Here's how we can still go 13-3
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Big RedNew MemberOPI know all the statistics about starting 0-3 but I don't buy it. Why? Because the Broncos are 3-0. They beat the Bengals, Browns, and Raiders. Anybody care to place a wager on them making the playoffs? Meanwhile the Dolphins have lost to the Falcons, Colts, and Chargers. Three playoff teams. I know our schedule doesn't get any easier but the season isn't over yet. Our next three games are at home starting with a very beatable Bills team.
Here's what we need to do.
1. Eliminate the big play. This is not impossible for us to correct. We've got experienced coaches and talented players. These are guys who take pride in what they do and learn from their mistakes every week. JT did not sign up to play one more year on a team with a losing record.
2. Eliminate the turnovers. Also very do-able. If just a handful of plays went the other way the Dolphins could be 3-0 right now.
3. Start Henne. Oops. Guess we don't have a choice now. Pennington was great last season and giving him the nod was a no-brainer but he was holding back our offense. Now we will finally get to see what Henne does after having a week to prepare.
4. Let Ted Ginn return every kick and every punt. He will take one to the house eventually. Why not increase his odds of doing so? Plus he will have more of an impact as a return man than as a wideout. He is a weapon. Use him!
5. Get Ronnie Brown more involved in the pass game. He is a dangerous man in the opponent's secondary. Passing him the ball will put him in more situations where he can do serious damage.
6. If our power running attack is getting shut down then stop trying to run the ball up the gut. However don't abandon the run. Run to the outside and use the screen play.
7. Pressure the QB by blitzing more. Its always effective when we do it. By playing not to lose we don't dial up the blitz as often as we should.
8. Speaking of playing to win how about throwing the ball deep?
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-Roger Goodell
CitizenSnipsNew Memberi like the optimism. And yeah, ginn should be returning kicks. Percy Harvin did nothing in the game against the Niners recieving wise but he returned a kick for a touchdown, far exceeding anything he had to do on offense in the game.
muscle979forum_veteranI love the optimism but eight wins is probably the best we can hope for this season. I also hope they start coaching a little more agressively on offense and defense. I think that could make a difference and probably would have won us the Colts game.
jdang307subscriberWe are not there, but we are close. We almost win the last two games. Two play off teams. More brown, more ricky, more Ginn (if he can catch the damn ball, but nothing tells me he can't). Stretching the field makes things so much easier. Can henne compose himself? That's another question mark.
Our Defense only gave up 16 points yesterday. Not bad for a high powered offense, keep that in mind.
Big RedNew Member"muscle979 wrote:
I love the optimism but eight wins is probably the best we can hope for this season. I also hope they start coaching a little more agressively on offense and defense. I think that could make a difference and probably would have won us the Colts game.
If the team has already resigned itself to eight wins then you're right about that being the best we can hope for. However if we take one game at a time then the best we can hope for is a victory. I'm hoping for a "W" against the Bills. After that I'll focus on the next team.
"Football is back!"
-Roger Goodell
Pandarillaforum_veteranRight on, Brother. Especially with Ginn on Kickoffs and punts. I think we start Vontae as well.
Big RedNew Member"jdang307 wrote:
We are not there, but we are close. We almost win the last two games. Two play off teams. More brown, more ricky, more Ginn (if he can catch the damn ball, but nothing tells me he can't). Stretching the field makes things so much easier. Can henne compose himself? That's another question mark.
Our Defense only gave up 16 points yesterday. Not bad for a high powered offense, keep that in mind.
Very true. :up:
"Football is back!"
-Roger Goodell
GridIronKing34forum_veteran"BuckeyeKing wrote:
If we win 13 straight games I will donate my kidney.
Duly noted.
Big RedNew Member"BuckeyeKing wrote:
If we win 13 straight games I will donate my kidney.
:lol: Your kidney is probably safe. However if and when we beat the Bills the odds will have decreased slightly. That's all we can hope for. Take it week by week and hope for the best. With that mindset then 13-3 is still possible.
Let's see where we are at Week 7. Denver and Dolphins might both be 3-3.
"Football is back!"
-Roger Goodell
TheMageGandalfNew MemberWanna go 13-3?
Thats easy.
We just need Henne to play at a level of say some of the recent young QBs like Ryan and Flacco and I think that we can get there.
However if Henne doesn't play AT LEAST at that level.
We are destined for 8-8 or way worse.
