If you don;t know by now the Dolphins demolished the Houston Texans on Sunday. And many Dolfans were there to see it, including this little Piggy.
The win broke an inexplicable streak: The Dolphins were 0-6 against the Texans entering a game. Well that changed in a big way. The game was over by the end of the 1st quarter. By halftime the Dolphins had a 41-0 lead over the Texans.
The Dolfans won the toss but deffered. The Texans promptly when 3 and out losing 2 yards on their opening drive.
On their opening drive the Dolphins threw a few short passes to Jarivs Landry and ran Lamar Miller for a few first downs.
But the big play was a slant that was right on the money to Rishard Matthews who took the pass 53 yards to the house! Most of the 53 yards was after the catch. In this pic Prawn points out who Matthews is – and if you needed him to do that you are an idiot.
So then on the next drive the Texans gained a total of minus 3 yards. They went 3 and out again.
The Dolphins also went 3 and out after failing to covert a 3rd and 1. And then they punted to the Texans again. Who gained 7 yards – which is a total of 2 yards in 3 drives. Guess what…they went 3 and out again.
And the Dolphins only managed 1 play on their next drive – but it was a good one. It took Jarvis Landry 15 seconds to run 50 yards. He basically covered the whole field. Landry caught a pass about 15 yards downfield near the sideline. It was an easy first down – step out right?
Nope – not Landry.
So gain a few more yards on the sideline
Nope – not Landry
He broke a bunch of tackles – and the downfield blocking was excellent
Boom one of the most exciting 50 yards TDs in Dolphin History. Check out the breakdown.
Okay Landry that’s enough…
No…okay…MVP MVP MVP
After the Texans lost 3 yards on their next drive and went 3 and out…again…Landry scored his 2nd TD to give the Dolphins a 21-0 lead.
Landry finished the game with 5 catches for 83 yards. Anyone who didn’t watch the game will not gawk at his performance. But trust me he was out of this world fighting for every inch
So now its Lamar Miller’s turn to catch a 50 yard TD pass.
After the Dolphins went up 21 -0 on Landry’s 2nd score, the Texans pooped on their next drive.
The Dolphins drove the ball 83 yards finishing with a 53 yard screen pass for a TD to Lamar Miller.
Maybe Landry’s stats aren;t that impressive. But Miller’s are. 175 yards on the ground and a long 85 yards TD run (not pictured here but it took the lead to 35-0) and 61 yards receiving – most of it on that screen.
And don’t forget the defense.
All those 3 and outs early set the tone.
This is what it looks like when you score 2 pick sixes in consecutive weeks.
And this is what 2 sacks each looks like. Wake had 2 and Suh had 2
And this is a happy coach!
Oh yeah
and guess who had an excellent game too…
4 TDs, 0 ints a perfect passer rating and an NFL record for consecutive completions (over 2 games)
wow
Bring on the Patriots!
Finsmob Unleashed 
I can’t make images larger from my phone
And I’m about to take off
So of any admins want to clean this up
Be my guest
And he goes weeeee-weeeeeee-weeeeee all the way home!
https://twitter.com/jrwrz/status/658624012826857473
YAY!!! Bring on the pats. It’ll be tough but if we play like we have the last 2 weeks it’ll be avery competitive game.
I think we were 0-7 against the Texans until yesterday.
https://twitter.com/_elenavanessa_/status/658657331509641216
LOL
Wow!
https://twitter.com/sportsnation/status/658658655596879873
Pig – that four pic shot of the Landry TD is awesome. One of the best long plays I’ve ever seen……and a perfect one for our view from up top.
And I’ll admit when he was running back towards the middle I was thinking…….”crap….he’s gonna give back a bunch of ground”. Did Landry ever prove me wrong.
It’s also obvious the work he did on his speed in the offseason has paid off. He’s got plenty of speed and he runs like a RB with the ball in his hands.
I thought it was awesome when I saw pouncey and turner run in front of him to block. It was like bring on the big boys. Like a herd of buffalo coming to save their comrade from the lions.
Yeah a few guys joined in and created that wall and Landry instinctively settled in behind it. He’s a great football player. Dallas Thomas was knocking people around as well, probably his best game.
BTW I think our linebackers are playing lights out. Both jenkins and misi have been awesome the last 2 weeks and they sat most of 2nd half as well.
Even Sheppard blew up a couple of plays.
I like how they all swarm to the ball. Love the intensity and passion of this team right now.
Boulder, the way we’ve played the last two games and getting to 3-3 I feel like we’re right in the mix. I feel we can beat good teams and right now outside of the Pats even though we’re on the road in BUF and PHI, they’re not really “good” teams. Beating the Pats would really be impressive and I think it’s possible if our pass rush is there. With the new commitment to the running game, that should also help.
I agree. I think we can beat the pats (and the refs) if we don’t turn the ball over.
Good almost afternoon everyone! Feeling great after yesterday’s win, and yes, we were 0-7 against the Texans, as I pointed out in my article that no one read on Thursday. lol
LOL
What article?
Mike, can you put the article on here so we can read it please? 😉
Piggy
Nice game recap, and it was a great game to recap. I’m sure you guys had a blast being there for that game. Was the place crazy loud? I hope so, the team deserved that much.
We were sitting with Rock….what chance did we have to hear the noise from the rest of the stadium? 🙂
Exactly SB. lol
Damn, i can’t believe i missed the fest…had my own fun this weekend at a bachelor party but man got to see the game and what a PERFECT fest to be at….it was the complete opposite of the Titans one a couple years back LOL.
Those who went got to see the best half of their life.
Landry’s field vision, and awareness of where people are and where they’re going is uncanny. Some players just have it, but most don’t.
