Philadelphia Eagles at Miami Dolphins: Same Old Problems, Same Old Dolphins
by kmb8488 on Dec 12, 2011 5:00 AM EST
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PrintThe Dolphins must've really liked Robert Griffin's Heisman acceptance speech on Saturday night, because against the Eagles yesterday, Miami looked like a team positioning itself for a top 10 draft pick, not the hungry upstarts that dominated their competition through most of November and early December. Add in game-ending injuries to Jake Long and Matt Moore, and you have the formula for a 26-10 Dolphins loss. Just when you thought this team was starting to figure it out ...
Injuries pave way for Philadelphia momentum
Perhaps the worst thing about this defeat was the fact that the Dolphins looked strong on both sides of the ball early in the game. Miami's pass rush was absolutely pumping throughout the first quarter; the offensive line bullied Eagles defenders in the trenches; and Matt Moore took advantage of great field position following a blocked Philadelphia punt, hooking up with Brandon Marshall on a very impressive throw to the corner of the end zone. Near the end of the first quarter, though, the Eagles' offense got on a roll, and their defense, aided by Long's absence, made Miami's offensive line look like one big turnstile. As a result, Moore looked like Patrick Swayze's punching bag in Roadhouse by the time he left the game with a head injury late in the third quarter. And if there's a white flag of surrender for the Dolphins, it's the sight of J.P. Losman (who looks like Kyle Orton's younger brother at this point) buckling his chin strap and trotting onto the field.
If that sight wasn't enough to make you gouge your eyes out, this will get the job done: Philadelphia finished the afternoon with nine--count 'em--nine sacks, with the Dolphins surrendering three sacks each to Eagles defensive ends Trent Cole and Jason Babin (who has to be in the running for the NFL Player With Worst Tattoos award. What a gruesome compilation of ink on that guy).
The defense is once again wearing clown shoes
It wasn't any prettier for Miami on defense, either, as Michael Vick and the Eagles clearly got the memo that the Dolphins still occasionally struggle to defend tight ends and screen passes. Brent Celek was a factor, gathering four catches for 39 yards, and LeSean McCoy burned Miami with an average of 11 yards per reception. Vick finished the day with sub-par numbers (15/30 for 208 yards, a touchdown and a pick), but his waaaaaay-too-easy 34-yard touchdown throw to DeSean Jackson in the second quarter basically broke Miami's back for good. Fittingly, the Dolphins' defense spent the rest of the game getting back in touch with the pedestrian unit it was throughout the first half of the season.
Sean Smith did collect an interception, however, so that's nice ...
Reggie Bush refuses to go quietly
Regardless of how the Dolphins' 2011 season ends (and I have a pretty good idea of how it will end if Losman is the quarterback the rest of this year), it's easy to be impressed with how Reggie Bush badly wants to win every week. Down 24-7 at halftime, Bush entered the third quarter looking to crack skulls, racking up 68 rushing yards during that period alone, en route to 103 yards on 14 carries. Reggie's making this 100-yard-rusher thing look pretty simple right now.
On to quick hits
-Three-for-15 on third down!? Are you kidding me, Dolphins?
-This loss should about do it for Tony Sparano's stint as Dolphins head coach, which is funny because Mosul and I, after the touchdown throw to Marshall, were talking about what it would take for Sparano to have a chance at returning next season. Yeah ... about that ...
-It took me about five seconds after Jake Long left in the first quarter to realize just how important that guy is to the Dolphins' offensive line. Richie Incognito looked like a lost child during most of the game (an angry lost child, mind you).
-Matt Moore was never the answer at quarterback for the Dolphins, but they sure looked awful after he exited the game yesterday. And is it seriously too much to ask for Washington to win a few games and be out of our way come the draft next April?
