The Phins have tried everything on offense, BUT commit to the running game
I’m not talking about returning to the run-heavy glory days of the ’70s, but come on, this offensive staff shy away from running the football like a cat to water!! Miami currently ranks dead last in both rushing attempts and yards and 18th in passing attempts 20th in pass yards. It would seem our only option with Tua back is to pass our way out of this offensive funk because at least we are getting ‘some’ success in the pass game.
Well, let’s take a closer look at this idea:
Run, Forest! Run!!!
In 5 games, Miami has played two of the Top 5 rushing defenses in the Bills and Bucs, the Patriots and Colts are 14th and 15th, and the Raiders 25th with the Jags 20th on deck.
Throw out both the Top 5 rush defenses and with their backs, Miami has rushed 17 for 69 (4.0 YPC) against the Pats, 20 for 96 (4.8YPC) against the Raiders, and 13 for 27 (2.0YPC) against the Colts. BUT, Myles Gaskin only had 2 carries in the Colts game. Against the Bucs vaunted defense, Gaskin had 5 carries for 25 yards (5.0 YPC), which is near his year average as Gaskin has 34 carries for 167 yards and a 4.9 YPC in 2021.
Clearly, this offensive staff wants to fun and gun with this offense. This plan hasn’t gone over like a lead zeppelin with the Dolphins offensive line struggling in perpetual pass protection, Tua getting knocked out, and the team currently ranked 31st in Time of Possession with mindboggling 25:38 secs of ball control per game.
The fall out of this disastrous offensive concept is that the defense has been on the field over way too long with a OT drive as the cherry on top…
…or up the tailpipe, however, you slice it.
Defense & Offense must work to support each other
Somewhere along the way, it was forgotten that this team is built on defense… and Time of Possession is critical to a defensive team, especially one that’s smallish and athletic.
I did a very in-depth analysis of the 2021 Top 10 defenses and what they share in common… you’ll be very surprised as some of the findings. Clearly, by the data, this Dolphins defense is being highly hampered by this offense.
Remember when the Miami Dolphins defense was legit and all the rave last season?!
Let’s look at how Chan Gailey, who supposedly sucked, handled the offense to boost the defense. Even with Tua who didn’t fully know the playbook and wasn’t totally healed, Gailey maneuvered the Dolphins to 7th best TOP controlling the football for 31:16 per game! Big difference, huh?! Despite three rookie O-linemen, Miami ranked 22nd in rush yards and 16th in rush attempts. Gailey was a former 3-time Head Coach and a true veteran offensive coordinator who understood both the micro and the grand scheme level. This staff doesn’t, not in the least.
Again, check my finding in the above video for a full breakdown beyond just the TOP. If you compare the TOP of the 2020 Top 10 defenses, you’ll find 8 out of those defenses had Top 10 Time of Possession. Now, it’s not to say the only way to achieve ball control is through the run game and rushing attempts. There is more than one way to skin a cat. But, Gailey understood rushing attempts as the easiest way to achieve it for an offense struggling to find it’s way. Yes, you can get it through the pass game if you have Aaron Rodgers or John Gruden to call up winning pass plays. But, we have neither… although, maybe this staff thinks differently.
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Repeating the same actions over and over and expecting different results…
Myles Gaskin is a very talented player who SHOULD be a key cog in this offense in both the run and pass game. Add in Tua is coming back after a long layoff without Parker and Fuller.
There’s no Xavien Howard either.
I’m already worried that they keep forcing in Austin Jackson…
…But, if they try to throw their way to glory with Jaylen Waddle, Albert Wilson, Mack Hollins, Isaiah Ford, and Kirk Merritt and flop, I wash my hands of this staff. Maybe Flores too.
The Miami Dolphins must finally commit to running the football if they want to beat the Jacksonville Jaguars and save this season and regime from collapsing.
The one thing I’ve always heard and read from fans through the years is about the owner sucks,he’s the reason the team sucks. Joe Robbie I believe is the last owner that most fans agreed was a good owner.Van Hamlin says Ross is trying to run the show like Jerry Jones. Really? When is the last time you’ve seen Ross on tv or been on the radio after a game talking with the media about the team? He put in his own money for the stadium and has done just about whatever he can to help improve this team. He hired Grier and all of this in my view has to fall on Grier.Maybe Grier is a yes man to Ross. If the team doesn’t turn around soon I think we’ll find out,if Grier stays or if he goes.
“Joe Robbie I believe is the last owner that most fans agreed was a good owner.” TRUE!!!
“Van Hamlin says Ross is trying to run the show like Jerry Jones. Really? When is the last time you’ve seen Ross on tv or been on the radio after a game talking with the media about the team?” He did in the way he tried to bring in stars and such, but I think he had hands off on this last regime. Could be he stepped back in… I don’t know.
” He put in his own money for the stadium and has done just about whatever he can to help improve this team. ” I don’t think he’s bad guy… but, maybe a little oily from all his year’s in business. BUT, I do get the feeling he really care about the Dolphins more than as just an asset.
