In a blink of an eye, the regular season will be upon us. But before we get there, the Dolphins have 3 more preseason games to work out some kinks and get the players some valuable game reps. The Miami will be taking on the Panthers this Saturday night at 7pm in Carolina for their second preseason game of the summer. The Fins have spent the week in joint practices with the Panthers, so these two teams are very familiar with each other.
First of all, I would like to say that I think this experiment of having the team have a full week of joint practices with another team was a terrific idea, and should be something they do every preseason. It gives players a chance to tune up against other players, and because there is another team involved, it mentally raises the competitive spirit of all players involved. When your playing against another team, it is also a good way to get a barometer of how the team is progressing as a whole, and individually. I know Delmas was lost for the season during one of these practices. But his loss had nothing to do with contact, and this could have easily happened in a Dolphins team only practice. so I will not say this was a drawback from practicing with another team.
When the Dolphins hit the field Saturday, the starters will be given a little more time compared to the first game. I am very eager to see if the starting offense and defense can leave off where they finished the Bears game, and just maybe, they can continue to build on that performance and take it to a higher level. Most football gambling fans would say that Tannehill, who has had his way against the Panthers starting defense this week of practice, will most likely be able to carry that over to the actual game. I tell you that Tannehill is really coming into his own this off-season. He finally seems to appear comfortable and in control of his offense – which are extremely great things to see in one’s young franchise QB.
Now that Delmas has officially been ruled out for the 2015 season, Miami fans are going to be keeping a close eye on Walt Aikens and Michael Thomas to see which player can step up and seize this opportunity to become a starter. In addition there will also be a close eye kept on the Offensive Guards, Linebackers and Cornerbacks. These are our 3 weakest units on the team in terms of depth and it is important to see if we are making progress at these positions, or if the scouting department needs to start thinking about picking up other players around the league that are going to be waived when the 53 man roster needs to be set.
In terms of winning and losing this game, I think Miami will have a better chance to win this game than the previous game, because the starters will be playing longer. I think if Tannehill and the offense play a full 2 quarters then they should be able to at least have two scoring drives. If the starting defense plays the full two quarters I think they will be able to hold the Panthers to only one scoring drive. What does the rest of the Miami Dolphins news fans hope to see from this second Preseason game?
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