2 and oh! No misprint here, The Dolphins are 2-0. They went into NJ to visit the NY Jets at MetLife Stadium, and came away with an impressive victory. The Jets had thoroughly dismantled the Detroit Lions in Detroit the previous week, 48-17, and they looked pretty damn good doing it too. Don’t let anyone take away or diminish this victory. The Dolphins were far from flawless, but this unit looks so much more like a T-E-A-M than it has in some time. I know, it’s easy to say that after 2 wins, and there’s some truth to that, how they respond to adversity will be key as well, but at the moment, there don’t seem to be any “ME!” players.
The team is listening to Adam Gase, and they definitely seem to be more disciplined. The Dolphins fumbled 3 times in the game, Tannehill had 2, and more on that . . . The strip sack where Tannehill fumbled, I am now positive that he DID NOT SEE Jamal Adams beat Mike Gesicki and he was just casually rolling out when Adams got by Gesicki for the sack. I know some have said Tannehill looks slower, lost a step or two, but I don’t really see that. What I think Tannehill has lost is some of his cutting ability, but his straight-line speed is there. It’s also possible he improves in this area as he gets more comfortable and trusts his knee more and more in time.
2 Penalties in the game. Discipline. I couldn’t be happier with the production of that D-line. If you think I miss Suh or Godchaux following Suh’s lead jumping offsides, I freaking don’t! If you think I miss Jarvis Landry and his patented first down gestures (I do a little bit) I don’t miss the LOOK AT ME stuff. It’s still early in the season, but after 2 games, Adam Gase seems to have shaped the roster with his guys, and it seems to be working. Good on him.
We were all worried about the defense, the D-line, the LB’s, and the CB’s too, because Cordrea Tankersley seems to have regressed this season, and was inactive. So far, it’s all working. The D-line in particular sans Suh has been better than advertised, make that much better! Talk about T-E-A-M, this unit personifies this. Everyone is in the action and contributing. Godchaux (6 TKL, 3 AST), Phillips (1 TAK, 1 AST, 1 SACK), Spence (4 TKL, 3 AST), Taylor (5 TKL, 2 AST), Hayes (2 TKL, 1 SACK). We’ve only registered 3 sacks, and 2 of them are by the DT’s, Robert Quinn has the other. Safe to say if this DL play continues, Suh will not be tweeting in this direction in ’18, unless maybe to say I’m sorry, and I was wrong.
Back to the CB’s. We haven’t played a team that is deep with WR talent. The Titans have Rishard Matthews and Corey Davis, and Matthews is still hurting. The Jets have Quincy Enunwa and Robbie Anderson, along with Terrelle Pryor, and then Jermaine Kearse who just returned from injury. Neither WR group is impressive, so our CB’s haven’t been truly tested yet. That changes a bit when da Raiders come to town. Amari Cooper had a down year last season, but he’s started much faster this season, and he already has 11 receptions. Jordy Nelson is a big talented veteran receiver and Martavis Bryant who came over from the Steelers is another bigger receiver who is a big play threat with great speed. The Raiders also have TE Jared Cook who has started off very fast this season, so our secondary may play a huge role in this game. That, and the pass rush. We have to get to Derek Carr and make him uncomfortable. He’s been uncomfortable most of the time, and that’s why he’s struggling, but if he’s allowed to sit back there, he will make us pay.
In the secondary, it will be interesting to see if Cordrea Tankersley is active, I think he’ll have to be. Minkah’s snap count will probably increase as well, especially if we limit Marshawn Lynch and Doug Martin in the run game. If we force them to pass, there will be plenty of 3, 4 and maybe even 5 receiver sets. Jared Cook is a dangerous receiver who has given us trouble before when he was with the Titans, and then also with the Rams. Our secondary may be tested, and once again, if the run defense does it’s job, we’ll need more pass rush from Quinn, Wake, Harris and Hayes, as well as the DT’s.
The Raiders are scoring only 16 PPG, and have given up 26.5 PPG. Small sample of course, but they have struggled so far. You can almost flip the stats for our Dolphins, scoring 23.5 PPG and allowing only 16. If we can keep that up against the Raiders, we should be 3-0, but . . . The Raiders are desperate after plunking down the $100M contract for Head Coach Jon Gruden, and they will be desperate for a win, and also consider all the people who do the power rankings, how much it must be killing them for the Dolphins to be anywhere past #17 in the NFL.
