The Porcine Oddyssey #101:
An Artistic Interpretation on the Dolphins 2015 Season.
Ahh…what to do on Sundays when the Dolphins suck…I know what I do. I can go to the museum. I know just the spot. They are having a Dolphins Exhibit about the 2015 season. Let’s check it out.
This one is called Tanny Pollack. It leaves a lot to the imagination. If you stare it at for long time you will have your own interpretation of Tanny too.
Is he the future or not?
Look at his offensive line collapse around him? Did he hold the ball too long?
Why can’t his receivers get open? Was that pass late? Did he miss the receiver?
What a dumb play call? Did Tanny make a bad decision?
Different people see a lot of different things in Tanny Pollack.
For the purpose of this post – I will be silent on my opinion, but there dis no question about it – opinions vary a lot on Tannehill.
This one is called Dolphins vs Patriots.
Amid a flurry of penalty flags the Dolphins pass rush tries to get to Tom Brady but appears to only end up dancing around him.
Tom Brady stands lady like as he delivers another TD pass…this one makes me cry a little.
Note that Vernon is helping an injured Cameron wake off the field. Exactly what we needed when we played the Patriots – Our best pass rusher blows an achilles.
Fuck it all!
Moving on to sculpture here we have “Monday Morning Dolfan”
This sculpture represents what Dolfans feel like on Monday morning after the game.
Who knew they ate so much corn?
Here is another depiction of the Dolphin fan experience: “Boulevard of Broken Dolfans”
Just your average Dolphin Bar.
On the TV screen Tanny is sacked. Thankfully the lady with the shotgun’s has not stained the television with her blood, so you can enjoy the misery of the 2015 Dolfans while she blows her head off.
The other patrons deal with suicide in their own way while watching the Dolphins.
How did the guy on the bar off himself? Pills? Poison? Heart Attack?
The artists wants us to think – How do I want to kill myself when the Dolphins play?
The possibilities are limitless!
This is “The Scream on 3rd and 6”
This painting is classic expressionism. This is what is going on on the mind of the offensive coordinator on 3rd and 6.
On first down he called a WR scene and picked up two yards. On 2nd down he ran a running play out of the shotgun and picked up two yards.
Now what? PANIC!!! ARhhhhhhh! Its 3rd and 6 again.
Oh fuck it just throw a 4 yard pass and hope the receiver breaks a tackle for the first down…
It took me a while to figure this one out. Its called “Grimes Covers”
If you look closely you can see Brent Grimes covering a wide receiver on a deep pass.
Still can’t see it?
Look closer…
See it?
Me neither…
its nowhere to be found…just like the real Brent Grimes covering a wide receiver on deep passes in 2015.
This one is a just called “Dolphins”
It’s gritty realism. This is what the Miami Dolphins say to you every season.
Finsmob Unleashed 
Well then that should do it for Campbell
NOW WHAT?
What a mess
I didn’t think I could be any more down on this team and then they played another game yesterday. I can see no future for this team other than continuing the inept path they have been on. There is no hope moving forward no light at the end of the tunnel. I cannot feel hope for the coming draft or free agency. Mike Tenenbaum already has our salary cap Fucked up and we have no talent on the team. Next year we will have Eric Mangini as our head coach and we will fail again. I really do think I am done being a fan
Nice job Piggy … Captures the hopelessness of the rancid, festering pit of pus and excrement that this team has become… Rooting for the Fins has become the most trendy form of masochism.
Piggy,
Very well done. This brings me back to my Intro to arts class in college and, though you and my professor have different interpretations of these classics, I do feel you have caught the true essence of these works. Well done. Also, thank you for keeping your opinion out of your analysis, as we would not want anyone to feel as if their cause célèbre was being alienated.
The new star wars movie was about as good as the Dolphins played yesterday.
I have had almost zero interest in seeing it; your ringing endorsement did not improve my sense of anticipation.
I thought the movie was awesome FWIW
Bookman,
I don’t mean to disparage the movie, as again I haven’t seen it. Perhaps I’m not a big enough fan of this series- the second set (JarJar Binks?) really didn’t do anything to promote or improve the originals. I’ll likely end up going with my wife and father-in-law over the holidays. We have this new theater in town with wide aisles and full recliners- if the movie is not to my liking I can always sleep for the 2+ hours!
Speaking of the the divisive issue on this blog, I may have finally understood what some have been saying, (re., Tannehill). For those whose only point against the criticism of Tannehill was to ask “Why criticize him when the whole team sucks?”, the unstated point being why single him out, I get you- it’s pointless to speak of his shortcomings at the exclusion of all the others. I will again say however that this is a qb-driven league, so it is not unreasonable for any to want to talk about the play of the qb. He touches the ball most, he makes more decisions then everyone else, he has the most affect on the outcome of the game. Any other argument I do not get; and for those who result to grade school name calling (and you know who you are)- Really?
