Expectations for the Rest of Miami's season...?

2-2 now

@ GB – loss
Pitt – loss
@ Cin – win
@ Balt – loss
Tenn – loss
Chi – win
@ Oak – win
Cle – win
@ NYJ – loss
Buf – win
Det – win
@ NE – loss

Result:

8-8 Miss playoffs

So let’s not write these games off.

It’s early, but we’ve learned a lot. We’re not the team we thought we might be. Henne is frankly poor at the moment – no touch, no awareness, stares down his receivers, no chemistry except with Bess last night. The coaching has been poor, except on Defence.

I thought we’d finish 10-6 and make the playoffs. That’s still possible. More likely, now, is 8-8 and miss the playoffs.

I don’t mind so much about the results as long as we’re progressing. We’re not progressing anymore. Our O-Line is in constant upheaval, our run game is going backwards, we don’t have an elite QB or an elite defence. We are very far from an elite team, and it’s hard to see where we can improve in the next few weeks – we are who we are.

GB will beat us, but we’ll get a close one to raise hopes again. Then, because we have no ‘quick-strike’, ‘big-play’ ability, we’ll let a bad team hang around in the second half of the season, they’ll beat us and that’ll be it. That’s my prediction.

1. Henne will continue tto slowly and methodically improve, with an occasional fall back game like last nite (2 redzone TO)

2. our run game will continue to be inconsistent

3. Y. Bell will miss a critical 3rd down tackle at least once a week

4. jason allen will take a tumble

5. We will continue to use Marshall sporadically and he will struggle all yr trying to find his place in this offense.

6. our D-line will miss Fergie all yr, odrick and crowder will help but teams will still run on us all yr

7. Vontae and wake will finally be recognized as premiere players at their position

8. special teams…… oh why even bother….next….

9. we will scratch and claw to get back in the playoff hunt, we will probably even win at New England in the final game but we will be eliminated due to conference or division record and fall just short.

by all means, please do sound off on why we are 2-2 and coming off a rubbish showing

I really believe that.. we CAN play to that level and potential.. but last night shows we can play down quite a ways too..

We all said that after 8 games if we come out at 4-4 we would be in good shape. I still believe that and think it is entirely possible to come out 4-4. These last two games hurt, no doubt about it. We have put ourselves at a big disadvantage by losing 2 division games. I think the defense can right itself, I worry about the offense because of the lack of a consistent running game. Special teams I don’t even want to talk about. It’s all about blocking and tackling, basic football. It’s hard for me to believe that an athlete can get this far and not know how to do that.