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Here is why preseason means nothing

Discussion in 'Miami Dolphins Forum' started by Shane Falco, Nov 26, 2015.

  1. Shane Falco

    Shane Falco Banned

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    We were dominating Carolina so bad in a scrimmage that Riverboat Ron asked Philbin to back our defense off.

    Now they are 10-0.

    And we...aren't.

    They are also the ONLY team in the NFL to call more run plays than pass plays.

    And they are 10-0.

    And we....aren't.
     
  2. muskrat21

    muskrat21 Well-Known Member

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    and the last 4 seasons we supposedly won pre-seaon free agency wars and what's our record again?
     
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  3. CrunchTime

    CrunchTime Administrator Retired Administrator

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    During preseason I was thinking how unimpressive they were with no apparent decent WRs .Rember the discussions on the board about trading Mathews to them.

    How wrong I was .An impressive job of coaching and using Newton talents .:yes:
     
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  4. Shane Falco

    Shane Falco Banned

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    And don't forget, they lost Benjamin. He was their best WR.
     
  5. MikeHoncho

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    Scouting, development, coaching and gameplanning is not something we excel at.
     
  6. jdang307

    jdang307 Season Ticket Holder Club Member

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    We already knew this. Look at Tanny's preseason numbers and now. I raised an alarm about only scoring 7 pts in the 3rd game for our starting O
     
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  7. DolphinGreg

    DolphinGreg Season Ticket Holder Club Member

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    I have to say, this proved why preseason is meaningless.

    The assumption from here on should be that preseason means nothing. Regardless of the hype, regardless of people calling you a cynic, preseason really does mean nothing.
     
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  8. CashInFist

    CashInFist Well-Known Member

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    Preseason is good to judge depth and fringe players.
     
  9. DolphinGreg

    DolphinGreg Season Ticket Holder Club Member

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    Well, lol, it's the only place you can judge those fringe players. Nevertheless, I'm not sure the preseason can't be just as misleading, if not more so when it comes to them. I think we've seen that a lot lately.
     
  10. Finster

    Finster Finsterious Finologist

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    We were 1-3 preseason, Panthers were 3-1.
     
  11. Bumrush

    Bumrush Stable Genius Club Member

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    The Dolphins were 4-0 in the preseason in 2007 if I recall correctly.

    Just checked they were 2-2 and John Beck looked solid
     
  12. Clark Kent

    Clark Kent Fighter of the Nightman

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    sooo, football?
     
  13. Bumrush

    Bumrush Stable Genius Club Member

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    Pretty much. We are a bad football team from nearly every statistical angle
     
  14. MikeHoncho

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    Until he couldn't handle a simple qb-center exchange.
     
  15. MikeHoncho

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    Right. We're just not a good organization when it comes to football.
     
  16. WhiteIbanez

    WhiteIbanez Megamediocremaniacal

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    A god damn panthers woo hoo thread in the Dolphins main.
    Well done bro.
     
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  17. jw3102

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    Anyone who would actually take anything seriously which takes place during preseason games isn't much of a football fan to begin with. They are no more than practice games to help get the players ready for the regular season.

    I quit going to preseason games years ago and I wouldn't waste my time watching a preseason game.
     
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  18. MikeHoncho

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