Oh yeah!!! This is the unit that has me excited, because we haven’t had good play at MLB in a while, and this year, Raekwon McMillan is back and ready to be the tackling machine we have missed. I’m not going to count T.J. McDonald, or Minkah Fitzpatrick, or Reshad Jones in this article, but we know they all will be rotating in on passing downs and basically playing nickel LB, whether they officially call it that or not. These 2 things, Raekwon being there to stop run plays, and the combination of the safeties and LB Jerome Baker in coverage make me feel much more confident about our defense going forward. The need for Kiko Alonso to be the guy in coverage is now over, and the Dolphins will be in better hands for it. We’ve seen enough of him unsuccessfully chasing players catching footballs and being a good 5 yards behind them.
We currently have 10 LB’s on the roster, but once we get down to the serious cuts, we’ll probably have only six remaining. Let’s look at what we have, and who I think sticks, and who I think doesn’t.
Kiko Alonso – LB 6’3 239 28YO
Alonso has been a steady performer the Dolphins. He played and started in 15 games in 2016, and all 16 games in 2017. Although he struggles in coverage, he’s been a good player for us. Last year Alonso finished with 115 total tackles (79 solo), along with 2 sacks and 2 FF’s. Kiko will be playing mostly on the weak side which I think is exactly where he belongs. In 2016, he had the huge INT and TD return for 60 yards. I think he’s a little under appreciated here, but he’s been a solid, dependable player.
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Raekwon McMillan – LB 6’2 248 22YO
Raekwon was injured in the season opener covering the first punt of the year as he collided with teammate Deon Lacey. He tore his ACL, but he is now fully recovered and ready to take the reins of this defense as the defensive signal caller, the MLB. The big 250 LB ran a 4.6 40 at the combine, and he had a very nice career at Ohio St. I think McMillan will be the difference maker in this LB corps. Last year Chase Allen and Mike Hull filled in some, and while Allen flashed some, I don’t think he made the impact that McMillan will for us this season. He’s already shown he’s ready as even early in practices in OTA’s, McMillan was adjusting the defense and putting players in the appropriate position.
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Stephone Anthony – LB 6’3 245 26YO
The SLB is less set in stone than the WLB and MLB spots are. At the moment, Stephone Anthony is manning the SLB spot, but he may face some competition from rookie Jerome Baker, and possibly even Chase Allen. The former 1st RD pick (#31) of the New Orleans Saints started out as a MLB, but the Saints coaches felt the strain of the mental aspects of the game lessened his play, so they tried to work him at OLB, but after a promising rookie season, his play fell off and then so did his playing time, which made him expendable for a 5th RD pick last season. He will be given every chance to win the job, but he’s going to have to show a little something, because the 5th we spent on acquiring pales when compared to the 3rd we spent on Jerome Baker. This may be the last chance for Anthony to be a starter.
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Terrence Garvin – LB 6’3 242 27YO
Garvin is basically a ST’s standout. He can also provide depth, but Garvin’s meal ticket is his special teams prowess. Garvin has played for the 3 NFL teams, and at each stop, he’s been the ST’s ace. Garvin was signed in 2013 by the Pittsburgh Steelers as an UDFA. He played 3 seasons for the Steelers, and then was picked up by the Redskins in 2016. Last season he played for the Seattle Seahawks. Garvin has started only 4 games in his 5 year career.
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Mike Hull – LB 6’0 235 27YO
Hull was signed as an UDFA here in MIA in 2015. Hull appeared in only 3 games as a rookie in 2015, but played in all 16 games in both ’16 and ’17, with 4 starts. Hull plays special teams, so he that’s where his value is, plus he can play MLB in a pinch, but just don’t expect a lot. He will continue to be a special teams player and a backup if he makes the cut.
