The Philidelphia Eagles have been one of the best franchises over the last few years
With only five games remaining in this long and agonizing season, the Dolphins begin the final leg of their schedule by hosting the Eagles Sunday. Though Philadelphia has been one of the top franchises over the last few years, they have been inconsistent. But, over the last month, their defense has played very well against some top teams in the league. The Eagles defense will be a tough hill to climb for Miami’s offense.
Most of all, the Phins offensive line will have their hands full against this stout Eagles front seven. And without a rushing attack, this game has could get ugly for Miami… again.
The various pay per head sites like AcePerHead.com have the Dolphins as a double-digit home underdog getting +10 points. Sadly, after the trade of Kenyan Drake, the Dolphins run game has been nonexistent. When the most productive runner is your QB (and his name isn’t Lamar Jackson) you know your run game is bad.
Phins need to find some sort of run game to prevent a blowout
Clearly the Dolphins must address running back and offensive line this offseason. Running back is one of the easier positions to hit in the draft, and Miami has shown a penchant for finding quality running backs in the middle of the draft, so this should get fixed. Unfortunately, the same can’t be said of their talent at finding offensive linemen. This must change because everything revolves around offensive line play.
With cavalry not arriving until next year, a lack of rush production will be a continuous issue for the rest of this season.
While Ballage was talked up in minicamp, he has yet to do anything in the Regular Season. Undrafted Patrick Laird has fair better the last couple of games, but who knows if he’s anything more than a spot duty player? This is why he needs to get more rushing reps. Miami must answer this question before they enter the offseason.
The Phins problems in handling the Eagles go beyond just running the football.
On Defense, Carson Wentz will face a decimated Dolphins secondary. Last week’s performance against the Browns highlighted just how vulnerable the Dolphins are to the pass. Sure, the youngsters getting a baptism by fire will only speed up the growth curve. But, Wiltz, Parker, and Needham are still raw and nowhere near as experienced as Howard, McCain, and Jones. They will have a bullseye on them till they prove otherwise.
At least the Eagles receiving group has some warts. On the downside, the Eagles have two quality Tight Ends, and so far, Miami hasn’t been able to stop even one Tight End. Expect Philly to feed them early and often.
If the Dolphins are going to lose, let’s hope the Bengals start winning
There has been some good news in the Chase Young and Joe Burrow sweepstakes: The Bengals are playing the Jets in Cincinnati and Adam Gase loves to coach his team down. More importantly, the Bengals have gone back to QB Andy Dalton as the starter. With Dalton returning and the Bengals defense playing well the last two games, they are only a +4 underdog at home against the Jets.
Maybe Head Coach Zac Taylor and the Bengals may have realized the tank is becoming too obvious? Or maybe they realized (as Coach Flores realized earlier in the season) that their young QB needs to polish himself up a little bit more. The Dolphins benched Rosen for the more experienced Fitzpatrick and were rewarded with better play and two wins. Now the Bengals are getting antsy to win a game. The desperation to keep from going 0-16 could lead to a couple of wins…
… we can only hope.
With the Phins it’s about watching the players
Miami likely only has a win or two left in them… at the most. But the key to enjoying the season is watching certain players. I expect at least half of the roster to play elsewhere in 2020. The main thing fans should root for is that about a dozen prove to be building blocks for the future. Let’s hope we see those dozen players take another step forward this week.
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