Legit article on why Miami wins the east!

[Straz]

i still ahve faith that maimi makes it 2 the playoffs and win 9 straight. Watch :rocker:

 

[zippo59]

i still ahve faith that maimi makes it 2 the playoffs and win 9 straight. Watch :rocker:

You just don't know when to quit.

 

[patriotspride]

i still ahve faith that aquagay will shower with me and shave my back. Watch :rocker:

no thanks

 

[sdaniels7114]

i still ahve faith that maimi makes it 2 the playoffs and win 9 straight. Watch :rocker:

Are all your posts this funny? How come I've never noticed you?

 

[patriotspride]

I seriously cannot wait till the season is in full swing. If you guys believe that you will walk through this division again, you are in for a rude awakening. Seriously, I want to know how it is you believe this division is all yours. Seriously, enlighten me.

consider yourself enlightened

 

[patriotspride]

I seriously cannot wait till the season is in full swing. If you guys believe that you will walk through this division again, you are in for a rude awakening. Seriously, I want to know how it is you believe this division is all yours. Seriously, enlighten me.

this thread never gets old :rocker:

 

[patriotspride]

i still ahve faith that maimi makes it 2 the playoffs and win 9 straight. Watch :rocker:

lol

 

[patriotspride]

miami shut out 21 to 0 at buffalo and now in sole posession of last place . i love this thread

 

[jman924]

miami shut out 21 to 0 at buffalo and now in sole posession of last place . i love this thread

Mmmm...
The illogical goodness of this thread is soooo....good.:bricks:
MIAMI!!!!
Rebuilding for 35 years.:rocker:

 

[patriotspride]

Ten games into the 2005 season, the Miami Dolphins were 3-7 and looked like a team with marginal talent. However, to their credit they somehow rallied and put together six victories in a row to finish the season with a respectable 9-7 record.
There is now rampant optimism in the Dolphins' camp and some believe they are poised to replace the New England Patriots atop the AFC East. Are the Dolphins that good or are we overrating them as we head into training camp?
It all starts with head coach Nick Saban, who has total control of this organization in both coaching and personnel and is not afraid to make tough calls. Much like his friend, Bill Belichick in New England, Saban makes decisions based on facts and not emotions. He knows exactly what he needs to build this team and nothing will make him waver from what he thinks is right.
How many coaches have enough job security and confidence to hire two ex-head coaches as coordinators? Mike Mularkey (Buffalo) will run the offense and Dom Capers (Carolina and Houston) will run the defense. In typical Saban fashion, however, both the offensive and defensive schemes are already in place. Instead of forcing the players to adjust to a new system, Mularkey and Capers will have to make adjustments.
Offensively, success revolves around the health of new quarterback Daunte Culpepper. He is coming off a devastating knee injury, but the medical reports out of South Florida are positive. He is participating in throwing drills and his mobility and movement are way ahead of schedule.
There is quiet optimism that Culpepper will be ready to play on opening day. If that's the case, which Culpepper will we see? Will it be the one who threw only six touchdown passes and 12 interceptions before his injury a year ago, or the player who threw 39 TDs in 2004? If we get the latter, the Dolphins will be off and running. The offense will be balanced, with a strong run game led by Ronnie Brown. However, they will take more vertical shots in the passing game to stretch the field and soften up defenses.

Doug Murray/WireImage.com
Nick Saban has built a strong nucleus and created a winning culture in Miami.




