While significant changes were made to the defense, the same could be said for the offense as well. Gone is the sometime misfiring spark plug #14 WR Jarvis Landry. Also gone via retirement is TE Anthony Fasano. Oh, also gone, thankfully, is #6 Jay Cutler, who was kind enough to play for Adam Gase one more time to the tune of $10M. In addition to Cutler evacuating the QB spot, long time Dolphins backup Matt Moore finally made his exit after 7 seasons. Former pro bowl center Mike Pouncey was released after 7 seasons and 3 pro bowls. So those are the departees, let’s now take a look at all the players who have joined the Miami Dolphins offense.
Maybe the largest acquisition, both in size and importance was signing LG Josh Sitton in FA. The 4 time pro bowler should really solidify the left side of the line, and his presence alone should make our young LT Laremy Tunsil a better player. Tunsil will learn from Sitton, as well as benefit from better play aside him. Sitton is an excellent pass blocker, and will open holes for the run game as well. After the release of C Mike Pouncey, the Dolphins wasted no time in trading for SF 49ers starting C Daniel Kilgore. Whether Kilgore is an upgrade over Pouncey remains to be seen, but we do know he will be practicing with his linemates from OTA’s all the way to the preseason, which is a good thing. Kilgore may actually be a better run blocker than Pouncey, so that should help our run game. We picked up the 5th YR option on RT Ja’Wuan James, so that just leaves the RG spot up for grabs between veteran Ted Larsen, up and comer Jesse Davis and last year’s 5th RD pick Isaac Asiata.
The Dolphins decided to fill the WR corps with a couple of veterans, one a long time veteran in WR Danny Amendola, the other a younger and ascending player in WR Albert Wilson. Amendola, a 9 year veteran who played his last 5 seasons with the Patriots is well known to Dolphins fans. One of those irritating smaller, quicker WR’s who we can never seem to cover well, Amendola is also a very clutch big game performer. Amendola really shined in the playoff spotlight, so we can only hope he can help us if we should reach that high. Albert Wilson is on the rise, albeit a low grade rise, but Wilson had his best season last year for the Chiefs. Another smaller, speedy WR who like Amendola, will play more in the slot, his YPR are at 12.5, which is 2.5YPR higher than Jarvis Landry. Wilson has 4.4 speed, so he will add some speed to the middle of the field, and give safeties and LBs fits.
At the RB position, we signed long time veteran RB Frank Gore, who spent his last 3 season with the Indianapolis Colts, after spending 10 years, no typo, with the 49ers. Gore has a lot of wear on his treads, but those reconstructed knees just keep going, and his wish was to finish his career in Miami, where it all started for him at the U of M. Gore joins last year’s standout RB Kenyan Drake, and in the draft in RD 4, we added even more firepower, drafting big back Kalen Ballage out of Arizona St. This big back moves very well, running a 4.46 and has very reliable hands and catches the ball extremely well. That basically gives us a stable of backs that can catch the ball out of the backfield, which is precisely what HC Adam Gase wants.
Saving the best for last, the Miami Dolphins finally addressed the TE position! I’ll say it again, it felt so good, the Dolphins finally addressed the TE position, doubling down in the draft. In RD 2, the Dolphins selected the most athletic TE in the draft, Penn State TE Mike Gesicki (JERSEY STRONG!). In RD 4, the Dolphins selected Notre Dame standout Durham Smythe. This gives the Dolphins just what they have missed for far too long. Gesicki, a super fast athletic receiving TE who can sky for the ball, a vertical leap over 41″ to be that seam busting TE and a nightmare to cover in the red zone. Durham Smythe is a fine receiving TE as well, but he’s also a dependable in line blocking TE, who will replace Anthony Fasano. I can’t wait to see this duo out on the field, terrorizing opposing defenses like our defense always has been.
OK, maybe I didn’t really save the best for last, but I’m very pleased that #17, Ryan Tannehill will be back this season. He’s worked very hard to get back in the game, rehabbing for nearly 2 years. As HC Adam Gase stated, Tannehill has remained right on top of things, learning every nuance of the offense, understanding better the offense, and he will get his hands back on the reins of this offense this season. I know he has detractors, but I’m a fan, and I really hope he can begin this season playing at the level he left off at in 2016. I think he was playing his best football, and the TD numbers were down due to the extremely slow start the team had in the first 5 games. Tannehill was balling, and if he could pick up where he left off, I like our chances for the playoffs with this newly constructed roster.
There’s an awful lot to be optimistic about this season, despite what the Vegas oddsmakers say. Robert Quinn, Cam Wake, Charles Harris and Andre Branch getting after the QB. Finally, a trio of competent LB’s with Raekwon McMillan manning the middle, surrounded by Kiko Alonso and Stephone Anthony, and mix in Jerome Baker on passing downs. A legit deep safety, Minkah Fitzpatrick, who can cover anywhere and everywhere on the field, which allows thumper and robber Reshad Jones to make plays closer to the LOS. A big safety who can come up and cover on passing downs, T.J. McDonald, and tackle like a LB, even if they don’t call him one. A defensive line rotation with 8 competent guys who will be rotating much more frequently to keep everyone fresher. Some good young corners, Cornell Armstrong and Jalen Davis to enter the mix, with our own CB/WR returning from injury, Tony Lippett, along with starters Xavien Howard and Cordrea Tankersley.
