For example, the dolphins had like first and goal last night. Tried to punch it in four times and turned the ball over on downs. They’re just not built to be a physically dominating team when they need to be.
is the league still letting the Dolphins getting away with players moving moving forward in motion before the snap? Because they cheated a lot of open receivers that way last year
Raheem Mostert led the league in TDs last year, and was incredibly successful at punching the ball into the end zone in situations exactly like that one.
I'm not sure what's different this year, perhaps his injury earlier in the year is still affecting him, or maybe the OL isn't playing as well, but don't forget McDaniel was the run coordinator at San Fransisco. It's not an area he neglects on offense.
I don't think the Dolphins "cheated" receivers open last year, the phrase "cheat motion" just refers to the receiver starting in motion to the side of the formation they are already on from the slot position, rather than crossing the formation behind the QB like usual. It was a way to stop defenses from having time to hand off the responsibility for that receiver from one defender to another pre-snap.