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 
Mrs. Krishna and I were thinking of you yesterday, Piggy…..
At a BBQ restaurant? lol
There was supposed to be a picture of the “Dixie Pig”, a neon sign outlined in pink neon, with Dixie written above the neon P I G. We loved it, took a picture and I tried to send it to you……all the way from Springhill Catfish Parlor in Austin, TX. Cheers!
Maybe, I can send to one of the administrators and they can post it?
Got to get to work…ā¦..catch up later.
Krishna – Send it to me. I’m at work until 5, can’t accomplish that from here, but I can do it when I get home. nj1dolfan@yahoo.com
Just sent it, Mike E.
Mike, I never liked Barbara Eden all that much back in the day. I just went and googled images of here and now I am like, WTF was wrong with me back then? LOL
She had a hot new millennium body way back then.
I can’t even explain to you. I know it’s not necessarily normal for a kid of 8 years old to be horny, but I was. My parents asked me what I wanted for my birthday, I was in the back seat of our car while we going somewhere, and I responded “I want an 18 year old lady, nekkid!” Barbara Eden was very sexy
Another one who was really hot, yet hidden in a kids after school program, “The New zoo Review”. When I was like 8 years old I was already drooling over her, my friends didn’t get it. Years later, we were like 21 and came home drunk after clubbing and stayed over at my friends house. We put on the TV the next morning and there’s the show, and I remind them that I told them she was hot, and we laughed, and they all agreed. LOL
Turrible pic . . .
meh
Henrietta Hippo was hotter.
Henrietta was aiiight. lol
she was hotter than that slut Ms. Piggy!
Pretty cool — they are putting a pedestrian bridge over Dan Marino Blvd. That will let folks get from the outer lots into the main Hardrock area without waiting for the traffic to be stopped. Also should mean the traffic flows better cause it ain’t being stopped.
Is that good for us for the Fest?
Only people who will use it will be folks who drive themselves and don’t get an orange pass. But it should make traffic flow better around the stadium and everyone gets there by a car.
Krishna
If every human kept pigs in their thoughts more often then the world would be more oinky
Good start for you and the Mrs.
Thanks, Piggy…..can’t wait for Mike E. to show us your Dixie neon-side.
Wow
How drunk were you guys?
This might be weirder than Mrs Howell
Not drunk, just horny! I’m tellin’ ya, Emmy Jo was HOT!!
Those skirts…
Stanger – So it won’t help those of us that take Toba’s shuttle buses? Last year was quite a walk from where we got dropped off
Don’t know where you got dropped off, but if you had to cross the street then chances are you’d be taking the bridge (don’t know exactly how it works yet).
And you thought the line for Space Mountain was bad — this is the one for top of Everest….. and people die if it is too long.
I thought it was lonely at the top
Did someone mention short short’s?
Yes, we did, and short skirts too!
Didn’t get to respond yesterday. Went Kayaking/fishing all day. For me, Mary Anne all day. LOL
Woohoo
Done with court and ready for the weekend!
(Piggy puts pants on)
Gonna get wild!!!
Mike, injuries have been Rowe’s issue. He’s kind of like the DeVante Parker at CB.
Oh, then we’re in trouble. lol
His last 3 years in NE he played in 9, 8 and 4 games.
As far as our CB situation, I don’t think it’s rosy, but I do think we’ll have a lot of competition for the spot opposite Howard. For a team rebuilding our secondary is in pretty good shape overall and better than a lot of other teams. Some teams don’t have a Howard or a Jones or a Minkah or even a McDonald. I also think we underrate McCain.
big raises in the workforce, IF, You are the CEO
CEOs at the biggest companies got an $800,000 pay raise in 2018, equivalent to roughly a 7 percent increase, while the median worker saw just a 3 percent increase in their paychecks.
AP
imo, self employment is the only way out of the matrix trap
Most people I have met who are rich (and talking more than doctor rich) did just that. They were good at something and started a business doing it.
DBs are probably our strongest unit.
LBs have 3 legit starters and some depth.
DTs are strong.
DE/edge is a concern.
Have a feeling this D is gonna hold up just fine, especially for one on a rebuilding team.
I agree, may be some learning curve hiccups to start the season but think by end of the season we will be at least a top 20 defense. I think, right now, we are just as talented on D as a lot of teams not in the top 10. It will come down to how quickly they can adapt and communicate in this new system.
Agreed.
Oh, and I had a Barbara Eden poster next to my Farrah and Barbie Benton (1975 Playboy) posters, lol.
3 good ones — everyone had that Farrah poster. Had Cheryl Tiegs, Lonnie Anderson and Catherine Bach as part of my wall harem. š
Loved Barbara Eden growing up. Had the Farrah poster, Heather Thomas and Cheryl Tiegs as well.
Krishna, Pigs – Krishna’s pig pic is now at the top of the blog
Awesome, Mrs. Krishna and I approve.
A pig in our thoughts and our hearts…And always oinky!
