The preseason finale game won’t mean anything to the starters, but it will mean everything to so many players desperately wanting to show enough to secure a roster spot. The Dolphins at this moment have 90 players on the roster and they must cut that down to 53 by Saturday. Think about that, 37 players will be removed from the roster. There are a couple that may end up on the 8 game IR, and still others will eligible to be placed on the practice squad. For all the others, this is at least temporarily, the end of their quest to be on an NFL roster. Some will get picked up by other teams quickly, and others may get picked up when a need arises.
Another factor involved in the cut downs is the strategy by the FO and coaches as to how many players they want to carry at certain positions. I’ll start on offense with the QB’s. Historically, we have carried only 2 QB’s, and I expect that to continue. I think David Fales will get the #2 spot, and Brock Osweiler will be cut. At WR, it depends on whether we carry 5 or 6WR’s, but last year it was 5. If we stretch it to 6, then it’s between Leonte Carroo, Francis Owusu, Rashawn Scott and Malcolm Lewis. When we drafted LC3, and tried to look at the bright side, I hoped maybe he would be like Anquan Boldin lite and maybe push Parker for a starting job. Now, LCIII is on the cusp of getting removed from the roster, and it’s real. My hope is if we do carry 6, Owusu gets the nod.
The RB’s will most likely be 4, and I expect those to be Frank Gore, Kenyan Drake, Kalen Ballage and Senorise Perry. I know Langford has history with Gase, but Perry plays ST’s as a KR and he has shown some ability to make some tough runs, so he gets the edge.
At TE, the obvious 2 are the recent draft picks Mike Gesicki and Durham Smythe, and I personally like Gray for his ability to block both in line and also as an H-back/FB, and I believe they like Derby’s potential, so that makes 4 TE’s.
On the O-line, the injury to Ted Larsen will probably open a roster spot, unless he’ll be OK for the opener. We know it’s probably not serious, but still may keep him out for a weeks. Guys that were on the bubble like C Mike Matthews and OG Connor Hilland may get a shot if Larsen will be out for a while. Asiata definitely just moved up and should make the roster.
On the D-line, there will definitely be some tough cuts. With the trade that brought us Robert Quinn, and the draft pick of Charles Harris last season, we have a lot of DE’s, but at least one of them (William Hayes) can slide inside in rush packages, which gives us more flexibility, and may bump a potential DT off the roster. We know Quinn, Wake, Phillips, Godchaux, Spence, Hayes, Branch, and Taylor are in, that’s 8, which leaves maybe 2 more spots for any combo of Malveaux, Langford, Pittman and Woodard. Tough cuts indeed!
In the secondary, it won’t be easy either, and ST’s may play a big part as to who gets to stay. X and Good Ole Bobby are IN, Reshad Jones, T.J. McDonald, Minkah Fitzpatrick IN, and then I’d have to think Maurice Smith and probably Cordrea Tankersley and Torry McTyer, but Tony Lippett’s health may put him on the IR (8 game), and Walt Aikens and Jordan Lucas are both excellent ST’s players, so that’s maybe one or 2 more roster spots for guys like Cornell Armstrong, Jalen Davis and Tavese Calhoun.
At LB, it’s a little muddled, with Stephone Anthony not really showing up, he could be in danger of getting cut. We know Kiko Alonso, Raekwon McMillan and Jerome Baker are starters, but Mike Hull’s availability, or lack thereof may open up an opportunity for someone else. Garvin is a solid vet who is a ST’s ace, so he’s in, Chase Allen was a former starter for us due to injuries, and he showed well enough, but the injury to Hull could possibly open the door for either Frank Ginda or Quentin Poling.
The final battle is ST’s, where kickers Jason Sanders and Greg Joseph have squared off all during TC and the preseason. I think Sanders is in, and then we have P Matt Haack, LS God John Denney.
So that’s what I think about the roster, and Preseason Game IV is tomorrow against the Falcons in Atlanta at 7PM, the game will be replayed on NFL Network on Saturday morning at 6AM.
Finsmob Unleashed 
Looks like we’re keeping only 5 WRs, maybe making room for Petty, then after he’s healthy we cut Osweiler.
Or keeping 5 RB’s
I am cursed with fingertips that are not round
The letters I press on the little screen are not the letters that get pressed!!
