The Porcine Oddyssey #102: The Saga of The Mediocre White

During the summer, when we wait for the football season to begin and swim in the ocean

We fear what might be beneath the surface of the ocean…

Sharks scare all of us.

And there is no shark more fearsome than:

THE GREAT WHITE SHARK

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But not all sharks are so great.

There is at least one who is

well…kind of mediocre…

MediocreShark Whatevs

Meet The Mediocre White

slightly less accomplished than some of the other white sharks

and like you…a fan of the Miami Dolphins

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On an August afternoon the Mediocre White was hunting seals with a two of his shark buddies

They found the perfect spot and were ready to feast.

The first Great White turned to the other Great White barely noticing the Mediocre White lagging behind both of them.

“What’s your plan?”

The Second Great White responded “I’m gonna go deep, get a big push and leap out of the water with the biggest seal in my jaws”

“Nice!”, the first Great White responded

“You’ll get in National Geographic…I plan something a little more dubious…I’m gonna bite a baby by the back of its’ tail, drag it a little father out to the ocean, wait for its’ mother to swim out to the baby, then eat her.  Then I’ll eat the baby for dessert”

Impressed, the Second Great White turned to the Mediocre White “How about you?”

SharksCheckingoutSeals

“Oh me?”  The Mediocre Shark was barely paying attention

“Um…you know dude…I’m gonna like, put my fin above the water and like circle the seals and then eat one”

“lame” interrupted the First Great White

“What happened to you man? ”  The Second Great White disappointedly said, “You used to be great.  Now you are so…Mediocre…”

The two Great Whites swan away leaving The Mediocre White.

That day The Mediocre White didn’t eat any seals.  Instead he thought to himself

WHAT HAPPENED…

In the 70’s he was Great.

One year, in 1972, he was perfect, never missing a seal or a human he hunted.

Those were the days, The Mediocre White was the envy of all the other sharks.  He ate whatever he liked, he spawned with whatever shark he liked, he even roomed with Steven Spielberg in college.  Some say he was the inspiration for Jaws.

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Though he never achieved perfection again.  He had some great moments after the 70’s.

In the early 80’s The Mediocre White continued to be a fearsome hunter in the ocean.  At the same time he enjoyed watching the Dolphins make Super Bowl runs.

 Despite a chum strike in ’82, he finished second among all sharks in surfer limbs eaten.  Only a shark named Riggins ate more arms that year.

In ’83, he grew his greatest rookie tooth.  By the tooth’s second year he was setting records for flesh eaten.

The Mediocre White almost enjoyed the new tooth as much as he enjoyed watching Dan Marino throw the ball.

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By 1985 The Mediocre Shark was making great memories by eating Bears on prime time.

But as great as the tooth was, the Mediocre White failed to surround his tooth with quality other teeth.

Defensively, everything got through his mouth, and he found himself forced to digest entire scuba divers, tanks and all.

Unbelievably, during the tooth’s entire career, the shark failed to hunt down a 1000 yard swimmer.

Eventually when that special tooth fell out, the Mediocre Shark wondered if he was ever achieve what he did in the 70’s again.

Meanwhile the Dolphins moved from Don Shula to Jimmy Johnson to Dave Wannstedt

The Dolphins had a few great players in that time:  Jason Taylor, Zach Thomas…Ricky Williams lead the league in rushing one year.  And like the Dolphins the Mediocre White enjoyed eating an occasional swimmer.

But it was not what it used to be.  He wasn’t really Great anymore…

Now it seemed these up and coming New England Sharks were eaten all the best humans

By the end of Wannstedts tenure it became obvious…he was just mediocre now…

So he left hunting and went in a different direction.

The Mediocre Shark took up engineering.

He wanted to build something.  Just like he believed Nick Saban wanted to build something with the Dolphins.

In his first building project he built the Daunte Culpepper Bridge:

SharkBridgeFail

Saban would not accept failure and either would Mediocre White.

He really insisted on Building something!

Like Saban,  his next building project made people cry.

staircasefailshark

So Saban would leave the Dolphins and The Mediocre White would leave engineering.

Now he was ready for a new direction.

The Dolphins hired Cam Cameron and The Mediocre White took up work as a Park Ranger.

At a county meeting he attend determine to make a difference

“Broh’s” he pleaded to the County Council,

“We need to stop the deer deaths on the highway”

The Mediocre White raised his fin, “I propose we move the deer crossing signs away from the highway to a place less dangerous for the deer to cross, we should move the signs to the middle of the forrest”.

