Phins new OCs an offense that’s at the bottom of the league
While the Miami Dolphins players have plenty of responsibility to shoulder for the loss in Vegas, the offensive staff led the charge. Sadly, despite a few bright spots with some spectacular plays, the offense now ranks 30th in point and 29th in yards.
Let’s run a little ‘context defense’ for those who are aiming at the defense as a major issue.
It’s not about blame… it’s about responsibility
Yes! The Dolphins defense has struggled at certain points, and they aren’t the reincarnated 85 Bears.
But, here’s some context to the defensive struggles:
TOP differential is roughly 19mins for the opponent through 3 games. Meaning the Phins defense is nearing an extra game of play by Week 3, if you figure defenses should play 30 mins a game if TOP is even… and less if you have a quality offense.
Raekwon Davis was a unique piece on this defense and his absence is clearly being felt. And the fact that this defense has already had 95 runs against it doesn’t help.
The concept that this defense was constructed under was with an offense scoring points and playing with the lead, so Miami could cover the pass and bring heavy pressure with fluid looks.
Miami generates so many turnovers and pressure based on athleticism over size, but very often their sub front has small LBs on the LOS. While this creates big plays, the trade off is that it also lowers their ability to control the run game.
The defense can play better, but the offense is the partner in this relationship that’s not even close holding their end of the bargain–Like the distance between Earth to Jupiter.
So, what’s the prime mover of this impotent offense?
In Week 1, in 27 pass attempts Miami gave up 2 sacks, 2 knock downs, and 1 hurry, and ran the ball effectively with a tad over 4.0 per carry on 17 rushes. We decided to change the lineup on the O-line and add LT Austin Jackson in Week 2, and in 40 pass attempts, there were 6 sacks, 5 knockdowns, and 4 hurries while rushing for a 3.93 YPC on 16 carries. In Week 3, Miami changed the offensive line starters again to Jesse Davis replacing benched Solomon Kindley at left guard and Liam Eichenburg into the right tackle. Over 49 pass attempts, Brissett was sacked 2 times, knocked down 4 times, hurried 6 times, and ran for his life most of the night, while the running backs averaging 4.8 yards per carry on 20 runs.
Currently, Miami is ranked 24th in rushing attempts and 23rd in yards, and 16th in YPC! Conversely, we are 7th in passing attempts and 31st in YPA!
Over the course of three games–of which two were tight games–we ran the ball very efficiently but very little. Also during this span, we passed the football in very high volume while being the second least efficient in the league and getting one QB knocked out for a few weeks and giving up tons of pressure.
So, in an overtime game down three, what does the OCs decide to do? Pass, pass, pass holding, pass… end of the game.
Why press the passing game to such extreme game after game and critical situations when we struggle with protection, calling pre-snap protection, and passing efficiency?
Why aren’t the OCs game planning and play calling a more balanced attack?
Shouldn’t we lean more to the run when we are a defensive based team that is rushing the ball efficiently.
Myles Gaskin is averaging 5.1 YPC, but only has 27 attempts in three games!
My ‘nobody 2-cents’ on it: Austin Jackson isn’t capable of starting at left tackle right now, and the OCs enjoying sticking a square peg into a round hole again, and again, and again…
I’ll bet with the best PPH site that I’m preaching to the choir for the most part. The question we have to ask ourselves is, was this ‘two-headed OC thing’ the plan, or was it the only option?Either way, it’s not working. So, we can talk all we want about the QBs, the Oline, or the defense, but if the right leaders aren’t in place to direct, the ship will never reach the promised land.
Go Phins!!!
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MJ, the poor OL is largely due to youth. However, at this point, it might be safe to say that Jackson & Kindley are busts. This is killing the offense and OL! I have stated before that we should have picked Sewell with our 2nd 1st round pick vs. Phillips. To date, Phillips has done nothing and Sewell is doing very well I hear in Detroit. Like Randy, I will never understand the two OC’s. We have had so much turn-over at the OC position that it will impossible to bring an experienced OC to the team. Goodsey was OC for Texans for a few years so perhaps make him the OC for now and see how he does and let Studsville go back to the RB’s. I think Grier is in somewhat of a hot spot. He did very well tearing down the team vs. a re-tool, which needed to be done. Grier got a lot of additional draft picks, especially early draft picks for the team. But he has done a grade C-C+ job with his picks. Did i mention that Noah I. was a first rounder tool that was supposed to challenge and give the team leverage to release Howard. That has not happended. The kid has improved, but he is still a liability on defense. Here are (3) first round pick examples that have not worked out. The team has decided to use the draft to build the team up to a contending level. When you do this, you are dealing with lots of youth and this can hinder winning progress and make it on the slow side. Don’t get me wrong, this is the way to do it. For nearly (2) decades we went with the re-tool process, change out a few players and bring in a few other FA’s mostly. Did not work! After week and Tampa, the schedule gets much easier for a good stretch. If we can correct some of these problems, a very good season can be had. First to mind is our run defense. I said before Flores made a mistake in not keeping McKinney. He should have found a spot for him on the team and let him continue to heal from the 2020 injury and become more comfortable with our defense schemes. Flores is young too and he has made plenty of mistake, especially playing “musical” coordinators. I think at some point early on, we need to make a trade for Tackle somewhere! We can’t do to Tua what this organization did to Tannehill, namely not put a quality team around him! We will never know if this kid can be our franchise QB without a good OL and powerful running game. If this team does in fact take a step backwards this year, (and it think we very well could), the above are the major reasons: OL, run D, inept OC’s .
