Miami does a couple of things very well.
New GM Dennis Hickey spent $3 million in a devalued running-back market to get Knowshon Moreno in the house for one year. That looks like the best money he’s spent since taking the job. Moreno, who ran for 224 yards for the Broncos at New England last year, pulverized the Pats again, rushing for 134 yards and taking pressure off Ryan Tannehill. Clearly, Moreno’s the dominant back in Miami; he’s more powerful than Lamar Miller and a smarter runner.
And Cam Wake is one of the best pass-rushers in the game. He showed it again with two sacks of Tom Brady and two forced fumbles. “I don’t know if the win means more than any other win,’’ he said from Florida after the game. “But I do know when we saw the schedule, we liked it. It was like, Hey, great! They’ve been winning the division. So we can measure ourselves right away. And, you know, the game could have implications later on.”
Playoff implications, he meant. Something the Dolphins aren’t used to. There are things in the matchup against Miami that should worry New England, and not just Moreno’s ability to carve them up. Bill Belichick needs to shore up protection for Brady.
