By Dr. Bruce Banner
So season no start yet and here I am sitting around, breathing becoming more labored, palms getting sweaty, fists pounding table and generally feeling the need to smash something. Hulk already getting angry and we have not played a down of meaningful football yet. Here is what Hulk is already getting angry about:
The schedule. Hulk know no one can control schedule and there is nothing you really can do about it. But that no mean Hulk can’t be angry about it. 3 of first 4 games on road against playoff teams. Hulk knows NFL history that teams that start 0-2 very unlikely to make playoffs. Teams that start 1-3 not much better. Hulk just no want to see Phins season over before September ends. Hulk tired of the year’s football highlight being the draft. Hulk want team to be playing meaningful football in December and even better in January. In order to do that we have to play meaningful football in September. That may be a tall order with rookie head coach and lots of change over in personnel.
Hulk angry that our RB roster looks more like a MASH unit than NFL depth chart at the position. Our starter is Arian Foster who right now is held together by duct tape and safety pins. He had moments in pre-season but definitely looks a step slower than he has been. Our backup is Jay Ajai who has no cartilage in his knee. He also looked very tentative running the ball in pre-season. Behind those two we have Kenyan Drake and Isiah Pead. Both flashed playmaking ability but both also flashed hamstring injuries in pre-season. That leaves only Damien Williams as the only healthy option at RB and he inspires little fear in opposing defenses.
What makes Hulk angriest of all is that after last season’s abysmal linebacker play we are set to be just as bad again this season. Our only move to remedy what was one of the worst linebacker corps in the league was to bring in an oft injured Kiko Alonzo. Watching Alonzo in pre-season he looks undersized and covers the side line to side line with all the speed and grace of a pregnant yak. With the exception of 1 game our linebackers have been exposed all pre-season in both run defense and pass coverage. Unless our defense plays better we could be in for another long season. This make Hulk very angry and season no even start yet.
Kiko Alonzo in coverage
Finsmob Unleashed 
There’s a different vibe with this team this year and I feel it’s due to the new coaching staff. I remember last season before a game the team was huddled at the endzone and they were lifeless. No leaders, no leadership. They had no emotion.
When you watch the guys on the sideline they’re involved, the coaches are involved and players and coaches are constantly interacting with one another.
Didn’t see this last season. You see RT talking to Gase and other players talking to coaches during the games and the players are playing with emotion on the field.
Having talent means nothing if you can’t bring that talent out and that’s why I say the team is going 10-6 this season. The team has as much, if not more, talent than it had last season. Personally, I think it’s a better team talent-wise than last season but that’s my opinion.
The previous coaching staff didn’t bring the talent out of the players but you look at these guys and what they’ve done thru the preseason and you can see a difference. Did we stop teams cold on D? No. Did we score on every offensive possession? No. But, what I mean is these guys played to their ability. You didn’t see guys coming out and going thru the motions. You even saw Suh, who’s usually pretty reserved in preseason, body slam a rb on a tackle. He’s already in regular season form.
You can see a difference in the way Phillips played. I was even impressed with Misi compared to the past. And then there’s the pass blocking of the 0-line. Yeah, it’s preseason but this team always had trouble pass blocking; preseason or not.
So, I agree that the coaches make a huge difference and I’m sticking with my 10-6
Lou, I actually thought you might be trying to start an argument and should have said as much. LOL
I was just having fun. Nobody was saying and I got people talking
The rest of the team comes and goes…
Reeeshad is the MAN!
He is the man!
20 for ProBowl
HOWIE–HOWIE–HOWIE–!! –You get your ass down to the game and I’ll guarantee you a few beers of your choice. What’s your pleasure?? –Also, if you get to the Saturday night get together there will be more neat stuff for you!! –I think we ALL are looking forward to your appearance!!
OD, that UCF’s first win since 2014
Coach Frost is the right man at the right time.
Except for next week when they go to the big house in Michigan
DON”T GIVE UP, Son!! You’ve got Michigan right where you want them–hideously over confident!!!
Lol, any given Saturday
U. of MIAMI favored by 24 points over Florida Atlantic at the major Las Vegas sports books. Game will be played at Hard Rock Stadium, home of the ‘Canes and Dolphins. FAU alums promise NOT to damage Ross’s Palace too much in the unlikely event of an Owls’ victory!! –Over 60,000 witnessed Canes 70-3 blowout win over FAMU. That’s about 30,000 more than were around for Dolphins’ halftime show when they trailed Buffalo in last season’s home opener. –There’s a REAL CHANCE the Canes will average more fannies in the seats than will the Dolphins this season.
Speaking of QBs, interesting article on NFL.com (several Gase comments are in there):
http://www.nfl.com/qb2016
Lot’s of good stuff in there and a lot of ways to look at circumstances.
My hope is Gase, Tannehill and a bunch of core guys go for a 3-4 year ride rather than us constantly changing everything over. It gets exhausting after a while.
Even if we don’t get to a SB, I’ll take 3 out of 4 playoff seasons and a couple of wins. Seriously! That at least helps you feel it’s possible. Missing the playoffs every year makes you think the same thing will happen again and that sucks!
If Gase helps get this team to the playoffs this year he will be a God… at least for awhile. LOL
Yes – I’ll even take slow and steady progress in the same system over a few years. But for the love of all that’s holy, keep the same system and coaches if even the littlest progress is being made at first.
LOL
What a game for Marion & Fryer against his old team. Was funny seeing Tuna fuming on the sidelines. Shula still looked real young.
Marion, he was Dallas right?
LOL, typo Tim…Marino…Dan the man!
