The Miami Dolphins, fresh off a great defensive performance against the Tennessee Titans at home at Hard Rock Stadium, now have to travel to play one of the NFL’s best offensive teams, a team fresh off a BYE week. The Falcons have scored 104 points so far this season in 4 games, which is exactly 63 points more than the Dolphins have scored. Doing some quick math in my head, the Falcons are averaging 26 points per game, while the Dolphins are averaging just better than 10 points per game. See a problem?
HC Adam Gase insists he is not changing from current starter Jay Cutler to backup QB Matt Moore. Some people are really upset about this, while some proclaim Cutlers arm is damaged, or his brain is shell shocked, and he can’t stand in the pocket because he’s afraid to take a hit, and despite all that, Gase stands behind Cutler as his starter. I know we’re so used to failure here in MIA, that even Gase the Great is now under tremendous scrutiny! What happened to “Trust in Gase’? Like Lucilla said so well, “The mob is fickle brother”. How true! Now all of a sudden we all know better than Gase, the guy who is with this team nearly 24/7, the one who is getting paid the big bucks to guide this team back to the playoffs, the one whose job security is on the line? Maybe we should step back and let Gase handle the situation. Do we really think Gase is clueless all of a sudden? I truly doubt he is.
This Sunday’s game provides quite a challenge, the rested Falcons have a multidimensional offense, with 2 talented RB’s who can both run and catch extremely well, Devonta Freeman and Tevin Coleman. Freeman has 285 yards rushing, while his backfield mate Tevin Coleman has just 181 yards rushing. They flip flop though on receiving yards, with Coleman putting up 153 yards receiving on 13 receptions, and Freeman with only 70 on 9 receptions. Both of these backs have around 350 yards of total offense, so no team gets a break with either of them on the field. That’s not all the Falcons offer on offense, far from it. The Falcons have one of the premier receivers in the NFL in Julio Jones. Jones has been hobbled by injuries this season, a lower leg injury early, a back injury, and most recently in Game 4 against the Bills before the BYE, a hip flexor injury. He has been limited to only 19 receptions for 295 yards, no TD’s, a very pedestrian start for the season. The BYE week should have allowed him to heal some, so we’ll see what Julio Jones can do against Xavien Howard and Cordrea Tankersley.
The Falcons defense is nothing special this season, although last season they were pretty good. They have excellent team speed, with a speedy group of LB’s that fly to the football, with Vic Beasley, Deion Jones and De’Vondre Campbell. The Falcons also have 2 of the better NFL CB’s, Des Trufant and Robert Alford. Patrolling the secondary is S Keanu Neal, who forced 5 fumbles last season, along with S Ricardo Allen. The front 4 are average, except DT Dontari Poe. Brooks Reed and Courtney Upshaw are the ends, with Dontari Poe and Grady Jarrett as the DT’s. Tak McKinley is on the depth chart at DE, a guy I liked for the Dolphins.
The way the Dolphins defense played last week, I think the defense can do enough to keep us in this game, but something has to get this offense going or we will be out of this one by halftime. Devante Parker will likely be a game time decision with his ankle injury, so that means either Jakeem Grant or Leonte Carroo, or some combination of the 2, would replace him. Parker brought so much promise in the preseason, a guy ready to make that leap to elite status, yet a bewildered offense led by Jay Cutler hasn’t allowed that to come to fruition. Gase has to find a way for this offense to get on track. Obviously getting the run game going would help, but maybe we have to get the passing game going to get the run game going. Maybe we have to try and throw the ball deeper than 10 yards past the LOS, and challenge opposing defenses. Why we haven’t done so is a combination of things. Plays are breaking down too quickly due to the offensive line not holding up their part, QB Jay Cutler is flustered too quickly as soon as he either senses or actually sees pressure, and it also seems none of the receivers are playing with any urgency and are fighting to get open. This has to change, or we will be 2-3 after this week.
I still Trust in Gase. We Dolphins fans are used to bailing on our coaches, mostly because they deserved it, but I don’t think Gase deserves that quite yet. So despite all the FU doctors, QB gurus, OC’s etc, maybe we should give Gase a chance to turn the offense around, just like he did last year, at 1-4. How bout it you stubborn SOB’s, can you do it? Can you be a loyal fan to the coach who brought us to the playoffs last season? Will you kneel when Gase runs through the tunnel and on to the field? Will that be disrespectful if you do? I guess that’s all in the individual eye of the beholder . . .
GO DOLPHINS! Zero in!
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I just posted this on the other blog article.
Here’s what I think about Cutler.
1. He didn’t have the necessary reps in the offseason and TC and has a dead arm.
2. Whether the shoulder surgery, age, combo of both, he lost something on his fast ball.
3. He just doesn’t have it in him to play at a level he once did. It happens.
Our best hope is that it’s #1.
Good write up Mike. I wrote this last night. Similar to what you wrote here, but much shorter. LOL
Tim Knight says:
October 10, 2017 at 9:39 pm
1. Get Ajayi going
2. Make passing plays beyond 10 yards
Defense keep thriving. Tough game this week.
ST’s, we could use some help here. 🙂
It would be nice to see a big punt return or kick return
A big ST play is due
And we need it against the Falcons
Yeah that’s what I’m saying. Some type of big play on STs that can change the game. Even a blocked punt or FG that sets us up for an easy score. Something.
Tim
I agree, but like I said in this article, maybe we have to pass to set up the run. I did notice some 2 TE sets last week, and I did see Fasano and Gray out there, but we still couldn’t get it going. Maybe we need to open it up by actually completing some deeper passes, and then we’ll be able to find running room. I don’t know what to do, but we have to do something different, even if it’s just executing what we’ve been doing all along a lot better.
