1. You will enter a drug treatment program for your predictions in this thread. (LoL...just messing with ya)
2. Ajayi goes over 1000 again.
3. Parker steps it up a notch, and the offense looks better.
4. Defense is top 15.
5. Still not there, but getting more competitive.

 

1. Offense will be in top 10.
2. Tannehill will throw for over 4000 yards and 24 TDs
3. Ajayi will run for 1,700 yds
4. Defense will be top 10.
5. Our regular season record will be 12-4.
6. We will make the AFC Championship game.

 

K..

2. Ajayi goes over 1000 again.....I'll go with 1100.
3. Parker steps it up a notch, and the offense looks better..... I'll go with 880 yards/75 catches. The offense will be top 10. Landry being Landry (95/1050), Tannehill looking better this year (4300/28 TDs,14ints)
4. Defense is top 15....I'll go with 14th.
5. Still not there, but getting more competitive... 11-5/wildcard .... winning the first playoff game.

 

I thought the title was BOLD predictions. Those seem safe even negative in the form of #2 lol.

 

Hard for me to lie to myself...sorry, but all predictions are somewhat bold. There would be no shortage of people to tell any of us how wrong we were regardless of the prediction.

Wake will still be a monster (13 sacks and a bunch of hurries). At his age, that's still a bold (but predictable) prediction if you want another one.

...and offense moving up from 24th to top 10 seems bold to me.

 

What the pundits do nt understand is how teams win close games.. teams who don't quit win close games.... it was obvious last year we had that engrained in our phyche.. .10 and 6... top 10 offense...Ajayi 1800 total..defense improves with a true Mike in the middle alongside Reshad Suh and Wake wreaking havoc..id say top 15 in scoring defense..Juice goes for 1400 receiving yards and 8 tds because of what Parker and stills do to safeties..Wake double digit sacks...Suh finishes top 5 in dpoy..

 

RT will have 4000 yards, 36 TDs and only 12 Ints
Ajayi will rush for 1400 yards
Our D will be top 15
Our O will be top 10
McMillan will finish second in Def Rookie of Year
Our record will be 11-5

 

1. We win time of possession in our 1st 5 games.
2. Defense plays at or near top 10 level
3. Our offense gets compared favorably to the Falcons from last year.
4. We stop flying under the radar by about week 9 as we are rolling with a 7-2 record

 

1. The team will win at least 10 games again.

2. The offense will score 400+ points. Only three Miami teams have ever done that, the 1984-86 clubs.

3. The offense will put up 400+ yards at least six times. They did so five times last season, the first time they had since 1987.

4. The team will score 30+ points at least five times. 2014 is the only season since 1986 where they've done it four times.

5. Ryan Tannehill will establish career highs in both passing yards (4300+) and TD passes (30+).

6. Landry, Parker and Stills will combine for more than 3000 yards and 20 TDs.

7. The offense will run at least 100 more plays than they did last season.

8. Wake, Branch and Harris will combine for 25+ sacks.

9. The defense will haul in 20+ interceptions for the first time since 2003.

10. The defense and special teams will combine for at least three TDs.

 

PLAYERS
Top three receivers have most combined receiving yards of any top three in NFL
Ajayi: Most Yards after contact of any back in NFL
Raekwon McMillan more than 125 combined tackles
Ryan Tannehill posts his first season QB rating over 100
Drew Morgan creates 1 turnover on STs which he takes back for a TD, also returns a kick or punt for a TD and catches a TD as a WR. UDFA dream trifecta.
Mike Pouncey starts every game

TEAM
Highest scoring defense in NFL
During the regular season, we beat four teams who go on to win their divisions
Dolphins make AFC Championship game

 

Ok, if you're going to have some bold predictions, then not EVERY prediction can be THAT bold.

Jay Ajayi will finish the season with 1579 yards rushing with 12 TD. He will also have 42 rec and 4 TD's
With that much rushing, Tannehill will not break the 4000 yard mark...I'm going to say 3,963 but will have a career high 34 TD and 16 Ints.
Landry will have 102 receptions, but only 5 TD's on the year.
Devante Parker will record 64 receptions and 12 TD's
Kenny Stills will record 52 rec and 11 TD's
Cameron Wake will record 16.5 sacks
Byron Maxwell will record 8 Interceptions
Miami will have the number 6 overall defense
Miami will finish the season 11-5, host a wildcard playoff game and win.

Going to be interesting to come back to this thread at the end of the season and see whose predictions were the most accurate.

 

1.The dolphins will go 9-7
2. Everyone here will have high hopes going into the season, only to be upset at the end of the season.
3. By December, we will all be saying "next year is our year"

 

1. Adam Gase will win the 'Coach of the Year' award after piloting the team to 12 victories through what turns out to be one of the leagues toughest schedules.

2. Raekwon McMillan will win the 'Defensive Rookie of the Year' award after amassing a season reminiscent to that of Luke Kuechly's rookie year: 147 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 1 interception, 2 forced fumbles.

3. The Miami defense comes alive, compiling a franchise-high 49 sacks. Cameron Wake (13), Charles Harris (10), Ndamukong Suh (9), Andre Branch (7) and Jordan Phillips (3.5) lead the way.

