These 2 guys. The one on the right has done an excellent job this offseason. He took care of things very responsibly with the amount of draft capital he had available, managing to fill two huge needs, DT and QB. Drafting Christian Wilkins in RD 1 (Pick#13) was a good marriage. Christian Wilkins may not be the most talented DT in the draft, but he’s just a shade off in that department, behind Quinnen Williams and possibly Ed Oliver. Where Christian Wilkins shines is his leadership abilities and quality personality traits. We need a great defensive tackle, but we also need a guy who does things the right way. We had a great DT for a while here in Miami, Ndamukong Suh. Did he ever make the team better? Did anyone on the team get better because of him? Never. Suh with all his talent isn’t a team player, he’s a ME player. He’s a sellsword, if Game Of Thrones references help explain things. Grier traded our 2nd RD pick (after trading back to #62 and acquiring a 2020 2nd RD pick) to the Arizona Cardinals for QB Josh Rosen. I can’t tell you at this point that Josh Rosen will be our franchise QB for the next decade or more, but I do think he will be our starting QB game 1, and we’ll be a better team for it.
Brian Flores is not Bill Belichick. Sure, he learned how to conduct business from watching Bill, but he’s not a clone. He’s a no nonsense guy, tough, and like Bill Belichick, he’s not giving out too much info, so if he’s learned anything, that’s a good trait to pick up. I think everyone on the team instantly respects Flores. He has a commanding presence, but he’s not abrasive like Adam Gase. He’s not arrogant like Adam Gase. Take Minkah Fitzpatrick, who before the season wanted to know where specifically he will be playing, either CB or S, so he could train his body accordingly, either gain weight and muscle to play S, or lose it and become quicker to play CB. The answer is Minkah will be playing more positions than he did even last season, and “LB” may be added to the list. Not LB in the sense that in a normal 3-4 or 4-3 base formation he will be playing LB, but in a multiple DB formations like nickel, dime and quarter he may be the LB. Minkah is one of our best players and Flores knows this, and wants to keep him on the field as much as possible.
I think we have a lot of players now that other teams didn’t look at as treasures but we’re looking at them as possible answers. OL Chris Reed is one of those guys. Right now he’s going to compete at LG, but he can play each of the interior OL positions. We drafted Michael Deiter, and he’s in the competition to play LG as well, but he’s going to have to beat out Chris Reed. Even if Deiter wins the job, Reed gives us better depth than we had last year. Nate Orchard is another one of those guys. The Seahawks recently signed DE Ziggy Ansah, which made the 5 year veteran Orchard disposable. The Dolphins picked him up because they think he can help their pass rush. Orchard racked up 18.5 sacks his Senior year at Utah so he can rush the passer. He just hasn’t found the right fit. Both Flores and Orchard feel they may have finally found it. Putting people in situations to succeed. That’s what Flores will do. Orchard isn’t much against the run, so Flores will try to improve that, but also try and put Orchard in more pass rushing situations to make better use of his talents.
On a bad note, Reshad Jones still M.I.A. not in MIA. The minicamp that begins June 4th is NOT voluntary, that’s mandatory, so we’ll see if Reshad Jones wants to be a part of this team or not. Regardless, it’s not a great look that Reshad isn’t here now, I hope he doesn’t make this a huge conflict. While he’s not really a part of the future of this team, if he’s here I want him to play well, and if we want to trade him, I want to get top value for him. Staying away from the team accomplishes neither.
Back to Josh Rosen. So far he’s doing everything right, not taking anything for granted, not doing anything except what’s expected of him. He hasn’t made any bold proclamations, and he shouldn’t. He should just let his actions do the talking, work hard every day, learn this offense as well as he can, and work hard with his teammates and hopefully those things allow him to earn the starting QB spot. It won’t be handed to him, Flores has made that clear. Still, I believe Josh Rosen will earn it, and will be our starting QB, and I believe he will redeem himself this season.
GO DOLPHINS!
#staythecourse
Finsmob Unleashed 
First and Oink
Go Fins… Nice Oink Piggy!
Nice write Mike E. Right direction or not is the big Q, but as history has shown only time will tell. Like what have seen for Flores, but then was excited by Gase too (until he gave me reason not to be). One thing different this time is going into full rebuild mode. That offers more chances to work with….. but then you gotta rebuild right.
Thanks Stanger
Great Job again Mike E !!
Thanks Doggy
Nice little recap of where we’re at, Mike.
Thanks Tim
Piggy, from last night – yeah I’ll be down the shore a few times this summer. Why do you ask?
#staythecourse
Alright Mike E!
Iām just curious about summer plans as Iām planning mine
Iām not going to jersey but I will probably be between at Long Beach, Greenport, Fire Island and the Catskills
Iām hoping eventually to settle on a place to buy a vacation getaway
Do you rent a home/condo? Are you a part of a share? Do you stay at hotels?
Gotcha! Good luck with your search.
Pig — don’t have much to offer on the others, but been to Fire Island twice. Really depends on which area (stayed at Ocean Beach and Point O Woods), but my overall impression was real slow except for the rainbow flag places. Pretty cool how they do it, but a place to pack your meals and drinks and hang out with a group. Lots of families. Sorta of like a cabin in the woods on the beach.
