This is just the start, but hey, it’s the start of the 2019 Miami Dolphins season today. Once the pads come on, this is where it finally gets real. Long gone are 3-a-days and in 2011 the collective bargaining eliminated two-a-days as well, so the brutally hard practices of yesteryear are all gone. Still, this is the closest thing to action we got, so enjoy it!
The rookies have been here since Sunday, but tomorrow the entire team, both veterans and rookies will be together as one team. I think quite a few of the rookie class will make the team, which is already a pretty young roster. We lost DT Kendrick Norton in a terrible automobile accident which took his arm and his football career, but Kendrick seems to be doing well and is out of the hospital. The Miami Dolphins have decided to pay Kendrick Norton his entire salary, a nice gesture.
There are some big camp battles, including of course the QB battle between long time vet Ryan Fitzpatrick and newly acquired 2nd year QB Josh Rosen. To me that’s the headliner. Most fans think Fitz will start the season but I believe there is a fair chance if Rosen plays well enough he may earn the job. What happens at DE is big too, because it looks like a very deficient unit at the moment, unless some guys step up and do a LOT more than they have yet in their careers. The number of sacks from the current guys is truly woeful, Tank Carradine in 5 seasons has (5.5) sacks, Nate Orchard in 4 seasons has (5) sacks, Charles Harris in 2 seasons has (3) sacks and Jonathan Woodard in 1 season has (1) sack. That’s 13 sacks combined for 4 players. Obviously in our new hybrid defense we will be rushing the passer with LB’s as well as safeties and corners, and we will need guys like Jerome Baker, Kiko Alonso, Reshad Jones, Minkah Fitzpatrick, Bobby McCain and others to be effective occasionally when they blitz. In addition, I think we can get pressure on the inside with DE/DT’s Vincent Taylor, Davon Godchaux and Christian Wilkins. If not, it’s going to be a long hard season for this defense and we will struggle to get off the field.
We have a lot of DB’s on the roster but it’s imperative that we find an effective player on the opposite side of Xavien Howard. It may be former Patriot Eric Rowe, or maybe one of our own guys step up like Jalen Davis, Cornell Armstrong, Torry McTyer or hopefully Cordrea Tankersley who is currently on the PUP list. CB Jomal Wiltz showed some flash w/o pads, we’ll see how he fares with the pads on. At safety we’re in really good shape with Reshad Jones, Minkah Fitzpatrick, T.J. McDonald, Bobby McCain (who will share slot duties as well with Minkah), and Maurice Smith and ST’s ace Walt Aikens.
On offense, it’s going to be very interesting to see what our identity is on that side of the ball. I think a lot of that will depend on who the QB is. Ryan Fitzpatrick throughout his career has been a gunslinger for better or worse. He plays a wide open type of game and always looks to push the ball downfield, sometimes recklessly so. He’s a gambler. With our offensive line a huge question mark, nothing helps a beleaguered OL better than a consistent run game. It gives them more confidence and wears down the opposing defense. Will Fitz be a game manager? It’s possible, but I’d sooner see a power run game with a play action pass game although I can’t see Fitz reining himself in. Rosen would be the better candidate to operate that type of offense, and any QB would benefit from a strong run game.
Our WR’s corps really is another huge question mark. On paper it looks better than it really is because you never know what you’ll get from Devante Parker, and Albert Wilson is coming back from a season ending hip injury that robbed him of such a promising season. Wilson was nothing short of electric while he was healthy scoring 4 TD’s on only 26 receptions, that’s a TD every 7 catches. Kenny Stills is really the only given, you know he will make some big plays although he’s never been a volume receiver having more than 60 receptions only once, his 2nd year with the Saints and Drew Brees. Regardless, he averages routinely near 15 YPC and he scores TD’s. What about the rest of the WR corps? Jakeem Grant is exciting but so far has been used in small doses. I’m not sure he’ll ever be like a Tyreek Hill although I sure wouldn’t mind if they tried. Brice Butler brings another big bodied receiver and he showed some abilities last year but only had 6 receptions for us. In his 6 years in the NFL, he’s never had more than 20 receptions. We have a few other big receivers in house, Preston Williams, newly acquired WR Saeed Blacknall and Reece Horn. All of them are 6’2 or bigger.
Last season our LB unit really picked up, a lot of that due to the return of Raekwon McMillan’s run stopping prowess and the coverage and tackling ability of rookie OLB Jerome Baker. Baker had an excellent rookie season showing excellent pass coverage skills, and for all intents and purposes, McMillan had an excellent rookie season too (1st year I/R). Kiko thrived last year not being forced to cover quite as much and turned an underrated solid season. Kiko finished with 125 total tackles (79 solo), 3 INT’s3 FF’s, 1 FR and 6 passes defensed. This a strength on our defense, and if we can generate any pass rush at all, this defense will surprise a lot of teams.
The O-line, a perennial worry, once again is exactly that. Starting LT Laremy Tunsil is one of the leagues best, but after that if could potentially fall off a cliff. Will it be Wisconsin rookie Michael Deiter at LG or swing man Chris Reed from JAX? Can Dan Kilgore hold down the C spot and be effective? It seems like Jesse Davis is going to play one of the spots on the right side but it’s yet to be determined whether it’s RG or RT. We acquired RT Jordan Mills from Buffalo, a starter of every game for the last 3 years. He was underwhelming with shorts and t-shirts, but I have a feeling once the pads come on, he’ll look a lot better. While Mills isn’t an elite pass blocker, he’s got experience and shouldn’t be a turnstile. If he does falter, Jesse Davis just might play RT and maybe of Deiter looks adequate, Chris Reed could slide over to RG with Davis playing RT. In any case, a lot has to happen to give me any kind of confidence in this unit going forward.
