OK, so this week will be the first, and hopefully the last article called “Mikey Says” Unfortunately, I only got one question this week (Thanks Wyo!). What I then decided to do, was just give my impression of our first effort against the Redskins, and a little preview and some advice of what we need to improve on in that game.
First off though, let’s answer the question that was asked, he certainly deserves that much!
from Wyo
Q – Now that Lynch got STUFFED for a loss to seal the LOSS for the water chickens!
Can we finally quit hearing about “If they would have run Lynch they would have won the SB”?
For the Fins There seems to be a lot of Folks that must have drank the Kool-Aid?
But it’s not the usual Kool-Aid Swillers! It’s the negative Nellie’s!
Did everyone not realize our LB’s were the weak spot of the team?
That our line hadn’t had time to work together and there would be growing pains?
Nah, I still think the Seahawks should have run the ball, you go with what brung ya, and that’s what got the Seahawks to the big game game. It’s not like we were asking them to run from the 5 yard line, they were at the 1, so let Marshawn finish the tired, underinflated Patriots defense off and give Pete the Weasel the trophy.
As for the Dolphins, yes the LB’s aren’t great, but I did expect a lot more from them. Sheppard was non-existent, and although Misi and Jenkins were better, still nary an impact play from that group.
As for the O-line, I don’t want any damn excuses that they haven’t worked together. How did Washington’s O-line with RT Morgan Moses who is a new starter, RG rookie Brandon Scherff, newly acquired C from SF Kory Lichtensteiger, newly acquired LG from CLE Shawn Lauvao and pro bowl LT Trent Williams keep our vaunted D-line off of Kirk Cousins? Look at the Redskins D-line of LE Stephen Paea, NT Terrance Knighton, RE Jason Hatcher, and tell me which D-line would you rather block? We managed one paltry sack against the Redskins newly put together O-line, and it was rookie Jordan Phillips, not “Everything is different, Suh is here”, or Earl Mitchell, Vernon or the great EarthWake. Honestly, there are no excuses. This is what we chose to go with, and we will either be good or bad with it.
Thanks for participating as per usghe Wyo!
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OK, now for some scathing commentary on our 2015 Miami Dolphins . . .
So a bunch of cut blocking no name Washington Redskins O-linemen neutralized the best D-line in football? WTF! Seriously? We’re OK with this? I’m not OK with it at all. That unit better show a helluva lot more than what they showed Week 1 against the Redskins. No run stopping, blowing up running plays in the backfield. No sacks, nothing! If it weren’t for rookie Jordan Phillips busting through, we wouldn’t have had a sack against WAS, and don’t tell me one was brought back due to penalty! WahWah!
I’m shocked how bad Sheppard was. This is last chance at ever being s starting MLB in the NFL, and he goes out there and makes 3 tackles and 2 assists, while the Redskins have 37 rush attempts, for 151 yards. That’s embarrassing. Was he spectating? Is he a big fan of Zach Vigil, and he’s trying to give him a leg up? Misi and Jenkins were better with 9 tackles, 2 assists and 7 tackles 4 assists respectively.
Ndamukong Suh? How many snaps did he play? I saw him in there an awful lot, but I don’t have an official snap count, but 1 tackle, 1 assist. He’s not Tim Bowens trying to eat up 2 blockers, he’s a penetrating beast that eats RB’s in the backfield, and drags down QB’s by their locks, but not Sunday. I think Suh was spectating along Sheppard, or maybe he’s a big fan of Jordan Phillips, and wants to see more of him.
OK, enough of the bad, let’s take a look at some of the good!
Jarvis Landry is the man, and I couldn’t have been more wrong with my criticism of selecting him in the 2nd RD. He’s my favorite player on the Dolphins, and if I were to buy a jersey (I’m NOT!!!), it would be his. He is a pleasure to watch every week, and I’m more impressed each time I see him play.
Reshad Jones was everywhere, and although he didn’t get an INT or a sack, he was making tackles all over the field, and yes they were tackles the LB’s SHOULD have made.
Brice McCain got his first INT in Miami, and although I had hoped Jamar Taylor would start, and maybe he will down the line, McCain played well enough. Grimes also got us an INT, and that’s what we expect from him, and he came through. We didn’t killed through the air, especially considering the lack of pass rush.
Jordan Cameron can make catches down the field. The last time we had a guy like him (NO, it wasn’t Charles Clay), was probably David Martin. If he can stay healthy, and he did take a couple of hard shots last week, he can be a good guy for Tanny to have.What a great diving catch he made!
Millertime looked good when we finally decided to actually give him the ball. 13 carries, 53 yards, but why we continue to not give him carries, i’ll never understand it. We could have 20 different OC’s, and MillerTime will STILL get 15 max carries a game. Baffling!
