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I don't know if the Dolphins are a good team. I honestly don't know. What I do know is that they are a TOUGH football team. They are a resilient football team. Maybe Gase really was on to something with this "I need a different mindset in the locker room" thing.
- I've been really impressed by Minkah Fitzpatrick early, but he screwed up horribly on the Raiders' first drive. He whiffed a tackle on Jordy Nelson that led to a huge gain and put the Raiders in scoring position. Also made a poor attempt to tackle Marshawn Lynch later in the game. Speaking of which...
- Guys, you tackle with your ARMS. Not with your shoulders. This has gone beyond isolated stuff. This team flat out does not practice good tackling form and it's a problem.
- Xavien Howard: He's gonna give it to ya. What is that, 7 interceptions in his last 8 games? First one was a bad throw by Carr, but watch the way Howard tracks the football and shows incredible burst to run past everyone and get under it. Then, a nice return. That was actually a really good play. And then the second pick, my goodness. He's not playing like a Pro-Bowler. He's playing like an All-Pro. Xavien Howard is my Wanny Warrior of this game. MVP.
- 1st and 10 after the Howard interception, Grant holds a guy on the perimeter. Miami then pretty much gives up on 1st and 20. What is this crap? THROW IT DOWNFIELD.
- The Dolphins struggled to run the ball on a Raiders defense that was dead last in the NFL in yards allowed per rush coming into the game. That was a pretty bad sign early on.
- How about that end of half series? Horrible calls. I thought there were two very poor calls against Miami followed by one offsides against the Raiders that should have been called.
- If you can't run the ball and you are being penalized a lot, you aren't going to score points. If you don't score points at home, you aren't a good football team. Gotta get that fixed.
- Akeem Spence, COMPLETELY stupid play. Landryesque.
- You may think Devante Parker is overrated, or a bust, or whatever, but our offense is better with Parker on the field. That long pass play to Parker after Oakland's second touchdown drive revitalized the Dolphins.
- One thing that I saw was on that Kenny Stills TD reception in the first half, why that stupid barrier so close to the field? Someone's going to get hurt on that thing. Someone's going to get hurt badly. Somebody get Tom Garfinkel on line one and tell him that thing has got to be pushed back.
- 3rd and long in the 4th quarter, classic Matt Burke defense. Guys confused as the ball is snapped, not even in position to play when Carr calls for the snap... awful tackling, pathetic.
- How about Ryan Tannehill? Accounted for the lion's share of Miami's rushing yards for most of the day, was highly efficient, and threw a god damn beauty to Kenny Stills for Miami's first score. Oh, threw a great block on the Wilson to Grant touchdown pass, too. Coach Gase, let Ryan attack the middle of the field more, please. Miami will score points and you will win games.
- Remember Armando Salguero having a meltdown in the pre-season about Albert Wilson? "If he isn't a slot, what is he????" - Well, Armando, do you have your answer now?
- Well, if you had Minnesota in the VIP Survivor pool -- and I sure did -- well, there's always, uh, next year.
And finally,
You gotta love Jakeem Grant. Nothing else to add on that one. Guy's an animal.
Happy 3-0! Try not to think about who we face next Sunday.
- I've been really impressed by Minkah Fitzpatrick early, but he screwed up horribly on the Raiders' first drive. He whiffed a tackle on Jordy Nelson that led to a huge gain and put the Raiders in scoring position. Also made a poor attempt to tackle Marshawn Lynch later in the game. Speaking of which...
- Guys, you tackle with your ARMS. Not with your shoulders. This has gone beyond isolated stuff. This team flat out does not practice good tackling form and it's a problem.
- Xavien Howard: He's gonna give it to ya. What is that, 7 interceptions in his last 8 games? First one was a bad throw by Carr, but watch the way Howard tracks the football and shows incredible burst to run past everyone and get under it. Then, a nice return. That was actually a really good play. And then the second pick, my goodness. He's not playing like a Pro-Bowler. He's playing like an All-Pro. Xavien Howard is my Wanny Warrior of this game. MVP.
- 1st and 10 after the Howard interception, Grant holds a guy on the perimeter. Miami then pretty much gives up on 1st and 20. What is this crap? THROW IT DOWNFIELD.
- The Dolphins struggled to run the ball on a Raiders defense that was dead last in the NFL in yards allowed per rush coming into the game. That was a pretty bad sign early on.
- How about that end of half series? Horrible calls. I thought there were two very poor calls against Miami followed by one offsides against the Raiders that should have been called.
- If you can't run the ball and you are being penalized a lot, you aren't going to score points. If you don't score points at home, you aren't a good football team. Gotta get that fixed.
- Akeem Spence, COMPLETELY stupid play. Landryesque.
- You may think Devante Parker is overrated, or a bust, or whatever, but our offense is better with Parker on the field. That long pass play to Parker after Oakland's second touchdown drive revitalized the Dolphins.
- One thing that I saw was on that Kenny Stills TD reception in the first half, why that stupid barrier so close to the field? Someone's going to get hurt on that thing. Someone's going to get hurt badly. Somebody get Tom Garfinkel on line one and tell him that thing has got to be pushed back.
- 3rd and long in the 4th quarter, classic Matt Burke defense. Guys confused as the ball is snapped, not even in position to play when Carr calls for the snap... awful tackling, pathetic.
- How about Ryan Tannehill? Accounted for the lion's share of Miami's rushing yards for most of the day, was highly efficient, and threw a god damn beauty to Kenny Stills for Miami's first score. Oh, threw a great block on the Wilson to Grant touchdown pass, too. Coach Gase, let Ryan attack the middle of the field more, please. Miami will score points and you will win games.
- Remember Armando Salguero having a meltdown in the pre-season about Albert Wilson? "If he isn't a slot, what is he????" - Well, Armando, do you have your answer now?
- Well, if you had Minnesota in the VIP Survivor pool -- and I sure did -- well, there's always, uh, next year.
And finally,
You gotta love Jakeem Grant. Nothing else to add on that one. Guy's an animal.
Happy 3-0! Try not to think about who we face next Sunday.