Try,
The new movie is set in the tone of the original 3…..if you liked those, you will probably like the new one.
I did like the originals, but I was 11 when the first one came out, so I suppose it’s not surprising. Of course when the second set came out, I re-watched them, but by that time they were so dated (cinematically); it is hard to assess them. I will see the new one, I guess the question is whether or not I’ll see hem at the theater or see them at home.
I have to check it out
<<<<<<Holiday Piggy
Thanks Try and Bat1
Good stuff Piggy lol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4jGSvxCRp4
Interesting work Piggy, nice job.
It was nice to see Parker make a positive play yesterday, it gave me some hope that we didn’t squander yet another 1st RD pick.
I know the commentators like to sensationalize, and the media too, how inept our team is, but were they really wrong when they brought up how we saved Logan Thomas and left our O-line unmanned yesterday? Linkenbach was waived so we can sign Damontre Moore, and we waived Sam Brenner earlier this season too. We left ourselves with some awfully thin depth on the O-line, when the guy at the top of the depth chart suck anyway. par for the course with this franchise. We’ll end up cutting Quinton Coples and Damontre Moore and probably Logan Thomas too next season.
I don’t see any reason to keep Mike Tannenbaum around, or Dennis Hickey either for that matter. I hope to see neither of those guys here next season
I bailed on the game at 16-0. Some of my family were coming back from the Giants game and then some friends stopped by so I said fuck it, I’m not sticking with this. I felt like the final score would be 29-10 or something and it was 30-14 so I was right it wasn’t worth it. They’ve mailed it in.
I still have no idea what will happen with the regime/coaching staff so I guess that’s what we have to look forward to. Then we can all debate whether it was the right move or not. LOL
It’s amazing that at 5-9 we currently have the #10 pick in the draft. That just goes to show you how much bad football has been played this year.
Tim
I look forward to debating who we’d rather face in the playoffs and why, and which guy deserves MVP more than this guy, rather than who needs to be cut, which coach deserves to be fired more etc, but that’s what this franchise continues to serve up to it’s fans. It’s got to end at some point.
What year would that be? I’ll put it on the calendar. 2017 is out because I’m going to live in a rock in Nepal so I have no idea what sports are. But I’m free in 2018 or at least part of it. I’m looking into living in the sea a bit that year so I have no idea what sports are. So maybe 2019 would be a safe date for that.
Funny stuff, Piggy!
Tim
There’s always next year. Make the right moves, you can turn things around and see it pay dividends right away. make the wrong moves, and it will be just like it’s been the last 15 or so years
That’s true. I think we’re all at the point where we’ll believe it when we see it.
Yep
Its pretty shitty that its the same thing over and over again
I don’t get it
I’m ready to start blaming Ross simply bc he is the top guy in the organization….lol
You’ll just be wasting your breath or stressing your typing muscles. It’s funny how one more loss creates new opinions as if it wasn’t already bad a few weeks ago. Did yesterday really create new feelings? Not for me, I just decided I wasn’t going to continue watching.
Tim
I don’t really have any new opinions
I barely even watched the game to be honest
Yeah same here. I could tell they packed it in. It’s human nature when you know you’re playing for nothing. It’s been a bad season since the start and I’m sure most of the team just wants it over with.
Pig — you used great art and produced great art.
That was one of the most innovative and inspired posts ever, and the message within was not abstract. Really inspired.
I have stopped going to the bar to watch the games. I am streaming the radio broadcast instead and watching the games that FOX and CBS provide locally. It’s bad enough to sit and watch them lose, but to have to pay the bar tab at the end just rubs salt in the wound..LOL
It’s not necessarily new opinions, it’s just new information becomes available every week, like how we left ourselves way short on the O-line. I know we have injuries there, and we also have injuries along the D-line too. It’s just that even the meaningless moves we make even seem fucked up. lol
I meant that yesterday was never going to change my opinion of where this team is at win or lose.
I gotcha
Bookman
I hear that. I’ll watch the game at home, but I will not be investing any more cash on this team at a bar.
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Man — guess beauty pageant contestants really aren’t that smart. She ran for the wrong one — if she’d tried for Ms. USA thaose tweets would have guaranteed the crown, maybe even the one for Ms. Universve……..both of which are run by Trump.
Mike,
Seriously, the last time I can remember it was worth it was when we beat the Favre led Jets to win the division………7 YEARS AGO!!!! My liver and wallet have suffered ever since.
LOL @ Bookman!
