Wow, it's like you read my mind. AWESOME analysis!! I completely agree with you!!! Love reading your posts!!!Another winnable game……Another disappointing loss. There is way more than enough blame to go around and I’m about to start passing it out. Trigger Warning: A lot of you aren’t going to like this.
QB — The Good: Thompson looked confident and was actually moving the offense despite the inept OL. He had some nice throws and if it wasn’t for a series of 5 penalties and 2 dropped passes in a 7 play span, he would have had us in the lead. The other good news is the injury that knocked him out of the game was his thumb and not his head.
The Bad: Teddy Bridgewater is a below average QB. Today showed that. Admittedly, he got little help from his OL and his Head Coach. But let’s not fool ourselves….He will never lead an NFL a team to the playoffs again. The 2 picks hurt and I highly doubt he and his inconsistent ways are back next year.
The Grade: D -. The offensive line definitely contributes to the bad grade here….. But Teddy Bridgewater is below average and definitely didn’t look ready to play today.
RB’s — The Good: Mostert had 49 yards rushing with a 3.5 yard average, which isn’t horrible. Edmonds had 2 catches for 28 yards to contribute.
The Bad: Edmonds is not running the ball well at all. I cringe every time I see Mostert leave the field to be honest. Ingold is below average as a runner and a blocker. Again, our horrible OL hurts this group… However, we have 4 speed backs on the roster and only Ingold that can get any tough yards….And he’s not that good at it.
The Grade: C - . This is a position that must be addressed in the off season. Today was not great. Mostert is really the only guy I’d keep. He keeps running hard behind a putrid OL…. But we need a guy that can bang it in there and consistently get the tough yards.
WR’s — The Good: Hill again proves how good he is with 12 Catches for 177 yards. Waddle gets 129 yards on 6 catches for a decent game.
The Bad: Sherfield was the only other receiver with a catch. He had 1 for 6 yards. Waddle with an incredibly ill timed fumble. We are a 2 receiver team. That’s it.
The Grade: C +. We need our other receivers to take some pressure off Hill and Waddle. Thank God for Tyreek Hill or this wouldn’t have been a close game.
TE’s — The Good: GESICKI!! The square peg of the offense finally gets put into the square hole. Nice game from him. 6 catches for 69 yards and 2 TD’s. I’m a Gesicki fan. Period.
The Bad: Much like the receivers, not one other TE caught a ball. The Run blocking was not good either.
The Grade: C . This grade is 100% attributable to Mike Gesicki’s efforts.
OL — The Good:
The Bad: Well…. History repeats itself again. This OL’s effort today was PATHETIC. Little should retire right now. Grier’s buddy Eichenberg should consider being a shoe salesman and Brandon Shell??? Where the **** did we find this clown? Someone remind me. Pass Blocking was an actual joke today. Our OL made the Vikings look like the 85 Bears today. 6 total sacks and 14 QB hits?? That’s 20 plays where our QB was crushed. 20 PLAYS!! Pathetic.
The Grade: F . Again. This is getting really annoying.
DL — The Good: Nice sack at a great time for Raekwon Davis. Wilkins was good all day. This unit played winning football for 90% of the day…….
The Bad: The 10% that they didn’t play great came at the end of the game when we needed stops. Our DL got moved on 2 crucial plays that allowed Cook to go for 6 and then 53 yards and crushed us.
The Grade: B - . This unit got no help from the offense really. Sad. They played well all day. This loss is not really this unit’s fault.
LB’s — The Good: Phillips had half a sack and some good pressure. Ingram had a couple pressures. Roberts had 1.5 sacks. Not bad.
The Bad: Ingram cannot cover anyone. Baker with a missed tackle on Cook’s 53 Yarder.
The Grade: C . Some Good today and some bad. Regardless, this unit along with the rest of the defense deserved better. Our offense let them down.
DB’s — The Good: Noah Iggy…A guy I typically despise, played well when pressed into service today. Holland had a couple huge hits.
The Bad: X is no longer the Pro Bowler we got used to. Not A great game for him. Needham being lost for the season hurts.
The Grade: C . It would be nice to see a pick again this year. I hope Jones comes back soon.
ST’s — The Good: Morstead averaged 51.2 yards on 6 punts. Including a 63 yard bomb. That’s all.
The Bad: Sanders has become very average very fast. Missing kicks seems to be his thing now. Our coverage units SUCK. Bad day for ST’s.
The Grade: C -. This grade belongs to Morstead. Sanders and the rest of our Coverage guys would have rated an F today.
Coaching — The Good: NOT APPLICABLE.
The Bad: This is where I might piss some people off.
Mike McDaniel a genius? I think not. This loss is on him and his very average staff. You know your 2 starting tackles are out, so do you:
Throw quick slants to help your QB get the ball out of his hands quick? Nope. No slants thrown today.
Move the pocket to keep the opposing DL guessing?? Nope. Didn’t happen by design once.
How about a Jet Sweep or 2 to keep the defense honest?? Nope. Not once.
How about the RPO with either Skyler or Teddy? Nope.