I think we continue what we’ve been doing on offense, the combo of Drake and Gore has been effective, Gore really bailed us out on that 3rd and 19 play. Neither back has topped the 100 YD mark, but the sharing is working. I would imagine Devante Parker will see his first action this Sunday, as reports stated he was OK to play last week against the Jets. We’ve spread the ball around so well, I wouldn’t expect Parker in the lineup changing that much at all. I’d like to see Gesicki and Derby get more involved in the pass game, especially Gesicki, but we may have to be patient in that regard. I think once Tannehill develops that trust that is so essential, and they understand each other, and learn what each other wants and can do, I think that Gesicki will start getting more passes thrown his way.
MIA 30 – OAK 19
Finsmob Unleashed 
Gase definitely gets better as the game goes calling plays. It might be intentional, he might be sacrificing plays to set up things for second half but if that is the case I really wish he try a game where he doesn’t do that it would definitely help my blood pressure
Halftime adjustments?
Adjusting at halftime might be part if it but I think he plans for vanilla plays in the first quarter at least and then opens the playbook later.
I know we’re not used to that, but maybe that’s what it is.
I think he gave up on the run a little too early this game. I know it wasn’t really working but he also didn’t put much effort to getting it going
They were behind. Tough to commit to something that isn’t working when you’re behind.
We were behind a mere 3 points before we abandoned the run.
You can still attempt it just to keep them honest, I just think he still had plenty of time to work on it when he bailed out. Obviously we came back and won so they figured out how to do it without running, but I don’t think we can do that many games and expect positive results.
The reason the run didn’t work it bc the passing game didn’t stretch the field
We needed to open it up to win this game
If they would have been running the offense we were running when we were trailing – we probably would have run well too
Regardless of our varying opinions on individual players, that was a team win.
It was a good win on a lot of levels I agree with that. I’m not looking at it as a bad game I just think some of the play calls especially early weren’t great. That double reverse pass was an amazing call though. Beautiful play and execution
Team win, no doubt. Those are the best kind!
The running game was not effective today and we lost the TOP battle. But we won the game. Move on. When the Pats have done this for over a decade nobody cares. Just win the game.
While I don’t think we played all that well, it is definitely nice to see this team finally winning these ugly games for a change. Build on it and get better. The schedule gets tougher now. Keep working.
We scored 28 points.
all on offense
with no rushing game to speak of
no FGs attempted
low TOP
This is great.
We said we want to average 25 ppg.
We are.
It’s the key number in my mind. 25+ with our defense is most often a win. Just score baby
Just win baby!!!
Wait now. Last week went up 20-0.
So we are not in a trend either way.
The lightning game was so weird it doesn’t count (except we won, smile)
So maybe it is more that Gase is taking what they give him and playing a great chess match.
I think we won because we won the turnover battle, we also stuffed them on a goal line stance which is equal to a turnover. that was the difference.
Agreed
We won because we scored more points than the other team. When we do that we win every time.
I loved the double reverse Wilson TD toss to Grant, lol what a great play call and execution!
Grant is explosive and evasive in the open field. A real nightmare for defenders to be able to overcome Grants speed, AND Moves.
Carr gets all the hype about being one of the better QB’s but Tannehill outplayed him today. Just looks better. Carr throws a lot balls that I just scratched my head at. Why? I mean thank you damn wtf was that
The first interception he threw was a really ugly throw
The next step will be to use those reverses and trick plays to set up other plays off the fake. Teams will adjust to those looks….and be more disciplined against them. We need to set up other plays off those looks. Maybe a throw down the seam for a TD to Gesicki!?
You keep telling the SB7!
They are going to listen one of these days!!!!!!1
son,
We’re lucky. For some reason they decided to stop running the ball on us and had Carr throw. He didn’t make many plays for them.
I do think they could have buried us with running it in for a TD, instead of the X INT!
WOOF !!! 😎👍🐬🏈🐕🥃🥃🥃
I hear the
WE didn’t run enough,
Quit Dinking and Dunking crowed!
