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It's week 11 already. The Dolphins head to Colorado to face the 3-6 Broncos who have seen better days. They have yet to win at home and Brian Flores hopes to extend that streak as well as our winning streak. Dolphins are 6-3 thus far and all Dolphins fans will sing the Dolphins fight song with gusto when we win--my prediction only.
The game starts at 4:05 EST. Weather will be good it appears.
The Dolphins are improving every week and it will be fun to see how things progress against the Broncos.
The offensive line is failing today, thus far. More TE usage is needed. Quick slants and short passes to move the sticks. No running game and Breida can't move through the line--he's useless despite his speed.
Game plan is not adapting to O-line failure in my opinion and we will loose this game unless we can mount a couple of scoring drives soon.
This team is not with it today. The offensive line is having trouble doing anything well. There is no running game and the receivers are not getting clear of coverage. This game is lost, and there a good portion of the 4th quarter left to come back, but there won't be one.
I agree we are on the right course. It was a bad day for the team, period. Defense was out of sync again. Van Noy not up to par. However, Van Ginkle has spunk and is a keeper, IMO.
Back to the drawing board and to watch films to correct mistakes. The next game will be better whether Tua starts or Fitzpatrick. It's got to be a full team effort to win.
I was out of football action today but that's ok. I read some articles and everybody's posts here. Apparently a rough day for the team and I had one too, but not related to football. We were on a high from winning 5 games straight, we managed to some games we were expected to lose and I'm sure there are more good times ahead. Things happen on any Sunday.
Overall, from the beginning, they looked like a team that thought that they would win by simply showing up. On top of that, they looked, from pretty early on, like the altitude was a factor. They were a step slow whether defending or OL blocking. Not trying to position that as an excuse, but it's certainly a legitimate possible factor.
Regarding Tua specifically, I think it's a good thing that Flores pulled him to try to get a spark with Fitz. I didn't like hearing him say this past week - irrespective of the context of seemingly trying to compliment his coaching - that he thought the NFL would be more difficult than he felt it had been in his first 3 games.
However, I like the way Tua handled the benching - focusing on what's best for the team, trusting coaching, looking for what he can learn. Here's to hoping he incorporates those lessons learned into future play...and I think he will.
If this game showed me anything, it's that the team can't stand pat on the offensive line during the draft and free agency. Jesse Davis is okay from a depth standpoint, but he's not NFL starting caliber. I like Karras a lot but long-term, he isn't the answer. Drafting a young talented center is vital. Regarding the rookies, it's still wait and see.
Fins72 wrote: "If this game showed me anything, it's that the team can't stand pat on the offensive line during the draft and free agency. Jesse Davis is okay from a depth standpoint, but he's not NFL starting caliber. I like Karras a lot but long-term, he isn't the answer. Drafting a young talented center is vital. Regarding the rookies, it's still wait and see."
colonel Wrote:
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> Fins72 wrote: "If this game showed me anything,
> it's that the team can't stand pat on the
> offensive line during the draft and free agency.
> Jesse Davis is okay from a depth standpoint, but
> he's not NFL starting caliber. I like Karras a lot
> but long-term, he isn't the answer. Drafting a
> young talented center is vital. Regarding the
> rookies, it's still wait and see."
>
> I agree completely.
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> Colonel
Well, Colonel, though the loss stings and is very disappointing, at least it appears that the rumors of the Patriots demise have NOT been greatly exaggerated. So at least we have that going for us which I'll admit is very nice.
We've been patiently waiting for the patriots to come down to earth. It sure suxs that when it finally happens it's the Bills that step up and fill the vacuum.