Did I mention that Landry is the man? Great job receiving, and his PR won us the game last week. When all else fails, look to Juice to get it done!
Really surprised to so much of Rishard Matthews. Not that it’s a bad thing, I was just surprised how much we saw Rishard, and how little we featured Greg Jennings and even more so, Kenny Stills.
Go Hot Dog! Franks didn’t miss, nailing his only FG attempt!
Darr averaged 43.5 yards per kick, and left one inside the 20, with a long of 63. Good job!
LaMike is NOT LaBron. Good Luck LaMike!
Fede looked good in the D-line rotation, playing more than expected with Vernon injured.
The O-line, I’m not going to kill them, but they weren’t great. They’re going to need to be a whole lot better when we face better defensive fronts than the Washington Redskins, that’s for sure. Face them we will too, because we have 2 games against the Bills, 2 against the Jets, 2 against the Patriots (Not that the Pats front 7 is so great, but they usually give us fits), 1 against the Texans, and 1 against the Ravens (losing Suggs hurts them, we’ll see how Za’Darius Smith fares). 3 sacks from the Deadskins = a lot more from most of the other teams I just named.
I really want to see our defense look scary to their opponents. They looked scary to me, and in not in a good way, but I want the Jaguars to be talking on the sidelines like “How can we stop those guys, they’re relentless?” I want them shaking their heads in disbelief as the sacks pile up, as well as the turnovers. I want our defense to be imposing!
I want our QB to look like an ALL-Pro, not an also ran. He can be better, he has to climb to that level. Not that he was bad last week, he wasn’t, he just wasn’t great either. Do it!
I want the real Ndamukong Suh led defense to take the field, and I want to see Cam Wake and Vernon reap the benefits of having Suh on the line.
I want us to be DEVASTATING! Do it!
GO DOLPHINS!!!
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And now for the babe of the week . . .
Finsmob Unleashed 
Morning Update
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Shepperds effort > MikeE’s effort with the BOTW
Nice write up though
Lol!
Nice job Mike. I couldn’t agree with you more regarding the OL and DL. Both were disappointing, the DL especially. I wanted Coyle gone in the offseason, and game one has done nothing to change my mind. Benton had better start living up to his supposed “OL guru status” soon, and I don’t wan’t to hear about the chemistry thing either; plenty of teams have inferior OL talent and do more. We have three #1 picks on the OL- get it done. Hopefully we can kick ass this week and straighten some of our issues out.
MIKE E!! Check your in-box. I just got a jump on next week’s Ask Mike.
CavKong,
I have to admit- I lucked into the answer. I read your question, knew it sounded vaguely familiar, but did not know the answer. So, I’m sitting there, TV on, and I see telling Star Lord that Drax’ people are very literal…
OK, last first-
BOTW- nice chest, good in “Lucy”, overall she’s “eh”.
Offensive line lives up to their name (they’re “offensive”). My hope is for improvement, my expectation is less optimistic. The defensive line was a disappointment, but if you include preseason, they hadn’t played a full game together before Sunday. I expect growth from them as the season progresses. I have felt for some time our linebackers were sub-par, and I still think this this way. Still waiting to see from Misi what some have been saying they see. Landry was the man- easily the best example of effort on our team.
It’s a long season, and that was the first game. We’ll see how it plays out.
TOTALLY AGREE with you, Mike E!! – – Some on this board seem to equate criticism of any phase of the Dolphins with NOT being a good, loyal, Fins fan. –To that, I say “BULLSHIT!!” – – Those who don’t want to rock the boat and slide along with a mediocre franchise are certainly NOT helping the cause by accepting one non-winning season after the other. The purpose of the season is TO MAKE THE PLAYOFFS AND WIN IN THE PLAYOFFS, PERIOD!! Anything less is unacceptable (as in the last 14 seasons).
Scary
Nice write Mike – will try to get a Q in for next week!
Was I seriously the only one to Axe a question?
WTF is Mike Says?
Yep! I wasn’t around all day to bug everyone, I just put up my usual plea in the morning, but that was all I got. Next week I’ll be more diligent in harassing for questions. lol
Rock
No likey Scarlett? Why? I think she’s sexy . . .
MIKE E: Here’s a question for next week: “After two games, which 2 players have you been pleasantly surprised by and which 2 players have disappointed you the most??” –THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING THESE QUESTIONS.
Thanks OD. Thanks also for your answer on the polyturf and the grass surface. I can’t believe that they had that garbage polyturf in Florida. Makes no sense.
Rock
I always picture Harvey Korman (Hedley Lamarr) saying “Lili, Lili, Lili” when I see a pic of Lilly Robbins. lol
“It’s ‘Hedley’!”
I think Scarlett’s hot
I hope she likes bacon!
I just watched her in Lucy. Interesting but way out there movie.
Wow
1 question?
Sorry we didn;t give you more to work with Mike E
It was my fault too. I wasn’t around to implore you guys for questions. I had a lot of things to do yesterday.
Good job, Mike E.
Mike E and OD, not sure who here has said the performance in the Skins game was okay or who berated other fans for not being loyal if they criticize the team. I feel like those type of comments come out of nowhere sometimes. Who exactly did any of this because broad comments like that seem to be on auto-pilot and just get regurgitated?
I don’t know one person here who thought it was a good opening day performance.
I didn’t say anything of the sort. I merely asked if we’re OK with this? Then I stated that I wasn’t.
No you asked are we okay with this and I’d say most here would say no. Then OD went on to say the other stuff. I don’t remember reading anyone criticizing others for questioning the team’s performance.
My opinion was it was opening day, we won on the road and we need to get better.
It might be me Tim
Although I DID NOT say I was happy with the performance!
I didn’t expect as much from the team as everyone else I guess?
Yeah I don’t think that qualifies as criticizing others for being critical about the team.
There is a new Jax poll on the sidebar
I forgot to mention it yesterday
Not enough options.
So far, it looks like a place for Berman …… and after his commentary on the 49ers, he can stay in Jax too.
Tim
I think the 3 most disappointing things about last week was
1) D-line looking anything but Ndominant
2) The tackling of the defense, more specifically, the LB’s
3) The fact that once again, we won’t just run the damn football.
I understand the running game in that game, we barely had the ball. We’re not a heavy run team and in games like this we surely won’t be. We’re more of a 25 rush per game team and we ran 18 times in this game.
I don’t understand the running game at all. We’re too pass happy. If we had the best O-line in the league, maybe it would make more sense. We didn’t start running until later in the game, and this one was never out of reach. I personally don’t like it.
Mike, like I’ve said before I’m not a big fan of our offensive system. But it is what it is.
That’s fine, I don’t like it either. Don’t get me wrong, you need to throw in todays NFL, but if you want to go to the playoffs and beyond, you have to be able to run the ball too. I guess you’re right though about it is what it is. I doubt Lazor is going to change things up.
Until we see us run the ball more I won’t expect it.
Some historical perspective I saw the other day – as you say, I don’t expect change anytime soon either!
Why do my posts keep going into moderation?
If I’d said shit, fuck, tit, piss, wank I could understand it!
As I thought, this went unmoderated!
It’s an anti-British thing. Some are still not over the war. 😉
I just approved what was pending
I don;t know what it was moderated intially
maybe too many links?
UK
Sorry bloke, you exceeded the link limit. I don’t think the blog allows more than 3 links in one post.
To me it’s not so much about Miller getting 20 carries which is just a # people throw out there because it sounds good. I don’t care if he gets 17-19 but I’d like to see him get that more often than 9-13.
It seems like we start the game by running a lot then we can don’t move the ball they start throwing more. I’m not sure why they can’t mix it up a little. Maybe that’s why the offense starts slow.
I’ve heard a lot of people say that a back gets into a better rhythm with more carries – don’t know if this is true or not – anyone played back on here?
Thanks Piggy and Mike – only three links – NOT pork links though!!!
Oh and sod off Tim. But seriously, how’s your cousin – any improvement? I read he was breathing on his own the other day?
He’s still breathing on his own but no real change in anything. It’s a painful waiting game especially for his parents and sister. Thanks for asking.
That’s even tougher for them
Bet there’ll be some people moderating over this!
UK, especially since the accident didn’t happen around home so their displaced as well.
That’s even worse.
Yeah it’s very tough but the love and support they’re receiving is amazing.
I don’t think there’s any limit on pork products on the blog, so you can have as much sausage, bacon, pancetta, prosciutto etc. as you like.
But not bikini clad ladies it would appear? The tweet of the Dolphins cheerleader calendar is now in moderation.
If she’d been wrapped in bacon and cooking on a spit, perhaps she’d have gone unmolested?
Unless Piggy is keeping her all to himself 😉
ok guys this is 4 u directTV experts. Yesterday we had a lot of thunderstorms and this morning when I went to my 12 favorites list it was empty. Is this normal? What the use of spending hours getting the channels you watch the most pre-programmed. I think I’m gonna take a nap just talking about it makes me tired
South Park takes on deflategate.
Hit the vid to see Cartman’s dream about it.
http://www.barstoolsports.com/boston/south-park-knocked-their-summary-of-the-deflategate-saga-out-of-the-park/
Mike — wouldn’t want to face Coach E in the locker room after a bad first half. 🙂
But yeah we need to see more out of the DL. Don’t see how it won’t happen. But will not think they schemed their running game nicely against what out DL does. Also hard to sack a QB who either ain’t passing or throwing the quick hits.
They did scheme cutback runs against the DL but the LBs have to do a better job picking it up and the DL has to snuff it out more as well.
No doubt the LBs have to pick up, but it wasn’t just cutbacks they rant the slant towards the middle over and over. that was to take advantage of both Suh and Wake pushing upfield. That push is good, but then they found a way to exploit it too…..think we’ll be seeing that play again.
Armando Salguero @ArmandoSalguero
Correction: Reshad Jones will be limited in practice today. Better than missing but he’s going to be careful.
jetssuck
Not sure man. I’ve actually never used the favorites function with DirecTV.
Stanger, we’re going to have to make some adjustments on defense along the way.
This is supposed to be the strength of this team. If the defense is weak, we’re not going anywhere this year, and there will likely be a regime change. Hopefully whatever adjustments they make work.
Not sure we have the right LB group or configuration but it was just one game so I’m not going to get too crazy just yet.
Also what I meant is we might have to play more hold your ground schemes on the DL then stop the run on the way to the passer.
Yep — way it works. Thinking in the future we might see Suh stunting to the right on occasion though. Wouldn’t like to be the RB doing that inside slant when he is.
Afternoon Update
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21-14 miami
Howie
Thanks again for doing the scores brother!
Rock
No likey Scarlett? Why? I think she’s sexy . . .
She is FINE just a bad pick of her IMO
Please let the blond out of moderation – it might help Rock get over the bad Scarlett pic?
Mike E. says:
September 17, 2015 at 12:19 pm
This is supposed to be the strength of this team. If the defense is weak, we’re not going anywhere this year, and there will likely be a regime change. Hopefully whatever adjustments they make work.
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The Skins only mustered 10pts in 37 minutes of TOP.
Let’s relax on defensive ‘problems’ lol 🙂
That’s what I tried to point out after the game. They also kept them off scoreboard the 2nd half. The most important defensive stat is PA.
The offense was the bigger disappointment in the game. The STs were excellent.
UK, I approved the post but I can’t tell if it’s showing up. It’s all blocked at work.
Thanks Herd
Got ya MikeE and
GO STEM 😉
Howie 20 – 17 Phins
This blond UK?
Miami Dolphins @MiamiDolphins 2h2 hours ago
Tomorrow night, @MDCheer unveils their 2015 Swimsuit Calendar!
What did the old whalers used to say …… thar she blows?
And while you guys are talking about LB’s MikeE hit it on that
Notice how we started to contain the run when Vigil started playing.
Yes I already said it 1st
He’s going to be the man.
, our next Zach Thomas…
A little bit different but very effective for a long time to come
GO PHINS!!!
Tim Knight says:
September 17, 2015 at 10:05 am
Yeah I don’t think that qualifies as criticizing others for being critical about the team.
i agree with you in that i didnt see any personal attacks. but when there was comments like ‘sorry they won’ then that is criticizing others for expecting a better showing. but i didnt see any of it out of hand or accusing others of being bad fans
That’s what I’m saying, but that’s still not really criticizing. Some just look at it a little different. Some go back to the past and some stay in the present. LOL
Tim,
Agree on LB play. I posted an article the other day from ESPN’s Redskins page that quoted Alfred Morris saying the Fins D played right into what they expected and how the D was vulnerable in the middle because of their plan to stop the outside zone Skins use. Morris is a skilled back, one of the NFL’s top 10, and he made the LB pay in one on one situations. Anyway, I’m going to cut and paste several comments/obvservations from various write ups made by the Skins ESPN writer:
“What we learned from the Washington Redskins’ offense (non-quarterback edition) after the season-opening loss to Miami:
Alfred Morris remains the best runner. Though Matt Jones received plenty of praise this summer, there’s still a difference when Morris runs the ball. He knows how to set up blocks and force linebackers to commit to the wrong gap. Jones can be an effective runner, but he’ll be even better when he runs lower. Morris gets extra yards after contact because he’s so low; Jones was more apt to use a forearm while running more upright. Once (or if) Jones becomes more consistent with his pad level and gets used to the game speed, he’ll take a big jump. Where Jones can provide a difference is on long runs. Morris rarely gets more than 20 yards (nine times last season; none longer than 30), but he’s so effective getting 10-yard gains to keep the chains moving.”
http://espn.go.com/blog/washington-redskins/post/_/id/19853/redskins-right-side-fares-well-alfred-morris-remains-best-rb
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Here’s why the running game worked:
Running back Alfred Morris: It was only the second time in his past 24 games that Morris surpassed 100 yards. He received good blocking, but he helped himself with hard and smart running. Morris gained seven yards on a second-and-10 in the first quarter when he froze the linebacker by pressing the hole. When Morris cut back to the middle, the linebacker could not reach him. Another time a short gain — four yards — stemmed from Morris running through a linebacker for nearly three yards after contact.
Later in the second quarter, Morris hesitated enough on an outside zone to the left, enabling Jordan Reed to gain control of his block and create a crease for nine yards.
“We ran our bread and butter, which is the outside zone,” Morris said. “Their plan going in was to stop us from getting outside, which in the long run hurt them because it left the middle of the field open. We were able to find cutback lanes and get some tough yards. It was a good outing, but we have to do better.”
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The Redskins have had a tendency to veer away from the run too early — that was a knock on Gruden as an offensive coordinator in Cincinnati, too. But the Redskins really did show the type of offense they want to be this season: run heavy, play-action.
Indeed, Kirk Cousins completed seven-of-nine play-action passes for 104 yards.
http://espn.go.com/blog/washington-redskins/post/_/id/19851/redskins-ground-game-rb-alfred-morris-provide-foundation-for-offense
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But a few things jumped out about Cousins’ game good and bad:
Decisiveness: Cousins’ strength all summer and even last season was getting rid of the ball on time. More often than not he hit the plant step and the ball was out. It’s a big reason Miami only recorded one sack. The Dolphins were in position to record two more late in the game with blitzes, but Cousins recognized the blitzes and the ball was out. However, one led to an interception and the other was incomplete. More on those in a minute. Don’t be surprised if the Redskins call for more quick throws Sunday vs. St. Louis considering the Rams’ defensive front. The Redskins lessened the burden on the protection with quick throws and Cousins did his part by not holding onto the ball on longer-developing play-action tosses.
http://espn.go.com/blog/washington-redskins/post/_/id/19884/redskins-qb-kirk-cousins-offense-must-improve-to-offset-desean-jacksons-loss
Great Movie..
I also enjoyed Lucy, up to the final moments…
Me too, ‘Toba.
tim,
ok, no need to get into what one considers criticism. and i am sure if things are the same as they have been the last few years some time later in the season the attacks of ‘bad fan’ will happen. they have every year. lets just hope this year it isnt needed cause at the end of the year they are 16-0
Both the positive fans and negative fans will get called out after the first loss, it’s never one-sided. LOL
I will admit I had Much higher expectations against Washington especially for our Defense.. I will also admit, I tempered those expectations a little (not a lot) once RGlll was out..
was a very slow starting game for our offense , and I don’t think we even got the ball until 1st 1/4 was half over.. that will for sure put a damper on run attempts..
I was pleased with the turnaround at the half, and the shutout they pitched in 2nd half.. and ALWAYS happy to get a W…
Last year we started like CRAP against Jaxonville, and only woke up in the 2nd half as well, and still eked out a W, this habit has to change… once we start playing better teams/tougher d’s it will be a LOT harder to come back from slow starts..
We are 1-0 and tied for first (and last 🙂 ) Team needs to make a better effort at the start on both sides of ball, cant depend on turning the switch at the half..
Here’s to a better start and a 2-0 record… at least one team in our division will be 1-1 let’s not join them ..
ten points given up Toba……ten points.
If anything it was the O that let me down……but Skins are at least strong in the front seven.
I agree Stanger, there is nothing wrong with giving up 10 pts, and a big NADA in the second 1/2 … My bad for thinking that the QB was going to buried almost every play .. i was not happy with the LONG drives, and huge TOP that Washington had in the 1st 1/2 , but was happy with the end result in the half..like to see the TOP swing the other way this week.. S’all ImSAyin 🙂
Al
It was the Redskins. They’re far from an offensive powerhouse. I think we should have blown them out, It’s all relative.
Their offense wasn’t the issue in not blowing them out, it was ours.
They shot themselves in the foot a few times, but they ran for 180 yards on us, and usually that spells disaster. We just lucked out the Redskins couldn’t capitalize. I think that’s an honest and fair statement.
In a Miami Dolphins loss, the positive fans and the negative fans ALL lose. Just remember that.
1-0
Yes we are.
Positive and negative fans are misnomers.
Realistic and unrealistic? Not sure which group is which though
Tim,
I think some (not referring to Mike E here to be very clear) aren’t comfortable unless the fins are dominating (almost never) or there’s some conflict to be honest. I’m tired of the conflict. It’s wasted energy. It’s the reason some rail against their counterparts even when no counterparts exist.
For Mike E:
Your 3 biggest points of contention and my “excusy” responses :-):
The DL underwhelming: I sincerely don’t believe this DL can be kept down for long. I’m not even the slightest bit concerned. Wake had a sack cancelled on a penalty, and I’m sure a couple more sacks were prevented by blatant holding. It is what it is, this team doesn’t get holding calls, especially on the road, but I firmly believe this is one of if not THE most talented line in the NFL and time will prove that out.