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Jerome Baker – LB 6’1 229 21YO
Baker was our 3rd RD pick (#73) in the 2018 NFL Draft. Baker now gives us 2 LB’s drafted from Ohio State (Raekwon McMillan). His strengths are Kiko Alonso’s weakness, but Kiko’s strength is Jerome Baker’s weakness. Kiko is tough playing the run, while Baker struggles to beat and shed blocks in the run game, and gets wiped out too often. Baker’s strength is pass coverage, where he is a bit above average in that regard, and that’s Kiko’s weak point, he doesn’t cover well. A combo of these 2 players would be ideal, but Baker could eventually replace Kiko on the weak side, or he can also displace Stephone Anthony on the strong side. In order to do either of the two, Baker is going to have show more toughness beating blocks and making tough tackles, and continue to show development as a coverage LB. It’s likely Baker is more of a depth player and ST’s player his rookie year, but a strong showing in TC and preseason games could change that quickly. He also will likely get to play some nickel or dime LB if he proves competent in the preseason
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Chase Allen – LB 6’3 250 25YO
Allen was signed in 2017 as an UDFA. Allen appeared in all 16 games, and was forced to start 4 games due to injuries (McMillan) and cuts (Maualuga). Allen definitely flashed some ability finishing with 33 total tackles (24 solo) along with a FF. He will continue to be a ST’s player, and can provide adequate depth at any of the LB positions.
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Quentin Poling – LB 6’1 235 24YO
Poling was Miami’s 7th RD pick in the 2018 NFL draft (#227). He is another athletic player, somewhat in the mold of Jerome Baker, but Poling played at Ohio, not Ohio State. He’s a decent cover LB, and likes to chase and tackle. At Ohio, Poling made 43.5 tackles behind the LOS, in addition to 18 sacks, and 7 INT’s. He will have to continue to make those type of plays in the preseason to make the cut. The best chance for Poling to make it would be if the Dolphins don’t see enough from Stephone Anthony, which is a possibility. Right now I’d give him an outside shot, but if Hull or Anthony or Allen are cut, that could give Poling the in.
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Frank Ginda – LB 6’0 245 21YO
Frank Ginda was signed a week ago as an UDFA. he was signed right after LB Mike McCray unexpectedly decided to retire from the NFL. Ginda was a fine player at San Jose St. Last season, Ginda finished with 173 total tackles (94 solo) which led the NCAA in tackles. He shows good instincts, and always flows to the ball. He needs to work on shedding tackles, but Ginda is a player. He’s somewhat of a longshot, but if he can show the same type of play he had at San Jose St, he might be a surprise roster invitee.
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So that’s the LB’s, and again, I’m pretty enthusiastic about this group. I can’t wait to see Raekwon manning the middle, and I’m encouraged that if Stephone Anthony doesn’t step up his game, the Dolphins have at least 2-3 guys that can replace him and give us something.
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ER, is white tuna like the poor man’s lobster = monkfish?
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LOL, we’ve turned into a food blog! 🙂
I’m not a big fan of sushi, but I do love calamari.
ER, do you serve calamari?
Love calamari, especially the tentacles.
Really like grilled octopus too, it’s fantastic
I’ve had that and yes it’s delicious.
I think we found one of those UDFA OL from 2015 who bounced around between SEA and NYJ a bit and he’s now hitting his stride with us. There’s a lot of them out there. He’s got the size and ability but he needed to polish his game. Sometimes if rookies are that raw they go undrafted. Back in the day he might of have been an 8th or 9th rd pick etc.
IT’S A MIRACLE!!!!! – – – I SAY IT’S A MIRACLE!!!!
AFTER YEARS of frustration, I FINALLY CONVINCED THE DOLPHINS’ TICKET OFFICE to GO BACK to regular, REAL, tickets for the upcoming season!! –And, lo and behold, my REAL ticket package arrived today WITH ALL THE TICKETS!!
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TWO YEARS AGO my season tix arrived AFTER THE PRESEASON WAS OVER!!! Ross’s ticket boys REFUSED to refund me for those two games AND they also REFUSED TO CREDIT MY ACCOUNT for tickets I NEVER RECEIVED!! – – LAST YEAR, I got my tix BUT NO PARKING PASSES!!! AGAIN, Ross’s ticket guys REFUSED to refund me or give me a credit for next season’s tix. SO I did not attend preseason games for the second consecutive season. (Finally, I was sent TWO SETS of parking passes last season in late September—IDIOTS!!!). ALL the while, I am trying to get the Dolphins to GO BACK FROM I-PAD Generated tickets to REAL CARDBOARD TICKETS FOR EACH GAME and PRESTO—I GOT “THE WHOLE PACKAGE TODAY!!!
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NOT SURE if Mrs. OD will be healthy enough to attend games this season. But she IS slowly improving with her exercise regimen. AT LEAST she’ll have the option of going, which she did NOT have for parts of the last two seasons.
