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Colts vs Dolphins review: Offensive and defensive snap counts for Miami

By Kevin Nogle
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NFL: OCT 03 Colts at Dolphins Photo by Andrew Bershaw/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

The Miami Dolphins are 1-3 on the year after losing to the Indianapolis Colts in a miserable performance from the Miami offense. The team just cannot find a rhythm until they are losing and move into a desperate attempt to come back, picking up large chunks of yardage when the playbook - and the quarterback decision making - seems to open up more.

The Dolphins are in danger of seeing a year in which they were expected to compete for a playoff berth slip away before they even get a third of the way through the schedule. Miami needs to open up the playbook, play aggressively from the opening kickoff, and quit averaging two yards a play.

As we have done each week during the 2021 season, we will take a look today at the Dolphins’ last game through the snaps played by each player. Typically this will come out on Mondays, but I got busy yesterday and was not able to put it all together. Below you will find charts for the offensive and defensive snap counts, along with the each player’s season total. Finally, some thoughts of each position group close out each side of the ball.

Offense

2021 Offensive Snap Counts

Pos Player Season Played Snaps Season Total Snaps Percent Season Total Week 12 Played Snaps Week 12 Total Snaps Percent Week 12 Week 1 Played Snaps Week 2 Played Snaps Week 3 Played Snaps Week 4 Played Snaps Week 5 Played Snaps Week 6 Played Snaps Week 7 Played Snaps Week 8 Played Snaps Week 9 Played Snaps Week 10 Played Snaps Week 11 Played Snaps
Pos Player Season Played Snaps Season Total Snaps Percent Season Total Week 12 Played Snaps Week 12 Total Snaps Percent Week 12 Week 1 Played Snaps Week 2 Played Snaps Week 3 Played Snaps Week 4 Played Snaps Week 5 Played Snaps Week 6 Played Snaps Week 7 Played Snaps Week 8 Played Snaps Week 9 Played Snaps Week 10 Played Snaps Week 11 Played Snaps
QB Tua Tagovailoa 450 819 55% 74 74 100% 52 9 IR IR IR 69 73 69 DNP 32 72
QB Jacoby Brissett 368 819 45% DNP 74 0% 2 65 83 52 54 1 DNP DNP 74 37 DNP
QB Reid Sinnett 0 819 0% -- -- --% PS PS DNP DNP DNP Inact Waived -- -- -- --
RB Myles Gaskin 463 819 57% 37 74 50% 29 45 43 12 37 25 46 40 54 42 53
RB Phillip Lindsay 15 819 2% 15 74 20% HOU HOU HOU HOU HOU HOU HOU HOU HOU HOU HOU
RB Salvon Ahmed 148 819 18% 13 74 18% 11 23 5 5 11 19 22 16 14 9 Inact
RB Patrick Laird 56 819 7% 12 74 16% PS PS PS PS PS PS PS 10 7 16 11
RB Malcolm Brown 129 819 16% IR 74 0% 16 9 34 35 5 25 5 IR IR IR IR
RB Duke Johnson 6 819 1% PS 74 0% JAX PS -- -- -- -- -- PS PS PS PS 6
TE Durham Smythe 470 819 57% 66 74 89% 38 22 34 21 36 58 29 29 45 41 51
TE Mike Gesicki 602 819 74% 59 74 80% 21 47 55 36 42 49 60 67 59 56 51
TE Hunter Long 53 819 6% 24 74 32% 18 Inact 2 Inact Inact 9 Inact Inact Inact Inact Inact
TE Adam Shaheen 301 819 37% Inact 74 0% Reserve/ COVID-19 20 28 20 21 Inact 51 41 36 38 46
TE Cethan Carter 43 819 5% ST Only 74 0% 13 16 ST Only 1 5 4 ST Only ST Only 4 ST Only ST Only
WR Jaylen Waddle 674 819 82% 55 74 74% 43 47 73 41 43 65 61 65 65 61 55
WR Albert Wilson 256 819 31% 35 74 47% 22 41 Inact 25 12 23 3 2 17 38 38
WR Preston Williams 158 819 19% 23 74 31% Inact 22 Inact Inact 40 Inact 30 Inact Inact 18 25
WR Mack Hollins 288 819 35% 19 74 26% 7 16 24 2 14 68 39 4 60 13 22
WR Isaiah Ford 63 819 8% 12 74 16% PS PS PS PS 3 5 19 8 4 11 1
WR DeVante Parker 274 819 33% IR 74 0% 45 55 64 47 Inact Inact Inact 63 IR IR IR
WR Will Fuller V 65 819 8% IR 74 0% Susp Inact 51 14 IR IR IR IR IR IR IR
WR Kirk Merritt 11 819 1% PS 74 0% PS PS PS PS PS DNP PS PS 11 PS PS
WR Jakeem Grant Sr. 17 819 2% -- -- --% 7 7 2 1 Traded -- -- -- -- -- --
OL Robert Hunt 819 819 100% 74 74 100% 54 74 83 52 54 70 73 69 75 69 72
OL Jesse Davis 790 819 96% 74 74 100% 54 45 83 52 54 70 73 69 75 69 72
OL Liam Eichenberg 774 819 95% 74 74 100% 54 29 83 52 54 70 73 69 75 69 72
OL Austin Jackson 765 819 93% 74 74 100% ST Only 74 83 52 54 70 73 69 75 69 72
OL Austin Reiter 422 819 52% 73 74 99% NO PS NO PS NO PS NO PS DNP DNP 73 69 66 69 72
OL Cameron Tom 1 819 0% 1 74 1% PS PS PS DNP PS PS DNP PS PS DNP DNP
OL Michael Deiter 211 819 26% IR 74 0% 54 74 83 IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR
OL Greg Mancz 185 819 23% IR 74 0% DNP DNP DNP 52 54 70 Inact ST Only 9 IR IR
OL Solomon Kindley 121 819 15% ST Only 74 0% 54 67 ST Only ST Only ST Only ST Only ST Only ST Only ST Only ST Only ST Only
OL Robert Jones 7 819 1% ST Only 74 0% DNP 7 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP ST Only ST Only ST Only
OL Greg Little 0 819 0% IR 74 0% Inact Inact Inact Inact Inact Inact Inact Inact Inact Inact IR
DL Christian Wilkins 4 819 0% D Only 74 0% D Only D Only D Only D Only 1 D Only D Only D Only D Only 2 1