Good oinks Mike
Orchard is an interesting story
Drafted fairly high by the Browns
Not a bad rookie year
Then kind of a non factor for 2 years before the browns cut him
Then somenone signed him and a month later they cut him…lol
The Seahawks signed him in April and cut him in May
Did they let him unpack?
Yeah not sure what’s up with this guy. Maybe he’s not a DE because we’re playing him at OLB.
I think the Seahawks put themselves in a bad position. They couldn’t afford to pay Frank Clark, so they traded him, but then they felt they really needed to replace him. Ansah does that better than Orchard, and the Hawks are in cap hell because of the salary they’re now paying Wilson, so they cut him. Hopefully he works out well for us if we find a way to use him well.
Stanger
Fire island is actually my favorite and where I will be for part of this weekend
As tolerant as I am – I donāt want to go to the š pines area – thatās like a gay orgy
But the ocean beach portion is great
Thereās actually a lot of Cityfolk like myself going there to get away from city life for a weekend
I just need a go to place thatās a few hours away from me to decompress
If that is what you like then that is. For me was slow…… but maybe when you live in NYC rather than the burbs like me decompress is the goal. And try to get me camping. š
It’s a cool, quirky special place though. Don’t write off the gay areas though…. that’s where the best eating spots are. Just like any other place.
You obviously know more, but man is it pricey for what you get and just a hurricane away from what you buy not being there anymore.
I donāt think itās slow at all
Itās kind of like spring break for professionals
Like I said up to you man. And I might have been in the family parts. Amazing how the place is different ferry stop by ferry stop.
I went to Fire Island back in the mid 80’s with a girlfriend. She had some friends that had a summer house there, I don’t even know what part it was. We didn’t even go to their house that day because they weren’t around. I don’t remember much about it, we went to a beach, and then later just walked around. Looked nice, but nothing exceptional.
Anything not in the city would be exceptional to me. A beach just puts it over the top.
My wife, unfortunately, is the opposite. She loves the big cities. That’s her way to unwind. LOL.
Go to Gilligan’s Island to get away and decompress. It’s only a 3 hour tour š
LOL
And Mary Ann!
^
On the way there now…
Um…this is a longer trip than I expected
Whereās Ginger?
Lol…thereās a guy in nyc who gets off on making people late for work
https://jalopnik.com/new-york-has-a-supervillain-pulling-emergency-brakes-an-1834936243
LOL @ super villain. He’s like a terrible Spider Man villain such as Plantman or Big Wheel.
No Ginger Piggy! I’m a Mary Ann fan through and through!
If Iām on an island long enough I will settle for Mrs Howell
LMAO
LMAO!!!
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lol in reference to Mary Ann not Mrs. Howell
I thought you were Kellen Winslow Jr for a minute
Listen, I’m not saying I would kick Ginger out if she wanted to play ping pong with me and Mary Ann, but if it’s a two person table tennis game, my opponent is Mary Ann all the way.
Ginger is frick’n hot in a poster on the wall kind of way.
In a sticky centerfold kind of way….
When you have it all
Ginger was kinda sexy too, but Mary Ann was the deal! She looks pretty good in that particular pic.
I have to admit, she look better than ginger
Ginger does I meant. Mary Ann is smoking!
Smoking is not healthy, unless its cigars.
I wonder who Herd likes better . . .
Not that there is anything wrong with that…..
LOL @ Twice all in on Mrs. Howell š
Kong – Same here regarding Ginger
Wow now Omar doesn’t understand that “All in the Family” was a comedy show to raise awareness about social issues of the time. He doesn’t find the show funny because he takes it too seriously. He must be a real fun person to hang with. The rap and hip hop he listens to and the garbage that he allows on his twitter feed is all good but “All in the Family” bad. LOL
Omar is the epitome of a millennial even though he is probably too old to be considered one.
Heās a dumbass
Gonna have to agree with Mike E on the Gilligan’s Island Dockers debate. First wife was Ginger and current one is Mary Ann….. no doubt which one is better, even if the first was one of the chosen people. š
Mary Ann wasn’t Asian.
D — are you sure?
She cant be she was from Kansas, they only allow white people there.
Really? That’s funny. I hope you never have a 3rd one named Mrs. Howell. LOL
Why not she’s rich and about to die….
Hey she survived on an island so I don’t think death is in the near future. So you’re stuck for awhile. But thanks for trying to kill my joke. LOL
Was just talking about type of woman, but fits up real well. Hope you get the chance to meet my better half someday….. and thinking some will come along who know what her name is.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/nfl-adjusts-replay-review-of-pass-interference-forcing-coaches-to-challenge-in-final-two-minutes-of-half/ar-AABKfVk?li=BBnba9I
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This is a pretty big change.
1st: For the new potential pass interference review rule, in the final two minutes coaches will have to throw the flag. It won’t be initiated from the booth.
2nd: No review for hail mary plays.
I actually like both of these tweaks to the new pass interference rule. It stops the last 2 minutes from becoming a review fest, and it takes the hail mary, which would be a nightmare to review, out of the equation.
Only in the final two minutes? So if a play that happened in the Rams/Saints game happened at 2:01 it’s all good? What the league really has to figure out is how to determine ticky tack vs. blatant. That’s what is ruining the game.
No, they can throw the flag at anytime for pass interference review. In the last two minutes a coach still has to throw the flag, it won’t be booth initiated.
Okay good.
LMAO @ D!
Stanger – Your May Ann rocks!
“God watches over drunks and fools” is best I can figure.
Mary Ann is definitely the right choice over Ginger!
She was even prettier in Bonanza. (as if she looked anything like a native American (rolling my eyes)
Did you guys ever notice that Mary Ann and Ginger went out for a three hour tour with over 100 outfits each? They never appeared in the same outfit twice during the 98 episode series. (and wore more than one outfit in several episodes)
They sure did pack heavy! They definitely DID appear in the same outfit though.
NOPE!!! They did not
http://www.kiwireport.com/facts-never-knew-gilligans-island/
The Howell’s basically brought everything but their house. But all of that was part of the comedy.
wyoming85 says:
May 22, 2019 at 10:40 am
The league has also made player safety recommendations to teams about drills that should no longer be used in training camp. The banned drills: Oklahoma, Bull in the Ring/King of the Circle, Half Line/3 Spot/Pods. The hope is this will drive down concussion numbers in camp.
ā Judy Battista (@judybattista) May 22, 2019
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Bull in the Ring is kinda rough, but it teaches you to use your senses to acclimate to whats happening around you and react quickly. King of the Circle is kinda the reverse of Bull in the Ring, but teaches you similar skills but you are the aggressor instead of the defender. These to me do have some skill they bring but i can see getting rid of them.
Oklahoma drill is a true football drill, man against man. I dont think this one should be overlooked for what it brings to football and its not nearly as dangerous as those other two. Taking out Half Line, 3 Spot and Pods just seems to be silly. Its easier to isolate and teach certain situational football in those drills. They are getting stupid with the changes. Pretty soon football practice is just going to be film study and walk throughs.
Rock – I don’t believe that article is correct. I really don’t. I feel like Ginger wore that beige/tan gown in so many episodes. You really believe that it’s right?
Mary Ann wore her main out-fit pretty regularly from what I remember.
Yeah right, the shorts and tied up red blouse? I think that “fact” is not a fact at all.
Guys, I’m not making it up. there are multiple references to their wardrobes. I just posted the first one I found.
I watched that show regularly. I just don’t think it’s correct.
Google “Ginger Gilligan’s Island” and you’ll see so many pics of this dress. You think they’re all from the one episode where she wore this? C’mon man!
https://www.metv.com/stories/ranking-gingers-best-outfits-on-gilligans-island
Mike E. says:
May 22, 2019 at 2:57 pm (Edit)
I wonder who Herd likes better . . .
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D says:
May 22, 2019 at 3:08 pm (Edit)
Not that there is anything wrong with that.
Well, if you must know, I think they couldnāt have survived without Mary Ann. She cooked for everyone. Not the answer youāre looking for probably. At least guys had a choice for this discussion. There were no thoughts along that line for female viewers given the choices of Gilligan, the skipper, professor or Mr Howell. How bleak.
That’s a little harsh. The Professor wasn’t a bad looking fella. LOL
LOL — but how true. Two pieces of eye candy for the guys…. but nada for the ladies. They cast today and Gilligan would be one of the Jonas brothers.
Google Gilligans+island+maryanne+wardrobe
and you can thumb through the images.
I’m sure she had many, that doesn’t mean she never wore the same one twice though
That’s a nice article. Could the print be any smaller though?
The DL hold their ground and let the LBs and DBs flow to the ball. That’s the idea of the traditional 3-4. If those DL can also rush the passer even better. Had a feeling this was where we were headed on defense. Stunts and blitzes is how we’ll attack the QB. Minkah will be a big part of it. He did a lot of that at Alabama. He becomes that player where the offense says where’s #29 – is he blitzing, playing corner or safety?