What did we get? WR Bubble screens. Wasn’t there another “Genius” coach that liked to call WR Bubble screens a lot? Oh yeah….Adam Gase.
See what I’m getting at? 2 point conversion try after the late touchdown?? Really?? I don’t agree with anyone that says McDaniel is a genius. I just haven’t seen evidence of it. Boyer isn’t much better….He insists on dropping Ingram into coverage and that worked not once in 5 tries that I saw. Stupid. Danny Crossman’s Special Teams unit? Average would be a good day. How about Matt Applebaum’s OL? Easily one of the worst in this league.
This is where I blame Grier as well. How many times do we have to see our OL a look like they have no idea how to play football before something gets done.
The Grade: F!! 2 games in a row that I blame our coaching staff.
The Conclusion: We cannot keep our QB’s healthy. It’s beyond pathetic at this point. As of right now, I highly doubt we make the playoffs. I mean…..We’re now 2 games behind the Bills, 1.5 games behind the Jets and we’re tied for last place in our division with the Patriots. It’s getting harder and harder to see the light at the end of the tunnel and our “Genius” HC isn’t helping.
Zim’s Grades For The Game: Week 6 Edition
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Those are the types of mental mistakes that make me scream at the TV. As you said, there was no reason to go down field. Every other lineman was pass blocking. The player he was trying to block was not near where the ball was going and not near the QB, so WTF.....The ineligible downfield on Williams was easily the most egregious of that sequence of penalties. Like what in the actualwas he doing on that play? There is no plausible reason for him to be downfield at all, much less that far downfield.
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Regarding the 2 point conversion attempt. I understand the math but still didn't like it. The team was not consistently executing cleanly on offense. The question isn't "Is it the proper call on average?"
The question is "Is this team on this day likely to make the conversion?"
The question is "Is this team on this day likely to make the conversion?"
Anyone care to explain how this is not a hold on the long TD run?
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I'm in the same situation. Born and raised here. I actually remember the first Dolphins game I watched. I mean my dad used to put me in my dolphin gear since I was a baby, but I was too young before 1985. I was 7 and just starting to pay attention to football. The Dolphins were playing the Bears!
Easy his jersey is not white and aqua.
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They are long lost brothers and he needed a hug.
Go for two at home, kick the point on the road... Thanks Zim!
Stupid losing math, pluck analytics, it didn’t make sense
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Yep. That's just the way it is. I'm not ready to start in on Coach M. This instant gratification was bound for adversity and I think they have the tools to overcome the idiocy we've seen over the last few games. That being said....it's go time.
So my profession is statistician and have degrees in math and statistics so yep, I understand the math here. The flaw in this math logic is that you can’t apply a 50% make rate with certainty like you could if we were talking coin flip. Remember, this is nuanced and each event is isolated. Not dissimilar to the coin flip - “each flip is 50/50” but getting two heads (or tails) in a row on 2 consecutive flips is .5 x .5 = .25
And the above is a controlled environment. A football game is not. I don’t know what the make rate is for 2-pt plays - is it 50/50? What about when your backup is in? What about when your oline is giving up 20 pressures or a pressure on half of all plays? What about home vs away etc? So many variables and at the end of the day whether you go for two and get it on the first TD or second, theoretically the odds of making one of them are the same. The only advantage I can see in trying the first one is it takes the decision as to what to do on the second one off of the table
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To be fair, Tomlin doesn't look like a genius now that Big Ben is retired. Bill Bellichick is below .500 in his career without Tom Brady.
Quarterback play is huge. Miami is likely 5-1 with a healthy Tua. Maybe 6-0.
But I do agree with Zim that the play calling could be a lot better. So hard to cover up such a horrendous offensive line.
Quarterback play is huge. Miami is likely 5-1 with a healthy Tua. Maybe 6-0.
But I do agree with Zim that the play calling could be a lot better. So hard to cover up such a horrendous offensive line.
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Anyone who disagrees with his assessment obviously is delirious and a homer. Zim is spot on!Another winnable game……Another disappointing loss. There is way more than enough blame to go around and I’m about to start passing it out. Trigger Warning: A lot of you aren’t going to like this.
QB — The Good: Thompson looked confident and was actually moving the offense despite the inept OL. He had some nice throws and if it wasn’t for a series of 5 penalties and 2 dropped passes in a 7 play span, he would have had us in the lead. The other good news is the injury that knocked him out of the game was his thumb and not his head.
The Bad: Teddy Bridgewater is a below average QB. Today showed that. Admittedly, he got little help from his OL and his Head Coach. But let’s not fool ourselves….He will never lead an NFL a team to the playoffs again. The 2 picks hurt and I highly doubt he and his inconsistent ways are back next year.
The Grade: D -. The offensive line definitely contributes to the bad grade here….. But Teddy Bridgewater is below average and definitely didn’t look ready to play today.
RB’s — The Good: Mostert had 49 yards rushing with a 3.5 yard average, which isn’t horrible. Edmonds had 2 catches for 28 yards to contribute.