Sounds like in your stomach as well. š
So this old man, well into his 80’s gets a call from the IRS. The guy from the IRS tells him that they want to talk to him about suspicious activities in his bank account. There are way too many large deposits and withdrawals for it to not be some kind of illegal activities and that they want to see him at the IRS the following Monday at 9am. The old man agrees and says he will be there.
The old man thinks about it for a while and decides he better bring his lawyer along just in case.
Monday comes around and the old man enters with his lawyer and sits with the tax man. The tax man explains to him the suspicion of the department and offers to let the old man explain the unusual banking activities.
The old man after some thought says “That’s easy I like to gamble” The tax man says “so you are saying that all these huge deposits and withdrawals, many of them over 100K are from gambling winds and losses? That is hard to believe ”
The old man says “well, it not just strictly legal gambling. Like to bet on all kinds of things.”
The tax man says “like what?” The old man thinks for a while and says “Tell you what! I’ll bet you $5,000 I can bite my own eye. The tax man thinks for a while and says OK. The old man takes out his glass eye and bites it, then puts it back in. Tax man says “damn, you got me on that one”
Old man says “ha ha, I thought I would with that one. How about I give you a chance to win your money back?” Tax man says “how?” Old man says “I bet you $7,500 I can bight my OTHER eye”
Tax man thinks for a minute, looks at the old man who is obviously not completely blind and agrees.
The old man pulls out his false teeth and bites his other eye with them.
Now the tax man realizing that he has lost $12,500 to this old man is angry and it shows so the old man says wait, wait, wait! Don’t be cross with me. I don’t want the tax man to be angry with me while I am being investigated! How about I give you the opportunity to make it all back plus more?
Tax man asks how? Old man says “I bet you $15,000 I can stand at one side of your desk and take a piss across the room into the trash can and not drip a drop anywhere.”
Tax man thinks about it and with a sly smile says “you will piss, without moving from this spot? and NOT A DROP will land anywhere except the trash can? Old man “yup” Tax man “you are on”
So the old man proceeds to stand up, walk around the desk, pull out his pecker and piss all over the desk, carpet and everything except the trash can.
The tax man laughs in triumph as says “HA! You owe me $2,500!” and turns to the lawyer “you heard him right?” The lawyer is just sitting there with his head in his hands shaking. The tax man asks him what’s wrong with you?” and the lawyer says “on the drive over hear my client bet me $100,000 that he could piss all over your desk and make you be happy about it”
damn lot of typos and misspellings in that post. I hate using voice text on my I-phone on the little screen. You can’t see what it types half the time.
LOL
LOL — take on it never got before, but those bet jokes are always fun. IRS guy gets to tax him on the 100k now though.
Piggy has been on my mind lately also!
My brother-in-law is in Minneapolis for a wedding and he posted on FB that’s he eating a 60% Angus 40% bacon burger with bacon on top along with cheese curds.
I was hankering a cheese burger yesterday!
Made a 3/4 lb Swiss burger with bacon, on an onion roll bun!
It was DELICIOUS!
That sounds amazing. I love swiss on a burger and love onion rolls. Bacon goes without saying. Sorry Piggy! LOL
Mike
I appreciate the Pig Memorial photo on top on this massacre filled weekend
(Piggy pours his drink on the ground)
It would be better if you bathed in it overnight!
Instead of poring it out! š
Is that some kind of new ceremony?
Piggy, so you know, I am smoking some chicken thigh and leg quarters on Monday. Your family is safe with me this weekend. LOL
And that cream gravy just doesn’t work….. has to be made out of the juice of the pig from the patty sausage with some chunks.
Good stuff!
https://www.miamidolphins.com/video/all-22-with-john-congemi-rb-chandler-cox
It’s a shame what has happened to Everest. World’s largest toilet/dump/cemetary……
Wherever humans go. But it’s not the Worldās largest toilet/dump/cemetaryā¦ā¦, that would be the ocean.
Iām kinda feeling weird because the posters I had were Bruce Lee, The Outlaw Josey Wales and Arnold Schwarzenegger. I guess I couldāve ripped out the pages from the Sears & Roebuck womanās underwear section and hung those on my wall…but that wouldāve just been creepy….and my mom woulda been pissed.
LOL
I had posters of bands and other cool looking stuff as well, like those fluorescent velvet ones of wild cats or psychedelic stuff.
Funny you mention Sears & Roebuck womanās underwear section. Back in the early 90’s my two friends and I shared a big 3 BR apartment. I cut out Sears & Roebuck boys underwear ads from the newspapers when they actually printed those and taped them on one of my friends bedroom wall. He didn’t notice for like a day until a few people were there and in his room at the time when I said, hey bro what’s that all about? There was much laughing and he was beside himself like WTF man. LOL
I tried to get Piggy to wear this sun screen last fest, but he wasn’t having it.
You’re right Tim
Should be world’s tallest. LOL
There you go. It’s fuckin disgusting what we do. Every body of water I go by has garbage at the shores. What is so difficult about not throwing it anywhere and put it in the garbage? Yet we spend all our time thinking it’s about which political parties are in power. Yeah that changes everything. LOL
Ah shit, belay my last, Piggy. I am also making bacon wrapped jalapeno poppers Monday.
Is there no place free to oink anymore!
