Before last year’s normal-season finale, the Patriots and Dolphins were Spider-Man’s meme personified, New England wearing an elegant and shiny armor from the Marvel Cinematic Universe targeting dolphins dressed in a poorly fitted suit worn by a street artist. times square.
But then, well, the Times Square Spider-Man beat the Avengers in week 17.
The final 2019 Dolphins roster necessarily resembled the Patriots as a very deficient man: they had former members of the New England practice team dirtying their intensity boards with Trent Harris as an outside linebacker, Calvin Munson as an in-house linebacker, and Nate Brooks and Jomal. Wiltz in the corner. Other patriots off-season players such as Ryan Lewis and Ken Webster played for the Dolphins before being placed in the injured reserve. Dolphins head coach Brian Flores, a long-time Patriots defensive assistant, knew he could poach New England players knowing they would perceive what he was looking to achieve in Miami. So he developed the NFL edition of “The Mighty Ducks” and, in typical Disney style, in the end beat the supervillains.
Accumulated credits: “We are the champions”. Eric Rowe scratches a guitar near the campfire.
Fast 8 months and the Dolphins have taken a step forward as team of the United States in “D2: The Mighty Ducks”.
The 2020 Dolphins, arriving in New England in Week 1, are no longer the patriots’ poor edition, but in some cases, the Dolphins have players that the Patriots could not reconnect with loose firms like supporter Kyle Van Noy and Middle Ted. Karras on your list. The dolphins discovered a space for Rowe safely. They paid a lot of cash for corner Byron Jones. They replaced the players in the practice squad with veteran Patriots such as Elandon Roberts and Kamu Grugier-Hill. He might not be a starter, however, they were decided by Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, many patriot enthusiasts coveted in the draft.
Karras, Van Noy and Roberts were even elected captains in their first term with the Dolphins.
Miami won’t be good. The Dolphins didn’t beat the Patriots, who also watch a little more this season, in Week 1, but are no longer a Patriots defeat organization. Flores doesn’t want to scratch the back of the Patriots practice box to make a list. .
And although Ryan Fitzpatrick is still a quarterback, this Dolphins team has the chance to be competitive in 2020. Flores and Dolphins general manager Chris Grier reviewed the Dolphins list in the same way that Bill Belichick cleaned up space a year after his tenure as head of the Patriots. Coach.
The Dolphins had one of the worst ground games in league history last season when 37-year-old Fitzpatrick led the team with 243 yards. The team averaged 3. 3 consistent yards with a run and Kalen Ballage loaded the ball 74 times for just 135 yards. Miami added Matt. Breida and Jordan Howard to strengthen the strength of the ball carrier during the off-season.
They will have two draft picks from their offensive line and on the corner of Noah Ibinoghene. They paid middle-class cash to make improvements to the limit by adding Shaq Lawson and Emmanuel Ogbah.
The 2020 Dolphins would probably not be in a position to win a Super Bowl like the Belichick Patriots in 2001, however, they are much closer than they were a year ago when Flores struggled to leave his list blank. In fact, they’ve taken a step in the right direction.
The Dolphins have come a long way in no time. Now we’ll see if Miami can score beautifully in front of the Patriots in the first week.