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Perkins - Dolphins have bigger problems than Tannehill

Yea, the run D is a huge problem.......

When Tannehill leaves them on the field all day.

Let's blame the D for giving us 2 points directly, setting us up for an easy TD(our only one of course) and holding the opponent under 20 till late in the 4th qtr, only to finally collapse from having been on the field most of the game while trying to keep every opponent under 17 points. :rolleyes2:
 
Ho0w does the defense get this much blame??

The whole time watching that game I kept telling my friend..They cannot keep getting stops and us getting nothing out of it. they will break soon
They go a safety to get it to a 1 score game, a fumble inside the opponent 20, and numerous stops. the offense couldn't do anything with the ball at midfield on 2nd and 1!
 
The offensive line is still a work in progress, the WRs can't catch a cold, the RBs suck since Moreno went down and they got rid of Bush, and the QB isn't accurate with any of his passes. I blame the whole Offensive unit for the problems not the Defense, even though some of the blame is to shift to the D when they can't even stop a 2nd string RB and a rookie WR. #FirePhilbinWatch2014
 
WVDolphan said:
Yea, the run D is a huge problem.......

When Tannehill leaves them on the field all day.

Let's blame the D for giving us 2 points directly, setting us up for an easy TD(our only one of course) and holding the opponent under 20 till late in the 4th qtr, only to finally collapse from having been on the field most of the game while trying to keep every opponent under 17 points. :rolleyes2:
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While I don't think they played particularly well Sunday, I do agree with the overall thought that you have. I've said it for the last two years. This defense was built to play from ahead. The strong point is defensive line and rushing the passer. They can't do that when they're down 21-15 in the fourth and have been ground to a rub. See the second half of the Pats game as to the design of the defense.
 
So the logic is we can't critique our Qb unless he is the#1 problem? This would basically mean we can only complain about 1 component of the team at a time.
 
I think Perkins is right. I also think that the fact that RT's play is more pivotal for the team moving forward than other of those other areas, though, so finding out what he's struggling has the greatest importance.

You can more easily replace an outside linebacker or come up with a gunner on your punt coverage than draft a quarterback with above-average potential.

This team has many problems, but you need to figure out what's going on with Tannehill even if he isn't at the top of the list of why this team isn't performing.
 
Tannehill isn't the only problem..... but he is the biggest problem.

Tannehill's last season is 2014..... nailed it.
 
I don't think anyone is saying this is all on Tannehill. Dumb.

But, he's part of the problem which starts at the top .... Philbin
 
Ryan Tannehill isn't the ONLY problem…but IMO he is the biggest issue. The defense is decent but you can't expect them to force 3 and outs all day…however they are not playing well overall. Special Teams is a huge issue…huge. We got guys catching the ball on the one yard line and we give them a 50yd punt return…we did it like 2-3 times just got bailed out by penalties.

As for the QB, like it or not its a QB driven league. This team is not good enough to mask poor play by the QB. In fact, good QBs mask the deficiencies of the team around them. It all starts with him. Its been frustrating to watch because he was showing some real steps in the right direction last year until the last two games. If he would have continued to build on that, or hell even play at the level he did last year instead of regressing we would be 3-0 right now. It is what it is…he has to be better or he won't be starting much longer.
 
This team may have more issues than just Tannehill but until we can get the engine started its impossible to say how the rest of the car feels on the road.
 
Here are a few problems I currently see with the Dolphins:

Miami Dolphins Owner:
Stephen Ross

Miami Dolphins Coaches:
Joe Philbin Head Coach
Blue Adams Assistant Defensive Backs
Lou Anarumo Defensive Backs
John Benton Offensive Line
Jack Bicknell Jr. Assistant Offensive Line
Charlie Bullen Assistant Defensive Line
Dan Campbell Tight Ends
David Corrao Assistant Linebackers
Kevin Coyle Defensive Coordinator
Mark Duffner Linebackers
Ben Johnson Assistant Quarterbacks
Darren Krein Head Strength And Conditioning
Bill Lazor Offensive Coordinator
Marwan Maalouf Assistant Special Teams
Phil McGeoghan Assistant Wide Receivers
Jeff Nixon Running Backs
Ken O'Keefe Wide Receivers
Dave Puloka Assistant Strength And Conditioning
Darren Rizzi Special Teams Coordinator
Kacy Rodgers Defensive Line
Zac Taylor Quarterbacks

