Dolphins v. Patriots: Season ending game thread
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This is a moderated phorum for the CIVILIZED discussion of the Miami Dolphins. In this phorum, there are rules and moderators to make sure you abide by the rules. The moderators for this phorum are JC and Colonel.
This is game #16. It's been a long, interesting season. From the early beginning when the team looked like a Saturday pick-up game, progressing slowly to get that first win, watching the hiring and releasing of players performing at many different positions to see if team cohesion would develop. Now with 4 wins and players that are beginning to gel into a viable team, we face our nemesis again. We are not the same team the Pats manhandled during game #2. The Dolphins have grit. The Pats will be in for a battle today because our Dolphins aren't a push-over anymore.
Watch for players that will make the cut for next season.
Baker shoving the ball carrier when he was already out of bounds was a damn foolish mistake the really changed momentum. Patriots went on to score. I feel this mistake in judgment has turned the Dolphins effort around. Half-time right now with Patriots getting the ball to start the 3rd Quarter.
Dolphins need to stay cool and not do stupid things to hurt their confidence and give ground up to the Patriots.
Do you have access to DirecTV? If so they have 'Sunday Ticket' which gives you access to all games unless they are specifically played in your area. That's how I see all the Dolphin games here in L.A.
ChyrenB Wrote:
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> Just our luck. Know the old saying that you can't
> win for losing???
>
> Well here we can't win for winning. Hey but I was
> rooting for us to win throughout and I always root
> for the Patsies to lose no matter what.
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> If by losing this game, the Patsies keep the next
> Greise or Drew Brees etc from coming to Miami,
> then diabolically, the Pats won today after all.
I’ve got good news Chyren:
I have been reading— both in other posts on this thread and also multiple articles from the news wire, that we would not have moved up in draft position even if we had lost today.
This thread was started and the last few words are notable after yesterday's win against the Patriots in Gillette Stadium: "...our Dolphins aren't a push-over anymore."
That needs to carry over in 2020. I am looking forward to a promising off season with top prospects adding to the grit factor Flores has developed the past 10 weeks or so.
Do you realize belicheck makes no so great players play above level....Because every time the pats had injuries before whoever was put in played really well.
In the 2nd half of the season, we had a very effective offense while lacking:
- any semblance of a running game
- adequate pass pro
- our leading receiver (yards) from the 1st half of the season
Crazy to think "stop Parker & Gesicki and we should stop the Phins' offense", yet in only 1 game (a win) in the last 8 were we held to under 20 points.