At RB, Kenyan Drake is primed to have a big season. Whether he’s the big volume guy as far as carries isn’t important, he should be getting more touches. He’s a HR hitter and we simply need to score more points. Scoring less than 20 PPG won’t cut it, and Drake can help with more touches. What will be fun to watch is who, if anyone, is the volume back. Kalen Ballage is back for his 2nd season and he showed some promise last season. We drafted extremely high volume back Myles Gaskin from Washington. Gaskin had nearly 1000 carries there and over 5300 yards. Lots of miles for Myles, but he potentially could get the lion’s shares of the carries. We have a couple of bowling balls on the roster as well in Kenneth Farrow and Mark Walton (who may face disciplinary action from the NFL for an off the field incident). We’ll see if either guy makes the roster.
ST’s was a solid unit all around, from place kicking with Jason Sanders and punting with Matt Haack, (Rock’s beloved) LS John Denney, and the return team of Kenyan Drake, Jakeem Grant and Kalen Ballage. All were better than average last year and hopefully that will either continue or improve.
After taking a look at the entire team, there’s a few good things that stand out, and a few problems that are hopefully fixed. DE and the O-line are the potential weaknesses, while LB, S and DT a strength. RB and WR are wld cards, because you just don’t know what you can get from this group. If Devante Parker ever plays like we thought he could when we drafted him and catches 60-80 balls with a 12+ YPC average and 8-10 TD’s, along with Stills getting his usual 6-10 TD’s, and we have a consistent run game with the trio of Drake, Ballage and Gaskin, we can be a very competitive team. As usual, lot’s of ifs. No pass rush and no DB stepping up to average or better than average opposite X and we will be in trouble. O-line incapable of either generating a consistent run game or protecting the QB and again, trouble. Here’s hoping for the best!
GO DOLPHINS!!!
#staythecourse
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It also doesn’t take much research to understand that billion dollar drug cartels will easily circumvent the building of a wall by tunneling under them or dare I say – a ladder, or using whatever methods possible to smuggle drugs in and a wall will do very little to stop that and only inhibit crossings from people will little resources
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As Mike said, it’s a preventative measure, it creates an obstacle and gives border patrol a better chance of stopping the incoming.
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Or that the opioid crisis in this country is a result of doctors and drug companies pushing those opioids on patients for profit, rather than any smuggling
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that will be coming to an end if it already hasn’t due to the billion’zzzz dollar law suit against big pharma.
That kind of sounds like wishful thinking
But maybe that happens or maybe it doesn’t
Point is, drug addiction in America can trace its source to a lot of places other than the border
So if it’s comes from a lot of places, putting up a wall in one place isn’t going to stop it
It’s impossible to say from one side of the mouth that they are already building a wall (bc they are replacing the oven that was there already)
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They are building the wall, Banion put up a couple of miles of wall not too long ago that was privately funded.
Then what do you tax payer money for?
Something privately funded is none of my business – but that’s not what’s being asked by trump. He’s reapportioning funds that congress won’t approve
how can you determine whether the costs are worth it in the face of such misrepresentations to begin with? You don’t know how much it will cost. You don’t know bc of the complete lack of honesty on the subject from the top
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even if it cost 25 billion…that’s a drop in the bucket compared to what the us brings in annually, like 5.8 trillion. it’s a deterrent, it will stop some drugs from entering, will let border agents patrol better to find these entry points by taking the work load off of them, scaling a 20 foot metal wall even if you have a ladder is no picnic!
the deterrent will probably pay for that wall and more on a yearly basis.
when i was watching the republican convention, trump started with the wall and all the other republican candidates followed along saying it was a great idea.
not sure where they are or what their stance is now on it.
Where is the revenue coming from on these facts?
Building a wall to stop something is just spending $
We don’t generate tax revenue by spending it
And then you have to maintain, secure and man it – which is even more tax $
You can make an attenuated argument that if it works, it will save tax payers money, but that is offset by the costs, what you lose in the tax revenue generated from immigration (legal or not), and it whether it really works (which I am very skeptical about)
A wall does not pay for itself, it will unquestionably be a tax burden for decades in a time we really should be cutting spending rather than creating an new expenditure
Not to mention, I’m almost sure it will cost more much more costly than trump or any of his supporters are indicating. A project like this is unprecedented…in other words…really expensive…
I’m pretty sure we will be well on our way to bankruptcy if we go forward with this. It really doesn’t help then once the baby boomers really start retiring or dying we will be losing a lot of tax revenue
i’m done with it, piggy i’m glad i convinced you to join the right side your MAGA hat is on the way.
Lol
I don’t think I’m ready for maga yet…or ever…
Concerning MAGA…
Dangerous, inflammatory question following:
When exactly was it that America was great?
Answer either with a year or decade or vaguer time answer.
or
Answer with a philosophical or ambence characterization.
America has always been great…. to my mind at least. Sometimes wonder if people appreciate how very, very lucky we are to have been born here.
Since we shot the Queen the finger!
It’s still great!
Just severely divided on the direction to go from here????
Which Queen did we flip off?
And why?
PLEASE remember,
I am anti-Royalist.
I believe no country should have a king or queen,
as they are privileged and wealthy
beyond merit.
Stangerx, I saw your earlier post and tried to just reply to that post. It was making me sign in and give a password….no thanks.
Hope this goes through.
I completely agree with you and thank you. Losing that will be my greatest sorrow and currently my greatest fear.
My whole life anyways. What Wyoming said!
Unless we turn into a socialist country, LOL
No but the hat says, Make America Great Again
as if it is not great now,
but it was great before now.
So what does that command
“Make America Great Again”
mean?
It means “you can’t stop change but you can buy this hat which is made in China and pretend you are”
Lol
Someone is very salty! It’s amusing me how much you hate him. Get ready for four more señor puerco!
I think he’s shit Mike
I don’t hide it and never have
4 more years and we will probably all be selling our own plasma to pay for our health insurance costs
It meant get the Democrats out of office so they can’t turn the USA into the United Socialist America’s
I think it means America was great before Obama became President.
BBM – think it goes deeper than that. More like bring us back to the 50’s, with all that implies. Also means America was not great before Trump took office…… which I’ll stand on a soapbox to say oh yes it was.