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MY GUESS is that MORE season ticket holders THIS YEAR went with the regular tickets over the I-PAD generated ones by a wide margin. I INTEND to call my account rep after the preseason is over and get his take on this.
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NOTE TO THOSE ATTENDING THE LIONS FEST GAME: The puny map we were given of the parking lot shows that the Orange Lot has been reduced in size and split up. A note with my ticket package says that this new configuration is subject to change, and may BE CHANGED with little or no warning. Perhaps the Orange Lot will be moved to Calder Race Track, about a half mile north of the football stadium, later in the season?? –WHO KNOWS???
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FINALLY, the ticket package contains NOTHING about the improvements/changes at the stadium, itself. NO glossy photos. NO promotions. NOT EVEN a diagram of the stadium and the seat selections. I WOULD HAVE EXPECTED SOMETHING in that regard, since the 2021 Super Bowl will be played in Hard Head Stadium. Something tells me that Ross is through with his changes & “upgrades” and is now mulling over how to sell the team & the stadium for an immense profit.
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THAT, in itself, would be the biggest improvement of all – – – a NEW, and, hopefully, competent, owner who can pick the right people to run his football team (currently 16 games below .500 during the Ross era).
OD, who was the owner during a 20-44 stretch between 04-07? That’s a 31.3% winning pct.
Ross has a 47.5 winning pct. since 08 when he bought 50% of the team from Huizenga which is not good but he didn’t take over a team in good standings. Just saying! He’s hired two head coaches since being the owner in just over a decade.
Remember, it was Huizenga who hired Parcells leading to Ireland and Sparano (RIP) if you want to go down that road. Ross’ HC’s have a 29-35 (Philbin) and 16-16 (Gase) record over 6 years. Again not good enough but nowhere near as bad as this team was when he bought the team.
I can’t argue the season ticket stuff with you because I have no say in that, but the record stuff you are off on because there was no stability when Ross bought the team. No historic QB or anything like that. He didn’t buy a juggernaut team and ruin it. But he’s trying to end that and you give no credit to him for giving the team every resource to get better. Cheap he is not! Joe Robbie was cheap. But he had your idol and legend Don Shula. Coaches like Shula don’t come around often. And even he had warts during his term. But he won a lot. We all know that. Had nothing to do with the owners and everything to do with the HC.
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I’m surprised your still reporting but I guess everyone is full of surprises
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We have a calamari salad that floats around. It is like seaweed salad but with calamari…
We did fried calamari rings for appetizers for a bit. Have been talking about bringing back.
As for eel…we only use it on top of sushi. It is already barbequed and we toast it on top after.
NICE, Bro!
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Sushi rice should never be cold. Room temperature…
Agreed, never had it cold.
I love sushi, but one of my favorite things is green tea ice cream. Do you have that at your place, ER?
We had a couple different flavors of mochi ice cream and I think green tea was one of them.
The only desserts we have now are the cheesecake rangoons and deep fried oreos.
My favorite sushi is cow.
You mean beef right? 😉
Im guessing no Chicken on the menu ? 🤔
Actually we have a few chicken rolls…..LOL
“So you’re saying there is a chance “ my wife and could eat a non sushi dinner ?
Just come in for a drink. LOL
Will look ya up on the Saturday afternoon before game 👍👍
Driving from Minneapolis on Saturday
Are you SERIOUS, PFF?
Herd: are you planning on Fantasy Football again this year ?
Twice : if you are out there let me know one way or the other as well please ..
Up two players from last year if you two return, so should be more fun ..
Let me know thanx either here or via email drp667@hotmail.com
Or anyone else is interested as well ^^^
Watching Guardians 2 … i now understand how the Kennedy assasination happened..
I’ve always wanted to have a food truck with sushi made with non-Japanese ingredients.
MF — I agree … they have the patsies* ranked 10 above us featuring a guy they just cut and a guy who is suspended for 4 games after missing most all of last year.
Anytime Toba!
I am looking forward to having no respect to start the year. More fuel for the fire!
GO FINS
Ive lived a life of getting no respect lol
un-cooked fish/sushi may contain nasty parasites that you don’t want in your system. I will never eat any seafood that is not cooked. I like my sushi southern fried.