Here’s an article from Armando discussing what we’re all discussing. It’s so many things right now.
http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/armando-salguero/article178226946.html
ajayi’s fumble was somewhat poorly timed
it wasn’t just a good gain – I probably would have kept a drive alive
little things like that really hurt us offensively
penalties and those kind of mistakes
I think we are on the verge of a good running game
I’m curious to see if we get the passing game going if that happens
“Like Lucilla said so well, “The mob is fickle brother”.
LMAO — and been that way for over two thousand years.
And that was one your best writes ever. I’m writing this one off as a loss before it starts though…..game day will be better no matter what after doing that.
The only chance we have in this game is the defense comes up big again, and the offense actually looks okay even if not real good.
Yeah — it is an “Any Given Sunday” game.
Thanks Stanger
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Adam Gase says Jarvis Landry meeting with NFL later this month is a league matter. Not diving into that one.
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Gase said the three “hotheads of the offense are 14, 23 and me.” Says it’s not good when they all get fired up at the same time.
he should try being around the hotheads watching the game
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Jordan Phillips and Byron Maxwell will practice today, Adam Gase says.
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Gase said he believes his players are on board with the new national anthem policy.
I’m really tired of this subject. I stopped watching the last few weeks just so I didn’t see it or hear it being discussed. I want to enjoy the game, not all the social statements.
Same here, man.
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Adam Gase says Dolphins players in agreement on team’s national anthem (stand or be in the locker room) policy. (Should, they voted on it).
Timmons looked really good last week. A lot of times, it’s hard to notice for me while I’m watching, but I saw him all over the place.
All the LBs were swarming. The big difference this year has been we’re tackling much better throughout the defense.
Jahndoh30 says:
October 10, 2017 at 10:52 pm
M13,
You planted a seed about Cutler’s arm. I always bristle when you guarantee things that can’t possibly be known, but I agree with your conclusion, there’s something wrong with his arm….
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I thank you, Jahndoh. I’m using logic to arrive at my conclusion… whether it be his arm or something else that isn’t healthy (leg, torso, etc). Something is out of place with Cutler after seeing him chuck the rock with ease in the preseason.
Just one thing… I believe I’ve only “guaranteed” two matters in the past: Pearl Thomas and David Amerson (<– jury is still out on him). I'm not the type to guarantee much being nothing in this life is guaranteed but for death and taxes.
That said, I'm not guaranteeing I'm right about Cutler playing hurt… but it sure makes sense when you look at it from my point of view. Thanks for your feedback! I appreciate it.
So the hiring of Dave DeGuglielmo is official.
http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/20989913/miami-dolphins-hire-dave-deguglielmo-new-offensive-line-coach
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Jarvis Landry to meet with NFL about alleged domestic incident, per report http://dailydolphin.blog.palmbeachpost.com/2017/10/11/jarvis-landry-to-meet-with-nfl-about-alleged-domestic-incident-per-report/ …
Not such an O the football writer fan these days, but have to feel for him based on what he went through at one point.
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“That’s the response I’ve developed from trauma I’ve experienced in my life because of one particular individual, who terrorized me and my family for over a decade. He would drive his pickup truck through my lawn, ruining my grass with his oversized tires, and running over my mailbox every time I wrote about race.
Like clockwork, if I wrote a story, blog or column about race the very next day my lawn would be ruined, my mailbox would be knocked over, and a nasty note that featured the use of the N-word would be left in the destruction.”
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-dolphins/fl-sp-dolphins-kelly-column-20171011-story.html
I see Omar is still up to race-baiting. If he’d experienced half the racism I’ve experienced, he’d have PTSD. Not cool that he’s ever had to go through his ordeal, but he shouldn’t be using that as a crutch to score political points with his agenda.
Didn’t change my mind that he was a diva, but still sad he went through that. Will note that such happening is also a price of being a public figure. Not like many Hollywood actors of all skin colors don’t end up with stalkers targeting them for various deranged reasons.
Agreed… sad that ANYBODY has to go through $#!t like that, man. But in many cases regarding Omar, he invites trouble with his political agenda. He and Miko Grimes are two peas in a pod.
Don’t know if you knew this or not (and that’s when I stopped following Omar), but Omar was actually PRAISING Castro and communism after Kap wore his Castro T-shirt when he played us last year. Armando nearly went bonkers.
Omar is truly LOST. I don’t know if he’s just ignorant or just indoctrinated, but Castro DESPISED the black race and slaughtered them like pigs.
Anyone seen Home lately?
That story is ridiculous. You know how easy it is to catch someone doing that? You know it’s coming……..so easy especially this day and age with all the technology.
I thought the same thing. For a decade?
It does seem if you knew it would as going to happen, you’d set up a camera. Maybe just me.
Whenever it was it was at a house he no longer lives at, and he has been writing for the SS for two decades. No doubt that two or three incidents might have turned into “terrorized for a decade though.”
That was my first thought when reading the quote but if you read the article he says he stopped it by reinforcing Tha mailbox with concrete. He eventually moved. Maybe there was other forms of harassment in the ten years. The article isn’t detailed enough to say.
Lol. You guys talk about cameras. My first thought was shotgun.
I was thinking for trollmar…..he’d miss!
I went straight to the AR.
If some one else told me that story I would basically be sympathetic
But Omar, I kind of question his credibility on a lot of issues
The day after election, I saw a MLK street sign deliberately plowed over by a black Ford pickup.
these things DO happen, but I have no idea how a sports fan found Omar’s house, or if the story is true.
Unless we want to see Ajayi, Landry , and Cutler driving NASCAR , lol Kidding! we need to all get past the lies and hate. .not kidding
Did it damage the truck? Seems like a stupid thing to do. Street signs are metal and will usually damage the body of most trucks or cars
In Polk county, most of the street signs have more value than the POS trucks, lol
I was behind it, but it may have had a pipe bumper, but it wouldn’t take much to take these flimsy signs down
Given Harris’ contribution and playing time last week
And when you factor in Tankersly and Godcheux
And then factoring in expectations for McMillan in ’18
The Dolphins draft class is looking good early
If only Asiata was able to make an impact
Taylor too. He’s done a nice job when he’s in there too.