Jacoby Brissett again started at quarterback, playing all 52 snaps in place of Tua Tagovailoa, who is out at least one more week with his broken ribs. Reid Sinnett did not play.

Miami again started Malcolm Brown at running back, giving him the most snaps this week as he appeared in 67 percent of the game. Myles Gaskin was limited to just 23 percent, a precipitous fall from the 52 percent he had played the previous week, pulling his season tally to just under 50 percent of the snaps. Salvon Ahmed played in 10 percent of the contest, technically an increase from the six percent in Week 3, though he was on the field for five snaps in both weeks.

Mike Gesicki played 69 percent of the game, leading the tight end group again. Durham Smythe just about equaled his Week 3 401 percent of the playing time, appearing in 40 percent this weekend. Adam Shaheen played 38 percent of the game, while Cethan Carter was on the field for two percent of the game - or one offensive snap. Rookie Hunter Long was inactive for the contest.

The wide receivers saw DeVante Parker on the field 90 percent of the time, while Jaylen Waddle was out there 70 percent of the game. Albert Wilson saw 48 percent of the contest, while Will Fuller was only available for 27 percent of the game after breaking a finger attempting to catch a low pass. Mack Hollins played two snaps, or four percent of the game, while Jakeem Grant was on the field for one play. The Dolphins traded Grant to the Chicago Bears on Tuesday.

