Dolphins game thoughts

[barrett]

I bet Demeco starts losing PT to Dobbins who seems much more physical.

I had no issue with the playcalling. When you are clearly better than a team and the only way to lose is turnovers, I am ok with 29 passes and 36 runs. As for playaction, it is tough to naked boot against a 34 team. A standup OLB has a better chance to diagnose the fake, and they generally get more depth and have less responsibility with a run to the opposite side of the field. So in general we will boot less against 34 teams, and you combine that with the fact that our running game was not gaining the big chunks that make the defense react.

I think it was a great game considering we played most of it without Foster and Joseph and all of it without Walter. Most teams don't overcome injuries that easily.

Just consider this, we have not trailed for a second yet this season. That is impressive, and it also keeps the play calling conservative. Early on we threw it on the first 3 plays. It was with a lead we never gave up that we got conservative.

I will have a problem this week though if we go in trying to win it 23-13. We need to get out to an early lead to neutralize there defense and the blitzing. They have turned their defense into the Colts the last few years, where they can't stop the run and can only play when their offense is putting so much pressure on the opponent to score that they can blitz the QB into submission.