from Lee (Uwantwat)
Q – Mike,
Now we have finally got rid of Lazor do you think we will see any improvement in the Offensive side of the team?
Can young Taylor find the balls to let our RBs actually tote the rock? My personal take on the team is we stuffed up by shifting to
a ZBS OL and moving from a 3-4 Def. We seem to have no clue how to play the game anymore. Your thoughts.
Lee (Uwantwat)
I think we’ll definitely see the offense more balanced with a fair amount of rushing the football. I don’t think it will necessarily be “balls” though, when the HC (interim or not) just fired the previous OC because he wouldn’t allow the offense to run the ball. I think Zac Taylor will mix it up for sure. He’s getting a shot here, and these games will have his stamp on them, win or lose.
We have some seriously fresh horses in the barn, just waiting to run. Lamar Miller has only a little more than half the carries he had last season, 119 carries, he finished the season with 216 last season. Miller is averaging 4.8 YPC, while last year he averaged 5.1. Jay Ajayi is really fresh, after recovering from broken ribs earlier in the season, Ajayi has only 18 carries for 108 yards and a heady 6.0 YPC. Last season at Boise St., Ajayi had 347 carries, so I think Ajayi would love to get some carries the rest of the way. In other words, there is no excuse not to run the ball. The stats bear out when we pass more than 40 times we lose almost every time. Our O-line seems so much more settled when he have balance of rushing to passing.
I think because we’re going to commit to the run, we will see improvement in our offense. Rishard Matthews is banged up, but we drafted Devante Parker for a reason, so now he gets his chance, and it’s time for him to seize the opportunity. I’d also like to see TE Jordan Cameron more involved. He seems very underused for some reason, and I don’t get why. In weeks 3,4 and 5, Cameron was targeted 8,9,8 times, but since then, he hasn’t been targeted more than 5 times. Incidentally, he hasn’t logged more than 4 receptions in a game this season.
Regarding the 3-4 defense as opposed to the 4-3, I think it’s a talent issue, not a scheme issue. Our LB’s are awful, and if we were to change to a 3-4, the only 2 fits I could see at LB would be Vernon (OLB) and Misi (ILB). I don’t think anyone else we currently have on the roster (excluding Dion FF) who fits at LB in the 3-4, and that would also likely mean Suh moving to 3-4 DE, which I’m not sure he would want to do, so I don’t think it’s likely.
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from Kong
Q – Tannehill?
Overpaid? Oversacked? Overrated? Underprotected? Underappreciated? All of the above?
I know stats don’t tell the whole story, but it’s really so unfair to cavalierly (thanks Kong!) compare Ryan Tannehill to Chad Henne. Checkdown Chad has 58 TD’s and 63 INT’s and has a less than 60% completion percentage. He has a higher INT % (3.2) than a TD % (3.0). Some people here have gone as far as comparing him to Henne, and that’s just silly. He compares much closer to Superman (Mac Notwen). Ryan Tannehill has a career 62.0 completion %, Cam Newton has a 59.1 %. Ryan has a 4.0 TD %, Cam has a 4.5 TD %. Ryan has a 2.5 INT %, Cam has a 2.8 INT %. Cam had 14,426 passing yards after his first 4 seasons, and Ryan has 14,245 passing yards after 3 season, 11 games. The biggest difference is in rushing yards and rushing TD, where Cam has a huge advantage. Cam had 2571 rushing yards and 33 TD’s, while Ryan only has 817 rushing yards, and 4 TD’s.
Anyway, it’s not really about Ryan vs Cam, or any other QB for that matter. We need a better team, it’s as simple as that. We need better coaching. Tannehill was on the rise until this clusterf*ck of a season happened. We started off slow with Joe Philbin at the helm, we rallied for 2 games against lesser competition and dominated, and then fell back to earth against the Patriots and Buffalo, and then eked out a win against the Eagles, and lost miserably to Dallas and the Jets. It’s so hard to fairly assess Tannehill this year, it just is. I know he hasn’t played his best football, and yes, he seems aloof, or uncaring at times, which admittedly upsets me, but what Ryan needs is Dan Campbell to hug him and tell him “It’s not your fault” It’s not your fault” It’s not your fault” Maybe Ryan says “Not you Dan”, or maybe he just cries like a baby, I’m not sure.
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from Rick (GDP)
Q – Dear Axe Mike,
With 5 games left . . .
If you could axe Ross 1 question, what would it be?
