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Compounding the Problem

Discussion in 'Miami Dolphins Forum' started by Bumrush, Oct 12, 2014.

  1. Bumrush

    Bumrush Stable Genius Club Member

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    The Green Bay Packers had their top two corners injured and out of the game.
    A winning head coach takes a chance on third and nine even with both corners in the game. Giving Aaron Rodgers anything north of 1:15 is playing roulette. He can drive the Packers down the field from his own 10 with a buck 15. Giving him the two minute warning and the field shows a level of cowardice that should get this entire coaching staff fired.

    Ridiculous coaching. If you want to rush twice, you do it on first and second down, run the clock down and take your chance on third down. Instead, we put ourselves in a third and long with the incompletion and still decide to give Aaron Freaking Rodgers the ball back with 2+ minutes on the clock. Asinine at best, massive clusterf*** at worst.
     
  2. Bpk

    Bpk Premium Member Luxury Box

    Agreed.

    Let's put that on a cue card and mail it to Philbin.
     
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  3. Bumrush

    Bumrush Stable Genius Club Member

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    Good coaches take advantage of mismatches. Getting Wheeler 1 on 1 is a mismatch that was drawn up and executed. Having top tier cornerbacks out screams of cowardice, but upon thought it may just be pure incompetence.
     
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  4. ASOT

    ASOT New Member

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    I couldn't have said it better Bum. I've had it with Philbin and with Tannehill. They are what they are.....this is 40 something games into the Tannehill era, and he is what he is. He is not taking this team ANYWHERE.

    This season is just about to the "where are we in the draft" time.
     
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  5. dont fumble

    dont fumble Season Ticket Holder Club Member

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    I don't diasgree.
    But maye we then should give credit Philbin for going for it on 4th and 1 and blame the players for failing again. The offense was flat again in the first half, no fire. I know many want to blame Philbin for it, but then we have to give him credit for having the the special teams and D ready to play. This offense lacks fire to play a complete game. That's the main problem IMO.
     
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  6. NyPhinfan

    NyPhinfan Season Ticket Holder

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    That's what kills me about that last drive. Either you commit ton egging the first down or killing the clock. They did neither. The 2nd down play took 4 seconds off the clock!!! 4 seconds!! How in the hell does that happen???
     
  7. Stringer Bell

    Stringer Bell Post Hard, Post Often Club Member

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    I don't have a problem with running the ball in that situation. What is problematic is that it is very predictable what Miami will do in such situations.
     
  8. Galant

    Galant Love - Unity - Sacrifice - Eternity

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    The problems with the Dolphins are top down. Tannehill demonstrated ability, whatever he is or isn't, the FACT remains that it's impossible to tell under the leadership the Phins have had. They may well have ruined him, who knows? What I do know is that from sports to jobs I've seen 'crap', 'poor', 'stupid' individuals end up looking like completely different individuals after a change of leadership. If you have problems then you have to start with wherever those problems appear from the top down. I've a feeling Ross is part of the problem but it's not likely he'll see it and sell the team. Instead, the coaching has to dealt with. Then let the rest settle after that. This game could have been a win. Coaching cost the Phins this win.

    Tannehill bad half? Yes. But made up for it by taking the lead. The coaching though?
     
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  9. Bumrush

    Bumrush Stable Genius Club Member

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    You are one of the smartest posters on this board, are you saying you didn't have a problem with that Dolphins giving the ball back to Green Bay with either a 2:35 +/- or 2:05?

    How would that have made a difference when you have the best QB in the game?
     
  10. Alex44

    Alex44 Boshosaurus Rex

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    There is not a QB in this draft who is going to be anything but a mediocre backup IMO. I wouldn't touch a single QB with any pick this year, even if we had the #1 overall.
     
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  11. emocomputerjock

    emocomputerjock Senior Member

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    Maybe all this heartbreak is leading us to Harbaugh with Ryan at DC.
     
  12. rdhstlr23

    rdhstlr23 Season Ticket Holder Club Member

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    As a Marshall fan, I LOVE Rakeem Cato, but he's not the best QB prospect in the draft. As a mid/late round guy? Hell ya. Put all your eggs in his basket? Or as the competition to Tannehill? I dunno.

    And if you think Tannehill needs competition to get motivated, is it worth it to even have him? I mean honestly.

    Brian Hoyer may be a FA and he's shown some ability to manage a game well.
     
  13. jw3102

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    I agree the DL of the Dolphins is elite, but I just think that the secondary is very average at best. There isn't a single impact player in that unit and Finnegan and Grimes have both seen their best years pass them by.

    Other than the Raiders game, I just don't see any of these defense backs making plays on the ball.

    None of the young defensive backs appear to be able to step up and get much playing time, even though the secondary is very average. This isn't a good sign for this defense when you look ahead to the future. Especially when Finnegan and Grimes can only be expected to continue to decline as they age over the next few years.
     
  14. djphinfan

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    I just rewatched the sequence of events on that possession.

    The coordinator had 0 awareness of what the packers were doing even though a high school coach could predicted it, bottom line, it was obvious they were selling out on the blitz, and even though it was obvious Lazor folded up shop and ran the ball strait up the middle twice..they gave up trying to convert, they didn't run plays that would of been effective against those blitzes.

    Also, I'm not sure why, but Ryan saw it happening and didn't change anything to take a shot.
     
  15. Stringer Bell

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    I'm not necessarily concerned with the time on the clock as much as getting a first down. I don't think an unpredictable run on third and 9 is that bad, especially with the tendencies of this offense.

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  16. Stringer Bell

    Stringer Bell Post Hard, Post Often Club Member

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    This wasn't mentioned much, but coming into the game, the Dolphins led the league in defensive net YPA. The Dolphins have had one of the better defenses for a number of years, but this may be the defense in recent history.

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  17. MrClean

    MrClean Inglourious Basterd Club Member

    How high in the draft do you think Mariota should be picked?
     
  18. cdz12250

    cdz12250 Season Ticket Holder Club Member

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    Supposedly, Philbin ordered Lazor to run that third down play. I wonder if anyone ever told Philbin that up the middle is not the only running play there is when the other team is coming with a full house blitz.
     

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