OK, so here we are, the most important game of the 2017 season to date. Some, not all of the starters will be playing not only the entire 1st half of this game, but some will play into the 3rd quarter as well. Game 3 of the preseason is the so called Dress Rehearsal, and this will give the coaches a much better idea how the starters look, and where the team is at.
This game will not include heavy duty strategizing, at least not as far as the game plan is concerned. Neither team is going to show their true personalities, and will follow a basic vanilla gameplan. It’s all about execution. Who’s doing things right, who isn’t, and most likely, guys that aren’t doing it right will be executed. Well, not really, but they might be cut with a poor showing.
QB Jay Cutler had an excellent practice yesterday with the Eagles, and hopefully, set the tone for tomorrow’s game. It would be nice to see Cutler excel tomorrow, I think that could really boost not only his confidence, but also his teammates. For Cutler to look good, he’s going to need help from that shaky O-line. I believe OG/C Kraig Urbik is injured and out for tomorrow’s game, so that means OT/OG Jesse Davis will probably play LG, and Jake Brendel will probably play C, with Jermon Bushrod playing RG, and of course, the bookends will be LT Laremy Tunsil and RT Ja’Wuan James. We need this unit to look solid, to protect Cutler, and to give the RB’s running lanes.
On the defensive side, it’s a whole different story. We so desperately need for everyone to stay healthy. Newly acquired MLB Rey Maualuga will not be playing, but the Dolphins would really like to see some guys step up. The CB battle should be fierce, even with the season ending injury to CB Tony Lippett, we still have good talent there. Maxwell, Howard, Verner, Tankersley, McCain, Pitts, Aikens and Thomas give the Dolphins pretty good depth.
At LB, will Mike Hull be able to make the right calls, and even more importantly, not get washed out and make tackles? I’m not worried about Timmons and Alonso, but it would be nice for Hull to be stout against the run, even though we now have Maulauga. I’d also love to Godchaux continue to impress, and push Jordan Phillips back into the rotation. Phillips looks hungry all the time, but is he hungry to keep his starting spot? We’ll see tomorrow. I like what we have on the D-line, with our additions of DE William Hayes, and of course Charles Harris. I think Harris will just keep getting better and better as the year goes on, as they limit his snaps early on, and then slowly increase his workload. He’s mostly going to be a pass rush specialist this season, and with the current depth, that’s perfect.
I want to see the run game clicking, I want see Cutler upright and throwing accurate passes for scores, and I want to see this defense look tough. Our defense last year was kind, I want to see some mean. Don’t give opposing RB’s second chances, and sometimes 3rd chances, make the tackle! I want God-show to be all up in the backfield of the Eagles, disrupting everything. I want Hull stopping RB’s dead! I want Howard, Maxwell and All-Terrain shutting things down. Hey, it’s only preseason, but like a crystal ball, it’ll show you some things to come. I think we’ll have a better idea of what our team really is, and I hope for all of our sakes, it’s not like the oddsmakers say, that we’re a 7 win team.
GO DOLPHINS! Stay healthy!
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Lions and Matthew Stafford agreed to five-year contract expected to make him highest paid player in NFL history, a team source told ESPN.
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Wow, the richest underachiever in NFL history.
Bet he’s hurt by week 6
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QB salary market being reset, good news for Drew Brees, Aaron Rodgers, Matt Ryan, Kirk Cousins. QB salaries about to skyrocket.
Making it even harder for the cheats to franchise Garo Polo.
pheloniusphish says:
Cho do. Unbelievable weather here, feels like October.
mf13ss says:
There’s been ZERO humidity up here in PA over the last several days. Feels like football is in the air… as in September weather.
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It was a nice balmy 111 degrees in my part Sacramento today. It’s cooled off nicely now to around 107. But considering what Houston and surrounding areas are going through, I really can’t complain.
All of 111?
I bet you got it beat. 😉
Ah, yes…I remember those toasty days in
Ukiah. Brown grass so dry, your car’s exhaust pipes could start a wildfire.
Yep, our dog days of summer right now. Blegh
I guess I owe beers
Pigs, I ain’t mad. Just like to fuck with people with fragile egos. Loopy
Lou is trolling and peeps are responding. His BarcaLounger is getting all sweaty and sticky, ’cause he’s having so much fun.
Prof Lou isn’t trolling, he truly believes what he’s talking about, rest assured.
He might, but mostly he wants to yank your chains. And y’all are feeding him.
The odds of a major trade at this point are some where between non existent and zero. You don’t trade away players who can help your team in week 4 of pre season. Teams are not looking to bring in players this late in the pre season. They have not had any off season work outs or any training camp practices. They have to learn a new playbook. QB and WRs have to work out timing and there is just no time to do that before the start of the season. That is why you don’t see many trades this late into the pre season
I need my beauty rest. It’s hard being green. Peace
Stay green, Bannon.
If anyone cares what I think, Landry is more than the number of TDs he has in a season. He’s the Juice. He’s one of the biggest sparks on this team. You have to have guys like that and they aren’t easily replaced. Oh yeah, and he’s one of the best players we’ve drafted in a long time on top of that. He’s a keeper.
That’s right.
