Dolphins Must Lose Inconsistency to Gain Postseason

[DKphin]

This is from Chris Shashaty. I call him the forefather of all Dolphin websites on the web. I am pretty sure his is the oldest of the Phins websites. He is like E.F. Hutton, when he speaks, you listen(or something like that):up:

[FONT=Times New Roman, serif][FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Through twelve games there are two things we can say about the 2014 Miami Dolphins.[/FONT][/FONT]

[FONT=Times New Roman, serif][FONT=Arial, sans-serif]1) They have enough talent, on paper, to be a playoff contender.[/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]2) They are maddeningly inconsistent.[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif][FONT=Arial, sans-serif]We’ve seen great moments. An important season-opening win over the Patriots, blowout victories over the Raiders and Chargers, and a critical divisional win over the Bills are highlights. And we’ve seen disappointments. The last second losses to the Packers, Lions, and Broncos still aggravate the nerves. And now a much harder than expected win over a 2-10 Jets team that was truly more luck than skill in favor of the good guys. [/FONT][/FONT]
“[FONT=Times New Roman, serif][FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Bad game, good win”, offensive coordinator Bill Lazor noted dryly. ”We’ll take it”.[/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]They surely will. [/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif][FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Ugly doesn’t matter this morning. Not when the sum of all things Dolphins today is a 7-5 record as we head into December, that quintessential time of year when real winning begins. The Dolphins now find themselves in a place where other great Dolphin teams have been: contending for the postseason. It’s the best time of the year for NFL football fans, especially Dolfans.[/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif][FONT=Arial, sans-serif]If the season ended today, the Dolphins would be the sixth seed in the AFC bracket. Alas, the season does not end today. Up next are the Baltimore Ravens, also posting a 7-5 record and harboring their own postseason ambitions. They will come into SunLife Stadium with a physical brand of ball that has, as of late, been giving the Dolphins fits. The Ravens boast the 5[/FONT][SUP][FONT=Arial, sans-serif]th[/FONT][/SUP][FONT=Arial, sans-serif] best rushing attack in the league.[/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif][FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Are these Dolphins up for the challenge? They’ve been up and down so often this season that performances like Monday night’s versus the Jets makes one want to vomit. And memories of the recent past don’t help matters much. Dolfans have dared believe, only to have dreams squashed like a bug. Last year’s lose-lose end to the season still hasn’t been forgotten. [/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif][FONT=Arial, sans-serif]How will this December be any different?[/FONT][/FONT]

http://www.phins.com/chris/column_120214.html

 

[datruth55]

I don't care what the Jets record is...it makes no difference in this rivalry cause the Jets have beat us in seasons where they went 3-13 and 4-12 before.

Since 2010 we've played the Jets now 9 times...we've never swept them in a season. We are now 5-4 against them. We've scored 154 total points to the Jets 146 total points. That's what makes it a rivalry. I think some of you are new to this Miami/Jets rivalry...I really do.

 

[J. David Wannyheimer]

What's inconsistent about us? Since week 4, we've beaten inferior opponents and the Chargers, usually by 2+ scores, and lost close games to 3 playoff teams.