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And who was it the week before against Buffalo?? Heck, Josh Allen just threw it up there. Probably not even a catchable pass. It's like teams know Miami will make those crucial errors.
Zim’s Grades For The Game: Week 16 Edition
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That one was Kohou
F minus minus for Bridgewater. We were actually winning a dirty game for once. The only thing the QB needs to do is not make a big mistake. What does the veteran Bridgewater do? Try to be a hero, put himself before the team, and forces a ball right into a pick 6. Exactly what you pay him $6mm NOT to do.For years on this board I’ve lambasted Chris Grier. For years many of you have given me **** for it. Well….You’ll have to forgive me for saying “I told you so”. Grier’s Failure is now complete. However, he’s not alone. Steven Ross is just as guilty in this complete collapse. In the end, Ross and Grier have proven to be a disease for the Miami Dolphins. Today was just one of the symptoms. On to the grades:
QB — The Good: 12 of 19 for 161 yards isn’t a horrible day Bridgeloser. His QBR ended up being 85.6. He did have a nice flip pass for a TD and a nice toss to Hill for another TD that was ruled a lateral. As for Thompson, he had a nice TD to Gesicki. That’s about it.
The Bad: I’m pretty sure Bridgeclown and Thompson were having a competition to see who could set the QB position back the furthest. In the end Bridgewaste ended up winning by actually being worse than Mac Jones and setting the QB position back to the 1920’s. A feat I didn’t think possible.
The Grade: F . Embarrassing. Humiliating. Today was an absolute disaster at QB. The sad thing is either one of our QB’s just had to outplay Mac Jones. They couldn’t do it.
RB’s — The Good: Some nice catches and hard running by Mostert and Wilson today. Mostert had 62 yards receiving as well and was our most productive pass catcher today. Wilson added another 31 yards receiving.
The Bad: Mostert’s fumble almost cost us early. Luckily we got a favorable call from the refs. We totaled only 74 yards rushing from our backs. I will hold McGenius accountable for the lack of yards on the ground to a big degree. His insistence on running the ball on every first down instead of mixing it up every now and then cost us. But….He’s a genius….So nevermind.
The Grade: C - . The holes weren’t there for a large part of the afternoon. Obviously, a patchwork OL had a lot to do with that as well. That’s just the fact. However, this group made some nice catches and gained yards through the air. They deserve a C - for that.
TE’s — The Good: We had a Mike Gesicki sighting!! Unfortunately, our next sighting will be him catching touchdowns from Josh Allen next year against us. But hey…He had 2 whole catches for 18 yards and a TD. Question: How smart of a coach do you have to be to get a Pro Bowl caliber TE catches when you have the 2 fastest receivers in the league on the outside? Obviously, that requires an IQ way higher than some guy from Stanford. Maybe we can get our next genius coach from MIT or Harvard. Oh yeah, Smythe had 1 catch for 9 yards. Awesome.
The Bad: The Bad is our TE’s accounted for only 3 catches for **** sake. 3 ****ING CATCHES!!! On a day we needed to win a game. Pathetic.
The Grade: D + . How are these guys not wide open on every down??? I don’t have access to All-22 tape…But I find it impossible to believe that Gesicki isn’t open at least 12 times a game. They got the D + for Gesicki’s TD.
WR’s — The Good: Nice TD and a nice flip afterward from Hill. Waddle had a great catch where he really climbed a ladder. The about covers it.
The Bad: With QB’s as bad as we had today, what can you expect? I really don’t know what to say more than that. With a receiving Corp this good to only throw for 168 yards to them is a disgrace.
The Grade: C + . They did the best they could. It’s not their fault they have a moron for a head coach and 2 absolute clowns as QB’s today. It’s a disgrace.
OL — The Good: Not much good here. The official Stat sheet says they didn’t give up a sack….But That’s not correct. And….. Yes, they were a patchwork line. But….They were overmatched from the start.
The Bad: The problem is we needed better than OK. We needed above average. We didn’t get it and being overmatched didn’t cut it. Can we put EichenPuke on waivers right now? I don’t know about you, but I’m tired of watching him miss assignments.
The Grade: F . Unfortunately, our injury prone startling LT that we paid a fortune to wasn’t available today…..Again. We needed him. However, neither was our former first round draft pick that we signed and who hasn’t played yet Eric Fisher. How do you sign an injured LT to replace your injured LT? Can someone help me with that?
DL — The Good: Seiler and Wilkins had 2 of our 3 sacks today. Wilkins played another good game. We held them to 77 yards rushing as well. Not bad.
The Bad: As usual, when the game is on the line, this unit gets run over like the French did in 1940. No QB pressure. No sacks. No big plays. Does Raekwon Davis still play on this team?
The Grade: D - . The D - comes from Wilkins and Seiler’s sacks. Other than that…. They folded again late. Pathetic.
LB’s — The Good: Roberts had our other sack today. Phillips had an active game. I actually noticed Baker once.
The Bad: Not a great day for the Linebackers today. Not one difference making play was made by this group except for one sack and a couple rushes by Phillips that didn’t get there. Nowhere near good enough. No forced fumbles. No interceptions. Nothing.
The Grade: F . I’ll say it again…..Nowhere near good enough with the season on the line. Especially at the end of the game when we needed a stop. I don’t understand how this unit could be so bad now. I can only blame Boyer.
