Get used to seeing this, this image is the future of our team. I thank Ryan Fitzpatrick for his dedication and his leadership and the inspiration he provided for our team, the Miami Dolphins. His enjoyment and enthusiasm was infectious. I’m not going to disparage Ryan Fitzpatrick in order to make it clear why Tua should be starting. If we can look at things and detach ourselves from Ryan Fitzpatrick the person, you can realize that it’s been the defense and its improvement that has changed the fortune of the team, not the play of the QB. Fitz is pretty up and down and while he’s having a good season, don’t be lulled into thinking it was great. Now the team is finally scoring over 25 PPG but in this NFL, decent teams do that. The main reason we’re now 3-3 is because our defense is allowing only 18.8 PPG, good for 4th in the NFL.
Before the 2020 NFL draft, and before the injury to Tua Tagovailoa, Tua was considered the most pro ready NFL prospect and possibly the most talented. Yes, Joe Burrow had one epic season but Tua had been doing it for longer, getting better each season while starting a high floor to begin with. I think the plan was to use the BYE week to give Tua the maximum amount of time to get reps in practice. Unfortunately due to COVID-19, the NFL was forced to reschedule a few games which led to a change in our BYE week from Week 11 to Week 7. Without any preseason games for Tua to get ready and get some action, this is the next best opportunity and the fact that it presented itself 4 weeks earlier is unfortunate for Ryan Fitzpatrick but hopefully ends up being better for our team.
We got a glimpse this past Sunday of Tua, 2 pass attempts, 2 completions for a total of 9 yards and he converted a 3rd down, the ONLY 3rd down conversion of the day for the Miami Dolphins. We can do better folks, we really can. That’s not a knock on Fitzpatrick but if we can’t convert any 3rd downs against the Jets, how can we do it against better teams? I feel like Mike Gesicki has once again become totally underutilized. He IS that TE we’ve been waiting for, we need to use him. The O-line has been getting the job done, even with the necessitated switch of Jesse Davis to LT and Robert Hunt to RT. I know many are worried now as to whether Hunt can protect Tua’s blind side but the coaches are aware and will work around it. Tua can move and he will get rid of the ball quickly. Myles Gaskin has carried the load and the load continues to progressively increase. This is good. We haven’t had that kind of consistency with a RB since Jay Ajayi was here. Thankfully Adam Gase isn’t here anymore so Gaskin is safe.
Look to the future, both immediate and distant and be happy #1 is now our QB. Be excited! Let yourself feel the energy of having an elite talent at QB. This is what you have waited for so don’t be shy, nervous or otherwise, embrace it! This is a great time for our team, you can see that things are coming together, and we’re in year 1 of the rebuild after the tear down. The defense we were complaining about earlier in the season is playing as well or better than we all hoped they would at this juncture. Be excited! This is what we live for as Dolphins fans so don’t squander it with “What ifs” and “How come now”, just be freaking elated that we’re just a game out from being atop our division and our best football is yet to come! Oh, and be excited that the Bi Week Babe is coming to a blog near you very soon, as early as this weekend!
Finsmob Unleashed 
Stanger Jones is IA today …. you need me fix ?
No I don’t. Still half an hour to go.
10-4 sir. Carry on. 👍👍
Wyo,
Who is that?
Michelle Rodriguez
Wow, I didn’t even recognize her.
I don’t really care about Williams blitzing two men in that situation. The game wasn’t over. You could say the same thing about us passing with a minute and a half left in a 24-0 game. We wanted to get Tua a couple of plays including passes, so we had our reasons. Are they just supposed to play vanilla D while we do what we want?
There was less than two minutes and down by at least 3 TDs. I thought it was odd Tua was put in, tbh. I also thought it odd the Jets D was playing harder and faster than the previous 58 minutes.
Guess it might have been an omen on Flores’ part.
I will say Tua’s release made me go, what was that? Then, I realized I hope I get to get used to watching a lefty.
I did the same thing. That first pass looked so weird, it threw me off too lol. I had forgotten about him being a lefty.
Summer asked if it gives him any advantage since the defense has to flip coverages and everything. I don’t think it does, but wasn’t positive. I know it’s been years since the league has had a lefty at QB.
Maybe.
The second pass threw me too and was beautiful to tight window. I was like, wtf was that?
I think the angles and lines are different, too.
OD, Last night was a really great game. Not as good as the Rangers at the Cardinals game 6 though.