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I'm sorry. The Dolphins D play awesome yesterday
The Second Half…they shut the down. Look at the T.O.P yesterday. Redic. McCoy had 27 carries for 38 yards. Yea he had two TD’s but he didn’t break anything off. Turnovers frustrate this defense….they desean TD was the only hic up.. and that stuff happens. 3 and outs and not gainging a yard on two 4 and 1’s sure makes me want to go out and grind on D….no.
by Phins4life2334 on Dec 12, 2011 8:12 AM EST up reply actions
agreed
the dolphins defense played terrible in the 2nd quarter. that is all.. the offense left the defense with a short field to defend 3 times. correct me if i am wrong, but giving up 17 points off of turnovers is onot exactly a defensive let down.
The offensive line played bad, got hurt, couldnt get the job done.
So, i have to disagree with the title of this post. This is not the same old dolphins. This is a team that couldnt protect largely due to injuries.
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Win for pride, Win for us fans!
Go Dolphins and beat those Bills!
by Phinphinatic on Dec 12, 2011 10:51 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
^This
Got a Kool-Aid hangover after 3 wins......better just keep drinking!! The Suck-ers around here still ain't buying.........
we gave up a total of 240 yards. that is awesom and normally would equall a win.
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Go Dolphins and beat those Bills!
by Phinphinatic on Dec 12, 2011 11:47 AM EST up reply actions
We also gave up 18 first downs--many of which were due to big plays
And I thought our secondary was straight-up victimized at times by a rusty Michael Vick.
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at times yes
not wrapping Vick up led to way to much time for him to make throws. He started burnign us with a lot of check downs and quick hits. But i thought we made good adjustments and the defense did enough to win. THe offense just didtn suport us enough.
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Win for pride, Win for us fans!
Go Dolphins and beat those Bills!
by Phinphinatic on Dec 12, 2011 1:01 PM EST up reply actions
You are spot on.
The defense looked down right brutal throughout the second half. Yes, they struggled for one quarter, but if the Miami defense plays like that next year they are going to be one of the most feared units in football. They were blowing up the backfield all day, batting down passes, making great tackles for a loss, and pressuring Vick. Everyone talks about Wake’s rushing ability, but the guy can tackle in the open field too.
Football is back!
by Dakota Phan on Dec 12, 2011 12:49 PM EST up reply actions
Harsh report IMO KMB
Defense played well, especially in the second half. Philly are always a risk for the big play so you expect to give up the odd one. They bullied Vick, and k Killed the Eagles run game. Really it was all about the O line injuries. Even then, did Reggie Bush get those 100 yards all on his own? Matt Moore showed some toughness in the face of a pummelling before leaving the game, and that 1st qtr TD pass to B Marsh was a thing of beauty. Sparano even went for it on 4th down at midfield. Yeah they had trouble punching it in and converting 3rds after the O Line chaos, but same old Dolphins? … not for me. If this team was still in contention we’d be putting it down to the injury to 77 and a bad day at the office.
Hell, why not give Devlin a shot?
Lets see if the kid has it. We know Losman doesn’t. Oh, and btw…great insurance policy, Losman is. That gunk on the back of his jersey is from the bottom of the barrel.
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Gratz to Reggie hittin it again. nuthin else good to say, hope Moores ok.
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if moore were out for the season
It seems like we would have to bring devlin up from the PS, and if garner and colombo are our starting Olineman, he will probably be starting by the end of the season.
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by AnishB15 on Dec 12, 2011 6:37 AM EST via mobile reply actions
"Just when you thought this team was starting to figure it out ..."
Sorry kmb8488, but beliefs like that are what’s wrong with some fans on this site.
The Fins were never close to figuring anything out. A team that goes 0-7 at any point in their season isn’t close to figuring anything out. This team is a dysfunctional mess on all accounts.
If by “figuring out” you mean they beat the Chiefs, Redskins, Bills, and Raiders – combined record this season = 21-31, then I guess you have a point.
Re-boot the entire franchise. That is our (the fans) only hope.
Um.......never mind..............
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by texascowpunk on Dec 12, 2011 8:41 AM EST up reply actions 5 recs
Ummmm....yeah, reboot the franchise....that should get us winning.
Blow it all up. Fire everyone. Cut everyone.
Yep, that should be useful.
Or, maybe I should have just stuck with that TCP said…
Ummm…never mind…..