Piggy.. Humans are fucking savages.
If we get a ChickenPete and SteerAndy on this board….. Fest is gonna have to go Vegan.
For some reason I donāt ever see that happening. Chicken Pete can go choke himself šš
Those fuckers in China even have a cookbook ā101 Ways to Wok your dogā. šš
You have to admit, that is catchy! š
That is too funny.
Doggy, I don’t remember if we discussed Pat Metheny during our discussions. I’m listening to him now. One of my favorite guitarists and musicians ever.
The Flying Pig says:
May 24, 2019 at 3:56 pm
Is that some kind of new ceremony?
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Yes!
It”s a prayer to ST, Marinade!
https://www.google.com/search?q=praying+to+bbq+pork&rlz=1C9BKJA_enUS753US753&hl=en-US&prmd=ivn&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjEtdeOtbXiAhVus1kKHYY0BJwQ_AUoAXoECAwQAQ&biw=1024&bih=651#imgrc=OP0yKa6cnbw49M
Piggy when he forgets his sunscreen.
The Pork prayer:
https://images.app.goo.gl/jAcSieaMbz7dSMbx7
DLOXAHATCHEE: SAW your post well up the page. THANKS for the kind wishes. I’ve already gotten A LOT of advice from my surgeon and his staff regarding floppy hats, long sleeve shirts, sunscreen, etc. LOOKS like my Super Bowl 17 Dolphins hat I wear to every game may have to be mothballed for most of the games, but we’ll see.
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My wife & I own a house near the intersection of Congress Ave and Forest Hill Blvd. I purchased it way back in 1975, so it’s been paid off for a long time. We’ll retire and move back into it when I can afford to retire. I plan to have a few Colorado Kool-Aids in the fridge with your name on it!! – – HOPE to see you at the Fest!
PIGGY: I’M the one who is always after you to wear a hat and use sunscreen. SO I’M THE ONE WHO GETS MELANOMA!!! I tell ya, it’s not right!!–No good deed goes unpunished!!! Instead of a long sleeve shirt, I’m just going to wrap some bacon around my forearms for the Fest!!
Are you saying Memorial Day isn’t just for people who died in the service of our country, it’s for fallen pigs as well?
I look at Memorial Day like a celebration of freedom. Anyone who doesn’t realize the sacrifice of the people who help keep us free doesn’t get it and they need to get it. I root for The USA. Why do I want us to fail? For some f’d up political bias? Even if you don’t like it, out with the old and in with the new. This nation has to start representing progress. We create too much wealth and ignore modern infrastructure. Micro-managed wages like raising the minimum wage doesn’t accomplish anything. The rebuilding of the infrastructure will. Jobs galore! LOL
Nice post Tim!
This website has gone to the humans
Uh oh…I’ve been moderated!
Piggy must be tired of the pictures I’m posting….
I just unspammed you
Sometimes the links people post causes it to go to spam for some reason
Darwin wins again
He actually tried to put it out by pouring more of the flammable liquid on it
Wow Tim. Dig that guy . A little Neal Shone with some classical licks
The Pat Metheny Group put out some fine work. I saw them live once somewhere like Nashville or maybe Charlotte. in a small venue, and it was one of the best of that type of live gig I’ve ever seen.
“Ranking Team’s Triplets” from nfl.com
32. Miami Dolphins (31.0)
QB Josh Rosen, RB Kenyan Drake, WR Kenny Stills
Rosen was not put in position to succeed last season in Arizona, and at least at the start, he will not necessarily be in position to succeed in Miami, either. The Dolphins appear to have a rebuilding plan, but it’s still in its beginning stages. This is the core of a tear-down team’s offense.
Amazing how easy it is for everyone to sink us to the bottom.
I suppose the rater is using some production metric?
Or is this just pure opinion?
Do you agree with this?
I suppose until we prove differently, this is reality.
Naples – I don’t get upset by those ratings. They have to throw this garbage out there, and they have to have a starting point. It’s just easy to pick the team that’s in a rebuild to be last. I do feel we’re a huge unknown, our run defense was just awful last year and to the outside observer, it may seem like we haven’t done enough, and they might even be right. Realistically, if you look at what Ryan Fitzpatrick and Josh Rosen did last season, there’s no good reason to expect great things.
Between the 2 QB’s, they were 5-15. That doesn’t mean they’re going to be as poor this season, but until proven otherwise, I understand it.
More love –
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/2019-nfl-season-win-totals-patriots-continue-to-be-a-safe-bet-but-two-other-afc-east-sleepers-will-emerge/
oh jeez
It would be fun to make all these predictions look stupid.
People calling my office asking hours for today, we close at 1PM. They ask me if I’m open tomorrow, NO, how about Monday? Seriously???
Phelon – I know you’re an authority on bourbon, what do you think of Buffalo Trace?
Buffalo Trace is marketed as the low end, the shelf retail liquor version of Pappy Van Winkle. However, it is a different mashbill. Not one of my favorites, a little raw still to my tastes, but everyone is different. I mean, I like sipping Wild Turkey 101 if i can’t get anything else. Lot’s of people like Buffalo Trace or at least think they do because of it’s association with Pappy’s. Overall I would say it is okay. I wouldn’t throw it out, just not my first choice.
