The NFL draft is just 15 days away, and our beat writers here, you know them well, Omar Kelly, Armando Salguero, Adam Beasley etc. have been silent. Usually at this time there are names floating around that we are especially interested in, but not this year. I like it. Keeps us all guessing, as it should be. Perhaps Grier and Co. are also running a tight ship, which should also be commended.
I’m still completely unsure where we’re going at #13, or if we even stay at #13, or move up, or move back. I do think all of the above are possible depending on what happens in front of us, if we have enough interest in a certain player to make a move up, or if we’re just staying true to our board ready to select whomever we think is the best fit for our team. Will the Cards really take Kyler Murray at #1? If they don’t, does he fall? Is Dwayne Haskins really set for a fall as some prognosticators are saying? If he does, do we gladly stop his fall, or do we continue his slide and take a DE, DT or OL?
Is there a QB in this draft that we have a strong interest in? It could be Will Grier, who’s a projected 2nd or 3rd pick. It could be Tyree Jackson, who could go anywhere from the 3rd RD or later. Heck, maybe it’s Gardner Minshew or Easton Stick. No one in MIA really seems to have an idea, which is pretty surprising.
We know we need DL help, especially at DE. Sack production from our current crop of defensive ends in the NFL is abysmal. Yes, Jayrone Elliott led the AAF with 7 sacks, but in the NFL in 3 seasons with the Green Bay Packers he had only 4 sacks total. In other words, temper your enthusiasm. There could be a few very nice prospects who may make it to #13, such as DE’s Montez Sweat, Clelin Ferrell and Rashan Gary. We might have a choice of DT’s such as Ed Oliver and Christian Wilkins. On the OL side we may have a chance at Jawaan Taylor of Jonah Williams. Any one of these players would help our team going forward.
So let’s all hope for the best for our draft this year, but also understand that no draft will sate the majority of Dolphins fans, because we all have different ideas of how it should be done. Looking forward to April 25 to see who our 1st pick is!
#staythecourse
Finsmob Unleashed 
And for the 13th pick in the NFL draft, The Miami Dolphins select????????
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wyoming85 says:
April 10, 2019 at 10:38 am
As much as I hate the QB talk and over drafting one!
What this regime does at QB will define them!
I would like them to get it right! Hope they get it right! Pray they get it right!
Sacrifice small animals to the football gods for them to get it right! π
Maybe we should be sacrificing big animals? It’s been 20 years . . .
The difference between a pig and a hog is????
Mike E — think the reason the beat writers are having problems focusing in on just a few players for us even in the first is the same reason other teams will have no clue what we do as well. Not just a new regime, but a clear rebuild mode. So many holes you can’t slot need so much and they don’t even have to fill the ones we have…. and in fact won’t. When the goal is not to make the playoffs in the next year….. pretty much anything can happen.
That’s definitely all true, yet I feel like with the other regimes, no matter what state the roster was in, and it has been in flux many a time, we always heard things like we’re in love with player X. Haven’t heard a peep. Maybe Flores brought the sealed lips with him from Foxborough? Or, maybe Grier in charge is what we needed all along? Both?
Have always thought that a lot of the draft info from the writers was just lot of educated guessing, even if supported by some source “familiar with the team’s thinking.” For sure know Omar never had one of those. One with the best tap into Davie has always been Mando….. but maybe with the new regime he lost his go to guys. Which is a way of saying you might be right that what inside looks there were are closed.
Mike, that pretty much covers it all. Rashan Gary is a good fit because he fits the multiple. He was used all over the place at Michigan. He can move around on the DL and at LB. Think Dont’a Hightower. His best football should be ahead of him.
Did you read anything about scouts saying that Ed Oliver could probably shed some weight and be a top quality LB?
I’m not a fan of Rashan Gary. Yes, he can play all over the place, but he doesn’t do anything well. Heard from multiple scouts first, then I checked his tape to see for myself. The scouts aren’t wrong.
He needs some polishing for sure. But he’s a good kid, smart, hard worker, non-stop motor, size, speed and athleticism. I won’t be surprised if he’s a better pro than he was in college.
Maybe we should trade up for Josh Allen?
Draft a NT go to 3-4? Supposedly maximize Harris’s potential?
Wyoming — just read an article on how we are a true NT away from a 3-4 look. Maybe the writer had been reading Tim’s posts.
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The group that comes to mind is the defensive interior of Vincent Taylor, Davon Godchaux, Raekwon McMillan and Jerome Baker. This group has the makings of a solid foundation of a base odd (3-4) front seven.
Neither Taylor or Godchaux are potent penetration players who will create the kind of havoc expected from a 3-technique in an even front (think Fletcher Cox and Geno Atkins). Neither is a physically overwhelming player in the A-gap as a nose tackle, either. But if you tasked them with playing β4iβ alignment and stuffing up blockers in the B-gap, suddenly youβre a stout nose tackle away from having a ton of run for your linebackers to run free.
