Not good. I remember only once having started 0-2 for POWs, & that was an awful season where I ended up 5-11-1. Last wk, the McVay angle didn’t come thru, & neither did the return of Aaron Donald to LA. WAS ran away from Donald, & Goff stared down receivers, making it easy for WAS to close in the secondary. I knew IND was not an indication of how good LA was, but I expected LA to at least win the gm. What made last wk more tragic was every other gm I picked won in flying colors. Let’s hope for better luck this wk.
POW 0-2, Teasers 1-1, Overall 6-5.
MIA -6 missed Wk 1 due to Irma, so this yr’s Dolphins debuted in Wk 2. The biggest question mark was the performance of Jay Cutler who came out of retirement during the summer to suddenly start for MIA. One of the reasons why I thought he would do well was his success under Adam Gase in CHI. And so far so good. Despite a ferocious pass rush from LAC, led by Ingram & Bosa, Cutler had good pocket presence & threw his only TD on the run. Of course Ajayi rushing for 128 yds helped, but Cutler’s accuracy was there except for his hail mary attempt before the half. If you haven’t seen it, take a look @ it online. I’m a stout MIA fan but even I had to laugh. NYJ on the other hand got to play 2 gms so far, & the results haven’t been pretty. Sure OAK is a SB contender, so you can hardly blame the rebuilding Jets for that blowout. But they lost a tight one to BUF in the opener. There the Jets couldn’t run nor stop the run. There was more of that last wk @ OAK as well. MIA’s oline isn’t that bad & Ajayi is shaping up to be an elite runner in this league. Meanwhile, MIA’s “D” is still a work in progress, but they are good against the run. So it’ll be up to McCown to cover the #. But if MIA is having success on the ground, & NY is passing on most downs, I feel when the 2[SUP]nd[/SUP] half rolls around, NY’s “D” will start to wear down from being on the field so long & Cutler will be able to open it up. Busted Skrine gave up a big gm to Crabtree & I predict DeVante Parker will also have success. Another large advantage for MIA will be the matchup between RG Dozier & Suh. W/Brian Winters out for the gm, Dozier will need to start against one of the best DT’s in the league, who happened to blow up LAC’s oline last wk to help limit Melvin Gordon to 13 yds rushing. MIA was no doubt lucky to win last wk w/a missed last minute FG by Koo. But back again on the east coast against a familiar foe (2-0 last yr vs NYJ), I expect MIA will not need late gm magic to seal this one.
MIA 27
NYJ 16
6 Units
GL to all & comments are most welcome.
POW 0-2, Teasers 1-1, Overall 6-5.
MIA -6 missed Wk 1 due to Irma, so this yr’s Dolphins debuted in Wk 2. The biggest question mark was the performance of Jay Cutler who came out of retirement during the summer to suddenly start for MIA. One of the reasons why I thought he would do well was his success under Adam Gase in CHI. And so far so good. Despite a ferocious pass rush from LAC, led by Ingram & Bosa, Cutler had good pocket presence & threw his only TD on the run. Of course Ajayi rushing for 128 yds helped, but Cutler’s accuracy was there except for his hail mary attempt before the half. If you haven’t seen it, take a look @ it online. I’m a stout MIA fan but even I had to laugh. NYJ on the other hand got to play 2 gms so far, & the results haven’t been pretty. Sure OAK is a SB contender, so you can hardly blame the rebuilding Jets for that blowout. But they lost a tight one to BUF in the opener. There the Jets couldn’t run nor stop the run. There was more of that last wk @ OAK as well. MIA’s oline isn’t that bad & Ajayi is shaping up to be an elite runner in this league. Meanwhile, MIA’s “D” is still a work in progress, but they are good against the run. So it’ll be up to McCown to cover the #. But if MIA is having success on the ground, & NY is passing on most downs, I feel when the 2[SUP]nd[/SUP] half rolls around, NY’s “D” will start to wear down from being on the field so long & Cutler will be able to open it up. Busted Skrine gave up a big gm to Crabtree & I predict DeVante Parker will also have success. Another large advantage for MIA will be the matchup between RG Dozier & Suh. W/Brian Winters out for the gm, Dozier will need to start against one of the best DT’s in the league, who happened to blow up LAC’s oline last wk to help limit Melvin Gordon to 13 yds rushing. MIA was no doubt lucky to win last wk w/a missed last minute FG by Koo. But back again on the east coast against a familiar foe (2-0 last yr vs NYJ), I expect MIA will not need late gm magic to seal this one.
MIA 27
NYJ 16
6 Units
GL to all & comments are most welcome.
