Focus needs to be on Raiders

Jimmy Bourbon

10 years ago

The distractions started this Monday when Coach Philbin refused to say if Ryan Tannehill will be starting against the Oakland Raiders this upcoming Sunday in London. Now of course with the wonderful help of the media, this has escalated in a full scale controversy that lead to Tannehill and Philbin having to a face to face conversation. Regardless of who sides everyone takes, the bottom line is that the Dolphins are a disappointing 1-2, and have a game this upcoming weekend on another continent, and they are playing an Oakland Raiders team that they need to beat.

Under Philbin the Dolphins have had problems playing sub-bar teams, so this 0-3 Oakland team needs to be taken seriously. Oakland nearly beat the New England Patriots last week, and even though they are 0-3 they have shown improvement, whereas the Dolphins have regressed each week. The Raiders have spent the whole week in London acclimating themselves to the time change and their surroundings, where as the Dolphins leave Thursday and will only have a hand full of days to settle in; advantage Oakland.

The Raiders offense is averaging just 12.3 points a game, which ranks last in the league, but they will be facing a Dolphins defense that is allowing 27.7 points per game which ranks nearly last at 29^th in league. So something has to give, and if the Dolphins are not focused, then sports betting software like Ace Per Head fans should not be surprised if the Raiders offense gets the best of the Dolphins defense. The Dolphins defense must find a way to stop the run, especially considering that Oakland has a rookie QB in Derek Carr, which means the Raiders are going to rely heavily on their running game to start the game. The Defense was supposed to be the back bone of this team, but after allowing 27.7 points per game, they have regressed as much as Tannehill has.

This team needs to get back to basics, and that is hopefully what they are focusing on this week at practice, because if they can’t catch or tackle then they are not going to be able to beat a win-less team. No team in the NFL is going to lay down and give up, so the Dolphins need to be prepared and focused to play their best football against the Raiders. The Raiders are a dangerous team, because they have nothing to lose. They are already 0-3 and their season appears to be going no where once again, but that means they have less pressure and expectations on them, so they are not going to hold anything back.

The best way for Tannehill to stop the distraction of whether he will be benched or not, is to start playing better football. This is the first time in Tannehill’s career, where Philbin has not openly supported him, and where his starting QB position has been in jeopardy, so it will be very interesting to see how he handles this extra adversity. Will he continue to regress, or will this finally be the wake up call he needs to get his season and career back on track?

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