Miami Dolphins vs. New England Patriots preview

[SCLSU Mud Dogs]

http://bocamag.com/blog/2016/09/15/miami-dolphins-vs-new-england-patriots-preview-week-2-nfl-picks/

Miami’s defense looked much better than expected, which is a positive heading into New England. However, the offense was still stagnant, totaling just 214 yards of total offense. Even though it was against one of the league’s best defenses, it’s still concerning.


According to Pro Football Focus, quarterback Ryan Tannehill was pressured on nearly 50 percent of his drop backs. Tannehill was an unremarkable 16-for-29 with 186 yards, no touchdowns and no interceptions. He was also sacked five times.

 

[EvilDylan]

I bet this weekend is when Gase unveils some additional offensive strategy that he didn't show last weekend. Catch the Pats off-guard in their house and sneak a win.

 

[phins_4_ever]

I expect our offense to be much better. It has to be. Improvement every week is the goal.
If the defense can perform as well as they did in Seattle we might be onto something.

 

[HopaLong]

In other news, the Dolphins have signed free agent RB Ronnie Brown.

 

[russianbear]

this game is light years more important than the Seattle game was....going to have to bring our A game on the road.

 

[ChrisTRD]

I love how Miami's offense is coming off as terrible this week in reports but no one really gets into it being vs one of, if not, the best defenses in the entire league in Seattle which is one of the hardest places to travel to.

 

[SCLSU Mud Dogs]

I love how Miami's offense is coming off as terrible this week in reports but no one really gets into it being vs one of, if not, the best defenses in the entire league in Seattle which is one of the hardest places to travel to.

Winners don't make excuses. Period.

 

[fansinceGWilson]

I love how Miami's offense is coming off as terrible this week in reports but no one really gets into it being vs one of, if not, the best defenses in the entire league in Seattle which is one of the hardest places to travel to.

It may be week 4 before we know what Seattle is. Rams and 9rs shouldn't be much of a test. If they dominate quality opponents, Miami's loss will look impressive. Until then, most doubters will default to the "Seattle isn't as good as last year" mindset. OTOH, I don't know when Miami will get respect. Losing big in NE will 'prove' they're still bad. Losing close or winning will be attributed to NE missing key players. Maybe week 6 and the Steelers.

 

[ChrisTRD]

I get that. Winning cures all, yeah yeah. But still, I live in CT have people I know who keep telling me they thought Miami put up a good effort and should have won. That they put up a hell of an effort opening on the road in Seattle.... Just annoying. Oh well.

 

[Trucanes99]

This might be an ugly game for us. NE just beat one of the best defenses in the league without many of their key weapons and captain no-name at QB.

If we can somehow pull out a win on Sunday, for me, it'll feel like 2 wins, not 1.

 

[SCLSU Mud Dogs]

This might be an ugly game for us. NE just beat one of the best defenses in the league without many of their key weapons and captain no-name at QB.

If we can somehow pull out a win on Sunday, for me, it'll feel like 2 wins, not 1.

At the same time, Arizona has some injuries and Carson Palmer isn't exactly the model of consistency when it comes to playing quality football. Last year was the first year in a long time that he was highly regarded across the league.

 

[J. David Wannyheimer]

At the same time, Arizona has some injuries and Carson Palmer isn't exactly the model of consistency when it comes to playing quality football. Last year was the first year in a long time that he was highly regarded across the league.

Oddly enough, I felt like Carson Palmer had one of his worst recent years as a pro in 2015. He actually had been playing quite well before that, and people kind of caught on to the fact that he was still a quality quarterback, and then he ju st had some really ugly stretches in 2015.

 

[SCLSU Mud Dogs]

Oddly enough, I felt like Carson Palmer had one of his worst recent years as a pro in 2015. He actually had been playing quite well before that, and people kind of caught on to the fact that he was still a quality quarterback, and then he ju st had some really ugly stretches in 2015.

Are you sure we're talking about the same quarterback? Palmer set career highs in 2015 for his QB rating, yards and touchdown passes.

 

[NoblePhin]

Palmer choked in the playoffs but he was great in the regular season

 

[J. David Wannyheimer]

Are you sure we're talking about the same quarterback? Palmer set career highs in 2015 for his QB rating, yards and touchdown passes.

Yeah. Just what I saw watching the Cardinals. He had a couple of clunkers. Might have just been the limited number of Cardinals games I got to watch.