The Miami Dolphins are hosting the New York Jets this weekend
Kenny Stills Jersey , the second meeting between the two clubs this year. The Dolphins beat the Jets back in Week 2 as part of the team’s three-game win streak to start the season. Since that 3-0 start, however, the Dolphins have lost four of their last five games and are struggling to find any rhythm. They need to use the Jets game this weekend as a springboard to a better second half of the season.If Miami is going to have success against the 3-5 Jets, remaining ahead of them in the AFC East standings, they are going to need to play this game as a team - something they have not done lately. The Dolphins will need big games from some key members of the team.Brock Osweiler, quarterback - The Dolphins will turn to Osweiler for the fourth-straight game as Ryan Tannehill’s shoulder continues to be an issue.In his first start, Osweiler recorded a 64 percent completion rate and a 94.9 passer rating, then a 71 percent completion rate and a 114.9 passer rating in his second game. The third game everything crashed down to a 57 percent completion rate and a 65.3 passer rating. Miami needs to see the Osweiler that performed in those first two starts
Reshad Jones Jersey , and not the one that was in the third game. Cameron Wake, defensive end - The Miami pass rush has been anemic this year. Wake, who missed two games due to injury, has one sack on the season. For a player who has recorded at least 10.5 sacks in each of the last three seasons in which he played more than 7 games, one sack six games into this season is disappointing, for Wake, for the team, and for the fans. The Dolphins need Wake to have an impact in this game and force Sam Darnold to make bad decisions and make rookie mistakes.Kenyan Drake
Minkah Fitzpatrick Jersey , running back - The Dolphins have to get the running game established early in this game, getting Drake and Frank Gore going will open up the play-action passing attack, which will lead to Osweiler having a good day. Drake should be able to find success against the Jets’ defense, and Miami will need that this weekend.Minkah Fitzpatrick, safety - This may not be on Fitzpatrick as much as it is on the coaching staff to leave the rookie cornerback/safety in the game. He barely played more than half of last week’s game against the Houston Texans. Fitzpatrick should be one of the top playmakers on Miami’s defense, and he needs to be on the field to make those plays. If he is given the chance to shine, Fitzpatrick needs to take advantage of those extra snaps and make plays.DeVante Parker, wide receiver - Parker had a career day against the Texans
Mike Gesicki Jersey , but now needs to back it up. Miami’s receivers are still banged up, even if they somehow get Kenny Stills back this week, and Parker will need to remain a big part of the offense. One great day does not prove Parker is a true number one receiver. He needs to keep performing like he did against the Texans - both for himself and for the team. Something ridiculous happened with our The Phinsider NFL straight-up winners picks last week. You see, James and I both went 13-2 for Week 8 and somehow lost ground in the season standings. I am not sure how that is possible, but Kat and Justin both finished the week 14-1. It does not seem right.That 14-1 week pushed Kat out to 83-37-1 on the season, giving her a 69 percent correct rate on the year. Seriously? She is at almost 70 percent of her picks being correctly made. James is holding on to second at 77-43-1, with Justin pulling to within one game of him at 76-44-1. I am still in last with a 74-46-1 record on the season. This week, we again see most of the games featuring a consensus among all four of us. The games with different picks include the Indianapolis Colts at Pittsburgh Steelers
Jason Sanders Jersey , the Minnesota Vikings at Kansas City Chiefs, the Tennessee Titans at Carolina Panthers, the Detroit Lions at Oakland Raiders, and the New England Patriots at Baltimore Ravens.Will anyone be able to close the gap on Kat? We will see. Share your picks and season record in the comments.*Note: I somehow deleted Kat’s pick for the Jets-Dolphins game. I will update the picks sheet as soon as possible.*The Phinsider Picks PoolGameKevinJamesJustinKatGameKevinJamesJustinKat