The running game: We’re simply not a run first offense. We’re not going to be as long as this staff is here. You’re wasting your energy even hoping for it
Tackling: Week 1 tackling problems are rampant across the league. They don’t tackle in camp anymore. It’s not exclusive to our team and it should get better. I don’t think you can shout a player into becoming a better tackler or I’d get all irate at the players missing tackles, I believe it simply takes game reps.
We won on the road without the help of the refs against a team that executed it’s blocking scheme extremely well. That’s a solid fundamentals coach. You can yearn for him if you want, but he’s not the one who got the W last week, so in all:
I think the team played “ok”, it’s simply the opinion I have formed. I know the team can play much better, and I like that we’re 1-0 with lots of room for improvement.
I think the team played “ok”, it’s simply the opinion I have formed. I know the team can play much better, and I like that we’re 1-0 with lots of room for improvement.
BINGO !!!!
I should have thrown in about the defense. I’d rather have a sack and 2 INTs than 6 sacks and no INTs. The DL deserves at least partial credit for the INTs.
Jahn
I like being 1-0 too, believe me. I think you can count me in as one of those people who aren’t happy unless we’re dominating, at least for this past week. I expected more, and got less. It needs to get better, because I don’t think highly of WAS, and when we face the better teams, last weeks performance won’t cut it.
I’ve noticed that’s the difference between me and you. You tend to expect blowouts against certain teams, and I tend to get squimish whenever you start expecting that. LOL….
LOL – I can’t deny that.
‘ It is what it is, this team doesn’t get holding calls, especially on the road, but I firmly believe this is one of if not THE most talented line in the NFL and time will prove that out.’
jahn,
ok, is this being a homer fan? to me it looks like wake is held…..not just held but blantely held…..4 or 5 times a game and it is seldom if ever called. i just kind of chalk it up to me being a fan and seeing things that may not be there.
I don’t think it is, but I’m probably unqualified to answer that question being a homer fan myself. 🙂
Mike E. says:
September 17, 2015 at 1:55 pm
In a Miami Dolphins loss, the positive fans and the negative fans ALL lose. Just remember that.
ok Ghand E
Mike,
I try to take people’s comments as their own and don’t get into labeling or categorizing. I don’t care if someone has negative comments about the team regarding play. The problem comes when posters go after other posters for what they say in regards to the team.
I agree with that.
To add, I don’t think in any way I attacked anyone in my article, I just stated my opinion on our team.
I’m in this camp.
I’m personally tired of the positive/negative fan discussion and I really don’t care how people interpret it anymore one way or the other.
Go take a frigging nap! lol
I did that last night. Emotionally drained.
count me in as one that wants the team to dominate.
my blood pressure and nerves are thru the roof at game time, so yeah i want them to be up 55-0 after the first offensive play so i can relax and enjoy the rest of the game.
I didn’t read the article to know whether you did or not Mike. LOL
“To add, I don’t think in any way I attacked anyone in my article, I just stated my opinion on our team.”
To be clear, I totally agree with this.
Mike E. says:
September 17, 2015 at 2:14 pm
To add, I don’t think in any way I attacked anyone in my article, I just stated my opinion on our team.
you attacked my finger. you know how much work it was scrolling past your blah blah blah blahing
sb7mvp says:
September 17, 2015 at 2:10 pm
The problem comes when posters go after other posters for what they say in regards to the team.
to take that one step further, it is one takes it personal. when they both think they are experts and forget they are some old fart sitting on a sofa watching the game. when they forget it is just a frickin blog and it really doent matter. when they forget they are all dolphin fans and forget they want the same result.
LOL @ SB – Appreciate your honesty. 🙂
LOL Rob – You should race SB7
Keep you chin up Tim. Cheers buddy.
Thanks, bro!
I’m already excited for Sunday
It’s almost the weekend humans
Did you see pics of JPP yet?
That’s a real shame.
Mike E. I’m up from taking my nap now….The orange bowl artificial turf was a big advantage for UM and Dolphins during the early 70’s because visiting teams didn’t know how to prepare for playing on it. Our players wore sneakers and padding whereas the other teams didn’t know to wear this protective gear. You can tell in old pictures if they were playing on artificial surface by the players wearing elbow /forearm padding.
Before they changed the surface to grass the artificial surface was a bluest/green color more blue than green.
PS : No harm in criticizing team in fact during the championship seasons 71-73 the fins were booed by hometown fans if they played badly going to the locker room for halftime.
