McDaniels last 12 games vs teams with a winning record: 1-11. PPG: 17.4. Opponents PPG: 31.7. 20+Point losses: 7. I have no idea why people think the Dolphins have a good team.
They beat up on good teams. Struggled against better teams. I think McDaniel has addressed the narrative publicly and the need for the team to change it.
@@MattNewton McDaniel operates a highly flawed scheme based on flash and showiness using "tricks" to try and fool the defense instead of solid fundamental football. When good teams and defenses don't go for all those motions, misdirections, fakes, etc they have nothing to fall back on in terms of fundamentals. They get dominated at that point of attack on both sides of the ball far too often, they are a finesse team that doesn't know what to do when a team punches them in the mouth. McDermott figured out how to stop McDaniel's scheme the first time they played, and McDaniel has never really had an answer. It's the same game almost every time they play. Much of the problem is that Tua is extremely limited in what he can do physically. When he is given time and doesn't need to go thru a bunch of reads and make things happen off schedule he plays really well. When teams force him to go thru reads, disrupt receivers routes and timing and force him into throwing to the outside by clogging up he middle of the field to take away the crossers they love to run to utilize their receivers ability to run away from you,the Fins are a very pedestrian offense. Bills give Miami light boxes and hope they run the ball all night. Fins fans getting excited by Achane performance don't understand that's what the Bills were willing to give them. They were not willing to give them deep throws or long completions. Achane is never going to beat them by running the ball because they will make enough plays to put them in 3rd and long to stop drives
@@dannysmith716 I think he has to learn from his experiences. He's going into only his 3rd year calling plays for an offense on any level and he's going through some real growing pains. It's a lot for a 1st time head coach. Especially when his QB is fragile and limited. Let's see how it goes in year 3.
I'm an RN who has seen a lot of strokes which is pretty much the same thing Tua has experienced multiple times now, just a different mechanism. I thought the Dolphins were criminal putting him back in the game against Buffalo in 2022. Then after another stroke like concussion a week after that I thought he should have retired. FYI, strokes come in varying degrees just like concussions. 3 times now I have seen Tua "posturing" after a hit which is a clear and immediate sign of brain trauma. The only time I personally have seen anything close to but not as severe as that was Jim Kelly back in the 90's when he tried to huddle with the other team and his own guys had to wave in the medical staff. I am not a doctor but based on what I've seen in 30 years as an RN and hearing stories from retired NFL players (and other sports) Tua would be a complete idiot to continue playing IMO. He may already be screwed in terms of long term health.
Don’t lie for dolphins bills took waddle and tyreek hill away cuz we was forcing him to go away from his too 2 wr and when y’all didn’t do it was intercepted so then yall say let’s run cuz atleast that’s working
It's unfathomable to believe two top NFL receivers could be taken away so easily. It's just not good game planning by the Dolphins coaching staff. Too many weapons to be out-coached like they were. I will give Josh Allen his flowers, though. He owns the Dolphins almost as much as Brady owned the Bills.
Exactly. There is no reason why they can't take what the defense give them. Easy way to get yardage. On that interception to Chosen, Achane was open underneath with a lead blocking FB. Take the easy throw. I made an entire video about targeting the RBs more because of how defenses play against the Dolphins. They sellout against the pass and abandon man coverage responsibilities to the RBs to get depth in the secondary. It's on tape. The OBVIOUS counter is to run the ball and throw to the RBs until the defense commits 7 or more in the box. This is truly not rocket science. McDaniel and Tua did not stick to the script.
And I will argue this is not entirely unique to the Dolphins. It's going on all around the league, and it is frustrating pass happy offensive coordinators and offensive minded head coaches.
Really? I never said or even implied such a thing. And for the record, I don't think the Bills tried to hurt him. It so happens his worst NFL injuries came directly or indirectly in games vs the Bills. I mean, Damar Hamlin didn't even hit Tua on the play he was (apparently) concussed. Tua plunged his head into Hamlin. Tua hurt himself on that play way more than Hamlin did, that's for sure. He may be brittle, but it doesn't change the facts.
@@boyscout7277 They happened. And they were impactful as they affected the 2021, 2022 and now the 2024 season. That's probably why I kept bringing it up. It doesn't mean I said or believe the Bills tried to hurt him.
I predicted this exact scenario last year. Tua is not built for the brutality of the NFL. That Milano "hit" was a love tap. From now on, the susceptibility to injury should be one of the biggest factors in deciding whether to pay a QB a huge contract.
@@markmurphy558 Great point. Tua was drafted after having what many considered a possible career ending injury. That's all anyone needs to know about how Chris Grier feels about drafting or signing injured players. Not shocked he signed OBJ while injured. At least Grier owns it. He's said repeatedly that injury history doesn't dissuade him from obtaining players because players around the league, even great ones get hurt. And he's right. But when you have so many high-risk players at critical positions, your team is basically a ticking time bomb. And by about December, the bomb goes off. Jaylen Waddle was drafted injured. And he's almost always battling with something. Terron Armstead came as advertised. Ditto for Tua.
What a terrible week 2 loss... Share your thoughts on any aspect of the game and the aftermath.
McDaniels last 12 games vs teams with a winning record: 1-11. PPG: 17.4. Opponents PPG: 31.7. 20+Point losses: 7. I have no idea why people think the Dolphins have a good team.
They're only good on paper
They beat up on good teams. Struggled against better teams. I think McDaniel has addressed the narrative publicly and the need for the team to change it.