The Dolphins were 18th in the NFL in 2005 in average gain per pass play and would like to improve on that, especially with Culpepper's gifted deep arm. Another tweak to the passing game might be more roll-outs and bootlegs to pressure the perimeter of opposing defenses. A year ago that was a non-factor as part of the playbook because of quarterback Gus Frerotte's limited mobility. Both Culpepper and backup Joey Harrington are agile and will add another element to the offense.
Culpepper has decent weapons to which to throw, but there is an alarming lack of depth at wide receiver. After Chris Chambers and Marty Booker, the Dolphins do not have a legitimate No. 3 or No. 4 threat. As a result, tight end Randy McMichael might have to assume a bigger role, although there is hope that rookie wideout Derek Hagan will develop quickly.
As good as the running game can be, Miami's coaching staff has to be concerned about depth. Brown gained 907 yards as a rookie, but he ran the ball only 207 times. Although he's added 10 pounds of muscle this offseason and seems motivated to be a workhorse, you cannot expect Brown to carry the ball 300 times. With Ricky Williams now playing in Canada as a result of his one-year suspension, the Dolphins must find someone in training camp capable of giving Brown a rest.
Miami's offensive line, a huge success story in 2005, returns intact. Offensive line coach Hudson Houck took a group of no-names and turned it into a very respectable unit. This group cut its sacks allowed total from 53 in 2004 to 26 in 2005 and helped the run game improve from 3.2 yards per carry in 2004 to 4.3 in 2005. The addition of blocking fullback Fred Beasley from San Francisco was more good news for Miami's skill-position players.
The biggest challenge for Miami's offensive coaching staff will be improving red-zone efficiency. In 2005, the Dolphins were 26th in red-zone touchdowns, converting only 21 of 52 opportunities. Mularkey is known as a creative play-caller who loves trick plays, which should make the Dolphins fun to watch in the red zone.
Defensively, the Dolphins were rock solid last season in the front seven, but the secondary was another story. Saban is a secondary coach by trade and employs a very complicated scheme with a combination of coverages, but his personnel wouldn't allow him to integrate those schemes. A year ago, the lack of speed in the secondary made it difficult to play tight man-to-man coverages and blitz because Miami's defensive backs could not be trusted on an island.
Miami was 20th in the NFL in 2005 in passing yards allowed per game despite the fact that it produced 49 sacks up front, which tied for second in the league. To Sabans' credit, he has given his secondary a complete makeover. Gone are defensive backs Sam Madison, Reggie Howard, Tebucky Jones and Lance Schulters. The new arrivals are Will Allen, Andre' Goodman, Renaldo Hill, Deke Cooper, and rookie first-round pick Jason Allen. This new group has more speed, versatility and playmaking possibilities and should be able to handle Saban's multiple schemes.
Up front, the Dolphins quietly are implementing a lot of 3-4 alignments. Even when they are in a 4-3 front, they tend to line up the big Keith Traylor at nose tackle. Speaking of Traylor, he is a big key to this defense. When he is right, he is an unmovable object and can neutralize the inside run. However, he is aging, gets nicked a lot, wears down and recently was arrested with a DUI charge. There is virtually no depth behind him and if Traylor struggles, this interior run defense could suffer.
There is good depth in the rest of this defensive line, along with the versatility to play difficult fronts. Jason Taylor is coming off a 12-sack season and can line up at right defensive end in the 4-3 or at right outside linebacker in the 3-4, although even when he is at linebacker he usually pass rushes with his hands in the dirt.
Left defensive end Kevin Carter can play on the edge in both fronts and can move easily inside to defensive tackle in pass-rush situations. This is a perfect example of a defensive front with a lot of interchangeable parts. Although Capers has the title of special assistant to the head coach, his real job is to make this Miami defense even more productive and unpredictable. He is a defensive guru with great experience in the 3-4 defense and will add some unusual blitzes and new looks out of the varied fronts to confuse opposing offenses.
So how good will the 2006 Dolphins be? In my opinion, they will win the AFC East if Culpepper is healthy. They do have the challenge of adjusting to two new coaches (Mularkey and Capers), they must survive depth issues at running back and linebacker, and a totally revamped secondary must jell quickly. However, when you look at this division, the Buffalo Bills and New York Jets have new coaches and a lot of personnel questions, while the Patriots did little in the offseason to improve.
Miami has a favorable schedule, with no tiring West Coast trips and has only one cold weather game (at Buffalo on Dec. 17). The Dolphins' other cold weather trips, to New England, N.Y. Jets and Chicago, all come before the bad weather hits the East.
With Saban in charge, there are no gray areas in this organization. Players know what is expected of them and they either live up to those expectations or they are gone. Saban preaches conditioning in the sweltering summer Miami heat and the Dolphins test for body fat, muscle mass, and they even conduct hydration tests with all of their players. As a result, this team will be in great physical shape in September and October and should get off to a quick start. The AFC East race likely will come down to the Pats and Dolphins and I predict both finish with 10-6 records. Miami will win the division because of tie-breakers, while New England will make the playoffs as a wild card. A lot of people think the Dolphins are still a year away from being a legitimate playoff contender. I think they are ready now. This will become a model organization that a lot of teams will try to copy.