…and if you could tell Mancampbell 1 thing what would it be?
Sincerely,
GDP searching 4 answers.
OK, here goes:
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Mike E: – Mr. Ross, isn’t it about time that we just wipe the slate clean, from the top, all the way to the bottom, find a qualified HC or GM, and start all over, with a new regime entirely, keeping no one currently in office?
Mike E: – Dan, I appreciate everything you did for the Dolphins, both as TE’s coach, and as Interim Head Coach, but I think it’s time (Mike E. starts running away) we bring in a qualified (running faster!) Head Coach to run this team, one who can not only inspire the players, but one that ( running even faster now!) (pulls hamstring!) (limping) that can manage a game, and command his staff, one that knows what type of players and schemes on both offense and defense he wants to run, and knows which coaches (out of breath and limping badly) he wants to do this, (as ManCampbell jogs over to a limping Mike E in a menacing fashion) most of all, I thank you, and hope your time as interim HC in Miami affords you better opportunities in the future!
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from Stanger
Q – What does Coach Rambo have to do the rest of the year to be our Head Coach next year? Is there even a chance of it?
stanger
I don’t think if ManCampbell wins out, it’s going to make a difference as to whether he’s in the running for HC next year.
If they want to seriously make changes, and try to create an entirely new system, Campbell’s name shouldn’t be in the running. If Ross insists that we keep Tannenbaum and Hickey, and just try to fill the slot of HC, and coordinators, I think once again, we have made the mistake of not tearing everything down and starting fresh. I suppose if that’s how they go about it, then Campbell may be a contender for the job no matter what we do the rest of this season. I think that would be a shame, no different than keeping Ireland on after Sparano was fired, and no different allowing Joe Philbin to choose a GM that suited him. For once, please do the right thing, and tear it down completely, top to bottom, and build something from the ground up, and stop trying to fit bricks in on the 33rd floor that fit. Enough of that, it doesn’t work!
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And now for the babe of the week . . .
Finsmob Unleashed 
Nice job this week Mike, especially on the babe of the week.
This is a good opportunity for Zac Taylor to audition for a job elsewhere. Best of luck to him. I agree, even if we win out (not going to happen) the entire coaching staff if gone regardless. THe best I can see us finishing is 7-9 at this point. I would actually be more pissed if we win out, because it will have shown that we were capable of playing well all year, and it will feel like more of a wasted season if we accomplish that.
Good job Mike.
I agree with most of your thoughts- which ones will have to remain with me- lol.
I again must commend you on your retro-BOTW. Loved her since Streets of Fire.
she’s pretty awesome.
Thanks Bri, Try
Try – I’m going to be agonizing over which thoughts you disagree with me on all day. You must set me free! lol
Nice job Mike E. Your thoughts on Tannehill mirror mine
Good stuff Mike E
Thanks Ken, Piggy
nice job mike. Agree with most everything you wrote. I agree that Campbell as cool as he is will get the job permanently. Not unless he wins 4 of 5 remaining games. even then I don’t think we’ll go that way.
My question to Ross would be. Why are you such an idiot when it comes to football?
^will not get the job ^ lol
Boulder
I think with Ross, he’s only going to be as good as the people he listens to. I’d still prefer that over a Jerry Jones who thinks he knows everything in his own right.
right but he decides who he listens to. So its on him because he’s listening to the wrong people.
Thanks Boulder
I hate the stinking jets
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/jets/jets-insider-pryor-not-backing-ryan-tannehill-remarks-article-1.2453578
i agree with Pryor. I would have just left it at, “my job on D is to destroy every offensive player”.
I’m still one of the only people left I guess that think the Fins can win 5 straight.
By the way, in case anyone has forgotten….Zac Taylor is married to Mike Sherman’s daughter.
Al in MIA says:
December 3, 2015 at 11:02 am
I’m still one of the only people left I guess that think the Fins can win 5 straight.
al,
stay away from the pink unicorns. i know they are the prettiest but they bite.
Al in MIA says:
December 3, 2015 at 11:00 am
i agree with Pryor. I would have just left it at, “my job on D is to destroy every offensive player”.
no, the guy is an idiot. no one said anything about the hit, he was called out for celebrating the hit while the player laid hurt on the field. and that is classless, no matter who the player is
FFR,
Celebrating is part of the show 🙂 I love it when people dance on other players after getting rocked.