And of you guys catch Coach Campbell talking to the media yesterday. Seems Rambo got beat by the Police Chief…..not his normal upbeat self. Depressed actually. Think even he now has accepted he will not be HC next year.
http://sports.yahoo.com/video/dolphins-postgame-press-conference-023100639.html
He’s probably disappointed in the team’s effort even more.
He actually says the effort was there but the execution was not……..not sure if that goes on the players or the coaches or is just a “I take the blame as HC” thing.
My favorite is the ‘The Scream on 3rd and 6’ followed by ‘Dophins vs Patriots’. They would all be hilarious if they weren’t true.
There is always comedy in truth
😀
Thanks Stanger
everyone once in a while I am inspired with pork….lol
Bookman
I hear you on not going to the bar
I am not going to Slattery’s every game like I have been
I spend to much $ to watch a game and drink too much
yesterday I watched the game at a friends apt (he is a chargers fan and has direct TV)
and I only had a couple of beers
I probably won’t watch the colts game…but who knows
Piggy,
The problem for me is, I drink more when the Dolphins do stupid things, I really need to only drink when they are playing well……..my bar tab would be $10.00 and that would be only for the food.
LOL
I just hated leaving Slatterys after drinking for 3 hours and angry about the team
The Phins need to put an offer sheet in front of Lamar Miller asap before the FA period starts or he’s gonna bolt. He may bolt regardless now after being sat again in the 2nd half.
Word is, he wasn’t happy, and who could blame him!
So to add insult to injury for Dolphins fans, we’ll likely be watching him on Sports Center every week making huge plays for the Cowboys, Broncos, or Patriots.
I don’t think he is eager to sign an offer sheet before the FA period begins
I bet he wants out
The Patriots don’t usually pay for guys like that.
Why was he benched in the 2nd half, to keep him fresh for next year? LOL
Bad day for Steve Harvey. Seems when you host the pageant the key thing is to get the winner right. Ends up who my household was rooting for won on a stat correction though. 🙂
Piggy,
I am the same way. I am angry, been drinking, then either fork over money for a cab, or walk a half hour to get home. None of that is worth it anymore….at least not at this point of this season.
Bookman — Uber is your best friend……..bought the same price as a Big Salad.
Yes, I have used Uber as well. Just came around by us, so I do not always think of it. I have the App.
It may have to develop up your way but one of our best couple friends swear by it. When dinner is ending the husband figures out whether we are having dessert. If not he orders up and then always announces the uber guy will be there in btwn five and ten minutes.
Tim Knight says:
December 21, 2015 at 11:23 am
The Patriots don’t usually pay for guys like that.
Why was he benched in the 2nd half, to keep him fresh for next year? LOL
Tim,
Isn’t it obvious why he was benched? He already had 9 carries by halftime, and there was no way they were going to let him have double digit carries this week after they almost burned him out last week….plus it was a short week….come on man…think!!!
Oh right silly me. What was I thinking? LOL
The best place for Miller would be in Denver in Kubiak’s offense. He’d beat out Hillman and Anderson easily. He’d rush for over 1,500 yards easily in that system.
Piggy,
This probably best describes the Dolphins
its looks like a microscopic view of bacon
just me?
I can’t imagine Denver would bother signing Miller.
CJ Anderson & Hillman are a productive combo and don’t cost them much.
Same go for the Patriots who drafted James White a couple years ago and now have him in the mix.
I was just trying to throw names out there on the cuff. You may be right. Point is, some team with a chance to win their division will be vying for his services.
Hillman and Anderson aren’t anything special. I’m not saying they will sign Miller just saying that would be a good fit for him because he’d get the ball and be very productive.
Now Dallas? I can see Jerry lusting for another star RB again. However, he seemed to have shown his limits on what he’d spend for a RB when Murray walked to Philly for more $.
Big Kip
@Kipmoney
@OmarKelly which side has a better chance of improving in the offseason offense or defense?
Omar Kelly ✔ @OmarKelly
Defense. Offense engaged to an average QB https://twitter.com/kipmoney/status/678976860827598848 …
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What Omar & others fail to realize is the other side of the coin. The ‘average’ QB is engaged to a below average offense & a down right BAD defense. But that shouldn’t have any effect on him, naw, not at all. 🙄
Omar doesn’t know what he’s talking about anyway. LOL
^affect^
Omar is probably right, but as usual he points to Tanny. The real reason is after a couple seasons of concentrating on the O it is obvious that a lot of our draft and FA resources are going to go to the D. He’ll ignore that next year though and say……see I was right.
Huh?
Better improve that pass pro that was abysmal early in the game. I stopped watching so I have no idea if it continued to be bad or got better but it was a joke up until 16-0.
Tim it got worse as the game wore on.
Chargers DC dialed up the blitz on every play. It was a nightmare of jail breaks every snap. Looked like a high school OL vs. an NFL pass rush.
