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[h=2]www.miamiherald.com/2011/10/23/2467353/miami-dolphins-searching-for-their.html
Miami's offense, which was supposed to be more explosive, is averaging fewer points than even last year's team.[/h]
After five games, the Dolphins offense is scoring less than last year, 15 points per game compared to 17.1, and it hasn’t done anything good enough to win a game.
And like last season, the Dolphins are again 30th in the league in per-game scoring.
Bush said that when he signed with the Dolphins, he asked, “Do we want to be an air-it-out team [or] a ground-and-pound team? What is our identity?” More than two months later, “that’s one of the things we’re still trying to find out.”
Bush is averaging just three receptions per game, and 6.2 yards per catch — less than his career averages of 4.9 and 7.3.
And too many of his runs have been between the tackles, something that doesn’t play to his strengths.
The Dolphins have dropped 14 passes (which ranks in the bottom quarter in the league) and are 30th in sacks allowed per pass play.
A few peculiar play calls, including a deep ball to Clyde Gates on the ill-fated final drive against Cleveland. And here’s another one: On third and inches from the Jets’ 41 on the Dolphins’ first series Monday, why did they throw a pass to Gates — who was covered by All-Pro cornerback Darrelle Revis — instead of running the ball?
The surprising decision to frequently attack Revis in the Jets game. The Dolphins targeted him on 14 passes — equal to the total number of times he was thrown at in five previous games. The Dolphins completed five (all to Marshall), for 63 yards.
Anthony Fasano’s limited role in the passing game.
The Dolphins have thrown only 11 times to Fasano, who has eight catches for 130 yards.
Perhaps more passes to Fasano, or Daniel Thomas runs, should have been called in the red zone. Daboll said he likes how Thomas has done in the red zone and hinted he might use him more there. The Dolphins have scored only six touchdowns on 18 trips inside the opponents’ 20, which is the second-worst percentage in the league.
Miami's offense, which was supposed to be more explosive, is averaging fewer points than even last year's team.[/h]
After five games, the Dolphins offense is scoring less than last year, 15 points per game compared to 17.1, and it hasn’t done anything good enough to win a game.
And like last season, the Dolphins are again 30th in the league in per-game scoring.
Bush said that when he signed with the Dolphins, he asked, “Do we want to be an air-it-out team [or] a ground-and-pound team? What is our identity?” More than two months later, “that’s one of the things we’re still trying to find out.”
Bush is averaging just three receptions per game, and 6.2 yards per catch — less than his career averages of 4.9 and 7.3.
And too many of his runs have been between the tackles, something that doesn’t play to his strengths.
The Dolphins have dropped 14 passes (which ranks in the bottom quarter in the league) and are 30th in sacks allowed per pass play.
A few peculiar play calls, including a deep ball to Clyde Gates on the ill-fated final drive against Cleveland. And here’s another one: On third and inches from the Jets’ 41 on the Dolphins’ first series Monday, why did they throw a pass to Gates — who was covered by All-Pro cornerback Darrelle Revis — instead of running the ball?
The surprising decision to frequently attack Revis in the Jets game. The Dolphins targeted him on 14 passes — equal to the total number of times he was thrown at in five previous games. The Dolphins completed five (all to Marshall), for 63 yards.
Anthony Fasano’s limited role in the passing game.
The Dolphins have thrown only 11 times to Fasano, who has eight catches for 130 yards.
Perhaps more passes to Fasano, or Daniel Thomas runs, should have been called in the red zone. Daboll said he likes how Thomas has done in the red zone and hinted he might use him more there. The Dolphins have scored only six touchdowns on 18 trips inside the opponents’ 20, which is the second-worst percentage in the league.
