Why or why not? My take: for Houston this game is about like the ones I remember us playing to start the seaons under Dan Marino where we were expected to be really good and started off the season at home against a weak team. You could about always pencil those in as convincing wins. That's what Houston's looking at here.
Sadly no.. They have receivers we have no defensive backfield.. Score Dolphins 14- Houston-24 New Coach, New Personal, Wrinkles that need to be ironed out a few games before they gel..
Houston's D imo is tremendous. Reed and Mercilus are having great camps and will more the account for the loss of Mario Williams. The question here should be will we score a touchdown vs one of the top 3 defenses in the league this year (IMO of course). IMO this could be ugly. Prediction: 27-7 Houston wins.
Well obviously nobody is expecting us to win this game based on our current roster and the fact that we went 0-4 in the preseason. But keep in mind that the whole AFC-East went 1-15 overall. Despite all the bashing (Philbins poor bodylanguage, Irelands questionably roster moves etc etc) I think this team will win. I really think that we didn't showcase anything from our playbook during the preseason. I'm very excited and think that we will win this game.
These guys just have our number. They have too much more talent right now as well. I can't see a Dolphins W happening on Sunday. I just hope it is a good competitive game that we at least look like we somewhat belong in.
In the past we would always play to our opponent's level. We would play the better teams tough and then lay down vs. the weaker teams. I think that continues. We will give Houston trouble but they will win, possibly in OT. Our run defense can bottle up Foster, and I think that Sean Smith can continue his improvement he can handle Andre Johnson. Houston wins a squeaker. 24-21.
Well, unlike other people I believe in Sean Smith and he has to be thinking about his matchup with AJ every single day. I think he contains Johnson n keeps him under 100. Problem is they are bar none the best running team in the NFL, and maybe the best defense as well....we will not beat this team and that's ok because IMO only a few teams will. What I don't want to see is us be the Michigan to their Alabama.
34-13 After Tannehill leads us to two FG thru 3.5 quarters, he is removed battered and bruised. Moore leads us on a late TD drive in mop up mode once the Texans switch to a prevent defense
Crazier thing have happened. I am so sick of the fact that we have not beat them, that almost has to be enough for the phins to come out and hopefully win. I don't think we are going to the playoffs so games against the JESTS, BILLS and pats always mean more, but beating the texans will be a highlight of the season.
We couldn't beat them when we had the better team on paper throughout the years. Maybe we get a spark from the D and Philbin has the game plan that pulls out a win. Still a tough call, but I never predict us to lose. Dolphins 30 Them 28
Alabama beat Michigan by 27. So I think the Dolphins will keep the score a little closer against the Texans. My predictions is Texans 31, Dolphins 10. It may not be as bad as Michigan's loss to Alabama, but the Texans are just a much better team than the Dolphins right now.
In my heart, I want to say YES, but unfortunately logic says NO: 1) Starting a rookie QB with his 1st game away in hotile territory 2) Houston's defense is very solid. It probably will not be neccessary, but I am guessing they will be ready to pull out all the stops to really confuse Tannehill, if they need too. 3) New coaches and systems for both our offense and defense and I am not sure everybody is ready to go (Dansby, etc.) 4) We have never beaten Houston That said, I will be hitting the local sports bar here in St. Cloud rooting for a huge upset! Go Dolphins!! Steve :-)
I put a blow out warning on this one. Love for us to win.... That said my head says that offense will seriously expose our defensive secondary, especially with no pass rush to help it out.
My gut tells me I will observe something I've seen this team do this before, against Houston even: Being down 21-0 at the end of the 1st Q, being completely overwhelmed, giving the opponent points off stupid turnovers, giving up easy catch and run TDs, etc... Then they make a game of it the rest of the way, unfortunately its just not enough to overcome the initial deficit Hou 38, Miami 17
I'd go with a 31-13 Texan win. Our OL is not ready to protect Ryan from their pass rush, while our secondary will get lit up by their passing game. Looking at the early schedule though, I think we can come out of the first five games with a 3-2 record.
Come on guys I was only fooling earlier we are going to be the surprise team in the NFL this season. Coach of the year 11-5 AFC championship. We hid all the talent on Hard Knocks because Philbin is so witty.. now where is the rest of my voodka..oh it's almost empty..
