Really thought we were going to win, too. Especially after the Wilson interception.

 

I think the immediate lack of response to your post is a reflection on the attitude regarding this team from the fan base right now. You are bold to defend, and I normally am an analytical guy, but it doesn't look like anyone wants to defend what was watched tonight.

 

You're not speaking of the comeback in the middle of the game that doesn't matter, are you?

 

Im not so sure I'd say valiant comeback... I guess given the circumstances... sure... but we spotted them 15 points, but coming out completely incompetent, as usual this season. Tampa is not a good team. They proved it by trying to give us this game multiple times. At the end of the day, they beat us, by running straight through our supposebly great front 7, with 3rd and 4th string RB's.. That... that's not valiant. Personally, I think had the playcalling been better after the Wilson INT, and we got 7 there... we're celebrating a win tonight. It would have demoralized a Bucs team, that's blown so many leads this year and lost tough games already.

 

As you noticed, Wheeler was benched. That damn Georgia Tech wreck. sorry Ellerbe didn't play much better representing the dawgs.

 

Against a win less ( before tonight ) team.

 

Eh...The Bucs had a part in that too.

To me, there's no way you can lose that game. There's no way you can lose to that Bills team after a bye at home vs Thad Lewis.

Philbin and this coaching staff do a very poor job of rolling with a game. They're INCREDIBLY stubborn. The stretch play with Thomas was just terrible. The belief in Clabo to block Mario Williams 1-on-1 was horrible.

I don't see it. The players fought back because we have some talent and the Bucs let us back in it. Any other team and that's a 40 pt loss.

No credit to anyone.

 

front 7 got ran over. I think they lost the game big time. 2 yards rushing. i know, but that wass kind of by design. We were throwing all over them. why run? Anytime we did it was like giving them a free play.

The defense though, they disgusted me. 170yds to the 3rd and 4th rb? Soliai...have a good career you fat ****. you're paid to stop that. Starks too. Where was our interior dlinemen tonight. god damnit.

 

Effort wise I agree.

Win wise.. nope.

Morale wise.. nope.

 

The comeback was cool at the time.....but it means nothing now.......it is Hollow. We settled for a FG when we had a 1st and goal(good teams punch it in) Then the D allowed the Bucs to run right over them with backup RBs. And the O Line almost got the kid killed on the last possession. They can wipe their behinds with that "comeback"

 

the dolphins had a chance to step on the throat of the bucs with the wilson pick and like all year they failed to do so, the team does not have a killer instinct. they came out flat again, which has happened time and time again.

 

The team supposedly fought hard for Sparano toward the end as well. Especially the weeks right after he got canned. Bonehead plays are a reflection of bad coaching. Thigpen and Wheeler put some daggers into this coaching staff tonight. The ultra slow start was another dagger.

The lack of a running game could have been overcome with the no huddle (Hello Pats) which seemed to put them on the ropes. And Schiano is a terrible coach, very susceptible to the up-tempo style of offense. JMO.

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Pretty hard with that awfully called series by Sherman. What OC in this league... after getting a turnover in the redzone, calls a sweep/outside run... to Daniel Thomas of all people... pathetic. Go for the kill. Go for the endzone, at least take the chance, show you mean business. Especially since we probably still had negative rushing yards at that point in the game... Then after that the Pass... Tanny probably should have ran, but still wouldnt have gotten a TD, but then on 3rd down.. a TE screen? We cant run a screen if our lives depended on it... we've all seen that all year, but Sherman thinks its a great idea apparently...

If Philbin wants to survive this mess, he should get rid of Sherman ASAP

 

It's 12:30 on Tuesday morning. No one is buying it. TB was 0-8.

 

I actually saw guys down the field blocking and a crease. The initial block killed it.

Why not call that on 1st down? Bucs were aggressive all game. It's safe. Try it then.

We as fans have been griping all year about the running game, so Sherman tries one. I'm cool with that. Hell, gulp, I'm even fine with Thomas getting the ball because Lamar did nothing...but why the stretch? To the left side no doubt?

I thought Tannehill had a play on 2nd to just run it in.

 

I personally think this team looked very flat throughout most of the game, save for a few moments. This team's morale after this loss is probably going to hit rock bottom. I'm looking at 2, maybe 3 more wins until the end of the season which leaves us at 6-10 or at best, 7-9.