The most important player on the offense is Jay Ajayi; by far. If Ajayi runs the ball well and we’ve got an effective running game everything else on offense is a lot easier.
You can throw the ball to “Juice” all you want and we’re not going to win because you target him.
I can pretty much guarantee you that if Landry wants #1 wr money out of Miami he’s not a keeper because they’re not paying him that kind of money. So, if they don’t trade him sometime during the season then he’s gone at the end of the season because they’re going to let him test the market and see what kind of offers he gets and then if it’s in their range they’ll make some kind of offer.
If someone is offering a lot more than what we’re willing to pay he’s gone. I’m just being realistic about the situation. A team isn’t going to pay a slot wr who can’t score that kind of money.
mf13ss says:
August 28, 2017 at 10:21 pm
Prof Lou isn’t trolling, he truly believes what he’s talking about, rest assured
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Yep. You’re all douchebags!!!
LMAO
Ken says:
August 27, 2017 at 4:12 pm (Edit)
Lou with a hard on for trading Landry
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Lou has a hard on for posting with a bunch of douchebags. There . . . . I fixed it!
If you think fans lost their shit when this team let Clay walk what do you think will happen when they let Landry do the same?
If you’ve got no intention of paying a player the kind of money Landry is looking for, and he’s already said what he thinks he’s worth, then you need to get SOMETHING for him rather than just letting him walk.
And, wouldn’t you want something of better value than a 3rd rd comp pick in ’19?
Unless they really feel that nobody else is going to come close to what he wants either then maybe they’ll take that chance and let it play out but if they think someone else with the cap space like a Cleveland is going to throw a boatload of money at him and then he’s lost in FA, they should try and get something rather than let him walk and get shit.
I honestly agree with much of what Lou is saying. I posted MONTHS ago, after we re-signed Stills it would affect our chances of signing Landry. I think the Dolphins are waiting to see how Devante performs this season before offering Landry a contract, because they can’t pay Stills, then Landry, then Parker big money. They can’t pay all three $30 million total per season, and it would be unwise to spend that much on three receivers in this offense. Maybe they plan on letting Stills walk after year two of his contract and they re-sign Landry this offseason and Parker the season after that. Who knows. But logic says that if they are going to keep two out of the three then Landry will be the odd man out based on his contract demands. You don’t pay a slot receiver $12 million -$15 million per season.
Additionally, if we lose Landry I am never buying another jersey again.
Relax, we’re not paying Stills ridiculous money at $8M per year. That’s not top WR money. We can pay Landry, and waaaay too early to worry about Parker, who still by the way hasn’t really done a thing yet in the NFL. We have Parker under control through next season, so no reason to panic.
Who’s panicking?
I think the only non-douchebag on this site is ready to lose his shit, or maybe he already has.
LOL!
Falcons are paying over $12M per to Julio, about $6.5 to Sanu, another $8M to Devonta Freeman. It can be done
Freeman is a RB.
I know he is, just pointing out offensive skill position salaries
I love Landry, I just don’t think a slot receiver is wort $12 million per season
Only Omar thinks this was a good throw
It was awful. Maybe he should have looked at the freaking coverage before “Throwing to a spot”.
In Moores defense you can see that he threw the ball prior to the double team, that said the pass was short and that’s on moore
seem s like the underneath receiever is open but the ball was allreay thrown probably 1/2 secomd earlier.The db dropped in2x coverage also.Maybe the underneath receiver didn’6t get off the snap like he was supposed to also.Could have been a pick play that went bad also In the picture the boottomm receiver hasn’t made the inside cut which would bring the outside DB out of the play.Could be spacing of receivers which could help the DB cover easier with designed pick plays…I’m sure Moore would not throw into double coverage on purpose.
You are right Stills was open on the cut JS
But instead Moore threw into double coverage
Which is okay if you throw it near the sideline where only the receiver can catch it – but that is nowhere near will the ball lands
It’s not even worth discussing.
I said on game night it was on Parker, but after looking at it a few times…yeah Parker shouldve been more aware, but who throws a fade that far off the sidelines into 2x coverage without looking off the receiver?
It’s just horrible placement IMO
it could also be the outside receiver needs a hearing test or maybe he was set up to take a delay snap count or two .Can you hear me now…..Lots of things can go worng on any given play to make a play bad…
It looks like it should have been a classic fade in the endzone and Moore just put it in the wrong place
could be just that but every inch of the playing field is accounted for when coaching and making up timing patterns. The new NFL is not brute force anymore its all about smarts and who can design plays better than the opposing players natural abilities.The reason I like HS better than the pro’s now a days is the brutality of smash mouth football. The pro’s are a pass touch football league compared to 10-15 years ago.
Bri
I don’t think we’ll have to pay Landry $12M per. I think we’ll get it done for around $10M per
Stafford got five years at $135 million. If he is worth $27 mil a year then maybe Tanny is worth his $19 mil. Even if Cutler explodes and sticks, means Tanny gets traded rather than cut.
Bears are talking about starting Trubisky, and they’re paying Glennon $18M this season
But if Cutler explodes hell be looking for more like $20 mil and Tanny is entering what should be his prime years. Just don’t see both on our roster next year. Cutler made clear he would only play if he was the clear starter.
Stanger
I wasn’t saying we’ll have cap room for both, it was more about being shocked that CHI is willing to pay Glennon $18M and sit him. That really surprised me. I think Tannehill is the future here, unless Cutler just has an insane year, and then wants to be here and here only
Sorry thought you were going to both, but sure does show what back-up QBs in their prime years with hype can get paid though. Declare Garoppolo a FA and his price might be just about the same. Also might not work out either.
I don’t think we’re trading Landry and I don’t see the need to discuss Tannehill this season.
Go Phins!!!
Same.
RT17 will be discussed at end of season. I don’t mind a tough decision….that means Phins kicked some ass this year.
GO PHINS
Because Tannehill got hurt, not sure why anyone thinks the team will move on from him. He was the team leader and was having a good camp. I think the org thinks much more highly of him than some fans and media do.
Stanger – I don’t think Cutler will try to break the bank. He’s like Brady in the respect that he and his wife have made their fortunes. I think he’s playing for pride.
I forgot… douchebag.
Who would you rather have in FF at WR, Kenny Stills or Rishard Matthews?
Oh, and push your homerism aside if possible. lol
Close, it’s a pick’em.
What were Matthews numbers last year
Was he even close to Stills in TDs
I don’t follow players after they leave…lol
65 receptions, 945 yards, 9 TD’s
It’s a PPR league, so I went with Matthews, but I may pick up Stills anyway, on waivers. No one drafted him, Dolphins get no respect in that group
wow, levee has broken
There’s a lot of assumptions being thrown around as truth’s right now!
I truthfully assume you are telling the truth about assumptions
Who really thinks Cutler will be anything more than he has shown in 12 years?
When in the hell has any team never wanted a possession receiver to go with their deep threats?
I don’t think Cutler makes the season. But that’s just my opinion that’s not a fact!!!!!!
Truth!
He has more talent to work with this year, more than he’s had in his whole career
Ya but he get’s frustrated when he get’s hit!
And doe’s BONE HEADED shit!
And our Oline hasn’t scared anybody yet!!
My wait and see with Cutler is that he’s good until adversity hits. Then he crumbles like…..(add your own ending)
Mat Moore?
Wyo
can’t disagree with that. I’m basically going by how he did with Gase in CHI, and giving him a little better numbers here due to more talent on offense.
the news is reporting individual rescues but houston’s population is over 2 million. I have a friend who is american advisor for mosel dam. If the dam was breached 1 million people are in cross hairs that over million could lose their lives..
Wow, let’s pray that the damn dam holds up!
I double that !!!!
Really a million people could lose their life? That’s so over the top exaggerated.
I honestly agree with much of what Lou is saying……
I have just lost a little respect for your opinion my friend. But then my first reaction is to disagree with everything Lou says.
I’m in the wait and see camp on Cutler. In fact I’m kind of in that camp with the entire team.
That’s very non-committal . . . Take a side! lol
Not until we play some RS games. 🙂
Totally agree with Wyoming at 2:00 post
I am a douchebag (actually I’m a douchenozzle, semantics but I like to be precise) so I totally disagree with with Ken’s 2:32 Post.
I’m with Tim!
I think we know exactly who cutler is already
Guys don’t come out of retirement and change…lol
He’s just a band aid for a shitty situation
But his numbers over his career aren’t as horrible as hi reputation
He just makes a lot of dumb plays
If our D isn’t improved, we will have a hard time each week
I’m a little less concerned about the OL than most
I just hope Pouncey is healthy
Not sure you can go by Cutlers past, the Jay Cutler i had seen on the Bears was always running for his life, he did pretty good in Denver when he was protected
He retired because he had no interest from other teams. I think he still wanted to play but was not signing on to be a backup or for peanuts. His retirement was really only a few months in the big scheme of things,
He probably knew a team would come calling due to injury
whatever his reasons are, I don’t think it matters the reasonable belief that he is the same cutler as always
everyone’s excited about Jay Cutlers Balls,
http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/barry-jackson/article169962682.html
eeewww
not mountain oysters
lol
looks like we’re getting some of Harvey in FL, there goes my afternoon golf, DAMN!
It’s been raining pretty good here in NJ as well. I’m here in my office for 13 hours, so it doesn’t really matter much to me.
Haack has a net average of 49.5, and Darr came in at 46.5 yards. Haack has the advantage of being a left-footed punter, which can cause opposing returners problems they also check up on kicks inside the 20, Bellichick always uses a left footed punter. he may win the job.
Both “Haack” and “Darr” sound like they should be Dothraki curse words
Check your facts.
http://www.miamidolphins.com/news/article-1/Todays-Top-5-82717/8c7362c4-e81f-46d4-9239-2fbc170bc26d
I think it’s just for the Philly game, Darr’s net in preseason is just 34 and around 44 for Haack.
Piggy, Cutler is more talented than a bunch of QBs who are starting for other teams so you can look at it that way too.
Talented? So was Jeff George, Marinovich, Drunkenmiller. Talent isn’t the end all, but to me Cutler will show us how bad RT really was.
Or take just a few of the hits RT17 has endured and crumble……
There’s alot of unknown heading into this season. Gonna be fun!
GO PHINS
He’s better than all the guys you mentioned. The last two guys don’t even belong in the conversation. Not feeling your last comment either. I for one don’t use the word bad at all when talking about RT.
I didnt sat he wasnt better than all of those. You said he was more talented, than starting NFL QBs, i was merely pointing out talent doesnt get it done by utself.
Cutler will show us how good Gase is, and how smart he was to bring Cutler here.
Agreed
I feel like what happens this season is more about Gase getting us through adversity, more than anything else
So far Jay Cutler has looked great, he definitely beats Tannehill in pocket awareness he also has better accuracy deep and a stronger arm. I think he’s an upgrade to the position and only time will tell.
Cutler has a stronger arm than just about every QB in the league. Always has.
Steve, talent is the first thing you look at in any player, then all the intangibles. We’ll see how Cutler does with us. I’m hopefully optimistic. 🙂
anyone considering buying a used car at a outrageous deal need to check if its a car that was from Texas that had flood damage.
I think you are all the most biggest douchebags ever (‘cept for Rock….he is the most biggest douchenozzle ever) and Cutler is going to do just fine.
Lou ain’t no douchebag, oh no he ain’t!
Of course not. It is the rest of us uneducated, unwashed plebes that know nothing and yet dare to question the King’s grammar.
Cutler is a slinger who is going to take more shots downfield. I expect his numbers to be career bests because he has so much more talent around him. What has impressed me is not his long ball or arm strength but how quickly he sees the field and and makes a decision.
He has a lot of confidence in his arm. Not just long balls but to fit it in a tight window.
That’s what I’m talking about, and one of the reasons we’re going to see how bad RT really is. Not that he can’t play QB in the NFL, but why he won’t be elite until he shows the QB presence that all the greats have, Stafford too.
https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nfl.com%2Fvideos%2Fgood-morning-football%2F0ap3000000836516%2FThree-reasons-why-the-Dolphins-will-reach-the-AFC-Championship-game&h=ATMKHnkqidKCuvH_kby1i1duZM-drklPnhK3ZixiSV7KSFHDDp2mVmiKmR4SSWBULYVGiiUjA9UdzAGOOjMWrrjpielifPyht7DXKQOnmQ3KXwIRB8OMwAO9TSb5xBdmcZ6y8lB9dU-Prg
I don’t think you can click on that link and go anywhere
I would like to be called a douche container
I don’t like being associated with bags
LMFAO!!!
Rockphin says:
August 29, 2017 at 2:20 pm
I honestly agree with much of what Lou is saying……
I have just lost a little respect for your opinion my friend. But then my first reaction is to disagree with everything Lou says.
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I mean regarding Landry and his demands getting too high where he would be expendable.
Mike,
I could live with $8-10 million per year.
Tim
I don’t think Cutler’s talent is in question. He’s got a great arm – one of the best. I actually don’t question the decision to sign him either. I would have done the same if I was the Dolphins. And I think signing him will keep us competitive each week
But I’m simply responding to WY’s post about who Cutler is. I’m not lying to myself about who Cutler has been as an NFL QB.
To a certain extent I think he gets a bad rap bc he really has decent numbers over his career.
32k career yards and over 200 TDs are pretty good numbers
but he’s got less than a 2:1 TD/INT ratio
so let’s not pretend he’s something he is not
To me, he’s the best we can do after a Tannehill injury
and in some ways (I agree with OROB about his pocket presence) he’s an improvement over tannehill – but he’s a band aid, not a piece to build the franchise around
All true. I’m not pretending he’s anything other than what he’s been. The fact is at least he can play at a high level. Some QBs just don’t have the ability.
We could of ended up with one of those 2nd or 3rd tier “at least they have experience” guys but they’re really not that good.
I have not criticism of the signing
I’m glad the team is committed to being competitive despite some bumps in the road
When I click on that link that I posted above I get a great video of an NFL.com guy saying he thinks the Dolphins are going to the AFC championship game and he gives three really good reasons why.
Got me all pumped up.
Piggy, I also feel the defense is key to having a good season. I really hope we stay committed to the running game then Cutler can pass of of it and the defense isn’t on the field all day. The same hope I had when RT was the QB.
I think run game + defense was key to our season with Tannehill and it’s still key to our season with cutler
http://www.nfl.com/videos/good-morning-football/0ap3000000836516/Three-reasons-why-the-Dolphins-will-reach-the-AFC-Championship-game
try it this way. It rocks.
I like that group on NFLN. I hope Peter is right on. 🙂
It’s what I’ve been saying.
I’m also a believer of right time-right place. I think this could be just that for Cutler, if the O-line isn’t bad, and Ajayi and Drake stay healthy, along with all of our wideouts. Sometimes just being in the right place works out well. He’s also mature enough to realize this is probably his last chance to achieve some level of greatness.
Very true. Trent Dilfer although he had one of the best defenses of all time supporting him but also a strong running game.
” I’ll be watching to see who the Bengals, Vikings, Eagles, and Broncos cut from their defenses. Lewis, Zimmer, Schwartz, and VJ have all had an influence on Burke and play a very similar D. If these teams have to cut someone of quality, they’d be able to step in here and pick things up quickly and at least provide some quality depth.” — Jeff LeWallen
That link I posted the guy says our top 3 WR may be the best in the NFL and our top 6 is without a doubt the top 6 WR on any team in the league.
