First news on the docket is the Miami Dolphins have granted former OC Dowell Loggains permission to seek employment elsewhere. Loggains has all but been named Adam Gase’s OC for the NY Jets. You know it makes me angry typing Gase’s name? I hope he does miserably for the Jets. The biggest news though is the Miami Dolphins have sent Dan Marino to scout the QB’s at the Senior Bowl.
The Dolphins are in obvious need of a QB, especially once they either trade or cut Ryan Tannehill, which would leave Luke Falk and newly acquired Jake Rudock as the only QB’s on the roster. That doesn’t mean we will be drafting a QB in the 1st RD, but it is a legitimate possibility. The North roster has 2 possible 1st RD picks in Drew Lock and Daniel Jones, as well as later picks Ryan Finley and Trace McSorley. The South roster has Will Grier, Gardner Minshew, Jarret Stidham and Tyree Jackson. If you like big QB’s, Tyree Jackson is 6’7 245. Marino should be watching all these QB’s closely, we simply need to add QB talent no matter what.
We all know a lot of the top talent in this draft lies in the defensive line, the defensive ends and tackles. The majority of talent in this draft are Juniors or lower, but there are a handful of talented Seniors as well. At DE there’s Montez Sweat, Zach Allen, Jaylon Ferguson, Carl Granderson and Charles Omenihu, and DT Isaiah Buggs.
Unfortunately, one of our resident scouts here “D” will not be attending the Senior Bowl as he has the last few years, but I will be watching practices and whatever else I can, and I’m sure a few people here will be watching as well, so any info or observations you have, let us know.
Finsmob Unleashed 
Perfect timing on the page turn there Mike E!!
WOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
FIRST!! HA!
Congrats Rock – I can’t ever be first, that would be cheating
I have posted “First” a couple of times and then refreshed the page and said DOH! someone got to be first before my first. LOL
LOL – Yeah, that sucks
I am just hoping and praying that we are not sitting here 10 years from now bemoaning what could have been if we had just had more patience and kept Gase…..
The thought makes me queasy but it would fit just perfectly into the narrative of my life. Brady & Belicheat retire finally and then Gase makes the Jets the next perennial winner…
KILL ME IF THIS HAPPENS!
That would be a nightmare. I think a lot, it’s not always pretty. But, what are the odds that ANY power will emerge from the AFC east after the Patriots are done? Very slim I’d say, so while I’m not too worried that the Jets will be the next dynasty, the odds are the same for us, pretty slim.
Rock – I’m pretty far into the new book, I dig it. It looks to be a pretty good new series, and I think you’ll like it.
wow, you posted this before I asked my question below.
It’s the fire mage series or something like that right?
I love dragging my butt across a cool wet lawn 1st thing in the morning after a hearty shit.
LOL
If you want to learn how to drag it across a warm carpet instead….. talk to my dog that is an expert in that trick. 🙂
Sorry to say but that’s a sure sign of tape worms
Mike E, I ran out of stuff to read. Barnes & Noble didn’t have any of the “new” authors I was going to try out from the recommendations you guys have made on the shelf so I need to go on line and order some.
In the meantime I have pulled David Eddings “the Belgariad” off the shelf to re-read. It’s such a light and easy read and I like the characters so it should fill a week or so until I get something delivered.
Any last minute suggestions from you guys?
I have read everything from the following; Need to add to the list.
J.R.R. Tolkien
George R.R. Martin
Brandon Sanderson
Steven Erickson
Robert Jordan
Terry Brooks
Joe Abercrombie
David Eddings
Stephen R. Donaldson
Raymond E. Feist
Janny Wurts
Katherine Kurtz
Fritz Lieber
Tad Williams
Brent Weeks
Marion Zimmer Bradley
R.A. Salvatore
Terry Goodkind
Piers Anthony
Douglas Adams
Orson Scott Card
C.J. Cherryh
Troy Denning
Ed Greenwood
Margaret Weis
Tracy Hickman
L.E. Modesitt, JR.
Douglas Niles
Eric Von Lustbader
Have any of you read Patrick Rothfuss or Robin Hobb? I have seen their books but for whatever reason (cover art?) not picked them up.
I am running out of authors and the ones I like are all passing away or not writing fast enough.
If you guys have an author of fantasy fiction I didn’t list above you can recommend I will give it a shot.
How could I leave off Howard and the Conan novels.
“obvious need of a QB” there will be if they send Tanny off to another team. Might be a real ideal spot for some QB wanting to prove himself in the league though cause will offer a chance to start. Wouldn’t go to a high-end QB type but the next level in FA might be lining up.
Those are just the fantasy authors I have read. I have read a bunch of spy novels and war novels and horror novels from various authors as well. The name on here is taken already but people around town (waiters, bar tenders, baristas, etc.) call me Bookman.
That opens it up a bit more. If you haven’t read all the early Ludlum novels (Jason Bourne) worth filling in…. later ones not as good though.
Try the Sharpe series by Bernard Cornwell, Hornblower series by C. S. Forester or Bolitho novels by Alexander Kent. Get to learn some history along the way with those as well.
And even if not in one of those exact gendres — could never put a James Clavell down (the Shogun guy)
James Clavell was really good. I enjoyed Shogun
No one who liked Shogun wouldn’t like Tai-Pan. Noble House too, even if not quite as good.
