By: RANDY CAMPBELL (OLD DOLFAN)
GAME 9: NOV. 12, 1972 – BOSTON at MIAMI
On Nov. 16, 1959, Boston business leader Billy Sullivan won the eighth and final franchise for the new American Football League. Sullivan invited area citizens to submit possible nicknames for th
e franchise. The most popular choice (and the one preferred by Sullivan) was “Patriots.” The team had a vagabond existence in the AFL. Their home fields included Nickerson Field (1960-62); Fenway Park (1963-68); Alumni Stadium at Boston College (1969); and Harvard Stadium (1970). Beginning in 1971, the renamed New England Patriots moved to a stadium in Foxborough then known as Schaefer Stadium. It was renamed Sullivan Stadium in 1983. The Boston Patriots made only one appearance in the AFL playoffs from 1960 through 1969. The 1963 squad, led by Vito (Babe) Parilli, receiver and place kicker Gino Cappellitti and linebacker Nick Buoniconti, made it all the way to the AFL Championship Game. That game, played at tiny Balboa Stadium, proved to be a nightmare for Patriots’ fans as the San Diego Chargers destroyed Boston 51-10.
The New England Patriots struggled mightily when the AFL and the NFL merged. A 2-12 record in 1970 was followed by a 6-8 slate in 1971. In 1972, Patriots fans hoped their team finally would have another winning campaign. Quarterback Jim Plunkett, running back Carl Garrett and receiver Randy Vataha were all upper echelon players. But the lack of defensive playmakers led most observers to predict a sixth consecutive losing season for New England. Suspicions about the Patriots’ defense proved to be justified. This 2-6 team had already given up an average of over 30 points a game. And now they had to travel to the historic Orange Bowl to face an offense deemed “unstoppable” by Miami’s offensive coordinator, Howard Schnellenberger.
The Dolphins were overwhelming favorites. But I didn’t care. To my surprise, the U. S. Army sent me back home to my beloved Florida two months before my tour of duty was scheduled to end. I received what is known as an “early out.” I was broke, tired, despondent and in a poor frame of mind after working on mostly was casualties for nearly two years (often working 16+ hours per day). But when my brother-in-law said he had an extra ticket FOR ME, I jumped for joy like a little boy! I would get to see MY DOLPHINS play IN PERSON! I WOULD BE A WITNESS TO HISTORY! Thankfully, my old Datsun sedan got me all the way from Ft. Ord, California, to South Florida without breaking down.
This game was, in reality, a scrimmage for the vastly superior Dolphins. Mercury Morris, the star in the previous win over Buffalo, scored from four yards away and Miami had a quick 7-0 lead. A few minutes later, Morris scored again from the four to increase the lead to 14-0. A chip shot field Yepremian field goal made it 17-0 after the first quarter. The rout was on! New England simply could not stop the Dolphins offense. In the second stanza, Larry Csonka steam rolled to a three yard touchdown run. Before halftime, Mercury Morris scored his THIRD touchdown of the first half and Miami was in complete control at 31-0. Early in the third quarter, Earl Morrall tossed a bulls eye, good for 16 yards and a touchdown, to Marlin Briscoe. It was 38-0 and Shula pulled Morrall, Csonka, Kiick, Morris and Warfield.
Meanwhile, the “No Name Defense” continued to stuff the Patriots’ offense. Dolphin fans expected, and GOT, another shutout. In the final quarter, third string quarterback Jim Del Gaizo got to see significant action. Known as “The Mad Bomber” for his propensity for deep passes, Del Gaizo unleashed a 51-yard bomb to Briscoe to expand the lead to 45-0. Not satisfied, the University of Tampa product tossed another long bomb to tight end Jim Mandich, good for 39 yards and a 52-0 final score.
On the day, Schnellenberger’s “unstoppable” offense roared for 181 yards rushing and 318 yards passing! Meanwhile, the “No Name Defense” limited the Pats to just 169 yards total offense, much of it in “garbage time” in the second half. Jim Plunkett completed only 7 of 19 passes for 66 yards. And the “No Names” intercepted three New England passes.