It sure can. That’s why we have strict HACCP plans. Salmon is the one to worry about, you cant see them. Tuna is better because they are visible.
Our fish is frozen at certain temps for certain time lengths to ensure safety. Our health dept is very strict
I will not eat “fresh” raw fish unless its Tuna and I’m by an ocean. LOL.
You can say scary things about all foods basically. Dont even get me started on ground beed……
*beef
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If you made plays as often as you get in your feeling maybe you wouldn’t have an underachiever label. https://twitter.com/bigj9797/status/1024784790086709248 …
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We ain’t gotta do this Twitter stuff we can talk tomorrow you come watch me do my job not vise versa
7:50 PM – Aug 1, 2018
I wonder if Omar will call in sick to work today
Phillips showing maturity there
Dickhead is always trying to bash, but what does this mean:
If you made plays as often as you get in your feeling
Is this going to be Kevin Burnett 2.0?
what did Burnette say to him again? Called him Homie? I think?
Not sure, but he was going to kick his ass!
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Ja’Wuan James who was dealing with a muscle strain and didn’t take any team drills yesterday is out for practice and in pads. Suggests things are fine.
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Also looks like TE A.J. Derby (foot) is still out.
MAN, I DO NOT CARE THAT IT’S ONLY A PRESEASON GAME. I DO NOT CARE THAT IT IS THE BEARS AND RAVENS. THERE IS FOOTBALL ON TONIGHT!!!!!
Oh right, the HOF game
Unless you’re being sarcastic, how can you be a die hard NFL fan and not know this or not care about it? Theres always the wife/gf thing, but otherwise…
BTW Rock – I think I read a Feist book or books out of order. I started reading Krondor the Betrayal but it seems like this book predates a few I’ve already read. Doesn’t make it useless, but the timeline if off for sure.
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Appears RB Frank Gore apparently has veteran rest day. He’s in shorts while rest of team in full pads.
They were talking about the over hyped teams this morning, Chargers were 2nd on the list behind Browns, saying their injuries aren’t a fluke and something is wrong over there in their camp.
Seems Gase gives his vets days off, so they dont fatigue injuries.
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TE MarQueis Gray working on side w/trainer. WR Isaiah Ford also working on side w/trainer, just as yesterday
Full pad practices usually have several of these just as a precaution.
Mike, I believe he may have written them out of order. (bounced around in the time line a bit) If I recall Betrayal occurs in the middle of the time line during the Janny Wurtz books (Servent of the empire) after Darkness at Sethanon.
Dates Written
Magician 1982
Silverthorn 1985
A Darkness at Sethanon 1986
Daughter of the Empire 1987
Prince of the Blood 1989
Servant of the Empire 1990
Mistress of the Empire May 1992
The Kings Buccaneer Nov 1992
Shadow of a Dark Queen 1994
Rise of a Merchant Prince 1995
Rage of a Demon King 1997
Shards of a Broken Crown Apr 1998
Krondor the Betrayal Nov 1998
Krondor the Assassins Nov 1999
Krondor Tear of the Gods Feb 2001
Honoured Enemy Aug 2001
Murder in LaMut June 2002
Talon of the Silver Hawk Sept 2002
Jimmy the Hand July 2003
King of Foxes Nov 2003
Exiles Return Aug 2004
Flight of the Nighthawks 2005
Into a Dark Realm 2006
Wrath of a Mad God Mar 2008
Rides a Dread Legion Mar 2009
At the Gates of Darkness Mar 2010
A Kingdom Besieged Mar 2011
A Crown Imperiled Jan 2012
Jimmy and the Crawler Feb 2013
Magicians End May 2013
Chronological
Magician
Jimmy the Hand Starts During Magician
Honoured Enemy During Magician
Murder in LaMut During Magician
Daughter of the Empire Starts During Magician
Silverthorn
A Darkness at Sethanon
Servant of the Empire
Krondor the Betrayal
Mistress of the Empire
Krondor the Assassins
Krondor Tear of the Gods
Jimmy and the Crawler Assumed position, not released
Prince of the Blood
The Kings Buccaneer
Shadow of a Dark Queen
Rise of a Merchant Prince
Rage of a Demon King
Shards of a Broken Crown
Talon of the Silver Hawk
King of Foxes
Exiles Return
Flight of the Nighthawks
Into a Dark Realm
Wrath of a Mad God
Rides a Dread Legion
At the Gates of Darkness
A Kingdom Besieged
A Crown Imperiled
Magicians End
Oh yeah, I can tell as I’m reading how young Arutha and Jimmy are, but I’m still enjoying it.
