7 losses in a row is a real possibility

I've never been more confident in Miami's chances of winning a game and have them get blown out as bad as they did yesterday. If they play the way they played yesterday, yes they could lose to even the Jags. But I think this team is too well coached to lose 7. Mike Mularkey is the worst head coach in the league, with Romeo Crennel offering up the only opposition. Miami wins that game. Otherwise, heads better roll starting with the GM...

 

Yes, it's a possibility. Just highly unlikely and not something you would rationally predict.

You can always hope, I guess?

 

Possibilty yes.Likely no .This team is not as bad as it showed this Sunday .Its not good enough to make the playoffs either but it will win some games.

 

No offense, but the problem isn't how good the team is or isn't, it's your flawed perception of the team. We were never a good team in the first place, we were never sewer scum either. We're average, have been from the beginning. If you want to predict what's going to happen over the next 7 weeks, look at all 9 games. Looking at the one outlier and basing a prediction on it isn't helpful IMO.

I wonder how many Titans fans were making threads like these after they got massacred by the Bears...

 

Yes, talking heads, the media, and fans (myself included) always seem to project a teams future based solely on their last performance. It's often a mistake. Every year there is a team that struggles out of the gates that gets it going later. Also there are teams that come out like gangbusters and trail off. It's a game of runs. Just like it was a mistake to write off the Dolphins when they started ****ty, it was a mistake to crown them a playoff team after the 3 wins. And it's a mistake to count them out just yet. But after a loss to one of the worst teams in the league and an absolute anemic offense against a TERRIBLE defense, it's not looking good.

 

No worries. If we beat Buffalo it'll be right back to irrationally dreaming up playoff scenarios.

 

It was irrational to dream up playoff scenarios at 4-3 prior to the Colts game?

 

This is what I felt like after the Colts game.

 

If we lose to Buffalo this week, it will only get worse as the season goes on. I am not liking how Philbin benched Reggie after the fumble and Cogs after the personal foul. The very next play after he sat cogs, tannehill was running for his life because the replacement missed his block. Philbin is going to lose his players if he keeps doing that crap.

 

was there a game that the dolphins quit in last year I can't remember but they straight up quit vs the titans bad sign imo

 

Yea, that is concerning. Defense gave up. I think offense kept fighting but Defense just said " Well, **** it"

 

Usually when a team turns the ball over, leading to easy points for the other team, they're going to quit. Especially a team this relatively inexperienced.

 

Would you be inspired to play in front of that crowd?

 

There should be absolutely no way you blame the crowd for yesterday's performance.

 

Why would anyone pay to see this team play like abolsute garbage against a ****ty team?

 

Because they enjoy football? There are plenty of people that watch football purely for the love the sport, not simply for self-assurance.

 

I think 2-5 down the stretch is probable. We win at Home versus the Bills and Jags, lose the rest. At least Tanny will continue to get starting experience, which can only help the team going forward. We need to get the young QB a real #1 WR and TE. Another stud pass-rusher is an easier fix than trying to replace most of our secondary. It was fun thinking about sneaking into the playoffs, but the wheels have come off that wagon.

Ireland needs to hit on his early picks in 2013, along with actually adding good players via free agency (he busted this year in regards to that). If we do not see a more consistent team in 2013, pushing for the playoffs, then Ireland is gone and Philbin is in real trouble too (mostly due to letting the new GM add his own coach if desired).

 

No, they just sucked. I don't recall seeing guys quit as opposed to getting beat down.

 

There is no way the Dolphins lose the next 7 games in a row. They are not as bad as they played yesterday and we know that by the previous 8 games. The Fins will win three or four more games this year and end the season 7-9 or 8-8.

 

we have not been able to run the ball for over a month now… and our pass defense has sucked all year. So I dont know why the last two weeks would enlighten you as to what this team is really all about.

 

very well stated… the problem IMO is that the Dolphins have played above there level of talent this year.

 

Is he? both players pretty much admitted they deserved to be sat. Personally, I loved it. It is about accountability and he is letting the players know that they are going to be held accountable for what they do. Bush's fumble lead to a TD and Richie's penalty took the Fins out of a first and 10 at the 14 yard line. He killed that drive with a dumb penalty. Philbon deserves credit for putting his players in their place.

 

Call me stupid but I shelled out $675 for two tickets to see the Dolphins play vs the 49ers.

 

You still talking about that? Maybe they win, the Niners couldn't beat the Rams yesterday.

 

yeah, still talking about that…. The Miami fan base sucks… they need to go out and support the team.

 

Well, if you're using the term "dream" then perhaps not. But there is no rational reason to be discussing playoffs when you're 4-3 after 7 games, period.

 

There was plenty of reasons, and those reasons still exist. Primarily the fact that this is an average team, and a decidedly average team almost assuredly will make the playoffs in the AFC this season.

 

Multiple. The first Jets game last year comes to mind.

As for yesterday, I think benching Reggie backfired. It set a tone. Not really a fan of benching your best offensive player for any reason during a game, but obviously Philbin was trying to do something. Not sure what that was or what it accomplished, but hey. He did it.

 

I'm fairly certain he was trying to tell the team that fumbling is not acceptable.

 

Pretty sure the team already knew that. So again, what did it accomplish?

 

What is accomplished in my mind was to let the players know that they are going to be held accountable no matter who they are. More importantly, Bush said he deserved to be benched so it appears at least on the surface that Bush agrees with Philbin.

 

Apparently they didnt considering what transpired?

Either way, if you say fumbling is unacceptable, you need to actually not accept it.

 

This is what happens when you're plsying poorly and then turn the ball over. It's holding players accountable.

 

I had us winning 7-9 games, basically middle of the pack. And that's pretty much what we've been IMO. We still have an outside shot at the playoffs but who cares? Even if we sneak in it'll be more b/c of other teams being worse than we are, not b/c we're any good. And we'll probably get our *** kicked in the first round anyway.

For me this season was/is all about finding out who can play and who cant, who needs to be re-signed/replaced, gearing up for the draft/FA, 2012 is basically 16 preseason games in preparation for 2013.

 

Guys, I get what he's trying to do. The question is what does it accomplish?

Does it make the team better? Is it going to prevent Reggie from getting stripped in the future? That was only his second lost fumble of the year, so it's not like this is a habitual thing.

Don't get me wrong, benching Incognito for committing a personal foul? Good. That's a mental mistake, and a correctable one (well, maybe not for Richie). But a fumble? That's a physical mistake, so benching the guy for it, when he rarely does it, hurts no one but the team.

Difference in philosophy I guess.

 

So basically according to you, for Ireland to keep his job, all the Dolphins have to do is beat the Jags. If they lose the rest of the games on their schedule, but get a win over the Jags and end the season 5-11, you are alright with Ireland remaining the teams GM? I just don't understand Dolphin fans sometime. I honestly think many fans are completely satisfied with this organization remaining mediocre for years to come. Because if Ireland remains this teams GM, mediocre is the best we can hope for.

 

Discussing playoffs after 7 games extremely premature, it's basically, "let's hurry up and discuss it while we have a chance". If we were 7-6 still within a game or so then that'd be different. But at 4-3? C'mon man.