Just imagine if Devante Parker ever decides to be the WR we all hoped like hell he would be for the Dolphins. Add in Amendola, Wilson, Gesicki, Smythe and the trio of RB’s, and this offense could take off. I really believe there is something to look forward to this season, something way beyond 4 wins. It’s time for Tannehill to step up to that elusive next level, but I think we have the pieces in place to help him get there. A better O-line, a much less predictable offense that won’t be reliant on one player, and so many different personnel formations to run with confidence, 2 TE’s, 3 WR’s, a RB in the slot, 4 WR’s, whatever, we can do it all. Be optimistic, but cautiously optimistic. I don’t want anyone to go off the deep end. GO DOLPHINS!!!
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Good writeup, Mike. I’m optimistic, but cautiously optimistic. But I do see potential for this team to be a good team.
Nice write-up Mike. You could have probably left out the paragraph on the RBs, that may have been discussed on the blog already..
LOL – Ya think?
Amendola & Wilson meh. Gore blah. Giesicki yeah! Sitton & Kilgore yeah!
Great write Mike E !! I think this team will be much better then people think.
“sometime misfiring spark plug #14 WR” now that was one great description MIke E….and yeah he is a great player, but still….no nitro injector in him.
Think this O is going to be most interesting. And btwn the two new TEs, the most different Wilson and Amendola, plus the pass catching backs…….LBs and safeties have a lot of new worries. Have a feeling we will do a whole lot less three WR this year, unless you count Gesicki split out.
You mean as Rock affectionately calls him “The big WR”
Big slow WR. LOL
Gesicki was just a bit too short for the NBA given that some guards are 6’5″ now. Probably could have won Gold in the Olympics at volleyball, but that doesn’t pay as well. A faux dunk or spike might be a good endzone celebration for him after a redzone catch though.
God how hated playing him!
But much respect!!!!
I believe they call it an “Honored Enemy”?
Yeah, like the 1992 AFC Championship game in Miami, when the Dolphins acted like they had never seen a RB screen or swing pass ever!
What made it worse was I was in attendance for the game
One of the best quotes i have ever seen from a young player. “There is no extraordinary, without extra.” — Minkah Fitzpatrick
Bookman – We lost in the playoffs a lot in the 90’s. The Bills were a damn good team. It’s hard as hell to make 4 superbowls. They will forever be underappreciated because they lost all 4, but that’s still an amazing feat.
Q: It’s the summer of 2022. Which pick from the 2018 draft will we judge as the best?
A: (from ESPN writer and former NFL player) Matt Bowen — Minkah Fitzpatrick, S, Miami Dolphins. Fitzpatrick has the versatile traits to impact the game like Tyrann Mathieu. He’s that “monsterback” in the secondary who can cover, blitz, tackle and make plays on the ball. Miami found a defensive leader here.
Uh oh Wyoming, they are coming for your gals.
http://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/miami-dolphins-should-get-rid-of-their-cheerleaders-10345333
Blasphemy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
wyoming85 says:
May 16, 2018 at 12:47 pm
God how hated playing him!
But much respect!!!!
I believe they call it an “Honored Enemy”?
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I am in the same boat, he was a guy i absolutely hated, but it was because i hated playing against him. Had he been on our team, he would have been one of my favorite players all time. Too bad by the time we did get him he was old and busted.
Nice Write up Mike E (well the fist two paragraphs, then I skipped to the comments) I really hope Asiata wins the battle at RG this year!
Another great write up Mike E
Only thing I can add is that Stills should benefit from the speedy threat of Wilson and the sneaky of Amendola. Stills will be popping some big ones this year having the field opening up as the D cant just sit back and wait for that old spark plug to grab the 5 yard pass.
Long as you are giving Mike E props…..you forgot all the heads turning towards the middle as Gesicki is running open to the goal posts.
Yep. This offense can be very good if OL holds up.
You guys mean “the big slow wide receiver / Passive approach as blocker puts run plays in immediate peril
Tannehill needs to remember how to throw the deep ball again. he was just working it out when he got hurt.
Part of what we will do, but think we will get a whole lot of quick break stuff into open space. And think Grant is gonna be part of it.
Good point ER – Somehow Stills escaped my thoughts while writing this article
Rock – You’re going to love Gesicki. You may never outwardly admit it, but you may have a secret shrine in your home before year’s end.
LOL he is fine. I just like being a curmudgeon. and once you start something how do you reverse it?
2018 Fest Date Poll
Thank you for voting!
JETS – Sunday 11/4 1PM 42.86% (12 votes)
LIONS – Sunday 10/21 1PM 39.29% (11 votes)
BEARS – Sunday 10/14 1PM 17.85% (5 votes)
Total Votes: 27
So the Jets game won right? That is the Fest game?
Lions and Bears and Jets, oh MY!
