Better or Worse?
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Waddle and Hill may not be great blockers but they don’t get paid to block. They get paid to catch passes and last season they had a combined 191 catches for nearly 2900 yards.
Signing Smith as a new TE who can be used as a larger WR who can block is one way they can improve the blocking from their receiver corp.
The least of my worry in regards to Hill, Waddle, and even Washington is their size and their lack of blocking. As long as they are putting up nearly 200 catches a year combined for nearly 3000 yards, that is fine with me.
What they need are offensive linemen who can be more productive in the running game.
I am going to say overall as a team we are slightly a worse roster than last season, however I think they will have a better season. So figure that out lol
I couldn't care less about 3000 yards. They haven't Won Jack Squat with two of the more dynamic WR to ever wear a Dolphins uniform. They fold like wet paper napkins. Until they change the narrative from finesse to physical in your face football. Things will stay the same.
I think this team will continue to improve under McDaniel, but the progress won't likely be linear.
I hope Weaver is the right fit at DC. That along with Phillips and Chubbs's recoveries are the wildcards, but I'm optimistic about Weaver, and I do think Chop Robinson and maybe even Mohamed Kamara will have an immediate impact on the pass rush - not to their full potential, of course.
If Chubb and Phillips can come close to returning to full strength, I think the overall pass rush will be better - even with the loss of Wilkins. And, I think the run D will be about as good with the additions of Tart and Brooks.
The offense should be better with Jonnu Smith, Year 3 for McDaniel, Year 2 for Berry (Barry?), and the rookies.
I hope Weaver is the right fit at DC. That along with Phillips and Chubbs's recoveries are the wildcards, but I'm optimistic about Weaver, and I do think Chop Robinson and maybe even Mohamed Kamara will have an immediate impact on the pass rush - not to their full potential, of course.
If Chubb and Phillips can come close to returning to full strength, I think the overall pass rush will be better - even with the loss of Wilkins. And, I think the run D will be about as good with the additions of Tart and Brooks.
The offense should be better with Jonnu Smith, Year 3 for McDaniel, Year 2 for Berry (Barry?), and the rookies.
I don’t care how you feel about it either. The problem isn’t at the WR position. The problem is the OL and the OL’s ability to be more physical in the running game.
They have been in the playoffs the past two seasons but they were unfortunate enough to have injuries to key starters on offense and defense late in the season. That happens in the NFL and that’s why I’m not as nearly upset as you seem to be.
The fact is there only one winner and 31 losers every season. The Chiefs were the winners last year and how the others teams finished is irrelevant to me. The goal of every team going into the season is to win the SB. If they fail to win the SB they are losers and no better than the worst team in the league, IMO.
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For all of the reasons already listed but the addition of Jonnu Smith at TE is going to add a dimension to this offense we haven't seen yet!
Brewer and Driscoll will fill in adequately for the losses at C and RG.
For all of the reasons already listed but the addition of Jonnu Smith at TE is going to add a dimension to this offense we haven't seen yet!
Brewer and Driscoll will fill in adequately for the losses at C and RG.
Well if you look at where Fins were at start of last season, I'd say worse, but its close. No Hunt, No Williams, No Wilkins, No Van Ginks, and No Chubby and possibly No Phillips. The TE room got better, possibly RB too. I dont like to count on rooks too much cause you just never know. Oline and Dline are real concerns to me. Jests look to be much better, and Bills own the Fins until proven otherwise.
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I think our defense will be nasty especially with the scheme change!
I don't think it's as simple as better/worse.
CW and Hunt were big hits, no doubt, but other than that? I think we are better in some areas, such as LB.
JP and Chubb are unknowns. How long until they return to form, if at all.
Individual players aside, what will the defense look like under Weaver? We had talent last year, but the usage and stubbornness of the DC rendered it impotent to an extent, IMO. I was not a fan of VF and his vaunted scheme from the start. I kind of softened mid season but I didn't see the top level adjustments needed. I mean that Titan's game was a travesty. Yeah, I know the offense didn't show either, but that's exactly the type of game you pay a supposed defensive guru to pull through.
OK...... Rant over ..
I dont know if we will see a big drop off in whoever replaces X, Wilkins, Williams, Hunt, Baker and Ogbah. Many think it is likely and thats probably going to bear out in part. There could be some positive surprises.
However i am pretty certain that the second string of players behind those replacements will be much improved over last year. The injuries last year hurt worse because the team lacked quality depth. We will again have injuries but the team has put itself in a position to better weather those injuries.
As for the other teams i dont follow closely enough to have any conviction. In my eyes the Jets will be much improved--at least at the start--while the Bills traded sideways (Fins are close enough to both teams that their series' could really go either way) and the Pats remain in the cellar with Brisket and marginally improved talent around him. Maye is tbd as to how good and how soon.
However i am pretty certain that the second string of players behind those replacements will be much improved over last year. The injuries last year hurt worse because the team lacked quality depth. We will again have injuries but the team has put itself in a position to better weather those injuries.
As for the other teams i dont follow closely enough to have any conviction. In my eyes the Jets will be much improved--at least at the start--while the Bills traded sideways (Fins are close enough to both teams that their series' could really go either way) and the Pats remain in the cellar with Brisket and marginally improved talent around him. Maye is tbd as to how good and how soon.
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I think we are net better.
We improved at the following positions at least on paper:
-running back
-tight end
-wr ( do not underestimate the addition of Malik Washington)
-inside Linebacker
-cornerback (x;s injuries and play faded last year)
-outside linebacker with the two additions we made chop and Mo
Oline I’d like to see us add another free agent, to deal with the loss of Hunt, Eich and others should be improved.
Defensive tackle I think will be just fine in terms of solid pieces competing for snaps in the rotation. Didn’t need to replace Wilkins with one player, we can and have replaced him with multiple players who will com in waves.
All in all I think we have improved the roster from last year and we aren’t done yet.
If leading the league in passing yards is struggling i guess Tua is even better than the most rose-colored assessments give him credit for.
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And he runs through the holes made by the OL like a gazelle.