Deer crossing sign in Idaho.

That year deer deaths on the highway increased by 800%

As the Dolphins moved on from Cam Cameron The Mediocre White also moved on from being a Park Ranger.

The Big Tuna was ready to turn things around for the Dolphins and the Mediocre White was ready to turn things around for himself as well.  He took a job with the City.

Everyone assumed given his prior history of greatness, like the Tuna, he would excel.

They gave him a simple task.  The streets need to be painted to make them safer.

Any shark can do that right?

stopsignshark

Well…maybe not this shark…

He failed at first

rightturnonlyshark

and failed again.

eventually…the Dolphins found themselves in the Ireland era

And the Mediocre White found himself operating a draw bridge

He was a colossal fuck up…like Jeff Ireland

shark drawbridgefail

So the Dolphins found themselves in the Philbin era

and The Mediocre Shark found himself bouncing around from odd job to odd job

he tried parking cars as a valet

valetshark

That didn’t last long

So he got a job as a custodian

but he often found himself late at performing his duties…

African American businessman falling on wet floor in office

He really wasn’t very good at anything anymore…

But we all know what he is:

He is a hunter!

The 2016 football season has not started yet…

The Mediocre White wants to be Great again

Is this the year?

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1,087 Responses to The Porcine Oddyssey #102: The Saga of The Mediocre White

  1. Tim Knight's avatar Tim Knight says:

    LOL @ the crazy world of Piggy.

  2. olddolphan's avatar olddolphan says:

    NICE, PIGGY!

    • olddolphan's avatar olddolphan says:

      AS LUCK would have it, a young co-worker set up my email so he can transfer my game tickets for this season to my home computer. I can then, in theory, run them off, one at a time, until I have all 10 home game tickets. NONE OF THIS was necessary last season. But Ross’s ticket department thought that making us all jump through these computer hoops was a better idea than just mailing us the tickets we paid for 8 months ago.
      ———–
      My brother-in-law, Jim, who Stanger knows quite well, was told by the ticket office that he’d have to buy a computer or a fancy I-Pad with an “APP” to run off his tix next season. THIS SEASON, for a $15 Fee, they offered to do this for him. But they told Jim they would NOT do this next season, NOT EVEN FOR A FEE. So Jim has told them this will be his last season as a ticket holder. GREAT GUY THAT STEVE ROSS!! –Jim has missed ONLY 3 HOME GAMES IN MIAMI HISTORY since day 1, 1966. Ross sure figured out a good way to reward loyalty.

  3. Tim Knight's avatar Tim Knight says:

    OD, geez man!

  4. Tim Knight's avatar Tim Knight says:

    What would Dolphins fans be saying if we drafted Shaq Lawson and Reggie Ragland?

  5. BoulderPhinfan's avatar BoulderPhinfan says:

    great stuff piggy. I like the new character.

  6. BoulderPhinfan's avatar BoulderPhinfan says:

    should we be worried that the offense didn’t show up to play yesterday at the scrimmage? I hope gaze lets them have it on Monday.

    • BoulderPhinfan's avatar BoulderPhinfan says:

      ^gase

    • Tim Knight's avatar Tim Knight says:

      If it continues over and over yes. But if I was an offensive player I would expect a tough day on Monday.

    • steveccnv's avatar steveccnv says:

      It’s been happening all spring and all through camp, just not to that degree. As Tim would say don’t forget what happened last year, when we had the dual practices with Carolina, and they asked our D to dial it down a notch. Our D was capable last year of being great, not sure what happened, but this year even more so with the pressure and wide 9. Our O needs to pick it up, but this D can be really good.

  7. steveccnv's avatar steveccnv says:

    OD I have to laugh at your MLB predictions. You said Giants were better than the Cubs, Washington was in trouble of being caught by the Marlins and mets, you liked the Cardinals…both the Cubs and Nationals have taken off, and the other 4 have sputtered.

  8. steveccnv's avatar steveccnv says:

    Spikes signs with the Bills after the Ragland injury. Wonder why we didn’t sign him. Bills seem desperate.

    • Tim Knight's avatar Tim Knight says:

      He’s a better 2 down 3-4 ILB, not a 4-3 MLB, he doesn’t have enough range for that.

      • steveccnv's avatar steveccnv says:

        We knew that when we brought him in though. With Spikes in the game we need to do what they’ve said we’re going to do, run hurry up, so they can’t take him out, and throw the ball.

