Miami Offense (1 Viewer)

[Marc Levin]

Looked like another stinky loaf from the Miami O. Is it all the O-line at this point? Culpepper really that bad? Brown's receiving numbers were his saving grace. . .

Horrible looking game on offense - they have done nothing to correct the problems with the OL, and C-Pepp still looks like crap - there is something wrong with his deep pass.As I alluded to above, he is not stepping through his throws and he is not able to run away from pressure. IMO, he is not healed enough to do the things he should be able to do - I think he is at about 80-85% healthy in the legs. But, since he can handle taking impacts by taking hits, they will continue to play him until he plays through the leg weakness.

 

[Marc Levin]

My top 3 reasons the offense is terrible right now:1. O-line doesn't get any push on running plays. Pass blocking is pretty bad as well. Luckily the Dolphins have run a bunch of end-arounds for good yardage or their numbers would be even worse.2. Culpepper is really really bad. He locks onto his first read and if that isn't open, he looks right at the pash rush and ends up getting sacked. And even if he does release the ball to his first option, it's usually not on target.3. R.Brown doesn't make things happen for himself. He seems to be one of those guys who needs a hole in front of him in order to get more than 3 yards. If there isn't an obvious hole, then he just falls forward into the line for a yard or 2.

Almost every RB in the NFL needs a hole to gain 3 yards. I can probably change that to 98% of RBs in the NFL need a hole to gain 3 yards.

Yes that was my point. Brown does not belong in that elite class that can make things happen for themselves.

No - Ronnie is GREAT. I've watched him make 7 yard plays out of diddly plus squat - he runs THROUGH tackles. Whoever said he doesn't invent for himself has NOT watched the Dolphins play and is going off some vague feeling (or is a meathead).

P.S. - I know we've been talking about "carries" so far, but I wanted to point out that my statement above - which you objected to by alluding to his 7 carries of 7 or more yards - was not limited to rushes. There are many plays where Brown receives a screen pass and makes a lot happen for himself on the play.And the OL is playing absolutely atrociously - every run up the middle gets stuffed and, on every pass play, the pocket collapses on C-Pepp's blind side.