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Game Day – Dolphins @ Steelers – Wild Card Round
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Finsmob Unleashed 
Ajayi is hurting pretty bad there
Herd needed to do laundry today
Well, we had a pretty unpredictably good season after starting 1-4. Let’s reload in the offense and build up this defense and make a real run at the division next year for a change.
Winning 10 games. clinching a playoff berth with a week left, and finishing with 9 wins in 11 games, that is not baby steps.
If we had gone from 6-10 to 8-8 i would say baby steps.
This was a giant leap forward.
We are driving. Moore 9 in a row.
Well, Ajayi, Stills, Tanny, Pouncey will all get plenty of time to rest up now.
TOUCHDOWN!!!!!!!!!!!!
We rock!
LOL @ Phil Simms earlier when he said Moore is having quite a game if not for the 3 TO’s….lol
The ref would’ve given that 2 points to Brown though.
Naples, luv your positive take here. Refreshing!
I agree with this 100%
Rizzi I love that play but why aim at Brown?
Well it was a good season but still work to do
We need a Big Thump MLB.
We need a stud at any LB position.
No quit!!! Love it! Playing hardball
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX with the pick
with an assist from Wake.
Way to scramble Moore.
C’mon guys. Let’s get another first down.
Keep that drive alive! Man I do want to sign Stills again.
I agree, sign Stills!
yikes Moore pump fake that guy off.
Joey Porter looks like Biz Markie
No
and
No,
You cannot ask Williams to block Timmons all alone.
Twice.
why not end the game as embarrassing as you started it
naplesfan2010 says:
January 8, 2017 at 4:10 pm
Keep that drive alive! Man I do want to sign Stills again.
i would have disagreed half way thru the season but now i think that is must
If we had scored right before half-time, it would have been a close game.
now this feels more like being a dolphin fan, another failure of a season.
This season was a massive success!
Exactly Naples!
GREAT SEASON!!!!
I am so proud of this team!
Step One? Check.
On steroids!!
oops … j/k Goodell.
Great season
Thank you Dolphins
Oink to that!!
ditto. Fix the defense and get pouncey back in there
naples
i appreciate you think that but in my opinion winning the SB is a massive success. i am sick of the last 30 years of this team being average to bad. i will call the season a success when they start winning in the playoff.
I know how you feel man. But for the first time in a long long time, I think a SB is possible with this team, not some imaginary team we don’t have, but THIS team.
Hey so in FA we plug a couple holes then we have another great draft and BAM!
Guys, if we just improve a couple games next year, we are 12-4.
Just with Reshad back, that should happen.
They need to figure out how to start faster.
This is the NFL you never know what happens next year. I just hope we’re competitive in every game.
Aaron Rodgers is an arrogant prick
Well as Naples said it was a leap forward from last year. Things appear to be trending upwards for us going forward.
Resign Stills
Lock up Kiko. Guy is a warrior
Add a few more pcs at LB
Play on Gase relationship with Martellus Bennett and get that TE into our huddle.
Yeah, if they could get Bennett, draft could be all defense
I did see Gase talking to Bennett after last weeks game… Bennett made a lot of money due to Gase … pay it backwards 😎👍
And yes lock up Reshad Jones as well
Yes, exactly, retain our own guys who have earned it.
I keep forgetting about him as he was gone so early this year, he can be a huge difference maker
Martellus also played with Tannehill right?
bookman11 says:
January 8, 2017 at 4:23 pm
Aaron Rodgers is an arrogant prick
yeah but erin andrews brings out the prick in all of us
Lots of FA linebackers in Buffalo who might call Rambo and ask about the weather in Miami 😉
naples,
i dont know if the sb is possible but i will say gase first year there was some really good things. but like boulder said you never know what happens next year. hopefully they have found their coach and he can build a sb caliber team
Has Vance been hired yet?
Lol Fingers crossed are they ?
wonder if joe buck and troy aikman take turns on who is being the pitcher and catcher
well that sucked. I am not going into the offseason down though. I will not tear down the still this year. I am going to expand and improve on it. We have a lot of free agents this offseason. like 26 of 53 if I remember correctly, but a lot of our young core guys are still here.
Off season priorities:
Resign Landry
Resign Stills
Resign Sims
Resign Branch
FIND LINEBACKERS!!!!
FIND LINEBACKRS!!!!!!!
Get some more help at safety, CB & OL
Keep developing our guys!
We have the right coach to have continuity under finally.
Draft a QB to develop
Draft a TE
Draft a LB
Draft a DE
Not necessarily in that order.