:eat3: .aquagay lol lol great thread dude

 

[jman924]

:eat3: .aquagay lol lol great thread dude

Dec. 24....
Pats clinch AFC East 4th straight time and 5 out of 6 years.
Miami....Still last in AFC East.
How great it is.:rocker:

 

[patriotspride]

Dec. 24....
Pats clinch AFC East 4th straight time and 5 out of 6 years.
Miami....Still last in AFC East.
How great it is.:rocker:

i herby nominate this thread to the patsfans.com hall of lame .

 

[jman924]

i herby nominate this thread to the patsfans.com hall of lame .

I second that.

 

[Double G]

I'll third it. Poor ballsack4ever; came here full of pi$$ and vinegar, talking smack about how great the Doofins were going to be, now has his tail between his balls and rarely posts anymore. The Doofins, thirty plus years without a Super Bowl win, what a pack of losers..................

 

[jman924]

I'll third it. Poor ballsack4ever; came here full of pi$$ and vinegar, talking smack about how great the Doofins were going to be, now has his tail between his balls and rarely posts anymore. The Doofins, thirty plus years without a Super Bowl win, what a pack of losers..................

He'll be back in full force come march, saying how THIS year the Fins are gonna be awesome and overtake the Pats. I mean they have C-pepper and HarrINgTon!!! They can't be god-aweful three years in a row!!:bricks:

 

[patriotspride]

Ten games into the 2005 season, the Miami Dolphins were 3-7 and looked like a team with marginal talent. However, to their credit they somehow rallied and put together six victories in a row to finish the season with a respectable 9-7 record.
There is now rampant optimism in the Dolphins' camp and some believe they are poised to replace the New England Patriots atop the AFC East. Are the Dolphins that good or are we overrating them as we head into training camp?
It all starts with head coach Nick Saban, who has total control of this organization in both coaching and personnel and is not afraid to make tough calls. Much like his friend, Bill Belichick in New England, Saban makes decisions based on facts and not emotions. He knows exactly what he needs to build this team and nothing will make him waver from what he thinks is right.
How many coaches have enough job security and confidence to hire two ex-head coaches as coordinators? Mike Mularkey (Buffalo) will run the offense and Dom Capers (Carolina and Houston) will run the defense. In typical Saban fashion, however, both the offensive and defensive schemes are already in place. Instead of forcing the players to adjust to a new system, Mularkey and Capers will have to make adjustments.
Offensively, success revolves around the health of new quarterback Daunte Culpepper. He is coming off a devastating knee injury, but the medical reports out of South Florida are positive. He is participating in throwing drills and his mobility and movement are way ahead of schedule.
There is quiet optimism that Culpepper will be ready to play on opening day. If that's the case, which Culpepper will we see? Will it be the one who threw only six touchdown passes and 12 interceptions before his injury a year ago, or the player who threw 39 TDs in 2004? If we get the latter, the Dolphins will be off and running. The offense will be balanced, with a strong run game led by Ronnie Brown. However, they will take more vertical shots in the passing game to stretch the field and soften up defenses.

Doug Murray/WireImage.com
Nick Saban has built a strong nucleus and created a winning culture in Miami.