JPP = Just Pyrotechnic Professionals
Tim Knight says:
September 17, 2015 at 2:55 pm
That’s a real shame.
maybe it is my lack of football knowledge but i dont see how that injury keeps him out of football forever. i get he needs to recover, but i dont see it is ending his career. how many linemen play with their hands all taped up, isnt it kind of the same thing
I dunno but he better make sure he has a spotter for bench presses, that thing will roll right off that stub.
DL use their hands a lot in line combat and I’m sure tackling could be an issue. We’ll see. I hope he succeeds.
jpp agrees with you 🙂
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000532433/article/jason-pierrepaul-index-finger-doesnt-get-me-sacks
Mikey says…Am I at the right place?
Good job, but damn your critical after one road win.
Ha! – I am critical, I expect better.. A win is a win though.
Slow burn til it explodes in December (Its what I’m hoping)
Did you see pics of JPP yet?
Looks like a Black Joe Cocker .. LOL
http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=joe+cocker&view=detailv2&id=A2A14C2D781A50D32A689664D14E330D479195A4&selectedindex=200&ccid=U7M1eJMR&simid=608035909479695047&thid=JN.B9e6mxH8Y1wibwjZwLR3XQ&mode=overlay&first=1
LOL
jetssuck
I would imagine that turf must have been hotter than hell. I’m surprised sneakers didn’t melt on it.
addias and puma was a popular shoe back in the day.They had the market and somehow Nike and reebook took it from them.Yes, It was hotter than hell on the field compared to the stands
Injury report
Thomas and Joeckel are pretty big for the Jags!
Son
If you’re saying you hope we play our best football in December, as long as we’re in the playoffs, i’m with ya on that., even if it might frustrate the hell out of me until December.
WOW….just wow.
hey kid, here break the rules, get in trouble and we will reward you. what a fricking joke
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/09/muslim-boy-arrest-clock-sparks-outrage-150916143739052.html
This I find over the top reactions. He was also invited to Facebook HQs by Zuckerberg himself.
Not sure how he broke the rules though.
i normally stay out of these kinds of things, but toady I am in a strange mood… Would it not be frikkin hilarious, if he did go to White House with his clock and it turned out that he turned it into a bomb.. I know not really… like I said I am in a strange mood today, with way too much time on my hands..
I apologize… 😦
I’m a big fan of Irony Bro!
I get it! 😉
what rule did he break?
Not sure if you like to read matthew berry but he’s sometimes funny and he loves the phins this weekend.
http://espn.go.com/fantasy/football/story/_/page/TMR150917/matthew-berry-love-hate-list-sleepers-busts-best-starts-sits-fantasy-football-week-2
Thanx Wyoming… 🙂
LMFAO @ toba
‘strange mood’ naaaa just how i feel every day. i actually said that to some one earlier when discussing this. i said i hope he takes his clock to the white house and it explodes
🙂 I almost said I was in a FFR kind of mood…
Here is another photo of JPP
tim and boulder
he took something to school he wasnt suppose too.
lets put it this way, if the authorities over reacted to it, then the white house and several others are doing the exact same thing. over reacting to it
I tend to agree with this “if/then” scenario.
Rob
What rule did the kid break?
Never mind, see you answered already. He’s being rewarded for being treated unfairly in the first place. That being said, I think it’s somewhat understandable what happened to him, it’s the new world we live in, right or wrong.
Ahmed has been in the media spotlight since Monday, when he was arrested at MacArthur High School in Irving, Texas for bringing in a homemade clock. The ninth-grader says he’d built the device in the hopes of impressing his teachers.
Instead of praise, however, school administrators reacted by asking the Muslim teen if he’d tried to “make a bomb.” Ahmed was eventually arrested by police and led from the school in handcuffs. He was sent to a detention center, and later released to his parents.
“I built the clock to impress my teacher, but when I showed it to her, she thought it was a threat to her. It was really sad that she took the wrong impression from it,” Ahmed said in an interview this week.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/ahmed-mohamed-mit_55fa3de0e4b00310edf5c3ed?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000063
Because everybody who builds a clock gets arrested?
Mike E. says:
September 17, 2015 at 3:45 pm
Rob
What rule did the kid break?
oh right, like i am going to fall for this cheap trick. i just said what he did wrong. so i tell you it is posted right above your question and you tell me you didnt see it you just scrolled right past what i said. lame mike, very lame. 🙂
We Have a couple of PROFESSIONALS on our hands.. Me Likey !!
Stanger, ya still here?
Hal Habib @gunnerhal
Reshad Jones upgraded from missing practice to limited today. Only change on injury report.
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Sounds like he could be a go on sunday, but I’m tempted to let him be a back up and rest up for the Bills game.
Jax is a much less threat outside of the division.
