There’s so many things to point to IDK where to even begin.
Yes, the Dolphins players and coaches played poorly and did plenty of things to shoulder the blame for this unnecessary loss. I’ll get to that in a minite.
BUT, the officiating was so blatantly terrible and one-sided that it greatly influenced the game and helped to cause the Dolphins performance to suck.
First, they don’t call a blatant “defense-less“ hit against Waddle on the first series or the horse-collar tackle on Tyreek Hill that sent him to the sideline for most the game and limited his performance when he did return.
Secondly, was I the only one to notice the Titans freaking DL lining up offside all the damned time, including once on our 2nd to last possession when a first down ends the game? They called it one time. On Mostert’s 1st TD run. But they did it a play or two before that and ignored it
WTF gives? It’s the easiest damned thing to see. And it was egregious! His hand was literally where the ball was and his head in the neutral zone. This had to happen at least a half dozen times but only one call.
Anytime the Dolphins did anything wrong, the officials didn’t miss it. Including seeing and calling Bradley Chubb‘s temper-tantrum helmet throw — which affected NOTHING! Yet they somehow feign not seeing the Titans constantly lining up offsides right over the damn ball or horse-collar tackles and defensless player hits on the ball carrier where everybody’s eyes are.
There’s just no excuse for any of that. And don’t get me started on all the missed holds against the Titans o-line.
As for the Dolphins players and coaches performances themselves, what an utter embarrassment.
First off, how is it that one team can lose players every other play to start the game? First Waddle gets hammered and leaves temporarily, then Tyreek, then Connor Williams. The latter two really affected the trajectory of the rest of the game, as 4 of our typical o-line starters were out with Eich back and center disrupting everything.
Also, I don’t want to see another bubble screen to Tyreek this season, as he can’t stop ceding ground and running backwards trying to make something out of nothing which led to his nonsensical injury.
The defensive strategy up 14 with 4:34 remaining was even further embarrassment. The punchless Titans offense scored in 2 freaking minutes due to gutless prevent defense. The Dolphins largely rushed 4, and played WAY to loose on the backend. That type of defense fails a lot more than it succeeds yet these coordinators continue to use it. Unreal.
On the last possession, both Achane and Tua panicked and made poor decisions. After Achane made a man miss on that flat pass, all he had to do was continue to run forward and get the first down then the Dolphins could hurry up and spike it. But he decides to head to the sidelines instead leading to the hurry up final play.
On that final play Tua appears to have a clean pocket with plenty of time to throw but inexplicably step up right into the teeth the defense. Why?
Then there was the play-calling on the previous drive when McDaniel predictably runs the ball twice and doesn’t have Tyreek on the field for at least a decoy to draw attention.
Just so many brain dead decisions. And pretty much every Dolphins coach and player shares the blame. That was a TERRIBLE team to whom they just handed a W.
I’ll bet I’m not the only one that feels this way, but I wish the Dolphins never played another game on Thursday, Sunday or Monday nights. Not because I hate primetime (although Thursday games do suck and need to be abolished) but because the Dolphins almost always play lifeless, crappy games in primetime. Injury-filled, penalty and mistake prone performances are usually what we get. Games that make you downright angry because you wasted 3 hours watching straight garbage football. It’s almost never fun or exciting to watch.
IDK why this has to be the case with this franchise, but it has been for a long time now. Even if the Dolphins had eeked out the W, as they should have, it still would have felt like a huge let down.
Dolphins sucked tonight. The officials sucked tonight. End of story.
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