Miami vs San Diego ... Pre Game Thread

I have doubts about our secondary. We should dominate the SD Oline, Wake should have a field day.
SD has smallish front 7. Run game will be the key in beating SD.
For us, it's always about pressure on QB and running the ball with our beastly Oline--those are the two strengths. I don't think SD is a bad match-up for us if Lazor runs a balanced offense.

San Diego has so many weapons and the offense didn't do good enough today against a bad secondary today. I'm very worried about this game.

"Destroyer wrote:

San Diego has so many weapons and the offense didn't do good enough today against a bad secondary today. I'm very worried about this game.

I dont think they are any better really then Chicagos offense. Rivers isnt going to be anywhere but the pocket...and they really have no running game.

I'm not worried. Where's this weeks cocky dolfan thread? hmmph.

We have the talent to win out...we just dont always play to our talent.

I actually feel very good about San Diego. They are one dimensional for the most part.

think this game will be a shootout. i think both offenses perform with high octane

"Destroyer wrote:

San Diego has so many weapons and the offense didn't do good enough today against a bad secondary today. I'm very worried about this game.

The offense didn't do bad against the secondary, IMHO...they did bad in pass pro, and didn't get the rushers on the edge enough though.

Should have ran the ball much more IMO.

I think Miami can beat San Diego if you stop the run early and get a lead. Miami turning loose Wake, OV et al on Rivers is a matchup that favors Miami, IMO.

I thought they were overrated before the Chiefs game since their 3 wins before it were against 0 win JAX, 0 win OAK, 1 win NYJ. Then of course they lost to KC at home and DEN.

Still need a complete performance but I don't trust SD going to the east coast (though they did win at BUF). They do have a few extra days of rest. Tough but must take it! Don't want to lose home games to AFC Wild Card contenders.

Their offense is good but not better than GB or NE. No excuses...important game if you want to make the playoffs.

We were fine once we settled out our line issues. College had migraines..which really hurt his play....once we settled in with the line our offense was fine

1994. Playoffs. Dolphins at Chargers. The Super Bowl should have been ours. Up 3 scores at halftime. The "Cheating Chargers" turn the lights out in our locker room. I'll NEVER forget and NEVER forgive those cheating losers.

"CashInFist wrote:

1994. Playoffs. Dolphins at Chargers. The Super Bowl should have been ours. Up 3 scores at halftime. The "Cheating Chargers" turn the lights out in our locker room. I'll NEVER forget and NEVER forgive those cheating losers.

Or hook and ladder...uggghh

"vt_dolfan wrote:

Or hook and ladder...uggghh

Pete Stoyanovich misses a 48 yard field goal at the end of the game after a MASTER performance by Marino to even get us in range with almost no time left...

I said before the bears game we would win three in a row for a reason..this game will be the third, but, I hope the fans show up..But if they don't, it will only be that much harder to win.

Season 2 ? The second half of our season will commence after this, our 8th game.
Win and we're 5-3 (4-1 after 1-2 start). It will put us on as good a pace as anyone in the Afc, aside from just NE,DEN, & Cincy. There are however over a handful of 5-3 teams as of right now, with a week of rest still ahead of them. It's clearly going to come down to tiebreakers again in the AFC, and SD will surely be in the hunt. This is the start of the toughest month in our schedule, the toughest 4 game stretch period. Losing this would be
devastating..we'd still be at 500. but you cant expect us to finish 6-2 with trips to Denver,New
England, visits from Buffalo and Baltimore, and we still have to play the jets twice!

I feel we matchup extremely well against SD, we beat them last year and have improved much more than they have since then. I heard they havent won in Miami in 32 years, but thats hard to believe!

"Aqua4Ever04 wrote:

These teams we're coming up against are awfully banged up and we are very healthy (knock on wood.)

The Chargers are missing Jason Verrett who is playing like a top 10 corner in just his rookie season. His replacement is our boy, Richard Marshall, who has just been turrrrrible this year. We need to take advantage of whoever he's covering.

The Lions will be without Megatron most likely, Reggie Bush is always hampered by something and they lost Nick Fairley today.

The Bills are without both starting backs and still play Kyle Orton.

7-3 going into Denver. It CAN happen and that needs to be this team's mindset. Get to that point and we're basically a win IN Foxboro away from winning the division.

Why do I get the feeling that we will be 6-4 with that loss being to Buffalo? I need a drink.

We lose this one. We're heading in the right direction but we're still seeing too many mis-cues, mistakes, and vulnerable gaps.

I'm utterly amazed and impressed by our new OL - Sat at C, rookie at RT, hole at LG - and yet they've been doing well. However, it's still our weak point, as well as some questionable QB and coaching decisions.
At this point I think I'm alright with the direction we're heading and will be happy to see what can be done with a bit more time to get used to the offense and for Hickey to prove himself and bring in some more talent and depth. If Philbin makes more mistakes I'm curious about the possibility of promoting Lazor to HC and going from there.

Getting back to it though, I expect a loss here, and a few more still to come. If we win then, for me, that will prove we really have become a better football team.

Cover Antonio Gates

Jelani Jenkins is the theme this week for me. Our blossoming, young linebacker. He wears #53 and that's what I want next Sunday. 5-3.

"Aqua4Ever04 wrote:

Because we've literally had three consecutive "over the hump" games against the Bills and come up short in all of them. I do think them switching from a mobile quarterback to a statue greatly benefits us. We just need to handle Sammy Watkins and we'll win.

The problem with that mindset is that their offense is never the reason we lose. It's their defense that wreaks havoc and causes headaches for us.

The goal should be 3-1 each quarter which gets us to 11 on the season, which means we need this one and the Lions game. Pull that off and the Broncos game could be for the number 1 seed.

Without Jackson and Spliller its Buffalo who needs to worry about moving the ball. Could be one of those 6-8 sack games unless Orton wants to chuck it up for grabs, then it could be one of those 3-5 INT games.

"Aqua4Ever04 wrote:

Every time, over the last decade of crap, that we win a road game or two getting us to a respectable record, the fans always show up for the following home game. The issue is that the team always suffers a let down and the fans are left with a bad taste in their mouth. There will be noise next Sunday, no doubt about it.

will there be a sell out?

if there is I guarantee you we will win, if not then the culture is part of the futility.

"Rocky Raccoon wrote:

The problem with that mindset is that their offense is never the reason we lose. It's their defense that wreaks havoc and causes headaches for us.

Yep that defensive line OWNS our offensive line, I mean we cannot even breath on offense when we play them. I'm not sure why they are so dominant against us, I mean they are good but they look like the best defense in the history of the league when they play us.