Full: https://dolphinswire.usatoday.com/2019/04/10/what-type-of-base-defense-does-miamis-current-personnel-best-fit/
wyoming85 says:
April 10, 2019 at 12:06 pm
The difference between a pig and a hog is????
ONE POUND
I have been busting Hoggy’s chops (LOL chops) for years now because he most definitely is NOT a pig. In the US a domestic pig is 120lbs or less. above 120lbs they are referred to as hogs. As Hoggy has not been south of 120 since before highschool…..
I know.
I left it hanging for effect!
Mike, I did not hear that about Oliver being a LB. Wouldn’t surprise me because of his athleticism though.
Can’t remember where I read it, they were saying his frame is probably maxed out, and it may suit him better to shed some weight where he can use his power, athleticism and speed at LB.
stangerx says:
April 10, 2019 at 10:46 am
My only real hope on it is that they donβt do like an RB3 trade-up and put all our eggs in one basket. If gonna put that much capitol in the position β put it in two guys, even if turns out to be two firsts in a row.
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The RG3 trade was an egregious case of GM malpractice. But I like the spin you put on taking a first round QB two years in a row. While I am still adamently against taking a QB just to take one and then taking another in the first round again after only a year it does still sound better than trading away years of draft picks for “a chance”.
Whether in the first, a 2nd for Rosen or like Will Grier….. would just like us to have a young arm with a legit chance to be the guy on the roster this year. Seems would be a waste not to put the time into developing and kicking the tires on one.
of if their ceiling is mediocre (as I believe Rosen’s is) it WOULD be better to not waste the draft capital.
It will come down to the scout team’s evaluations…(The SAME scout team that has whiffed again and again the past decade)
He Bloughs
JK never heard of him
If your bored go here and read the comments!
http://www.nfl.com/draft/2017/profiles/charles-harris?id=2558001
Will the Cards really take Kyler Murray at #1? If they donβt, does he fall? Is Dwayne Haskins really set for a fall as some prognosticators are saying?
I have read some articles that say if the Cards pass on Murray he may fall all the way to the bottom of the round. I’ve read that some teams have Haskins rated higher than him and that if the Cards pass then Haskins may be the first QB off the board.
Then again, I have also read that many teams do not have Haskins rated that high and he may fall to the bottom of the 1st.
This may be one of those “there is no consensus because they just aren’t that good” cases.
Who do you listen to?
Probably none of them, because my bet is 3 QB’s go top 15, Murray, Haskins and Lock, and then Jones goes before #25. We can revisit this quote on draft day. I’m pretty confident of this.
It’s going to be interesting that’s for sure. It should be a fun 1st round.
I keep hearing “if the Cards don’t pick Murray, he will NOT fall past Gruden at #4”
Who says? There may be rumors about Gruden not liking Carr, but there is no guarantee that is true. He might take the BPA at 4 and go QB at 24.
Even though i like him, If Haskins is there at 13 i don’t think we take him, in fact i’m hoping he wont be there at 13 to allow a good defensive player to slide to us
if you look at our situation i would think there is a process to gain the most from over a period of time. first of all i think if we do move off 13 it will most likely be back not up.
i would assume this FO wants a very good draft selection in 2020. with that in mind…
I think if we stay at 13 the most probable selection will be on the DL. or edge rusher.
If you take that player it’s more than likely you will lose more games than taking the best OL at 13.
taking a QB at 13 means he sits a year, we are not ready to expose our new QB anyway and it may take 3 years from now to start competing again,
so now you have your new QB 3 years into his rookie contract, in the next year or so if he’s the franchise guy you will be paying him 30mil + per year.
waiting on a QB puts that rookie contract on hold and when you finally decide on that guy you will have the option of allocating that money elsewhere.
if we do stay at 13 the safe bet is along the DL
Boooooooooooo! I had everything planned out. Haskins ready to go opening day 2020, we pick at #3, some team gives us a boatload of draft compensation, we get top DL, OL, and more! Oh happy day! LOL
you never know….IMO if i had to bet, the odds are more favorable along the DL, it’s a very good possibility that Haskins won’t even be there at 13.
If you look at our roster, the biggest void is edge rusher. Charles Harris and newly acquired Jayrone Elliott are really the only ones who fit that role.
But if we’re following BPA and Jonah Williams is still there, do ya bypass him just to fill a need at the DE position?
We don’t know if an Edge BPA will be there yet. If not we can address that in other rounds. There are other Edge rushers we could get in the 2nd and 3rd rounds. Chase Winovich is an Edge I think would be a good fit.
M – Doesn’t it matter who is available at #13? Montez Sweat or Rashan Gary are both graded higher than Jonah Williams. So is Ed Oliver.