LOL, try Doin what I’ve been Doin for 2 years,
Writing articles from phone 😨
Not that surprised by the cuts, this team needs players to help this team win, not a bunch of ongoing projects or guys who aren’t healthy. It’s unfortunate for guys like Lippett but he might not be healed and he isn’t the same guy from 2016.
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Means Rashawn Scott, Isaiah Ford, Francis Owusu, Leontee Carroo, Drew Morgan, Malcolm Lewis cut.
So we keep just 5 WRs.
Or we will pick up someone else
I wonder (and guess I will know in a few hours) how many TE’s we keep. The cocain tzar is gone already.
Maybe more TE heavy.
Is it irony that the Dolphins cut Escobar and I used to cut product I purchased from Escobar?
I guess I will ask Alanis Morissette
So far both Langfords and Malveaux are safe
I would love to keep all 3 of those. But I doubt we can.
Wow Raiders trading Mack to Bears. I like that because I drafted the Bears as one of my FFL defenses.😎
I guess they need room under the cap to build a stadium
nice
Maybe they saw Brandon Tate released and are gonna get him as our #6 WR
Duarte has been cut. I think Derby will stick.
I am just surprised if we keep only 5 WR with Parker being what he is.
Parker was 3rd in receps for us last year even though he hasn’t lived up to his 1st rd status. Maybe they think he’ll be ready for opener even with a broken finger.
Kendall Langford released.
Kendall Langford has been cut.
Now Langford is clearly to avoid the guarantee. He’ll be available if we need him.
You gotta keep Malveaux over Langford
Yes
Gesicki, Smythe, Gray, Derby is a good group to have I’d expect us to keep all 4
Agree 👍
Agreed
Yes, I can see some 3 TE sets with a good option to run or pass with that group.
Gesicki being used as a receiver.
Phindog says:
September 1, 2018 at 2:37 pm
Kendall Langford released.
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That surprises me….. he looked darn good. But our DL was stacked tight to start with.
They like the youngins, Phillips, Gadchaux, Taylor and then Spence
Any word on Pittman the UCF’er?
Practice squad I bet
You normally dont keep 6 WRs, most here just thought we would, because of the depth.
Damn! Malveaux cut
That’s the first surprise cut for me.
8 more cuts to go
Carroo is the only recent value draft guy we’ve cut, most off the others we’re late rounders and UDFAS or off the street.
The Miami Dolphins are keeping Ryan Tannehill, Brock Osweiler and David Fales as their QBs.
Boo on keeping Osweiler
Boo on keeping Fales, but it just means they haven’t decided yet. I dont expect them both on the team after week 1.
That’s disappointing to me. I think that means they really can’t decide between Fales or Osweiler, and not in a good way. It’s not that both have knocked their socks off, it’s that neither has really done anything very good.
Petty has looked better than both
Quentin Poling cut
Richard Petty was great, but me and my dad were A.J Foyt fans
So far Gabe Wright, Lippett, & Asiati are the only ones cut from my Pre-TC Roster Projection…
Had us keeping 3 QB (17, 8, 9) in order
GOFINS!!!
53 roster
OL Smith= 4
I doubt we keep three QBs for long. Gotta wait for waiver wire moves etc.
NA, this is our roster till 2030 😱
Full official 4pm cut list, anyone???
