The Dolphins are heading into week 4 while coming off of their first win. They are 1 - 2 with the chance to even it up at 2 - 2. It has already been said that the Patriots, Jets and Bills could lose this week. They are all playing tough teams. We know that all three of those teams will not win this Sunday.
So if Miami wins, they will be looking at a possible 4 way tie in the AFC East when they go into New England. That is where they want to be. Now, to get there, they will have to beat the Texans.
The Texans remind me of the old Tampa Bay Bucs - the yellow and orange team. They could never put together a solid football team. The Texans have an up-and-down QB who shows signs of greatness and mostly comes up short. Is that all his fault? Absolutely not. He is probably the most-sacked QB in the NFL. He has never had a decent O-line to protect him. And they still don't.
Miami is struggling with their O-line as well. The running game emerged last Sunday, so I expect to see that continue in the Texans game. If you can't pass-protect, run the ball to help the situation. I believe we will see Ronnie have a great game this Sunday - possibly 100 yards and possibly 2 TDs.
But it is going to come down to the O-lines. I think whichever O-line plays better will be the team that wins. So our defense needs to pressure the heck out of Carr. Take away his two WRs. Our secondary has been decent at stopping the run, so having them back up the front seven, while they're rushing Carr, should work out just perfect.
This could be the breakout game for Miami. If they are going to put themselves in the hunt, they need to take the next step and breakout with a big game.
As far as Culpepper goes, he has a GREAT completion percentage. He makes good throws. His only problem is forcing the ball. Being that he is recovering from an injury, he sometimes gets frustrated and forces a ball or two. Those passes have ended up as INTs at the worse possible time. All Culpepper needs to do this game is eliminate those errors. Throw the ball away!
I'm assuming the Dolphins break out this Sunday. So here is my score prediction: Dolphins 31, Texans 24
Other predictions:
Ronnie gets his first 100 yard game.
McMichael gets a TD.
Chambers gets over 100 yards receiving because of a big pass play.
Culpepper throws for 2 TDs and doesn't throw a pick.
Am I overly optimistic? Maybe a tad bit. But this team is talented. And they haven't showed what they can do yet. I feel like this will be the week to break out.
GO FINS!!!! :dolphins:
So if Miami wins, they will be looking at a possible 4 way tie in the AFC East when they go into New England. That is where they want to be. Now, to get there, they will have to beat the Texans.
The Texans remind me of the old Tampa Bay Bucs - the yellow and orange team. They could never put together a solid football team. The Texans have an up-and-down QB who shows signs of greatness and mostly comes up short. Is that all his fault? Absolutely not. He is probably the most-sacked QB in the NFL. He has never had a decent O-line to protect him. And they still don't.
Miami is struggling with their O-line as well. The running game emerged last Sunday, so I expect to see that continue in the Texans game. If you can't pass-protect, run the ball to help the situation. I believe we will see Ronnie have a great game this Sunday - possibly 100 yards and possibly 2 TDs.
But it is going to come down to the O-lines. I think whichever O-line plays better will be the team that wins. So our defense needs to pressure the heck out of Carr. Take away his two WRs. Our secondary has been decent at stopping the run, so having them back up the front seven, while they're rushing Carr, should work out just perfect.
This could be the breakout game for Miami. If they are going to put themselves in the hunt, they need to take the next step and breakout with a big game.
As far as Culpepper goes, he has a GREAT completion percentage. He makes good throws. His only problem is forcing the ball. Being that he is recovering from an injury, he sometimes gets frustrated and forces a ball or two. Those passes have ended up as INTs at the worse possible time. All Culpepper needs to do this game is eliminate those errors. Throw the ball away!
I'm assuming the Dolphins break out this Sunday. So here is my score prediction: Dolphins 31, Texans 24
Other predictions:
Ronnie gets his first 100 yard game.
McMichael gets a TD.
Chambers gets over 100 yards receiving because of a big pass play.
Culpepper throws for 2 TDs and doesn't throw a pick.
Am I overly optimistic? Maybe a tad bit. But this team is talented. And they haven't showed what they can do yet. I feel like this will be the week to break out.
GO FINS!!!! :dolphins:
