1-0 baby! The Dolphins started the season at home against the Titans, in one of the most bizarre and easily the most lengthy football games in the history of the sport. 7 hours, and 10 minutes. Wow! Lightning strikes in the vicinity of Hard Rock caused a couple of weather delays which put the total game time from start to finish at 7:10, which is the longest game in NFL history.
The good thing is that the Dolphins team remained focused on the task at hand, winning the game, and I would give some credit to Head Coach Adam Gase for keeping his team prepared, and to GM Chris Grier and VP Mike Tannenbaum for shedding the roster of the “ME” players and building a team of players who share a common goal, helping each other make the Dolphins a winning team.
The Dolphins had a nice balance on offense, Kenyan Drake getting the most touches as expected, and it was especially nice to see Frank Gore come in and spark the offense. He looks fresh, especially for a veteran RB with 13 NFL seasons under his belt, and over 3200 carries. I think it’s a great tandem, they complement each other very well. The O-line did their job well, and both backs were able to move the ball.
Ryan Tannehill looked very good in the game, but a couple of poor throws somewhat derailed his fine effort. I really thought the throw in the end zone to Gesicki, whether Mike slipped or not, was too flat, not enough arc, and also just thrown too close to the defender. Make that throw more towards the sideline, and deeper towards the back of the endzone with more arc, and there’s very little chance if any that it gets picked off. The other was either an overthrow or a miscommunication with Jakeem Grant, and without certainty as to which, I can’t blame Tannehill on that one. The play-action TD pass to Kenny Stills was a beauty, great protection, and a very accurate strike for the TD. Take away the end zone miscue to Gesicki or the other INT intended for Grant, and Tannehill has done exactly what I would hope he could do.
The Titans after the injury to starting QB Marcus Mariota were not the same team, but the injuries to starting OT’s Taylor Lewan and Jack Conklin, LT and RT respectively is really what killed the Titans. Those 2 are aggressive, mean and nasty run blockers, and the Dolphins limited the run game, especially when big back Derrick Henry was in, to 26 yards on 10 carries. Dion Lewis, who is quicker and shiftier had more success, rushing for 75 yards on 16 carries.
On defense, the first thing I noticed right away, was Minkah Fitzpatrick. He didn’t do one spectacular thing on Sunday, but damn if he wasn’t always around the ball. You just can’t teach what he has, that desire to digest football knowledge, study film to learn players and teams tendencies, and the desire to work in the weight room to become the best player he can be. Minkah had that before he got here, but he’s ours man, and I’m thrilled we have him. He was in on 6 tackles, but despite that, he just seemed to be so involved in the game, and he was out there a lot. If anyone has snap counts, I’d love to know how many, as well as for the D-line. The frequent rotation worked as well as I could have hoped, and the youngins Godchaux and Taylor look like all the world to have been brilliant draft picks. You just don’t expect a 5th and 6th RD defensive tackle to give you what Godchaux and Taylor are giving us. Think of how absurd it is to pay a player over $20M to do what these guys are giving us! Talk about value, it’s insane! The LB’s weren’t asked to do everything, as we saw 3 safeties out there often enough. Kiko led the team with 6 solo tackles, and both Raekwon McMillan and Jerome Baker had 3 solos and 3 assists. Very possible this type of thing plays out the entire season.
The Jets come off a very successful road win against the Detroit Lions. They banged up QB Matthew Stafford pretty good, and the battered QB threw 1 TD and 4 INT’s. While Matthew Stafford hurt his team, the Jets rookie QB did the opposite. Sam Darnold played a very solid game, despite throwing an INT on his very first pass attempt. The rookie bounced back well however, and helped lead his team to an impressive 48-17 drubbing of the Lions. He had a nice balanced rushing attack with Bilal Powell and Isaiah Crowell with a 1-1A type approach. Crowell finished with 102 yards on 10 carries and 2 TD’s and Powell had 12 carries for 60 yards. Quincy Enunwa has resumed his spot as the go-to-guy of the offense, after being out with an injury last year. Robbie Anderson remains the big play danger, he’s like our version of Kenny Stills, except of course Anderson threatens police officers with vulgar things he will do to their wives, but on the gridiron, they are similar threats.