This game marked Don Shula’s 100th victory as an NFL head coach. Only 8 other NFL coaches had achieved this plateau. And Shula was the YOUNGEST to ever do it. President Richard Nixon called Shula in the locker room to congratulate the Don of Miami. Shula responded “I hope the next time you call me it’s in the locker room after we’ve won the Super Bowl!” This undefeated team was now the talk of the sporting world. They had won their last three games by a combined score of 105-16. Talk of a Perfect Season was now in the air.
The 1972 Miami Dolphins were now 9-0.
Finsmob Unleashed 
Don Shula’s Career Coaching Milestones
First Win: September 22, 1963 at San Francisco 49ers, 20-14
100th Win: October 15, 1972 vs. San Diego Chargers, 24-10
200th Win: November 8, 1981 at New England Patriots, 30-27 (OT)
300th Win: September 22, 1991 vs. Green Bay Packers, 16-13
324th Win: October 31, 1993 vs. Kansas City Chiefs, 30-10
325th Win: November 14, 1993 at Philadelphia Eagles, 19-14
This victory was Shula’s 100th regular season victory as believed during the times but according to HOF his 100th victory was Oct 15th,1972 because they counted playoff games..
http://www.profootballhof.com/history/decades/1990s/don_shula.aspx
“I hope the next time you call me it’s in the locker room after we’ve won the Super Bowl!” Shula was known as a “choker” because he failed to win the BIG one 3 times before leaving for Miami. Then he lost a fourth time to Dallas. He was then known as the coach who couldn’t win big games.
Today is april fools day. My wife was born on 1-4-60 but if you go by European dates the day comes first then the month and finally the year thus 4-1-60. So today I surprised my wife with her 2nd birthday of this year before she left for work . She just looked at me and opened her present.She must think I went over the deep end.
Shula was born on the same day January 4th.
Yay, Dolphins! When ess the last time we were 9-0?
Thanks OD.
here’s something worth reading from Bob Griese about the 72 season
https://books.google.com/books?id=WVlBk5EOUXkC&pg=PA76&lpg=PA76&dq=shula+and+beer+for+players&source=bl&ots=QeIl384XLh&sig=O2u_xAZ1p2XR-4Mvlcmhidfk8Sk&hl=en&sa=X&ei=NtYbVYH3Mc7YggSivoJQ&ved=0CCIQ6AEwATgo#v=onepage&q=shula%20and%20beer%20for%20players&f=false
OD
This sucks
I wish we would have cut and paste the Phinsider instead and then left it running for days until we broke 100 comments
April Fools !!!
This post is excellent
This series is excellent
We should be so lucky to have am opportunity to run and read it again
YOU are so kind, Mr. Piggy. Me and Mrs. OD sure appreciate it.
MY THANKS to “Jets Suck” and “Try Pod” for your kind words. It’s nice to know so many of you out there in Dolphin Country appreciate my modest efforts to tell the story of the Greatest Team in Pro Football History. And make “ABSOLUTELY” no mistake; the ’72 Dolphins WERE, and ARE, the best pro football team in history!! – – As I once said to a fan of another team, “When your team goes 17-0 with a back-up quarterback starting 11 of those games, come and talk to me. Until then the ’72 Dolphins are the greatest team in NFL history, PERIOD!!
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“SHOW ME,” that’s my motto. SHOW ME another team that could run the table relying so heavily on a 38-year old back-up quarterback!! The 1972 Dolphins did, indeed, “SHOW ME!” –Eat it. Sleep it. Live it. THE PERFECT SEASON IS OURS TO ENJOY!!
Dolphins Win again, happy Wednesday everyone.
Apparently Greg Jennings tried to play an April fools joke on everyone last night and it went over like a fart in church.
I’ll play football against ANY of them.
OD, your boys came to town and whooped up on my boys. Fau 11- 5 over UCF.
Great job once again OD! Another story very well told.
Son
Are you suggesting there are places where farts are not well received?
Holy shit they did it.
Mark Eckel @MarkEckel08 · 1m
The Philadelphia Eagles have traded Cornerback Brandon Boykin and a third-round pick to the Miami Dolphins for Defensive End Dion Jordan and a swap of the No. 20 pick for the Dolphins No. 14 pick.
April fools!!!
Is it? I didn’t even realize that.
It most definitely is Tim. I just verified it on my calendar. Says APRIL 1
OD, good stuff.