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by Kevin Nogle on Dec 12, 2011 9:13 AM EST up reply actions 3 recs
normally i would insert my comment here,
but i am with you guys… its not worth the effort.
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Win for pride, Win for us fans!
Go Dolphins and beat those Bills!
by Phinphinatic on Dec 12, 2011 10:52 AM EST up reply actions
Take it easy
The key things I saw from yesterdays game were: we gave up 17 points, I think, off of turnovers, Long and Moore’s losses were big, the D played very good in my view. We are just not ready to come from behind.
by Dolfan2006 on Dec 12, 2011 8:37 AM EST via mobile reply actions
We do not have the offense to come back. Especially once Long and Moore went out.
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by texascowpunk on Dec 12, 2011 8:42 AM EST up reply actions
I disagree harshly; this is were "the backups" com in & play there roll.
If our team can not handle loseing (for a game) a handful of key players we will never win a division, little-own a Super-Bowl!
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by wild zion beaver on Dec 12, 2011 9:01 AM EST up reply actions
I agree with tcp
Long and Moore going out decimated this team. Backups should always be ready to come in and play, but the moment you lose a guy like Long, your team is going to take a huge step back. He’s the leader of the offensive line – and of the offense. Without Long, the best player on the line it probably Pouncey, and we saw how many times he had to hold yesterday.
If you want to argue that Incognito is better than Pouncey, that’s fine. I can’t really argue against that, but still, how did he look without Long?
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Make with the new cap'ten, on the Oline.... Then find a real Oline coach. That can take care of this problem, with olin & find us people that are out there & pay them!
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by wild zion beaver on Dec 12, 2011 3:40 PM EST up reply actions
That's what I kept saying during the game WZB
It sucks we don’t have the depth and we don’t make adjustments. Depth-Ireland’s fault, adjustments-Sparano’s fault.
......and the rats devour each other as the ship goes down......
His time management still sux to the limit!
WTF is all this talk of him being a Oline guru he cant even field the same guys for 10 games little own a whole season!
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by wild zion beaver on Dec 12, 2011 3:45 PM EST up reply actions
I really thought this was Moore's chance to show he could come from behind.
And then he gets knocked out because our O-Line was #$%^$ pathetic!! He looked PISSED going into that locker room.
And wtf was with the play calling again? How many times are we going to try and run it up the middle on 3rd&1 and 4th&1? We are playing like we still have Lousaka Polite on the team… Speaking of which, who would you rather have, Lex Hilliard or Polite right now? I swear to god Tony Sparano needs to read TMQ. Do a little dance if you want to gain that yard.
More of Moore in 2012!
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i agree to a point
i miss polite too. But we normally get those first downs. we just didnt have the blocking to support those types of plays. Long being hurt put us behind in itself. Play calling was what it was, plays couldnt develop because we couldnt block.
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Go Dolphins and beat those Bills!
by Phinphinatic on Dec 12, 2011 10:55 AM EST up reply actions
Those plays never had a chance because we ALWAYS run up the middle on 3rd and 1
and 4th and 1. With a patchwork O-Line, there is no excuse for those plays to be called. “Do a little dance if you want to gain that yard.” Houston has some of the best runningbacks in the league, yet they will send someone in motion one way and run the other way on 3rd and 1. They don’t just resign themselves to running it up the middle every time. If they did, they wouldn’t be as successful.
More of Moore in 2012!
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by joel311 on Dec 12, 2011 11:13 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Strange thing stood out to me...
I don’t want to say this was really a loss on coaching and the schemes…
Miami seemed to really lose their edge once Jake Long went down. Miami was playing very well in the first quarter and clearly outplayed Philly for the first 15 minutes of the game. The offense fell flat though with Long’s back injury and once that happened, both the offense and defense played what looked like unmotivated football. Matt Moore looked tired (probably from picking himself after every play) and only Reggie Bush looked to be playing with all his heart. Once the offense slowed down, it seemed the defense fell flat as well. So disappointing and it’s hard to think Long would have such an impact. A LT being the heart and sole, the leader of the team? It’s hard to imagine, but there was a clear difference in play with Long and without him.
