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Positional Grades

Quarterback: D

Ryan Tannehill had no business throwing the ball 58 times on Sunday. Those 58 attempts led to 33 completions, three touchdowns and one interception. 

Those stats are extremely meaningless, as Tannehill‘s play was atrocious in the first half and partly responsible for why Miami went into halftime down 14-0. 

 

Running Backs: F

Miami ran the ball nine times for 12 yards. Some of that had to do with the Jets’ stout run defense, some of it is on the offensive line. 

The running backs didn’t perform well enough when running the ball to warrant more carries, though, as evidenced by the fact that Jay Ajayi averaged only two yards per carry, while Lamar Miller averaged 0.4 yards per rush. 

 

Wide Receivers: C

This deserves a half-and-half grade. 

Jarvis Landry filled the box score with 13 catches for 165 yards and a touchdown, but most of his key receptions came after the game was well in hand. 

DeVante Parker was great once he was inserted into the game. He had four catches for 80 yards and his first touchdown reception. 

Other than Landry and Parker (with Parker only getting significant snaps due to injuries), the receiver unit was very inconsistent, although some of that has to do with the fact that Ryan Tannehill was extremely inconsistent. 

 

Tight Ends: F

It was another no-show afternoon for Miami’s two tight ends, Dion Sims and Jordan Cameron. Dion Sims had one catch for negative-one yard, while Cameron had two catches for 13 yards. 

 

Offensive Line: D-

Count me among the few who don’t think Miami’s offensive line was terribly bad. 

Jamil Douglas had never played center, yet he was thrust into the position and fumbled the ball three times. Jason Fox continued to block like Jason Fox, which isn’t a good thing, and Dallas Thomas was surprisingly mediocre. 

They deserve the D- grade due to Douglas’ snap issues and Fox’s terrible play, but giving them an F would be a disservice to Branden Albert and Billy Turner. 

 

Defensive Line: B-

I make no apologies for this grade. The Dolphins held the Jets to 137 yards, which itself isn’t good. However, they recorded five tackles for a loss, two long runs make up the bulk of those yards, and despite only getting one sack, they did put good pressure on Ryan Fitzpatrick. 

All of this despite the fact that they were missing most of their defensive linemen as they dropped like flies. 

 

Linebackers: D

There was a lot not to like from the linebackers, who consistently missed tackles and assignments. 

This is par for the course for the Dolphins linebackers. However, they were hit by the same injury bug that affected the rest of the team, and they have always been a wafer-thin unit even at their healthiest. 

 

Defensive Backs: F

No excuses here. Miami’s defensive backs were owned by the Jets receivers. 

More specifically, Brandon Marshall owned Brent Grimes, catching nine passes for 131 yards and two touchdowns while Grimes was covering him. 

 

Special Teams: C

I have to give an A to Miami’s special teams unit for that impressive onside-kick attempt recovered by Jarvis Landry. 

I have to give an F to Miami’s special teams unit for their awful squib-kick attempt. 

Average it out, and that’s why they have a C. 

 

Coaching: F

There’s a stark difference in the mentality of these two teams. 

The Miami Dolphins came out not like a Dan Campbell coached team, but instead like a Joe Philbin-coached team. The imbalance between the run and the pass was huge (understandable but still too lopsided), and the team just seemed ill-prepared against a team for which they should be more prepared than any. 

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