The Jets, Bengals, Redskins, and Dolphins are the NFL’s four winless teams heading into Sunday. Miami will match up against all of the other ‘loser’ teams this season… and the Jets twice.
These games are considered the Phins ‘winnable’ ones according to the various betting software for bookmakers.
The downside to winning any of these games though is it will hurt our chance of getting the 1st overall pick in 2020. Considering the postseason is already lost that would be a shame if Miami only ends up with one or two games. What would add insult to injury is if Adam Gase and the New York Jets actually ended up with the top pick next year instead. Gase would love to cause the Phins to miss out on Tua and bring disaster to Ross and the Dolphins.
Miami has a chance to cement or stall all the tank talk
The Dolphins face the Skins Sunday with the title for the worst record on the line. Phins have the home-field advantage, and the temperature is expected to be warm (84 degrees). This might the last home game with this type of advantage as the next home game comes in November. If Miami wants a win, this as good a time to get it as there will be this season.
But, do they really want the “W”? I bet the fanbase is split down the middle. Phinsnews is divided.
The Redskins have just fired their head coach Jay Gruden and have started three different QBs this season. Washington’s turmoil matches, maybe even exceed, Miami’s. The oddsmakers currently have the Dolphins as a small +3.5 underdog at home. This is probably the lowest spreads the Dolphins will have all season.
The Dolphins are also coming off a bye week and have played progressively better in each game. They have a ton of advantages. It will very interesting to see how they play this week against a team that’s just as bad as they are. This has all the signs of being a ‘slop fest’ with no team looking to win.
This graphic shows how ugly this game is viewed
The Redskins Offense has been as bad as the Dolphins, so this could be a real low scoring defensive battle. Both teams have been anemic on offense and who makes the least amount of mistakes will probably decide the outcome.
Hard to believe but Miami has been excellent at not drawing yellow flags
The Dolphins have at least been good at limiting penalties. They do have one less game under their belt, but they are ranked #1 in the league with 23 total penalties. Even if you added 10 more penalties, they’d still be ranked 5th in the NFL. Not too shabby, and a good sign for the staff. Conversely, Washington is ranked 30th with 45 total yellow flags. If Flores can get the team to continue this trend, the edge in discipline could decide the game.
Turnovers are a great factor in every game. But in this one, a single turnover could be all it takes to help these terrible offenses put enough point up for the win.
Again, winning could be a loss
The reports are that this organization is hell-bent on getting Tua. Not having the first overall pick could mean the Phins will need to part with two of their 3 first-round picks just to trade up. That will hurt the rebuild.
Flores, on the other hand, has stated this is not a tank job and the team is improving.
What is the truth?
This Sunday will bring a load of clarity.
What are the rest of the Miami Dolphins News fans’ thoughts on whether we actually want to see this team win or lose this weekend?
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Edit: Do not yell, Jimmy… I accidentally put my name as author… fixed!
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