Dolphins vs Jets are always crazy games, as last year’s Fest game was evidence of such. The Dolphins pulled out a last minute victory when Bobby McCain intercepted Josh McCown with 47 seconds remaining in the game, allowing Cody Parkey to kick the game winning 39 yard F to win it 31-28. What a FEST-ivious win! There will not be a MetLife Takeover Fest this time, but hopefully the NYC Dolfans contingency will be sufficient to help our boys complete another successful takeover that ends with a Dolphins victory.
If the Dolphins can continue their success rushing the football with Drake and Gore, and keep the pocket clean for Tannehill, we should be able to score against the Jets. Devante Parker should be back, but I just can’t count on him to be a big role player, so I won’t. We have enough weapons with Stills, Amendola, Wilson and the 2 backs, and anything we can get from Gesicki and Parker is just gravy. On defense, just limit Bilal Powell. Crowell doesn’t scare me, but Powell just rips off those big plays, so we need to keep him in check. Darnold probably won’t be shaken, we should treat him like any QB, not expose ourselves with a ton of blitzes. I think if we do that, he might make us pay, so just stay disciplined, keep using the 3 safeties often, and I think we can beat them. Don’t let Anderson get behind the secondary.
MIA 28 – NYJ 27
Finsmob Unleashed 
Anyone here watch the Jets/Lions MNF game? First of all, I had to argue with all the company I had at my house that one of the commentators was a woman (Beth Mowins), they all swore it was a guy (LMAO!) I personally, did not enjoy the broadcast, and I found her irritating for some reason. Not her content, just her voice. Anyone else here have a thought?
I was the opposite, I thought she sounded good. Refreshing really after already hearing Collinsworth twice so far (Thursday and Sunday). I thought Brian Griese did a good job too.
I felt like I was watching a WNBA game, didn’t care for it at all. I didn’t like the crew as a whole FWIW, they were boring
It’s hard for me to judge
I usually hate the all
MikeE,
I watched that game. I don’t know if it’s her voice or the voice she tries to use on TV but it just sounds fake. It almost sounds like she’s trying to make it more masculine. That said, I don’t mind your broadcasts. I think she does just as well as most of them. Brian Griese bugs the crap out of me though.
Yeah man, it sounds fake, that’s definitely what I was thinking. Like she’s trying too hard to sound a certain way, nowhere near hear her normal speaking voice. I don’t know for sure that that’s the case, but it sounds forced.
Wouldn’t it be nice if we can just take away all the interceptions Tannehill throws? Unfortunately, we can’t and like it or not they are on him. The interception in the endzone was horrible and could have been a pivotal point in the game. You can’t have that. The other one was less egregious but still a turnover. Overall I thought Ryan played an okay game but he needs to stop throwing bad interceptions. He’s been doing it his whole career. Yes, take away those two interceptions and his stats are okay but with them he was inconsistent. This whole team needs to be more consistent and that starts with your QB not turning the ball over. Against a better team, things could have been different.
I wasn’t saying we take them away, I meant if he takes them away, doesn’t make those throws. I agree that throw in the endzone sucked, I said so in the article.
MikeE,
That wasn’t in response to just your comments. I’m not gonna harp on the kid’s performance though. Overall, it was a decent performance from a guy who hasn’t played in almost a year and a half in less than optimal conditions. I expected some miscues. I just hope we keep running the ball!
what’s a good interception?
When we intercept the other team
Just read some guy is going to ride out the hurricane on his boat in the marina. I’ve never been in a hurricane, but is this even possible? I mean, I know Forrest Gump did it, but really?
It is incredibly stupid. In a hurricane, boats get tossed all over marinas. If you moor it to short, the surge can put it under water. They are still cleaning boats out of the water in the Keys.
Wow, this guy is nuts. Well, I guess Darwinism will sort it out, lol.
“Actually, I wasn’t even running full speed. I was actually, you know, three-quarter speed. When I looked up at the speed later and it said 20.9, I was hurt.”