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Now this I disagree with...
I’ve seen Bess break tackles with stiff-arms. Unless you want a WR corps full of Ginns, I have no problems with them trying to break tackles. Bess does that pretty well actually.
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Bess had the first down,
and tried to switch the football to the other hand. That is the opposite of ball security. He should have just held on tight.
More of Moore in 2012!
'Phins phor Liphe!
i was angry too
but on the replay, it was more of a mishandling / securing of the football than an attempt to stiff arm. he just happened to get the ball knocked out at the very moment he was trygint o secure it more. still very frustrating.
a wise man once said..."My cats breath smells like cat food"
My love for THE MIAMI DOLPHINS is unconditional...period!
Win for pride, Win for us fans!
Go Dolphins and beat those Bills!
by Phinphinatic on Dec 12, 2011 11:32 AM EST up reply actions
I didn't see the slow motion replay. I heard it by ear.
Every time I went out for a cigarette, we turned the ball over. I think the game was all my fault lol
More of Moore in 2012!
'Phins phor Liphe!
lol
me too
a wise man once said..."My cats breath smells like cat food"
My love for THE MIAMI DOLPHINS is unconditional...period!
Win for pride, Win for us fans!
Go Dolphins and beat those Bills!
by Phinphinatic on Dec 12, 2011 11:46 AM EST up reply actions
smoking is bad for you
unless it is whacky tobaccy and that is good for everyone.
a wise man once said..."My cats breath smells like cat food"
My love for THE MIAMI DOLPHINS is unconditional...period!
Win for pride, Win for us fans!
Go Dolphins and beat those Bills!
by Phinphinatic on Dec 12, 2011 11:46 AM EST up reply actions
That isn't what I was debating
I am just saying that I have no problems with WRs in general trying to break tackles for more yards. I don’t think Bess should not try and stiff-arm someone. He’s done it before. Heck, even if he had the first down, he had open field ahead of him and could’ve made a big gain. You have to be smart with the football, but I don’t want the players to not try to create a big play in fear of having a turnover. That is how you have checkdown QBs and operate an offense that is ultra-conservative that doesn’t make big plays. That is the type of offense we’ve been bewildered with for years.
So yes, it was silly to try a stiff arm before the ball was secured in the other hand, but I don’t want any player thinking they shouldn’t try a stiff-arm or any other move to break a tackle. I don’t want 11 Ginns.
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by SSFDballer on Dec 12, 2011 10:07 AM EST via mobile reply actions
Sparano and Ireland
glad sparano but hard to believe Ireland gets off the hook….we need a GM like Joe Thomas in the early 70’s….sceck out the two super bowls we won Thomas built those teams ,,,we beed a guy who can findn free agents who aren’t just cowboy rejects God bless all and merry Christmas….
glad sparano got the axe
Irelans sucks God help the Dolphins
Ireland is ok in my book,
and i dont think sparano has been fired yet. I cant really imagine sparano not finishing out the season at this point.
a wise man once said..."My cats breath smells like cat food"
My love for THE MIAMI DOLPHINS is unconditional...period!
Win for pride, Win for us fans!
Go Dolphins and beat those Bills!
by Phinphinatic on Dec 12, 2011 11:06 AM EST up reply actions
I feel like Ireland is mediocre
We definitely have had some solid picks, but I feel like we haven’t had enough pan out (and don’t even get me started on FA aquisitions…) to justify him staying on. He needs to be fired as well
my main reasons for keeping ireland
1. this years draft was outstanding
2. burnet and dansby
3. marshall and bush
very solid draft, very solid free agent aquisitiions (i know bush was a trade, but you get my point.)
Oh…and dez bryants mom was a prostitute crack head. She has been arrested for both in her life. lol
a wise man once said..."My cats breath smells like cat food"
My love for THE MIAMI DOLPHINS is unconditional...period!
Win for pride, Win for us fans!
Go Dolphins and beat those Bills!
by Phinphinatic on Dec 12, 2011 11:31 AM EST up reply actions
I feel like youre too high on this years draft too soon
3/4 of a season is too soon to call it a great draft.