He has great instincts and determination. He’s becoming one of the better WR/playmakers in the game.
Wes Welker was always my fave Dolphin receiver as he was tough as nails and always moved the sticks on 3rd down. His legacy was tarnished a little after his career move, but juice has taken the #1 spot now.
Nice job Pigsgerald. As you are about to take off, does that make you a flying, flying pig? Do you have to wear a seatbelt on a plane btw?
Awesome game to serve up for the mob’s collective delight and delectation – so happy for y’all. I know how I felt after the Raidaz game last year – nothing quite like it.
Glad to see Rock back on the bandwagon!
Pleased that Brian from NY wasn’t a no-show too, as I saw he had a wobble about going like I did before the Wembley game.
Sorry Stanger, wish I had been able to step from the shadows of a pick-up and say hi during the tailgate, but not to be this year.
Funny story – I was travelling home and didn’t make the finding a stream until HT. When I got the game hooked up I nearly shat myself when I saw 41-0 – just in time for the first half highlights, of which there were many. Settled in for the second half and saw our second team lose 26-3. Still, it didn’t take the shine off the first half drubbing for me.
Concerning that Jamar Taylor was picked on a lot in second half, but looks like Brice McCain will be good to go so that should be an upgrade.
Where’s Bat? Has he gone into a curmudgeonly coma now things are going better? I was going to ask Commissioner Gordon to put out an APB, but if this doesn’t tempt him from the shadows, nothing will?!? Holy Batshit!
https://twitter.com/MDC__Monica/status/656835565577441281
Nice!
It was good to see the backups and young players get some playing time.
Even better if they get some against Brady!
It’s hilarious how in the same stadium, UMiami was down 42-0 to Clemson and the very next day the Fins were up 41-0 at the half. Clearly the NFL has greater parity than the college game but quite the difference for fans of both teams who attended both games back to back days in the same stadium LOL.
It’s hilarious how the U of Miami fired Al Golden and promoted the TE coach to Head Coach ala the Fins lol.
No kidding? I knew they fired Golden, but I don’t follow college sports. That’s funny that they hired the TE’s coach. Lightning doesn’t usually strike in the same place twice you know. lol
what’s really funny is they will get their full compliment of scholarships next season after losing a lot during the last 3 years. Expect transfers and specifically to UF where Randy Shannon is coaching. Expect oral commitments to go to new schools and the UM program to have a tough time recovering, if at all. Micheal Irvings son might go to UF with the QB who already verbally committed. The St thomas QB and Irvings son are best friends.
Please fee my post from moderation – it isn’t that risqué?!?
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Mike E, Collins announced the rotation.
Harvey
deGrom
Syndergaard
Matz
Looks good to me, and I really want Harvey to step up and be the man. I’d love to get 8 strong innings from him.
I have an enigma code-breaker here. I am going to try to enter this post and see if it spits out something that makes any sense? I never had you down as a Nazi collaborator?
UK
Your post has been freed! Hot stuff, those Bat Girls. Mmm mmm
Monica is my fave MDC by far. She has assured me she hasn’t even seen ffr’s couch, let alone spent time chained to it.
She’s beautiful
In what way? 😉
https://twitter.com/MDC__Monica/status/647123189861117952
http://dailydolphin.blog.palmbeachpost.com/2015/10/26/dan-campbell-starving-dolphins-forced-texans-to-back-down/
ukfinfan says:
October 26, 2015 at 12:01 pm
Monica is my fave MDC by far. She has assured me she hasn’t even seen ffr’s couch, let alone spent time chained to it.
UK, that is true. very true, she didnt lie to you. i never had to chain her, she just volunteered.
The Landry play was AWESOME. It is so obvious in the off-season he worked on the only thing he lacks, top speed. He’ll never be a burner but he now has a slightly higher top gear and it is showing this year.
That first half dominance was perhaps the most lopsided half of football I’ve ever seen. I am excited to see this team go against one of the best in the league this Thursday to get a measure of where we stand.
I don’t worry about the Texans getting scores in the second half. We played conservative from the word go in the 3rd quarter, but we didn’t get too conservative. We played a perfect mix of 2nd stringers and conservative time eating plays and got out of the game without ever letting them back in it. I thought we executed two completely different game plans in each half, both to near perfection (excepting the Williams fumble).
Not to belabor a point too much, but the Landry TD on-field review perfectly illustrated my point about the difference between a booth review and an on-field review. When I first saw the play I thought he might have stepped out of bounds, the booth thought it was close enough for a review but when we saw it from a different angle, he was about a foot away from the sideline, and it shouldn’t have even been reviewed, but the booth called for it. They err in both directions.
Landry has excellent football speed. He plays fast and he doesn’t go down easy.
His speed this year reminds me of J Rice. Rice never killed the clocks with amazing speed, but when he was on the field he never got caught from behind.
ukfinfan says:
October 26, 2015 at 11:52 am
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alex: what is the admission charge for ride on my sofa.
finfanrob says:
October 26, 2015 at 12:10 pm
UK, that is true. very true, she didnt lie to you. i never had to chain her, she just volunteered.
She’ll never recover from that. Gutted.
FFR cruising around the neighborhood looking for victims. LOL
LMAO
how is that..tv , horn, motorized, headlights, and it has a cooler.
Kong, exactly on Rice. Football speed. Rice also worked on his speed and got faster during his career. He also dropped weight from his 205 that he was drafted at and I read once that he said 189 was his best playing weight.