If you like Clavell, Leon Uris is another way to go (Battle Cry, Exodus and Topaz are my faves).
Have you read everything from Tolkien? Like even some of the individual stories and the tales that his son finished for him.
I haven’t even read all of Tolkien’s stuff and im ridiculously into his writings lol. I have Tolkien posters up in my house even.
No, I read the Hobbit, The lord of the rings trilogy and the Silmarillion only. I’m not a fan of “short stories” and anthologies. I want to read something with some “meat” to it.
The short stories are meaty, they just get into more detail into some of the stuff more lightly touched on in the Silmarillion. I liked them. I love the Silmarillion, its probably my favorite of all his works, probably because of the depth of knowledge you get about that universe when you read it. The hobbit was my favorite story though. Some of those like the children of Hurin are really really good stories that give some depth to other thing in other works.
Rockphin says:
January 23, 2019 at 1:44 pm
Also, did you play AD&D when you were a kid? I just found all my stuff last year while digging through some old shit. I have the ORIGINAL printing of several of the books. Gary Gygax is the man!
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I did when i was younger when i had more free time to play. I really enjoyed it. Loved the forgotten realms. Weis an Hickman wrote most of the dragon lance books.
This from Josh Alper of NBC sports sure does make it sound like Flores is a done deal.
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The Patriots are set to lose linebackers coach and de facto defensive coordinator Brian Flores to the Dolphins after the Super Bowl and that will make two years in a row that the team’s top defensive assistant has moved on for a head coaching job. Per a report from the Senior Bowl, former NFL head coach Greg Schiano is a likely addition to the top of the defensive staff for the 2019 season
Im not into books like you or Mikey even, but you have all my favorite authors in that list above. RA Salvatore, Tolkien, Martin, Niles, Weis and Hickman, Ed Greenwood…..
Oh i liked the Harper series too, you dont have many of those authors listed other than Greenwood, who also did the Elminster series.
Off the top of my head names you didn’t list in fantasy writing:
Steven Brust (Dragaerian series. Vlad Taltos is one of my favorite characters of all time.)
David Gemmell – everything
CS Friedman (coldfire trilogy)
Roger Zelazny (Amber series)
Scott Bakker (Prince of Nothing and Aspect Emperor series, also Neuromancer was a good sci-fi book)
Robert Asprin (Myth series)
Isaac Asimov (sci-fi)
Rock, I also take a book with me everywhere. I literally have thousands. I got a vasectomy about a decade ago, and both the nurse and doctor commented on the fact I wanted to read during the procedure and they had never seen that before. My mom still loves to tell the story of how I read Stephen King’s Salem’s Lot in its entirety when I was 5 years old, and was pissed off at her for years because she wouldn’t let me watch the movie, lol.
As long as I have a book, I’m good no matter what else is going on, so I always have a book. I’ve got a Zelazny book with me right now, lol.
Stanger, I have read some Uris as well. If I recall I think I enjoyed him.
Rock – Either Phelon or Randy mentioned they like Rothfuss just the other day. I also recommend Michael Crichton, although his writing days are over, he died in the last year or so, but his sci fi stuff is pretty cool, besides Jurassic Park.
D says:
January 23, 2019 at 12:04 pm
Oh i liked the Harper series too, you dont have many of those authors listed other than Greenwood, who also did the Elminster series.
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I devoured the Forgotten Realms novels when I was younger. Many of them are not in print anymore for what ever reason. Elminster was one of my favorites too. I really liked how the different authors expounded upon the “world” and even furthered other authors creations in their stories. Salvatore is the easiest to find out of them. Hickman and Wies teamed up a lot in that world. (forgotten realms)
Sorry to make this the book club…. LOL
I just ordered David Gemmell’s: Legend, the king beyond the gate, waylander and quest for lost heros.
I had forgotten about the recommendation of David Gemmell. Thanks guys!
D, the Harpers were great. That is the series I was think of in the forgotten realms where each author collaborated to expand “the world.”
Denning, Greenwood, Elaine Cunningham (I had forgotten her)
There were so many of them (i am pretty sure I read 100’s, perhaps all that were available)
It was cool how they all “Experienced” the same things through different authors / novels. like the “time of troubles” when some of the gods were cast down and became avatars.
Also, did you play AD&D when you were a kid? I just found all my stuff last year while digging through some old shit. I have the ORIGINAL printing of several of the books. Gary Gygax is the man!
Was the man. Passed away in ’08
Rock,
People recommended Rothfuss to me. I just finished his second book in the Kingkiller Chronicle series, but I wasn’t impressed. It wasn’t terrible, but it was a slow, kinda boring read. I’ll read the third book when it comes out, but i’m not really looking forward to it.
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I would recommend Robin Hobbs. She’s written lots of stuff. I also liked the Bronze Knight series by John Marco. I also really enjoyed The Deed of Paksenarrion by Elizabeth Moon. It’s an easy, short read and probably surprised me in my enjoyment of it more than any series I’ve ever read.
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Gemmell’s stuff is definitely fun to read.
thanks! Elizebeth moon and John Marco are both new to me.
D says:
January 23, 2019 at 1:52 pm
Rockphin says:
January 23, 2019 at 1:44 pm
Also, did you play AD&D when you were a kid? I just found all my stuff last year while digging through some old shit. I have the ORIGINAL printing of several of the books. Gary Gygax is the man!
