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This was my first time attending a game in a few years. My buddy and I (a Dolphins fan) drove down from Charleston Saturday night, and drove back home Sunday night. If any of you were there, I was in section 416, had a Lynch jersey on, and I brought Kan-Jam and was playing terribly during pre-game in the orange lot.
Its amazing how being there gives you a totally different perspective on the game. One of the most obvious things we all saw was the infuriating lack of tackling. Lamar Miller and Daniel Thomas owned us. We barely stopped that huge Miller run. Coverage really broke down the longer Tannehill had the ball and ran with it. The second TD to Gibson especially. It looked like we had Tannehill for a stop, and there is Gibson with no one on him. That being said, it was amazing to see the pressure we were able to put on Tannehill at times. I was watching for #94 just about the whole game, and he did not disappoint. The forced fumble in the fourth had me screaming my lungs out, and it felt so good being surrounded by Dolphins fans who were just doing the same 30 seconds before. Kiko was another one I kept my eye on, he had some crucial plays, as he has all year. He was good at reading the play, and being where he needed. I know its early in his career, but we need this kid long term. He is more than a tackling stat machine like Poz was. The Tanny interceptions were masterful. I feel like the whole stadium knew each interception was coming JUST after the passes were thrown.
Our offense was a mixed bag. Freddie did exceptional when given the chance, even after the injury scare in the first quarter. The play calling was super vanilla in the first two quarters. Im not sure we threw the ball more than 10 yards from the LOS in the first quarter. I exaggerate a bit, but it felt that way. WRs had some crucial drops, and I swear Thad threw to a RB in the flats for half his passing attempts. However, it was so nice to see us convert on SO many third and longs. The Phins had some decent coverage on our WRs, but on third down we found ways to get yards. There were some MAJOR blown blocking assignments on our O-line. There are two I can remember clearly that led to Thad being taken down before he could even look down field. One was when we were backed way up on our own 3. Play action, and boom. Sack. Another was a Dion Jordan sack I believe. Both defenders were untouched as they entered the backfield. We are lucky Thad can hold onto the ball.
In the end, it felt like the same old Bills, except we won. By "the same old Bills" I mean our offense was mediocre and our defense helped keep it close. The difference was that we finally closed a game. We beat a divisional team, in an away game. The Dolphins would have won this game with better play calling. They should have ran so much more, especially with how well the run was working. I expect Sherman and Philbin will be having some serious talks this week about run vs pass.
Its amazing how being there gives you a totally different perspective on the game. One of the most obvious things we all saw was the infuriating lack of tackling. Lamar Miller and Daniel Thomas owned us. We barely stopped that huge Miller run. Coverage really broke down the longer Tannehill had the ball and ran with it. The second TD to Gibson especially. It looked like we had Tannehill for a stop, and there is Gibson with no one on him. That being said, it was amazing to see the pressure we were able to put on Tannehill at times. I was watching for #94 just about the whole game, and he did not disappoint. The forced fumble in the fourth had me screaming my lungs out, and it felt so good being surrounded by Dolphins fans who were just doing the same 30 seconds before. Kiko was another one I kept my eye on, he had some crucial plays, as he has all year. He was good at reading the play, and being where he needed. I know its early in his career, but we need this kid long term. He is more than a tackling stat machine like Poz was. The Tanny interceptions were masterful. I feel like the whole stadium knew each interception was coming JUST after the passes were thrown.
Our offense was a mixed bag. Freddie did exceptional when given the chance, even after the injury scare in the first quarter. The play calling was super vanilla in the first two quarters. Im not sure we threw the ball more than 10 yards from the LOS in the first quarter. I exaggerate a bit, but it felt that way. WRs had some crucial drops, and I swear Thad threw to a RB in the flats for half his passing attempts. However, it was so nice to see us convert on SO many third and longs. The Phins had some decent coverage on our WRs, but on third down we found ways to get yards. There were some MAJOR blown blocking assignments on our O-line. There are two I can remember clearly that led to Thad being taken down before he could even look down field. One was when we were backed way up on our own 3. Play action, and boom. Sack. Another was a Dion Jordan sack I believe. Both defenders were untouched as they entered the backfield. We are lucky Thad can hold onto the ball.
In the end, it felt like the same old Bills, except we won. By "the same old Bills" I mean our offense was mediocre and our defense helped keep it close. The difference was that we finally closed a game. We beat a divisional team, in an away game. The Dolphins would have won this game with better play calling. They should have ran so much more, especially with how well the run was working. I expect Sherman and Philbin will be having some serious talks this week about run vs pass.
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