Are The Miami Dolphins For Real??

[DeeJams1]

The Miami Dolphins have won another big game beating the Buffalo Bills at home. Congratulations to Running Back Jay Ajayi, the Coaching Staff and team for an amazing win! But, let's just wait and see if the winnings will remain consistent! Just because the Dolphins have won two games in a row still doesn't mean they are the dominant team that they should be! This team needs to stop committing stupid penalties during the games! It is absolutely not called for! The Dolphins are on a roll! Now let's just see how they do against The New York Jets! Will they crumble and fall? Or will they stand solid as a strong contender? It remains to be seen! 

[Dolfanalyst]

In a league driven by parity, the winning is unlikely to be consistent.

Two wins in a row against favored teams after a 1-4 start is quite the turnaround.  Just leave it at that.

This team could easily be 1-6 and under quite the scrutiny.

Instead, all of the sudden, Gase looks for real, Tannehill looks for real, the running game looks for real, and the defense looks for real.

I'll take that at this point.

[Dave Gray]

I tend to agree.  We're probably not good.  But, it's about getting better.  And we're getting better.

[MyGodWearsAHoodie]

My pregame analysis was MIA would win because Rex Ryan is too undisciplined to focus on a 2-4 team when the following week he has his first opportunity to sweep Belichick in a season and MIA would win not because of anything Mia did differently but because the Bills would be underprepared.  I am sticking with that.

[hordman]

In a league driven by parity, the winning is unlikely to be consistent.

Two wins in a row against favored teams after a 1-4 start is quite the turnaround.  Just leave it at that.

This team could easily be 1-6 and under quite the scrutiny.

Instead, all of the sudden, Gase looks for real, Tannehill looks for real, the running game looks for real, and the defense looks for real.

I'll take that at this point.

I still don't think he's the answer.  He managed the game yesterday and that's about it.  I saw several times, where he either made a bad pass where he could have moved the chains or threw into some tight coverage.

The 3rd and 6 (i think?) down in BUF territory, before the 2nd FG, and he missed Marquis Grey wide open in the left-hand flat that would have been an easy 1st down, possibly even taken it to the goal line for a score.  And the 66 yd TD pass to Still,s greatly under thrown and luckily Stills adjusted and the Bills defenders clipped each other.  And I don't want to here from talking heads that was intended, that was a go-route and to be a deep throw.

With the way Ajayi ran the ball yesterday, there should have been plenty opportunity for play-action pass and spots open downfield cause Bills were playing the run.  His decision making is poor at best.

[EDGECRUSHER]

My pregame analysis was MIA would win because Rex Ryan is too undisciplined to focus on a 2-4 team when the following week he has his first opportunity to sweep Belichick in a season and MIA would win not because of anything Mia did differently but because the Bills would be underprepared.  I am sticking with that.

That's probably pretty close to true.

[Run Ricky Run]

Tannehill is not the answer. But if the coaches finally realize that and become a running team they can win games. He isn't going to hurt the team, but he can't be relied on to win the game on his arm.

[Dolfanalyst]

For the last two games Tannehill has been used in the Alex Smith mold, which can work if a team has a strong running game and strong defense.  Smith's teams have been very competitive over the years when he's had these complementary pieces.

And with the resources the Dolphins have allocated to the offensive and defensive lines, they should have a strong running game and defense, and an Alex Smith-type quarterback shouldn't detract at all from the team's competitiveness.

What Tannehill needs going forward is a big, reliable tight end target who can draw mismatches against linebackers and safeties and get open for clutch catches over the middle of the field.  That would add significantly to this sort of overall "formula" for winning I'm talking about here.

Right now there is an over-reliance on Jarvis Landry in that regard, and the lack of a tight end target of this nature will allow teams to eventually clamp down on Ajayi and the run game.

[Dolphster]

The Dolphins are like a girlfriend who has let you down so many times that you keep your expectations low no matter how good she has been to you lately.   

[Tenshot13]

I still don't think he's the answer.  He managed the game yesterday and that's about it.  I saw several times, where he either made a bad pass where he could have moved the chains or threw into some tight coverage.

The 3rd and 6 (i think?) down in BUF territory, before the 2nd FG, and he missed Marquis Grey wide open in the left-hand flat that would have been an easy 1st down, possibly even taken it to the goal line for a score.  And the 66 yd TD pass to Still,s greatly under thrown and luckily Stills adjusted and the Bills defenders clipped each other.  And I don't want to here from talking heads that was intended, that was a go-route and to be a deep throw.

With the way Ajayi ran the ball yesterday, there should have been plenty opportunity for play-action pass and spots open downfield cause Bills were playing the run.  His decision making is poor at best.

Have to disagree with your assessment on the "under thrown" ball to Stills...he's doing that on purpose.  If he hits him in stride, the safety comes over the top and gets the pick, or at least breaks it up...maybe even cleans Stills's clock and injure him.  Instead, Still makes an adjustment, the defense can't adjust to his adjustment in time...boom, TD.

[hordman]

Have to disagree with your assessment on the "under thrown" ball to Stills...he's doing that on purpose.  If he hits him in stride, the safety comes over the top and gets the pick, or at least breaks it up...maybe even cleans Stills's clock and injure him.  Instead, Still makes an adjustment, the defense can't adjust to his adjustment in time...boom, TD.

That was my point, with all that we've seen and come to expect from RT, you seriously think he meant to under throw that ball?  Not jumping on you, but in my mind, and with RT's past digressions, I can't believe he meant to throw that ball short.  I just can't

[Tenshot13]

That was my point, with all that we've seen and come to expect from RT, you seriously think he meant to under throw that ball?  Not jumping on you, but in my mind, and with RT's past digressions, I can't believe he meant to throw that ball short.  I just can't

Well, as good as he's been throwing the deep ball this year, and where the coverage was when Stills caught the ball, it is just as likely it was an under-throw on purpose as it would be on accident.  Guess neither of us really know for sure.

[CF DolFan]

Well, as good as he's been throwing the deep ball this year, and where the coverage was when Stills caught the ball, it is just as likely it was an under-throw on purpose as it would be on accident.  Guess neither of us really know for sure.

True and if you want to use history as the deciding factor in the guestimate then it would be that Tannehill historically overthrew his receivers on long balls and not under threw them.

[Dolfanalyst]

We have enough of a sample of Tannehill's downfield throwing not to have our appraisal of it hinge on one throw.

[Phishfan]

It is hard not to get swept up after winning the last two games but we should remember, this is still a team with a losing record and a long way to go.