Ok, I will say I was wrong. They do repeat outfits so the statement that they never wear the same outfit is wrong, however he is some SERIOUS research by a geek fan on Maryanne’s wardrobe
Mary Ann
dark top and “Daisy Duke” shorts in Two on a Raft,
striped shirt tied as top and “Daisy Duke” shorts in Two on a Raft,
red pattern shirt and “Daisy Duke” shorts with straw hat in Two on a Raft, Home Sweet Hut,
orange top and “Daisy Duke” shorts in Gilligan’s Mother-in-Law
orange sweater, blue jeans in The Sweepstakes
red shirt tied as top, “Daisy Duke” shorts in Gilligan’s Mother-in-Law, The Little Dictator, The Chain of Command, You’ve Been Disconnected,
red top, blue jeans in Don’t Bug the Mosquitoes, V for Vitamins,
red top with yellow trim in Don’t Bug the Mosquitoes,
red top with “Daisy Duke” shorts in Mine Hero, Operation: Steam Heat,
red spotted top and blue jeans in Not Guilty, The Postman Cometh, Ship Ahoax, Feed the Kitty, Gilligan Goes Gung-Ho,
black bathing suit with optional red wrap in Beauty Is as Beauty Does, Splashdown,
blue sweater and blue jeans in Beauty Is as Beauty Does, Smile, You’re on Mars Camera, Castaways Pictures Presents, Hi-Fi Gilligan, Don’t Bug the Mosquitoes, Gilligan Gets Bugged, Will the Real Mr. Howell Please Stand Up?, Pass the Vegetables, Please, Mr. and Mrs. ???, Up At Bat, Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow, And Then There Were None, All About Eva, Court-Martial, The Hunter, Lovey’s Secret Admirer, Our Vines Have Tender Apes, Gilligan’s Personal Magnetism, Splashdown, The Second Ginger Grant, It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, Bang! Bang! Bang!,
blue sweater and khaki pants in The Invasion,
blue sweater and skirt in Lovey’s Secret Admirer, Slave Girl, It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane,
red one-piece in Beauty Is as Beauty Does, Castaways Pictures Presents
green top and shorts with optional green hat in Beauty Is as Beauty Does, Gilligan Gets Bugged, Ship Ahoax,
green top and blue jeans in The Chain of Command, Not Guilty, You’ve Been Disconnected, The Postman Cometh, Gilligan’s Living Doll, Feed the Kitty, Operation: Steam Heat, V for Vitamins, The Kidnapper, Gilligan the Goddess,
green sweater and blue jeans with green hat in All About Eva, The Hunter, Lovey’s Secret Admirer, High Man on the Totem Pole, The Secret of Gilligan’s Island, Bang! Bang! Bang!,
orange sleeveless and skirt in Beauty Is as Beauty Does, The Postman Cometh, Love Me, Love My Skipper, Pass the Vegetables, Please,
orange sweater, brown skirt with white suspenders, cap and boots in Don’t Bug the Mosquitoes,
orange t-shirt and blue jeans in Ghost a Go-Go,
light blue large collar and tie dress in Beauty Is as Beauty Does, The Sweepstakes, Quick Before It Sinks, Ship Ahoax
pink dress in The Little Dictator, Nyet, Nyet, Not Yet
pink top, blue jeans in Castaways Pictures Presents, Gilligan vs. Gilligan,
pink top, blue shorts in Gilligan Goes Gung-Ho,
pink sweater, blue jeans in The Sweepstakes, Agonized Labor, Nyet, Nyet, Not Yet, Erika Tiffany Smith to the Rescue, You’ve Been Disconnected, Love Me, Love My Skipper, Operation: Steam Heat, Will the Real Mr. Howell Please Stand Up?, Ghost a Go-Go, Allergy Time, Pass the Vegetables, Please, Ring Around Gilligan, The Invasion, Court-Martial,
pink shirt, light blue skirt in The Chain of Command, Seer Gilligan,
pink t-shirt and blue jeans in Voodoo, Where There’s a Will, Man With a Net, Our Vines Have Tender Apes, It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane,
pink t-shirt and “Daisy Dukes” in The Kidnapper,
yellow top, blue jeans in in Smile, You’re on Mars Camera, You’ve Been Disconnected,
red sweater, striped shirt (seen in window) in Quick Before It Sinks
red gingham dress in Home Sweet Hut, Castaways Pictures Presents, Agonized Labor, Hi-Fi Gilligan, The Chain of Command, Gilligan Gets Bugged, Erika Tiffany Smith to the Rescue, Not Guilty, The Postman Cometh, Gilligan’s Living Doll, Ship Ahoax, The Friendly Physician, Splashdown, The Second Ginger Grant,
sailor blouse, “Daisy Duke” shorts in Agonized Labor
blue sleeveless dress in Agonized Labor, Nyet, Nyet, Not Yet,
black leotard and tights in Hi-Fi Gilligan
blue top with spots and blue jeans in Splashdown,
large blue shirt (sleep attire) in Home Sweet Hut, Hi-Fi Gilligan, The Postman Cometh, Gilligan’s Living Doll, Allergy Time, V for Vitamins, Gilligan vs. Gilligan, Ring Around Gilligan, The Invasion, Bang! Bang! Bang!,
spotted red top, (unseen pants) in You’ve Been Disconnected,
red sweater, striped shirt, blue jeans in The Postman Cometh,
red sweater and checkered mini-skirt in The Pigeon,
white t-shirt, blue jeans in Seer Gilligan, Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow,
white t-shirt and “Daisy Dukes” in The Producer,
white top and yellow jeans in Topsy-Turvy,
white sweater and blue jeans in Lovey’s Secret Admirer,
pink dress with white poofy sleeves in Gilligan’s Living Doll,
khaki shirt and “Daisy Dukes” in Forward March,
baroque brown top and skirt in Feed the Kitty,
red pattern top, blue jeans in Operation: Steam Heat,
red pattern top, blue shorts in Take A Dare,
light blue sweater/dark blue suspender outfit in Ghost a Go-Go, Allergy Time, Mr. and Mrs. ???, Meet the Meteor, Voodoo, Our Vines Have Tender Apes, High Man on the Totem Pole, Bang! Bang! Bang!, Gilligan the Goddess,
lavender sweater/dark blue suspender outfit in All About Eva, Gilligan’s Personal Magnetism,
lavender blouse and blue jeans in Take A Dare,
orange/pink two-piece print in Mr. and Mrs. ???