— Grant on his return TD
Truthfully, he looked like that…just kinda loping along.
Just trying to conserve his energy and tire out the guys chasing him. 🙂
So we got on the plane and the pilot says we have a tech problem. 10 minutes later he says we need an off site tech. Half hour later, our board is fried. We gotta get one from Atlanta.
We now leave at 1pm instead of 9am, so I had mahi mahi and some knob creek whiskey.
There ya go! All better. lol
Unless it is oiling yourself up and inserting yourself into that hug.
Isn’t this what they said last week?
And can’t it be said for every game????
True – every game counts!
Umm isnt every game a statement game when its your professional job and how well you do it depends on your performance every time….
D says:
September 13, 2018 at 12:00 pm
If ya got a boat, wtf dont you just leave lol. I mean its not like the “roads” will be congested.
Ground the Jets.
3 mechanics just arrived with a new dashboard in a gym bag.
Like shouldn’t they take it for a test drive before flying us to frick in denv e r?
L I ke take a few laps around the sky…see how she handles.
an overthrow or a miscommunication with Jakeem Grant, and without certainty as to which, I can’t blame Tannehill on that one.
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Both pics were the fault of Tannehill, once he releases the ball it has his name on it….end of story.
OK, so once a receiver touches the ball, he has to catch it, even if it’s thrown behind him or too high? Oh, and which pictures are you talking about? I didn’t know he was a photographer.
LOL, if the QB throws the ball and it gets picked, it’s always on him, it’s like writing a check, if he can’t cover it don’t write it.
Dion Lewis, who is quicker and shiftier had more success, rushing for 75 yards on 16 carries.
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but one of those runs were for big yardage, take that away the other 15 runs were minimal, defense was great against the run.
I see you have your own standards and rules set up there. I don’t look at it that way
I know how many yards di he get…lets divide that by the carries so we can tell if out run defense sucks right?
The only problem with that is if he busts loose for 80 yards, then has 9 carries for 20 yards, he avg’d 10 yards per carry by your math, so we suck at run D!
by mine we were pretty good only giving up 1 long run and stuffing them the rest of the way.
Um, any run over 10 yards doesn’t count toward the average, you know this! Come on MikeE!
” defense was great against the run”…. that’s what I loved. And goes in general whichever Titans RB you are talking about. We’ll see if they keep it up on Sunday.
Probably has a rash that’s itching him
Great, another 2 weeks recovery time.
Parker – Questionable (rash)
Interesting!
I thought it was great that the coach gave the guys off on Monday and Tannehill said to them, “I think we need to put in the time to correct the mistakes we made today, I think we should all show up for work tomorrow” and they all did!
Rob – You’re making up things I didn’t say. First of all, every play counts, so if you give up a 50 yard run, that’s not good even you hold the RB to 3 yards a carry every other run. I said Lewis had more success, that doesn’t translate to our run defense sucked. I didn’t say that.
I didn’t say you said that, i just said that his 75 yards on 16 carries wasn’t that impressive as it would appear due to the long run he had.
I thought your article was great Mikey.
Thanks Rob
I realize that it’s hard to comprehend filtering stats trying to see if a RB is a good btwn the takles RB. after all the other RB he was compared to had the same set of filters.
maybe he has improved but last year he sucked, like i said earlier 2 carries for a total of 90 yards plus 18 carries carries for 1 yard each makes him great in some opinions around here but not mine
I think there are specific times when an interception is not on the QB. A good example is the wide receiver catches the ball but does not make a “football move” and has the ball stripped out of his arms and taken away from him. It can’t be a fumble because the WR didn’t officially possess the ball, but it is absolutely the WR fault that the ball was stripped away from him. (it would be a strip / fumble if he made a football move first)
another example would be if a WR falls down on a timing route after the QB releases the ball. That is on the WR.
That being said, both T-hills picks Sunday were his fault IMO.
regardless of old sayings it’s impossible for the first example to the QB’s fault, although because of the “football move” rule, it would be listed as an Int rather than a fumble.
There’s an old saying, once a QB releases the ball no matter the circumstances it’s his fault. the saying goes, throwing a football is like writing a check, the QB owns it.