I just know we need to come together as a country and world cause the big UFO/alien reveal is going to happened in our lifetimes and we better have our shit together. That is why all of a sudden there are more and more UFO shows on TV now days. They are trying to get more people used to the concept so the big reveal won’t cause as much chaos. 😉
Count me in as rooting for 🛸 invasion
I remember one UFO show that was for kids. It was called “Pigs in Space” starring Ms. Piggy!
I don’t mean to break it to you guys
But seizing private property for a protectionist policy like building a wall and using tax payer money to do it is pretty much the epitome of socialism
The wall, tariffs and most of the nationalist agenda isn’t exactly free market capitalism
Damn it BBM!
I’ve been training for the Zombies!
Now you tell me it’s going to be Aliens?????
I need a bigger gun!
Guns for zombies
Lasers for aliens
Holy water for vampires
And piles of cash for pigs (we accept bribes)
Make sure you prepare
A bag of Kingsford will keeps the Pigs out of the yard! 😉
The hyperbole is strong with this one..
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If I remember correctly Naples.
It would have been England??????
Why would we flip off the Queen of England?
If you mean back in the time of the Revolutionary War,
the ruler was King George,
and he was indeed a jerk
to whom I would have yelled F you back then myself.
Go America. Go Dolphins.
Mike E .. just a reminder , you are the one with accents not us EH
Also funny about accepting Toronto as part of Canada.. had to fly there from NOLA to transfer to Winnipeg.. they are doing a lot of construction at Pearson (Toronto) …after clearing Customs we were directed to a bus labeled “ To Canada “ which took us to our transfer terminal.. never had that before except in Chicago.. 15 hrs from hotel to home. OY VEY
15 hours? Way too much. Have a good time? One of the best cities there is.
We did thanx .. lots of site seeing and good eats .. I tell ya though natives there speak very disparaging of other walls (levees) in process of being built and the costs associated with them and how little they helped
wyoming — just pure math. If McCain is a FS now that means we have 4 safeties. But guess Minkah can be a Nickle/swiss army knife and TJ a LB (but we have a bunch of those too).
I’m good with Flores putting him were he wants them!
It is his job on the line if he screws the pooch!
Bc he’s the president Steve and he has a greater responsibility.
This is such bullshit. The incompetence of every president in my lifetime has been tolerated, but the one president, that is actually doing something gets treated like an ogre. I’m done with the left resisting everything, so however he acts is ok with me. Just clean the FN swamp, keep the economy rolling, keeping fixing the trade deficits, keep working on imigration…
why is it ok for illegals to get govt handouts when American citizens, that have paid taxes for years, cant get? There’s 3 main issues with illegals, entitlements, safety, and keeping the left in power. If there were no illegals in the country and no dead people voting and other cheating tactics the left would never have a majority in Congress or win a presidency.
Sigh, I was hoping we could discuss football here.
Anyways, good article Mike, the only thing I question, isn’t You, it’s what’s up with Mcmillon, I hear the Canadian guy is getting firtpst team reps and Raekwon riding hthe oine
Of course it’s practice, and starters haven’t been named yet, but I’m beginning to think Flores might not be high on Mcmillon, if that’s the case, Mcmillon possibly could be one helluva surprise cut
Damn autocorrect,
riding the pine
He just vetoed a law that would have prevented arms sales to Saudi Arabia, the biggest sponsor of terrorism in all of our lifetimes, bc of business interests
Trump is the swamp
If it’s okay for a president to openly lie and mislead bc you think you are accomplishing things your prioritize, how can you know whether he is achieving those priorities and not just misleading you to believe they are being achieved? The Presidents honesty or lack of it should be important to everyone whether you agree with him or not.
If trump is facing overwhelming criticism that no one has ever faced before, it would take a heck of a lot of dead people and illegals to generate that criticism which probably would not be in English…lol…there might actually be quite a few living citizens that think he is shit….
It’s a little more realistic to believe that some people love him and some people hate him rather than everyone that criticizes him is dead, illegal, crazy or conspiring to stay in power…lol
It’s not You Steve, You are fine, I was just hoping to talk about Dolphins, one can hope
Political talk sucks IMO, it just makes arguments and nobody changes their minds no matter what.
It seems pointless to Me, but of course You are free to discuss whatever, it’s not up to Me,
I just hope for football and Dolphins talk, and I know I will get some here eventually, lol
what is everyone’s thoughts on Mcmillon? Is He depth or starter material?
i like Flores strategy, keep the boys motivated, nothing is given, everything is earned
And TY for that Wyoming, You always have something cool with Your answers
I think McMillon will be fine!
He’s going to start and if the second half of last year is indication, he will do well!
Thanks for that Wyoming, I Am rooting for Raekwon, and I will try to spell his name correct, lol
Auto correct keeps trying to change it to Raymond
I will say I agree with Steve,, government paid health care for illegals is bullshit,
We are in agreement, no argument from Me. I’m in total agreement and find it a bit shocking anyone would want that. I’m Very dissapointed in the ones that want that
It’s troublesome enough we are running trillion dollar deficits and thinking everything is fine.
Every single department is loaded with pork and waste, every single one, yet the deficits continue indefinitely, adding to the biggest debt in recorded history of any nation..
That was easy no arguing, good point buddy!
Now back to football, lol
I hope our team is very physical , like when Dan Campbell was coach
NFL banned the Oklahoma drill, but I’m sure Flores has his own methods
That’s a great team mantra
Nothing is given, Everything is earned
David, the reason McMillan was pushed to 2nd team has more to do with his coverage skills than anything else. The Canadian is good in pass coverage. Flores is trying to put guys in positions that work to their strengths, which is why McCain is at safety and TJ and Jones are playing some LB.
We’ve mostly sucked at coverage by a safety lately, sure we have Minkah, but he’s been playing other positions.
I think Flores will know who to put where by the time the season starts.
Good post, a lot of folks feel confident about Flores, count Me in too !