Jim Plunkett completed only 7 of 19 passes for 66 yards and 3 picks. Man that’s the kind of game that would have fans calling for your head.
Tim
TODAY Don’t take anything you read on twitter or the internet seriously
its only a matter fo time before some one says “I swear its not an April Fools Day joke” – and then admits it is
I made that up you silly pig. LOL
You asshole!
If they actually did trade Jordan for a starting CB and a 3rd RD pick, I wouldn’t be crushed. I would be unhappy about the 1st RD swap though.
Unless of course the swap moved us up into the top 10, that could work.
20 is not so much worse than 14
expect when it comes to trade down value
We are basically hoping a player like White, La’el Collins or Scherf fall to us at 14
I guess Parker and Kendricks basically become less likely at 20 than 14 b/c those two can easily go in that space
Honestly I don’t know what to think about Boykin
He has never made a probowl, doesn’t have awe inspiring stats and was a 2012 4th round pick
I’m thinking the worst part is the player swap even though we get a 3rd rounder
Jordan;s potential, even if unrealized, is probably worth a better player
I don’t think a deal like that would happen.
It’s not that it’s so much worse, but yeah, we could lose out on either 1 of the 3 receivers, or worse, Collins or Scherff, which would really piss me off.
I would think Jordan is a better player than Boykin, but he hasn’t done it here yet, and for all we know, he may never do it here.
That said
Is it worth giving up that shot at potential just to acqurie a guy like Boykin
I don;t think so
Boykin is nothing special – who’s to say we don;t draft out own Boykin int he 4th round
Who’s to say Jamar Taylor isn;t much better than Boykin in 2015
If we were talking about a better quality CB that is one thing. But the eagles weren;t a good pass defense and I get nothing out of Boykins
The eagles wasnt their DBs to create TOs and their defense is ont he filed for a long time with many opportunites yet Boykin was not able to capitilze
I don;t see the interest in this guy
We may need a security blanket at CB in case Taylor doesn’t work
but I think we can just draft a young prosepct or sign a vet to do that
not give up on Jordan
I think the entire concept ios hogwash
and I know hogwash
LOL
Mike E
assuming Collins and Scherf are available at 14 – but that doesn;t appear to be likely
I think Collins and Scherf and White are pretty high on our draft board – but will any of those 3 last until 14?
Hmmmm you just gave me a poll idea
I wish they were, but I think none of those 3 will be around at 14.
None of those guys might make it to our pick, but there’s a pretty decent shot that one of them does. Out of Cooper, Parker, White, Scherff, Collins, I’d say Parker is the most likely to be there.
I think Parker being available at 14 is very likely
I’m just thinking about whether other, higher rated prospects might be there
LOL @ Piggy
We should do a mock draft here to see how it might go down.
We’re definitely going to schedule one
What I like about doing that is you pick the BPA for each team without bias and it should give us an idea who will realistically be available for us.
Probably some where around mid month would be a good time for a mock draft
Maybe we can work in 2
we should start asking peopke when their best times for availability are to set aside time for the mock
New Poll Up
3 highly rated prospects
which one is most likely to drop to 14
None is not an option….lol
Piggy
– You asked for it
Your Picks:
Round 1 Pick 14: La’el Collins, OT/OG, LSU (A)
Round 2 Pick 19 (HOU): Sammie Coates, WR, Auburn (A)
Round 3 Pick 32 (N.E.): Davis Tull, OLB, Chattanooga (A-)
Round 4 Pick 1 (TENN): Ronald Darby, CB, Florida State (A)
Round 4 Pick 15: Mike Hull, ILB/OLB, Penn State (B)
Round 5 Pick 13: MyCole Pruitt, TE, Southern Illinois (A)
Round 5 Pick 14: Tyler Varga, FB, Yale (A)
Round 6 Pick 15: Karlos Williams, RB, Florida State (A)
Get it?
What did you do?
