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It's Only Happened ONCE!
by Carlton Ray 3 hours ago
As the Dolphins finish the first quarter of the season with a record of 1-3, the annual question is again asked: “Should the team rebuild?”
Rebuild!!! - Don’t Rebuild!!! - Fire him!!!! - Keep him!!! - It’s his fault!!! - He just needs more help!!!
The annual chorus of Dolphins fans begins again, this time in the fourth week of the season. Perhaps we can petition the government to institute an annual floating holiday, where we get to stay home from work, and wallow in the misery of being a Dolphins fan. We can call it “Rebuilding Debate Day”.
I recommend that Rebuilding Debate Day be held on the Monday following the Dolphins prime time game of the year. Why, you may ask? Because when the Dolphins play in prime time, they invariably play terribly in front of all your friends, families and coworkers. And then those people text, call, and email you to ask if you’re ok. And when you say yes, then they ask you why you continue to be a fan of the team. And you don’t have a good answer. You mumble something about Marino or the colors.
When the Dolphins play in prime time, there are a multitude of high definition cameras and sound machines evidencing how far away the team is from contention. The fancy national announcers tsk tsk into the microphone about the questionable play calling / discipline / talent level on display by the Dolphins. The other team’s star puts up gaudy numbers, while Miami plays as if they didn’t know about double teaming or scheming against the opposition’s strength.
Why are you still a fan?
???
I spent the entire Sunday afternoon watching other teams play. I switched between Jets-Seahawks, Denver-Tampa, and Dallas-San Fran, and ended the evening with some of the Pittsburgh-Chiefs game. I heard about the Julio Jones monster game – 300 hundred yards receiving??? Wow. And I noticed a few things during those games that I don’t recall seeing when the Dolphins play.
Where is the Dolphins short running game package? As far as I could tell, those other teams all had a big body running back and a fullback or blocking tight end for 3rd and 1. It’s been years since I’ve seen the Dolphins have a short yardage power package. Has it been since Lousaka Polite was on the team?
Who is the Dolphins heart and soul? The other teams all have a guy that the announcers say fires up the team and sets the tone. Even the 49’ers, who have lost a ton of players over the past couple of years, have guys like Navorro Bowman, Joe Staley, and Jeremy Kerley, who are out there pushing the pace and getting fired up. In the Dallas game, rookie running back Ezekiel Elliot went out to the defensive huddle to help fire up his guys on one of the last drives of the game. Besides Jarvis Landry, does anyone on the Dolphins team ever seem stoked? For all the talk of this being a team of “alphas”, whatever that is supposed to mean, there doesn’t seem to be much passion on the squad.
Who is the Dolphins playmaker? Every other team has a guy, on offense and on defense, that is the focus of the scheme. Obviously guys like Antonio Brown and Von Miller are amazingly talented on their own, but they also benefit from schemes that focus on freeing them up. Other teams are stubborn in getting the ball in the hands of their playmakers. The Jets were insistent on getting the ball to Brandon Marshall, even with Richard Sherman covering him. And even in defeat, the Jets went out on their own terms. They didn’t let the other team dictate their strategy. Do the Dolphins make an effort to free up Ndamukong Suh? Does Miami force the ball to Devante Parker? Not really, the team just takes what the other side gives, so they end up with mediocre results. The Dolphins play close to the vest, as if embarrassed to give their all.
More at LINK: http://phinphanatic.com/2016/10/03/should-the-dolphins-rebuild/
Your thoughts?....
As the Dolphins finish the first quarter of the season with a record of 1-3, the annual question is again asked: “Should the team rebuild?”
Rebuild!!! - Don’t Rebuild!!! - Fire him!!!! - Keep him!!! - It’s his fault!!! - He just needs more help!!!
The annual chorus of Dolphins fans begins again, this time in the fourth week of the season. Perhaps we can petition the government to institute an annual floating holiday, where we get to stay home from work, and wallow in the misery of being a Dolphins fan. We can call it “Rebuilding Debate Day”.
I recommend that Rebuilding Debate Day be held on the Monday following the Dolphins prime time game of the year. Why, you may ask? Because when the Dolphins play in prime time, they invariably play terribly in front of all your friends, families and coworkers. And then those people text, call, and email you to ask if you’re ok. And when you say yes, then they ask you why you continue to be a fan of the team. And you don’t have a good answer. You mumble something about Marino or the colors.
When the Dolphins play in prime time, there are a multitude of high definition cameras and sound machines evidencing how far away the team is from contention. The fancy national announcers tsk tsk into the microphone about the questionable play calling / discipline / talent level on display by the Dolphins. The other team’s star puts up gaudy numbers, while Miami plays as if they didn’t know about double teaming or scheming against the opposition’s strength.
Why are you still a fan?
???
I spent the entire Sunday afternoon watching other teams play. I switched between Jets-Seahawks, Denver-Tampa, and Dallas-San Fran, and ended the evening with some of the Pittsburgh-Chiefs game. I heard about the Julio Jones monster game – 300 hundred yards receiving??? Wow. And I noticed a few things during those games that I don’t recall seeing when the Dolphins play.
Where is the Dolphins short running game package? As far as I could tell, those other teams all had a big body running back and a fullback or blocking tight end for 3rd and 1. It’s been years since I’ve seen the Dolphins have a short yardage power package. Has it been since Lousaka Polite was on the team?
Who is the Dolphins heart and soul? The other teams all have a guy that the announcers say fires up the team and sets the tone. Even the 49’ers, who have lost a ton of players over the past couple of years, have guys like Navorro Bowman, Joe Staley, and Jeremy Kerley, who are out there pushing the pace and getting fired up. In the Dallas game, rookie running back Ezekiel Elliot went out to the defensive huddle to help fire up his guys on one of the last drives of the game. Besides Jarvis Landry, does anyone on the Dolphins team ever seem stoked? For all the talk of this being a team of “alphas”, whatever that is supposed to mean, there doesn’t seem to be much passion on the squad.
Who is the Dolphins playmaker? Every other team has a guy, on offense and on defense, that is the focus of the scheme. Obviously guys like Antonio Brown and Von Miller are amazingly talented on their own, but they also benefit from schemes that focus on freeing them up. Other teams are stubborn in getting the ball in the hands of their playmakers. The Jets were insistent on getting the ball to Brandon Marshall, even with Richard Sherman covering him. And even in defeat, the Jets went out on their own terms. They didn’t let the other team dictate their strategy. Do the Dolphins make an effort to free up Ndamukong Suh? Does Miami force the ball to Devante Parker? Not really, the team just takes what the other side gives, so they end up with mediocre results. The Dolphins play close to the vest, as if embarrassed to give their all.
More at LINK: http://phinphanatic.com/2016/10/03/should-the-dolphins-rebuild/
Your thoughts?....