There’s also an old saying that man who go to bed with itchy asshole wake up with smelly fingers
There are lots of times where a receiver saves his QB from throwing an INT by making a great catch on a terrible throw or knocking the ball down so a defender can’t catch it. Things go both ways. INTs are a QB stat. They may not always be his fault, but they are his stat. Just the way it is. I hope Tanny keeps taking chances by giving his guys a chance to make a play, but it has to be a calculated risk. INTs like the one in the end zone just simply can’t happen. That’s a really bad TO that took points off the board. The other one is a little more palatable because he was throwing it up for his guy to make a play. I can live with a TO like that every now and then….but not the end zone one. Those are the ones he has to work on.
agreed
No question, that’s why the INT is attributed to the QB. Still, that doesn’t mean every INT is the QB’s fault.
No doubt the 2 INTs weren’t what we wanted, but man did I love that deep throw to Stills. It was perfect. Two years ago we were wondering if Tanny can throw the bomb…..he at least had that one in him.
Statistically, he’s been very effective with the deep throw his last few seasons played, but for some reason the narrative doesn’t change that he can’t throw deep.
“INTs like the one in the end zone just simply can’t happen. That’s a really bad TO that took points off the board.”
Completely agreed
Drake Sucks
Tanny Sucks
These are established facts. Let’s all move on shall we?
well that is what some have been screaming for for a while. To move on from these guys! The team just won’t do it for some reason….
When it comes to information about itchy assholes and smelly fingers, this blog is 2nd to none
Since wins and losses are a quarterback stat…..I guess you can say that Tannehill has been a perfect QB so far this year. (IT CANNOT BE ARGUED AGAINST!) he is a perfect 1-0.
I thought our run D was dominant in the 1st half, but not nearly as good in the 2nd. Whether it was Titans adjustments or the delays, the 2nd half run D was a bit concerning. Especially when you take into account the 2nd big run that got called back.
I am going strictly from memory, but I remember being concerned we were giving up bigger runs and more consistent 3+ yd runs in the second half.
Tannehill only had “deep ball problems” with Mike Wallace. He had no problem with getting the deep ball to Hartline or Bess or Mathews. The deep ball problem was a Mike Wallace problem not a Ryan Tannehill problem.
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I’ve never heard the old saying “throwing a football is like writing a check, the QB owns it” so I googled it. Google never heard of it either. Is it so old it pre-dates Mike? 😉
LOL, I almost posted the samething, but I’m not allowed to reply directly to the person in question….HA!
Go 🦆!!!
Kegel exercises
Say what?
Kong – Nothing pre-dates me. 😉
Randy, Tannehill has never been a high INT guy. They happen and all QBs throw INTs. Yes the one in the endzone was bad. That one he can’t make again. Gotta throw that ball where only Gesicki can get it.
Ryan’s issues have always been he has to lead the team into the endzone more, but INTs have never been a big problem.
This is odd, I googled when the first check was used, and it says in the US in 1681. Uhhhh, 1681? United States you say? Can’t fool THIS old guy. lol
LOL !!
What is the difference between a chickpea and a garbanzo bean?
Trump never paid a Russian hooker to have a garbanzo bean on his chest….
One is called a chickpea and the other a garbanzo bean.
Chickpee is of liquid form.
Hypothetical…
A RB on an opposing team runs against us 25 times. 24 of those times, we shut him down for ZERO gain. The 1 other time, we allowed him to rush for a TD from 25 yards out. Stat sheet: 25 rushes, 25 yards, 1.0 YPC, 1 TD.
Final score… Them 7, Phins 0.
Fact: our rushing Defense cost us the game on that 1 mere run.
Point: ya can’t throw out that 1 mere run, as it was the difference in the outcome of the game.
Wait . . . Is Rob watching this game?
I’m in NO way trying to belittle my man ORob… and I don’t think you are, either. Rather, it’s about that ONE BIG PLAY that can change a game. I think Tim stated it rather well below.
