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With the Miami Dolphins heading into their bye week, this would seem like an opportune time to take a look at the team’s “Studs” and “Duds” through the first four weeks of the 2014 NFL season. With a record of 2-2, the Fins will go into their break week tied for first place atop the AFC East with the Buffalo Bills and the New England Patriots.
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“We’re going to meet with each side of the ball and the special teams to kind of get a quick synopsis of where we are, what we got to do to get better, what are the issues we’re facing, whether it’s third down, whether it’s first down, we’ve got to use this guy more, this guy less,” Philbin explained. “We’ve got to play more zone, more man, we’ve got to throw it deep more; run more screens, all those type of things.
“In the middle of the week, you always look at yourself in the middle of the week. But it’s kind of, ‘What’s that?’ And then you’re on to the next thing. So this week gives us an opportunity to kind of look at it, see if we can readjust, shift our focus a little bit.”
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Miami Dolphins 2014 NFL Studs
Quarterback – Ryan Tannehill (93-for-155 for 902 yards, 6 TDs, 3 INTs): For a second year in a row, the Dolphins quarterback has made CBS Miami’s list of offensive studs despite the lack of consistent play from the offensive line. After three shaky starts, the Texas A&M product showed what he could do with the correct gameplan in place, completing 23-of-31 passes for 278 yards, two touchdowns and a pick for a quarterback rating of 109.3.

Running Back – Lamar Miller (49 rushes for 277 yards, 2 TDs): In Knowshon Moreno’s absence, the second-year running back out of the University of Miami has done a great job carrying the heavy water for the Dolphins’ rushing attack. His best game of the season came in Week 3 against the Kansas City Chiefs defense, when the former fourth-round pick ran for 108 yards on 15 carries for an average of 7.2 yards per rush.

Kicker – Caleb Sturgis (8-for-9 field goal attempts for 89 percent accuracy): After a rather successful rookie campaign, the 25-year-olf from St. Augustine, Florida, has picked up right where he left off. Through four games, the former fifth-draft pick is a perfect 4-for-4 from 20-29 yards, 2-for-2 from 30-39 yards, 1-for-2 between 40-49 yards and 1-for-1 from 50 or longer.
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Miami Dolphins 2014 NFL Duds
Wide Receiver – Brian Hartline (16 receptions, 161 yards, TD): After leading the team in catches a year ago, Hartline has pulled a disappearing act through four games this season. And while he comes into the bye week as the second-leading receiver in terms of receptions, this is a unquestionably a slow start by Hartline’s standards.

Kick Returner – Jarvis Landry (11 kick returns for 322 yards, 2 fumbles): Although he’s a wide receiver in the team’s depth chart, this rookie’s main responsibility has been returning kicks. A pair of fumbles is enough for him to not only lose his starting job, but many believe LaMichael James’ acquisition might mark the end of Landry’s special team duties.

Defensive End – Cameron Wake (7 tackles, 6 solo, 2.0 sacks): Coming into the 2014 NFL campaign considered one of the best defensive lineman in the game, Wake’s production has not lived up to the hype. And while his two sacks are tied for team-high honors, for a player of his caliber to have seven tackles through four games is simply unacceptable.
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http://miami.cbslocal.com/2014/10/03/2014-nfl-week-5-bye-week-miami-dolphins-studs-vs-duds/
 
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Gotta give CBS a break .... they never show the Dolphins nationally so they don't get a chance to see us. ;)
 
The ole' cause and effect debate. Did the game plan really make Tannehill throw the ball more accurately or did Tannehill throwing the ball more accurately make the game plan look better?
 
Travis34 said:
He makes a good point...
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I don't disagree that the Raiders have a lousy D, but all you have to do is watch the game tape to see that Tannehill was on point all day. Some very solid throws in some tight windows. Their pass D is much better than their run D also.
 
BillsFanInPeace said:
Or more logical is Oaklands horrible Defense made everything look alot better.
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Prior to playing us they were giving up 342 yards per game (16th) and 21.7 ppg (11th).

Tannehill was throwing the ball better...much better.
 
This is a joke, and where a few blind stats give overall stats a bad name.

Over 4 games, our studs have been Albert on O, and Jenkins, Wake, and Odrick on D. Wake had 18 total pressures, which is great. A pass hush is more than sacks.

The only true Dud I've seen is RG with Dallas and Shelly combining.

Many more are half and half on both sides.
 
Xbrett82us said:
I don't disagree that the Raiders have a lousy D, but all you have to do is watch the game tape to see that Tannehill was on point all day. Some very solid throws in some tight windows. Their pass D is much better than their run D also.
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Yeah their pass Defense is SO Good and So technically sound they decided to cover a 3 WR bunch set with 1 CB.

That is just one of MANY breakdowns. Fact is EJ Manuel could have looked good agains the Raiders there.

But hey I still like Tannenhill actually alot (except some reason he turtles against the Bills). But now lets see if he can actually make the next step and start strining those type of performances together, against say adequate defenses.
 
BillsFanInPeace said:
Yeah their pass Defense is SO Good and So technically sound they decided to cover a 3 WR bunch set with 1 CB.

That is just one of MANY breakdowns. Fact is EJ Manuel could have looked good agains the Raiders there.

But hey I still like Tannenhill actually alot (except some reason he turtles against the Bills). But now lets see if he can actually make the next step and start strining those type of performances together, against say adequate defenses.
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IMO you can't have 100+ passer rating against any NFL defense without doing some things right as the QB. Manuel had one against our defense, our defense wasn't their best that game but I still can't take anything away from Manuel, he made some nice throws to the open receiver. I'm sure similar plays were there to be made again Houston but he either didn't see them or couldn't connect on that day. Those are the trials and tribulations of having an inconsistent QB.
 
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