Piggy, I wonder if Asiata isn’t mailing it in. He’s such a good kid. I wonder if football really matters to him though. I expected more out of him. Might be like Soliai and needs someone to light a fire under his ass.
maybe
I think you gotta give a rookie a little bit of time
we may not get anything out of him in ’17 but we can afford to give him time to develop for now
He had flaws in his game coming out of college and the coaches have hinted he needs to clean up quite a few aspects of his game, but they also seem to think he has upside. I doubt he’s mailing it in.
Piggy, It looked similar to this one but cheaper looking, and it had an old paint job, FL sun faded out black . Typical luxury truck for low rent area, lol. This one doesn’t have a 25 foot confederate flag pole on it either, most come with that standard in this area? Not sure, lol
I thought Omar’s article was fine and had a good message at the end. The whole kneeling controversy has been twisted and manipulated by so many to fit their agenda that it hardly resembles what it once was.
The problem with most social media is it creates an illusion of our society. One idiot says something and it gets relayed to the rest of the world as if that is the majority opinion. Foreigners purposely posting rhetoric and lies in hopes of disturbing the peace or manipulating to their advantage. Morons saying things just to get attention.
Our “news” has devolved into those trying to take advantage of this under the guise of reporting or fighting it. Their only agenda is to build their own brand and make money. All of these news channels and SJWs only make things worse.
Isn’t it remarkable that when we sit down face to face all of these differences suddenly disappear or aren’t nearly as dramatic as they once seemed? That’s the real tragedy is that for all the posturing and drama on social media, there is almost no conversation as to how we can fix the ills of society. If they were fixed then what would these people have to rage about?
As for Omar, I have grown to enjoy him. He’s basically a football fan with better access to some of the players opinions, but at least he voices his opinions and isn’t afraid to put it out there. Haven’t met him, but he seems like a decent guy. Armando seems like a total dick. He has good connections inside the organization so he’s worth a follow. The other beat writers are good guys, but rarely do you get anything out of them that we don’t already know. Barry Jackson is probably my favorite for insight on the Dolphins.
Honestly I kind of hate them all
but both Omar and Mando get on my nerves more than others…
negative press….. always sells…….sad.
“The whole kneeling controversy has been twisted and manipulated by so many to fit their agenda that it hardly resembles what it once was.”
Well said — it is like football has become like some chosen spot for battle like Korea or Vietnam during the Cold War.
If his leg is coming off, I would expect it would be dragging, at least until it falls off
Would not be disappointed if he can’t go, he’s a really good pass rusher.
omar….lol…..I wonder if he got his racist cue from michael bennent….what a buffoon……poor Michael…..Vegas cops were wearing body cams….OOPS.
herdfan says:
October 11, 2017 at 1:30 pm
It does seem if you knew it would as going to happen, you’d set up a camera. Maybe just me.
nah……then he would have evidence to back up his bullshit…..who needs evidence?……just believe him, ok?……lol.
Timmons not AWOL from this list
I think you owe M a couple of beers for that one, since he posted it about 5 hours ago. lol
Could have had Telvin for a mere 4th round pick. I tried to tell’em
Yes you did!
True even though he went in the 5th rd. He went 11 picks before Mike’s favorite guy Arthur Lynch. 😉
still bitter
Our LB situation looks a whole lot better now and it’s pretty crazy being that we lost our 2nd rd pick McMillan before we ever saw him play LB in even a PS game. Gotta give the FO credit for finding guys who can help us from all different avenues.
LOL @ Tim!
Without looking it up, can you guess who is left from the Jeff Ireland era that he drafted currently on the roster?
Pouncey
That’s one.
The thing with the Omar story is sad if true, and i don’t deny it could be, i just don’t trust Omar with anything he writes or says. He plays race to his advantage, and has on numerous occasions. The other side of it to me is…….and how have you grown from that, and how have you reacted, how did you move the dial back in the right direction?… By becoming the exact thing you despised? By allowing hatred for an individual to spread into hatred for a race? You can condemn the actions of anything that was done wrong, but sympathy would more likely be found if you weren’t just as guilty of those same actions. Omar’s actions spell out what he wants, and its not unity, its not togetherness, not even a change, its revenge
One last thing, lets say Omar was ….oh i don’t know, Cam Newton. Wouldn’t his comments made towards white receivers being inadequate, or questions he has thrown at Tannehill about starting out as a “white receiver”, be considered as unacceptable as what Cam said about it being “funny to hear women talk about routes”? Both are completely unacceptable behavior to use a persons gender or race as a disqualifier in them being able to adequately do their job. He’d be the first to call it racist if that shit was done to him and then he would write an article on how bad that kind of treatment he had to endure was. Pot, meet kettle.
“Pot, meet kettle.”…….BOOM !
Didn’t look, I promise. John Denney. I was just talking about him today, met a woman who’s son is the long snapper at Temple
No, and he wasn’t drafted.
Oh, he was before Ireland. D is right
The Flying Pig says:
October 11, 2017 at 2:57 pm
Honestly I kind of hate them all
but both Omar and Mando get on my nerves more than others…
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I liked Omar until i started listening to Omar, specifically add his twitter feed. He is a foul obnoxious fellow who is extremely racially biased (at the very least, might be more if i knew if his hate for whites was real or just a publicity ploy). If you stick to just reading his articles, you can tolerate him and probably accept him for what DRG has come to accept him for, you listen any further and you realize this is not a good person, and its more than just egotism at play.
Mando, can be extremely egotistical too, but i can tolerate his bullshit side a little more than Omar’s. I have seen him get down in the gutters with some of his twitter shit too, so its not all roses, but he doesn’t seem to insult the people who read him nearly on the level Omar does. Omar gets off on it. Another item thats probably the nail in the coffin for me is that he butters up to Miko, and she is a level of filth i never thought i would ever see proudly expressing their filthiness in public.
miko face down being arrested…..”are you f’ing kidding me?”…..classic 🙂
OOPS…..serious.
