Ranking our final three opponents

[mandal24]

I'd say the Titans are our toughest opponent left.
-For one, its a road game in a hostile opponent with playoff implications.
-Chris Johnson is arguably the most dangerous player in the NFL.
-Vy is arguably the most imrpoved QB in the NFL.
-Cortland Finnegan, their stud CB is finally back to playing good football.
-Kenny Britt is a rising star.
-Keith Bullocks is the best 4-3 weakside linebacker.
-They dont have any real threats on the Dline. Their secondary is extremely weak outside of Finnegan.

Second I'd go with the Texans.
-We have never beaten them. They are our kryptonite.
-They have a slim shot at the playoffs.
-Andre Johnson. Andre Johnson. Andre Johnson.
-If Vy is not the most improved QB, Matt Shaub is.
-We have NEVER beaten them.
-Brian Cushing is the top defensive rookie. Hes a stud.
-Their Oline is not good, especially their left tackle, Duane Brown.
-Their secondary can be exposed with vertical shots.
-Their offense has sputtered a little with the loss of Owen Daniels and the regression of their run game.
-Losing Steve Slaton for the year also hurt. He was their home-run threat.

Finally, I'd go with the Steelers
-They are a mess. Never thought I'd see the day.
-Polamalu is the core to their defense. I think he'll land on IR.
-Santonio Holmes has emerged as a nice target for R'berger.
-Possibly the worst offensive coordinator in football this year.
-Possibly the worst pass blocking Oline in football.
-Combine that with a QB who holds onto the ball too long.
-James Harrison is a beast and the Steelers are 2nd in the league in total sacks.

 

[finowski]

I agree with you, the titans game will be really tough.
we had a really hard time against deangelo williams from carolina.
and chris johnson is even faster.

but we showed the whole season, that we can compete with anyone. The key would be to finally stop making stupid mistakes and to reduce turnovers. especially our fumbles are really annoying.

It seems like every week we make different mistakes.
One week fumbles, another week playcalling, another week interceptions (buffalo)..

But i feel like we have so much good things going on in our team, that we can win the last three games and go playoffs.

To mention a few of them:
Special Teams!!!
lousaka polite
chad henne
the recievers start to play like last year
the defense was great the last two weeks.
randy starks
dan carpenter
ricky williams (besides his fumbles)
and so on

 

[Bta72dolphins]

I agree with you, the titans game will be really tough.
we had a really hard time against deangelo williams from carolina.
and chris johnson is even faster.

but we showed the whole season, that we can compete with anyone. The key would be to finally stop making stupid mistakes and to reduce turnovers. especially our fumbles are really annoying.

It seems like every week we make different mistakes.
One week fumbles, another week playcalling, another week interceptions (buffalo)..

But i feel like we have so much good things going on in our team, that we can win the last three games and go playoffs.

To mention a few of them:
Special Teams!!!
lousaka polite
chad henne
the recievers start to play like last year
the defense was great the last two weeks.
randy starks
dan carpenter
ricky williams (besides his fumbles)
and so on

Is it fare to say last weeks game was a off week for us even though we won the game? If our offense steps up with no turnovers and more points on the board and our defense plays as good as they did last week i think we get the win.

So how is TN's special teams better or worst then ours. What should we expect to happen there.

 

[flounder97]

I'd rank them that way just because that's how they are scheduled. Our toughest remaining opponent is the next one.

 

[Bta72dolphins]

I'd rank them that way just because that's how they are scheduled. Our toughest remaining opponent is the next one.

I completely agree with this and fin fans would say our last game should not be hard when only a few weeks ago everyone thought they would be as hard as Colts, Saints, and NE. With two weeks left Pitt has more the enough time to get there **** together and finish there last game strong and I believe it will be a dog fight.

 

[gota]

It is a mistake to underestimate the Steelers. You're judging them ONLY from their recent games. They blew out the Broncos on the road, beat the Chargers, and beat the Vikings by double digits. I would be tempted to still call them our toughest opponent... but I won't because it's a home game.

Tennessee
Pittsburgh
Houston

Also, the fact that we've "never beaten" Houston means absolutely nothing to most of the guys on the team.

 

[mandal24]

It is a mistake to underestimate the Steelers. You're judging them ONLY from their recent games. They blew out the Broncos on the road, beat the Chargers, and beat the Vikings by double digits. I would be tempted to still call them our toughest opponent... but I won't because it's a home game.

Tennessee
Pittsburgh
Houston

Also, the fact that we've "never beaten" Houston means absolutely nothing to most of the guys on the team.

