This past Sunday was the most enjoyable “Dolphins” Sunday in so long, I can’t even remember the last one that matched it. I felt like we had a chance to finally beat the Houston Texans, who we were previously 0-7 against. I felt the team had a renewed attitude, and that this might put them over the top. I picked the score of MIA 24 – HOU 6. Who would’ve thought they far exceeded that, and just in the first half!
For the Texans game, a bunch of people from our blog met up for the annual “Fest”, which has become a yearly tradition. I think it’s great, I’ve been to two, but every year I truly miss it when I can’t make it. Jon “Stanger”, is a huge reason for this. The first time I made my way to FLA with my family, Jon, Walker, Gigi, Son, Randy (OD), David, Cap’t Stubbs and Rob (FFR). As has now become the tradition, the whole crew goes out to Dave and Busters for dinner, and Jon always is very kind to provide for whoever chooses to make it there. Honestly, you couldn’t ask for a nicer, better “host”. John (Son), has mentioned it, and so have some others, but Jon (Stanger), really goes out of his way for all those visiting either from far away in-state, or from even farther away out of state. Anyone who has attended knows this, and major props go out to Jon for doing that. The next time I went I got to meet a few other blog favorites, such as Bat, Diggs, Jahn, and also Ken and Jordi (Piggy), whom I’d already met a few times, but you get the point. If you can somehow make it to one, I highly recommend it, and I personally guarantee my attendance next year. Look forward to enjoying another weekend with some great folks, and meeting some people I haven’t yet met!
What a game our friends got to see! I just kept imagining what was going on with our friends who made it there this year, how crazy they must have been going, to witness total domination from our team, the Miami Dolphins. They played the best half of football I’ve ever witnessed by them, hands down. Ryan Tannehill was nearly perfect. The defense was ferocious and relentless. Jarvis Landry played like an All Pro WR/KR/PR FOOTBALL PLAYER. Landry is easily my favorite Miami Dolphin, he plays harder than any player IMO. Lamar Miller was fantastic, both rushing and receiving. Rishard Matthews continues to add to his resume, showing what many of us thought he could be, and making it happen. Reshad Jones continues his All Pro campaign, making tackles all over the field, and adding another pick-6. Suh gave us 6 tackles and 2 sacks. Cam Wake, healthy and rabid, gave us 2 sacks. Everyone just looked better. Thank you Dan Campbell, for stirring this team, and waking them up from their slumber. Forget the 2nd half, it was obviously Campbell not only taking his foot off the pedal, but putting it in PARK, and allowing our guys to rest, knowing we have a big game on Thursday night against the Patriots.
Speaking of Thursday night, this is a huge game against a division rival. Last weeks huge win served only to keep the season afloat, and energize the fan base. We need another massive effort from our team, in order to knock off the favored New England Patriots, in their house, Gillette Stadium in Foxboro. The 6-0 Patriots will likely be allowed to hold Wake, and now likely Suh too, so we’ll need some of the other guys to step up. The Patriots have scored the most points in the AFC, with 213, and are 2nd in the nFL to the Arizona Cardinals, who score a lot of points with their defense. This is a daunting task, and at 3-3, and 0-2 in the division, almost a sure necessity, if we plan on contending this season. Brice McCain, who will be the starter if healthy, is questionable to start opposite Brent Grimes right now. If McCain can’t go, Jamar Taylor will start. That would leave young Bobby McCain as the nickel corner. This is big. The Patriots employ those super-quick, pesky WR’s like Julian Edelman, who BTW made Wes Welker expendable. Danny Amendola, finally healthy, is having a good season. Of course, Tom Brady’s favorite target is big #87, Rob Gronkowski.
I won’t be shocked if we if we see a big dose of RB LeGarrette Blount, and also a good amount of RB Dion Lewis out of the backfield, who will be a game-time decision for the Patriots with an abdominal injury. We need to tackle, and that means Blount, Lewis, but more importantly, Edelman, Amendola, and Gronkowski. The greater majority of passes that Edelman and Amendola catch are only about 5-10 yards past the LOS, so we need to be right on those guys as soon as they catch it, and hopefully, not let them catch it.
Big task for new Head Coach Dan Campbell, to go up against Bill Belichick. All the odds are against us, but I think we may just see a big upset. I don’t expect us to do to the Patriots what we did to the Titans and especially the Texans, but I think we do enough to win this week, with a last minute FG to win 30-28. GO DOLPHINS!!!
And now for the babe of the week . . .
“Life’s the same, I’m moving in STEREO, life’s the same, except for my shoes”
Finsmob Unleashed 
Tannehill is nervous
He needs the run game. If we don’t run the ball we don’t win
hell of a kick!
Fuck yea what a punt.70 wow
That’s a punt
Offense is completely inept.
Good punt
WOW 70 yarder by Darr
naplesfan2010 says:
October 29, 2015 at 9:11 pm
Tannehill is nervous
yeah he was scared shitless then pouncy snapped that ball without him looking or when he hit the wr in the hands on that second down play
He doesn’t win the big game on the road
That was an awesome punt…..and it is bad that is the best part of the game so far
If we don’t rush we don’t win this game. I said it earlier today
Does anything ever fucking change?
1st time I’ve seen that commercial
damn i hope suh is wearing those nike shoes tonight
Stanger shopping for Darr jersey now
keep us close big Defense.
Campbell is getting a lesson tonight
look at Jones pushing Gronk! atta boy
whew… did Taylor even look
think we got away with one there
Wow, how was that not a flag on us?
YESSSSSS got him
Yes
Cam Wake
ok vernon and then wake in there on him
Wake fuck yea
Defense is keeping us in this. Offense needs to produce.
Damn our offense needs to start pulling some weight. This D…this D!
WAKE
BoulderPhinfan says:
October 29, 2015 at 9:14 pm
He doesn’t win the big game on the road
yeah, you are right, he always misses tackles or snaps the ball to himself when he isnt looking.
listen, i am no tanny lover, but it takes a team to win on the road. not a qb. he just played simple last week, he didnt do anything great but the team played great. you didnt see me on here bragging about his perfect rating. he threw a few 10 yard passes that the wr or rb turned into big gains. it takes a whole team
I don’t disagree. But when things go wrong he loses his composure quickly on the road
Run the fuckin ball behind Albert
Exactly…..avoid Fox at all cost!
OK FFR we got away with one. Then a sack! Refs are not in Pats favor
Defense has stabilized this game. Come on offense. Step up
Let’s go O
ok tannehill rise up son
Run up the middle. PUT MITCHELL IN
That’s what I said…LOL
bookman11 says:
October 29, 2015 at 9:17 pm
OK FFR we got away with one. Then a sack! Refs are not in Pats favor
didnt see it, i was watching soccer. lol. it is best for my blood pressure
finally good decent field poss to start
BoulderPhinfan says:
October 29, 2015 at 9:18 pm
I don’t disagree. But when things go wrong he loses his composure quickly on the road
ok i agree with that, but i agree the whole team does
there tanny goes again dropping passes
Fuck Gray
NE sent him to us
miller. c’mon man. you’re playing scared?
gray shit man
Fuck man. Where is miller
A 3 man rush
What is this offense trying to do?
Just don’t get it.
coverage sack
Darr is the man
I think our boys have been “reading the newspapers”. Dan the New Man needs to get in their faces
This fuckin sucks. As far as I’m concerned gray hits the bench the rest the game.
The defense needs to take things in hand now and score
Damn 3 man rush got him. OL first 7 picks next year.
Agreed. Tackle
ok i am just going to stop swapping back to the game, every time i do it is negative plays
OK. This is maybe the worst they could play and only down by 9. This would normally be a blow out on the road against this team. Stop them now….score….then see how Dan makes adjustments.
New Age says:
October 29, 2015 at 9:23 pm
Damn 3 man rush got him. OL first 7 picks next year.
ok i agree. this oline sucks. but i always try to think i am fair. on that play tanny stepped up into that sack. he didnt need to step up in the pocket
whew caught a break there
Come on D take advantage!!
so close
The NE radio is going to be afire tomorrow with the refs were giving us the game
nice pressure
I would be ashamed to look a defensive player in the face if I played on our offense.
big 3rd down play here. Field position could go our way if we stop them here
female ref called that one
Jones is playing well other than that missed tackle on Gronk TD.
Come on dude
We need to start punching them in the mouth on offense.
This would be one hell of a game if our offense took the trip up to NE.
Mistaikens
aikens is a disappointment
Gronk makes a mistake.
D is playing
Nice job
DE-FENSE
Go defense
This defense has stepped up
C’mon offense … get us some points
Landry a bit skiddish
The whole offense is skiddish
Come on offense. Let’s go
Watching new England blatantly hold on nearly every play is getting tired
Just get a score!!!!!!! Re-start after an ass kicking at half
WTF
very poor pass
Good pass
Omg. 100 million dollar man
Who else would u like as our QB?
SHIT!!!!
What happened to Tanny under center???
Our offense is back to normal, looking and playing like crap.
Boo
we are so tight on offense.
Terrible.
Bad route bad throw
Why don’t we run the fuckin ball. I hate lazor.
Pick 6 Jones coming up
just need to be an athlete tannehill !!!!!!!!!!!!
Tanny is the problem against good teams on the road
He turns into a fuckin pussy
QB sneak coming or a fake QB sneak and a long pass
yep
We’re still only down 9. That’s about the only good news so far.
Lazor is a wuss. We’ll be cute
omg there was a nat in my drink. wtf, my food ok but i dont share my alcohol. wtf
That went outside in
we need a drive and TD.. halftime… and start 2nd half with ball
they just aren’t a good enough D to shut us out. except for they have a fabulous scheme HC