Dolphins trail 10-7 to start third quarter

It was not only an ugly first half, the Dolphins are trailing, too.

After Miami opened the game with a 12-play drive that spanned 80 yards for the first offensive TD of the season, the Miami offense has pretty much been shut down.

The running game that worked has disappeared. Pressure on Ryan Tannehill has been acute because the team is using longer drops to avoid passes being batted at the line.

The defense, meanwhile, solid early on, has struggled to cover Oakland receivers. And that 64-yard screen pass was a clinic on how not to do it.

The Dolphins are actually fortunate that they are only trailing 10-7. The Raiders had a first and goal and the 8 and had to settle for a field goal just before the half ended.

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Comments

[JackSparrow]

No reason why we can't get 3 out of this.

[james]

Can someone explain to me why every team we play can complete a 10/15 yard gain to their tight end at will against us? But every time we are faced with 3rd and 8/10 we throw a 5 yard crossing route? I'm not just talking about this team, this has been happening for the better part of 2 decades now, its sooooooooo frustrating to watch!!!

[Coalition To Get Coalition Out Of The Closet]

Lets DO IT!!!!

Great field position, home field, down by 3!

Hello? Shermie are you payiong attention?

[FIRE IRELAND NOW !!!]

NORMALLY THESE GAME BLOGS ARE PACKED W/ POSTERS.
INTEREST IN THIS TEAM = DYING
FIRELAND

[Clue]

Lol Armando clowning

[The Biocentric]

Go back to the short drops lol. It'l surpeise the Raiders for a couple of plays.

[IMAWriter]

great punt, but better return.
Thigpen needs to be playing some downs.
What is wrong with our coaches to not see this. Speed, toughness. Raw skills at receiver? Sure, but you can't teach speed.

[inimounts]

I wish it was blocked to change ur handle. These guys are annoying

[iIsDrunken]

i is YG nd posting on this blog is my job nd i is king of my job. u losers dont have real job, i do! LOL

[We suck]

Hartline is so overrated.

[IMAWriter]

why not quick burst for Lane, to help defeat pass rush. he's a positive yardage guy.

[inimounts]

Hartline is a stud, in more ways than one.

[superPHIN]

were in fg range...no where to go but back....*lol*

[Jon]

Tannehill is good, his supporting cast is just terrible.

[Blazzin Ace]

Reggie running scared..

[the rest of us]

bush dancing like r brown

[IMAWriter]

UH, finally. hardline

[FIRE IRELAND NOW !!!]

PICK SIX

[The Biocentric]

I agree IMAWriter. he's one of our best players at this point.

[Marc]

BUSH!!!!!!!!!!!!

[the rest of us]

bush!!!

[superPHIN]

is reggie running the ball or dancing???

[Tom]

Wow

[Angry Elf]

NICE juke!

[Kim Kardashian]

That's MY BUSH!

[Jon]

Reggie Bush with a nifty run, very nice!

[Marc]

That was all Bush...No help

[Blazzin Ace]

guess he heard us lol

[The Biocentric]

BUUUUSSSSHHHHH!!!!!!

[inimounts]

This right here is WCO. Finally seeing it.

[IMAWriter]

3 step drops now.
Tipped passes or not, this is it.

[Armando Salguero]

Four broken tackles by Bush on his way to the TD run.

[inimounts]

Bush is a hunk. Nice.

[Sandoval]

All individual effort... Nice RB!

[inimounts]

The run was sick!

[MiamiD20]

Buccs are making Giants look terrible
Cardinals making Pats look terrible

Hartline looks good, we're actually moving the ball.

BUSH BABY!!!!

[We Have RB's]

Beautiful run.

[IMAWriter]

FINALLY, REGGIE FIGHTS BACK!!

[JackSparrow]

Nice run by Bush.

[Patriot Games]

You guys still suck.

[inimounts]

Bush is running well, but we run block better than most teams.

[MiamiD20]

....but Miami doesn't have any playmakers...

[robbyhernz]

Wooooooooo-hoooooooooooo!!!!! Tough run!!!!! Let's go DOLPHINS!!!

[the rest of us]

next drive pump fake and sent hartline deep

[tony in miami]

GOOD VERY GOOD PLAY AND $1000.00 FINE,4 THROW THE BALL TO THE STANDS BUT ANYWAY HE EARN $ 5 MIL.

[Mark]

Stay calm folks

[inimounts]

Lets hope the d steps up. Those guys are pretty hard.

[The Biocentric]

What I say about going back to the short drops for a couple of plays?

[David]

crush-kill-destroy

[FIRE IRELAND NOW !!!]

DISAPPOINTING TD
FIRELAND

[Coalition To Get Coalition Out Of The Closet]

Nice!

I was just going to call him a scared Rabbit Too-LOL!

Bout Fcvking TIME!

Somebody wake up Shermie and tell him we scored!

Thats for the highlight reels BABY!

Now it's time to grind out Oakland and make the home town weather count!

[IMAWriter]

Folks, Thigpen's contribution on that TD cannot be overlooked.
Bess wouldn't have made that happen.
Finally, ST are making a difference.

[We Have RB's]

...but Miami doesn't have any playmakers...

Not true!!! We have RB's. Hence the name....

[The Biocentric]

Madden style babay. :)

[inimounts]

Does that mean that everyone who said game was over and we are going 1-15 are going away now? Or just admitting that they're stupid?

[MiamiD20]

Haters with all their excuses now. Love it. Hate away.

[Clue]

Bush Bess and Hartline are the playmakers on O

[inimounts]

Amen miamid20

[Fins stink]

We're still going 1-15. This changes nothing, moron.

[We Have RB's]

Let's see some defense.