But I’m tired of doing shit that is not working!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We were TERRIBLE in the run game today! (nobody can argue that)
So why beat your head against the wall!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I’m all for passing 5-12 yards a play down the field if that’s what we can do!!!!!!!!!!!
Why does getting out of your box bother you so much???????????
Munchkin Domination !! Fuck Yes 👍🥃🥃
2 weekends in a row where play of the game (and not talking for ESPN) was X-Man with an INT in the endzone.
Rob – It really hurt us losing Spence and Hayes. We weren’t doing that great against that big O-line and Marshawn with them, but it really hurt us to lose them. Our guys were just gasses trying to hang in there and then try to bring down Marshawn. Other than this game with 2 guys out, you have to admit the D-line has been playing much better than we could have expected.
They were playing well. It really hurt. Then Branch went out too….and Allen went out too
Vincent was huge!
Grant’s comment on the to the end zone high five with Wilson… “We’re NASCAR on grass.”
Reminiscent of Duper/Clayton seeing Grant/Wilson high fiving with no defenders in sight.
That was a beautiful thing.
Duper and Clayton or the smurfs in the fun bunch. Even if not the Phins, remind me more of the Skins little guys.
Hey, I just got back from the AleHouse. Did you guys hear? The Dolphins are undefeated at 3-0!
I felt like the Raiders were over-confident, especially after the easy Nelson TD and after they began stuffing our run.
Gruden and Carr especially.
Then again maybe it was just me from listening to the biased announcers.
Maybe Randy but I’m not so sure this defense wouldn’t have come up with a turnover in the run game too. These guys get to the ball and this team is making plays when they need to.
Jordy Nelson came out on fire, i believe that missing Rashad Jones hurt us as well. he kept getting behind our D, where was Fitzpatrick on those plays??
Update.
I just heard an announcer say that Miami is 3-0 “in the young season,” as if it’s not that big a deal this early.
Hey FF, we have only been given 3 to play. We could not possibly have more wins.
And i guarantee you a whole bunch of other teams wish THEY were 3-0.
I caught that too. Still no respect. Good.
Carr came up to the line looking for Booby McCain all game!
I questioned whether Tanny could put the deep ball on the right as much as anyone. The TD throw to Stills and the long one to Parker were close to perfect.
That TD throw to Stills was crazy! how much room is there from the endline until he meets the wall? he could have gotten hurt hitting that wall they need to move it back.
Had two of his steps to hit him from a real long way away.
OMFG!! ROB!! BIG PLAYS FROM THE RUNNING GAME DO TOO WIN GAMES!! THAT IS WHY THEY ARE BIG PLAYS! 3 yards and a cloud of dust does not win games….it kills games once you have already won.
That being said BOTH RB’s sucked today there was no difference in that both failed consistently.
It wasn’t the backs, they’ll ball when it’s there. The OL has to give them a chance.
Minkah the rookie playing in Reshad’s position got burned early but learns fast. He won’t make those mistakes again.
4 different Dolphins WRs caught passes of 40 or more yards.
LOL
n/m the asterisks
We had 22 tackles by DL players.
Suh who?
(I know he is great, but still …)
Tanny with a key block???????
Definitely helped contain that guy.
Tim Knight says:
September 23, 2018 at 6:18 pm
It wasn’t the backs, they…..
Yeah, the line looked over matched, but the Backs did them no favors. Head down and eyes closed into the back of the O-linemen in front of you isn’t how you gain yards.
Todays game reminded me of the Monday Nighter against the Peyton Manning led Colts, where we dominated TOP and they dominated the big plays.
It also is why I hate stats. I hear things like you have to run the ball to setup the pass, and you need to gain so many yards on 1st down running, and you need to run to setup play action.
What I say is, if they try to take something away you had better be able to do the other. Today they took away the run and we were finally able to get it done through the air.
You do what they give instead of trying to put a round peg in a square hole.
very true but there is always something to be said for winning the turnover battle.
Thank you brother!
I’ve been saying it for years!
By the way even though our run game was shit!
The play action pass still worked because they were crashing it!!!
Playmakers??