I still count 10 left
https://www.miamidolphins.com/news/miami-dolphins-make-roster-moves-1
Name Pos. Hgt. Wgt. Birthdate Exp. College Hometown Acquired
Alston, Johnathon CB 6-1 206 10/17/94 R NC State ’18 Bunn, N.C. FA ’18
Asiata, Isaac G 6-3 345 12/29/92 2 Utah ’17 Spanish Fork, Utah D5a, ’17
Calhoun, Taveze CB 6-1 188 12/26/92 1 Miss. State ’16 Ludlow, Miss. FA, ’17
Carroo, Leonte WR 6-1 215 1/24/94 3 Rutgers ’16 Edison, N.J. D3b, ’16
Collins, Cayson LB 6-1 230 11/10/95 R UNC ’18 Charlotte, N.C. FA, ’18
Davis, Jalen CB 5-10 185 2/2/96 R Utah State ’18 La Mesa, Calif. FA, ’18
Duarte, Thomas TE 6-2 241 3/30/95 2 UCLA ’16 Fullerton, Calif. D7b, ’16
Elston, Trae S 6-0 203 2/16/94 2 Ole Miss ’16 Oxford, Ala. Wai., ’17 (Buf)
Ford, Isaiah WR 6-2 189 2/9/96 2 Virginia Tech ’17 Jacksonville, Fla. D7, ’17
Ginda, Frank LB 6-0 235 5/26/97 R SJSU ’18 Los Banos, Calif. FA, ’18
Gravelle, Lucas LS 6-0 239 7/28/95 R TCU ’18 Niagara Falls, N.Y. FA, ’18
Hilland, Connor C 6-4 298 6/18/95 R William & Mary ’18 Stafford, Va. FA, ’18
Howell, Buddy RB 6-1 224 3/27/96 R FAU ’18 Coconut Grove, Fla. FA, ’18
Joseph, Greg K 6-1 214 8/4/94 R FAU ’18 Johannesburg, South Africa FA, ’18
Joseph, Roubbens T 6-4 325 12/21/94 1 Buffalo ’17 Springfield, Mass. FA, ’18
Langford, Jeremy RB 6-0 211 12/6/91 3 Michigan State ’15 Wayne, Mich. FA, ’18
Lewis, Malcolm WR 5-10 200 10/27/93 1 Miami (FL) ’17 Miami, Fla. FA, ’17
Lippett, Tony CB 6-3 192 7/2/92 4 Michigan State, 15 Detroit, Mich. D5d, ’15
Malveaux, Cameron DE 6-5 265 8/22/94 1 Houston ’17 Beaumont, Texas FA, ’17
Mathieu, Claudy DE 6-4 275 1/18/93 R Notre Dame (OH) ’18 Philadelphia, Penn. FA, ’18
Matthews, Mike C 6-2 296 1/27/94 1 Texas A&M ’16 Missouri City, Texas FA, ’18
Morgan, Drew WR 6-0 187 12/2/94 1 Arkansas ’17 Greenwood, Ark. FA, ’17
Moten, Anthony DT 6-4 315 7/12/95 R Miami (FL) ’18 Fort Lauderdale, Fla. FA, ’18
Owusu, Francis WR 6-3 223 12/27/94 1 Stanford, 2017 Oxnard, Calif. FA, ’17
Pittman, Jamiyus DT 6-2 319 10/23/94 R UCF ’18 Moultrie, Ga. FA, ’18
Poling, Quentin LB 6-1 235 8/17/94 R Ohio ’18 Gomer, Ohio D7a, ’18
Radcliff, Brandon RB 5-9 210 3/18/93 1 Louisville ’17 Miami, Fla. FA, ’17
Smith, Eric OT 6-4 308 9/2/95 2 Virginia ’17 Atlanta, Ga. FA, ’17
Steinmetz, David OT 6-8 321 3/1/95 R Purdue ’18 Grafton, Mass. FA, ’18
Woodard, Jonathan DE 6-6 271 9/19/93 1 Central Arkansas ’16 Brentwood, Tenn. FA, ’17
The following players were waived/injured:
Table inside Article
Name Pos. Hgt. Wgt. Birthdate Exp. College Hometown Acq.
Petty, Bryce QB 6-3 226 5/31/91 3 Baylor ’16 Midlothian, Texas Wai., 2018 (NYJ)
Redmon, Quincy DE 6-4 247 12/11/93 R Fairmont State ’18 Keiser, W.V. FA, ’18
Scott, Rshawn WR 6-0 203 1/29/92 3 Miami (FL) ’16 Merritt Island, Fla.
Farty for Duarte
The bears are giving the raiders 2 1sr rounders for Mack and a 2nd
Luke Falk was released
Easier read
CB Johnathan Alston, G Isaac Asiata, CB Taveze Calhoun, WR Leonte Carroo, LB Cayson Collins, CB Jalen Davis, TE Thomas Duarte, S Trae Elston, TE Gavin Escobar, WR Isaiah Ford, LB Terence Garvin,LB Frank Ginda, LS Lucas Granvelle, C Connor Hilland, RB Buddy Howell, K Greg Joseph, T Roubbens Joseph, RB Jeremy Langford, DL Kendall Langford, WR Malcolm Lewis, CB Tony Lippett, DE Cameron Malveaux, DE Claudy Mathieu, C Mike Matthews, WR Drew Morgan, DT Anthony Moten, WR Francis Owusu, DT Jamiyus Pittman, LB Quentin Poling, RB Brandon Radcliff, T Eric Smith, T David Steinmetz, Jonathan Woodard
Just FOUR GUYS cut from my Pre-TC 53 Roster Projection, GIGGITTY!!!