  9. olddolphan's avatar olddolphan says:

    ICHIRO gets his 3,000th hit!! A truly classy guy joins the list of baseball immortals. BRAVO TO YOU, Ichiro Suzuki!!

  10. manitobafinfan's avatar manitobafinfan says:

    Hof game cancelled due to field issues. Football still on hold. Sigh

  11. manitobafinfan's avatar manitobafinfan says:

    I think its Kraft and Brady’s fault

  12. Rockphin's avatar Rockphin says:

    It’s almost here. It is almost here! 119 hours until Miami Dolphins Football!

  13. Rockphin's avatar Rockphin says:

    We have almost made it out of the desert. There is green on the horizon (and in front of me) 😉

  14. Ken's avatar Ken says:

    Nice job Piggy

  15. Rockphin's avatar Rockphin says:

    Happy Birthday to me!!

  16. steveccnv's avatar steveccnv says:

    After the stinky performance by the O in the scrimmage on Saturday night Gase is wondering what he’s gotten himself into😉

  17. steveccnv's avatar steveccnv says:

    CB Ifo Ekpre-Olomu waived injured. How did he pass his physical when they signed him? I don’t remembering hearing he got reinjured.

  18. Phindog's avatar Phindog says:

    Toba hurt his knee during floor exercise. Toba abandoned his routine and was helped off by trainers but managed to compete on pommel horse before exiting to receive medical attention.

    I hope Toba is OK.. Never pictured him as a gymnast.

  19. Phindog's avatar Phindog says:

    Happy Birthday Rock !!!

  20. BoulderPhinfan's avatar BoulderPhinfan says:

    Rock,
    That was a good article in SI. Thanks for posting. and Happy Birthday!!

  21. Al in MIA's avatar Al in MIA says:

    Happy Bday rock!

  22. Mike E.'s avatar Mike E. says:

    Happy Birthday Rock!

  23. Mike E.'s avatar Mike E. says:

    Dolphins waive-injured CB Ifo Ekpre-Olomu

    That sucks! Feel bad for Ifooooooooooooo

  24. BoulderPhinfan's avatar BoulderPhinfan says:

    I guess the offense didn’t get the memo this morning. SMH.

    Omar Kelly ‏@OmarKelly 57m57 minutes ago Davie, FL
    Dolphins offense starts out Monday with a stinker. This is just nasty.

  25. BoulderPhinfan's avatar BoulderPhinfan says:

    LOL

    Adam Beasley @AdamHBeasley
    Earlier play, Tannehill threw incomplete to Reshad Jones. I assume he was the intended target because no one else was in 20 yards.

  26. Tim Knight's avatar Tim Knight says:

    Happy Birthday Rock!

    Sorry to hear about Ifo. That really sucks for him, he came off as a really good kid too. Also thins our depth at CB even more.

  27. Al in MIA's avatar Al in MIA says:

    lol @ Omar… he was dying to stay the offense wasn’t doing well but I’m sure he is sensationalizing a bit with his usage of “this is just nasty”.

  28. Al in MIA's avatar Al in MIA says:

    It’s ok for the offense to be behind the defense at this juncture of training camp.
    Like in any team sport that has an ‘offense’, the offense ALWAYS starts off slower than the defense because it involves timing ( defense is only reactionary )

    • BoulderPhinfan's avatar BoulderPhinfan says:

      I agree. And this is the first year in this offense. it might not even be good until mid season. The defense might have to carry the team for a while.

  29. stangerx's avatar stangerx says:

    Pig — awesome article, not sure am so happy meeting The Mediocre White….but maybe some times looking in the mirror is painful.

    What great pics of all those F-ups though. Please tell me the STPO was photo-shopped.

  30. manitobafinfan's avatar manitobafinfan says:

    Happy BDay Rock…

  31. Al in MIA's avatar Al in MIA says:

    It was interesting reading this quote from PFT article regarding the result of the Dolphins saturday night scrimmage:

    “Any given night,” defensive end Mario Williams said. “That’s why you play the game. You don’t go out here and say, ‘It’s going to be a stalemate, this is going to happen. You’re going to get blown out, you’re going to dominate.’ That’s why you compete, that’s why we play. Fortunately for us, on our side of the ball we came out and we executed what we needed to.”