I still hate the jets 😉
ok i did my research on the draft. without a doubt this is who the fins need to get
http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/ncaafbvideos/fsus-flag-football-superstar/vi-AAfXcrS
My thoughts on the next 5 games is that they are very winnable much like the last 3 Miami played in but lost 2. I don’t know if a different OC would have changed the “L” against the Jets but I’m certain another disciplined OC would have kept that game close. Also, a different OC would have won the Cowboys game (Fins had no business losing that game) and wouldn’t have crapped himself vs the Eagles.
I can’t imagine any OC, even a new one like Zac Taylor, can be like Lazor in the run abandonment game. I expect to see RT in less shotgun/single back formations and more emphasis on the classic 5-7 step drop backs under center.
DeVante Parker seems to be coming on now and might have cleared a mental hurdle vs the Jets as to his abilities out there with the discomfort in his foot. He will be an additional weapon down the stretch.
Ja’Wuan James is coming back soon (next week?) and will be strengthening the OL.
Coaches on defense finally wising up and removing Jamar Taylor from the starting lineup in favor of rookie Bobby McCain who had a nice start vs Philly but then inexplicably didn’t see crap vs the Cowboys (max 1 or 2 snaps in that game) while Taylor got roasted some again.
Taylor is better served in the slot where he would play with stuff happening in front of him; his biggest issue is playing with his back to the ball (IMO Bobby McCain is good at running with a WR step for step downfield and anticipating the landing spot).
4 of the next 5 games are at home vs teams with many flaws (as the Fins)
Ravens: backups everywhere playing
Giants: statistically have the worst defense in the NFL; worst pass defense in the NFL
@ SD: This team is like Miami in that they are a major disappointment with the current talent
Colts: They just aren’t that good either and will be the road team in Miami outside of a dome
NE: They will probably bench half their team in the 2nd H if they can clinch #1 seed soon.
Al in MIA says:
December 3, 2015 at 11:20 am
FFR,
Celebrating is part of the show 🙂 I love it when people dance on other players after getting rocked.
al, didnt say anything about the celebrating i just said doing it over an injured player is classless.
FFR,
lmao at that video. That chick has a nice core and keeps good balance.
FFR,
It’s part of the game; i’d do the same and celebrate over a player that just got ‘jacked-up’ as Matthews was. People do it all the time; it’s not a defensive player’s mentality to think about what just happened to a player other than he just got rocked by a defender.
The funny thing is, i don’t even know the source or context of RT’s comments, I just read what some people wrote about it.
I looked at the video on Vine again and Proyer didn’t even do anything after the hit. He rocked Matthews, stared at him, then started walking away from the play clutching his arm (i’ve seen far worse) LOL.
al,
yep, and from the video it is obvious she goes both ways.
LOL
Boulder
Agree on the Jets.
Can’t stand them at all
🙂
al,
i dont know how it all got started either. and from the play i am thinking about was when matthews got hurt i thought the jet player kind of celebrated while matthews laid hurt. if he didnt then ok. my comment was just in general, celebrating over an injured player is classless. as far as it being a jet player, well they are classless just cause they are jet players
FFR,
Agree there…I couldn’t stand watching the cameras show Todd Bowles laughing or Ryan Fitzpatrick acting like he was all pro 😦
I hate the Jest but there was nothing classless or dirty about the hit on Matthews. If I’m on defense I want my guy to do the same exact thing. Make the receiver fear going across the middle within the scope of the rules. Instead of Tanny laying blame, HE should have shown class and accepted the blame himself for the decision to make that throw.
Oh, the classless talk was about celebrating over an injured player. Got it. That’s different. I don’t remember if that happened.
Is the babe Diane Lane?
Yes
It was a terrible throw by Tannehill, it was totally his fault, as were a few other passes he threw that day. I don’t recall a celebration, but I was there, and didn’t have the benefit of replay
he’s also responsible for global warming.
If throwing passes behind the receiver causes global warming, I guess so. lol
Piggy,
Looking forward to your Samurai’s for next year’s draft 🙂
Specifically if Pitt WR Tyler Boyd is on you list 🙂
ok so no more excuses?
Thanks for the answer, Mike. (the article answer, not the diane lane answer {although thank you for that one as well, lol}) 🙂
You’re welcome, thanks for sending in a question
Mike E. says:
December 3, 2015 at 12:29 pm
It was a terrible throw by Tannehill, it was totally his fault, as were a few other passes he threw that day.
not from what i recall. yeah it was a bad throw, but matthews was still going to get hit if the throw was right on the money or not. i guess the only difference was matthews might of had his ribs less exposed
I’m looking over some draft prospects from the 2016/17 class and couldn’t help but notice Michigan’s TE Jake Butt was the #1 prospect at the position for the 2017 SR class.
What a great name for that position LOL
Boulder,
I really don’t have any personal interest in the RT race other than to say that the best way to win a game from a coaching perspective is to lean on team strength to attack an opposing defense.
What we do know about the Fins O is that the OL run blocks a whole lot better than it pass blocks.
Miller is one of the most efficient runners in the NFL on a per carry basis and rookie Jay Ajayi in limited time has shown good efficiency as well. Also, RT is having a hard time completing passes under pressure. Moreover, the hardest pass a QB has to make is the up and out / sideline throw and yet that ding dong Lazor would call those throws on 3rd down all the time without any guys running the drag route underneath half the time.
We’ll see if anything is different with the next 5 weeks. I think the problem is the scheme. I’d like to see tanny in a seattle/sf style offense. That’s why I would consider greg roman as HC candidate even though he’s never been a hc.
But while we are on the RT front, let’s talk about how he might get to 30 TD this year 🙂
He’s at 20 with 5 games to go which means he needs to average 2 per game.
He’s had 2 or more in 8 out of 11 games this season; of those 3 games where he had less, they were all on the road (Week 1 @ WASH = 1 TD; Week 8 @ NE = 0 TD; Week 9 @ BUF = 0 TD)
Also, while RT’s comp% is down to 62% this season from 66% last season, his Y/C is up YR/YR from 10.3 to 11.6
Boulder,
Agree 100% with you on Roman.
Usually successful HC have been successful D or O Coordinators.
Roman fits the bill and should be ready for a promotion 🙂
Er, sorry I got confused for a sec….I’m thinking of Darrell Bevell of the Seahawks. He should be ready for a promo and a guy I would target (unless he’s looking to succeed Pete Carrol who is getting up there in age).
either one I would consider.
Al in MIA says:
December 3, 2015 at 12:54 pm (Edit)
But while we are on the RT front, let’s talk about how he might get to 30 TD this year 🙂
He’s at 20 with 5 games to go which means he needs to average 2 per game.
He’s had 2 or more in 8 out of 11 games this season; of those 3 games where he had less, they were all on the road (Week 1 @ WASH = 1 TD; Week 8 @ NE = 0 TD; Week 9 @ BUF = 0 TD)
Hmmm…..I’m not bashing him or you, but I could give a flying f*** how many TDs he gets this year. The W-L record is the only one that counts. If we made it to the SB and he hadn’t thrown a single TD pass I’d be just as happy as if he had 40.
Could give/couldn’t give???? I always get that confused. Lol. 😊
I have talked about this stat often but once again the PT differential tells the story again about team strength in W-L record.
There are only 14 teams in the NFL in the PLUS points differential category right now and the Fins are the only one in the AFC East in the negative with a -62.
The 3 best teams in points differential are the Pats (+135), Panthers (+127) & Cards (+126). Only 1 other club in the +100 club -> Bengals (+104).
Only 1 team is in the +50 to +100 range -> Chiefs (+64).
There are 4 teams in the +40 to +49 range -> Packers (+47), Seahawks (+45), Broncos (+45), Jets (+44).
3 teams between +20 to +39 -> Vikings (+37), Steelers (+36), Falcons (+26).
Herd,
lmfao, doesn’t matter which way you say it. I understand.
I just want to win too which is why I want to see some OC who can run the ball more (offense’s best strength).
Rob
It was a bad throw no matter what. He didn’t have to throw it to Matthews if he was going to get blown up, but leaving him completely defenseless because he had to reach back is even worse. He was making bad decisions like that all game, forcing throws that had no chance of getting anything.
OMG, LMAO @ Mike E’s answer to my question what you’d tell Mancampbell if you could.
That was awesome….(running away, faster and faster, pulling your hamstring) LOL
Al in MIA says:
December 3, 2015 at 12:31 pm (Edit)
Piggy,
Looking forward to your Samurai’s for next year’s draft 🙂
Specifically if Pitt WR Tyler Boyd is on you list 🙂
****
Boyd is pretty much guaranteed katana status
But generally I have not been wowed by the prospects at WR so far
It looks like it might be a strong defensive draft
Yesss, a strong defensive draft is what we need. Draft a bunch of Tanny’s on defense and we’ll be alright. 😀
Herd
It’s “couldn’t” give, or “couldn’t” care less. If you say could, it means you do care, when you’re trying to say you don’t. 🙂
Other thing to note looking at RT’s stats this year from a QB rating perspective, it’s down on average compared to last year (down to 88 at moment from about 92 last year) but the variation has been less this year (last year he had 8 games were his QB rating was worse than his career average; this year he’s had 4 games where his QB rating was worse than his career average). Conversely, he’s only had 3 games this year where his QB rating has been above 100 (last year he had 6 games where it was above 100).
His career QB rating to date is ~85; right now his season QB rating is still above that number at ~88 so for all those people crying about regression, he’s still trending above his career average this season 🙂
mike,
i said it was a bad throw. it was one of the worst games i have seen tanny play. but no matter what on the bad throw, if it was good or bad, matthews was going to get hit. just the way the play was. at least from what i recall about the play. i am also pretty sure no matter what he wasnt going to pick up the first down. it was a bad play all the way around
Afternoon Update
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T/P 21-12 BAL
Howie 17-17 TIE
Real 24-13 BAL
Piggy 24-14 MIA
Stang 38-14 MIA
Old 29-27 MIA
Al 31-17 MIA
WE’RE REAL BAD 😦
getterdone says:
December 3, 2015 at 1:34 pm
Yesss, a strong defensive draft is what we need. Draft a bunch of Tanny’s on defense and we’ll be alright. :grin
you can drop the word defensive there. this team needs more then just defensive help
Thanks Al, and I also laughed literally out loud at the Tanny got Matthews hurt by throwing him into a bad spot discussion….LMAO
I guess that same logic means Stafford gets Megatron hurt often, Rodgers got Cobb hurt diving for his overthrown ball, Wilson killed Jimmy Graham with his inaccurate pass, Brady wiped out his whole receiving corp, Edelman, Amendola, Gronk with his crazy passes….LOL
Al in MIA says:
December 3, 2015 at 1:27 pm (Edit)
Herd,
lmfao, doesn’t matter which way you say it. I understand.
I just want to win too which is why I want to see some OC who can run the ball more (offense’s best strength).
And so running is our best strength and we run something like 3 times a game? I think Lazor’s thinking was this, we are better when we run the ball, so that’s what the other team is going to expect us to do. So to confuse them, we are just going to run a few times and pass the rest, no one would expect that. It’s the double secret confusion offense.
GDP
C’mon man. He shouldn’t have thrown the ball to Matthews there in the first place. Is Tannehill above making poor decisions? That was one of many that day.
Still LOL @ your Ask Mike answer on Mancampbell, literally out loud. Made my day, thanks. It was epic writing.
Yes, Tanny does things wrong in my eyes, he’s made poor decisions for sure. But to blame a Qb for getting his receiver hurt. Look around the league at all the receivers on IR or that missed time.
“Dude, how did ya get hurt?”
Receiver: “Oh my damn Qb throw me into a bad spot. I’m gonna kill him when I get better!”
:shock:.
I figured you’d like my answer. 😉
Where’s Tim been? I need his expertise commentary in this spot or else I’ll get my ribs smacked out here in the open on the blog all by myself.
Soooo…..for my daughter to get her driver’s license, she has to have logged 50 hours of driving time, 10 of it at night since she got her permit last year. They give you this form to keep track of the hours, you have to put the date, the type of road, the time, from start to finish on each line and you have to bring it along when you take the road test. So guess who hasn’t been keeping up with that? I guess they won’t buy that she drove for 50 hours straight so it’s just a one line entry? 😦
sounds like the IRS
gdp,
it is part of the game. if a linemen has the running back roll up on his leg then and hurt him then it is said the running back hurt him. i dont see anything wrong with saying a qb’s pass put the wr in a bad position and got him hurt. it is just part of the game. i dont think it makes the qb look bad, just like it doesnt make the rb look bad if he injures a linemen
Rob
That’s the whole point man. The play wasn’t going to get us a first down, and the safety was right there, so he would have been better served looking elsewhere, or throwing it away if he was under pressure.
Well that was the play called and Lazor didn’t want the QB going away from his almighty plays called.
Besides, this offense is predicated on receivers breaking tackles and getting YAC.
Tanny must go, Tanny must Go……
Now, now. If you’ve read anything I’ve written, I haven’t once implied that. I did think he played pretty poorly, and even if that was the play, the QB always has the choice as to where to throw it, right?
Well damn that inaccurate Tanny, can’t believe he set an NFL record for consecutive completions. The emergency rooms must be full of broken near dead receivers. But at least he got that record. 🙄
mike,
that was pretty much the whole game.
Mike Wallace: “Damn it Tanny, why didn’t you throw me the ball? I wanted my 11 TD catch on the year!”
Tannehill: “Dude, I didn’t want to get you killed. That safety was gonna hit you if you crossed the goal line.”
getter,
not sure if you are just having fun with it or not. but if you are serious, you are doing exactly what the ones that dont like tanny say. not say anything bad about him. i am pretty sure tanny had a horrible game. and i dont doubt he will have another one at some point in time in his future. it is ok to speak bad of him, it just gets really boring when that is the only flaw pointed out over and over and over and over
Al,
QB’s like tanny usually regress when they get the money. I bet next year when he’s playing for another contract he’ll play better.
That’s why I’ve been saying whomever gave tanny the extension a year early should go the way of philbin as well.
We shoulda let another team pay him. I imagine Jerry Jones would love to have the Texas boy right about now or before.
herd,
hey at least be glad your daughter is taking her own test. my niece took the test for her learners permit and failed it. so what does any teenage now a days do when they fail a test, she got her brother and my daughter to take the test for her. i was bitching to her, to let me know when she is on the road, i dont want to be
niece: runs right thru stop sign.
cop: ma’am do you know you went right thru that stop sign. you were suppose to come to a complete stop, why didnt you
niece: officer, can i call my brother and ask him if i was suppose too, he took the test for me
Rob
That’s crazy! How do they get away with that?
Andrew Abramson ✔ @AbramsonPBP
#Dolphins CB Jamar Taylor doesn’t believe he deserves demotion. He says one day when he makes Pro Bowl he hopes to look back at this & laugh.
^^^Taylor & Aikens on the blown coverage ^^^
gdp,
he’s under contract. Not sure how jones could pay him when he’s still under contract with us.
Yes, I’m glad he’s under contract with us too!
Can you imagine Miami having the Texans, Browns, Eagles, Redskins, Lions, Bears, Rams, Jets, Bills, 49’ers, QB situation?
herd
You must have missed the memo. A QB has no impact on wins and losses. We canno hold them accountable for how the team performs. It’s science.
Agreed. We must go back to the days of Beck, Henne, Lemon, Green, Fiedler, Frerotte, Lemon, Harrington, Lucas, Thigpen, Rosenfels, Huard, Feely.
You guys do realize that a QB has options when he drops back to pass, right? He does not HAVE to throw to one specific receiver. That’s why we usually have 4 or 5 on the field all the time. Lol
Exactly, and next you’ll tell us the QB has plenty of time to find all those open receivers. 😉
gdp,
last time I looked tyrod taylor, and Fitzpatrick are having a much better year than tanny.
The colts played it smart with Luck. They didn’t pay him a year early and he’s actually won some playoff games. We gave an 8-8 qb 100 million. Now we’re stuck with him next year.
GDP,
Speaking of Wallace….saw this yesterday
https://twitter.com/JaysonBraddock/status/672115259830697986
Teddy must not be throwing him open.
gdp,
fiedler won a playoff game for us. Last time we won a playoff game. Tanny hasn’t done jack shit. He’s missed the playoffs every year like henne and the rest of the loser QBs we’ve had here since fiedler.
Ok, then we need to find another Fiedler. Mystery solved and playoffs here we come.
As long as we make the playoffs I don’t care who the QB is.
Exactly, its a team game.
Go Phins!
Mike E,
Even Omar Kelly (after watching coaches film) admits that he could hardly blame RT for going to Matthews on the play where the injury occured LOL
Is why many receivers are afraid to go across the middle and don’t do well there. Takes a special gutsy receiver to live in the middle of the field.
You guys and your Wallace bashing. Lol
He’s getting open multiple times a game, and just like when he was here…the QB is not getting him the ball.
He’s so fast he’s invisible. Tanny must have x-ray vision cause he inaccurately threw him close to 70 receptions, close to 1000yds & 10TD’s last season.
Teddy needs to borrow Tanny’s x-ray vision glasses.
I just don’t think tanny is anything more than a game manager. He won’t win a game for you. He won’t lead you to the playoffs. Game managers like tyrod taylor, alex smith, fitzpatrick etc… are not worth 100 million.