GOFINS!!!
Asiata is the big surprise for me, but I also thought Ford would make it.
Asiata looks sluggish and that is what he needed to improve on and I guess he couldn’t. He’s PS eligible though.
I was also hoping poling and mavleaux would make it but I wasn’t convinced they would
All PS eligible, I liked’Em all too, they were all on my top 63-66
Armstrong made it. I’m glad about that
Yeee Haaaa, best CB tackler I can ever remember coming into the league,
Love that guy!!!
Had him on my 53 from the Get-Go!!!
GIGGIITTYYYY,
GOFINS!!!
Only kept 4 DT’s
Wonder if they have their eye on someone or if they think our DE’s can / will fill the gap or because of the scheme we are going to run most often
Hayes can play inside at times and they use Harris inside in their speed package as well. I always felt we’d keep 4 DTs and 5 DEs and the ones we kept. It seems we’re going with 9 DL.
I was on the fence thinking about that. Would they go with 4 or 5 DT’s.
TODAY’S roster, (hit the Piece Of Shit tab for easier positional count)
https://www.miamidolphins.com/team/players-roster/
Nothing really shocking with the 53, it really isn’t. We didn’t lose anyone for the year this offseason which is rare. Fingers crossed moving forward. Only so many guys can suit up and play.
“””Only so many can sit up/play”””
Yea 46, REDICULOUS!!!
25 STARTERS
46 Dress doesn’t even give’Ya TWO per position,
and some positions require 4-5 !!!
Should AT LEAST be a 50 – 53 man active game day roster!!!
GOFINS!!!
Safety – Reshad Jones, T.J. McDonald, Minkah Fitzpatrick, Maurice Smith,
Cornerbacks – Cornell Armstrong, Cordrea Tankersley, Xavien Howard, Torry McTyer, Walt Aikens, Bobby McCain,
Linebackers – Jerome Baker, Raekwon McMillan, Kiko Alonso, Stephone Anthony, Chase Allen,
Defensive tackles – Vincent Taylor, Akeem Spence, Davon Godchaux, Jordan Phillips
Special teams – Jason Sanders, Matt Haack, John Denney
Defensive ends – Cameron Wake, Andre Branch, Robert Quinn, William Hayes, and Charles Harris
5 LBs shows you that only two will play most of the time. 10 DBs shows it’s a nickel and dime game.
👍
Offensive line – Laremy Tunsil, Josh Sitton, Daniel Kilgore, Jesse Davis, Ja’Wuan James, Zach Sterup, Sam Young, Ted Larsen, and Jake Brendel.
TE’s – Mike Gesicki, Marqueis Gray, A.J. Derby, and Durham Smythe
Wide-receivers – Kenny Stills, DeVante Parker, Jakeem Grant, Danny Amendola, Albert Wilson
Running backs – Kenyan Drake, Frank Gore, Kallen Ballage, and Sinorise Perry.
Quarterback – Ryan Tannehill, Brock Osweiler, David Fales
Malveaux as a 10th DL is the only guy I thought would make it. We kept 3 QBs was the only area I was off on. Other than that the numbers game on positions was pretty accurate. Not patting myself on the back or anything. LOL
So keeping 3 QBS in case Tannehill gets hurt I guess.
Surprised brendel, because he was / is hurt so much.
Armstrong over Lippett due to injury and for STs
otherwise absolutely no surprises and no complaints
except for Langford and Malveaux but they are buried too deep
My guess is either Osweiler or Fales will not be on the opening day roster. And gonna guess some other rosters moves as well. The whole cut down at once stuff is gonna shuffle some cards.
Let’s beat the Titans.
Let’s beat em all.
11-5 at least baby
I would like to sign Luke Falk off waivers but we would have to cut Fales or Osweiler to do it
He could be signed to the PS
I hope Armstrong can stick. Would be nice to root for a local boy on our team.
