The Dolphins are 3-1.That is great. history. The next week Nat Moore Jersey , an early first-half explosion, was just enough to defeat their AFC East foe, the New York Jets. Creativity and shutdown cornerback, Xavien Howard helped edge off the Raiders, late in the game. Miami was red hot and on top of the world at 3-0. And then all of that momentum died as the Dolphins laid an egg in New England. Nothing went right and that’s to be expected vs the AFC juggernaut. But aside from poor game-planning, terrible play-calling and even worse execution, what was one of the biggest factors in Miami’s 38-7 loss? One answer. Kenyan Drake. In the last two weeks, Drake carried the football 8 times for 8 yards. 3 of those yards came on just 3 carries in Foxborough, where the Dolphins had a chance to bury the Patriots at the bottom of the division. Yes, Tannehill admitted to checking out of run several times Mark Duper Jersey , despite a favorable matchup vs 7 defensive backs, but that is no excuse. Kenyan Drake should see AT LEAST 15-17 carries a game and that’s not including his impact in the passing game. On this week’s episode of Phinsider Radio, I discuss just how important Kenyan Drake is to the offense. The latest episode can be found below....Adam Gase saw enough of Kenyan Drake over the last two seasons, to warrant shipping Jay Ajayi to Philadelphia for a fourth-round pick.The question now remains, why have the Dolphins seamlessly abandoned the run game early on?Adam Gase’s teams win nearly every time when they have over 100-yards rusher, so why not try and establish the run game early?Sure, the offensive line is banged up, but look around the league.There are very few offensive lines that are flawless and Miami’s is no different.If the Dolphins hope to continue their early season success, they must get Kenyan Drake involved exclusively in the offense.Use him on the ground, through the air Mark Clayton Jersey , and even on special teams if the game dictates.He might arguably be the best player on offense, and he needs to be treated as such.This week’s game in Cincinnati is a good time to start.Establish the run game early and use the play-action to expose the Bengal’s defense.If the Dolphins want to be a legit playoff contender late in the year, they have to win key divisional match-ups like this.Dear Adam Gase,Please remember these three words when game-planning for Cincinnati....Run, Kenyan, Run As the NFL salary cap climbs higher and higher, NFL teams become more and more willing to carry significant dead money for specific players.This year alone, the Steelers will have former receiver Antonio Brown on the books for $21.12 million, and former Giants receiver Odell Beckham Jr. will count for $16 million. Next year, if Saints quarterback Drew Brees moves on Adam Joseph Duhe Jersey , he’ll leave behind $21.3 million under the cap.Former Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill has joined this not-so-exclusive club. The remainder of his signing bonus and a can-kicking restructuring bonus already meant that he’d count for $13.423 million this year, if released without a post-June 1 designation. The curious decision of the Dolphins to pay $5 million of his salary in order to get a seventh-round pick and a future fourth-round pick for Tannehill and a sixth-round pick increases the cap charge to a whopping $18.423 million.Of course, keeping Tannehill would have cost $26.611 million under the cap, and $18.725 million in cash. So the Dolphins created $8.188 million in cap space, spent $5 million to do it, and picked up a fourth-round pick next year while flip-flopping 2019 sixth- and seventh-round picks with the Titans.While some are skewing reality to heap false praise on the Dolphins for doing something good, the bottom line is that the Dolphins were trying to make chicken salad. To do so, they crafted a convoluted recipe that had them essentially buying not quite a fourth-round pick in 2020 for $5 million, and pushing the dead cap money that will apply to Tannehill to nearly 10 percent of the entire 2019 salary cap.