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The Dolphins are frequently considered one of the worst teams in the league, but they had a solid season last year. They finished 6-10, which isn’t great, but they had a Pythagorean Expectation of 8.5 wins, which ranked 14th in the NFL and a DVOA that ranked 18th. They went 6-6 once they switched quarterbacks to Matt Moore, outscoring opponents 260 to 209, which translates to 347 points for and 279 points against for 16 games, which translates to a Pythagorean Expectation of 10.0 wins. They also finished 6-3 in their last 9 games.
Of course, they did this with an easy schedule that had them play a playoff team just 4 times, all of which they lost (though two were before Matt Moore), but this year’s schedule has them play just 6 teams I think will make the playoffs as their non-divisional games are against the AFC South and NFC West, two of the league’s easier divisions, as well as Cincinnati and Oakland.
They had the league’s 20th ranked scoring offense last year, scoring 20...
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PLAYERS:
Matt Moore,
David Garrard,
Ryan Tannehill,
Eli Manning,
Drew Brees,
Reggie Bush,
Brandon Marshall,
Peter King,
Peyton Manning,
Blaine Gabbert,
Matt Hasselbeck,
Legedu Naanee,
B.J. Cunningham,
Rishard Matthews,
Brian Hartline,
Braylon Edwards,
Davone Bess,
Marlon Moore,
Roberto Wallace,
Michael Egnew,
Anthony Fasano,
Daniel Thomas,
Lamar Miller,
Marc Colombo,
Jonathan Martin,
Jake Long,
Vernon Carey,
John Jerry,
Artis Hicks,
Eric Steinbach,
Mike Pouncey,
Chris Naeole,
Richie Incognito,
Chad Henne,
Jason Taylor,
Cameron Wake,
Jared Odrick,
Olivier Vernon,
Randy Starks,
Tony McDaniel,
Karlos Dansby,
Gary Guyton,
Koa Misi,
Vontae Davis,
Sean Smith,
Richard Marshall,
Yeremiah Bell,
Chris Clemons,
Reshad Jones,
Tyrone Culver,
Tyrell Johnson,
Jake Locker,
Luke McCown
TEAMS: Miami Dolphins, New York Giants, New Orleans Saints, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, New York Jets, Stanford Cardinal
TEAMS: Miami Dolphins, New York Giants, New Orleans Saints, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, New York Jets, Stanford Cardinal
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