ProfessorLou
@UolRosseforp
Phins win this yr: NE, CLE, PIT, TEN, BUF, NYJ, SD, LA, SF, NYJ
I had us sweeping the Bills & NE, but splitting with the NYJ, going 5-1 in the division & 5-5 outside of the division going10-6 overall.
Quirky Good! Playoffs Baby!
I’ll take it either way.
that’s also 8-2 within the conference for a tiebreaker as well
When looking at the rookie CB Howard, let’s not act like he’s a baby horse just born. LOL
He’s been playing a high level of football in college and he’s impressed the coaches thus far. If he’s the best player he plays. That’s always how it should work. Let’s hope we landed a big time corner. Until I see otherwise, I’m rolling with it.
It’s not the end all, but this SEA game is a big test for me personally as a fan. If we lose 30-10 I’m gonna fell like nothing has changed fair or not. If we then go to NE and win 27-20 I’ll feel better but the -Brady stigma will be there. If we lose in NE in any way it will feel like every other year against good teams, we just can’t do it. If it’s a close competitive game in SEA but still a loss I’ll feel better but still. If we win both games… fuck yeah! LOL
That’s where my psyche is at.
I’m expecting them to look like a professional football team and not the group from the Island of Misfit Football Players they were last season.
As long as Lazor & Coyle are nowhere near our sidelines, then we should look like a pro team.
Do you mean like the team where Eric Decker runs free down the field with nobody in sight? LOL
That’s the kind of BS that made me bail on games knowing it was over way too early. It wasn’t even competitive and it wasn’t fun. I can handle a hard fought loss and we lose it late. But not showing up and playing like you’re just going through the motions is nonsense.
Oddsmakers are really making it tempting cause I see Miami maybe losing a close one in the 4th qtr @ Sea, then bounce back to beat NE before coming home to trounch the Browns!
It’s all on Tannehill for me if plays big late I’ll get fired up. If it’s the same old same old I’m going to be totally bummed out.
Yep, it’s all on Tanny…I hope he drafted the right guys this offseason and can coach them up in his system 😉
…but I know what you’re saying Son…I too hope Tanny & the team can find ways to hold onto leads, or to pull games out late….need to close the deal in close games.
But it’s a fine line all around the league.
That’s what I’m saying I want to see a definitive progression.
I think you should wait until we see how all 3 units look. We really don’t know what it’s going to look like. As of right now we have 5 new starters on defense and 4-5 on offense (very young WRs) and two rookies in the return game. We’ve never seen this team play.
I feel somehow some way they have to get to 3-3 so they keep themselves in it while they figure each other out. 5 of those games are AFC and one division. You have plenty of time and ways to have a good season from there. Shit the bed early and it’s going to be a long season.
3 of the first 4 games are on the road….ugh! Would be nice to come away no worse than 2-2, otherwise the hole starts to grow deep.
Yes but then two home. That doesn’t even matter though. To be a good team you have to be good on the road. It’s a football game, play better you win. The Chiefs started off last year 1-5 and won the next 10 and then their 1st playoff game. Weird shit happens in this game. Talent is a big part of it but it’s also because of mentality. That team said fuck this and scratched and clawed. I don’t know WTF we did last year.
OD
BUSCH LIGHT is fine with me but I always have plenty of those, Miller light is what I have when we go out to eat… So I suppose I will have a bunch of those 🙂
Have a Fat Tire and live a lil.
Tim @ 9:26,
That’s why I made a comment about Gase and this staff having the team much better prepared to play than the previous staff. Preseason or not, those guys last year looked like they were out of their element playing most teams. Even in preseason.
We didn’t see the blown assignments or the mistakes on offense with the huge number of false starts we saw last season plus the defensive penalties. Again, it was only preseason, but we saw a lot of different mistakes in preseason last year and shrugged it off as preseason but we didn’t see a lot of that this year.
I mean, go back and look at preseason last year and then look at this year. They look like a completely different team.
What I liked was a safety always seems to be there in deep coverage. Big difference from last year.
None of that fancy Kids Beer for me “I’M OLD SCHOOL”
Besides, it tastes awful…
cause it has flavor? lol
I still drink the other watered down piss swill you mentioned, but not often. I’ve grown to like more flavor. 🙂
HOWIE!!!!! – – Being “Old School” is just fine by me!! –You want Miller Lite, you GOT MILLER LITE!! IF GDP doesn’t like it, that just leaves more for the rest of us!
Do fans forget we had Jamar Taylor, Will Davis and Brice McCain in the secondary going into the season? We ended up with Taylor, McCain, Patmon, Lippett, Grimes and Bobby McCain.
We now got Maxwell, Howard, Bobby McCain, Lippett, Lucas, Thomas in a pinch….with Culliver waitin in the wings.
GONNA ASK a local Canes alum if he’ll give me FAU and the 24 for Saturday’s game. Last year he WOULD NOT give me the spread, and it cost him the $20 he would have won. Maybe I’ll just go $10 bucks this time. These Cane fans can be on the cheap side when wagering. Great Granpa’s OUT for tonight.
https://twitter.com/theflyingpig44/status/773347343953489920
I approve this message! DJT 🙂
OD, you know I’ll drink your Miller Lite too….I got the belly of a camel…lol
Morning Update
SEASON VIII
DOLPHINS-SEAHAWKS
Piggy 19-14 MIA
MikeE 23-20 MIA
B’man 24-20 MIA
Tim 26-23 MIA
Randy 27-17SEA
Son 13-10 MIA
Howie 20-17MIA
Rock 34-13 SEA
Wyo 24-13 SEA
Cav 17-16 MIA
Naples 16-13MIA
Old 37-17 SEA
N/A 31-21 SEA
Stang 28-7 MIA
GO PHINS!!!