Brother, we don’t know how WE have these players graded on OUR board.
Oh no doubt, but then again you were assuming that Jonah Williams is rated higher than any DE will that will be available, so . . .
Tim Knight says:
April 10, 2019 at 2:03 pm
We donβt know if an Edge BPA will be there yet. If not we can address that in other rounds. There are other Edge rushers we could get in the 2nd and 3rd rounds. Chase Winovich is an Edge I think would be a good fit.
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Agreed. I’m just reminding you that BPA will be our focus… not a positional need. It could very well turn out that our BPA meshes with DE.
Or it could be Tackle.
Or it could be QB.
Yes I agree. I was just pointing out that we do not have enough Edge guys on the roster. I’m pretty confident we’ll be drafting at least one.
We most CERTAINLY will be! And by my best guess, it will be done within our first two picks.
Agreed.
Mike E. says:
April 10, 2019 at 2:08 pm
Oh no doubt, but then again you were assuming that Jonah Williams is rated higher than any DE will that will be available, so . . .
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I’m never “assuming” anything, man… especially when it comes to the Draft, where there could be a great many trade-ups/down.
But I firmly believe we’re going to have our shot at a decent EDGE or Tackle by sitting @ R1P13. There are those EDGE players who I don’t like, and hope they go before we select.
I’m not a fan of Gary or Burns… I don’t feel they fit or are effective enough for what we’re trying to do on Defense. JMO
I gotcha – I’m hoping that Haskins falls to us, and of course we take him. I think it’s unlikely, but it would be great to get our QB, especially w/o having to use additional picks to get him.
Tim, Mike E, etc…
THIS is how I see it…
R1P13: BPA between DE Clelin Ferrell and OT Jonah Williams
R2P16: BPA at the position we didn’t address in the 1st round between DE and OT
I really feel we’re going to address both sides of the trenches EARLY.
PS: I’m very alright with being completely wrong… just build a winner!
I feel that would be our best bet!
Unless Oliver or someone slides???????
Everything falling my way!
I would go DE then OT!
But we all know what happens when you roll the old bones!
QB is the only position I see throwing that off. So we could say first 3 rounds could be all three positions.
Indeed! The QB position could be the wildcard.
Your Picks:
Round 1 Pick 13: Jawaan Taylor, OT, Florida (A)
Round 2 Pick 16: Zach Allen, DE, Boston College (B+)
Round 3 Pick 14: Beau Benzschawel, OG, Wisconsin (A-)
Round 4 Pick 14: Will Grier, QB, West Virginia (A+)
Round 5 Pick 13: Lamont Gaillard, C, Georgia (A)
Round 7 Pick 19: Olive Sagapolu, DT, Wisconsin (A)
Round 7 Pick 20: Hunter Renfrow, WR, Clemson (A+)
THAT would be a a nice Draft, Wyoming!
Where is Al Davis when you need someone to take a WR early???????
Maybe inside the head of Jon Gruden?
I wouldn’t bet on that!
Chucky likes the fatties! π
Chucky just traded for Antonio Brown so I doubt WR early for them.
My prediction is that we are gonna be big players in free agency this year. Hasn’t happened yet, but we have all that cap room and don’t see any way that a lot of our roster isn’t filled in post draft.
So not like we will be buying the big ticket items in the window at 5th Ave stores, but our shopping cart might end up filled real high with Walmart bargains. Every cut that comes up, figure the roster will change a bunch.
Yep!
Stanger – I agree. we’ll be picking up a bunch of cut players to help fill out the roster. There’s always salary cap casualties, some good older players that we’ll sign for a 1 or 2 year contract to fill some gaps. Some young ones too.
Exactly! A team drafts a position and wants to release a higher priced vet they feel they replaced.
Tim – I wasn’t just talking about a WR with Chucky. I was thinking if the Cards pass on Murray, he might go for him. From what I’ve heard he was really working hard with Carr and probably feels like he can get him right, but you never know.
Yeah the Murray to the Raiders rumors are out there too.
that’s what I said above, but I’m not buying the rumors. I don’t think the midget is universally loved.
I do expect some surprises on day one of the draft.
C’mon, guys! You’re all better than this! Do you really believe these rumors over the last several weeks?
EVERY YEAR we see takers on these fake-azz stories! It’s SMOKE SEASON!
Believe what rumors?
Watch yourselves…
https://www.foxnews.com/us/florida-man-arrested-threatening-to-destroy-town-with-army-of-turtles-police
One if by land
Two if by sea
Three if by turtle
Run away!!! LOL
Bath salts?
I’m thankful to be on the west coast. We should have centuries before that army gets here…
Same here being up north. Thinking they will have trouble dealing with the cooler climes. Oh shoot, it’s spring! I better make tracks!
LOL
Is that a miniature romaine lettuce on its hat? LMFAO! wtf?