Rock — since I wanted the Lions and the board has spoken….I’m out. Will leave to you to set up. You won that honor with your 8 or 9 Jets votes.
The jets game was soo last year.. PPFFFFTTT !!
Lions it is – I already cleared the time off, and I’m sure others have as well. If you want to see the Jets that bad, come to the Met Life Takeover!
Already set it is the Lions……but Rock is proud on how he can play with the poll while other folks worry about stuff like when they take their vacation, what hotel, plane prices and such.
Love Rock…..but real life involved in such.
They have to go out an prove it but we have more weapons overall on both sides of the ball than we had last year. It should be fun to watch how it plays out.
RAH! RAH!
http://dailydolphin.blog.palmbeachpost.com/2018/05/16/ryan-tannehills-comeback-for-miami-dolphins-marino-other-qbs-have-rebounded-quickly/
I was just joking! I clicked on it at work today and it recorded my vote again and I laughed. Lions game is the Fest, JBB.
Sorry Stanger, I didn’t mean to upset you. The date has been set for weeks so I didn’t think messing around would bother anyone. My bad and my apologies.
Before shortly after an issue you said you voted Jets five times…..and then it popped up three more. Only other person who said they went Jets is SB7. And yeah I take the Fest seriously. Not asking you to bring a dip….but you get the idea.
my apology is sincere so please accept it. The poll hasn’t mattered for weeks now.
Tim, I am feeling positive about the roster and upcoming season too. (You don’t say!? Rockphin drinking the Kool-aid? Unheard of!) I really feel like they have a vision of how to win and like what they have done in that direction. Speed, interchangability, finding the pieces that have been missing on this team for years. TE, guys how can cover TE’s, etc.
Yeah man. To me if the OL and DT positions are solid, we should be better. If Tannehill plays well we’re a playoff team.
if how we feel about our depth comes to fruition. If our LB’s wind up sucking.
I find it humorous that some fans are concerned about a QB coming back from an ACL but less concerned about a LB coming back from one.
I feel the potential is there with this squad. They just have to PROVE IT to OD. LOL
I found this interesting (and encouraging) from the Phinsider
our roster is currently made up as follows
Drafted Players (30)
Undrafted Free Agents (25)
Free Agents (23)
Trades / Waivers (11)
The Dolphins have been trying to do it right the last 3-4 years.
https://www.thephinsider.com/2018/5/15/17352628/miami-dolphins-roster-2018-draft-picks-undrafted-free-agents-trades-free-agent-signings
They’re also staying away from the big FA signings. I debated Lou all offseason about some of this.
It’s about time. It’s something I’ve been saying for a long time. Stop spending big money on free agents and build the team right.
You have to sign free agents, but you don’t have to go in desperate to the point that you severely overpay for a player. We’ve been avoiding that, and it works.
What I forgot to add earlier, our young guys have been here for 2-3 years now in the same system and have APPEARED to be developing so I am excited to see that trend continue.
Mike E. says:
May 16, 2018 at 7:44 pm
You have to sign free agents….
It will be nice when we can get to a point where players “play for us at a discount for a chance at a ring”
Hell yeah it will
I’m very excited about the addition of Minkah Fitzpatrick. Before the draft I felt he would be one of those guys who helps turn a defense around. We got him. I think we landed special. I really like our first 5 picks in the top 4 rounds. After that we’ll see. CB Cornell Armstrong should compete for a spot or at least PS. LB Quentin Poling should compete for a spot or at least PS. Rizzi seems high on K Jason Sanders.
A note about Sanders and his pct. as a K in college, Rizzi pointed out that’s not that important. He cited like 7-8 top NFL kickers who weren’t high pct. kickers in college. He said he looks for the leg strength and talent, and also the makeup of the individual. He feels better execution can be coached.
If you want to see the Jets that bad, come to the Met Life Takeover!
I already put it out there that I am interested in doing this this year. I need to look at my work schedule around that date.
Good, I hope Tim can make it too, you’ll love him.
Tim, I saw on Sanders Rizzi saying he kicked the laces a lot in his career in college and that he won’t be kicking the laces in the nfl.
Yep! Holder’s fault, not his. He also talked about P Matt Haack who he thinks his best football is ahead of him and that’s why there’s no competition there. He said he punted for like 19 straight months with his college season, prep for the NFL draft, then a 16 game NFL season and hit a bit of a wall. He now has had an offseason. These are things fans and media don’t often think about.
Middle of Sept is tough for me to get time off, but it’s not like I would need to take a whole week. Friday & Monday. Of course 4 days in a hotel in NY cost a lot more that 4 days in a hotel in Hollywood. 😉
You should stay in NJ, it’s cheaper
We may have discussed this already but I actually like that all of our games are 1:00 games this year except for the Thursday night game.
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“But Miami seems determined to really, really try. Gase and Tannehill do not want to be last in the NFL in offensive plays again in 2018. And because it seems obvious the Dolphins will attempt to play faster and pass more often, it seems unlikely.”
Now wait a minute… we were told that most of our Offensive staff changes this offseason were made because we wanted to RUN THE BALL more often.
