The Dolphins Would Also Prefer to See an Improvement
The Dolphins Would Also Prefer to See an Improvement
Miami Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill and Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco are each probably eager to have back around the field just after Week four losses.
They likely just want it to hurt a little bit significantly less after they square off Sunday in Miami.
Tannehill has been sacked a league-high 18 instances,like 4 in Monday night's 38-17 loss to New Orleans, plus the Ravens' 23-20 defeat to Buffalo final Sunday prompted basic manager Ozzie Newsome to trade for offensive line assistance
The issue has been there all year for the Dolphins (3-1), nevertheless it has received extre consideration inside the week following the loss for the Saints than it did following their 3 wins.
"It's a significant concern," coach Joe Philbin mentioned. "Eighteen sacks is four 1/2 a game. That is also lots of."
Flacco has been sacked 12 instances, tied for the seventh-most, and he was dropped instances against the Bills when;though also throwing a career-high 5 interceptions. On major of that, the Ravens (2-2) are 28th in rushing with 64.0 yards per game and tied for final inside the league with two.six yards per carry. assume the entire O-line is disappointing at the moment," coach John Harbaugh mentioned. "There's nobody extra disappointed than they may be at the moment. We've got to run block improved, we've got to pass block improved."
It led Newsome to obtain left tackle Eugene Monroe from Jacksonville on Tuesday for any pair of 2014 draft picks.
The Ravens abandoned the operating game against the Bills, attempting a franchise-low nine rushes.
"I just felt like we weren't operating the ball properly adequate to win the game operating the ball," Harbaugh mentioned. "Looking back on it, I really feel the exact same way. Just after watching the tape, I really feel we did specifically the ideal issue to attempt to win that game."
Operating back Ray Rice has 89 yards on 30 attempts in 3 games, and Bernard Pierce leads the group with 151 yards on 56 rushes.
Miami ranks 10th in rushing defense, holding opponents to 98.five yards per game. It restricted the Saints to 68 yards around the ground, but Drew Brees greater than created up for it with 413 yards passing and 4 touchdowns.
The Ravens suffered by way of a similarly humbling loss in Week 1 for the Broncos, but they've responded by enabling 38 points in 3 games considering the fact that Peyton Manning's seven-touchdown evening.
Flacco acknowledged the 23 points they gave as much as the Bills weren't all around the defense.
"A great deal of that falls on me now and just throwing the ball for the incorrect group," Flacco mentioned. "If we never do that, then this game likely appears a little bit distinctive."
Though turnovers have been a problem fo each teams in Week four, neither has been specifically impressive taking the ball away. The Ravens have six in addition to a minus-2 differential plus the Dolphins have seven in addition to a minus-1.
"That's a thing we've got to have corrected," Philbin mentioned just after his group turned the ball more than 4 instances against the Saints. "I reminded the players the final time the Dolphins won the division (in 2008), they had a plus-17 turnover margin for the season. That is a thing we really need to get started heading toward."
The Dolphins would also prefer to see an improvement inside the chemistry involving Tannehill and wide receiver Mike Wallace, who's fourth around the group in receptions (15) and yards (176).
Torrey Smith, Flacco's No. 1 target, is third inside the league in getting yards with 435 on 21 catches. His 20.7 yards-per-catch typical is second inside the NFL.
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