Sure quiet on cut day. Any decent players cut from other teams? Can’t check right now at work.
Terrence Fede cut by Bills
RB Mike Gillislee cut by pats. OL Brian Schwenke also
QB Logan Woodside cut by bengals
QB Landry Jones cut by steelers
OL KC McDermott cut by Jags, I mocked him to a couple times in the late rounds. Guess he did not do well enough to stick.
The roster as of “now”:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.thephinsider.com/platform/amp/2018/9/1/17808530/miami-dolphins-roster-cuts-2018-53-man-roster
OL Brandon Smith also cut by the Jags. Was this the Auburn Brandon Smith drafted this year? I dunno
M13, CB David Amerson cut by the Chiefs!
I know! 😉
What a NAIL-BITER going on in Happy Valley!!!
GO PSU!!!
Notable cuts…
QB Logan Woodside, OL Spencer Drango, DL Nate Orchard, DB Derron Smith, DE Michael Johnson, K Dan Bailey, DE Kony Ealy, DT Caraun Reid, RB Bo Scarbrough, WR Cobi Hamilton, DE Hunter Dimick, WR Allen Lazard, DB DAVID AMERSON, RB Mike Gillislee, WR Michael Floyd, WR Brandon Tate, G Jonathan Cooper, CB Tarvarus McFadden, QB Luke Falk, and OL Xavier Su’a-Filo.
Not all teams are listed as of yet on NFL.com, so more names to come.
I don’t see how signing young players who got cut by their teams makes us better. It’s not like every team is loaded with so much talent that they’re releasing great players who just can’t make it but they upgrade us. These QBs getting cut were never highly regarded players to begin with. They’re just names and they didn’t perform well enough. Maybe in time but I don’t see any of them making a difference at this time. I guess we’ll see but I’m not expecting any kind of significant upgrade from any of them especially the QBs who need to learn the system. Teams don’t cut quality QBs.
I think some of us are looking to sign a PS QB… nothing more. Get me Logan Woodside.
I would’ve liked to have Buddy Howell instead of Perry, and Poling instead of Anthony, and dump Fales and either kept Petty or Ford or Kendal Langford.
But I dont think we’re done.
IF the idea is to bring back Tony Lippett once he’s healthy, all good. But if not, wait until after week 1 to sign AMERSON for non-guaranteed money.
It has been rumored that we’ve been looking to bring a vet to our CB room… we’ve even had some vets in for visits. Amerson would absolutely make sense… for veteran minimum and non-guaranteed money.
I thought he was a safety?
Didn’t we just trade for a CB?
WOOOOOOO!!! PSU wins in OT against App State!!!
It’s going to be a long year, Brian!!!
steveccnv says:
September 1, 2018 at 7:24 pm
I thought he was a safety?
Didn’t we just trade for a CB?
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We traded S Jordan Lucas yesterday… don’t know that we traded for a CB, unless I missed something.
Amerson is a CB, though I believe he should be playing S. He’d be like a Minkah, able to play BOTH positions.
we traded a 4th for the minnesota cb
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Ah! Connor Cook would be a nice, PS eligible QB.
Interesting numbers:
https://www.miamidolphins.com/news/inside-the-numbers-analyzing-the-53-man-roster
ocalarob says:
September 1, 2018 at 7:47 pm
we traded a 4th for the minnesota cb
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Nah, Bro! That was the KC Chiefs trading a 4th rounder for the Vikings’ CB Mack Alexander.
Krishna,
Good to see ya! I wanted to say THANK YOU for your kind words to me yesterday, buddy! I respect you. CHEERS!!!
Allow me to rephrase that…
I SAY THANK YOU!
I’ve met Krishna a couple of times now he’s an awesome gentleman. Great guy!
Conner Cook is available umm guys Conner
Cook
Michigan State Cook
Cook is better than Oswieller and Fales but he’s not one of Gase’s guys
I say add Cook to our PS!
Maybe it’s just me but I’m not that interested in PS QBs at this time. More focused on the 53 to help us win games.
That all good, but we DO have to fill out a PS. I think it would be wise to add a QB to it.
But Tim, Oswieller and Fales suck. The other night was an anomaly, fun to watch but it was an anomaly nonetheless.