That Steelers team was a completely different team. Not to mention they had Polamalu available and healthy I believe. They were effective in the run game and their Oline was playing solid. The true bad side of that Olne is showing itself along with a very poor secondary without its best player.
And Houston gives us fits bc of the Shaub/Johnson connection. Thats deadly and we could never stop that duo.

 

[arsenal]

Titans
Steelers
Texans

 

[vafins]

andre johnson number 1 receiver in the nfl and chris johnson number 1 running back in the nfl we got a task ahead of us and i hope we can do it

 

[gota]

That Steelers team was a completely different team. Not to mention they had Polamalu available and healthy I believe. They were effective in the run game and their Oline was playing solid. The true bad side of that Olne is showing itself along with a very poor secondary without its best player.
And Houston gives us fits bc of the Shaub/Johnson connection. Thats deadly and we could never stop that duo.

Their losing streak has consisted of all close games. The Browns beat them by 7 and that is their largest margin of defeat this season. Keep fooling yourself into thinking they are an easy win. They can very easily beat both the Packers and Ravens the next 2 weeks.

As for the Texans, three quarters of our secondary wasn't even here prior to this season so again I don't see why we emphasize so much that we've "never beaten them". They are just another opponent to most of our team.

 

[mandal24]

Their losing streak has consisted of all close games. The Browns beat them by 7 and that is their largest margin of defeat this season. Keep fooling yourself into thinking they are an easy win. They can very easily beat both the Packers and Ravens the next 2 weeks.

As for the Texans, three quarters of our secondary wasn't even here prior to this season so again I don't see why we emphasize so much that we've "never beaten them". They are just another opponent to most of our team.

Say that outloud lol.. the Browns beat them! the BROWNS! The same Browns that lost to the Lions! The Browns were arguably the worst team in the league up until that win. They could not score for their lives!
As for the Texans, we went from Will Allen, Andre Goodman and Renaldo Hill. a solid, yet unspectacular trio to V Davis, S Smith and G Wilson.. three guys who seem to ALWAYS give up a bunch of deep passes. That does not bode well for us. especially against the best reciever in football

 

[gota]

Say that outloud lol.. the Browns beat them! the BROWNS! The same Browns that lost to the Lions! The Browns were arguably the worst team in the league up until that win. They could not score for their lives!
As for the Texans, we went from Will Allen, Andre Goodman and Renaldo Hill. a solid, yet unspectacular trio to V Davis, S Smith and G Wilson.. three guys who seem to ALWAYS give up a bunch of deep passes. That does not bode well for us. especially against the best reciever in football

The Browns also kicked the crap out of the Giants last year on Monday night. Bad teams aren't as far from being competitive as it seems.

 

[mandal24]

The Browns also kicked the crap out of the Giants last year on Monday night. Bad teams aren't as far from being competitive as it seems.

You cant compare last year to this year.. Different coach, different philosophy, approach to the game. Steelers are overhyped. They lost a key ingredient on their Dline. Hines Ward is finally getting the karma he deserves and is beginning to show age. Polamalu being out, as I stated, is a huge loss. Their cornerbacks are terrible and are now being benched for, well, bench players. There Oline cant read-react to blitzes. R'berger doesn't know how to throw the ball away and would rather take a 10 yard loss on a play. Etc, etc. Mike Tomlin got a free ride with his superior D last year but that D, along with the Ravens D is being overtaken by Mike Zimmers D in Cinci.

 

[DirkDiggler]

I agree with your summation. I also think if we win our last three that will mean not only will we be hot going into the playoffs but it will mean our team has grown and gotten better over the course of the year which would be good to see considering the level of the playoff competition.

 

[MiamiSportsGen]

IMO the Texans are the biggest threat to the Dolphins at this point. For one thing, the Dolphins have not beat the Texans to date (0-4 versus Houston). The Texans have 1) the big WR threat in Andre Johnson, 2) Dolphin-killer Mario Williams at DE and 3) A pass-heavy offense; all elements that are found in teams like the Saints and Colts, which Miami lost to. When you mix the passing threat with the defensive pass rush that the Texans tout, they are the most difficult match-up for Miami.

The Titans may have Chris Johnson, but the Dolphins have consistently been able to suppress good RBs this season, holding opponent's to 106.1 rush yards per game (that includes backup RBs, QB runs, etc). Not to mention, Vince Young's status is still uncertain - leaving a struggling Kerry Collins as the replacement.

And the Steelers, at this point, must be considered the least formidable opponents for obvious reason.

I'm not sure if anyone else agrees with me on this one, but that's just my take. A win against the Texans has just been elusive for one reason or another, whether in Miami or Houston. It seems like a victory over them would be a greater challenge.