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Tannehill and slow starts

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Watching the Jet game last week was maddening. We have a perfect scenario play out on the road and we can't capitalize. First we win the toss and defer so we can possibly get an extra possession at half time. The defense holds the Jets and makes them turn the ball over on downs. We get the ball in Jets territory and we start out slowly on offense once again and have to punt and waste the great stop by defense. Even after that the defense stops them again and gives the offense great field position which is once again squandered. There is NO EXCUSE for not coming up with points on one of those 2 drives. I just don't understand why it takes him a whole quarter to start playing well. Maddening.

So I started to look at 1st quarter scoring from 2012 until the present. And what I found was that the Ryan Tannehill led Dolphins are the worst 1st quarter scoring team in the league over that period. Worse than the Jags, Brown and Raider. Worse than everyone. Here are the average 1st quarter scoring for each team for the last 59 games.

Miami3.125
Cleveland3.275
Jacksonville3.55
Oakland3.725
Arizona3.825
Pittsburgh3.95
Tennessee4.05
Detroit4.1
NY Jets4.1
San Francisco4.1
San Diego4.125
Washington4.15
Tampa Bay4.275
St Louis4.3
Houston4.325
Dallas4.425
Seattle4.475
Philadelphia4.55
Chicago4.625
Indianapolis4.625
Baltimore4.65
Kansas City4.7
Buffalo4.85
NY Giants4.85
Carolina4.975
Atlanta5.125
Denver5.175
Minnesota5.35
New Orleans5.35
Cincinnati5.75
New England6
Green Bay7
 
... and that's entirely Tannehill's fault because? I'm not saying RT hasn't played his part, but have you seen the blocking? the play calling? the drops?
 
It is indeed troubling. I think it's been obvious in the Philbin era that we played better in the 2nd half of almost all games. now why that is, I don't know...
 
Extend it to the entire first half and you'll see similar rankings.
 
I remember when we started fast and did nothing for 3 quarters. That won of us tons of games.... Oh wait nvm
 
Doesn't surprise me........and I don't think you had to go through all that research for this.....I have watched every game for the last 4 years and we typically start a game with a 3 and out.

From memory....

Incomplete pass or bubble screen for no gain on first down
We try to run on 2nd down and gain 1 or 2
3rd down completion short of the sticks
Punt.

That sound familiar?
 
Who is this we you keep talking about. Do you play for the team?
 
We all know Tannehill has had his struggles.

But there is no excuse as to why Miami has decided to A) call the plays it does at the times it does, B) refuse to run the ball to create shorter distances for second and third down, and C) play to its strengths.

Miami has athletes on its offensive line, yet when you don't run the ball, you put them on their heels against an opposing defensive line, which now can "guess" that the majority of your plays will be passes.

The blame is 50% Tannehill, and 50% playcalling/other factors.
 
Doesn't surprise me........and I don't think you had to go through all that research for this.....I have watched every game for the last 4 years and we typically start a game with a 3 and out.

From memory....

Incomplete pass or bubble screen for no gain on first down
We try to run on 2nd down and gain 1 or 2
3rd down completion short of the sticks
Punt.

That sound familiar?

What sounds more familiar is:
1st down
-Bubble screen for no gain or a loss
-penalty on the offensive line
-incomplete pass
2nd down
-failed outside run
-incomplete pass
-sack
3rd down (likely long)
-6 yard pass with 16 yards to go
-draw play for 3 yards
-Incomplete pass
-Another sack

Miami steps on its dick every time it has the ball.

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Who is this we you keep talking about. Do you play for the team?

"We" are the fans who have poured time, money and dedication into supporting this team.
 
We've averaged just 5 points per first half over the last 5 games, and most of that came in the Eagles game where we scored a whopping 13 points!!

And thats not even net points considering we gave up 3 safeties and a pick 6 over those games.
 
Sweet, another Tannehill bash thread.
Is the QB the only constant factored in to that?

You surprised that the Philbin led Dolphins had no fire, or effective game plan to start games?
 
Sweet, another Tannehill bash thread.
Is the QB the only constant factored in to that?

You surprised that the Philbin led Dolphins had no fire, or effective game plan to start games?

How about Jason Fox playing on skates, backup center rolling balls back the the QB, multiple rushes for little or no gain, multiple long drives against the defense, crappy play calling, etc
 
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