Pigs, Saudi Arabia is not even close to the number one for state-sponsored terrorism. They are a distant third behind Iran and Syria. Not to say that there are not a lot of Saudi terrorist…but no more than any other middle eastern country.
Never forget the Saudi hijackers on 9-11, no other middle eastern passports fell to the street.
That’s almost 3000 murders on US soil, and brought 3′ WTC buildings to the ground.
That has to rank Saudi number one enemy of all Mid East countries if You believe the Saudi hijackers had anything to do with the deaths of almost 3000 US citizens who only fault was showing up for work on 9-11
I said state sponsored. Nuances.
I’m going to go ahead and throw in the towel on politics for the night
I’m a about to have a drink not 2 with a buddy and I don’t want to turn into dicky piggy
Politics can be really exhausting. I engage from time to time but I find the current political arena a really negative experience.
Much agreed, people are much too divisive for my tastes
I see Rosen won the daily QB battle today.
I believed all along, I’m sold on Rosen
He is the chosen one, lol
On day three of practice,
Fitzpatrick fumbled the snap exchange and tossed an interception, SMH
The real spots come out, he has a history of not protecting the ball.
It gets worse when the games count for real.
Rosen relived him and looked sharp
Now Rosen has earned a chance to start with the first team in practice ,
most of who will start for us in 2019.
QB competition heating up !
I can’t wait to see how Rosen fares with the first team starters
Been moderated, but maybe this goes through.
I slightly think that Equavon playing with the #1s is so they can learn what he can do. Playing him against 3rd stringers will show us nothing.
They have a ton of NFL tape on Raekwon. He had great stats vs the run but is not a natural gap pass rusher.
So we need that guy too, and some thought Jayrone Elliot would fill that role, but he played himself right off the team.
Playing Eq against the #1 OL will give the coaches some eyes on his foot work, instincts, and vision in traffic. We need to know if he is a keeper. We know Raekwon is. At least for now.
Eq might get himself cut as well. We need to know what we are shopping for and who will be good depth or stuational rotation guys for us. Eq’s hoping to stick and so far so good.
Different thing entirely with them “starting” Ballage. Drake has never been a bell cow and is not suited for the gritty work on the goal line and 3 yds and a cloud of dust rushes. You bring him in with fresh legs, and he can perform Miami miracles.
As many of you noted above, Ballage can replace Gore or Ajayi and give us the Big Back but with enogh speed to not get caught if he breaks free. And with Cox blocking, he might get free a lot.
So play Ballage now so he can learn what to do and save Drake’s body. We know Kenyan can score on any broken field play from anywhere on the field.
(Drake reminds me some of Reggie Bush, not the man or the history, but the skillset. Bush made the mistake of demanding to be bell cow, and it shortened his career and reduced his highlight reel.)
Drake has to be put in the right position and then he’ll be great, no LBer can cover him,
as for Ballage he looks to be a powerful RB but from what i’ve seen (and that’s not much)
to me; he looks to run too upright to be a bell cow but i will wait to see if he can man that role. he may be great,
Gaskin looks to be the meal ticket, 5’10” 200+lbs short stumpy and tough. Ballage is 6’2″ 230, good size but a little too tall and runs upright to make him even taller, an easy target to hit.
Piggy, it all comes down to choices, who do you choose Hillary or Trump? LOL
two garbage choices for sure, but at least hillary isnt a sexual predator, or child trafficker
hilary doesnt fuck her daughter either
Hillary went to pedophile island on multiple occasions.
That Epstein guy is a real POS, both bill and Donald partied with him and the minors
He was found unconscious in his cell,he tried suicide.
Bill Clinton is just like Donald, both love the younger women, much too young to consent
look at Todd Gurley 6’1″ 224, vs CJ Anderson at 5’8″ 225, in my opinion Anderson was more effective than Gurley in last years playoffs
true, Gurley wasnt at his best last season because of injury
Gurley was hurt, Anderson just got cut, but yeah I agree. Those short stocky guys are more suited for the tough inside yards.
I’m not buying that, if he was hurt do you still play your 50 million dollar RB? he played in the N.O. game and the SB.
injuries dont have to be bought, they are earned, lol
he tried to play through it, obviously he wasnt very effective
I never liked Hillary. Too frumpy. No fun. No style points.
She would’ve beaten anybody but Trump last time though.
she had no chance against Putin and his puppet
Putin hated Hillary beccause she would not let him get away with his shit without calling him out on it.
The Putin coziness is one of the scary bad things about Trump.
I am holding out hope that it is a “Rope a dope” technique by Trump.
And that if it is, that it doesn’t backfire.
It’s dangerous to sag back into the ropes and pretend to take a beating
so you can pop out with a KO punch.
Ali did it well, but look how he ended up mentally for taking all those hits.
i agree with the first part, but trump is no fighter, he was the spoiled rich kid that never got into a fight, and he sure avoided fighting in Vietnam with rich daddys help, the fortunate son
I have not heard a thing about Gaskin as a Dolphin yet, have you?
I think he is a candidate for ar being a surprise cut.
If not, he could be a good 4th RB.
do You think Miami goes with 4 or 5 RB? that might be too much if we factor in Chandler Cox as the fullback
im not sure we carry more than 2 rb, maybe 3 ,,
plus chandler Cox
“a candidate for a spot on the practice squad or” being a surprise cut.
sheesh what happened to that entire phrase?
haven’t heard a thing about him. and it’s a shot in the dark to think he has a chance, there’s a reason why they drafted him though, his stature and style is that of a bread and butter back.
Drake says contract is on his mind, and he is on a much improved diet now, says he has alot more energy now.
all signs point to the fact Drake is playing for a big contract this year, and will be doing everything he can to get one
i have always liked Drake, but im feeling this will be his best year so far because of his determination and hard work
yeah we have not had a real FB since Lousaka Polite, so how does one count them?
If we count a FB as a RB, then you are correct.
So we’d keep Drake and Ballage as our 1-2 committee and Cox as the FB.
That leaves Gaskin to be the 4th RB, as I said above.
I agree there is not room to have 4 RBs PLUS a FB.