Agreed. I think what ORob was saying is that for the most part the run D was playing well as opposed to being run on all day. All big plays count. The goal of every team is to make big plays. The job on defense is to not allow too many of them.
EXACTLY!
Richmond Webb made the list for possible enshrinement to the Hall.
Well deserved I hope he gets in
He was one of the best LTs in the game during his era. I think he’s deserving.
Parker’s presence when he can go makes us a better team.
Webb was great, and man was he part of a great O-line too. I remember when he had Keith Sims at LG, Jeff Dellenbach at C, Bert Weidner at RG and ole Philly vet Ron Heller at RT.
Him and Sims on the left side, + very few sacks + Marino’s quick release and pocket presence and pocket maneuverability = even fewer sacks
M – Not dissing Rob, but definitely BB. 🙂
All good, so long as it’s only ball-busting! 🙂
I respect BOTH you and ORob!
Rob knows I love him. It’s just playing around
With Landry gone I thought I was going to miss my favorite play, the 5-7 yard pass where the receiver peals back after the catch and losses a couple yards after the catch. Saw it at least 4 times Sunday, Grant on his called fumble, Drake a couple of times…
Sims gets less credit, because of Marinos quick release.
Both he and Webb get less credit, but it kind of works both ways, because they got notoriety because they played with him, so they also got recognized and appreciated for their play because of it.
Rockphin says:
September 13, 2018 at 3:38 pm
LOL, I almost posted the samething, but I’m not allowed to reply directly to the person in question….HA!
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Yes you are, i had a bad day, give me a break will ya?
Thursday night foozeball might get ugly!
MAn AJ Green looking good tonight , ON MY BENCH 😡
Figures don’t it
Mike E. says:
September 13, 2018 at 4:34 pm
Kong – Nothing pre-dates me. 😉
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LOL
OK, good. My worldview was in danger for a minute there. 🙂
Ravens look rough tonight
Will Dalton actually win a night game?
Man the Ravens can’t stop A.J. Green, 3 TDs already in the 1st half. Damn I have the Ravens DEF in FF. 😦
Arrrrrrgh so do i , same league as Green riding the Bench OY
That’s what happens when you play on the road on Thursday, and why I’ve bitched about our stupid FO not saying anything about it. Only 1 home game the last about 7 years, won at home and lost all on the road.
Son: i still think Bengals are a smoke and mirrors team, and fully expected Ravens to at least take Green away and make them find another way to win … OOPS 😢
It sounds like Parker will play this Sunday. He was a full participant in practice today.
manitobafinfan says:
September 13, 2018 at 8:57 pm (Edit)
MAn AJ Green looking good tonight , ON MY BENCH 😡
Must be in another league because I’m playing him tonight!
Yes Markeh s league .. well you must be doing well tonight then 😎
I’m up against your wife too. Don’t tell her!
Oh The Intrigue!! Keep another woman’s secrets from my wife Lol 😂
Tim,
Tannehill is good for 12 to 15 interceptions a year. My point wasn’t about how many he throws but that he does have a history of throwing interceptions that take points off the board. He needs to clean that up. Those are the type of interceptions quarterbacks just can’t throw. Some interceptions are worse than others.
I’m just going by his first 5 seasons – 13, 17, 12, 12, 12. Of course taking points off the board is not good. Just saying he’s never been a high INT guy. 108 career TD passes to 68 INT is not bad. That’s 40+.
In contrast Chad Henne is at 58 TD and 63 INT at a -5 but many have compared Tannehill to him. LOL
An Andrews sighting!
What does this mean?
I dont know, but the last time he saw her was through a key hole 😍
Mark Andrew’s the Balt TE
The right play for Balt. at the end of the game was kick a FP, then onside kick like Tenn. did. At least give yourself a chance.
Yes you are, i had a bad day, give me a break will ya?
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You got it! 😁 I enjoy interacting with you so I’m glad we can put it behind us.
Wale Shit!
lol. figures.
Here we go…
I heard about Sitton being out for the season on my way to work. FUCK!!!!!
Sitton be sittin.. Damn !!
No longer Sitton pretty – Hope Larsen can pick up the slack, but we also just got real thin depth wise. So disappointing . . .