“Like Randy, I will never understand the two OC’s.” Ask yourself was this a choice or only option? Doing an article on the coaching moves… in the process, I had a different perspective. Sewell was gone by #7 so we need to take him with the Waddle pick, but we could have had Slater at #12. The key is we had all the capital in the world and the blue chips of it didn’t come out great and we spent a ton trading up in this draft. The biggest issue for a long time surrounds one man…. and I believe many things in this current phase has been made worse because of him. I’ll work on a article about it and in my research over the last week or so, plenty has been made clear. I’ll make sure to get it out soon… Let’s just hope we win on Don Shula’s celebration!!!!
We are now into the 3rd season of coach Flo’s tenure as the HC of the dolphins. This is also the 3rd & 4th OC’s of the dolphins.Chad Oshea,Chan Gailey and now the two that we have in 2021.I don’t understand the reasoning of having 2 OC’s to begin with,have never heard of it with any team in the past. What? Why? What did Oshea do that was so awful to get terminated? Anyway now we have this mess with the O-line.Don’t get me wrong I like Flores but who is making these decisions with the turnover with the OC’s? It has to be the Flores,but has he ever explained why two of them.I know Gailey retired but to me there has to be one OC making the call. Do they alternate calling plays every other series? How does it work? Since Flores likes making changes with the OC’s,maybe he can do it one more time and pick one.
Honestly, Randy… you were the last person to comment that made me rethink and retract and reflect on ALLLLL the coaching changes. Did a video on it and will write and article as well. I think so many aren’t seeing the under the hood stuff… and I didn’t either until I spent the last week or so going over it and it began to make sense in context of what was going on with each move. I’ll put together an article to really lay it out, and for me, it was pretty clear. I’ll look to see your side of it. I’ll be vague as not to spoil my efforts… what came first the chicken or the egg? And maybe more importantly, who made both? Sorry for vagaries, but I think an ordered look at it will give the best chance to understand the situation, brother.
MJ, the poor OL is largely due to youth. However, at this point, it might be safe to say that Jackson & Kindley are busts. This is killing the offense and OL! I have stated before that we should have picked Sewell with our 2nd 1st round pick vs. Phillips. To date, Phillips has done nothing and Sewell is doing very well I hear in Detroit. Like Randy, I will never understand the two OC’s. We have had so much turn-over at the OC position that it will impossible to bring an experienced OC to the team. Goodsey was OC for Texans for a few years so perhaps make him the OC for now and see how he does and let Studsville go back to the RB’s. I think Grier is in somewhat of a hot spot. He did very well tearing down the team vs. a re-tool, which needed to be done. Grier got a lot of additional draft picks, especially early draft picks for the team. But he has done a grade C-C+ job with his picks. Did i mention that Noah I. was a first rounder tool that was supposed to challenge and give the team leverage to release Howard. That has not happended. The kid has improved, but he is still a liability on defense. Here are (3) first round pick examples that have not worked out. The team has decided to use the draft to build the team up to a contending level. When you do this, you are dealing with lots of youth and this can hinder winning progress and make it on the slow side. Don’t get me wrong, this is the way to do it. For nearly (2) decades we went with the re-tool process, change out a few players and bring in a few other FA’s mostly. Did not work! After week and Tampa, the schedule gets much easier for a good stretch. If we can correct some of these problems, a very good season can be had. First to mind is our run defense. I said before Flores made a mistake in not keeping McKinney. He should have found a spot for him on the team and let him continue to heal from the 2020 injury and become more comfortable with our defense schemes. Flores is young too and he has made plenty of mistake, especially playing “musical” coordinators. I think at some point early on, we need to make a trade for Tackle somewhere! We can’t do to Tua what this organization did to Tannehill, namely not put a quality team around him! We will never know if this kid can be our franchise QB without a good OL and powerful running game. If this team does in fact take a step backwards this year, (and it think we very well could), the above are the major reasons: OL, run D, inept OC’s .
“Like Randy, I will never understand the two OC’s.” Ask yourself was this a choice or only option? Doing an article on the coaching moves… in the process, I had a different perspective. Sewell was gone by #7 so we need to take him with the Waddle pick, but we could have had Slater at #12. The key is we had all the capital in the world and the blue chips of it didn’t come out great and we spent a ton trading up in this draft. The biggest issue for a long time surrounds one man…. and I believe many things in this current phase has been made worse because of him. I’ll work on a article about it and in my research over the last week or so, plenty has been made clear. I’ll make sure to get it out soon… Let’s just hope we win on Don Shula’s celebration!!!!
We are now into the 3rd season of coach Flo’s tenure as the HC of the dolphins. This is also the 3rd & 4th OC’s of the dolphins.Chad Oshea,Chan Gailey and now the two that we have in 2021.I don’t understand the reasoning of having 2 OC’s to begin with,have never heard of it with any team in the past. What? Why? What did Oshea do that was so awful to get terminated? Anyway now we have this mess with the O-line.Don’t get me wrong I like Flores but who is making these decisions with the turnover with the OC’s? It has to be the Flores,but has he ever explained why two of them.I know Gailey retired but to me there has to be one OC making the call. Do they alternate calling plays every other series? How does it work? Since Flores likes making changes with the OC’s,maybe he can do it one more time and pick one.
Honestly, Randy… you were the last person to comment that made me rethink and retract and reflect on ALLLLL the coaching changes. Did a video on it and will write and article as well. I think so many aren’t seeing the under the hood stuff… and I didn’t either until I spent the last week or so going over it and it began to make sense in context of what was going on with each move. I’ll put together an article to really lay it out, and for me, it was pretty clear. I’ll look to see your side of it. I’ll be vague as not to spoil my efforts… what came first the chicken or the egg? And maybe more importantly, who made both? Sorry for vagaries, but I think an ordered look at it will give the best chance to understand the situation, brother.