So the wild card is Mark Walton. If they love him enough to bring him back after the suspension, (and i think they do) then Gaskin must go to the practice squad. But maybe he begins on the 53 if they think he can fill in as needed and goes down to triple A when Walton returns.
Maybe Farrow is a safer extra on the 53, then just gets waived when Walton returns, and Gaskin stays on PS the whole year.
I don’t think he ever gets poached.
We do ned a viable RB on the PS unless you think there are some street FAs out there you can snag when the injuries come. Pays to have someone who knows the playbook, but that’s less important for a RB, as long as they understand NFL blocking roles for RBs.
It all comes down to special teams, if RBs 3, 4, and 5 can play them, then we may carry 5.
I loved the draft pick Gaskin. I do think he has some skills we could use.
I also loved drafting Cox.
I am less enthusiastic about Mark Walton contributing, but he is a very hard to tackle guy.
Drake admitted to a poor diet previously, but improved it now.
an athlete in the NFL is expected to perform at an extremely high level. for a human body to do that, their diet and workout routine must be top notch
any player sitting around drinking beer eating pretzels and bigmacs with french fries . taco bell etc,
or otherwise poor diet, will NOT perform at his best
Cam Wake wrote the book on nutrition and workouts, hopefully the players adopt it as their own
There’s more than one way to skin a cat. Wake and Brady use diet to help more with longevity. A young player can eat whatever they want, within reason, and still play at a high level. It may not be an ultimate level though.
True, to be at their best, requires the best IMO
Ben Shapiro says the left is so incensed by Trump, because he does what they do and they dont like what they see.
What people on the left don’t seem to get is when Trump lies, his supporters understand the point he’s trying to make, and they dont care if the facts aren’t all there.
So instead of commenting on the point of the message they attack the facts that aren’t totally accurate. Case in point is his remark about going back to your country and fix things there.
he hates minority women, only represents conservative white males.
Now you see what I’m talking about. Forget the point of the message, just go off on a tangent true or otherwise. He really could care less about someone’s color, it’s what they say or think.
I wish that were the case, I wished it was like that
But it’s obvious trump is a white supremacist and constantly attacks everyone that isn’t a conservative white male on a daily basis
Haven’t read the Shapiro article, but I get what you mean.
To an extent.
When Trump says things for effect,
such as the recent “clean up your own back yard” message
and some harsh things he said to European leaders about them contributing a more fair share to their own defense, for example,
I have no problem with tough talk and using the presidency as a “bully pulpit”
as they used to say a hundred years ago.
But Piggy has a good point that when Trump exaggerates numbers too far
or just blatantly makes stuff up to support his criticism, that’s dangerous to getting a solution to these problems, even if it’s a valid point, and also,
that is bad for Trump and us too in 3 ways.
1) false facts confuse everyone and make it hard to fix things when it comes time to switch from campaign rhetoric to legislation
2) blatant inaccuracies make Trump an easy target for his detractors, which blunts his attacks and makes them less effective even when they are valid,
and
3) some of his statements reveal a very big problem Trump has with what real people are experiencing, not how billionaires live. This throws Trump right into the Swamp he is trying to drain. And I do think the Fat Cats need to have their influenced lessened, becausse they will make laws that favor themselves to the detriment of the good of our nation.
But to a certain degree, Trump is also a Fat Cat.
He is part of the Swamp he is trying to drain.
So that is why i wish he would get his fact checkers to feed him the right data before he goes live with an attack. That way he can attack open borders, welfare cheats, deadbeats in Europe, duplicitous junk-dumpers in China, and other areas that need work without ruining his efforts by basing his philosophy on incorrect underlying contributory factors.
It would still just be apposed, apposed, appose.
No one that supports him thinks he’s perfect, far from it actually, and wished he’d be that way, but when you compare what’s happened in Washington the last 50 years and where we were headed (globalist socialism) we give him some slack.
Ben Shapiro has hinted on running in 2024, that would be my ultimate president, but the left would just attack him too, like they do when he speaks.
Sorry
in my posts above, I was referring to Sam Eguavoen
i haven’t learned to spell all these new players’ names.
wait
Is it a good thing to put a Safety’s shoulder pads into your helmet?
Walton is the guy I really want to make it. He’s the hammer we could really use.
Several years ago, in a week one playoff game, the Falcons played the Gmen, and for a quarter and a half the Falcons dominated the game (Gmen zero first downs), but couldn’t convert in short yardage. The Gman then blew them out.
The game may have had a different outcome, had Atlanta been able to convert in short yardage.
My point is when you regularly convert on 3rd/4th and 1 or 2 it makes 1st and 10 more like first and 8 or 9. Conversely, it’s like 1st and 11 or 12. We’ve been playing the first and 12 game for far too long.
well said
not sure where or when Walton ever showed himself to be such a hammer though
It means “you can’t stop change but you can buy this hat which is made in China and pretend you are”
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Leftists complain about the President lying and turn around and make up crap like this ^. The truth to this is:
MAGA Hats
The hats are produced by a California-based company called Cali-Fame. According to a 2015 Los Angeles Times interview with the company’s president, Brian Kennedy, about 80% of the company’s employees are Latino. When asked to comment for this video, a Trump campaign representative responded:
“As with so many manufacturers in America, Cali-Fame is enjoying the benefits of the Trump economy while also playing a unique and important role in the production of MAGA hats, the iconic symbol of President Trump’s historic campaign and pledge to Make America Great Again. The facility employs dozens of American citizens from diverse backgrounds, all dedicated and committed to their specialty craft producing a growing count of MAGA hats, totaling hundreds of thousands produced to date.”
That article’s main point was that 80% of the workers in that factory are Latino immigrants.
Cherry picking quotes out of context is wrong for both sides.
Those hats, unlike many Trump-branded clothes, are made in the USA.
The people who are making them are in many cases non US citizens, DACA kids, Central American aliens …
the exact people that Trump is trying to send back “where they came from.”
Now that phrase was most pointedly used to criticize that Islamist US Rep.