DAMN IT! Out for the Season? I realize he was long in the tooth, but he was supposed to be the solution THIS year. Damn, damn, damn, damn!
He is the first, but odds are, not the last OL injury. Depth is a big concern again.
Too bad all those 2nd, 3rd & 4th round Oline picks over the last 5 years have been thrown away.
As per usghe, someone is going to have to step up. I hope Larsen is up to the task, he was going to be the starter last year before he got hurt, so maybe the dropoff won’t be substantial.
Sitton was a big old plus…. now we are hoping Larsen won’t be a weak link.
Have they picked up anyone else or promoted anyone from the PS? Asiata might get the call.
If Dolphins don’t promote Asiata that will be as bad a sign for him as when he got cut.
I agree Stanger – If not now, will he ever?
Jahir Evans and Luke Joeckel are out there. Neither are spectacular but both have starting experience and could hold things down.
Jonathan Cooper is available too, cut again this season by the Niners this time. WTF happened with this guy? I thought he was going to be a 10 YR stud OL.
Dump Oswilter and got 2 OG today
Well, it was nice while it lasted…that one whole game.
Yeah, that’s about it. Doesn’t mean we’re sunk, but there’s definitely a different feeling right now, at least until Larsen plays well enough to make us not have that sinking feeling.
Still a lot of season to play, and this is far from a backbreaker. Hopefully Larsen can be the guy. His beard doesn’t have anything on Sitton’s though.
It’s just frustrating to finally look like we have a nice starting 5, and only have it last one game. &%$#@!
In before someone suggests we showcase Parker to trade for a guard
I’ll be the first to say we should have traded Landry and a 4th RD to CLE for Joel Bitonio. lol
Bitonio was one of the players i really had hoped we would select his draft year. I had my eye on a few OL from that draft. I wanted to take two early, and i had James as our OT, and Gabe Jackson as my dream pair, but i also liked Trai Turner as a backup plan for Jackson, with Halapio and Zack Fulton as deeper round selections. I had James as the OT selection, with Bitonio or Kouandjio as backup selections and Pamphile as deeper round alternative.
Problem is we couldnt get a team to part with a starting caliber player at one of the hardest positions to find starting quality at, for Parker, and he is worth more than a backup quality player, which id hope we wouldnt be so desperate we would make that kind of trade. Parker shouldn’t be traded unless it for a quality level draft pick in next years draft, or for a starting caliber player at another position.
after watching the stinkin Jets Monday, I was concerned about our Oline with Sitton. Now I am really concerned.
If the offense is working as it should and Tanny is getting the ball out quick, it should be a big hit to us. I mean its going to affect the game plan im sure, but if we cant handle this kind of occurance, we arent ready for playoffs anyways. This shit happens to most teams every year. The good ones bounce back from it and continue to win.
quickest in the league through one game.
So, again, if we are using tempo and we are getting the ball out quick, it reall minimizes an OL injury. Its going to hurt our chances for more 75 yard bombs to Stills, so we’d have to scheme to use Wilson a bit more with quick hitters and do more get the ball out and let their speed do the rest, but its doable.
I didn’t realize we were paying Sitton that much! HOLY SHIT
https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/miami-dolphins/josh-sitton-3748/
He has a 2M dead cap hit next season.
He get’s 6.5M for one game this year.
Not bad for HIM.
Pretty cheap for a pro-bowl caliber OG even an older one. We just got unlucky with the injury.
We should have drafted at least some developmental player on O-line this year. First time in franchise history we didn’t take at least one Olinemen in the draft. Damn, now we are in the FA chase again or starting a rookie next season.
Even if we are in the FA chase, dont expect that we will blow our load on one, so you dont have to worry about it. Gase’s philosophy towards OG’s and it seems FA in general is going to be value over star potential. I believe OG is the most crucial posiion these days with the way DT’s have morphed in their use, but it doesnt mean that he isnt right. You can scheme away from a brutal DT, so i think we will be fine.