red print dress in Mr. and Mrs. ???, Meet the Meteor, The Producer, Where There’s a Will, Man With a Net, The Kidnapper, All About Eva, The Hunter,
light blue checkerboard dress in Up At Bat, Gilligan vs. Gilligan, Where There’s a Will,
blue checkered shirt tied into top with blue jeans or “Daisy Duke” shorts in Where There’s a Will, Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow, The Invasion, Take A Dare, High Man on the Totem Pole, The Pigeon, Slave Girl,
blue checkered one-piece dress in Where There’s a Will, Our Vines Have Tender Apes, Gilligan’s Personal Magnetism,
green gingham top and skirt with hat in The Pigeon, Slave Girl,
yellow blouse and white trousers in Man With a Net, Court-Martial, Gilligan’s Personal Magnetism,
yellow blouse with blue jeans in The Secret of Gilligan’s Island,
sea-green sweater and blue jeans in Ring Around Gilligan,
I thought this was one of Dās posts
Why’d she take all that on a 3-hour tour? Seems all Gilligan brought was a red shirt and hat.
Because she is a woman.
D– isn’t it amazing how much women pack when they go on trips? My wife must roll away with twice what I do, and she is half my size almost. But maybe yours is better about that…. have met some who are.
Herd
Dazed and confused disagrees with you, at least one of the cast members does
Boy, you had to go deep for that one! Even have to wait a couple minutes into the clip to see it
I love that movie so I remembered the scene vividly
LOL @ Rock – That’s insane!
The tangents this blog goes on are freakin awesome, lol.
It seems to me the only thing you’ve learned is that Caesar is a āsalad dressing dudeā
LOL — one of those stupid high school movies I still watch. Porky’s no….. but oh yes for Bill & Ted.
How many outfits did they wear on Gilligans island
This is no different than any of us who discuss stuff here. I enjoyed it. This describes us. LOL
Rock, wow great post. Sorry not reading a list of wardrobe from Gilligan’s Island. LOL
š sorry
LOL
Kong – That’s why I love this group. Anything can pop up on here as a topic, and it’s usually amusing too.
Herd – Told ya the Professor was a sexy guy! lol
By then the Browns should need a couple WR.
What… when they realize $175M invested in two WRs is not the way to go. Hey who knows, maybe it will workout. I have my doubts. But that’s not how I would build a team.
Invested and n two real team first guys….oh wait… there IS a a me in team…
But but but Dorsey is a genius!
Dream team.
LOL
Those drills like Bull in the Ring are the most fun drills to run in practice….and can really encourage and develop team chemistry. I loved all of them. Oklahoma was a blast because it was so quick but violent. It showed you who could hit or take a hit and win. The game gets even softer….and we wonder why nobody can tackle anymore.
I completely agree with this. I did bull in the ring plenty of times and I’m fine…….. Wait a minute……
Prayers and thoughts out to you OD.
Kong : how many times do ya think The Goal from 70 will be mentioned/ shown before game 1?? Was a huge Bruins fan back then. And Bobby Orr was and still is my Favorite player of all time, but Go Blues. Canāt stand that team these days first Linesman, then Lucic, now Marchand.. bunch of asshats …
Maryanne even though I am married to a Ginger š¤”
MANITOBA; THANK YOU for the kind words. This will be the first time I’ve ever had surgery. And I’m a bit apprehensive about it. But, hey, NO ONE gets a free ride in life that I know of. I need to get through this so I can can continue to help Mrs. OD through her daily challenges.
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YOU and I completely agree on the Stanley Cup Finals. The Blues come back from having the worst record in the entire NHL in early January to, now, making the Finals, is the stuff of legends!!! Meanwhile the obnoxious Bruins deserve to be embarrassed on national TV!! Can’t stand those assholes!! —Game One is MONDAY!
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Y’all have a great day!
Beckham and Landry diving right in….not.
What a couple of overrated and overpaid prima donnas.
Thinking Odell just couldn’t bear to watch his reacharound bro suffer while nursing his injury
How bout this!
I think we get more wins when he gets more carries….
More touches in general. I just hope he gets at least 20 touches a game.
Pretty much the same kind of signing as Orchard and Tank, there is a lot of upside to the player and its little to no risk involved with the contract.
LOL i love this comment on the Odell article.
” mlvcfan says:
May 23, 2019 at 8:30 am
Odell wants to turn the Browns into the Patriots ā doesnāt show up for OTAās”
One thing Beckam doesn’t realize is the Patriots don’t talk, they walk.
More to D’s point
I really liked the Rowe signing and Walford, though the latter is in a deep competition group. I think Rowe winds up being a starter for us. All the rest i could easily see making the 53 and being at least rotational pieces. I think Rosen dosnt really deserve to be part of this conversation, the rest are kind of reclamation projects, where as Rosen is not.
