This is what choking looks like.

"His'nBeatYour'n wrote:

The offensive line, who never "make plays" had their best pass blocking game of the season. They gave Tannehill plenty of time to make a play. He didn't make enough.

I agree.. Best game where they kept Tannehill on his feet. I also saw enough of whiff blocks today that were borderline laughable( watch John Jerry on the 4th and 1

"finfansince72 wrote:

Oh and speaking of choking....San Diego is losing to KC's bench....LOL.

That mean the Steelers would make the playoffs?

Did Tannehill crap down his own leg today? Yup
Is it way too early to definitively say what he is as an NFL QB? Yup

"Jimmy James wrote:

Eh, maybe if he were a 5th year QB I'd think hey we have Donovan McNabb on our hands here. I'm not that concerned.

I'm not calling for a new QB. I like Tannehill. He has consistently improved, and we don't know yet where his ceiling is.

But you never really know what you have in a QB until everything is on the line. Today was Tannehill's biggest test yet, and he was awful.

"finfansince72 wrote:

Oh and speaking of choking....San Diego is losing to KC's bench....LOL.

I tried to say this before the game so many times...teams that have NOTHING to lose, if they're able to stay motivated, they're extraordinarily dangerous to teams that have everything on the line. Today we're seeing it all over. The Dolphins choked. The Ravens were gifted three picks by Andy Dalton but choked horribly. The Chargers are choking against Kansas City's BENCH.

"His'nBeatYour'n wrote:

I'm not calling for a new QB. I like Tannehill. He has consistently improved, and we don't know yet where his ceiling is.

But you never really know what you have in a QB until everything is on the line. Today was Tannehill's biggest test yet, and he was awful.

And before that his biggest test was against NE, and he was great. I think that's just the ups & downs of a young QB. We should know for sure what we have in him this time next year.

For ****'s sake...yeah, let's bring children with disabilities into a football discussion. That is gonna work out JUST GREAT for all of us.

"ckparrothead wrote:

I tried to say this before the game so many times...teams that have NOTHING to lose, if they're able to stay motivated, they're extraordinarily dangerous to teams that have everything on the line. Today we're seeing it all over. The Dolphins choked. The Ravens were gifted three picks by Andy Dalton but choked horribly. The Chargers are choking against Kansas City's BENCH.

Tight whistlin' buttholes everywhere..haha

"Thunderbolt89 wrote:

I agree there needs to be major changes. However, the same culture of losing just won't go away. We need to find a way to change that entire culture.

I agree!
Growing up and watching the Dolphins, we were one of the elite teams in the NFL. Now it seems we are just a joke that expects to find a way to lose every year.

"Bpk wrote:

That mean the Steelers would make the playoffs?

Yep if SD loses Pitt is in. Can you imagine how it bad it would be if we lost to a division rivals.....BENCH with the playoffs on the line? WOW.

"finfansince72 wrote:

Yep if SD loses Pitt is in. Can you imagine how it bad it would be if we lost to a division rivals.....BENCH with the playoffs on the line? WOW.

Andy Reid is a man among many boys in the HC ranks. He looks like a walrus perhaps but what he has done KC is stone cold awesome. The man pisses excellence.

"Section126 wrote:

- Rishard Matthews dropping a gimme first down and possible 20 yard gain.

- Tannehill missing a wide open Wallace.....again.

- Kevin Coyle stunting our defensive linemen out of position all game. And....NEVER realizing he has the talent to play straight up.

- Wallace not adjusting his route to draw a penalty in the endzone..allowing millner to make a play.

- Offensive playcalling that allowed millner to jump a route

- Ryan Tannehill playing his worst game when he was needed most.

Fire Ireland. Fire Coyle. Fire Sherman. Force Philbin to reorganize or fire him too.

And fire the OL coach.

Philbin still has some hope, imo.

But, if he doesn't fire Ireland it is a complete fail. Ireland must be the first to go - that has to happen right away. And, then go all out for a top young GM from a good program.

