Thoughts on game 15: Colts at Phins

Beer of the Day: Chimay Première Ale (Belgian Trappist Ale)

Hero of the Day: none

Goat of the Day: Jamil Douglas and Dallas Thomas

A lackluster effort by the Phins resulted in another loss, this time to a Colts team using their 2nd and 3rd string QBs.

The OL, always a weak point for the Phins, was dreadful, allowing 6 sacks and numerous QB pressures. Douglas and Thomas are easily the worst OL in the NFL, and both could make a strong case for being the worst OL ever. Both were pushed back and run over constantly today. Douglas has apparently never heard the word "leverage" before, standing straight up play after play, while Thomas has the worst hands I've ever seen on a lineman. These two players are impossibly bad, and neither one has any business being in the NFL - let alone starting. It's disgraceful that these guys are in the league, and one of the easiest ways to improve the Phins in the offseason would be to cut these two clowns.

Ryan Tannehill was under pressure all day and suffered a leg injury, but that's no excuse for throwing zero TDs against a bad defense. Tannehill looked like a deer in the headlights on a first quarter safety. Colts DL T.Y. McGill was unblocked and ran straight for Tannehill, who clearly saw the defender but made no move to avoid him or throw the ball away. Tannehill did the same thing later in the game on another sack. I don't recall ever seeing a QB so clueless in the face of pressure (well, maybe AJ Feeley or John Beck...)...it's like he has no idea what to do when a defender is coming toward him. Tannehill also threw an INT in the end zone, and followed up a Lamar Miller TD by throwing the ball directly to a Colts' DB on the ensuing 2-point try. As usual, Tannehill's numbers looked pretty (26-38 for 329 yards), but he was completely ineffective on the day. For those keeping track at home, today's game marked the third time this season that Tannehill failed to throw a TD, and he has thrown just 1 TD in an additional 3 games. So that's almost half the season where he threw 0 or 1 TD...and this is our franchise QB.

DeVante Parker made some nice plays early, and then had a bad drop and disappeared for the rest of the game. Jarvis Landry did the exact opposite...doing nothing for much of the game and then coming alive late with a couple of nice catches, including a sweet one-handed Beckham-esque grab. The other receivers were non-factors.

The defense was gashed by Colt's RB Frank Gore throughout the first half, but tightened up in the second. Reshad Jones, in particular, had a lot of trouble tackling Gore early on. Overall, the D played a decent game and kept the Phins in the game - but registering just 2 sacks and zero turnovers against backup QBs simply isn't good enough.

Poor coaching decisions played a big role in this loss. The Dolphins had two 4th and short plays in Colts' territory (one at the 2-yard line), and Coach Campbell inexplicably elected to kick FGs both times. That kind of pussy decision-making is not going to lead to a head coaching job for Campbell. Disgusting.

And that's that. Another day, another pitiful performance by the Dolphins. This season can't end soon enough.