The Good

I know this is amazing, but in a game where the offense put up 30 points and the Dolphins won, I literally have nothing good to say. I guess maybe... nice stadium? That's about it.

Perhaps a shout out to Reshad Jones, who was beasting, but then again he was part of a secondary that allowed a rookie QB and a QB playing wide receiver to tear us up. So no, as the owner of this blog space, I am choosing to say nothing good.

The Bad

Here comes a long list.

1. The defensive coordinator, Vance Joseph, needs to get his act together. We are facing the worst team in the NFL, with no viable QB, no viable wide receivers and literally only a running game to worry about. And the defense gives up 430 yards of offense and 24 points? And it should have been 33 points if not for the Browns having a terrible kicker. Joseph, here are a couple of simple things  you could do to maybe help your defense out a bit. First, have Byron Maxwell play press corner almost exclusively. It is clear that when he is at the line of scrimmage jamming the receiver and disrupting routes, he is a far better corner than when the has to play off and react to the receiver. Second, when you are facing a 3rd round rookie starting his first game, you may want to blitz him once in a while. You know, throw him a few curveballs so he is confused into mistakes. Third, you need to figure out why teams have success running outside against your defense. It may be time to widen your linebackers a bit. Change something! Because your defense is awful right now. Against awful teams!!

2. Jawuan James, maybe you can try blocking a scrub or two. You literally got benched in overtime because you sucked so bad. You got benched for Billy Turner! This may be a wake up call.... just saying.

3. Adam Gase, here's a clue. When you let your offense run the no-huddle, it works! When you call plays, it's a disaster! Play to your team's strength. Go with what works. And when you have a 4 point lead, that isn't the time to slow things down and try to chew up clock with your non-existant running game. That's the time to increase the lead to 11!

The Ugly

Ryan Tannehill needs to catch up with the season. Every year, he does the same thing. Starts off slow before he gets going. It's time to get going! It's time to stop playing it safe and attack downfield. There's a guy named Devante Parker. If he is one on one, you should throw him the ball. Tannehill had an ugly game with turnovers but also made some nice downfield throws. It was nice to see him hit Landry downfield on crossing routes, but it was frustrating to see a few errant throws. I think Tannehill may need to become more of a maverick and just run the no-huddle even if his coach calls a play. Stick your neck out and lead a little bit. In short, it is time to LEAD.

Overall

This is the worst win I have ever seen. I've never watched the Dolphins win a game and feel so empty afterwards. I think the root cause is that the coaching staff has not figured out how to motivate these players, especially to start games. And even though they paid lip service to this, they have not figured out how to use players to their strengths. That being said, it takes time. It takes time for players, especially a quarterback, to learn a new offense. It takes time for a coach to figure his team out. As discouraging as the season has been, we have to continue to see how it plays out before we're calling for heads to roll. It is interesting to see fans who were predicting Gase to be the saviour already jumping ship. It is also interesting to see fans who predicted a 6 win season also becoming unhinged. I get it. We've been mired in mediocrity for over a decade. But let's keep in mind that this is a rookie head coach trying to put his system in place. Let's keep in mind that this team turned over a good portion of the roster. Let's see if they can figure it out before we make up our minds.