The Dolphins looked alot better this week. They only had 5 penalties this week. It looks like they put two low-penalty, back to back performances together. They also won the Time of Possession battle. Those are two big factors of the game that Miami has been losing all too frequently, as we all know.
The defense played a GREAT game. They put an ENORMOUS amount of pressure on the Saints QB. They had 5 sacks and one INT! They also came up with two HUGE 4th down stops. Keith Traylor stopped the Saints RB on 4th down once with his face. It was extremely impressive. Reggie Howard has been getting WAY too much criticism from people. Some of it has been deserving, but other parts have just been negative attacks on the guy. He played a great game today. He jumped that short route and got the INT. As far as I noticed, he only messed up coverage on one route. Zach Thomas was a little quiet this game. But everyone stepped up to fill in for him.
The offense played better. Gus played another game that was barely average though. He did just barely enough to keep things moving, some of the time. I still have some concerns about his longevity. The running game was brilliant. Ronnie had a great game. His style is becoming more clear. He is always trying to pick up extra yards. Just when you think he is done, he picks up more. The 3rd down conversion at the end was great. Ricky had a good game too. Ricky had some BIG runs throughout. It seemed like they knew Miami was going to Ricky when they got near the goaline. So that prevented Ricky from getting his first TD. But it will come very soon.
I thought it was very strange to see everyone predicting Miami to barely win, or even lose against the Saints. I was expecting a blowout in Miami's favor. My prediction was Dolphins 31, Saints 13. If you subtract one TD a piece from that score, I was pretty close. Miami is a good team. People have lost sight of that. They lost 3 games in a row to 3 really good teams. The Saints are a team that is tired. Their season is abnormal. It sucks for them. They will probably only win a couple more games this season. But Miami is a good team that can keep getting better each week, and finish strong.
Miami's next big step will be to beat a playoff caliber team again. They beat the Broncos and the Panthers, which are both playoff caliber teams. But they let 3 other playoff caliber teams beat them. We will have to see how they stack up against the Falcons and the Patriots over the next two weeks. They are both home games. Go FINS!!
Here's to a win and a record of 3-4. Cheers! :adfin:
The defense played a GREAT game. They put an ENORMOUS amount of pressure on the Saints QB. They had 5 sacks and one INT! They also came up with two HUGE 4th down stops. Keith Traylor stopped the Saints RB on 4th down once with his face. It was extremely impressive. Reggie Howard has been getting WAY too much criticism from people. Some of it has been deserving, but other parts have just been negative attacks on the guy. He played a great game today. He jumped that short route and got the INT. As far as I noticed, he only messed up coverage on one route. Zach Thomas was a little quiet this game. But everyone stepped up to fill in for him.
The offense played better. Gus played another game that was barely average though. He did just barely enough to keep things moving, some of the time. I still have some concerns about his longevity. The running game was brilliant. Ronnie had a great game. His style is becoming more clear. He is always trying to pick up extra yards. Just when you think he is done, he picks up more. The 3rd down conversion at the end was great. Ricky had a good game too. Ricky had some BIG runs throughout. It seemed like they knew Miami was going to Ricky when they got near the goaline. So that prevented Ricky from getting his first TD. But it will come very soon.
I thought it was very strange to see everyone predicting Miami to barely win, or even lose against the Saints. I was expecting a blowout in Miami's favor. My prediction was Dolphins 31, Saints 13. If you subtract one TD a piece from that score, I was pretty close. Miami is a good team. People have lost sight of that. They lost 3 games in a row to 3 really good teams. The Saints are a team that is tired. Their season is abnormal. It sucks for them. They will probably only win a couple more games this season. But Miami is a good team that can keep getting better each week, and finish strong.
Miami's next big step will be to beat a playoff caliber team again. They beat the Broncos and the Panthers, which are both playoff caliber teams. But they let 3 other playoff caliber teams beat them. We will have to see how they stack up against the Falcons and the Patriots over the next two weeks. They are both home games. Go FINS!!
Here's to a win and a record of 3-4. Cheers! :adfin:
