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Another game for Tua, Another win. Sick stats for Waddle and Hill. An extremely close win….But a win nonetheless. On to the grades:

QB — The Good: Again…..Great Game from Tua. Monster Stats. He’s rolling right now and if he keeps playing like this, he’s gonna have to get into The MVP category. Period.

The Bad: 1 underthrown ball to Waddle is all. MAYBE you can criticize the 2 minute offense at the end of the half…..But how much of that is on McDaniel??

The Grade: A . Again.

RB’s — The Good: Jeff Wilson and Mostert each ran the ball 9 times. Wilson Looked very good. Running angry. 51 yards for his first game as a Dolphin is nice with a 5.7 Average.

The Bad: Mostert was bottled up. While he didn’t play bad…..Wilson did outplay him

The Grade: B . McDaniel had a nice mix of run and pass yesterday. I like our backs and I honestly don’t think we don’t need to look for one in the off-season unless one drops to us.

TE’s — The Good: The Run and pass blocking from this group was good yesterday. That about covers it.

The Bad: Gesicki had 1 catch for 3 yards. That’s it. Long 0 catches for 0 yards. Same for Smythe. I’m pretty sure Gesicki going elsewhere next year is a forgone conclusion. I just hope it’s not in the AFC East. But then again….If he’s only catching 1 ball a game….Who cares where he goes?

The Grade: C . The blocking is what got this group this grade and besides, they did help in the overall scheme. This is probably a little too high of a grade….But when an offense scores 35, I’ll be generous.

WR’s — The Good: Broken Record Time. Hill is devastating to defenses. Waddle is playing almost as good….And that’s scary. I honestly would not want to play in a defensive backfield against this team. I probably would get the old “Dolphin Flu” that day. I’m serious.

The Bad: Hill’s Backflip got a 6.8 from the Russian Judge. Do better Tyreek.

The Grade: A + . I’ll say no more.

OL — The Good: 0 sacks? A decent rushing day? Who stole our shitty OL and replaced it with a confident, professional and competent bunch of guys? I want to buy that guy a drink or two. Nice game by this unit. Armstead really makes a HUGE difference and he didn’t really have his best game.

The Bad: Armstead got beat a few times. No harm done. We also didn’t get push on 4th down a couple times. There really is room for improvement.

The Grade: B - . This unit can improve….And if they really take another step forward, we are going to be the team that NO ONE wants to play…..If we’re not already.

DL — The Good: I’m not sure there was any good yesterday to be honest.

The Bad: Pressure on the QB? Not Much at all. Stopping the run? Nope. Fields set an NFL record on this group yesterday. Actually and embarrassing effort. Anyone that was happy with how they played yesterday, please explain yourself.

The Grade: D - . They didn’t get an F because they helped make a stop on the last Bears drive. Kinda. Sorta. Not really.

LB’s — The Good: Riley and Ingram had a sack each. Jaelan Phillips played well actually. He’s was just a few steps slow when chasing fields. However, he was very active.

The Bad: I’m pretty sure we can close the book on Baker. He did have 5 Solos, but those were mostly down field. He hasn’t made a game changing play in a LONG time. Roberts is also slow afoot. This unit is gonna need an overhaul this offseason.

The Grade: D + . Phillips play along with the 2 sacks keeps these guys from F territory. I keep asking to see more from these guys….But I am really losing hope that will happen.

DB’s — The Good: Our DB’s only gave up 123 yards of passing!! AWESOME!

The Bad: That because Fields was too busy setting a ****ing NFL record for a QB rushing the ball. Why throw it? We couldn’t stop him. Crossen should have been called for the PI at the end of the game. AND….If anyone thinks X is still a top tier corner…I’ve got ocean front property in Nebraska to sell them.

The Grade: D - . Not a good day for these guys as they watched Fields run by them all day.

ST’s — The Good: a Blocked punt for a TD was HUGE yesterday. That ended up being the difference. The punt game was OK.

The Bad: Sanders is just not performing. It might be time to bring in some competition just to wake him up a little. Horrible miss by him yesterday. Our return game is complete **** too.

The Grade: B - . The TD was HUGE. Thank God for Phillips and Van Ginko.

Coaching — The Good: McDaniel’s play calling was good for the most part. The Bears defense had no answers most of the day. The good news is McDaniel realizes he has the horses and he’s letting them run. Good on him.

The Bad: Boyer is a complete clown. I have definitely soured on him. Dear Josh, PLEASE USE THE AMOEBA DEFENSE YOU MORON! He has to do something different because we almost lost to 1 guy. 1 second year QB. With only 123 yards passing. UGH!! Also…It’s now official. McDaniel has no idea how to run a 2 minute drill. None. The Time management part of his Genius Brain hasn’t developed yet apparently.