A. Wilson 2 74 1 74T
J. Grant 2 70 2 52T
K. Stills 3 61 1 34T
D. Amendola 3 42 0 15
D. Parker 2 40 0 36
That’s the goal. I don’t see 10 for 88. 😉
THREE AND OH in conference play this early in the season has really set us up well in the standings. ALL AFC wins before we get to the non-conference games.
Today’s game was one that would have definitely been a loss any other time, imo. It was looking like same ol crappy offense and defense.
They turned it around, unlike years past when it would just snowball
Man, come on guys, beat the fucking Pats in Foxborough next weekend!
Will be awesome if we can pull that off
D says:
September 23, 2018 at 5:16 pm
You can still attempt it just to keep them honest, I just think he still had plenty of time to work on it when he bailed out. Obviously we came back and won so they figured out how to do it without running, but I don’t think we can do that many games and expect positive results.
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These are the kind of posts that drive me nuts reading them. Every game is different. What does any game in the future have to do with playcalling or abandoning the run today? The Raiders weren’t getting to Ryan, so why would you keep trying to run when they kept stuffing it and the passing game was working?
Gase is finding safe ways to run the ball without actually handing it off to an RB. We saw last week Ryan running for a couple of key 1st downs on the game winning drive last week and this week it was the 2 flip passes for TDs.
You do what you have to to win, nothing else matters today. Next week at practice…
D was spot on with his post. I don’t know why that would drive you nuts.
Because The Raiders were crashing the line to stop the line. They were totally selling out. Why keep running it? Go to the pass, play action enough to keep them worried about the run. If they back off to defend the pass, go back to the run.
Because a future game has nothing to do with today’s game. It’s like saying well if everyone did it…
Gase and Tannehill 11-1 in the last 12 games together
Meaningless stats….. 😉
Not a stat….Just an observation from a Kool-aid slurping homer.
😉
IF Miami beats the Cheats at home next week you will see the beginning of the landslide in perception starting. There will be all kinds of punits who saw it coming.
I will say Florio has been saying Miami was going to surprise people from the start.
Pundits
https://twitter.com/theflyingpig44/status/1043993071048904705?s=21
Never too soon to ridicule Tom Lady
Never too soon.
David C (@DolphinsSB52) says:
September 23, 2018 at 5:28 pm
I loved the double reverse Wilson TD toss to Grant, lol what a great play call and execution!
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Lol with you guys and your double reverse. It was a had off to the RB, pitch back to Wilson and a wr pass. I have a thing about what people call a double reverse. I dont remember ever seeing one. A double reverse is a handoff to a runner or the QB just running around the end, then a handoff to usually a WR, who runs to the other end and hands off to someone going in the other direction 😉
It was just a run pass option reverse.
Seriously, semantics? To be honest I watched it after a couple drinks with My buddy, You could be right. I don’t mind watching it again later. 😎
but the real point was it was a gorgeous play and execution. Sorry if the announcers and I called it a double reverse if You believe it isnt
wyoming85 says:
September 23, 2018 at 5:42 pm
I hear the
WE didn’t run enough,
Quit Dinking and Dunking crowed!
But I’m tired of doing shit that is not working!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We were TERRIBLE in the run game today! (nobody can argue that)
So why beat your head against the wall!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I’m all for passing 5-12 yards a play down the field if that’s what we can do!!!!!!!!!!!
Why does getting out of your box bother you so much???????????
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Basically what I posted and what I’ve been saying for years.
So are the Jags a mirage or do the Titans not suck? Could it be the Dolphins are better than being given credit for?
Maybe. But Bortles is absolutely turrible
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naplesfan2010 says:
September 23, 2018 at 6:18 pm
We had 22 tackles by DL players.
Suh who?
(I know he is great, but still …)
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I was going to post something about tackles, but I’m not too happy with the plays run disparity, so didnt want to gloat about a loser type stat.
The two big gainers to Nelson was defensive scheme issues. Nelson set down right between three zones. He just found the spot and exploited it. That’s one of her s strengths. The second one was minkah in cover 1 and he had shaded to the right side probably because Howard was on the left. Nelson got behind Howard and because he was shaded to the right Move nkah would have had to picked up on needing to fall back over and help Howard and he is was slow reacting to it. Not completely a blown coverage just he didn’t recognize it right off.
Move nka was supposed to be minkah
New England losing to an AFC team this early could wind up have serious repercussions later in the season.
