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Someone stated our team improved in "every facet". That's clearly not true.Van Ginkel improved
R. Davis improved
Gesicki improved
Gaskins improved
What's your point?
Someone stated our team improved in "every facet". That's clearly not true.Van Ginkel improved
R. Davis improved
Gesicki improved
Gaskins improved
What's your point?
Lol "saw progress in almost every facet"
Tua regressed
Byron regressed
Ogbah regressed
Wide receivers were always terrible
Oline regressed
X was literally that good that he held this team. Without him, we wouldn't have a defensive identity and without that identity we'd be a 6 win team
Someone stated our team improved in "every facet". That's clearly not true.
In my opinion, we beat the Redskins, Bears, Rams, and Browns. Have a good chance against Pittsburgh and Tenn.Lol come on dude, the Ravens would destroy us. Stop it. We are basically the Redskins.
A qb who lit it up at alabama is as rare as a three leaf clover.Before you get down on Tua realize that this is the same kid that lite it up for Alabama. He'll be a very fine NFL QB but he needs a run game, pass protection and some stud receivers, no different than what any QB needs. The new OC is a big hire. I do hope they try to bring in a big name guy that can get this offense turned around quickly.
I'm not forgetting. I remember every detail of those two seasons, especially the upbeat 1977 season when we needed the Patriots to defeat the Colts in the finale. Agonizing game. Bert Jones was the most hated opposing player in Dolphin history for a long time, and it was caused by that Patriots game in which Jones clearly fumbled the ball while standing straight up but somehow the refs didn't see it. That referee was infamous in Miami for a long time.A lot of people forget that following the Super Bowl run of the early 70’s....we had great teams in 75’ & 77’ that missed at 10-4 both years (14 game seasons).
In 77’, Griese was NFL player of the year and league leader in touchdown passes!
I always try to emphasize that type of thing. One of the great misconceptions is that a surprisingly positive season is followed by another boost. More often than not it goes the other way. We are a huge candidate for regression after going from 5 wins to 10.Since the divisions changed the dolphins have played a 4th place schedule 5 times. 4 of those times they followed it up with a winning season (9-7,11-5,10-6,10-6). None of those were followed with a winning season (6-10, 7-9, 6-10). What makes you think this season will be any different? Because of flores and his negative 122 point differential is different? Im pretty sure people though nick saban was the real deal, tony sparano “built the team the right way” and gase finally got tannehill fixed. Flores single handily cost the dolphins the playoffs this year switching to tua. No guarantee that next year is going to be good.
How can anyone say this season was a mirage when SEVEN of our 10 wins were by double digits? 4 of our 6 losses were 1 score games as well. The Patriots Week 1, Broncos Week 11 and Bills Week 17 were the only 3 games that left me disappointed from an "eye test" standpoint.
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.343 says it all.
.343 was our strength of victory
Only 4 teams had a lower SOV % then us, and only one of those teams made it to the playoffs- the Bears, and we all know, they're a fraud.
We weren't a good team, we were just good at beating up on bad teams.
Our best win was probably against a regressing Jared Goff.
I thought our best opponent might have been against the Cardinals but they fell apart at the end of the season, finishing 3-5 (with a crazy hailmary to get one of those wins)
Outside of Xavien Howard, what does this team really have that scares opponents?
Gesicki is solid, Parker is as well, albeit not someone you can count on for an entire season.
Our OL was getting smashed by Bills backups.
On defense, We have solid guys with guys like Sieler, Davis Wilkins, KVN, AVG, Rowe, and Baker.
Byron is the most overpaid player in the league. Ogbah fizzled out. - He had 1 sack in his last 6 games.
As for me Brian Flores, I love me some B Flo but his defense is predicated on keeping his DBs on an island, if they can do that, our team shines, and they usually do, but if there's a mental lapse by anyone of those guys, it's a huge play. I think we were one of the top defenses giving up 20+ yards for the season.
Also, although Flo should be applauded for the turnaround he's led, I'll never understand this odd game plan where we start off ultra conservative on offense, and then in the 2nd half, with our backs against the wall, Flo decides to open it up. Can anyone explain that oddity? It's so bizarre.
So he makes an additional amount of impact plays that you can count on one hand.Imagine a defense with Micah Parsons taking the spot of Jerome Baker. Wow... thats an extra few sacks and probably a few more coverage pass breakups, for sure.
I think we saw a lot of development and people are just SO GODDAMN IMPATIENT and DESPERATE to prove their are right / light up a hot take.