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Dolphins Have This Secret Weapon Who Will Help Them Beat The Jaguars On Sunday

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Example No. 438 of how little faith there is in Miami: The Dolphins are favored by a mere one point above standard home-field advantage over a colossally disappointing Jacksonville team that has lost nine of its past 10 games. Oh, and that’s with Jaguars 1-5 on the road while Fins are a stout 6-1 at home. And with Miami still fighting on the periphery of playoff contention while Jags are mentally headed to the first tee. An insult, this 4-point line! QB Blake Bortles was bad enough for Jax to bench him but Cody Kessler has been worse. By a lot. Kessler has led one touchdown drive in 31 possessions over three games since taking over, yet will start again. Ryan Tannehill is sure to look great Sunday if only in contrast to his counterpart’s epic putridity. That is Miami’s secret weapon on Sunday: The other team’s QB. Dolphins also figure to have top cornerback (and lone Pro Bowl pick) Xavien Howard back from injury. Jaguars’ only real hope is to feed Leonard Fournette enough carries to reduce chances for Kessler to do something dumb. As for my earlier putting “Miami” and “playoff contention” in the same sentence, it’s win-out-and-pray for the Fins. Closing at Buffalo next week won’t be easy. Neither will getting sufficient help from a confluence of other results all falling just right. But beating Jax and Cody Kessler at home? This should be the easy part of what’s left. Call it a little consolation parting gift for fans in the home finale of yet another ultimately unfulfilling Dolphins season.

https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/greg-cote/article223302945.html
 
mrbunglez said:
This has the feeling where the defense makes a backup qb look all pro and completely shoves that fork through the Dolphins hearts to finish them for the year. I don’t have much faith going into these final 2 games.
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Exactly. Career-high Incoming
Happened before with Bortles against Miami, he had a stellar game.
 
This team is so hard to predict. They could easily get the doors blown off again with the Jax D or we could take advantage of a reeling team with a bunch of turnovers. Doesn't really matter either way. Every road leads to nowhere.

 
The point spread reflects the public's perception that we can't stop the run, can't pressure the passer, and can't pass protect.

Sounds about right.
 
circumstances said:
The point spread reflects the public's perception that we can't stop the run, can't pressure the passer, and can't pass protect.

Sounds about right.
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The public doesn't care about specific categories. Teams like the Dolphins aren't good enough to give big points. They might accidentally win by 17+ against a punchless team but if you give points with teams of this caliber you'll grind out as a loser in the long run.

Why would he possibly believe the spread should be higher? Miami opened in the -6 range hosting Buffalo and it was pounded down to -4. That game fell 4, which means it was the worst possible outcome for the sportsbooks. They basically didn't win a ticket.

If you open it in the 6 range again then you are just asking for the same thing to happen...the spread bet down.

And amidst low scoring games there is greater opportunity for the result to get on the number and stay there, like 17-13. For example, the Jaguars last 7 games have been decided by 6, 3, 4, 3, 6, 21, and 3.

Talented team having a down season.

This game always figured to be Dolphins -4. They could have put up that number a month ago as a future line and I doubt it would have shifted at all.
 
Awsi Dooger said:
The public doesn't care about specific categories. Teams like the Dolphins aren't good enough to give big points. They might accidentally win by 17+ against a punchless team but if you give points with teams of this caliber you'll grind out as a loser in the long run.

Why would he possibly believe the spread should be higher? Miami opened in the -6 range hosting Buffalo and it was pounded down to -4. That game fell 4, which means it was the worst possible outcome for the sportsbooks. They basically didn't win a ticket.

If you open it in the 6 range again then you are just asking for the same thing to happen...the spread bet down.

And amidst low scoring games there is greater opportunity for the result to get on the number and stay there, like 17-13. For example, the Jaguars last 7 games have been decided by 6, 3, 4, 3, 6, 21, and 3.

Talented team having a down season.

This game always figured to be Dolphins -4. They could have put up that number a month ago as a future line and I doubt it would have shifted at all.
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I agree.

Should still win and cover.
 
hoops said:
Put 10 in the box and force Kessler to beat you.
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did you forget our DC and scheme? this is what we should have done vs MIN and didn't, and what we should do vs JAX and won't. we do not have good read and react LBs yet week in and week out we ask them to read and react. when are we going to play downhill on defense and attack? perhaps when we have a new DC.
 
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