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Zim’s Matchup Analysis: Week 1 New England

BennySwella said:
Matt Judon. Absolute beast pass rusher
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Ya that’s it. Not sure how many people on this site realize the decent players they have. They got the wideout that was with raiders and torched jones last year when Fitz magic came in for win
 
carjackistan said:
I don’t think Judon is great, and my general rule is not to get very excited about any LB that Baltimore or Pittsburgh choose not to re-sign.
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Very good point. I mean, signing a few Baltimore LBs a few years back should have taught us that.
 
DZimmer000 said:
Well…Football is back…And not a moment to soon. I thought I’d start a thread on the upcoming matchups for the week and see if you guys agree or disagree. With that…Let’s get into it.

Miami’s OL vs New England’s DL: Big Edge to New England — Miami’s OL is young and still really learning NFL football. New England has a veteran DL that could cause some problems. This is a huge matchup for Miami. If Austin Jackson and Jessie Davis can keep the pocket relatively clean and give Tua some time…It’s a big plus. However if Wise, Lawrence, Anderson and Godchaux can get some push….It’s going to be a long day for our offense. As for the running game, we need to hold up, move their line back and make New England at least respect the running game. The Patriots went out and spent some money……And it’s not going to be easy against their front 7. In my opinion, the game is won and lost with this matchup.


Miami’s RB’s & TE’s vs New England’s LB’s: Edge to New England — A lot of this is going to be on the OL as mentioned above. We are gonna need some holes because their LB’s pretty good. Judon, Hightower and Van Noy are a formidable group. Gaskin should get the majority of carries for us. I’d like to see us scheme it so Gaskin is being covered by KVN, who’s their slowest linebacker in the passing game. Look for steady diet of Gesicki, Long and Shaheen….And they’re going to need to get some separation. Also, I expect to see BB bringing at least one of these guys all game to pressure Tua.

Miami’s New Receivers vs New England’s Secondary: Big Edge to Miami — Gilmore is out. Their starting CB’s as of tonight are JC Jackson and Jalen Mills. That doesn’t scare me and I don’t think it scares Tua. As stated above, if our OL plays even average, this game is ours. But that’s the rub…..Can they play average? In my opinion, they haven’t looked good so far. I’m looking for a huge debut for Waddle here. Lots a quick short passes by Tua.

Miami’s DL vs New England’s OL: Edge to New England — I’m expecting BB to try to ram the ball down our throats Sunday. He has to protect his rookie QB that’s played against backups all preseason. He’s looked good….But he hasn’t faced a Brian Flores full strength DL and scheme yet. We HAVE to stop the run and make Mac beat us with his arm. This is the 2nd most important matchup in this game.

Miami’s DB’s vs New England’s Receivers: Edge to Miami — We all know Miami has one of the best secondaries in the league if not the best. Nelson Agholor and Jakobi Meyers are not scary. I expect us to be running a lot of press man and cover zero to try to disrupt Mac’s timing with these guys. We can’t give him time.

Tua vs Mac: Big Edge to Miami — I know…They don’t face each other on the field. BUT the press is going to talk about it all week. I like Tua a lot this week….If our OL can hold up and handle a LOT of blitzes. Tua looked great this preseason and, for the most part, didn’t have his starting receivers. As for Mac….He’s going to see a lot of pressure himself. Expect VERY fast passes and a ton of rub routes by New England. And we better be prepared for a heavy dose of the run game. This will be an interesting comparison.

Final Prediction: Miami 31 New England 21: This game is in New England….So expect some bad calls against us. I expect our line to hold up for Tua and after a slow start by both teams, I expect some points in the 2nd half. I may be biased, but I see Miami as the better team here. I always say….If you’re betting on football, bet on the better QB. Well…We have the better QB this week. Also, don’t underestimate the loss of Gilmore. That is definitely going to hurt them.
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Interesting write up. I think Godchaux and Van Noi will be looking to have good games against us, looking for some payback, so we are going to have to make sure that we get a hat on those two guys who may play with a bit of extra energy. Especially Van Noi who as I understand he was particularly salty when he left.

Having said that, I think the bottom line is this game is less about the trenches and more about the rookie QB that they have vs Tua. I think that is our primary advantage going into this one.

Both QB’s will have been exposed to the same defensive scheme, however, Tua has more experience and exposure to it and we would have to assume a better command of the offense and a better understanding of where the soft spots are in said defensive scheme. I think Mac Jones is going to be a tough matchup for years to come, but next week, he is just a rookie going into his first game against quite possibly the best, deepest, and most versatile secondary in the NFL, i.e. ours.

I expect X and maybe one of our other guys will get their hands on a football or two. I am curious to see how we do at stopping the run this year. I am hopeful that we will be better at that than last year. If we are, and we can stop the run,then it should be a turkey shoot vs a rookie QB experiencing his first “Welcome to the NFL“ moment.

I predict a good game, but a solid victory for Tua and the dolphins and I predict our Oline will hold up in pass protection, which will stretch the field out and create some space in our running game.
 
This game all comes down to stopping the run. If we stop the run effectively early and force NE to need to pass to get back in the game then we win easily.
I think its going to be a lot closer than a lot here think it will be... Mostly I think I am going to need to take the following Monday off from life - win or lose...
 
A defensive game. Field position and turn overs will decide the game. A nail biter coming down to the last minute.
Miami 20
NE 17
 
LANGER72 said:
A defensive game. Field position and turn overs will decide the game. A nail biter coming down to the last minute.
Miami 20
NE 17
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Something like that is what I see as well brother Langer

I'll take it to start the season
 
17 n.e to 20 dolpins.. kicker win games.. it could go either way
 
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