The Grade: C - . Only because the offense lit it up. Pathetic on defense yesterday.

The Conclusion: We’re in a good position right now. 6-3 at just past the halfway point is a good record. Concerning is the play of our defense all year. Unfortunately, I don’t think it’s anything we can fix this year. Let’s hope Boyer mixes it up next week against the Browns.
 
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Thanks, Zim. Excellent writeup!

The scipt is almost exactly flipped from a year ago. The offense was nearly perfect for almost three quarters, yet Miami struggled to beat a mediocre team in Da Bears.

The tackling was atrocious and Miami still has no answers for those mobile quarterbacks. Fields does remind me a bit of Year 2 Josh Allen.

I've been preaching for a more balanced attack, but with the way this passing game is playing why not keep feeding the animals, cheetah and penguin? Incredible duo.

I give a lot of credit to McDaniel as this offense is playing loose with a lot of confidence.

Really frustrating the last three games that the Dolphins have left the door open for the other team to win it late.

But it's rarely easy in the NFL and 6-3 puts Miami in the conversation.
 
Thanks, Zim appreciate the effort but, disagree on a couple points. DL- around the QB a lot, without sacks, forcing the runs that kept Chicago in the game. Boyer- has no healthy defensive backs, not one's that should be starting on a top 5 college team, and won... You can't do the defense that they have built with X hurt and the 'other guy' in the locker room.... LB needs and overhaul this off season.
 
Thanks, Zim appreciate the effort but, disagree on a couple points. DL- around the QB a lot, without sacks, forcing the runs that kept Chicago in the game. Boyer- has no healthy defensive backs, not one's that should be starting on a top 5 college team, and won... You can't do the defense that they have built with X hurt and the 'other guy' in the locker room.... LB needs and overhaul this off season.

I’ll buy that to a degree. Remember, this was the Chicago Bears. A team that couldn’t get out of its own way until they met a Josh Boyer defense. Yes, injuries played a part. But my point is, I want to see Boyer mix it up. Make the offense guess. Especially a 2nd year QB that had been struggling a bit.
 
Another game for Tua, Another win. Sick stats for Waddle and Hill. An extremely close win….But a win nonetheless. On to the grades:

QB — The Good: Again…..Great Game from Tua. Monster Stats. He’s rolling right now and if he keeps playing like this, he’s gonna have to get into The MVP category. Period.

The Bad: 1 underthrown ball to Waddle is all. MAYBE you can criticize the 2 minute offense at the end of the half…..But how much of that is on McDaniel??

The Grade: A . Again.

RB’s — The Good: Jeff Wilson and Mostert each ran the ball 9 times. Wilson Looked very good. Running angry. 51 yards for his first game as a Dolphin is nice with a 5.7 Average.

The Bad: Mostert was bottled up. While he didn’t play bad…..Wilson did outplay him

The Grade: B . McDaniel had a nice mix of run and pass yesterday. I like our backs and I honestly don’t think we don’t need to look for one in the off-season unless one drops to us.

TE’s — The Good: The Run and pass blocking from this group was good yesterday. That about covers it.

The Bad: Gesicki had 1 catch for 3 yards. That’s it. Long 0 catches for 0 yards. Same for Smythe. I’m pretty sure Gesicki going elsewhere next year is a forgone conclusion. I just hope it’s not in the AFC East. But then again….If he’s only catching 1 ball a game….Who cares where he goes?

The Grade: C . The blocking is what got this group this grade and besides, they did help in the overall scheme. This is probably a little too high of a grade….But when an offense scores 35, I’ll be generous.

WR’s — The Good: Broken Record Time. Hill is devastating to defenses. Waddle is playing almost as good….And that’s scary. I honestly would not want to play in a defensive backfield against this team. I probably would get the old “Dolphin Flu” that day. I’m serious.

The Bad: Hill’s Backflip got a 6.8 from the Russian Judge. Do better Tyreek.

The Grade: A + . I’ll say no more.

OL — The Good: 0 sacks? A decent rushing day? Who stole our shitty OL and replaced it with a confident, professional and competent bunch of guys? I want to buy that guy a drink or two. Nice game by this unit. Armstead really makes a HUGE difference and he didn’t really have his best game.

The Bad: Armstead got beat a few times. No harm done. We also didn’t get push on 4th down a couple times. There really is room for improvement.

The Grade: B - . This unit can improve….And if they really take another step forward, we are going to be the team that NO ONE wants to play…..If we’re not already.

DL — The Good: I’m not sure there was any good yesterday to be honest.

The Bad: Pressure on the QB? Not Much at all. Stopping the run? Nope. Fields set an NFL record on this group yesterday. Actually and embarrassing effort. Anyone that was happy with how they played yesterday, please explain yourself.

