Offense sucks

Adam Gase just got his first real idea about the Dolphins. No motivation. Stems from the QB play. Need to insert the third stringer. I think this team is doomed otherwise.

There is a reason I call him Tannegobber.

I don't think Tannehill is capable of inspiring the players around him to be better. Teams rally around a leader. Tannehill hasn't been the guy that the team will lay it on the line for

I'm sure if you polled the players they would all give a vote of no confidence in the QB. Starts back four years ago when Moore outplayed him. Then they turned Moore into a clipboard holder and a lap dog. If the team wants to get serious it makes a competition out of every position.

Too early to panic, but 'sleepwalking' is a pretty strong indictment of how disappointed Gase was with his offense.

It is shocking that he was so clear with this criticism, but that could be just because I'm so accustomed to Philbin and his non-answers all the time, given with all the personality of a phone book.

New system, new offense and a few new players - but the same Tannehill. He better get this right. As one of the commenters on Deadspin said in the "Why Your Team Sucsks 2016", somehow this is his third "make or break" year in a row. This time, I really believe it is.

Gase is not going to ride or die with a QB he doesn't believe in. He's giving him every chance, all the control, and making him lead meetings. Additionally, Peyton Manning and Dan Marino are giving him time as mentors. Every resource at his disposal. IMO, he's fresh out of excuses. Bad o-line? Throw the damn ball quicker.

DolFan 316 wrote:BTW you know it's bad when the coach comes right out and says it, because this is the time of year when coaches of teams who will vie for the league's worst record are constantly yammering on about how good the players look, how hard they're working, how well everything's coming along, etc. Everybody's a SB contender in August. So for a coach not to be at the very least guardedly optimistic under THESE circumstances is scarier than any horror movie could ever be

I glad that he said it. I am sick of Miami coaches saying that "they had a good practice" or " there some things that we need to work on but we did good today", I want to hear a coach say that he wasn't happy with the offense and all the other things that he had to say.


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Let's hope that Gase isn't one of these Martzian "geniuses" who need Hall of Fame players to get their "miracle system" to actually function.  Offense is always shit early on, particularly when they're installing an entirely new offense.  Put into that a brand-new head coach who thinks he's amazing (and has proven not one god damned thing), a bunch of new players, a group of running backs that wouldn't make a one-ply wall of wet Scott tissue nervous, and an offensive line that is about as effective as a cement enema, and you get . . . hey, you get a big pile of shit!  (Albeit one that's full of wet rocks and sand.)

That said, if Tannehill sleepwalks through this camp, I want him on the bench to begin the year.  Show that you give a shit.  If you want to go be a doctor, go be a doctor.  If you want to be a QB in the NFL, do it like you mean it.  I don't need him to be fiery like Marino, but there are little things that he can do that will make a huge difference.  I don't know if he has "leader" in him at all.

EDIT - I will say this about Gase, he was questioned recently about dink-and-dunk in his offense, and I'm sure it was the usual douchebags, and he said that's what the league is right now other than maybe Pittsburgh and Arizona. Then he said this, and I like this answer a lot:

"I'm fine with it," Gase said, his brows furrowing. "I'm the one scripting plays and calling plays, so I'm obviously fine with it. There's a time and place for it. But there's also a time and place not to get sacked 60 times in a year, too."

Until Tannehill grasps the new offense, the line learns to block (that will be never for a couple guys) and the running backs learn to block as well, expect a lot of 5-yard passes. The good news? That's perfect for Landry's skill set.

Totally agree. Also, Arian Foster (while healthy, we know it's highly likely he doesn't make it through all 16 games) can be deadly taking short passes a long way.

Dink and dunk is why I watch less football now than ever before.

Excellent point you've summed it up.

I could care less if our offense is dink-and-dunk, if we are scoring PPG ranking us in the top 10 of the league.

It's not so much the dink and dunk as it is a critique of an offense that's ranked in the bottom third in every meaningful category. As long as it's effective, throw all the 7 yard slants you want. Score. And score often.

The reasons that the dink and dunk offenses don't work en masse is that statistically they're bound to fail. Hell, even Bellichick's defenses have been predicated on letting teams get short yardage because eventually they'll shoot themselves in the foot if they run too many plays. The longer the drive is in plays, the more often the drive will fail.

It's so prevalent these days. That's why we see stat lines like 29-48 for 215 yards. It sucks. I'd rather watch the old rushing teams than this crap.