The big bad Patriots come into town this week, ranked in the top 5 by many sources, and top 3 by some. The Patriots have improved on defense each week, and at 9-3, they have a comfortable lead in the AFC East. On the other hand, the Dolphins are still alive for a wildcard berth in the playoffs as we are the #7 seed in the AFC at the moment. Time for some payback fellas! The Patriots demolished the Dolphins up in Foxborough, now it’s our turn to take one at home.
We were a different team last time we played the Patriots. We had all of our small, speedy receivers like Albert Wilson, Jakeem Grant and Danny Amendola. This time, Wilson and Grant are both on I/R, and Amendola who was inactive against the Bills is still nursing a knee injury, so the Patriots will be seeing a different Miami offense. It’s time for the young dog (Gase) to teach the old dog (Belichick) a lesson. Belichick easily neutralized or smaller receivers lining up in the nickel and dime formations and not allowing them any space on screens and short passes, and we had no answer. I’d like to see Gase find answers this week. The Patriots had the ball for just over 36 minutes, but managed 449 yards of offense. RB Sony Michel carried 25 times for 112 yards and Brady spread the ball around to numerous receivers.
The Dolphins need to hold on to the ball in this game. TE A.J. Derby was put on I/R (join the club!), but we still have 3 TE’s, and I think it’s time to use them. We haven’t featured many 3 TE sets, and we surely haven’t featured Mike Gesicki. Let’s get O’Leary and Smythe out there as extra blockers and run the ball down their throats. Who knows, if we run the ball well, maybe Gesicki or Smythe or O’Leary sneak out for a big reception. We don’t have to open this way either, just have a few wrinkles the Patriots haven’t seen, in other words, don’t be so conventional. We know the Patriots will likely out execute most teams, but if you give something they don’t expect, maybe you get results.
This past week against the Bills, I saw some things I really liked. First of all, it may have been my favorite game this season because it looked to me like Gase took the training wheels off of QB Ryan Tannehill. Tannehill rewarded his HC with one of his best games and the win. If Amendola can’t go, we’re likely to see Stills, Parker, Butler, Carroo and Isaiah Ford at WR. That’s a lot more size than the last time we faced them. The Patriots do have 2 “big” CB’s in McCourty and Gilmore, both 6 feet. I think this is a game where we need to out-physical the Patriots and and also outsmart them. Not an easy task with the Evil Emperor stalking the Patriots sidelines, a veteran of many intergalactic takeovers. We have 3 running backs, I hope we use them all. Run Gore with 2 or 3 TE’s and impose our will. Tire them out some and put Drake in to break one or beat a LB in coverage. Let Ballage get some carries, and please, please find a way to pick up a 3rd and short. I think the big issue there is we really have no reliable interior OL to get some room, and that definitely is a hindrance. Heck, get Asiata in there for one of those plays, he’ll be fresh and all he has to do is get some push. Put him in as a FB, create a small package of plays for him, make it happen!
The stats don’t give us much of a chance, the Patriots are scoring nearly 28 PPG, allowing only 21.6 PPG. We’re scoring only 20.3 PPG, and allowing 25 PPG. So what, all that goes in the trash when the teams hit the field. O’Leary must be thrilled he got a 1 YR extension, but that kid plays hard, and everyone else on this team needs to do the same. Tannehill played tough last week, he got hit on what seemed like every other throw, and yet he played very well, one of his best. Build on that. Let Tannehill continue to throw the ball downfield, and try and exploit certain matchups. Don’t be complacent, and please don’t go in there and be cautious and revert back to that lame bubble screen offense, I swear I might blow a gasket if we do. The Patriots need to keep pace for home field, they currently trail the Chiefs who are 10-2, and are tied with the Texans at 9-3. They need this game, but I’d like to show them we need it more. Go get ’em Dolphins! Statement game!
Finsmob Unleashed 
Bullshit
Fuck, another game of what might have been.
Fouts is nuts. Why would you let them score?
how do you play so well and lose? … what a heartbreaker
I hate the patsies more than any team in any sport in history.
ballage should’ve run directly out of bounds
Holy fucking shit
Woooo in fucking real !!!!
OMG
GET THE FUCK OUT!!!!