Its all in Henne's hands right now. Oh yeah, also and we cant have WRs dropping passes, not saying anything about one WR in particular but Henne cant catch his own passes.
All we need is to prove that we can hit the long pass and make the defenses stay back some and this great running game will turn superior and suddenly the skys the limit.
No more excuses for 5 yard passes. Its time to resurrect the passing game and quite possibly the entire season.
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Rick 1966forum_veteranDude, don't bogart that stuff! :sidelol:
Come on man...even if we played lights out, we aren't going to go 13-0.
And the plain fact is, we aren't going to break 500 and we aren't going to make the playoffs. We're playing with rookie DBs, a second year inexperienced and not all that talented QB and a WR corps with no real #1 threat and our offensive coaches have not shown very good judgment.
NolePhinNew MemberA lot of people have good ideas on these sites, but you gotta wonder, if we as fans have certain ideas, don't you think the coaching staff has already thought of that a while ago?
I agree with Ginn returning kicks and I don't know why we don't put him back there, but there must be a good reason, right?
Maybe im just looking for answers that make sense.
Thanks for the sig, Gish!
Ophineratedforum_veteran"BuckeyeKing wrote:
If we win 13 straight games I will donate my kidney.
'Ello! Can we 'ave your livar?
If we continue to hand the ball to ronnie and ricky they will find the endzone. They are too good not to. I still think at the most we win 7 games.
Big RedNew Member"NolePhin wrote:
A lot of people have good ideas on these sites, but you gotta wonder, if we as fans have certain ideas, don't you think the coaching staff has already thought of that a while ago?
I agree with Ginn returning kicks and I don't know why we don't put him back there, but there must be a good reason, right?
Maybe im just looking for answers that make sense.
It doesn't make any sense. At all.
"Football is back!"
-Roger Goodell
Big RedNew Member"Rick 1966 wrote:
Dude, don't bogart that stuff! :sidelol:
Come on man...even if we played lights out, we aren't going to go 13-0.
And the plain fact is, we aren't going to break 500 and we aren't going to make the playoffs. We're playing with rookie DBs, a second year inexperienced and not all that talented QB and a WR corps with no real #1 threat and our offensive coaches have not shown very good judgment.
The odds are against us that's for sure.
"Football is back!"
-Roger Goodell
Big RedNew Member"Ophinerated wrote:
'Ello! Can we 'ave your livar?
My livar?! I'm yoosin' it.
"Football is back!"
-Roger Goodell
I am not sure CP limited our playbook, I think people make too much out of his arm strength.
QB named Montanna who didn't have a strong arm did pretty good.
BuckeyeKingNew Member"Hexonx wrote:
I am not sure CP limited our playbook, I think people make too much out of his arm strength.
QB named Montanna who didn't have a strong arm did pretty good.
Remind me who his Receivers were.
13-0 is a bit much for any team, fellas....
But let me say this much. You far from out of it. The Jets are playing with a rookie QB and an average offense, at best. They'll do what they normally do....win some games early on then disappear in the second half.
New England is on the ropes. Maybe this is just the homer in me coming out, but I think that we're (Ravens) going to handle them fairly easily this weekend and chop them down to 2-2, which would be huge for you guys.
Buffalo is, well, Buffalo. A non-factor.
Eleven wins just might win this division, with tiebreakers taken into consideration.
Realistically, it really isn't totally out of the question that you COULD finish out the season 11-2. Case in point, prior to losing to Pittsburgh in the AFCCG, the Ravens finished out the year 11-2, including the playoffs.
You know what you have to do to reach that goal, I'm just here to tell you it is far from impossible to still get this done.
TheAnswer385forum_veteran"CitizenSnips wrote:
i like the optimism. And yeah, ginn should be returning kicks. Percy Harvin did nothing in the game against the Niners recieving wise but he returned a kick for a touchdown, far exceeding anything he had to do on offense in the game.
50 sum yards=nothing?
steveincoloradoNew Member"BuckeyeKing wrote:
Remind me who his Receivers were.
Jerry Rice, John Taylor, Dwight Clark, Freddie Solomom:up:
BTW, FS was a ex-Dolphin:wink2:
"BuckeyeKing wrote:
Remind me who his Receivers were.
Pre Jerry Rice? =) But yeah they had a good team. I am just saying Arm Strength isn't everything in the NFL. We get too caught up in that.
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