    —-
    Seems Mario is doing just fine 🙂

  32. Al in MIA's avatar Al in MIA says:

    Stanger,
    LOL @ your cake pic…
    I know you wanted to show something else but are trying to keep it professional around here 🙂

    • stangerx's avatar stangerx says:

      You try finding that says that. I ain’t the photo shop maestro like the Pig……and not sure you guys would like it if I was. 🙂

  33. stangerx's avatar stangerx says:

    “Jim has told them this will be his last season as a ticket holder. GREAT GUY THAT STEVE ROSS!! –Jim has missed ONLY 3 HOME GAMES IN MIAMI HISTORY since day 1, 1966. ”
    ———————
    OD — put the missing only three games, that Jim was pissed, and that he bleeds aqua…….I’m saying it ain’t over till it’s over when it comes to that one.

  34. stangerx's avatar stangerx says:

    According to Phins CEO Tom Garfinkel the stadium’s new shade tiles are is in place, fans can expect “a 20-to-30-degree difference” in temperature. Assuming that is shade versus not, for the hottest games, and heat-index rather than actual temperature.

    But that for sure is going leave everyone at the Fest with a lot more energy after the game.

  35. Tim Knight's avatar Tim Knight says:

    Gase has also asked VJ to bring it so the offense is challenged. This could pay off down the road. This is the time of year to work the kinks out.

  36. bookman11's avatar bookman11 says:

    I scroll through my Twitter feed each day looking for a practice re-cap just to make sure there were no injuries. All of the other stuff is kind of meaningless IMO.

    I mean it is early in TC, it is not like the D and O are game planning for each other..LOL

  37. bookman11's avatar bookman11 says:

    Branden Albert, on criticism of the offense: “I don’t know why everybody’s getting their panties in a bunch.”

    LOL

  38. Tim Knight's avatar Tim Knight says:

    Like I said yesterday, if the offense would have torched the defense everyone would be saying see they didn’t draft enough defense. LOL

  39. bookman11's avatar bookman11 says:

    Hal Habib
    ‏@gunnerhal
    Time to sound the alarm? Dolphins’ offense fizzles for second straight practice.

    Oh No!!!!!! We are at Defcon 1!…smh

  40. Mike E.'s avatar Mike E. says:

    Rock

    It’s come to my attention that because of your avi, the site is blocked to certain people. Could you possibly change it to the Kool Aid one, or really anything else that doesn’t cause the site to be blocked? Thanks brother!

  41. BoulderPhinfan's avatar BoulderPhinfan says:

    from what I read the O had no intensity on saturday and stunk it up. Today they were more intense but still stunk it up. But at least they showed had a heartbeat 🙂

    • Tim Knight's avatar Tim Knight says:

      The defense is ahead of them. It’s not rare especially with a new system, a lot of moving parts and new personnel. The defense just attacks, the offense has to catch up. I’d hate to hear we’re shredding the defense to pieces at this point.

      • steveccnv's avatar steveccnv says:

        It’s always a two way street , one unit over the other. If Gase really did tell VJ to have his D bring it, then it’s now time to tell them to dial it back. The O needs to get a rythym going before they get thrown to the wolves.

  42. Tim Knight's avatar Tim Knight says:

    steveccnv says:
    August 8, 2016 at 2:45 pm

    We’ve heard that before Tim, and it wasn’t the case.

    What do you mean?

    • steveccnv's avatar steveccnv says:

      You said, Or the defense is more talented and up to speed at this time which could be viewed as a good thing.:) we’ve heard that plenty over the past several camps, and the D wasnt as good as we thought. This year our D may be that good, but destroying this O with the training wheels on isn’t an indication of how good the D may be, especially since all 3 groups 1st team, 2…are destroying them.

  43. BoulderPhinfan's avatar BoulderPhinfan says:

    tim,
    I understand the D is ahead. But there is no excuse for lack of intensity from the offense in the first scrimmage. Gase said they were much better today.

  44. steveccnv's avatar steveccnv says:

    It seems the key to the O may lie in Parkers hands. They seem to struggle without him.

  45. Tim Knight's avatar Tim Knight says:

    All I’m saying is our defense has been ahead of our offense early in TC for like 20 years. I’m not talking the season, I’m talking now.

    Steve, I wouldn’t dial it back on defense so the offense can get comfortable. It’s their job to catch up. The Bills defense and even the Jets at times have destroyed us in the last few years. We have to prepare for that. Maybe that was the problem in the past, we backed off?

    • steveccnv's avatar steveccnv says:

      Maybe the dialing back is done in 7 vs 7. You don’t learn to shoot a basketball with a hand in your face.