Maybe Schad is talking out of turn above — and I’m not trying to sound like a downer — but I’m already not liking what I’m hearing. It seems as if this team has no firm plan, vision, or identity heading into the summer.
Either the beat writers aren’t hearing correctly… or they are, and there’s already conflict on the staff as to how this Offense is designed to work in ’18. $#!t, maybe the staff is just throwing a bunch of disinformation out there, but there’s really no need to do that.
Just an observation.
You don’t have to always run up-tempo, but it sure would be nice to be able to do it well if the game dictates it.
Play fast and be balanced mixing it up. We have more in the toolbox now.
Hopefully it all works out in the end. At least we have the summer to work on our identity if there are any internal disagreements right now.
I’m sure we’ll be fine, but I found the conflict in interest (run more often vs pass more often) to be noteworthy.
We have a much deeper TE room than we’ve had in years. Gavin Escobar was brought into compete but I also think it was to add more experience to the group. He’s gone through 4 offseasons in the NFL. At the least he can help the young guys prepare.
Watch after drafting the young stud TEs this is the year Escobar becomes the main man. LOL
Could actually happen, not likely but could…
Who’d expect him to start over Written or Kelce???
o17 didn’t really count for Escobar cuz he was with two different teams..
He’s still fairly youthful himself,
Had to learn some tricks from HOF
Witten & Kelce at the pace he’s goin!!!
GOGESICKIFINS!!!
You can play fast uptempo and still run. Its basically how the Cheats run the ball. Wait for the right defense and trap them out on the field.
Smythe is going to big a bigger pick than appears for this reason. He can run block and is a pretty darn good receiver.
*to be, not to big
Agreed, and Smythe might be our sleeper.
Yes. A good solid all around TE
Helluva game tonight. Just a little short.. NEED to win Friday
Has Da’Mob figured out the OSK if the potential KO rule changes take place??
What about on sides kicks,
(Receiving team has to stay 15 yards from LOS before contact)
Or until ball touches ground
OSK Ball only has to go 10 yards
(Receiving team previously allowed within 10 yards)
No running start for kicking team
No stacked sides, (5 per side of ball)
How’s that gonna work???
On side kick every play, if the receiving team can’t come within 15 yards of the LOS??
Seems like, if the receiving team has to run full blast 5 yards forward
While the kicking team is running full blast 11 yards forward
That OSK collisions will be more intense
than when the receiving team STOOD 10 yards away
What am I missing, has Da’Mob figured out how that’s gonna go??
IFFF voted in!!!
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000933125/article/nfl-to-consider-several-proposed-kickoff-rule-changes
I was thinking the same thing. It didnt make sense to me either
Lol, read what you wrote, it’s all right there. Your collision assumption isn’t accurate, based on your up the page fact.
“””Up page fact”””???
OSK dribble, receiving team can charge forward (once OSK dribbler touches field)!!!
BIGGER COLLISIONS 10 yards from KO LOS
Is what comes to my mind
Receiving team didn’t use to have to charge five yards toward a 10 yard OSK dribbler!!!
I don’t want us to have an identity, especially on offense, if that means we are predictable and thus easier to prep for and sub against. I want teams to not know what they will be up against on certain down and distance situations or certain clock time and/or lead vs. behind scenarios.
Let them wonder. In recent years ppl knew what we would do all the time. That’s bad.
No name offense
Rock I like the 1PM games as well.
Ppl complained about us not being able to use the heat to our advantage with having home games at night or late afternoon.
Let those visitors bake. Maybe we can get their LB to puke in the EZ.
MF13, I don’t recall hearing from anywhere except Ocala Rob that the team intends to run more or that was the reason for the staff changes I’m not sure where you got that. I tend to agree that we should run more I just don’t remember any statements from the coaches or team saying that. Lots of people said we were absolutely going to take a quarterback this year that didn’t happen either.
No London game and no West Coast games, so much less travel this year.
GB and Minny are far but Vikes are indoors so no cold.
No hurricane, hopefully . . .
In the kickoff change proposals article they say to make it more like a punt…if they want to make it more like a punt, let them punt it, and only allow 2 guys deep, everyone else has to be between 10-15 yards from where the ball is kicked, reducing the full speed contact.
I heard that they want to make the fair catch available inside the 10 and give the receiving team the option of making a fair catch and bringing it out to the 25, eliminating the corner and pooch punts.
Datt would suck as well as receiving team not having to touch the ball once it enters EZ which equates to automatic touch back!!!
I remember back in the day, if a guy received the KO and somehow ended up walking out the back of the EZ it was a Safety, now they do it all the time when catching at back end line…
I like some of the POTENTIAL NEW KO RULES,
seems like Grant should have more space initially upon reception!!!
Darren Rizzi was one of the coaches asked to participate in the KO changes conversation and he explained a lot of it in his recent presser if you want to get some more understanding.
Still don’t get how the OSK is gonna pan out!!!
I feel like I’m in Seattle instead of NJ. Rain, rain, and more rain!
You brought that shit with you at the last Fest !!