But QBs who get cut are questionable right off the bat. Teams don’t cut good young QBs.
Tell that to Case Keenum, my man! 🙂
http://www.ourlads.com/nfldepthcharts/player/33419/
Keenum’s player history…
Player History
05/12 HOU FA
09/12 HOU waived
09/12 HOU P/SQ 1 – 20
01/13 HOU FA for 13
08/14 HOU waived
09/14 SL w/claim from HOU
10/14 SL waived 9
10/14 SL P/SQ 9-15
12/14 HOU from SL P/SQ 16
02/15 HOU UFA
03/15 SL trade from HOU
03/17 LAR UFA
03/17 MIN UFA signed
03/18 MIN UFA
03/18 DEN UFA signed
You can come up with a handful of examples of those who have panned out and I can come with thousands who haven’t. I’m just not excited about any of these QBs mentioned.
I’m just not focused on PS players, I’d rather focus on the team this year. For some reason cut players seem to excite some of you more than the guys who made teams. LOL
Son,
Are you watching the Michigan-Notre Dame game right now? The Irish look good!
Tim Knight says:
September 1, 2018 at 8:21 pm
Maybe it’s just me but I’m not that interested in PS QBs at this time. More focused on the 53 to help us win games.
Reply
I’m interested in any moves they can make to improve the team, now or in the future.
^^^
THIS, Tim!!!
Well stated, Rockphin!!!
Okay have fun with PS players. 😉
practice squad is 10 players now. Cool.
Yes I’m watching also being disrespectful to my host blogging lol
Irish look tough
Just Bob though…
Kinda with Tim…..and actually a good place to be with our team.
IF we can improve with someone else’s 54th best player, where we might be weak or lack depth, then maybe.
I didn’t watch osweiller in preseason
But I don’t know that he sucks if you think of him as solely a backup
Some one with nfl experience
He’s not an nfl starter by any stretch
If you wanted some one to compete for a starting job – forget it
But he’s a vet with experience
If tannehill goes down, I don’t want to be cutler desperate
By cutler desperate I don’t mean the quality of the player
I mean paying a guy who’s ready for the booth a ridiculous amt to play for you bc you want a veteran
Some are severely underestimating/holding some sorta grudge against Oz,
Why ???
Cuz he got bummed after winning some 6 games to get Broncos to playoffs
only to be replaced #18 ???
Cuz he got paid ???
Or cuz (since getting paid) he didn’t produce overnight
In two one year attempts
With two different franchises, schemes, OC’s etc, etc ???
He’s got all the tools, and he’s a feisty player that wears his heart on his sleeve who has good control of the huddle & playbook!!!
If called upon, he’s TOTALLY CAPABLE of Doin what he did in last PS game
IN THE REGULAR SEASON and beyond!!!
Dunno what he did to those that give him zero benefit of a doubt???
GOFINS!!!
And I can’t stand QB’s with minimal mobility !!!
I have nothing against him and I’ll root for him as long as he’s a Fin but I just don’t think he’s very good.
I guess that harbaugh recruiting incentive didn’t pay off…
l’amour du cochon est le meilleur
To pronounce the last word with the m you basically have to throw up to pronounce it properly
I’m going to ask one of the waitresses around me to say it to see how it sounds
Have her face away from you
Bummer for McKinnon/SF,
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000957632/article/jerick-mckinnon-suffers-torn-acl-in-49ers-practice
I’m firing the medical staff on this one,
(initially a calf), my ass…
Sounds like a THill initially (though they did diagnose his as knee),
while he did rehab etc, and didn’t return to field for 9 months before re-injury
on pretend cut/plant
I see Jeremy Langford as a good one/replacement,
but don’t tell SF, I have as much distaste for them
as I do our own divisional rivals!!!
I didn’t see Preseason Game #4 yet, but every other game I saw Osweiler I thought he looked horrible. He must have done same really good things in this game to make the cut, or they really like his body of work at Denver. I did see him play very well on a Thursday or Monday Night game, but that’s about it. I recall saying Osweiler looked like a fucking statue in one of the games, maybe it 3 or 2, not sure.
OL didn’t play well when Oz got his chances
Other than in PS game 2 & 4 when he outplayed David
David won vs Oz in PS game 1 & 3
Same age, Oz has a farr better body of work than David
but Yea he a pocket type, but can run well enough to roll out etc
He can win more than 2 games, (if need be)
he won some 6 or so to propel Broncos to post season!!!