So if we won 7 last year,
how are we so much worse this year that we are now the worst team in the league?
Which position got worse?
RT? ok I’ll give you that one. Gore? Amendola? I think this year might be the last for both of them, so I am glad it is not with us that they decline and retire.
Except for not expicitly replacing Wake’s and Quinn’s sack numbers, isn’t every other poistion the same or better? DE is now my only concern. Is that worth 4-6 more losses than last year?
OK we lost Tannehill, but Rosen is probably as good as he was. Fitz is better than Oz.
Do they think Gase was 4-6 victories better of a coach than Flores will be?
Why?
Surely, Flores is a better DC than the faker we had last year.
I just don’t see the huge drop-off from last year.
just got this:
Wednesday Night Lights
Youāre invited to Hard Rock Stadium to spend an evening with Hall of Fame quarterback Dan Marino!
This event will include:
– Q&A with Hall of Fame QB Dan Marino
– A complimentary drink
– Access to the seating bowl
– An opportunity to learn more about 2019 Membership
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You interested in seasons….. cause that is what they are selling.
Maybe they are picking us to be last
because they think we WANT to be last, as in we are tanking on purpose.
I don’t think what we have done so far says we are trying to lose as many as possible.
Maybe I am naive.
How do you try to teach team first, discipline, promote competition at every position and push conditioning to a high level and then tank?
Naples and Doggy, I’ve seen Pat Metheny 4 times, 3 with his group all at the Beacon Theater and once with vibe player Gary Burton at the State Theater in New Brunswick, NJ which is probably where they were in that video you posted, Doggy. He’s always been some of the best live music I’ve ever seen.
Doggy, were you not aware of him until I brought him up? If so you’ve got a whole new listening experience to explore as his catalog is extensive. Start with his first album Bright Size Life with Jaco Pastorius on bass of course.
Can’t wait for the season to get here.
Can’t read it without signing up.
Odd…I was able to read it with signing up.
Well that makes sense because you signed up. LOL
Ha….without. All this sunshine and the breeze is affecting my ability to type.
Mike
I know he feeling
I have like 5 emails since late yesterday afternoon from random people looking for an attorney
Not sure if they expect a reply before Tuesday – but if they do, they will be disappointed
Don’t know if White Lightening is invited.
If they aren’t including Wilson and Grant, then they are just blowing smoke.
I saw some random YouTube dorks predictions today of 10 teams he expected to improve or get worse
And of course we were on the get worse part
But he started by saying Adam Gase probably deserved one more chance…lol
Stanger
Can you get us seats like these for the fest
Not even sure if they have ob view at the Rock, but I could try. š
Where’d you end up?
Naples, I totally agree. How can we be any worse?
We lost RT, James, Frank Gore, Josh Sitton, Danny Amendola, Cam Wake, Andre Branch, Robert Quinn, William Hayes, etc.
I mean, with the losses of DE’s Cam Wake, Andre Branch, Robert Quinn and William Hayes, we only lose production of 16 sacks. IMO, our DE situation is no worse than last season.
Though, if Hayes didn’t go down with the ACL, he would of had a few more but still..
Nobody knows what this team will look like, they’ve never seen this team play before. It’s all just blabbering about. LOL
Did we lose anything? Or are players are moving around because we are rebuilding?
I noticed you didn’t mention we lost Gase?
The names You mentioned, aren’t part of the rebuilding , so we didn’t lose them, we moved them on, and replaced them.
The Dolphins will have their full 53 on Sunday’s,
remember we once lost woodley, but not to worry, Marino did ok š
GOOD NEWS from the Conference USA baseball playoffs in Biloxi, Mississippi. FAU, the regular season champion of C-USA, is leading Texas San Antonio 6-0 in the 3rd inning. An Owls win would put them in the championship round against the winner of today’s Rice-Southern Miss game. The Owls are a lock to advance to the NCAA playoffs, even if they don’t win this tournament, due to their #29 ranking in one of the national polls. Regular season wins over both Miami and Florida ON THE ROAD have given them a very high ranking in the computers. But winning the C-USA Tournament would give FAU a higher seeding in the NCAA’s “JUNE MADNESS!”
PS: Make that 8-0 Owls in the 3rd inning.
Phish, I started reading and then a pop up came up about a subscription and when I closed it the type was grey and blurred. It might be a cookies and cache thing but I don’t want to shut other stuff down now. Can you give me the gist of what it was about?
It’s about Flores introducing competition between players and squads. Everything is a competition. And there is no walking allowed. He wants the best conditioned team in the league.
And there was a link to a good article about Godschaux transitioning to a 3-4 NT. How he is handling it from his perspective and how the DL is going from attack to read and react.
Thanks! I’ve read the Godchaux stuff. He and the other DL are playing up and down the line. Seems NT will be by committee unless someone really stands out at the position.
Pete Carroll does the same thing with the Seahawks, they run all the time. Glad Flores is doing the same thing.
Tim
It was just talking about Flores and his “changes” he’s making
Tuesdays push-ups for the loosing squad!
