I just want this Brady era to be over....and there is no end in sight....

I'll rot for anyone as long as they kick NE out of the playoffs. I wish Ryan had a better team like Luck and Wilson do...but right now we would just embarrass ourselves out there in the wildcard round...


Hope Denver wins....I like Peyton way more than Brady, Wilson, Kaep or Newton.

 

13 years. Consistently inconsistent.

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Well it would help out if we could trip guys and not get penalties called, fumble then not really fumble, mystery pass int calls, etc. Always have to beat the Pats and the refs. Don't get me wrong, Brady is a great Qb and Belicheat is a great coach, they are hard enough to beat but when you get horrible game changing, momentum killing bad calls against you it makes it rough to even think about beating them in a playoff game.

 

Patriots gameplan destroyed the Colts, take away 2-3 calls and the Patriots still win. Next week the playaction will be there big time.. I actually think the Chargers pose a bigger threat than the Broncos. Broncos defense is pretty bad...

 

Helps when there's a PI on any incompletion down the field. Holding perfectly permissible for the home team.

Gillette Stadium. Kraft has his own private refs when they play there.

 

What's the difference? Those team are more talented, and their rosters have been managed better. They also have elite quarterbacks. Ryan may get there, but he is not there yet.

Have patience. The Dolphins finally got rid of the main problem this team had in Jeff Ireland. Things are looking up, as we will now have better roster management and talent evaluation that will work in conjunction with the head coach, which Ireland wasn't willing to do. This means better scheme fits from a talent standpoint instead of the free agent spending spree we saw this past off season.

 

Yeah but the Broncos will have the game at home although Brady and Belicheat seem to have Mannings number. If the Pats can run like they did against Indy no one is beating them. With that short passing game and power running game they can beat anyone. Its just a shame that we can't seem to get a clean game when the Pats play, always some nonsense with the refs.

 

We are young and inexperienced at key positions including QB. We need to give our QB an OL and some players around him that can help the offense. He also needs to get better and make more plays. We left a lot of TD's on the field. Once him and Wallace get on the same page, that could be an extra win or two.

I feel we are close and have a much better chance at getting there with a new GM.

 

How exactly do you figure Luck has more talent in Indy than Ryan does in Miami? Better OL, better RB and that's about it.

 

The only positions left are WR and TE.

WR is at best for us a draw when all are healthy. Maybe we get TE. Maybe.

 

No one is calling Luck out for 7 INTs in 2 playoff games... he plays better and they beat the Pats. He spotted them a TD to start the game with an INT.

If Tannehill had played that badly, Fin fans would be setting themselves on fire.

 

Those matter. lol... Keeping your QB upright and not forcing him to carry the team solely by himself matters.

I also like TY Hilton better than most of our receivers. We have a good receiving corp, but non of them are consistently win matchups. We need to continue to upgrade this group along with the OLine.

 

Yes. Ireland can be blamed for the cap issues this team has going forward. He is after all the person that signed off on those deals. Remember, Joe Philbin has no say in who i son the final 53 man roster. That is all the GM, so any mistakes made are on the GM, not the head coach.

Also, I highly doubt those decisions to spend big in free agency were Joe's decision. He does come from Green Bay's philosophy and said at his first press conference that his vision for the team is one that is built largely through the draft. Jeff went for the quick fix this off season instead of being patient and building through the draft, and previous poor drafts that were run by him created the need to spend big in free agency.

Hey, but you can continue to blame the coaching for this team's ills. Ireland has been through two coaches, and apparently, neither are good enough for you. The fact is, this team has had talent evaluation issues for the past 13 years, and that has hampered this team more than any coaching issues. The thing that you want to forget is that coaching has very little impact overall when it comes to winning. Winning is largely dictated by luck and skill. There are advanced studies that have been done on coaching effect if you would care to read them. I have posted them before. Essentially, the gist is this. If Miami's coaching was as bad as you continue to say, there is no way this team wins 8 games.

 

WR is far from a draw.

They do but Luck is consistently pressured aswell, he just does more against the rush than Ryan does wich is insane given the background of Tanny.

In my opinion this is how the WRs rank.