- Gates hasn’t shown much . What, 2 catches and a long of 77 yard kick rerturn?
- Kearse hasn’t done anything relevent
- I’m skeptical about Thomas being the RB of the future right now. Yeah he started out great, but he’s had a fair share of struggles and is trapped in the #2 spot behind Reggie.
-Clay and Wilson, yeah, nice picks, I agree there
Okay, Reggie Bush panned out but how about pick ups like Gibril Wilson, Colombo, and even the draft of Odrick? He’s great and all, but we didn’t need him.
Ireland’s four first round picks have been three lineman and a CB. Sounds like a coach who is good at playing it safe to me.
I’m gonna give him limited credit on Burnett too, because Burnett was a proven player who he had ties to in Dallas. How long until Ireland runs out of players he’d evaluated previously/seen play in Dallas? He too frequently dips into the Dallas bag to get his “tricks”
you left out puncey
who is pretty awesome. but i hear your point of view. I am very happy with this years draft.
a wise man once said..."My cats breath smells like cat food"
My love for THE MIAMI DOLPHINS is unconditional...period!
Win for pride, Win for us fans!
Go Dolphins and beat those Bills!
by Phinphinatic on Dec 12, 2011 11:56 AM EST up reply actions
Kearse got poached off PS by Carolina I think
Too bad, I thought he might have had promise….
......and the rats devour each other as the ship goes down......
I'll give Parcells the blame for Henne and Pat White though
I cut you a little slack lol but there’s no way Ireland didn’t have SOME say into those picks obviously
henne will be successful at his next destination.
I believe that if our OLine would have protected him like they did Moore (outside of this game) over the past several weeks, Henne would have put up equal if not better numbers. Moore is good and i have been happy with him as our back up, but that is really what he is, a back up.
a wise man once said..."My cats breath smells like cat food"
My love for THE MIAMI DOLPHINS is unconditional...period!
Win for pride, Win for us fans!
Go Dolphins and beat those Bills!
by Phinphinatic on Dec 12, 2011 12:34 PM EST up reply actions
Bush was a great FA acquisition this year.
Columbo was a terrible one, but that was done in order to get Carey to restructure his contract to make it possible to bring in Bush. Carey was making far too much, but we would probably have been better served picking a UDFA rookie tackle up and sticking them in there. Murtha getting hurt really cost us this year.
More of Moore in 2012!
'Phins phor Liphe!
Hope Reggie can hit a 1,000 yards
Has to be this years MVP or Fields.
by LimeyPhin on Dec 12, 2011 10:31 AM EST via mobile reply actions
Please never ever again say Fields (a punter) should be the team MVP. Ever.
That puts us on the same level as the Raiders. I don’t care how good Fields and Lechler are, I will not let our team sink to the level of making punter MVP. Stop it.
but he is reall good at punting
our MVP is and has been Long since he was drafted.
a wise man once said..."My cats breath smells like cat food"
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Win for pride, Win for us fans!
Go Dolphins and beat those Bills!
by Phinphinatic on Dec 12, 2011 11:34 AM EST up reply actions
unfortunately
he’s our MVP this season lol
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by Little Nicky 21 on Dec 12, 2011 6:48 PM EST up reply actions
I am saddened today
But not angry.
Even after all of my ‘classy’ eagles fans called to rub in the loss. I feel uplifted by how talented our LT is. How resilient Rggie Bush is. How our defense played lights out football for 3 qtrs. Jimmy Wilson is going to be a star!
We lost the game yesterday, and unfortuniately it probably equalls the end of the sparano era. This loss is not on the coaching staff IMO. This loss is on the poort protection of the QB. This loss is on the poor execution of the offense all around. Dropped balls. Really stoooopid turnovers. And a lack of effort on 3rs and 4th and shorts. It may just be me, but the team didnt look hungry on those 3rd and 4th down runs. They seemed to buckl3 before the first contact.
