[Armor and Sword]

Dolphins Sputter to a 6-10 Season Search For Answers In The Off-Season

Adam Gase Was Puzzled About His OL and Tannehills Lack of Production In Year 1

The Miami Dolphins came out of the gate strong with a 3-0 start, then collapsed. The OL which has been a point of contention for years, reared it’s ugly head again. Unable to protect QB Ryan Tannehill, unable to effectively run block, theoffesne sputtered week after week. The Defense was exposed for it’s lack of a good pass defense. Also turnovers were very hard to come by. GM Michael Sword has his work cut out for him this off-season as he tries to rebuild this once proud franchise.

Miami Dolphins 2018 Schedule
DATE	OPPONENT	RESULT
Sep 9	vs Titans	Won, 22-12
Sep 18	at ChargersJets	Won, 24-20
Sep 25	vs Raiders	Won, 23-16
Oct 2	at Patriots	Lost, 27-24
Oct 9	at Bengals	Lost, 36-21
Oct 16	vs Bears	Lost, 23-20
Oct 23	vs Lions	Lost, 34-19
Oct 27	at Texans	Lost, 34-17
Nov 6	vs Jets	Lost, 27-19
Nov 13	at Packers	Won, 34-27
Nov 27	at Colts	Lost, 49-24
Dec 4	vs Bills	Lost, 24-21
Dec 11	vs Patriots	Lost, 38-17
Dec 18	at Patriots	Lost, 38-17
Dec 25	at Vikings	Lost, 48-16
Jan 1	vs Jaguars	Lost, 19-7
Jan 8	at Bills	Lost, 19-7

NFL Standings - Updated: Jan 9, 2019
NFC EAST	W	L	T	PF	PA
Eagles	13	3	0	444	312
Redskins	9	7	0	389	377
Giants	6	9	1	370	354
Cowboys	5	10	1	280	335
NFC NORTH	W	L	T	PF	PA
Lions	12	4	0	410	273
Vikings	7	9	0	332	361
Bears	7	9	0	333	355
Packers	6	9	1	344	363
NFC SOUTH	W	L	T	PF	PA
Saints	12	4	0	381	308
Falcons	9	7	0	448	399
Panthers	7	9	0	318	331
Buccaneers	5	11	0	314	437
NFC WEST	W	L	T	PF	PA
Rams	13	3	0	435	297
Seahawks	9	7	0	331	302
49ers	4	12	0	248	351
Cardinals	2	14	0	287	434
AFC EAST	W	L	T	PF	PA
Patriots	12	4	0	470	307
Jets	8	8	0	320	366
Bills	7	8	1	334	373
Dolphins	6	10	0	322	438
AFC NORTH	W	L	T	PF	PA
Steelers	12	4	0	408	338
Browns	8	8	0	383	361
Bengals	8	8	0	338	367
Ravens	6	10	0	301	351
AFC SOUTH	W	L	T	PF	PA
Texans	10	6	0	371	364
Titans	8	8	0	349	361
Jaguars	7	9	0	342	345
Colts	4	12	0	339	429
AFC WEST	W	L	T	PF	PA
Raiders	11	5	0	381	294
Chargers	10	6	0	364	342
Chiefs	7	8	1	327	317
Broncos	3	12	1	276	347

Miami Dolphins Stats - 2018
Passing	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	YDS/G	LONG	TD	INT	RAT
R.Tannehill	334/515	3662	7.1	229	67	24	19	85.9
B.Osweiler	36/49	402	8.2	100.5	37	0	2	80.4
Rushing	ATT	YDS	AVG	LONG	20+	TD	YDS/G	FUM
K.Drake	234	843	3.6	26		3	52.7	0
R.Tannehill	58	441	7.6	26		1	27.6	10
F.Gore	80	285	3.6	48		0	17.8	1
K.Ballage	56	172	3.6	48		0	17.8	1
Receiving	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	20+	YDS/G	YAC
M.Gesicki	92	839	9.1	5	42		52.4	273
D.Amendola	68	746	11.0	3	51		46.6	229
K.Drake	55	683	12.4	3	67		42.7	528
D.Parker	48	601	12.5	8	58		37.6	143
K.Stills	47	650	13.8	4	62		40.6	179
A.Wilson	24	275	11.5	0	27		17.2	78
F.Gore	22	168	7.6	0	22		10.5	86
Blocking					PCAKE		SACK
D.Kilgore							7
L.Tunsil							10
I.Asiata							13
J.James							16
J.Sitton							5
T.Laresen							5
	Tackles			Sacks		Interceptions
Defense	SOLO	AST	TOT	SACK	TLOSS	PD	INT	TD
R.McMillian	84	50	143	1	16	15
R.Jones	56	56	112	0	7	6	4
T.J. McDonald	50	41	91	0	7	5
B.McCain	50	36	86	0	1	12	2
M.Fitzpatrick	51	33	84	0	6	25	3	1
J.Baker	44	33	77	5	13	6	0
T.Lippett	27	31	58	0.5	1	10	3
C.Wake	38	19	57	16	17
K.Alonso	35	20	55	3	4	5	1
R.Quinn	34	14	48	11.5	12
A.Spence	24	19	43	7	7
S.Anthony	25	13	38	1	1	10
W.Hayes	16	16	32	3	3
C.Harris	13	6	19	5	5
X.Howard	11	6	17	0		3	1
T.Elston	11	6	17	0	1
C.Allen	6	10	16	0	0
J.Phillips	8	6	14	4	0

