Joe Philbin
Dolphins dominate Jets 30-9
S Jimmy Wilson sets the tone early, blocking this punt which DE Olivier Vernon turned into a TD. Photo courtesy Dolphins.com
Several weeks ago the Dolphins lost to the Jets after a pair of missed field goals, once during regulation and again in overtime. Since then these two teams have gone opposite directions, with the Dolphins improving and the Jets imploding. And yet, when the teams took the field today, Dolphin fans weren’t particularly optimistic.
When the final whistle blew, the Dolphins left for the airport with a 30-9 victory, a win more dominating than the score or the stat sheet suggest.
The discussion must start with the oh-so-Special Teams. Olivier Vernon had a monster performance, scoring a TD off of a Jimmy Wilson-blocked punt and sealing the first half shut out by blocking field goal attempt. In the second half, with the Jets trying to get something going, rookie Marcus Thigpen returned a punt 57 yards. Oh yea, Dan Carpenter was 3 for 3 on field goal attempts. Last but not least, didI Continue reading
Dream big: Could Miami make the playoffs?
Call me crazy, a homer, stupidly optimistic, or simply a believer. Miami has a shot at making the playoffs.
Perhaps I’m blinded by the many positives I’ve seen the past several weeks: Tannehill getting better, a passing attack with potential, and an opportunistic defense that showed they could get a critical stop when they needed one. Miami has played well in their defeats, literally just a play away from winning in several of their losses.
One could argue that the last several outings were against sub-par opponents. But if you look at the remaining schedule, it isn’t exactly chock full of heavy weights.
This week the Dolphins get the 3-2 Rams with the 29th ranked offense and 14th ranked defense. St. Louis’s 30th ranked passing attack got worse this past week when they lost receiver Danny Amendola to a broken collarbone. I’m not counting my chickens yet, but it isn’t unrealistic for Miami to be 3-3 headed into the week 7 bye. After the bye, Miami’s remaining schedule looks like this:
- @Jets
- @Colts
- Titans
- @Bills
- Seahawks
- Patriots
- @49ers
- Jaguars
- Bills
- @Patriots
The Patriots and the Niners are theonly Continue reading
OG Eric Steinbach to retire
Anyone who watched last night’s episode of Hard Knocks will not be surprised to hear that veteran guard Eric Steinbach will announce his retirement, per Head Coach Joe Philbin as reported on the official Dolphins website. Steinbach has been very limited in camp and physically and clearly was trying to give it one more go before calling it quits.
While Steinbach’s veteran savy would have been a good addition given some of the youth on the offensive line, Steinbach’s signing and camp tryout seems more like a favor from Philbin than a legitimate shot at making the team given Steinbach’s physical limitations.
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Ryan Tannehill named starting QB by Head Coach Joe Philbin
Ryan Tannehill named starting QB today during Coach Joe Philbin’s press conference. Photo via miamidolphins.com
During his afternoon press conference today, Head Coach Joe Philbin announced the Ryan Tannehill will be the starting QB for the Miami Dolphins. Let the Tannehill Era begin!
Video of today’s press conferences is available at: http://www.miamidolphins.com
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5 Good’s, 5 Bad’s from Dolphins/Panthers game
Answer opposite Cameron Wake?
The stats don’t tell the whole story on Ryan Tannehill’s performance.
11-23, 100 yards is nothing to write home about considering how badly the OL played in the 1st half. Thank Jonathan Martin and/or Lydon Murtha for that.
As for the rest…
Bad
1) OT Jonathan Martin – Joe Philbin disagreed that Martin’s performance was “God Awful”. After carefully diagnosing every snap, I disagree with Philbin’s assessment. Martin flat out ruined 10 plays in 7 drives. Ten. He allowed 2 sacks, commited 2 penalties (should’ve been 4), allowed 5 pressures, and whiffed badly on Charles Johnson that led to a 3 yard loss for Reggie Bush. Lets not give up hope, though. Martin fell to the 2nd round because he lacked strength and technique, two very correctable problems in the NFL that will take some time.
2) DE Olivier Vernon – Considering how many snaps Vernon has taken in the first two preseason games, it’s shocking that he hasn’t pressured the QB even one time. Derrick Shelby is clearly ahead of him.
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