Dolphins 2014 schedule... Few observations...

[utahphinsfan]

Why, though, with so much on the line (as it is every yr) were the phins scheduled to play an NFC team?

 

[utahphinsfan]

a few plays here and there, a coaching decision or two different, and at least three players who were injured had stayed healthy and we'd be a 12-4 team. **** happens.

The injuries to Albert & Moreno did hurt... literally.

This could have been like the phins of yrs gone by where they easily could have laid an egg against Jville and Oakland. That said, A different result against KC or Buffalo (in Sept) & Miami may have been in playoffs.

 

[BlueFin]

a few plays here and there, a coaching decision or two different, and at least three players who were injured had stayed healthy and we'd be a 12-4 team. **** happens.

Yep...just too thin for the injuries sustained.

 

[Danny]

Everything that follows is based on pro-football-reference.com`s rating system.
This far...
* Fins had the 4th thoughest schedule in the NFL, behind Oakland, Denver and Jets in that order.
*AFC: Fins are 6th in overall ratings behind NE, Denver, KC, Balt. and Indy. Note that both the Ravens and Colts had a negative SoS(strenght of schedule) which means they faced below average quality of teams.
* AFC:Of the current seeded PO teams, Cin, Pit and Indy have a negative SoS.
* AFC:Miami is 5th in offensive rating and 7th in defense rating...

Could at least some of this weighed in a bit in the decision to keep the staff around for one more year? Given that one more win would have us in the thick of things for a PO spot... I do beleive we would`ve made the POs if we had even a average SoS this season...

So going by that we should have beaten the ravens but we didn't.

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The injuries to Albert & Moreno did hurt... literally.

This could have been like the phins of yrs gone by where they easily could have laid an egg against Jville and Oakland. That said, A different result against KC or Buffalo (in Sept) & Miami may have been in playoffs.

They almost did lay an egg at Jacksonville

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next years schedule is something I am looking forward to. minus game four at home in London...ross is getting screwed.

jax on the road helps again though and teams like wash.,tenn., Houston have qb issues.

In other words you're hoping we can do better as long as we play bad teams

 

[utahphinsfan]

They almost did lay an egg at Jacksonville

Yeah. Almost. But, this isn't horseshoes or hand grenades.

Your sense of optimism, to quote Maxwell Smart, "missed it by that much."

 

[jlfin]

I think this team is better than the falcons, saints or panthers. I think they are at least as good as Houston and Indianopolis