Vessel17 said:
I know it's really too early to do this but I was curious to see what games y'all are predicting to be in the W column. I have the dolphins like this.
Wins against- TB, Cleveland, Tenn, NO, Buffalo (1), and Jets (1)
Losses against- Denver, Carolina, KC, Atlanta, NE (twice), Oakland, Buffalo, SD, and Jets
Overall-6-10 (not bad for a rebuilding year)
Most on this board won't like this (that's ok, I'm just being honest). But I just don't see the Phins as real contenders for two-three more years.
Denver(We have too many weapons, Jason Taylor will put the pressure on Jake Plummer and our outside containment and zone coverage in the flats should keep him in the pocket and we all know he is more effective outside buying time)
Jets, once(The greatest rivalry in football, everytime we play we are at eachothers throats and most of the games are very competive)
Bills, sweep(I know, saying this could get ugly but lets face it, JP Losman is a rookie and rookie quarterbacks always faulter against our defense; that, amplified the losses on the offensive line will make it very tough to be effective against us. Please dont let this thread go off topic, it is not smack, just my opinion)
New England, once(The Jets may be our most hated rival but the most fiercly competed games of the eastern rivalrys are the Fins and the Pats. It does not matter what the teams records are, these games are intense and seldom is the game dicided before the final drive or two. It is only fair to give the Fins one of the games)
New Orleans(Do I really need to explain? Their defense cannot stop our two/three/four pronged running attack and Arron Brooks will have a hard time throwing against our coverages and blitzes)
Kansas City(This is going to be an entertaining game; we have the edge bacause our defense can at the very least slow the Chiefs down and our running game will put them away in a thriller)
Atlanta(Basicly the same deal as Denver, only Vick relys more on movement than Plummer and our containment should keep him in check. Their top ranked running game will cause us problems but at some point they are going to have to pass, that will be a challange for Vick, to pick his targets, standing in the pocket)
On a side note, the San Diego game will be very entertaining but I just do not think we have the skill at safety to keep Gates in check. So just on the games I can make a case for, we go 8-8. Not too bad. I think we could beat a few other teams on the list but I cannot back them up with facts or reasonable theorys. I dont think I was being too much of a homer in this post, sorry if I was