Armando: Miami Dolphins most important player for 2017 success is Jay Ajayi
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Disagree, and I love me some Jay Ajayi.
But if he improves by, let's say, 50% over last year, we still have the same team identity and are in the same mold of a good team hoping to take the next step.
If Ryan Tannehill improves by 50% over last year, we damn well may mess around and win the division.
But if he improves by, let's say, 50% over last year, we still have the same team identity and are in the same mold of a good team hoping to take the next step.
If Ryan Tannehill improves by 50% over last year, we damn well may mess around and win the division.
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Lose Ajayi, you can still have the same seasonal aspirations. Lose Tannehill and you're done.
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Armando seems desperate to write something relevant and this AIN'T it!
Ajayi running game rests the defense and keeps opposing defenses from pinning their ears back and sacking our QB the way they did until last year. So Armando is dead on in his post. Last playoff teams were Jay Feidler, Dave Wanstant and Ricky Williams. The greatest Dolphins QB ever could not get that superbowl ring running a West coast offense, no running game and a defense that was constantly wore down at the end of each year. Yep history shows other wise.
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Well Armando had a great article just the other day. This isn't it. I doubt many people agree that Ajayi is our most important player. But, I'm quite happy to have the J-Train running for us. If Armando had focused on how Ajayi was improving or prepared for this season, I think he could have had a better article. His DeVante Parker article was very insightful. This one offers little new info.
But, I'm excited to see Ajayi running behind Asiata and a healthy Pouncey for an entire season. If we get that, and it looks anything like I'm imagining it will, then we will have a dependable ground game. I'm excited to see it.
But, I'm excited to see Ajayi running behind Asiata and a healthy Pouncey for an entire season. If we get that, and it looks anything like I'm imagining it will, then we will have a dependable ground game. I'm excited to see it.
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Ya I didn't read it but to say it's anyone but our starting Qb makes no sense.
Ajayi is obviously going to a huge part but he plays a position that can be replaced.
By no means am I saying his talent can easily be replaced.
He's the next great RB IMO.
We seen what happens when Matt Moore is in.
He's too limited in his ability. He'll always be a good backup but nothing more.
He's good enough to beat up on bad teams like the Jets and Bills.
Looking at the schedule, we don't have many easy games lol
We NEED Tannehill to be healthy all season.
People would agree with the fact he's the most important player and still say that Tannehill is incompetent.
Ajayi is obviously going to a huge part but he plays a position that can be replaced.
By no means am I saying his talent can easily be replaced.
He's the next great RB IMO.
We seen what happens when Matt Moore is in.
He's too limited in his ability. He'll always be a good backup but nothing more.
He's good enough to beat up on bad teams like the Jets and Bills.
Looking at the schedule, we don't have many easy games lol
We NEED Tannehill to be healthy all season.
People would agree with the fact he's the most important player and still say that Tannehill is incompetent.
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this team is not that bad.. ajayi, juice wake and suh make this team work. if they get thill17 to play at high level... they may give new England run for their money.... if not I would go k.c route and draft qb for future....
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Of course he is. This team was well on its way towards the direction of a top 8 draft pick until Jay Ajayi emerged, and pulled 3 200 yard games out of his ass. That's why he was voted the team MVP.
Tannehill got injured, and by no means shape or form did the offensive production take a nose dive to close the regular season. As a matter fact, it flourished in those 3 games.
Tannehill is largely a game manager for the offense. Jay Ajayi is the team's game breaker.
Tannehill got injured, and by no means shape or form did the offensive production take a nose dive to close the regular season. As a matter fact, it flourished in those 3 games.
Tannehill is largely a game manager for the offense. Jay Ajayi is the team's game breaker.
So who was the MVP in the other 5 wins before Tannehill was injured when Ajayi barely averaged 70 yds/g and 2.7 yds/carry?
Get real. The real MVP was Gase in simplifying the playbook for the offense and getting back to football fundamentals with a proper run/pass balance. Without that coaching boost we wouldn't have had near the success we did to end the season.
I actually think that the most important player for 2017 success is Pouncey. If Big Mike is healthy and playing well, there's a good chance that the whole O-line improves and that sets it up for Tannehill, Ajayi and that augurs well for all our WRs (absolutely no concerns re their talent) and Gase knows how to work Julius Thomas into the mix.
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Jay Ajayi. As the offense benefited signicantly from the stacked boxes and extra attention he was receiving. Speaking of which, Jay Ajayi averaged 6.36 yards per carry against 8+ men boxes, a mark that led the NFL. Add on the fact that he averaged 3.5 yards after first contact, the best mark since Peak 2012 Adrian Peterson, and there you go.
Bad article... Just ask Gase if he had to chose between Ajayi or Tannehill for the season... I mean the look on his face for asking that stupid question in the first place would be epic...
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Yes Ajayi made Tannehill's job easier. However, let's not forget that Ajayi rushed for 61 yards or less in 4 of the 5 games without Tannehill. I think they both benefited from each other.
Obviously the effectiveness of the run game and more balanced run/pass ratio benefited the passing game, but what about the teams that completely ignored it and dared us to run and yet we still couldn't?
More specifically two teams like Baltimore and New England which did the complete opposite of stacking the box and used only 3 down lineman and 6 man fronts?