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I did when i was younger when i had more free time to play. I really enjoyed it. Loved the forgotten realms. Weis an Hickman wrote most of the dragon lance books.
Moonshae islands trilogy was one of my favorites.
That was Douglas Niles though
I think i might have some of the original books. They would be at parents house in Florida still, put up somewhere. My parents never threw anything away, and even though my mom lives out here now, she likely hasnt touched or moved any of it.
Hey look, a book club. LOL
Tim if you want to take a hit on the book club….. double check and sure that you have never brought up music or sharks. 🙂
It’s funny, I was scrolling through the posts and it was all about books. I was thinking what is this a book club, then I see Rock post “Sorry to make this the book club…. LOL”
That’s why I said what I said. 🙂
It’s that time of year, in between the SB, the draft, and coming off another shitty season. What to discuss? Anything and everything . . .
We should be use to this routine by now.
Unfortunately, I think we are
Yeah read this one is to discuss his staff.
It also said that they can officially announce him as well after the meeting.
Why do I have a feeling that one will have a whole lot of “hypothetically, who would you want on your coaching staff” involved. With a few “talked to that guy” latelies thrown in.
No it seems legit that they can hire him, announce it and probably truly talk staff and make those announcements as well. We may be getting a bunch of new info soon.
This may be the official end to the unofficial news.
Ok now im seeing stuff that says they cant “announce” him but they can do all the stuff that hiring him entails, like let him pick his staff, etc. They just cant officially announce his hire.
I get there is a contract and you cant sign a guy to a contract until his old one if up, but its kinda dumb they cant just spit the shit out and worry about the paperwork side of things behind the scenes.
Basically they can offer him the job w/o any negotiation of price, and then after the SB, they can do all that, officially hire him, and announce it. We have a while.
And unless things have changed, he can only say yes in principle and is free to back out any time he wants until the contract is signed. But given that the other positions are filled, that would probably only be cause the Evil One makes him an offer he can’t refuse.
This is where NFL rules are screwed up. If a team is going to hire a coach and there’s really nothing that can be done by his current team to stop him according to NFL rules to begin with why can’t the new team give him terms of the deal so there is an actual offer and acceptance.
If they agree in principle to the hire without any kind of money, which is necessary for a contract to take place, then there is no contract and either party can say they don’t want to go ahead with it after the Super Bowl.
So, what if they offer Flores a certain amount of money after the Super Bowl and he declines? Then what?
Then they don’t hire Flores and your next HC is RIzzi.
Man there are some seriously sick people out there.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/nurse-arrested-case-incapacitated-woman-gave-birth-152636360.html
The woman he raped was described as a practically comatose person, Very little ability to communicate or move for that matter.
Yeah when I first heard about this story I said to myself now how did that happen? There really was only one answer, a sick person in the facility had sex with her. Ugh!
Wait, what’s this? You guys are talking football on my Book club blog? WTF?
Again…only thing I read is Mike E’s articles.
As far as book club, I dont ever care what topic you guys go down the rabbit hole with.
GO FINS
D says:
January 23, 2019 at 3:17 pm
Man there are some seriously sick people out there.
Oh, he is definitely a candidate for general population! You like raping helpless victims? Well you bout to pull a train up in here after we break your arms and knock out all your teef
I read a lot, I’ve been reading this one book but i wouldn’t recommend it, a lot of mis information and the author sucks at pool,
it’s call finsmob unleashed. 🙂
Author is practicing, both on the articles, and pool. Practice, however, is no guarantee of a good result. 😛
You won last year by default, i didn’t show
I hope you make it next year, I want a rematch
Oops, This year
I’ll try
Lou – It’s definitely flawed, but I think the reason they don’t allow teams to hire people who are still working for a team in the playoffs or in the SB is so that person doesn’t have any reason not to do his job well and complete the season. In other words, if Flores was hired by Miami, is it possible he may now do things would hurt the Patriots because it help Miami? Not saying it completely avoids those kind of things because for all intents and purposes, it appears that Flores is the next HC of the Miami Dolphins, but I guess that’s what the NFL is afraid of.
I’m surprised he was interviewed, in the middle of a playoff run? seems like a distraction to me
I believe he was first interviewed when the Pats were on the bye week in the playoffs. Now the 2nd one is during the two week break before the SB. It’s just one day, it’s not like he’ll lose all focus because he sat down to discuss him future for a few hours. LOL
looks like miami is showing the exit door to dowell loggains
Yeah sounds like he’ll join Gase.
Funny stuff . . .
https://www.nfldraftdiamonds.com/2019/01/ace-davis/
LMAO!!! The kid has chutzpah! LOL
Lol nice.
should miami get a stop gap qb in fa? certainly you’re not going to draft a qb then throw him to the wolves right away.
I would not be surprised if we brought in Teddy Bridgewater. He’s from Miami and I read a report somewhere that suggested he’d be interested in playing for the Dolphins.
I would think Bridgewater would want a multi year contract, and if it were me, I wouldn’t do that. I’d rather go with a one year type deal with Fitz, or even McCown rather than give another QB a 4 or 5 year deal
Not sure about that. He doesn’t have a body of work in recent years to demand that. He needs to prove he can be a starter again.
