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Can Tua and the Defense keep it going?

Should be an interesting game.  I'm expecting Arizona to bring the heat with blitzes to try to force Tua into turnovers.  So I am expecting a few designed runs for Tua to deter that.  Maybe some QB draws or rollouts for Tua.  Too bad that Breida is out because with his speed and pass catching ability, I was expecting the Fins to run more of a spread offense today.  Not gonna be able to do that much with Howard (and his slow plodding ass) or Laird at RB.   I'm hoping the Dolphins D can keep them in the game. 

Damn, they starting off where they left off last week in the 2nd quarter.

Another defensive TD.

Shit, we could've drafted someone else if we had known we wouldn't need Tua to do anything.

It is obviously dumb to give up on a rookie after 1 game, especially at a difficult position, but Tua has been really unimpressive so far. Herbert and Burrow are flashing some brilliance with their teams, I really hope Tua starts making some plays here because that INT is the current front runner for dumbest play of the year.

He heard me. That was a great drive by Tua. Lots of play action, going to his 3rd read. Excellent drive.

Sure would be nice if our secondary starts to play.

At halftime I'd say they are doing about as well as I could hope for against a tough team like the Cardinals.  Cardinals have some weapons on offense. 

This one slipping away...

Yer killin' me, Xavien.

Xavien has been garbage all game.

I disagree .. Xavien has been going against one of the best WRs in the NFL and he's fighting tooth and nail and hasn't been exposed .. getting 3 PR penalties for 40ish yards .. who cares. Keep going at it.

Tua is having a great game, all the more better when you realize that we still have no running game. Night and Day difference from last week. He isn't as good as Murray yet, but this is a taste of who we drafted to be the franchise.

We need some better receivers at this point...

Parker can certainly be a #1 but he has a spotty track record. Draft a WR with the Texans pick, hopefully it's high and that turns Parker into a 2 and Preston into a 3. That's a formidable trio.

I know our running game is terrible, but I can't help but feel like we will regret just taking the Field Goal instead of going for it. Murray is great and odds are we won't be getting the ball back if they score a TD.

Secondary fucking this game up. Maybe we should have gone for it on 4th and tried to run the clock down before the FG.

That would've been my play. I mean, our kicker is very good but a 50 yarder is not exactly a gimme either. I would say the FG was a riskier choice.

Holy shit, we may win this one LMFAO...

NO GOOD!!!!

Cards do the exact same thing we just did but they missed their long FG. I disagree with both coaching decisions but right now I'm just praying we hold on.

Bro.......we are a division contender right now. We just hit on almost all of our free agent moves and the draft so far. This was basically the best case scenario. I don't think we are Superbowl contenders right now, but we are beating good teams and our losses were very close to good teams.

Week 17 at Buffalo may decide the division.

I'm hoping this game will quiet the calls to get rid of Preston Williams.  Cut the guy some slack.

Yup, I was one of those guys saying he wasn't very good after last week.  He looked really good yesterday.

Just re-watching the game now that was broadcast here...

1st TD - Massive blow up by Ogbah to force the fumble, and an equally massive assist by Rowe coming from nowhere to do the block to get it to the end zone.

First signs are good - going into the game we dominated against pocket QBs the last three weeks after having problems with mobile ones the first few weeks. Maybe we have learned something.

Really love Tua in the drive for the 2nd Phins TD. Forgets the bad call about the overruled INT which was quite obviously out of bounds, hangs in the pocket to get a face mask penalty on a broken play, followed up with a quick couple of bullets. Then we pound it it in... I'm liking what I am seeing  :)

3rd Miami TD. Great catches by Williams and Tua looks sharp! Parker got smashed in the legs on a play getting a 1st down - despite his injury history the guy is not playing bruise-free football!

We look to rely on the small/shifty RB for runs on draw plays - again this is on the OL, great pass blocking, no holes for Howard apart from short yardage.

Still 21 points to the half, no complaints so far! :D

Ps. Oh, no complaints apart from that blown coverage by Byron Jones. Live by the sword man-on-man, and die by it too...

Really impressed with the play calling in the first half.

Sanders FG at the end was icing on the cake - does this guy ever miss?  ;D

1st play the kickoff, 2nd half - I love the way our defense and special teams got out there and seriously HIT people...

Andrew Van Ginkel may be quickly becoming my favorite player  :P

Shitty PI decision on Howard, followed by a garbage decision against Jones for a TD against us. What a crock of shit!  >:(
Seriously, do the refs know the definition of contact and PI, or catching a ball in bounds?  ???

I hope these clowns of a crew aren't officiating the Superbowl, that will be a truly international embarrassment!

Haha, from hero to zero... Van Ginkel missed that tackle on 4th and 1 which could of nailed Murray.  :P

That said, the PI an Howard was another bullshit call... he was looking back at the ball and going for the INT. Seriously, what else could he do?

Jesus H fucking Christ, another rubbish PI call on Howard!

If the refs looked at it the same way on Gilmore from the Pats they would call PI - EVERY FUCKING TIME! ON THE NFL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR!

WHAT A FUCKING JOKE!

OK, I'll call it now. We have a franchise QB, and a franchise WR. What a drive to tie it!

Tua was perfect, tight quick throws in traffic, and well timed runs... and those pressure catches by Parker. We got something here guys!

^ How'd you like the BS face mask call on Wilson?

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Huge 4th Quarter 4th and short defense stuff... then followed by a Mike Gieseke clutch catch...

Actually all of our receivers have had sticky hands today, Parker, Williams, Gieseke... has a pass hit the ground?

Mr automatic Sanders then punches through the FG! We really have played well today regardless of the result.  :)

Yeah I looked at that and I thought it was all shoulder and WTF?...

I think we got a B grade ref crew out there today... luckily the guys from New York overruled the rubbish INT call when Tua threw the ball out of bounds  :)

And that's the game, we won it and...

Well, I felt that was a massive test today, it was like going back to where we failed the first three weeks and we overcame it. So many positive signs.

I love the way our defense is playing and the confidence Flores puts in it - do your job, do your stuff, just go get 'em... and they do it. It took four weeks but it is coming together, we are getting to the QB, stuffing the RB behind the line, opposition is actually looking nervous lining up against us.

Tua... I don't want to heap a whole lot of pressure and expectation on a rookie QB, but I like what I see. Very quick, very decisive, receivers look to him. Our OL is doing a great job in protection, it's a great chance to establish himself, and Flores is encouraging that.

I didn't expect playoffs at the start of this year, it's just a bonus... but what a potentially juicy bonus going forward!  :) 

Amazing game and there is reason for hope with this team.

Haha, I hope you enjoyed my color commentary on delay....

It was actually live here, but I had to leave for work just after we got our 2nd TD. I only saw the rest of it tonight Australian time  :P