The vast majority of my friends are Eagles fans. I watched them all cry like babies after the Super Bowl. Nick Foles was the hero of Philly. The defense was incredible. The offense would get even better. A repeat was right around the corner.
Fast forward to the beginning of this season? They sound like Browns fans. Foles is a loser. Wentz isn't what he used to be. The defense is sleeping. The offensive line is garbage. Pederson lost his swagger. I sit there and laugh my *** off as they complain, knowing they won the freaking Super Bowl with the same team they have this year. They sound ridiculous. They sound disconnected from reality, because instead of stepping back, taking a breath and letting reality creep back in all they want to do is panic.
Panic. Panic. Panic.
The Miami Dolphins are 3-1.
The Miami Dolphins have a one game division lead.
If you asked me at the beginning of the year if I'd be happy with a 3-1 start, I'd say absolutely every single time.
Yes, we just got manhandled. Yes, it was embarrassing. Yes, the injuries are beginning to pile up. There is still no need to go into full-panic, fire everyone mode.
This kind of loss stings, but it's being completely taken out of perspective. One bad week does not make a bad team. Let's keep in mind that last week the Patriots lost 26-10 to the Lions. Belichick didn't light the stadium on fire and call it quits. He didn't...you guessed it...panic. They just kept going about their business because they understand that this is a marathon, not a sprint...and then they beat our *** at home.
It's not a sprint. It's not time to panic. The foundations of this team are solid for the first time in 20 years. The rest is on the way. Just. Don't. Panic.
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There's no use. Even if they won the game the same people wouldn't be impressed.
It's just about blind hatred for Tannehill/Gase.danmarino, Tin Indian, Dol-Fan Dupree and 1 other person like this. -
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The fact is that a franchise in the NFL changes practically every year. There are a couple exceptions, of which the Patriots are one, but there is literally NOTHING to suggest that games we won/lost before Gase and co. arrived have anything to do with games we will play in the future. Every team may as well just change their name every year, because it's basically a brand new franchise every September.danmarino, Tin Indian, KeyFin and 1 other person like this. -
The slide has begun!We will be 3-3 before u know it.We r back to the same ****ty offensive line we had last year minus pouncey.Tanny is not good enough to carry this team and now we might be down jones and McCain.The Pat's could survive this but we aren't the pats.7-9 here we come.It was fun while it lasted.
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Sorry, I've seen posts like this before. They're almost always wrong. Games are won at the lines and our lines suck. It's really that simple.
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In regards to the OP, I too hail from Pennsylvania and am primarily a PA state based fan. I love the 76ers, I love the Phillies, Penn St is my favorite football team, I know Philadelphia fans and as bad as we (as Miami Fans) are at knee jerk reactions, Philly fans go from idle to full throttle hate as soon as things go wrong. I imagine they are furious right now about the Eagles. As far as the 76ers go, Markelle Fultz is the main target right now. Anyway....Yes...I agree with OP...Need to step back from the ledge and put things into perspective. We're 3-1, we have a favorable schedule for the next six weeks. We can definitely win some more games and really make a push. My biggest concern right now is the injuries to key players at key positions that are starting to mount. That is really the only thing stopping us from winning ten games this year.
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I think you’re overestimating this loss as the reason for questions. Yeah, it was bad, but it happens. The honest assessment is that our three wins were against inferior competition and don’t suggest this team will perform the same the rest of the way. Titans without their three best, rookie Qb for the lowly jets, comeback at home against the raiders after a few lucky stops and a few gimmick plays. Doesn’t mean we’re a 5-11 team, but certainly concern we’re another 7-9 or 8-8 mediocre team instead of a 10/11 win solid team. That’s my perception anyway.
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Here's the problem with the rest of our schedule: we're not facing many teams that have gone 2-2. They're mostly 1-3 (6 teams: Buffalo (twice), Lions, Texans, Jets and Indy) or 3-1 (3 teams: Bengals, Bears, Jaguars) or teams that aren't 3-1 but are strong (NE is 2-2 and GB is 2-1-1). The only team not mentioned there is Minnesota who is 1-2-1 right now.
