You probably don't even remember that the Miami Dolphins made the playoffs last season. They took some big strides forward in Adam Gase's first season in South Beach, but there was still plenty to work on. The Fins are facing long odds to win the Super Bowl this year, but if they can work out just a couple of their glaring problems from last season, they might be able to take another serious step to potentially contend.
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New England Patriots +310
Dallas Cowboys +1000
Seattle Seahawks +1100
Green Bay Packers +1200
Pittsburgh Steelers +1300
Atlanta Falcons +1500
Oakland Raiders +1500
Kansas City Chiefs +2000
Denver Broncos +2500
New York Giants +2500
Tampa Bay Buccaneers +2800
Carolina Panthers +3000
Houston Texans +3000
Arizona Cardinals +3500
Minnesota Vikings +3500
Indianapolis Colts +4000
Tennessee Titans +4000
Baltimore Ravens +4500
Philadelphia Eagles +5000
New Orleans Saints +5000
Cincinnati Bengals +5500
Los Angeles Chargers +6500
Miami Dolphins +6500
Detroit Lions +6500
Washington Redskins +6500
Jacksonville Jaguars +8000
Buffalo Bills +9000
Chicago Bears +12500
Los Angeles Rams +15000
San Francisco 49ers +30000
Cleveland Browns +30000
New York Jets +30000
Key Factors For Winning the Super Bowl
Scheduling Difficulties – Last season, the Dolphins' out of division games included the NFC West, the AFC North, Tennessee and San Diego. This year, the non-division games include the NFC South, the AFC West, the Titans and Ravens. Good luck with that, Miami. The Dolphins could be playing three games in the snow against the Patriots (November 26), Bills (December 17) and Chiefs (December 24). Furthermore, the end of this schedule is just a flat out nightmare. Aside from two games against the Bills, every game Miami plays from October 26 on comes against a team that should end up at least contending for a playoff spot. The Dolphins are going to have to be a lot better this year just to be the same 10-6 team they were a season ago.
Tannehill Taking the Next Step – We're starting to get into "put up or shut up time" for Tannehill. This is his sixth year in the NFL, and he now has 77 starts in his career. The good news for Tannehill is that Gase turned him into a quarterback who set career-highs in completion percentage (67.1) and yards per pass attempt (7.7). But the fact that he threw 12 interceptions in just 13 games is troublesome. Tannehill doesn't have a great set of receivers to work with, but there's still no excuse for all of these mistakes. The argument could be made that Matt Moore is the better of these two quarterbacks. If that turns out to be the case, Gase has to realize that early on this season and not be afraid to put his "franchise quarterback" on the bench.
D-Line Dominance – The Ndamukong Suh signing hasn't turned out to be the game-changer the Dolphins figured they were getting. Suh was good last year, but he felt like one of the more overpaid players in the NFL. With Cameron Wake approaching the end of his career, he can't be counted upon for double-digits in sacks once again. The big question is whether the acquisition of William Hayes is going to make a difference or not. This is Hayes' tenth year in his career as well, and he's going to have a lot of work to do to keep his career going at a high level, too. The Dolphins, though, don't feel like they have anything more than a lot of names on their defensive front. Let’s remember that Miami only ranked No. 29 in total defense, No. 18 in scoring, and most notably, No. 30 against the run. It's up to this front four to change all of that for the better in 2017.
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