Conditioning!
Competition!
This is the end of the article
Players who make good decisions and show consistent effort despite what may develop into difficult circumstances this season, are, of course, more likely to earn more playing time. But even now, in May, Flores and his staff are making evaluations based on what they see each practice.
āI think the guys who thrive with competition are the guys weāre going to want on this football team,ā Flores said.
Here you go Tim.
DAVIE ā āThis oneās for pushups!ā Dolphins coach Brian Flores said.
And soon, there were push-ups. As in, the entire defense did pushups after Miamiās offense scored a red-zone touchdown during an organized team activitity practice last week.
Advantage, offense. This time.
āItās fun for us, the competition,ā said receiver Kenny Stills, who seemed to enjoy watching $76 million cornerback Xavien Howard dropping down for some extra work. āWeāre out here trying to build something and I think thatās what competition does.ā
Itās May. But first-year coach Flores is stoking competition between within position groups. And between offense and defense.
āI like to talk a little trash to X,ā Stills said with a smile.
EXCLUSIVE MIAMI DOLPHINS PRACTICE PHOTOS
There will be no-hand outs under Flores. Doesnāt matter where you were drafted. Doesnāt matter how much you make. Doesnāt matter how many games youāve started in your NFL career.
āLeft tackle, right tackle, left guard, right guard ā every position, thereās competition,ā Flores said. āI think we canāt push our players to that next level if they donāt feel competition.ā
It seems absurd, and it probably is, to believe left tackle Laremy Tunsil is actually competing for a starting position,
but Flores is trying to make a point. Actually, Tunsil and Howard are two of the few players on the team virtually assured a starting position.
ā¢ At quarterback, veteran Ryan Fitzpatrick (126 career starts) has a head start on NFL sophomore Josh Rosen (13 starts), as he joined the roster sooner. Flores knows of the perception Rosen has felt entitled during his career and this is a brilliant opportunity to make Rosen earn every start this season. It is in the best interest of the organization for Rosen to earn the starting position. But if Fitzpatrick dramatically outplays the former 10th-overall pick in training camp and the preseason, it would put Flores in a position to perhaps start Fitzpatrick for at least the season-opener.
ā¢ At left guard, rookie Michael Deiter is expected to earn the starting position. But scrappy journeyman Chris Reed will battle, as well. Veteran center Daniel Kilgore, echoing Floresā message about competition, downplayed the suggestion Deiter will make an immediate impact. āHeās still a rookie,ā Kilgore said. āAny rookie is a big question mark, I donāt care of you first overall or third round.ā Kilgore, the likely starter at center, suggested he does not feel his spot is safe. āThereās always competition at my spot,ā Kilgore said. āAlways. You know just as well as I do that they are looking for younger and cheaper guys. So there is always competition and if you donāt feel there is competition, then youāre in the wrong spot.ā
ā¢ At running back, itās no certainty Kenyan Drake will dominate carries with talented Kalen Ballage in the stable. At tight end, the pressure is on second-year players Mike Gesicki (especially) and Durham Smythe to both learn from and hold off veteran additions Dwayne Allen and Clive Walford. At right tackle, veteran Jordan Mills is the favorite, but he must gain some confidence in the preseason or Miami could play Zach Sterup or even move Jesse Davis back to right tackle, if necessary.
ā¢ On defense, Miami will give every opportunity to a slew of potential pass-rushers to fill a cratered void. Will any of these players step forward and seize the moment: Charles Harris, Jonathan Woodward, Nate Orchard, Andew Van Ginkel or Jayron Elliott? In an ideal situation, at least two of these players would demonstrate the ability to consistently affect opposing passers this season. At cornerback, Eric Rowe will be given first crack to start opposite Howard, but if he fails, will Torry McTyer, Cornell Armstrong, Jomal Wiltz or some other under-the-radar player emerge?
Miami dropped its last three games last season, to finish 7-9. The organization hasnāt won a playoff game in the last 18 seasons. The Dolphins dumped veterans like Ryan Tannehill (who really should have faced more legitimate competition late in his Miami tenure), Frank Gore, Josh Sitton, Danny Amendola, Cam Wake, Andre Branch and Robert Quinn in a dramatic re-build.
Any they hired Flores to alter the culture, which is both an over-discussed and over-discussed notion. On the one hand, it could be argued successful teams require talent more than culture. On the other hand, teams with great talent sometimes fail due to lack of strong culture.
Flores believes the team needs both. But right now, his focus is on establishing a way things will be done. Competition is a big part of that. So are intangibles like effort. Itās why anyone attending a Flores practice will note players now run quickly from drill to drill.
This is not always the case at NFL practices.
āCoach (Flores) always harps on weāre going to be the most conditioned team in the league and I feel like heās really pushing that,ā receiver Jakeem Grant said with a smile. āHe got onto me one time. He was like, āJakeem, what are you doing? Are you walking?ā Iām like, āNo sir, no sir. Iām not walking.ā I also looked back at him to make sure heās not walking.ā
Flores delivers a tone of seriousness and his passion for the game should rub off on players. Flores believes things should be done a certain way, and it seems heās going to demand that they are.
