Divisional rival game. Throw out the team records, throw out the last meeting between these two teams and also, throw away all the momentum of the 5 game winning streak. All that is in the past. What remains in front of the Miami Dolphins is a team that knows them backwards and forwards, there are no surprises, no secrets. Unfortunately for the Miami Dolphins, the one thing that the win streak afforded them was consistency. That went out the window when the entire Dolphins RB room tested positive for COVID. More unfortunately, it wasn’t just the RB room. We have potentially lost our star WR Jaylen Waddle as well as our star S Jevon Holland. Both of these players are huge part of what we do on offense and defense respectively. The pass game went through Waddle and the versatility and effectiveness of Jevon Holland doing everything from blitzing, to coverage, to playing near the LOS as a LB has been so valuable to the Dolphins. There is potentially good news as S Brandon Jones is questionable to return from ankle and elbow injuries Sunday. He’s logged 2 limited practices so it’s possible he can suit up. Jones isn’t Holland, but if I had to pick one of our safeties to replace Holland, it would be Jones.
Back to the consistency thing. We need Deiter in there at C and we need him to play well. We’ve had 3 different centers this season though I believe we’ve seen the last of C Austin Reiter who was waived this week. Greg Mancz who we picked up from the Ravens is IR/DFR which means he’s off the IR and designated for return. He’ll likely be the backup this week to Deiter who is wearing a precautionary walking boot. I’m really hoping Myles Gaskin can play. We know his limitations, as do the Jets, but he gives the offense some consistency which is much needed this week. If Waddle is OUT, and it sure looks that’ll be the case, DeVante Parker who is being rested this week and not practicing will hopefully be wearing his Superman costume under his uniform. The WR corps will be Parker, Wilson, Hollins, Ford and Williams. I would imagine TE Mike Gesicki would be in line for a heavy dose of targets this week although it’s difficult to say that with certainty since his targets have been anything but consistent.
Our defense will have to set the tone, and they have been doing that during the duration of this five game win streak. There won’t be the statue-like Joe Flacco at QB this week, it will be the much more mobile, much less experienced rookie QB Zach Wilson. To be fair, Flacco carved up our defense pretty well but ultimately it was his lack of escapability that did him in. Zach Wilson can move, but pressure will cause errors in judgement and poor throws. We need Emmanuel Ogbah, Jaelan Phillips, Andrew Van Ginkel to keep up their relentless pass rush. All of these guys have been killing it the last few games. If S Jevon Holland is OUT, hopefully Brandon Jones can step in and get the job done.
The Jets will likely get a boost for their run game as rookie RB Michael Carter will be coming off IR this week. Carter has played well this season and has been a definite bright spot in their offense. Bad news for the Jets is WR Elijah Moore is on IR and will not be able to play Sunday. He’s been the bright spot in their passing game which now features Denzel Mims who is desperately trying, along with the Jets to get going. The Jets will rely a lot on Jamison Crowder, Keelan Cole and Braxton Berrios. Tevin Coleman and Ty Johnson have been splitting RB duties but if Michael Carter is able to play, he’s the one to watch out for.
I don’t care what this game looks like on paper. Yes, the Jets are 32nd in points allowed with 397 (30.5 PPG). They are 29th in points scored with 226 (17.4 PPG). The Dolphins have made significant gains in both categories during the 5 game win streak. The Dolphins are now 25th in points scored with 254 (19.5 PPG) and really moved up defensively to 13th with 288 (22.2 PPG). When 2 teams know each other so well, anything can happen, especially after having the win streak snapped by the interruption of the BYE week. What could have been a week to improve our roster by getting healthy has turned out be a disaster with COVID infecting too many important players. It will take a lot for Brian Flores and his staff to stay focused and find a way to overcome the obstacles that have presented themselves this week. Hopefully Flores has this team’s attention and they understand the importance of winning E-V-E-R-Y * S-I-N-G-L-E * G-A-M-E. There are no week’s off, this team must win the rest of their games or the season is done. Jets Head Coach Robert Saleh would love nothing more to end this streak and have the Dolphins join them as another team from the AFC East OUT of the playoffs. This game could be a nail biter, so fasten your seatbelts!!
PS – Some good news most recently from the Stanger camp. Jon has improved since my last update. Things are looking up so all of you BLOG Cardiac Surgeons can rest easy and don’t worry yourselves about transplants and the like. Hopes and prayers to Jon that he continues to improve and get out of the hospital able to resume a normal life.
GO DOLPHINS!!!
Finsmob Unleashed 
SHITTY TACKLING, WOW
The tackling is for shit today
As typical we are shitting the bed when it matters
First glass of bourbon… Fucking Jests!
bourbon! thats the spirit, lol
We just look so off today. What a shame we blow our season now against the Jets
true, but those 7 losses were likely too much to overcome
a 1-7 start, should have won some more of those if this was a playoff team
D just getting worked by this shitty Jets team
Looks like the team from the losing streak
So flat, taking turns messing up, like in the losing streak.
We ain”t gonna lose.
I didn’t expect to make the playoffs but I didn’t expect the Jets to be the ones to knock us out
i feel the loss to the jags was the one that knocked us out, that was a winnable game.
we wont go with 7 losses IMO
we need more UCF players, lol GO DUKE
He went to UM
thanks, wrong Johnson, lol it was Storm johnson that played for UCF
Why is Brissett in ?