      • Tim Knight's avatar Tim Knight says:

        We were focused on the poor scrimmage performance no? The follow up practice might mean the offense has their tail between their legs a little bit. They have to get over that and the only way to do that is to slay the dragon and make them start reacting to you. That’s how you get better as a football team, not saying “hey let them have an easy day so they feel good about themselves.” LOL

        That’s not what the Bills and Jets defenses are going to do.

      • steveccnv's avatar steveccnv says:

        Its been going on all through OTAs, mini camp, and TC. We have a difference of opinion, let’s leave it at that.

  46. Tim Knight's avatar Tim Knight says:

    Steve, what about all our corners being burned for TDs and RBs making nice plays during OTAs, mini camp, and TC? Two days and that all disappears?

  47. Mike E.'s avatar Mike E. says:

    I know this isn’t porn hub, but does anyone know if a “whole” chicken breast is considered one side (1 piece) or two?

  48. getterdone's avatar getterdone says:

    OMG, Tannehill sucks harder than his baby on Lauren’s teat. Cancel the Fest. The season is over already.
    Omar just saved us a bunch of time & money….see you guys in April 2017.

  49. BoulderPhinfan's avatar BoulderPhinfan says:

    This is something you would never hear Philbin say
    From perkins

    “Gase, who calls the offensive plays, referred to the offense’s struggles in the scrimmage as a “speed bump” and a “hiccup” and said his play-calling could have been better.

    “I’ve got to do what we do best as an offense, not what I like,” he said. “It’s irrelevant what I like. I’ve got to do what our guys do well.”

    • son of a son of a shula's avatar son of a son of a shula says:

      Our guys suck, that’s what they do well.
      Gase needs to bring total reform.
      I like him for the job.

  50. son of a son of a shula's avatar son of a son of a shula says:

    Mike, a whole chicken breast would be one piece even though it makes up only half of the chicken’s breast.

    • steveccnv's avatar steveccnv says:

      Son maybe your wife only has 1 breast, but I’m pretty sure a chicken has 2 breasts 😛

      He was kind of vague in his question, at KFC they split one breast into 3 pieces.

  51. getterdone's avatar getterdone says:

    Bills LT Cordy Glenn has been diagnosed with a high-ankle sprain, and is expected to miss the entire preseason.
    _______________________________
    We better sweep these Jills this year…tired of losing to them!
    Sweep the Jills, & split with the Cheats & Yets, will be 4-2 in the division….that would go a long way to seeing any kind of post season play finally.

  52. Mike E.'s avatar Mike E. says:

    Thanks Sonny! That’s what I gathered after looking it up on several websites, porn hub not being one of them. This time . . . lol

  53. steveccnv's avatar steveccnv says:

    http://www.miamidolphins.com/multimedia/videos/Gase-Breaks-Down-Mondays-Practice/4fda46e6-0fb9-49fb-8599-0ce4459faf4e

    Around the 7:45 mark, Gase explains running the ball and how they’ll determine what their strengths may be running it. It’s what sets him apart from every other coach we’ve had since Shula, besides maybe JJ.

  54. getterdone's avatar getterdone says:

    We got to be able to run the ball to be sound offensively….we’ve seen the past few years under Philbin & Lazor how under utilized the running was, even with a guy like Miller that was a true weapon as a all around RB.

  55. CavalierKong's avatar CavalierKong says:

    Not to be pedantic, but a chicken actually only has one breast comprised of two halves separated by a membrane. When separated you have a “split-breast”, which are sometimes called whole breasts in recipes. Point being, sometimes recipes call for one “whole” chicken breast referring to two split-breasts, other times a “whole” breast is referring to one half. You really just have to take into account what seems right for the recipe as culinary professionals can’t even agree on how to designate split-breasts in recipes.

  56. son of a son of a shula's avatar son of a son of a shula says:

    I think the distinction on “whole” is whether or not it’s the entire piece which includes the rib meat, keel and the tenderloin whereas broken up you have parts or breast pieces.

  57. Rockphin's avatar Rockphin says:

    Mike E. says:
    August 8, 2016 at 1:56 pm

    Rock

    It’s come to my attention that because of your avi, the site is blocked to certain people. Could you possibly change it to the Kool Aid one, or really anything else that doesn’t cause the site to be blocked? Thanks brother

    Whomever told you this if full of shit. If the site was blocked “because of my avatar” wasn’t locked by an automatic feature on any server. It would have to be manually blocked. In which case whoever did the blocking on certain people servers would have to scroll through every post everyday to find my randomly placed posts to see what my Avi is. Similarly it would have to check every post to see if I have changed it, which I assure you no company it person would do. But no matter, I have a fairly good idea who requested it. And I don’t want to ruin anybody’s blogging experience so you guys don’t have to worry about being offended by it anymore.