Yea, Yea, Denver had a great D,
As I expect us to !!!
GOFINS!!!
Osweiller is capable of possibly winning a game or two if called upon. That is really all you can expect from your backup. If our backup is required to play significant time, we’re screwed anyway.
I guess. Keep g 3 QB’S is a waste of a roster spot. I wish they had more conviction on who they liked
Agreed. There are a couple of players we cut today I’d rather have than that 3 QB spot.
Osweiller has proven he’s capable of winning some games in this league, so I personally would have kept him or Petty and cut the other two.
I’m just happy we are healthy
YES! This is the best preseason I can ever remember when it comes to how few injuries we had.
I can’t wait to see how we look against the Titans.
I agree Piggy. First goal accomplished….. healthy to start the season.
BTW, my buddy and I are staying a the Sheldon for the Fest….are the you?
“are you?”
Oz is Cutler with no mobility, maybe he isn’t quite as eradic, but he’s close.
His passes are so much better than fales’, but Fales moves better, since our OL is better than years past I’d go with Oz.
Couple surprises on the cuts….
3 QBs?
Asiata I thought would make it…
Feel bad for Lippett…prob never be the same after the injury.
When you can only dress 46 of 53 for games how does having 3 QBs hurt you? One of them will be inactive on game day as well. Where’s the void? There isn’t one. But having one on the PS is paramount? I have no idea what that means. If an issue arises you can change that too. So keeping an extra player at a position that you never want to have to play at another position is more important than a QB? Think about that for a second. So keeping a LB like say Poling is the key over an extra QB?
If we can’t win with our core team, an extra player at some position other than QB isn’t making the difference.
“When you can only dress 46 of 53 for games how does having 3 QBs hurt you? One of them will be inactive on game day as well. Where’s the void? There isn’t one.”
I’ve never liked keeping 3 QBs. A 3rd QB is almost certainly never going to see the field. Any other position player you keep instead may actually see playing time and be of use during the season, even if they are player number 53. Might as well keep 2 place kickers or 2 punters as keep 3 QBs.
Tim is right about the hit of a QB3 being minimal, BUT
QBs never play STs and can’t play slightly out of position like DBs or OL can, so they are really a stiff on the 53.
If keeping 3 were without sacrifice, every team would do it as the norm instead of only a handful who must do it due to extenuating circumstances like a fragile #1 or FO confusion like the jests.
On the flip side, your #3 can run the scout team, so if you DO keep a QB3, then Tim is right about not needing one on the PSquad, unless it is known that the QB3 is a temporary state of caution until you can get a guy for the PS like a Luke Falk maybe who might be developmental. And then if you can’t get a better solution, you keep the QB3.
so I meant to say Cav is right about what he said too.
Some national pundits will point to us keeping both Fales and Oz as a sign that all is not well with Tannehill.
I really hope that is not the case, and I do not think it is.
I think they are worried about Fales and Oz.
What if Tannehill gets concussed, say, and we put Oz in during Qtr 2 and he throws 2 INTs? Then we can bring in Fales and maybe his style will be less problematic for that opponent and we can hang on for a win or not just have to concede 2 games during the protocol because our only other option at QB sucks so bad.
You remember what happened to Oaktown when Carr went down, right?
The Raiders cut dumbass DT Gabe Wright.
Stringfellow got cut. As did De’Veon Smith, also from last year’s Dolphins camp.
Sad to see Fede cut. AJ Francis got cut again. I hope Uber is not his only fallback.
Jonathan Cooper got cut again. Talk about a bust.
Perhaps, the idea of 3 qbs is Gase’s experience of not having 1 for a full season since he’s been here.
Now, he has insurance, perhaps arguably, that if Tannehill goes down, he has next man with, backup in place.
Or, he thinks Brock has trade value, high draft pick or swap for player in position of need.
I believe former, but OK with either.
After all, are we ready to trust the OL won’t get the QB killed this year? I’m not. I just hope he gets back up.
I’m thinking since QB is hardest to replace, he has insured position stability as best he can this year.
