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 
We got what we wanted, or they did…
Decent pressure caused a bad throw
Nugent…Cat Scratch Fever!
Alright a FG
We have to move the ball fucking Tannehill
Go back to the spread with the 4 wides
Right?
No matter what happens here, the offense has to have a drive to end the half. The D needs a break.
We are playing better against the run this game. But they are burning our young DB’s.
20 > 5….TOP…..spells disaster for D in 2nd half.
Yup
Stupid play by Williams
You can be sure Rizzo was up his ass about 4′ when he came off the field.
The Perfect Sea-Son love that commercial: “not my Sunday”
I love that commercial with the guy with the boat
Don’t get me wrong. I would rather they solve the run stopping issue. I think that will eventually bode well in the long run of it continues.
Little flashes from Ajayi
Told you we could run behind turner
Brian… Offense has had 13 plays… can’t complain too much about our D 🙂
Now I owe Rhino a beer
we need a FIRST down dammit.
Pussy
That’s not good
FUCK. pocket awareness
two fucking games in a row Tannehill. omg …. turn this whole blog green ahhhhh
That was ugly….geez
That’s a fucking killer Tannehill. You HAVE TO PROTECT THE FUCKING BALL!!!!
He has a fumble every week
2nd half is gonna be UGLY. We all know about “wearing down the opponent”. Too bad our offense is helping out.
At least this is his last year
Unless they’re fucking stupid down there at Rock Head
You guys still think it’s James. Tried telling y’all Sunday
Not me
That was on tanny. he needs to step up. You can’t just sit back there wait for him to get you. No pocket presence.
Starting to fumble like Luck these days….smh
I keep seeing Dalton step up to avoid edge rushers and then…
That was terrible. Tanny maybe the problem.
Bingo
Piggy, we are the exact same wavelength tonight. I was just about to type this same thing. STEP UP into the pocket. That’s a basic skill. so damn frustrating to watch.
There was about a dozen of us about to say that Rhino!
Doughty gets in but maybe he should
*doubt he
Maybe
A TE I never heard about is killing us
He was pretty decent out of Auburn. I had liked him as a late rounder for us the year he came out.
Cat Scratch Fever
I dint know where they come from , but they sure do come
we are dodging bullets like that scene from Pulp Fiction. lol
I mean I don’t think mistakes happen
But the same ones every week…ughh
Well at least d has kept us in this. Time fir a second half like we had against NE
um, yeah, let’s run the ball with 1 min to go
Good throws away under pressure
That was good ball security. Hey Ryan watch and learn. Oh biy !!
Ball security by williams
Turner sucks….always off balance, no anchor.
Tannehill might get benched.
Parker was open on the left side
At some point we have to see ourselves like the rest of the league:
we are the Bucs / Jags / Browns. And it sucks.
That’s what the record keeps saying Rhino
Let’s get a TO
yeah, maybe the D can score…..
If Gase means what he says, then Tanny should get benched at half time.
Gase must hate this shit
Tbaum and Ross love this stiff
Another tail of two halves coming up?
gotta keep growing up every week.
This is the longest “childhood” in human history !!!
Gase if he wants to show he is fair needs to bench Tanny. I mean he benched James. Unfairly. He benched Maxwell. Is Tanny off limits?
I say give him one drive to prove he shouldnt be. Then by all means do it if he cant
AJ green has more yards than our entire team.
Third quarter is Tannehill’s quarter. Not usually the first drive…..but at some point….
Any body want some Kiwi/cowpie kool-aid
Kiser
Kiser
Kiser
I drink to numb the Dolphins
(piggy kicks the air)
I’ll drink to that
This half went about as expected. The second half will be worse unless Tanny wakes up. Agree with D that Tanny should be yanked unless he leads us to a score on the first possession of the second half. Mrs. OD already has given up and gone to bed. Never a good omen.
I remember looking forward to football games… without the ‘expectation’ of disappointment (but the expectation of winning). ugh
RHINO: Go up the page and read my rendition of Super Bowl VIII. Your expectation of ultimate victory will return. Fins went 32-2 over two consecutive seasons, a record that WILL NEVER BE BROKEN!!
I’m trying to think of something I care less about than Lady Gaga
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Brad and Angelina getting a divorce?
You win
57 year old Madonna trying to make us think she’s 27 (?)
The hype on Tannehill gonna be the man
Bengals pass defensed: 4
Miami completions:3
This drive is very inoortant
Important
Nice solid drive for a TD here….C’mon young team!
I see Team Toba is going all in on the Dolphins D in our FF league……
😎👍👍
rhino: reply FOR YOU BELOW YOUR 9:55 ENTRY. enjoy!!!
Nicely placed pass….C’mon guys! Settle down!
It’s Inoornant too Bryan
That’s right scrappy Landry!!!
Our downfield blocking needs to improve when we do set up those short throws….sheesh
Let’s get Parker involved for Christ’s sake.
That’s asshole just called him “gheys”
I think this is 4 down part of the field
So we have 2 downs
good TO….need to convert this, give the D a nice long rest and close the lead down to 2 pts.
We need to settle on a no 1 back and stop the rotation. All our backs look out of sync
Yep. It never works. Ajayi or Drake.
I love Stills having Landry’s back. Hey asshole Nance, he wasn’t unhappy because he took a hit, he was unhappy Williams was taunting.
that Time Out … Gase knows how important it is to NOT have another drive end.
right up the middle.
No chance
So much for 4 down territory
Jail break
Great TO Gase, really drew up a dandy….smh!
Blame the OL
That’s a drive killer
That one nit on Ryan. Byt still
Turner cannot pass block man
Atkins is one of the best in the league. We have a backup LG and 3rd string C in there.
That’s two or three bad pass pro plays at a min now for Turner. It’s why he doesn’t start. He’s pretty good a run blocking but whiffs like that too much.
Brian, yes another failure on the OL, but after a TO GAse has them in an empty backfield on 3rd & 5….smh
Dropped that in a bucket
We need a turnover here. Get the ball back deep in their territory.
Suh goes off sides a lot
Only way he not double teamed
Albert is one of our worst FA busts. He is OK when he plays but year after year we need to shuffle our line to cover for his injuries
Take Over Defense!!!
Hill is made of glass
20 yards of Defensive penalties in 2 plays on this drive….gonna get ugly soon.
Wow great throw
TANNENBAUM HAS SUPPLIED GASE with too many O-Line DUDS and not enough STUDS. –I told you guys our O-Line was NOT READY FOR PRIME TIME!! – Brandon Albert is shot, Jujuan James is inconsistent, Turner is garbage and so is Bushrod! BLAME TANNENBAUM and the man who hired this proven (with the Jets) failure!!
No it’s not you moron! that was most definitely not a horse collar.
Fat LAdy warming up her vocal cords already.
Yep Dalton dropped that in a bucket
I mean how wide open was he
I have Hill in fantasy…thanks Hewitt….lol
Kiko Stinko!
Alonso coverage was so bad I didn’t know Bernard was his guy until the replay
Funble recovery ??
“Die, sure” for Kizer
Do doo doooo