    Thanks for the birthday wishes guys. See you around.

  58. Mike E.'s avatar Mike E. says:

    Rock

    Thanks man !

  59. Mike E.'s avatar Mike E. says:

    Dion Jordan can practice, the NFL says it’s OK! Oh, but of course his knee injury will keep him out of practice. 😦

    • stangerx's avatar stangerx says:

      Could he have a case of outtashape-itis?

      • Mike E.'s avatar Mike E. says:

        He has that, and is still recovering from knee surgery he had, one that he just recently notified the team he had. He’s a frustrating case.

      • steveccnv's avatar steveccnv says:

        No he doesn’t have outtashape-itis, but he surely is out of football shape. He should make an impact on ST, but on D it may take a while. All the DEs seem to be flourishing in this scheme though.

  60. Mike E.'s avatar Mike E. says:

    Steve

    I meant football shape. I’m sure he’s in good physical shape, but that’s not football shape.

  61. steveccnv's avatar steveccnv says:

    Why is Doughty nicknamed the GOAT?

  62. BoulderPhinfan's avatar BoulderPhinfan says:

    who is jordan williams?

    Adam Beasley @AdamHBeasley
    Jordan Williams has made more plays this camp than Jordan Phillips.

  63. The Flying Pig's avatar The Flying Pig says:

    My thoughts on the chicken breast controversy:

    Chickens are assholes

    I know a lot of them

    • The Flying Pig's avatar The Flying Pig says:

      I hope this gives you guys some guidance going forward

      • steveccnv's avatar steveccnv says:

        Yeah thanks, it explains your wackiness. When you call someone a chicken it means they’re an asshole😉 what about when you call someone chicken shit?

  64. Mike E.'s avatar Mike E. says:

    Boulder

    Jordan Williams is a DE/DT we picked up as a FA. He was on the Jets PS

    • BoulderPhinfan's avatar BoulderPhinfan says:

      well that sucks that he’s making more plays than phillips. I was hoping phillips was gonna make great strides this year and even be a starter. I guess not.

  65. The Flying Pig's avatar The Flying Pig says:

    Steve
    I consider chicken shit to be an oxymoron

  66. Mike E.'s avatar Mike E. says:

    Stanger

    He was working out hard in the spring (Jordan), we saw the videos, he looked like he was in shape. Not sure when he had the surgery, and how inactive he’s been since he had it.

    • stangerx's avatar stangerx says:

      And how did a guy who hasn’t played in a year get a knee injury. Even if the story is there it might not be the truth.

      You follow Ballers on HBO? If you don’t then do…..just had a storyline on that.

  67. Mike E.'s avatar Mike E. says:

    Rock

    I’m up to Darkness at Sethanon. I’ve read a few books in between, but I enjoy the Riftwar saga

  68. Al in MIA's avatar Al in MIA says:

  69. Al in MIA's avatar Al in MIA says:

  70. Al in MIA's avatar Al in MIA says:

    • stangerx's avatar stangerx says:

      D-line and the knew scheme are absolutely amazing based on the reports I have read. O-Line is much improved, but just can’t keep up with the storm of bodies flying around.

      Figured since TIm isn’t here would fill the void. 🙂

  71. Al in MIA's avatar Al in MIA says:

  72. Mike E.'s avatar Mike E. says:

    Feel bad for Gray, but go DUARTE!

    • steveccnv's avatar steveccnv says:

      He probably didn’t have much of a chance. NFL rosters are so young, because they include lots of youngsters, for salary cap reasons, and potential. Gray had his chance he didn’t take advantage of it, but we may see him next year.

  73. BoulderPhinfan's avatar BoulderPhinfan says:

    This article by Mando makes it sound like these guys are still doing a lot of thinking on offense.I really don’t think our offense is gonna do much until after the bye. IF we get anywhere this year, it will be because of the defense. Lets hope they stay healthy.

    http://miamiherald.typepad.com/dolphins_in_depth/2016/08/miami-dolphins-offense-ryan-tannehill-still-a-work-in-progress.html

  74. stangerx's avatar stangerx says:

    Best news of today is that Parker is back and working.

    Nice to hear Gase say, “It was good in the fact that I know he’s been driving Shawn Jefferson crazy as far as, ‘Why won’t you let me back out?’” And take care of those hammies, but did laugh at this one quote from Parker:

    “You’ve just got to hydrate, man. That’s the biggest thing. There was nothing serious. It’s all about hydrating.”