4. Ryan Tannehill establishes himself as a definitive franchise quarterback in the eyes of the vast majority after a stellar season, which includes a 30-9 TD-INT ratio and a passer rating in the low 100's. Tannehill also reignites the career of Julius Thomas, and sees through a breakout season from DeVante Parker.

5. Miami plays in Super Bowl 52 against the Seattle Seahawks... and wins. Turns out, Harvard's 2016 prediction was right; it was just off by a year. ;)

 

1.) Defense will be top 8 in scoring, 25% of your games vs Bills n Jets does wonders.

2.) Ryan puts up his best season as a pro and cements his wavering status as the man.

3.) Howard makes the pro bowl and has 2 int returns for TD's.

4.) DeVante Parker emerges as the clear cut #1 WR. A nice blend of Aj Green and Mike Evans.

5.) Dolphins make the AFC championship game, but come up shy thanks to the Kicker.

Stoked for 2017


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1.) Defense will be top 8 in scoring, 25% of your games vs Bills n Jets does wonders.

2.) Ryan puts up his best season as a pro and cements his wavering status as the man.

3.) Howard makes the pro bowl and has 2 int returns for TD's.

4.) DeVante Parker emerges as the clear cut #1 WR. A nice blend of Aj Green and Mike Evans.

5.) Dolphins make the AFC championship game, but come up shy thanks to the Kicker.

Stoked for 2017


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Sure tackler. Mentally always was in his assigned lane/spot. Shed block decently (saw him occasionally have difficulty there actually). He can be that dependable tackling machine you need. Not a ton of big play potential though.

 

Our offensive line performs well regardless of injuries.

Devante Parker establishes himself as the best WR on the team

Landry has a good year but is overshadowed by a combination of Stills, Parker, a combo of playmaking abilities in the passing game of Williams, Ajayi & Drake. Thomas struggles to start the season but finishes strong and healthy. Landry starts to show frustration as his contract status remains unresolved.

Tony Lippett cements himself as a starting caliber corner and makes the Pro Bowl as an alternate.

 

Dolphins start the season going 6-1 finish 12-4.

Ajayi finishes top 3 in rushing yards.

Gase and improved Drafting finally make the dolphins relevant again.:party:

 

If they do start 6-1, then 12 wins could be on the table. I think that 5-2 is very much attainable, and if they do that, then getting to 7-3 going into the bye could set them up for great things.

 

I see where your going with that 6 and 1 start...it's really attainable if we have improved..titans and saints we can win those games..

We should be 3 and 0 out the gates..bucs at home..chargers and jets...

We want to make a run this year then we need to beat these opponents in the first half..

No one really scares me though, am I supposed to be scared of the raiders.?... whatever...ravens?... no...

To me the chiefs at their place panthers at their place and the pats are our toughest games..the rest we can handle.

 

Exactly. If we cant win those games then the rest of our schedule will be brutal.

 

Agreed.

 

:ban:

 

Ajayi will house his first carry for 80+ yards.

 

You want to ban me for being realistic?

 

I think that everyone should be able to express their opinions, whatever they are, but it seems to be that you're being extremely negative for no real reason. To each their own though. If you go into every season expecting failure, I don't understand how the Fins can bring you joy.

 

Was a joke Jack!

 

I'm just going by the past however many years. Is last year going to be the exception or the rule. I guess we'll find out. To answer your question, minus last year and 2008, the dolphins haven't brought me joy in a long time. Lots of aggravation though. Sorry I just can't get excited as I used to before the season starts.

 

How do you know my name is Jack?

 

I saw a study awhile back that looked at the predictive accuracy of people who considered themselves optimists and realists. They were each given the same articles and told to summarize the info in the article and predict what would happen next. These articles were about real but obscure events so the actual outcome was known to the researchers. Two things stuck with me from the study.

1. The optimists tended to include all the information from the articles and weight them equally whether positive or negative. The realists often excluded the positive information or minimize it's importance in their summary.

2. The optimists more accurately predicted the actual outcomes than the realists.

My takeaway was that self-titled realists are really pessimists and that optimists tend to be more realistic and accurate. So when people say they're being "realists" I usually substitute the words "inaccurate" or "wrong" in my head.

 

that guy predicted we'd have 4-5 wins in Philbin's first year. I predicted 8-8. He acted as if I was a ridiculous optimist. He didn't post again until the season was over (I'm fairly certain it was the second the whistle blew on the last game that year) to come on here and blast me for being wrong for predicting 8-8 when we went 7-9.

he only posts at the beginning of a season to be as negative as possible, looks for someone to argue with, and then won't post again till the season's over.

 

Only one prediction: Miami wins a playoff game.

 

I don't know this poster but it seemed fairly obvious that he was being negative for the sake of being negative. I tend to ignore anybody claiming to be a realist b/c I find they're almost never being realistic. They're usually picking and choosing facts to support an argument rather than looking at the whole. Actually, I find I do the same with most posters who overly rely on stats.

 

So how has all that positivity worked out for all of the optimists the past 15 years? Not as accurate as that study suggests. Every year, except for 2 years out of the past 15, the same guys are so optimistic before the season and and have been wrong. Being right 12% of the time is nothing to brag about.

 

Wrong. You said they would have a winning season and I said they wouldn't. Guess who was right. You're always wrong. Remember how you had to make your sig say that I knew much more about football than you ever would? Good times. Care to bet again? I think that the dolphins will be 9-7 at best and just miss the playoffs. What say you?