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Need To At Least Split The Next 4 Games

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The next 4 games are going to be a tuff task, @ Denver, @ Jets on MNF. vs Balt on a short week, and @ Pats.

IMO, we need a split to have a shot at a wild card. IF we can do that, we have Minny an the Jets at home. A bit like Deja Vu from last year to get in.

Without splitting, I do not see playoff game this year.
 
I think we absolutely need to beat Jets and Ravens to manage a WC spot, winning any of the others are a bonus


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No doubt about it. Split would still put us in position to get 10 wins by beating 2 "bad" teams. If we go 1-3 we're toast.
 
How about winning 4 of the next 6. Thats the long view.
 
I don't think you can necessarily just say split. I think that the Jets game and Ravens game are a must win. If we are gunning for the division and in position, add the Patriots to that list but if AFC East isn't in sight, Patriots doesn't become a must win.
 
Ravens are no easy match. I don't need to say anything about Den or NE. 2-2 would be great. After that things should be gravy, but we always have trouble with the Jets.
 
I think 11 wins will get them in the playoffs, which means going 5-1 the rest of the season. 9 wins won't cut it, and with 10 wins they'd probably need help and still may or may not make it.
 
The AFC will be tough to get a WC we will need no less than 5 losses....we need to go 5-1 to guarantee us a spot in the playoffs. 6 losses and we probably wont get in unless we beat Denver and the Ravens.....there are 5 teams fighting for the 2nd wc right now at 6-4 another at 5-5 so that is 6 teams fighting for one spot....its time this team goes on a run....we need to go 5-1 to close out the season
 
Looking around the league for the rest of the season:

Kansas City, 7-3 and holds the tie breaker over us: plays(in no particular order) Raiders twice, Chargers, Steelers, Cardinals, Broncos. Theres 3 wins to be had on that schedule.

Ravens, 6-4 and could potentially hold the tie breaker over us: Saints, Chargers, Dolphins, Jags, Texans, Browns. Theres 4 wins to be had on that schedule.

Chargers, 6-4 though we hold the tie breaker: Rams, Chiefs, Broncos, 49'ers, Ravens, Pats. If Rivers gets healthy, theres 4 wins to be had on that schedule.

Bengals, 6-3-1: Bucs, Texans, Browns, Steelers twice, Broncos. Theres 4 wins to be had on that schedule.

Browns, 6-4: Falcons, Bills, Panthers, Colts, Ravens, Bengals. Theres 4 wins to be had on that schedule.

Texans, 5-5: Jags twice, Titans, Ravens, Colts, Bengals. Theres 5 wins to be had on that schedule.

And theres probably more, but thats what i could quickly pull up. Ive seen elsewhere people suggest that 9 wins is enough to "get us close". Thats not a realistic possibility. I have no doubt there will be all sorts of convoluted scenarios that pop up in the coming weeks about how we "technically are still in the hunt" but the fact of the matter remains: we are going to need 10 wins. And depending on the victories, even that might not get it done.

The Ravens game is now the most important game of the year. We win and we have a good shot of landing a wildcard berth. We lose and its over. On top of winning that game, we also have to take care of business against the teams we are "suppose" to beat. The Jets are awful. The Vikings have talent but havent put it together yet. If this franchise has really turned the corner, then theres no reason why we should lose any of those games. Those 3 wins and the Ravens gets it done. Finishing 9-7? Nope.

Good teams take advantage of the opportunities in front of them. If we are a good team, going 4-2 down a stretch against some bad teams shouldnt be a problem. Yes, splitting the next 4 games is essential...but so is finishing the final 2.
 
I don't accept 2-2 in the next 4 games. 3-1.
Win all home games (no buts or ifs) and take 2 of 3 on the road. If we can't beat Baltimore at home we do not deserve to go to the playoffs. You want to play your best at the end of the season. Every game should be a 'playoff game' from now on.
 
Mudder1310 said:
Ravens are no easy match. I don't need to say anything about Den or NE. 2-2 would be great. After that things should be gravy, but we always have trouble with the Jets.
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I'm actually going to the Ravens game for my first game in Miami but I wanted to go to any other game possible because the Ravens, despite our solitary win against them in 2007, have really beat us up pretty badly in recent years. What does give me hope is I think we are better than we were last year when Baltimore really just got lucky against us and barely beat us.
 
These threads are just the worst.

'We' aren't gonna win or lose anything. The players and coaches are going out there to win every game because the goal is to win the Super Bowl. Less talented teams than this Dolphins squad have won it. The 1990 Giants?
There is no waiting for next year. Waiting for next year is a good way to fall into that 8-8 hell for 29 years.

Hearts and minds. You can never be a 'perfect' team. The 72 Dolphins were not as good as the Steeler teams later in the decade but they believed they could win every game and no one showed them otherwise. This Dolphins team is starting to get that 'vibe' about them like the 2008 team had, yet I think we could do more damage than the 08 Dolphins did because Tannehill can make more plays than Pennington could and I don't think we can be intimidated like we were vs Baltimore. We came unglued in that game, sadly.

We'll see, but I'm not conceding failure in any game from now on.
 
iamtiv said:
These threads are just the worst.

'We' aren't gonna win or lose anything. The players and coaches are going out there to win every game because the goal is to win the Super Bowl. Less talented teams than this Dolphins squad have won it. The 1990 Giants?
There is no waiting for next year. Waiting for next year is a good way to fall into that 8-8 hell for 29 years.

Hearts and minds. You can never be a 'perfect' team. The 72 Dolphins were not as good as the Steeler teams later in the decade but they believed they could win every game and no one showed them otherwise. This Dolphins team is starting to get that 'vibe' about them like the 2008 team had, yet I think we could do more damage than the 08 Dolphins did because Tannehill can make more plays than Pennington could and I don't think we can be intimidated like we were vs Baltimore. We came unglued in that game, sadly.

We'll see, but I'm not conceding failure in any game from now on.
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That was such an ugly game. The Ravens completely exposed Pennington and his surgery deflated arms limitations.



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The most important game for the team is the next one on the schedule, focus is key.
Given the upcoming schedule, IMO all the games are winnable.

We have a quality roster
Keep the eye on the ball
Take the prize
 
That Ravens game stand out because it's a more realistic win than Denver and New England and it's likely we could end up with the same record as Baltimore, need that tie breaker.


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