May be true, but let’s see what he can do with a solid running game, good defense, & good play callers like those other managers have.
I’m sure he’ll do well.
Boulder,
Yep because the QB excuse is what Minnesota is going to go with their 8-3 record.
Imagine if Lazor was there to limit AP’s carries; have Bridgewater sling it.
Yes minnesota has the team that works with tanny. Bridgewater is a game manager on a team that plays good defense and runs the ball.
I guess game managing QBs are worth 100million these days in the NFL. So I’m sure both taylor and bridgewater will get a contract like tanny did.
LOL.
I so wish Norv was back here.
LMAO @ Al – It was a “rub” play alright, Rishard got rubbed out for the next couple of games.
Damn that contact sport. Imagine that. Calvin Pryor should have just ripped off Matthews flag.
Randy,
I wonder why Stefon Diggs, a rookie, has caught his targets at a much higher clip than Wallace. 🙂
Mike E,
My biggest surprise on that Matthews injury play is that the refs blew the ILLEGAL PICK call.
You mean it was illegal to pick up Matthews teeth? lol
you mean ribs.
Both!
Al,
They talk about that regularly here on the radio, and Diggs production is falling off. Wallace is getting open. Bridgewater is not getting him the ball. I’m not saying Wallace is open all the time, but he is getting open 2-3 times a game for what could be big plays. Bridgewater isn’t doing his part. Diggs is also running more intermediate routes and getting YAC. Wallace is not doing either.
gdp,
norv could be back here. Just hire him as HC LOL
Might not be a bad idea all things considered.
Mike E. says:
December 3, 2015 at 2:38 pm
Rob
That’s crazy! How do they get away with that?
mike, it was an online test. it was just for her learners permit
Rewatching that play above, it looks like Pryor was gonna whack him either way, looks to be just about within 5 yards where you can still make contact.
Matthews should be pissed @ Lazor & not Tanny.
BoulderPhinfan says:
December 3, 2015 at 3:08 pm
gdp,
fiedler won a playoff game for us.
really? hmmm, did he? how many tackles on def did he have
Oh just stop it. This is no place for logic damn it!
finfanrob says:
December 3, 2015 at 2:34 pm (Edit)
herd,
hey at least be glad your daughter is taking her own test. my niece took the test for her learners permit and failed it. so what does any teenage now a days do when they fail a test, she got her brother and my daughter to take the test for her. i was bitching to her, to let me know when she is on the road, i dont want to be
Yes, mine failed hers as well the first couple of times. But I don’t see how anyone can take a test for someone else. I’m assuming her brother must be looking pretty girly. The set up here, they have to go back through a secure door to the testing area. They check you in, and she had to leave all her stuff behind with me. And even if it were possible, I wouldn’t be doing that. In the end, that’s not helping her.
Boulder,
That’s a fair statement (a game manager doesn’t deserve 100mill).
I don’t think Suh deserves 28 mill per either but i’m not writing the checks and neither Suh or RT are damaging roster decisions right now.
Everyone is freaking out about the cap but those issues can be easily fixed.
Cutting Cam Wake saves $8.4 mill alone.
Cutting Greg Jennings saves $4.5 mill
Cutting Earl Mitchell saves $2.5
Cutting Jason Fox saves $1.3
If the team can draft a real TE, they could cut Jordan Cameron and save 9$ mill
getterdone says:
December 3, 2015 at 3:42 pm
Rewatching that play above, it looks like Pryor was gonna whack him either way, looks to be just about within 5 yards where you can still make contact.
i really hate when you ignore me. i have said that over and over. he was gonna get hit no matter what
I try not to look your way. Sorry, but I have a weak stomach.
herd,
i get that in WV. but this is in fla. you will be amazed in about 20 years, when you guys get indoor plumbing there is this other thing that is called a computer. and thru this al gore invention one will be able to sit at him on a sofa on thanksgiving and take your exam online. 🙂
and yeah, my nephew makes a pretty girl, especially when i dress him up in lingerie
getter,
say the qb won a playoff game is why some are so quick to just point to a qb when the team fails. i am not saying that is what boulder is or has done, but it is just how football fans go right to blaming the qb no matter who is at fault
At least OD & Gigi got it right, they go straight to blaming the owner.
Hmm, I wonder if they’d applaud the owner if the team won a championship, or maybe it was just dumb luck and the ball bounced our way just right.
yea, Fiedler did win a playoff game with Miami.
