Dolphins Have Little Choice But To Play A Ball Control Game

As the 2018 regular season rapidly approaches www.dolphinscheapshops.com , a harsh reality becomes more and more apparent: to have any realistic chance of winning games, at least in the early portion of the season, the Miami Dolphins are going to have to control the ball and play a time of possession game. Having the ability to run a hurry up offense that can strike quickly from anywhere on the field is a nice luxury to have, at the end of a half or a game, or if the team falls behind by double digits, but the Dolphins will need to keep their defense, and the other team’s offense, on the sidelines as much as possible, during the first month or so of the season, to give themselves the best chance of winning. So, what happened to all the optimism, you ask? Have I done a complete 180, and soured on the team once again? Not at all; Miami just needs a few games to get the new guys on defense some reps and get them better acclimated to Matt Burke’s scheme. At some point, probably by late October/November, this young defense may very well give opposing quarterbacks fits, but, based on what we saw last week against Carolina, and are even more likely to see this weekend, they’re going to need some time to get up to speed.Until then, veteran QB Ryan Tannehill and the offense will need to carry a disproportionate share of the load.Fortunately Miami Dolphins T-Shirt , Tammy and Co. appear to be well equipped to pull this off with aplomb. The past year has no doubt been difficult for the team, as well as Ryan himself, but the rewards of sitting out the season and being able to engage in film study will manifest themselves this season. I wouldn’t be surprised if Tanny is named AFC player of the week at some point during the regular season for Miami. Those of us who followed the Dolphins during Dan Marino’s career remember all too well that other teams used to employ this strategy against Miami when they played the Dolphins; Marino and the offense couldn’t score if they weren’t on the field.We’re about to find out, once and for all, whether or not Adam Gase can coach, and I wouldn’t bet against him; during the team’s improbable playoff run of 2016, he adjusted on the fly, shifting gears and slowing the clock down to take advantage of Jay Ajayi and the running game. As CT pointed out, the Dolphins had, I believe, the second fewest pass attempts in the league that year. The hard running of Frank Gore and Miami’s quick hitting passing game would seem to be well suited for an efficient, bread-and-butter type attack that wears down opposing defenses and will keep the Dolphins’ own defenders fresh, ready to come into the game and wreak havoc in the pass rush.If Miami can come out of the gate in September without stumbling too badly, they should be able to put together a good run during the middle portion of their schedule, before closing with a tough five game stretch to end the year. This promises to be an entertaining season. It’s an exciting time to be a Dolphin fan.Tennessee Titans @ Miami Dolphins Live Thread and Game Information [Dolphins fans: Sign up for FanPulse, our weekly Dolphins survey]And so it begins...another kickoff to yet another Miami Dolphins season. Every Dolphins fan hopes for a good if not overly successful season, even the most skeptical among us. Every Dolphins fan has watched the moves the team has made this off-season. We have seen the players they selected in the draft, the big names that the team cut or traded away in an effort to either save money, change the culture of the team or maybe just to get the kind of players that head coach Adam Gase would prefer over the lot that he inherited, and the players that we either traded for or signed as free agents. We watched the team during the pre-season as they dropped three out of four games Miami Dolphins Hats , seeing some positives while also seeing some things that gave us pause or flat out seriously concerned us. But...the truth is none of us know how any season will truly play out until, well, we play the games. And so it begins鈥he first game for the Phins is at home, at Hard Rock Stadium, against the Tennessee Titans. Quarterback Ryan Tannehill returns this season, after a long absence from the field, following a full 2017 season with “smokin’” Jay Culter at the helm. Tannehill went out with a torn ACL in December of 2016, with back-up QB Matt Moore finishing out the season. The media and many fans believed that the Dolphins were planning on drafting a quarterback this past April, but the team decided to instead show faith in Ryan and take a different direction in the draft. The media talk about this team is unchanged from previous seasons, which means that most of what is said is still mostly negative. Many fans continue grousing about the “disrespect” shown the Dolphins by the media, sometimes even by the local media or players wives who fancy themselves as some sort of legit media. The only way to truly change the narrative about this team is to win, following that up with more winning.The Dolphins enter the weekend with most of their roster available to play. DeVante Parker is listed as doubtful on the final injury report released by the team. The Titans have four of their players on this weeks final report. Line backer Reshaan Evans, Outside linebacker Harold Landry and safety Kendrick Lewis are all out this week. Below you will find all the information you will need to watch this weeks game. Tennessee Titans (0-0) @ Miami Dolphins (0-0) September 9, 2018 When: 1:00 PM EST Where: Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida Weather: 88藲F at kickoff; Scattered thunderstorms starting during the game.TV Coverage: Fox NFL Sunday Ticket DirectTV Channel: 709 Odds: Titans -1.5 Over/Under: 45 All-time record: Dolphins 20-16 (Regular Season) Most recent meeting: Dolphins 16-10 @ Miami (Week 5, 2017) Streak: Dolphins 1 win (2017); 5-5 last ten (regular season) Tennessee Titans SBNation site: Music City Miracles| Tennessee Titans SBNation site Twitter: @TitansMCMPhinsider on Twitter: @ThePhinsider Phinsider on Facebook