Have the Phins become better in the Redzone?

Jimmy Bourbon

9 years ago

Last season was Bill Lazor’s first season as the offensive coordinator of the Miami Dolphins, and he was able to help the Dolphins boost up their points per game total by a significant amount. In 2013 the Dolphins were ranked 26^th in the league with 19.8 points per game, but under Lazor’s guidance they improved dramatically to 11^th best in the league with 24.3 points per game, and this number could have been even higher if they would have scored more touchdowns in the red zone.

The Dolphins had no trouble moving the ball up and down the field and were one of the top teams in the entire league in regards to trips to the RedZone. The Dolphins averaged 4.2 trips to the RedZone in each game, which was second to only the Patriots, who averaged 4.3 trips to the RedZone per game. However, the biggest difference was that the Dolphins only scored touchdowns on 51.47% of their trips to the RedZone, which ranked them 21^st in the league in terms of TD efficiency in the RedZone. This is a far cry from teams such as the Patriots, Broncos, and Cowboys who all were over 62% in regards to scoring touchdowns when they were in the RedZone. If the Dolphins offense wants to take the next step and start to be considered elite, then they will need to become more efficient in the RedZone.

I believe that the Dolphins have made some steps in the right direction this off-season in becoming better at scoring touchdowns in the RedZone. Some of the boys at the local pay per head reviews will immediately argue with me by saying that the Dolphins lost both Mike Wallace and Charles Clay, who combined for 13 touchdowns, however, I believe we added three players in particular that their strengths are scoring within the RedZone.

DeVante Parker is a much bigger target than Mike Wallace, and he is much more aggressive in regards to catching the ball at it’s highest point and fighting for the ball in traffic. Tannehill should have a lot easier of a time getting the ball to Parker in the end-zone than squeezing the ball into tight windows with Wallace.

Clay was a tough hard-nosed player for the Dolphins, however, he was only able to score a total of 3 TD’s for us last season in 14 games. We have swapped tight ends, and will now have Jordan Cameron taking the place of Clay, who is an even bigger target, especially in the RedZone. Cameron only had 2 touchdowns last season in 10 games, but also don’t forget that he did not have a QB as good as Tannehill throwing him the football, so as long as he can stay healthy, it is completely fair to assume that Cameron can at least provide 5 TD’s for us this season.

Lastly, the Dolphins drafted Jay Ajayi in the fifth round, who now finally gives Miami that bulldozer type running back that can get the tough yards, and especially punch it in the end-zone when we are on the goal line. In addition, Ajayi is very good at catching passes out of the backfield, which makes him an even bigger dual-threat within the RedZone. There is no reason why Ajayi can not be counted on for scoring between 5 to 7 touchdowns next season.

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In addition to these three players, Miami should be able to continue to get TD production in the RedZone, from Miller, Landry, and Sims, and will also have some additional firepower with Jennings and Stills. The Dolphins have the talent and big bodies now, which should help them to be more efficient in scoring touchdowns in the RedZone. If the Dolphins can replicate their RedZone trips, but this year gets their touchdown efficiency up to 62%, then this will help to increase their points per game average up another 4 points to around 28.3 points per game, and that in itself will add more wins to their overall record. Does the rest of the Miami Dolphins news gurus think we will be better or worse in the RedZone this season?

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