It’s a snack for the road silly!
Normally that would be a pack of smokes. LOL
That lettuce has me dying. Too f$*%ing funny.
He’s basically a slot receiver, but a pretty good one. He can play outside as well and may just do that more often w/o OBJ
The Giants just told Sterling you’re the man now.
The turtle army is no joke guys
I’ve seen it first hand
My 2019 NFL Quarterback Mock:
4. Oakland- Kyler Murray – ARZ lets the smoke die down on draft say but Chucky loves himself some Murray.
10. Denver – Drew Lock – The one guy in the draft who reminds Elway of Elway and he can’t resist.
11. Cincinnati – Daniel Jones – Why? Because Zac Taylor absolutely loved Ryan Tannehill.
13. Miami – Dwayne Haskins – Chris Grier said he’s going to build a team the way he knows how to build a team and what he meant by that was you go and get your franchise quarterback and don’t look back.
Well, I’m in!
For some reason I think Daniel Jones is a sleeper. He’s got some limitations but they say his leadership and football IQ is very good.
he can sleep in Cincy
Lou, who do the Cardinals take #1 – Bosa or Williams?
My real answer, and it’s not to be a smart ass, is I don’t care who they take. It’s a tough call because Bosa had one good yr and one great yr and then one yr where he only played 3 games and basically quit on his team. Williams had one of the most dominating performances of any d lineman in college football since Donald.
NEW: Dolphins summon three highly productive college linebackers to team headquarters in past 24 hours.
This is from the MH, does anyone know who they are? My monthly free access is over and I don’t feel like clearing cache and cookies because I’m working on something and that would mess that up.
βͺ Idahoβs Kaden Elliss, who had 278 tackles (including 47 for loss) and 17 sacks, five interceptions and six forced fumbles in 47 college games.
βͺ Sione Takitaki, who had a team-high 118 tackles last season, including nine for loss, and three sacks. That tackle total included 19 tackles in BYUβs bowl game against Western Michigan.
βͺ Marylandβs Tre Watson, who had 108 tackles and a Big Ten-leading five interceptions last season.
Thanks man.
De Nada
who da hoe? Idaho!!!
still waiting for them to look at UVA’s Chris Peace
Screaming Takitaki would be fun. Just saying . . .
Sounds like some kind of Hentai love chant
Ha! There ya go! Well done Stanger!
Gee, is there any wr in this draft who has a more impressive highlight reel than Cody Thompson?
From the SS.
#Dolphinsβ need for a top receiver just as dire as needs at quarterback, offensive and defensive lines
I don’t agree with this at this time. I’d rather see what we have this year. Not saying don’t draft a WR but I don’t think we’ll draft one early. Our RBs and TEs could be much more involved in the passing game this year as well.
How does anybody think we need a WR as badly as we need a RT?
or a LG?
or a RDE?
We may draft one, but We signed Ricardo Louis WR, can’t wait to see what He can do for Us
Did you guys see that insane guy on espn(?) yelling how he thinks brian Flores will be coach of the year this year as he breaks 500 and might sneak into the playoffs?
Quotes Kenyan Drake as saying he’d already run through a wall for the new HC.
(I think there was a part in there about ‘if it’s not first down’ or something)
Flores IS going to be coach of the year.
That would be great. π
ESPN or NFLN Good Morning Football? I saw Kyle Brandt (Gil Brandt’s grandson) do that on Good Morning Football. LOL
I like that show, they have fun but also get into good football specifics.
Lou, what kind of offense do you think we’ll run based on our current personnel? Basically our strengths even though I know we still need to see how they all perform to get a better feel for this year.
I think we have the ability to go with a controlled passing game with a lot of short passes that allow for yac (not necessarily bubble screens) but I also think we’re going to have the ability to push it up the field more than we’ve seen in the past; despite what some may think about our o line.
I think the run game is going to be a larger part of the offense than it was under Gase, the te’s will be used more in the passing game and so will the rb’s. So, IMO, it’s going to be quite diverse compared to what we’ve been used to seeing. Again, it’s only my opinion. But, that’s what I see happening.
I was asking for your opinion. LOL
I agree. We have a lot of YAC personnel. The thing people are forgetting is we have multiple players who can take it 70+ yards to the house in a lot of ways.
Peter Shrager is a moron. Some of the shit he says is completely ridiculous. But, I think he likes the Dolphins.
I like him, he’s entertaining. He has fun with his opinions just like a fan does. But as a national reporter he shares intel. He does seem to like the Dolphins.
Boy, the Twins sure kicked the crap outta DeGrom and the Mets last night. I wonder if they can do it again? π
Yes they did. deGrom was 2-0 with a 0.00 ERA before last night. He was off and the Twins got him. The Mets pitching is not off to a good start overall, but they are the talent base. The Mets lineup is what has been impressive so far. If they can keep that up and the pitching gets on track, they’re going to win a good amount of games. Staying healthy always a concern.
