I'm sure no one picked us to beat the red hot Bengals on Halloween, but that's why they play the games.
not one bleacherreport "expert" has picked miami to win sunday 12-0 sweep
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From a talent standpoint, it's a really uphill battle Sunday, and that starts with Newton. I enjoyed calling him 'Scam Newton' for a while as did many others including the person who authored the moniker, but lately he's been awesome. In his first 2 years, he'd as much to lose you a ballgame as he did to win it, and his failures were often as spectacular as his success. Now, he's taking care of the football and he's just really hard to stop. He's everything that Michael Vick was supposed to be but wasn't. He can make any throw, and can make plays on the run, and his running ability at the QB position is matched only by Michael Vick only on Vick's best days.
Our offense is gonna feel compelled to keep up with Carolina's offense, which will play right into the hands of an emerging powerhouse defense. Luckily for Miami, Panthers are missing a pretty big piece in Charles Johnson. Still, that's tough D to battle when our D will really up against it all day.
Having to cover Smith, LaFell, and Ted Ginn, who's probably never been as dangerous in his whole career as he is now (cuz he's the #3 and the #3 CB of opposing Ds are no match) seems like too tough a task for our secondary, especially if Patterson is constantly on the injured/healthy fence. With Patterson healthy, we might have a shot, but with Carroll at #2 and Stanford at #3? Yikes!
Then there's the fact that DeAngelo Hall is looking as good as he has in years and Olsen really is a top 15 TE...man, I just don't see how we win this game. It's that simple.
Nothing against the Dolphins, but Carolina is just a more well constructed team.
I think that Newton's progress is encouraging in that he's doing this in year 3, so there was definitely room for him to improve from last year and he did improve. It gives solid evidence that Tannehill can probably take his game to another level next season.
You play the games cuz anything can happen, but I don't see, at this time, a scenario where Miami overcomes a pretty good-sized talent deficit.
Our offense is gonna feel compelled to keep up with Carolina's offense, which will play right into the hands of an emerging powerhouse defense. Luckily for Miami, Panthers are missing a pretty big piece in Charles Johnson. Still, that's tough D to battle when our D will really up against it all day.
Having to cover Smith, LaFell, and Ted Ginn, who's probably never been as dangerous in his whole career as he is now (cuz he's the #3 and the #3 CB of opposing Ds are no match) seems like too tough a task for our secondary, especially if Patterson is constantly on the injured/healthy fence. With Patterson healthy, we might have a shot, but with Carroll at #2 and Stanford at #3? Yikes!
Then there's the fact that DeAngelo Hall is looking as good as he has in years and Olsen really is a top 15 TE...man, I just don't see how we win this game. It's that simple.
Nothing against the Dolphins, but Carolina is just a more well constructed team.
I think that Newton's progress is encouraging in that he's doing this in year 3, so there was definitely room for him to improve from last year and he did improve. It gives solid evidence that Tannehill can probably take his game to another level next season.
You play the games cuz anything can happen, but I don't see, at this time, a scenario where Miami overcomes a pretty good-sized talent deficit.
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DB's are suspect. Wallace going long based on what im reading.
Carolina's wins are not all that impressive when you look at who they played and when they played them. The only impressive win is a 10-9 barn burner in SF and Patriots at home on MNF.
otherwise, they beat loser teams.
Short week on the road. We can wear them down in the heat. We can make them jump offisides. We can control the ball so long as we are successful on 3rd downs. RT has to be more accurate than he was last week.
Im seeing a low 20 point game for either side.
Carolina's wins are not all that impressive when you look at who they played and when they played them. The only impressive win is a 10-9 barn burner in SF and Patriots at home on MNF.
otherwise, they beat loser teams.
Short week on the road. We can wear them down in the heat. We can make them jump offisides. We can control the ball so long as we are successful on 3rd downs. RT has to be more accurate than he was last week.
Im seeing a low 20 point game for either side.
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Loud 12th man support would be very good to have and could help make the difference..
Question is 'will all the fans show up this Sunday'?
Question is 'will all the fans show up this Sunday'?
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They barely beat the Pats on Monday night on their home field. The Pats are a well coached and efficient team, but not overly talented. The Phins actually outplayed them, until they imploded in the mid 3rd quarter (with a little help from momentum changing calls by the officials).
This has been one of the most unpredictable seasons I can recall. Did anyone expect the Rams to blowout the Colts 2 weeks ago?
Newton is still prone to poor decisions and bad passes.
The Phins lost to the Bucs last week in a close game and I guess that made all the so called experts to believe the Phins were in a free fall. However, the following week, the Bucs pt up 41 pts against Atlanta and have played everyone tough throughout the season, so they are not as bad as their record would indicate.
I think the Phins win this one, although I wouldn't put any money on it, since they have been so unpredictable.
This has been one of the most unpredictable seasons I can recall. Did anyone expect the Rams to blowout the Colts 2 weeks ago?
Newton is still prone to poor decisions and bad passes.
The Phins lost to the Bucs last week in a close game and I guess that made all the so called experts to believe the Phins were in a free fall. However, the following week, the Bucs pt up 41 pts against Atlanta and have played everyone tough throughout the season, so they are not as bad as their record would indicate.
I think the Phins win this one, although I wouldn't put any money on it, since they have been so unpredictable.
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good to see jaworski and jackson from espn take miami
they know what it is
they know what it is
They said the same thing about SanDiego, the Panthers are not a Juggernaut, they're playing good but matchups will be a problem for them, Wheeler need spy Cam Newton and not let 3rd down and 12 become 1st downs. Score early to make came newton have to throw the football and no chunk yardage down the field. Miami win this game 23-14.
If you keep watching all the football shows you are just going to see more of the same. If you expect to see anything more than just the occasional pick for us you are fooling yourself.
If we are able to contain Newton and keep him under 15 yards rushing that's when we will succeed.
We have to run the ball in this game without question. If we can't rush, we will not win.
If we are able to contain Newton and keep him under 15 yards rushing that's when we will succeed.
We have to run the ball in this game without question. If we can't rush, we will not win.