Did I? It may have been nicer in NJ
Just checked the weather from last year, yep, I brought that shitty weather with me! lol
It sucks. It’s just constant. Did you get a lot of damage by you after that wicked storm? Not so much right by me, but there was a lot of shit down in other areas. Friends of mine from Bergen County had some major damage. One friend had a tree come down crushing his fence and just fell short of hitting his house. The tips of the top branches leaned against his house. The tree was just short enough not to damage the house. Big trees and homes don’t go together.
Nope, no damage, but I’m tired of the relentless rain and the sub 60 degree temperatures.
It’s probably 70 here today but muggy and cloudy. Rain stopped for now.
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Now Jarvis can get his hair all pretty, and do his En-vogue first down pose for the cameras for 60 minutes a week without concerning his coach about getting to the hurry up LOS !!!
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000933206/ar…
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HULKFEST — Sunday 10/21 vs Lions
Sat eve meet-up as always plus our new to be usghe event — tunes with the Dog on Friday on Hollywood Beach. And traditional Chef Warren spread at the tailgate.
Ended up with Sec 317 (like the 40) and way down lower than we normally get. Seats in rows, 10, 13 and 15 in Sec 317 to be had at $65 each….unless they run out of course.
IN
Hulk
Mike E (+2)
Pig
Doggy (+2 or +3)
Son (+1-3)
Rock
stanger (+2-4)
OD (may sit with the crew)
Phelon (+1 and own seats)
Krishna (+1) (sitting with the crew?)
Toba (+1)
Bookman (+1)
POSSIBLE
ElephantRider
Naples (+1)
Herd
Boulder
Twice
(tell me if missed someone who popped on with interest)
Won’t be putting out the list like getting ready for the seat draft for a while…..but anyone who stops in let them know the Fest is – well – the Fest. And no problem adding on plus folks either.
Sure am glad we drafted this guy! We really have needed a TE for a long time.
http://www.miamidolphins.com/news/article-1/Blocking-Only-Part-Of-Smythe%E2%80%99s-Game/2b3608be-f6c3-4b67-b206-faa73c1e433e
It’s going to be one good 2 TE package
ghey, I mean just look at him.
Yeah he’s not just a blocker. He’ll help us as a receiver too.
Smythe on Fasano:
“Obviously I would watch some of his stuff in the pros but at Notre Dame, he was a guy who wasn’t just a big receiver,” Smythe said of Fasano. “He was a guy who would grind it out, in-line, but then he could split out. He could run on a deep corner or something like that. So (he was) a guy who could do a little bit of everything. Then another one (like that) was Kyle Rudolph, because he’s kind of the same way — a big guy who can play in-line but at the same time can run deep overs and things like that. He doesn’t really have to be a guy who can be taken off the field.”
Ultimately, that’s the goal for Smythe, becoming a complete tight end and staying on the field in all situations.
Mike E, why are you so insecure about Smythe? You gotta throw Gheysucking into the coversation.
Just fucking with ya. I’m not insecure, just busting your balls because you wanted gogurt and we got Gesicki instead
There was no conversation, I just posted 2 pictures silly!
He doesn’t really have to be a guy who can be taken off the field.
READ: Doesn’t have a passive approach as blocker puts run plays in immediate peril like some other big WR we drafted…..
(I just can’t help myself. I really like Gesicki, just don’t tell MikeE)
“I’ll say it again, it felt so good, the Dolphins finally addressed the TE position, doubling down in the draft. In RD 2, the Dolphins selected the most athletic TE in the draft, Penn State TE Mike Gesicki (JERSEY STRONG!). In RD 4, the Dolphins selected Notre Dame standout Durham Smythe. This gives the Dolphins just what they have missed for far too long. Gesicki, a super fast athletic receiving TE who can sky for the ball, a vertical leap over 41″ to be that seam busting TE and a nightmare to cover in the red zone. Durham Smythe is a fine receiving TE as well, but he’s also a dependable in line blocking TE, who will replace Anthony Fasano. I can’t wait to see this duo out on the field, terrorizing opposing defenses like our defense always has been.”
We got two talented TEs in this draft. We all wanted that position addressed and we did it in full force and now we have all this fickle ghey shit going on. LOL
it is GOD-ert Mike not gogurt. Get it right. The comparisons will go on for years. (and Smythe migth wind up being the best of them! lol)
I referred to him as Joe-Dirt, had him & Gesicki neck in neck!!
GOFINS!!!
the Dolphins selected the SECOND most athletic TE in the draft, Penn State TE Mike Gheysucki (JERSEY STENCH!).
There I fixed it for you. LOL
As ORob would say, ^ Dick. lol
Tim, it will stop when Mike admits I am right! LOL
Mike I have two side bets for you. (gentlemen’s bets, unless you want to do a money bet)
1. Smythe will “start” before Gesicki.
2. Smythe will score a regular season TD before Gesicki.
Starting doesn’t mean much to me. Gesicki may not get as much playing time in the beginning because Smythe is an in line TE, Gesicki is a receiver. I’ll bet you that Gesicki has more receptions and TD’s by season’s end though.