Does Misi count?
Id count him if he is still on IR, i forgot about him in my post below lol
Hmm, ok Pouncey for sure, Wake for sure, Jones for sure, and Tannehill if you count being on IR.
Wake wasn’t drafted by us
Ireland did sign him out of the CFL though
Just caught that
Ok i see the “drafted” caveat now, so that eliminates Wake.
Aikens, McCain and Fede were all after Ireland weren’t they?
I think they were the silver fox’s picks. Not positive
Yes there is an issue with on our roster vs. still on our team. The answer is 4 and all the names have been established. 2010 Misi and Jones, 2011 Pouncey and 2012 Tannehill. Nobody is on our team from his last draft in 2013.
Yeah, that’s just pathetic. No other way to put it. We got very little value from his drafts. It’s a shame
Mike i think Vernon, Miller, Clay and Matthews were all pretty solid picks, we just retain them. He was no genius but the fact some of them aren’t here isn’t exactly on him.
Nobody from the 2013 draft is absurd. Not that long ago.
I still remember the conversation I had with Ireland when I convinced him to take a “limited” safety out of Georgia in the 5th round. Good stuff. Then he drafted a weak ass OL from Tennessee when I told him he was a punk, so I kicked him in th balls.
I thought you liked Thomas, just thought he went a bit early?
No i liked him, and i still stand by the UT Thomas would have been a great player, too bad we got the i like pot and Cheetos more than playing football Thomas.
Are you Randy? LOL
I didn’t like Turner though. I got to watch him at Senior Bowl and while all you guys were cheering for him i was one of the few saying it wasn’t a good pick. You wins some, you lose some. Im both sad i was wrong and wish i hadnt been wrong on both those.
No i was saying i think it was me you remember liking him…
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000860128/article/dolphins-goodell-take-part-in-community-event-with-police
THAT’S exactly how you can make a difference!……actions that disrespect the national anthem, it’s flag, and those that served, fought and/or died for America just divides….not helps…..just my (and most Americans) opinion.
D, gotcha! I definitely had discussions with Randy about Thomas and although he was lukewarm about him I didn’t think he was against him. I think he thought he was a drafted a round too early.
You would think when you draft a QB in 2012 you would then follow that up with some support for him in the next draft in 2013. To not hit on any of them with 9 picks and 4 in the top 3 rounds is horrible. Yet we went defense with 3 out of 4.
We needed CB’s desperately that draft, he just picked two stinkers.
True, but he also surrounded Tannehill with backup level WRs in 2012 as a rookie and didn’t add any in 2013. He also put a mishmash of an OL together in 2013. In hindsight it was an awful job in just two years, stemming from the 2011 three ring circus/round table era with Ross, Ireland and Sparano after courting Jim Harbaugh.
I’m happy the current FO regime does recognize weaknesses in the team and tries to address it even when the prime options are dried up. 12-8 with a playoff game while turning over half the roster in 1+ years. This season hasn’t been ideal but we’re 2-2. I think our FO is a big part of it. We have a lot of talent on this team. The chemistry on offense is another thing.
I actually think he should have done more from the get go, like same year draft. They did try to get him some protection in that draft but Mr Mental Breakdowns just didnt pan out lol. hen you had Eggshells they tried to get him as an offensive target. They got him a Rb to pair with, in Miller. I do think they “tried” to help him out, but one major part of that failed, being Martin.
You wanna make yourself depressed just go look at how many people who have gone to a pro-bowl were drafted that same round after him. Alshon Jefferey is one of them and he would have been a really nice target for Tanny. Pretty sure we would have also been happy to have had Bobby Wagner instead too, or Levonte David, or Zack Brown.
I think Ireland can truly be judged by one pick if you want to hang that on him. I personally cant hang the Jordan pick on him but thats about all you need to call that whole draft class a fail. I do also think he missed on his 2nd’s and 3rd’s, but cleaned up ok with the 4th’s on. I dont think you can put those 4th’s on, as his failures in why they arent here. Gills is still playing as a starter, Sims is as well, Jenkins probably would still be here if he could stay healthy. Sturgis didn’t get off to a good start, but he’s still kicking in the NFL. Still the ones you usually are held accountable for are your 1’s-3rd’s those are supposed to pan out. So yeah i think he can be judged for that draft, but i dont think you can say none of his picks still being here is because he picked nothing but duds.
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Yeah, you think so? Think there’s a shot in hell Goodell does that WITHOUT the protests?
Thats probably one of the best points, or at least questions to ask yourself. Do you think things would have happened without them.
I do think with different leadership that would have gone down better. I can only speulate as to the success had it been done differently though. I will say that the NFL gets behind things all the time and they didn’t take kneeling during the anthem to accomplish it, so its definitely possible. I think though, in this circumstance was probably more effective to continue down that path than to shut it down and then find another way to start over. I don’t think people would listen if that had happened.
You judge most things by the place where you end up. If this ends up in a positive place, with plenty of room for mended feelings, then obviously its a win, people who continue to protest after others are taking more productive avenues are going to get exposed. This is how this thing ends, and ends in a good place with both sides getting what they want.
Tim,
Nope. Everybody kept saying he could get to the second level, so he was good. I said…yeah, but he’s weak as hell. I also thought almost every pick that year was a round or two too high. I didn’t like Turner either…had some inside info on him from a buddy of mine who played at NDSU and stayed close to that staff/program, and I was pretty sure he’d never be an NFL tackle. Wasn’t sure about him at guard.
He wasnt as advertised. The media hyped him up something fierce, he wasnt that good, i remember seeing him at Senior Bowl practices and not being impressed at all.
Fair enough. Turner was the following year though.
Does anyone else think the Dolphins should honor Forrester this Sunday by wearing cocaine white tassels on their titties?
Why not just dust their faces with talc. Id laugh my ass off if i saw a bunch of people at the game like that.