The Grade: D - . They didn’t get an F because they helped make a stop on the last Bears drive. Kinda. Sorta. Not really.

LB’s — The Good: Riley and Ingram had a sack each. Jaelan Phillips played well actually. He’s was just a few steps slow when chasing fields. However, he was very active.

The Bad: I’m pretty sure we can close the book on Baker. He did have 5 Solos, but those were mostly down field. He hasn’t made a game changing play in a LONG time. Roberts is also slow afoot. This unit is gonna need an overhaul this offseason.

The Grade: D + . Phillips play along with the 2 sacks keeps these guys from F territory. I keep asking to see more from these guys….But I am really losing hope that will happen.

DB’s — The Good: Our DB’s only gave up 123 yards of passing!! AWESOME!

The Bad: That because Fields was too busy setting a ****ing NFL record for a QB rushing the ball. Why throw it? We couldn’t stop him. Crossen should have been called for the PI at the end of the game. AND….If anyone thinks X is still a top tier corner…I’ve got ocean front property in Nebraska to sell them.

The Grade: D - . Not a good day for these guys as they watched Fields run by them all day.

ST’s — The Good: a Blocked punt for a TD was HUGE yesterday. That ended up being the difference. The punt game was OK.

The Bad: Sanders is just not performing. It might be time to bring in some competition just to wake him up a little. Horrible miss by him yesterday. Our return game is complete **** too.

The Grade: B - . The TD was HUGE. Thank God for Phillips and Van Ginko.

Coaching — The Good: McDaniel’s play calling was good for the most part. The Bears defense had no answers most of the day. The good news is McDaniel realizes he has the horses and he’s letting them run. Good on him.

The Bad: Boyer is a complete clown. I have definitely soured on him. Dear Josh, PLEASE USE THE AMOEBA DEFENSE YOU MORON! He has to do something different because we almost lost to 1 guy. 1 second year QB. With only 123 yards passing. UGH!! Also…It’s now official. McDaniel has no idea how to run a 2 minute drill. None. The Time management part of his Genius Brain hasn’t developed yet apparently.

The Grade: C - . Only because the offense lit it up. Pathetic on defense yesterday.

The Conclusion: We’re in a good position right now. 6-3 at just past the halfway point is a good record. Concerning is the play of our defense all year. Unfortunately, I don’t think it’s anything we can fix this year. Let’s hope Boyer mixes it up next week against the Browns.
Haven’t read the whole thread so maybe it's been mentioned already but the offense scored 28, not 35.....Gesicki had only two targets and caught one
 
I’ll buy that to a degree. Remember, this was the Chicago Bears. A team that couldn’t get out of its own way until they met a Josh Boyer defense. Yes, injuries played a part. But my point is, I want to see Boyer mix it up. Make the offense guess. Especially a 2nd year QB that had been struggling a bit.
The Bears offense has actually looked really good the past 3 weeks against the Patriots, cowboys and now the fins. The cowboys couldn't stop them either but the bears fumbled twice. The patriots have a top defense and had no answer.

The bears offense we played is not the same offense that sucked the first few weeks of the year.
 
Nice write-up, Zim. Is the coaching grade the most difficult to rate with the staff’s inconsistency and inexperience? IMO, they earned the C-.
I believe McDaniel and his process will continue to improve as he works through more games. We’ll see if the holdover staffs (D, ST) can meet the standard he is establishing. As a fan, I’m hopeful they can!
 
It's so weird to see so many people bringing up the Amoeba defense over and over... with who? Crossen lining up on an island against a WR?

Are you... clueless?

That **** only worked when you had two actual legit shutdown corners. We don't even have ONE right now.

I seriously can't believe how many people keep bringing up the Amoeba defense.

It's weird to see people giving our coaching staff bad grades when we are consistently winning games, on the road, against solid teams, with a beat up team. They should be getting A and B from you all every game.
 
Another game for Tua, Another win. Sick stats for Waddle and Hill. An extremely close win….But a win nonetheless. On to the grades:

QB — The Good: Again…..Great Game from Tua. Monster Stats. He’s rolling right now and if he keeps playing like this, he’s gonna have to get into The MVP category. Period.

The Bad: 1 underthrown ball to Waddle is all. MAYBE you can criticize the 2 minute offense at the end of the half…..But how much of that is on McDaniel??

The Grade: A . Again.

RB’s — The Good: Jeff Wilson and Mostert each ran the ball 9 times. Wilson Looked very good. Running angry. 51 yards for his first game as a Dolphin is nice with a 5.7 Average.