As much as losing sucks, this team had plenty of opportunities to come back and win that game. dropped passes, dumb turnovers, and sacks kept us at bay. This team is not the “same old dolphins”. This team is full of winners and talented players who will lead this team to victory consistently in the future. Startiong over would be the worst thing that we could do at this point.
Based on yesterdays game and the season at whole, my new wish list for the draft has changed at the top..
1. RT
2. QB
3. Safety (I love Yeremiah, but he is a liability in pass coverage)
a wise man once said..."My cats breath smells like cat food"
My love for THE MIAMI DOLPHINS is unconditional...period!
Win for pride, Win for us fans!
Go Dolphins and beat those Bills!
You nailed it for me....
I’ve been a Sparano supporter, but he’s gone simply because of the toxic environment, no matter what us fans think his shortcomings are. There really isn’t anything else that can happen, the damage is done. I just really like our roster for the most part, and our coordinators.
......and the rats devour each other as the ship goes down......
right...
I made a comment last week, and it has stuck with me to now as well. Sometimes the city needs a new coach more than the team does.
I wish he could stick around, but i just dont see it happening.
a wise man once said..."My cats breath smells like cat food"
My love for THE MIAMI DOLPHINS is unconditional...period!
Win for pride, Win for us fans!
Go Dolphins and beat those Bills!
by Phinphinatic on Dec 12, 2011 11:26 AM EST up reply actions
i agree with your needs
while RT might be the bigger need at this point, QB has to be the first pick. RGIII has got to be there (the next Steve Young?). he would energize this team all by himself. can we require him to wear the superman socks during games?
as far as a RT goes, i think we could get that in the 2nd. my hope would be that Murtha gets healthy and proves he can be a great RT and the new draft pick is moved to RG until Murtha gets too expensive.
i love Bell too (how could I not as a fellow EKU grad), but he is getting old. Jones looks like a play-maker better suited for SS. so, we need a FS that can cover. forget about focusing on a S with run stuffing ability, Jones can provide that. Get a pure cover FS, a ball hawk.
i've been waiting for this moment all my life...but it's not quite right.
by small balls on Dec 12, 2011 11:25 AM EST up reply actions
i agree with what you have said too
I dont see how we can pass on a QB early, but this team (right now) could be a 12 win team with a littel more depth at OLine. Take away colombo and insert a stud, we are winning games like crazy.
a wise man once said..."My cats breath smells like cat food"
My love for THE MIAMI DOLPHINS is unconditional...period!
Win for pride, Win for us fans!
Go Dolphins and beat those Bills!
by Phinphinatic on Dec 12, 2011 11:28 AM EST up reply actions
R U SERIOUS?
i dont know who wrote this article, but he’s a moron, who contradicts himself, says that miami’s offense was finished after jake long went out in the first quarter , then bijuels bush for his (outstanding 3rd quarter 68 yard performance,(without long). what an idiot, it was a bad game , they’ll write it off and tee off on the bills next week, i bet moore will be back in the line up, and long will be as well.MIAMI 34 BUFFALO 17
dude... absolutely uncalled for.
disagree, but dont name call or be disrespectful like that.
a wise man once said..."My cats breath smells like cat food"
My love for THE MIAMI DOLPHINS is unconditional...period!
Win for pride, Win for us fans!
Go Dolphins and beat those Bills!
by Phinphinatic on Dec 12, 2011 12:31 PM EST up reply actions
lol. He's entitled to his opinion, but thanks, Phin
However, Philadelphia really struggles against the run (hence why Bush still ran all over them in spite of a depleted offensive line). The Eagles’ pass rushers are no joke, though, and that’s why Jake Long’s absence became such a huge deal yesterday. That’s all.
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calm down dude
Reggie is an outside runner, and can run from the right side, so the loss of long wouldn’t hurt him as much as it (literally) hurt moore. And please don’t call people names, try to be a little respectful.
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by AnishB15 on Dec 12, 2011 5:09 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Our defense was fine
O line was useless. Losing 1 guy should equal total devastation. I feel bad for Moore. No QB could have managed that situation.
