Dolphins at Chargers Pre Game Discussion

[SuperCharged]

I would like to remind everyone that we are only 13 days away from Kickoff!

[CivilBolt]

I would like to remind everyone that we are only 13 days away from Kickoff!

You can tell how we are not too excited for this game

[DennisR91]

You can tell how we are not too excited for this game

[Ghost of Quacksaw]

I had a fantasy draft at a sports bar on Saturday. Went to the bathroom and a Dolphin fan said he can't wait for the Phins to crush the Chargers in week one and he is glad that took Tua over Herbert and said Herbert was a choke artist yada yada yada. Told him china doll tua won't make it past week four and he said the Phins own the Chargers. Since I am much mellow now I just wished him luck and went on merry way. Phin fans are so freaking delusional.

You should have peed on the Dolphin fan's shoes, bro.

[Topcat]

Miami's DC Renaldo Hill had a big hand in the building of the Dolphins' advance scouting book on Justin Herbert and his perceived weaknesses.

On the bright side, the only O playbook Hill knows about us is the LOMBO playbook...good luck with that one...

[Ghost of Quacksaw]

As far as predicting what happens in the game, I keep reminding myself, we don't know shit!

We haven't yet seen the (starting) gears of the newly devised running game on the field together.

We can't say with any certainty the degree to which Tuli and Rumph-- and anybody else-- can join Bosa and Mack in being legit pass rush threats.

We can only guess about the kind of impact Kendricks and Henley will make. Likewise with J.T. Woods.

I'm optimistic, but not counting unhatched chickens.

[Velo]

Miami's starting defense in their final preseason game.

[blueman]

We haven’t see any of our starting O play except two OL. Maybe four guys on D? And our backups went 2-1 in preseason. Hard not to feel pretty positive, especially when a lot of the guys we haven’t seen yet are top ten players at their positions. That’s a lot of firepower! And who really knows what our O will look like with those missing star starters? Run to set up the pass? Motion every damn play? I know Miami doesn’t know…but they will in two weeks.

[Formula 21]

You can tell how we are not too excited for this game

I am. It’s been a long offseason. Go Bolts.

[Kellyb72601]

If Fangio runs what he usually runs and what he's running in that clip above we will run for 200 on them. The defensive front doesn't look at all comfortable in that scheme in that clip.

It's an interesting matchup. Staley runs Fangio's defense and Fangio is now in Miami. Renaldo Hill got run outta town here and is now in Miami. McDaniel got absolutely embarrassed here late last season. I expect Miami's attack to be a lot different.

Where is the weakness in our defense? Defensive tackle. Fox will probably be a starter and is more of a pass rusher. AJ is coming off PUP. Attacking that area is something McDaniel didn't take advantage of at all in the last matchup. If you want an example of what Miami's attack is likely to look like go back and watch their game vs Cleveland last year. They committed to the run and put up 200+ rushing and obliterated Cleveland.

I feel confident it's gonna be a fairly run heavy attack for both teams. But I think Staley will be prepared because he has Jeff Howard on his staff as linebackers coach who was part of that cleveland defense last year that got obliterated by the run last year in Miami.

[cmplxgal]

I'm kinda new here and my opinion doesn't (and rightfully shouldn't) carry much weight...

But I'm not ready for a pre-game thread, two weeks out.

Blame the new schedule without the fourth preseason game. Two weeks is a lot of dead time to fill, when we're rarin' to go.

[Topcat]

Too much irrational exuberance on this end.

Better a Bit of Bolt Boisterousness than to be a Debbie Downer...
(Commenting on people in general, not you...)