That’s my thought too. He knows the situation and if he can play well he will get offers from other teams or if the Fins screw the pooch he will get a multi year from them.
If he’s willing to take a 2 YR deal, I’d probably bring him in, as long as it’s not over $10M per. Not sure where he’s at salary wise, but I don’t think we should go past that for any QB. We’re drafting our QB, either this year or next, so I don’t want to kill our cap at the QB position. Tannehill is already doing that.
I think Bridgewater, Falk, Rudock and a rookie would be ideal. Let them all compete and go from there.
Here were Bridgewater’s most recent contract numbers.
https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/new-orleans-saints/teddy-bridgewater-14441/
That was confusing, did he have a 3 YR deal, and then get cut by the Saints?
I believe those voided years were from Minnesota. He signed with the Jets for one year and the Saints had to pick up his contract from them when they traded for him. But he’s a UFA this year. The Jets traded a 6th and Bridgewater to the Saints for a 3rd. We’ll see I’m just throwing an option out there.
he got paid 1 mil by the jets last season.
Right bonus money. He got traded before any salary was paid.
I can’t see the team bringing in Bridgewater. That would be extremely surprising. My hopes would be they would draft TWO and go from there.
This is the way I look at it. I think this is a solid 3 year rebuild that’s going to happen. That’s right. 3 years to get it to the point where it’s going to look like they want it to and I just don’t see them bringing in a stopgap guy at qb that’s not going to be in the future plans.
Well that’s what stopgap is, a bridge to the future until you have your guy. If Bridgewater plays really well you address that situation at that time.
right, and I don’t think that’s what they should be looking at. there’s some qb’s in this draft they can draft and develop and if it’s going to take a good 3 yrs to get there anyway, why waste your time on a stopgap guy? I’d rather draft a couple that I like and go from there.
Fair enough but we don’t know how they want to go about anything just yet.
true. we don’t. but I’d rather see them developing talent than bringing in guys like that because, to me, it means they want to win games rather than bring along talent. who cares if a rookie qb takes 2 or 3 yrs to develop if you’re doing a rebuild. I don’t and I’m hoping they feel the same way. but, JMHBSO
What is the fascination with Teddy Bridgewater? He is a below average QB.
It’s not a fascination, it’s an option for a vet QB who is only 26 years old. I wouldn’t say below average but average. 😉
thing is, if you’re doing a rebuild why waste your time bringing in a guy who’s not going to be there or isn’t the future. wouldn’t you rather have a guy running your offense that COULD be the future of the franchise?
Tim Knight says:
January 23, 2019 at 4:56 pm
Right bonus money. He got traded before any salary was paid.
Ahhhh I was not reading it right. You are correct. He got paid 1m by the yets and 5 mil by the Aints
Already pre-ordered my new Phins QB jersey.
https://portland-mp7static.mlsdigital.net/styles/image_landscape/s3/mp6/image_nodes/2010/12/Jersey_Header.jpg?
Thought anything ending in jpg was supposed to show, but in this case fits the theme of it at least. 🙂
but yours ends in .jpg?
And in that might be the problem (and I cut off to the “jpg” part). Might be like a URL venus fly trap. Link still works for me though.
Lou, in the big scheme of things you can do both. Have a stopgap and develop young QBs. I also want to make it clear I’m not pounding the table for Bridgewater, just that it wouldn’t surprise me if they brought him in.
I understand. And, again, I’m just offering up my opinion on the subject. If they were to bring in a stopgap my choice would be Beathard if San Fran decides to move on from him for Mullen because he’s a guy that can maybe develop into something and not just be a stopgap.
That would have to be a trade or we wait until he’s cut because he’s under contract through 2020 as a 2017 3rd rd pick.
and that is why I’d lean more towards drafting 2 guys in this year’s draft. we can trade tannehill and jones and get two quarterbacks after the first. I don’t care if we get a guy in the first. unless you’re moving way up in the first rd for an elite prospect, and I’m not convinced any of these guys are, then pick 2 and develop.
Pick 2. Just like Panera.
Gase does like who Gase likes. And Loggains has a better resume than we came to us. Has an extra NFL HC coach interview on it.
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Can’t believe the Loggains hiring is such big news in NY. They’ll want him gone by the end of next season.
Didn’t know enough about him to even judge. Was pretty clear O was Gase’s.
well, he was the OC in CHI for 2 yrs after Gase left and it wasn’t much of an offense.
these guys just keep getting recycled over and over. he was the QB coach w/the Titans and then the OC for 2 yrs. fired
then he goes to CLE and is the QB coach there.
then he goes to CHI and is the QB coach there.
then he gets promoted to OC for 2 yrs when Gase leaves and is fired.
then he goes to MIA as the OC for a year and now he’s with the Jets.
Success leaves clues. so does lack of success.
I doubt the jets fans will want loggains gone at any point
They probably won’t even know he exists
It’s hard to get upset at some one’s performance when they actually don’t do anything
Gase is going be the whipping boy for everything with the jets
He’s making the same mistakes he made with us
Dude has crazy ego
Oh I don’t know about that. NY fans have a pretty good handle on their teams.
Ha! I guess you don’t listen to NY sports radio much. Of course there are some fans who are in touch, but I hear so many asinine NY fans littering the airways with their nonsense.