In that case I DO agree with Trump.
That wench should not immigrate here and then try to subvert our democracy or turn it into the same dysfunctional mess the governemnt of Somalia is in that she left to come here. She SHOULD go back and fix Somalia.
We don’t ned Sharia law and rule by Ayatollah here. We are a country ruled by the power of the people and the rule of law, not religious fanatics, We should maintain a healthy separation of chirch and state.
Omar is against the idea of sharia law here, but the right ignores that
what is also ignored is if Omar wanted sharia law asap, she wont get it of course, because she isnt the house, senate, and president all by herself
this is not a vaild thing to fear, Omar cannot change a single law by herself, not one
Hat made in China
Amazon isn’t selling leftists complaints, they are selling trump hats made in China for less than $10
There you go again, these cheap versions aren’t official, sure anyone can make anything in China, but these aren’t his hats.
there i go again? You mean there goes Amazon again, they are the ones selling chinese made hats, not Me
I’m not an expert on trump hats, lol.
But if I wore one, I would prefer to wear the trump hat Rosen wore at a Trump golf course
I think Hanks could be developed into a contributor , just not a starter.
He’s a tackling machine!
If he’s got the speed and instincts to go at the pro level he will be here a long time!
I think he will be a step to slow! But he has the right attitude!
Lmao at the TNT wall, this is a great idea IMO
Yeah, dont tolerate slacking. Before they know it, thru repetition, subconsciencely they’ll be doing the right thing.
Go Flo
Not particularly, but its refreshing to see them playing smashmouth again. Enough of the pansy Gase O.
bingo
as I said earlier
“quiet camps” for both of them
having a quiet camp is not a good thing
That’s right make him earn it, like everyone else.
This is GREAT news IMO 😎
Is it ok to like Flores before he wins his first game? Lol. Jk. This is our best coach We have had in a very long time, it’s going to be sweet to watch his first of many WINS
Wyoming, what type of D front are they playing?
I don’t know!
If I see a tweet I’ll post it!
I know that some of the alignments are not for public knowledge! If the reporter breaks the rule they will have their pass revoked from practices!
duh
Gase
square peg, round hole
God DAMN i love that guy wilkins.
What a stand up guy!
Rosen stayed rent free at Stills’ house, until the team broke for the summer. What better way to becoming the go to target of your QB, before you get on the field?
From Mr. Positive!!!
It’s easier to be on point when in shorts and tees.
Mando just can’t resist his natural tendency to be a jerk.
So Mando is saying all 90 guys and 25 coaches were sloppy?
Maybe that is because they are trying 100%, trying new stuff not done last year, and practicing the 4th straight day in 108 degrees heat.
“He who makes no mistakes is not trying to do much.”
origin unknown,
mis-attributed to Ben Franklin, Albert Einstein, and other geniuses.
Saudi Arabia, the biggest sponsor of terrorism in all of our lifetimes
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I thought that was Iran??? Who the Obama admin gave 400 mil of bribe money (our tax money) to free a traitor to our country who deserted his post and fellow soldiers. I wouldn’t have pissed on that dude if he was on fire.
Also, the Obama admin with several other nations in 2015 unfroze about 35-65 billion in Iranian assets and another 20 billion in Iranian assets Iran owed to China for only God knows what as part of that piece of shit worthless nuclear deal.
Also, the Obama administration transferred $1.7 billion to Iran in 2016. That money was delivered in cash, some of it on a plane. But it was a payment related to a decades-long dispute and was indirectly linked to the nuclear deal.
Saudi Arabia is not the biggest sponsor of terrorism. Iran is! Has Saudi Arabia sponsored terrorism in the past? You bet they have. So has the USA for that matter.
At least the President is making money from the Saudi’s and not handing over cash. BTW, if Saudi Arabia was the biggest sponsor of terrorism then why was I personally training (aviation physiology) hundreds Saudi fighter pilots at my last duty station under the Obama Administration.
Obama handed over tons of CASH to his Muslim terrorist brothers bowing and saying As-salāmu ʿalaykum in a just couple of that admins numerous and ridiculous bubba deals.
Don’t get me started on Biden and China who IMO is our biggest threat on the planet right now.
The money to Iran, was not bribe money, double check Your facts on it
Agreed China is a huge threat, its extremely concerning learning about the Chinese spies at mara lago
Mara largo is a gigantic national security risk
19 Saudi hijackers murdered almost 3000 Americans in NYC, that ranks them extremely high, much higher than afghanstan or Iraq, which we are at war with.?
Why dint Saudi Arabia held responsible for their 19 hijackers terrrorists that committed the worst terrorist attack ever in America?
Saudis do NOT need our weapons, wtf they have enough to kill us already, why help the enemy terrorists.?
yep
so that is why Flores scheduled a day off tomorrow.
Mara largo is not part of the White House, it’s a private residence
Foreign dignitaries and foreign spies going to a make shift Florida White House / private residence, are getting national secrets that could be used against Us
I am sure our intel knows who visits there and sure we are spying on the spies as well.
It happens in other countries as well when our Presidents go to visit.
Its a huge security loophole that must be closed immediately
But with Trump, access is for sale according to the Miami Herald in depth look
Access for sale didnt get elected, she’s hiking back home.
How ignorant? Russian planes also fly past our military bases every day, this isn’t the 1910s, Intel isnt stolen by James Bond sneaking into enemy buildings or Hogan’s Heroes style…
Check the recent news about Chinese spies buying trump golf club membership to avoid deportation, and to gain other access inside mara Lagos
We can’t shoot down every Russian plane, but we must do what is possible against the foreign spies for our own security, this includes shutting down foreign access for sale at mara lago
We can’t shoot down every Russian plane. This shows your ignorance.
what is your ignorance, we CAN shoot down every Russian plane? explain how and what would happen if we did try to do it
The money to Iran, was not bribe money
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Maybe not, call it what you will. It was still a bubba deal with his brothers.