GDP was saying that Omar will probably be right that the D is what improves more next year but not for the Tanny Bash reason he puts out.
GD, that’s what I figured.
Giants did the same, and so on. Teams have read how this Miami offense deploys their pathetic formations and what they run out of them. It’s no mystery to opposing defenses what’s coming.
Just pin your ears back and pin the nail on the QB!
It’s truly AMAZING that Tanny is still walking around. It really is. I hope they bench him for final 2 games so we can avoid a serious injury that may take 9-12mos to recover from.
Then we’d be really stuck like chuck and no viable HC candidate would want to come here.
When you basically only run 3 running plays out of shotgun and you lineup in shotgun most of the time, it’s easy to play defense. Stop the run on the way to the QB.
I wish we could hear from John Benton again. Is he suddenly this bad, has he been handed nothing but crap personnel, or is it more likely the horrible scheme that was installed by Lazor the past 2 off seasons?
My guess is the latter!
What he did in Houston was under Kubiak where they don’t play in shotgun all the time, they use a lot of under center and play-action passing. The big difference is they committed to the running game and had more options with running plays so the pass pro isn’t put on their heels all game.
This offensive scheme is the worst I’ve ever seen.
That’s my point. He & his unit have clearly been handcuffed by an inept scheme. I’ve been shouting this from the Blog Tops for awhile now.
On both sides of the ball you have to install a scheme that first & foremost is designed to win the trench battle. From there everything else can flow accordingly.
When will we have coaches that understand that BASIC football concept. This fancy dancy BS doesn’t work in the long run!!! SMH!
Stanger, you’re probably right. The Defense has nowhere to go but up from 32nd in stopping the Run.
28th in points allowed
30th in total yards allowed
26th in sacks….and so on.
I’m glad Suh was the missing piece that this team needed to get over the hump from the last 3 seasons under this regime.
And that was another angle on it I hadn’t considered. When you are knocked out on the floor, you might not get up but only one direction to go in if you do move.
LOL, correct. This defense is face down and the count is past 10. Bring in the smelling salts.
Piggy,
Awesome article and it did make me laugh. The Vernon carrying Wake was really funny even though the real occurrence was horrible.
This is the hardest it’s ever been for me to stay a fan of this team. The extremely dirty play of the benching of Miller just angers me. You don’t give up on a guy like him that early and now I really believe they left him out of last weeks second half just to screw his market over. That sits really bad with me.
Mando says that the RB coach told Campbell to let him sit awhile yesterday because he banged his quad up in the 2nd quarter, so Campbell agreed since they had Ajayi.
But still doesn’t explain the other games, besides the obvious incompetent offensive scheme & play calling.
Not sure about you New Age — but I view the team like certain members of my family. Would never choose it now, but got no real choice in the matter.
Lol, true but I have family I dont see anymore because of the way they are.
Wish I could do the same, but the way it worked out I sorta (well actually did) become the caretaker for my brother and sister. Wish, wish they were just capable enough where that wasn’t necessary.
The Flying Pig says:
December 21, 2015 at 11:10 am (Edit)
There is always comedy in truth 😀
Absolutely agreed. That’s why when someone is being an asshole, then they say, I was just joking…they were really telling the truth. 🙂
C’mon, I was JBB!
I never said I was talking about anyone here…..j/k! 😉
LOL, ok, we’ll just use initials so it remains confidant. FFR…
We didn’t move up the list yesterday, but then we didn’t move down. Might be hard to hope for the Phins to lose………but root like hell for big AFC upsets in the next two games. From Hyde:
“There won’t be any appreciable change in the draft order from Sunday. The Dolphins entered the day with the eighth overall draft pick. Five of the seven teams before them lost. Another, Detroit, plays Monday night. And the final team ahead of the Dolphins is San Diego, which moved to 4-10.”
What is he talking about? We’re #10 and the Chargers are #4.
He was saying the only team with a better draft choice going into last weekend that won was the Bolts. At least according to him though, we were #8 going into last weekend. That was mainly cause of SOS though. That can shift……….and our last game against the Pats will not help in that.
I don’t know how we improve at this point. Someone in this organization has been responsible for us losing tons of talent the last few years. We have zero guys from our 2009 draft(not a good one). 2 of 7 for 2010, 1 of 6 for 2011, 4 of 7 for 2012(good draft), 4 of 9 from 2013(bad draft), 6 of 8 for 2014, and of course all of our last group. Out of 41 guys drafted from 2009-2013, we still have 11 guys.
You just can’t build a solid team if you are buying someone else’s goods all the time and not making your own better or keeping them(for whatever reason).