I just saw they have mock drafts for basketball….that might not be news to many but its not a sport i care much about. Still im confused. How do they mock basketball drafts when they dont know the order of the picks until just before the draft?
D — they’ve had the lottery already. Maybe you were reading a mock done before that happened.
Reminds a little of what the Knicks did last season, picked up a lot of young players who were high draft picks on cheap contracts just to see if they could find a gem.
I hope we don’t suck that bad! š
LOL! Me too
Adolphus Washington at 6-4 295 could be a 3-4 DE and rotational DT on passing downs.
giving talented young players a 2nd shot to make an impact isn’t a bad model
Agreed. We discussed that this would probably be how we fill out the roster. With young players that Grier, McKenzie and Allen liked from previous drafts. These guys are fighting for their NFL careers so the competition should be high.
so what do you guys suppose the purpose of the structure / canopy over the players heads is for in the Muscle + Hustle#FinsUp video above? Is it to make sure the guys stay low in their stance?
Yeah that’s what it looks like. Don’t get too high and lose leverage.
You do a rebuild and you become a team guys looking for a chance want to come too. Includes ODFAs and former high round draft choices looking to make happen what they think should have before. On our side — you bring’em in, churn out the ones who don’t have it, and keep whoever does. Hopefully after it is all over your roster is a better one.
Yep! This is going to be a very competitive camp with the new staff. Players have to prove it to them, not rely on the past or draft and FA status.
It’s training for staying low coming out of the stance Rock.
just helps develop muscle memory I guess?
Stanger, are ODFA’s Free agents that OId Dolfan will approve of? What is an ODFA?
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LOL — an OD free agent is either one who went to University of Central Florida or looking to buy the team from Ross. Thought everyone knew that. š
He should at least have some guys to have a beer with. Adolphus was 3rd round in 2016
2017 — Raekwon McMillan
2018 –Jerome Baker
2019 — Isaiah Prince
I aught to make the OSU vs Michigan game interesting!
When we ran drills way back in high school, our OL coach took us to the parking lot where they had a steel cable running around part of it as a sort of barrier. Heād have us line up and run drills under that cable because it was just about the right height to teach us to stay low. If you fired out and had your head up a little, that cable smacking your helmet snapped your neck, hard.
I get the feeling that could never happen in the pussy world we live in today. Probably can’t even say attaboy!, it’s more like attaperson! I hope my kids are happy with this bullshit they’re creating. lol
What are your thoughts on our DL being more read and react now as opposed to attacking right off the snap?
We had a metal cage like thing with 5 boxes you got into position outside of it and on the other side were the dummies. We would have to come e out of our stance staying low and stay thow through the block on the other side. You could ring your bell really good if you didn’t stay low. Just teaches good technique and form for keeping leverage
MikeE,
Our HS OL coach was also our shop teacher. Burly old dude. If you pissed him off and werenāt doing something right, he would get down and run a drill against you. He would knock the shit out of you wearing nothing but shorts and tshirt. He didnāt try to hurt you or anything, but he would put a lick on you to get his point across. We loved him. He was a tough SOB. Not a chance he could do that anymore. Heād be in jail for abuse. Nowadays, players donāt even want to be yelled at because it hurts their feelings. Itās a whole different world….and I think itās for the worse.
When I played Pop Warner football we’d go to the borough hall to get our equipment sizes and the coaches would slam a helmet on you and say nope too loose or too tight until they found the right one. The tight ones felt like your ears would get ripped off as they pulled it off. I doubt they can even do that in today’s world.
Tim,
Your DL in a 3-4 have always been more reactive and gap controllers than attackers, so that is pretty standard. What NE was doing so successfully was using their front 7 in ways to get favorable matchups with shifts, stacking and moving guys around. That takes guys who can shift to different positions(multiple) and disguise stuff. Itās not that hard to shift to a 3-4 alignment. Teams play both throughout the season all the time. The tough part will be when the players need to learn all the nuances of how they line up, shift and disguise stuff. If the players are able to learn it, itās still gonna take awhile to get it down. Guys like Washington they just signed are what theyāre looking for…tweeners, sorta….and smart.
Yeah that’s what I was saying the other day. More play recognition and hold your ground. I brought it up because Godchaux talked about it the other day saying it’s different than what he’s used to. He said all the DL are playing in different spots as are many other defenders across the board.
Shit. In five years even the NFL will be handing out participation trophies at the end of each season because that’s what the kids are so used to now.
When I was a young piglet, they use to smother us with maple syrup and make us run from Rottweilers
Many a pork chop did not make the cut
(Piggy spils a drink on the ground)
Tim,
Lol. As we were always told, your helmet isnāt the right size unless itās really tight. Pretty standard to have a headache the first couple days of practice because your helmet was so tight and you were constantly sucking on your brand new mouth piece to get it tight. Two-a-days in August could really suck. Our practice jerseys were a heavy, thick cotton that hung half way down your thighs and didnāt breath a bit.
