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Lazor has 5 legit options at WR, and now with DT, another 3 at RB. Good and bad to try to fit them all in.
Lamar Miller- 5th in NFL rushing yard / 2nd in YPC
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Lazor has 5 legit options at WR, and now with DT, another 3 at RB. Good and bad to try to fit them all in.
Sherif
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Lazor learns and on 2nd and 1 against the Cheifs he got hammered by the fans for not running the ball. Things changed based on play calling. That's why I put the KC loss squarly on coaching.
11-S.Janikowski kicks 76 yards from OAK 20 to MIA 4. 34-D.Williams pushed ob at MIA 30 for 26 yards (41-J.Dowling).
1-10-MIA 30
(9:31) (Shotgun) 17-R.Tannehill pass short left to 10-B.Gibson pushed ob at MIA 39 for 9 yards (56-M.Burris).
2-1-MIA 39
(8:59) (Shotgun) 26-L.Miller left guard to OAK 40 for 21 yards (26-U.Young).
1-10-OAK 40
(8:23) (Shotgun) 17-R.Tannehill pass incomplete short right to 11-M.Wallace [58-L.Woodley].
2-10-OAK 40
(8:16) (Shotgun) 17-R.Tannehill pass short left to 14-J.Landry pushed ob at OAK 25 for 15 yards (23-T.Brown).
1-10-OAK 25
(7:49) (Shotgun) 26-L.Miller left end to OAK 25 for no gain (52-K.Mack).
2-10-OAK 25
(7:14) (Shotgun) 17-R.Tannehill pass short left to 26-L.Miller pushed ob at OAK 23 for 2 yards (50-K.Maiava). OAK-50-K.Maiava was injured during the play. His return is Questionable.
3-8-OAK 23
(6:35) (Shotgun) 17-R.Tannehill pass incomplete deep left to 82-B.Hartline.
4-8-OAK 23
(6:29) 9-C.Sturgis 41 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-92-J.Denney, Holder-2-B.Fields.
roy_miami
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if Tannehill would have played like that against KC we would have crushed them as well.
Sherif
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I'm not enamored with this play calling in the KC game running when we should pass and passing when we should run. It didn't give us a chance.
1st Quarter
Miami Dolphins at 15:00
5-C.Santos kicks 66 yards from KC 35 to MIA -1. 14-J.Landry to MIA 39 for 40 yards (22-J.McKnight).
1-10-MIA 39
(14:51) (Shotgun) 17-R.Tannehill pass short right to 11-M.Wallace to MIA 46 for 7 yards (31-M.Cooper).
2-3-MIA 46
(14:24) (Shotgun) 26-L.Miller up the middle to MIA 46 for no gain (50-J.Houston).
3-3-MIA 46
(14:08) (Shotgun) 17-R.Tannehill pass short middle to 82-B.Hartline to KC 45 for 9 yards (31-M.Cooper).
1-10-KC 45
(13:16) 26-L.Miller right tackle to KC 42 for 3 yards (97-A.Bailey; 91-T.Hali).
2-7-KC 42
(12:47) (Shotgun) 17-R.Tannehill sacked at KC 45 for -3 yards (92-D.Poe).
3-10-KC 45
(12:05) (Shotgun) 26-L.Miller up the middle to KC 41 for 4 yards (91-T.Hali).
4-6-KC 41
(11:26) (Punt formation) 2-B.Fields punts 39 yards to KC 2, Center-92-J.Denney, downed by MIA-29-W.Davis.
In the third qtr we're down by 6 21-15 and the D gets us a 3 and out after, Landry gets a 70 yd return and we cant get in the endzone and get a FG, and the D gets us a safety. So ST and D puts us back in the game and what do we do on offense after all that momentum? Abandon the run and pass on 1st down when the passing game wasn't working and pass on 2nd and 1 and 3rd and 1.
1-10 MIA 33 (12:44) (Shotgun) 17-R.Tannehill sacked at MIA 33 for 0 yards (50-J.Houston).
2-10-MIA 33
(12:12) 26-L.Miller right guard to MIA 40 for 7 yards (91-T.Hali).
3-3-MIA 40
(11:33) (Shotgun) 17-R.Tannehill pass short right to 14-J.Landry to MIA 44 for 4 yards (20-C.Owens).
1-10-MIA 44
(10:55) (Shotgun) 26-L.Miller up the middle to KC 47 for 9 yards (39-H.Abdullah).
2-1-KC 47
(10:22) 17-R.Tannehill pass incomplete deep right to 11-M.Wallace.
3-1-KC 47
(9:57) 17-R.Tannehill sacked at 50 for -3 yards (sack split by 92-D.Poe and 20-C.Owens).
4-4-KC 50
(9:31) (Punt formation) 2-B.Fields punts 46 yards to KC 4, Center-92-J.Denney. 85-F.Hammond to MIA 49 for 47 yards (56-J.Freeny). PENALTY on MIA-35-W.Aikens, Illegal Substitution, 5 yards, enforced at MIA 49.
To be honest, I think the run pass ratio against Oakland still wasn't good enough. That got masked because Tannehill was so effective passing. Him completing 14 passes in a row won't happen again. We need to run the ball some more.
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for the past 2 weeks he has had huge holes that even I could get too. He doesn't break tackles and doesn't go for the long ball. It's still nice to see him in the top 5.
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Also noticed he has 4 carries of 20+ yards which is tied for second in the league behind DeMarco Murray who has twice the carries and only 1 more run of 20+ yards. Good to see Miller turning it on. Perhaps seeing D Thomas cut after being a former 2nd round pick and the ability of Moreno had him fearing for his job too. The O-line is much improved over last year too so I'm sure that is helping. Hope he keeps it up.
He has had good holes. Most NFL backs could have good gains with what he is getting. Still, watching the game on TV doesn't do justice to the speed a which a back like Lamar Miller can turn a hole into a ten yard gain. Sure, his ability after contact and to miss tacklers at the second level is a little disappointing, but his ability to effortlessly turn a hole into a 10-20 yard gain is a pretty impressive skill in its own right.
Broken tackles are a lot sexier on TV, and the ideal back can break tackles in the backfield and still have good gains like Moreno did in week one, but Miller's lightning is still pretty exciting too.
I wonder what people would think of Miller if the Dolphins were feeding him like pretty much any other team in the league feeds an effective starter. He could have had 200 against the Chiefs.