The Tough Schedule of the Miami Dolphins

The schedules for all of the NFL teams have been released for the next season, and I found out that the Dolphins have the toughest of them all. It would be a brutal schedule for any team, but it makes it even worse that the Dolphins have a first time head coach in Adam Gase and could potentially get beaten like a punching bag . This schedule leaves me with low expectations for next season, which is pretty disappointing.  You only need to look at the first four games to find out how bad it is.

The Dolphins start off with two road games. The first is against the Seattle Seahawks, one of the best teams of the last five years. This team is good pretty much everywhere, and simply outmatch the Dolphins. They also recently acquired cornerback Brandon Browner to make that defense even more dominant. I am expecting this to be a loss for the Dolphins. 

The Dolphins are then back on the road but this time its against one of the other powerhouse teams, the division rival New England Patriots. I don't even remember the last time the Dolphins beat the Patriots in Foxborough. The Patriots also became even stronger this offseason. I am expecting this game to be a loss as well. 

Finally a home game. The Dolphins then come to the newly innovated stadium to take on the Cleveland Browns. The Browns are a joke of a franchise but Hue Jackson could possibly turn that team around. I am expecting the Dolphins to win this game, and I am relieved that they have a game like this. 

After this they still have to go on the road on a short week. The Dolphins will play the Bengals on Thursday Night Football. This night game will probably hurt the Dolphins because they will have a lot of pressure on themselves. Plus, the Bengals are a much better team than the Dolphins. This game will most likely be another loss. 

Throughout the season the Dolphins have to play games across the country. They are going to be brutalized by the strength of the teams they play, and how they travel. Hopefully they can still do well, but I can only hold out so much hope.