Derrick Henry is a beast. Omar still isn’t impressed with him though… 🙄
I wonder if Derrick Henry is impressed with Omar
LOL
OD – That was actually Wyo who put up the babe, and I think it’s both BYE-Bi
Tge jets are on the move. For a fist pump.
Green Bay up 7-0
Jets up 3-0 on the bills
I do not understand the thinking of playing the Titans Steelers here in the Miami market when the Bills Jets are playing!
The thinking is you have 2 undefeated teams playing vs the jets are about to be blown out again.
Owe you a beer on that one.
Two unbeaten teams in one game in the other is the winless Jets. Not a shocker to me.
Bills miss FG. Jets still up 3-0
Freakin Titans can not stop the Steelers on 3rd down.
LOL, I just saw a graphic on the Jets/Bills that the Jest were about to run their 10th defensive play with a lead THIS SEASON. That is a crazy stat.
I’m watching the play by play on NFL. com of the NY / Buff game and see DuhArnold sacked and think Yeah! oh….wait….damn…this is confusing
Steelers 7 for 7 on 3rd down with 4 conversions over 10 yds. About to go up 14-0
Titans are worst in league on 3rd down D, so…
It shows. Steelers are making it look easy.
Come on Gase. Passed on the FG with a failed run attempt on 4 & 1
Woohoo! GB up 14-0.
IPA?
🍻
14-0 GB over Hou.
WOW Tannehill just got lucky one receiver popped up a high pass and his other guy caught it with heads up awareness.
He just got lucky on the fumble too. TD Titans
New to me today — “Anzalone was a Dolphins fan while growing up in College Point, N.Y.” before becoming…..
Still hate him
Jets get strip sack and fumble recovery in red zone. Still up 3-0
Tanny got rocked
Tanny looked like Tanny. but finished with a dart for a TD
so, a better Tanny. LOL
They put him in position to succeed, as we did, when Ajayi was running wild. Ask him to be the comeback kid, and see different results.
He’s not the guy I want down 6 with 2 minutes left.
TD Jets
Yets up 9-0
I like Tanny, the city of Nashville, the people are second to none, but I’ll only root for the Titans, if its advantageous to us.
I’m rooting for them today to get the Steelers a loss. They only have 4 or 5 possible losses the rest of the way.
Steelers won’t beat the Ravens twice.
Yeah, that’s probably a safe bet.
Geez, the Titans are sucking today.
Steelers may be best team in football right now
They look really good
GB up 21-0
Wow Titans
That wasn’t Danny White back there punting.
Packers up 21-0 at half. Would take a huge Texans comeback. Looking like they will end up with a Top 10 pick for sure and Top 5 is looking better each weekend.
WTF Ben
Cowboys trying to enter the Tyler Lawrence sweepstakes
Not a chance. Even if might be looking to bop our Texans up a spot.
Only 2 wins and with the Red Rifle in and most of the OL out they may not win another game. Washington man handling them today
Didn’t say they were headed to the playoffs, but yeah guess they can be a name in the hunt for the #1 #1. And keep in mind those AFC East teams are gonna be playing all the other bad ones in their own division. Some wins will pop up.
Sorry ^ NFC East
I was going to sarcastically post the same thing. I assume that’s what you were doing, some don’t think you were.
I think they are unlikely to but they are not out of the running. They are a bad team right now
Jets up 10-6 at half. Would be awesome for them to win,but still unlikely.
I am in Houston Texans market for NFL Network …
Today local channel is showing Pitts/Tenn and Houston is available on NFL Network. This is an absolute FIRST as far as I can remember (Wyo? can you confirm?)
Lots of Texans fans probably furious… even local channel gave up on them.
You’re comparing a Fox game vs CBS.
no, actually, Dallas/Wash are on FOX in my market.
Yep!
I was shocked to see the Pit. vs Tenn. game on the locals!
10-9 Jets
Minkah caught with a boner on long 73 yard TD.
I enjoyed that he was the one that missed it
Titans showed up all of a sudden. A long TD play and a 3 and out on D. Getting the ball back with a chance to make it a one score game.
Then RT did what he does, a 3 yard pass on 3rd and 8.
Bills up 12-10
Game over lol
Might be right
Buffalo miss FG still up 12-10
Titans looking for the fifth 4th quarter comeback in 6 games this year. Moving the ball. A FG makes it a one score game.
