You said it lead to their inability tp put miami away, or it gave miami a mental edge. Good teams get their D out there first, stop the opposition, and take over from there. Not to mention that fact that YOU HAVE THE CHANCE FOR AN EXTRA POSSESSION IN THE SECOND HALF when you defer.
So tell me, would miami have been quaking if we took the opening kickoff, drove all the way down the field (like we did on our 1st drive), and then settled for 3, like we did on our first drive? the 3-0 deficit would have been so demoralizing for miami that we would have won?
Your asinine lahjik lacks one simple thing. Common sense. That game was lost in quarter #4, with our final 5 possessions results in 4 TOs and a safety. It had nothing to do with deferring. Tell the damn defense to stop a team.