Landry isn;t up until after next season, but there was talk of them extending him now.
troy gayman just said the giants have struggled on 3rd down through out this game. he does know this is the opening drive doesnt he
Someone made a mistake
They havent turned us into robots yet
Lol
If they would’ve called PI on our first scoring drive, if Moore hadn’t fumbled on the 2 consecutive drives…None of it would’ve mattered, we had no chance today, that 1% was dead on. With that said we should hold our heads high this offseason, we have a coach with a clue.
Some pigs are excited about 2017
some pigs just roll in the mud
What kinda pig are you?
When pigs look out from barn door bars,
some see mud,
the others see stars.
An FN pig😀
after 1-4 I doubt a single person here would have said we make the playoffs… especially with key injuries building throughout the season.
We’ve had a couple solid drafts. Lets keep developing OUR guys, keep hitting on picks… Our DB’s if healthy are a good unit. LB, DE, and (yes) some legit depth in OL.
What we know is we were right to believe the Gase hype.
yep
We have an outrageously difficult schedule next year.
Meaning, we have to play Baltimore there again.
Hedd: hope ta had fun regardless of the outcome
Herd ^
naples
they have to win one game next year in order for it to be a successful season. they have to beat the bucs.
steveccnv says:
January 8, 2017 at 4:47 pm
Someone made a mistake
if the mistake was giving troy gayman a microphone then i agree
It’s a conundrum. I knew this team was severely undermanned, but somehow we were able to do more with less often enough to make me feel like we could hang with the Steelers, who I do believe will be exposed for their lack of defense against a better team. CBS kept making a big deal of how angry the Steelers were that we kicked their ass earlier in the season, but both teams were entirely different then. We had Pouncey, Reshad Jones, Isa Abdul-Quddus, Maxwell, and probably a couple of others I’m forgetting at the moment. I think if we had all of those guys today, it would have been much different, but all I can do is say “What if?”
We have to be successful in the offseason filling the gaping holes, and making a wise decision on Pouncey. I don’t think we can count on him, so we need to have a solid backup plan for him, Reshad will be back, and I’d prefer a bigger safety than Isa. I don’t think he’s built to play physical football. Of course, LB is where we need to find at least 3 quality players, not all necessarily to start, but we need to upgrade our depth significantly. I think we have 4 suitable CB’s in Maxwell, Howard, Lippett and McCain. I think at least 2 of them will be better next year (Lippett and Howard), and Maxwell will be about the same, and I’m not sure about McCain.
We have to find young talent at DE, probably 2 guys to groom. On offense, besides the backup plan for Pouncey, we need 1 more OL for depth, and finally, I’d love to bring in a legit TE. Bookman can explain in detail what I want. 🙂
Giants D is what I want our D to be good in all phases of the game
that Vernon guy looks amazing. lol
He does
If we lose Stills, I would draft McCaffrey to replace him and to keep him from becoming the replacement for Amendola in NE.
Mccaffrey is nothing like Stills and would not be a replacement in any way it would also be a waste of a draft choice
I think he is too light to play RB and fast enough to convert to WR.
looks like we will draft at around #22 or #23….
I like Kiko Alonso’s mentality in the middle (broken thumb, bleeding… and still playing hard)… so maybe an OLB like Cunningham who can cover those damn TE’s (?). This draft is loaded at CB so I’m hoping there is a run on them and we get a great LB prospect in round one.
I think we need to move Alonso to WLB. We need a bigger, stronger, more athletic MLB.
exactly Mike and I love Alonso, but we need a guy who punishes RBs.
Yessir Naples – That’s it man
naplesfan2010 says:
January 8, 2017 at 5:50 pm
If we lose Stills,
that just shouldnt even be an issue. the wr’s maybe the strength o this team. they need to keep them intact
ken
you were saying something about the giants d. lol
It’s a good D
Mike,
Your points in your 5:38 post was what I was saying before the game.
9 of the top 25 and about 20 of the top 75 highest rated players in the draft are either DE, OLB, or ILBs. All we need is 3 (one of each) (pending FA).
Naples:
If Mccaffrey is to become a WR he will be a slot WR. He is not a boundary WR which is what Stills is. We already have the best slot WR in football. If we draft I will literally shit and vomit simultaneously
oh … never mind then. I withdraw the pick.
Cunningham woukd likely be a mlb for us, same with foster
A guy who might give us exactly what we need would be Beckwith. He has some size and strength to him as well as good instincts and experience setting up the defense. He would be a second rounder, maybe middle third. Alex anzalone, Jarrad Davis also a stronger MLB prospect, he is going to be a late first to mid second pick
MikeE and Naples…
If we move Alonso… then we gotta find a way to get Foster in 1st round to get an impact guy at that position. Will he be there at 22 or 23?
