I want to look ahead, I NEED to look ahead, but I just can't yet.
I still have some thoughts:
- Ryan Tannehill said something in his post game presser that really stuck out to me. Something along the lines of, our offense missed on a lot of plays out there, if we hit on 70% of those it could be scary...
And that got me thinking.. He's right. He's really, really right.
Mike Wallace was open on for a touchdown in the first half, and Tannehill, under pressure, under threw him and was picked off... There's seven points.
Lamar Miller fumbled in New England territory on the back end of a long run during a promising Miami drive.
Wallace was open in the end zone in the second quarter. He couldn't keep his feet in/Tannehill threw it slightly out of bounds and the end result, instead of seven, was three.
Dion Sims also dropped a perfect 28 yard touchdown from Tannehill. Just flat out dropped it.
That's roughly three touchdowns Miami potentially screwed itself out of... 21 points!
Could this team have really put up 50+ points on Sunday? No way, right? Well, think about it.
Tannehill's right. It could be scary. (Not that I'm surprised by that. I've been telling you this since May.)
- Speaking of Tannheill, it's no secret that I'm one his bigger supporters... With that being said, I have no problem telling you that he didn't really have a great game on Sunday. In fact, he barely had a good game. He missed receivers, was inaccurate at times, and made some questionable decisions.
His numbers didn't look awful at the end of the day, and he did pull it together in the second half, but there's no question he MUST improve. There really is none, just ask Bill Lazor, who told the media yesterday the passing offense needs to get better, and they need to do it fast.
However, the beauty of this new offensive line, and the addition of Knowshon Moreno, is that, unlike the past two years, Tannehill doesn't need to be perfect in order for this team to win.
If the running game is going to produce like that more times than not, and the defense is going to be that dominant, then Tannehill can get away with playing like he did on Sunday.
Do I expect that to happen every week? No, absolutely not. Tannehill must improve and it starts this week.
But the difference with this offense and this team is, unlike last year, Tannehill can have off days and get away with it.
Now, to the Bills:
- I've said it a million times if I've said it once: This Bills defense will be the BEST unit Miami faces all year long. They controlled the line of scrimmage against the Bears last week, and is going to be a HUGE test on Sunday for this offensive line.
- Fred Jackson or CJ Spiller? They're both Dolphin killers, and they're both healthy. As Cam Wake said today, pick your poison. Miami MUST tackle well.
- The last time the Dolphins and Bills had winning records and played each other? The Clinton administration was still in office. Yeah, let that marinate for a second.
- EJ Manuel? Still not buying what he's selling. Chicago's defense really isn't very good.
- Brent Grimes NEEDS to be on Sammy Watkins Sunday. I don't care if he's a rookie or not, he's the best receiver on that team.
- New linebacker Kelvin Shepherd practiced today and will wear 97. Weird for a linebacker, but I'll allow it.
- I would't be surprised if he gets a good amount of playing time on Sunday. Especially considering the scary lack of depth at linebacker right now.
Koa Misi is dealing with an ankle injury, Philip Wheeler, who returned to practice today, has a thumb problem, and now Chris McCain missed practice today with an illness, this after playing Sunday's game with a minor injury.
Don't be surprised to see 97 in the game on Sunday.
More tomorrow.
5 days.
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