The offensive line appears to have settled down some, though the starting center changed for this game after Michael Deiter landed on injured reserve last week. In his place, Greg Mancz, who had been active all season but had not made an appearance, started and played all 52 snaps. The rest of the starting linemen, left tackle Austin Jackson, left guard Jesse Davis, right guard Robert Hunt, and right tackle Liam Eichenberg, all also played 100 percent of the contest. Solomon Kindley, was was demoted to a reserve player in Week 3 again only made appearances on special teams. Robert Jones and Cameron Tom did not make any appearances in the game and Greg Little was again inactive.

Defense

2021 Defensive Snap Counts

Pos Player Season Played Snaps Seans Total Snaps Percent Season Total Week 12 Played Snaps Week 10 Total Snaps Percent Week 10 Snaps Week 1 Played Snaps Week 2 Played Snaps Week 3 Played Snaps Week 4 Played Snaps Week 5 Played Snaps Week 6 Played Snaps Week 7 Played Snaps Week 8 Played Snaps Week 9 Played Snaps Week 10 Played Snaps Week 11 Played Snaps
Pos Player Season Played Snaps Seans Total Snaps Percent Season Total Week 12 Played Snaps Week 10 Total Snaps Percent Week 10 Snaps Week 1 Played Snaps Week 2 Played Snaps Week 3 Played Snaps Week 4 Played Snaps Week 5 Played Snaps Week 6 Played Snaps Week 7 Played Snaps Week 8 Played Snaps Week 9 Played Snaps Week 10 Played Snaps Week 11 Played Snaps
DL Emmanuel Ogbah 562 827 68% 43 55 78% 48 47 63 37 37 41 42 60 53 46 45
DL Christian Wilkins 511 827 62% 31 55 56% 42 44 58 46 46 46 43 48 38 34 35
DL Adam Butler 456 827 55% 31 55 56% 48 47 41 33 38 26 31 41 40 47 33
DL Zach Sieler 332 827 40% 23 55 42% 28 33 42 39 32 29 26 14 21 26 19
DL Raekwon Davis 246 827 30% 23 55 42% 5 IR IR IR 39 36 33 25 31 23 31
DL John Jenkins 169 827 20% Inact 55 0% 45 18 47 49 Inact 7 Inact Inact Inact 3 Inact
DL Jabaal Sheard 13 827 2% -- -- --% PS PS PS PS 13 PS PS PS PS PS Released
LB Jerome Baker 677 827 82% 45 55 82% 74 63 83 71 66 65 10 Inact 68 73 59
LB Andrew Van Ginkel 545 827 66% 43 55 78% 53 46 34 44 34 47 48 35 51 67 43
LB Duke Riley 158 827 19% 30 55 55% 1 2 1 ST Only 8 1 6 67 7 26 9
LB Jaelan Phillips 449 827 54% 28 55 51% 22 18 49 29 57 54 15 61 37 41 38
LB Elandon Roberts 437 827 53% 21 55 38% 36 19 47 50 44 31 44 49 39 28 29
LB Sam Eguavoen 175 827 21% 7 55 13% 36 8 5 19 17 15 53 4 1 3 7
LB Vince Biegel 1 827 0% 1 55 0% -- -- -- -- -- PS DNP ST Only PS PS
LB Brennan Scarlett 161 827 19% IR 55 0% 26 20 18 28 10 8 18 7 15 2 9
LB Darius Hodge 0 827 0% Inact 55 0% CIN CIN CIN CIN CIN CIN CIN CIN Inact Inact Inact
CB Xavien Howard 732 827 89% 45 55 82% 75 62 80 71 62 Inact 63 73 69 73 59
CB Byron Jones 683 827 83% 45 55 82% 75 62 77 25 62 Inact 63 73 69 73 59
CB Nik Needham 429 827 52% 38 55 69% 35 2 57 51 56 41 24 49 44 4 28
CB Justin Coleman 311 827 38% 20 55 36% 2 49 25 37 12 66 ST Only 20 14 44 22
CB Noah Igbinoghene 76 827 9% 10 55 18% Inact Inact ST Only Inact Inact 66 Inact DNP DNP ST Only Inact
CB Javaris Davis 10 827 1% 10 55 18% PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS
CB Jamal Perry 3 827 0% IR 55 0% ST Only ST Only PS PS PS PS PS ST Only PS PS 3
CB Trill Williams 0 827 0% Inact 55 0% Inact Inact Inact Inact Inact DNP DNP Inact Inact DNP DNP
CB Elijah Campbell 0 827 0% IR 55 0% Inact Inact Inact ST Only ST Only ST Only ST Only ST Only ST Only Inact ST Only
S Eric Rowe 483 827 58% 50 55 91% 65 26 65 61 22 19 44 22 28 44 37
S Jevon Holland 653 827 79% 45 55 82% 24 50 42 19 72 66 63 73 68 73 58
S Sheldrick Redwine 10 827 1% 10 55 18% NYJ PS NYJ PS NYJ PS NYJ PS NYJ PS CAR PS CAR PS Inact Inact Inact PS
S Clayton Fejedelem 14 827 2% 6 55 11% ST Only ST Only 1 ST Only 6 ST Only ST Only ST Only 1 ST Only ST Only
S Brandon Jones 477 827 58% Inact 55 0% 11 41 36 2 55 48 39 70 65 73 37
S Jason McCourty 312 827 38% IR 55 0% 74 58 41 70 27 14 28 IR IR IR IR
S Will Parks 0 827 0% Inact 55 0% -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- SF PS SF PS SF PS