Looks like you missed mine from the other day.
18-17 all Franks all day!
You doing a football pickem this year?
ProfessorLou @UolRosseforp · 2m2 minutes ago
Think about this. Phins finished ’15 w/Albert, Thomas, Douglas, Turner, Fox as their o-line.
Tunsil has picked up OG very quickly. If Albert remains healthy this OL feels very promising.
This is how I see Misi.
If we had a stud at MLB, I think Misi is solid enough at SLB to protect the outside. He isn’t great in man coverage but he can maintain his zone well enough to be pretty close to a solid but not special 3 down LB at that spot. He is absolutely not the level player we need at MLB in this defense and he cannot run sideline to sideline well enough to be a great fit at SLB. He has good tackling technique so he doesn’t miss tackles often, and has decent instincts.
When/if Alonzo acclimates to the defense, of LB corp should be solid. If we target an OLB in the draft Misi can go back to being what ultimately be would be considered very good at, which is solid vet depth, with versatility to fill in at 2 LB spots, and possibly a rotational guy to fill in on run downs.
He is the epitome of average but consistent.
I think Reuben Foster right now is best fit for us, to replace Misi out of the LBs I see, though I haven’t begun anything in depth outside of SEC yet. If I was replacing Alonzo, I’d still target a guy like Reeves-maybin or Foster, but also look to add a guy like Beckwith and try to resign Jenkins.
Imagine if we were able to get Foster in the first rd next year. Wow!
Btw those in Toba’s fantasy football league, draft is this afternoon. I think there were empty spots left last time I looked. for those still wanting in maybe there is time to mail Toba for an invitation
Steve
To answer your question, Tannenbaum is numbers guy, and that’s what he was hired for with the Jets. He did a lousy job of it there too, and that’s what got him fired. So you think that makes him more qualified to run the whole show, eh? Good luck with that! Now he’ll be running the show AND doing the numbers, that same thing he screwed up with the Jets. I’m concerned, and rightfully so.
I don’t think you should ever mix cap management with personnel decisions. One should balance the other. It should be a checks and balances kinda system so that over spending or under spending won’t be as likely
That wasn’t a shot at Tannenbaum either, I’d say that for any team with any GM or executive of player personnel. They shouldn’t also be managing to cap. Sponge was good but she wanted to move on to a different job and Ross was smart to retain her in another venture.
Well, just because we decided to throw a shiny new title on TBomb, it doesn’t make him any more qualified. It’s not a big deal now, it just will be when he screws up, whenever that may happen.
The question was simply, what do you mean they do the same job? How you took that, that I thought he was more qualified is beyond me. Doing the numbers job is over for this year, I’d think/hope we’D bring someone else in after the season. I’d don’t like Tannenbaum in control of the cap
There’s reason to be optimistic about the first 2 games of the season. Catching teams at the right time is a good thing and the Phins could be catching both the Seahawks and the Pats at the right time.
The Seahawks will most likely be going into game 1 without the services of Jimmy Graham and Thomas Rawls. If they do, it’s a huge plus not having to deal with either. However, even if both were to play, they would most likely be limited to the amount of playing time either receives.
Graham is still recovering from knee surgery and the Seahawks have been bringing him along slowly. So, if he plays, he would most likely be limited but the chances of him being active for Sunday’s game isn’t good.
Rawls broke and ankle and suffered torn ligaments on Dec 13th and has been limited thru camp and the preseason. He’s still getting into football shape and his conditioning isn’t where the team would like it to be. So, rather than risk and injury because of not being ready, there’s also a strong possibility he will be inactive as well. Even if he plays, he would most likely be extremely limited to the amount of carries he receives.
Going into wk 2, the Pats are looking at the suspension of Brady and Ninkovich will will cause both to miss the game. In addition, the team also has other players who will not see the field due to injury.
Jimmy G is definitely not the threat to tear a defense apart in the passing game that Brady is and if the Phins are able to stop the Pats from running the ball successfully it could be a tough day for the Pats offense.
Playing two games on the road to start against traditionally tough teams is no easy task but circumstances being what they are it looks like we could be catching both teams at the right time.
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We’re still getting used to a new scheme and new coaching staff. So they’re getting us at the right time and they’re at home. I bet we lose both games.
Just play the games already. I’m tired of listening to the back and forth of all you armpit GMs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxnMIy9SBDA
It will be nice next year schedulewise to not have to worry about the stadium. We may actually get the home opener week 1.
Brandon Shore has taken over Aponte’S role.
mike,
not sure why you’re concerned? Is it that with Mr T managing the numbers and running the whole show we’ll win 4 games a year instead of 6, like we have been?
How much worse can it get?
It’s moot now.
LOL – It’s not a matter of getting worse, it’s about improving and getting better. Hopefully, like you said, they bring in a different capologist, I’m just worried they leave it to Mr. T. Again, it’s not a big deal, until it is . . . 🙂
You guys are killin me😉
SB – I hear you. I’m not an armpit GM, I’m just a silly fan is all.
Just got back from the dentist. Right side of my mouth is numb, and I’m afraid when it’s not numb, it’s going to hurt like hell. Deep scale cleaning. Fun, fun, fun . . .
I had it done back in 2000, I don’t remember it hurting that much. The asshole dentist wanted to remove a molar before he did the cleaning, he said the tooth would only last another year, I still have the tooth today, but my regular dentist wouldn’t take it out. Asshole wanted more room to work
They didn’t want to take any teeth thankfully.
Boulder,
I would agree with you about getting used to new scheme and new coaching staff but, as I’ve stated before, this coaching staff is getting things done. Unlike the previous staff where we’d need to go weeks before seeming to get into gear I don’t see that being the case this season.
