Miami Dolphins need to improve in these three areas

I know the game plan for the Dolphins was to keep everything in front of them and let Mac Jones have to make quick decisions to open receivers not far away from him. The fast decision-making was due to pressure coming after him. Miami did succeed in sending pressure at Jones but to me, it just seemed like fake pressure. There I said. Miami had fake pressure that would just hit the Patriot’s linemen and go nowhere. It seemed that Jones was never bothered by it while also doing what the Dolphin’s defense wanted him to do. Great for the Dolphins last week but it won’t be fun against teams that have actually talented skills guys.

I like the Dolphin’s defensive line, liked it much better with Raekwon Davis, but did you watch any of the Steeler’s clips from their win against the Bills? That defensive line was nasty and they brought an intensity against a good team that the Dolphins defensive line doesn’t usually show. That Steeler’s group looked like the early 2000s Raven’s teams where you just didn’t want to mess with them.

Ogbah is solid and yes I know he may be transforming into Cam Wake where he gets held all the time and it never gets called, but I think he’s good for around 6-8 very good games a year and the others he’s sort of just there. AVG, he’s young and has a high motor but can be taken out due to his smaller stature. Wilkin and Sieler in the middle are stout and a little bit nasty. Jaelan Philips, we don’t know yet about him. Ultimately, I think the Dolphins have a finesse defensive line.

My overall point, especially this week, is the Dolphin’s pass rush from their defensive line has to make a few high-impact plays. Josh Allen typically has his was the Dolphins but if you get to him, hit him, and actually bring him to the ground that naturally, he will be playing worse. Easier said than done but something that needs to happen. Not sure how they improve in this area. Maybe wearing some oversized hats which are funny because they’re bigger than regular hats will confuse offensive lines. Worth a shot.

By the Way- If you haven’t noticed by now or haven’t clicked on any of the links in this blog, this turned into a bit of an ode to Norm MacDonald who passed on Tuesday. It flat out sucks that at 61 Norm is gone. I know that’s life but it still sucks.

Norm was a real-deal comic that did it his way and had the respect of all the bigger more well-known comedians. There’s a ton more I can say but all I’ll do is suggest going down a Norm rabbit hole on Youtube and laugh yourself to sleep.