On the defensive line, four players played a majority of the available 71 snaps, while Adam Butler was just before the 50 percent mark at 46 percent of the game played. John Jenkins played the most, appearing in 69 percent of the snaps, while Christian Wilkins was at 65 percent, Zach Sieler played 55 percent of the game, and Emmanuel Ogbah was on the field 52 percent of the time. The Dolphins are still without defensive tackle Raekwon Davis, who will add to the rotation and give Miami their true nose tackle in the middle of the line. Miami head coach Brian Flores was asked about Davis’ status on Monday, saying, “He’s making a lot of progress and we’re hopeful to see him this week.”

As usual, linebacker Jerome Baker played all the defensive snaps, missing just three snaps thus far this season. Elandon Roberts played the second most at the position, appearing in 70 percent of the game. Andrew Van Ginkel also played a majority of the snaps, appearing in 62 percent of the contest, up from just 41 percent last week. Jaelan Phillips saw his playing time drop from last week, going to 59 percent of the game down to 41 percent. The rookie is starting to play like the game is slowing down for him, a good sign as the season progresses. “I think he’s playing with a lot more confidence over the last couple of weeks. I think that’s the big piece here,” Flores said of Phillips’ play. “He’s playing fast, he’s being aggressive. It’s not perfect, but he’s definitely playing with more confidence. He’s playing better.”

Brennan Scarlett, at 39 percent, and Sam Eguavoen, at 27 percent, rounded out the defensive snaps for linebackers in the game. Duke Riley only played on special teams on Sunday.

At cornerback, Xavien Howard played all 71 snaps, while Byron Jones was limited to just 35 percent of the game due to a quadriceps injury. Nik Needham continued to see the field for the vast majority of the contest, appearing in 72 percent of the contest after playing 69 percent of the game in Week 3. Justin Coleman saw his playing time jump from 30 percent in Week 3 to 52 percent in Week 4 as he picked up the slack caused by Jones’ injury. Elijah Campbell played special teams snaps, while Noah Igbinoghene and Trill Williams were both inactive for the game once again.

Jason McCourty missed one snap at safety for the Dolphins, while Eric Rowe was on the field 86 percent of the game. Jevon Holland fell from 51 percent in Week 3 to just 27 percent this week. Brandon Jones also saw a dramatic drop in playing time, going from 43 percent in Week 3 to just three percent this pas weekend. Clayton Fejedelem was back to playing only on special teams.

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