Miami Dolphins Week 2 Baltimore Ravens Mailbag 2022
A: Great question! Finding success earlier in the ground game can set up the rest of this offense to flourish at another level. Miami scored 13 offensive points on eight possessions in Week 1 – seven if factor in that they knelt down in the red zone on the final drive of the game. Those drives averaged 7.6 plays per drive and 38.4 yards per dive. I say that to highlight that the offense was more efficient than the point total suggests, but if there’s one area I think the Dolphins can improve upon and bump the point total up, it’s early success in the ground game. From there, play-action opens up and the offense could hopefully make the continual improvement that McDaniel has referenced.
Question from @*RumplePigskin13:* What offensive advantages do you see Miami can exploit against Baltimore’s D?
A: The Ravens defense is as tough as they come. They play a lot of nickel and dime and challenge you to move their massive, gifted defensive line to force them out of those sub packages. If the Dolphins can do that, then that helps open up the offense.
Additionally, Baltimore is without cornerback Kyle Fuller and have Marcus Peters, Brandon Stephens and Marlon Humphrey all on the injury report at the same position. The Ravens have always been able to institute successful next-man-up contingency plans, but it will be curious to see how their depth fares against Miami’s many skilled wide receivers.
