Ah, how nice is it to ponder our team in Week #9 of an NFL season and not only be in contention for a playoff spot and the division crown, but to do so with a top rated defense and a promising young QB? C’mon, think about that and let it sink in. Forget about Tua throwing for only 102 yards, but think about this defense just 7 games into rebuild YEAR ONE and our defense, yes, the Miami Dolphins defense has given up the least points per game at 18.6 PPG. Incredible! I know some of you are worried about Tua but let it go man. NO matter who we drafted at QB you’d be feeling and thinking we made a mistake. If we took Herbert (who is playing well and looks good) you’d be thinking we screwed up. If we traded up and got Joe Burrow we’d be saying we mortgaged the future and gave up too much. If we waited to select Jordan Love we’d be saying we half-assed and should have gone all in on one of the upper echelon QB’s. Forget about that, we have Tua, and he’s got the talent to be great for us. Let it happen, and enjoy it!
Speaking of that defense, oh that defense. What a clinic they put on against the 5-2 LA Rams. Maybe Garoppolo wasn’t 100% but Goff was and that’s twice within a few weeks that we have flummoxed two NFC QB’s. Goff was pressured and harassed and hit all day long. Dolphins D forced 4 turnovers in all, 2 INT’s and 2 forced fumbles and recoveries, one for a TD on the strip sack of Goff by DE Emmanuel Ogbah (pictured above) and the TD return by LB Andrew Van Ginkel (also pictured above). Opportunistic they were, but there are some concerns. The Rams ran 90 offensive plays and had the ball for 36 and half minutes. 61 pass attempts and and 39 rush attempts. I comprehend that the score is all that matters at the end of the day, but I think we all understand this can’t happen week after week. The guys were exhausted, I saw several Dolphins barely able to get back to the LOS and get set in the 4th quarter, so this can’t continue. We need to get off the field sometimes, and the run defense is a concern. Teams look at film and find weaknesses and if the score is close enough, they will try and exploit our weak rushing defense.
The Arizona Cardinals are also 5-2, like the Rams were last week. They are coming off their BYE week and will be well rested and ready to go. We may catch a bit of a break because it appears as if Kenyan Drake may miss thye game which leaves the rushing in the capable hands of Chase Edmonds. The problem is, #29 doesn’t scare me as much as #1 on the opposing team does. We had tons of trouble with Cam Newton and the RPO but to be fair, that was game #1. This defense has come a long way since then. Still, Kyler Murray is a dangerous man when he’s running with the football, and in my opinion, much like Cam Newton, he scares me more running than passing. We have to be disciplined and we have to play better against that type of attack. We guessed wrong too often with Cam and the RPO, I hope we can do better with Murray. I’m also worried about sending too much pressure and having him find a hole to run upfield so we have to be cognizant of that as well. Oh yeah, and the Cards have DeAndre Hopkins, Larry Fitzgerald, Christian Kirk and Andy Isabella. The Cards are top 10 in points scored (8th at 29 PPG) and in points allowed (9th at 20.9) and have a +57 point differential. The Dolphins are 11th in PPG at 26.9PPG and as previously mentioned, #1 in points allowed (I like saying that!) at 18.6PPG, with a +58 point differential. Good news for Miami, rookie LT Austin Jackson has returned to practice. In his stead, veteran Jesse Davis has performed admirably.
The Dolphins offense will be somewhat of a mess due to the fact that their leading rusher Myles Gaskin is OUT and 3 week IR and it looks likely that backup Matt Breida (hamstring) may also be out or limited. That leaves only Jordan Howard (break in case of emergency), Patrick Laird and Savon Ahmed. I haven’t seen an injury report regarding FB Chandler Cox yet, and there’s always a chance both Malcolm Perry and Lynn Bowden get some touches in the backfield. We’re going to have to see more of Tua in this game, and I hope he’s up for the task. I know he has the talent and the confidence so let’s see some more of him please. I was perfectly fine with how things played out last week, there was no need to put any burden on Tua, the defense and ST’s like the wonderful 88 yard return for a TD last week, along with the Van Ginkel fumble recovery for a TD, but that won’t happen every week, and with the run game being at a huge deficit, it may be Tua time this week. Will #88 ever be a big part of the gameplan? I surely hope so, like Sonny said in “A Bronx Tale”, “The saddest thing in life is wasted talent, and the choices that you make will shape your life forever” Let’s make the right choice and get #88 the damn football!
