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Anthony Sanchez
The Miami Dolphins went into Chicago to take on the Bears and what I witnessed was a team who put it together for all four quarters and showed what kind of team they can be when they are focused and united. The Chicago Bears did not know what hit them from start to end, the Miami Dolphins ran the ball well enough, offensive line did a pretty a good job run and pass blocking, Ryan Tannehill had one of his best games of his young career, the defense again lived up to the hype and the front four did not disappoint overall good job by the defense, the coaching was better and head coach Joe Philbin showed trust in the team by going for it on fourth and one which turned out a big play by Ryan Tannehill. If there is one sore eye to point out was special teams more so, kicker Caleb Sturgis who continues to have the misses and even had his kicked blocked.
It was nice to see a game plan come together as there was tempo, decisiveness, physicalness, the versatility and dynamic play calling. The offense was running how offensive coordinator Bill Lazor envisioned, Ryan Tannehill was 25 of 32 while throwing for 277 yards passing and took advantage of his athletic ability adding 48 yards rushing on six carries; while completing passes to eight different wide receivers. The running backs did well and were efficient Lamar Miller contributed with 61 yards on eighteen carries an a touchdown and Daniel Thomas seven carries for 25 yards. The Wide Receiving unit was efficient and all had a hand in the passing game most notably Charles Clay four receptions 58 yards and one touchdown, Mike Wallace five receptions 46 yards and one touchdown and the rookie Jarvis Landry four receptions 46 yards. The offensive line showed they can provide balance, in todays game they played solid all game in pass protection and opening up running lanes; especially on key third and fourth downs.
What is there to say about the defense, this unit continues to play hard for one another and game in and game out they give this Dolphins team a chance to win. In the win against the bears the Miami Dolphins stepped up big stuffing the run and playing those big, massive wide receivers as best as you can play them holding Brandon Marshall to six catches 48 yards zero touchdowns and Alshon Jeffery 2 catches 9 yards zero touchdowns. The two only touchdowns that were scored came from running back Matt Forte. The front four hurried and applied pressure all game to Jay Cutler in doing so, Cameron Wake, Louis Delmas and Derrick Shelby each recorded sacks and safety Reshad Jones contributed with the lone interception for the defensive unit.
In the end I say again not much negative to speak about this was a collective team win from start to finish. I have to commend the coaching they went back to the drawing board and did not sulk or point fingers after that tough loss last week versus Green Bay. I saw fire and passion from the players, the coaching staff had a plan and from start to finish it was followed and executed. The frustrating part is this is not a surprise to me that they can play this way, there is all the talent you can want on both sides of the ball, the tough pill to swallow is the inconsistency. We have seen so far in halfs how good the Dolphins can be when they are aggressive, precise and confident, but this game against the Chicago Bears was charge from quarter one thru four and coach Philbin did a better job of allowing his coordinators on both sides of the ball to stay aggressive and not just hold onto a win, but earn a win.
This upcoming sunday the Miami Dolphins will be taking on the Jacksonville Jaguars in Jacksonville, do not sleep on the Jaguars; especially after coming off their first win of the season against the Cleveland Browns this past sunday. The Jaguars have a first round quarterback starting in Blake Bortles who has shown glimpses of being worthy of a first round pick, Bortles has had his ups and downs but the rookie has held his own and has made plays, so this is a game the Miami Dolphins can not overlook consider this a trap game. The coaching staff must do a good job of not allowing the team to take their opponent for granted, instead must remind them of how nice and smooth it was to play like they did against the Chicago Bears, so that they can come out of Jacksonville with a win and keep pace with the New England Patriots and Buffalo Bills for the division.
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