The Fest, it was beautiful. Great meeting some new, very cool people. Great spending time during the week with those I’ve already met. The Game, anything but beautiful. I would say to most of our surprise, it was the defense that apparently got stuck in the team hotel, and didn’t make it to the game. Quite a few were so concerned about the play of QB Brock Osweiler, and it was our defense, which had been playing opportunistic football, that really let us down.
I, and a few others, including Bookman’s pal and Lions fan Fred, felt like the score didn’t accurately portray what we all saw on Sunday. We were thrashed, and the 10 point differential doesn’t tell the story. At the game, it’s hard to see the individual battles, but we were getting wiped out, and run over all day long. 248 yards rushing, with most of the damage coming from rookie Kerryon Johnson, but really, the Lions O-line, which was devastating our front 7.
I noticed so many damn substitutions that looked to me like we weren’t sure WTF we were doing. For instance, at least twice, I saw Minkah trot onto the field, Baker trot off the field, only to have them turn around and switch back. On the O-line, it looked to me from up on high, that Ted Larsen had an awful game, and sure enough, he was replaced by newly acquired OG/OC Wesley Johnson, who was the Jets starting C last season.
The injuries are really piling on up us and I fear what happened last year, starting the season 4-2, only to go on and lose 5 in a row is a real possibility. We lost a dynamic offensive playmaker in WR Albert Wilson. You could say he made enough of an impact to almost single handedly give us 2 of our 4 wins. Now he’s gone for the season. Our deep threat WR, who has been somewhat forgotten lately, Kenny Stills, gone for at least this week and maybe more. We will be scraping the bottom of the depth chart barrel to bring in Devante Parker and possibly LCIII (Leonte Carroo). Hey, if you can’t get onto the field at first, hang around and wait for the attrition to happen, and you’ll get your shot.
I thought Brock Osweiler played well enough, and was surprised that some thought he played poorly. Sure, Matt Stafford played better, but Stafford is a much better QB playing in his 10th season for the same team. I thought Osweiler made a couple of great throws, and yes, one particular throw should have been picked, but he wasn’t the reason we didn’t win. Even if Tannehill were 100%, I want to see more of Osweiler. My plan would be draft a QB in 2019, and try and find your backup QB. Maybe Osweiler is that guy. Tannehill doesn’t fit that bill at $26M next season, so I believe this is Tannehill’s last season here, or at least it should be.
It’s tough to overcome injuries, and this will make 2 consecutive seasons where injuries have ravaged our roster. Last season, Raekwon McMillan was injured early in game 1. T.J. McDonald was suspended for 8 games. OG Ted Larsen was on IR for 8 games. CB Tony Lippett tore his achilles and missed the entire season. Later on RT Ja’Wuan James went on IR, along with DE William Hayes. This season has been much of the same. TE MarQueis Gray started the avalanche, followed by Pro Bowl OG Josh Sitton. ST’s ace LB Mike Hull and OG/OC Jake Brendel followed suit, and were both placed on the returnable IR. William Hayes was just a little later, as he tried not to get a roughing the QB penalty by placing his full body weight on QB Derek Carr, awkwardly landed on his knee in his effort to do so, and joined the barrage of injuries and ended up on the IR. OC Dan Kilgore who we traded for with SFO in the offseason also landed on the IR with a torn triceps muscle.
The last thing we needed was a Thursday Night Effing Football game after these injuries. We’re short in the WR corps, with just Amendola, Grant, Parker and possibly Leonte Carroo, the latter 2 have 2 receptions for 40 yards on the season, and both of those are Parker’s. DE Charles Harris is OUT (Disappointing!), TE A.J. Derby DNP, TE Mike Gesicki has a shoulder injury and was limited in practice, as was WR Danny Amendola and S T.J. McDonald with an ankle injury.
We still have a winning record, but can we maintain it? We’re going to have to be creative on offense, now that 2 of our HR hitters are out (Wilson and Stills). We’re going to have to look for Grant and Drake, and maybe our old long lost pal Devante Parker becomes a hero for a day. On defense, we shouldn’t get run over by the Texans. Lamar Miller has 371 yards on 95 carries for a less than stellar 3.9 YPC. Alfred Blue has 216 yards for a 3.4 YPC average. It shouldn’t be the run game, although QB DeShaun Watson is tied for 2nd with 216 yards rushing, so we have to contain him. I’ve already mentioned DE Charles Harris is out, but DE Jonathan Woodard will be back.