 

I'm not sure what was magical which happened in this game for the Dolphins.

They started out playing terrible against one of the worst teams in the NFL. A team that was playing with a rookie QB and their 3rd and 4th string RB's.

The Bucs have played several teams close this year and given up big leads several times this season. They lost every one of those games, until tonight. The fact the Dolphins came back and took the lead, only to totally collapse in the fourth quarter and lose the game shows how far this team is from being a good NFL football team.

Other than the play of WR Rishard Matthews, I really didn't much which made me feel good about the play of the Dolphins tonight.

 

Philbin won't amd that's a weakness of his and this staff. Way to stubborn.

 

I saw more Dolphin fans at Raymond James than I saw at Sunlifeless Stadium. But I really cant blame them, the South Fl market supports winners, and we've been losers since Shula retired.

 

Saw a few O plays called that I thought were creative. Tanny keeper on 3rd (?) and short. Pass to the left (brain fart on receiver) for a TD. Hated a stretch play using Thomas. Dumb

 

One of the reasons I didn't like the hiring of Sherman is because of the relationship those two have. I don't think there is much of a chance of Philbin firing his old friend.

 

Same here. 2 good plays obviously doesn't work, Sherman! Really starting to dislike that guy's style.

 

I find it difficult to think Sherman survives another season unless he gets blind support from a stubborn head coach who survives his owner's wavering.

 

Yeah, but at some point he's got to realize... what's more important... his shot as a head coach... that he may now never get again given the crap that's gone on in this locker room... or the career of his old friend, his OC, who's going to easily get another job somewhere in college or in the pro's. If he can't realize that, and if he doesnt have the ability to fix what isnt working, then he's not the right guy for the job already..

 

We just got out-coached by a guy that won't have a job in 7 weeks. I give more credit to the Bucs for not quitting than anything else.

 

Philbin proved he is unworthy of this job tonight.

 

There's no silver lining in losing to an 0-8 team. Doesn't matter if you lost by 10 or lost on a hail mary at the end. You had 11 days to prepare fro a winless team and you took a crap all over yourself and made a larger mockery of this franchise on national television. So, no I don't view it as a valiant comeback because they didn't comeback. They lost. Rushed for 2 yards. Committed 2 atrocious penalties. Broke down and gave up 2 sacks when it mattered most. Gave up a safety running a handoff 6 yards into the end zone. Have big money players who can't tackle. Have players who constantly fall down and slip in coverage. A HUGE money WR who, if the ball isn;t thrown perfectly to him, is allergic to fighting or catching the ball. A coach and staff that are in way over their heads. I find nothing valiant about tonight. A chance to potentially save this season and make a statement and the Dolphins did what everyone said they would. They layed out a hot pile of crap for the whole nation to see and showed that they are indeed a hot mess and that a regime change is needed sooner than later.

 

Fixed.

 

#27. Were you drinking heavily by that point?

 

That PI call on Grimes was as bad as the two in the Ravens game. I wanted to kill that blind fvck who called it.

 

Nothing could be worse than that game. The only contender is the Monday Night Miracle against the Jets. Watching the Dolphins get destroyed in the playoffs, after Marino's awesome comeback in the wildcard, knowing it was likely Marino's last game, etc... Such an awful feeling.

 

It puzzles me how we never run any screens to Miller. I guess that just isn't in the playbook.

 

After what went down this week you don't come out as a team looking uninterested and not prepared like the Dolphins looked tonight. Like they have looked in many games this season. You don't have your defense and special teams put you in great field position and only come away with two field goals. Same things happened under Sparano and we all know how that ended.

I gave Philbin the benefit of the doubt, even though his team hasn't been able to finish any game (other than lucking out in overtime against the Bengals) since starting 3-0. Philbin is 1-5 since then. Every game has been close other than the Saints game which I guess you can say is good. However a great coached team wins that game last night against a team down to their 3rd string RB and a rookie QB. Great coached teams coming off of a bye week, beat a banged up Bills team that was starting a QB that had been on their practice squad 2 weeks prior. Great coached teams don't go 1-5. The Dolphins need a great coach not a ho-hum mediocre one.