Predictions for W/L Record

What did you predict we'd finish last year?

IMO, we are MUCH better than last year. We have far more depth on a team riddled with key injuries.

A few tidbits:

Ajayi wasn't even on the travel roster week 1 last year. Now he's s top 100 player.

Cam Wake now has a clone that he can help mold.

We didn't have any players like McMillan or Timmons last year.

The passing game is "DeVante Parker" away from being elite.

Three second year players that could break out (Drake, Carroo, and Grant).

We have a FO and HC that have a system and are executing a plan....

I say 10-6, host and win wildcard game.

we are a better team going into camp than last year. Not only with personnel, but the team is in the second year of a coaching staff. 7 wins? We should sweep the Jets and Bills, and that's 4 wins there. I also think we can start off 4-0. They indeed overachieved last year, but there are things on the brink in the post above me that I agree with. Parker and Drake arena line for breakout years. We are a Tannehill away from being elite

I had us going 10 and 6 last year...

I will stick with the same this year, against what seems to be a tough schedule..I will also say I think we have a better chance because of our specific improvements, to go 11 and 5 over 9 and 7.

Xavier Howard is a beast against the run..he missed a lot of games in his rookie year.

Lawrence Timmons is a beast against the run.

Kwon is a beast against the run

Reshad jones is a beast against the run.

William Hayes is good against the run.

5 upgrades and major reps added to a defense that was horrible last year.

Offenses 2nd season in system should lead to coming out of the gates quicker that last..Should lead to us reversing the record from last years 1 and 4, and, we got better as the year went on..that trend should continue and get us to 10.

Ryan tannehill should improve..there are no excuses..not even the interior line will be one..why you ask, because he's been told what to do by all his coaches..so if that rush is coming up the middle, recognize it, don't sit there and wait for your receiver to get open, recognize and bail quickly, using your legs to make a play, running past the Los or running to reset the platform.

The season imo comes down to whether he gets that specific message, and adds it to the overall strategy of winning the game.

I hate pre-season predictions on how we are going to finish the season as I have been so optimistic in the past, only to have been kicked in the nuts by year's end. Last year I predicted 8-8; Met Jeff Cross during the Dolphins' game against Atlanta in Orlando and he predicted 10-6, to which I thought he was cray, but seeing how that is still a HUGE man, I didn't tell him that (lol) and we did indeed finish 10-6.

On PAPER, we are a much improved team over last year's but football isn't played on paper and I've already expressed my concern over our BRUTAL first 5 games in which we're traveling 12K miles in five weeks. I fear the sophomore slump is going to curse Gase and we're sadly only going to finish 8-8.

Jeff Cross, where are you my friend? :winks2:

I think that this seasons sched will be much tougher, and TC is where you start to really get a feel, but early on I think we are near a 500 team with a couple wins in either direction, and that will be on the QB.

I think we are in store for a lot of close games again this year but vs better teams, so the QBs will be crucial imo.

"The_Dark_Knight wrote:

I hate pre-season predictions on how we are going to finish the season as I have been so optimistic in the past, only to have been kicked in the nuts by year's end. Last year I predicted 8-8; Met Jeff Cross during the Dolphins' game against Atlanta in Orlando and he predicted 10-6, to which I thought he was cray, but seeing how that is still a HUGE man, I didn't tell him that (lol) and we did indeed finish 10-6.

On PAPER, we are a much improved team over last year's but football isn't played on paper and I've already expressed my concern over our BRUTAL first 5 games in which we're traveling 12K miles in five weeks. I fear the sophomore slump is going to curse Gase and we're sadly only going to finish 8-8.

Jeff Cross, where are you my friend? :winks2:

I think Gase is to stringent to allow any so called sophomore slump..to me there is no logic in regressing performance wise..

I also think the Suh affect comes into play here, this is why you pay him the big bucks..he's not going to have a slump..and I believe his presence doesn't allow others to slack..

Predictions are cool. I'm going with 9-7.

But if you asked our predictions after 1-4 or whatever, what would it have been? And that's after watching the team for over a month. So unpredictable and never give up hope!

It's way too early for predictions, especially since our best three chances at winning ended the year on injured reserve (RT, Jones, Pouncey).

A tougher schedule balanced out with an improved team. Once again, I'll go with 10-6 and a wildcard spot. Depending on the match-up (love to play the AFCSouth winner for example) we might actually see a Dolphin playoff win for the first time since the 2000 season.

My prediction before last season began was 11-5 and a divisional victory. After the 1-4 start, I changed my tune to 4-12 and a top-five draft pick.

This year, I'm once again predicting 11-5 and an AFC East victory, but I'm going a little more bold: Miami will be undefeated at home.
I have victories over Tampa Bay, San Diego, New York (twice), New Orleans, Tennessee, Oakland, New England (twice), Denver, and Buffalo. I have losses to Atlanta, Baltimore, Carolina, Kansas City, and Buffalo.

I believe our floor is 8-8, and our ceiling is 13-3.

"KeyFin wrote:

It's way too early for predictions, especially since our best three chances at winning ended the year on injured reserve (RT, Jones, Pouncey).

I wouldn't say way too early considering the draft is over. It's still early and of course circumstances change throughout the season but it's something to talk about in the meantime


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"thetylernator wrote:

My prediction before last season began was 11-5 and a divisional victory. After the 1-4 start, I changed my tune to 4-12 and a top-five draft pick.

This year, I'm once again predicting 11-5 and an AFC East victory, but I'm going a little more bold: Miami will be undefeated at home.
I have victories over Tampa Bay, San Diego, New York (twice), New Orleans, Tennessee, Oakland, New England (twice), Denver, and Buffalo. I have losses to Atlanta, Baltimore, Carolina, Kansas City, and Buffalo.

