Monday Night “Prime Time” Match-Up

Jimmy Bourbon

9 years ago

Okay, most of this article’s title is accurate: the Dolphins are going to have their one and only Monday Night Football game of 2015. But, due to the Dolphins disastrous season, this will not be a “Prime Time match-up” in regards post season positioning in NFL. While the New York Giants are not a prime time team, they are very much alive in the race to win the NFC East. If the Dolphins were in that division, then they too would be alive as well. Though the Giants get a pass for winning two Super Bowls this century, the Dolphins have not had such a recent history of fortune. But, a change in history has to start somewhere.

Let’s be clear, I’m not saying Monday will be a turn in Dolphins history. BUT, I’m also not saying it isn’t. What I am saying, there is a chance that it is, an opportunity. Okay – immediately two responses rear their head: ‘you’re smoking dope’ or ‘right on, brother’. I hope both sides simply listen to my position and respond after.

The Dolphins play at home on a night when the rest of the football gambling nation will be watching. It’s undeniably center stage in the U.S. and all action will get lighted from the local paper to ESPN. A magnifying glass of tens of millions of eyes will be on Campbell and Tannehill, no longer tethered to Lazor and every last eye will get to see if this is a good thing or not.

The Giants are ranked 29^th in rushing YPG with only 88.1 yards, which could actually be a perfect match up for the Dolphins run defense, which is ranked 30^th by allowing 134.8 YPG. And with the Giants also ranked 19^th in run stop, this game has all the making to showcase the “run oriented Miami” philosophy of Campbell as a prudent one or not.

Yes, the general accepted “prime-time” aspect is that Jarvis Landry and Odell Beckham Jr are two close friends since high school, and from their playing days at LSU. Both are expected to be putting together something special in warm-ups. Both players are second year wide receivers who have played terrific in their first two years in the league with highlight worthy catches almost on a weekly basis. And even though they will not be directly squaring off against each other on the field, the raw emotion and competitiveness of the two young men are going to drive them to put up something extra for this game.

BUT, the Landry and Beckham is more “ESPN Drama” than actual football – typical. NO, from a franchise perspective, it’s on Miami offensive output. The greatest impact on the NFL is whether the Dolphins continue to commit to the running game, if it is successful, and if Lamar Miller continues to display All Pro ability. This game will go a long way towards extending Campbell and this regime’s chance of continuing or if a complete dismantling of the 2015 Dolphins will occur in 2016.

Added to this, their will be extra focus on how Tannehill plays. The “ball boy” Taylor has cut his teeth and has had extra time with Tannehill to form a good passing game plan – now or never! After a dismal 86 yard performance, and Lamar’s play, Tannehill will bear the burden of what was wrong with the 2015 Dolphins, unless his play demonstrates otherwise.

Tannehill is a tough, which is obvious with the amount of sacks and hits he’s endured. He’s a hard worker. He’s made improvements with even his deep ball. BUT, he along with Campbell are in a desperate fight for the careers in Miami and both need to show they are more than tough and hard workers…and Monday will highlight what they are and what they are not. Go Fins!!!

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