Here are the interviews with the “professional” win Forrester
D
The NFL can certainly be very charitable, but I’ve never heard of them taking up a cause like this. If all of you can be honest with yourselves, you have to know that the player protests drove Goodell to do this, especially since they’re now telling the players to cease the protests. In that regard, at least in my view, the protests did a good thing, because the ball is rolling, and something is happening.
Revenue, not principles.
If something good comes out of it great. I doubt it on any large scale. It will fade and most involved will do nothing like Stills and M. Thomas are doing at the heart of the matter. It’s a fad for a lot of people. Just like with politicians. Move onto the next thing that overtakes everyone’s mind.
I barely hear about ISIS anymore. I find that strange. Did we annihilate them?
It’s just awareness Tim
That’s what protests are designed to do for the most part
Time will tell whether laws or social behavior changes
It’s never directly traceable
I think you are spot on
The protests actually worked
It’s not made to last forever
I would like to see the players voluntarily stop winot being told
I think they made he point they wanted to
After all the Women’s Marches, what changed? Harvey Weinstein! I don’t think protests and marches create awareness. Most people are already aware of it at their fingertips. People are now dishonest over their agenda on a very large scale because now the public, “We the People”, are a part of world media. We have a voice now we’ve never had before. Nobody knows how to deal with it. LOL
Actually Weinstein is a great example of how things change. His behavior for decades was tolerated and may have been the norm. It’s not anymore. Awareness and empowerment have made Weinstein go from mogul to pariah and maybe even to a criminal
Tim
Women marched for the right to vote
And eventually they were able to vote
Harvey Weinstein is one man
You don’t protest to change one man’s behavior
There will always be shitty people
The laws he is being sued for are from the civil rights act of 64
The civil right act of 64 is a direct results of civil rights protests
Not the protests- the President
Drove him to do it, just sayin
Typical ESPN to even talk to her. I lost a lot of respect for Lebitard today. That was bush league.
I think they know she looks like an idiot
And it was a good interview for that reason
She’s laughable
Lol Lebitard with a straight face tried to say NFL ratings and sales are down because of people protesting Kaepernick not being in the league. Get a clue!
it’s true….colon crapondick was the best player in history (sarcasm alert)….lol.
Can we move on from the Chris Foerster saga? Who cares, he fucked up and he’s gone. Trying to paint a darker cloud over the org is typical of the So. Fla media. The team has 12 more games to play. Can we focus on all those guys who have to prepare for those games as opposed to one coach ruining his career with stupidity?
Dirty laundry.
As long as you do it on Sunday. It seems to work
Lol. I don’t think I could clean up that mess.
lesson to be learned about the 1st amendment ….yes, NFL players have the right to free speech (apparently)……but free speech always has consequences…….what players say/do represent their team and league…….which may offend other Americans that ALSO have free speech to express their opinions……or simply NOT support (financially) the players, teams and league…..so, whatever your opinion is on the matter….the “money” WILL eventually be the deciding factor…anyone want to bet?
Son
Then the President was forced to do it because of the protests. Either way, it worked, and that’s all that matters
personally I don’t give a rats ass who wins the pissing contest or claims victory….as long as the disrespect ENDS,
Its GREAT You want the disrespect to end! Btw his name is Colin Kaepernick, saying Kraperdick isn’t respectful
Respect isn’t a one way street, that’s dictatorship
For an authoritarian leader to call out American citizens sons of bitches that should be fired, asking for respect seems stupid and hypocritical.
Obama, a real president, would have never blackmailed , browbeat, and Force private employers to do what he wants.
I thought Your president was better than Obama?
Even rush Limbaugh says it’s wrong for pres to do this to priv business, and he’s a major trump supporter. But he at least sees when Trump fucks up, and doesn’t give him a forever hall pass
Ken, if more people were honest, Hollywood would be exposed on such a massive level, the NFL stuff going on would be a side story. We’ve heard these stories before haven’t we? They swept that shit under the rug as soon as they could. A lot of bad stuff happens that wealthy and powerful people can snuff out.
If things didn’t change this would have been swept under the rug too. If wasn’t. Things do change
Good call Ken
he didn’t invent “the casting couch”…..but he sure did enjoy it….smh.
Ken
I think your point is spot on
Weinstein being exposed is publicly is going to have a substantial effect on the norms of that industry
I have so much respect for Marie Tillman. Who stood up to the Trump politicizing her late husbands service:
“Pat’s service, along with that of every man and woman’s service, should never be politicized in a way that divides us. We are too great of a country for that.”
“Those that serve fight for the American ideals of freedom, justice and democracy, they and their families know the cost of that fight. I know the very personal costs in a way I feel acutely every day. The very action of self expression and the freedom to speak from one’s heart — no matter those views — is what Pat and so many other Americans have given their lives for. Even if they didn’t always agree with those views.”
agree…believe it or not.
I believe it. We’re different in a lot of ways Top, but I believe we’re both patriots and I would love to have a cup of coffee with you sometime and talk, with an open mind about some of our differences. I think the failure to talk to people with different views then our own is in part the source of the division we feel so acutely in the US today.
Nationals pitcher goggles reminiscent of Chris Sabo.
Only bail bond will get that
Tim,
I couldn’t disagree with you more about whether protests and marches bring change. Almost every meaningful change in our countries history was brought about by protesters exercising their 1st amendment rights.
Maybe they don’t ALL work, but the forefathers knew the power of that freedom of expression (and assembly don’t forget) or they wouldn’t have protected it in the first place.
^^^^
PEACEFUL assembly being the key word there.
True true…
Ok, I did two non football posts today. All done!
Come on with the beer you make you can go off topic all you want.
Hope your safe from the fires
Thanks Son, they are south and north of here. I have friends in Santa Rosa I’m worried about though. 😦
Ok, this is barely a football post. When you’re a parent and you want to protect your child from head injury and CTE risks, you push them towards other sports, swimming, tennis, etc…right?
