The day we’ve waited so long to arrive will be here in 3 more days. Yeah, there’s a game on tonight, and may even be a good one, but I’m looking right past it to Sunday, 1PM, Hard Rock Stadium. This team has made a lot of changes and we will be relying on a lot young players, but if you look at the drafts we had last year and this year, I feel pretty confident.
On the offensive side of the ball, we brought in free agent LG Josh Sitton, I feel that is a clear upgrade. Returning at LT is Laremy Tunsil, and he will most definitely benefit by playing next to Sitton. At center, we said goodbye to Mike Pouncey, and traded for SF 49ers C Dan Kilgore. In theory, it will be nice to have all our starting OL practicing together and hopefully developing a rhythm and a chemistry. Kilgore will probably be an upgrade run blocking, but Pouncey was good last year pass blocking, and throughout his career, so Kilgore will have to play very well to in that regard.
Gone is the go-to-guy Jarvis Landry who caught over 400 passes in 4 years here in Miami, and in his place will be veteran WR Danny Amendola, as well as rookie TE Mike Gesicki, and WR Albert Wilson. 3 new faces for Tannehill, each with their own particular skill set. I never loved Amendola, but that guy is a clutch performer, helping the Patriots big time in the playoffs with excellent performances. Wilson was relatively underused in KC, and my hope is it’s not because he didn’t have the goods, it’s because they had too many weapons in KC with Kareem Hunt, Tyreek Hill and Travis Kelce. Gesicki can be the TE we’ve craved here for too long, at least as far as a receiver, his blocking is a work in progress. Gesicki brings athletic ability we haven’t had, and he’s a very talented pass catcher. We’ll also have the oft (minor injured) Devante Parker and Jakeem Grant as well. Grant will bring excitement, and Parker disappointment, just the way it usually is.
Ryan Tannehill returns from injury as he hasn’t played a regular season game since December 11th of 2016. Tannehill is acutely aware this is his team now, and if he can elevate his play, the team will come along as well. This is a great opportunity for him, I hope he makes the most of it. With Kenyan Drake, Frank Gore and Kalen Ballage, I think he has the tools to succeed. I think the backs will share a workload, but Kenyan Drake is the primary back. There won’t be a workhorse among the 3, but Drake is the lead, Gore next, and then Ballage and Senorise Perry.
On defense, we let go a pro-bowl caliber DT, one who played an exorbitant amount of plays for us, and he will be replaced by the frequent rotation of Jordan Phillips, Davon Godchaux, Akeem Spence and Vincent Taylor, with an occasional sprinkling of DE William Hayes. At LB, 2nd YR Rookie Raekwon McMillan returns after missing last season with an ACL injury. He’s joined by Kiko Alonso and and a combo of Jerome Baker, Stephone Anthony and Chase Allen. The biggest change is at CB, where Xavien Howard returns at RCB, but opposite him will be Bobby McCain, who was previously the slot and nickel corner. Depth wise, Cordrea Tankersley, Torry McTyer and rookie Cornell Armstrong round out the CB position. At safety, a few veterans return in Reshad Jones, T.J. McDonald, Walt Aikens, but they are joined by do it all rookie sensation Minkah Fitzpatrick. We’re going to see him on the field A LOT!
So on to the game! Tennessee will be lead by 5th YR QB Marcus Mariota, and the run game led by big back Derrick Henry (Kenyan Drake’s RB mate at ALA), former Patriots RB Dion Lewis, former Dolphins WR Rishard Matthews, 3rd YR WR Corey Davis and veteran TE Delanie Walker. The Titans like to impose their will with a power run game led by a tough OL with excellent bookends Taylor Lewan and Jack Conklin. Henry had previously been splitting carries with RB DeMarco Murray, but with Murray out of the picture, Henry will be getting the lion’s share of carries. We have struggled defending the run, at least in the preseason, so we’ll see if we can hold here at home.
On offense, Devante Parker is OUT, so Albert Wilson will likely replace Parker as wideout. In the preseason, the offense was a fast pace, no huddle short pass game clinic. Not sure if that continues in the regular season, or if we’ll be more balanced with more of a rushing attack, and also get the TE’s more involved in the passing game as well. We have a rookie kicker, and supposedly Jason Sanders has ice running through his veins. Let’s hope we don’t need to find out!