Good point, glad you looked up the numbers. But many of those departed guys haven’t been stars elsewhere. The drafting under Jeffro was horrible to average at best of times. Hickey has done fairly good, but now Tannenbaum is in the mix. Plus it takes awhile to restock after the Ireland years.
That same poor drafting was also met and paired with BAD coaching as well. Not a good mixture for any kind of success.
Gonna be a new world next year.
Think the big Q is if it is Tannenbaum and someone else or Ross tosses the keys to someone and says “you are driving.”
That’s the biggest question. Does Tannebaum stay or does Ross give a top coach, footbal czar etc. whoever that may be the power.
Stanger, I thought he said the Chargers went from pick #4 to pick #10 with the win not that it’s their record. LOL
The worst proof reader and speller on the board will be the last one to criticize you for that. 🙂
Every mock draft I’ve checked and it’s not a lot of them has us taking LBs Jaylon Smith, Miles Jack or Reggie Ragland.
Two things from the painful game I watched yesterday…..
Anyone see Suh out of the DE position yesterday? He destroyed the RT. Maybe there’s something to be explored there.
Jamil Douglas might not be a bad option at C if the Fins decide to move on with Pouncey
We just re-signed Pouncey to an extension.
I think Suh could play DE in a 3-4 to. He could play anywhere actually.
Not sure why Suh gets dogged. Could see it early on but not now. Unless he gets injured or traded, Pouncey is in aqua though unless you want to take a serious cap hit.
A little more than an hour away from the Miami Beach bowl that’s really not played on Miami beach (inside Marlins stadium).
Anyway, the Hilltoppers (Western KY) has a QB that some (GDP) around here are scouting as a developmental option -> QB Brandon Doughty
My wife worked on part of her undergrad there (WKU). Nice little campus there in Bowling Green.
Don’t know if you guys saw this in the AM but PFF put this out earlier today:
Vernon is chasing the $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
while he is chasing the Qbs
New Age
The way to start fixing the talent issue is to hit on draft picks, and next year, even undrafted free agents. We have to fill out a roster, and I think we need to shed ourselves of the fat.
Also, no paying big $$$ in FA. Just don’t do it!
Stanger,
Not much of a hit with Pouncey….
He’s only guaranteed $11 mill that he’s taking this year.
If he’s on the roster when the new NFL year starts next year; he’s guaranteed another $11 ($9 mill base for 2016 YR; $2 of ~$8 mill base guaranteed for 2017).
The cap ramification for Pouncey going into 2016 is either a $10+ mill cap hit by way of being rostered or a $4 mill dead cap hit if he’s cut.
He’s in the top 3-5 highest paid centers in the NFL which seems like wasted production from the Fins offensive standpoint. I don’t think an alternate C would be MUCH worse for this offense at moment.
I don’t think he’s going anywhere.
Al — wish I could say I disagreed with him being worth top center money, but that 4 mil dead cap weighs. And he signed last year and had $22 mil guaranteed. He might get traded but they ain’t cutting him.
If we can’t upgrade the talent in a major way, then we need to bring in a coach that fits the description of this famous quote “he can take his’n and beat your’n and he can take your’n and beat his’n.” Or do we only get one of those guys in a lifetime?
We need a coach that can coach like that regardless of how stocked we get.
Al, good memory, yes Brandon Doughty has some ups and a good reason the Hilltoppers are #25. Let’s see how he does today vs. the Bulls.
Not that anyone cares but apparently Justin Blackmon was arrested last night for DIU back in Oklahoma. Man, I used to find it funny, now it’s just sad what Justin has become.
He obviously doesn’t care.
That is a tragic fall from such a once promising career.
Man is Odell Beckham Jr. a me first diva or what? The dude is super talented but he’s immature. Apparently now we know why Landry is too at times, they’re friends and similar.
It happens. I think if Panthers fans have a problem with what OB did yesterday; they should reflect on what Steve Smith did for years (same shit).
I don’t think just because someone else did it it makes it okay. Not only the crap he got away with Norman, but after he scores to tie the game he hops up on the bench and does this whole me thing to the fans. I found it annoying and me first. By the way Odell, you lost and your team is 6-8.
I watched that game yesterday. He was an asshole the way he kept going at Norman. Surprised he wasn’t ejected, damn refs.
I don’t know if we can infer that- they are individuals- but Odell may have let the world see who he is yesterday. Now it’s possible that other db’s (think Cortland Finnegan-types) can get under his skin a little and knock him off his game. Not saying it’s likely, just saying it’s possible.
Oh there is no doubt DBs will try to get him off his game.
Norman is a dick head himself so that’s why I didn’t care much for what OB was doing. He got what he deserved.