I made a comparison of Gase to Harbaugh recently and I believe this is what we’ve got. I’m ready for a huge turnaround in Miami and that’s the way I see it.
This team is going to surprise a lot of people including fans who are skeptical this year because of all the mediocrity we’ve seen. Change can happen in an instant. This coaching staff has this team playing like a completely different team. We will compete and we WILL win 10 games this season.
I just wanted to say armpit GMs.
It’s likely we have someone who is a capologist or a dept. of them. I doubt TBaum will take that on as his responsibility, his position is beyond that now. I’m not going to worry about this stuff until there is a reason to worry about it.
Mike,
Stay on those cleanings. Perio disease will put you in dentures if you don’t keep it in check.
Also, agree with you on Tannenbaum. I wasn’t a fan of how he ran things in NY and it seems to be more of the same here. Every team should hoard draft assets and build with an eye to the future. I hate the win now approach. It rarely works and almost always hurts you in future years.
No clue what to expect from this team. I’m praying the defense stays healthy and has a different attitude and approach this year. Skeptical they can hold teams below 21 ppg, but we will see. I feel like the offense will improve…. We’ve probably averaged around 19 ppg throughout Tannehill’s career and that’s clearly not good enough. 23-25 ppg would be a big jump, but I think it’s possible. I have liked Gase so far. Need to see how he manages games, team morale, and what adjustments he’s able to make throughout the season. His personality and repore with the team look great thus far though.
Excited for football! Rough way to start, but 2-2 would be a great accomplishment and give us a chance to be in the playoff hunt.
I would be happy with 2-2 in the first 4 games.
Happy?…..I would be thrilled cause would mean there was one real great victory in there. Doing cartwheels if if it was against the Pats.
Lou,
I cautiously share your optimism about the new coaching staff. In 3rd preseason game I saw some good things from the offense. The defense will struggle IMO. Too many holes.
Anyway I hope we’ve finally found the right coach. Time will tell.
One thing to think about is we really haven’t seen the #1 defense play all that much together for a lot of snaps and when they did they shut ATL down. So let’s see a few games first then we’ll have a better idea.
Just thought I’d share this because I shared it with you all when it happened. This is the one year anniversary of Sam’s accident skiing in Australia. He would have been 17 back in June. Fly high Sam!!!! You are loved and never forgotten.
RIP.
An awesome tribute to him……as what his fellow skiers did for him that you shared before. Clearly he was loved by more than just your family.
Thanks, bro! This says it all.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reP5EV-rq08
I see folks are suffering from Kool aid hangovers as always come August. Lol
But its September….
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-dolphins/dolphins-blog/sfl-dolphins-taking-different-approach-to-opener-in-seattle-20160907-story.html
The NFL and Twitter released emojis for every NFL team
To do the emoji just hashtag FinsUp
Like this
On Twitter a Dolphins logo shows up when you do that
Pretty amazing stats
I don’t know who has 84
By the stats I looked up Suh has 64
Which is pretty high
Those stats look great and I’m sure nothing can really be done to discount them, because he hasn’t missed a game. To put it in real perspective I’d like to see a breakdown by year and how he compares on a yearly basis.
Now, get out there and add to it week 3 against the Cheats. Any think the schedule was setup to help the cheats during the Brady suspension? 3 home games, one of which is on Thursday.
Do you know that in 2016 they’ll be #1😉
Revel In Play Sam!
Awesome, bro. 🙂
😉
Would be nice to see Hunter in Parker’s spot, if he can’t go, because of the similar abilities. I think the game will be close, if we win the TO battle, and possibly ugly, if we don’t. Gase said he likes the job Steen has done calling the OL blocking, which was something I said he does well.
It’s an awful lot to to ask the kid to learn enough to go out there in such a short time, no?
He’s a vet, he can handle it. They need him to stretch the field, he doesn’t have to get crazy with his routes.
drg
Will do. I used to avoid the dentist, but I’ve been going regularly for cleanings and maintenance. I want to keep my chompers! 🙂
The one thing about Hunter is he’s been in the league for 3 years so it’s not like he hasn’t played in the NFL. Limit his snaps and plays to what he does well or he’s inactive. Neither one would surprise me
Yep. We looked bad at times without Parker, so, if he can’t go we need a pseudo Parker😉
Perimeter stuff and red zone. Some deep outs, hitches, go routes and fades. Not that complicated as long as he gets what’s being called. Sometimes just let players play and make plays. Push Richard Sherman down the field and attack them underneath. That’s an idea too.
Lull them to sleep by having him run deep routes and using it to clear defenders for the running game, keep hitting short shit to Landry and Stills, then when they are snoozing, oh look Hunter and Still are running deep routes one post one fly and you most likely will get one of them behind the secondary.
Evening Update
SEASON VIII
DOLPHINS-SEAHAWKS
Piggy 19-14 MIA
MikeE 23-20 MIA
B’man 24-20 MIA
Tim 26-23 MIA
Randy 27-17SEA
Son 13-10 MIA
Howie 20-17MIA
Rock 34-13 SEA
Wyo 24-13 SEA
Cav 17-16 MIA
Naples 16-13MIA
Old 37-17 SEA
N/A 31-21 SEA
Stang 28-7 MIA
G/D 18-17 MIA
GO PHINS!!!
Ya know Tim, i am still really saddened by the loss of such a young kid (Sam) who hadnt yet gotten to really get into the depth of life, but its easy to see in those videos that his short years were really maximized. Still tragic, but definately uplifting to see how much he touched others to draw such a large crowd in a memorial, and also you can just tell from the other video he loved what he was doing and was able to really reach a level of success in his life a small few get to.