Many have asked me what I think of Gase
I tell them he’s great…lol
It’s true for every knowledgable NY sports fan there are many who say ridiculous stuff. The trades they come up with are so funny. How about a bunch of prospects that aren’t rated very high and a few average players on our team for Mike Trout? LOL
Tim – So you’re asking for a Bridgewater gap?
I was thinking of saying that the entire time but didn’t pull the trigger. LOL
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Just say NO to Bridgewater and any FA QB!!!!!!!!!!!
What happens if they do bring in him or another FA QB?
I didn’t not get just say no to a FA QB at all
You need 1 vet at a minimum
Maybe even some one who might get cut in the off-season
Just don’t spend a lot of money on a FA QB
Or for that matter don’t spend a lot of $ on any Free agents…lol
This is why maybenitnpays just to hang onto to tannehill in 2019
Of course I say that and people shriek
For clarity: IM NOT SUGGESTING THAT AS A LONG TERM PLAN
Piggy, I have a feeling the team wants to move on from Tannehill and just start with a lot of new throughout the org. Rizzi might be the only carryover coach.
Rumors are Greg Schiano is the target for the Pats to replace Flores. He and Belichick have a good relationship and mutual respect for each other.
I have a low opinion of Schiano. jmho
If ya can get Teddy Bridgewater ‘on the cheap’, I think ya DO IT. He’s a former 1st round draft pick who had an unfortunate (yet major) knee injury in game 1 of the ’17 season; by all accounts he’s healed. He’s been soaking up game over the last 2 seasons, the kid is smart, a hard-worker, and a quality individual. And let’s remember he made the Pro-Bowl in ’15.
If he can be developed into what he was drafted to be, we can then either keep him, or trade him for a relatively high draft pick. If he can’t be developed into what he was drafted to be, well that’s where ‘on the cheap’ comes in: it won’t hurt us to cut him.
REGARDLESS of signing Bridgewater, we’ve got to draft a young QB (or QBs) until we get it RIGHT. I see zero harm in signing Bridgewater. That’s just my $.02, though.
I’ve never seen “it”
Just my 2 pennies
Agreed. The value of that also doesn’t have to be getting a draft pick either. Let’s say Bridgewater played well, not great but quality starter level. But we have a young QB who is younger that we want to roll with. After two years Teddy has proven himself again, helped this new regime build their program, now he gets an opportunity to be the man with a new team. But along the way he helped the young guns, was a good teammate and helped the team be competitive. There is value in that too.
Well Tim I guess I’ll start blaming the owner!
Fuck it it’s a trend!!!!!!!!!! 😉
LOL
MF13
Screw Sutton Get Risner!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I think that’s a holding call, right?
You can’t tackle a pass rusher, no matter how puny he is.
Well there’s that????????
Just rumors but I’ve seen a few reports that Grier and staff have spent a lot of time looking at LBs and CBs during these college all star games. QB is a given, these have been the most mentioned positions. Again… just rumors or maybe opinions from what reporters have seen.
Take it for what it’s worth… for SMOKE SEASON has officially begun! 🙂
I don’t think that’s smoke screens from the team, that’s the team doing their due diligence and reporters making smoke.
One thing I’ve learned following the draft for many years is every team knows what positions are the deepest in the draft. Then they need to know what position to get early before the depth drops off. Then they all take a shot. LOL
That’s why you see the position runs. Panic! LOL
Tim Knight says:
January 23, 2019 at 9:06 pm
Agreed. The value of that also doesn’t have to be getting a draft pick either. Let’s say Bridgewater played well, not great but quality starter level. But we have a young QB who is younger that we want to roll with. After two years Teddy has proven himself again, helped this new regime build their program, now he gets an opportunity to be the man with a new team. But along the way he helped the young guns, was a good teammate and helped the team be competitive. There is value in that too.
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I’m with ya on that 100%. As Case Keenum’s agent [ 😉 ], I saw the love and mutual respect with Case and Teddy. Talk about 2 VERY GOOD teammates who really helped each other and others around them. It was one of the most under-reported feel-good stories of the ’17 season.
There is HUGE value in getting quality individuals like Teddy and Case, and for the reasons you just stated above. Frank Gore is yet another example.
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TIM: I’m hoping Grier is taking a very close look at a Quarterback with the same last name.
I think Grier is on everyone’s radar. We’ll know more about where he stands in March.
I have Rothfuss in the bullpen, waiting on the third book. I’ve got Gemell’s stuff (Druss) I haven’t read yet. Black company series still haven’t read.. I’ve read most of Chalker, Anthony, Donaldson, Eddings, Brooks, Niven.. never got into King, though I’ve read some. Read all of Wheel of Time, Malazan.. bunch of other stuff I can no longer remember…
“TOBA my man: Are U watching any of this Washington-Toronto NHL match?? –It’s a dilly!!
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Up and at ’em early tomorrow to drive thru a rainstorm to Georgia for another convention. Should be in the low 20’s the next two nights, SOOOO-O-O I break out my kinda expensive black leather winter jacket with the HUGE Dolphin on the back (NO Ross minnow for me) which commemorates Miami’s victories in SB VII and SB VIII. Had this gem of a jacket for over 15 years. Only break it out when I’m up north and it’s well below freezing. Those rednecks in Georgia have a hard time understanding what winning a Super Bowl feels like (since the Falcons have never won one). –Rest assured if anyone asks me, I tell them that, for one year, our Dolphins were PERFECT!!! And, every so often, an old Dolphin fan will high-five me and start talking about “the good ole days.” I woder what the next few days will have in store for me???
