The Miami Dolphins have had perhaps the most prolific offense in the entire league this season, and that’s pretty surprising when you consider that they have been forced to play a lot of backups on the offensive line this season.
According to Chris Kouffman of 3 Yards Per Carry, nearly half of the Dolphins snaps on the offensive line this season have been played by backup offensive linemen.
“Backups account for 47% of Miami’s OL snaps. Winning teams average 16%. No other winning team more than 27%. Bills only had 4% of OL snaps taken by backups,” Kouffman said in a post on X.
Backups account for 47% of Miami's OL snaps. Winning teams average 16%. No other winning team more than 27%. Bills only had 4% of OL snaps taken by backups.
I once said Miami's OL was the exhaust port in the Death Star. I was wrong. Dolphins leads the NFL in offense anyway. I…
— Chris Kouffman (@ckparrot) January 4, 2024
“I once said Miami’s OL was the exhaust port in the Death Star. I was wrong. Dolphins leads the NFL in offense anyway. I doubt any QB other than Tua could pilot this offense and get what he’s getting out of it. Credit to OL Coach Butch Barry as well for getting these guys ready to be next man up,” Kouffman continued. “I’m not going to say it doesn’t suck, or it isn’t hurting the offense. Of course it is. But leading the NFL in scoring and yardage means they’re clearly overcoming.”
It’s pretty insane news that the Dolphins have been so dominant on the offensive side of the ball with a lot of backups on the offensive line, and the NFL world had a lot to say about it on social media as a result.
Butch Barry needs a 10 year deal I want Mike McDaniel and him attached at the hip for the duration of his tenure! https://t.co/sei04Xg82A
— 🇭🇹𝐓𝐮𝐚🐐𝐌𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐕𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐚 (@TuasRevenge) January 4, 2024
The offensive line is one of the most important things in football. I get it teams deal with injuries and all and yes I know browns fans you lost your two tackles. But try losing two tackles for half the season and your center and RG plus your LG the whole line. Lol https://t.co/5WFR9lXRer
— Curtis Watson (@CWatson51) January 4, 2024
But let’s fire McDaniel and get rid of Tua. Make it make sense. Takes like that from some “fins fans” are straight laughable. https://t.co/ntuf0E9Kb1
— G 🐬⬆️ (@notoriousuno1) January 4, 2024
Butch Barry needs to be given a blank check and some flowers. 2 years ago this was the worst unit in NFL history. After 1 year he's taken this O-Line to heights dolphins fans never expected and did so with pretty much the same players. https://t.co/osWBtbZ3VE
— 3BrothersCards (@3BrothersCards) January 4, 2024
This is a wild stat. Even wilder that the Dolphins still have the No. 1 offense in the league with so many offensive line issues. https://t.co/yVaGb8gRYS
— Dustin (@dustinjkent) January 4, 2024
https://twitter.com/blocklife72/status/1743100360162426986?s=20
Absurd stat. Butch Barry has been putting in work getting these dudes ready to play every week. https://t.co/wd1xbGZKrn
— Kyle Davenport (@davenwell25) January 4, 2024
We’ll certainly have to see just how far this offensive line can carry the Dolphins into the postseason.