Spent last night in the ER while my 13 year old daughter was being held for observation for her concussion, sustained at…..wait for it…..swim practice.
She was turning next to another kid and their heads collided. She was feeling woozy in the car on the way home and vomited on our driveway as she got out of the car. Proceeded to vomit non-stop for the next hour.
She’s gonna be alright, at home resting, but….wow! Swimming????
Holy crap wow so glad she’ll be ok
Scary stuff
Glad to hear she is going to be alright. Bottom line is there are few sports that have no risk of injury. While concussions may not be common in swimming you are still exerting yourself, pushing your limits and competing against someone else. There is no telling what injuries you can get. It’s part of the risk of competitive sports but there is great benefits that come from them too
I sure hope it wasn’t one of those “get to the end and go under spin moves” …..I busted my shit trying that as a kid…..and hopes to a speedy recovery.
Piggy, I said after the Women’s Marches recently. What has changed? We can go back in history for a lot of things that forced major changes. I’m saying what has changed recently because of any protest or march? People disagreeing more and more? That’s what I see. Remember we’re now either blue or red, no in-between. What a close-minded way to think.
Every report we hear about anything these days is slanted with a political agenda. It’s absurd.
Tim
I think you are being short sighted in saying what has changed
I definately think the womens March changed the way many people think
I knew a lot of woman who never would have participated in an event like that until they partipsted in that one and now they would do it again
The cultural effects however are hard to measure. Time will tell.
If you need something so immediate and direct to measure change think about how much $ was raised with that many people gathered
I’m not saying it’s a bad thing. I just don’t see the results. If I went fishing and no fish were biting, my view on that would be that no fish are biting. I don’t see what has changed? Tell me, I’d love to hear it.
Women still think it’s a man’s world and sexual harassment is rampant. I see them say it everyday. Not being a part of that fucked up way of thinking, am I supposed to think I see something I don’t?
Jahn, see my reply to Piggy above. I explained how I feel. You don’t have to agree, I may be right, I may be wrong. I’m just stating what I see. I’ve seen extreme points of view never materialize. I guess I’m guarded about some things. 🙂
When you show me the results, I’m totally open to the facts of change based on recent protests, rallies or marches. I just don’t see it. Just another fad. What changed?
Change doesn’t happen overnight but it does happen and protests are often times part of the process.
True, but this is already on the books. It’s on individuals, not society or the values of the country. Most of us get along. Some can’t deal with change and different looking people. That’s on them. What needs to change for the majority of us?
I see football pundits everywhere saying Dolphins have to get Moore out there starting. The common theme seems to be that Moore played better last year than Cutler, for GASE.
I can’t argue that, Moore was a Dolphin last year, and did better than Cutler for the season.
So should We start Moore now? Really tough call for us, but getting it right could save our season, getting it wrong ,,,,
Top
I’m just as glad that something that something positive came of the protests as you are that they’re over. I guess we’re both pleased, and nothing wrong with that. I was never being spiteful about this whole thing, I was just hoping maybe they can get the ball rolling in a positive fashion, and looks like that’s happening. I’m sure some NFL players that kneeled care less than I do, but there sure are some who care a great deal more. I’m happy for those people.
Going to get the paper, get the paper
I think many of the players are super pissed off about the presidential meddling. They will rebel, this issue is far from over IMO
There were better ways to handle this instead of cursing the players out and threatening their careers. The fourth grade bully approach got the job done, sorta half ass, but there is no way to win when a president is overstepping his bounds.
We need the 45 to work with congress and get some good legislation passed, he wasn’t elected commissioner of the NFL.
This is prevalent at every level, people can’t do their own jobs, so they do other people’s jobs, SMH
Jahn, wishing your daughter well.
I must have missed it. Did something change?
Keep posting and you will see a page turn
I’ve looked at the heavens wondering what I missed. I got no answer. Just like the people who were involved in the Vegas shootings after God Bless America was sung. I guess that didn’t work either. When do we stop with things that will never be the answer?
“Jahndoh30 says:
October 11, 2017 at 8:16 pm
I believe it. We’re different in a lot of ways Top, but I believe we’re both patriots”
my oath to defend the constitution was life time for me…..I totally get the 1st amendment, burning the American flag can make my blood boil, but I usually say nothing……i just ignore the retards….but this “NFL sanctioned” disrespect is even harder for me…..because before that, I lived for DOLPINS sundays…..I would have hoped that the owners / commish would have had more sense than to let this get so far…….I would have expected their greed to come into play…..shit, the NFL doesn’t give a shit about players….well, at least not more than money…..they have rules they enforce for not wearing the same sock or cleats…..or what about enforcing their freedom of expression during their end zone antics?…..i’ll have to research this, but I seen a copy of the NFL guideline stating the standard during the national anthem…..(paraphrasing) players will stand along sideline at attention with helmet under left arm……i’ll see if I can find a copy…..but if so, why weren’t the enforcing a rule they already have?
J – E – T – E
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Saw where Jahns daughter got a head injury. Sorry to hear, damn. I’m sure Your on top of it Jahn, well wishes for her health, and speedy recovery! 😀
All this Kneeling has seemed to lost it’s purpose, at first kapernick was kneeling due to social in justice and a few others joined in, since trump asked the players to stand it has changed to more about being defiant as players who were standing before were now kneeling. more of a revenge factor against trump.
The end to this is certain, Trump is right and all those players who took a knee will eventually stand in the near future.
the financial result of all this hasn’t hit home yet for the teams and players but you can bet it will in the near future. the consequences could be devastating to the league.
what happens when the Salary cap plummets due to poor TV ratings.
what happens to teams who have star players with guaranteed contracts that they are forced to pay that max out their cap and they don’t have room for other players.
it could get ugly down the road
It WILL get ugly down the road, no doubt the players loathe the Dictator ruler overstepping his bounds, cursing them out, and threatening their careers.