He should be, he Jarrad Davis or Zach Cunningham should be there. I’d take either if the three as start immediately at mlb for us
they probably need to worry about a def coordinator before they worry about the draft.
Who they get likely sets the tone for defensive targets. If we get someone new and they go a different direction with the defense, then I’d expect us to do some targeting in FA that will ki D of set the tone for who we target in the draft
I think we could get a MLB in the first three rounds this year that could start over Alonzo. It’s a really deep draft for that position
isn’t Cunningham a more natural OLB. I can’t see him inside. Alonso may be out of position but he has great instincts and heart. A LB who can cover seems to be a HUGE need. NE and Pitt destroyed us in this area. Dion Jordan is not gonna be that guy. LOL
Bri
I know brother, I just didn’t want to hear it before the game. 🙂
I knew deep down you were right, but I can’t think about that sh*t when we’re playing in the playoffs finally
On my way home. My sister is driving. Disappointing game but it was still fun in some ways. Seems the Steeler fans like us more than others. They all mention Marino.
I don’t know, Herd. I’m inclined to think that it’s a western Penn “ain’t that cute” kind of comment. lol
There is Raekwon McMillan 6’2 240 as a middle thumper.
overrated
just like the rest of Ohio State.
If I’m the Phins I’m keeping an eye on Stephone Anthony’s situation in New Orleans. After a tremendous rookie year, being the first Saint’s rookie to record over 100 tackles since Rickey Jackson and adding one sack, one int and two forced fumbles the Saints, in their infinite wisdom, decided to move him from MLB to SOLB; a position he NEVER played.
Anthony struggled there and although he played in 10 games he only started 3 and only recorded 3 tackles.
Saints have dismissed several members of their coaching staff and just like Kenny Stills have a tough time managing the talent they have on their team for some reason.
If Anthony is going to be cut or dealt I think he should be a priority for us to go after since he solves our issue at the MLB position.
Hilarious moment leaving the stadium. Walking down the street. Some steeler fan is being obnoxious. Getting in my face. So I flipped him off. Then he’s trying to say he’s sorry but not in a genuine tone. And that’s when he walked into a lamppost. I saw it coming. Could have warned him. But I didn’t. Lol
you say ‘steeler fan is being obnoxious’ like there are some who arent
No they weren’t all obnoxious. Got invited to several tailgates.
We also need an edge rusher. I like Taco Charlton, Solomon Thomas, Carl Lawson, Derek Barnett at that spot if Jonathan Allen doesn’t fall to us.
If you watch Thomas you’re gonna see a lot of Odrick in him.
Allen is either going to be a 3-4 DE or a 4-3 DT but he won’t be playing DE in a 4-3. He doesn’t have that quick twitch you need in those guys.
If he falls to us , take him and play him. No matter what you call him or the scheme, he is that good.
being realistic, it’s never going to happen.
And scheme-wise I’d rather Barnett, Charlton or Walker before Allen.
Let’s go Dolphins!
(Piggy begins draft prep)
LOU
see Tunsil for what is realistic.
a little far-fetched and not very realistic. in any case, like I said, I’d rather one of the other guys. Allen’s a DT
Fun Fact
When the Packers and Giants play each other in the play-offs. The winner of that game has went on to win the SB
They keep saying how good Eli Apple has been this year, but every time I watch him he’s getting beat, and he’s not a tackler.
same reasons I didn’t want him in the draft.
agreeing with you two both then and now
At this point I think its gonna depend on joseph leaving or not. but if he does leave I don’t see why they wouldn’t bring in a 3-4 DC if its the right one. This defense was pretty bad this year. Some changes won’t be the end of the world.
I hear you Mike. As much as it hurt to admit it at the time, most of us knew what was to come. We were just too banged up to compete with a healthy playoff team on the road.
BoulderPhinfan says:
January 8, 2017 at 7:38 pm
At this point I think its gonna depend on joseph leaving or not. but if he does leave I don’t see why they wouldn’t bring in a 3-4 DC if its the right one.
one player…….suh. i believe part of him signing here was because they didnt use the 3-4. no way will he buy into it
Suh HATES playing 2 gap and they are going to do what they need to do to not only keep him happy but to make sure he’s the most effective he can be in their scheme.
I hope Gase is the real deal and we can build off of this season.
Tony Sparano won 11 games.
lou
if making him play 2 gap helps get rid of him i am all for it
Best defensive lineman, by far, and you want to get rid of him. mmmm.
