Yes, I get it.
Stephen Ross wants star power. He wants, scratch that, needs to put fans back in the seats of Sun Life Stadium, and how else do you do that except by giving them a reason to come.
In Ross' eyes, that reason would be Jeff Fisher. But is the former Titans coach really the answer this Dolphins team is looking for?
I for one, am not so sure he is.
Fisher is and always has been a defensive minded coach, and is known for running the 4-3 defense. He always has run it, and he always will run it folks, so that would be change number one he makes here in Miami as the current Dolphins run a 3-4 defense.
Is that really what we want? Taking an experienced Dolphins defense under Mike Nolan's scheme, and basically starting over? Taking the league's third ranked run defense and throwing out everything they've known for two years?
Is that really the area that needs improvement on this Dolphins team, the defense? If you think it is, then please go back and watch all 16 games from this past season. Let's just look at some of them.
Week 2: Lost vs Houston, 23-13. Only 13 points.
Week 3: Lost vs Cleveland, 16-13. Only 13 points.
Week 4: Lost vs San Diego, 26-16. Only 16 points.
Week 6: Lost vs Jets, 24-6. Only 6 points.
Week 7: Lost vs Broncos, 18-15. Only 15 points.
Week 8: Lost vs Giants, 20-17. Only 17 points.
Still think our defense was the problem? In that six game span I just showed you the Dolphins were outscored 127-80. Yikes.
In today's league you have to score more than thirteen points a game, which is what the Dolphins averaged in that span, to be successful.
I'm not saying the offense is terrible, please don't misunderstand. I'm simply saying that there are more holes offensively than defensively, and hiring a guy like Jeff Fisher, who will come in and make changes to places where changes don't need to be made, doesn't seem to make much sense.
Mike Nolan has this Dolphins defense ready to compete for a Super Bowl, and if Jeff Fisher comes in, well, Mike Nolan goes out. And so does his 3-4 defense.
So I ask you, is Jeff Fisher really what Miami needs?
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