I believe our floor is 8-8, and our ceiling is 13-3.

Wow, that's ballsy. I hope you're right but I just can't see being undefeated at home. I can see 11-5 if Ajayi is leaned on like the workhorse he is and Jones stays healthy and the LB is significantly improved. I can also see 6-10 though depending on circumstances.

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"Redwine4all wrote:

What did you predict we'd finish last year?

IMO, we are MUCH better than last year. We have far more depth on a team riddled with key injuries.

A few tidbits:

Ajayi wasn't even on the travel roster week 1 last year. Now he's s top 100 player.

Cam Wake now has a clone that he can help mold.

We didn't have any players like McMillan or Timmons last year.

The passing game is "DeVante Parker" away from being elite.

Three second year players that could break out (Drake, Carroo, and Grant).

We have a FO and HC that have a system and are executing a plan....

I say 10-6, host and win wildcard game.

I don't recall my prediction but it definitely wasn't 10-6. I hope you're right but I really do believe we need to lean on Ajayi and hope the LB group is much better and have a healthy Jones. If Parker stays healthy, I see us really overachieving and winning a playoff game but I don't see it happening.

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"dirtylandry wrote:

we are a better team going into camp than last year. Not only with personnel, but the team is in the second year of a coaching staff. 7 wins? We should sweep the Jets and Bills, and that's 4 wins there. I also think we can start off 4-0. They indeed overachieved last year, but there are things on the brink in the post above me that I agree with. Parker and Drake arena line for breakout years. We are a Tannehill away from being elite

Yeah, I see us starting off strong and going into a slump later on. I see us going anywhere from 6-10 to 9-7 depending on circumstances but if the coaching staff is better than I think, I'll be proven wrong.

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One of the team goals this year is to be undefeated at home..

"djphinfan wrote:

I had us going 10 and 6 last year...

I will stick with the same this year, against what seems to be a tough schedule..I will also say I think we have a better chance because of our specific improvements, to go 11 and 5 over 9 and 7.

Xavier Howard is a beast against the run..he missed a lot of games in his rookie year.

Lawrence Timmons is a beast against the run.

Kwon is a beast against the run

Reshad jones is a beast against the run.

William Hayes is good against the run.

5 upgrades and major reps added to a defense that was horrible last year.

Offenses 2nd season in system should lead to coming out of the gates quicker that last..Should lead to us reversing the record from last years 1 and 4, and, we got better as the year went on..that trend should continue and get us to 10.

Ryan tannehill should improve..there are no excuses..not even the interior line will be one..why you ask, because he's been told what to do by all his coaches..so if that rush is coming up the middle, recognize it, don't sit there and wait for your receiver to get open, recognize and bail quickly, using your legs to make a play, running past the Los or running to reset the platform.

The season imo comes down to whether he gets that specific message, and adds it to the overall strategy of winning the game.

I just don't trust the LBs and I don't see any major run stoppers on our line to assist Suh. I'm afraid Parker is injury prone so we'll rely on Landry far too much. Same goes for Julius Thomas. Maybe Stills will consistently be as good as last season but I'm skeptical. Maybe if we lean on Ajayi then we'll have a rested defense that'll be as good as they can be and allow for big plays on offense.

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"The_Dark_Knight wrote:

I hate pre-season predictions on how we are going to finish the season as I have been so optimistic in the past, only to have been kicked in the nuts by year's end. Last year I predicted 8-8; Met Jeff Cross during the Dolphins' game against Atlanta in Orlando and he predicted 10-6, to which I thought he was cray, but seeing how that is still a HUGE man, I didn't tell him that (lol) and we did indeed finish 10-6.

On PAPER, we are a much improved team over last year's but football isn't played on paper and I've already expressed my concern over our BRUTAL first 5 games in which we're traveling 12K miles in five weeks. I fear the sophomore slump is going to curse Gase and we're sadly only going to finish 8-8.

Jeff Cross, where are you my friend? :winks2:

I don't think we are a much improved team on paper, honestly. I didn't like the draft at all. Free agency, meh.

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"Deus ex dolphin wrote:

A tougher schedule balanced out with an improved team. Once again, I'll go with 10-6 and a wildcard spot. Depending on the match-up (love to play the AFCSouth winner for example) we might actually see a Dolphin playoff win for the first time since the 2000 season.

Well, make a prediction, do you see a playoff win?


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Probably 8-8, but this year's team will be better than last year's.

"finsfandan wrote:

I just don't trust the LBs and I don't see any major run stoppers on our line to assist Suh. I'm afraid Parker is injury prone so we'll rely on Landry far too much. Same goes for Julius Thomas. Maybe Stills will consistently be as good as last season but I'm skeptical. Maybe if we lean on Ajayi then we'll have a rested defense that'll be as good as they can be and allow for big plays on offense.

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Timmons and a healthy Kiko are proven linebackers that can play at high levels..add the kid to the mix and you know what your gonna get from him..his floor is as plain as day to see..

"finsfandan wrote:

I just don't trust the LBs and I don't see any major run stoppers on our line to assist Suh. I'm afraid Parker is injury prone so we'll rely on Landry far too much. Same goes for Julius Thomas. Maybe Stills will consistently be as good as last season but I'm skeptical. Maybe if we lean on Ajayi then we'll have a rested defense that'll be as good as they can be and allow for big plays on offense.

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William Hayes stops the run pretty good..

"finsfandan wrote:

I don't think we are a much improved team on paper, honestly. I didn't like the draft at all. Free agency, meh.

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Who would you have picked in the first three rounds?

"djphinfan wrote:

Who would you have picked in the first three rounds?

Foster, Obi, Nazair Jones.

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11-5