But that punch to Norman’s face, could have broke his jaw, or that spearing with his helmet could have knocked Norman out cold & concussed him. This is why there are rules against that. I know Norman antagonized him, but a good corner is supposed to be a fly in the ointment.
There’s no place for violent retaliation cause you are dropping passes.
Beckham went overboard for sure.
Stanger,
$22 mill guarantee is false…only the signing bonus and current year salary is guaranteed. Either way, it’s not likely he will be cut as you mentioned. This team is void of talent across the board and needs all the help it can get. My mention of it was strictly if the team decided to blow up the roster and rebuild completely.
Isn’t the guaranteed number the guaranteed amount?
Football contracts can be confusing lol. He got 11 this year from 6 base + 5 bonus. The bonus money is spread over 5 years at 1 mill each so this year the Fins expensed 1 of the 5 mill bonus money. Next year, Pouncey’s 2016 base + 2 mill of his 2017 ~8 mill base is guaranteed based on whether he’s rostered by the 5th day of the NFL’s 2016 calendar year.
So maybe he has one of those cut buy a certain day moments coming up.
Will note that cap hit on bonuses and what is guaranteed are two different subjects though.
Al, then the word guaranteed should not be used.
Tim,
It’s annoying but when reports come out, the ‘guaranteed’ crap gets mentioned much including ‘conditional’ guarantees (whatever the F that’s suppose to mean) lol.
GDP / Tim,
Either of you been following the Josh Norman – Rodney Harrison feud? lol.
I just checked it out and that’s silly too. LOL
WTF is wrong with these three? I can see one person being disturbed, but all 3 brothers?
http://crimeblog.dallasnews.com/2015/12/irving-pd-3-brothers-charged-with-brutally-beating-83-year-old-woman-who-is-now-on-life-support.html/
Losers thinking they are mafia type. Probably beat her up thinking she’s a relative of the intended target.
An 83 year old woman?
Everyone just needs to chill out and watch Bob Ross. That will save the world . . .
http://www.twitch.tv/bobross
Watching Bob Ross is like smoking pot, without the getting the munchies afterwards.
This is him now. LOL
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I’m told Steven Jackson will be signing a 1-year deal w/ the #Pats to bolster their running back unit for the remainder of the season today.
New age,
You should look at the rest of the league. Teams don’t keep and develop talent like they did before the salary cap, especially from 6 years previous.
Yeah but its a delicate balance and one that should be more waited on the side of drafting & developing talent for the longer haul.
We have a lot of young players who are being developed but the problem is too many at the same time.
Try
I was watching earlier right here at my desk (I’m still watching now), and I fell asleep. Just snoozing away, it’s so damn relaxing
Tim,
LOL @ Bob Ross circa 2015
Is Jamil Douglas going to be the C the rest of the way now that Pouncey is out for the rest of the season?
The plot thickens…
Art Stapleton
@art_stapleton
I’m told Norman was swinging a baseball bat on the sideline during pre-game warmups + got the attention of players on the field.
Ian Rapoport @RapSheet now1 minute ago
Apparently Marcus Ball, a #Panthers practice squad player, was holding a bat pregame. He had to be separated from Odell Beckham pregame.
Beckham needs to be bigger than that. What were they can do a with the bat?
Tim,
Please don’t ask that with FFR lurking in this room LOL
You got feel bad for Steve Harvey…….this was so hard to read, and he only had it it his hands for like 5-10 minutes.
I always found him annoying and not funny.
But at the same time four times more people know who he is today than yesterday.
Guessing the ratings for Family Feud go up……least in the next month.
I didn’t even know the Miss Universe existed until today. Apparently it’s more important than Isis.
Stanger,
Well the upside with Harvey is that he’s a comedian; he’s probably used to taking shots.
Especially when he’s not funny. He wrote a book called “Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man”. LOL
Sb7,
My brother’s friend has a wife named Isis.
Whenever he’s upset with her, he will just say her name in public to piss her off lol.
He could just call her Isil.
The only bad part of the whole Steve Harvey thing is all the people who got on social media to call him the n word.
Yeah I saw that. Most of it was from South America where racism is rampant.
Apparently teams/players use bats all the time
Here’s a Panthers DB defending his teammate (just look at the whole feed of different incidents of a bat used as symoblism Bene points out)
https://twitter.com/BigPlayBene
Beckham suspended for a game.
Tim,
He got what he deserved
““I mean, yeah, because I feel like I could help this team win. You know, I’m pretty sure everybody wanted to be on the field competing with their teammates and … I don’t know.”
I’m with Lamar Miller on why he didn’t play more.
Well when we feed him we usually do win.
There is a chicken and egg thing involved, but for sure. Especially since he actually seems best suited as our big play come from behind option these days.
