Dolphins edge rusher Bradley Chubb had a costly penalty in the team’s Week 14 loss to the Titans, but he didn’t do anything to hurt them in Week 15. Chubb dominated up front against the Jets during Miami’s 30-0 home win. He had seven tackles, three sacks, two forced fumbles, and a fumble recovery over the course of the victory. The first of the forced fumbles set the Dolphins up on the Jets’ 1-yard-line in the first quarter and led to the first of two touchdowns by running back Raheem Mostert. It also helped make Chubb the AFC defensive player of the week for the first time in his career. Chubb now has 64 tackles, 9.5 sacks, a league-high six forced fumbles, and two fumble recoveries on the season. He will try to add to those totals against the Cowboys on Christmas Eve.
Fangio and Chubb go together like McDaniel and Tua. Fantastic moves by Grier. We’ll need this kind of defensive play in the playoffs.
If Grier could draft offensive linemen as well as he makes trades, we’d be looking at a team with dynasty level potential.
Eventually they'll get that right too. Success in numbers will do it. Just keep spending mid round picks and the occasional high round pick on OL and you'll get it right eventually. We don't have many weaknesses left: OL, TE, LB and backup QB. That's it I think. Main goal this offseason though is to keep the team core intact while signing Tua to a long term deal.
Hunt is great. AJ and LE are finally working out. I don't think this is an accurate assessment any longer. We are looking a team with dynasty level potential. Top 5 O and top 10 D. Do that for a few years in a row and there is potential for a dynasty.
As we've seen this season, a good QB can cover-up a lot of o-line mediocrity. Some of the guys Grier has drafted for o-line are starting to look at least average, some more so. O-line, and mostly due to the CBA, aren't being coached like they used to be. Less practice time for a group of guys that need to play as one is really hurting the product on the field. Add to the fact that college offenses are a lot different than NFL offenses and you find that it's hard to project an o-linemen's play from college to the NFL. The average ranking for a Super Bowl offensive line is around 12th-15th. That's just a tad over average. Saying all of that, injuries have really hurt Miami's line. When all starters are healthy they look really good. What has really hurt this season is when an offensive lineman goes down mid-game. Other than Armstead, none of these guys that have been injured have big injury histories. You can't really blame Grier there. Other than Armstead who, I think, they just thought getting half or more of a season was worth the price.