For QB sneaks
Why do that when you need a first down
Give the man the ball!
Nice!
Generally don’t like pitches on short yardage plays… glad it worked
It worked bc they were defending against the QB sneak
Games over,,, Jests can pack it in now… The D is going to come alive now.
Great time for a false start
😡
That was money
That was nice
I feel like this announcer doesn’t watch much Dolphins games and watches a lot of jests games
I call that a failed drive 😝
should have run the ball on third down, give the Duke the ball!
anytime a drive ends in a kick it is not a failure… most times.. unless you are aBills fan.. wide right..ouch..lol
Johnson is going to have his highlights today!
Just need to wear their D down a little.
Killer B’s
How many B’s are in our defense?
Baker
that was awesome
Baker acted
Missing Holland and Waddle, gotta hold here and get wired at halftime
Com’n D
Tau looks pissed…
he should be, You misspelled his FIRST name, lol
BTW, You get a hall pass if You missed his last name,,,,,,,
Just shit so far
I hope Flores shows Zachs smiling face in our home at half time… Let them eat meat..
Lucky to be down only 1 TD
💯
Slow start.. it has been a rough week at home for Miami thank to covid, plus the normal bye week blues.
if Miami was a playoff team, they would be up 21-3 , coasting at home against a 3-7 team
Josh ALlen looks like shit again,,,,
Eventually the Jets are going to run out of trick plays and they’ll have to win straight up.
Aye!
D needs to step up coming out of the half. Three and out, short drive or a turnover and get the ball back into the hands of our offense soon.
i havent seen much cover zero defense/ full blitz today, thats what has been successful over the last 5 games
I like the way we have run the ball today… best runs always happen in the fourth quarter.
Look how empty the stands are behind them
Go Fins!!!
Feed Duke
Duke!!!
Duke has some fight in him today
If you want to stay on the field, make them leave you there!
That dude aint moving. I hope he’s ok
That doesn’t look good
That pass to Ford was incredible
That was a nice pass and catch.
He dove to make the tackle and hit his team mate how was running full speed with his head / neck. He dropped without moving.
That is not good
Lets run the ball…
GESICKI
series of bad play calls right after the injury
Boom!!!
WHA WHA WHA WHAT WAS THAT ARE WE ALLOWED TO DO THAT?
IF WE ARE ALLOWED TO DO THAT WHY HAVEN”T WE?
Amen.
Let’s get a turnover now
Why didn’t we use Duke Johnson more?
we went with Gaskins and Ahmed, Johnson wasnt even on the team
hes making an argument he SHOULD have been on the team
I am aware I was asking why was that the case
Smashmouth baby
You called it
Give the ball to Czonka… opps.
What is up with the macey’s commercial with the elf clearly blowing up a condom?
What channel are you watching the game on? I want to sign up… lol
Johnson gets his second TD of the day, hes better than any RB the Fins have had all year
i KNEW that Gaskins and Ahmed were NOT enough
We all knew
Thank you for smashing a few mouths guys as I suggested before the game.
Well I didn’t know a thing about Duke Johnson before this game but so far, so good.
We need to hold them and take the lead. Don’t look back, we’re not going that way!
Roberts walking off is good.
By the way, I forgot to start laundry until just before halftime, so this may be my fault
Damn, that’s one elusive lesbian volleyball player
Piss poor tackling again
thats how you tackle
Brandon not coleman
Let’s go Brandon
Great D
WooHooo!!!
what a shitty punt for the JESTS.
That’s better Defense. That’s how you are supposed to be playing.
NOW LET’S SEE THE FUCKING OFFENSE ANSWER
What kind of protection is this?
They must have been watching film of OL from early season
Pay no mind list protection
time to bet on the boy from the islands to come alive… I really feel he is going to be our next hall of famer QB!
WHy Gaskin?
My mind just exploded
I think Ford is my favorite backup
Super reliable
I have always loved Ford!
Give the ball to your hometown back who is having a great day
Lol
Feed Duke.. let him have his game and we will win!!
LMAO GO TUA ! he trucked the defender
Tua the Trucker!!!!!!!!!!
SMASH ANOTHER MOUTH!
WTF!!!
gasking on two runs
Gaskins sucks! give it to DUKE
There’s nothing wrong with gaskins
What about Gaskin
Crummy spot, the other ref said further
give DUKE the ball
DUKE
Hmmm.. who ran that ball 10 yrd plus???
Why does it matter? It doesn’t count
Dumb ass should have kneeled down, now it didn’t count.
What a concept putting Duke back in
DUKE DUKE DUKE DUKE OF JOHNSONS oh, wait no….
FLORES… woke?
he was sleeping most of the first half
Gaskin is fine but Duke is trucking today. This is his day
Yeah
It’s nice to have depth
The Flying Pig says:
December 19, 2021 at 3:14 pm (Edit)
I think Ford is my favorite backup
Super reliable
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Hollins and Ford are quality depth
For sure dependable…
The guy we’re missing with Waddle out is Bowden
We should just keep running it to wear down the D
If we score now
And play D like we did on the last drive
Their D will be exhausted
Duke has always dreamed of being the hometown hero… Let Him Ride his dream…