colonel Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Our team is improving...little by little. 2-0 is good. True. After so many years of frustration, I DEMAND to see Miami have a dominant team... but this year won't be it. There are still too many stalled drives and o-line problems.
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I really hope I'm wrong!
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Well, the offense started out decent in the 1st quarter, but hasn't done anything since. And, the defense can't get to Luck, and TEs are killing them. So much for 4-1.
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I fully expect Miami to be at least 4-1. They have the defense to keep them in every game. If they fail to be 4-1 (or 3-2 at worst), it will be because of the offense's lack of scoring. The blame for that will fall on either Sherman and his poor playcalling / use of personnel to their strengths or Ireland's inability to get enough talent on the offense. Personally, I think that Sherman is holding
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"The good news on the running game is..." ... it can't get any worse!
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BigNastyFish Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > OL = the perpetual work in progress -- tho NEVER any real Progress. Frustrating, isn't it? If they had decent o-line play, I'm sure that Miami could've been successful on a lot more drives.
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I've read elsewhere that Hernandez was also "possibly" involved in the shooting of 2 people while he was in college. He refused to cooperate with the police, and was never charged. He also got into a fight with a bouncer with no charges filed. IMO, it appears that Hernandez is just another scumbag who associates with other scumbags. Normally, these guys end up in jail, but it looks like
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jlyell13 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hell, just about every other player we drafted had > an injury of some type! And, don't forget injured Free Agents! Ireland really went wild signing injured players this year... I hope they all return to 100%.
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I know that Miami will want to address the o-line and CB positions in the draft, but signing inexpensive veteran players at those positions is a smart move. It's better than wasting big bucks on a "star" free agent who will only be a stop-gap, and they'll still have someone who could be an average starter until the rookies are ready.
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Ross the "football fan" would not blame Philbin for the losses due to a lack of playmakers, so he'd fire Ireland. Ross the "businessman" would congratulate Ireland for his 2012 season of stockpiling draft picks, creating cap space by refusing to sign big-money free agents, and filling the team's holes with waiver wire rejects. Philbin would be fired for failing to turn a te
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Bye-bye Mike. Won't miss ya.
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I voted o-line as most important to fix/upgrade first. Of course, I don't mean using top draft picks; just that it's a major concern that needs to be addressed. A speedy WR won't get the ball if Tannehill doesn't have time to find him. I say upgrade the offense first, and if possible use a pick or two on the secondary. For as bad as the secondary has been, by some miracle the defense gives up
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Has anyone else thought that maybe Carroll is still on the team because of his mother's position?
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I had no problem with Ireland trading away Marshall and Davis. I just don't understand why he didn't replace them with "quality" players.
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If I were the coach, I'd spend the next 7 games seeing if anyone currently on the roster can handle the LT spot. Jake is becoming more of a liability than an asset, so it's time to find someone else.
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Long needs to go; he's just not cutting it anymore. It seems like we have more holes to fill for next year than we did last year! Miami still needs to redo the o-line, and replace almost everyone in the secondary.
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GBOFinFan Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I didn't see much pressure on Luck all day. If the > hurries, knock downs, and sacks are reversed, I > think the results would have been much different. > Not taking anything away from luck but he had a > lot of time in the pocket. Tannehill, on the other > hand, was harassed a LOT! It's ridic
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TreasurecoastPhinsfan Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > When was the Last time Miami won a game without at > least 1 feild Goal? It was nice, wasn't it?
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Ihatebrady Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > berkeley223 Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > Marshall in fact did not suck in Miami. He was > their leading receiver a year ago. Nearly double > the receptions and yardage than that of Bess. The only reason that Marshall had so many yards was because the crybaby dema
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I was hoping to see a win, especially when the score was only 3-3 and Miami was slowing down the Texan's offense. But, I should have known better... the real Dolphins showed up then. There is a new coaching staff, new QB, and new schemes on offense and defense, but I still see the same result: Miami looks competitive, but somehow finds a way to lose. I've been seeing this for years now, and it
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dolphin1423 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Thats the way to do it. Establish your locker how > you want it and ground it with players you trust. > Then build that, once you have a very stable > locker room then you can start to gamble a bit and > bring in a problem player or two. It looks like this is what Philbin is attempting to do. Go
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berkeley223 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > usually when you have a regime clean house it's trading away players > picked by the last regiem who don't fit or underperformed for whatever > reason. This is exactly what's happening, except that Ireland is getting rid of his own players who don't fit into the new philosophy. BTW, I hated Parcells, and w
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I see these moves as cleaning house. Get rid of slackers, malcontents, and everyone with a poor attitude... that's what I'd do as a new Head Coach looking to install a new system and culture to a losing team. It's not like he's getting rid of superstars; this has been a below .500 team for years.
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Last year we had a good running game, but this year we needed to improve the right side of the o-line, add a WR, and upgrade the QB position. On defense we needed a lot of help in the secondary, and maybe a LB or pass rusher. What did they do to fix the issues? If Tannehill gets better, then the QB position is improved. The right side of the o-line was replaced, but still stinks. The new zone-
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Clay looks like he'll be pretty good in this league.
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BigNastyFish Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Bowles as DC could be a really good thing or not. > It’s an unknown in relation to someone like > Nolan for example. > > As far as the D: > > Be aggressive. Really aggressive. Terminate the > Lady’s career in NE. Nolan was aggressive on defense... but only during the fi
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How many times did Moore lead this team to a come-from-behind winning score against a quality team, or any team for that matter? When the game was on the line and he needed to score for the win (or convert to maintain possession and hold a lead) he folded. Yes, the poor o-line play had something to do with it, but he usually performed well behind that same o-line during the course of the game. Li
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I hope that he takes Colombo with him!
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Allentown, Pa (except for 4 years in the Army). Been a Fins fan since 1970.
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And, our 5 wins have come against poor opponents. We lose to the upper-echelon teams. Not only are our players not as good as those on "elite" teams, but we are constantly out-coached, too. We need upgrades at a number of starting positions, and we also need to improve the quality of our back-ups. Four years of constant turnover at the bottom of the roster and poor player development ha
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