WOOOOOOOOOOOO sHIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
See need 5 scores!!!!
Hah hah hah
Oh hell yeah. Lol
OMG!!!!
WTF did I just see???????????????????????????????????????????????
Somebody pinch me
Incredible
Absolutely incredible
Rock pass the homeraide
WOW team fucking win wow just wow!!!!!
Come on Chiefs
Lmao
The Drake!!!! Yeah baby!!!! Enjoy it!!! 🙂
FUCKIN’ WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
They can’t beat us in Miami
I know right? I was telling someone that at work the other day. They have problems with us in Miami.
I think we won the 4 of the last 5 in Miami
They were talking about it on nfl network this morning
🍻🐖💨🍻
One for the ages
Ok, I admit it! I have a few jugs burried in the back yard. I’m gonna dig em up and will be drinking next week!
OMG…WTF!!!
Drake is a play maker.
Gore is bad ass but Drake makes plays.
Drenyon Kake
We are still playing a big play or bust type of system and it’s hard to be successful with it. We had a total of 45 plays. Patriots almost doubled our plays with 75 and had the ball 10 more minutes. Everything else was very similar and Stills really fucked us in the 4th.
Fucking hell!. That’s what I get for turning the game off with 20 seconds left!! WOOT!!
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New Age,
We won, buddy!!! Lol
I turned the game off lol! That’s what I get but I don’t mind.
I am so glad that it was Gronk that Drake because I hate Gronk so much
Did you really turn off the game New Age?
Lol, I did. I was pissed and when was the last time we won late off a hail mary?
I also still turned it off myself
WWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWW!!!!
To top it off we are heading out to go arrest someone!!! BBL
Be safe Mike!
Hopefully they’re a Pats fan!
I’ll take it man! That was some efficient offense today. We did enough.
That is one of the top-5 Miami Dolphins games EVER played!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I STILL can’t believe it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11111
HELL YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
LMAO. I wish I was in the Pats locker room after watching that. We had no business winning but it still feels amazing and hilarious!
GO CHEFS*!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We still have a shot at Division 😱
2nd thoughts at playing Gronk at safety on the final play?
Never / Again!
Colts won 😡
why are my posts not showing?
hint: They were ecstatic.
One of the most fun games ever
The Mark Sanchez effect!
Right up there with the hook and ladder in the Chargers game…… except this one won the game.
Larsen downfield threw the winning block.
I saw
Great block
Amendola too
GREAT eye, my friend!!! You are correct!!!
Did I miss something?
Come on the blog more often we have been winning since you have come back
Yeah- I’m 1-0! Lol
Wow!
4-1 in the division!
3-22 ravens
Incomplete
I can’t stop watching lol.
Sitting here with my Pats buddy, with 3 TVs on .. non stop replays. Uts awesome 😊😊
I love it that the arrogance of playing Gronk back there to look pretty backfired on them.
I know it feels so awesome that it was him
I will be watching every football recap show until the wee hours of the morning
Shades of Hook & Ladder
Those throwback uniforms are magic. Can we wear them all the time?
I was just thinking the same thing
No shit EH ??
It’s the Unis, no doubt!
CHEFS* WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11111
Chiefs win
Chiefs beat Ravens
KC wins woot woot
Ravens lost
You’re so negative Lmao
that was incredible, guys hung in there without Howard against a future HOF QB and HC.
the last play, its just magical, surreal, watched it over and over, and Drake scores every time, lmao, just wow SMH
i love the guys for hanging in there and making plays, what more could You ask for,,,,
WHAT a weekend to be a Phins fan!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BOOOOOOOYAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH
And like that the Dolphins are back in it and Rockphin will stop calling for Gase’s head. (At least until we lose again LOL)
plus it really hurts patriots getting the 1 seed
And the best part of it was they f’ed up. Going for that pass and a touch down when they probably could have run all 3 downs and used most if not all the clock. Makes it all the better for me. 😍
great point … more arrogance backfiring
Go 9ers
You see, all off season I told you Drake was great!???? I think???
LOL you da man Rob!
We may have just made NE go to KC for the AFC Championship game!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
correction, “Miami to KC”
and how about iron man Tannehill finishing while limping with the winning touchdown pass.
Dude is on tough SOB
Nice point!
