The 2019 season for the Miami Dolphins is about to start for real this coming Sunday at 1PM. Both teams have had some radical makeovers, neither team is particularly recognizable from the teams that played last season. Both long time starting QB’s are playing for other AFC teams, Ryan Tannehill for Tennessee and Joe Flacco for Denver. Also gone from the Ravens are Terrell Suggs, C.J. Mosely, Eric Weddle and Michael Crabtree. Gone from the Dolphins are Laremy Tunsil, Cam Wake, Kiko Alonso and Kenny Stills.
The Dolphins have officially made the change to a 3-4 base defense. After jettisoning most recently DE Tank Carradine, newly acquired DT John Jenkins will line up at LDE, Davon Godchaux at NT and rookie Christian Wilkins at RDE. Sam Eguavoen at LOLB, Raekwon McMillan at LILB and Jerome Baker at RILB with and Charles Harris at ROLB. Xavien Howard and Eric Rowe are the starting CB’s with the safeties being Reshad Jones and Bobby McCain. That different enough for ya?!?!
On offense, recently traded for LT Julie’n Davenport makes his first start as a Miami Dolphin. Next to him at LG is rookie Michael Deiter. Veteran Daniel Kilgore starts at C with rookie Shaq Calhoun starting at RG. Jesse Davis will be the starter at RT. WR’s DeVante Parker and Jakeem Grant will be on the outside with Albert Wilson in the slot. Mike Gesicki will be the starting TE. Kenyan Drake will be the starting RB along with Kalen Ballage as the backup but I expect both backs to get to a similar workload. Mark Walton, Patrick Laird and Myles Gaskin will also get a sprinkle of touches, but more than likely we’ll only put 4 backs on the game day roster and that will include FB Chandler Cox.
It will be interesting to see how this young OL fares against the Ravens D. I’m not expecting a lot, it could be ugly at times.I’m not especially interested in watching QB Ryan Fitzpatric play, although hopefully Fitzmagic shows up on Sunday. Can DeVante Parker have a strong start? Probably not as I expect a strong dose of the run game. I don’t know if either Drake or Ballage will find much room but I expect close to 30 carries or more for us.
On defense I’m curious to see how all the parts work in the 3-4 base. Odd that Jenkins isn’t at the nose and Godchaux at DE. Hopefully we can generate some pass rush with some well disguised blitzes and keep the Ravens guessing as to where the rush is coming from. Harbaugh is an excellent coach and the Ravens a very disciplined team. We’ve seen the Ravens shred us for years, maybe the guys on the field for us will do better as most of them weren’t a part of that.
In summation, I just want us to look prepared, and I want us to be aggressive on defense. I expect a conservative game plan on offense to keep us in this game. Coach Flo won’t be caught sitting at the end of the bench by himself drawing up plays on his tablet during the game. I expect a low scoring affair, not too unlike what we saw last night from Chicago and Green Bay.
Dolphins 9 – Ravens 9
GO DOLPHINS!!!
#staythecourse
Finsmob Unleashed 
D says:
September 7, 2019 at 11:27 pm
What burbon?
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Woodford Double Oak and Col. E. H. Taylor cask strength.
Gameday update
Dolphins – Ravens
Tim 23-20 Miami
Phelonius 31-14 Miami
David 24-3 Ravens
Toba 20-17 Miami
Piggy 3-2 Miami
Mike 9-9
Naples 20-16 Miami
Steve 10-9 Miami
Rockphin 26-12 Ravens
O Rob 26-17 FINS!
stang — 17-10 Miami
Kong 12-10 Miami
ER 16-14 Miami
Howie 26-17 Miami
Old 30-13 Ravens
Son 27-14 Miami
Marino 27-17 Ravens
Tops 45-0 Miami
Captain 13-10 Miami
Ken 31-13 Ravens
Go phins
good to see you back howie, are you still watching the games in that belleview bar?
Gotta go to work and I might not make it back in time for the game so you guys will have to take it from here, at least for this week
Thanks guys and
Go phins!
Hey Rob
I’m living in Ocala now, right on pine Ave. I might start going back to my old place down 200 by the Lowe’s but today is still up in the air. I’m already running over an hour late
i’ll be at the winghouse on 40
Tim Knight says:
September 7, 2019 at 5:00 pm
No I wasn’t saying for us to go after AB, I was talking about how David keeps mentioning that we have the lowest cap at $105 when it’s actually over $160M including our dead cap. We’re trying to clear cap space for the future so we can add premium players over the next couple of years.
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keeps mentioning? i never said it ONE TIME!