Wow you reminded me of the mouth piece. We would boil them then let it conform to your mouth. Those were the days.
Randy — but coach participation can go too far. My college wrestling coach played for 2 years for the Colts on OL (even if think a back-up). Came to us after an ACL. Cool as anything, but then he was looking to get back in went from like 260 to 295 in one summer…. and then had the roid rage going on in practice when he’d go with us. Scared the heck out of me when went against him. Was really and honestly worried about the safety of our 250- whatever heavyweight he worked out with.
stanger,
Absolutely. Guys can take things too far. I didnāt experience that…but it sure happens. Ours was done as a lesson….a hard one…but he wasnāt trying to purposely hurt us. There was respect there.
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Back to work.
Most the shit that happened at my school was verbal, one time a coach tried to “show us how it was done” and i wound up hurting him. He goaded me to fire out of my stance full tilt and i did and knocked him a few feet backwards. At least he was man enough to admit he had asked us to go full speed.
Randy — your guy was cool. 167 pound me wrestling a 290 pound coach looking for the NFL on roid rage freaked me out. Gotta lucky take down on one time….. his angry response told me never take him down again.
3-4 and 4-3 can have straight up assignments where you engage the OL, read the play and react. Doesn’t really have to be 3-4.
Depends more on the technique you are playing and what kind of slant, stunt or shift the DC has for that paly.
Cespedes! It’s official . . .
https://www.mlb.com/mets/news/yoenis-cespedes-ankle-surgery-season-over
Wow have you guys really only had him appear in 120 games since he joined y’all? Thats crazy.
Nevermind they were saying 120 in last two seasons.
Knew that was coming. Hey at least we won 3 in a row.
Yeah, some veteran guys stepping up with big hits. Pretty crazy. Rajai Davis and Carlos Gomez with some Mets Magic
D – Yeah, 120 games since he signed that 4YR/$110M contract. Still pretty awful!
Friggin 95 here today, its been pretty hot every day recently, having to go home and rinse off the ball sweat BEFORE i workout.
Depends on how severe, but even the best case for that is like 8 weeks.
you are right,
a lot depends on if it is cracked through rather than horizontally down the length.
So Malik Rozier did not get invited even past tryout status and rookie minicamp?
We only have 3 QBs on hand now? to do all the drills?
I guess that is ok since Fitz and Rosen need to get in plenty of reps,
since it is a totally new offense for them both to start from scratch. (-ish for Fitz)
plus we will quite probably only have room for 2 QBs in the regular season.
Is Rudock PS eligible? We would need a scout team QB for when the real games start.
Another question for Flores is how much bubble wrap he can afford to keep on the 2 QBs in preseason games and still see what he’s got and who will start while still minimizing the risk of losing one that early and wrecking the whole “trade for Rosen” plan they did in the draft.
Pretty sure Rudock is PS eligible. If we need a camp arm, I’m sure they’ll get one.
I had a JV coach who loved the meat grinder drill.
he was also was famous for malapropisms.
He must’ve said a dozen times for us to “pair off in groups of 3.”
LOL
Naples – Ginger or Mary Ann?
Back then I thought Ginger was so elegant and classy. And still very very hot.
She was the epitome of the movie star we regular guys could never hope to get with.
I thought Mary Ann was just like all the girls I knew in high school, church, the beach, kinda girl next door cute, but nothing transcendent like Ginger.
Now I look at the pix of Mary Ann and have a much higher opinion of her … athleticism.
My JV coach also yelled out, “Everybody down for side-straddle hops.”
And when lightning came and we had to go indoors, I guess he thought he would lay some coaching wisdom on us. He said, “Guys, when it rains, the field gets wet.”
I mean, I kinda knew what he meant, like he was saying “perk up to conditions and take extra care with the ball, your footwork, etc.”
But most the boys on the team did not go that deep and just stared at him like “no shit.”
To be honest, Donna Reed was one of the most beautiful women on TV or anywhere in the world.
So was Ava Gabor on “Green Acres.”
But that blonde Jeannie in the bottle was the one, man. That girl was so perfect in every way, it was breathtaking to watch her. She was so graceful, it was like she was a real genie or goddess or something, just floating through her scenes. And she was so nice and sweet. I like that in a sex object.
What the heck kind of camp drills is Gase running?!?!
LOL
from camp observers:
āŖ Really like the ball skills of cornerback Cornell Armstrong, the former 2018 sixth-round pick who made at least three impressive breakups on red zone drills. In 2017 at Southern Mississippi, he allowed just 17 of 46 passes thrown against him to be caught, with a 52.5 passer rating in his coverage area. And he impressed the Dolphins in limited chances last season. Heās fast, solid on special teams and can play on the boundary or slot. Thereās clearly something to work with there, and the Dolphins love his speed.
He’s one of the reasons I didn’t think we needed to target a corner in the draft.
agreed, him and Tankersley and Jomal Wiltz and Jalen Davis and Montre Hartage all seem to have talent.
I think you need 10 DBs
and I think we have some really good prospects there for young depth.
Minkah is going to move around, McCain and McTyer. Our secondary was the least of our problems. The nation looks at the Dolphins like we’re so void of talent meanwhile we have one of the more talented secondaries in the league.