GO DOLPHINS!!!
Finsmob Unleashed 
-Tua looking like a rookie and poised veteran at the same time.
-I don’t like how we got away from the run game on the drive at the 5 minute mark.
-Playcalling has been better today than it was last week. Also Gailey is still having brain farts in key situations.
-I want to see more Ahmed
Damn!!!!!!
Man that was close
Don’t know how Howard is complaining
Wow wtf
Man Arizona looks like a super bowl team today.
Jones doesn’t have the ball skills
Mother fuckers can’t change the call on the field before review!!!! That’s fucking bullshit he was out of bounds when he secured the ball it was fucking obvious!
100%
Trash
The call on the field was no TD. Then after discussion when no one had called a TD they changed the call. The rule says enough evidence to overturn so they swapped it illegally to have the review be inconclusive.
The OFFENSIVE PLAYER NEVER TOUCHED DOWN!!!!!!!! FUCK!
Let’s go defense!!!
2nd time Kingsberry got us to call a TO!
X going for the ball… totally turned around
I admit I got faked out by that too
Ogbah got fooled
bs
WTF Howard?
I got faked too. LOL
Did Howard piss in refs cereal ??
OK Tua, time to earn your draft status!
hell yeah. Let’s see some of that “big game” swag
Murray is smooth as silk.
OBSCENE HOLDING ON THAT PLAY
14-0 3rd Qtr. 😫
Tua… it’s one of those games.
I’d say we need to set t he edge better, but Murray’s style vaporizes the edge.
Slants and screens!!!!!
Jordan Howard sucks
What’s with all of the running the ball out of the endzone crap? After the 3rd time it didn’t work…
Howard is a waste of a team meal
Why just plow right into a pile. Hasnt he ever heard of vision?
ur right Wyo… slants and screens
Bulletin lofton
Bullshit
These refs have yellow flags trigger finger
Starting to get make up calls 🧐
Nice escape
Wow
Great answer
Nice throw. Woohoo
Awesome throw
Helluva drive
Tua just showed how the ALPHA in him kicks in like muscle memory!!!
^^^^^^^
Defense needs a stop
man, we need a turnover
Not going to lie
I never heard of Hollins until just now
That was not a facemask
never touched the facemask omfg
Wilkins had a shoulder pad not a grill.
I thought he grabbed the shoulder but
And not even a horse collar
Perfect Defense on the 2nd down play
Challenge the spot!!!!!!
these refs suck!
definitely a bad spot!
should be on the 48
we need a stop!
Coaches need to scout Murray and figure what bottles him up.
stopped!
Nice stop !!!!!!!
hell fucking yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This has definitely been a game of inches
Seiler!!!!!!!!!!
Fuck YEAH
Eat clock score a TD
Tua time
Dang bow yer back and deeeenyyyy , defense.
Kingsbury was greedy LOL
YES! What a stop
Zona should’ve given it to kyler.
^
Feeling groovy!!!
Have I mentioned to you guys that i am a Fan of the Miami Dolphins?
What ken said aabove.
That was an awkward GREAT catch
That catch was Ge SICK y!
What a throw and catch
above. Was open.
kick the fg
Go for it.
FG … could leave too much time on the clock for Cards. oh my
Bad clock management right there
I know those last 2 plays were bad execution, but I don’t like the play calls at all.
another 4pm game next week
chew up the clock, quick plays, getting the ball out of Tua’s hands
Wasting those timeouts might even been Because of not enough coaches to help him.
too much passing, no run game
I agree
do we fake it?
Not sure I agree with the FG. We could have zipped up the game with a 1st down.
You know you have a terrible run game when you aren’t willing to go for it on 4th and inches.
It’s money with Sanders
So I think you have to take the FG
Fist pump for the lead!
a turn over or a stop probably wins the game, you know the cards are going to come out passing.
Aiight X, time for a pick.
Just contain Murray
We’d to shut em down quick
we haven’t been that good at picking up 1 yard on 3rd or 4th down
We need to catch a break
Aargh
that was ridiculous!
WTF
Their kicker is prone to choking
Our secondary looks completely outmatched today.
if we had Polite we go for it,
gotta hold em to FG attempt … If they get 1st down and then TD, I don’t like our chances.
But give us the ball with 1;30 Left I think we can get into FG range to win it.