Naples
Man, I hope Schrager is right! Sounds fine to me
Miami Dolphins DT Jordan Phillips back in mix for starting job
http://dailydolphin.blog.palmbeachpost.com/2017/08/29/miami-dolphins-dt-jordan-phillips-back-in-mix-for-starting-job/?ecpm=pbp_social_twitter_sports_sfp
Phillips got Gased, just like Ajayi did last year. He knows how to get the best out of hisins.
Anyone here interested in assuming the reins of a dynasty team in a 12 person dynasty league? League fees are inexpensive, $30 or somewhere around that.
The only troubles I’m seeing at the moment…
Offense
1) Starting LG and O-Line depth as a whole (and I’ll throw in Pouncey’s durability/injury issues)
2) Cutler’s not fully acclimated to his new teammates
Defense
1) Maualuga isn’t a 3-down LB and may get stuck on the field via hurry-ups, or audibles could be used to exploit him as a pass-defender
2) Overall gelling with the new faces of Maualuga, Timmons, Hayes, Allen, and now Kiko as an OLB instead of being a MLB
I truly can’t think of much more, other than sustaining injuries to key players over the course of the season (knock on wood). Cutler should be able to get up to speed relatively quickly being he knows the Gase Offense and he has many weapons to choose from until he’s 100% familiar with everybody. His superior pocket-presence should help him in the event our O-Line has troubles.
Our Defense should be able to gel quickly as well, being we have vets as most of our new faces. Maualuga should be strong against the run and he knows the Burke Defense. If our pass-rush arrives on time, life is going to be so much easier for our LBs (including for Maualuga) and DBs.
I’m almost ready to make a season prediction (Boulder’s spreadsheet)! I want to see PSG4 first, though. Needless to say, I FEEL GOOD, like James Brown.
I feel hurry-ups or audibles are overrated. Very few teams run a hurry-up consistently well. That would mean they run their offense perfectly and never have a bump in the road and never have to regroup themselves. If Maualuga is on the field, the team already knows he is and it’s not like he’s a stationary object with a direct path to the endzone. Also we’re not the only team that those issue at times.
To me Maualuga if he makes the team, will only be on the field to spell someone, in short yardage and goal line. It’s no different than isolating a guy like say Brandon Spikes who was more thumper than space LB. What about the undersized defenders who can rush and cover but teams keep pounding the rock on? There is no perfect defense and when you find one please show me. 🙂
The way to stop the hurry up, to get guts out, is take an encroachment, but no one is listening. I think I’ll die my hair blue.
I’m not sure you can change personnel on a penalty. I’m not really sure but you can’t do it in hockey if you ice the puck or it deflects over the boards in the offensive zone. You have to clear it first to make a line change. But if you can in the NFL and it’s 2nd and 8, do you really want to encroach to be in 2nd and 3 just for personnel reasons? That means you’re entire defense is based on one player/liability.
Most teams huddle and even if they don’t, if the play was down field for a big gain, you can still substitute if you’re prepared. The offense is not outracing everyone. That said, when the drive started, you put the defense on the field to combat the personnel on offense – it’s already there. Nothing changes other than the offense beating the defense with matchups that you already decided was the best matchup.
Henceforth, I would like to be addressed as Douchebag Number 9 or The Artist Formerly Known As Phelonius Phish.
See if you can change your name into a symbol like Prince…
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You will always be the #1 douchebag to me Phish
😛
I love you to pigs. Of course I love all pigs well prepared.
I’m perfectly happy to retain my old initials,”OD.” Old Douchbag it is.
Lol
If I knew how to post a JPEG I would post the symbol.
pheloniusphish says:
August 29, 2017 at 7:49 pm
Henceforth, I would like to be addressed as Douchebag Number 9 or The Artist Formerly Known As Phelonius Phish.
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You just reminded of a song. It’s called “Nine” by the group MadHouse (collaboration with Prince)
GOING — GOING — GONE!! –Home run #51 for Giancarlo Stanton, over 440 feet through the wind and rain at Nationals’ Park!!! Now the bad news. Marlins failed to follow it up with a key hit with the bases loaded. Realmuto’s long blast to center field failed to get through the cross-wind and came up JUST short.
NO DOUBT in my mind that if the vote was today, STANTON would win the NL MVP. That’s 18 homers in his last 25 games—an unbelievable pace!!!
That’s crazy. I believe he’s hit more HRs faster than anyone in history,
THIS is “Nine”…
WTH? It won’t let me post “Nine”, only “10”! Oh well…
DOLPHINS TICKET OFFICE SCREWS UP AGAIN!!! Amazingly, the Dolphins failed to ship my season ticket PARKING PASSES until two home preseason games had already been played!!! – – NOW these jerk-offs have sent me TWO SETS OF PARKING PASSES FOR THE COMING SEASON IN TWO DIFFERENT OVERNIGHT PACKAGES, one arriving two days after the first package was received!! –And get this. They want me to HAND DELIVER THE SECOND SET BECAUSE THEY CLAIM THEY HAVE NO WAY TO NEGATE THE VALIDITY OF THESE PASSES!!
i TOLD THEM i’D RETURN THE SECOND SET just before the Bucs’ game at guest services in section 115.
