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It's going to be "shoot-out" all season

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With a bad run defense and sub par running game make expect a lot of "shoot outs". Records are gonna falls ! new will be playing catch ups like crazy!



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#Dolphins aren't going to be able to run the ball at all this year. Team looks likely to finish toward top of NFL in pass attempts.
 
Facts based on preseason games. Dolphins did well in the "dress rehearsal" game. Run defense was solid actually.
 
Well, I'm expecting the run d to be much better, but Miami is playing one of the two or three best running teams in the NFL, so even if it is better, Seattle will likely enjoy success on the ground today. Even when SF had J. Smith, P. Willis, and N. Bowman, Seattle ran well against them. I expect a fair amount of run blitzes on early downs.
 
I hope not. We wouldn't win too many games if this is the case.
 
How about we play AT LEAST 1 game first. What do ya say OP?
 
ANUFan said:
How about we play AT LEAST 1 game first. What do ya say OP?
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Yeah, let's shut down this site for the entire offseason. Nobody give an opinion until we have enough facts to establish the truth scientifically. Which will be after the season ends, I suppose.

Give me a break.
 
j-off-her-doll said:
Well, I'm expecting the run d to be much better, but Miami is playing one of the two or three best running teams in the NFL, so even if it is better, Seattle will likely enjoy success on the ground today. Even when SF had J. Smith, P. Willis, and N. Bowman, Seattle ran well against them. I expect a fair amount of run blitzes on early downs.
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They also had marshawn lynch...
 
Seattles line is weak, we should be able to stop their run today. Of course a couple big runs from the QB could skew the average a bit.


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I think alot of people are giving their run offense too much credit without them proving anything yet. You really cant compAre previous seasons to now because they did have one of the best rbs in the league. Lynch broke alot of tackles and wasnt easy to take down. He will be hard to replace for seattle.
 
DolfanISS said:
Seattles line is weak, we should be able to stop their run today. Of course a couple big runs from the QB could skew the average a bit.


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Seattle's line is a weak pass blocking unit. Their run blocking is solid. I expect them to run all over us today, unfortunately.
 
Out of 32 NFL teams, I predict that Miami ends the season as one of the bottom 3 for total rushing yards.
 
As long as our DEs set the edge and stay at home on the backside, our run defense will be fine.
 
Nawledge said:
They also had marshawn lynch...
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Marshawn Lynch rushed for 417 yards in 2017 and averaged just 3.8 YPC, but Seattle ranked right about where they always rank in rushing. They ranked third in attempts and yards and 7th in YPC. The average would have been better if not for Lynch; Rawls averaged 5.6 YPC, and Michael averaged 4.9 YPC. For his part, Russell Wilson averaged 5.4 YPC. The trio of Rawls, Michael, and Wilson will spearhead Seattle's rushing attack. It's no coincidence that the top-3 rushing teams in the NFL in 2015 - Buffalo, Carolina, and Seattle - have mobile QB's. It's hard to run in the NFL, but a mobile QB gives a RB and extra quarter-second. 1 and 2-yard runs become 4 and 5-yards runs. The 4th and 5th best rushing teams were Minnesota (A. Peterson) and Tampa Bay (D. Martin and a vertical passing offense). The only area where Seattle wasn't as good is rushing TD's, but they were also outside the top-10 in 2013 (the year they won the SB). And, of the playoff teams in 2015, only the Patriots, Cardinals, and Panthers threw more TD passes.

Wilson puts a ton of stress on D's, and he acts as an extra blocker for the backside, because if you crash down as the backside DE, Seattle will recognize it, and Wilson will beat you to the edge. He also throws one of the best deep balls in the NFL, and toward the end of 2015, Seattle put opposing D's in impossible positions by dominating in the passing game and running game. If Miami can keep Seattle under 25 points, I'd count that as a major win for VJ.
 
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