Like you, I think Mara was my favorite character of all
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With Gray and Derby out of practice, big chance for Gesicki and Smythe to show off.
And may be why Gray is also out, having a small nagging issue Gase may have wanted to see what the rookies can do together.
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RT Ja’Wuan James (muscle strain) doing individual drills, we’ll see if he runs w/1st team in 11 on 11
Wilson still in the mix at punt return.
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Punt return crew for this drill includes familiar faces — WRs Jakeem Grant, Danny Amendola, Albert Wilson & RB Kenyan Drake
The last book I read before this one (Krondor the Betrayal) was Shards of a Broken Crown
Oh yeah, you went back in time for sure.
Mike, it may have been where I was at in my life at the time but besides Mara (who is still my favorite character of all of them) I really enjoyed Rupart Avery’s story even though he was a fuck who cheated on his wife and his friend winds up being a bigger player in the scheme of things. (eventually becoming a duke) .
Funny, I enjoyed those books, and I liked the story of Roo, but he was a doucher to his wife, I liked Erik the Blacksmith better.
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Take this for what it’s worth but I haven’t seen a bad snap from backup long snapper Lucas Gravelle all camp. Seriously.
But how does he tackle? our longest tenured player is a tackling machine!
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Chase Allen getting first-team reps with the LB corps — Kiko Alonso and Raekwon McMillan the other starters.
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ENORMOUS hole in middle-right side of offensive line for a Kenyan Drake run.
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Xavien Howard beats DeVante Parker on a jump ball, picks off Tannehill.
GO X-MAN
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DT Vincent Taylor w/nice tackle on Gore, who is now in full pads. Taylor flashes again, as has been the trend this camp
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Jakeem Grant drop. Wide open on comeback, but nope.
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Appears to be large running game work on this 11 on 11…run game doing OK, OL doing nice work
If Vincent Taylor can take a big jump forward, this DL can be better than last year.
Here’s an odd drill. Tackle the Doughnut.
at is the guy with a football on a stick doing in the background? He moves the ball like 6″
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11 on 11…1s v 1s…RB kalen Ballage w/starters…took Gore off field, Gore seemed a bit upset…chatted briefly w/Gase
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Um, T.J. McDonald just laid wood to rookie Kalen Ballage on a three-yard run.
That piece of shit needs to stop doing that, he pulled the same crap last year. Unless we’re getting sensationalism reporting. in which case nevermind.
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S Reshad Jones, lined up next to DE Quinn, records unblocked sack…apparently undetected by anyone on offense in that alignment
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Might wanna credit DC Matt Burke on that Jones sack rather than ripping Gesicki…I’d never seen that alignment previously
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Gesicki’s blitz recognition … needs some work.
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OLB Stephone Anthony out w/starters instead of Chase Allen
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Mike Gesicki still has to recognize blitzes quicker. Reshad Jones just flew in on one.
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Jordan Phillips is BALLING. Blowing plays up.
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Jordan Phillips with a second consecutive tackle behind the line of scrimmage. #ballin
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Jordan Phillips pounds his chest after destroying a running back after an explosive burst through the line #MiamiDolphins
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Jordan Phillips with a stellar play three yard tackle behind the line of scrimmage.
I can just see it now . . . Jordan Phillips has a great season, and Omar takes the credit for lighting a fire under him. Tell me I’m wrong
Nah……If he does well the narrative will be he is still lazy but it was a contract year.
No doubt, but you know Omar is going to take credit for it. He would have to, it’s in his nature.
Whatever works, Omar can take all the credit he wants, just getter done.
I agree – The bigger picture of Phillips having a great season of much more importance than Omar attempting to be the catalyst of it.
GOOD! They need to do as many of these drills as allowed by the CBA!!!
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Dolphins with a live tackling drill. First we’ve seen all camp.
Mike Gesicki saying “Guys, I told you I don’t do the whole blocking thing, I just want to catch passes and score TD’s”
SMYTHE GET YOUR ASS IN THERE FOR THE PUSSY WHO DOESN’T WANT TO BLOCK! you go sit.