IMO we have to try to promote a starter, ie Larsen and then pick up a backup that’s capable of starting as soon as he learns the system because im nervous about Larsen holding up too. Id be looking to bring in a guy like Evans or Joeckel, maybe even Zane BEadles. There is also Orlando Franklin, who was a solid starter at one point but seems to have slipped a lot in past couple of years.
he uses Cricket, but at least his battery is charged.
Big bully is still a free agent too.
We could pick up Beadles, he’s worked with Kilgore before???????
Fuck!!!! Sitton out for the year. For some reason we just can’t keep a steady 5 OL for a decent stretch.
Jeff Allen, G, Texans. Age: 28.
Andrew Tiller, G, Saints. Age: 29.
Zane Beadles, G, 49ers. Age: 31.
Allen Barbre, G, Broncos. Age: 34.
Trey Hopkins, G, Bengals. Age: 26.
Oday Aboushi, G/OT, Seahawks. Age: 27.
Tony Bergstrom, G/C, Redskins. Age: 32.
Josh LeRibeus, G, Saints. Age: 29.
Don Barclay, G/OT, Lions. Age: 29.
Orlando Franklin, G, Redskins. Age: 30.
Billy Turner, G, Broncos. Age: 26.
Denver Kirkland (RFA), G, Raiders. Age: 24.
Josh Walker (RFA), G, Jaguars. Age: 27.
Not gonna find many if any quality OL off the street. Most teams have depth issues on the OL so they’re simply not available.
so is that a no to Billy Turner? lol
LOL
I think we flirted with beadles once before
Maybe Franklin? He went to UM
Its funny how some of the patterns of players drafted, or available for draft, etc affects other things.
So you can see back in the day with Lawrence Taylor, he single-handedly affected the LT position and what people looked for out of players at that position.He also affected the DE position and OLB as people tried to get their own LT’s. He changed the QB position and offensive scheming to start the path towards getting the ball out quicker. He affected the rules of the game to start making the QB almost untouchable (though thats been a longer progression of rul changes, so its been furthered by others).
As i said this changed what LT’s teams were looking for, and because teams started finding their own sack specialist DE’s they looked to find other sack specialist DE’s to put on the opposite side as they realized offenses were doubling down on the one LT, scheming to take them out of the picture. Getting second DE sack specialists make RT as important as LT so people starter drafting RT’s int he first as well, now its OG’s because of DT’s like Donald and Suh. So now teams are just scheming to eliminate the who DL threat all together by doing quick passing route, up-tempo offenses to wear those guys out, running games meant to make their agressive attack on the QB backfire, etc.
Basically what im saying there is a yin for every yang, and that’s why having a good coach helps the entire thing because if he loses a guy that helps them do this, now he can do that to compensate. This is why Belichick seems to be unaffected when he loses key players or trades them to clevlan in the middle of the season despite them being statictically one of the best players on defense. This is why he still winds without Gronkowski or Brady. I think Gase is working his way towards being one of those guys for us, eh seems to be carrying himself with a lot more confidence this year and i think this is a test to see how ready he is to deal with adversity. If we roll on, thats going to be a hella good look for us for the future. I hate we lost Sitton, but we gotta be able to deal with this kind of stuff.
It’s ironic that the guy who affected the LT position has initials LT.
SVUCKS on the Josh Sitton news. SMMFH 😡
Now we know why we signed Swanson again. The team likely knew Sitton was going to miss time but didn’t know yet that it would be for the year. My guess is Swanson likely takes Larsen’s role and Larsen starts at LG.
Gase just confirmed this. He said they’re not going outside for any G help. Basically Swanson already was the guy from the outside.
wyoming85 says:
September 14, 2018 at 11:57 am
We could pick up Beadles, he’s worked with Kilgore before???????
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And here’s another thing: Adam Gase worked with Beadles in Denver in 2013.
Larsen replaces Sitton and Swanson takes on the backup role at all 3 interior spots.
I didn’t realize he was from God’s country!
Zane Beadles
Height: 6-4 Weight: 305 Age: 31
Born: 11/19/1986 Casper , WY
College: Utah
Experience: 8 Seasons
That’s always a PLUS!