That kind of schedule looks to me like a schedule where we'll go anywhere from 7-9 to 9-7, which as I said is my biggest worry. Winning at Cinci however would totally change the equation so the panic button can wait, but the more I see 8-8 coming the more I want to press it.danmarino, eltos_lightfoot, DolphinGreg and 4 others like this. -
If we can't get the run game going, then I don't see where we're going to dig out more than 4-6 more wins this year. And if we can't stop the run, then I don't see how RT can play from behind with any sort of confidence. We're just not built to do that, even though that's what we've been doing for years now. It's incredibly frustrating.
As you said though, if we figure it out by Cinci then that's a huge step in the right direction. I'd put them on the same level as the Titans...a good team but certainly not one of the elite few. So we'll see what happens.danmarino, Redwine4all, resnor and 2 others like this. -
They weren't winning this game regardless and hopefully that *** kicking wakes them up. Could have been for the better.resnor likes this. -
9/29/16 CIN 22 MIA 7
10/9/16 TEN 30 MIA 17
12/4/16 BAL 38 MIA 6
1/1/17 NE 35 MIA 14
9/24/17 NYJ 20 MIA 6
10/1/17 N.O. 20 MIA 0
10/26/17 BAL 40 MIA 0
11/13/17 CAR 45 MIA 21
11/26/17 NE 35 MIA 17
12/24/17 KC 29 MIA 13
9/30/18 NE 38 MIA 7
Adam Gase has a record of 19W-17L. Of the 17 losses 11 were non-competitive games as I have listed here. That means that 65% of the time that you lose, you are blown out and embarrassed. That is not okay in my opinion.Carmen Cygni, canesz06, DolphinGreg and 3 others like this. -
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We had a chance to prove we belong, and we did the exact opposite.
We may not suck, but we sucked.
All of our coaches and many players are not established enough to play poorly with a pass.
This loss stung as bad as any in a long time. It validated what everyone really thinks about this team.
If we can find a way to 2-2 these next four games I might feel better about making the playoffs.
But if our offense looks like it has frankly all year save some moments? I have zero hope that we are a team that can compete.Redwine4all and resnor like this. -
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Regardless, you seem to miss the point. Tannehill is not capable of having the day that Trubisky had. Trubisky showed that he is capable of putting up a fantastic numbers in the right situation. Taneyhill proved on Sunday that he is still prone to suck in tough environments. He doesn't elevate the players around him. He never has!canesz06 likes this. -
It's called a mental edge and it carries over from Pats team to Pats team. For the Dolphins the inferiority continues to permeate whenever they face off up there. The Fins have proven incapable to overcome if things don't start well early for them.bigballa2102 likes this. -
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I’m starting to heal. Watching all these competent offenses on National TV punctuated my anger.
No football for 2 day’s will help.Tin Indian likes this. -
I'm angry at the asshats who continue to give us a trash oline. You need a line that will impose it's will on the opponent.danmarino, slickj101, Redwine4all and 1 other person like this. -
It takes what? 3 years or so to evaluate a new QB? That's 5 QB's we could have drafted to see if they're the next Wilson or Mahomes, and I definitely think there is at least a 1 in 5 chance of success there. Even if we keep Tannehill while a new QB is evaluated, I think it's imperative that this franchise try to get a QB that can lead the team to a win when the rest of the team doesn't play well. We need to draft a QB high next year, Tannehill or not.danmarino, Redwine4all, resnor and 1 other person like this. -
Nope. You need to draft the best freaking guard in the draft next year and the next best in the 2nd. No more flashy things until your line play is competent. It's pointless. The problem with drafting these interior linemen for us is we don't seem to be able to evaluate the talent at those positions later in the draft. Therefore you better jump on the best ones in the draft so you don't screw it up again.
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So while I agree that Tannehill played poorly, I guess I'm left wondering if people expect Tannehill, or any QB, to throw for 400 yards delivering darts all over the field, in that sort of situation. Like, what would you realistically expect a QB getting hit often, throwing to receivers getting mugged, with zero run game, to have for a stat line? I think it should be better than the one Tannehill put up, but I'm not sure how much more.danmarino, mbsinmisc and Surfs Up 99 like this. -
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