The Dolphins were 18th in the NFL in 2005 in average gain per pass play and would like to improve on that, especially with Culpepper's gifted deep arm. Another tweak to the passing game might be more roll-outs and bootlegs to pressure the perimeter of opposing defenses. A year ago that was a non-factor as part of the playbook because of quarterback Gus Frerotte's limited mobility. Both Culpepper and backup Joey Harrington are agile and will add another element to the offense.
Culpepper has decent weapons to which to throw, but there is an alarming lack of depth at wide receiver. After Chris Chambers and Marty Booker, the Dolphins do not have a legitimate No. 3 or No. 4 threat. As a result, tight end Randy McMichael might have to assume a bigger role, although there is hope that rookie wideout Derek Hagan will develop quickly.
As good as the running game can be, Miami's coaching staff has to be concerned about depth. Brown gained 907 yards as a rookie, but he ran the ball only 207 times. Although he's added 10 pounds of muscle this offseason and seems motivated to be a workhorse, you cannot expect Brown to carry the ball 300 times. With Ricky Williams now playing in Canada as a result of his one-year suspension, the Dolphins must find someone in training camp capable of giving Brown a rest.
Miami's offensive line, a huge success story in 2005, returns intact. Offensive line coach Hudson Houck took a group of no-names and turned it into a very respectable unit. This group cut its sacks allowed total from 53 in 2004 to 26 in 2005 and helped the run game improve from 3.2 yards per carry in 2004 to 4.3 in 2005. The addition of blocking fullback Fred Beasley from San Francisco was more good news for Miami's skill-position players.
The biggest challenge for Miami's offensive coaching staff will be improving red-zone efficiency. In 2005, the Dolphins were 26th in red-zone touchdowns, converting only 21 of 52 opportunities. Mularkey is known as a creative play-caller who loves trick plays, which should make the Dolphins fun to watch in the red zone.
Defensively, the Dolphins were rock solid last season in the front seven, but the secondary was another story. Saban is a secondary coach by trade and employs a very complicated scheme with a combination of coverages, but his personnel wouldn't allow him to integrate those schemes. A year ago, the lack of speed in the secondary made it difficult to play tight man-to-man coverages and blitz because Miami's defensive backs could not be trusted on an island.
Miami was 20th in the NFL in 2005 in passing yards allowed per game despite the fact that it produced 49 sacks up front, which tied for second in the league. To Sabans' credit, he has given his secondary a complete makeover. Gone are defensive backs Sam Madison, Reggie Howard, Tebucky Jones and Lance Schulters. The new arrivals are Will Allen, Andre' Goodman, Renaldo Hill, Deke Cooper, and rookie first-round pick Jason Allen. This new group has more speed, versatility and playmaking possibilities and should be able to handle Saban's multiple schemes.
Up front, the Dolphins quietly are implementing a lot of 3-4 alignments. Even when they are in a 4-3 front, they tend to line up the big Keith Traylor at nose tackle. Speaking of Traylor, he is a big key to this defense. When he is right, he is an unmovable object and can neutralize the inside run. However, he is aging, gets nicked a lot, wears down and recently was arrested with a DUI charge. There is virtually no depth behind him and if Traylor struggles, this interior run defense could suffer.
There is good depth in the rest of this defensive line, along with the versatility to play difficult fronts. Jason Taylor is coming off a 12-sack season and can line up at right defensive end in the 4-3 or at right outside linebacker in the 3-4, although even when he is at linebacker he usually pass rushes with his hands in the dirt.
Left defensive end Kevin Carter can play on the edge in both fronts and can move easily inside to defensive tackle in pass-rush situations. This is a perfect example of a defensive front with a lot of interchangeable parts. Although Capers has the title of special assistant to the head coach, his real job is to make this Miami defense even more productive and unpredictable. He is a defensive guru with great experience in the 3-4 defense and will add some unusual blitzes and new looks out of the varied fronts to confuse opposing offenses.
So how good will the 2006 Dolphins be? In my opinion, they will win the AFC East if Culpepper is healthy. They do have the challenge of adjusting to two new coaches (Mularkey and Capers), they must survive depth issues at running back and linebacker, and a totally revamped secondary must jell quickly. However, when you look at this division, the Buffalo Bills and New York Jets have new coaches and a lot of personnel questions, while the Patriots did little in the offseason to improve.
Miami has a favorable schedule, with no tiring West Coast trips and has only one cold weather game (at Buffalo on Dec. 17). The Dolphins' other cold weather trips, to New England, N.Y. Jets and Chicago, all come before the bad weather hits the East.
With Saban in charge, there are no gray areas in this organization. Players know what is expected of them and they either live up to those expectations or they are gone. Saban preaches conditioning in the sweltering summer Miami heat and the Dolphins test for body fat, muscle mass, and they even conduct hydration tests with all of their players. As a result, this team will be in great physical shape in September and October and should get off to a quick start. The AFC East race likely will come down to the Pats and Dolphins and I predict both finish with 10-6 records. Miami will win the division because of tie-breakers, while New England will make the playoffs as a wild card. A lot of people think the Dolphins are still a year away from being a legitimate playoff contender. I think they are ready now. This will become a model organization that a lot of teams will try to copy.

 

[VJCPatriot]

Almost makes me want to hunt up my thread where I broke down how Culpepper was on the decline. Then the Dolphin Fanboys jumped in all over and tried to disprove me all while claiming that Culpepper > Brady.