Trade down int he 2nd and 3rd to acquire and extra 3rd and 4th rounder
Tim loves your 5th round pick
I don;t think we would need Varga and Willaims – but to me those are our late round big back options and I wouldn;t mind one of them in the 5th or 6th round
Also I like the Tull and Hull LBs which is sure to be confusing
My big question about this draft – which other WRs were available when you took Coates
Coates has a big upside but he is very risky
I think that is the weak spot int his draft
Piggy, Funchess was there, but Agholor, and obviously Perriman and the other guys were gone too. This was the Tull and Hull draft you were talking about.
I traded back in the 2nd twice
Tim
If everyone who’s doing the mock draft knows the teams needs that they draft for, then it’s a great exercise, and pretty realistic.
That and knowing a few prospects are definitely going early.
La’el Collins pulling away in the poll
He has 100% of the vote
I think Scherff is almost a sure top 10 pick. Collins is a fringe top 10 guy, although I’ve seen many scouts think he may be the best true LT prospect in this draft.
Omar Kelly ✔ @OmarKelly
April Fools is my least favorite day of the year because I don’t think people realize journalists have to chase BS. So keep it to yourself.
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Well now you know how we feel reading your stuff Omar. Everyday is a fools day with you….lol
Okay
I need to get back to work
Catch up later
Alright, I have a ton of shit to do today, I’ll catch you people later.
I think too many fans are looking past Damien Williams as our #2 back. His ability to catch the ball is going to get him on the field a lot. I know that Hickey and the coaches like him.
Who’s Damien Williams?
What?
I like Williams
and I am guilty of looking past him
But I think there is room for Miller, Williams and a big back like a Karlos Williams or a Tyler Varga – yes that is your stomach tunring
williams tunred into quite a find last year
I do not question he will be part of the active roster in 2015
but what happens after williams
Gillesslee? Some one else
A day 3 rookie is not a bad option to add the the bunch
It’s funny Miller is 5-10 224 and Williams is 5-11 221 and we act like they’re small backs. Gillislee is 5-11 216 and James is 5-9 195.
I understand Miller isn’t an overpowering runner but he ran with more authority last year. We haven’t seen enough of Williams as a runner to determine his upside. The same with Gillislee.
James Walker ✔ @JamesWalkerNFL
#Hurricanes WR Phillip Dorsett just wowed the crowd with his 40-yard dash. Times are unofficial at this point, but it may have been sub-4.3.
James Walker ✔ @JamesWalkerNFL
#Hurricanes LB Denzel Perryman just pulled up during 40-yard dash and couldn’t finish the run. He’s limping a bit, trying to walk it off.
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DORSETT BABY!
Son: I would like to see you run over some of them 😛
I didn’t understand Son’s post and now you’re commenting on it. Did I miss a post that explains this?
Response to comment made at former site: Nothing more I’d like then to pancake a couple of those little girlies!
Omar Kelly ✔ @OmarKelly
Phillip Dorsett’s fasted recorded time at today’s UM Pro day was a 4.25. He’s clearly in the high 4.2s.
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Hope we can trade down, pick up an extra 2nd & lets get both Dorsett & Perriman…WR corp set for many years with Stills & Landry as well. 🙂
#Look Out Pats!
Miami Hurricanes retweeted
Hurricanes Football @CanesFootball · 2h 2 hours ago
All 32 NFL Teams have representatives at #ProDayAtTheU
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CBgmYUDWgAACXj4.jpg:large
OD,
Thanks for another great article!
Tim, That was a hilarious April Fools joke.
James Walker @JamesWalkerNFL
I’m at the Miami #Hurricanes football facility where its National Championships are on full display. #ProDay pic.twitter.com/JdscN3mYiy
Everyone from the Fins front office seems to be there…
Tannenbaum, Hickey, the assistant GM, a couple coaches, etc.
Gigi, okay I went and saw that. Not sure what started that but it’s silly and unfortunate.
Yes very silly but it’s all good. You need to come out west and smoke some kush it is potent!!! 🙂
Would love to go out west someday. I actually get pretty good stuff here. As for potent I once smoked Northern Lights and thought I was dying. LOL
LOL!!! I had a “panic attack” once from it thought I was dying — cured me for a few days I honestly do not smoke much at all – 1 or 2 hits and I’m good.
Nice to see the Canes pro day get so much interest. I’d like to see some of that great recruiting transfer to the field though.
We get great recruits but our coaching is not great or even very good.