LOL
Not reposting the kicking battle. Joseph (Free agent) kicking today. Has missed a few short ones.
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.@MiamiDolphins kicker Greg Joseph is 6-for-8 on field goals today and just made a 56-yard kick.
UH OH!!
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William Hayes got hurt in one-on-ones.
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Hayes limping badly, grabbing right leg/hip area as he leaves field
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Trainer has Hayes’ pads…he’s probably done for day
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Hayes now on feet…appears to have leg ailment of some sort, now taking off pads and limping…now back on all fours…keep an eye on this
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Young nice job v. Wake…Hayes d. Davis…Hayes limps off after sack and now on ground…trainer talking to him
Not good, but probably not serious either
Anything Howard does in camp needs to be looked at as a star lighting it up, any player that he does it to needs to be watched, but not bashed, because of Howard’s greatness. Now if Parker isn’t getting it done against other CBs, then there’s a problem. If Gase only lines up Howard on Parker, then he may be an ass, but we know he can be stubborn like that, ask Mondo😁
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Minkah excellent job locking down TE Escobar on 1 on 1 drill…Minkah didn’t go for fake and stayed right on, no room to throw…very nice
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Mike Gesicki just toasted T.J. McDonald on deep pass in 1 on 1s.
Mike Gesicki saying “This is what I DO! Just throw me the damn ball!”
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Xavien Howard picks off Tannehill for the second time today in team drills.
The X-Man is BALLING!!!
Damn! there goes the team passer rating!
WOW! This kid is only SIX years old!
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Cameron Malveaux appears to be taking William Hayes’ snaps.
Pittsburgh is a good sports town. Their fans show that by how strong they travel to play the Phins too.
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Chris Archer kept hearing from friends and former teammates that the Pittsburgh Pirates were different. The proof came in the waves of people who approached the veteran pitcher as he walked the concourse at Pittsburgh International Airport on Wednesday morning, just hours removed from an uncharacteristically aggressive trade.
As strangers came up to welcome him to a town he barely knows and a team he had only watched from afar, one thought kept running through his head. “Everybody knows who I am,” Archer marveled.
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CB Taveze Calhoun strips RB Kalen Ballage on swing pass and takes it about 60 yds for TD
BALLAGE SECURITY! BALLAGE SECURITY!!
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Tunsil has done nice job v Quinn today…no sacks
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11 on 11…1s v 1s…offense at own 45…DE Charles Harris inside at DT alongside Spence…DEs Quinn and Spence
For the record, I’m not concerned about Tannehill’s recent INTs.
I’m not in the least worried
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T’hill INT by Xavien…his 3rd today…T’hill better start throwing to other side. Sheesh!
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Xavien Howard intercepts Ryan Tannehill for the THIRD time today.
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Right on cue, Xavien Howard with third interception of the day.
Sounds like Howard is ready to be a Beast.
ROFLMAO!!!!
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Dolphins Twitter:
Ryan Tannehill’s training camp interceptions don’t matter…
Xavien Howard’s training camp interceptions are awesome!
seeing that passer rating is a “team stat” those picks have little to do with Tannehill…..the Miami Dolphins threw those picks!
Tannehill is being the ultimate team player, pumping up Xavien Howard.
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Passer rating IS and ALWAYS WILL BE a team stat. Get over it already.
The Interceptions MAY or may not have been Tannehills fault. Could have been the WR’s fault or could have just been damn good play by X. We cannot tell from twitter posts.
Either way, it is practice and here is hoping everyone involved in the interceptions on the team learn from it and grow.
If Xavien has become a shutdown CB (and sure as hell seems so!), opposing Offenses are going to be throwing to the other side quite often. That said, the camp battle for the spot opposite Xavien is REALLY getting intriguing… and most important, at that.
No matter who wins, looking like the secondary will be the strongest unit on the team. DTs might end up being the strongest single position, but not the DL as a whole.
Howards island?????
Passer rating is not a team stat just like rushing yards are not a team stat, they are individual stats…sure the team is involved in all aspects of the game but the passer rating rest squarely on the QB’s shoulders as does the rushing yards from a RB.