Act and react, both sides retaliate, end game is shit.
the thin skinned narcissist will always ump the ante till he gets his revenge on the NFL by destroying it
Calling him names won’t change the fact that he is 100% right.
Trump is correct in this instance, All Americans should stand for the National Anthem.
Was Trump correct a couple years back, when Trump tweeted that presidents should stay out of the NFL?
OROB…..hater hate….that’s all they know…….just sayin
Jahn,
Glad your little girl is okay. Take it from an old, often concussed and confused curmudgeon, go all overly parenty and adult on her and protect her head! Now that she’s had one….more are bad…even minor ones. You sound like an awesome parent, so I’m sure you’re all over it.
Free speech doesn’t have consequences…hence free speech
it sure does…ask jemele hill of espn….lol.
You probably didn’t know her name until she became the latest lightning rod
wanna bet?
As you would say, not true. That’s the problem.
Nope. 100% true.
🙂
Freedom of speech doesn’t have consequences? It most certainly does. People don’t realize the difference between business and national rights.
well……here’s the official NFL rules……I don’t have time to read the entire thing to see if there is a rule or not on the books
Click to access 2017-playing-rules.pdf
Freedom of the press is under attack as well. The Right to a free press is constitutional, and it’s a vital part of our democratic system of government.
Don’t like press? Fake news? Yea of course they need to be perfect, ev n though we aren’t, lol
But answer this, How many countries, that don’t have a free press, have free people?
I came up with Zero. Free press has to be fought for, just like free speech. It keeps the dictators in check
no, they don’t have to be perfect, hater…..but honest and factual would be nice…..smh.
Good luck with that. LOL
An Honest and factual president would be nice too
Jahn glad to hear your daughter is going to be ok. Nothing worse than having them sick or hurt. I know just what you mean about steering them toward ‘safer’ sports. Didn’t work in my case with my daughter. She’s totally obsessed with horses and jumping is her thing. It makes me queasy every single time. She gets thrown off, gets up and is at it again.
And somehow I’ve graduated from making Halloween costumes for my kids to making one for a horse. She’s going to be a dragon. I have to be nuts to do this stuff. Whatever makes your kids happy,right?
Tim and Randy
The answers are there for you if you look
The women’s march raised over 2 millions dollars
That $ is spread to many different charities and organizations (some of them hated by some of the posters here)
Everything from amenesty international, unions, groups that provide safe houses to domestic violence victims, and groups that test rape kits
Imagine if you attended
And donated to an ornagization that sheltered a woman who was running from an abusive husband and had nowhere to go but for that organizations existence which is dependent on donations
Would you say “what has changed” then knowing that going to that event caused you to donate money to a charity you didn’t know about which gave a woman a bed for a night using your money?
You can take the gun out of your mouths guys
Stop being so cynical
There are a lot of ways you can affect the world in a positive way
what became of that million man march?…….other than 138 people missing work that day…..DUDE, TOTAL JOKE !
Money was raised? No way!!! What changed again?
You do know this is a nature issue right, how dominant males view females despite laws? Just like gun laws or people doing drugs. People gravitate to what they desire even outside of moral and legal laws. We’re not as evolved as even some of the self-professed intellectuals claim to be. Oh My! Humans revolve around wealth – just a new degree of hunting and gathering.
People still believe that there is a dominant male, old man of wisdom overseeing everything they do somewhere in the sky/heavens. They call him Our Father or God or G_d, etc. When do humans address this seriously?
Oh right can’t go there, it’s offensive. See how that works?
Tim
If you raise money and you provide a bed in the context I said – isn’t that enough for you?
If your standard is that a march better result in utopia instantly, you have way too high of a threshold
I would gladly participate in an event like that if I helped one person in need
Why is that not enough?
sb7mvp…….dude, are you saying jemele hill did NOT get suspended from espn?…….denial or you don’t follow?
she’s not the president and can’t get away with disparaging and insulting others, she got suspended a couple weeks I heard.
shh…..we were talking about 1st amendment and consequences….please try to keep up.
David, who was the last honest and factual president?
Honest Abe…lol
Who’s been the most dishonest?
“Obama the incompetent”……..you can keep your own doctors…..lol.
44 no question
Lmao Tim, I definitely know the worst, none are perfect, but the current one makes Pinocchio look honest. I have never seen or met someone that lies more than him, even used car salesman shut the fuck up once in awhile, lol
Unhinged and uninformed
T.D.S………TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROM……..seek help.
You are Totally wrong, again! Lol, but You love to argue
At least Obamacare HAS doctors .much better than the garbage attempts by Trump to replace and repeal, that all failed.
Trump lied about replace and repeal, and gave us NOTHING but lies, excuses, finger pointing, and no damn insurance.
T.D.S. !
Where is the trump repeal and replace? He lied!
Last, most honest Prez? Reagan.
AGREE
Piggy,
I’m confused. I actually meant…did something change? What happened?
I don’t know if you were responding to Tim in i’s conversation about
Change as a result of protests
If not, just disregard
We’re gonna win Sunday 🐬
Damn right we are.
I’ve said said 4 times now
So I out the odds at 50/50
If you say it over and over it becomes true.
That’s not football
That’s beetlejuice
I’m wrong? Ok, then someone explain how Trumps failures at healthcare, are Better than ACA, that actually IS healthcare?
When it’s all said and done Suh will be your DPOY
And Tankersley the DROY.
He looks good. I love that Clemson defense they’ve been producing a lot of good NFL talent.
I don’t have enough research showing me that Trumps failures at repeal and replace, are far better insurance than ACA was. Someone can explain or send a link for that,
Here is Your chance to prove that Trump gave us far better insurance than Obama 😎
It has been explained to you repeatedly, dumbass. In small words at time. You are simply…simple. Unable to grasp the concept.
Excuses and finger pointing, isn’t an answer, nor insurance.