Tim,
I don’t agree that we have a dire need at wr either and I agree that the Pats get it done without the a top guy and that is why I like guys like Zaccheaus and Thompson so much. Two guys who are quick AND fast and have that grit about them after the catch.
What rounds are we talking?
Thompson is probably like a 4th or 5th at the earliest and Zaccheaus is probably going late or undrafted.
That’s where I think we would go WR.
Randy,
LOL, I stopped following baseball hardcore a long time ago. But for the Twins, I really loved Kirby Puckett, Kent Hrbek, and Frank Viola in their heyday.
Didn’t Kirby Puckett go blind in one eye or something?
I think so but even worse he died in 2006.
Yes, I know Kirby is RIP. He was a really, really good guy by all accounts.
Oh okay, your eye comment made it seem like you didn’t know he passed.
Steven Peoples LOOKS like a Miami Dolphins RB:
I’ve become nostalgic of the days when the draft had 12 rounds
do you guys remember those days?
Imagine what our mocks would be like today
This year we can draft am entire offense and a kicker
and next year an entire defense and a punter
Would be cool
The only thing I would change is going for the punter with the offense instead of with the defense but otherwise I like it.
I know next to nothing about baseball. I just wanted to join in the Mets conversations that go on. Lol
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M13, yes Puckett did have some vision issues right before he died.
I do t think WR is a dire need, but I do think there are enough question marks in that group to where I wouldnβt question a high pick being spent on one. I wouldnβt, but I rarely like taking WRs high in the draft.
We currently have 8 WRs on the roster with a good mix of size and speed. 5-6 make the team. If the Patriot way travels with us it’s going to be do your job when called on. I think we can compete with what we have. TE is going to be the position to watch. How do we use them?
Piggy,
Yeah, 12 rounds and they did it in two days. And, nobody really cared about it. Lol
I did back in the Dolphins Digest days. I also used The Sporting News and other annual draft papers. LOL
It was probably 86/87 when I got into the draft when Kiper was the main draftnick.
I think they used to do it during the week to instead of weekends
The draft has changed so much in the last 20 years
I remember getting to the 2nd round and not recognizing names
we were completely dependent on Mel Kiper assessments of anything after the 4th round
I don’t even think some of the players knew they were drafted if you go back far enough
Tim,
That was probably about when I started paying more attention to the draft too. I had a Dolphin Digest subscription. My wife hated it because it was really expensive. Bitched about it regularly. I paid to get it immediately, and it was spendy. That was probably early to mid 90s.
Tim, I would correct you on “How do we use them?” I would suggest, will we use them? We haven’t used them as a weapon since…….I can’t even remember.
TEs that is
Yeah of course but also who does what? Is it Allen and Smythe when we go big. Does Gesicki improve to get more snaps or is he purely more receiver. Wilford vs. O’Leary for a possible 4th spot.
Piggy,
I canβt remember what it was, but I used to go buy a magazine every year before the draft that went over all the eligible guys. But, the information they gave was really limited. Mostly just stats, really. I think it was earlier in the week too. The only way you really knew anything about guys is if they were playing on TV. There was no video out there.
Hey guys, what’s up, I’m feeling a little better especially since I saw Miami signed Ricardo Louis, one of Auburns best WR, and also took him from the damn browns, lol screw off brownies!
Anyone remember the prayer at Jordan Hare? Fourth and 18, down by a point, 36 seconds left, Auburn at their own 25 yard line, and magic happens.
At Miami Beach High School, he played a half dozen positions, at Auburn , WR, but he did a ton of end around runs, he has better than decent, but not world class elite speed,
He catches everything, human butterfly net, even passes he shouldn’t be able too. π
He was on IR last year with a neck injury, but hopefully he got past that.
The prayer at Jordan Hare,,,,
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XkpDz8YyVD8
Pro Lou, Cody Thompson, looks legit,
30 TD,s. Dayummm
what round do You think He may go in?
Great questions, Tim. about TEs. Again will we use them, go big, how often, seam threat, 3rd downs, etc. Will we ever use them as weapons again in my lifetime? I sure hope so.
Depends on the QB. QBβs who are capable of using the TE do, the rest struggle with it.
Agree with that….but maybe you have to scheme it too
Hey Tannehill whatβs a Tight End?
Tannehill: I think theyβre in the NFC East?!?
^^^
π TRUTH!
LOL
He is married to a tight end
https://heavyeditorial.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/tannynyc.jpg?quality=65&strip=all&w=780
That’s the tight front, lol.
This guy is the fastest WR in the NCAA, ran a 4.31 at the combine. Pariss Campbell. He’s probably a late first or early second rounder imo.
