domenica 7 dicembre 2014

NFL: Miami Dolphins vs Baltimore Ravens matchup analysis

A fondamental game for both teams who are chasing a playoffs' spot. Baltimore will travel to Miami strong of 1 of the best running game in the NFL lead by the surprising RB Forsett and RG Marshall Yanda, their great front 7 on defense should not be the same due to the absence of DL Haloti Ngata suspended by the league 4 games for perfomance enhancing substances abusing, the importance of Ngata is huge for that defense because he can play all 3 DL's roles in the Ravens 3-4 defense and he great against the runs and also to put inside pressure on the QB, with all the struggle that they had all season long on secondary defense they need a very good pass rush performance and a lack of it should provocate a complete disaster. Miami must attack the Baltimore's secondary even if it's not their typicall style of gameplan, to do that they will need a sharp Tannehill but also a very good Wallace who can punish the Ravens deep down field to take away the safeties from short passes (the majority of the Tannehill's passes) and from running game and read options. If the Dolphins wanna win this game the have too improve their run defense who struggled too much in the game against the Jets where conceded 210 yards in the 1st half on the ground to the not amazing Jets offense. Another important matchups for both team are outside where Grimes and Finnegan will face the Smith duo, they need to cover well them especially on play acctions because when their defense will play committed to the runs Flacco will use screens and play actions and there the role of their CBs wil be so important espeically to avoid deep passes, something that Flacco strong arm can do easly. The passrush matchup it's intrigant too when Wagner and Monroe will try to limit 1 of the most explosive DEs duo (wake and Vernon) and the other side the Albert absence will be huge when Thomas and Garner will face nothing less the 2 future all of fames in Suggs and Dumervil.
My prediction for final result sees Miami 27 Baltimore 24 with Tannehill as the MVP and Wallace as the X factor.



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