10-6 seems the good, reasonable pick to me. I think that they have the talent to be better, but the second half schedule is rough. Anything less than playoff contention at the end will be a severe disapointment.
I initially picked 9-7 and I think I'm going to stay there. That front line D looks incredible but I'm still not certain that linebackers/missed tackles, the OL in our division, and maybe especially - coaching - won't cause issues, and our pre-season competition hasn't been incredible. Other teams have improved too. I'll be very happy to be wrong and see 10-6. Then again, part of me won't be completely surprised to see another 8-8. We lack depth in key areas. So injuries could take us to 8-8. Or if no significant injuries, the coaching could do it. Anything lower though, would be sickening.
One thing I heard today is that the Dolphins lead the league in times an opponents plays them after one and two previous road games . Losing a home game to London hurts but that fact may overide that loss .
Assuming Pouncey checks out okay and is able to play in the regular season and Albert can return and be effective by at least the fourth or fifth regular season games, I can easily see the Dolphins having the talent to make the playoffs this year. My concern going into this season has always been the coaching ability of Philbin. Until he proves me wrong, I still consider him a very average to below average game day head coach, but I certainly hope he proves me wrong in 2015. In anticipating that Pouncey will be able to play in the regular season. Albert will come back and be effective at LT early in the season and Philbin finally becomes a better game day coach, my prediction is the Dolphins will make the playoffs as a wildcard team and finish the regular season 10-6. If on the other hand Pouncey's injury turns out more serious and Albert isn't able to come back and play at a high level during the season, I see the Dolphins missing the playoffs and once again finishing the season 8-8. There just doesn't seem to be a great deal of depth on the OL to overcome the loss of Pouncey and substandard play by Albert, IMO
It's going to come down to health and offensive line play. If we get both, we're going to the playoffs. This division is going to be among the league's most competitive. Buffalo is going to be tough. New England is New England. I think the Jets are the worst but defensively they're going to be a problem. And there is some talent at WR. We could realistically win the division or finish third.
I have gotten my hopes up before and that's when injuries step in to dash my dreams so I will hold my tongue for now been a Dolfan since 1971 I was just up off the floor but I liked the jerseys then after 72 undefeated I never looked back
I agree with the need to stay healthy in order to make a playoff run and whomever said it is correct; the second half of the schedule is brutal, but consider this...We're playing the Cowboys, Ravens, Giants, Colts and Patriots at home during that second half stretch. If we can get to 6-2 during the first half of the season, home field advantage should, SHOULD be enough for us to pick up 4 more wins in the second half to finish the season 10-6.
Got some talent we haven't possessed around here in a long time. This could be a special year. 8-8. Sent from my Transformer TF101 using Tapatalk 4
2000 Dolphins D line was JT, Daryl Gardener, Tim Bowens and Trace Armstrong. That was a damn good line Armando.
What? Jenkins had over 100 tackles. A bunch of them for lost yardage. 3.5 sacks including one for a safety. Two forced fumbles. And won a game by deflecting a ball into Reshad Jones' hands. Jenkins was a big playmaker last season. Armando sucks.
He was my favorite pick from that daft and he's become my favorite player. He's a high quality person too. Gotta get his jersey soon.
If we can manage to stay healthy this, unlike last years rampant injury bug, I think 10-6 is pretty realistic. If I am gonna get real optimistic 11-5.
I think 10 games will be tough to win this year, lets say 3-3 in division, that would mean 7-3 against the rest of the schedule, and Baltimore, SD, Indy and Dallas will be tough games to win. We are in a division where all teams can beat us, and do most years, the Bills and Jets are probably a lot better than last year, and we don't have many "should win" games after week 2, so somewhere around 8-8. √ Caviat* If Tanne pays as well as some folks thought he played last year, that will tip the balance and we'll win 10 games.
considering everyone (on this site) is pegging us for 6-0 because, Lol we play nobody's for QB the first 6 weeks, that means we finish 4-6.......... no bueno
Not really too worried with San Diego. We shut them out 37-0 last year in our house. I know we have to go there this year but that game surely isn't a gimmie for either team. As far as the rest the Dolphins should have been 10-6 or 11-5 last year. We gave away the Green Bay game, The Lions game and the Broncos game when the defense couldn't come up with stops to close them out. So I don't see 10-6 or 11-5 too much of a reach this year.
The SD they will be looking for redemption, they laid an egg in our building last year, an embarrassing game for them, they have this game circled on their calendar, not for revenge, but for redemption, I guarantee that will be a tough game. The D had it's struggles, but so did the offense, in these games the offense left points on the field as well, when the offense had a chance to close it out they never did either, and it's possible that our offense is not as good as last year. OGs may be worse this year, and so far I've seen no WR that puts as much pressure on the D as Wallace, he'd take 2 players with him on most downs, and you couldn't go 8 in the box, I think we'll be seeing a lot more 8 in the box this year.