 

[patriotspride]

Almost makes me want to hunt up my thread where I broke down how Culpepper was on the decline. Then the Dolphin Fanboys jumped in all over and tried to disprove me all while claiming that Culpepper > Brady.

you should hunt :rocker:

 

[patriotspride]

Dec. 24....
Pats clinch AFC East 4th straight time and 5 out of 6 years.
Miami....Still last in AFC East.
How great it is.:rocker:

:rocker: :rocker:

 

[skaIownsIyou]

QB- Ill give you that. But we are much better than last year (New England)

RB- Please. Dillon is washed up. Brown averged 4.6 YPC last year. We are way better than you at RB (Miami)

WR- You're joking right? We have a pro bowler top 10 WR and your best guy is holding out (Miami)

TE- What? No way are Watson and Grahm better than McMike, not even combined. Especially not hands down. You are such a homer (Miami)

OL- You got that too but youre right, we are much improved (New England)

Front 7- Taylor and Thomas are both top 10 defensive players in the league, Carter and Holliday are both solid. Crowder is a soon to be superstar. You guys lost one of your big peices in McGinnest but you still got Bruschi and Seymore. (Miami)

DBs- We have a brand new secondary and a lot of depth. At the end of the year it could be great or just ok. It depends on how Will Poole comes back and how Will Allen and Jason Allen transistion. You were beat up in the secondary last year but for now I'll give it to you. (New England)

You are such a homer man. NO WAY, can you give the Pats TEs, RBs and a tie at WR. Running backs is the only one that might be even close but that's only because Ronnie is young. He is still way better than Dillon however.

now that the regular season is over, let us compare the statistics (primarily starter stats and some backup stats)

qb - advantage NE

NE-
TomBrady -3529 yards, 26 tds, 12 ints, 319/516 (comp/attemtps) passer rating: 87.9

MIA-
Daunte Culpepper - 929 yards, 2tds, 3 ints, 81/134, passer rating 77.0
Joey Harrington - 2236 yards, 12 tds, 15 ints, 223/388, rating 68.2
Cleo Lemon - 412 yards, 2 tds, 1 int, 38/68, rating 77.6
(combined) 3577 yards, 15 tds, 19 ints, 342/591, rating 71.2


rb(top two rb) - advantage NE
NE-
Corey Dillon - 812 yards, 13 tds, 4.1 yrd aver. 199 carries
Laurence Maroney - 745 yards, 6 tds, 4.3 yrd aver. 175 carries
total- 1557 yards, 19 tds, 4.2 yrd aver. 374 carries*

MIA-
Ronnie Brown - 1008 yards, 5 tds, 4.2 yrd aver. 241 carries
Sammy Morris - 400 yards, 1 td, 4.3 yrd aver. 92 carries
total - 1408 yards, 6 tds, 4.25 yrd aver. 333 carries*

*total between top two running backs only


wr - advantage NE
NE-
total - 3590 yards, 25 tds, 326 catches

MIA-
total - 3577 yards, 16 tds, 342 catches
BELOVED PROBOWL TOP10 CHRIS CHAMBERS- 677 yards, 4 tds, 59 catches


oline - advantage NE
NE-
total sacks given up - 29

MIA-
total sacks given up - 41


defensive unit (as whole) -
NE -
1064 total tackles, 757 solo tackles, 44 sacks, 33 tackles for loss, 14 forced fumbles, 22 ints, 262 int yards, 0 int td, 71 passes defensed

MIA-
999 total tackles, 742 solo tackles, 47 sacks, 44 tackle for loss, 27 forced fumbles, 8 int, 116 int yards, 2 int td, 85 passes defensed


Final AFC East Standings- NE Wins AFC East Division Title
New England 12 Wins, 4 Loss, 385 PF, 237 PA, 5-3 Home, 7-1 Road
Miami 6 Wins, 10 Loss, 260 PF, 283 PA,4-4 Home, 2-6 Road


I dont know aqua, i think the dolphin's qb's got worse, as opposed to better, gus ferotte led the dolphins to a respectable 9-7 in 05, while the amazing triple qb tandem in culpepper, harrington and lemon lead the dolphins to a shameful, top 10 draft pick, 6-10 in 06.....hell you even have marcus vick as a 4th string qb/wr.....


i didnt even bother at TE, you said grahAm and watson had nothing on mcmichael, watson alone matched mcmichael's stats this year...not to mention the trade in branch, and loss of givens to UFA, defenses game planned against the pats TE's heavily....have mcmichael gamed planned against as heavily as watson, you'll see that he can only put up half the numbers watson can


any questions aqua?, i think YOU'RE the homer my friend.....wtf is a homer???...must be dumbphin talk.....for "i wish the dolphins were as good as the pats"