Jetssuck,
This kind of stuff happens all the time (recruits trolling colleges and what not). There is no flip flopping game greater than so called HS sports stars doing ‘oral commitments’. The only thing that matters is signing day where people actually commit. That said, the U of Miami just needs to find a strong recruiter (ala Butch Davis) and find competent coordinators (D’Onofrio was the biggest joke of a DC in the history of the program).
I hope the U of Miami gets a person with NFL experience to run the show (easy selling point with recruits -> ties to the NFL where these want to train in college for). If not, I’m all about the poaching game. Make Mississippi State’s HC Dan Mullen a big offer or even as bad as Guz Malzhan’s Tigers look this year I’d offer him a big one too. He’s still a good big game planner and solid recruiter (he’s just got bad pieces this year after talent loss over the last 2 years).
Personally, I wouldn’t mind Butch Davis back but he kind of black listed himself after his stint at UNC. Anywhere Butch goes now the NCAA watchdogs will be there to find him doing illegal shit.
Mike Sherman (yea, him ..lol) is another good candidate IMO; he’s an excellent recruiter and so so coach but he can recruit big time NFL type talent talent. But he might be stung by the Miami media and might not like dealing with the pressure of that job.
I wouldn’t mind seeing the Canes go after someone like Rob Ryan but not sure he’s interested in the college game but he would bring swag and these young recruits like that shit (I know many of you guys can’t stand the Ryan’s but players love their style).
I don’t see them recovering within the next 4-5 yrs. Shannon is going shread Miami recruiting efforts for local talent.
lmao at tim. that is so cute you think i would actually wear clothes cruising around the neighborhood
Tim,
That post you made showing a pic of what FFR trolling looks like in the neighborhood has to be one of the funniest things ive seen around here in a while LOL.
Kong,
Simply put, the Fins the last two weeks have put the ball in their playmakers on offense and it’s made the world of difference -> Landry + Miller.
Yep, it’s been a blast to watch.
al,
i think charlie strong would be a good fit at miami. he is not liked by the alumni at texas and will probably be out this year. and yeah a bit playing the race card but he would be great recruiting in the miami area. his ties with the gators will just help in recruiting the rest of the state. i know he is struggling at texas but i think that has more to do with the alumni bad mouthing him.
It’s funny how things work out. If they had gotten rid of Philbin after last year Campbell wouldn’t have even been on the long list of coaching candidates. In fact, he might be coaching tight ends on another team right now.
Campbell has them ready to play from the first play of the game. With Philbin we were lucky if they were ready by the 1st play of the 2nd quarter and usually was the 2nd half. I really hope the success continues and they keep him. If he can do this much in 2 weeks just think what he could do with an offseason.
🏈🐬 Go Dolphins!🐬🏈
That’s what I’m rooting for. Think about how much he’ll learn coaching 12 games as well. He’ll be even more prepared next year. It’s who he is and his mentality that got this team going, not Xs and Os. The change on offense is we simplified it and committed to the running game. On defense, I see the same schemes just more effort and playmaking.
FFR
I assume that TV is hooked up to a “rear-view” camera?
‘ If he can do this much in 2 weeks just think what he could do with an offseason.’
the only problem is we dont get to play tenn or houston every week. the scary part of this week is now they are going up against the dark lord of coaching. not many have out coached/cheater the dloc. they were able to beat to teams which much less talent then them. this week it will be both talent and coaching needed and i dont know if a hc with no experience can do that.
(oh and sorry to poopoo on your parade :))
You aren’t. I recognize the difference in opponents and that it’s a short week. Doesn’t change my thinking.
Holla friends! Hope everyone is happy!
I’m sorry I don’t believe we merely changed HC and DC. I think somebody did brain transplants on all 53 players. This is a different team. Maybe blahblahblah on all the bs I’ve read here about Philbin and maybe blahblahblah “motivation”, but blahblahblah I think it sucks they’re so weak minded they couldn’t get themselves motivated on game days without rah rah coaching.
But oh well, may as well enjoy the rare win streak while it lasts.
Beat Pats this week and I’ll simultaneously be impressed and even more pissed at these players. Lol…Go Fins!
sometimes people hate working for their boss and it shows up in the quality of their work. It happens in every profession.
it’s possible we can beat them because they are very thin on the OL with 4 players less than 11 games each except for Volumar but he is playing a new position also. Brady and his receivers had a bad day yesterday with 10 drops. The Jets showed how to slow up brady with some exotic blitzes. Copy cat league. 11 man front was interesting. We have the DL to wreck havoc.I think if we have Suh/Michell play between center and guard they can create enough push to make Brady uncomfortable from his comfort zone 4-5 yards directly behind center. They can e3ven stack the LB to blitz off of the gaps created from Suh/Micthell
FFR,
Strong is just another JAG. Don’t like him at all.
Jetssuck,
4-5 years is what it would take to be top level.
The Canes were never going to be top level with either Shannon or Golden (both sucked as head coached despite ability to recruit talent). They recruited well but they didn’t recruit well in groups (meaning they were never able to string together elite players within the same class). Besides, neither Shannon or Golden’s recruits have ever become elite NFL talent (I can’t even think of any right now). Butch Davis recruited NFL Hall of Fame type talent on both sides of the ball and Jimmy Johnson and some of his staff had good success as well in this department.
Jahn,
Same here with your comments. I work with a guy who started telling me “Damn, this can’t be just a Campbell thing…these players must have intentionally quit under Philbin to get to this point (force a change at the HC position to get their way; pro sport players have huge egos). This is the prove me week and not the junk before. Hell, i expect a loss to the Pats and if that happens then the following week will be a big time test of responding after a loss (depending on how we lose LOL). Anyway, maybe I should just be rooting for a stomping of the Pats and avoid such negative thoughts :).
Strong is not “JAG”.
Hey FFR, I agree with ya. I think it’s easy to ride high on emotion after 2 blowouts in a row, but I think this emotional advantage the team has leveraged the last two weaks is a short lived one.
Hope it gets us to the playoffs this year, and I’ll ride with it as long as it’s working, but I look at Rex Ryan’s track record…eventually that sort of emotional leadership has to give way to X’s and O’s and consistent preparation and execution, and that’s where the proof will be in the pudding.
They (Bills)have been hit very hard with injuries as we were but we only had several key people
ukfinfan says…..
Sorry Stanger, wish I had been able to step from the shadows of a pick-up and say hi during the tailgate, but not to be this year.
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ukfinfan — but yet you did. I came with a guy from Cornwall……told him on the ride in to pretend he was you. He blew it right away, but at least late arrival Rock fell for it just a bit. 🙂
Jetssuck,
Shannon is overrated as a recruiter, he won’t clean out anything down here. The players will go where they feel will be their best chance to get to the pro game (where competent coaches exist). South Florida talent is plentiful and they end up going to many places such as WVU etc. Shannon doesn’t have a monopoly on anything.
We will see. I’m a Gator for life but I follow UM and I think they could have keep Golden considering he never had full compliments of scholarships. Next year would have been the first year and these extra 5 scholarships would only be freshman. It usually takes these freshman 2-3 years to make a impact. All the lost scholarships in the last 3 years had a impact on the program and it is finally catching up to the program.
Afternoon Update
DOLPHINS-PATRIOTS
Naples 26-20MIA
Howie 31-30 MIA
Rock 34-28 MIA
T-Pod31-27 MIA
HELL YEAH!!!
Jahn,
Rex’s style didn’t get him thrown out of NY necessarily though, it was the FO strategy of going the veteran route (overpaying for various guys) at key positions that killed them.
There was a thought John Idzik purposely handcuffed him by gutting talent so he could then hire a new coach.
Jahn, I agree with the motivation of the players but it’s pretty clear Philbin didn’t really inspire them even though they said all the right things.
FFR, our opponents won’t always be the Titans and Texans but we destroyed them both. If we had beaten them by one score I don’t think we’d be as confident going against good teams. If this team continues to play with this kind of passion and physicality they can play with anyone.
Jetssuck,
Agree on what you said about the strategy against the Pats.
The thing is, this is a rivalry game, and under Dan Campbell the players who normally enjoy playing the Pats (because the media always picks them vs the Fins) are probably going to feel like they are going to war with a big leader and will feel uber confident than ever before.
Shula used to make his next oppt. as the best ever and preached during week how the team would have to play it best game if his team stood a chance to win. I really think we can beat them even though NE wins 94 percent of its home games in the last 51 games. We may need a turnover plus a trick play that surprises them. A defense that dominates the OL and finally a running game that will bring play action opportunities.
OOOPs Update
DOLPHINS-PATRIOTS
Naples 26-20MIA
Howie 31-30 MIA
Rock 34-28 MIA
T-Pod 31-27 NE
HELL YEAH!!!
Jetssuck,
Disagree on Golden. Butch Davis was restricted way more than Golden during his first two years and he was able to put together more effective talent. In the end, Golden inherited similar talent he has now from Shannon and didn’t progressively get better.
It didn’t take a special eye to see how bad Golden had become ….I use Twitter often and the national media guys out there (radio guys with no ties to Miami and scouts/agents at the national level with no ties to Miami were all appalled at what Golden was doing).
how many scholarships did Butch Davis and Al Golden each lose?
tim,
my point was based on their talent they should have destroyed both those teams and they did. i am just saying now they are going up against a team with equal or better talent so coaching can be the deciding factor. just my dumb opinion but i think this game we will find out if it was just rah rah coaching or some game planning that has helped them turn it around. rah rah isnt going to beat the refncheats
It’s all about making plays. If we continue to do that I think we’ll be fine.
But I will say Al Saunders shows up and the receivers start getting more YAC. Coincidence?
jahn,
the players might have quit on joe but i dont care. the only effect the players have on me is if they win or lose. i dont care what kind of people they are. now i dont want murders, rapist or women beaters but if they are a good or bad personality i dont care. marino was suppose to be a great member of the community, i didnt care if they lost i still hated him that week.
‘It didn’t take a special eye to see how bad Golden had become’
al, anyone that thinks they should have kept golden is just trolling for attention. how many players from last years team are in the pros now and they ended up 6-7. golden should not have been back this year.
Tim,
Agree. If the ego of the Seahawks front office/coaching staff is anything to go by, Izdik was going to do it his own way in NY. LOL.
The take from chowder land (and this is one of their legit writers)…….and yeah of course they don’t talk about our O.
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The Dolphins must be feeling pretty good about themselves right now. Miami’s won two straight since the Dolphins fired head coach Joe Philbin and replaced him with Dan Campbell. After allowing an average of 399.5 yards per game through the first four weeks of the season, the Miami defense has allowed just 310.5 yards per game since Campbell took over. Of course, those games came against Tennessee and Houston, two offenses that pale in comparison to what Brady and the Patriots bring to the table.
Tim Knight says:
October 26, 2015 at 1:22 pm
It’s all about making plays. If we continue to do that I think we’ll be fine.
lol what brilliant words of wisdom. what next…..its all about outscoring the opponent then we will win.
I know it sounds simple but we weren’t making many plays at 1-3. Now we’re making a plethora of them. Just ask Heffe. LOL
Howie 31-21 NE
(When I picked Fins to beat Texans I picked the opponent because it worked the previous week against the Titans – I’ll continue to pick the opponent until the streak ends – didn’t help that I didn’t changer the opponent name – too many T**ans teams! <- well spotted Boulder)
Stanger,
It’s funny but the talk about the Texans is that they had some pretty big drops in the game that cost them early opportunities and that such opportunities would be taken advantage of by the Patriots. This may be true, but against the Jets, the Pats had the same kind of day as the Texans (a bunch of drops).
stangerx says:
October 26, 2015 at 12:54 pm
ukfinfan — but yet you did. I came with a guy from Cornwall……told him on the ride in to pretend he was you. He blew it right away, but at least late arrival Rock fell for it just a bit. 🙂
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LMAO – an imposter! I would say Wembley was >50% Fins, so probably close to 50k finfans. Whilst there were plenty from US and Mainland Europe, still lots of us from this sceptered isle.
But there will be less when it is the London
I hope NOT. Fans over here are usually loyal and don’t jump ship
al,
the texans also has some horrible qb play. i doubt the pats will unless gisele grounds brady
I don’t think Hoyer played all that bad. The completion % in the first half was not good at all but the TE killed them with wide open drops on several drives. The only INT he threw was a bobble by his own receiver who threw it into Reshad Jones arms LOL.
Stanger,
My biggest fear going into the Pats game is that the Pats are coming off a game where their offense had an uncanny level of drops. I expect them to tighten up and be very good vs Miami.
The thing that scares me is the use of the screen by the Pats. That shit takes advantage of poor edge play by the corners all the time. Hopefully the Fins have a good defensive scheme to use. Dom Capers does an excellent thing against teams that try and pass on the edge and that is align the safties between the flankers and TE or slot reciever (creating 2 triangles on each side of the formation between the OL-CB and S back between the two). This leaves the middle of the field more open but also leaves the QB guessing as to where the inside defender and safety over the top are going to play after the snap.
Hammer those fucks and they’ll start dropping again. LOL
I expect us to lose to the Pats……but I’m no longer convinced we will. Whatever the exact scheme…..think our D will be going pressure though.
Davis was hired as the head football coach at the University of Miami in January 1995.[1] Not long after Davis’ arrival, the Hurricanes were found to have committed several violations of NCAA rules during the tenure of his predecessor, Dennis Erickson.[2] As a result, the Hurricanes were barred from postseason play in his first year (despite an 8–3 record) and lost 31 football scholarship spots over several years. Davis earned a 51–20 record during his tenure as head coach. During Davis’ final year as head coach, the Hurricanes finished 11–1, their best season since coming up one win short of the 1992 national championship. Despite finishing second in both human polls, a quirk in the Bowl Championship Series formula resulted in the Hurricanes being shut out of that year’s national championship game, the 2001 Orange Bowl.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butch_Davis
davis had a decent team returning that competed for National Championship with erickson. I don’t think Golden had a team that won a bowl game for several previous years when he took the team over while facing possible ncaa death penalty.
Death penalty is a joke, the NCAA doesn’t have the balls to do it and never will after that experiment failed vs SMU in the 1980s. The death penalty was just media hyperbole. Golden inherited Shannon’s guys and never showed incremental change.
The NCAA action under the Shapiro investigation was shameful as well; the U sued them and rightfully so. The NCAA was desperate and they tried to buy info from Shapiro’s defense attorneys LOL.
Suh on Sunday:
six tackles
five of them solo
three of them for a loss
two sacks
three quarterback hits
two passes deflected
Son of a son on Sunday ……
6 trips to the bar …… missed them all 😦
jk/bb son!
and a partridge in a pear tree
LMAO — change the one line to “two quarterbacks saccccked” and you nailed it
By the way, did anyone see the Jets-Pats highlights or any part of the 2nd half?
Brandon Marshall choked so hard LOL.
He usually does. Just remember no team he’s ever been on has made the playoffs. Sorry Jet fans, there is still time to fuck up your season. LOL
yeah I taped it and watched the game while Fins game with pip. Jets had some exotic blitzes that took the pats a little time to figure out.
Howie
Miami 38
Cheaters 10
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Golden_%28American_football%29
Miami
On December 12, 2010, ESPN reported that Golden was offered and accepted the head coaching job at the University of Miami.[7]
In press conference remarks upon his hiring on December 13, 2010, Golden emphasized the importance of the University of Miami football legacy. “It’s the most recognizable brand in college football,” he said. “I go back to the former players that are here, the five national championships, 20 national award winners, countless All-Americans, incredible tradition. It’s a dream job.”[8] Golden signed a five-year contract at an undisclosed salary on December 14, 2010. However, due to NCAA rules, Golden did not coach the football team in Miami’s bowl game against Notre Dame but instead focused on recruiting players for 2011.[9][10]
2011 season
Golden posted a 6–6 record in his first year at Miami. It was only the third time since 1979 that the program had failed to register a winning record.[11] Despite being bowl-eligible, Miami announced on November 20 that it was withdrawing from bowl consideration due to an ongoing investigation into the program’s ties to convicted Ponzi schemeer Nevin Shapiro.[12]
2012 season
The Hurricanes registered a 7-5 record in 2012 and were in contention for a Coastal Division title for much of the year. However, with the NCAA investigation still not resolved, on November 19 Miami announced it was withdrawing from bowl consideration for a second consecutive season. Reportedly, school officials remembered how Ohio State opted to play in a bowl in the 2011 season with an NCAA investigation still underway only to be banned from bowl consideration the following year.[13]
2013 season
Golden’s third season at Miami saw more improvement from the previous two. The Hurricanes got off to a 7-0 start, including a win over rival Florida, and were ranked as high as #7 in the AP Poll. Their first loss came to eventual National Champion Florida State, which started a 3-game losing streak for Miami. The Hurricanes ended the regular season at 9-3 (5-3 ACC), good for 2nd place in the Coastal Division. Golden’s team was invited to the 2013 Russell Athletic Bowl, which the Canes lost 36-9 at the hands of future ACC foe Louisville.