Let the season begin.
exactly correct
Lots of good RBs got cut, but we don’t need any. Thomas Rawls, Charcandrick West, Knile Davis, Mike Gililslee, Ankrum Wadley, Travaris Cadet, Kenjon Barner, Mack Brown, Brandon Bolden, and my favorite, Jeremy Langford,
Speaking of which, Buddy Howell ought to be a priority PS guy for us.
a bit shocked FSU TE Nick O’Leary got cut, but I never liked that guy.
quite shocked that TE Jace Amaro got cut. Maybe he’s another Gavin Escobar. No juice.
Chase Litton was a QB I thought had some devo potential. Guess not.
Our old guy LB Jon Freeney got cut. He’s done I guess.
and Roberto Aguayo got cut . What a head case.
23 of the 53 were not in the starting 53 last year. That number could go up.
And somewhere between 12 and 14 of the starting 25 were not starters last year.
Add in the OC, OL, DL, RB, and DB coaches and that is a huge amount of new men for Gase to get trained.
Looking ahead, if all goes well, that ratio should settle down after this year.
I would sign Connor Cook to the PS.
Son, mark your calendar UCF at Memphis on 13 October. Looks like both are picking up where they left off last year. Memphis has a new gun slinger in QB Brady White who transferred from AZ State. He was 22-28 for 358, 5 TD’s and no INT’s in the first half yesterday. Though my only mancrush from that team is CB TJ Carter and he just happened to have a 35 yrd pick 6 yesterday.
Should be another fun year. That’s on my birthday too.
Speaking of transfers did you see Grier yesterday for West Virginia?
Man he looked good.
I would love to see us draft TJ Carter next year. I believe he may enter the draft after this year. He is not just a great cover guy but the kid can tackle (54 solo tackles), likes to hit and makes big plays in big games. Here are his fresh #’s from last year:
Started all 13 games in the defensive backfield in his first collegiate season … Team’s fifth-leading tackler with 69 total stops (54 solo) … Led the team in total takeaways (7), passes defended (16), interceptions (5) and interception return yards (74) … Tied for the team lead in fumble recoveries (2) … Also had one forced fumble and one TFL … Recorded 11 multi-tackle games, including six contests with six or more total hits … Had career game in a road win at Houston with highs for total stops (14) and solo hits (11) … Tied highs for assisted tackles (3) and interceptions (1) vs. the Cougars … Recorded his first collegiate forced fumble vs. Houston … Key play came after Memphis took a 42-38 lead with under 1:30 to play … Ran down Houston QB Kyle Postma near midfield and forced the fumble that was recovered by Jonathan Cook, ending a potential go-ahead scoring drive for the Cougars … Came up with a key interception to seal the win for Memphis over Houston … With under :50 left on the clock, Houston drove the ball to near midfield again, but on a 2nd-and-10 play, picked off Postma and ended the Cougars’ final threat … Logged his first collegiate interception in a home win over ranked UCLA … With Memphis clinging to a 48-45 lead and UCLA deep in Tigers’ territory, picked off a Josh Rosen pass at the 10-yard line and returned it 42 yards to end the Bruins’ scoring threat (Memphis won 48-45) … Also registered his first collegiate fumble recovery vs. the Bruins … Had seven total tackles vs. UCLA (6 solo) … Posted four solo stops in his collegiate debut vs. Louisiana Monroe … Also had interceptions vs. Connecticut and UCF twice … Wrapped up freshman campaign with eight total stops (5 solo) and two PBU vs. Iowa State in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl.
Sorry for the homer post LOL
great but we need a lockdown LB
Son, yeah I did he looked good
Several reasons why you’d keep 3 QBs, with the typical choice being you have a good young prospect not ready for game action, but that isn’t us.
Ryan doesn’t seem to be held back, so the knee doesn’t seem to have factored in, so that leads me to believe there’s indecision between the FO and coaches on who should be #2.
I dont expect 3 QBs on the roster the Tuesday following game 1.
Good point on the young prospect
I am not going to be a Memphis QB homer anymore though. I am beginning to think they are products of a system with great skill players.
the U vs LSU tonight … lotta hype on that one … is Miami returning to national prominence?
SEC vs ACC as well
Alabama suffocated Louisville … held them to 16 yds rushing on 26 carries and picked off 2 of Pass’s passes.
Interesting to see SEC beat Pac 10 yesterday Auburn over Washington.