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Here’s the gist of our new Phinsider series: we look at game tape as a Miami Dolphins family - and instead of just blindly accepting someone else’s conclusions, we form our own.
The Oakland Raiders were able to sneak out of Hard Rock Stadium with a 27-24 victory Sunday Night, and unfortunately, the pass defense took its share of lumps over the course of the night, whether it be a 3rd down conversion or big play.
Our coverage/pass rush interplay is the one component of “What Happened Here?” that we haven’t discussed yet, so it’s time to get to the Jared Cook for the Hall of Fame tape. I found a play where there wasn’t a penalty...
Context: 1st and 10, 7:28 left in the 2nd quarter, Dolphins up 6-3.
Here’s a look at the back end...
Here’s a look at the pass rush...
What happened here? Why couldn’t we stop this play?
Poll
We couldn’t stop this play because...
This poll is closed
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7%
No interior pass rush
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1%
No edge pass rush
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87%
Kiko gets confused/poor communication
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2%
Shut up, SUTTON. I don’t care if he was OPEN, I want your mouth CLOSED.