Team stats are defined as team offense and team defense total team stats
wrong and will always be wrong. There is not talking around it. you are wrong. if a wr drops a perfectly thrown pass it effects the passer rating. if he catches a circus catch that SHOULD have been intercepted and saves the QB’s ass it effects the passer rating.
Passes have two parts the throw and the catch. You cannot isolate one from the other. Therefor it is a rating of the effectiveness of the pass not the passer.
and those two scenarios for the most part cancel each other out….the same with a RB if the center misses a block and get’s pegged behind the line is that a team stat??
if we go by your way of thinking then there are no individual stats.
Team stats are clearly defined as total team stats.
Passer Rating is an individual stat
Does Tankersley start the other CB position??
I didn’t see where any of the twits posted who was running with the 1’s the most today. They have been swapping it up the past few days between the three guys.
I heard from one of the twits that the dolphins are really concentrating on presnap penalties this camp. I heard from another today that the penalties are getting worse not better.
That shit needs to be cleaned up pronto!
Both could be true — if they are really concentrating on the penalties that could mean they are telling the practice reps to call them rather than let the play run.
ahhh good point. there could be more because the practice refs are calling it tighter. I didn’t think of that.
Get those interceptions out of you system the Ryan!
I thought it was interesting earlier, where Reshad Jones came in untouched for a Sack (went by — not through — Gesicki). The beat reporters were saying that they’ve NEVER seen that Defensive formation before.
I’d love to see video of that play/formation… but I’m not holding my breathe. Seems we’re going to have some rather exotic looks this year!
wide 9???
Nah, Bro. We’ve been doing the ‘wide-9’ for a few seasons. Sounds more like Reshad was playing at the LOS… and I’d guess they had TJ and Minkah at Safety.
I’d like to know how many we had lined up at the LOS and how many we had playing LB.
I’d be willing to bet that YES… Reshad was lined up @ ‘wide-9’, but the beat reporters are saying that the formation was like nothing they’ve ever seen. So it wasn’t a full ‘wide-9’ formation. It was probably something like an exotic 5-2 look or SOMETHING.
I’m curious!!!
Have no real clue on how the 3 safety offense will work, but Jones, TJ and Minkah can all get to the QB fast and hard. Any of them could be coming on any given play…. and not gonna be like a “fooled you by throwing a CB at you” kinda thing.
I think the 3 safety deal is to cover these big T.Es case in point NE’s Gronkowski
It’s not just a possible narrative. Guts having good years in contract seasons is a real thing. I would absolutely be concerned that Phillips has a good year THIS year and then reverts to his inconsistent play once he gets his money. Don’t act like it never happens.
It just dawned on me… I know how to get footage of this new and exotic Defensive formation! All anyone has to do is get a hold of Bill Belicheat*! DUH! 😀
ocalarob says:
August 2, 2018 at 11:43 am
I think the 3 safety deal is to cover these big T.Es case in point NE’s Gronkowski
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BOOM! 100% with ya, man!
Let’s say Reshad is lined up @ ‘wide-9’ as we’re speculating: his assignment is the TE. If the TE stays home, Reshad will blitz. If the TE runs a route, Reshad is all over him like flies on poop from the jump.
What if the TE delays his pattern?
That’s part of it, but also includes a lot of flexibility in other ways. Especially when one of the safeties is a Swiss Army knife.
Truth be told, ALL of Minkah, Reshad, and TJ are Swiss Army knives. Minkah might be the deluxe version, but all of them are very unique and versatile.
I’ve got a really GOOD feeling about this…
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How is he stunning anyone? Hes been doing this since the later part of the season. Brady even praised him after he picked him twice. Hes the real deal, breakout year only applies, because he didn’t start doing it until late in the season, but anyone that picks Howard to have a breakout year and thinks hes going out on a limb, please.
Randy – I’m not concerned if Phillips has a great year for us during his contract year, he will be helping the team and maybe making us good enough to be in the playoffs. What happens with him next year and beyond I’ll worry about next year.
I would think the reason for more penalties Rock, would be, because the QBs are using more hard counts and different snap counts and not just go, go go, Omaha.
We already know we have lazy reporters, you shouldn’t have to ask this question, the reporter should’ve included the reason why it’s happening or said, nothing has changed with the snap count, but the penalties just keep piling up.
MikeE,
It matters if they decide to sign him to a big contract because he balls out this year and then goes back to his norm.