Lamar Miller gives any QB more opportunity to be productive in the passing game. Why Lazor & now Taylor can’t grasp that is beyond comprehension.
When it comes to Tanny, i didnt expect him to finally arrive this year. I never expected we would be talking about him in the same breath as Rogers, or Brady, etc. I did however expet to see some decent steps forward and despite any of the TEAM failings, he didnt do this.
This is not to say we didnt have a lot of other people who were just as inept at their jobs, but as Try pointed out and i have tried to point out many times, the QB DOES have more expections on him. It the simple fact of the mater that that position holds responsibilities beyond just his own play. Obviously he, as FFR has satirically pointed out many times, block for himself, or catch the ball for himself, or kick the ball, etc., but the rhythm of the offense, keeping the team focused and all that does rely headily on him. He has not shown an ounce of leadership this year, and last year i though he did a really good job there. So i have NEVER said he was the only one failing but it seems that every time i point out where he does fail i get it thrown back in my face about all the others.
He also though has failed to progress on things that are PERSONAL skills. Things that only he can improve on and things that no one else could prevent him from improving on. He isnt reading the defense any better, he isnt getting through his progressions better. His pocket presence is still horrid. His accuracy was worse than last year. In fact i can see several areas he failed to improve on and some he declined in. When we signed him to that contract i felt certain we were investing in a guy who was worth it, and now im at a point where im hoping this year was a fluke, and he goes back to showing continued growth and improvements next year.
I sorta get how some of you guys feel that the rhetoric from some here who never liked him is continuation of the same, but there are several here who took the rose colored glasses of this year with him, so that should say something. Im not one to condemn without reason, and im finding plenty of reason with him this year.
I think many, not all, but most of Tanny’s regressed type areas are mainly due to what was installed on this offense. It’s the worst approach & lack of identity that I’ve ever seen or can remember. Then you add a horrible defense that severely regressed along with ST’s, and you have a 5-0 team just playing out the string of confusion and delusion.
oops, ^^5-9 team^^
OBJ did deserve what he got, so did Norman. Norman did a bunch dirty shit before OBJ started retaliating. They both deserved and ejection that game and a suspension for the next.
Norman didn’t strike him crown of helmet to side of helmet tho. That was nasty and could have really hurt him.
Either guy or both could have had serious injuries on that play.
Feeding the RB serves to limit the opposing team’s offensive chances vs the team’s defense which should be a good strategy these days for Miami in consideration of the sad defensive output.
The run game also serves to tire out the opposing defense.
DL have to use more energy when taking on OL going forward than when in a pass rush situation so even if the result of a run play is NO YARDS, the defense has taken on another jab that could break them down in the 2nd half of a game.
The frequency of single back / shotgun formation is also puzzling considering Miami is not that strong with their core OL
It’s so puzzling it almost seems like they purposely did this to undermine the team. The down and distance calls were constantly baffling and so out of the ordinary you’d think our OCs were moles.
Correct, having a sound committed run game serves a two fold purpose that results in Wins a very high percentage of the time when you can rush for over 25x a game.
I hope we put effort into resigning Miller, but i dont think it gets done before FA, unless we are Johnny on the spot getting a new coach. Miller pretty much said in a recent interview that if he doesnt get some sort of assurance in way of number of touches a game, he will seek out another team that can. I dont blame him, but i hope we can bring someone in that will convince him to stay, because he is the only player we have as a FA i really dont want to lose.
Miami isn’t the only stubborn team I guess …
https://twitter.com/JaysonBraddock/status/679053520792739840
He’s a powerful back. But they’ve also ran the ball often with their other backs as compared to Miami overall in 2015.
James Walker ✔ @JamesWalkerNFL
VERY interesting stat: #Dolphins are 5-0 this yr when @millertime_6 gets 13 carries or more. They are 0-9 when he gets 12 or fewer carries.
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…and that isn’t asking a lot….SMH
So he has only had more than 13 carries in 5 fucking games!!!
earlier in the season, under Philbin, when we were losing by a lot I understand giving up on the run
but the last few weeks we have inexplicably abandoned it
We have the 2nd least amount of rushes at 285. DET is 1st at 282. Every other team is 321 or more going from there. We average barely over 20 rushes per game. Ridiculous!
Tim it is totally ridiculous!
Chris McCain ✔ @DolphinEret
I will be back next year better than ever. I may not be able to play but my walk with kids will not go anywhere. See ya Sunday #phinsup
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Kudos McPain….keep up your good rapport with the kids & get well soon
Is McCain done for the season?
Yes.
LOL@Rock
Mangina?
This really could happen 😦
For the past few days I have been thinking we havent gone the Black man rout yet till I realized this morning that Lovie Smith is already in Tampa Bay
DARN!
