Miami Dolphins start of the season recap and analysis

The Miami Dolphins after a swinging start and a 2-2 record that makes us think a lot because of the low difficulty of the Florida team's schedule so far. Miami missed quarterback Ryan Tannehill for the whole season, having to run to the patches by signing Jay Cutler (now retiring) hoping that veteran former Bears and Broncos could give him a minimum of offensive reliability and concreteness, which Cutler rarely managed to give in his career and this season is the further confirmation given the rating of 74.8 the total 706 yards and the 3 touchdowns in front of 3 intercepts. Having had the opportunity to see him playing alive against the Saints I noticed even better that Cutler despite having a powerful arm never tries to launch for more than 15 yards just to serve Parker and Landry on crossing routes or slants. It's obvious that the coaching staff have no confidence in Cutler and are afraid of expensive turnover but if Miami wants to try to compete for a minimum of a place in the playoffs it will surely have to change the approach from this point of view because such a conservative play makes you predictable and Keeps the safeties near the scrimmage line where they give a lot of annoyance to the success of racing games. The offensive problems seen in the first 4 games are not only attributable to Jay Cutler but also to a racing game that sees a Jay Ajayi falling drastically after the mid-season explosion, British halfback is too one-dimensional, is obvious his lack of ability to receive balloon short-range launching situations, and moreover in the case of non-perfect blocks of the offensive line, he does not have the physicality of a Lynch at the speed of a Johnson in order to escape from a loss of yards, which is why it only runs at 3.4 yards per liter. As for the defense, a 4-3 base with a great front 7 full of veterans able to do well as Suh, Timmons, Wake and Branch, the second headed by Rashad Jones and Biron Maxwell is the one who is struggling to more, as he has not yet scored a single intercept and despite the pressure on the quarterback opponent is almost always good considering the good numbers of Wake, Branch and Suh. Playing with a strong safety as Jones playing almost as an added linebacker helps you to counter the races but surely pays it in a passing situation where you will be left alone in the middle of the field free safety. Kiko Alonso is to be considered the Defensive MVP for the defense of the Dolphins, very versatile as a very mobile linebacker is able to help both against racing and against the passes having also a good coverage base especially at area and at 28 tackles driving the defense of Miami in this category. By counting all the offensive production problems and the resulting Dolphins defense has been very good so far, giving a clear signal that if the attack starts to produce a few more points and manages possession time better, playoffs may not to be a mirage, a nine-point defense test will be at Mercedez Benz Stadium in Atlanta against the Falcons in the next league round where imposing their defense is a difficult task for anyone.