Armando Salguero @ArmandoSalguero 8m8 minutes ago
The ample talent at UM Pro Day is testament to how bad a coaching job that staff did last year.
Yep, not a fan at all.
New Age, when you first saw my post, did you buy it?
Gigi, I was in the NYC and I had to walk outside from a bar and squat against a wall because I felt like I was leaving my body. I never felt anything like that before.
I’m a few hits type as well.
OMG!! I was at home and my guy was standing there only I saw like 3 of him moving and blurry and my mouth was completely dry like I was in the desert. He told me to take a shower and I could not even stand up. I finally chewed some gum and drank some water and it helped but was up until 4-5 am and went to work at 8 – scary!! He has the card here for it because he was in a bad accident a few years back always in pain so for him he can smoke like a chimney and it does not have the same effect. I prefer just a little and then chill. 🙂
Tim, a part of me did. Since Ireland has left, our trades haven’t been quite as strong as before he left. It seemed like we weren’t getting quite fair compensation and hit all the points that our top brass have been insinuating. The needs for more picks, interest in CBs,etc.
If it wasn’t April 1, I would have totally fallen for it.
Piggy you could do the draft as a running poll
Today #1
Tomorrow #2
Etc.Etc.
That would definitely take them off the board!
The first round that is!
The only thing that bothers me about any of that is now I am lumped together with the closet dumper as equally disdained, and that’s just not right. I prefer being a “whiny vaginy”, as the alternative seems to be bloviation to compensate for an appendage inadequacy.
???
Try
I think I caught the middle of this convo and I am lost
What are you talking about?
If I talk about it it only brings more attention to those who obviously don’t feel they get enough as it is. Needless to say, I don’t really care, I don’t go to any other Dolphin-focused websites and people are free to talk about me in any way they want- I will not threaten them or call them names if they say something I don’t agree with.
it sounds like the bengals are interested in wafford
Omar Kelly @OmarKelly · 39m 39 minutes ago
Lamar Miller told me he’s 225 now. He played at 218 last year. Bulking up.
I thought it was reported he was 224 last year and that’s why he’s listed as such?
BrianCat @BrianCat13 · 22m22 minutes ago
Would the Eagles trade G Evan Mathis and CB Brandon Boykin for our 4th? Dolphins could then go LB and WR in first 2 RDs.
Interesting??????????
How bout just Mathis for our 6th?
Wy
That is a great idea
What do you guys think of doing a mock draft Poll
For instance
on 4/2/15 we have a polle that says
with the 1st oick the TB Bucs select
and then give 5 realistic options
Good idea Piggy!
LOL
Its Wymoning’s idea!
My bad!! Great idea Wyoming!!! 🙂
James Walker @JamesWalkerNFL
Hurricanes RB Duke Johnson said “it would be fun” to team up w/teammate Lamar Miller in the #Dolphins’ backfield. Your thoughts, MIA tweeps?
Would be too very good RBs
but I don;t want to spend the 2nd round pick it will take to bring in Duke Johnson on a RB
Wyo, that is a really good idea.
See side panel guys
The only issue with that is you’re limiting choices.
true
But it would be craxy with too many choices
What is the right amount of choices?
I figure we can use a national site as a base
I litterrly used the top 6 guys in CBS
So we can use the top 6 from CBS of whomever is left
or maybe mroe than 6 – like 10?
Do you update the choices as players come off the board? Sounds logistically nightmarish, or…you end up with 5 players and only 1 is actually available.
Now I see Trypod
For what its worth, I think you are the Oinks!
The concern on this site is to be the best we can be
and your input and partipation is a part of that!
participation…lol
trotters…
we need a back that can get the 1 yard for the 1st down. Specially if they move the 2 point conversion line to 1 yard line or 1.5 yard line like they’re thinking about doing.
There you go Trypod. Let it go. Let the children play.
I hope that came off the way I intended it…supportive.
Piggy, I’m not sure how to do it but you can’t have limited choices.
I think he can, but it has to be players that are actually as yet undrafted. If you do a mock like that he’ll have to update the poll every selection based on team needs, and what players are left with grades that are at least within the realm of possibility for the given slot. IE..you wouldn’t put Varga in as a choice for the 1st round.