We may have one of the worst coaching staffs in history. No one on this coaching staff was an up and comer outside of possibly Lazor(no longer). That is why getting the right staff is so important. We got rid of some really poor coaches but there was no one left that could do it. We are asking position coaches that are unqualified to change things up but they don’t have a damn clue what’s going on and just do the same things.
It is sad that this offensive system was so inept at the running game. Is it that hard?
Give me either Shula or Hue. Both run two of the biggest running based offenses in the league.
I’ll pass on Shula…yesterday was another example of why. Conservative play calling almost killed Carolina late.
Huh? He stuck to his guns and didn’t go away from it.
The defense faltering almost lost the game for Carolina.
Yes agreed. That’s why it’s kinda disconcerting to see Tanny bashing to the level it has gotten.
But I understand fans frustration and QB’s are a focal point to miraculously win the game under the most adverse circumstances or be one of the goats for when games are lost.
The Phins need a new system in place on both sides of the ball. I look forward to it.
GDP,
And there’s inherent Bear Bryant principle with respect to the run game: “There are three things that can happen (when QB goes back to pass), and two of them are bad”
Yep and it’s still true.
Al, Ok, yet you knocked Mike Shula above for running too much???
Al,
Hue is my front runner. He did a solid job for one year in bad Oakland and his offense is still purring with McCarron under center. Oh, and 35 runs to 21 passes. He knows how to protect his QBs.
getterdone says:
December 21, 2015 at 5:43 pm
Yes agreed. That’s why it’s kinda disconcerting to see Tanny bashing to the level it has gotten.
hey now. i get the tanny bashing is at a high lever but it isnt like it isnt warranted. i get the tanny bashing, it is deserved, my only complain is when it is just nothing but tanny bashing that gets really old.
I want Ross to commit to fixing this, whatever it takes, and to see it through. It will take time. I want him to find a highly respected person in the nfl who people want to work for and who holds people accountable. I want everyone to report to this person- this person is only accountable to Ross/ownership. Right now the most well-known person that most people think fits this mold is Polian. I’ll take him or someone of similar stature.
Shula, Hue, Chud, Payton or whoever needs to have 1 helluva good DC already in his pocket before Ross pushes the contract in front of them. Same with OC, but those guys are offensive minds so the DC spot will be more important.
getterdone says:
December 21, 2015 at 1:00 pm (Edit)
LOL, ok, we’ll just use initials so it remains confidant. FFR…
No, seriously wasn’t speaking of anyone specifically or even anyone here at all. Just an observation.
I know hon. I was being goofy and using our resident jester as a scapegoat. 😉
GDP,
Our defense is broken and weak. I’d rather get a guy who can fix Tannehill with all the tools he has available than worry about a guy that can produce miracles. Sure, having a great DC on dial up would be awesome but we need to draft some tools for any DC before they can fix this defense.
Getterdone, I meant
Well…a good offensive minded HC like Hue, Payton, Shula, Chud should be able to fix Tanny by virtue of an offense that makes sense and allows him to operate as a fundamental QB rather than some crazy stuff we’ve seen.
But you have to fix this defense or no matter who the QB is they will be hampered on offense.
Andy Reid calls the plays in KC right? KC runs a really good ball control offense, good balance, seem to get more out of a shaky OL than most teams. Just wonder if Pederson is responsible for any of that and if he might not make a decent candidate.
Doug Pederson as OC right?
Well he is currently an OC, so would either have to come with better pay, or a promotion to HC lol.
Pederson was a QB’s coach, former NFL QB and helped Philly set records on yards gained in a year when he was a QB’s coach there. He doesnt have any HC experience but other than that his coaching accolades seem decent.
With all due respect. At this time I wouldn’t even consider him for a second as our next HC. If that was the case I’d just keep Mancampbell.
But I agree Pederson is laying down a nice resume and could be a good OC here under another Shula whom he was the starting QB for at the record breaking game for all time wins by a HC. 😉
Well Brandon Doughty the senior QB prospect put on a show. His stock could rise soon and push him into the earlier rounds of the draft.
461 yards @ 72.7 % comp for a 10.5 yard avg.
Ends the season with 48 TD’s & 9 Ints.
He’s a big kid, pure passer from….you guessed it, Davie, FL.
D,
Oh sure, you come around in year 4 and say exactly what I said in year 2 and try to act like you had an epiphany….so you won’t get yelled at by the Tanneholics! Smooth brotha…real smooth. Lol
Randy says:
December 21, 2015 at 7:21 pm
D,
Oh sure, you come around in year 4 and say exactly what I said in year 2 and try to act like you had an epiphany
well in all honesty, i said when tanny was playing pop warner that they should just make him a wr not a qb.
(the ‘hey i said it first game is so lame’)