We had to score 7 when we had 4 chances on goal to go. All other breakdowns and excuses aside, that is when I felt we would lose. QB play has been good every other week for the last 6 weeks. Not jumping to conclusions at all. It is what it is. I fully expect next weeks game to look the same.
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Its clear we have trouble scoring inside the 10. We just don't have any red zone targets. Clay is our biggest at 6'2 and he can't jump.
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Clay catches that ball, none of this matters.
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As far as the Clay play, that happened right in front of me (I was at the game sitting in that endzone). Yes, he did drop it and he should have held onto it. He was also even more open, but Tannehill saw him and threw it a step late.
I'd really like to have that deep ball they missed to Wallace back too.
I can't really fault the defense as much as a poor offensive gameplan and execution.dirtywhiteboy, 77FinFan, Da 'Fins and 1 other person like this. -
Interior OL or CB in the first round. Try to get Jesse James from PSU in the 2nd or 3rd...but with that said, I'm afraid his stock rises big time closer to the draft. 6'7", 260lbs...27 reps 225lb bench press, 4.6 40 time... kid has all the tools - just chained to a horrible offense right now.
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On that play it looked like on TV that Wallace was more open in the endzone than Clay. Can you recall if that was the case or if he just looked open because the ball had been already thrown? Thanks
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Da 'Fins Season Ticket Holder Staff Member Club Member
I watched that play several times on replay - full speed and super slo mo - and several things stuck out. Here's my take:
1. Clay was open, clapping his hands and RT took two more steps before hitting him. He waited too long and had to throw behind Clay b/c the other defender was in the path. RT just needs to be quicker to pull the trigger and anticipate the D. But this is a past problem he has had - he often waits until the receiver is open and then that creates problems. It's been talked about a good bit. RT has to read and pull the trigger more quickly. That's where he has a limitation. I think experience could change that and hopefully will.
2. Clay probably should have had the ball but he had to reach back to his hip and the defender got his hand on the ball as Clay turned - so it's close to a 50/50 proposition. The defender made a good play. Not a cut and dried catch by any means.
3. Wallace was wide open but he and Clay were running together and the angle was such that he'd have been almost directly behind Clay. So it would have been hard for RT to see him. if he had, he'd have had to lob it over the defender that he threw behind to hit Clay - probably lead Wallace a good bit. Would have been an easier play and no defender was near Wallace. But, I suspect RT just did not see him as he was shielded by Clay.finwin and dirtywhiteboy like this. -
I can't say with respect to Wallace as I saw Clay cross the formation and was solely focused on him when I saw Tannehill start to notice Clay. I think Wallace came in from the opposite direction and probably looked more open, but I'd say Tannehill made the correct decision and throw because he'd have had to lead Wallace while throwing it back across his body even more so than he did with Clay.
I think all things considered, it was a bang-bang play. Could the throw have been better? Yes. Should Clay have held on? Yes. Should they have tried a play earlier in that sequence that moved Tannehill out of the pocket? Yes.
Miami's redzone play-calling and execution have been pretty poor for most of the season. Not having a power back like Knowshon Moreno is equally crippling as none of the trio between Miller, Williams and Thomas are good north-south runners. -
Da'Fins seems to have confirmed what I saw as well.
It was the right throw and should have been caught. It wasn't. James Ihedigbo made a nice play, much in the same vein as Dion Jordan did on Calvin Johnson on Detroit's subsequent drive. Detroit just happened to have another down and made their play. And give Stafford his due, that was a *perfect* throw. -
QB is inconsistent. You don't win in this league like that. Either he get whatever it is affecting him or he goes away. I am interested to see how he plays against a team that has made him look very bad the last three times they've played. If he plays well, that's a sign he's growing on the job. If he sucks it up again (and yesterday, he wasn't great), its more evidence that he's not the answer. The debate of whether or not a new coach keeps him is really irrelevant...they won't keep him long if he does not make drastic improvements.finwin likes this.
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This just reminded me of Johnson's circus catch to keep the drive alive (2nd qtr?) after having it batted away. Ugh, like the GB game, so many could have beens....lots of great plays all around.
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I agree with everything you're saying. I think we left 11 points on the field that the elite QB we're looking for would have gotten. The miss to an Open Wallace was 7 and the failure to convert the TD to Clay was 4. I'm also not counting the failure to convert the 3rd and 5 to hold the ball and win the game. Elite QB's with consistent 95+ ratings make those 3 plays and win games.
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dolfan22 Season Ticket Holder Club Member
The sense of urgency and mental preparation from that play compared to the winning TD is pretty evident. Terrible execution and effort by CC imo .