I never said the fins have a 105 million cap, i provided a link showing that is their payroll.
dead money is NOT part of the payroll,’
and cap is not payroll, You are getting the terms confused
This is why everyone hates New England, you have to think this was planned by all parties involved including drew rosenhaus. the league should look into this bs, oakland gave a 3rd and 5th for that guy. some sort of compensation should come from NE to Oak.
they come off as a lunch pail team and then you hear about spying on teams, deflated balls and now this crap!
there is something fishy going on , and not the good kind of fish
Las Vegas has put the over-under on Dolphins wins this season at 4 1/2. And apparently 74 percent of people wagering are betting the under.
i heard Davis is moving to LT and davenport will play RT.
What: Baltimore Ravens at Miami Dolphins in Week 1 NFL action
Where: Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida
When: Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m.
TV: CBS
TV announcers: Andrew Catalon (play-by-play), James Lofton (analysis) and Jay Feely (sideline)
Live stream: Hulu Live TV (free trial)
Local Radio: WBAL (1090 AM) & 98Rock (97.9 FM)
Game Day snitches. May everyone’s big sexy tongues find true happiness today.
how do You determine if a toungue is sexy?
LOL
Julio Jones signed a three-year contract extension for $66 million with $64 million guaranteed, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. This deal has no precedent in NFL history. The extension makes him the highest-paid receiver in football at $22 million annually on average, making him the first wideout to earn more than $20 million per year.
https://www.theringer.com/nfl/2019/9/7/20854822/julio-jones-antonio-brown-wide-receiver-guaranteed-money
Game Day bitches
We already knew that was true😒
Dude is funny. I made to root for the Diggers while I’m out here.
May have to not made. wTF?
Aqua end zones today at Hard Rock stadium
I just hope something goes wrong with AB and the Patriots. I don’t care much either way. What would actually be even better is AB getting lit up by one of our guys on a crossing route, even if the NFL fined that player. As long as there was no suspension, and AB was out for the season, that would be joyful
I like the way you think! I like…….the way you think!!!
What would be better is getting AB to lose control during a game and get kicked out.
And a significant bit more likely
At least we have a better record than the Bears, right now anyway.
We won’t be worse than them or half the other teams for that matter. Silver lining.
I’ve had that Woodford before. It’s a great burbon
Yeah, pretty good. I really like the EH Taylor.
https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2019/09/08/suspicions-grow-that-antonio-brown-to-the-patriots-didnt-happen-out-of-the-blue-on-saturday/
I don’t know how you don’t investigate it. I was say prior to the cut, whomever gets him needs a colonoscopy type investigation
Scheffter said on espn this morning that the Browns and other teams reached out to his agent yesterday and the deal was already done….slightly suspicious…they didn’t even field offers from other teams k owing he couldn’t play thismweek
That game last night showed some really good QB play. They weren’t just throwing to wide open receivers. They were putting the ball right where it needed to be on covered receivers. This video doesn’t even show the 2 TD’s Ehlinger threw which if they were off by 6 inches they would have been incomplete.
https://watchstadium.com/videos/lsu-vs-texas-football-highlights-2019/
They both had a few shitty throw’s too!
Not just shitty, but oh my god how did you miss him that wide open, shitty!
SB – AB would have to stab someone, and there be absolutely indisputable evidence that he did in order to get AB kicked out. Anything like a fight with AB would be blamed on the Dolphins player. C’mon man
I just want to see what happens when he forgets and calls Billycheck a cracker! 😉
Now I am willing to bet Cav that AB wins his grievance
You serious, Clark?
(I know you’re just playing, now that he’s a Patriot, of course he wins, lol)
That’s a bingo
It’s game day bitches!!
GO DOLPHINS!!
So, I blew up the still last season swore never to brew Homeraide or drink that poison ever again.
I was in the garage this morning and found some that I was using to kill weeds in the yard. 😉
I took a little sip and well, one thing led to another and now I have to say HOWIE!! I AM CHANGING MY PREDICTION!
Gameday update
Dolphins – Ravens
Tim 23-20 Miami
Phelonius 31-14 Miami
David 24-3 Ravens
Toba 20-17 Miami
Piggy 3-2 Miami
Mike 9-9
Naples 20-16 Miami
Steve 10-9 Miami
Rockphin 17-10 MIAMI!!!!! DRINK IT!
O Rob 26-17 FINS!
stang — 17-10 Miami
Kong 12-10 Miami
ER 16-14 Miami
Howie 26-17 Miami
Old 30-13 Ravens
Son 27-14 Miami
Marino 27-17 Ravens
Tops 45-0 Miami
Captain 13-10 Miami
Ken 31-13 Ravens
Go phins
Rock Homeraide is a must for the fest no matter how good or bad we are doing
Actually the Pats signing AB may moot the grievance
Bc the grievance is about waiving the the guaranteed $ by the raiders?
