For the last three seasons we've seemed to reduce our offense to training wheels when our offensive line was beleaguered, which seemed like all the time. Our offense would run an inordinate amount of bubble screens and even the non-bubble screens were some kind of quick hitter. Sometimes that's the sound strategy, especially when Tannehill and Landry seemed to excel at turning the bubble screens into good gains, but it can back you into a corner when the defense doesn't have to play honest and can start taking that away, plus game situation might dictate more downfield passing that you haven't gotten your team ready for. Today we played a completely different brand of football without three starters, not shying away from downfield shots and getting most of our offensive production through passes traveling a good distance through the air. I can't remember a bubble screen run at all today, with a slip screen to Damien on third down being our only screen attempt. It's nice to see the offensive staff find ways to attack the entire field through play calling and RT also having the skill, confidence, and poise to find a way to get the ball down the field even without top pass protection. I think the story of this game, aside from just winning with three backups at OL, is another step from our QB in managing to deliver a playmaking performance without the help of a running game and great protection.
Playing aggressive without 3 OL starters
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I'm glad someone pointed it out. The bubble screens were gone from the playbook today.
It was joyous.
It was joyous.
Marino1313
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Good play calling overall
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Having said that. Extremely disappointed in VJ and the defense today. Yes they held on to seal the game on the final drive but the Niners had their way today.
While the defense has been a pleasant surprise in previous weeks, lots of work and improvement to be had heading into next weeks game against Baltimore.
While the defense has been a pleasant surprise in previous weeks, lots of work and improvement to be had heading into next weeks game against Baltimore.
We have not lost since we got rid of the Milli Vanilli twins!
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Luckily Flacco isn't the runner Kap is.
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Flacco is a better quarterback but I've watched the Ravens a few times and I mentioned this in VIP during a bunch of those games:
Flacco has been inconsistent with the accuracy and velocity of his throws this year and I think a huge reason for that is some lingering pain or hesitance from his leg injury. He's not the same exceptional thrower of the football -- consistently -- that he was before.
Still a very, very tough game coming up. I changed my mind, I think this one is the toughest one on the schedule.
Flacco has been inconsistent with the accuracy and velocity of his throws this year and I think a huge reason for that is some lingering pain or hesitance from his leg injury. He's not the same exceptional thrower of the football -- consistently -- that he was before.
Still a very, very tough game coming up. I changed my mind, I think this one is the toughest one on the schedule.
Except at the end.
Really props to Steen, Young and Urbik who are clearly better than the garbage duo of Dallas Thomas and Billy Turner. I'm pretty sure 99% of Dolphin fans knew Dallas Thomas should not have been on an NFL team.