Jeep
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So what this is saying.. on paper and on the field, we have some pretty damn good talent.. but its the coaching and game plans that are screwing us up??
So what this is saying.. on paper and on the field, we have some pretty damn good talent.. but its the coaching and game plans that are screwing us up??
So ... that leaves the passing game. And there's where the Dolphins don't stack up. THey rank fourth-worst at 6.6 yards per attempt.
"My system likes the Dolphins because teams can’t move the ball on them,'' Burke said. "They’re going to cause a lot of problems for a lot of people And their passing efficiency on offense is pretty low - they've had some struggles on offense. They're not going to necessarily be average, but maybe they don't need to be."
Burke said the Dolphins' strengths of defense and running the ball is, "kind of a Rex Ryan format of a team. Teams like Baltimore and Pittsburgh built teams around that format for a decade."
The issue with the Dolphins, Burke says, is a schedule that grows tougher for the next month with San Diego, Buffalo, Detroit and Denver.
Speaking of which, another analytics site, FO, has us tied at 9th (with San Diego) broken down like this: 12th on offense, 4th on defense, and 32nd on special teams. SD is 3rd on offense, 27th on defense and 14th on special teams.
32nd on special teams with top 5KR and how many blocked punts/kicks? I get Fields has been off but not so bad to put us at last. Sturgis has been bad too, yet I can't see those dropping us that low. Maybe 20th in terms of all specials teams.
ok got it. Very interesting. It completely debunks the article in another thread about how our record is deceiving due to the losing record of our opposition.
Actually, not really. If you read the analyst's quote, he does say that he expects the Dolphins to decline as the schedule gets tougher. And the other distressing thing is that the passing offense is ranked fourth worst in his system.
Bad passing offense about to face three of the best passing defenses....
...we'll see.
Bad passing offense about to face three of the best passing defenses....
...we'll see.
I wouldn't consider the Charger one of the best passing defenses. While they are 3rd best at YPA allowed they are also 23rd best at allowing Passer rating.
They allow opposing QB's a 94.5 passer rating by allowing 14 TD's while only getting 4 Interceptions. They also have ups and downs in their passing yards allowed.
3 games with almost 300 yards passing allowed and then several other with shutdown games. (60, 180) They are inconsistent.
I would rank our pass defense better than them.
Now Detroit and Buffalo are definitely top pass defenses. But Buffalo has also had some games where they got smoked pretty good on the pass. Both Chicago and NE hit them up for more than 300 yards. Just got to block their DL and we have a chance to move them down in the standings.