That’s how I feel about him and Sam inspires me. I was never that good at what I did, I was pretty good at some things but not at that level in whatever it is you do. This next video is a year or so later. You see the difference in his explosiveness and he’s more refined.
He’s an inspiration to any person trying to reach a goal or improve their craft. He did it until 16 doing what he loved. I have so much respect for extreme athletes, Sam just happens to be close to us. Enjoy! Great tune as well. 🙂
https://vimeo.com/132500744
Mike E. says:
September 7, 2016 at 5:06 pm
drg
Will do. I used to avoid the dentist, but I’ve been going regularly for cleanings and maintenance. I want to keep my chompers! 🙂
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Im similar, i hate the dentist, i have had panic attacks getting the oral shots they have to give you to get work done. No so much the pain as much as the act of them fishing it around under the gums….. Still i will say that making sure you stay on top of it is crucial. Infections in your mouth can both spread to your brain and heart, potentially causing very serious issues with either. So even if you dont care, vanity wise, you really need to for your overall health. Didn’t you have a heart thing not too long back?
Not a heart thing D, I had a stroke.
Still kinda freaks me out saying that – You think of an old and feeble person, but I certainly don’t feel like one.
Id expect they might use Hunter on a couple of deep targets but primarily they will want him for red zone snaps.
Take a look at Hunter’s targets and catches over his first 3 seasons. You see a guy with major concentration issues. Last yr he fractured an ankle in wk 10 vs Carolina so there’s not a full season to go off but I’m not expecting him to have the light come on any time soon.
Going to him in the redzone isn’t something I’d look forward too even with his ability to outleap a defender because his catch % sucks so bad. I don’t know so much I’d want to rely on him until he proves he can become reliable.
I can’t see to join Toba’s FFL 😦
NFL.com says I don’t have permission
Wyoming, yes, I’m doing the Yahoo NFL Pro Pickem….it should’ve sent you an invite as a repeat player.???
They’re not gonna worry about anybody on our team running a deep route unless we actually hit a couple. They’ll come out, press the LOS to stop the run, pressure us hard and force the quick, short shit. It’ll be interesting to see how Gase calls the beginning of this game. Does he go out and attack deep early and try to back them off or play it safe and take what they give us? Can we hit the deep play for it to even matter?
well, when teams have success in an area they usually don’t mess with things that work. so, to me, Gase has the upper hand because Seattle is going to have tendencies on defense no matter what. IMO, Gase comes out in a certain formation expecting to see Seattle do a certain thing on D and if he see’s it he knows he’s right. If he continues to see Seattle do what he’s expecting for the most part he knows how to attack it.
Whether they’re successful attacking it is another thing because everyone needs to do their jobs on offense but Gase definitely has the upper hand in terms of game planning for this one.
Same can be said for Joseph. Seattle is basically the same team offensively and you can actually look at it and say they may even be limited to a certain extent with Lynch retiring and Graham maybe not playing.
Add to that the fact that we showed NOTHNG of what we’re about on either side of the ball in preseason and the Seahawks can’t even gameplan for this team. The offense and defense are completely different from last season and Seattle hasn’t got a clue as to what we will do on either side of the ball. Edge to Gase and his staff.
Seahawks first-round RG Germain Ifedi left Wednesday’s practice with an ankle injury.
The severity of his injury is unclear. Ifedi was slated to open the year as Seattle’s starting right guard. Third-round pick Rees Odhiambo would be a candidate to fill in for Ifedi if he has to miss Sunday’s opener against the Dolphins.
little surprised he was a 1st rounder
ok, draft is done. I’m exhausted! lol
You need a cigarette? lol 😉
GDP I just saw yer email, i wish ya had told me earlier i capped it at 8 on Tuesday .. and eliminated last two open spots..
i also have not sean a Yahoo NFL Pro Pickem invite ..
Crap, my bad….been working long hrs, sorry.
I’ll resend the Yahoo invite.
No .. Like i totally forgot i had a Yahoo email account..
Holy Hell !! Who Knew i had a Yahoo Email.. FOUND IT !!
LOl, that stuff gets lost in spam folders I know…when it comes direct from them.
Happy B’day Phin Dog !!!
He must be like 400 years old in dog years
Happy birthday Phindog have a great one
Oh shit
I tried to make the same joke before reading yours
Happy Birthday Dog
If we can go 2-2 in the first 4 games Hulk will be so mellow he can go hang out with Scarlet Johanson.
but I want to hang out with her.
Sorry that would make Hulk angry
Lou,
So, a first year HC with a team that’s been average or worse for years has the advantage over one of the best defenses in the league for years on a team that’s been competing for championships? At their place? In one of the toughest places to play with unbelievable crowd noise? In the first game of the season when the fans will be nuts? I love your optimism. You were right about one thing though. Our players need to make plays, or it won’t matter….sorta like it always comes down to execution. Lol
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Plus, Gase has been calling plays for years in the league. He has tendencies. It’ll be interesting what he does with this team though. I’m curious to see what he does. What he thinks we do well. Who he trusts.
Seattle is said to have one of the poorer OL’s, and just lost their RT they drafted in the 1st rd.
If our DL is going to be a vaunted ferocious fearful unit, then this is the game to set the tone!!!
If so, then we might have a chance if we can keep the SeaBuzzards under 20 pts.
resistance is futile. here’s my proof:
The team has the talent to compete with the Seahawks. Execution will be key and the coaching staff can elevate a team to a different level. Did anyone expect Harbaugh to take San Fran to a 13-3 record in his first season?