Please double check, thats all I’m suggesting
Yeah, go to hillaryfactchecker.com, I’m sure you’ll find what you lack there.
InNever knew about that, and I never supported Hillary
But Never mind in checking out the facts, don’t worry about facts, they are inconvenient at times
I don’t need to fact check. OK, it wasn’t bribe money. It was ransom money Obama gladly spent to get someone back who our military could give 2 shits about.
Incorrect, check again if truth is important, if not, don’t, do as You wish, but I don’t want to argue politics, because that plays into the trump divisiveness he creates
I’m ready to talk football instead of politics from now on, something we are all here for 😎
The problem with politics is that the people who talk the most about it are the least informed.
The best part is all opinions are welcome, lol. Oops guess not, lol
But we all love the Dolphins, I’m content talking about that, and happy to see Rosen and Mcmillon stock rising
At least that seems to apply here on this board.
You’ve been talking a lot about politics today. 🙂
He said, followed up after a political post😉
LOL — I might be as guilty as anyone else.
But the 15-20% of the voters who pay the least attention are the ones who decide each Pres election. Why being tall or charismatic matters.
Lol
according to the Miami Herald
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LMAO!
Are You suggesting You have won more Pulitzer awards than the Herald has? Lmao funny
“access for sale” destroyed her unsecured sever and doesn’t have that info available anymore.
I do not like Hillary,
but I forgive her for the sin of trying to protect her private coms from public scrutiny.
Would you want all of your emails released to the media?
Nearly everybody back in those years was using their own email for business and their business email for “fun stuff.”
In fact some of you on here are doing that even today, posting on a football blog from work. I am strictly forbidden from that and some of you say “can’t see vids at work” or other stuff like that. Same thing Hillary did except on scale.
OK Ok we aren’t the Sec of State, but if you are accustomed to operating at the level of the presidency your whole adult life, the awe in that I am sure is lessened. That’s just your job, and those servers were just as non sacred as the one for this blog is to us.
All through the middle 2000s, we began to see these disclaimers about email being not private, about the content of any posting being owned by the company, and about not posting family stuff or dirty jokes or snarky shit about co-workers on the company intranet and in social media. We all get it now, but it took a while for it to sink in.
But nearly everyone was guilty of that until the ripple effect of punishment or public embarrassment of those caught chilled most folks from doing it.
I’m pretty sure most of us on here would not be posting as we do if our identities were revealed and our posts were made public. And I bet I’m not the only one who would delete “my server” from back in AOL days or whatever, if I could find it to delete.
I would not want to be linked to some of the stuff we passed along back then that was funny, back then, between acquaintances but would be considered homophobic or sexist or otherwise non-PC nowadays, and some of the private affectionate stuff between my wife and me that we sent back and forth while we were both at work should never be shared with anyone.
I would not want Hillary to be president for the same reason that is my main criticism of Trump. They are both Fat Cats, so far removed from having to “shop at Publix” etc. that they just really don’t get it as far as what real people have to go through to feed their families, please a SOB boss, and save up for retirement.
I want a real tax-paying wage-earner to vote for.
true, someone to represent the working class and EVERY American, not just the select few WASPS
steveccnv says:
Rosen stayed rent free at Stills’ house, until the team broke for the summer. What better way to becoming the go to target of your QB, before you get on the field?
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Good way for Stills to get to know his QB — and not like he was on the pullout in some UDFA’s one-bdrm condo.
Anyway, I get somewhat excited every year with some optimism. I don’t know what our record will be, but I have much more optimism with our direction than I have had in a long time.
No hard feelings buddy, disagreeements do not translate to hard feelings 😎
Bless her heart?
I like Flores, but then I liked Gase to start. And Gase had a plan as well. 6-10 will mean we are headed in the right direction though. 8-8 in a real strong way.
Optimism this year has a different meaning, it’s more about the future.
David, I am not going to fact check. I said “call it what you will”. I think it was partial payment on another deal that our country was never going to honor until Obama decided to hook his brothers up before he left office. Release of the American traitor was part of the deal so it is kind of like ransom. Even CNN called it a ransom.
It’s just how you want to view it. That’s how I view it and you view it differently. No biggy.
That’s a good response to anyone that says to fact check or he said without evidence.
Lol, like there’s some site, wikipedia I’m thinking of you, where we can go that has the bipartisan facts, and is the undisputed record.
i prefer to view what happened as what happened
names on it are irrelevant to Me, what the money was and where it came from is relevant
BBMike
The Iran deal wasn’t a payment of cash, it was a release of Iranian assets that were frozen by the US since the 70s. That wasn’t just a US Iran deal. It was a deal with the 5 nations of the U.N. security council and Iran
And in exchange Iran was required to decrease its uranium stockpile significantly which was an attempt to denuclearize Iran and inspections would have been in place to see that that happens
We pulled out of the deal in May 2018
Now a year later, since we pulled out, Iran has been confirmed to be stockpiling uranium after we pulled out
Hard to know whether during the deal Iran actually stopped uranium enrichment
But there is no question that after pulling out of the deal – Iran has gone back to the danger they were very openly – they recently seized a British tanker and of course shot down one of our drones
I would probably say pulling out of the Iran deal is the blunder, not entering it
But I get that people disagree with that
But Suggesting that Obama handed over cash to Muslim terrorist in Iran is just flat out wrong
Iran, while hostile, is a nation (an oppressive dangerous one) but they do fly a flag and are a member of a UN. A terrorist organization instead doesn’t usually have borders and relies on assistance of nations like Saudi Arabia.
That deal is a deal to stop a nation from stockpiling nuclear weapons. Could the $ be funneled terrorist groups – yes, but I would rather have that than a nuclear Iran
We might legitimately argue over who is more dangerous and whether deals like the Iran deal are really effective But it doesn’t change that Saudi Arabia still funds terrorism
The vetoed bills was passed by republicans and democrats and in fact there is even a chance that the veto is overridden by a subsequent vote – so its hardly a partisan position on this one, it something both republicans and democrats agreed was necessary. I don’t really want anyone selling arms to Saudi Arabia and generally I don’t want to sell arms anywhere in the Middle East – do you?
thats the post of the day, not found on daily KKKaller
I agree with this almost 100%.