Playoff Results

Wildcard:

Raiders 38 Browns 22
Seahawks 35 Lions 17
Texans 27 Chargers 25
Redskins 24 Saints 21

Divisional Round

Patriots 23 Texans 20 (OT)
Rams 14 Seahawks 7
Steelers 28 Raiders 6
Eagles 33 REdskins 26

Championship Round

Patriots 24 Steelers 21
Eagles 27 Rams 20

Super Bowl

Eagles 38 Patriots 17

Super Bowl MVP - Carson Wentz (4 TD passes 233 Yards)


NFL MVP - Tom Brady

Coach Of The Year - Sean McCoy

AFC:


OPOY - Tom Brady
DPOY - Khalil Mack
OROY - Lamar Jackson
DROY - Tremaine Edmunds
Best QB - Tom Brady
Best RB - Le’Veon Bell
Best WR - Julian Edelman
Best DL - Khalil Mack
Best LB - Von Miller
Best DB - T.Mathieu


NFC

OPOY - Matt Ryan
DPOY - B. Wagner
OROY - S. Barkley
DROY - R. Smith
Best QB - C. Wentz
Best RB - T. Gurley
Best WR - J. Jones
Best DL - D. Harris Sr
Best LB - B. Wagner
Best DB - M. Lattimore



Notable Retirements:

Eagles

FB John Kuhn
LT Jason Peters
HB Darren Sproles
FS Chris Maragos

Patriots

QB Tom Brady


Bucs

CB Brent Grimes

Cardinals

WR Larry Fitzgerald

Dolphins

LE Cameron Wake
RB Frank Gore

49ers

LT Joe Staley

Giants

RG John Greco

Panthers

C Ryan Kalil

Raiders

WR Jordy Nelson
FS Reggie nelson
HB Marshawn Lynch
LT Donald Penn

Rams

LT Andrew Whitworth

Ravens

RG Marshal Yanda


Saints

RG Jersom Bushrod

Texans

CB J. Joseph
P Shane Lechler

Titans

TE Delanie Walker

Year 1 Dolphins Draft Recap







Round 1 - RB David Montgomery Iowa State

The Dolphins were working the phones trying to trade down once a few of their “target” players went off the board in the first 6 picks of the 2019 NFL draft. However there was nothing great about any of the offers they were getting. So GM Michael Sword went ahead and took the shifty and highly talented “Elusive” RB David Montgomery. at 5’11 and 211 pounds the Junior declared for the nFL draft by passing his Senior season at Iowa State. He will compete with Kenyan Drake as well as look to become the new 3rd down back and return kicks. He has great hands, great moves and a fantastic second gear. This is a big depth move as the Dolphins want to keep Drake fresh and healthy. This one two punch may cause fits for defenses when both are on the field as pass catchers as well.

Round 2 - TE Kaden Smith Stanford

The Dolphins were thrilled with TE Mike Gesicki’s rookie season where he hauled in over 90 passes. Now imagine a TE with the same make up....but even more speed? The Dolphins now potentially have twin terrors in the seams as they went ahead and pulled the trigger on Stanford’s Kaden Smith. At 6’5 and 251 lbs the Dolphins feel they have another potential superstar at TE. Michael Sword is thrilled with the pick. “I love the kids mental make up and his work ethic. He is a gamer and has big play potential. Running a 4.52 40 for his size? I am excited. But more excited because I love his mental toughness”.

Round 3 - C Sam Mustipher

Michael Sword could not call in this pick any quicker. “Overlooked” is what he said when asked about Mustipher. “This kid is a genius. I mean he was so impressive in his combine interview, I really was blown away at how cerebral he was. But then I saw him workout and told Coach Gase....I am going to get this kid for you and he will anchor the OL. We have a true captain and warrior here to bring it all together for you”. Coming out of Notre Dame Mustipher had an amazing combine yet slipped into the 3rd round for the Dolphins to steal.

Round 4 - QB Eric Dungey

No QB dominated the NFL combine quite like Eric Dungey out of Syracuse did. He was a physical specimen, clocking in a 4.4 40 yard dash, dazzling on the cone drills, making pin point out patterns, crisp footwork, basically looking like another Deshaun Watson in the making. Michael Sword though was sold after the interview. “Eric is a kid beyond his years. A born leader, he wants to bring glory back to the Dolphins. At 6’3 his speed is simply dazzling, and his pocket awareness beyond his years. We are so excited to have him”. He is expected to challenge Ryan Tannehill out of the gate to become the Dolphins starter. Tanny is in the last year of his deal as well.

Round 5 - WR Juwan Johnson

Juwan is a big strong WR out of Penn State. Sword likes his upside and feels he will easily stick on the roster. He views him as a future replacement for Danny Amendola.

Round 6 - ROLB Chase Hancock

Chase had a fantastic combine and showed really well. The Dolphins not thrilled with Kiko Alonso’s rapid decline feel they have a kid who can challenge for the starting ROLB position. Chase is active, fast and hungry. Watch out for him this pre-season. A deep sleeper.

Round 7 - LOLB Juwuan Johnson

What may be the biggest sleeper of the entire draft LOLB Johnson is a speed demon and very well may leap frog Jerome Baker as the Dolphins starter as the pass rushing LB. He looked fantastic at TCU and looks to be a monster steal!