Both possible but not important. I’m real happy we landed both.
This is funny from “Football Outsiders Four Downs”
Buffalo Bills
Biggest need: Wide receiver
Let’s go into this with the idea that Josh Allen is a stab at solving the quarterback problem. Hey, stop laughing! We know it’s an absurd premise. But let’s give them the benefit of the doubt on that pick. Buffalo’s highest-regarded receiver, Kelvin Benjamin….
A big, slow WR, interesting! LOL
http://dailydolphin.blog.palmbeachpost.com/2018/05/17/why-proposed-changes-to-kickoffs-could-give-leg-up-to-miami-dolphins-jakeem-grant/
PROPS! 13kvFINS said it first!
Rizzi memorized more than just Stephen Gostkowski, he ripped off like 7-8 different kickers who are really good in the NFL who had low percentages in college.
LACES OUT!
So much of this could benefit a Dolphins team that needs every inch of field position for the offense that it can get. Last season, the Dolphins were seventh in the NFL with an average of 54.4 kickoff return yards a game. For perspective, the Chiefs led at 65.7. But Miami was 20th in return average at 20.9 after finishing tied for fourth in 2016 at 25.1 yards. Miami’s longest return in 2017, 37 yards, ranked 25th in the league.
we were 7th in the league because we returned too many kicks (after giving up too many scores!)
Would love if the biggest worry is the kicker….
Maybe Tannehill could call him our idiot kicker like Manning did with Vanderjagt
Interesting rules changes proposal for the kickoff.
So the changes would open up the return game again, but effectively eliminate the onside kick. With no running start the kicking team has basically no chance to recover an onside.
Receiving team is 15, NOT 10 yards from tee’d up ball !!!
OSK ???
Ah, I didn’t catch that, so that should even it out then.
It may even give the kicking team a bit more advantage as the receivers now have to run up to the ball every time for an onside.
Actually, looking at it again, the ‘set up zone’ is from the receiving team’s 40 to the kicking teams 45. So the receiving team CAN line up 10 yards away from the kick.
So I’m back to thinking these changes will significantly reduce the percentage of successful onside kicks.
Regardless of all the opinions on Tannehill, it’s a really good thing that the entire org is behind him and everyone is in on him being our starting QB this year. Big year for Ryan to prove he’s good to go and worth that investment.
The thing I like about Ryan is he has always said competition doesn’t bother him. He’s been competing his entire life. That’s how he got here. You don’t get to the NFL not competing.
Kong – They were actually considering eliminating the OSK completely anyway, too many injuries. It still might happen.
They’re trying to reduce the distance players run to minimize momentum and collision speeds. They were ON NFL radio more injuries occur on OSK’s than regular KO’s
Makes sense. The way the changes set it up hurt the kicking team’s chances, but if they really want to eliminate it, I wonder if they’ll just say the ball has to travel at least 25 yards or something to that effect.
^ they were saying on NFL radio
Thought I heard Rizzi say “”believe it or not a lot of injuries are taking place upon the EZ downing of the ball”””. Which seems very odd, but he did say “”believe it or not”””
The way I’m seeing that chart/setup zone is that the
Receiving team HAS TO LINEUP 15 yards away, and
CANNOT BLOCK inside of that 15 yards,
Or until THE BALL TOUCHES THE GROUND
Being permitted to block and/or step inside of said 15 yards via the BALL TOUCHING THE GROUND suggest OSK
So, I’m thinking the receiving team guys that ((( have to lineup 15 yards from the ball ))), will upon kick have to deduct if it’s an OSK and charge 5 yards forward for 10 yard OSK recovery
Or if it a regular KO and begin back peddle so they don’t get run past via roadrunners ( beep beep )…
If this is how it gonna be POTENTIALLY,
I envision advantages to the kicking team on OSK,
And the receiving team on regular KO…
Maybe the NFL wants most possessions beginning between the 40’s??
Sorry, Sorry to “”fart in anyone general direction””
Just miffed with what the OSK may become!!!
Can’t wait for most of it to be voted in,
And a clear definition of the end results!!!
Eliminating it (which I don’t see) would suck for those in need of a late comeback, or as a surprise OSK when least expected!!!
GOFINS!!!
So the Fest is the Lions game right?
I saw some idiot kicker on here saying it was the stej game. That was so last year.
My favorite version of this classic
I like Billy’s version better
Smythe is the Shyte.
Found the perfect shirt!
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/rgNCoK3A_nhE3I8NHB_jPgOQUHJ4awT1d9UwqCPxdMY1jcqwoUnPnk4ksvEM-tqhWltOlQ=s85
extra small?
Fits me!
Nostalgic!
LIGHTNING WINS!! – – LIGHTNING WINS!! Tampa Bay regains the so-far worthless home ice advantage in this series with a stunning 4-2 win in Washington. I say “worthless” because the home teams are 0-4 so far in this series. Overall, home teams are 34-40 in this year’s Stanley Cup Playoffs!!