I am even more opposed to Saudi Arabia than this.
Their treatment of women as second class humans and their programs to convert uneducated people to violent Mohammedanism are also a cause of problems throughout the world.
I am tired of “selling” them state of the art technology just because they have Big Oil money.
They use that tech and that money against our national interests, except when they need help standing up to Iran.
I don’t really want anyone selling arms to Saudi Arabia and generally I don’t want to sell arms anywhere in the Middle East – do you?
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Piggy, no. I also wondered why we were giving them the best of our training to their fighter pilots. Them and we also were training Pakistani fighter pilots. Shit like this always bites us in the ass later. Could be decades later but it still bites us in the ass. That Deirks Bentley song comes to mind, “What Was I Thinkin'”.
I don’t know why we’ve done a lot of things in the Middle East the last 50 years or so
US Intervention abroad has caused a lot of problems we have to deal with
“◦RB Kenyan Drake had a nice run up the middle on the first play of 11-on-11s.”
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Whaaaaaaat………..LOL
If went for more than 10 yards doesn’t count.
No matter what he did or didn’t do during practice…. Wilson was in pads today. So some doc said he is ready for contact. Best news of my day.
Rosen beat Fitz again, two days in a row now
fitzpatrick fumbled another snap and was sailing passes high
Rosen was tossing tight spirals on some deep completions, multiple Touchdowns
Fitspatrick will be the backup, Rosen will kick his ass every day from here on
Seems a bit early decide that. And yeah at one point you said could beat Buffet’s ass every day of the week. Let’s see what happens.
i still beat buffets ass everyday of the week, he doesnt go after high rewarding penny stocks like I do
is it too early to say Rosen will start? maybe, but i have been predicting it for months, and it doesnt even seem like a real competition to Me , because Rosen is clearly superior to the turnover machine who cant find a starting job after 15 years of trying
So not a single day ever that Buffet does better than you? Math-wise doesn’t just make sense to me. Would say the same if Buffet claimed he beat you each and every day.
friday buffet bought bank of America, this is the kind of stocks he buys
i dont have anything against BOA, except that it cant match a hot penny stock
the penny stocks have huge gainers, thursday i sold one up 383 percent in 2 days
not possible for BOA to do 383 in 2 days
Fitzpatrick came to Miami with the expectation to start. he saw what everyone else saw, the Dophins were bereft at the QB position
Fitz probably thought he could beat out camp nobodies and get a starting job in Miami
but, things change, and when Rosen was brought in, the expectation of him starting became a QB competition for the starter, nothing guaranteed for Fitz anymore
Rosen is very young and inexpierenced, and it showed the first two practices
but now he is more familiar with the players and offfense, and he is in a much better position to showcase his skills with the pads on for practice 3 and 4
Rosen will never have a first day of practice again, he will only improve from here, crushing Fitzpatricks hope to start
Fitzpatrick might be trying too hard because he knows he is in over his head, He is very intelligent
and can see he is not the best QB here
and thus the fumbled snaps and high incompletions
Cardinals been whooping everyone in July ran into a buzzsaw in the Astros.
🙂
I figured you’d appreciate that declaration, lol.
from the Titans camp
Jim Wyatt
@jwyattsports
Does @Kold91 really need pads?
-Talking here at @Titans camp with @PaulKuharskyNFL and @glennonsports.
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of course this post featured a pic of Cam Wake with no shirt on.
Well at least there was a good mix of football discussions today. LOL
Try reading this one first
Omar is trash This should be her last and only term. I don’t care what Trump says about her as long as she’s brought into the light for what she is. Tlaib too, and to a lesser extent their empty headed cohorts AOC and Pressley
There are 400-some reps in the House. Whats it matter? Why are you worried about them? Always been a bunch of odd balls. I wish Devin Nunes would go away, but he was elected by the people in his district. Democracy at work.
Not worried, just don’t want her to ever be a part of our political system. Who votes for these people? That worries me more than them.
Political system is the sausage factory. And yeah that means ugly. Just don’t see a reason to point out this or that House Member like it means much at all. Had screwy ones for decades. Maybe social media makes you or me pay more attention to the ones who are.
She is not trash no mater how much you would like to discriminate against her
The republican that was going to run against her was arrested for theft, she certainly wasn’t any better than Omar
God created all of us equal, some choose to deny Gods will, but can’t
she’s an American citizen that loves this country, far from trash
Hate, dehumanizing, is weaponizing discrimination, placing innocent Americans at risk.
We don’t want innocents blood on our hands because we speak without thinking of consequences
I’m sure You understand, You are an intelligent person, thanks for listening, and try to show women some respect once in awhile, it won’t hurt, promise, lol
I sure hope Flores is the man.
Nice article: https://www.miamidolphins.com/news/andy-cohen-brian-flores-just-keeps-impressing
Andy’s a big ‘ol cheerleader Krishna. Nice stuff, but Andy is an unabashed pom pom waver.
Curmudgeon! 😉
Love this part: “Right because Flores understands and embraces the big picture. He isn’t obsessed with winning now and short-term fixes. He shares a long-term vision with General Manager Chris Grier about building a young core, about spending money prudently and about putting together a product that is designed to sustain.”
I know but so what….discipline/conditioning/accountability can’t be a bad thing. Changing the culture of losing forever to a winning one is hard. You have to start somewhere.
I’m a cheerleader too unless I can’t stand the product.
LOL Krishna — you just said if it works I’m for it. 🙂
Stanger – It’s not just social media, it’s media media. They’re everywhere, partly because they crave the spotlight, and partly because Trump is shining it on them. Smart strategy FWIW.
Have been following a bit. And agree smart strategy. Trump found something that no one before did. AOC is following his game plan though. That’s not political bent but tactics.
New age.
Good. No free rides.
https://www.miamidolphins.com/news/top-news-competition-at-every-position