Tannehill had a bad game. But a) he's still young; b) he's been crushed all year; c) his OC hasn't done him any favors; and d) QBs - all QBs - need confidence. That starts with a good OL. Tannehill did not have that. Had he had that and been able to make a few more plays I think he'd have been a better QB at the end of the season.

"Jimmy James wrote:

Andy Reid is a man among many boys in the HC ranks. He looks like a walrus perhaps but what he has done KC is stone cold awesome. The man pisses excellence.

I would love to have that Walrus as a leader

"Ronnie Bass wrote:

And that's not what I was talking about.

I'll just comeback tomorrow when everyone has cooled off.

Cooled Off??? I'll cool off when this team can actually win a freaking game that matters!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"His'nBeatYour'n wrote:

I saw the best pass protection all season

I saw a complete commitment to a struggling running game ultimately pay dividends by sticking with Lamar Miller.

I saw good run defense against a team averaging 4.4 ypc.

I saw Ryan Tannehill, who has always played better than this, completely choke with innacurate passing. Plenty of reasons the Dolphins are 8-8, the reason they lost to the Jets today: Ryan Tannehill

42 attempts for 154 yards isn't good run defense, even if it's 3.7 a carry.

"DePhinistr8 wrote:

And before that his biggest test was against NE, and he was great. I think that's just the ups & downs of a young QB. We should know for sure what we have in him this time next year.

Very much agree. But don't mistake all "biggest test" yet as being equal. This was bigger than the New England game. If they made the playoffs, a Wild Card game would have been a bigger test and so on.

"Jimmy James wrote:

Andy Reid is a man among many boys in the HC ranks. He looks like a walrus perhaps but what he has done KC is stone cold awesome. The man pisses excellence.

I think Andy is upper tier but I wouldn't say what he did in KC is a surprise. I believe they had 6 pro-bowlers last year and the only real competition in the division is the Broncos. I'm not belittling what he did but he knew the smart move was KC and he needed a QB. The guy does make star QB's and trade them off to suckers like the Dolphins.

"Ronnie Bass wrote:

I mean good head coaches don't grow on trees, people have no idea how few coaches who qualify to be a NFL head coach, why the hell do you think the Giants and Jets are holding on to theirs?

Coughlin has 2 SB wins under his belt. Rex has been to the AFC Championship game twice. They earned the benefit of the doubt.

"MrClean wrote:

42 attempts for 154 yards isn't good run defense, even if it's 3.7 a carry.

3.7 is good run defense. Especially when Geno Smith runs for 44 of those yards.

Not having Dion Jordan shadow Geno Smith is a head scratcher.

"MrClean wrote:

Coughlin has 2 SB wins under his belt. Rex has been to the AFC Championship game twice. They earned the benefit of the doubt.

And consider who Rex has had playing QB for him since he's been in NY...I'd say he's done a wonderful job. I'm not savvy enough to critique his X's and O's, but his players play their asses off for him.

"His'nBeatYour'n wrote:

3.7 is good run defense. Especially when Geno Smith runs for 44 of those yards.

Not having Dion Jordan shadow Geno Smith is a head scratcher.

The way they used Jordan all year is a headscratcher :(

"GreysonWinfield wrote:

I think Andy is upper tier but I wouldn't say what he did in KC is a surprise. I believe they had 6 pro-bowlers last year and the only real competition in the division is the Broncos. I'm not belittling what he did but he knew the smart move was KC and he needed a QB. The guy does make star QB's and trade them off to suckers like the Dolphins.

I don't disagree with this, but I still think it makes him what I said it did.

"Section126 wrote:

Choking...not knowing the line to gain.

With the playoffs on the line he should have been diving not sliding.

"MrClean wrote:

With the playoffs on the line he should have been diving not sliding.

Yep....

Btw..brandon marshall...not choking.....

"His'nBeatYour'n wrote:

3.7 is good run defense. Especially when Geno Smith runs for 44 of those yards.

Not having Dion Jordan shadow Geno Smith is a head scratcher.

And they were lining up their defensive line in the backfield and giving carries to Sheldon Richardson. That's the epitome of getting embarrassed.