Why in gods name we didnt try using Reggie Bush in some of those goal line situations i will never know.
by Fuhbawl on Dec 12, 2011 12:19 PM EST via mobile reply actions
*should NOT equal total devastation
Damn smart phone
by Fuhbawl on Dec 12, 2011 12:21 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
We are allergic to screens, rollouts and reverses
at the goal line/3rd&1.
More of Moore in 2012!
'Phins phor Liphe!
the defense was great yesterday
Gave up a total of 7 points in my opinion. Allowed vick to complete only half of his 30 throws to go along with allowing McCoy to gain 38 yards on 27 carries. 27 carries for 38 yards, Unbelievable.
We will probably move up to 2nd in rush defense after this week.
More of Moore in 2012!
'Phins phor Liphe!
I had a bad feeling about this game
when the dolphins inexplicably decided to try to kick a 55 yard field goal with a 7 point lead. The eagles offense had not been able to do anything at that point. Why not ask our kicker who just came back from a groin injury to try a long field goal on a slick field instead of trying to have Fields pin them deep?
It's been weeks since he came back from the groin injury,
and he almost made the 55 yarder. DC$ is almost back.
More of Moore in 2012!
'Phins phor Liphe!
This was his second week back
and while he almost made it, he didn’t and it gave the eagles a short field. He was 1 of 2 from 50+ this year prior to the injury. The longest a 51 yarder.
It gave the Eagles offense a short field.
An offense that hadn’t done anything up until that point. I see no reason why we shouldn’t go for the points there.
More of Moore in 2012!
'Phins phor Liphe!
This^
I’m in me seat yelling when I saw Carpenter coming out for a 55 yard field goal (no disrespect to DC$). They never regained the momentum after the miss and the subsequent short field drive to tie it up. Even if they go for it and are short the ball winds up somewhere around the 35 yard line. Or better yet, put them back on their goal line and chase Vick some more.
These are the decisions that get coaches fired. Go for it…punt…but don’t attempt a field goal from 55 yards unless you have to. Frankly I’m tired of the field goal fetish.
surprizing QB's
two college QB’s who could be good in the NFL are casey keenum and russell wilson…does anyone else like these two?
keenum scares me.
and i dont know enough about wilson. But, they would be worth looking into if we choose to not go QB in the first round. I would also put Kellen Moore and the dude from OK st in that category as well.
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Win for pride, Win for us fans!
Go Dolphins and beat those Bills!
by Phinphinatic on Dec 12, 2011 1:07 PM EST up reply actions
Keenum could be very good in a hurry up offense.
But he is totally unproven otherwise.
More of Moore in 2012!
'Phins phor Liphe!
There is this kid from Boise State, great won loss record!
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by wild zion beaver on Dec 12, 2011 3:48 PM EST up reply actions
well you gotta be able to see over the OL
Pat white had a great win-loss record in college as well.
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by AnishB15 on Dec 12, 2011 5:10 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
keenum maybe in the later rds if we arent in position to get either RGIII or barkley
But wilson’s weakness is the same as kellen moore’s, he can’t see over the OL.
Admiral of the RGIII "Robert Griffin"
Reggie Bush for 2012 pro bowl
New Orleans OC Carmichael for HC.
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by AnishB15 on Dec 12, 2011 5:11 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
What did you expect?
The one good thing to come out of yesterday’s loss was the likely firing of Sparano at season’s end. The plain fact is that he is just too dumb to be a head coach. Even during our winning steak we were playing bad or adverage teams with key players hurt. We don’t have a chance of beating a good team in a meaningful game. Along with Sparano the offensive coordinator has to go. When his scheme isn’t working he doesn’t know how to change it up. How many times did he keep running up the middle in short yardage situations when the Eagles were obviously stacked against the middle run? Hopefully, everyone now realizes that we have to get a franchaise QB to ever hope to be better than adverage. Moore can probably be a good backup, but his history and yesterday should prove that he is too injury prone to be a fulltime QB. I would keep Nolan and fire the rest of the coaching staff along with Ireland. Losman always sucked as evidenced by his play in Bufflo, so why not try the kid on our PS?
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