The WR that scares me the most on the Jets is Anderson. He’s their version of Kenny Stills.
I’d have to agree. However, none of them really concern me what with our Secondary.
I said that first Tim! 😉
I know and I agree. 🙂
D says:
September 14, 2018 at 11:49 am
So, again, if we are using tempo……
Yeah, in Pass Pro, but I’m more worried about run blocking. Sitton as opening some good holes in the run game.
It sure would be nice to see Parker to play this game and make an impact.
Gase said he wants to play but it’s the coaches’ call.
Rockphin says:
September 14, 2018 at 11:57 am
Big bully is still a free agent too.
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I think he is still jail for trying to decapitate the corpse of his father and throwing caskets at people.
Wow that was some crazy shit. I wasn’t aware of it until you posted this and I just read about it. He’s definitely got a few screws loose and I don’t see him back in the league again.
What???
When Sitton goes out…. makes me thankful that Jessie Davis has turned out well. Kind of guy you hope to find to build your OL.
Rockphin says:
September 14, 2018 at 1:21 pm
Yeah, in Pass Pro, but I’m more worried about run blocking. Sitton as opening some good holes in the run game.
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For this game i doubt we do much true inside running. Id do most the running off tackle, sweeps, etc, maybe some inside counters if they are aggressive with their persuits. I definitely wouldn’t run into the teeth of that defense much. Got to do it some, despite success, just to set up other stuff, but i hope dont just keep throwing people into a wall all day.
Fuck! I hadn’t heard this either!
— Both offensive tackles, Laremy Tunsil on the left and Ja’Wuan James on the right, have been battling hamstring injuries, but both were on the field today and will play Sunday.
Hammies are nothing to mess with! Ask the Pig.
Oink and agreed
Don’t mess with the ham
https://twitter.com/thedolphinswire/status/1040657371863941120
wyoming85 says:
September 14, 2018 at 1:06 pm
I didn’t realize he was from God’s country!
What are you talking about? It says he is from Wyoming, not Canada!
Jokes on you… Wyoming is Canada!
Wyoming doesn’t even border Canada D. Montana is in the way.
From the Jets Wire writer…
Dolphins/Jets prediction this weekend?
The Jets are going to win another one in convincing fashion, and homefield advantage is going to be a big reason why. Expect MetLife Stadium to be a madhouse this Sunday, as Jets fans finally have a team and a quarterback they can believe in. New York won’t put 48 points on the board again, but I don’t see Miami hanging around too long.
We’ll see.
I’m sure it will be pretty raucous. Jets fans have been waiting for this for a long time. Doesn’t mean they’re going to win, but the place should be packed, and loud, at least as long as the Jets are in it.
The MetLife takeover will be there too. 🙂
Give jests fans credit for being able to make some noise in the stadium at the same time as working glory holes – no easy task!
Expect MetLIfe Stadium to be a house full of mad fans that file out mid-way through the third quarter. Home field advantage? Pfft! Means nothing when it comes to the Yets. Looking forward to seeing the Takeover standing out like sore thumbs inthe 1/2 empty stands Sunday! a See of aqua and orange!
but I don’t see Miami hanging around too long.
But I don’t see the Jet’s fans hanging around too long.
Im just suprised how confidant they got off a blow out of a team that obviously wasnt prepared to play that Monday night. I mean im not taking anything away from the Jets and that win, but it seems to have really blown their heads up extra big.
Owe ya a beer.
The over confidence of Jets fans, this writer and people alike really makes me hope we beat them convincingly to take the air out of their cocky balloon heads. They act like they beat the Vikings in MIN. It was fucking DET and Stafford played horribly.
^
Yuk
Not good given we play team #4
Too early to get caught up in stats like this. BAL had 6 sacks week 1 and none last night.
A lot to catch up on for me this week. Went to Pompano Beach to adopt our new dog/new camping buddy. This is who we adopted:
https://scontent-dfw5-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/41508769_10205242928868170_176589410031108096_n.jpg?_nc_cat=0&oh=bdf2c414eb66867e16b3b6b8389055ee&oe=5C1B1C2D
Very cool!
Cool Dog !!