āEverybody talks about āThis guy is talented, that guy is talented.āā Flores said. āThe talent on the team and a lot of things in this game come down to focus, execution, not making a bad penalty. Really, thatās not a talent issue, itās a focus issue, itās a mindset issue.ā
Added Kilgore, the center: āIāve seen a big difference in guys this year, from my whole nine years, of guys adjusting to the professionalism that is being ask of them.ā
Players who make good decisions and show consistent effort despite what may develop into difficult circumstances this season, are, of course, more likely to earn more playing time. But even now, in May, Flores and his staff are making evaluations based on what they see each practice.
āI think the guys who thrive with competition are the guys weāre going to want on this football team,ā Flores said.
Good stuff! Thanks WYO for your input.
The reason Tunsil and Howard will win their jobs is because they’ll earn it because they’re better than their competition. Of course they have to compete. There is no going through the motions or that will get you benched. Neither player is like that.
I donāt know about whether his methods
We will see if they work
But Iām happy that Flores is willing to hire qualified assistants
I donāt want to end up with any coffee fetchers
Same as Grier in the FO. I don’t see big egos here.
We have no idea yet how well the coaches will get the players on the same page and if we have enough players to execute what they’re asking and be more of a competitive team than the nation thinks we’ll be. But I like that Flores is pushing hard on discipline and conditioning. That alone can help you win a few games you might not have if you’re an undisciplined and dragging late in games type of team.
So the speculation is we get a 3rd for James and a 5th for Wake in comp picks if I remember correctly. So that gives us a 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 6, 6 and 7 in next year’s draft. We get an extra 2nd in the Saints trade this year, a 4th for Tannehill, a 6th for Quinn and we sent a 5th to ARZ in the Rosen deal.
That along with potentially having around $50M in 2020 cap space after extending Howard. Tunsil is likely up next for a new deal if he plays to the level the coaches expect this year. We gave him the 5th year option but he’s playing for his second contact this year even though he’s signed thru 2020.
I have to say Grier really did some nice work this offseason for this transitional season and setting us up for next year. Kudos!
PHELON,PIGGY,TIM: I ABSOLUTELY LOVE this talk of “We’ll be the best conditioned team in the NFL!” But I’ll believe it when I see it.
If Flores clearly has the Dolphins in BETTER SHAPE ON OPENING DAY than Harbaugh’s Ravens, I will be one happy guy. During THE PERFECT SEASON, conditioning was one of Shula’s most important advantages.
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Someone said something like “none of these guys–the coaches–has an ego.”
All I want to know is who gets to pick up the gum wrapper?
I said that about ego. The reason is Flores has surrounded himself with asst. coaches with as much or more experience as him including former HC Jim Caldwell as his asst. HC and QB coach.. Grier did the same bringing in well respected college talent evaluator Marvin Allen as asst. GM and former Raiders GM Reggie McKenzie. It’s shows they believe in themselves rather than being intimidated. There’s a lot of good football people in the building.
We’ll see how well they can coach this team up and which players buy in moving forward. But I think so far it looks pretty good. We haven’t done anything dysfunctional yet. LOL
Doggy, I’m on a Metheny marathon. Check this one out. You too Naples or anyone else who can dig it. š
nifty finger-picking … I love the arrangement with all the other sounds meshing very nicely. How many cymbals does that guy have in his kit, though? jus sayin
Pat was a Beatles fan growing up because of melody and then became a jazz guitarist and blended them both. You know those desert island choices people throw out? He’d be one of mine even if it was 5 choices.
Where is everyone? You would think it was Saturday night or something.
Slow time of year, maybe the slowest. Took the wife out for her B-Day and we are still together….. so guess worked out OK. š
I hate The Drake
You donāt like small dragons?
I have to be honest, I donāt know what this means, lol
A Drake is a kind of small dragon.
Mythologically speaking.
Phelon : thank you for posting PBP article .. I really like the sounds of what the Coaches are trying to institute.. Holy Crap a coach holding players accountable for Dumb Penalties š±.. wanting them properly conditioned š±.. what Novel concepts šš
I thought a drake is a male duck.
The actor Drake’s real name is Aubrey Graham.
Drake is a rapper from Canada
i remember that reference to him from Black Jeopardy, lmao
if You have never seen Black Jeopardy, consider Yourself fortunate and blessed, lol
for the gluttons of punishment,,,,,,
Drake is one of my favorite players, he is the NE patriots killer
š Any player that dogs on the cheats, is a guy we need more of
If we had more Drake kind of players, we could win the division
He schooled number 52 so bad, lmao. Good stuff
The last time we had DeGuglielmo as an OL, he got Reggie Bush to a thousand yard rusing year.
And a whole bunch more in the passing game.
I sometimes think of Reggie as old school Kenyan or Drake as Reggie 2.0.
Drake is even tougher and stronger and just as fast and nifty.
Drake will forever be remembered in all time Dolphin history. The miracle in Miami!
I never get tired of watching that play.
It would be great just as it is, but the fact that it came against New England is even better, and that it won the game with no time left just makes it the best play in history.
