Miami vs. New England Monday Night Game Thread (1 Viewer)

[Islanders rule]

It's about freaking time. That dude has been holding every single play.And how could Gruden possibly think that wasn't a hold when they finally called it!?

Because Tom Brady is freaking AMAZING!!!!! Gruden could not possibly be deeper in NE's jocks. i'm sure he changed his knee pads at half time.

Chuckie will suck some more!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He always does

 

[mrpnlu]

Have you ever seen anyone run slower than what Brady just did after that pick?

if i was belichek, id want brady to run in the opposite direction after an INT...dont want golden boy crackin a clavicle tryint to tackle.

 

[LOCO]

anybody know why ocho is missing

Well i guess I need a new wr3

 

[Eviloutsider]

Woodhead is tiny.

 

[No. 16]

The Dolphin helmets are so fruity. Who thought white sparkles was a good idea?

 

[Todem]

The Dolphin helmets are so fruity. Who thought white sparkles was a good idea?

Probably J-Lo and Fergie.

 

[coyote5]

Inventive, creative...What are the opposite of the ways the Dolphins are incorporating Bush into the offense, Alex?

They're using him fine. Bush being in N.O. in a bunch of gimmicky but still predictable plays where he was asked to try and bust the big one on every place was the worst thing that ever happened to him.Using him like a normal running back is the best thing for him and for the Fins.

He's not a 20 carry between the tackles kinda player.

 

[Irish Chaos]

lol is espn showing the sportscenter romo commercials as a joke after his 4th quarter last night?? too funny.

 

[bonesman]

don't you kind of have to try to jam Welker right there to have any chance of covering him? I don't get why you would play so far off before the snap when you're right at the GL like that.

 

[sports_fan]

I never see Woodhead stopped at the line. Guy seems to get positive yards on every rush.

 

[LargeMouthBass]

Woodhead is tiny.

That's what she said.

 

[AmosMoses]

lol is espn showing the sportscenter romo commercials as a joke after his 4th quarter last night?? too funny.

 

[thekidd2009]

don't you kind of have to try to jam Welker right there to have any chance of covering him? I don't get why you would play so far off before the snap when you're right at the GL like that.

everyone knows brady's going to welker and no one is able to stop it.

 

[shadyridr]

NE defense doesnt look good at all

 

[todisco1]

Henne is really impressing me tonight.

 

[Iwannabeacowboybaby!]

Ne's D doesn't look all that good or Miami's passing game is much better than I thought. I expected to see NE putting a little more pressure on Henne and the Miami receivers are wide open down the field.

 

[pollardsvision]

Henne is really impressing me tonight.

Yeah, he looks good. Aren't his stats from the first few years almost identical to Drew Brees?

 

[Irish Chaos]

aare we sure that was a catch by marshall??

 

[pollardsvision]

aare we sure that was a catch by marshall??

I'm not, but it's in the books now.

 

[FreeBaGeL]

He's not a 20 carry between the tackles kinda player.

Why, because a couple of ESPN tryhards said so?Bush has good vision between the tackles (one of the reasons he's a good goaline runner in spite of his size) and has bulked up enough this offseason that he finally has the thickness in the top of his legs to not be dragged down by arm tackles inside, which really were the biggest thing holding him back in the pros.

People are under the impression that Bush was just running around the edge all day at USC. That's poppycock. Most of his long runs, like most other running backs, took place on plays that were run between the tackles and then bounced outside in the 2nd or 3rd level. Bush was pressured to get outside in New Orleans and it led to him passing up holes inside to do so. The pressure to bust the big one not only resulted in him giving up the 5 yard gains when they were there, but they also made breaking the big one even harder because most of those runs start inside. LeSean McCoy isn't a prototypical inside runner either but that's where the majority of his big runs come from.

It's popular opinion to believe that Bush wound up in the perfect situation in New Orleans. Personally, I think that's baloney and I'm not sure that there was a worse situation for him to wind up in because it led to him being stuffed into a gimmicky role.

