I’m short on time this week, so I will present the data and leave the commentary to you guys. Here are the Game Scripts data from week 4.
Well, okay, allow me one comment. Under Joe Philbin, the Miami Dolphins have been incredibly pass-happy, despite the fact that the team has often been more effective on the ground than through the air. Well, in Philbin’s last game as head coach, Miami passed on 81% of dropbacks, the highest rate of any team in week four. And, of course, while some of that was due to the team’s poor Game Script, note that Tampa Bay had nearly the same Game Script and passed on only 61% of all plays.
Miami rushed 11 times for 59 yards, so it was not as though the Dolphins rushing attack mandated a pass-happy approach. And Ryan Tannehill averaged 2.49 ANY/A on 47 dropbacks. You can probably figure out why Philbin was fired.
| Team | H/R | Opp | Boxscore | PF | PA | Margin | Game Script | Pass | Run | P/R Ratio | Op_P | Op_R | Opp_P/R Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | HOU | Boxscore | 48 | 21 | 27 | 22.3 | 29 | 35 | 45.3% | 58 | 17 | 77.3% | |
| CAR | @ | TAM | Boxscore | 37 | 23 | 14 | 12.1 | 24 | 32 | 42.9% | 45 | 29 | 60.8% |
| NYJ | @ | MIA | Boxscore | 27 | 14 | 13 | 11.9 | 29 | 43 | 40.3% | 47 | 11 | 81% |
| NYG | @ | BUF | Boxscore | 24 | 10 | 14 | 9.5 | 36 | 27 | 57.1% | 43 | 25 | 63.2% |
| GNB | @ | SFO | Boxscore | 17 | 3 | 14 | 7.9 | 35 | 33 | 51.5% | 31 | 18 | 63.3% |
| CIN | KAN | Boxscore | 36 | 21 | 15 | 7.6 | 24 | 26 | 48% | 50 | 23 | 68.5% | |
| DEN | MIN | Boxscore | 23 | 20 | 3 | 5.9 | 29 | 24 | 54.7% | 48 | 21 | 69.6% | |
| SEA | DET | Boxscore | 13 | 10 | 3 | 4.8 | 32 | 30 | 51.6% | 35 | 18 | 66% | |
| STL | @ | ARI | Boxscore | 24 | 22 | 2 | 3.8 | 25 | 26 | 49% | 50 | 21 | 70.4% |
| WAS | PHI | Boxscore | 23 | 20 | 3 | 2.9 | 46 | 33 | 58.2% | 33 | 17 | 66% | |
| CHI | OAK | Boxscore | 22 | 20 | 2 | 1.2 | 46 | 28 | 62.2% | 35 | 21 | 62.5% | |
| SDG | CLE | Boxscore | 30 | 27 | 3 | 1.1 | 40 | 21 | 65.6% | 45 | 21 | 68.2% | |
| NOR | DAL | Boxscore | 26 | 20 | 6 | -0.5 | 44 | 25 | 63.8% | 29 | 28 | 50.9% | |
| IND | JAX | Boxscore | 16 | 13 | 3 | -1.2 | 50 | 23 | 68.5% | 51 | 27 | 65.4% | |
| BAL | @ | PIT | Boxscore | 23 | 20 | 3 | -2.1 | 38 | 37 | 50.7% | 30 | 33 | 47.6% |
Please leave your general thoughts in the comments. One specific question: how do you think the Miami offense will look without Philbin the rest of the year?