Miami Dolphins Roster:
35 Aikens, Walt CB 6-1 210 23 R Liberty
71 Albert, Branden T 6-5 310 29 7 Virginia
42 Clay, Charles TE 6-3 255 25 4 Tulsa
62 Coleman, Deandre DT 6-3 315 23 0 California
67 Colledge, Daryn G 6-4 308 32 9 Boise State
32 Darkwa, Orleans RB 6-0 215 22 R Tulane
29 Davis, Will CB 5-11 190 24 2 Utah State
25 Delmas, Louis S 5-11 210 27 6 Western Michigan
92 Denney, John LS 6-5 252 35 10 Brigham Young
78 Fede, Terrence DE 6-4 282 22 R Marist
2 Fields, Brandon P 6-5 249 30 8 Michigan State
24 Finnegan, Cortland CB 5-10 190 30 9 Samford
74 Fox, Jason T 6-6 310 26 5 Miami (Fla.)
56 Freeny, Jonathan LB 6-2 254 25 3 Rutgers
75 Garner, Nate G 6-7 320 29 7 Arkansas
10 Gibson, Brandon WR 6-0 210 27 6 Washington State
21 Grimes, Brent CB 5-10 190 31 8 Shippensburg
82 Hartline, Brian WR 6-2 200 27 6 Ohio State
89 Hoskins, Harold TE 6-2 248 22 R Marshall
70 James, Ja'Wuan T 6-6 318 22 R Tennessee
53 Jenkins, Jelani LB 6-0 245 22 2 Florida
76 Johnson, Anthony DT 6-2 304 21 R Louisiana State
14 Landry, Jarvis WR 5-11 202 21 R Louisiana State
18 Matthews, Rishard WR 6-0 215 24 3 Nevada
58 McCain, Chris LB 6-5 250 22 R California
26 Miller, Lamar RB 5-10 224 23 3 Miami (Fla.)
55 Misi, Koa LB 6-3 252 27 5 Utah
90 Mitchell, Earl DT 6-3 310 26 5 Arizona
8 Moore, Matt QB 6-3 220 30 8 Oregon State
28 Moreno, Knowshon RB 5-11 218 27 6 Georgia
98 Odrick, Jared DT 6-5 302 26 5 Penn State
51 Pouncey, Mike C 6-5 305 25 4 Florida
64 Satele, Samson C 6-3 300 29 8 Hawaii
79 Shelby, Derrick DE 6-2 282 25 3 Utah
97 Sheppard, Kelvin LB 6-2 252 26 4 Louisiana State
80 Sims, Dion TE 6-4 260 23 2 Michigan State
66 Smith, Shelley G 6-4 310 27 5 Colorado State
94 Starks, Randy DT 6-3 305 30 11 Maryland
9 Sturgis, Caleb K 5-9 190 25 2 Florida
17 Tannehill, Ryan QB 6-4 220 26 3 Texas A&M
22 Taylor, Jamar CB 5-10 200 23 2 Boise State
63 Thomas, Dallas G 6-5 315 24 2 Tennessee
30 Thomas, Daniel RB 6-1 235 26 4 Kansas State
31 Thomas, Michael S 5-11 201 25 2 Stanford
57 Tripp, Jordan LB 6-3 240 23 R Montana
93 Trusnik, Jason LB 6-4 252 30 8 Ohio Northern
77 Turner, Billy G 6-4 313 22 R North Dakota St.
50 Vernon, Olivier DE 6-2 268 23 3 Miami (Fla.)
91 Wake, Cameron DE 6-3 262 32 6 Penn State
11 Wallace, Mike WR 6-0 200 28 6 Mississippi
52 Wheeler, Philip LB 6-2 245 29 6 Georgia Tech
34 Williams, Damien RB 5-11 221 22 R Oklahoma
27 Wilson, Jimmy S 5-11 205 28 4 Montana
Reserve/Injured
# Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Exp. College
59 Ellerbe, Dannell LB 6-1 245 28 6 Georgia
96 Francis, A.J. DT 6-5 330 24 2 Maryland
23 Gillislee, Mike RB 5-11 216 23 2 Florida
73 Johnson, Kamal DT 6-3 314 22 R Temple
88 Lynch, Arthur TE 6-4 255 24 R Georgia
37 Seamster, Sammy CB 6-0 205 23 R Middle Tennessee State
Practice Squad
# Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Exp. College
65 Brenner, Sam C 6-2 310 24 2 Utah
72 Gaston, Bruce DT 6-2 310 22 R Purdue
83 Hazel, Matt WR 6-1 202 22 R Coastal Carolina
60 Hills, Tony T 6-5 304 29 6 Texas
4 Lobato, Seth QB 6-6 223 23 R Northern Colorado
84 Maxwell, Jacob TE 6-4 240 23 R Louisiana-Lafayette
48 Rivers, Gerald DE 6-5 258 24 2 Mississippi
40 Rose, Lowell CB 6-1 192 24 1 Tulsa
38 Sweeting, Rod CB 6-0 187 23 2 Georgia Tech
19 Thigpen, Marcus RB/WR 5-9 200 28 3 Indiana
Reserve/Suspended by Commissioner
# Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Exp. College
20 Jones, Reshad S 6-1 215 26 5 Georgia
95 Jordan, Dion DE 6-6 275 24 2 Oregon
 
Although the majority of the problems are on the offensive side and within the coaching staff, absolving the defense of any accountability is ridiculous. The defense was still fresh when they allowed Smith to scramble for 14 on a 3d and 8. All to often the defense has alowed 3d and long situations to be converted. Puting Cam Wake on Kelce in coverage resulting in a TD was a brainfart on Coyle's part. Missed tackles on Knight's 21 yard run is noting new either. Our run defense has been garbage and missed tackles are a huge part of this problem.
 
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