Take a look at the San Francisco 49ers record from 2003 to 2010 and tell me it can’t be done. When you see it, you know it. I’ve seen all I need to see from these coaches.
Happy Birthday Phindog
Any truth to the rumor that you are 133 years old in dog years?
You were much kinder than I was
I was using pig years math
ProfessorLou @UolRosseforp · 12s13 seconds ago
7-9, 2-14, 4-12, 7-9, 5-11, 7-9, 8-8, 6-10. 49ers record from 2003 to 2010 before Harbaugh took them to 13-3. Don’t tell me it can’t happen
We can’t be in 3rd and long all day, we’ll get killed. Got to move the ball and control the clock while playing solid D. Get pressure on Wilson so he’s chucking up floaters to be picked.
You are correct but this is no longer Joe Philby’s team with his collection of players from The Island Of Misfits foosball players.
Here’s a question. Does anyone here think Tannehill will be a top 12-15 qb in rating this season?
I think yes – it’s very possible he breaks the top 10 in qb rating
He’s not really that far off
Personally I expect hm to be farther along than he has shown himself to be so far
So I think it’s possible he steps it up this year
He has to be if we want to be a playoff team. I think he has the horses to do it he has to take a step this year. $64 question- can he/will he?
correct to both. oinks. we’re having a debate on Twitter with the “experts” who have their own blogs and podcasts who are saying he could be a top 12 and if he is we get 8 or 9 wins.
However, if he’s a top 12 qb in rating this season it would mean the entire O has done it’s job and that means we’re winning more than 8 or 9 games. At a minimum we win 10 but I’d say strong possibility we’re also a playoff team.
Tannehill was the 21st ranked qb as far as his rating was concerned last season. If he hits top 12-15 we’re a minimum 10 win team. Have to be. No way we can’t be. Especially top 12.
If our OL keeps showing promise that we saw in pass protection last couple of preseason games, then Tanny should be able to move this offense with a nice mix of run & pass.
The DL has to take pressure off our secondary & LB’s some….we need to create turnovers too and help the offense out..
SAID GOOD-BYE to a dear friend today. Of course, he was a hard core Dolphins fan.
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My wife and I finally relocated back in Florida late December of 2008. I was ecstatic to be back in the Sunshine State after spending a total of 20 years combined in Colorado, Ohio and Texas. After a few weeks on the job in Tampa, I noticed a sports bar less than half a mile from my office. One day I decided to take that walk across Dale Mabry highway to “Prime Time Sports Bar.” –That little walk changed my life forever. There were about a dozen to fifteen “characters seated at the bar, almost all of whom ranged in age from the 40’s through the 70’s. Perhaps the oldest guy there noticed my Dolphins’ shirt and invited me to sit in the empty seat beside him. He told me he had lived in Miami from the mid-’60’s through most of the ’70’s. He saw the early years (when we “stunk” as he put it). He also saw the glory years, including THE PERFECT SEASON!
10 minutes into our conversation I knew I had found a serious friend! For the next eight years, we’d meet at this sports bar, eat lunch, and discuss the great issues of the day with the dozen or so “regulars” who were there most week days around 11:30-12:30. I found out this man, like me, could remember many of the incredible games of the early ’70’s. He, like me, served in the U.S. Army. He, like me, moved to Florida to get away from brutal northern winters. He, like me, was “FLORIDA” through and through (except that one week a year when he and his wife would return to Kentucky for the big family get-together). He was a Kentucky Wildcat alum, and damn proud of it. He thrilled me with amazing stories about the legendary players and coaches that have been a part of Kentucky basketball. Just last week, he said he was at UK when Dan Issel was there. “Dan had a new Corvette someone bought for him. “He always had a pretty girl in the seat beside him,” said my friend, whose first name was Bill. But “Issel didn’t make it to the classroom very often, nor did the rest of the basketball team,” he said. I could go on and on about our 8 years worth of conversations but, rest assured, the Dolphins’ franchise was our most frequent subject, even in a bar in Tampa! Bill was somewhat confident that this upcoming season would be a winning one for Dolfans everywhere. To back it up, he said he’d bet me his usual $1 bet that Miami would have a winning season this year. I said, “I’ll bring in my buck on Wednesday and we’ll discuss it.” But Bill never made it. Shockingly, a mutual friend told me Bill had passed away late Friday and there would be services on Wednesday (today). About a year ago I told Bill I had a favor to ask him. I said “If you out live me and make it to my funeral, would you please wear a shirt with a Dolphins’ logo on it?” He answered, “I will on one condition.” What’s the condition?” I asked. He said, I’ll agree to do it if YOU will agree to wear a Dolphins shirt to MY funeral!”–“DEAL,” I responded. So, today, under my dark blue blazer, was a dark shirt with a small Dolphins logo on my left shirt pocket. I showed it to his beloved wife. She said “That’s just what Bill would have wanted.” I gave her a big hug. And she promised to make an occasional visit to the sports bar. I told her Bill’s reserved seat, located right in front of an inlaid photo of Dan Marino, would always be waiting for her.
sorry for your loss OD
Sorry to hear about your loss OD
Prof Lou
Philip rivers was 12th last season with 93.8
And the Chargers weren’t very good
Tannehill had a rating of 88.7
The difference is 5.1 points
I’m not sure what that is: a couple more tds, a couple less ints
I think the difference may be slim and is not the difference between being a contender or not
Team game….the Bolts Defense stunk as bad as ours or worse. Their OL sucked too.
Again, oinks to both. Very good points. However, when you’ve got a top 12 qb in rating it usually means the O as a whole is moving the ball and scoring points. Keeps pressure on opposing D’s and keeps your D off the field.