Bye Fitz??????
I just talked to my Cowboys buddy and we agreed on Fitz for Zeke
I’d have to do a hard pass!
Fitz for their 2nd! 😉
Must really suck to be a Texans fan right now. Your team dives and you start looking to how high your draft pick is. This year they are looking at how high ours will be.
^didn’t mean that for here.
Spillane hit Henry so hard he hurt himself. Wow, what a freaking hit.
Bills now up 15-10
Titans only down 27-24.
Titans back in it 27-24
Tannehill sucks.
I can only see Dallas v WFT. Lol, I “hate” JJ, so there is some solace.
Houston TO on downs should just about end that game with GB up 28-13, six and a half min left.
Titans D needs to get another stop here.
Play stopped in Nashville due to a butt forced injury. Juju got spun and his ass made contact with Brown’s should.
Wow, you lose the broadcast in the last 5 minutes of a very good game, lol. Pitt offense looking to seal the game
Big 3rd down conversion
They say Baker is being threatened by Burrow getting more press. His reaction, he’s lighting it up in the 2nd half. That’s the only time he plays well, when someone gets more press than he does.
Last chance for Tenn. Have to get a stop.
Houston we have a problem at 1-6. I hope they’re sellers before the trade deadline.
5 more losses should seal a top 10 pick.
Tenn with the INT! 2 and a half min left
The guy spotting the ball must live in Tenn. he’s a homer and a half.
Tannehill money. Titans in FG range which would tie it. TD wins it.
I think that is intentional grounding
Switched to Tenn v Pitt.
AGH! missed the 46 yd FG
Wide Right!!!!!
Gostkowski misses 45 yard FG to tie game. Steelers will hold on. But somebody will blame Tannehill
Damn, Browns going to win too. If we end up fighting for a playoff spot, they’ll probably be one of the teams there.
Mayfield threw a perfect pass with seconds left. Incredible throw and catch. Pissed me off.
It was a great throw
Well, we were in 9th place in the conference coming into today and we are still there. Plus our first and 2nd round picks stayed as good as they were before today as well.
All in all not a bad day of football. Wish the Bills would have lost. Let’s root against the Pat’s now!! Go SF!
Must really suck to be a Texans fan right now. Your team dives and you start looking to how high your draft pick is. This year they are looking at how high ours will be.
Yeah, but they have a probowl left tackle and a really good WR…what? oh, really? Ahhhhhhhh nevermind.
I just found a 14 year old box of craft mac n cheese in my pantry. WTF!? I have moved twice in that time. How the hell has this box been invisible to me for that long!?
Historical dinner tonight. It’s a real thing. People eat food that has been preserved for a long time to see how it differs from today
I opened the package of “orange powder” cheese mix and it was dark dark brown. LOL I don’t think I’ll try it
Ewwwww.
If you can stomach the Homeraide…
Noooo Rock, you should be fine…. really
LOL
This is awesome. Games on 3 computers and 1 on my TV. Snowing here and in Denver. What a great afternoon
That’s awesome
I love this season with Christmas coming up and I LOVE snow
it is so refreshing to watch the pats suck
👍
I live in a somewhat wooded area, deer in my yard all the time, had a coyote around a while back. Just now looked out the window and there were 2 wild turkeys strolling around. That’s a first.
Your making me hungry! 😉
I live on cul de sac. It’s wooded but not crazy wooded but we get deer, coyote, fox fisher cats all the time
The coyotes might be stashing illegals in your yard
My parent’s place used to get turkeys. You feed them (bread and such) and the will keep showing up if you do it regular. Not like we’d pet them, but they showed some personality. Lot more than deer at least.
You’ve got nothing on me, we have hummingbirds😏
And an occasional jack rabbit.
Vegas isn’t exactly a rain forest, the last rain was, well I can’t remember that far back.
Buffalo couldn’t get into the Endzone vs Jets LOL. Maybe their offense peaked in the first 4 weeks.
But they won, sooooooooo
But they played the jets.
So?
Niners looking like they may dominate the Pets, so the here come the holding calls.
and and INT
Go Bucs and go Darlene’s 49ers
But the Bucs have Brady stank
Don’t care, only care about what benefits the Dolphins
Go Chiefs also
Pick 6👍
Newton picked
17-3 Niners woohoo
lol, make that 16-3
I want any team in the AFC to lose that can benefit the Fins. Don’t give a crap about who is on the teams
Have to agree.