 

[MSULions]

Wildcat w/ Reggie!

 

[j3r3m3y]

aare we sure that was a catch by marshall??

Those of us watching the game are sure.

 

[joffer]

aare we sure that was a catch by marshall??

yes?

 

[Workhorse]

That should have been a pick.

 

[joffer]

if you're gonna throw it to him, throw a fade

 

[Eviloutsider]

Marshall with two redzone targets, that's got to be a good sign for him.

 

[BigSteelThrill]

Completely sterile offensive attempts at the goal-line by Miami there.

 

[urbanhack]

He's not a 20 carry between the tackles kinda player.

Why, because a couple of ESPN tryhards said so?Bush has good vision between the tackles (one of the reasons he's a good goaline runner in spite of his size) and has bulked up enough this offseason that he finally has the thickness in the top of his legs to not be dragged down by arm tackles inside, which really were the biggest thing holding him back in the pros.

How does that kool aid taste?

 

[cubbie5150]

Hello Chad Henne.....goodbye Matt Cassel

 

[pollardsvision]

It's going to be a bloodbath to finish 3rd in the AFC East this year.

 

[Premier]

Not sure if this has been discussed, but is ESPN's score bar bigger than usual, or is it my tv? That #### takes up like 25% of my screen.

 

[jonessed]

Not sure if this has been discussed, but is ESPN's score bar bigger than usual, or is it my tv? That #### takes up like 25% of my screen.

It's bigger. I think they are targeting the 70+ viewers.

 

[glumpy]

Sheesh. I had Gronk on my roster two days ago and fell for the preseason hype and dropped him for Hernandez. May cost me my matchup this week. They are using Gronk ALL OVER THE FIELD!!

Hernandez still second on the team in catches and yards at this point.

stunned that either was available for drop-add

 

[jonessed]

Neither one of these defenses are very good.

 

[mr roboto]

TD HERNANDEZ!!!

Glad these aren't college rules!

 

[mr roboto]

Maybe not...

 

[MSULions]

dammit....he touches his foot about the 1.5 yard line :(

 

[joffer]

not a TD

 

[pollardsvision]

that's coming back to the 2 or 3

 

[dgreen]

Hernandez's foot touches the defender's leg prior to the GL.

 

[bleachercreacher]

It looks to me like Ocho isn't in when they go no huddle, but is playing when they huddle.

 

[BigSteelThrill]

The Dolphins had the entire off-season to get ready for this game... and they have no clue out there defensively.

Mike Nolan and Todd Bowels should be absolutely ashamed.

 

[mr roboto]

Damn, sorry guys. I jinxed it.

 

[glumpy]

Have you ever seen anyone run slower than what Brady just did after that pick?

if i was belichek, id want brady to run in the opposite direction after an INT...dont want golden boy crackin a clavicle tryint to tackle.

At least until the playoffs.

 

[The General]

Brady will still throw a TD here.

 

[Eviloutsider]

Teams playing the Pats are going to score a lot this year based on a couple of things...

1) The Pats Def is iffy but not bad enough to get behind bad in games.

2) The Pats Off is very good resulting in being behind for the other teams.

3) The Pats run that no-huddle that allows for extra snaps throughout the game.

 

[thekidd2009]

Neither one of these defenses are very good.

Not sure it's fair to say that about the dolphins considering they're going up against the best O in the league. Brady has arguably the best o-line in the league and mis matches all over the field. Brady just sits there and throws to whatever mismatch he sees.

 

[MSULions]

and he gets it anyway!

 

[Pyramid Scheme]

Y'know, you'd think you would at least try to cover Hernandez there.

 

[Todem]

Great game so far.....just a really entertaining game.

I am just so happy as a long time die hard Dolphins fan to see us finally...finally open this offense up for the first time since freaking Shula was pushed out.