#1 star has to be Bolts’ goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy, who stood on his head this game. At one time, Tampa Bay had 7 shots on goal while the Caps had 28!! Tampa Bay can’t continue to get out shot 4-1 or 3-1 and win this series. But, tonight, “VASY” stole one game for the Lightning. Game 5 is Saturday Night at Amalie Arena in Tampa. Can the Bolts be the FIRST TEAM to win a home game in this series???
13kv:
I’ve posted the link again for easy reference.
If you click on it to enlarge it, you can see the set up zone begins at the kicking team 45 and ends at the receiving team 40. You would have to have 8 men within that zone which starts 10 yds away from the kick. It overlaps the no block zone by 5 yds, so the ball would have to touch the ground first before you can block in that overlapping 5 yds, but in the case of an OSK, it would likely hit the ground right away or be touched. The biggest change would be the kicking team doesn’t get a running start.
Of course this may be a moot point, it hasn’t even been voted in yet, lol.
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or I guess I posted and image for easy reference, lol.
Moot point Yea maybe??
I heard it said many times that those 8 receiving team players have to lineup 15 yards away!!!
I believe that the other colored in 5 yards/10 yards from ball is for in the case of an OSK which is when that 5yards/10 yards from KO can be approached/only upon an OSK…
That’s how I interperate it via looking at chart and as far as the 15 yard lineup must which is what I’ve heard on TV numerous times…
I don’t think it’ll be a moot point, some of the proposals are very likely to be passes…
Guess we’ll have to wait for an exact explanation!!!
Personally what I’m seeing and hearing doesn’t make sense, cuz if what I’m hearing/seeing comes to be, I see bigger collisions on OSK, cuz if it takes place the receiving team will be running forward 5 yards while the kicking team is running forward full speed 11 yards toward the ball..
Before it was just the kicking team running 5 yards to gather speed and ten yards toward simply standing receiving team players..
Now (if what I see actually is)
There will be one train at full speed moving five yards in the direction of another train moving 11 yards on the same track…
GOFINS!!!
On that chart the 8 receiving team X’s are all lined up 15 yards away from KO LOS!!!
Wyoming, the “extra small” was a joke because when I clicked the link the picture of the shirt was smaller than our avatars on this page. I couldn’t see anything other than it was a shirt.
extra small was a joke…. that’s what she said.
Yanny – Yanny – Yanny – Yanny – Yanny – Yanny
laurel, laurel, laurel, laurel, yanny, laurel
Mike, I thought that hole Yanny thing was a prank where they had TWO sound clips. The first time I heard it I heard Laurel every time. Then I heard it again later on another broadcast and COULDN’T hear Laurel if I tried. I thought immediately it was a hoax being played.
Either way it’s silly and unimportant. It’s amazing how things sweep through this country and become such a rage. I only hear Yanny, I never heard Laurel
I was thinking it was a practical joke like Rock, but it apparently has to do whether you here the high or low pitched of what is there. And that goes to both ears and speakers being different.
I only heard Laurel, didn’t hear anything other than Laurel and definitely didn’t hear yanny…
WEIRD!!!
Alright Stanger – “In the City” by the Eagles is playing on my iPod – WHat movie?
You should have put that question out and said I was the one who couldn’t answer. Gonna shove that bat up your ass and turn you into a popsicle. 🙂
LOL – That was a harsh response. lol
but it apparently has to do whether you here the high or low pitched of what is there. And that goes to both ears and speakers being different.
HUH! I guess that makes sense. I heard it on the morning news and didn’t have my surround sound on (just the TV speakers) and heard Yanny but then I heard it again in the car and hear Laurel.
way different sound systems.
Stanger – Did you ever watch the show “Dexter”? Remar was pretty good in that show.
Caught the first 3 or 4 seasons of Dexter. Loved it at first but even the dramatic formula wore on me after a while. And hard not to like like Remar — but he’ll always be Ajax and Gantz (48 hours) to me.
loved that show till the end, but it did get a little stale. I really liked the cast, so I stuck with it.
What is the Yanny/Laurel thing all about?
I don’t even know where it started but it’s like the recaptcha thing you used to have to use to prove you weren’t a robot, it gave you a word to type in, but it also had the option to listen to the word. It was like that.
They say that Ameer Abdullah might get cut by Detroit. Id take a flyer on him, he has some serious speed and would be a good third down or change of pace back for us. We have for sure three loks for the team right now at RB in Drake, Ballage and Gore, but we have been known to carry 4, and that would be a really good compliment to our team if he were to beat out whomever else was there to compete with. He could be an upgraded version of Williams for us, an upgrade over both Perry and likely Howell, though i know nothing about that kid. He would be a better kick returner than Perry as well.
There might be even better options for us to ring in for competition in preseason, but especially if Abdullah is an early cut or if they plan on trading him for a really late round pick, my opiion is he would give us even better options for certain packages on offense and give better depth at the same time, with his former starters experience and homerun speed.
I’m surprised they’re going to cut him, He’s better than Riddick and younger than Blount
Abdullah has been a major disappointment. I would much rather have Drake on the field on 3rd down
Mike, The Warriors
Unless you’re confusing it with All Night Long which was in Urban Cowboy.
