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Playoffs...If

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I know, with the huge hole Miami dug themselves into, talking playoffs is the last thing Miami fans should be talking about, unless there is a miracle to put Miami back in a realistic shot, BUT...

If Miami does manage to squeeze themselves into the post-season, with the way Miami is getting better each week, with still some key players still to come back, Miami could be a very dangerous team to see as your opponent.

A hot Patriots team or not, if the Bills fall on their face as they have done before with at least three loses, and the Pats lose just two game (To lead Miami by just 1...If Miami can win out) before they meet Miami in the final game...I am going to like our chances.
 
I know I'm overly excited, but heck yeah. Top shelf defense, ball hogging offense, and maybe an improving run game with Lindsay (sure looked like an improvement to me). If we keep playing this way, no one will want a piece of this.

I've seen some media refer to us as old school physical, winning in a phone booth etc. I wouldn't have said the same myself but I like the sound of it.
 
As fans we can all mess around with possibilities using all kinds of NFL playoff predictors and simulators and machines, to how see how we can go from 13th to as high as AFC East Champions. Wild Card #2 (Seed #6) or Wild Card #3 (Seed #7). But, the Giants is the teams focus to get to 1-0 by 4:00pm ET. The rest takes care of itself.
 
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One game at a time, tay. I'm not even looking at any possible playoff scenarios yet.
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Absolutely agree. This was more of what if, then the road to the playoffs have become easier...It hasn't, but it still possible If they play one game at a time, and let everything else take care of itself.

If they do get in though. Finheaven is going to be a crowded, and fun place to be on weekends...And Victory Mondays. 😉
 
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look at the teams at the 7th spot...i doubt any of them run the table....and thats the key...that being said i seriously doubt theres anyway we can get in unless we win out....we have to win 10 games or forget it. if we win ten, some how, someway, the football gods will bless us this year but we got to win 10
 
I honestly think we have to run the table to get in and we still may not even if we do that. I hope, but I'm not counting on it.
 
I’m like everyone and want us to make the playoffs. But I’m going with my head and not emotions here. We really hurt ourselves with those early losses and likely it’s going to cost us a playoff berth.
 
The Patriots would have to lose two games before the Miami game and Miami would have to win the game against Patriots so they would both have 7 losses, if Miami wins all their remaining games. In that scenario Miami would go to the playoffs because they will have beaten the Patriots twice this season.

Since the Bills have already beaten the Dolphins twice this year, the Bills would have to lose 4 more games before the Dolphins would get in the playoffs over them. Because if they both finish 10-7, the Bills will go to the playoffs over the Dolphins.

Unfortunately I think the 7 losses earlier in the season will probably end up being too big a hole to dig out of to make the playoffs this year. Yet anything is possible, so it’s not over until It’s over.
 
I just can't help but wonder where Miami would be today if Grier was smart enough to realize that having four young players with little to no experience and one incompetent veteran as your starting o-line is NOT a good idea. And with Flores being terrible at in-game management, not hiring someone with experience to help him was a huge mistake.
 
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I just can't help but wonder where Miami would be today if Grier was smart enough to realize that having four young players with little to no experience and one incompetent veteran as your starting o-line is NOT a good idea. And with Flores being terrible at in-game management, not hiring someone with experience to help him was a huge mistake.
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I agree with the OL statement. Yet Flores hires the coaching staff and I think he probably feels that he doesn’t need an experienced coach around to question his decisions.

I think the hiring of Caldwell in Flores first season was intended to provide that experience but unfortunately he wasn’t able to coach that season because of health issues. I too question some of his in game decisions but with him going into his 4th season as he Dolphin HC next season, I don’t see him thinking he needs help from a veteran coach.
 
I just want to see us take care of business and make the last game of the season super meaningful.

We need NE to lose 2 games heading into that final game. If we can continue this win streak, we’d be 1 game behind them heading in to the game and a win would give us the tiebreak. So bye bye NE.

We’d be 10-7 and ahead of NE for, likely, the last playoff spot.

NE plays BUF twice still, as well as at the Colts. So there quite possibly could be 2 losses among those three games there.

We just got to keep winning for it to matter.
 
To get there, I think Miami needs to run the table. The Dolphins will be favored against the Giants and the Jets. But underdogs the rest of the way.

Anything can happen, but so many teams are in the chase. I don't think 9-8 would be enough.
 
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