the opener proves my point

[Pappy13]

Point is, the Steelers played a shitty game but they could have tied it at the end if they simply could have made those kicks

That Patriots have played many such games over the past few years, and they have been able to pull it off.   

They could have won the game if they just would have stopped the Patriots on a couple of those TD's as well. You can change any 1 play in the ENTIRE game and suggest the score would have been different. What's special about the FG attempts?

[dolphins4life]

Easy,

Field goal attempts are unforced errors.  No reason you can't make a field goal attempt.  Stopping Brady and Gronk is a whole lot harder

[Pappy13]

Easy,

Field goal attempts are unforced errors.  No reason you can't make a field goal attempt.  Stopping Brady and Gronk is a whole lot harder

FG attempts are no where near the automatic 3 points that you think they are. The snap, hold, plant and kick all have to be pretty much mistake free. Any small mistake probably results in a miss and part of the reason is the fact that the rush will probably get there a split second later. Make no mistake the defense forces plenty of missed kicks.

They make it look easy because they practice it over and over and over, but it's not.

[MyGodWearsAHoodie]

If you are going to make the most obvious change, when in the end zone uncovered,  stay in bounds

leaving gronk uncovered is an unforced error.

[dolphins4life]

When Mare was one of the best in the league, the Dolphins were always in the playoffs despite not being overly talented.  Yet another example of how a great kicker can elevate a team.   

[Spider-Dan]

Mare was First-Team All-Pro in 1999 and led the league in FG% in 2001.  So I'll presume you're talking about that 3-year stretch.

Some of the "not overly talented" Dolphins from that era:

Jason Taylor
Zach Thomas
Sam Madison
Patrick Surtain
Brock Marion
Larry Izzo
Trace Armstrong
Tim Bowens
(I did not include Dan Marino or Thurman Thomas because that would be cheating)

These players would ultimately combine for 27 Pro Bowl appearances and 11 First-Team All-Pro nods as Dolphins (and while Mare was the kicker).

The idea that the JJ/Wanny Dolphins were "not overly talented" is ridiculous.

[dolphins4life]

I was talking about the five year playoff run which includes Jimmy Johnson too actually.

The defense was always good, but the offense always struggled to run the ball.