An OT game vs the Colts back in 2000 where Fiedler threw 3 interceptions and only 1 TD. Completed 56% of his passes.
That’s the game where our RB ran for over 200 yards.
Hmm, a running game, what a novel idea.
BoulderPhinfan says:
December 3, 2015 at 3:22 pm (Edit)
I just don’t think tanny is anything more than a game manager. He won’t win a game for you. He won’t lead you to the playoffs. Game managers like tyrod taylor, alex smith, fitzpatrick etc… are not worth 100 million.
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I think he is a little better than that group of guys
I don’t think he is a game manager
I think of game manager as heady guy that lack the ability to dominate a game
IMO Tanny just doesn’t play the game smart
It seems like its more lack of football smarts with him than lack of talent
I think his football IQ is pretty good. It was smart of him to push to get Lazor fired.
He’s a mimbo 🙂
Yeah ffr, we idiots here in WV have figured out it’s not secure to allow teenagers to take their driving tests online from just anywhere. You have to do it where its monitored because who would ever think that someone would actually have someone else take the exam for them. Gee….if only we could be as smart as those people in Florida.
Got any purdy cousins up there? 😉
getterdone says:
December 3, 2015 at 3:42 pm
Rewatching that play above, it looks like Pryor was gonna whack him either way, looks to be just about within 5 yards where you can still make contact.
Matthews should be pissed @ Lazor & not Tanny.
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Just curious why you would mention 5 yard contact rule… where is it relevant on the Matthews play?
It looked like Matthews was coming across within 5yds and Pryor was already torpedoing towards him without watching the QB. I could be wrong, I just glanced at the vid.
FFR,
THe QB position is alot like the POTUS job…..He’s the scapegoat 🙂
herdfan says:
December 3, 2015 at 3:55 pm
Yeah ffr, we idiots here in WV have figured out it’s not secure to allow teenagers to take their driving tests online from just anywhere. You have to do it where its monitored because who would ever think that someone would actually have someone else take the exam for them. Gee….if only we could be as smart as the those people in Florida.
hey, i never said Floridians are smart, i just said they werent back woods. 🙂
getterdone says:
December 3, 2015 at 3:53 pm
At least OD & Gigi got it right, they go straight to blaming the owner.
well, i was told i just dont get it but maybe one day i would. i am still waiting on that email to explain it to me
great, now tanny is a goat.
Al in MIA says:
December 3, 2015 at 3:57 pm
FFR,
THe QB position is alot like the POTUS job…..He’s the scapegoat 🙂
Reply
Not really. BO calls an audible every play and always does an end round on congress…..LOL
Randy,
I’m just busting your balls a bit. I’m aware that Teddy has some deep throw issues which is affecting Wallace. With Wallace, all you are going to get is a guy who gets open often but can usually only secure the ball without contact. Forget anything involving a block on a run play.
By the way, what’s the deal with some of the Iowa OL up there.
I’ve been trying to look at OL Jordan Walsh and Austin Blythe more.
I was just talking about Ferentz last nit with my Ohio St. buddies.
That is one helluva coach. He’s like 5th-6th in conference teams that top recruits from that area want to go to. He gets a lot out of those kids every year.
piggy,
how many come from behind games has tanny won in the 4th quarter in 4 years? He might be a tiny bit better than taylor or fitizpatrick because I think if they were in the same offense as tanny they would struggle as well. But on a team where they’re not there to win the game just manage the game and don’t “lose” the game, they’re playing fine.
It sounds like that’s what campbell wants from tanny. But our team is build around the QB slinging it. Our FO had this crazy idea that tanny is the next rodgers or brady. He’s far from it.
I’m not praising Tanny
I think his lack of 4th qtr success is based on his lack of football smarts
finfanrob says:
December 3, 2015 at 3:58 pm (Edit)
hey, i never said Floridians are smart, i just said they werent back woods. 🙂
Yeah, if floridians were smarter you’d know we aren’t backwoods.
Wanna go camping with me? 😛
I’m starting to get worried about Tim. Haven’t seen him on in a couple days. Not like him.
Hope his pickle jar didn’t break on him. 😯
herdfan says:
December 3, 2015 at 4:08 pm
finfanrob says:
December 3, 2015 at 3:58 pm (Edit)
hey, i never said Floridians are smart, i just said they werent back woods. 🙂
Yeah, if floridians were smarter you’d know we aren’t backwoods.
yeah if we were smarter we would know how to use sarcasm