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Don't believe everything you think.
The Offense
6 touchdowns!
What more can I say.
I could say Ricky Williams rushed for 2 touchdowns and a 5.6 yard average (with a long run of 38yards) on his way to his first hundred yard game as a Dolphin. I could say something about Robert Edwards and his two touchdowns, one rushing, one receiving.... Or how about Randy McMicheal and his one handed grab or his touchdown catch? What about Chris Chambers going up and coming down with a long gainer to go along with a touchdown catch of his own? I could say something about Jay Fiedler and his.....*drumroll*......3 touchdown passes against 0 interceptions!!! I could even say something about Jamie Nails just crushing people out there.
I could say Norv is a Genius.
But I won't say any of that, I'll just say....6 touchdowns!
A+
The Defense.
Questionable performance by the defense. What most concerned me was the lack of sacks from the defensive end position. They just weren't getting a whole lot of pressure on McMahon consistently enough the way they should have been against a Detroit offensive line which wasn't supposed to be one of the strong points of their team. Even when we knew they were going to throw on every play I would have liked to see them get more pressure than what they were.
I will give them credit for keeping McMahon pretty much in check as far as runnig the ball, they did stay in their lanes and contain him.
The Lions were pretty much forced to abandon the run and only gained 51 yards on the ground while the Dolphin defense only gave up 211 through the air. Which leads us to the question.
How did the Dolphins give up 21 points off of two drives of over ten plays and another covering seven plays?
Answer in first paragraph.
B-
Special teams
First of all it was Albert Johnson's first game as a pro so I'll go easy on him....this week. From a bobble on the opening kickoff, to a fumble luckily recovered by the Dolphins, to a fair catch on the 5 yard line, he had a rough day. He needs to get it together next week. That's all I have to say about that.
Trent Gamble was in the right place at the right time for a gift touchdown off of a punt that bounced off a Lions hip, then into the endzone before it found a home in his arms
Royals had a 47.3yard average on 5 punts and Mare was booming his kickoffs and going a perfect seven for seven on extra points, but Johnsons performance brings this grade down.
C
Overall
I think we can be pretty happy with the results of the game. We blew out a team that we should have and didn't get caught looking ahead to Indianapolis.
The Norv turner offense looked nearly unstoppable. Jay Fielder played smart and didn't turn the ball over and they proved that 3rd and 1 becomes a first down with Ricky in the back field.
The defense has somethings to work on but I'm not worried about them yet. We'll see what happens next week before I get worried. We will find out next week, when they go to Indy and face Manning & Co.
A
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6 touchdowns!
What more can I say.
I could say Ricky Williams rushed for 2 touchdowns and a 5.6 yard average (with a long run of 38yards) on his way to his first hundred yard game as a Dolphin. I could say something about Robert Edwards and his two touchdowns, one rushing, one receiving.... Or how about Randy McMicheal and his one handed grab or his touchdown catch? What about Chris Chambers going up and coming down with a long gainer to go along with a touchdown catch of his own? I could say something about Jay Fiedler and his.....*drumroll*......3 touchdown passes against 0 interceptions!!! I could even say something about Jamie Nails just crushing people out there.
I could say Norv is a Genius.
But I won't say any of that, I'll just say....6 touchdowns!
A+
The Defense.
Questionable performance by the defense. What most concerned me was the lack of sacks from the defensive end position. They just weren't getting a whole lot of pressure on McMahon consistently enough the way they should have been against a Detroit offensive line which wasn't supposed to be one of the strong points of their team. Even when we knew they were going to throw on every play I would have liked to see them get more pressure than what they were.
I will give them credit for keeping McMahon pretty much in check as far as runnig the ball, they did stay in their lanes and contain him.
The Lions were pretty much forced to abandon the run and only gained 51 yards on the ground while the Dolphin defense only gave up 211 through the air. Which leads us to the question.
How did the Dolphins give up 21 points off of two drives of over ten plays and another covering seven plays?
Answer in first paragraph.
B-
Special teams
First of all it was Albert Johnson's first game as a pro so I'll go easy on him....this week. From a bobble on the opening kickoff, to a fumble luckily recovered by the Dolphins, to a fair catch on the 5 yard line, he had a rough day. He needs to get it together next week. That's all I have to say about that.
Trent Gamble was in the right place at the right time for a gift touchdown off of a punt that bounced off a Lions hip, then into the endzone before it found a home in his arms
Royals had a 47.3yard average on 5 punts and Mare was booming his kickoffs and going a perfect seven for seven on extra points, but Johnsons performance brings this grade down.
C
Overall
I think we can be pretty happy with the results of the game. We blew out a team that we should have and didn't get caught looking ahead to Indianapolis.
The Norv turner offense looked nearly unstoppable. Jay Fielder played smart and didn't turn the ball over and they proved that 3rd and 1 becomes a first down with Ricky in the back field.
The defense has somethings to work on but I'm not worried about them yet. We'll see what happens next week before I get worried. We will find out next week, when they go to Indy and face Manning & Co.
A
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