No coincidence the top 12 qb’s in most cases also had the top scoring D’s in the league also. To me, it all goes hand in hand.
But, so you understand what I’m saying here, the qb rating is indicative of the offense as a whole. It, in most cases, says the O has done it’s job. Not just the qb.
They are some of the better rushing teams and highest scoring teams in the league. It also means they are among the league leaders in time of possession.
So, if Tannehill is a top 12 qb in terms of rating this year, there’s a strong possibility we are a playoff contender.
Lou,
That’s why they play the games. We’ll all find out come Sunday! I’m getting excited for football again. I hope Seattle comes out flat, but I’m not betting on it.
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Also, those 49er teams had been stockpiling high draft pick players for years before Harbaugh got there. He brought the team together, but that team was built much differently than ours has been. They had much better talent.
2003 to 2010. that’s a long time to be stockpiling high draft picks and be sucking. But Harbaugh’s the one who brought out the talent. I’m expecting the same with Gase and his staff.
Aww man sorry about your friend OD sounds like a great guy. Good job with the shirt too bad he didn’t get to see the last bet through. He is however in a much better position to offer inspiration not to mention the view!
I concur…OD sorry about your loss!
Thank you, big guy. You would have LOVED BILL!
LOU; Thanks for the kind words. My friend Bill played golf at the same course Joe Robbie did in the late ’60’s and early ’70’s. Turns out the tall tales of Robbie’s alcoholic binges were all true. I’ll tell you more if you’re at the fest.
I wish I could make it. Would love to meet everyone but my commitments at home make it impossible. Maybe one day before I’m in the home.
Sounds like you’ve got a lot of good memories of your friend. Makes all the difference in the world.
We’ll miss you, Lou. But I promise to down a bottle of Colorado Kool-Aid in yours’ and Bills’ honor. This old guy is OUT for tonight.
This is the year the Phins Fest becomes a “No Kool Aid Zone”. Get ready to drink the good stuff because we return to relevance.
Tannehill needs to make the plays when they’re there. Bitch about the OL, his receivers, the coaching all you like, but there were plays there to be made last year and he couldn’t make them. He needs to improve in big moment situations. 3rd downs, late in halves and in the red zone. He missed throws in those crucial moment in the past. That has to improve, or he will remain an average QB who never elevates his team to the next level. I’m tired of all the blabbering about what he MIGHT be…just do it already. It’s been 5 fricking years! Lol
Yep
OD,
My condolences. I just lost someone very close to me a month ago. Getting old sucks because you start losing your friends and contemporaries…on a fairly regular basis.
Yeah it sucks! Sorry for your loss.
Lou,
As I said. It’s the season for hope! I prefer to actually see it happen. We’ll learn more about this team…and our new coaching staff…on Sunday.
Well Randy, IMO, you’re going to have fun watching this team play football for the first time in a long time. Get ready to have some fun.
Team Captains for 2016:
Mike Pouncey
Ryan Tannehill
Cam Wake
Reshad Jones
Michael Thomas
My condolences OD – Hopefully Bill gets to enjoy this season, which I think will be a goon one, from the “high seats”
No joke – NY Mets sign Tim Tebow . . . To a minor league deal
Lol, I heard he was going to sign one, but thought it was for the Cubs. So I guess at some point he’ll be playing here in LV.
He was invited to play in the Arizona Fall League, but I suppose it’s possible at some point.
Clayton Kershaw pitched last Saturday at single A Rancho Cucamonga, an L.A. suburb,. The game was sold out in 30 minutes. I expect the same type of reaction on Tebow’s first game here in LV. Kershaw is scheduled to start Friday in Miami, after 2 months on the DL
Mike can now live his Teebow fantasies through his baseball team….LOL
Never a fan of Tebow the football player, but if he can help my baseball team, I’m fine with it. Odds are pretty strong he never makes it to the bigs though
I know…JBB. It is tough for really good baseball players that have devoted their life to the minor leagues to make it.
Steve
Tebow definitely sells. It’s amazing
Review def has a long road to make a team. Rumors were the braves were also very much pursuing him.
He also has intangibles in that there will never be failure from lack of effort. At his current age it was smart to transition to baseball where he probably has 10 years left vs football where even a change of position would limit him to a 2-3 year window
I seem to remember him flubbing a punt protection block against us
Thanks for the Birthday wishes guys… OD sorry for your loss.
Happy Birthday Doggy!
OD, sorry to hear about your friend. My sincerest condolences to you and to all who knew and loved him.
Happy Birthday Doggy!
Thanks Tim.. It was yesterday and I’m feeling it today !! 20 something is way different than 50 something when it comes to recovering..
Pig, are you still voting for Gary Aleppo Johnson😉
Yes
If you think Trump didn’t google Aleppo after hearing about for the first time, I’m not sure what to say to you…Most of the country doesn’t know what Aleppo is and doesn’t care and In plain English – SHOULD NOT CARE
I love the idea of expecting a libertarian who believes fundmentally in nonintervention in world affairs what his plan is to intervene in another country’s refugee problem? Where is the logic to that. He should not know or care about Aleppo and either should the US. If you criticize A libertarian for not being familiar with foreign intervention you don’t understand libertarian politics. Its the only policy that advocates for keeping out of world affairs.
I’m much more concerned about a candidates inclination to create more American debt, which Trump and Clinton will create hundreds of billions more of, then what a candidate plans to do about Syrian refugees.
Let’s keep spinning the idea that these topics that will never affect you or take precedent over our pending bankruptcy.
Oh how ignorant of Gary Johnson not to care about Aleppo…We need a candidate who has been prepped by group of advisors about Aleppo, so they can propose how to spend tax payers money to fix another’s country’s problem. No thanks.
