Titans Present Giant Problems For Miami

Jimmy Bourbon

9 years ago

The Dolphins offense was pretty decent last year, and the sports betting strategy was that they were going to be even better this season because they added more offensive weapons, and Tannehill was entering his second season in Bill Lazor’s offense. Instead, the Dolphins have regressed on offense, and here are some dreary stats that need to change; they are last in third-down conversions (26.9%), 31^st in scoring (16.3 points per game), 31^st in rushing (69.3 yards per game), and 28^th in passer rating (77.1).

This upcoming Sunday the Dolphins take on a Tennessee Titans team that maybe 1-3, but their defense has been one of the better defenses in the league. The Titans defense is ranked first in the NFL in pass defense (allowing only 166.5 yards per game), ranked third best in overall yards per game, (283.5 yards per game), and third-best in the league on third downs (allowing teams to convert on only 31.3% of the time.) Unfortunately for the Dolphins, their weakness is going to be going against the other team’s strength, which could amplify the Dolphins’ lack of production on offense.

Bring out the broken record. The Dolphins must make a commitment to the run if they want to have success against the Titans. The Titans rush defense is mediocre, with them ranked 23^rd worst in yards allowed per game at 117 yards, which means if the Dolphins give the run a chance they may be able to have success. The Dolphins have nothing to lose by committing to the run, especially considering that they are not having much success throwing the ball over 70% of the time.

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In addition when, and if the Dolphins get within the goal line they need to try running the ball. Lamar Miller had 9 touchdowns last year, which shows he knows how to find the endzone, however this year thru four games he has 0 touchdowns. Sure there are multiple reasons for this, but for me, the biggest reason is that he only has 37 carries this year, which is less than 10 a game. That is just downright pitiful to have your starting running back carry the ball less than 10 times a game. Even with the limited carries, Miller has a 3.5 yards per carry average. That is nothing to jump up for joy about, however, 3.5 yards per carry means that if he hypothetically ran the ball on first, second, and third down he would get the first down. Even if he ran the ball on first and second down that would leave a very manageable third and 3 yards. The best pay per head reviews.

The hope is that new Head Coach Dan Campbell understands this issue and that he will immediately address it by committing to the run this weekend in Tennessee. The Dolphins are throwing the ball as much as an MLB starting pitcher, and it is not working, so why not try a different route, and run the ball. It can’t hurt to try, especially considering that passing the ball an obscene amount of times is not working either. Does the rest of the Miami Dolphins News fans think Dan Campbell will make it a priority to commit to the running game this weekend…and more importantly, will he stick with it if the going gets tough?

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