YOUNG STANGER: CONGRATS to your wife—-and to YOU for being smart enough to marry her!
MANITOBA: Holding players accountable for dumb penalties AND getting the squad in tip-top shape have NOT been high enough priorities by the prior coaches approved by ROSS. Philbin and Garse, in particular, failed to achieve these two goals. NO WONDER some players lacked respect for the coaching staff!!
TIM: Maybe we FINALLY DO HAVE the right coaching staff and the right GM.
BUT I’ll believe it when I see it, given Ross’s dismal history in this regard.
Thanks OD — and wasn’t too much smarts involved on my part….. key part was her being dumb enough to say yes.
Hope so. š
Don’t know why Drake is mistakenly thought of as smallish.
He’s 6’1 215.
Maybe it is because Ballage looks so huge. He’s 6’2 237.
The new guy Gaskin is shorter at 5’10 and only 193.
Maybe they were thinking of Gore, who really is short @ 5’9 — weighed 212 though.
(and “only” ran a 4.58 40).
Bc he uses his speed and agility when he runs
And most people think small backs do that
I think of Gaskin as a small back in the mood of Gore or Barry Sanders – obviously not as good
He runs like a shorter back and heās hard to tackle
Funny, Memorial Day weekend is LBGT weekend at Pensacola Beach every year. Just bonded ($500 bond) this dude out with pink hair for indecent exposure on Pensacola Beach. His first name is Darcainus (Darc – ainus) LOL. He is from Ocean City, NJ so I had to get full cash collateral from his mom in NJ for the bond.
LOL — Seems a key thing with that name is the exact pronunciation. But make at work it is Dar-cay-nus and what you suggest LBGT weekends.
Jersey has some real freaks, lol
And for some reason they come to FL , and make the dumb stuff people in FL do , news
Ahhhhh
I think I’ll drive the pool over to the neighbors today!
Although he’s got a pretty sweet set-up!
Sad!
He had a long and successful life on earth, may his next one be even better.
No RIP for Bart Starr, this Man is moving on to greater things now
Stanger, we’re not in the slow football doldrums just yet, there is another OTAs May 28, 29, 31 and then mandatory minicamp June 4-6. Then there will be nothing until late July when TC begins.
agreed it wasnt realistic to think Mary Anne and Ginger packed 100 outfits for a 3 hour tour.
and what about that radio, seemed to get every station and the batteries made the energizers look weak, lol
if the show meant to be realistic, by the third season Gilligan would have been murdered fpr being so annoying and incompetent, killed with the radio since it never worked,
and the ladies clothes would have worn away,
by the third season, they would be doing the shows topless and wearing bottoms made from palm trees tied with vines. lol
with no Gilligan or clothes, the show would be renamed Ginger and Mary Anne nudist island
sounds good to me … Let’s cast it
“Gilligan’s Island, the sequel.”
Who would play Ginger today?
Mary Ann?
Maybe The Rock would be that polynesian chief who lived on the next island, just over the horizon. Instead of sending supplies via some of those old outrigger canoes, he could send Gronk and Zion on jetskis.
It’s cloudy and windy in Miami Gardens, temp in the upper 80s with a 59 humidity.
14 mph breeze
Will be that way or hotter all week, but the wind will keep it below 90, usually.
It’s hotter and more humid than that here right now
One of the more underrated albums by Pink Floyd that preceded Dark Side of the Moon.
This one was actually my fave Pink album of them all.
Of course D Side of the Moon has some fabulous hits,
but this one set the world up for that one.
Absolutely Curtains is great. With the African (?) choral group at the end.
I saw PF in Atlanta before Dark Side even came out (I think),
and they played a lot off this and some ummagumma
and Atom Heart Mother. (again, hard to remember specifics that far back)
Anyway, it was very psychedelic, yet at the same time, very cerebral.
Awesome, man. Obscured was their 7th album before Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, Animals and The Wall. Then Roger Waters left the band. For me that was the end even though the other three continued on. You can’t be Pink Floyd without Roger Waters. He was a founding member and a huge part of their writing, especially lyrics. It is what it is. It bummed me out when Waters left.
The Final Cut was the last album with Waters/Gilmour.
Admittedly, it’s not like they were all onboard emotionally on this album- it comes across as preachy Waters- but they do get credit for writing and musical contributions.
Regardless, although I an a really big fan of the major albums, done songs like Set The Controls, See Emily Play, Fearless.. really good songs from less acclaimed works they produced.
*am
*some not done
F-it, I should have left well enough alone
I enjoy the anticipation of seeing how Flores builds this team. Iām not getting worried about wins and losses yet. Just like with any new coach and regime, Iām cautiously optimistic and hoping for the best. It should be fun seeing how this team grows. Just show youāre competing and playing hard.
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The MN Twins are kinda having a season where the young guys….and team overall….are starting to ball and develop positively after a couple years. Itās fun to watch.
Any of you guys watch Frontier on Netflix?
I like it.
It was pretty good
Watched an old movie last night. Some get better with age and some sure don’t. THis one has aged well…. even if Voight hasn’t.
