Miami Dolphins won’t keep winning unless coaching gets better

[DKphin]

As a former player, I have grown frustrated with the oversimplification of football analysis. So this season, I will be watching the coaches’ video and analyzing the impact of all 22 players on the field and the coaches’ game plan.

You want hard analysis, not feelings. So, let’s go.

[h=4]No Faith[/h] [h=4]All 22[/h]

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Though Ryan Tannehill is in his fifth season with the Dolphins, the football world has yet to come to a consensus on the most basic question. Is he good? Unfortunately, after watching the New York Jets game, I can’t answer that question. But I can tell you that, based on the playcalling, Gase doesn’t trust him. All the passing plays were simple reads and called for Tannehill to throw a lot of short outside routes. It looked like the game plan they’d use if they had to play with a backup quarterback. Even when trailing in the fourth quarter, Gase didn’t take the training wheels off.
I assume Tannehill has given Gase reason to be cautious, but there is a better way. Yes, the Dolphins won, but it was because of the players and in spite of the coaches. I wouldn’t bet on the Dolphins breaking the spell of mediocrity that’s plagued them for the past several years.

[h=4]Run it again[/h] The strength of the offense during the Dolphins’ recent winning streak has been Jay Ajayi and the running game. And it seems like they only have one running play in the playbook. The outside zone. It was stuffed often against the Jets’ stingy run defense, but there were a few times when the Dolphins created big plays in the running game.
At 5:04 in the first quarter, Ajayi scored a 20-yard touchdown run on a zone play. On that play, with a little help from left tackle Branden Albert and the left guard Laremy Tunsil, he was able to reach block the Jets’ Leonard Williams, one of the best defensive tackles in the league. Center Mike Pouncey showed impressive athleticism by getting to the second level and blocking linebacker Julian Stanford. And Ajayi read the blocking well and decisively hit the hole.

[h=4]Creative but not Strategic[/h] Gase and the Dolphins coaches installed a few creative gadget plays for the red zone. During their second offensive drive, the Dolphins ran a fake reverse screen pass to Jarvis Landry, which set up a short touchdown. Later they even ran a trick play double pass that was unsuccessful. Those plays were nice accessories to the game plan, but the trick to giving defenses trouble is not inventive one-off plays, but packages of plays. A package is a few plays that attack the same player or defensive set in different ways. Effective packages have plays that build on each other and set up the next play. A simple example of a package the Dolphins could have used would have been a counter play off the outside zone play they ran often. The defenders were running hard to the play side, misdirection may have been effective. They did package their zone play with a play-action pass. But they made the mistake that many an offensive guru makes. Their play-action pass attacked the wrong player. After running the ball well a couple of times, the linebackers and the strong safety began to get more aggressive toward run action, then they ran a play-action deep post to the outside receiver. All teams do it, but it’s dumb because the cornerback and the free safety have no run responsibilities, so the run action does not cause them to be out of position.

Read more: http://theundefeated.com/features/miami-dolphins-wont-keep-winning-unless-coaching-gets-better/

 

[lurking]

the coaching has gotten better, that's why we're winning.

 

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Theundefeated.com???

 

[NBP81]

That guy is clueless...

 

[cash]

I don't think it was Gase's best gameplan by any stretch even he admitted that, but hes trying to use that to say he doesn't trust Ryan. Total stretch and I can't read anymore of this pollution

 

[AL R]

That guy is clueless...

Its a former player, so obviously he knows it all, like every other player clearly.

---------- Post added at 05:25 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:24 PM ----------

I don't think it was Gase's best gameplan by any stretch even he admitted that, but hes trying to use that to say he doesn't trust Ryan. Total stretch and I can't read anymore of this pollution

Maybe it had something to do with an injured Parker, no Stills, and backup TE's and not so much the QB

 

[67Stang]

By former player, he means he has entered a few Madden tournaments!

 

[broccoli rob]

That guy is clueless...

what a dopey article. Reminds me of this POS I read today

http://www.phinmaniacs.com/news/enjoy-the-dolphins-present-focus-on-their-future


A lot of people out to remind us Dolphin fans that the Dolphins suck...

They beat 3 teams off an 8-0 win streak and we need to worry about losses? When have you ever had to tell a DOLPHIN fan to worry about a loss?

The majority of us are diehard fin fans, losses aren't worried about -- they are expected.

These types of "journalists" that concoct these pile of dung articles will look more and more foolish as the Dolphins continue to rack up the W's.

Don't support these articles -- don't click. Unfollow. In fact, don't even click the dumb article I posted.
I am an idiot myself to link it.

Guy is named Luis D Sung, just unfollow.

 

[cafinfan408]

Even when Stills is playing we need to get Grant 10 snaps a game.. just for a scheme standpoint it will open things up

 

[jc4005]

"Even when trailing in the fourth quarter, Gase didn’t take the training wheels off."

What game was this guy watching? The only time we trailed in the 4th quarter Drake ran the kickoff back. Such hard analysis...

 

[NBP81]

If he's so tired of oversimplifications, he should join FH and read posts from CB, Hoops, FTB, Kdawg, Joff, JDW and alot of other good posters... Instead of writing his own oversimplified article...

 

[raving]

The coaching has been the main reason we are 4 and 4.

Gase has done a great job in dealing with the players morale and focus.

The team is young - we are on the learning curve.

A player like Stills goes down and putting Caroo or Grant in now is a big problem because they do not know the proper place to be.

The game plan likely lacked and we certainly left points on the table and made it a closer game then maybe it needed to be.

But we F...ing WON! So I do not care about all of that.

I am THANKFUL that the coaching was adequate enough to get us to a W!

 

[xXwarXx]

But I can tell you that, based on the playcalling, Gase doesn’t trust him. All the passing plays were simple reads and called for Tannehill to throw a lot of short outside routes. It looked like the game plan they’d use if they had to play with a backup quarterback. Even when trailing in the fourth quarter, Gase didn’t take the training wheels off.

Same exact thing I said after the game.

Gase doesn't trust the bum, and I don't blame him one bit. Had Gase realized Tannehill sucked earlier who knows what our record might be right now.

 

[OneYardShort]

Same exact thing I said after the game.

Gase doesn't trust the bum, and I don't blame him one bit. Had Gase realized Tannehill sucked earlier who knows what our record might be right now.

Of course..

Lol

 

[TheWozz]

I hope this guy is not trying to feed a family on his analytical skills. If so, he better have put a nice chunk of change away from his playing days...