Needham Island!!!!
also:
āŖ The Dolphins are not permitting reporters to reveal how players are specifically being used in OTAs. Violators will have their press passes revoked and will be required to sit in a small dark room, for days, watching a continuous loop of Ryan Tannehillās sacks over the past seven years.
D says:
May 23, 2019 at 3:01 pm
We had a metal cage like thing with 5 boxes you got into position outside of it and on the other side were the dummies. We would have to come e out of our stance staying low and stay thow through the block on the other side. You could ring your bell really good if you didnāt stay low. Just teaches good technique and form for keeping leverage
$&@@&&&$
We had a metal box-like thing that wasnāt tall enough to stand in but was too narrow to sit in and it had holes drilled in it to blow smoke in…oh wait…that was for something else, not football.
did you have fruit loops for breakfast?
I kind of see us keeping 7 DL as in the bigger DT/DE types, 8 LB (both Edge and sideline to sideline types) and 10 DB.
IN RESPONSE TO ROCKPHIN & YOUNG STANGER, an acceptable ODFA (UDFA) is, indeed, someone who can make Ross an offer he can’t refuse for the Dolphins franchise. GREAT work, YS! –Other possibilities include FA’s from FAU, FIU, USF or UCF who can really compete for starting jobs in Miami’s O-Line or in their D-Line/Edge positions. The current regime has NOT DONE ENOUGH in these two key areas throughout the 10 years of of misery which Ross has presided over. More recruits from the southern half of the state might even bring better attendance to Fins home games, where seats directly behind the Miami bench are mostly vacant!!!
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For those who may not know, FAU has over 30,000 students while the other 3 universities average enrollments are over 55,000!!! UCF, I believe, has the highest enrollment of any university in the United States!!! Getting stronger support, and attendance, from those school is an economic PLUS that Ross has yet to figure out!
OUT FOR TONIGHT.
Did I just see a commercial for Men In Black with Thor and the Valkyrie from Marvel Universe as the lead actors?
The Flying Pig says:
May 23, 2019 at 3:28 pm
When I was a young piglet, they use to smother us with maple syrup and make us run from Rottweilers
You have realized since that the maple syrup had nothing to do with making the Rottweilers chase you right? You coach just had a really messed up sugar fetish.
OD
Sorry to hear about your situation
If it helps at all, Iāve been through the same several times
Growing up in the sunny south and putting up these buildings for my entire adulthood
it catches up with ya,
It really is not a difficult procedure, in and out before you know it, youāll be fine.
To add, for all of you out there, sunscreen, dry fit clothes, whatever it takes, just a tip
Puts a whole new spin on āfun in the sunā
Good luck to you OD
I dunno Having a guy named Wiltz on Defense just doesnāt sound like any improvement.. kinda sounds like the D we ran (or didnāt) last year
Enjoy your Summer.
I’m not so sure our CB situation is so rosy just yet. Tank is coming of the ACL injury, Wiltz has to make the team, Armstrong looked promising last season, but I’m not sure exactly where he is if he had to start due to an injury. I have Rowe as the starter opposite X, but he’s far from a solid guarantee. Keep in mind the Evil Emperor sent Philly a 2nd RD pick in ’15 for Rowe, but this past season let him walk. He’s an athletic freak, big, strong fast, can jump out of the stadium, but somethings missing. I know someone here loved Armstrong, can’t remember who. I like him and hope he continues to improve. Jalen Davis might be a sleeper too, I hope so. I just don’t think it’s a strong point for our team. If the front 7 aren’t getting pressure, we’ll really see where we’re at back there.
Ginger and Mary ann are inseparable
the answer isnt which one, its BOTH
why choose only one, they both were hot
btw Dawn Wells, Mary Ann was unhappy she was shorter than Ginger, so she always wore heels and very short shorts to appear taller on cam
if u didnt like heels and short shorts back then, maybe brokeback mountain is more Your style,
but she is the first woman i ever saw that was wearing shorts so short, you could see the bottom of her cheeks poofing out, love it, lol
she was the first woman to appear on TV in shorts EVER. Also there were network rules at the time (sensors) that prohibited someone’s bellybutton being shown on TV so she used to sew on additional material at the belt line to cover her navel.
Naples – I couldn’t agree with you more about Barbara Eden. She was scorching hot. So unbelievably sexy. I remember she was in this movie “Harper Valley PTA”, mmmm, so sexy. I need a shower. lol
Thanks, Mike E. Nice article. I think they are going in the right direction, as well. I just hope they don’t get off course and end up spouting “company” line and “right messages” but don’t follow through. So far, they seem to be following through. Can’t wait to see the players in actions.
Oh man, that statement sums it all up for me man. ” I just hope they donāt get off course and end up spouting ācompanyā line and āright messagesā but donāt follow through”. That’s my biggest fear, because we all get caught up in the new regimes rhetoric, but they have to execute it to make it legit. How many times have we seen that happen, we all buy in and it’s a clunker.
Yep….we’ve seen it sooooooo many times. I hope this time is different!