Saw Pink Floyd in ā94 at RFK. Flying Animals. 9th row center..
MAXED OUT AT 96 DEGREES TODAY in the northern suburbs of Tampa. Heat indexes in triple figures! No doubt the Succanears work out in even hotter conditions than do the Dolphins. No significant chance of rain here for the next 7-10 days. More talk of climate change and global warming. But, today, people should be focused on Memorial Day and the great costs of freedom.
Tomorrow, after I walk the dogs in the morning, I’m gonna sit in my chair on the back porch over looking the lake and ponder about how incredibly lucky I am to be in America. Those who made that possible have my eternal gratitude.
It has just been announced that Cheatriots tight end Ben Watson has been suspended for the first 4 games of the upcoming NFL season for violating the leagues PED drug policies. WHAT A SURPRISE!!! —THIS IS THE SAME CHEATRIOTS TEAM that had receiver Julian Edelman get suspended last season for the first four games FOR EXACTLY THE SAME REASON!!! – – – Edelman went on to win the Super Bowl MVP Award, proving what EVERY PATRIOT FAN KNOWS VERY WELL – – – namely, IT PAYS TO CHEAT IN THE NFL!!!!!!
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Since felon Bob Kraft brought Bill Belicheat on board, the Patriots have run up an impressive laundry list of violations, for which they’ve coughed-up millions of dollars of fines and several lost draft choices. NO MATTER. Since the violations they’ve been caught doing amount to just the tip of the iceberg of football violations, on balance, they have profited mightily from their football misdeeds. Unfortunately, many (most?) sportswriters just shrug their shoulders and say “that’s football in the NFL.” Then they heap tons of praise on football’s Masters of Deceit as they crown this organization the GREATEST OF ALL TIME!, otherwise know as “GOAT!”
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I call them G-COAT!! –Greatest Cheaters of All Time. I say the difference between them being an average franchise (which they were prior to Belicheat) and a Super Bowl winning franchise is cheating just enough to win a few extra games during the regular season AND NOT getting caught cheating during the Playoffs. Notice I didn’t say “they don’t cheat during the Playoffs.” I just said they don’t get caught. Some day all the shit and all the tricks –illegal ones–pulled by Krapp and Belicheat will catch up with them. And that day MIGHT be sooner than we think. But, until that happens, expect more of the same. Key players getting caught taking PEDS. Illegal alterations of footballs, communications equipment, illegally sneaking hidden cameras into other team’s practices before games (a rules violation they’ve already been punished once for). The list is endless and disgusting.
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HELP MAY be on the way. Roger Goodell is serving his LAST term as commissioner. In a couple of years, a NEW commissioner will replace this blundering fool. With perseverance and a little luck, the new man just might get the evidence to blow the lid off this corrupt football program. When that happens, this Cheatriots franchise will be regarded in a totally different light than it now is.
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I wonder what the chances are that Ben Watson pulls an “EDELMAN?? –That is, he comes back from a PEDS suspension and wins the Super Bowl MVP in THE SAME SEASON??
Ben Watson is still playing?
Yes
He did play for NO last year though …
Watson said he “felt retired” when they gave him the test. However, I believe you have to have signed a valid NFL contract in order to be tested, per the CBA.
NOTICE WATSON HAS NOT DENIED taking a banned substance.
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AH, details, details!! I WONDER WHO gave the “JUICE” to Watson??
COULD IT HAVE BEEN EDELMAN??
OR the really retired Gronkowski???
OR maybe Robert Kraft’s under age “massage girl??”
Frontier, at least as far as I have gotten into it is ok. I like the era in history and the story but the bro’s aren’t era speech, the eyes up here references aren’t era, so there are a few things I’m not fond of but overall it’s ok to good
Try, you are correct on The Final Cut. That wasn’t Pink Floyd to me anymore. They were over at that point. Their beef turned me off. So much that I thought The Final Cut was a Roger Waters album.
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I liked the album, but the members were pretty sick of Waters at that point and barely contributed to it’s production.
Yeah that’s what I mean.
I SAT DOWN for a few minutes and contemplated how lucky I am to be in this great land. For someone whose first home was in an orphanage in Canada, things have turned out OK. OK??
NO.
GREAT?? –YES!!
Today is the day to feel grateful.
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Game one of the Stanley Cup Finals begins about 8:30 ET tonight.
Boston is a prohibitive favorite.
But which team has been the best team in the NHL since Jan. 3??
In terms of winning percentage, it’s the St. Louis Blues.
And the Blues have won 8 of the last 11 games they’ve played in Boston.
And they have won about two-thirds of their ROAD GAMES during the playoffs.
Most of the East coast hockey gurus think the Bruins will dominate.
They may be right.
But if the Blues win tonight, this series will be up for grabs.
The Blues definitely have a shot!!
You Canadians like that pseudosport that doesn’t even have a ball, don’t you?
Is it not true that 83% of all goals scored in hockey are just blind luck?
I quit watching it when they replaced the human goalies with those robo-manikins hidden under 6 layers of armor and upholstery.
Gimme the real men with no front teeth, an eye patch, and visible stitches scars.