    Welcome to Miami DeVante.

    http://dailydolphin.blog.palmbeachpost.com/2016/08/09/devante-parker-returns-to-practice-no-more-nagging-miami-dolphins-coaches/

  75. Mike E.'s avatar Mike E. says:

    That is GREAT news! I want to see Parker play in this new offense. Where is Carroooooooo?

  76. The Flying Pig's avatar The Flying Pig says:

    I bet the Cheats don’t lose a beat replacing him if they need to

  77. The Flying Pig's avatar The Flying Pig says:

    Appearantly Julian Edleman was carted off the field too

  78. Mike E.'s avatar Mike E. says:

    BTW – This is great

    I should sue the @nfl for all my concussions. 30 years of banging my head against the wall watching the dolphins.
    — daniel tosh (@danieltosh) May 10, 2012

    • Phindog's avatar Phindog says:

      LOL …

    • steveccnv's avatar steveccnv says:

      You guys laugh, but I don’t really see a difference between that and what the players are doing. You knew the risk before you signed on. In the future you may see players signing a waiver to reduce the leagues liability. You go across the middle and alligator arm the catch, why, because you didn’t want to get clocked.

      • steveccnv's avatar steveccnv says:

        Well I didn’t know it could cause permanent damage. Yeah dumbass who would’ve ever thought you could have permanent damage after being smacked in the head?

  79. steveccnv's avatar steveccnv says:

    I didn’t see anyone mention the D tore it up today, with Parker back. False alarm on the ineptitude? Maybe, but worth following.

  80. Mike E.'s avatar Mike E. says:

    Looks like the offense finally got it done right. Promising . . .

  81. Al in MIA's avatar Al in MIA says:

    Ian Rapoport Verified account
    ‏@RapSheet

    #Eagles OT Lane Johnson is facing a 10-game PED suspension, source said (as @DarrenDegaetano reported). He’s appealing. Would be a bad blow

  82. Al in MIA's avatar Al in MIA says:

    Jay Glazer Verified account
    ‏@JayGlazer

    Just heard from Lane Johnson, says he took an amino acid that was approved but tested positive for (cont) http://tl.gd/nmomcg

  83. Al in MIA's avatar Al in MIA says:

    Ben Volin ‏@BenVolin 2h2 hours ago

    Story: Edelman’s injury doesn’t appear to be serious, but Ninkovich’s prognosis is still unknown

    ——-

    Ben Volin ‏@BenVolin 1h1 hour ago

    Key for Ninkovich is whether he injured his triceps tendon or muscle. Tendon tear = out several months, possibly for season. Muscle = weeks

  84. Mike E.'s avatar Mike E. says:

    I just drank a glass of Ovaltine coach, it’s loaded with vitamins. How would I know I’d test positive for PED’s?

  85. son of a son of a shula's avatar son of a son of a shula says:

    The headlines I’m seeing today are:

    Tannehill taking charge after blasting offense
    and
    Jordan Phillips looking to be a starter – taking starter reps for 3rd straight practice.

    So that other Jordan, Williams, is making hay against the 2-3’s while Jordan Phillips is ascending as expected.
    Oh what a little Parker will do for you!

    • Tim Knight's avatar Tim Knight says:

      VJ recently said who starts on the DL does not mean much because they’re going to rotate multiple players. He also said he’s been with teams where guys who didn’t start actually played more snaps in the game. Odrick was one of those guys for us in the past. We’ve got a lot of talent and experience on the DL. Just get the job done, I don’t care who starts or who plays 37 snaps vs. a guy who plays 29. Just do your job. 🙂

      • getterdone's avatar getterdone says:

        Actually it’s a great thing to see Jordan Williams pushing Jordan Phillips. It will only make Phillips work harder to shed that lazy moniker he had early in the draft process.

  86. getterdone's avatar getterdone says:

    So it’s being reported Kenyan Drake has another hammy tweek?

  87. Randy's avatar Randy says:

    Anybody remember when the NFL used to be a Sunday only thing for fans? When people didn’t worry about how large the skid mark was when a third stringer farted months before the team ever played a game that actually meant something? When kids were out playing football in the yard, came in to watch the game and then went back out to play until supper time?

    • getterdone's avatar getterdone says:

      Ya mean before mass electronic media in our face at every turn devouring our brains and curtailing our functioning as well rounded active humans?