Alex Marvez and Bill Polian yesterday on Sirius was pure radio football gold. Polian recounted the Ryan Leaf vs. Peyton Manning decision, and he also recounted the Ricky Williams vs. Edgerrin James decision.
Something that stood out to me was that he chose James rather than Ricky after trading Faulk to the Rams because there were some off-field red-flags with Ricky and James was the kind of back they needed in their system which was: “Extremely explosive to the hole at the point of attack, which was required because (their) OL was small, fast and athletic.”
I wondered to myself if that’s the kind of runner Lamar Miller is? Because I think we run a similar system.
He also said that he got death threats after drafting James because none of the public really saw him play that year because only one Miami’s games was televised (vs. UCLA, my wife’s Junior year. Miami killed our national championship hopes in a game that was rescheduled due to a hurricane!) since Miami was on probation.
I liked ricky more than james as a runner.
Yeah, but if the question is: Who did better with their draft selection; New Orleans or Indianapolis, it was hands down Indy.
Ricky redeemed himself later in his career, but from the Saints perspective he was a bust.
I also liked his running style better than James’ fwiw. But Polian saw something in both Manning (vs. Leaf) and James (vs. Williams) that showed why he’d become an HOFer one day. IMHO…
PS, I lost a post Boulder, but you got me thinking above “is short yardage specialist” about to become much more valuable?
it goes from nice to have to MUST have.
Hey Jahn – What’s happening man?
We haven’t crossed paths in quite some time
Thank you Jahn, Piggy,
Obviously the opinions of those here mean more to me than those from a site I have nothing to do with.
Glad you are here Trypod. We need a least one 3 legged man on this site.
OK, I just went over to the other site to see what all the talk is about. I find it best to ignore what’s said over there. I also wish we’d pay less attention to whatever goes on over there, which I’m guilty of doing myself. I actually stopped by there and posted a bit, just to see what those guys thought about Suh, and it wasn’t good. I know now to leave them alone to their own thing, and that’s fine. I made a mistake going there, and I won’t bother doing that again.
Try – I think you’re a fine person, and I’m pleased to have you here as a friend.
I would love to do that mock draft. We could base it off projected needs of the team and then list the top overall p;icks that fit in that range. TB is probably a pretty safe lock in reality but there are different ways they could go. Let’s do this!
LOL. My thoughts exactly
Brian DeRemer @BrianDeRemer
@ArmandoSalguero “Please, Lord Jesus, not Dallas Thomas”. = Best Ever!
James Walker @JamesWalkerNFL · 14m14 minutes ago
#Hurricanes LB Denzel Perryman said he measured at 5-11, 239 pounds and did 30 reps of 225 pounds for today’s pro day.
He’s a powerful dude. I like him, but not sure if he fits when we pick. I kinda see him as a late 2nd RD, early 3rd RD pick, but as we saw with James, if they have conviction about a player, they’ll take him when they want to take him.
Matt Miller @nfldraftscout · 6m6 minutes ago
South Carolina RB Mike Davis had a great showing today. Unofficial 4.38 in the 40. Patient RB with excellent hands and vision.
Didn’t know he was that fast?
why would we want boykin? I thought we already signed a slot CB from steelers.
“While Boykin has been superb in the slot for the Eagles, there’s a feeling he may not be satisfied by a part-time role. Boykin is entering the final year of his rookie contract, and if another team is willing to give him a chance to start, there’s no way he’s returning to Philly.”
Jahn, limiting the draft options leaves it up to Piggy to choose who would likely be next up so it wouldn’t represent how the actual draft operates.
Not sure we’re thinking the same way about this. Within reason, the poll could have lots of options. There’s rarely more than a handful of players who could realisitically be drafted at a given slot. Most teams build their draftboards just this way. When it’s the Fins turn at 14 there will likely only be 1-3 names on the board that are possible. If Piggy gives a solid 6-8 options it would more than cover all the possibilities.
Like I said, certain things are obvious. Using a standard draftsight for player rankings would get us close enough. Think about it, this is a fan mock draft, NONE of them are going to approximate reality.
I think we should just do a LIVE draft, we’ll pick a time, and we’ll get it done.
Agreed. If I want a take a guard at #14 I want that option. LOL
YEAH!!!! That’s right! lol
We can do that too!!!
