Bend don’t break?
What a horrible tackle
Poor Lippett
Good tackle not
That was a bad miss
but i am sure that is all to thills fault
he had him lined up perfectly and should have dropped him for a loss, but man that is AJ green.
Lippett dive down to try and untie AJ Green’s shoelace? SMH!
We gotta go score
That’s all
Will we see Maxwell now?
https://twitter.com/theflyingpig44/status/781659579016937472
Need to EXECUTE on offense and get the first first down and then the next and then the TD
Wow that was close to disaster
Did Grant push the bAll back in…lol
damnnnnn… if I was a Bengal fan I’d be bitching about that call. 🙂 we’ll take it.
NICE run Ajayi
Nice run
Strong running Ajayi
Nice 12 yard run
Nice Ajayi
Guy gets really excited to say “pecko” ….weirdo
Burficts trunk is full of dead hookers
3rd & 6, so throw it 3 yards….smh Gase!
Shit throw
Horrible
ok bye all, i have a lot more issues going on in my life if whether the fins win or lose. night all to you all. hope you all have a fun night. go fins
Back to masturbating eh?
Take care Dude 👍👍
Gray hands of stone….smh! Catch it for him next time Tanny…wtf are you doing?!?!!
my god… that’s an automatic first down left on the field. 😦
Time for Mr Jones
Bengals already have had the ball 60% of the time this qtr. We need to move the chains to help our defense for later in the game!!!
Kiser makes that last 3rd down throw
😉
Fix this
we just had the SAME thought … AND worry
Man Grey should have had that!
They’re trying to slow it down. Running a good amount of time. Tannehill has only thrown 6 passes
Hey that’s a loss on a run
Time of Possession has certainly had a role in our Defense being pretty good for 56 minutes and shitty for the last 4.
Good defense Lippet
Lippett redemption
Mr Lippett
Lippett got away with that left arm wrapped around the receiver.
GrAntman
Let’s do something with this field position
No RBs a lot in these formations
5 RB’s is making me insane. How does a guy get any rhythm?
duarte would have caught that pass that gray did not
Play calling?
Was that the call or an audible
You audibles into that on 3rd and 6?
Fuck
3 and freaking out
We need a turnover in the worst way.
DANSBY KNEW ABOUT THAT PLAY.
Again this week, I dont get it and it sure doesnt work
I want Ajayi
I don’t think he meant that inysical Lippet
no foul. Thank YOU
pick the flag up you damn refs….ok good.
let’s get a 3 and out of our own.
Kiko blew that up
FUCK MAN!!! GREEN HAS MORE YARDS THAN OUR WHOLE TEAM
Lippet and Howard getting owned by green
Yrah tgats whi ya dint cover
Cant get off the field.
man, Suh draws 3 blockers. That must be an intentional misdirection play.
Green is a fucking vacuum cleaner
We can’t stop Green
Look at that catchable passes
Alonzo looks good tonight
Alonzo has been shooting the gap blowing up the runs pretty good
Why is so much space for an offense to work in
was that jones whiffing on the tackle?
Green is going for 250 tonight
STFU Phil Simms!!!
81Howie says:
September 29, 2016 at 6:47 pm
If AJ Green has 15 catches for 375yds were in trouble
3 or 4 for under 100 and we’ll be alright
GO PHINS!!!
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shit… we had a couple shots to stop that. damn
God dang it
We are getting killed in time of possession tonight
Crappy defense
Man our pass rush is just a step late
Bengal’s pocket was beautiful… just steps up into it and full vision of the field
I think I will be going to bed on time tonight
Wtf Mario Williams
Rex Ryan was right about you
come on boys! hold em to a FG attempt
What else is new . D can’t come up with the big play.
holding!!!!!!!
So now we stop the run and cannot stop the pass
Pick your poison
I can’t believe we are only losing by 6