DeShaun Watson lit up the NFL last year before getting injured, but this year has been a fall back to earth for Watson. Watson has thrown for 1937 yards, 10 TD’s and 7 INT’s, along with his 216 yards rushing and 1 rushing TD. WR DeAndre Hopkins is still one of the NFL’s best, but he’s been doubled quite a bit, and WR Will Fuller has been the beneficiary of much less attention on the other side. JJ Watt is back to being JJ Watt with 46 total tackles, 7 sacks, 8 TFL, 12 QB hits, and 4 FF’s already. We somehow managed to contain Khalil Mack, but the Bears didn’t have Jadeveon Clowney opposite him.
When we’re on defense, it’s time to start sacking the QB! If I told you before the season that after 7 games that DT Vincent Taylor and LB Jerome Baker would be leading the team in sacks with 2 each, you’d think I was crazy. What’s even worse is that 3 of our sacks came from William Hayes (IR) and Jordan Phillips (Waived). That leaves only 8 sacks from our current roster. Ugh!
For now, just figure out a way to get a win, and try to hold tough until the BYE week, which comes in Week 11.
I want to thank Stanger for his wonderful hospitality, Chef Warren for his chefness, and everyone who came down to make this last Fest another success. I hope to see more and more of you in the coming years, and you all know I’m older than Methuselah, so please don’t wait too long!
Finsmob Unleashed 
Wow big miss on a PI call
These zebras SUCK!!! SMH 😡
Looks like there may be a couple more refs getting fired. This is ridiculous.
The contact would not have mattered that pass was that bad
The pass was a little high. If it hadn’t been firvtge hold it would have been on the mark
Wow this might be the unravel point
Why the fuck cant this team ever cover TEs!!
Frickin McCain
7 points for the refs
I’m done with this game. FN NFL just cant get out of their own home ways.
Bobby McCain bit hard on the fake
Anything me else looking forward to a new way to lose a game
Stay focused.
No biggie
Let’s GO
Ken,
Come on now. That pass was a little high, but if Amendola wasn’t held, he could have got his hands on it. May not have been a completion, but it probably wouldn’t have been an INT. It should have been a flag at the least.
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That said, Osweiler is just not the answer. He’s just way too inconsistent.
High throw over the middle into the heart of the zone, it was a shit throw
Gesicki needs to learn to turn up field
How the hell do you run a 1 yard route on a 3rd and 2? My God.
LMAO. Right?
rookie
It was a 0 yard route
If Gase can’t get out of his own way maybe some one should show him where to go
And how about you just run the ball on 3rd and 2? I’m getting so tired of Gase.
Houston is out of CBs….
Hello Mr. Bag of Chips! Now or never.
Where is the LB on those 2 tackles?
or those 3?
Raekwon just looks slow and ineffective.
Je went wrong gap.
McMillan is getting blown up. Out of the right gap and sealed out on back to back plays
We MUST get off the field on this play.
Terrible
Terrible
omg
Wtf did Alonzo have his back to the play.
I saw that. He was trying to go over to the Houston bench.
Th is team refuses to sack the QB
Ken,
Hater! Lol
Lol damn we can’t get him down
Fortunately Watson is not very accurate
If Osweiler can just not turn the ball over and Gase can pull his head out of his ass….we could win this game. Their offense sucks.
Can we please have a long scoring drive? We can really do it against this defense.
Lost the field position.
Time for Mr. Bag of Chips.
Let’s GO FINS
nice hands by Jakeem
I love this new pick-up Parker.
first time Drake ever looked slow
Observation: Brock Osweiler is MUCH more aware than Ryan Tannehill. That includes pre-snap and while in the pocket.
This Parker guy is pretty good
whew that was a pick 6 there
BadcBrock
Whew….
And as soon as I say the above, Osweiler nearly throws a pick-6.
He’s inconsistent. LOL
VERY!
Grant slowed down on that miss
That pass would have been short of the 1st anyway.
It was 3rd and 3. You got to run 1 yd routes
Apparently
Gase has to be the worst 3rd down playcaller lol
Staying in the game.
GO 9
From Zanzibar.
Farrokh Bulsara
Tide needs to clean up those commercials. Too wussy.
