FinFan15 Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 Oh I know. But I'm guessing that you're with the rest of your fan base in the (could be guilty of generalizing - wouldn't be the first time) in that no one could run or pass on your defense in the pre-season, and that you were steadily getting better last year, and with the offseason moves you guys made you're just sure to get over the jump now. Rarely in the NFL does team success translate season to season. You'd like to think it does, but it doesn't. That's to say, there is nothing to show that teams will steadily improve year to year based on their performance from the previous year. So you can't really use that as a metric. Too many variables. And forgive this fan base if offseason acquisitions don't get us excited. I just googled him. His middle name is Monquez. I'd say the fan base is the same way. Only die-hard fans believe that we're immediately going to improve. With me its seeing little, or big, things that stand out this year as opposed to last which get me excited. Examples: the consistency on defense of forcing three and outs, Earl Mitchell standing out besides Suh, Tannehill's improved footwork and accuracy, Tannehill understanding different coverages and adjusting, Landry looks quicker, Miller is bigger but kept his speed, the OL's run-blocking looking decent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinFan15 Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 The one thing that does worry me more than anything else in this game: Read Option. Tannehill runs the read option more times than any other QB not named Cam Newton. Yep, that's right. Miami attempts read option plays 2nd in the league to Carolina. Hope our D will be able to blow that up and make em look silly. Interesting if true. You shouldn't be too worried about it though. We use it most of the time to set up the pass, but if your defense is caught sleeping Tannehill and or Miller could be gone for 10-15 yards. I really want to see how Miami will use Stills and Parker; I already know Landry is going to be in the slot and Jennings is going to be a flanker but all four have never been on the field at once(injuries, sitting out preseason games, etc.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inigo Montoya Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 Landry is going to be a stud PPR fantasy option week in and week out, this is no exception... but the Skins shock everyone the first 2 games of the season and send us all into a frenzy 31 Skins 24 Fins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BatteredFanSyndrome Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 Fins 31 - Skins 20 Miscues on the O-line kill drives. Miscommunication and straight up lack of talent in the secondary equate to big plays for the Dolphins O. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC9 Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 I'd say the fan base is the same way. Only die-hard fans believe that we're immediately going to improve. With me its seeing little, or big, things that stand out this year as opposed to last which get me excited. Examples: the consistency on defense of forcing three and outs, Earl Mitchell standing out besides Suh, Tannehill's improved footwork and accuracy, Tannehill understanding different coverages and adjusting, Landry looks quicker, Miller is bigger but kept his speed, the OL's run-blocking looking decent. So when you say seeing little, or big, thing that stand out THIS YEAR... you would be referring to the preseason, yes? Ahem... we had a great preseason in 2013. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinFan15 Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 So when you say seeing little, or big, thing that stand out THIS YEAR... you would be referring to the preseason, yes? Ahem... we had a great preseason in 2013. You also went 4-0 as did the Seahawks and they went on to win the SB. Our preseason wasn't great; we went 1-3 and still could not put away games or catch up, the backup QB situation is a mess, the OL is still unsettled, and we lost our starting FS. I understand what you're saying but we're talking about two different teams in two different situations. Just because I noticed improvements in certain areas of the game doesn't mean I'm automatically predicting a good season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRAVEONTHEWARPATH93 Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 I am starting Tannehill, Cameron, and Landry in a few of my FanDuel leagues. Those guys will eat as will the defense as a whole Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trung Canidate Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 Dolphins 34 Redskins 17 Cousins looks like the mediocre QB he is. We can't run the ball. DeAngelo Hall gets abused. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike42 Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 Dolphins 21 Redskins 12 I see a lot of good drives by Kirk, but we will fail to get in the endzone. We kick a lot field goals and miss a few. It'll be one of those games where dominate in the stats, but find a way to blow it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rook Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 Dolphins 23 (Missed PAT) Skins 19 (Missed Opportunities) The Rook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinsinparadise Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 And I'm waiting to see also. I'm not completely buying into it until I see results but I'm 50-50 right now. Like I've said, there hasn't been this much positivity with the team since I've been a fan(2009). I agree the level of hype for the Dolphins is at a high as for recent times. I checked out the link to the Dolphins fan board and went though the thread. Going through it, for some of the people posting on it, you would think the Dolphins are the 85 Bears and the Redskins are some high school level team that they are about to blow out. I've watched plenty of Miami Dolphins games and yeah they can beat the Redskins. It's been a tough 2-3 weeks of soap opera nonsense around the Redskins and I wonder if that influences their focus-performance. But the Redskins have more going for it than what some of the Dolphin fans on the board believe. Redskins have arguably a better running game, maybe a better O line, better receivers. The Dolphins have a great D line but the Redskins D line is pretty good. Do the Dolphins have more talent, yes -- is it by a mile as some there purport, I don't think so. But to each their own. One of my favorite football moments involved the Dolphins. I took my step father (big Dolphins fan) 4 years ago to the Dolphins-Redskins game in Miami. When we arrived there, it felt like a Redskins home game, it was stunning, about 50% of the stadium was full of Redskins fans, I went to the concession stand with my step father to grab some food, and he was an island surrounded by Redskins fans, it was funny. The sad thing about sports in South Florida is you have so many transplants down here that the home team can be out numbered by the road team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Pease Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 Skins win 17 - 10. Neither team is able to run effectively. Turnovers prove the difference with skins coming out on top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgold Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 The one thing that does worry me more than anything else in this game: Read Option. Tannehill runs the read option more times than any other QB not named Cam Newton. Yep, that's right. Miami attempts read option plays 2nd in the league to Carolina. Hope our D will be able to blow that up and make em look silly. Must avoid snark... must avoid snark (not aimed at you ilone) I am starting Tannehill, Cameron, and Landry in a few of my FanDuel leagues. Those guys will eat as will the defense as a whole Booooooooooooooo BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoSkins0721 Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 I'm not talking about the preseason; we finished 1-3. Might want to read again. Not old enough to know what happened here Dude...delete the pic in your message before the mods delete you...NO QUOTING PICS. Don't be a fool, read the rules... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC9 Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 You also went 4-0 as did the Seahawks and they went on to win the SB. Our preseason wasn't great; we went 1-3 and still could not put away games or catch up, the backup QB situation is a mess, the OL is still unsettled, and we lost our starting FS. I understand what you're saying but we're talking about two different teams in two different situations. Just because I noticed improvements in certain areas of the game doesn't mean I'm automatically predicting a good season. But you're excited about how your first team looked in the preseason, correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peregrine Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 Not to derail things too much, but on the preseason talk, preseason is actually a good judge of how good a team is. I know that sounds crazy, but the last couple years I would look through games and compare preseason results with regular season success. If you beat them, and they were a good team, you were good. If you lost and they were a bad team, you were bad.. Now, you have to throw out the 4th preseason game, and keep in mind if a key player(Like Aaron Rodgers) is playing, but it was actually much more accurate than I thought it would be. Last year we beat Cleveland and Tampa, both of whom would be bad teams, and lost to the Ravens who would be good. The year before we went 4-0! But it turns out not of the teams we played would end up with a winning record. This year we beat some better teams so there is hope. The Dolphins got a lot of hype from their preseason, but to be honest they played 4 teams that likely are going to be bad this year, Tampa, Atlanta, Carolina, and Chicago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC9 Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 I am starting Tannehill, Cameron, and Landry in a few of my FanDuel leagues. Those guys will eat as will the defense as a whole Just picked up Reshad Jones. Starting him at my flex spot. Last year we beat Cleveland and Tampa, both of whom would be bad teams, and lost to the Ravens who would be good. The year before we went 4-0! But it turns out not of the teams we played would end up with a winning record. This year we beat some better teams so there is hope. The Dolphins got a lot of hype from their preseason, but to be honest they played 4 teams that likely are going to be bad this year, Tampa, Atlanta, Carolina, and Chicago. Pretty sure we beat the Patriots in the first game last year. And out rushed them big time. Kind of throws that whole theory of yours in the ****ter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illone Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 Another thing I continue to see is your fans disregard Reshad Jones. Top 10 Safety. I don't think we disregard him, nobody here knows who he is in order to do that. Plus, there isn't a single safety in the league that can cover DJax. Reshad included. Must