What are the chances NOBODY WILL BE THERE???? DON’T they love the Old Douchbag???
Thanks for the link Naples
That guy is fired up
I hope we can make the postseason in back to back years
There are a lot of reasons to be excited about ’17
But we have to see it
As OD likes to say “show me”
I really do beleive in Gase though
ME, TOO, PIGGY. IN FACT, I almost shipped Gase my second set of parking passes because I sure as hell don’t want him to have any problems getting a space to park his rig!
Does he have a rig?
A Member of my former “posse” told me Gase has a neat rig. Something custom made, perhaps??
The way he ran that ball against Philly i think we should make Jordan Phillips our starting Tailback
We should play him at full back on short yardage plays / redzone plays.
The Flying Pig says:
August 29, 2017 at 3:17 pm
Both “Haack” and “Darr” sound like they should be Dothraki curse words
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LOL! They do! Darr Thuenderhead
Haack You
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I mean regarding Landry and his demands getting too high where he would be expendable.
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Brian, I was just being a douchenozzle, no part of the post should be taken seriously. I do agree with lou (sometimes) LOL Much respect for you. You saved my life at the fest. LOL
naplesfan2010 says:
August 29, 2017 at 6:02 pm
http://www.nfl.com/videos/good-morning-football/0ap3000000836516/Three-reasons-why-the-Dolphins-will-reach-the-AFC-Championship-game
try it this way. It rocks.
WHOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOO!!! He did get me riled up. LET’S GET CUTLER A RING!
LOL You never used to see anything about the Dolphins in the past. Even when they did the “all 32 camp” tours they would air Miami’s at like 10:35 for 3 minutes (with 2 comments about either tom brady or ne patriots in the segment)
steveccnv says:
August 29, 2017 at 9:08 pm
Phillips got Gased, just like Ajayi did last year. He knows how to get the best out of hisins.
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And if he doesn’t think the guy get’s it or is worth the effort he Gases them out the door.
Looks like you get it, let’s hope Phillips really does too. Imagine our D with Phillips balling.
Would you rather have last year’s version of RT for the next 10 years or the version of Cutler we saw against the Eagles for the next 5?
I’m almost ready to make a season prediction (Boulder’s spreadsheet)! I want to see PSG4 first, though. Needless to say, I FEEL GOOD, like James Brown.
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You will have 1 day to do it at that point.
Thanks for posting that link Naples. This ‘girl’ is fired up!
You make girl seem like a good thing.
I also love what the other 3 analysts said in follow-up.
I don’t think we go 20-0,
but I also don’t think we showed much of our play packages on either D or O.
Chargers
TOP 5 GRADES:
DI Chris McCain, 87.9 overall grade
McCain got the PFF game ball for the Chargers-Rams game.teams.
DI CHRIS MCCAIN, 87.9 OVERALL GRADE
Chris McCain had at least three total pressures for the third-consecutive game, bringing his preseason total to 12 on 62 pass rushing snaps. He also added two stops in the run game, and a batted pass.
NO Saints
TOP 5 GRADES:
Edge Cameron Jordan, 85.4 overall grade
DI David Onyemata, 85.2 overall grade
CB P.J. Williams, 84.9 overall grade
LB Alex Anzalone, 82.0 overall grade
WR Ted Ginn, 80.7 overall grade
Would you rather have last year’s version of RT for the next 10 years or the version of Cutler we saw against the Eagles for the next 5?
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Well Steve, let’s see him throw more than six passes? Or do you want to project 6 passes on a season?
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New: Dolphins roster battles taking shape; a quick look by position:
http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/barry-jackson/article170131642.html
Titans
TOP 5 GRADES:
DI Karl Klug, 84.1 overall grade
S Brynden Trawick, 82.9 overall grade
LB Avery Williamson, 79.6 overall grade
WR Rishard Matthews, 78.8 overall grade
TE Delanie Walker, 77.4 overall grade
Raiders
TOP 5 GRADES:
S Shalom Luani, 84.6 overall grade
S Reggie Nelson, 78.8 overall grade
DI Treyvon Hester, 78.6 overall grade
CB Antonio Hamilton, 78.5 overall grade
LB Jelani Jenkins, 76.8 overall grade
Dallas
TOP 5 GRADES:
ED Damontre Moore, 88.9 overall grade
TE Jason Witten, 85.3 overall grade
ED David Irving, 79.9 overall grade
T Kadeem Edwards, 77.9 overall grade
DI Lewis Neal, 77.8 overall grade
PERFORMANCES OF NOTE:
ED DAMONTRE MOORE, 88.9 OVERALL GRADE
Moore made a living in the Raiders’ backfield as he earned a sack, a hit and a hurry, along with beating his man on several other occasions. He forced a fumble on QB Connor Cook to end a drive as well. Moore has been a force this preseason racking up two sacks, three hits and two hurries on just 44 pass rush snaps.