Right, but why worry about that now? Let him have a great season first. We have to have someone play the position, if he outprices himself, odds are we won’t pay him.
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LOL! That’s great
steveccnv says:
August 2, 2018 at 12:13 pm
What if the TE delays his pattern?
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Yup, I’ve already thought of that, too. AND, a delayed screen to the TE’s side, after the TE clears out Reshad.
It’s a chess game, man. For every strike, there is a counter-strike. The idea is to mix it up and be unpredictable. What the reporters saw today was likely just a hint of what’s to come. We’ll be working inside the Saban Dome on these things when the media can’t leak what they see.
INTERESTING things are happening!!!
Perfect
The three safety look is no thing new. It is called the “big nickel” The only difference is you substitute a safety for a corner.
Correct, but we’re talking about a brand new formation that’s never been seen before by our beat reporters. And it seems that Reshad was playing at the LOS (speculation, of course).
That was more situational though. Could have seen them going a step beyond with our 3 safeties just being part of our nickel, but then they gave McCain top slot CB money. Have a feeling we are gonna be in the “big dime” a whole lot.
^ Ghey
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Who thinks of this shit?
Sounds like Adam wants to be in the middle of a ghey sandwich. LOL
Howard has been impressive since OTAs. He did a lot of film study to hone is skills and it seems to be paying off. Good to hear Vincent Taylor has been having a good camp. We need him to step up.
Nice article by Perkins on Isaac Asiata. He says the right things, but pretty clear what the problem has been from what he says he has concentrated on over and over in different ways.
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“It’s all about being a pro, There’s a lot that goes into that one saying and that’s diet, that’s physical, emotional, mental, everything. You’ve got to grow up, mature, understand this is your livelihood. You want to be the best; don’t waste opportunities. Everything is summed up in being a pro, doing what it takes to be a pro.”
Full: http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-dolphins/fl-sp-dolphins-asiata-20180802-story.html#
The coaches told him he has to get quicker out of his stance. I’m sure that would come with dropping some weight.
And quicker trying to figure out the big picture of playing effectively in the NFL. Would be a nice road grader.
Jordan Phillips
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A lot of people are real tough behind this keyboard…..
I love that he ends the tweet with #clown !!!! LOL
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Have a feeling we are gonna be in the “big dime” a whole lot.
LOL, not sure if that’s a thing but I will go with it. Does the big dime us 3 Safeties and three Corners? How many LB’s stay on the field in the “Big Dime”?
Probably just one LB unless we go with just 3 DL and disguise blitzes then maybe two.
One LB, with TJ playing the role of the other one most times will be …. even if Gase has made clear he is not an LB. I’m betting that absent injury all three of our safeties will get more reps than all but one of the LBs.
When it’s all said and done I think Alonso and McMillan will play a lot of snaps. I can see them being the two LBs on the field in nickel.
Lots of good players but only so many snaps to go around. And don’t forget about Baker. He’s a natural for the nickel.
And it’s neither here nor there, but is there now a better looking QB-WR combo in the NFL than Tom Brady and Decker?
12:25 PM – Aug 2, 2018
Is there a better looking combo than their wives???
What is, what a homosexual Male would say vs what a heterosexual Male would say Alex?
Gisele threw a pass at Jesse James…..
I hope Asiata get’s it figured out and makes it hard for the coaches to keep Sitton next season!
ocalarob says:
August 2, 2018 at 10:57 am
Howards island?????
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Been done. How about Howard’s Hole?
I don’t want hear about how many QB’s were successful penetrating Howard’s Hole. lol
Maybe you dont, but who the hell are you? Maybe Sheffter does 😁
Too much talking. Not enough ass kicking. Lol
from an article at the phinsider.com
In fact, he’s (Zach Thomas) one of only three players in NFL history to have a hundred or more tackles his first ten seasons in the league, and until Junior Seau was inducted in 2015, Thomas had more tackles than any player in the Hall of Fame.
yeah, why not?
https://www.thephinsider.com/2018/8/2/17644346/why-isnt-zach-thomas-in-the-hall-of-fame
He had 10 passes defensed one season. How many LB’s can say that?
He had 17 career INTs and 4 for TDs.
That’s right in line with Urlacher. Urlacher had 22 INT’s 2 TD’s, Zach had 17 and 4 TD’s.