Wallace
Hilton
Hartline
Mathews
Brazil/Rodgers

Defensively you could say Miami has more talent at every level save LB.

Either way you put Luck in Miami right now and I 100% believe we are in the playoffs this year.

 

I think this is a totally different team with even an average NFL offensive line and a decent running back to go with Lamar Miller.

 

its coaching. we wont be on the pats level until we find coaching. philbin sure as hell isnt the guy. talent wasnt the problem this season. new england's roster, nor the colts' roster is more talented than ours. their coaching is better. simple as that. every team has weaknesses, coaching overcomes those.

 

Ryan does have a better team than the colts because the colts suck.They have a terrible defence and no running game and average wrs.Luck is the reason they made the playoffs two years in a row.
I will give you Wilson because he is on the best team in football.

 

Well, you supported Sparano, 'nuff said. As to Ireland, his draft record is sketchy and what he did to the OL and LB crews is an abomination, that alone should have gotten him canned. Not to mention the failed Dallas Cowboy OL reclamation project, which was pathetic. Canned, demoted, whatever. He was shown the door and patted on his rear on the way out. Jeffrey- buh-bye.

 

Fix the Oline and we'll have a better comparison. Even when not sacked, Luck doesn't get hit as much standing in the pocket and throwing. You think more of Wallace than I do. I'd have rather had a Desean Jackson type speedster. Wallace plays too passive. I like Hilton a lot. I include TEs as part of the receivers. Overall, I think Luck has the more consistent group. Wallace is weak and passive. Hartline lacks balance and strength. Clay disappears for stretches.

Agree on Defense.

Interesting... I think Tannehill would have taken the Colts to the playoffs, and played better without the 7 INTs...

 

i hear ya, man. i just call it like i see it. sure, everyone had a right to call for ireland's job in the past. hell, i've hated him for years. but damnit, this team we have right now has talent. preseason, i though 10-6 would be minimum expectations. mike sherman and joe philbin and the rest of the offensive coaching staff were the weak links on this team. our offensive game planning, playcalling, and overall lack of executing the fundamentals is the fault of coaching. has nothing to do with talent this year. and with philbin coming back and i dont expect any improvement. he brings nothing to the table. he reminds me of leslie frazier, another quiet, bland head coach who was utterly useless.

 

You realize you're just pissing into the wind, don't you?

 

His play in the playoffs was inexcusable, my point is I don't see Ryan only throwing 9 ints in the regular season that would help get them there.

It's hard for me to put much heat on Mike Wallace when I saw him behind elite DB's on a consistent basis this year.

 

true. we could hire the greatest gm in the world and he could bring in the best talent in the world. it means nothing if your coaches dont put the talent in positions to succeed. and, anyone who thinks coaching doesnt play a major role in winning, look at the philadelhia eagles or auburn tigers. neither made significant player changes from their previous 3 win seasons from 2011. both changed coaches and in 1 season, philly won 10 games and auburn won 11. competent coaching makes a hell of a difference.

 

A while, probably. The Dolphins have been on the same level as the Bills/Browns/Lions since I turned around 13, why should I expect it to change anytime soon. Sure, at least they had some winning seasons in the beginning, but they either missed the playoffs with a team loaded with pro bowlers, or got blown out in the first round because they didn't have coaching.

 

1. Philbin needs to improve
2. Tannehill needs to improve his accuracy

Everything else is secondary on the priority list. The Dolphins do not play with the confindence that they are never out of the game. Hopefully a new OC is going to go a long way toward fixing that.

Watching the games last week and you it never felt like the colts or the packers were out of it. Yesterday you can say the same about the colts and the saints. They fight hard till the end. They make plays when they need them. They rebound from bad calls. They do the things winners do to win.

Sadly the Dolphins are not there yet. They have talent but they choke under pressure. I was excited after the Pitt game. I thought they finally turned a corner and they regressed when it mattered the most.

 

You mean the team we beat the second time around?

This is what makes me think that all is not lost, even with the losses to the Jills and JEST.

 

Luck isnt quite elite yet. 7 int's in these last two playoff games. The main reason they are in the playoffs is because of their extremely ****ty division.