JPP got nothing on this guy 🙂
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/highschool-prep-rally/one-handed-receiver-sets-pennsylvania-school-yardage-record-001529154.html
So now if we think we see a bomb, should we fear to say so because it might be a clock? Gimme a break. I think discouraging people from reacting like they did is a very dangerous precedent.
‘Because everybody who builds a clock gets arrested?’
they do when they put it in a brief case looking device and take it to high school
I’m sure his look had nothing to do with his teacher’s suspicions
GDP,
I’m getting excited to see a Parker TD :).
Yeah man, and it’s coming soon. Hopefully he’ll blow up in Miami against the Jills….was kinda what I predicted back when he first had the screw put in his foot.
mike
i agree. i think arresting him was over the top, but questioning him was not. and this bs of they did it cause he is muslim is just that bs. what are they suppose to do. think it maybe a bomb but since the kid is muslim not say anything so he doesnt feel offended.
and to top it off, then waste tax dollars on bringing him to washington. why? what about all the other kids who have invented something better. it is a fricking clock, last i checked they sell those at 7-11’s now a days.
Al in MIA says:
September 17, 2015 at 3:59 pm
I’m sure his look had nothing to do with his teacher’s suspicions
like i just said to mike. so then what, if it looks like a muslim and it might be a bomb we shouldnt question him cause it may offend him.
so tell me, you walking down the street and you see a bunch of what looks like gang members walking your way, you just going to keep walking and say. i may get mugged and killed but i am not going to racial profile those poor boys
The problem was the engineering teacher knew it wasn’t a bomb but thought it could look like that to some so he told the kid to keep it a secret. That was the mistake, allowing the 9th grader to control the situation.
But I think too many people want to make it a Muslim thing which is unfortunate.
Yeah, not a muzzy thing….more a sign of the times….wackos of all cultures have built similar looking bombs.
i like that tanny is working late after practice………….it gives me more time with lauren.
“so tell me, you walking down the street and you see a bunch of what looks like gang members walking your way, you just going to keep walking and say. i may get mugged and killed but i am not going to racial profile those poor boys”
I have good street awareness thankfully 🙂
tim,
i think the whole thing was handled wrong. even by the kid himself. that is my problem with rewarding him.
and you are right, too many people are trying to make this a racial thing when it isnt
and sad as it is, in the world we now live in, I am quite sure the color of skin/religion did play into this situation..
It’s being played on both sides, the accusers and the rewarders.
I have good street awareness thankfully 🙂
but why? why do you need it if no one has done anything to you. people want to make this ‘racial profiling’ a bad thing. when each and every one of us do it every day in life.
Bad situation ahead profiling…
I see a white guy swinging a knife I am going to avoid him too..
Police have been doing it forever when looking for suspects. Now premeditated racial profiling is a violation of civil rights but as individuals we have the right to suspect whatever the fuck we want as long as we don’t act on suspicions by using a violation of one’s civil rights. Everyone got that? LOL
manitobafinfan says:
September 17, 2015 at 4:06 pm
and sad as it is, in the world we now live in, I am quite sure the color of skin/religion did play into this situation..
it is the same world our parent lived in, and their parents and so on and so on. the color of skin/religion has played into every situation from the beginning
to a point yes, but with everything happening now being captured on phones and immediately uploaded to the internet, our concsiouness of “Bad Events” is higher than it used to be.. and over the past 5-10 years there have been a lot of bombings made by people of different beliefs.. i for hear that a terrorist has taken over a plane, my first mental image is not of a 30-40 white male.. Just saying.. and i do not consider my self to be racist by any stretch of imagination..
here’s something for Mets fans…When the Marlins won the WS twice I figured after the season how much the teams batting average increased after the all star break and if the career averages were met before the season ended.The first championship showed the team batting average increased by 40-50 points.The second championship the team batting average incresed by 35-40 points. A lot of players increased the second half to exceed their career batting average. The Mets batting averages during the second half is probably off the charts in the second half.
manitobafinfan says:
September 17, 2015 at 4:10 pm
I see a white guy swinging a knife I am going to avoid him too..
of course, you see anyone swinging a knife you avoid him. but you see a white guy in a suit and tie walk into a restaurant you dont say a word. you see a white guy smelling of piss wearing torn clothing walk in you are going to keep an eye on him.
i didnt say racism is good, i said we all do racial profiling or profiling in general every day in our regular lives. it isnt a bad thing, it is a survival thing
and to this i will say i agree 100 %…
Unless he’s wearing a suit and a pinky ring, in which case I am likewise getting the hell out of his way…
tim,
exactly. that is just what i am saying. we all do it, every day in life. we see someone in a jets jersey, we automatically know he is a jackass dickhead.
LMAO…
I hear a guy with a a boston accent and I immediately figure he’s gonna be a friggin jerk.
I’ve been right over 95% of the time….lol
LMAO!!!!
LOL