I think we lose, but i think our offense will have a game better that the expected. We didn't throw too much to the RB's nor the TE's, i think/hope we will see a lot of that with Bush, Miller, Fasano and Clay even Egnew imho..... lets see
I predict a somewhat close game until halftime Houston 20 - Phins 14. Then in the second half Houston proves too much for the Phins. Final score Houston 30 - Phins 17.
Well I voted that we win, why? Cause they'll take us to lightly and have no idea what to expect. The one person on that team that scares the beegees out of me, the dang field goal kicker! Miami - 23 Texans - 20
Yeah, this is an easy one, unfortunately. The last two times the Bengals played the Texans, the QBs for the Texans (last year, T.J. Yates) both threw for over 300 yards. Last time I checked, the Texans have a pretty solid TE in Owen Daniels, and that is really my problem (more so, than Andre Johnson). This was with a Kevin Coyle lead secondary. Never mind the fact that the Texans seem to have Miami's number. I think Andre Johnson gets his 80-100 yards/1 td. Owen Daniels could have a pretty good game, too. I am just not sure with Burnett and Dansby being out most of the preseason, this team has the moxie to really bring it with any consistency on Sunday. Then comes the two-headed monster in Foster and Tate. Let's not forget that Foster is pretty effective catching the ball. Foster and Tate can have the case of the fumblerooskies, so that might give Miami a chance, but I honestly do not see it. This will be a great learning experience for the defense, and I am not so sure that they will meet an offense with this many weapons for the rest of the season. Honestly, the only chance this team has is from the defensive end. If Wake can get a couple of sacks early, it MIGHT just throw off Schaub a bit. As with every game, turnovers are key. But this team is also stacked from the defensive side of the ball. Good luck, Tannehill. Jake Long did not practice today/yesterday......and honestly, has not looked all that stellar in the preseason. This is not good. Oh, and this crazy 'hurry up' offense that Miami thinks they're going to run......honestly, they shouldn't. I have a feeling that time management might become an issue. Tannehill has shown some ability to maintain long drives, but he needs to do that with consistency. This is a rambled post. Totally freestyle/impromptu. But I think I made my point; the Texans are the superior team. The Texans having the home-field advantage makes it even worse. Texans: 34 Miami: 13
i voted that we will lose but we have been known for a bunch of upsets since i have been a fan so there's always hope. specially if the texans don't take us seriously. i hope the texans are already looking ahead to week 2. our only real chance depends on a lot of things like Wake getting constant pressure on Shaub, Sean Smith getting some int's, reggie and donald thomas running like a bat out of hell, and tannehill not being plagued by dropped passes.
Optimistic W scenario with likely outcomes*: *The Dolphins sack Schaub 5 times; Wake twice, Odrick once, Starks once, and Burnett once. Tannehill throws for 200 yards and 2 TDs with 1 INT after Naanee drops the ball *Bush and Thomas combine for 200 yards rushing. Charles Clay has 5 catches for 60 yards and 1 TD *Run D keeps Foster and Tate in check *Sean Smith shuts down a injured Andre Johnson, 3 catches 34 yards 0 TD Dolphins 23 Texans 17 Realistic and L: The O-Line crumbles and Tannehill throws 2 INTs Texans' D sack Tannehill 4 times. Andre Johnson has a field day Owen Daniels has a field day Schaub throws for 230 yards and 2 TDs Only 250 yards of offense for Miami Texans 23 Dolphins 17 While I do think the Texans are superior to us, I don't think they will score 30+ like some have predicted. The only way that happens is if their defense causes a ton of turnovers wild which I don't see happening. Fields will give the Texans a long field to work with if/when the offense falters. Owen Daniels will have a big game 7 catches 80 yards 1 TD while the secondary holds Andre Johnson under 70 yards. Tannehill will likely get a "welcoming party" to the NFL although he may not like it. I think DT has a good game and Charles Clay flashes his potential of making LBs look foolish. Cameron Wake vs Duane Brown will be interesting also. Crazier things have happened in the NFL and I wouldn't be surprised if the Dolphins won.
HOU very well should have been in the SB if not for the loss of their QB ... they are a favorite to go to the SB this year -- so this is a good benchmark game right off the bat for the new staff. I don't envision us getting off to a great start ... but do expect good things by week 4 ... I absolutely believe that our record will be better than last year ... and if we get any RT and WR play - we'll easily be .500 ....