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 
TURN OVER
TURN OVER
TURN OVER
This is not looking good
They score a TD here and we are done
We’ve run so few plays on O, our heat factor is dwindling.
Defense just getting worn down. We can’t keep doing the same shit on offense now either. We need some chunk plays, no more dink and dunk.
No more dink and punt
Just toying with us
Turnover or hold them to a FG.
Another 9 minute drive
Maybe there offense will get tired after awhile???????????
Ironic LOL with a SHM
I don’t understand how this defense give up so much room undeneatj
We are done
It’s way too early to say that
That ball is loose and went out of bounds. Could be incomplete or a touchback.
No that’s a TD
I doubt there is enough evidence on the review
But if his knee was down before he crossed the plain
and if it was the other team it would be, but for us? pshhh!
With all the shitty calls would be a nice makeup call
Why do we have such a wussy offense today?
Refs
It was wussy all through the 1st couplenof qtrs before the reds made bad calls
Just a poor game plan by Gase
We are lucky to have scored 1 TD
We might have to go 2 min drill just to get some momentum.
The Bills are absolutely killing the Vikings
There goes my survival pool…smh
OMFG, come on … we need this stop
Okay now we are done
Too early
They are losing bc they didn’t open up the offense
Now they have no excuse not too
I’ve had a lot of issues with the streaming so I’ve missed a bunch of plays. Every time I come back it’s a BS penalty against us and the Raiders can basically hold and nothing gets called. This just ruins the fucking game.
Here comes holding on the return
I guess they felt the game was in hand.
you fucking mean oakland and the fucking refs have jumped out to a 10 point lead. atrocious
Now Branch gone…..
Hit in head where the flag
beer
Exactly!!!
where’s the flag for helmet to helmet contact against Amendola???
how about q helmet to helmet call there refs?
where is the head to head penalty? Oh, it’s ok because he got hurt doing it?
I haven’t seen a housing like this since Texas beat SC in the Rosebowl.
Hello Mr Parker
Nice catch Devante.
Finally.
Now run it
… and Parker had to fight through attempted PI
refs mess up our tempo
Stop running
No
Mits still close enough
SMH
Ga Rant
That was sweet
wow he is fast
Grant!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nicely designed play
Grantman!
Scored too quickly…..
Lol
Willis
The oinks!
Tanny with a TD pass to Grant!
whew. Fins really needed to respond right away like this.
Yes!!!!
That has to be sooooo deflating to Oakland
Parker catch was huge, saves time off the clock.
now we really really need a d stop.
It’s a game through all the BS!!!! Yes, way to go Grantman!!!!
I like that kick-off!!!!!!!
My gut says it’s gonna take a turnover for Fins to win this one.
Where’s Bobby???
My snout is tingly
There it was. We should’ve had the INT.
holy hell, was that a 3 and out ??? I hardly recognized one. 🙂
I know you’ve seen us play before!
ok there’s the stop.
now let’s see some offense.
LETS GO FINS
Let’s go Dolphins!!!
🐖💨
For Luck!
In previous years the Howard play on 3rd down and the punt team sliding into the kicker would’ve been called, but with so many bad calls already made they’ve used up all their bad penalties.
Let’s see a nine minute scoring drive !!
If you haven’t been doing coke, you may be having a stroke. Get to the ER.
😉
Stop running it
Unbelievable RUN THE DAMN BALL
DRAFT PICK SIGHTING
Running just wastes a down Raiders only getting pressure late. That was PI
love the way Gesicki goes north-south after the catch
WTF, just go downfield
It was working
🤷♂️
Come on man
Terrible play call on that
Man, even I can see where the ball is gonna go within a second of the snap. smh
Why did they blow the whistle on our free play?
Unabated to the QB
yup. James had to nearly tackle him to keep him from a clean shot at Tanny
Good question
OMG why is that fuck standing 5 yards behind Nelson?
our coverage guy needed to stand closer to the fair catch we had that.
Aikens that’s your ball!!!!!!
ahhh. so damn close to getting that. something good is gonna happen for Fins very soon.
Grant on the last series calls fair catch with plenty of room to run. One guy coming, but not like he was going to knock him out. A punter returner has to make the first guy miss.
I’ll nevee fart again
Well…nevee say nevee…
we can’t catch a break … maybe on this drive? like a tipped pass?
We have to stop that run
not much pass rush for us today either
We have 4 sacks
That is horrible
what was that?
poor tackling
that sucked
Did you see that QB throw it near the first down marker on third. Who does that?
Need a stop
c’mon defense … STOP em
I’M gonna get injured twisting my body around trying to help our guys tackle.
same here … writhing with body english
Orob busted his ass falling off a bar stool doing that a couple weeks ago
That looked like a 3rd down okay we would run
Play
taunting on their cover guy.
Probably not the kind of penalty we can rely on if they don’t call holding when the DEs are in choke holds
Let’s go!
No farting!
Go Dolphins
Wake held again on the 3-14 completion.
yep
We can do this. We are the better team.
You know, a win is a win is a win and all that, but even if we can come from behind to win this one…..I will still not be happy. I am unhappy about the way they have played on offense again.
(But in December it won’t matter. Just win.
Cracks me up how much players talk shit on ST’s. Must be like “Man, if you woulda caught that punt, I was gonna tackle you man, yeaaaaah, tackle you so hard man” lol
I know right
Alright!
What a play!
FUCKING AWESOME
Wow wow wow Wubzie
OMG what was that???? … then Grant goes waterbug on the last guy lmao
Touchdown!!!!!