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Talk to you guys and gals next week!!
Tim Knight says:
January 23, 2019 at 9:26 pm
I don’t think that’s smoke screens from the team, that’s the team doing their due diligence and reporters making smoke.
One thing I’ve learned following the draft for many years is every team knows what positions are the deepest in the draft. Then they need to know what position to get early before the depth drops off. Then they all take a shot. LOL
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Just know that there’s somewhat of a symbiotic relationship between the teams and the media. Translation: teams will tell the reporters what they want to be put out there. Omar seems to think he’s some kind of super-sleuth in uncovering intentions made public. Little does he know that it’s all part of the smoke screen. 🙂
Allow me to rephrase that… Omar seems to think he’s some kind of super-sleuth when the team intentionally ‘leaks’ stuff to him and the other beat writers. 🙂
What I posted was what the media said about what positions Miami were focusing on or who they were meeting with. It’s not all a smoke screen. That will start in March after the combine and when pro days are happening or done. Boards get finalized around then with a few exceptions. Then it’s all final background check stuff.
All good… I’m just sayin’… we don’t even officially KNOW who our OC or DC will be, much less (again, officially) our HC.
This time at the Senior Bowl will be utilized by every team, as well it should and better be. I think we’re far too early in the process to really read too much into ANYTHING reported at this point.
And I’ll tell ya this much (JMO): the Senior Bowl is over-rated by many. I don’t mean to say that it doesn’t mean anything (on the contrary)… it’s just a tad over-rated. Truth is, the ELITE athletes go pro before they become a senior… just sayin’.
Don’t believe the hype so early in the draft process. Take notes, but this isn’t the ‘be-all, end-all’ deal.
M13, I don’t believe in any hype. Personnel people for every team have scouted these prospects for years right up until now. Now it’s that final look at them. Nothing is mysterious. LOL
Good! I’m with ya, man!
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Why not just let your drafted QB start? Rookies start all the time nowadays. If they can’t handle it, they usually aren’t good anyway. Throwing rookies to the wolves doesn’t ruin them. It reveals them. Competitors don’t wilt. Also, I don’t want to draft a kid and wait a whole season to find out if he does have it or not. I say draft a kid and let him play. Take your lumps, let him develop and you’ll know one way or another whether or not you have to draft another one the year after.
Or the one’s already on the team!
That will always depend on the prospect. Is he ready?
My gut feeling about how this team will be built will be in the Ravens mold. Tough and physical. Not saying no speed, just more physical. Then hope you have playmakers to score points.
Rockphin.
Have you read Esslemont who helped Erickson create the Malazan world?
Rothfuss’s first novel was excellent, his second was a Gary Stu mess but many still enjoyed it
Did you get the new GRRM hardback, “Fire and Blood”?
N.K. Jemisin has unique stories(Broken Earth series primarily)
The Witcher series is solid, easy reading
V.E. Schwab, Shades of Magic series is good
Jim Butcher will keep you occupied with his huge Dresden Files series
Nicholas Eames- The Band series has fun, easy reads
Scott Lynch- very good but not many books
Michael Sullivan- very good, multiple series
Pierce Brown- very good
James Islington- New author, great coming of age story in Licanius Trilogy
Wyoming,
You wanna start Falk then? 🙂
He and Rudock both deserve a shot, but with Marino in Mobile, I think Grier wants another arm in the competition. Or 2.
Tim
They definitely need to be more physical. I’m looking forward to what Grier does. As I said earlier, i think he was told “no” alot by Gase and Tbaum. Actually…I really hope they did go against him more often than not.
We already have great speed on offense, so let’s build that physicality in at DE and DT.
Thanks New Age!
I don’t know a lot of those so I will check them out.
Licanius Trilogy is pretty good although unless I’m wrong there are only two of 3 books out which I have read.
just checked on line and book three is expected out this coming December. Bummer. According to Islington he has submitted the book to Orbit and they have “started the editing process.” Man! how long does it take to edit a book? (Islington posted the update this past December)
Wyo – I’m with ya on QB’s. I’d rather draft a QB, and then let the best of the 3 guys we have, the new draftee, Luke Falk and Jake Rudock battle it out for the starting spot. Look at the Niners with C.J. Beathard and Nick Mullens. They didn’t go out and get anyone, just played their own, and they did pretty well too.
They have the $137M man on that roster… they didnt have the extra $$ to go get Cutler.
That’s true, but the results are the most important aspect. Their backups didn’t do poorly. They weren’t great, but do you think if we sign Teddy B for $8M per for 3 years he’s going to be great? The team will be great?
ER – We have over $13M invested in a QB that won’t be playing for us already. I don’t want to spend more at the position, I’ve made that clear. Whether I’m right or not is debatable.
I’m whatever at this point. I’m ready to see a rookie or two and i’m not gonna care if there’s a vet placeholder. I happen to think Grier is on your side tho. What’s the point if they are truly rebuilding. Seems even the media are ready for them to take their lumps next season. But I don’t think a rookie will have this team worse offensively if they actually run a decent offense.
