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What a difference a week makes. After the loss to Tennessee, the fire Adam Gase posts ran rampant on this site. After Jay Ayaji ran rampant on the Pittsburgh defense (who saw that coming) the mood has changed.
I was disappointed in Miami's first five games wondering if Gase was Cam Cameron. Bottom line, he needs time to put his blueprint on this team that is still filled with Joe Philibin players for the most part.
My question is what do you all think will be Gase's blueprint? Hard to say from his first offseason, although going with bigger defensive ends screams of Nick Saban. Will Gase be similar to Saban and John Fox, two coaches that he worked under? Will he put together the type of physical team on both sides of the ball that I believe most fans want? Seems like the right blueprint to win in this league.
Ryan Tannehill, like Gase, has been debated on this site. What is he? Is he an average quarterback? Someone you can win with or does he need to be replaced? I believe that Tannehill wins the super bowl with Denver last year. So while I would like him to have better pocket presence etc., I think he's good enough.
For what it's worth, Pro Football Focus had Tannehill ranked 11th two years ago and 19th last year. That's a two year average of 15 out of 32 starters, right smack in the middle of the NFL. But that's also without a great offensive line or a consistent running game. We saw how well Tannehill played when he got both on Sunday versus the Steelers.
Gase may decide to go in a different direction at the quarterback position as it buys him a little more time, but I hope moving forward Miami makes a real commitment to building a championship defense. There are a few pieces on defense, but not many. That's where I'd concentrate over the next several seasons.
I was disappointed in Miami's first five games wondering if Gase was Cam Cameron. Bottom line, he needs time to put his blueprint on this team that is still filled with Joe Philibin players for the most part.
My question is what do you all think will be Gase's blueprint? Hard to say from his first offseason, although going with bigger defensive ends screams of Nick Saban. Will Gase be similar to Saban and John Fox, two coaches that he worked under? Will he put together the type of physical team on both sides of the ball that I believe most fans want? Seems like the right blueprint to win in this league.
Ryan Tannehill, like Gase, has been debated on this site. What is he? Is he an average quarterback? Someone you can win with or does he need to be replaced? I believe that Tannehill wins the super bowl with Denver last year. So while I would like him to have better pocket presence etc., I think he's good enough.
For what it's worth, Pro Football Focus had Tannehill ranked 11th two years ago and 19th last year. That's a two year average of 15 out of 32 starters, right smack in the middle of the NFL. But that's also without a great offensive line or a consistent running game. We saw how well Tannehill played when he got both on Sunday versus the Steelers.
Gase may decide to go in a different direction at the quarterback position as it buys him a little more time, but I hope moving forward Miami makes a real commitment to building a championship defense. There are a few pieces on defense, but not many. That's where I'd concentrate over the next several seasons.
