Phins new OCs an offense that’s at the bottom of the league
While the Miami Dolphins players have plenty of responsibility to shoulder for the loss in Vegas, the offensive staff led the charge. Sadly, despite a few bright spots with some spectacular plays, the offense now ranks 30th in point and 29th in yards.
Considering how much has been invested on the offense, this isn’t what fans or the organization was expecting this year. Despite the defense playing well for the most part, an impotent offense has crippled the Phins 2021 Season.
No, duh! Right?!
Let’s run a little ‘context defense’ for those who are aiming at the defense as a major issue.
It’s not about blame… it’s about responsibility
Yes! The Dolphins defense has struggled at certain points, and they aren’t the reincarnated 85 Bears.
But, here’s some context to the defensive struggles:
- TOP differential is roughly 19mins for the opponent through 3 games. Meaning the Phins defense is nearing an extra game of play by Week 3, if you figure defenses should play 30 mins a game if TOP is even… and less if you have a quality offense.
- Raekwon Davis was a unique piece on this defense and his absence is clearly being felt. And the fact that this defense has already had 95 runs against it doesn’t help.
- The concept that this defense was constructed under was with an offense scoring points and playing with the lead, so Miami could cover the pass and bring heavy pressure with fluid looks.
- Miami generates so many turnovers and pressure based on athleticism over size, but very often their sub front has small LBs on the LOS. While this creates big plays, the trade off is that it also lowers their ability to control the run game.
The defense can play better, but the offense is the partner in this relationship that’s not even close holding their end of the bargain–Like the distance between Earth to Jupiter.
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So, what’s the prime mover of this impotent offense?
In Week 1, in 27 pass attempts Miami gave up 2 sacks, 2 knock downs, and 1 hurry, and ran the ball effectively with a tad over 4.0 per carry on 17 rushes. We decided to change the lineup on the O-line and add LT Austin Jackson in Week 2, and in 40 pass attempts, there were 6 sacks, 5 knockdowns, and 4 hurries while rushing for a 3.93 YPC on 16 carries. In Week 3, Miami changed the offensive line starters again to Jesse Davis replacing benched Solomon Kindley at left guard and Liam Eichenburg into the right tackle. Over 49 pass attempts, Brissett was sacked 2 times, knocked down 4 times, hurried 6 times, and ran for his life most of the night, while the running backs averaging 4.8 yards per carry on 20 runs.
Currently, Miami is ranked 24th in rushing attempts and 23rd in yards, and 16th in YPC! Conversely, we are 7th in passing attempts and 31st in YPA!
Over the course of three games–of which two were tight games–we ran the ball very efficiently but very little. Also during this span, we passed the football in very high volume while being the second least efficient in the league and getting one QB knocked out for a few weeks and giving up tons of pressure.
So, in an overtime game down three, what does the OCs decide to do? Pass, pass, pass holding, pass… end of the game.
- Why press the passing game to such extreme game after game and critical situations when we struggle with protection, calling pre-snap protection, and passing efficiency?
- Why aren’t the OCs game planning and play calling a more balanced attack?
- Shouldn’t we lean more to the run when we are a defensive based team that is rushing the ball efficiently.
- Myles Gaskin is averaging 5.1 YPC, but only has 27 attempts in three games!
My ‘nobody 2-cents’ on it: Austin Jackson isn’t capable of starting at left tackle right now, and the OCs enjoying sticking a square peg into a round hole again, and again, and again…
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What came first the chicken or the egg?
I’ll bet with the best PPH site that I’m preaching to the choir for the most part. The question we have to ask ourselves is, was this ‘two-headed OC thing’ the plan, or was it the only option? Either way, it’s not working. So, we can talk all we want about the QBs, the Oline, or the defense, but if the right leaders aren’t in place to direct, the ship will never reach the promised land.
Go Phins!!!
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