The poll will be a little more casual
What happened to Jahn? I just checked, there was no earthquake. lol
Maybe a great white. 🙂
I stalk Great White Sharks. Matt Roth one of those MFers and they never give you a problem again. 🙂
The top player in the draft is Leonard Williams but QBs always rule the day.
Of course, because you can have a 2nd rate DT and still win, but it’s not likely to happen with a 2nd rate QB
This.
This is ridiculous.
https://celebrity.yahoo.com/news/first-look-teresa-giudice-since-125400321.html
Here I am Mike. Good to read you guys. I’ve been traveling and am mad busy right now in my life. In fact, this is me signing off for a couple of hours.
Cheers!
OK Jahn , good to see that neither the great whites nor the earthquakes can stop you! Cheers bud!
Ya!
And I want the option to pick Varga @14!!!!!!!!!!!
LOL!!!
Put up a poll to see what poll we can use to get a poll for a Big Board for a POLL!
having a pole in the living room makes things interesting 🙂
did you guys get a chance to read any of Bob Griese’s recalculation of the perfect season book…. In one section he talked about speed as in the drug and how widely it was used before games. Several years before the perfect season the San Diego Chargers were fined heavily for supplying speed to its players.
Miami Hurricanes reached the NIT finals—-Gigi must be happy,good for her…..
I heard about speed being used back in the 70s in all sports.
http://www.theacc.com/news/miami-downs-temple-60-57-advances-to-nit-finals-03-31-2015
Jahn and Tim and anyone else
It would work like this
I put up a poll with the first pick like I did above with 6 choices
It’s stays up for a fixed period of time
I don’t want to say a full day
But a few hours – whenever I’m around work comp and remember.,.lol
Whenever it gets stale or whatever
The first player is off he board
New poll up – next 6 guys are up
Then we keep doing that for a couple weeks until we get through the first round
Make sense?
One poll at a time
Once a majority picks for a team he is off the Board and next 6 highest prospects are options for next team
We can do a new poll every day or it will take through the draft
But we can probably do 2-3 a day
Until my trotters fall off
Jahn, limiting the draft options leaves it up to Piggy to choose who would likely be next up so it wouldn’t represent how the actual draft operates.
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That is why I would use cbs.sportsline ranking to set the options
For instance
The 6 options above are literally their top 6 prospects
1 goes of the board and we go to the next one
I promise it won’t all be samurais…lol
That’s fine. But we’re going to do a live one also so I can take a guard. LOL
If Scherff Falls to 14?
I will too!!!!!!!!!!
Lmao @ WY obsession with poles…
This is for you
Thanks to you all. I am not mad, or hurt about any of it. For a long time, I felt there were factions developing that were causing a strain in the way we interacted with each other. Some felt it was perfectly ok to make some extreme statements and get all butt-hurt when challenged on it, like someone was attacking them for their attack. People are free to believe what they want. If they want to connect dots that most don’t and believe they are more aware or more attuned, ok. it is as it has always been- birds of a feather. If they only want like-minded, then they have their echo chamber. Interesting how this correlates with our non-Dolphin discussions of yesterday though, for any who remember.
I’m pretty sure there is a yin and yang to every environment
There will be disagreements here
There will be different points of view
It happens
It’s impossible to surround yourself with people who are just like you
I’m going to make an effort to be respectful to everyone else here
And I’m going to make an effort to be respectful to people that aren’t here too
Not necessarily for their sake
But out of respect to people who want to maintain all those relationships
That is just the way I’m handling
But to each their own
These aren’t rules just my opinion
As far as the polls go, I think there’s an option to create an ‘Other” write-in choice for each poll. That might satisfy those who want to choose a player other than the handful of choices Piggy puts up for each…
Good idea!!!
Ditto, now I can take my guard.
And props again to Wyoming85 for the poll idea
http://gma.yahoo.com/john-lennons-first-wife-cynthia-lennon-dies-75-153312633–abc-news-music.html
lol Piggy at pole vault photo.
The first time we tried to do a mock on a website was on TNDolfans blog
Do any of you remember?