Mike E. says:
January 24, 2019 at 9:08 am
ER – We have over $13M invested in a QB that won’t be playing for us already. I don’t want to spend more at the position, I’ve made that clear. Whether I’m right or not is debatable.
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you are in a win now mode. it would seem it’s a habit around here, let’s make moves that help us today.
who cares about the money spent at QB, it’s not like we are one guy away from the SB.
I believe this new philosophy of tanking and building thru the draft is really not so new.
we have not signed any top shelf FAs on long term deals since Suh.
so regardless of who we sign i’m sure it will be on a year to year basis.
the one thing is all players and coaches are in a win now mode because that gives them job security. and for that reason you should start building from the trenches out.
in order to win big we must first lose big,
we have to get early picks and stockpile draft pics,
mediocrity breeds mediocrity
It’s not tanking, it’s just not making moves that cost you in the long run. There’s nothing wrong with drafting a young QB and throwing him into a competition with the 2 other young QB’s we have. We’re so far from being one player away, so when you recognize that, you do what you can to build the team and strengthen the team everywhere, rather than overspending at the QB position to get a couple of more wins this season.
we really should target a qb not just take the best at the point we’re at in this years draft.
kind’ve like what indy did with luck.
target the Clemson QB, meanwhile stockpile draft picks, trade back this year and add future picks for 2020 and again in 2021 then add your qb.
meanwhile build the DL and OL with young rookie players.
QBs, OL & DL are the most difficult positions to fill, the rest of the skilled positions are easier due to the fact that there are more medium size athletes then there are bigger ones with the ability to move well.
I would trade back and acquire a 1st next year, go back as far as it takes then with that pick and the 2nd take an OL or DL on both picks and pick up more OL and DL along the way, i would let falk and ruddok battle it out.
in 2020 when i have an early first rnder and the 1st from 2019, i would use one of those to trade back into 2021 again, and again i would use my early picks on the OL and DL.
at the point of the 2021 draft we will be sitting in a great position with multiple early picks and a great salary cap situation.
at that point go get your QB and start building to win now.
It’s not a bad idea to try to take steps to acquire a 1st in 2019 by trading back
But there are good DL this year, so we miss out on one of them
If you trade back late first, you can probably still get a good DL
However if we want a particular qb, it’s compeltely inplausible
I don’t think it’s would be a crazy idea to focus on interior OL with early picks after a trade back
We can be a power running team with our RBs and some adjustments on the OL
But I’m a little concerned about having a bad DL in 2019
Chad O’shea Expected to be the Dolphins next Offensive Coordinator
Fine, he’ll lean on Jim Caldwell some too
Cheatriots South….
Hopefully that’s better than Dolphins north
Jags went to the AFC championship with crappy Bortles….now the wheels came off this year. So you still need a decent QB to be consistently contending. You can’t count of having the defense perform at the level Jags did 2 years ago. They were still a very good D but you got to have some help on offense.
We’ll be better just by letting what’s his face leave.
I am in the trade back and stock up on more picks camp. I think we need more ammo to go and get the QB of the future. Plus, without purposefully “tanking” we will have the whole new scheme learning curve to go through plus if we trade / dump some players it should cost us a few games so we will SHOULD have a higher draft position next draft.
Trade who you can get value for. Cut dead weight and stock up on picks to move up if needed next draft to get the QB of the future. Let Flores settle in before he has to pick the guy he is going to be married to for the next 3 years (hopefully more, but you know)
Now here is the most important question. Do we FINALLY draft a long snapper to replace John Denney this year or what!?? If so what round to do you draft a long snapper in?
Fan Speak doesn’t even list it as a position to choose from when you filter players so I can’t even mock one to us.
Gotta grab one by RD 3, no later. 🙂
Probably a UDFA or a backup player who can do it.
Mike, but the 49ers also traded for Jimmy G and then paid him a boatload. I’m all for drafting QBs. But there is nothing wrong with a stopgap vet at the beginning of this new regime.
I don’t see it as a need. We just differ there in our approach, and that’s cool. I’d run with the drafted QB and the two kids we have, and see what happens. I don’t need a vet to get us 2-3 more wins. We’re not going anywhere next season, so save the cap space for the next couple of seasons.
It’s not really my opinion but what the team might do. It happens a lot. If we hit on the rook early on then we roll with him and the vet might be the backup.
If we draft a QB early, 1st or 2nd RD, that means with Tannehill’s salary, the draftee, Falk and Rudock will probably be over $16M. I think that’s enough.
Reports are now Shawn Jefferson headed to the stej for same position. Guess Grier didn’t think highly of him either…
See-ya!
Basically the stej will be coached by the same guys that were here except DC. I guess Gase figured only thing wrong was on that side of the ball. LOL
Grier isn’t putting the staff together, he’s just letting guys out of their contracts because Flores isn’t retaining them.
Tim – If we grab a vet, I’ll deal with it. Maybe I’ll even be happy about it, but the way I want to do it would be w/o the extra salary at QB. That’s the huge advantage you get when you have a QB on his rookie salary, and by signing a vet, it throws that advantage away.