DB’s — The Good: N/A
The Bad: Penalties. Check. Blown assignments. Check. Awful Coverages. Check. We let Mac ****ing Jones get a QBR of 98.4 for **** sake!! That’s embarrassing. What’s even more embarrassing is Noah Iggybanana is still on this team. There has to be a free agent on the street right now that is better than him. Am I right?
The Grade: F . The worst game I’ve seen from a defensive backfield in years. Bill Arnsbarger and Don Shula both rolled over in their graves today.
ST’s — The Good: Morstead punted well today. A 47.3 average is good. He even coffin cornered one….And our defense blew it. But he punted well. Our coverage teams were good as well.
The Bad: Jason Sanders. Talk about a disappointment. He’s been a disaster for most of the year. So….Do we bring in any competition for him? Nope. Let him just keep missing kicks. Nice Job Grier.
The Grade: C - . Morstead deserved a B today. Coverage teams deserved a C. Sanders deserved an F again. Pathetic.
Coaching — The Good: N/A
The Bad: New QB…..Do you A: Throw some quick slants, Jet Sweeps and mix things up on first down? Or B: Keep doing the exact same thing as the last 4 losses including running the ball on 90% of your first downs? Or C: Do the B option mentioned prior and add in late play calls so your QB gets to the line with 4 seconds on the play clock? If you guessed C you win! Tell them what they won Johnnie!! Well Bob, they win another long off-season with no playoffs! As a bonus, they win an NFL first round draft night with zero picks!! But wait!! There’s more!! They win an NFL free agency period where the Dolphins can’t participate because we’re over the cap!! Back to you Bob.
The Grade: F . McGenius??? I think not.
The Conclusion: We no longer control our own destiny. We cannot make the playoffs with out help from other teams. Let’s be honest….We don’t deserve to be in the playoffs. If you can’t beat a Mac Jones lead team….You suck. I really feel like it’s going to be 3 years before we’re competing again for a playoff spot. We’re in a deep hole. Unfortunately for us, Tua, McDaniel and Grier are holding the shovels.
Grier F minus minus minus. Grier does not seem to understand what injury prone means. Some guys get hurt, others don't. Tua, Chubb, and Armstead all injuries waiting to happen. Howard to a lesser degree, and worked them for two big contract revisions, in part because Grier paid through the nose for Byron Jones, who also sucks, and couldn't play. Not to mention Eichenberg was finally active, but he is so bad apparently he can’t fill in at left tackle, a position he was drafted to be able to play. Then we have an injury prone QB backed up by an injury prone QB, what kind of dummy does that? Grier needs to go, can we fire him before the 2020 draft? Then fire Boyer, then the special teams coach, then Sucky Sanders.
Ross should then fire himself, and let someone else not Bruce Beal, hire the GM.
If there is anyone else left on this team after that, fire them too!
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How many teams with a third string QB?
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This is the biggest head scratcher of the season.
With all the injuries, I get why the secondary has struggled. I understand the heavy use of Hill and Waddle, but I don't get why Gesicki has been the forgotten man. Especially, after the SF game when teams were getting away with being more physically with Hill and Waddle.
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Grier doesn't only draft injury prone players, he also likes to sign injury prone Free Agents and pay them to sit on the bench or be on IR. He signed an injury prone LT to be the starter, and then when Armstead got injured (surprise!), he signed another injured LT. Apparently though, Grier didn't sign Fisher to replace Armstead, as Fisher hasn't played at all, but he's just here to keep Armstead company on the bench. You can't even make this stuff up... how does Grier still have a job?
I liked your breakdowns earlier in the season...but I just feel like lately they're more emotionally driven... lot of injuries also occurred today....just sayin'..expecting a lot of a HC with a 2nd/3rd string QBs with freshly signed LT's off of other practice squads...
maybe take some time and think realistic expectations?
just my 2 cents
maybe take some time and think realistic expectations?
just my 2 cents
And yet another poster that fails to account for the impact of no Terron Armstead!
Tua would be in the hospital if he had played today!
Tua would be in the hospital if he had played today!
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I don’t know the nice way to say it, but Ross needs to go senile or kick the bucket before anything will change in Miami. Then we have to pray his daughter, or whoever it is, has more than 2 functioning brain cells when it comes to running a NFL team.
If she has more than 2 functioning brain cells she would hire some people who have had experience and success running an NFL team. Something her father has failed miserably at. Even better she would sell the team to a group that actually would take pride in the team and care about fielding a serious contender.
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Emotionally driven? Absolutely. But that doesn’t make them wrong. Please keep in mind that I’m grading todays performance….The grades don’t take into account any expectations.
With that in mind….What would you give Teddy Bridgeclown based on the fact he couldn’t out-duel Mac Jones, only threw for 161 yards and killed us with a horribly timed pick six? If you’re going to give that a passing grade, you and I will never agree on grades.
The worrisome aspect of the lack of TE's, is its not just Gesicki he fazed out, it's the entire group. If this was Gailey, Miami wins this game. His game plans were so much more diversified than McFraud.
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Maybe I'm just overly optimistic, but I keep expecting something different out of McDaniel. I know the injuries to Tua have made it more difficult. But that's also a good reason to rely on tight ends more.