We should give him credit for his idea
Last year we tried it on Exoduss and it was fun
Boulder as I recall you made a spread sheet or something right?
before being forced to retire the employees of company had a draft contest every year. Last years grand prize was almost 50k. Every year it has gotten larger without raising the entry fee of 75 bucks. The usual number of correct picks is 2 with the prediction of correct round .
Draft contests are now big time.
yea that was 2 years ago. we can do this again
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TwfZTCJWPz9EcQSxVbw9ojS9ZJfxwyNRtwRAuVGf53Y/edit#gid=0
I think that’s fine and all, but fans getting together and doing a mock draft is not a novel idea. Before online resources, there have been fan groups doing this via conference call for decades.
Not to take anything away from TN, although I don’t think I ever knew him or went to that site.
Matt Miller @nfldraftscout now3 seconds ago
UConn WR Geremy Davis didn’t drop one pass in 2014? Guess I’m spending my afternoon watching him.
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Man, I’m just looking at his profile and wondered, jeez, how come he wasn’t discussed here? 6′-2 3/8″, 216 lbs, and 3-cone time that’s under 6.90 sec?
This is pretty hilarious!
http://www.thephinsider.com/2015/4/1/8327145/dolphins-april-fools-headlines-that-will-never-happen
Don’t know if this is true or not but this is funny if so lol
http://blacksportsonline.com/home/2015/04/bucs-had-guy-hang-out-at-bar-to-spy-on-justin-blackmon/
Matt Miller @nfldraftscout · 23s24 seconds ago
Welp…I had James Sample graded way too low at mid-season. His closing speed is much better than I noted previously. Moving him way up
Shit!
There goes another late rounder moving up!
Tim
The write in vote will specifically say “no OL”
😉
FYI
We have 10 votes so far
So get your vote in if you haven’t yet
Oops I mean 6 votes
Piggy, we did live drafts on the SS. I know we did them on Tin’s site.
How many years has it been that we “have” to draft a fat guy/OL high cause we can never get a decent group??? It seems like forever because we have not had a decent OL since Richmond Webb & Keith Sims were here.
Yup. I’ve actually been thinking about writing an article about that Gigi.
Circumstances change. Jake Long getting injured so often and then bullygate blew our entire OL apart in just 2 years.
Jake Long is currently a FA.
piggy here is the link. Of course Tim picked a guard LOL
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TwfZTCJWPz9EcQSxVbw9ojS9ZJfxwyNRtwRAuVGf53Y/edit#gid=0
Benjamin Allbright @AllbrightNFL now5 seconds ago
Pro day: Louisiana A&M QB Beaux Fadees out here throwing lasers.
Probably be more helpful to his goals if he was throwing footballs.
He blew up his receivers and then he turned on the scouts. LOL
Just got back – What are we voting for?
What’s your favorite monkey?
This one for sure!
Grape Ape
Al,
I did bring up Geremy Davis a couple weeks ago….but no one really replied except for Ken. I asked him if he saw him in any UConn games, which he said no.
I saw what Matt Miller saw and was like, damn…this kid may have been the lone bright spot on a shit team in 2014.
I’ve been advocating for us to go take a Wiz for awhile, I think Dbolt and another have as well. I too figured he could move to OG/LG. He’s in the mold of a nice ZBS OL. Still very young, but maybe Hickey’s thinking his price is too high still.
C’mon Hickster, call him in for a looksie!
Free agent C Stefen Wisniewski visited with the Patriots this week.
Recovering from offseason shoulder surgery, Wisniewski has met with multiple teams but remains on the open market. He could have to settle for less than the $4M annually he’s reportedly seeking. With Bryan Stork entrenched at center, Wisniewski would likely move to guard in New England. The Bucs, Seattle, and the Bears have also been linked to Wisniewski.
I’m going to mark Jameis winston as the first pick and put up a poll for the 2nd pick
Any objections?
No
Will there be guards? Thank you!
I object to 99 cent menus not having anything worth a shit on them.
GDP
You can take a wiz whenever you like. You don’t need us. lol
Aren’t you the fart smeller, err smart feller…you caught that embedded humor in my post. 😉
D
Is Grape Ape a monkey though? I don’t think apes qualify as monkeys. I’ll let you go if you REALLY like Grape Ape though. lol
CavKong is my favorite monkey if apes are allowed.