dolphins offense was ranked 21st in scoring with an average of 21.6 points/game
the pats were 8th with 25.6 points/game
the jets were 9th with 25.3 points/game
the bills were 23red with 21 points/game
1st place belongs to the saints with 28.9 points/game
although we were ranked 21st, we're only 7.3 points/game away from the leader. (1 touchdown)
defense
dolphins are 9th with 19.8 points/game
pats are 8th with 19.8 points/game
bills are 14th with 21.4 points/game
jets are 18th with 22.2 points/game
1st place goes to the Super Bowl champs... the steelers at 13.9 points/game
we're 5.9 away from the leader.
next years opponents
Pats x2
offense ranked 8th
scoring 25.6 points/game
defense ranked 8th given up 19.8 points/game
Jets x2
offense ranked 9th
scoring 25.3 points/game
defense ranked 18th giving up 22.2 points/game
Bills x2
offense ranked 23rd
scoring 21 points/game
defense ranked 14th giving up 21.4 points/game
Houston
offense ranked 17th
scoring 22.9 points/game
defense ranked 27th giving up 24.6 points/game
Jacksonville
offense ranked 24th
scoring 18.9 points/game
defense ranked 21st giving up 22.9 points/game
Indianapolis
offense ranked 13th
scoring 23.6 points/game
defense ranked 7th giving up 18.6 points/game
Tennessee
offense ranked 14th
scoring 23.4 points/game
defense ranked 2nd giving up 14.6 points/game
New Orleans
offense ranked 1st
scoring 28.9 points/game
defense ranked 26th giving up 24.6 points/game
Atlanta
offense ranked 10th
scoring 24.4 points/game
defense ranked 11th giving up 20.3 points/game
Tampa Bay
offense ranked 19th
scoring 22.6 points/game
defense ranked 10th giving up 20.2 points/game
Carolina
offense ranked 7th
scoring 25.9 points/game
defense ranked 12th giving up 20.6 points/game
Pittsburgh
offense ranked 20th
scoring 21.7 points/game
defense ranked 1st giving up 13.9 points/game
San Diego
offense ranked 2nd
scoring 27.4 points/game
defense ranked 15th giving up 21.7 points/game
last year's dolphins
21.6 ponts/game
19.8 points/game given up
average of next years opponents
23.9 points/game
20.4 points/game given up
As you can see our opponents average scoring 23.9 points/game
Our defense gave up 19.8 points/game
It's hard to say if our opponents scoring average will go up or down
according to the changes they've made and we've yet to see who they
will draft this year.
But our defense last year was good enough to handle the offenses we will
play next year. We have to believe that our defense will be better than
last year. With the addition of Wilson and green in our secondary, hopefully
we won't give up as much big pass plays and our points/game given up will
be lower! At least i hope! Of course we've yet to see who we're gonna draft
and we don't know if they will contribute immediately. Our defense has
another year under their belt and they go into next year with just about the
same coaches. It's nice to have the same head coach next year! at least
they won't have to learn a new defense or offense! Will these factors make
us give up less points per game to offset our opponents offense getting better this year?
As you can see our opponents gave up an average of 20.4 points/game and we averaged scoring 21.6 points/game. Our offense was good enough to barely beat our opponents defense this year! This isn't good! Have we made enough changes to cover this 1.2 point difference? We must do a better job of turning field goals into touch downs! As of now, we have the same QB, WR's and RB's. Our O-line will be a little better, but will it be enough? Will our Special Teams give us better field position? Last year we caught some teams off guard with the wild cat, this year our opponents will be ready for it!
Will we have enough new wrinkles to catch them off guard again? Of course it would be nice to know who we're gonna draft to make our offense better!
And it would be nice to know if they're gonna make an immediate impact!
To sum it all up, according to last years stats, we're barely good enough to have more W's than L's against next years opponents. But we won't be the same team as we were last year and either will our opponents. Are we confident that we made the right changes? Are we worried about the changes our opponents made to better themselves? Only time will tell.
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