http://www.browardpalmbeach.com/news/five-predictions-for-the-miami-dolphins-under-adam-gase-7527105
Yeah, it's a very positive pro Phin piece, but it's cool.
This time of year, we have to have hope that things will finally go the right way for our Phins. WTF else are we going to do? You just can't sit around eating nothing but cornflakes and urine all off season. Just like in Dante's Inferno, the sign at the gates of Hell:
“Abandon all hope, ye who enter here!” .
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I do feel a bit different about this new regime. I do have a bit better feelings. They seem to be doing the right things, but we'll see. I didn't feel this way about Philbin & Co. I liked him and supported him until it was clearly time to blow it up, but that's how I roll. However, I did not get a sense of the vision and plan like these guys appear to have. I was excited about Saban, but even that quickly seemed to be more about his ego rather than him really having a focused plan and vision for the Phins. I was "meh" on J.J. Super "meh" on Cameron.
Of course this could all blow-up, but s--t, enjoy it whilst we got it.
There are some good highlight videos if interested.
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I really have no read on Gase, Im kinda numb, but I will support, he's just gonna have to show me that he's the one, I have no conviction either way...sometimes I do about a coach..
Only thing I got to hang my hat on is an interview I heard from Peyton Manning..it was a glorious rendition of praise onto another man..dolphin25 and DolphinGreg like this. -
2014: 22.2 rushes per game, 4.1ypc, 1,441yds (27th in NFL), 17th in ToP
2015: 29.2 rushes per game, 4.0ypc, 1,854yds (11th in NFL), 8th in ToP
2014: 6.6ypa (29th in NFL)
2015: 7.3ypa (13thin NFL)
He gets it. These are numbers that will translate to wins (and keep in mind he did that with mostly backups in CHI). If we up our rush attempts and ypa like that, we'll likely have a playoff-caliber offense, imo.HULKFish, Rocky Raccoon, resnor and 4 others like this. -
Peyton Manning Endorses Adam Gase
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Out of the gate I have a couple concerns, one is experience, the other is I think he may be biting off more than he can chew, it seems like he intends to be the HC, OC and QB coach, based on what he's said in interviews, but that may iron itself out, as he starts to go about his job, especially once OTAs and mini's start, he may realize that is all a little too much and rein it in a little.
Another concern, that goes to the coaching staff, not just Gase, 1st time HC, 1st time DC and 1st time OC, all 3 of the big coaching jobs there is zero experience.
I really do hope Gase is the guy, and one thing we do have on our side, more and more as time goes on, is the law of averages, we eventually have to get the right guy, even if it's by pure luck.dolphin25 likes this. -
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Single biggest reason why we will make the playoffs next season.
Gase builds a team around its strengths...he does not try to fit a square peg into a round hole. It will look genius...compared to our past head coaches, but it is just ridiculously simple.P h i N s A N i T y, Shane Falco, ripper1961 and 2 others like this. -
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The Yards per pass attempt should appear with the disclaimer that the Bears were forced to play Jimmy Clausen for over a game and a half, and quite frankly, he is bad enough that I think he is unrosterable.
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That said, I'll admit that the passing stats are a lot more mysterious than the rushing stats. You can at least throw money at a running game and be guaranteed some measure of success. It is not quite as easy when it comes to passing.
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Please refrain from anything that could be construed as positive. The Self Loathing Dolphin Fans will have none of it.
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I'm okay with those predictions except for last one. Even if we make a significant leap, I don't see us winning the division until year two under Gase. Patriots are showing no signs of slowing down yet.
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The number of rushes per game statistic I wouldn't put as much stock in, because that tends to fluctuate with having leads in games (i.e., winning causes running the ball, rather than vice-versa), and there is no strong correlation historically between the Dolphins' run-pass balance and their offensive performance with regard to the variables most strongly associated with winning.
In other words, a similar YPA increase would likely do wonders, but a similar increase in rushing attempts would more likely reflect that the Dolphins are winning games than it would be the cause of that winning. -
In other words, there is no historical referent available for us to use in saying, "if only a coach could come along who could get Tannehill to play like he did back then." Tannehill never has played that way, in college or in the NFL, and so we're asking Gase to do something he actually hasn't done before.dolphin25 likes this. -
Playoffs?!?
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The most informative thing to do in my opinion is to look at how much he deviated from his career average (beyond his rookie season) with regard to DVOA, and in 2015 he did that to the tune of a 0.76 standard deviation increase. However, it becomes more difficult to attribute that to Gase when, again, he had two better seasons previously with regard to DVOA, and of all seasons, they were merely his second and third in the league (2007 and 2008), when he'd first become a starter. -
I don't know who is more responsible, but what I do know is that it wasn't a very big difference, going from high 80s the past 2 years, to the low 90s this year, and it was one year, perhaps Gase is the main reason, perhaps not, because there is no body of work to base it on, it's just one year, and Cutler himself says it's more to do with his own mind, so who knows who to give the credit to. -
I'm in the "I'll believe it when I see it mode" from now on on all things Dolphins. No more getting my hopes up. It is interesting that Philbin gets all of the blame for everything that went wrong with the Dolphins yet Gase gets the credit for "Cutlers best season." Fox has gone to the Super Bowl with two different teams, I would say he's probably a pretty good coach and should get at least a smidgen of credit for helping Cutler...
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So I'm dying for a current day winner and I'm also proud to have the only undefeated team in NFL history. They're not mutually exclusive.Finster, dolphin25, number21 and 1 other person like this. -
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I dont think people should hang their hat on it, but its no different than being proud of your heritage IMOcuchulainn likes this. -
And when NFL commentators rank NFL teams historically, it's always either the 72 Dolphins or the 85 Bears that get #1. The Bears had a level of dominance on defense rarely seen, but the only reason the 72 Dolphins are up there is because of the undefeated season. Otherwise, there are at least 10 other teams historically that you'd put above them. So it really does matter. -
Shula also had a conversation with another coach recently when he was visited by new Dolphins head coach Adam Gase.
Interestingly, the 37-year-old Gase replaced Shula as the youngest full-time head coach in franchise history.
“I enjoyed meeting and talking to him,” Shula said. “I think he’s the right man for the job. They hired a guy with a good coaching background and I think they investigated and they interviewed a lot of people and I think they made a good choice with the guy that they hired. I was impressed with him.”
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SHULA: “I think Cam Cameron was the right guy for the job. He’s got an offensive background, he was with Marty Schottenheimer – a good friend of mine out in San Diego who was an excellent coach – he’s out of it now too. He said good things about Cam Cameron. I met with him one time and I was impressed with him. He’s got that offensive background and that’s what the Dolphins need – that offensive background.