DOLPHINS: Easy Schedule

[Mark Corbitt]

Does anybody esle think that Cassel would have possibly played better in the first few games if Belicheat had let him play more in those blowouts last year instead of running up the score for non particular reason?  At least he would have gotten some experience.> Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2008 22:43:18 +0000> From: ldouglas at gmail.com> To: dolphins-disc at phins.com> Subject: Re: DOLPHINS: Easy Schedule> > when comparing Miami's improvement to New England's fall i think the> mitigating factor was the loss of Brady. You could argue that New> England would have won at least 1 more game this season if Brady was> there. And just like we had to, they had to get better during the> season. Of course we never had to play Pittsburgh or Indy or spend 2> weeks on the west coast.> > The schedule "shares the wealth" to a small degree within the> division, but a larger degree amongst divisions. Now, if you think the> disparity between divisions is great, it will color your view of> Miami's 11-5 record. But I agree that Miami's winning the division is> less a reflection on the schedule (altho a slight bit) and more a> reflection on Brady's injury and just how much we've improved.> > On 12/30/08, J. Prescott <spartacusii at kc.rr.com> wrote:> > Readily agree with your 2nd point. HOWEVER, it still begs the question why> > the other teams in our division didn't do just as well or better. With the> > exception of 4 games (you can't play yourself), all the games were common> > opponents. If the easiness of schedule is going to be used to explain> > Miami's improvement, then isn't it just as easy to assume that the other 3> > teams would have done as well or better than Miami?> >> >> >> > jp> >> >> >> > www.JPrescottPhoto.com> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > _____> >> > From: dolphins-disc-bounces at phins.com> > [mailto:dolphins-disc-bounces at phins.com] On Behalf Of Richie Wohlers> > Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2008 12:54 PM> > To: General Discussion of the Miami Dolphins> > Subject: Re: DOLPHINS: Easy Schedule> >> >> >> > I guess it depends if you are defining improvement as "From worst to first"> > or as "from one win to eleven wins".> >> > The first item is not due to the schedule. The second item was most> > definitely helped by an easy schedule.> >> > On Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 10:51 AM, J. Prescott <spartacusii at kc.rr.com> wrote:> >> >> >> > By acknowledging this fact, then it should have been an even easier time for> > an assumed 'better' team (NE? the Jets?) to have achieved a better record> > than Miami. The fact that they didn't is the joke of drawing on this> > analysis as an explanation for Miami's improvement.> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________> Dolphins-disc mailing list> Dolphins-disc at phins.com> https://www.phins.com/mailman/listinfo/dolphins-disc
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