Isn’t it fun to critique your team when you’re 3-0? 😉
In this league you can be 0-3, 1-2, 2-1 or 3-0 and still have the same concerns. But at 3-0 you have time to improve your game before the season gets away from you. 🙂
If we were 1-1-1 everyone would be speechless
The penalties against Clay Mathews these past few weeks have been total BS. The Pack has been getting publicly fucked on the pinball machine and noone will step in.
It’s past ridiculous.
Just look at our game….its league wide not just GB
Like the LB hitting our crossing WR and it being called offensive pass interference?
Who is Jodie Foster?
^
Clarice…do you still hear the lambs?
Maybe it’s karma for getting the rule instated in the first place? 😉
LOL Efficient indeed two touches, two TD/s
He’s stepping up His game! Between Wilson, Grant, Parker, and Stills, RT is loaded with quality options at WR targets
Wait until Gesicki gets more involved. We have a ton of weapons on both sides of the ball. This is the fastest team we’ve had in years.
Right, technically Gesicki isn’t a WR, but You are correct He should be an excellent receiving target, along with our running backs too.
I’m not sure RT ever had so many quality receiving players!
3-0 is great, but we needed those games that favored us, @NE, then @Bengals next. Those games are the real test. I’ll take one of the next two.
I think Gase busted out some of the Trickeration today to put it on tape and make Belicheat think too miuch.
Ok, but I’m pretty sure he was just trying to win today.
Stills week one, Wilson last week, Grant/Wilson today. NE is all about taking someone away, good luck with that.
So for those who picked us to be a 3-13 team, does that mean they feel we go 0-13 from here? LOL
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David C (@DolphinsSB52) says:
September 23, 2018 at 7:10 pm
Seriously, semantics? To be honest I watched it after a couple drinks with My buddy, You could be right. I don’t mind watching it again later. 😎
but the real point was it was a gorgeous play and execution. Sorry if the announcers and I called it a double reverse if You believe it isnt
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Just BB, it’s really an Lol to the game announcers who talk shit, like the 2 pricks doing our game. Then next time you guys use it I can bust a little harder😁
Gotcha, I
just wondered if You enjoyed the game as much as I did, I think so, Yes 😎
OK BOUNCE BACK NEXT WEEK JACKSONVILLE!
They took away th3e run this week and we still got 28 points. All on offense.
I’ve been calling Landry addition by subtraction, if he was still here we likely lose today, because the 2 Wilson big plays dont happen.
Yep, he gets 5 or 7 yards and we punt. He didn’t fit into the speed direction we’ve made a priority.
Landry is a good player, not elite. End of story.
We don’t know this for sure, Landry did score 9 TDs, not really a detriment.
This is a differant mix though, and I believe Wilson and Grant have a special chemistry going. Landry wouldn’t be losing games for us, he’s not doing that before, or in Cleveland now.
I’m fine with who we have now, but thankful for the 4 years of minimum wage service Landry gave Us. , enough to not criticize him now when the focus isn’t him, it’s beating NE.
Let’s take the damn cheats and get the nations attention!
Rosen get’s his pick 6 back on an offsides!!!!!!
Rosen’s down
Rosen down!
LMAO
Now for NE to lose today. The perfect Sunday in September.
Give some credit to the Raiders, what was supposed to be an easier game, wasn’t !
They played solid run defense, and moved the chains and controlled clock better than We did.
But it wasn’t enough! We were simply better , and beat them with speed, which is a little ironic because Raiders always loved fast guys!
son of a son of a shula says:
September 23, 2018 at 7:08 pm
Who is Jodie Foster?
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Rockphin says:
September 23, 2018 at 7:11 pm
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pheloniusphish says:
September 23, 2018 at 7:36 pm
Clarice…do you still hear the lambs?
Completely different movie
The Accused
Never saw it.
OD was at the game today. Think that puts his fanny in the seat winning streak at five straight. Given we only won six last year…. maybe Ross should hire him.
So should the Lions win, Miami goes into NE next week with a 2 game lead in the division. Think about that.