I was hoping the very best for Damontre when he was with us, Naples. Perhaps he’s finally taking his trade of football seriously right now, but he had a LOT of growing up to do while he was with us.
exactly … teammate of Tannehill at A&M right? and Martellus ? Bennett
and Von Miller
WOW
Patriits
TOP 5 GRADES
Edge Adam Butler, 87.1 overall grade
CB Stephon Gilmore, 83.1 overall grade
WR Chris Hogan, 83.0 overall grade
DI Alan Branch, 81.4 overall grade
Edge Trey Flowers, 81.3 overall grade
PERFORMANCES OF NOTE:
WR CHRIS HOGAN, 83.0 OVERALL GRADE
Hogan had four receptions on five targets for 70 yards and 2 touchdowns, doing damage both in the short game and on the deep ball as he went for 32 yards for his second score. Perhaps even more important with WR Julian Edelman going down due to injury, Hogan was a key target for Tom Brady and we may see an expanded role this season. Hogan averaged a gaudy 5.83 yards per route run on the night.
QB TOM BRADY, 76.5 OVERALL GRADE
Brady was sharp early on, completing all 10 of his passes up to 10 yards and going 2-for-4 on deep (20-plus yard) throws for 63 yards. His best throw of the night went to Hogan on the 32-yard touchdown as he hit him in-stride with the “go” route though his worst throw also came down the left sideline as he forced a pass into double coverage on a miscommunication that led to an interception. Brady likely wrapped up his preseason with a solid outing.
CB STEPHON GILMORE, 83.1 OVERALL GRADE
The Patriots decided that they needed some defensive help this offseason, so they went out and signed free agent Gilmore to a big contract to be their newest lockdown corner. Gilmore came out with some strong play in last week’s game, and that continued again against the Lions. Gilmore was on the field for nine coverage snaps and was targeted twice, allowing just one catch for a mere two yards, good for just 0.22 yards per coverage snap allowed. The other target saw saw Gilmore make a beautiful pass defense on a go route to prevent the completion.
EDGE ADAM BUTLER, 87.1 OVERALL GRADE
With rookie edge rusher Derek Rivers going down with an injury, the Patriots are looking for players to help replace what he would have brought to the table at the edge position. Arguably nobody on the Patriots is making a better case than Butler. After an impressive showing last week, Butler came out huge again in this one, racking up four quarterback hurries on just 17 pass-rushing snaps (17.6 pass-rushing productivity score). He also added two solo run stops on just six run snaps, en route to an impressive 85.0 run-defense grade.
https://www.profootballfocus.com/news/pro-jay-ajayi-looking-impressive-in-the-preseason
Great article on Ajayi.
Miami Dolphins
TOP 5 GRADES:
LB, Lawrence Timmons, 85.7 overall grade
DT Ndamukong Suh, 82.6 overall grade
DE Praise Martin-Oguike, 81.7 overall grade
DE William Hayes, 79.9 overall grade
LB Chase Allen, 79.9 overall grade
PERFORMANCES OF NOTE:
RB JAY AJAYI, 79.6 OVERALL GRADE
Ajayi was running like he wants the season to start right now. He broke 3 tackles on nine carries and averaged a silly 5.1 yards after contact.
WR DEVANTE PARKER, 79.4 OVERALL GRADE
After Jay Cutler spent the past five seasons with Alshon Jeffery, he may have found his new favorite target. Cutler targeted him twice and the result was 78 yards.
LB LAWRENCE TIMMONS, 85.7 OVERALL GRADE
If Lawrence Timmons played like he did today, he will be reminding Dolphins fans of the linebacker he was in his heyday at Pittsburgh. In only 35 snaps Timmons recorded a pressure and a hit (on 5 pass rushing snaps) and 5 stops on 6 tackles as he was all over the field in the first half.
ED PRAISE MARTIN-OGUIKE, 81.7 OVERALL GRADE
The undrafted edge-rusher from Temple has made a name for himself this whole preseason to the point where it will be hard for the Dolphins to cut him. Against the Eagles, Martin-Oguike recorded just one pressure but was able to beat LT Dillon Gordon on a couple other occasions and record 3 stops in the run game.
POSITION BATTLE: ANDRE BRANCH/CHARLES HARRIS, DE
Through two preseason games, rookie Charles Harris is tied for the ninth most hurries among 37 qualified 4-3 DEs at 4, and tied for the 12th most total pressures at 5.
Last season in a much higher sample size, Andre Branch was tied for 17th out of 33 qualified 4-3 defensive ends in hurries at 32, and in total pressures at 46.
PLAYERS TO WATCH:
Jay Cutler, QB – As the top quarterback on the depth chart, Cutler should see a lot of playing time in this third preseason contest. He only played 11 snaps last week against Baltimore, which likely means he will get a decent chunk of snaps against the Eagles. Cutler’s recent struggles are well known, as his 2016 grade of 47.1 was the lowest of his career. The Dolphins will be looking for him to bounce back to the 2013 version of Jay Cutler, where he posted an overall grade of 85.6, which was the second highest of his career.
Julius Thomas, TE – Thomas played 20 of the 55 offensive snaps last week against the Ravens, so expect him to see a lot of playing time against Philadelphia. Thomas struggled last year, posting an overall grade of 58.5, which ranked 35th out of 62 qualified tight ends, and was also the second lowest grade of his career, behind the 44.9 grade he had his rookie season.