The question is, explain how Trumps health care failings insurance, is better than ACA was, ya know, Obamacare?
does he NOT understand how it works?….damn, he can’t sign it into law UNTIL it passes through congress and lands on his desk……he’s not “Obama the incompetent” and tries to circumvent the constitution at every turn….lol.
I understand what You are saying Top, but it also proves that I was correct, and Phel calling me out for being wrong, was incorrect, lol
So it’s settled here IMO,
ACA was far better than Trumps failure to repeal and replace, that’s a fact we all
should understand IMO
Tim Knight says:
October 11, 2017 at 9:31 pm
Freedom of speech doesn’t have consequences? It most certainly does. People don’t realize the difference between business and national rights
most people don’t understand the 1st amendment is freedom against the government….and yes, employers are allowed to control how employees represent them.
Can a private employer say to a woman employee – “you must show cleavage when you work here” legally?
No, but that is a matter of labor law, not the first amendment.
And the employer can say less cleavage.
No only if she ” really needs the job”
Joke
yes, if his name is Harvey Weinstein……lol.
Piggy I think posted on of our defensive plays and they doubled Suh and he stood both of them up.
He’s killing it this year
But if his numbers don’t reflect big sacks he might. It get the respect he needs for DPOY
I think he has 2 sacks this year
If he finishes with 8-10 sacks and we are the number 1 run defense…well maybe
Forced fumbles would propel him as well as the sacks. There’s a lot of season left.
Phel, when I pointed out that Obamacare insurance, is real insurance, and trump repeal and replace failed, You said I was wrong.
Ok, if I’m wrong, then explain how Trumps failures are far better than ACA was?
If You can’t answer,,, just admit so
Hint, my doctor always took my ACA card, but they are wise enough to know replace and repeal hasn’t occurred
It’s all good Phel, we all understand what’s up, moving on 😎
No. I’ve tried explaining to you before ACA and how the government works. I even posted an elementary level video for you to illustrate. It was all over your head. I would have more success explaining quantum physics and string theory to my Doberman.
OOPS 🙂
Technically Phish it’s not labor law it’s employment law (bc it would be a sexual discrimination suit)
But you get the idea
My point is what an Employer can do does not end with th 1st amendment
It’s kind of a slippery slope
And the fact that the law can limit discriminatory speech is an exception to the 1st amendment
If the employment law (its the civil rights ights act of 64) was found invalid under the 1st amendment, it would be stricken
But generally the idea that the 1st amendment protections does not apply to the private sector is correct
The lawyers who post here (ken, stranger and I) have all mentioned this a million tims over – so it’s correct
Also I’m not sure an employer can say “less cleavage” believe it or not
Like that would happen
Lol
son,
Everything is different now……
Yeah we have Eyor at quarterback
But otherwise…
LMAO
Piggy,
No, I wasn’t responding to Tim. I figured it out though. Lol
Okay – I thought you meant something else entirely
My bad
David:
While my personal politics are probably closer to yours than others on here but we are not debating the ACA vs the AHA. This is a football blog. You are free to post as you like but the health care is going pretty far afield of our bailiwick here
he suffers from T.D.S…….just sayin
I agree Ken, I don’t really want to get into big health care discussion, was more of just pointing out that my statement on ACA being far superior was correct. I didn’t think I needed to be called out for that, moving on though 😎
Suh is here, everything is different now
Phel, I understand everything about insurance, trust me because it’s something we all need.
What I don’t understand is ,
what I said was correct, ACA was better,
but You called me out, said I was not correct, when I was
Last word is, if Your going to personally attack people, get Your fatcs streifht firsstg
Enjoy your 35% or more premium increase next year. And your 10k deductible.
I got cash method now, great insurance? Lmao and SMH
What’s really fucked up though, is doctors give BIG cash discounts, didn’t know that before, maybe the insurance companies and doctors are scheming against all of us
Pigs – An employer couldn’t (probably) say “less cleavage” but they can set dress codes.
…unless she really needs the job
Never mind
Yes on dress code
But they better be careful with that language
“Don’t be a whore” would not be a good policy to avoid a lawsuit…lol
Wait…shit…where did I put that policy….
pheloniusphish says:
October 11, 2017 at 9:48 pm (Edit)
And Tankersley the DROY.
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son of a son of a shula says:
October 11, 2017 at 9:51 pm (Edit)
He looks good. I love that Clemson defense they’ve been producing a lot of good NFL talent.
*****
I’m sure I mentioned tankersly while he was at Clemson
I had a man crush on the wrong cb I guess (McKenzie Alexander)
But I know I said good things about Tankersly on this blog in his Clemson days ..I think
That Clemson D last few years has been really good some really good players coming out of there
Son, Suh or any DT will have to do something flashy (sacks, fumbles, interceptions) to get DPOY.
Yeah it’s a tough one one for a DT. It would have to be cumulative and full of flash on a team making serious noise.
Piggy’s office dress code: More cleavage and no pants
Perfect
Let that squiggly be free
It’s good to be the boss lol
It’s good to be King.
With Piggy it’s a little more disgusting than “boss” or “king”
Trust me
Piggs today I learned that there is an annual marathon in Cincinnati called the “Flying Pig Run”
I knew about it
Some one back in the SS asked me about Cincinnati
And I looked it up
It’s actually a big marathon
They have a ton of tshirt, mugs and the woks
I’m sure 1 or 2 of my Avis are from their merchandise or logos
Ha ha that’s cool
He saying how great the insurance is right?
Then he said he pays cash at the doc.
Sigh
Without revealing ALL of my personal info to You, I no longer have the damn subsidy after I lost it a few months ago. when I had it, it was GREAT. Now I don’t have shit, so it’s now CASH. Very fucking simple, lol. Complicate it on your own time, not mine.
Got it? Fuck defending every god damn statement to doubting nellys, my insurance is really none of your business, good night
Ps, if I choose to reveal some info, it in no way can be assumed You get it all, Peace out and read between the lines sometimes, lol