Right now we have $14.2M cap space available. I want to blow that up into around $60M or more
I think it will be. Grier is going to be doing some house cleaning
I think that’s about where it will be after we start releasing vets with high salaries.
I don’t think they’re going to sign a vet QB to big money if they bring one in.
Grier could keep guys around if he thought highly enough of them, was my point. I’m sure it was already discussed with Flores and they had a good laugh about it. LOL
Usually the GM stays out of who the HC wants to hire as his staff. He might make some recommendations but ultimately the HC picks his staff and that’s the way it should be.
So…nobody has been highly recommended.
Rizzi probably was and he hasn’t been hired by another team. 😉
Yeah maybe Rizzi….hes like a roach and wont die under all the regime changes.
You know you are lazy when get hit by a rainstorm going to do an errand and consider it the car wash you’d been meaning to get.
LOL – i laugh when people say that, the rain is washing the car. In the winter in the NE, the rain is good wash the salt off, but it’s not really washing the car.
I’d kill for a salt wash…with a bid artic front coming in tomorrow no car wash will prob be open for a couple weeks.
No way can get away with when they salt the roads, but then up your way don’t get those hard tropical down pours either. And not saying car looks perfect now, just no kid can write “Clean Me” on it.
Although Chad O’Shea hasn’t been an OC before, he’s been an asst. coach in the NFL mostly on offense and as a WR coach for 16 years. He’s definitely put in his time.
LOL @ ER on “hes like a roach and wont die” referring to Rizzi.
I’m with Stanger on the car wash. Rain is good enough if it eliminates the ability of some asshole to write messages on my truck.
Owned one black car….what a nightmare. Silver now all the way. Anyone who judges me by how the outside of my car looks unless real bad…. that’s on them.
So we’re becoming New England South and the Jets are becoming Miami North.
Which is better? Stay tuned . . .
Until Brady retires, both teams will probably be chasing the Patriots as per usghe
Of course. Until it’s over it’s never over. It’s fuckin ground hog’s day every fuckin year. LOL
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Addition by subtraction?
Shawn Jefferies is gone, I think that is a good thing. He’s been here too long too.
Shawn Jefferson was only in Miami for 3 years all with Gase. But Flores and his staff will bring in asst. coaches that fit what they want to do.
Adam Beasley @AdamHBeasley 5h5 hours ago
Two words every Dolphins fan should know: Erhardt-Perkins.
Kind of a cryptic message but I knew what he meant. Erhardt-Perkins is the system the Pats offense evolved from. Known for the quote from Erhardt “”throw to score, run to win.” This was also the system that Parcells ran, Cowher ran it in PIT and Belichick runs it in NE though it’s been tweaked in recent times due to the rule changes and Brady.
Then Beasley’s tweet was followed up with this article.
https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/nfl/miami-dolphins/article225018440.html
As for the question will Chad O’Shea bring the Patriots’ modified version of the Erhardt-Perkins system to Miami? I would say why wouldn’t he? He’s been coaching it for 10 years and I think he’s seen a lot of success with it.
As much as I hate Belicheat and have scorned the fruit from his tree because they haven’t succeeded to date, “steeling” the “Patriot way” might work. I mean, that’s what we’re going to be doing basically. Top offensive and defensive assistants bringing the system they’ve known for years?
But can the acolytes outsmart the master at his own game?
Coaches can coach any system, it still comes down to execution and making big plays via talent. But usually young coaches will run systems they know and are comfortable with. Should be fun at least seeing a new approach. Most likely we’ll have to wait two seasons to see if it’s coming to fruition. Maybe we get a glimpse of it along the way but I mean in their 3rd season we should be ready to start contending.
Tim Knight says:
January 24, 2019 at 7:10 pm
Shawn Jefferson was only in Miami for 3 years all with Gase. But Flores and his staff will bring in asst. coaches that fit what they want to do.
Hopefully what they want to do is win. I don’t care how they do it.
LOL… well yeah that’s kind of what it’s all about.
I started watching Stranger Things on Netflix and I’m like WTF? WTF!!??
Uh-hem… trying to talk Dolphins football here. LOL
Carry on!
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yeah I got that, I forgot the winkey eye
Why do that when you can just take out the “r” out of the title and get the same on this board? 🙂
Raiders may not being looking QB at #4 but maybe at #24 or 27.
So premature coachulation. LOL
HC Brian Flores
Asst. HC/QB Coach Jim Caldwell
OC Chad O’Shea
DC Patrick Graham
Even though the 3 youngins will hold new positions for the first time, they’ve all be coaching at the NFL for 10+ years.
in a successful system too, so there is that
I know people say well they’ve never been HC or OC or DC running a team or calling plays etc., but is that really such a foreign thing? They all know how schemes work. It’s not like they just hatched. LOL
The new challenge for them are the new responsibilities and the learning curve. The 2019 Miami Dolphins season is being afforded to them to go through this new venture and learn.
The media calls it “tanking” but it’s really a new transition and a rebuild to build the team from the ground up with some of our quality young players. Tanking is a stupid label.
I saw a tweet that said now that it looks like we are going to be NE South Amendola may be kept around to help install, especially since the WR coach is going to be the OC
His lesbian haircut?
Seems he’ll fit right in in the big city!
I’m impressed by him. He’s got all the tools. It’s all about how the scouts view his intangibles.