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Dajesus

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We have a new qb, fixed some oline issues, but this is the exact same problem we had last year. Our lone win in the first 6 games was due to a bad kicker on the other team. Our offense couldn’t move the ball, and our defense although not great was keeping us in games.

There is only one question that needs to be answered. What did we change last year? Yes, Turner and Thomas got cut, but that wasn’t the big fix. Gase changed his scheme and went run first. He stopped the no huddle, and became a run first team. He realized he didn’t have Manning at QB, and adjusted to a limited qb. His limited QB has a different name, but it’s the same stupid problem. This isn’t complicated...we ran the ball 30x against LA and we won. We run the ball 15x the part two weeks, and we lost. Get Cutler under center and in the huddle, and run the ball. Then go to play action. I love Gase but it is very disappointing to see the exact same mistake this season.
 
Hard to run against 8 in the box. Gase is the problem. He fails to adapt his play calling and fails to bench Cutler.
 
Similar situation except we don't have a vanilla schedule to finish out the season this time around. Last year's team is most comparable to the 2008 Dolphins.

I have a hard time seeing more than 4-5 wins from this team and coaching staff with the teams left on the schedule. I'd be surprised if we're favored in another game aside from maybe the Jets at home even though they creampied us.
 
evo8904 said:
Hard to run against 8 in the box. Gase is the problem. He fails to adapt his play calling and fails to bench Cutler.
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No its hard to run from shotgun with 3wrs and a non blocking TE on 3rd and 1. We are currently a passing team that occasionally runs the ball ala Broncos '14. Thats how we lined up the first 5 games last season, before we made a commitment to run the ball. The same commitment needs to happen now.
 
Dajesus said:
There is only one question that needs to be answered. What did we change last year? Yes, Turner and Thomas got cut, but that wasn’t the big fix. Gase changed his scheme and went run first. He stopped the no huddle, and became a run first team. He realized he didn’t have Manning at QB, and adjusted to a limited qb. His limited QB has a different name, but it’s the same stupid problem. This isn’t complicated...we ran the ball 30x against LA and we won. We run the ball 15x the part two weeks, and we lost. Get Cutler under center and in the huddle, and run the ball. Then go to play action. I love Gase but it is very disappointing to see the exact same mistake this season.
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Actually I think that was the big fix, but perhaps not for the reason many would suspect.

That move told the players that Gase was in charge, to the extent that he would make the front office look bad by cutting players the front office had an investment in and wanted the head coach to develop. That told the team that it would no longer be undermined by players they thought were inadequate, but who the front office wanted to be developed to make the front office's personnel moves look good. Those moves by Gase were inspiring to the players. They told the team that Gase would have their backs, even if it meant pissing off the front office.

This year we have precisely the opposite problem. Gase brought in Cutler and Thomas himself, and he's sticking with them too long. Now Gase -- and not the front office -- is the "enemy."

Gase needs to bench Cutler and Thomas and admit his own mistake this time, and thereby inspire the team much like his personnel moves did last year. Otherwise he communicates to them that his looking good is more important than their success, which is the same problem the team had with the front office last year, before the personnel moves Gase made.
 
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I don't understand how can people not see that the biggest problem is the O-line which was NOT fixed at all. It's the same guys as last year other than Steen instead of Albert. Everyone was saying that Pouncey being back was ALL we needed. Guess what? He's back and has not been consistent and neither has any of the other 4 guys. It starts up front. Fix the o-line and Ajayi gets going which helps the passing game. Every running play Ajayi gets hit at or behind the LOS. That is the O-line. Tunsil has been up and down(more down than up)Steen is really a back up, Bushrod needs to call it quits and James had two decent games but was very bad in London.

I'm not saying everyone else is innocent. I'm just saying that the big problem is the O-line and it has been for years and years

Ozzy rules!!
 
the answer is to commit to the run and throw from max protection. when you can't protect the QB you have to adjust. max protection will help as will running the ball and moving the QB
 
But you can't run the ball when you keep hitting a brick wall. The O-line run blocking has not being there. Ajayi don't need a lot of help but he does needs some and he's not getting any help at all

Ozzy rules!!
 
Ajai and Drake each popped nice runs that were called back. The ground game was there to be had vs NO.
 
Saw this posted on a PFF discussion...for what its worth
PFF ranks for Miami Dolphins OL-
Bushrod 72/73
Tunsil 53 /71
Steen 30 of 73
Pouncey 24/34
James 6/71

Also on the local radio they were discussing Ajai's knee...I guess the combo and poor play calling just added up
 
Danny said:
I don't understand how can people not see that the biggest problem is the O-line which was NOT fixed at all. It's the same guys as last year other than Steen instead of Albert. Everyone was saying that Pouncey being back was ALL we needed. Guess what? He's back and has not been consistent and neither has any of the other 4 guys. It starts up front. Fix the o-line and Ajayi gets going which helps the passing game. Every running play Ajayi gets hit at or behind the LOS. That is the O-line. Tunsil has been up and down(more down than up)Steen is really a back up, Bushrod needs to call it quits and James had two decent games but was very bad in London.

I'm not saying everyone else is innocent. I'm just saying that the big problem is the O-line and it has been for years and years

Ozzy rules!!
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fixed was a poor choice of words... I meant not like it was at the beginning of last year. 19 sacks in 5 games bad. It isn’t great last year but it’s not god awful. It doesn’t help when you have a 1st year starter at LT, a first year starter at RG, and a C who has played 8 games in this scheme, to put them in a no huddle, ans give them no chance to grasp what’s going on. It also doesn’t help to have a Te that is a liability in blocking. The bottom line is Gase is not putting these guys in the best position to win. Other teams do way more with less. I know Green Bay would love to have our line right now.
 
Danny said:
But you can't run the ball when you keep hitting a brick wall. The O-line run blocking has not being there. Ajayi don't need a lot of help but he does needs some and he's not getting any help at all

Ozzy rules!!
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Brick wall is dramatic, as he was hitting a wall against NY, but that isn’t true in la or London. We also don’t know what kind of lanes he has if they stop running out of the shotgun with 3 to 4 WRs sets and Thomas as the TE from no the no huddle.
 
We need to get Drake more involved. Plus we only run on 2nd Down and teams are aware of the rookie play calling of Adam Gase. Why we a playoff team last year? Simple cause Tannehill bailed Gase out. I don't want a fix. I want Top 5 pick with Tannehill coming back. Then hopefully Gase improves on his predictable play calling. If not. He is fired in the 2019 season.
 
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