***Official Dolphins @ Patriots Game Thread***

I think it was a good building year IMO. It was crazy to think we were serious contenders this year with a rookie HC, a rookie QB, totally new offense and changed schemes on D. Not too mention shedding some talent in Marshall and Davis.

The rookie coach I believe did well in 1st year, he faced adversity and came through, made some decisions. managed teh clock better than Sparano ever did. I am cautiously optimistic.

The rookie qb shows promise while still needing much improvement, but I think when you look at him and he is already as good or better than what he have had in the past, he certainly has promise

The schemes also show that with this offseason with the systems implemented will help it run better next season.

Today I want to see how they close it out, how they fight, how much emotion they have.

 

Well it's been a weird year for me. Alot of hope and the start of the season gave us some unrealistic excitement and set up some of us for a real shot at something this year and than we fell into the Dolphins normal **** the bed season. Tanny has been a bright spot for the most part a few bone head mistakes, but nothing that has really stood out except getting balls batted down. We need some play makers on offense. We need a better Oline, and for god sakes we need to patch up the safety and secondary's STILL.

I want this game to be a BIG win and send us off for next year with some excitement, However New England needs this win for position and Tom Brady has been pretty damn good this year when it matters...

 

Would love to come out and beat the Pats by 10+. That would be monumental for this teams ego for next season imo.

 

Pretty much says it all for me.

 

Winning this game would be a contribution, together with the cap room and the extra picks, to selling some season tickets during the offseason.

 

Love my Phins but we havnt got much to play for. Patsies need momentum. Just can't see us winning. They are at home and they are on a roll. We've done ok this season. Expectations have been met and maybe more so. We are on the up. Just can't get excited about this game. Call me a realist. Hope I'm wrong and we shove it down their throats. Cam Wake needs some Brady! Hope the Krakken gets a piece of him.

 

When Joe Philbin announced Ryan Tannehill as the starting quarterback at the beginning of the season, I resigned to us winning 3 or 4 games total. We've won 7 and have a chance to finish out 8-8. With the turnover in coaching and the quarterback position, I think we've done pretty well.

And just so no one forgets the other side of the ball...if Miami's defense comes out to PLAY, New England could be in for a VERY, VERY LOOOOOOOONNNGGGGGGG day!!!

Mr Belichik, you were down 10-0 against the Jaguars last week before rallying to win.

We know the Jaguars
The Jaguars are friends of ours
Mr Belichik, this Dolphins defense is no Jaguars defense

 

I believe we will see this team play its best football of the year today..

Randy Starks has been dealing with his mom being very sick for a while now, she passed earlier this week, lets play hard for this true blood, and then sign him to a contract.

Randy!! Randy!!! Randy!!!!

 

I disagree..this team was pushed harder this week then at any other time this season..

 

I wouldn't be surprised if we won this one here today. Being a divsion rivalry and the "capstone" game on the first season for its new coaching staff, I could easily see this team treating this game like its "Super Bowl," and that'd be a powerful motive that can overcome the difference in physical talent, especially if the Patriots are made complacent by the fact that they're playing a supposedly inferior team, despite what they have to play for themselves in terms of playoff seedings.

The more likely scenario, however (unfortunately), is that we kick their asses in the first half because of all the above dynamics, and then they "wake up" in the second half and come storming back for the win.

 

I really want to see if we can run this spread option stuff moving forward, want to see if Ryan truly has the skills to be effective with it and that it's not just the element of suprise that made it effective.

 

Off topic... Clyde gates just got destroyed

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If we can get Dion Jordan in the first, I would have a plan to move up to the late first, and get Eiffert..Then pick up your receiver in the 2nd.

Dion Jordan

Tyler Eiffert

Robert Woods/ Bailey/ Austin/etc..

 

May be Reggie B's last game in miami, several long time dolphins could be checking out after the season so I plan on enjoying this game.

Want Bline to top 1,100 yds

Want Bush to top 1k yds

Want Thiggy to top 1k yds

Would love to see THill break into the top 20 of passing yards.

 

Make it Bailey in the 2nd, and add Greg Jennings in FA.

 

Right when I turn the tv on I see this... And life is good

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Jennings is a given in this scenario.

The object for me would be to aquire Jordan and Eiffert, probabaly would take you a 2nd and a 3rd to do that, so you still have 1 2nd and 1 3rd..Take the best receiver on the board.

 

I hope Reggie runs for 200+ yards

 

it would be better if Miller showed us what he can do.

 

None of these have to be mutually exclusive

 

Jordan in the open field is beautiful to watch, he will be able to contain these running qbs better while pressuring them..true freak athlete.

 

The guy bangin Oprah is going pro ???

 

Its funny.....when I hear about the temps in the teens and a cold stiff wind in New England today...all that comes to mind are the old days when the Dolphins looked liked frozen statues in Buffalo and N.E. and couldn't make a tackle...and were fighting to get to the heaters.

I am curious to see how they handle the weather and what kind of character they show throughout the whole game.

 

Which statement shows more hate for the Jets?
statement #1... I want the Jets to lose today because I am happy when the Jets lose
or
statement #2.. I want the Jets to win today because I want them to have a worse draft pick.
?

 

I remember when we had the worse record near the end of the year in cold weather games. I believe we have broken that curse.

 

Vontae is gettin beat up by AD...

 

yes sir..

 

I know we have performed better these last few years....just remember how painful it was to watch those games..ugh

 

Yeah Jordan has that JPP athletic freak type specimen. I really like him if he's there for us.

We need a draft like the Colts had this year, success wise. I mean they drafter 5 players who are big time contributors, with huge upside for years to come, and are making plays every game.

Jordan, Eifert and Bailey could be instant contributors with the same big upside for years to come.

 

Ugh I remember those days. Start the season on fire in the warm months then tailspin in the winter months.

 

The more I watch the Colts, the more I realize how much they really did "Suck for Luck"

 

Luck is bad ***..3 and 23, 4 th quarter...pump fake right, comes back left and throw a deep laser for Hilton for 6..

 

Brilliant actually.

 

VD comes back with a pick in the endzone..he's given up like 10 catches, but he's battling.

 

He has 2 INTs today. But yeah, he either looks lost, or he intercepts the ball. Talk about inconsistent *does a Jeff Ireland hand-wave motion*

 

It's almost criminal yet no one talks about it because of the "Chuck Strong" story. I feel for Chuck and I'm glad he is back but **** that franchise. They tanked, on purpose, in order to get what they wanted. I loathe them.