He’s the second rated WR behind Metcalf
He can blow the top off a defense before they know what’s up
Tannehill is like heroin. Can’t get off it. LOL
I would have been done but I have to justify this last 5 mill I canβt understand
I think the TE is inherently schemed in –
block block block go out for a pass
Open up the middle send the TE in
Put the TE on a Safety in the middle and hit your open wideout
When the QB is so focused on one route play after play he misses obvious wins all over the field.
I remember scheming the TE as part of the game plan against some teams. Can’t remember when we did that the last time. Decades maybe?
Dan Marino A Football Life is on right now.
Those were the days…
Gee our old La Salle rAn great
Donβt be a meathead
Adroit. Thatβs really it. The QB must be adroit in using his TE otherwise missed opportunities pile up.
LMAO at your 9:02
When we had Fasano the first time we also had a great seam splitting TE whose name evades me right at this moment and between those 2 and that 6’8 guy that year, we set a record for TE scores for the Dolphins.
David something?
Came from Green Bay .. David Martin ?
correct Toba … thanks
I owe you a beer.
I ll collect in October ππ€‘
Yes with Pennington
Toba, glad youβre doing alright brother
Thank ya sir , some effects still lingering, but much better thank you ..
Damn, OD, Lightning lose the first game. Kind of a surprise, especially after going up 3-0 in the first.
Blues down 1-0 going into the 3rd.
You serious?? I watched 1st period and Bolts were storming and Columbus goalie looked like shit .. wow
Jets Blues is gonna be a low scoring physical series.. nowhere near as much confidence in Jets going this year, but at least Laine is on the board .. Go jets !! π
Yeah, I think the Lightning let up once they got up big, then never started back up.
Blues have been phenomenal the 2nd half of the season, but the Jets have more talent on offense. Binnington is the X factor though. He might be capable of winning this series for us.
Go Blues!! π
I figured the Lightning would sweep. I wouldn’t be shocked if they win the next game by 6 goals.
So a beer at the Fest is on the line then ?? π
If I ever make it to a fest, I’ll definitely buy you and your wife a beer regardless. How ’bout if the Jets take it, I’ll send you a 10 spot for you to buy a beer at the next fest.
When I looked up the cost, it says bottled beer are $8 and draft is $11. Do they really sell bottled beer at Hard Rock?
Yes the aluminum 20 oz cans
Once upon a time we did have some good ones … Ferrell Edmunds , Keith Jackson.. I am forgetting a REALLY good one just after Jackson .. I was early on the Clay Bus as well
Randy McMichael DUH
Ooh McMichael I was thinking McDaniel and knew it didnβt sound right
Thatβd be a Wahoo Daniels … not a Dolphin or a TE
Trivia question,
What Miami WR caught Touchdowns from all of these 4 quarterbacks.?
Bob Griese, David Woodley, Don Strock, and Dan Marino
Nat Moore?
Yes!
Crash Jensen ?
Griese was gone by the time Crash came around
Missed by a year yep
My favorite Fin of all-time!
Loved that guy
This ones tougher,
Which Miami TE caught TD,s from all of the above 4 quarterbacks?
Don johnson ??
No, he was on Miami Vice, lol. Jk
Bruce Hardy … I cheated π€‘
I meant Dan π
Hardy yes indeed
12 year career I figure safe bet
Mandich was gone before Woodley
My favorite fins of all time were Dan Marino , Mark Clayton, Jarvis Landry, Jason Taylor, Larry Csonka , Tony Nathan, A j Duhe, John Olividatti
Hard to argue with those , but I’m sure some would anyway, lmao. π
Larry Csonka for me. Manny Fernandez second then all those guys.
I loved Manny too, underrated DL helped us win championships
Marino, Rickey, Jensen, Chambers , JT, Zach and the Marks Brothers
Add in Louis Oliver, Brian cox and Reggie Roby !!! Now THAT was a Punter π
That was a really good team with a lot of good players, and we played a fluid 3-4 base with lots of stunts.
Fasano and David Martin at TE.
We had Jake Long and Vernon Carey at OT and Justin Smiley at LG.Steady Samson Satele at C.
We had Kendall Langford and Vonnie holiday at DE with Philip Smerling off the bench.
We had Jason Ferguson, Randy Starks and Paul Soliai at DT. Plus 2 more good rotational guys.
We had Lousaka Polite at FB and Ronnie and Ricky at RB.
Ted Ginn, Davone Bess, and my hero Greg Camarillo at WR.
Akin Ayodele and Channing Crowder and Rob Ninkovich and Matt Roth and Joey Porter at LB.
Will Allen and Renaldo Hill and Chris Crocker and Yeremiah Bell as DBs.
Capenter and Fields as K and P
and the great John DENNEY at LS.
