Give them the props: our DTs looked Good

[Catalyst]

Biggest story to me was McClain playing so well. If he can keep that up we've got a chance to be pretty damn good defensively.

[PhillyB]

ron edwards was a beast and he will prove to be a difference-maker on the line this season. i'm still amazed at the number of naysayers who degraded his capabilities without having ever seen him play a single snap.

[Kuech the Sneak]

Our d-tackles will have a tough test week 1....CJ will have a field day though. Excited to see them against the jets who have a much better o-line than miami

[Ivan The Awesome]

The Dolphins o-line isn't a joke. Phinisher can attest to this. Overall it was a great showing by the D-line.

[frash.exe]

It's definitely a confidence boost to have seen us play well. Cam played amazing and the lines dominated the POA.

[Frizzy350]

This. Winning trench battles right now is more important than diagnosing the opponent's schemes. We wanted toughness at the point of attack and we saw that last night against their first team. How could anyone not have been pleased with that effort? Plus, it was a reflection of Rivera's message.

Not only this but Miami has an Oline that generally considered about as good as ours... in that top 10-5 range.

[Achilles]

it was a decent performance against a mediocre offense with a rookie QB in his first start of his career. Let's keep things in perspective. I liked what I saw...don't get me wrong...OBVIOUSLY there is improvement and I don't want to take anything away from the DTs, they surprised and actually established something. Also, in terms of the whole line, CJ was a beast in this game regardless of the quality of the foe or the lack of game planning. If that continues then, we will most certainly be a much improved team.

However, it is not "negative nancy" territory to point out that Tannehill is a rookie starting in the NFL for the first time. We play Brees, both Mannings, Ryan, Rivers, Vick...I mean thats a far cry from R Tanehill...I'm sorry, but it is a huge difference. He held onto the ball a bit more than I'd expect from these pros, plus they are all better at blitz recognition and have good chemistry with their o-lines. Plus, the ability to game plan against our scheme and personnel.

There's no doubt that the defense showed us something in that game, and there is reason to believe that they will be more effective this season, but this was NOT the kind of performance that indicates that this DL has arrived. Still, it was a fantastic opportunity for them to gain some confidence and momentum.

[JawnyBlaze]

^ well put and valid points.

[JSouth]

I agree. I don't recall seeing the dline play like this last year preseason or not. They did the pushing in this game instead of being pushed around. Hopefully this game is something they can build off and start believing in themselves.

[Rip Saw]

Our d-tackles will have a tough test week 1....CJ will have a field day though. Excited to see them against the jets who have a much better o-line than miami

The Jets o line is so weak that they were hoping otah worked out for them

[Davidson Deac II]

Preseason doesn't really determine how they will play once the season starts. That being said, they looked good against a dolphins running game that last year was good enough to get Reggie Bush a 1000 yards. :)

[Beast_3000]

The last two weeks we have matched up CJ on the RT and Hardy on the LT. I wonder if this is a season long switch or very situational. Ideally you want your best pass rusher on the blind side but maybe we are conceding the left for a good match up on the right.

Yeah you are correct. Ideally that is how pass rushers lines up, but last year Hardy typically lined up against the left tackle (blind side) and CJ the right tackle. If I remember correctly they chose this approach because Hardy was supposed to have a quick first step. I don't necessarily think that is the case with the additional weight. On the positive side if Miami had their perennial pro bowler in, Jake Long, that was the reason Hardy may have been quiet on the blind side.

[Swaggasaurus]

I give McClain a hard time on here, mainly because I expect more from him. My hat is off to the guy, played the run well, held his ground, and got into the backfield against MIA. He looked like a decent NFL player for the first time and he has the physical abilities to greatly improve.

[bigjohn]

Props given.

If we get some of that DT play during the regular season, our healthy (fingers crossed) linebackers will have a freaking field day.