The Bad: Mostert was bottled up. While he didn’t play bad…..Wilson did outplay him

The Grade: B . McDaniel had a nice mix of run and pass yesterday. I like our backs and I honestly don’t think we don’t need to look for one in the off-season unless one drops to us.

TE’s — The Good: The Run and pass blocking from this group was good yesterday. That about covers it.

The Bad: Gesicki had 1 catch for 3 yards. That’s it. Long 0 catches for 0 yards. Same for Smythe. I’m pretty sure Gesicki going elsewhere next year is a forgone conclusion. I just hope it’s not in the AFC East. But then again….If he’s only catching 1 ball a game….Who cares where he goes?

The Grade: C . The blocking is what got this group this grade and besides, they did help in the overall scheme. This is probably a little too high of a grade….But when an offense scores 35, I’ll be generous.

WR’s — The Good: Broken Record Time. Hill is devastating to defenses. Waddle is playing almost as good….And that’s scary. I honestly would not want to play in a defensive backfield against this team. I probably would get the old “Dolphin Flu” that day. I’m serious.

The Bad: Hill’s Backflip got a 6.8 from the Russian Judge. Do better Tyreek.

The Grade: A + . I’ll say no more.

OL — The Good: 0 sacks? A decent rushing day? Who stole our shitty OL and replaced it with a confident, professional and competent bunch of guys? I want to buy that guy a drink or two. Nice game by this unit. Armstead really makes a HUGE difference and he didn’t really have his best game.

The Bad: Armstead got beat a few times. No harm done. We also didn’t get push on 4th down a couple times. There really is room for improvement.

The Grade: B - . This unit can improve….And if they really take another step forward, we are going to be the team that NO ONE wants to play…..If we’re not already.

DL — The Good: I’m not sure there was any good yesterday to be honest.

The Bad: Pressure on the QB? Not Much at all. Stopping the run? Nope. Fields set an NFL record on this group yesterday. Actually and embarrassing effort. Anyone that was happy with how they played yesterday, please explain yourself.

The Grade: D - . They didn’t get an F because they helped make a stop on the last Bears drive. Kinda. Sorta. Not really.

LB’s — The Good: Riley and Ingram had a sack each. Jaelan Phillips played well actually. He’s was just a few steps slow when chasing fields. However, he was very active.

The Bad: I’m pretty sure we can close the book on Baker. He did have 5 Solos, but those were mostly down field. He hasn’t made a game changing play in a LONG time. Roberts is also slow afoot. This unit is gonna need an overhaul this offseason.

The Grade: D + . Phillips play along with the 2 sacks keeps these guys from F territory. I keep asking to see more from these guys….But I am really losing hope that will happen.

DB’s — The Good: Our DB’s only gave up 123 yards of passing!! AWESOME!

The Bad: That because Fields was too busy setting a ****ing NFL record for a QB rushing the ball. Why throw it? We couldn’t stop him. Crossen should have been called for the PI at the end of the game. AND….If anyone thinks X is still a top tier corner…I’ve got ocean front property in Nebraska to sell them.

The Grade: D - . Not a good day for these guys as they watched Fields run by them all day.

ST’s — The Good: a Blocked punt for a TD was HUGE yesterday. That ended up being the difference. The punt game was OK.

The Bad: Sanders is just not performing. It might be time to bring in some competition just to wake him up a little. Horrible miss by him yesterday. Our return game is complete **** too.

The Grade: B - . The TD was HUGE. Thank God for Phillips and Van Ginko.

Coaching — The Good: McDaniel’s play calling was good for the most part. The Bears defense had no answers most of the day. The good news is McDaniel realizes he has the horses and he’s letting them run. Good on him.

The Bad: Boyer is a complete clown. I have definitely soured on him. Dear Josh, PLEASE USE THE AMOEBA DEFENSE YOU MORON! He has to do something different because we almost lost to 1 guy. 1 second year QB. With only 123 yards passing. UGH!! Also…It’s now official. McDaniel has no idea how to run a 2 minute drill. None. The Time management part of his Genius Brain hasn’t developed yet apparently.

The Grade: C - . Only because the offense lit it up. Pathetic on defense yesterday.

The Conclusion: We’re in a good position right now. 6-3 at just past the halfway point is a good record. Concerning is the play of our defense all year. Unfortunately, I don’t think it’s anything we can fix this year. Let’s hope Boyer mixes it up next week against the Browns.
The only thing I would disagree with is the praise for Phillips play. He got caught a few times standing there flat footed and waiting to see the play unfold opposed to just picking going after the qb or the rb... he should pick one and commit too it. It is why he got caught chasing fields all those times.

I'm still not sold on Phillips. I think he's at his ceiling and won't improve much. Obviosly I hope I'm wrong but that's just my opinion
 
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