Lol at Denney
just Merling ^^
oh and I left off the leading INT guy: Andre Goodman
Bruce Hardy
Cav: I have learned not to put too much stock into game one winners , especially if itβs the road team .. most times itβs an anomaly
Oh yeah, definitely. It’s best of 7 for a reason. Talent will usually win out and all that jazz.
Boo
We on for that $10 bet? If I lose, I may have to move some things around and/or sell off a child or two to make good, but I should be able to make it happen, lol.
Heβd probably take payments
Why not , and if I Lose I will even pay USD π
Oh shit, lol, I hadn’t even considered that. Do you have paypal? I think I can use that to exchange currency.
Meh, we’ll figure it out. I can even send it to one of the other Festers so it’s waiting for ya in Miami.
Wife has PayPal yes , I will tell her to expect a deposit π
Boo again.. blues look they were on a power play for last 10 mins
Miamis best offense ever, 1984
Dan Marino, Mark Clayton, Mark Duper, Nat Moore ! don Johnson
Woody Bennet, Tony Nathan,
Ol, left to right
John Giesler, Roy Foster, Dwight Stephenson, Ed Newman, Cleveland Green
72 fins were best ever
LOL, slow your roll there, buddy. Gotta get through game 1 to start. And as I type it, BOOYOW. 2-1 Blues!
Story of our last month .. bowing 3rd period leads
Blowing
This series could go 7 with every game being 2-1.
Or 4 straight π‘
lol, nah, Jets are too good for that. You’ll tie it up next game.
Wow what a save on Scheiffle
Next one will be nasty from the looks of it .. Jets have to relearn how to close out a game .. was a good game though.. Iβd say good luck in game 2 , but I really wouldnβt mean it π
Cheers!
I’m reading some of the worst takes I’ve read yet on Twitter regarding this rebuild. Bad enough that Armando started with the tanking bullshit but some of these people are absolutely batshit crazy with this stuff.
1. We are accumulating 2020 resources to put ourselves in a better position to get a qb.
Yeah, right. We’re accumulating 2020 resources on purpose. NOT. We’re accumulating 2020 resources because that’s all we’re being offered in a trade. It’s not like we’re being offered 2019 picks in these trades and saying “no thanks, could we have one of your 2020 picks instead”
What a ridiculous concept.
Secondly, when did the rule come into play that we couldn’t use any of those 2020 picks to move up some this year? Huh? We’re looking at the possibility of getting two comps next yr so, with that, they could be thinking they have at least two picks they can sacrifice for this year.
2. “They’re ensuring they’re in the best position to get a qb next yr, hence the reason they’re not building the team to the best of their ability”
How stupid is that comment. What GM or combination of people we’ve got in the front office would risk putting off the start of a rebuild and think to themselves they are THAT good that they could overcome having a complete shit team? Nobody is going to put themselves into that position and not try and make their team as competitive as possible at every opportunity. Does anyone think that the guys they just signed from the AAF were just signed on a whim? That they don’t think these guys can come in and possibly contribute, even if it’s giving the team solid depth at positions?
Just had to share this stuff. It’s getting more and more ridiculous
Here’s one more: “they’re waiting until 2020 because the qb class is better”
Really? Because I don’t know anyone who has a crystal ball. If we take a look at a guy like Mariota when he was with Oregon and his time there with his comp% and the td’s he threw and the minimal ints he threw he looked like he was going to be a really good one at the next level. Moved well to escape pressure, had the ability to pick up 1st downs or td’s with his legs.
Then you have Gabber at Mizzou. Another guy who looked really good throwing the ball and using his legs. How about Weeden at Okla St? I remember people thinking Locker was going to be a really good one.
NOBODY can say which qb’s will be good at the next level or what qb class will be better than another. It’s boom or bust. Roll the dice.
professorloumiamidolphinsblog says:
April 11, 2019 at 4:49 am
How stupid is that comment. What GM or combination of people weβve got in the front office would risk putting off the start of a rebuild and think to themselves they are THAT good that they could overcome having a complete shit team? Nobody is going to put themselves into that position and not try and make their team as competitive as possible at every opportunity
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when you are trying to rebuild and have what we have, there are a lot of pieces missing, the way to get the high quality pieces that we are missing is thru quality draft picks which mean we have to lose.
I’m sure when this FO goes thru the draft they are going to pick the best player they can however different positions equate to having a better shot at winning.
say if we pick up the best RT at 13 and get a good LG with our backs and rec there’s a good chance we win more games than say drafting an edge rusher or a DT.
put together our OL from there we’re likely to lose more games under that scenario.
we need edge rushers and DTs so filling that void first seems the right way to go.
this team and it’s coaches will not tank as they have to protect their brand however i would think the GM and owner are tanking in that respect.
son of a son of a shula says:
April 10, 2019 at 10:05 pm
Larry Csonka for me. Manny Fernandez second then all those guys.