I have to keep reminding myself that McMillan is essentially a rookie so I don’t get depressed about how he is playing
D says:
October 25, 2018 at 9:36 pm
Gase has to be the worst 3rd down playcaller lol
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NOT disagreeing (LOL 😀 ), but we’ve also felt the same way about Mike Sherman… and every other OC we’ve had since the days of Marino. 😉
I do agree… Gase is becoming a very disheartening OC.
It’s crazy to me…
In the days of Mike Sherman, we’d run the ball on 3rd and long.
In the days of Adam Gase, we pass the ball on 3rd and short.
WTF, right?!!!
Horrible play call
Another flat route
Stop throwing ‘hospital balls’, Osweiler.
First it was to Gesicki, now to Amendola. C’mon!
That should have been a helmet contact call
Gieseki King of the 0 yard routes
Wow PI come the fuck on
That’s what Gesixki should be doing….not flat routes
Yep typical
Incomplete pass
Why is he cupping the ball
I’m that’s an incomplete pass no doubt
We will lose this
I think he couldn’t get the full release of the football
On the Gesicki incompletion, Oz had Amendola wide open.
He had Gesicki open too
Easy call I thought
Me too
That is actually the correct call.
Terrible pass
Wide open.
At least he moved out of the pocket. LOL
Yep
I woulda sat on it after that fumble reversal
But why throw all quick passes, when we will give them the ball back?
oh well that worked out fine i guess.
We are lucky to still be in this. That was a horrible series
Tannehill would have fumbled
😁
did we get the record amount of commercials in the first half?????
Oh and a penalty on the kneel down?????????????
WOW!!!
These refs are the worst crew I have seen in a long time.
Lol he said this crew has had a tough night. No the people watching this shit show has had a rough night
Running game is working, but Gase is simply unable to stick with it. It’s just not in his DNA.
These zebras are out of their MINDS!!!
What are our chances?
If Gase will take advantage by throwing it outside against their 3rd string CBs and keep running, I think they can pull this out.
Keep throwing 1yd flat routes to the softest guy on the field and we’re screwed! LOL
Wife’s birthday… just got home… missed first half… (fyi “…” = “out of breath”)
The defender caused that pass to look like he was holding it back. It was an attempted forward pass. At least they got this one right. The NFL needs to realize the fact that you have former refs as commentators to help the fans with this nonsense is a problem. This game even at 14-10 shows you how bad this game is poorly officiated. They miss 4-5 easy calls and call ticky tack. I don’t know folks, this game is getting worse and worse and I know all of us wish that wasn’t the case.
Go Phins!!! How long that sort of stuff will matter to any of us is up in the air. It’s really bad. I’m all for replay on everything now because these officials are horrible. We all see it every week. It’s so subjective it’s ridiculous.
I hope we have a good 2nd half, the game, not the officials determining it for either side. Ugh!
Aikman conveniently leaves out the shit calls we got too
Nice tackle Bobby McCain
Terrible
Run defense is putrid
How can that happen?
We are going to have a hard time winning games playing like this
Had to be downfield
Yep
It’s ok to ask yourself questions outloud, but when you answer them… (?) lol
Well we now know the book on our defense is run against them.
That #30 ranking vs the run isn’t an accident 😉
whew… liking those refs now huh? lol
2nd one we escaped
I just don’t understand teams passing up on an easy 3 pts. It may be an understanding of the defensive rules restrictions help the offenses.
and there’s the answer. shit.
Just horrible. My god
Quinn doesn’t do anything but try to run the arc. Make an inside move once in awhile.
I don’t think he has power moves
I haven’t seen him do any
Watson is just amazing.
I think it is more like we are horrible
Baker and McMillan fail
Fantasy alert*
Pick up every TE Miami faces for the rest of the year
Maybe Suh wasn’t the problem with our run defense, huh?
He certainly wasn’t the solution, either. Especially for $20M+ per year.
Maybe Phillips is the key
Rhino you didn’t have to explain what you got her for her birthday lol.
I think Justin Timberlake has a song about it
“In ur endo”
Games like this is why we are always talking about the draft lol
D,
I get what you’re saying, but your inside move doesn’t have to be a power move.
honestly, Frank Gore’s skills look like he’s 25 years old. His feet are still so damn quick.