It’s Laurel and that’s what it was recorded as.
Yep – Warriors, Stanger’s fave
So I went and listened to this Yanny or Laurel thing and whatever I clicked on clearly said Laurel. I don’t get it!
All I ever heard is Yanni, and am not alone. So you and I are case in point on why it became a big deal. Two different people sitting next to each can have one hear one and the other the other. It’s pretty weird.
Wow really? So you hear Yanny with this?
Even moving the side bar all the way to the Laurel side…..all I get is Yanny. But that is on my small computer speakers.
Wow man that’s just crazy to me.
OK, not to confuse matters more between the laurel and yanny, but if you click the link above when it brings you to the site, the Laurel and Yanny are reversed (RIght and Left)
I’ve never heard yanny it says laurel every time
Same here.
Omg I don’t see how anyone hears Laurel?
I hear Laurel no matter which way a push the slider. LOL
Rock, I watched John Congemi interview Ballage and he doesn’t come across the way you’ve been saying he does at all. I guess it’s a Laurel and Yanny thing. LOL
Tim, wasn’t me. I THINK I know what you are talking about. Someone was saying he has the “look” like Fuckface and a couple of other guys had. Like they were stoned? Yeah that wasn’t me. Wyoming maybe?
Oh wow I thought that was you. But I don’t see that.
Sorry, Rock, it was Steve.
Tim, now I’m thinking that it was either Steve or MF13. I kind of saw “that look” in the one picture that was posted but I never agreed with it overall, because I watched his videos and he looks like a high effort kind of guy rather than a “high” effort kind of guy. if you get my meaning.
I hear Laurel unless I move the slide bar all the way.
BTW did anyone else notice that when you click the link above the website had Laurel and Yanny on opposite sides than as shown on the embedded link above?
I only here “Laurel”, but then again, I never liked Yanni’s music.
ROFLMAO!
https://scontent-mia3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/32914967_1622213811161815_5678898495705055232_n.jpg?_nc_cat=0&oh=3241e678d99420c250a73a780cb708f9&oe=5B874B51
Damn it! Never mind!
Here’s a great piece posted by Patrick today,
(If interested), Patrick’s an extremely good writer!!!
http://www.dolphinshout.com/2018/05/defining-miami-dolphin-puzzle.html?m=0
It’s a picture of a man snuggling his woman in bed with a speech bubble that says “I lover you Laurel” and she has a speech bubble that says “who the f*ck is yanny?”
That’s funny
LMAO!!
on another note, does anyone know how to turn off fucking “auto-incorrect” I am so sick of typing something and having this freaking phone change it right before I hit post. I’ll read it and it will what I typed and then it changes just as I’m hitting post.
LOVE not LOVER
Tried to include link but it wouldn’t post several times!!!
Is there a reason for that not to work??
Anyways..
You all oughta take a look at Patrick post today
Via ((( Dolphin Shout )))
Patrick’s an extremely good writer!!!
GOFINS!!!
for what ever reason, I suspect that if post links sometimes they go to “moderation” or the “spam” folder that only admins can clear. I’ve had it happen to me before where I could post but if I posted a link it just wouldn’t go through no matter what.
Thanks Rock 😁
Huhh, guesstimate were correct Rock..
It finally posted itself with link, a few post above here…
You check out Patrick’s work??
GOFINS!!!
Stupid spell check!!!
Guesstimate
Was supposed to be guess you were correct!!!
The Yanny and Laurel think i think i have figured it out. Lets say you hear Yanny, if you move all the way to the Laurel end making it change tone/speed a major amount, you will hear the other, it you just slowly move it and the change in tone or speed dont change much you will hear the same all the way up or down across it. Go back and try it and you will see what i mean.
Oh and Rock you can hear Yanny or Laurel, but whichever you hear first, unless you move it all the way across the page it wont change. I got it to bounce back and forth hearing Yanny then Laurel then Yanny then Laurel just bouncing it back and forth.
I can hear both the words across a chunk of the spectrum, and slowly go across it, but if i jump chunks across the spectrum one or the other of them disappear.
I don’t have speakers at work, so I have to do it on my I-pad which has NO base at all. I can hear Yanny on my Ipad, but I could only hear Laurel when there was bass involved (my car)
The only Yanny I hear when I slide it toward Yanny is kind of a light tinny echo but Laurel is still the dominant sound.
Anyone have a favorite UDFA they are pulling for yet, or a roster bubble guy?
As for UDFA’s im kinda pulling for the Quincy Redmond kid who is the DE from Fairmont. He has a really heart warming story of overcoming adversity and id like to see him overcome the odds and make the team even if its just for PS to start.
Im also pulling for Drew Morgan to make the 53 this year. With the WR’s they have that are already locks to make the roster, its going to leave him a really hard road to do so but i think he could be a Edelman/Amendola clone for us. If he doesnt make it he can still be stashed on the PS but id like to see him have a chance to make the roster and be active for a game(s).
sorry wasnt supposed to be done as a reply.
I hear “oink”
Humans are crazy
Lol