2014 season
Golden’s fourth season at Miami was seen as a disappointment by many. The Hurricanes began the season with a 6-3 record, but lost their next 4 games beginning with a heartbreaking home loss to defending National Champions Florida State and concluding with an uninspired defeat at the hands of South Carolina in the Duck Commander Independence Bowl. Golden’s Hurricanes finished the season 6-7 despite being picked by many experts to win the ACC Coastal Division Championship and seven of its players being drafted by NFL franchises.
Dallas Thomas deserves some props as he played really well yesterday. So did the rest of the OL but since he never seems to get any credit and is usually bashed, I figured I’d say it.
🙂
no body ever gives the big uglies any credit and yet that is where all the action is.
Go Dallas (Thomas)!
FFR,
To me the germane issue is that certain kinds of people won’t win in the long run, you may not care what kind of people they are, and only if they win or lose, but I would say that whether you win or lose can be directly attributable to the kind of person you are. Not always, because the other guys get paid too, but in general….
Jetssuck,
“Under Golden, Miami never reached its goal of playing for an ACC title, never beat a team that finished the season ranked in the AP Top 25 and suffered 14 double-digit losses, seven of those coming in the last two seasons culminating in Saturday’s loss to Clemson.”
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-hurricanes/sfl-um-fires-coach-al-golden-day-20151025-story.html
I don’t agree with the firing but it happened and it is what it is. The program is going to have to overcome big obstacles to become significant again, if at all. I think 3-4 years at a minimum for conference championship then another 2-3 for a chance to compete for NC.I just don’t see that happening.
It’s funny the Phins play one of the best halves we’ve ever seen and blow the Texans out and some you guys spend the day talking about UM firing Golden. LOL
I know, Right? WTF?
It’s a Miami thing :P.
it’s big news in south florida. Now if the mets win the ws can we talk about only the mets and not be critical.LOL
Yeah but the day after.
Kinda like people talking about -ets stuff EVER on a Dolphins blog 🤔
Not only did Tim find photographic evidence of ffr on a “couch prowl” (the fishing net is not visible) but now there is a commentator following his progress?!?
Jahn,
I forgot to mention it because i haven’t been active on this board but were you able to catch the Cal-UCLA game?
Those NFL scouts are loving both those QB….
Cal’s reminds me a bit of Ben Roethlisberger in his style.
Rosen has been pretty good as a true Frosh (has had his ups and downs but when he’s on, man he’s very accurate). and the UCLA program looks like it’s building a winner.
Jetssuck,
We agree to disagree is all i have to say :).
Tim/MikeE
My grandkids principle at school told me a interesting fact about the Mets last series in that they never trailed in the 4 game series.
That sounds about right but they came real close. deGrom pitched out of some very tough innings.
Another tidbit with the Royals is they had the highest batting average in the majors against pitchers who throw 95+ which is what the Mets young guns do. That makes sense though being that they are a contact hitting team.
I’ve read a ton on here and on the web generally about how/why this turnaround has happened and I don’t think it is one thing but a combination of factors, including injuries, but there is no doubt in my mind that coaching/motivation has been a huge part of this and whilst it is easy to say it is incumbent on a pro to act like one and be one, it just aint that simple in my view.
An example from soccer – my team (Man U) had the equivalent of a Shula as coach for about a quarter (Ferguson) of a century, during which he averaged over 1 trophy per year – an unprecedented record that will never be beaten.
He used fear, man management, tactics and every edge he could get to succeed and he did. He won the premier league, retired, recommended a new coach and his replacement got the team to 7th the following year with the same team (which he lost completely by talking down to them) before being fired.
Ferguson kicked a football boot at David Becham that nearly took his eye out and he had to have stitches. It’s the sort of thing I could imagine Shula doing – maybe even Bellycheat? Certainly not Philbin.
I have seen/heard Campbell go and talk to players more during practices and games than Philbin ever did. He motivates players. He unties them and gets them to play for each other as a team and fight for him and each other. I saw a retweet from a player saying he would run through a wall for Danbo. He’s made big bold changes. He’s shown he’s flexible and listens, implements strategies for the good of all. Football is fun again. Is it any wonder players are more motivated? What we have in the short term is a leader. Will it last or will it fade? Who knows but I’m enjoying this new burst of life to a season which I thought was dead. We are playing with house money.
Go Fins!
Good post and I can’t disagree. The contrast is too extreme to debate it. LOL
I don’t see Belichick doing that, I think that’s a stretch. Coaching matters, but where the coaches job and players jobs meld together has to do with motivation. I’m sorry, but it IS incumbent on a professional to get themselves prepared to do their job. In fact, I believe that’s the very definition between amateur and professional. If you need rah-rah to get up to play a game, you’re an amateur. If you can motivate yourself, you’re a true professional.
I don’t think it’s so much rah rah with Campbell. I think it’s a communication and trust thing. The players have confidence that Campbell detected the issue as to why this “talented” team wasn’t playing well. It was physical first and go play and do less thinking. Simplify it and enjoy it which is the same reason you play in the first place.
I think Belly cheat would do Anything to win – and has. Literally.
I think these pros were motivated. I think they were told to do x, y and z and they would win. So they did it and they lost. They were told to do it again and they lost again. The cycle went on until it got to the point that they worked out that if they did x, y and z they would lose. They needed to do a, b and c. But the coach wanted them to keep doing x, y and z. The definition of insanity is keep doing the same thing and expecting a different outcome.
I think the players realised Philbin had a kind of insanity. They lost faith in the system and the methodology because they got sick and tired of being beaten. As soon as the way things were being done changed and results became positive, the players bought in again.
The players were prepared to fail each week. Now they know they can go out and express themselves more freely we see their desire to win. The difference is subtle, but it’s the only way I can rationalise it. Too many all-pros came here and stunk the place up under Philbin. Suh was the latest and probably the most high profile.
Sorry UK, I think that revisionist history line about Philbin is BS. If the coach can scheme well enough to win it’s up to the players to execute. If they need some good music in their headphones, or someone to yell at them, than get it. The resources available to these millionaires are endless. A lack of a fire and brimstone coach is excuse making.
What Tim says may be right-even if I’m skeptical (that they trust Campbell to know what was wrong and fix it), but I’m still not tolerant of a player not getting behind their HC for any reason.
Belichick has never raised a hand to a player UK, it’s a stretch to say he’d go the physical route. It simply is.
Nothing to do with music, money, yelling, resources. It’s to do with commitment to the run. Get a Billy Turner type in who can block down field and put JJ Watt on his ass. Don’t pass on all three downs from the gun and got three and out. Mix plays up. They have changed from a team who tried to out scheme an opponent to one which now wants to run over them. The MO of this team is different. The practice is different. Surely you can see that?
Also, I wasn’t accusing Bellycheat of raising a hand to a player. Fergie kicked a boot across a room when he was mad and it hit a player in the face. No way could a 65+ year old have aimed that with the intention of doing harm – I was using it as an example of losing one’s temper and showing passion – something I suspect Philbin has never done. Not saying either approach is right or wrong, but I strongly suspect there is a link there.
I remember players saying they’d run through a wall for Sparano too FTR. Perspective is important here. I’m not gonna take anything away from what Coach Campbell has accomplished for 2 weeks, but I have serious doubts this can be sustained before his lack of coaching experience starts to reveal itself.
I hope for his sake it does, because I like continuity, and I’d love to see him stick around next season.
I think that was Sparano’s downfall – players would run through walls for him but his Xs and Us didn’t pass muster. I too have reservations that this will last and can he develop into true HC material with all that that entails, but I’m enjoying the ride while it lasts.
Xs and Os
Very cool Tim. I’m so stoked for Tannehill that he’s now a permanently etched in the NFL record books! Hope it’s just one of many!
That drop by Sims btw was very catchable. The streak could still be alive. He basically pitched a perfect game.
He played excellent. I also remember one incomplete pass being wiped out by a penalty.
I don’t know what’s better than excellent, but a perfect game is superlative in my mind. His rating was literally the highest it can get, and only a few QBs in NFL history have done that for entire games.
Check out the list. Less than 1 perfect rating per season for 67 years, and Tannehill has the highest completion percentage of any of the names on that 67 year list.
This was one for the ages. Credit where it’s due.
Yep! He was flawless.
Al,
Yeah, but it made me sad in a way. The Pac 12 doesn’t get due credit in the national media IMHO and partly because they keep beating each other up and marring each others’ records.
I’m with ya on both QBs, and I’m not a blind homer on those teams QBs ftr, I haven’t really liked a UCLA QB in a long time and he looks like the real deal to me.
jetssuck
The Mets absolutely didn’t trail in the Cubs series, they started out hot in every game.
UK
I think you meant Cambell unites them, not unties them, right? 🙂
OK guys enough of the non dolphin talk this is a football blog not baseball.
What do you guys make of the todd haley recommendation by Bill Parcells to Ross?
Haley doesn’t excite me.
I’m pretty sure Brandon Albert doesn’t want to see Haley again 🙂
who was it that tried to get BA to play guard like he did in college.Was it Haley or former Eagles coach that had the walrus mustache?
http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2015/10/25/9610864/todd-haley-dolphins-head-coach-rumors
You guys know he got his undergraduate degree from UF
Mike E. says:
October 26, 2015 at 2:31 pm
UK
I think you meant Cambell unites them, not unties them, right? 🙂
LMAO. Both actually, but it was a typo. He has allowed them to play more freely but ffr is, I am sure, more qualified to discuss bondage than me!
I thought it could have been either as well and I also thought of FFR jokes. LOL
Current betting lines (money action on the line shown in %) from Oddshark.com
Miami +9 (53%)
New England -9 (47%)
51 over (41%)
51 under (59%)
Gillette Stadium Oct 29@8:25 PM
the line has been NE+7.5 since last night. I bet it’ll be less than 7 by game time.
Philbin’s biggest mistake last year was keeping coyle. The defensive players didn’t like playing for him. If he was forced to get rid of coyle like he was forced with sherman he might still have a job.
What about the offense?
OK, enjoy the win all – going to get some dinner. Cheers. Short week!
enjoyed talking with you
Tim Knight says:
October 26, 2015 at 2:04 pm
It’s funny the Phins play one of the best halves we’ve ever seen and blow the Texans out and some you guys spend the day talking about the mets line up.
We really don’t go on an on about the Mets here. We mention some stuff and that’s about it. But I’m talking the day after an impressive win. If we had lost it would be about blowing the team up. LOL
I think you talk plenty about the Mets, but I think you’re entitled to. Just own it and tell FFR to fuck off! 🙂
Al in MIA says:
October 26, 2015 at 2:13 pm
Jetssuck,
We agree to disagree is all i have to say :).
wow, i am shocked i tell you. shocked that the patriot fan will pick the most absurd side to be on to have a discussion about. just shocked i tell you.