Correct
Forgot to see Howie back on the blog
To say it is good to see Howie is back
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ED88Uy3W4AEg5jR?format=jpg
Surprised Calhoun who has taken most ever snap at RG this offseason doesn’t dress today.
And no Laird that’s weird
Best news in a long time, that means Flores found someone better.
I am excited to watch this defense today.
David C (@DolphinsSB52) says:
September 8, 2019 at 7:42 am
how do You determine if a toungue is sexy?
Reply .
a. Is it being used for sex?
b. See a.
forgot the 😉
Raiders will be the new power poll #32.
Woohoo
We are moving up, 1 self imploding nfl team at a time
You guys who live out of town miss out. I am watching the “Coach Brian Flores Show” this morning and I am really diggin’ the dude.
I like the film session period with Coach. This is cool.
Now we are breaking down the Ravens with Coach. Cool.
Did he break them yet😉
Twittering device is… OFF
GO PHINS!!!
HELL YEAH!!!
Do you have a separate device just for Twitter?
I think a Raiduh’s fan should Tonya Harding that fucker AB. That would be awesome, to see AB writhing in pain on the ground crying “Why, why, whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!”
I like that even the coaches are in all white
HERE WE GO!!
Nice job on coverage, now let’s see tis confusing D kick sine ASS
Special teams look good to start
Defense not so much
FUCK NOT A GOOD START!
That looked like last years d
Here we go !
LOL – Great start
Wilkins changed his uni# to #94
Rut ro
I said this preseason that the run defense looked suspect and so far they are proving me right. Tighten up and prove me wrong.
Not having Tunsil is killing us!!!!! 😉
Lol
Tank for Tua
It’s going to be a looooong season.
Well that sucked
Lol. The announcers just called Baltimore the new look ravens as if they havent had a run first based offense since ever.
Yeah, and this is why I fucking hate the Ravens, because we always manage to look like less than shit when we play them
Exactly. You know what they’re going to do and you still dont stop them.
Hey Dolphins
Can you at least wait for me to buy a jersey before you start sucking so bad
OK, I don’t want to see this defense anymore. Can I see a different one? PLEASE?
TIme for som Fitzmagic 🙏
well, that was
We look incredible
Welcome to Miami Fitztragic
That’s the Fitzpatrick we know
No no, I meant the Good Fitzmagic !!
Just saw the best visual of this game, the Florida ocean
Record breaking QB Ryan Fitzpatrick.
WOW..
Wow we suck
Jeebus
Oh my
I think I’ll find something else to do with my Sunday.
Florida heat really taking it’s toll on the Ravens. They look lethargic
Let the tanking begin
Here’s an early look at 2020 draft prospects https://www.drafttek.com/2020-NFL-Draft-Big-Board/Top-NFL-Draft-Prospects-2020-Page-1.asp
Ballage
Great series
Please Defense make a big play
Wake with a sack and FF on Baker Mayfield
Oh, SB – You meant our defense. lol
Well Flores is definitely going to get to see if he has any quitters on the team!
Who is # 70 ? And why on two plays in a row is he not hitting anyone??
That’s Davenport.
Julienned!
That’s not good news
Holy make a sandwich in the pocket
Wow shit show
Keep telling me how awesome Minkah is . . . .
That pass rush tho’
What pass rush tho??
There I fixed it ☹️
My sarcasm didnt need fixed
Anyone here still want to argue why we’re ranked #32?
May as well put Rosen in.
I think we’ll be seeing Rosen by halftime at the current rate of speed.
You don’t have to get blown out to tank
I don’t think it’s intended
Y’all let them lose before slicing any wrists
Get Gesicki with it!
Maybe Minkah should be playing safety
Overrated no matter where he plays. I do think that maybe they should leave him at one spot, rather than be a jack of all trades and truly not a master of any of them.
Jesse Davis looking a less than average RG playing LT
Foles got crushed on that play
He’ll have more time to count the money he fleeced from Jacksonville.
This is just painful. We can’t do one positive thing.
Well at least the refs aren’t showing us sympathy lol
Lol Lamar Jackson looks like Marino
Who wanted to see our defense today?
Was that wiltz?
Yes
Aptly named
Ravens will probably lose 14-3 next week just because they aren’t playing us
I knew we shouldn’t have traded tunsil
Lol if Tunsil were here it would be so different…. I mean I suspect probably 28-3 maybe 28-6
sarcasm
I said it in one of my articles, Rowe is going to have it tough, he’s going to see a lot of action. He looks woefully not up to the task so far (as I predicted)
So, guys…..How are you all feeling about our chances right now?
Too soon?
I think we should be ranked 64th