    • The Flying Pig's avatar The Flying Pig says:

      No

      I don’t remember
      I don’t remember anything longer than a few tweets ago

      And btw your post is too many characters and is really cutting into my twtiiter time which allows me to be obsessed with 3rd stringer’s farting

      Now please leave me alone so I can focus on the NFL for 7 days a week, 24 hours a day

      If I need to get away training camp all the time, everyday and the analysis of it which means nothing, I will hold my phone out the window so that the reflective surface on my phone cover can redirect the only sunlight I will get today on to my face

      😀

  88. steveccnv's avatar steveccnv says:

    I see all the Omar clones are writing of RT, what a surprise. He’s no different than Hillary, say something he doesn’t like, banned, if her people make a mistake she lets them have it.

  89. Mike E.'s avatar Mike E. says:

    Roundtine eh? lol

  90. getterdone's avatar getterdone says:

    Tim, is that guy left wing nut job or a patriot? 😉

    • Tim Knight's avatar Tim Knight says:

      Yeah but Omar prides himself on being accurate so Drake is wrong even if 22 looks like 32.

    • getterdone's avatar getterdone says:

      Every other idiot is laughing at the dumb woman that got her ipad soaked as they record on their handheld device…..smh.
      I wish the dolphins tail splashed them all right about then.

  91. Tim Knight's avatar Tim Knight says:

    GD, by the way, I’ve been spending a lot of time with family since my father-in-law passed away and one group – a very wealthy Republican family in ideology can’t vote for Trump and will support Hillary as they hold their noses when they pull the lever. That blew me away, they are hardcore Republicans but the father of the family works for a huge financial institution in NYC and they all feel she’s the lesser of two evils. That told me a lot. Just saying!

    • getterdone's avatar getterdone says:

      WOW….that’s sad and pure blindness.
      Trump may be an asshole, but he doesn’t have decades long trail of dead bodies under mysterious circumstances behind him.

      • Tim Knight's avatar Tim Knight says:

        It’s not blindness, this is my wife’s cousin’s family (wealthy Jewish Republicans) and the dad knows how business works and how to invest money, has been working in the industry for over 30 years and has done very well. He believes ‘she’ will govern more like her husband did as a moderate – left on some issues and right on others.

        I’ve had so many discussions with him over the years, all of them actually, his wife, their two kids; one boy and one girl now in their early 20s, and I never would have expected this. In fact they were not anti-Trump early on. Now they all think he’s clueless and a complete asshole.

        Basically everything Piggy has been saying about Trump has come to fruition. He’s a phony, an ego maniac and possibly psychotic. That doesn’t mean Hillary is a good person because I do not think she is and a lot of people feel that way, but it comes down to how you think she will govern, not how much you like her or how much evil you believe she’s done. We’ve been dealt a really bad hand here and it sucks!

        Remember, it’s not just about the president, but every 4 years we all think about kings and queens. That’s not how it works.

    • steveccnv's avatar steveccnv says:

      Wow Tim, if that’s how you feel you’re hopeless. He’s surely going to change the culture of the govt, that scares those that have been cheating the system forever. Most middle class people have had enough of the corruption by all politicians, and see Trump as the only one that can change that.

      • Tim Knight's avatar Tim Knight says:

        I’ll be fine with either but sadly some of you will be looking for dark clouds if you allow it. This also has nothing to do with money, I’m a middle-class guy but I get how things work. I’m not motivated by money, never have been. Independence is all I ever wanted. It took me awhile to learn that when I thought that’s all I was doing. That’s how the USA works, if you don’t like it, there are plenty of places to go that will suit your fancy.

        Stop trying to make the USA a global fast food stand. It’s not fucking free, we pay for it!!!!

  92. Mike E.'s avatar Mike E. says:

    Tim

    That’s very surprising. I hope they’re in the very small minority in that regard

    • getterdone's avatar getterdone says:

      They are….trust me. I’ve seen ‘real’ polls, and of course video of each other’s rallies, and Trump is swamping her….I see a landslide unless it’s rigged. But that can’t happen….lol smh

  93. Mike E.'s avatar Mike E. says:

    GDP

    I think I’m pretty realistic about the election, and I think the only landslide would be Hillary. If Trump wins (which I hope he does), it will be extremely close, we’ll have to sweat it out.

    • getterdone's avatar getterdone says:

      Trump has to win by a wide margin…..a close election is soooo easily manipulated/rigged….and it’s abundantly clear what the global establishment wants…Hellary! If it’s close, she’ll be in, and the agenda of the cabal she belongs too along with the Bushes & Obama’s can continue their final chapter. 😉

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