Jetssuck,
I’ll tell you what was funny…when i was out partying this weekend, i saw a few guys wearing their UMiami & FSU shirts…I tapped a couple of them on the shoulder and said, man you guys have balls after the choke jobs you just went through this weekend.
I have a friend who’s both daughters went to fsu and he was talking to them on phone and they were bragging to their dad how they about to win the game with fg ,then the fg was blocked and all he could hear was OMG,OMG.
jahn,
i agree with your comment about the quality of a player having an effect on winning. if there was a choice i would want them taking the better person. however, it goes without saying we have no effect on any of that. so just fucking win and make me happy.
LOL
wtf you assholes. i am not some fucking amateur. i havent tied anyone in 15 years. that amateur bs. i am a master of my craft i just chain up my victims
During halftime yesterday am standing in line for some dogs with my Brit friend Dameon.
We are both watching the TV in front of us (what else do you do) and all of a sudden we both go at once……
…..THAT’s BRIAN.
And this wasn’t a group section shot…….just him.
Have no idea whether it hit the network feed, but Brian NY was right there for everyone in the stadium to see.
Tim Knight says:
October 26, 2015 at 3:00 pm
We really don’t go on an on about the Mets here.
lol. isnt it funny how people read things here. you say you dont go on and on but in my opinion you do. i have even just stepped away at times cause it was too much mets talk. not saying that was negative, i just choose not to read it and left. now you think it is too much canes talk when to me them firing their head coach is just about as big as news to me as the fins blow out win.
I just find it funny how this place is quiet after wins and rabid after losses.
It’s hard to determine Belichick as a proxy for great coaching success considering most of his winnings came with Tom Brady at the helm (he wasn’t as successful in Cleveland). Yes, he did win 11 with Cassell in 2008 when Brady was lost early on with an injury, but it’s hard to tell if he could sustain that in the long run (Cassell was groomed in the system).
It’s 50/50 IMO as to Belichick being more like Mike Shanahan than a Bill Walsh (who won with multiple QB). Shanahan won big with Elway but not the same without him.
I also think that just because Belichick isn’t necessarily animated on the sidelines or in the press conferences, he does seem to get pissed off internally when guys fuck up. He’s quick to cut a guy LOL.
Big big difference between what Belichick is and a coach who actually physically injures his players. All I ever said on the subject was that UK saying Belichick would do something like that is basically an exaggeration to underline a point.
Jahndoh – you have taken my comments FAR too literally – see above! No biggie, but I really was just referring to anger and passion.
I think he had bledso also during that first sb run. The guy has won 14 of the last 15 years the division titles. I believe this is because he has a system or same system I should say and his coaches and players can perfect playing in it. I have talked with many football knowledgeable people and many think what makes him a great coach is he studies film like no body else. Someone explained their thoughts what makes him superior to others is not he only studies the film of each practice he analyzes every frame 15-16 per second
and he knows what is working and not working and why
Philbin’s biggest mistake last year was keeping coyle. The defensive players didn’t like playing for him. If he was forced to get rid of coyle like he was forced with sherman he might still have a job.
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I agree totally Boulder, and Tim, you’ve been saying that since we first complained about Coyle last year. “What about the offense?” Well, pick one thing to fix, and the obvious thing would’ve been the defense that totally and completely fell off a cliff half way through the season. Every unit could’ve been better, but not many could’ve been worse than what the defense showed us late last season.
I was talking about this year and the offense was worse than the defense.
Well read Boulder’s comment. It was about last year. How the hell can I know you changed seasons? Also fwiw, the defense also sucked ass this year until 2 games ago. Offense was hit and miss, but you can spin it if you want. I saw it too.
Sorry, that should’ve included a smiley or an LOL..I was kind of just giving you shit in that 2nd sentence.
The defense wasn’t good but they actually kept the team in the Jags and Jets game and the offense couldn’t get it done multiple times. The Jets begged us to steal that game at 27-14 which was the score which seemed like forever. The offense scored 10, 20, 14 and 14 the first 4 games. It was looking pretty bad.
Boulder,
I stand corrected @ +7.5 for Miami 🙂
In the, “where are they now” category….
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Now you’re talking too much about talking. Give it a rest people!
For instance all I said about the Mets today was the starting rotation has been announced and Mike E said he was fine with it and that was the end of the discussion. We usually don’t go on and on. Nowhere near as much convo as the Golden firing. That said no biggie and fuck off!!!! LOL
You still talking about the mets? FFR was right. Lol
Everyone has the ability to read what they want and what they don’t. Simple as that.
Would be different if there was so much you couldn’t get a good talk going about the Phins…..or a convo about coaches and chains.
All I said off a win like we had yesterday and people are talking about Al Golden. Nobody said what someone can and can’t talk about. I’m just surprised is all. As usual everyone can go fuck off! LOL
And I was saying it is no big deal in the least.
Not like this place isn’t 60% non-Phin conversations.
Holy moly! Can’t we just get along?? lol
Damn, my comment is awaiting moderation….can someone approve? 🙂
Got it!
Tim Knight says:
October 26, 2015 at 3:18 pm
I just find it funny how this place is quiet after wins and rabid after losses.
tim, once again all a matter of interpretation. i think this place has been just as busy. the only difference is not a lot of negative talk and fighting. oh yeah, and tell jahn to fuck off
It seems light to me today so go eat one. LOL
herdfan says:
October 26, 2015 at 3:26 pm
Holy moly! Can’t we just get along?? lol
we all were till jahn came on here and stated telling everyone to fuck off