On Ryan Tannehill and the Dolphins After Sunday’s 14-10 victory in Los Angeles, Ryan Tannehill has now led the Dolphins to four comeback wins this season. The best defense in football over the last month (Los Angeles’) was throttling the Dolphins 10-0 with seven minutes left at the Coliseum. For some reason—confidence? stupidity?—quarterback Ryan Tannehill looked at the other 10 guys in the huddle before the first snap and said, “Take a deep breath, everybody. We’re gonna win this game.” In the next six minutes, Tannehill, whose cross to bear has been some awful late-game performances in his four-and-a-half seasons in Miami, hit 12 of 13 throws for 124 yards and two touchdowns. It’s the best he’s ever been, under the circumstances, late in a game since entering the league. It took him just under three minutes to go 77 yards on the first drive, then 95 seconds to go 75 yards and throw a gorgeous laser to a sliding DeVante Parker, in the only place he could have caught the ball, low and outside, near the side of the end zone. A perfect throw, capping two perfect drives. Since getting the coaching job, Adam Gase has trusted Tannehill, and Tannehill has bought in. (Tannehill in their first meeting last winter: “What do you want me to do, coach?”) Gase has responded in kind. Tannehill helps make out the game plan by telling Gase what he likes and what he doesn’t; Gase gives Tannehill authority to change calls on the field without reservation. “I’m really excited where I’m at in this offense,” Tannehill said, sitting on the team bus after the game. It shows: In comeback wins over Buffalo, San Diego and the Rams in this streak, Tannehill had thrown for 264 yards in the last eight minutes of the three fourth quarters, with no turnovers. “To win ball games in the fourth quarter,” Tannehill said, “you’ve got to play with confidence and a full knowledge of the offense. And you better be able to make some big plays.” Finally, Tannehill is doing that, and it looks like the Dolphins’ quarterback of the future is also their quarterback of the present.
The Dolphins have a 45.8 percent chance to make the playoffs. A few points to keep in mind as the Dolphins prepare for a playoff stretch run: • Of the Dolphins’ final six opponents, only New England – which visits Miami in the Jan. 1 finale – has a winning record. And the Patriots (8-2) might be inclined to rest some starters if they have clinched the AFC East and the conference’s best record by that point. Miami’s next five games: San Francisco (1-9), at Baltimore (5-5), vs. Arizona (4-5-1), at the Jets (3-7) and at the Bills (5-5). If teams haven’t played each other, then conference record is the tiebreaker used to break ties between non-division opponents for wild-card berths. Record against common opponents (minimum four) would be used as the next criteria if needed. • Whereas remaining Dolphins opponents have won only 43.3 percent of their games, the Chiefs’ and Broncos’ remaining opponents have each won 60.6 percent of their games. After playing at Denver, the Chiefs must play four more games against playoff contenders: at Atlanta, Oakland, Tennessee and Denver, before finishing at San Diego. The Broncos, after hosting the Chiefs, visit Jacksonville and Tennessee, host New England, go to Kansas City and finish at home against Oakland.
The Dolphins are top five in the league in - yards per play (fourth), - rushing yards per attempt (second), - kickoff return average (first), - Net punting average (fifth), - Yards per play allowed on defense (fifth-best), - passing net yards per play and per game (fifth-best in each), - sacks defensively per pass play (fourth) - most importantly, third down efficiency (best in league)
Why the hell wouldn't CBS show the dolphins game on here in SWFL and instead they are showing the bengals-Ravens . wtf!!!!!
Weird. Well FOX is definitely carrying it. http://fansided.com/2016/11/24/nfl-tv-coverage-map-live-stream-week-12/
Welp looks like the read option is going to be an issue to be fair, any game has that possibility because of how bad the OL is
thats not a TD. second foot never came down and hit hand hit the pylon which if memory serves me is considered out of bounds
I like him a lot to, but he is very boom or bust. Needs a channing crowder like LB next to him who never makes mistakes
one thing I don't like about the offense is that they wait until about 5 seconds left on the play clock to get into the formation. Essentially allows the defense to time the snap every play.
So assuming today is a W Rest of season Ravens - should be a tough game and they always play us tough Cardinals - talented but don't play like it Jets - jets suck Bills - in Buffalo in December Pats - keep the split streak hopefully How do you think we finish 2-3? 9-7 won't make the playoffs imo 10-6 should so if we can sneak one of the Ravens, Bills and Pats games and win the ones we should we should make the playoffs
Looked it up via ESPN's playoff machine: Two teams 1. Head-to-head, if applicable. 2. Best won-lost-tied percentage in games played within the conference. 3. Best won-lost-tied percentage in common games, minimum of four. 4. Strength of victory. 5. Strength of schedule. 6. Best combined ranking among conference teams in points scored and points allowed. 7. Best combined ranking among all teams in points scored and points allowed. 8. Best net points in conference games. 9. Best net points in all games. 10. Best net touchdowns in all games. 11. Coin toss. Three or more teams (Note: If two teams remain tied after the third step or other teams are eliminated, tiebreaker reverts to step 1 of applicable two-team format.) 1. Apply division tiebreaker to eliminate all but the highest-ranked team in each division prior to proceeding to step 2. The original seeding within a division upon application of the division tiebreaker remains the same for all subsequent applications of the procedure that are necessary to identify the two wild-card participants. 2. Head-to-head sweep. (Applicable only if one team has defeated each of the others or if one team has lost to each of the others.) 3. Best won-lost-tied percentage in games played within the conference. 4. Best won-lost-tied percentage in common games, minimum of four. 5. Strength of victory. 6. Strength of schedule. 7. Best combined ranking among conference teams in points scored and points allowed. 8. Best combined ranking among all teams in points scored and points allowed. 9. Best net points in conference games. 10. Best net points in all games. 11. Best net touchdowns in all games. 12. Coin toss.
If we hadn't blown the Seattle game we would be undefeated against that division Then again we snuck away with the Rams game so I guess it evens out.
nobody had an issue with the aquisitions. It was the price. Most thought they could have gotten both for much cheaper. Though with how the draft played out, it couldn't have been any more perfect for the fins
Next week will tell me if we really are a playoff team. going into Baltimore and beating the #1 defense statistically would mean a hell of a lot