Over 200 rushing yards against us even though they had 3rd & 4th String WRs and no high-profile TE for us to cover either. We should've held them down to, maybe, 80 rushing yards and make their nobody WRs (that Woods guy is a good young talent but he got freakin' ejected and they still drove it down our throats). Their O-line can block, Jackson and Spiller are both above-average to elite RBs, Stevie Johnson will probably be back healthy next year, that good young WR I just mentioned will be a year more experienced, and WRs can be drafted and signed much easier than we can draft our positions of need. Face it, it's much easier to 'plug & play' WRs and TEs than offensive linemen. I mean, it takes rookie WRs a little while, normally, but they only need one good veteran and they'll have a decent corps with a drafted rookie (most likely) developing. Johnson, Woods, added veteran, high-drafted rookie. Bam. Probably need a decent veteran TE too, and those guys will be available.
Even if Miami is able to acquire good players on the offensive line (which is extremely doubtful knowing Ireland will be trying to acquire them), it takes time to a line to gel as a unit. Also, drafted linebackers take more time to be good players too. Urlacher was nowhere near as good in his rookie year as he was in his second, and that's freakin' Urlacher! Miami definitely needs great veteran LB brought in (Wheeler can be cut yesterday, please!) and hopefully one can be drafted. MAYBE Jelani Jenkins can at least become average.
E.J. Manuel seemed to be at least as good in his rookie year as Tannehill was last year, and he's gonna be better next year (though he could be injury prone).
The Dolphins have a core unit that is a 6-8 win team. Only the ascendancy of Tannehill to Brady-level makes them a perennial playoff team. If Manuel ascends to the level that Tannehill played this year, Buffalo will be better than we will be based on what I've mentioned above.
I hope I'm wrong, but the Bills have a great core group.
Just throwing this out there.
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My bad, Stevie Johnson wasn't injured for the game, but, if I'm not mistaken, he was battling some injury this year and was rarely 100%. Am I wrong?
Even if Miami is able to acquire good players on the offensive line (which is extremely doubtful knowing Ireland will be trying to acquire them), it takes time to a line to gel as a unit. Also, drafted linebackers take more time to be good players too. Urlacher was nowhere near as good in his rookie year as he was in his second, and that's freakin' Urlacher! Miami definitely needs great veteran LB brought in (Wheeler can be cut yesterday, please!) and hopefully one can be drafted. MAYBE Jelani Jenkins can at least become average.
E.J. Manuel seemed to be at least as good in his rookie year as Tannehill was last year, and he's gonna be better next year (though he could be injury prone).
The Dolphins have a core unit that is a 6-8 win team. Only the ascendancy of Tannehill to Brady-level makes them a perennial playoff team. If Manuel ascends to the level that Tannehill played this year, Buffalo will be better than we will be based on what I've mentioned above.
I hope I'm wrong, but the Bills have a great core group.
Just throwing this out there.
---------- Post added at 10:14 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:13 AM ----------
My bad, Stevie Johnson wasn't injured for the game, but, if I'm not mistaken, he was battling some injury this year and was rarely 100%. Am I wrong?