avoid snark... must avoid snark (not aimed at you ilone) HAHA, I think I know where you are going with that. The difference is the kid can actually run it pretty well, and knows how to slide. *looks around* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hog Slop Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 I think we have a decent chance of winning. Got my fingers crossed that Cousins doesn't get rattled and takes good care of the football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoony Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 1. I think Suh will get tired of fighting through the Oline to sack cousins, and by the 2nd quarter, I think he will start picking up Scherff and throwing him at Cousins. Much easier 2. Philbin will be arrested for child pornography by the 3rd quarter. Because look at him. If there was ever a petter-ass in the NFL, it's Philbin 3. Miami Dolphins fans, all 17 of them, will be calling for Marino to come out of retirement by the third quarter. Tannehill will have thrown 4 TDs by then, but hey, Marino would have thrown 6. 4. Dolphins fans will be ecstatic after their win. Well on their way to 11-5 and first round playoff exit.. Just like old times again in Miami! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sacks 'n' Stuff Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 2. Philbin will be arrested for child pornography by the 3rd quarter. Caught me off guard with that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubbs Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 I'm already preparing myself for the gameday thread. Even if we were to miraculously win, or there's just little honest intelligent call for it, I'm expecting a legion of "dumbass Kirk" and "fire idiot jay" posts. Hey, wait a minute. That's why we suckered in the new mods. Fire idiot Jay, damnit! He started that dumbass Kirk! (Just warming up.) Anyway, I'll say that we lose 24-17, with our final 7 points coming in garbage time and leading to a last-ditch onside kick with around 11 seconds left (so it wouldn't even really matter if we recovered it) that either 1) bounces harmlessly out of bounds, 2) goes way too far downfield and is easily recovered by the Dolphins, or my personal favorite, 3) is recovered by a Skins player way short of the 10-yard mark, with that player subsequently looking around at the refs and making confused gestures because he can't possibly figure out why it's not our ball. It's gonna be a long season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWFLSkins Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 Jay finally sticks to his word, and runs, he runs right out of the stadium into his car amid hurling tomatoes, Skins horrible at home against teams they are supposed to beat. 43-9, Phins score every which way but loose. I don't want the damn hate, this is reverse karma baby. or the damn hat/. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinFan15 Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 I agree the level of hype for the Dolphins is at a high as for recent times. I checked out the link to the Dolphins fan board and went though the thread. Going through it, for some of the people posting on it, you would think the Dolphins are the 85 Bears and the Redskins are some high school level team that they are about to blow out. I've watched plenty of Miami Dolphins games and yeah they can beat the Redskins. It's been a tough 2-3 weeks of soap opera nonsense around the Redskins and I wonder if that influences their focus-performance. But the Redskins have more going for it than what some of the Dolphin fans on the board believe. Redskins have arguably a better running game, maybe a better O line, better receivers. The Dolphins have a great D line but the Redskins D line is pretty good. Do the Dolphins have more talent, yes -- is it by a mile as some there purport, I don't think so. But to each their own. One of my favorite football moments involved the Dolphins. I took my step father (big Dolphins fan) 4 years ago to the Dolphins-Redskins game in Miami. When we arrived there, it felt like a Redskins home game, it was stunning, about 50% of the stadium was full of Redskins fans, I went to the concession stand with my step father to grab some food, and he was an island surrounded by Redskins fans, it was funny. The sad thing about sports in South Florida is you have so many transplants down here that the home team can be out numbered by the road team. Yeah, some people are a little too optimistic. Can't blame them though; the team has potential they're just not consistent(see last-minute losses to Denver, Detroit, and Green Bay). Could have been a 10-11 win team last year. While I do think we'll win, it has more to do with individual matchups than us just being a better team like most Dolfans think. All games are decided by matchups imo Better receivers? I'd take DeSean over any of our receivers and that's about it. I don't see much separation between Garcon and Stills otherwise than the former being more physical. Jennings is better than Roberts(Matthews might be better than him too), and then you have two rookies. Landry < Jackson Stills <> Garcon Jennings > Roberts Matthews > Grant Parker <> Spencer Hazel > Crowder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clskinsfan Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 The sad thing about sports in South Florida is you have so many transplants down here that the home team can be out numbered by the road team. Unfortunately the same thing can be said about our area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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