Damien Williams, RB – The fight for the backup running back spot rages on, and Williams will look to play better this week than he has the last two preseason games. Thus far, Williams has an elusive rating (uses missed tackle rate and yards gained after contact to measure a runner’s success beyond the point of being helped by his blockers) of 0.0 in the preseason, which is tied for the worst rating among 87 qualified running backs.
whew…all caught up now… some good … some bad
PS stats are not something to get crazy about. It’s still “practice”. RT and the offense went right down the field for a score in Lazor’s debut as OC in the1st PS drive and everyone thought we’d score 40 points per game. Easy big fella. LOL
The RS is a whole different ball game. Even a QB like Brady might want to work on something like the deep out in PS and look shitty doing it. But how else do you practice it in a game environment? That play might get scratched as a bread and butter play because the receivers aren’t good at it. There’s only one way to find out.
Naples,
Good stuff that you’ve posted, Bro! As Tim stated, don’t take preseason stats too seriously, but it’s nice to see a ‘barometer’ of sorts by which to gauge performance. Thanks for sharing, Naples!
M13 and Steve, about hurry-ups and personnel changes. I thought it might get lost above.
Tim Knight says:
August 29, 2017 at 10:58 pm
I’m not sure you can change personnel on a penalty. I’m not really sure but you can’t do it in hockey if you ice the puck or it deflects over the boards in the offensive zone. You have to clear it first to make a line change. But if you can in the NFL and it’s 2nd and 8, do you really want to encroach to be in 2nd and 3 just for personnel reasons? That means you’re entire defense is based on one player/liability.
Most teams huddle and even if they don’t, if the play was down field for a big gain, you can still substitute if you’re prepared. The offense is not outracing everyone. That said, when the drive started, you put the defense on the field to combat the personnel on offense – it’s already there. Nothing changes other than the offense beating the defense with matchups that you already decided was the best matchup.
I follow ya, Tim… YUP, I do. I suppose I’m talking more about mismatch nightmares like the Patsies* would present to us, more so than other teams. However, there are more and more teams that are trying to emulate the Patsies* with mismatch weapons… such as US.
Consider me as THRILLED that we had THREE 3-down LBs until Raekwon went out for the year. Hopefully, we won’t miss much of a beat with Maualuga as our new MLB. Good points, Bro.
I’m just trying to play chess with the chess players of the league when it comes to Maualuga, that’s all. I HOPE he doesn’t become a liability.
I get it bro. Here’s an example.
Let’s say we roll with Landry, Stills and Parker, Thomas at TE and Ajayi in the backfield. What formation are you putting on the field as a DC? Go smaller with heavy cover and Ajayi destroys you. Go big and you get beat down field. Pick your poison. It’s about matchups.
I think T.J. McDonald was brought here to be a Gronk matchup late in the season when he’s available and possibly part of the future – it’s up to him. He is a nickel LB/S at 6-3 220+. He can still come up and play the run but can also harass a big TE and intimidate WRs.
If the Pats have whoever at RB and 3 WRs along with Gronk at TE – we have 4 DL, Alonso and Timmons, Howard, CB?, McDonald, Jones and Allen or a nickel corner. The only way they keep us on the field is if we had the personnel matchup we wanted. If they keep beating us and tiring us out, or we do it to other teams. That’s part of the game and you tip your hat.
Know what I mean? There is no perfect remedy or scheme if one is better than the other. That’s what separates good teams from not so good or bad. Pass rush and trench play is still key. If the Jets didn’t have the DL they have they might go 0-16 this year.
What if the cheats use 2 TEs, 2 WRs, and 1 RB, a base O where you’d use 3 LBs, then they move one of those fast RBs out wide and run no huddle? I’m taking an encroachment soon.
This isn’t hockey, of course you can change players on a penalty. You would take the penalty when it was advantages, like when it’s 2nd and 1 or 2 or 3 and your team is gased. You cant really use some sheet with set downs/distance it has to be a feel, when you’re losing mo.
Okay fine, but again giving up 5 yards is not what any coach wants to do unless it’s 3rd and 17, so let’s get the right personnel in there on 3rd and 12 because we feel okay encroaching. Ehhh… not sure I want that either.
I still think it’s an overrated scenario in the big picture. It’s not about matchups in a hurry-up, it’s about getting the defense on their heels and tired. Not much you can do about that in any scenario. You’re getting beat. They’re better than you. Stop them!
D9 I think it will stick!
Well I guess it’s my turn?
Rhino had it on Tuesday.
I’ll be seeing Harvey in the morning!!!!!!!!!!
Stay safe buddy.
“Consider me as THRILLED that we had THREE 3-down LBs until Raekwon went out for the year.”
McMillan was not going to be 3 down LB. Gase said he was only going to play about 30% of thee defensive snaps. Would have come out when the nickel went in.
That wasn’t the point, the point was he has the skill to be on the field all 3 downs, and when the cheats go hurry up we’d be able to match up with them. Compare Maualuga being on the field in the hurry up.
I wonder if Phillips has a great season now