I can’t say I enjoyed this game. I might say I enjoyed the 4th Q, or the ending. I want to have a game where we are dominating from the beginning and they don’t let up. Is that too much to ask? I just want to be able to sit and relax and enjoy a beverage instead of my usual rage cleaning, pacing, leaving the room because I can’t stand to see it type of game.
I said this game was the hardest game to watch since the SD victory 2 years ago, the one Kiko won with the pick 6.
Hope the team gives you that game…. and if is @Pats even better. Hard to complain about 3-0 right now though.
With Buffalo winning today the AFC East has gone from the cheats bitches to on any given Sunday.
I can only think about beating bellicheat and the Brady bunch, what a big game coming up.
Win next week, and We have a commanding lead in the east, still undefeated, , and 2 division road wins on our resume!
stealing this but it’s a feel good story
Next week should be the hope to win, but expect to lose game. No team goes in their favored to win. We need to try and relax and hope for good things, but a lose won’t hurt like most others, just hope for a split.
Nah… I expect a win. Every week, every opponent, every stadium. Otherwise, you’ve lost before you start.
Last season sucked with Cutler and Moore, it’s so great to have RT back, and playing very well for Us. We wouldn’t be 3-0 with Cutler and Moore IMO
Let’s go Patricia! Beat the Evil Emperor
Overlooked big play today was DOUBLENICKEL out running Nelson and stopping the TD
He scored 2 plays later, but good point and what prompted me to post about Nelson losing a step.
Indeed
Weird week. Jax and Borttles were awesome against the Pats and then blow chunks against Tennessee. Bills crush the Vikings. Garopolo non contact injury
What do you mean non contact, he got leveled?
Untouched
I mentioned before the season the 49ers were overrated, because all of their praise was coming on the heels of winning meaningless games at the end of last year. We know all about those kind of games.
What Pats fans think via the Boston Herald:
“AFC East teams haven’t put up much of a fight in the division with the Patriots in recent years. Bill Belichick’s team has won nine straight division titles, and while the Dolphins’ start is nice and may have a few people jumping on the bandwagon, let’s not get carried away.
They haven’t exactly played anyone you’d call a contender, as their wins have come over the Titans, Jets and Sunday the winless Raiders.”
Huh…even if NE wins tonight, they will have the same record as the Titans.
They are still right to take us on the light side….. but least they are paying attention now.
Ummm, and the Pats have beaten the winless Texans, lost to the Jags, and are playing the winless Lions tonight.
And what have they done? Beat the Texans by 7, got beaten by the Jags. They can STFU. 🙂
I don’t know what to comment on about that game. LOL 3-0 Baby!!!!!!!! That’s all I can say.
Tonight’s game can really make the Fest game that much more important. After Det wins tonight, the like opponents tie break will fall on our side when we beat Det at the Fest.
I guess I owe Bookman a beer.
But you were so eloquent……..
It’s a gift. Not everyone has it. 😉
Man, I am proud of our young DT’s down two guys and they kept at it and didn’t let the Raidah’s dictate to them.
Win or lose tonight most power rankings will have the patsies ahead of us you know they will
you mean next week after we beat them in their house? you are right they will. LOL
Who cares about power rankings I will take the Ws
shit yeah they will….. but actually can’t blame them for that either. Pats did start as #1 or #2 after all.
Running the football is very important to the success of this team, One thing about history is it usually repeats itself. Teams that make the playoffs and go to the championship games usually are at the top of plays running the football, and those at the bottom are usually picking at the top of the draft or finish 6-10.
without the turnovers we lose this game due to a lack of an effective running game, i certainly hope it gets better in a week.
with that said the lack of running today may be a simple case of match-ups, i wasn’t sure if Oakland was overloading the box.
Stats are deceiving. We used the shuttle pass for some big plays but that is essentially a running play
Did you like the Tanny runs today? On my part really liking that option…. and he’s good at it. Thinking Steve Young.
Oakland was definitely focused on stopping the run. That’s why play action worked even tho Miami couldn’t run the ball.
Steve:
Garopolo’s injury happens before he was hit. He got leveled after he tore his ACL
NE looks bad!
Like us in the first half bad!!!!!!!!
Go Lions
Looking good
Ragnow destroying the patriots in the run game
He’s a wide load
That looked like a Touchdown
TD
TD Lions!
He He
OUCH!
Woohoo!!