And believe me, that’s what I intend to spend the next couple of thousands of words doing.
That yes, there were other factors involved that we’re about to get into.
But the major factor was the significant gap in athletic talent across the line of scrimmage from them.
Like it did in the American Revolution.
The War of the Ring.
–And this one was far, far from perfect.
A disastrous red zone turnover.
An inability to handle Miami’s coverage schemes.
And it didn’t help at all that it was officiated byAzathoth, Lovecraft’s Blind Idiot God.
you could argue simple incompetence all you want, but there’s more to this than mere bad officiating.
These were science fiction/horror tropes.
So blatant that they had to be deliberate.
–The hit on Parker is truly the most egregious non-call I can recall.
Though at the moment, my memory is a little impaired by a rage headache.
While he’s still capable of calling anything anything.
We can contribute some of that to injuries.
And both Hill and Waddle, continually found the weak spots and exploited them.
–Hill’s touchdown was set up by the Dolphins showing an underneath wide receiver screen look behind him.
Hesitation kills:
–Whereas Waddle’s score was just a total breakdown in communication.
–But even pointing that out, while true, is sort of letting this defense off the hook.
Their problems went well beyond a couple of broken plays.
And the Dolphins played those down & long distances like they were in four down territory at all times.
And the confidence to know you’ll make it.
I seem to remember once feeling that way.
It must be nice.
–I don’t want to ignore the defensive positives, because there were some.
But still, I’d take it.
Beginning with yet another solid game from the safeties.
Later Kyle Dugger came free off the edge on a safety blitz for a sack.
That’s the kind of play that will often times kill a drive.
–I wish we could say the same of Mac Jones.
If anything, I’d say Vic Fangio is demonstrating a genius for taking his No.
1 option on any given play away from him and making him go through his progressions.
Unlike earlier in the season, he’s getting time to throw for the most part.
It’s like the look he was expecting pre-snap isn’t the one he’s getting post-snap.
Like it should come with Bach’s Fugue in D-Minor:
–Which is not exactly fair.
And pretty much perfect to beat them in Miami.
His margin for error is non-existent.
To the point that even winning the turnover battle, which they did, isn’t enough.
That’s no way for a team to succeed.
–The good news is, Juju Smith-Schuster came off the bench to score a touchdown.
The bad news is, Juju Smith-Schuster came off the bench only after Parker and Bourne got hurt.
This guy once had a 1,400 yard season and last year topped 900 yards for the Super Bowl champions.
Now he’s lucky to dress on Sundays ahead of Tyquan Thornton.
–This Week’s Applicable Movie Quote: “What’s wrong, what’s wrong?
I’ll tell you what’s wrong.
Take a look around you.
I’ll tell you what that smell is.
I smell, and you know why?
I’ve been wearing this suit for three days.
I smell like ass.
- Matthew Perry,The Whole Ten Yards.
Let that sink in.
I’d ordinarily say I can’t wait for Washington.
But I think at this point the only relief we can realistically count on is the bye week.