I’m willing to forgive and forget as well long as is for a purpose. Have Brady and Gronk on my fantasy squad.
Yep, that’s what it’s all about.
If Pets go 2-4, do we see Bellicheat trade Cam Newton to Cowboys before deadline? I mean, that way he can have an excuse as why they don’t win the division.
Yes, and he’ll get a 1st rd pick in return.
Cowboys won’t do that
NE with two fumbles in 3 plays, lucky to recover both.
Cam really sucks. I’m annoyed we lost to this team, lol.
We’ll have another chance. But first time around we couldn’t stop the run. So we deserved what we got.
We are a different team today than we where when we played them. We are the youngest team in the league and it showed that day. 6 games more experience under our belts now
I hear ya. All that, plus what Stang said. And we didn’t have tape of their new offense. Watching them the last few weeks, they suck. I’m still annoyed, lol.
Another holding on SF, SMH.
right?
Niners beating the Pets down every play.
Man the 49ers are running outside sweeps all day with all their skill players. The Pats really look like a meh team.
Pats have no weapons on offense
And Cam sucks! LOL
Trade Fitzpatrick to the Cowboys for a 3rd round pick.
Kind of just kidding…..lol
Think we would take that, but would the Cowboys or maybe more importantly Fitz. He can retire any time he doesn’t like the plan.
I said that last week.
2nd!!!!!!!!!!
23-3 Niners
TD SF woohoo
LOL NICE
Love how the 49er’s skill players are laying the wood to the Pats defense instead of just going down at the end of every play. Walter Peyton like, giving the DB a punishing blow at the end of a run. Beating them down
271 straight plays with Cam under center without an offensive penalty…….that is amazing they say…..LOL!!!!!!!
Bill forgot to pay the refs today
HA Nice Punt Cam!
I was half joking before about Cowboys and Lawrence but it is not that far fetched the more I think about it. It is a big splashy move that Jerry Jones likes. Dak is a FA and coming off a bad injury. He has high salary demands. Their OL is decimated by injury and Dalton sucks. They just might be in play for Lawrence
Who knows? After today going to be a winless team and 6 with one win. But any team with 2 wins is still in the running for the Lawrence Lottery. And Jones could do the trade for him.
Their biggest obstacle is the Jets. They could conceivably go 0-16 they are that bad
How are the Jest going to win 2 or 3 games?
Fire Gase
Stupid pick by Cam
God, I can’t wait till this stupid f’ing election is over. These political ads are not just annoying, but offensive. Both sides act like each side is stupid, and an inflammatory TV ad is going change someone’s mind. God, and yes, I actually mean God, help us if we are influenced by these commercials.
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Do you see any for President? Seems that would be a waste of money.
Lots of them both parties but probably more Democratic
You would know just like us Florida folks do. I’m amazed at how blatant they are, but guess they are targeted at people who haven’t paid much attention and might be swung in a swing state.
I think he owes himself a beer! 🍻
Posted in the wrong place, not sure how that happened 🤷♀️
Opinions?
With the 49ers last two games (Rams and now Pats), did we:
1 – catch them at a good time
2 – out coach them
3- we are sneakily better than we are being given credit for
4. all of the above
Agree
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#1
I hate all of the political talk on here because no matter what is said it will not influence anyone’s opinion, but what it MIGHT do is cause division among people who are just Dolphins fans.
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43-17 wasn’t “only” catching them when Jimmy G was limping.
I hate all of the political talk on here because no matter what is said it will not influence anyone’s opinion, but what it MIGHT do is cause division among people who are just Dolphins fans. Just my opinion.
So good you had to say it twice
👏👏👏
Sorry, not sure how it was posted twice
Bookman,
You’re in Wisconsin, right? Battleground state. I bet every other commercial is a political ad. I was just thinking earlier how nice it is that only about 1 ad every other commercial break is political.
Yes, and we are re-calling our liberal governor, of course last election we re called Scott Walker, conservative. The vitriol just seems to be never ending, and this goes back to before our current President was elected. When are we as voters and citizens going to realize that most of the people who run are self serving idiots? We need to do something do good decent people want to run for office
4 TD’s and 5 FG’s is 9 successful drives. against this defense which is dominating NE
Rhino, JG was hurting and we took advantage, over a 16 game season, shit happens, I am not going to worry about it anymore