The Miami Dolphins boast a new play-caller this year in head coach Mike McDaniel, and THE BLITZ projects their pass/run mix to tilt 1.5% more towards rushing than it did last year (adjusted for context).
The Miami Dolphins have run the 9th-most plays in the league since the start of last season, totaling a whopping 63.9 plays per game.
Chase Edmonds has received 44.7% of his team’s carries this year, ranking him in the 79th percentile among RBs.
Chase Edmonds has picked up 45.0 rushing yards per game since the start of last season, one of the largest marks in the league among RBs (76th percentile).
Chase Edmonds’s ground effectiveness (5.03 yards per carry) has been some of the best in football since the start of last season (89th percentile among RBs).
Cons
The Dolphins are a 4.5-point underdog in this week’s contest, likely leading to a passing game script.
THE BLITZ projects the Miami Dolphins to be the 4th-least run-centric offense among all teams this week with a 37.3% run rate, based on their underlying tendencies and matchup dynamics.
THE BLITZ projects this game to see the 4th-lowest volume of plays run on the slate this week at 119.7 plays, based on the tendencies of each team and game dynamics.
The Miami Dolphins offensive line profiles as the 2nd-worst in the league since the start of last season in run blocking.
Chase Edmonds has been among the bottom running backs in football at picking up extra running yardage, averaging a mere 2.63 yards-after-contact since the start of last season while checking in at the 16th percentile.