Implosion could be said about nearly every aspect of the Dolphins organization.
Implosion: to collapse inward from external pressure; to become greatly reduced
You could sense an implosion was imminent once it was reported that Laremy Tunsil was injured just before the Miami Dolphins game against the Tennessee Titans.
I never would have expected this mega-mess before the season. I saw hope. I was so wrong. Now all I see is disaster.
The 2016 season has now added one more bad facet to this seasons’ Dolphins: bad luck.
As Don Shula once said, “Luck favors the prepared.”
The Dolphins get a big fat “F” on both fronts.
There were so many “IF’s” that this season was dependent on. Unbelievably, nearly all of them have turned into “Not’s”.
The offensive line, for all it’s boast of mega addition Tunsil, is actually worse than last year. And most stunning is the unbelievable occurrence that not even the best pay per head software sites would have predicted: 2016 Ja’Wuan James becoming the 2015 Jason Fox.
Fox was terrible, but he was a back-up and never very good, so expectations for him were never more than knee high. James on the other hand is a 1st round pick with a history (albeit a short one) of being “pretty good”, at the very least. That’s why James’ poor play is so surprising.
The implosion of the Dolphins is at every level and 2016 is looking like a 2007 repeat.
To say James’ season so far has been FUBAR would be a kind evaluation of his play. He has completely fallen apart and appears to be getting worse. Not only is he a major factor in sinking the season, but also in wasting a valuable pick…if his play can’t pick up and pick up big time.
For all Dennis Hickey did, this pick might end up being the one that justifies his firing.
But, Hickey is gone, and Adam Gase is here to bear the burden.
I want to absolve Gase, I really do. But, he’s the coach, and the buck stops at his door.
I now find myself asking a most fearful question: is Gase one of the “IF’s” that will reveal itself to be a “Not”?
Sunday’s game has me asking myself a whole host of questions that I really, really don’t want to ask. I’ve nearly made my mind up on several fronts, but it’s Gase and Joseph that still has yet to form — but, it’s getting close.
Yes, there are so many issues that are affecting the coaches ability to put out a good product. But, we aren’t talking about a tweak here or a tweak there. This is an irredeemable dumpster fire. We weren’t supposed to be watching an implosion. What a shame. Time to pray for a miracle. Go Fins!!!