MIA 30 – TEN 13
Finsmob Unleashed 
Grrrrr. Cut that shit out
FUCK MAN! STOP THE PRESNAP PENALTIES
Come on!
False Start… some things do carry over from one season to another
Hate that play call
Play calling on 3rd looks like last year
GOD DAMN YOU FUCKING BUMS
Penalties on 1st
That’s can’t happen
I hope that’s the end of that
I didn’t hate the quick snap
The wr screen….meh
The biggest problem was the false start
Ugh! Nothing I hate more than throwing short of the 1st down on 3rd and long. We never get those. It’s like trying not to lose rather than trying to win
That is a Gase specialty
Didn’t like the 2nd or 3rd down call!
Geico easy LOL
Thursday nigth football sucks and should be cancelled!
Turnover time
So far pretty good penetration on running D
Rock : weather look familiar ?😎
Let’s go !!
Woof !!
Tackle dammit
Well
At least our D is confusing🙄
Marriota must have been confused by the D on that one?
At least the crowds making em waste touts
Seems to me that even when Minkah can’t make the tackle (rare), he SO impacts the play. Man… Minkah ROCKS!
Same team they were last year so far
Oh man!
New year same old defense
Whose man was that wide open?
Derrick Henry looks like he has a giant turd hanging out the back of his helmet
Good ole Bobby McCain
the stadium IS so much louder now than it used to be.
GREAT PLAY McCain
Okay
The red zone D looks better
Good red zone defense there
STOPPED them!!!!!! woo hooooo
Awesome !!!
At least we stopped them.
YES!!!!
Minkah!
Oinkah!!!
Minkah!!!
Fitzpatrick jerseys for EVERYONE lol
NICE JOB, DEFENSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MINKAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
1.8
That’s 4th down tackle by minkah was amazing
STOP GETTING 10 on first down Drake! You are ruining your average….
So 6 yds on 1st and 5 doesn’t count either i guess ?
That was a good throw though
Still throwing short of 1st down line .. good effort by Wilson
Glad we got the 1st, but can we please stop calling 3rd down passes short of the 1st down marker!!!!
We have to go deep at some point
OL giving lots of time .. nice to see
Take away from the 1st quarter. Minkah Fitzpatrick is really good
Dilly Dilly
O line is giving good pass protection
So far the story of this season is
Mink and Duck
10 yds on 1st dont count either LOL. K Rob im done
Gore! oops o yard average…
Gore runs like a smart vet
Big hole btw
NICE run gore
that’s what I’m talkn bout
He looks good. Glad we have him 👍👍
GORE! yes
Gore looking fresh!
The run blocking is great on this drive
Awesome drive
Much better…
Miami has the Dolphins the greatest football team
What???? A Dolphins TD pass? Ryan Tannehill???
Touchdown OMG Touchdown
We’re now having Fun , and your STILLS the One
lol, nice
Ninety………….eight………….yards
🎶🎶🎶🎶
And when you say Miami
🎶🎶🎶🎶
Right down Gore Drive
When is the last time we have had a 98 yard drive?
I forget when, but we once had a 1 play 98 yard drive.
NICE DRIVE, OFFENSE!!!
126.6 TEAM passer rating so far
goal line stand …. 98 yard TD drive … Gore loving being back in S Fla humidity … !!
The first of ovy30 TD passes for Tannehill
I hope so
A sign of things to come? Minkah gets us the ball, and the offense in turn scores an easy TD. Nothing to it! Lol
Easy game right?
that drive ALSO gave the defense a much needed breather after lopsided time of possession in 1st
That rain from earlier? It is killing them right now.
is is STEAMING out of the turf
FIVE YARD LOSS
Now if we can only STOP IT with the Offensive penalties… I’m looking at YOU, Laremy Tunsil.
wow a power running game what a concept
After the penalty nice finish by Quinn
When the guy falls down on the blue line how is that a gain of 1?
This would be a good time for a TO
Nice Defensive stop
A touchdown and a stop I can’t handle this.
Yes I can!
Go offense at least a F G here.
We are shutting down the power running game.they cannot shut down our finesse running game.
Another 1.8
Nice run up the middle
Fields so hot the shoes are melting?
Stop the penalties
Line penalties kill us
Grant looks so quick.
Tannyy is great so far
More 1.8
1.8!!!
that don’t count
DAMN IT!
Gore and Drake … Thunder and Thunder !! lol
Run, run, run, baby!!!