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I met Csonka in 1970 i believe, I played little league at west hollywood optimist, he was there and he signed a base ball for me, i didn’t even know who the hell he was????
From my understanding this new coach will deploy a FB…looking at Wisconsin running back/fullback Alec Ingold which is great news. we need a bell cow to pick up the 3rd and short plays also a guy who can catch similar to how the pats use their FB. i forgot his name???
That would be FANTASTIC!
But I see Ryquell Armstead has risen up the board lately?
Rex Burkhead – He was hurt last year so he didn’t play as much, but he had a great season in ’17.
Lou – I totally agree with you on your take of the plan to take a QB in 2020. Too many variables get in the way of making that work, can’t plan it.
If memory serves me correctly, Nickovich never played for us. He played great in preseason for us one year, but didnt make the final 53. This board was on fire when he got cut.
He played in 5 games over 2 seasons, ’07-’08, no starts.
In other words, his time here was forgettable.
I bet we win 5 games. I think all the tanking talk is wishful thinking by some, so we’re better situated for the 2020 draft. Unless the tanking comes from Ross, it ain’t happening.
I sure would like to see Murray drafted by us, he’s the real deal. If it does happen I say we win 8.
Any time you rebuild, and Ross knows this from a business perspective, you rebuild by laying the foundation first. Thats why i completely believe we not trade back unless we just dont think there is a building block guy still available. I dont think building block has to me a DL or an OL or a QB, i mean it could, but whomever we take this year we wont be looking to get multiple picks as much as we need an anchor to help build around.
That said, the biggest anchor position on a team is the QB, so i fully expect it to be a very high consideration for pick 13, i just am not sure we even get a shot at one since there are several other teams that really need to rebuild on offense as well. I guess we will see when the draft rolls around, but i think the idea of waiting for another year just doesn’t make sense when the clock is ticking on the rebuild. I know we have no pressure to compete this year but we do need to get started getting to that point. 5 years will pass by fast and by year 3 if there are significant strides being made, guarantees or not, i promise you it wont be good for Flores.
has to be
I think we wont force the pick, but i dont think we pass on it for “next year” there is just too much at stake to leave that position up to a “if”, and there are a lot of if’s when planning out a draft pick that far int he future.
Lou this is how i see it. We are accumulating picks in 2020 because thats going to be the fill out the roster with our people year. I think this is a foundation year, center pieces, and 2020 is going to be a flesh out and stock the shelves year. In business terms, lay the foundation and processes, and then stock the shelves.
I think we may have been offered a RD later this year in the deals we made but chose the earlier round in next years draft because we have so much building to do, and it all can’t be accomplished in one draft.
son of a son of a shula says:
April 10, 2019 at 9:53 pm
Ooh McMichael I was thinking McDaniel and knew it didnβt sound right
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I think we had a McDaniel too but he was a DT i think.
Randy McMichael was my favorite dolphins TE, but i think Kieth Jackson might have been our best. Crash Jensen lined up at TE some too, but then again, where didnt he line up.
I liked McMike, I also liked Ferrell Edmunds, and I wouldn’t have minded if we took his son last year instead of Minkah, but I’m good with Minkah now. At the time, I really wanted Tremaine. Troy Drayton was pretty good too, but not here long enough.
We also cant even count on those guys being available in 202. They can choose to go back to school. Hebert went back this year even though he was projected to be the first QB taken, so its not a given they will leave. There are the chance someone gets broken in 25 pieces and spends a hear needing to be put back together. There is a chance they get an injury and never play again. There are a LOT of things that can go wrong and screw up projections more than a year out. Its just foolish not to take bird in the hand, thats a recipe for failure and extending failure.
BBM Trady Pants. No relation to Rockphin Trady Pants. LOL
Your Picks:
Round 1 Pick 26 (IND): Dexter Lawrence, DT, Clemson (A)
Round 2 Pick 2 (IND): Yodny Cajuste, OT, West Virginia (B-)
Round 2 Pick 22 (HOU): Chase Winovich, DE, Michigan (B+)
Round 3 Pick 14: Beau Benzschawel, OG, Wisconsin (A-)
Round 3 Pick 25 (IND): Anthony Nelson, DE, Iowa (B+)
Round 4 Pick 14: Saivion Smith, CB, Alabama (A+)
Round 5 Pick 13: Dru Samia, OG, Oklahoma (A+)
Round 5 Pick 23 (HOU): Gardner Minshew II, QB, Washington St. (B-)
Round 6 Pick 22 (HOU): Mitch Hyatt, OT, Clemson (A+)
Round 7 Pick 19: Cody Barton, OLB, Utah (A+)
Round 7 Pick 20: Hunter Renfrow, WR, Clemson (A+)
That’s a roster filler. Man if we don’t take a QB hope we trade down.
I could see us picking him up for sure. Versatility in the backfield, ST’s. Wouldnt be a bad idea.