McDopehead sucks!
@@MattNewton McDaniel operates a highly flawed scheme based on flash and showiness using "tricks" to try and fool the defense instead of solid fundamental football.
When good teams and defenses don't go for all those motions, misdirections, fakes, etc they have nothing to fall back on in terms of fundamentals.
They get dominated at that point of attack on both sides of the ball far too often, they are a finesse team that doesn't know what to do when a team punches them in the mouth.
McDermott figured out how to stop McDaniel's scheme the first time they played, and McDaniel has never really had an answer. It's the same game almost every time they play.
Much of the problem is that Tua is extremely limited in what he can do physically. When he is given time and doesn't need to go thru a bunch of reads and make things happen off schedule he plays really well. When teams force him to go thru reads, disrupt receivers routes and timing and force him into throwing to the outside by clogging up he middle of the field to take away the crossers they love to run to utilize their receivers ability to run away from you,the Fins are a very pedestrian offense. Bills give Miami light boxes and hope they run the ball all night. Fins fans getting excited by Achane performance don't understand that's what the Bills were willing to give them. They were not willing to give them deep throws or long completions. Achane is never going to beat them by running the ball because they will make enough plays to put them in 3rd and long to stop drives
@@dannysmith716
I think he has to learn from his experiences. He's going into only his 3rd year calling plays for an offense on any level and he's going through some real growing pains.
It's a lot for a 1st time head coach. Especially when his QB is fragile and limited. Let's see how it goes in year 3.
I'm an RN who has seen a lot of strokes which is pretty much the same thing Tua has experienced multiple times now, just a different mechanism. I thought the Dolphins were criminal putting him back in the game against Buffalo in 2022. Then after another stroke like concussion a week after that I thought he should have retired. FYI, strokes come in varying degrees just like concussions. 3 times now I have seen Tua "posturing" after a hit which is a clear and immediate sign of brain trauma. The only time I personally have seen anything close to but not as severe as that was Jim Kelly back in the 90's when he tried to huddle with the other team and his own guys had to wave in the medical staff. I am not a doctor but based on what I've seen in 30 years as an RN and hearing stories from retired NFL players (and other sports) Tua would be a complete idiot to continue playing IMO. He may already be screwed in terms of long term health.
I'm not a doctor, but it didn't look good for sure. Hopefully, he makes the best decision for himself and his family.
If at 1st you dont succeed, pack up and go home before you are embarrassed again.
It's a really sad state of affairs. And I have ZERO faith in Skylar Thompson.
Don’t lie for dolphins bills took waddle and tyreek hill away cuz we was forcing him to go away from his too 2 wr and when y’all didn’t do it was intercepted so then yall say let’s run cuz atleast that’s working
It's unfathomable to believe two top NFL receivers could be taken away so easily. It's just not good game planning by the Dolphins coaching staff. Too many weapons to be out-coached like they were.
I will give Josh Allen his flowers, though. He owns the Dolphins almost as much as Brady owned the Bills.
Actually why you could run is how Buffalo was playing you. If you are going to go 2 high and shut down the deep play the middle is open.
Exactly. There is no reason why they can't take what the defense give them. Easy way to get yardage. On that interception to Chosen, Achane was open underneath with a lead blocking FB. Take the easy throw.
I made an entire video about targeting the RBs more because of how defenses play against the Dolphins. They sellout against the pass and abandon man coverage responsibilities to the RBs to get depth in the secondary. It's on tape. The OBVIOUS counter is to run the ball and throw to the RBs until the defense commits 7 or more in the box.
This is truly not rocket science. McDaniel and Tua did not stick to the script.
And I will argue this is not entirely unique to the Dolphins. It's going on all around the league, and it is frustrating pass happy offensive coordinators and offensive minded head coaches.
Hey Man, you making it seem like the Bills are trying to hurt Tua. It’s not their fault he’s so brittle
Really? I never said or even implied such a thing. And for the record, I don't think the Bills tried to hurt him. It so happens his worst NFL injuries came directly or indirectly in games vs the Bills.
I mean, Damar Hamlin didn't even hit Tua on the play he was (apparently) concussed. Tua plunged his head into Hamlin. Tua hurt himself on that play way more than Hamlin did, that's for sure.
He may be brittle, but it doesn't change the facts.
@@MattNewton seemed to keep bringing up the injuries happened against the Bills
@@boyscout7277
They happened. And they were impactful as they affected the 2021, 2022 and now the 2024 season.
That's probably why I kept bringing it up. It doesn't mean I said or believe the Bills tried to hurt him.
I predicted this exact scenario last year. Tua is not built for the brutality of the NFL. That Milano "hit" was a love tap. From now on, the susceptibility to injury should be one of the biggest factors in deciding whether to pay a QB a huge contract.
@@markmurphy558
Great point.
Tua was drafted after having what many considered a possible career ending injury. That's all anyone needs to know about how Chris Grier feels about drafting or signing injured players.
Not shocked he signed OBJ while injured.
At least Grier owns it. He's said repeatedly that injury history doesn't dissuade him from obtaining players because players around the league, even great ones get hurt. And he's right.
But when you have so many high-risk players at critical positions, your team is basically a ticking time bomb. And by about December, the bomb goes off.
Jaylen Waddle was drafted injured. And he's almost always battling with something.
Terron Armstead came as advertised.
Ditto for Tua.
Really
Yeah!