Rockphin says:
January 8, 2017 at 8:01 pm
I hope Gase is the real deal and we can build off of this season.
Tony Sparano won 11 games.
yeah but even as skeptical as i am i still see a difference between gase and sparano
yeah but even as skeptical as i am i still see a difference between gase and sparano
Reply
Yeah Rob, it feels different to me, but only results over the next few years will tell.
professorloumiamidolphinsblog says:
January 8, 2017 at 8:17 pm
Best defensive lineman, by far, and you want to get rid of him. mmmm.
that is like saying rosie oDonnell is the best looking woman in a room of nothing but men. he is drastically over paid and has little to no impact on this team for what he is paid.
you want to get rid of the best defensive player we have on the team because of what he’s paid, yet you’re okay with keeping a qb who is even more overpaid than he is? …………for the impact he has on the team, that is.
Lou
Stranger things have happened, but I’d be shocked if the Saints cut Stephone Anthony. He’s a good player, and I’d love to have him on MIA.
probably trade him before they cut him but I’d send them Misi and Jordan for him. lol
The guys kept hustling even when we couldn’t possibly win…….I really like this team.
Moore was 29-of-36 for 289 yards, one TD and one INT. Not bad, even though the fumbles hurt.
not bad if you didn’t watch the game but meaningless stats otherwise.
I watched the game, and thought the passing game clicked pretty well. On O the things that hurt were the lack of a rushing game and the turnovers.
professorloumiamidolphinsblog says:
January 8, 2017 at 8:34 pm
you want to get rid of the best defensive player we have on the team because of what he’s paid, yet you’re okay with keeping a qb who is even more overpaid than he is?
can you show me where i ever said that. nice try but your blind hate for the qb doesnt mean you get to say things i never said. i am fine with replacing both of them with better cheaper players, problem is finding them. finding a cheaper d linemen is easier then finding a qb
stangerx says:
January 8, 2017 at 8:37 pm
Moore was 29-of-36 for 289 yards, one TD and one INT. Not bad, even though the fumbles hurt.
thats true it wasnt bad……….it was horrible
YOUNG STANGER: Think I could see your humble abode from the Hilton on S.E. 17th Street Causeway!! Our big convention advertised quit a bit on local TV —you may have seen some of the ads. (“QUITE” a bit.)
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Left the convention around 1:45 or so and the Fins were already down 14-0 early in the game. -Shut radio off!! Turned it back on later and the score was 20-3. Turned it off again and left it off! –My heart was with the Fins but I saw no way our beat up team could win when they got down early.
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GET THIS TEAM HEALTHY; Get at least ONE and preferably TWO more stud starting O-Linemen, a larger, faster, stronger Middle LB (move Kiko outside) and one more solid D-Back and we’ll be on our way to the playoffs next season. Want to see somebody’s reaction when Tanny leads Fins to 1st playoff win since 2000! – – For first time in Ross era, I’m optimistic about NEXT SEASON! That said, if Ross sells team during the off-season, I’ll be even MORE OPTIMISTIC!!
OD — missed the commercials (don’t watch much live local TV….even if plenty on the DVR). And yep, you can see my building from the causeway.
Yeah — game was pretty much over in the mid-third Q, but hard to complain about what this group did this year. Finally have a coach, lots of cap room and a draft to come. Owner aside, future looks good.
AGREED, my friend. Say, what’s that Tallest building with the construction crane on the top floor?? – – Looks like it’s already the tallest in the city, and is going to get a lot taller!
Jim sends his regards.
And please tell Jim I said hi.
That building is going to be a condo place, and will be the tallest building in the city at I believe 42 stories (but think they are about done on the height though). Even if that is the biggest one, been a number of buildings going up downtown. Think with Miami getting so built up and pricey that at least some eyes are turning to Lauderdale.
‘Yeah — game was pretty much over in the mid-third Q, but hard to complain about what this group did this year.’
you guys have been beaten up so much as fans over the years that you accept the slightest improvements. there is/are lots to complain about this team. did you not just watch them get dismantled by a playoff team. this team is far from contending.
but hey if you are happy with where they are then more power to you as a fan.
I WAS HAPPY with where they were in October when they were relatively healthy and kicked Pittsburgh’s ass 30-15. And, yes, they arfe far from a contending team when so many key players are injured/ or on I.R. “are”
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But these guys will heal.
Thanks ffr — appreciate that. We all do have our ways of being fans…..and as is we did a lot better this year than expected and the trend is up. At least better than 6-10 last year and a fired coach.
