Saturday, September 11, 2010
Dolphins @ Bills Week 1 Preview
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The Miami Dolphins kick off their season in approximately 24 hours against the Buffalo Bills at Ralph Wilson Stadium. Expectations are high for this Dolphins’ team going into the season despite all the mishaps that the team showed during preseason and tomorrow’s game is one of those games they just can’t afford to lose.
The last time the Dolphins beat the Bills in Buffalo was in 2003, with last year’s loss being one of the most disappointing ones because it was the one that started us on the downward spiral of loses that kept us out of the playoffs.
This season the stakes are higher as the front end of our schedule is the toughest one, and we need to be able to get a solid win in Buffalo to start the season on solid ground, since as I have pointed out many times before the leader in the division will be established by week 4 when everyone in the AFC East has had the opportunity to play against one another and I don’t want the Dolphins to be digging themselves out of a deep hole from early on.
Our goal going into Buffalo should be to win in as easy a fashion as we can and without giving away to many of our secrets early on, especially on defense since our new defensive scheme is yet to be fully revealed and might be the difference maker in the first few games of the season, starting with the Vikings game in which, I believe, the defense is what will make the difference between walking out with a win or loss.
There are a few things I expect to see in tomorrow’s game, I want to see the chemistry between Henne and his receivers and I want him to be given the opportunity to throw a few long passes to build his confidence. We went out and got ourselves a number one receiver in Marshall, let’s go out and use him! The only way the Marshall effect will cause a ripple effect is if we use Marshall so we need to throw a couple of good long passes to him early on to let other teams know he is truly something they need to worry about.
I also expect the defense to come out strong in this first game, the nice thing about playing Buffalo is that we can present a strong defense, especially when it comes to defending the run, while saving our pass rushing schemes and blitz packages until next week because Buffalo’s passing game doesn’t represent a real threat.
Finally, I want to see a solid secondary and I expect to see a difference in special teams; the team went out and made a few changes to the roster in the past few days and I expect these players that we got to go out there and at least establish their presence on the field.
Football season is finally here, preseason is over and there is no more time for major adjustments. On Sunday our boys will get their gear on and step onto the field ready to show us what they have and how bad they want it, there is no room for error this year, so let’s go out there and show that this season the most overlooked team in the AFC might have just been Miami.
GO DOLPHINS!!! Happy start of the season to everyone.
The last time the Dolphins beat the Bills in Buffalo was in 2003, with last year’s loss being one of the most disappointing ones because it was the one that started us on the downward spiral of loses that kept us out of the playoffs.
This season the stakes are higher as the front end of our schedule is the toughest one, and we need to be able to get a solid win in Buffalo to start the season on solid ground, since as I have pointed out many times before the leader in the division will be established by week 4 when everyone in the AFC East has had the opportunity to play against one another and I don’t want the Dolphins to be digging themselves out of a deep hole from early on.
Our goal going into Buffalo should be to win in as easy a fashion as we can and without giving away to many of our secrets early on, especially on defense since our new defensive scheme is yet to be fully revealed and might be the difference maker in the first few games of the season, starting with the Vikings game in which, I believe, the defense is what will make the difference between walking out with a win or loss.
There are a few things I expect to see in tomorrow’s game, I want to see the chemistry between Henne and his receivers and I want him to be given the opportunity to throw a few long passes to build his confidence. We went out and got ourselves a number one receiver in Marshall, let’s go out and use him! The only way the Marshall effect will cause a ripple effect is if we use Marshall so we need to throw a couple of good long passes to him early on to let other teams know he is truly something they need to worry about.
I also expect the defense to come out strong in this first game, the nice thing about playing Buffalo is that we can present a strong defense, especially when it comes to defending the run, while saving our pass rushing schemes and blitz packages until next week because Buffalo’s passing game doesn’t represent a real threat.
Finally, I want to see a solid secondary and I expect to see a difference in special teams; the team went out and made a few changes to the roster in the past few days and I expect these players that we got to go out there and at least establish their presence on the field.
Football season is finally here, preseason is over and there is no more time for major adjustments. On Sunday our boys will get their gear on and step onto the field ready to show us what they have and how bad they want it, there is no room for error this year, so let’s go out there and show that this season the most overlooked team in the AFC might have just been Miami.
GO DOLPHINS!!! Happy start of the season to everyone.
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Our running game should really open it up for play action pass allowing Henne time to make the right reads. ALL FOOTBALL GAMES ARE WON AT THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE. We hope to see our lines win the battle of the trenches and finish the game unscathed. GO PHINS!
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