The Eye-opening Dolphins Data About Adam Gase And Third Downs And What Must Change

[Dolph N.Fan]

With Miami ranking 29th in the league in third-down conversions this season (33.6 percent) after ranking 25th and 32nd in Gase’s first two seasons, here are a few points to consider about the way Gase operates on third downs, from research from myself and contributor Anthony Frascone of 3oh5sports.com

Gase has had a running back run the ball seven times on 3rd and 10 or longer this year, including three times against the Colts. (That includes five with Ryan Tannehill as his quarterback, two with Brock Osweiler.)

Not a single one of those seven was converted into a first down, nor was one he ran against the Texans on 3rd and 6. Of those eight runs, everyone would agree with one of them (a run very late in the Titans game with Miami comfortably ahead). But four of the seven 3rd and 10-plus runs were in the first half.

▪ Gase ran the ball on 3rd and 10-plus more in one game with Tannehill (three times against the Colts) than he did in two years calling plays for Peyton Manning. He did it only twice with Manning, and one of those was a run-out-the-clock situation late in a 2013 game. (The other was in the second quarter of a 2014 game against Seattle.)

More here (warning it’s not pretty)

https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/barry-jackson/article221991155.html

 

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Gase is actually smart, he knows we ain't getting that conversion