Turnovers killed us. Again it was about big plays from playmakers. The Steelers gift wrapped getting us back into the game and we fucked it it up every time (3 times).
Can we move on from Moore being a better QB than Tannehill? He’s choppy in his footwork and slow against pressure. He’s a backup QB so at some point can we come back to reality? LOL
We’re playing this next week if we had Tannehill. He’s just better than Moore, That said, our defensive backfield is a mish mosh of ineptitude. No cohesiveness what soever. Guys picking each other off, getting in the way of each other. We need a major defensive upgrade in the offseason but we already knew that.
i was wondering who would be the first to say we would have won with thill, just never thought it would be tim.
tim, i dont really think one can say we would have won with thill. the defense was so god awful to day who would know what thill could have done. this like all games was a team loss, moore sucked but he isnt the only one who sucked. sure didnt see the 497 billion dollar d line doing anything
So you read half of what I said. LOL
Cunningham played inside at vandy. They moved him all over but he manned the middle primarily
McCaffrey is going to wind up being a crash Jensen kind of player, flexing in and out of all kinda spots
Tanny is 3-0 vs Pitt, so yeah, we would’ve been better with him in the game.
I look forward to him coming back strong next season. Give him a good complimentary Defense and watch that kid really flourish along with Ajayi & Co.
Not in that game buddy. That game was not going to be won with his we played and how they played. Tanny would have been 3-1
How not his
I don’t think you can say we would have won with thill because QB play wasn’t why we lost.
We didn’t play disciplined football and we had to be almost perfect in that respect to have won. We couldn’t afford any turnovers, or a bunch of damaging penalties, and we had both. We needed at least some help from STs and though Drake got a couple good returns, we needed a score. Our offense didn’t have to stud out but it had to pick up firsts, and have some balance to it. It didn’t have it. Our defense couldn’t afford big plays and we have up handfuls of them.
Those are the reasons we lost and it wouldn’t have been any different with Tanny.
Finally made it home and got out of a million layers. Game was disappointing for sure, but I’m glad I went. My sister and I had a great time in spite of that wicked cold. And it was a surprising season, I never thought at about week 5 I would be going to a playoff game. I think we may be on to something with this team…finally!
^
For sure, our team has a completely different feel about it now. Still it’s has to carry over to next year and the next, so I’m happy with them but we gotta keep grinding
I think they will, these guys play hard, you don’t really see them giving up like you have with some of them in the past. If we had had everyone healthy, might have been a different outcome. But I am optimistic…as always.
I’m excited about draft this yeR like any other but I’m excited to see us fill some holes this time and not so hung up on us finding a guy to bring a spark, one guy I feel we just have to have to get us moving in the right direction. It’s a feeling I’m not use to, but I’m glad to finally have a year where I can focus more on adding talent as well as starting to build some depth.
Wasn’t the DL that was allowing Leveon to squirt through the tiniest flipping seams. LBs and CBs were the biggest part of that loss. Alonzo did what he could but with that fucking club on his hand. I know we didn’t have better option but a LB with that on his hand is about half as effective, there is just no way around it. CBs were awful in run support and got blocked down field so easily it was stupid.
So you read half of what I said. LOL
tim,
well thanks for the credit but to be honest no i didnt put in that much of an effort
I’m happy with what we did as a team this year, I’m not happy with the game but I pretty much knew it was coming. I held out some hope we would really play a respectable game, solid in both sides but not great. I held out some hope we might get a couple breaks in the game and had an outside chance of pulling out a win. This team was capable of winning we just didn’t play our best to give us that opportunity.
We took steps forward, we just aren’t far enough forward to feel we can compete with perennial playoff teams
Our receivers played pretty poorly as well, Landry wasn’t his normal consistent self, dropped a couple passes. Parker looked off too. Stills was only one that seemed to be really on point. Did they even throw to the TEs? I can’t remember one pass to a TE.
Sims caught a couple D, but I didn’t see one pass to Gray or Jones.
Just looked it up, he caught 5, I had to walk away a few times, I get insane when they do poorly. lol
I don’t think we won if Tannehill played. I’m not sure if we would have won if Reshad and Isa were healthy, and Pouncey too, but it may have been a lot closer. The good thing is, we get all of them back next season, although not sure about Pouncey, or Isa for that matter. I’d like to get a bigger safety than Isa, we need some thumpers on this team.
I did not say we would’ve won with Tanny, because we all saw how bad the Defense got pushed around….but he would’ve done better if healthy enough to play. But, hindsight. 2017 will be a good year for him & the Phins.
Go Phins!