FB Outsiders POV on Dolphins

[thedayafter]

• Four weeks ago you would have been laughed out of the room if you said you thought Miami had a chance to win the AFC East. Now? The Jets are down to their third string quarterback after not playing that well with their first stringer. Buffalo’s quarterback of the future doesn’t look like he’s the quarterback of the present, and the man in the heart of their #2 ranked defense from a year ago, Takeo Spikes, is done for the season. New England has one of the toughest schedules in the NFL. With a healthy roster, that wouldn’t normally be a problem for the two-time defending champs. But with more members of the Patriot secondary in the infirmary than on the field, and with newcomers Monty Beisel and Chad Brown not coming close to replacing Tedy Bruschi’s production at linebacker, that difficult schedule is more likely to rear it’s ugly head. That leaves us with Miami, a team that is undefeated at home after beating two teams most everyone thought would at least make the playoffs this year. They have a defense in the top five of the Football Outsiders defense efficiency rankings. Gus Frerotte has been surprisingly effective at quarterback, Ronnie Brown has shown flashes at running back, and the offensive line has outperformed everyone’s low expectations, allowing the second fewest sacks in the league. I’m not saying Miami is ready to replace New England at the top of the division just yet, but right now, they might just have the best chance of any team in the AFC East to do so.
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[arsenal]

you know what kinda sucks about those injuries in the AFC east though, is regardless of how healthy those teams are, we are good enough to compete for a top spot in the division... now if we were to win our division or come in 2nd, its like, well they only did that because of injuries...

not that i wouldn't be happy in that position, but it gives the doubters excuses which is annoying...

 

[rafael]

you know what kinda sucks about those injuries in the AFC east though, is regardless of how healthy those teams are, we are good enough to compete for a top spot in the division... now if we were to win our division or come in 2nd, its like, well they only did that because of injuries...

not that i wouldn't be happy in that position, but it gives the doubters excuses which is annoying...

Oh well, we probably wouldn't have been 4-12 last year if we hadn't been besieged by injuries and player losses (RW) either. Only the really biased would claim that we only win (this year) b/c of other team's injuries but that all our injuries had no affect on our previous record. Why would we care what the really biased think anyway?

 

[arsenal]

Oh well, we probably wouldn't have been 4-12 last year if we hadn't been besieged by injuries and player losses (RW) either. Only the really biased would claim that we only win (this year) b/c of other team's injuries but that all our injuries had no affect on our previous record. Why would we care what the really biased think anyway?

well thats the media for you, when you lose because of injuries (as long as its not the QB, losing 2 all important DTs they dont seem to care about), you suck... if you win because of others injuries you got lucky...

the entire media is a biased machine, its not that i care... its just unfair and annoying...

 

[O'townPhinFan]

Ya know...I am a very optimistic person but if my mind serves me correctly the same thing happened to the Pats a while back where their defense was all messed up and they still reemed us a new one....The Pats don't lose people...the reload with more talent...their depth chart is unbelievable and unless they just die all together, they will be the team to beat...just look at their last game....ask the Steelers.

 

[DuderinoN703]

I'd rather win then anything else. Let them have their excuses for us. Injuries are a part of this game, every team goes through it.