If you think Aleppo will affect any of Gary Johnson’s supporters position on him, you don’t understand his positions. Think Nonintervention in foreign affairs when you think of libertarians.
Wow! That was quite the hilaryesque diversion.
I most definitely am
I’m trying to find picks against the spreads, and all I see is FF garbage. It’s totally overrun the game itself. It’s like FF is more important than the sport itself. Shame . . .
2.5 more days til we see the Real Deal Tannehill.
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#Seahawks 1st-round pick OL Germain Ifedi suffered a high-ankle sprain in practice yesterday, source said. It knocks him out a few weeks.
Good news!
I went back to last season to get a better feel for Jason Jones and based on what I saw, IMO, the DET D was a better D when he was in there. Especially against the run.
That’s why he’ll be our early downs RDE because he can also rush the passer even if he’s not elite.
Obviously we all want to see us beat the Seahawks but at the least, please be competitive with a chance to win the game. Thank you!
Wilson is going to threw 3 td’s and Seattle will score 21 pts. Unfortunately for them, it won’t be enough because we’re scoring 24.
I love Wake’s attitude.
http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/barry-jackson/article100434517.html
That’s the only way he should be thinking at this point. Just do what you can to help the team. He’s got the money, now he wants to win.
He’s the best
Maximise the talent you have, by playing your best run stuffers/edge setters on early downs. Wake wasn’t a great run defenders anyways. The key will be how much other teams will pass on us on early downs, and if they do how we’ll adjust.
It’s not like Jones can’t pressure the QB. He’s just not a high sack guy. 2nd or 3rd and long in comes Wake.
Sorry to hear about your friend OD. My Condolences.
His comment on SF is pretty funny.
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/dolphins_in_depth/2016/09/travel-day-for-the-miami-dolphins-so-lets-pick-the-nfl-standings.html
Personally, I can’t wait to see this defense. People can argue all they want that we were supposed to see a new D last year with the addition of Suh but how did the D change? Coyle still implemented the same D.
THIS is a new defense. Jones sets the edge better than OV ever did I think the d-line is going to be extremely tough to run against.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cr2KhwUW8AQuKRy.jpg:large
Who said they aren’t smart in NV😉 Go Pack!
Vance Joseph needs to break the curse of former Bengals CB coaches becoming poor DCS for Miami. His lack of DC experience and the weaknesses behind our D LINE still has me concerned. I’d feel better without the question marks at MLB and anyone not named Jones in the secondary.
Who knows, we might be really good at corner. Not many teams are deep at CB. You’re lucky if you have two good ones and we might. I also think McCain is a playmaker even if better suited inside.
We might, but right now they’re question marks. Our team’s been in so much Flux for so long we don’t have established baselines of what to expect
You know what though, people talk about building through the draft and such.
McCain 2015 5th rd pick
Lippett 2015 5th rd pick
Howard 2016 2nd rd pick
Lucas 2016 6th rd pick
Why pick them if they’re not suppose to be a part of your team?
Also drafted Jones in 2010 5th rd pick and Aikens 2014 4th rd pick.
Tim i think though people want to see us really go big at Cb in the draft not just draft some guys who might work out. I think the frustration is that we havent done enough there. I dont fully agree, but i dont disagree either. The pick of Howard has potential to be one of those picks, and Taylor was probably supposed to be one of those picks, but if we dont hit with Howard this year id really like us to go big at CB this next year in FA, a trade, or a 1st round draft pick. If neither Maxwell or Howard work out, we have almost no choice but to make CB a priority in next years draft.
Lou, I know you’re not a big fan of Micheal Thomas but what do you think about him being voted the STs captain?
Answer:
1. He’s a good STs player
2. He sucks at everything else.
LOL
he’s a peach
The more I look at Jason Jones the more I think we’re going to be much better vs the run on the right side of the D. He’s like night and day setting the edge compared to OV.
Branch is also known for good run defense so there’s a one-two punch.
OV plays with a lot of passion and a non-stop motor. I always loved that about him. What the Giants are going to learn though is he gets swallowed up by big O-lineman much of the time both vs. the run and pass. I hear the bias in the local media that keeps pointing out that even though his sacks were low, He was one of the top pressure and QB hit guys, while not realizing he was late too many times and so were some of his hits. LOL
LOL @ Piggy “If you think Trump didn’t google Aleppo after hearing about for the first time, I’m not sure what to say to you…”
Don’t you know people all around the world hone in on Aleppo at the top of their list of things to care about?
I also agree we need to get out of the world police business.
true. in most cases people in those countries don’t want us involved to begin with
I would have likely said what is Aleppo even though i knew what they were talking about…. I mean it makes a good point if you do not want to be involved in the mess that this Syrian shit has turned into where enemies are on both sides of the battle, and to aid the refugees in order to be humane is to indirectly support Isis who kill also in turn kill innocent people. This is something we should really step way back from for now. Unfortunately for us we do have to get involved in world affairs being part of this world, but we way too often get involved in this we didnt have to and didnt need to, and we do it for political reasons not truly humanitarian ones.
Tim,
I’m not sure what counterpoint you’re trying to make. I said we had question marks and we do. Until these guys get to see live action as a unit we have a bunch of hope and potential from the coaching staff on down. Whether they were drafted, FAs, or traded this defense doesn’t have any history of being solid. All we have is the optimism of newness.
I was just pointing out that you never know what the best mix is going to be. You try to bring in talent and then see how they do.
We have never seen this defense with 5 new starters, a few new role players and depth play. So I don’t know why we should be concerned either? What are we going by?