“He hired Grier and all of this in my view has to fall on Grier.” 1000% Same old group running the most critical aspects except for the addition of Reggie and Marvin… had higher hopes with their additions…
Ross is still trying to run the show like Jerry Jones except Jerry knows football. Ross knows bribing and bullying politicians for land development. Grier is a yes man. Flores is stuck with these two losers and might as well get used to it. As far as the game plan – there is no silver bullet for game planning. You must look at every opponent for weaknesses that we can exploit. You know, the mismatch. Their LB on our TE -oops! We don’t throw to our TE very much. Our O-line is not consistently successful. If the Dolphins get a good run look for the flag! HOLDING! We don’t have a true pile mover either! Then there is the Injury Bug. We love to keep and overpay injury prone players! This is just another sour note team – Ross needs to sell the team!
Another late reply… I read on time, but jacked up over here with work. I’m working on a big project, Van… so, sorry.
“Ross is still trying to run the show like Jerry Jones except Jerry knows football.” Possible… BUT, I’m not totally sure. Something weird is been going on since last season.
“Ross knows bribing and bullying politicians for land development. Grier is a yes man.” He did demand Minkah over a trade back and grab Lamar… I think his quiet appearence is more mirage then reality. Just my take. “Flores is stuck with these two losers and might as well get used to it. ” I think he is also getting railroaded… I think there is a serious suit Hustle going down since last season.
This is just another sour note team – Ross needs to sell the team! ” Sadly Biel is a weird one and next in line and has some real weird relations with Ross… real weird.
Very disappointed with the management of the team Starting with Ross and Grier They are mostly responsible for the lousy draft job we have had these last few years Tua is not going to last in Miami – at best he looks like a mediocre QB because of our lousy drafting of offensive lineman It seems we are doomed to be in the bottom 25% of the league for a very long time until we get a good offensive line
Grier did an amazing job aquiring draft capital, but it doesn’t look like he spent the blue chips nearly as wisely as he could. The 2020 Draft 1st Round picks are sketchy and he overpaid for Waddle and Eichenburg. BUT, the big issue I have with him is that he likely forced Flores’s hand to put Tua in early and without consulting Gailey and that is the worst of all his doings. Maybe it was Ross… but, I don’t think so, Ralph.
The one thing I’ve always heard and read from fans through the years is about the owner sucks,he’s the reason the team sucks. Joe Robbie I believe is the last owner that most fans agreed was a good owner.Van Hamlin says Ross is trying to run the show like Jerry Jones. Really? When is the last time you’ve seen Ross on tv or been on the radio after a game talking with the media about the team? He put in his own money for the stadium and has done just about whatever he can to help improve this team. He hired Grier and all of this in my view has to fall on Grier.Maybe Grier is a yes man to Ross. If the team doesn’t turn around soon I think we’ll find out,if Grier stays or if he goes.
“Joe Robbie I believe is the last owner that most fans agreed was a good owner.” TRUE!!!
“Van Hamlin says Ross is trying to run the show like Jerry Jones. Really? When is the last time you’ve seen Ross on tv or been on the radio after a game talking with the media about the team?” He did in the way he tried to bring in stars and such, but I think he had hands off on this last regime. Could be he stepped back in… I don’t know.
” He put in his own money for the stadium and has done just about whatever he can to help improve this team. ”
I don’t think he’s bad guy… but, maybe a little oily from all his year’s in business. BUT, I do get the feeling he really care about the Dolphins more than as just an asset.
“He hired Grier and all of this in my view has to fall on Grier.” 1000% Same old group running the most critical aspects except for the addition of Reggie and Marvin… had higher hopes with their additions…
Ross is still trying to run the show like Jerry Jones except Jerry knows football. Ross knows bribing and bullying politicians for land development. Grier is a yes man. Flores is stuck with these two losers and might as well get used to it. As far as the game plan – there is no silver bullet for game planning. You must look at every opponent for weaknesses that we can exploit. You know, the mismatch. Their LB on our TE -oops! We don’t throw to our TE very much. Our O-line is not consistently successful. If the Dolphins get a good run look for the flag! HOLDING! We don’t have a true pile mover either! Then there is the Injury Bug. We love to keep and overpay injury prone players!
This is just another sour note team – Ross needs to sell the team!
Another late reply… I read on time, but jacked up over here with work. I’m working on a big project, Van… so, sorry.
“Ross is still trying to run the show like Jerry Jones except Jerry knows football.” Possible… BUT, I’m not totally sure. Something weird is been going on since last season.
“Ross knows bribing and bullying politicians for land development. Grier is a yes man.” He did demand Minkah over a trade back and grab Lamar… I think his quiet appearence is more mirage then reality. Just my take.
“Flores is stuck with these two losers and might as well get used to it. ” I think he is also getting railroaded… I think there is a serious suit Hustle going down since last season.
This is just another sour note team – Ross needs to sell the team! ” Sadly Biel is a weird one and next in line and has some real weird relations with Ross… real weird.
Very disappointed with the management of the team
Starting with Ross and Grier
They are mostly responsible for the lousy draft job we have had these last few years
Tua is not going to last in Miami – at best he looks like a mediocre QB because of our lousy drafting of offensive lineman
It seems we are doomed to be in the bottom 25% of the league for a very long time until we get a good offensive line
Grier did an amazing job aquiring draft capital, but it doesn’t look like he spent the blue chips nearly as wisely as he could. The 2020 Draft 1st Round picks are sketchy and he overpaid for Waddle and Eichenburg. BUT, the big issue I have with him is that he likely forced Flores’s hand to put Tua in early and without consulting Gailey and that is the worst of all his doings. Maybe it was Ross… but, I don’t think so, Ralph.