Transcendent...

 

I like the approach....going up to Fox with everybody rested will allow us to play very physical in the game....

 

Its pretty much the same approach every team takes during the short week before thursday games. Should be fine. The team has learned what Campbell expects and has done it now for three weeks. They understand how they are expected to perform in games. Beating the Pats is about winning the mental side. The fins will be plenty physical on thursday.

 

This game won't be indicative of the rest of our season. I'm actually worried we may lay an egg simply because of the short week where NE got to sit home and wait while we have travel as well as the short week. Regardless of this game I feel great about our new direction and we will smash them week 17.

 

Part of me feels that teams should just go up to wherever they play on thursday nights straight from the Sunday game. Practice, rest, get acclimated to the new city. Don't deal with travel, don't deal with losing a practice due to that travel.

 

We pulled and rested a lot of our players on Sunday. At one point before halftime, I believe the entire Dline were backups. In contrast, the Patriots fought a hard game all through to the end. I think we come out of the short week with the physical advantage.

 

He's right, mentally is where the challenge is going to come from against these guys with the short week. This is a tall task going up there to play them. I'm not saying it can't be done, but I don't think it would be fair to see people complaining and changing their outlook to a knee jerk reaction because we lose up there to them on Thursday. In the same breathe I hope the team isn't thinking "moral victory" here either. I have to admit that part of me has felt that way though...Like a moral victory would be good enough, but we've had way too many of those over the past three years and they don't comfort me the way they used to. We have to go up there with the attitude that we can beat them in their house, and I think as fans we need to have the same mindset while still keeping a realistic approach to any potential outcome. I think we're going to to play well regardless.

 

Campbell is really impressing me.

 

We will not lay an egg. That you can believe in. We may very well lose, but I guarantee after this game, NE is gonna be bruised and battered

 

Campbell is playing it right. We may lose but that won't be the reason. Reality is that the road team rarely wins on Thursday night. And in this case we're facing a great team. That's a tough situation. I do believe that we're built the right way to pull off the upset though. The team with the best chance to beat the Pats will be the team doing the things we've been doing well the last couple of weeks.

 

That is one thing we definitely have in our favor. I'm not saying we will get blown out, Im just saying if it happens I won't freak out because at least part of my rational mind sees the possibility based on circumstance. If that makes sense.

 

Don't know the historical statistics of this, but this season road teams have won more than home teams.

 

Your soft team is incapable of playing physical, big boy, football. You'll get bullied, pushed into a locker, and have your lunch money stolen.

 

So far, from 2006 when Thursday night football began, the home team has won 57.8% of the time for games played on Thursday (some games were played on other days even though it was called "Thursday Night Football"). Only in 2009 and 2013 did the home team not win more. And yes, so far this year the road team has won more (4 out of 6).

Oh, and Dolphins are 3-2 in TNF (1-1 as road team).

 

If the road team is winning 42.2% of the time, it's not that rare at all, actually. I'd guess that it's almost the same for non-Thurday games.

 

That's disheartening to hear.

 

I'm sorry your school years were so rough on you. They're such a formative part of a person's life.

 

so you think Nsuh, Cam Wake, Reshad Jones and brent grimes are soft?

 

did we know that the pats have played thursday nite games 7 times...all have been home games....hmmm, thats really wrong..

 

Brady is undefeated on Thursdays, and will remain so after this game.

 

he plays at home on the short week, many variables favor him and your team, if we do win it will mean that we are that much better.

 

You won't.

 

Good to know.

Might as well cancel the team flight out there and take the week off.

 

That would be optimal for both clubs.

 

Wait.. this is a link to all Thursday Night Football games up to 2013:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thursday_Night_Football

It says Patriots are 2-1 in Thursday Night Football games, but that's current only until 2013. Here's the list from 2006 to present day:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NFL_Network_Thursday_Night_Football_results_(2006–present)

You can see the Patriots won another one in 2014, so combine the two lists together and we know they didn't play a Thursday Night Football game before 2006 and their total record is 3-1. Unless you have another source..

Oh, and they had 3 home games and one away game according to that second link.

 

nice talkin to ya buddy..

 

I never talk smack. Anyone here can attest to that. I believe people should have their word (especially, when the dialogue is good and solid).

But what really pisses me off year-in and year-out are slimy Patsy fans with ZERO input on the game. No gentleman's handshake. Nothing! Just utter redundancy about how their genitals do not please their farm animals, or how their sister's moustache itches when she sniffs their taint. I get it. You's guys like keeping it in the family. LOBSTAH!!!

Being that it is Halloween, ghosts are abundant. But I don't believe in ghosts; therefore, you are dead to me....

Hide behind your mask, Patsy. Dan Campbell is coming to town, and he plays one helluva bogey monster (or bogey monstahhh!). Your mommy won't be able to save you. You won't be able to hide in your closet from whence came you. Wear your mask of shame. Or better yet, slit your wrists with that idiotic name you hide behind. Either add something of worth or leave my proud Dolphins forum! Be careful, jock strap. Your team is good, but they ain't that good....

Cheers! And have a safe a happy Halloween! :knucks::bless:

See how fun this is?

 

With regard to the thread title...they'll damn sure be getting physical two nights from now...

 

Fixed it for ya

 

They're cheating, somehow. Seriously. It's what.they.do.

 

I think Dauntless is a very descriptive word for the current state of this team