Forgot that got him a TD!!!!!!!!
Best and most courageous game of his career
Gase unleashed the old 3 headed Running attack, Gore, Drake, Bolden, all kicked ass today, Boldens first 2 carries as a fin were TD’s., against his former team, SMH
and kudos to the OL for blocking their asses off today for the run game, on the Bolden run, blocks were deep into the secondary, making it easy for him
2 fourth quarter comebacks in a row for Tannehill
I blacked out. Did that actually happen?????????
Yes. Drink more beer
look at the 4:08 post and back, then look at the 4:09 post and forward, are you sure this is the same game post 4:09 that everyone was watching???
We rushed for a 9 yard average.
2 3 TD games in a row for Tannehill
No only 2 last week. Drake had one rushing.
No it was a TD pass to Drake
I’m still waiting for them to kick the extra point!
I know right ? Is that not a have to ?
i don’t think they have to kick it
Tannehill was 14/19 for 223 and 3 TDs.
That don’t sound right the last play was 75 yards and he was already over 200
263 yards
The box score shows it with sacks deducted.
so yes he was really 14/19 265 3 and ZERO INTs.
on the final play i was also watching ESPN game summary percentage tracker.
on the final kickoff to us, NE had a 99.99 percent chance to win.
the Dolphins received the kickoff, and were lining up for the final play, the percent tracker was at 99.9, we had less than 1 tenth of a percent chance of winning the game.
that was enough!
THIS REPLACES the San Diego/Miami “Hook and Lateral” play as THE ALL-TIME GREATEST PLAY IN DOLPHINS HISTORY!! –AND MIAMI PULLED IT OFF AGAINST BILL BELICHEAT, TOM BRADY AND THE EVIL ROBERT KRAPP—JUST TO MAKE IT EVEN SWEETER!!!
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POWER TO THE THROWBACKS!! –Lets make these throwbacks the STANDARD MIAMI HOME JERSEY BEGINNING NOW!!
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UNBELIEVABLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
whats even better, we won this one against our bitter rivals,
we didnt win the SD game, even though it was a helluva play and got us back in that game
Just enjoy each game as it happens!!! What a great game and win!!!! Who cares about all the other crap! I agree with Herd. Petition the league to change uniforms
Still don’t think we make the playoffs, but they got me thinking now. And that was one for the ages.
Tanny today was 14 of 19 for 265 yards and 3 TDs.
His QB rating was 155.
im not sure how they divy up the last 69 yards, some was catch, some lateral, and the rest Drake.
the TEAM had a 69 yard TD
Good night …Just enjoy! Don’t analyze!! Lol
I need a mug full of homeraide
We have only lost once at home all year.
We have only lost once in the division.
So we are gonna somehow make this about Tannehill? Why am I not surprised? Lol
It’s the throwback uniforms! 🤣 😍
No but give him some props for playing tough
Hey were is Prof Lou? Oh that’s right he didn’t watch
He’s laundering Heberts jockstrap
LMAO
naplesfan2010 says:
December 9, 2018 at 4:40 pm
We rushed for a 9 yard average.
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does that include runs over 10 yards?
I said to my wife this morning that if we win my Dolphins Christmas tree goes up… so here it goes 🎄
That game gets permanent status on my DVR.
Did you guys notice the camera shot of tommy boy laughing on the sideline right before the final play? Priceless.
Did he start crying afterwards?
I’m sure it was a manly cry
Today is why watch the game every week. Because magic can always happen
I was on the frick’n phone. After the Pats FG and with seconds left figured was safe to answer. Then started making all sorta weird sounds on the phone and had to explain why.
Randy,
Tannehill was great today. OL opened a lot of holes and generally gave him good time and lanes. Gore was fantastic. NE was in dime almost all day and we made them pay for it. What a game. Playoffs or no, that makes my season.
Way I feel too. Even if we finish 7-9 — season was a good one for me now.
🙂
Ken,
That he did.
so what do we call that last play, the Miracle in Miami? Drake kills the Snakes? lol its a very special part of NFL history now, and will get a name IMO
ill be back, im gonna go watch it a few more times, make sure Drake doesnt trip or something, lol
He is quickly becoming one of my favorite players, probably My favorite on offense
miami magic