The Bad: Edmonds is not running the ball well at all. I cringe every time I see Mostert leave the field to be honest. Ingold is below average as a runner and a blocker. Again, our horrible OL hurts this group… However, we have 4 speed backs on the roster and only Ingold that can get any tough yards….And he’s not that good at it.
The Grade: C - . This is a position that must be addressed in the off season. Today was not great. Mostert is really the only guy I’d keep. He keeps running hard behind a putrid OL…. But we need a guy that can bang it in there and consistently get the tough yards.
WR’s — The Good: Hill again proves how good he is with 12 Catches for 177 yards. Waddle gets 129 yards on 6 catches for a decent game.
The Bad: Sherfield was the only other receiver with a catch. He had 1 for 6 yards. Waddle with an incredibly ill timed fumble. We are a 2 receiver team. That’s it.
The Grade: C +. We need our other receivers to take some pressure off Hill and Waddle. Thank God for Tyreek Hill or this wouldn’t have been a close game.
TE’s — The Good: GESICKI!! The square peg of the offense finally gets put into the square hole. Nice game from him. 6 catches for 69 yards and 2 TD’s. I’m a Gesicki fan. Period.
The Bad: Much like the receivers, not one other TE caught a ball. The Run blocking was not good either.
The Grade: C . This grade is 100% attributable to Mike Gesicki’s efforts.
OL — The Good:
The Bad: Well…. History repeats itself again. This OL’s effort today was PATHETIC. Little should retire right now. Grier’s buddy Eichenberg should consider being a shoe salesman and Brandon Shell??? Where the **** did we find this clown? Someone remind me. Pass Blocking was an actual joke today. Our OL made the Vikings look like the 85 Bears today. 6 total sacks and 14 QB hits?? That’s 20 plays where our QB was crushed. 20 PLAYS!! Pathetic.
The Grade: F . Again. This is getting really annoying.
DL — The Good: Nice sack at a great time for Raekwon Davis. Wilkins was good all day. This unit played winning football for 90% of the day…….
The Bad: The 10% that they didn’t play great came at the end of the game when we needed stops. Our DL got moved on 2 crucial plays that allowed Cook to go for 6 and then 53 yards and crushed us.
The Grade: B - . This unit got no help from the offense really. Sad. They played well all day. This loss is not really this unit’s fault.
LB’s — The Good: Phillips had half a sack and some good pressure. Ingram had a couple pressures. Roberts had 1.5 sacks. Not bad.
The Bad: Ingram cannot cover anyone. Baker with a missed tackle on Cook’s 53 Yarder.
The Grade: C . Some Good today and some bad. Regardless, this unit along with the rest of the defense deserved better. Our offense let them down.
DB’s — The Good: Noah Iggy…A guy I typically despise, played well when pressed into service today. Holland had a couple huge hits.
The Bad: X is no longer the Pro Bowler we got used to. Not A great game for him. Needham being lost for the season hurts.
The Grade: C . It would be nice to see a pick again this year. I hope Jones comes back soon.
ST’s — The Good: Morstead averaged 51.2 yards on 6 punts. Including a 63 yard bomb. That’s all.
The Bad: Sanders has become very average very fast. Missing kicks seems to be his thing now. Our coverage units SUCK. Bad day for ST’s.
The Grade: C -. This grade belongs to Morstead. Sanders and the rest of our Coverage guys would have rated an F today.
Coaching — The Good: NOT APPLICABLE.
The Bad: This is where I might piss some people off.
Mike McDaniel a genius? I think not. This loss is on him and his very average staff. You know your 2 starting tackles are out, so do you:
Throw quick slants to help your QB get the ball out of his hands quick? Nope. No slants thrown today.
Move the pocket to keep the opposing DL guessing?? Nope. Didn’t happen by design once.
How about a Jet Sweep or 2 to keep the defense honest?? Nope. Not once.
How about the RPO with either Skyler or Teddy? Nope.
What did we get? WR Bubble screens. Wasn’t there another “Genius” coach that liked to call WR Bubble screens a lot? Oh yeah….Adam Gase.
See what I’m getting at? 2 point conversion try after the late touchdown?? Really?? I don’t agree with anyone that says McDaniel is a genius. I just haven’t seen evidence of it. Boyer isn’t much better….He insists on dropping Ingram into coverage and that worked not once in 5 tries that I saw. Stupid. Danny Crossman’s Special Teams unit? Average would be a good day. How about Matt Applebaum’s OL? Easily one of the worst in this league.
This is where I blame Grier as well. How many times do we have to see our OL a look like they have no idea how to play football before something gets done.
The Grade: F!! 2 games in a row that I blame our coaching staff.
The Conclusion: We cannot keep our QB’s healthy. It’s beyond pathetic at this point. As of right now, I highly doubt we make the playoffs. I mean…..We’re now 2 games behind the Bills, 1.5 games behind the Jets and we’re tied for last place in our division with the Patriots. It’s getting harder and harder to see the light at the end of the tunnel and our “Genius” HC isn’t helping.
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The worst call of the day was the fake punt on 4th and ONE. There must be 30 offensive plays to get one yard with better odds than that
That’s true and why I think if you want to go for it, line up and call a higher % play. I know we were trying to flip the momentum