This is what the season has come down to, Week 15, Brian Flores’s Dolphins at 8-5 fighting for a playoff spot against Bill Belichick’s Patriots. Earlier this year, the Patriots embarrassed the Dolphins 21-11 at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough. Cam Newton and the RPO time and time again fooled the Dolphins defenders to the tune of 15 carries for 75 yards and 2 TD’s by the NE QB. Dolphins QB Ryan Fitzpatrick was abysmal that day completing 23 passes of 30 attempts, except 3 of those completions were to NE defenders. We just looked unprepared and overmatched by Bill Belichick’s gameplan and Cam Newton’s execution of it. We guessed wrong so many times on that RPO and it was one of the more frustrating things to watch. Brian Flores will have to design a better gameplan this time.
So many things have changed since then. Ryan Fitzpatrick is no longer our starting QB, it’s now rookie Tua Tagovailoa. Neither Jordan Howard (Released) or Myles Gaskin (COVID-19 list) are playing this Sunday. RB DeAndre Washington will get the start and returning to the backfield is Matt Breida. Salvon Ahmed is a longshot to play as well. WR DeVante Parker is limited with a hamstring injury but will likely play, but Preston Williams who played Week 1 is still out. TE Mike Gesicki is also likely out with a dislocated shoulder. Patriots WR Julian Edelman is on IR/R which means he’s eligible to play should the Patriots decide to activate him but this is his first week of practice and he’s been out since October 31st when he elected to have surgery on his knee. He is unlikely to play.
Cam Newton is tenuously holding on to the starting job in NE as he has struggled in his last 3 games throwing for only 272 yards with 1 TD against 3 INT’s and that includes the 45-0 walloping of the LA Chargers. He did rush for 2 TD’s against the woeful Chargers. If I know Brian Flores, Cam Newton won’t be running all over us Sunday. We’ll be on him like white on rice. The Patriots are on the outside looking in as far as the playoffs concerned, even if they win out 9-7 is not going to be good enough to get in in the fiercely competitive AFC. There are 4 division winners and 3 wild card berths. The Chiefs are the AFC West Champs at 12-1. The Colts and Titans are tied at 9-4 in the AFC South and the Steelers (11-2) are holding a 2 game edge on the Browns (9-4) who are now surging and looking to grab the AFC North division crown. Our Dolphins currently have the #7 seed at 8-5. 10 wins is the only chance the Dolphins will be in the playoffs, so in essence, our last 3 games are essentially playoff games. First one is at home against a very familiar opponent.
There are always ebbs and flows in the long 16 game season, and despite the loss last week, I think our team is performing very well. The injuries are adding up, and I’d really love to have Kyle Van Noy back this week along with good Ole Bobby McCain. I’d love to have thumper Elandon Roberts back at LB too, he was missed last week. I wouldn’t mind having Ereck Flowers back either but only if he’s ready, I think Mt. Kindley has done well in his stead. It’s possible that Isaiah Ford could suit up for us this week, depending on how Jakeem Grant is doing with his hamstring injury. Lynn Bowden kind of exploded last week getting lots of action. Bowden was targeted 9 times and caught 7 passes for 82 yards. He also rushed once and the previous week against Cincy, Bowden caught 4 for 41 yards. Safe to say he’s part of the offense now.
As the pictures above portray, this game is the Mentor against his former Student. I don’t have to explain to all of you that Bill Belichick has always been a great coach and a master of making adjustments before the game, during the game and after the game. People will say look at him w/o Brady but Belichick created Brady. He tailored the offense to work with Tom Brady’s strengths and mask his weaknesses. In my opinion, only people who don’t really understand the game look at Tom Brady with his 30 TD’s and 11 INT’s and think that Brady was the reason for the Patriots success. The Buccaneers are just loaded with talent, there is no comparing the Bucs roster with the Patriots roster. RB Ronald Jones has come of age having his best season. WR’s Mike Evans, Chris Godwin, Antonio Brown along with TE’s Rob Gronkowski, O.J. Howard and Cameron Brate. The Patriots, besides having an inept passer at QB (Newton), the Patriots WR’s are Jakobi Myers, N’Keal Harry, Damiere Byrd along with RB’s Damien Harris and James White. The Bucs also have loads more talent on defense with LB’s Lavonte David and Devin White, DE’s Shaq Barrett and JPP and DT Ndamukong Suh. Folks, it’s not even close. I’m loathe to agree with Belichick himself when he said they sold out to win previous years and have left the cupboard somewhat bare this season. I’d say he speaks true.
My point in the last paragraph is we are basically trying to knock off Bill Belichick’s team, and although they might be outmanned, they have the football mind to keep them in this one. We have a disciple of that football mind, and if there was ever a time for the student to teach the teacher something, this is it. We need a strong gameplan from Brian Flores. We can’t allow Cam Newton and the RPO or whatever they employ to beat us. We have to be the better team Sunday. The NFL season is a game of attrition, no one knows who will be available at the end of the season and if we make it far enough that we’re in the playoffs, maybe we get Preston Williams back, Gaskin with fresh legs, maybe we get TE Mike Gesicki back as well. We MUST win this game, and then we move on to the next playoff game against the Las Vegas Raiders in their new house. Win this one, I like our chances against Da Raiders.
GO DOLPHINS!!!
Finsmob Unleashed 
I think we also forgot SB, Twice, Twice, ER, Naples, New Age, and a few more that my addled brain can’t come up
^ with – You may as well throw NJPhinFan and Jersey Jeff while you’re at it
And FFR, and Bat
And you can’t have a good party without a library cop.
BBMike,
LMAO, you killed it above!!! 😀
Take a bow, sir!!!
Perhaps I’m the only one who noticed, but Son should have been in there! All good, nonetheless. Son is one of my favs on this blog.
Another strange stat – Lynn Bowden has as many receptions as Preston Williams, 18
I’m telling you!
He’s going to be our “little Edelfucker”
LOL -He’s been heavily used the last few games
BBM — was just well done, even if for sure been a bunch more folks on the road. And that bar is now, even if yeah know I mentioned Walker. Wonder how that crazy cat is doing.
Hey, any of you have one of those pellet grill/smokers? Or one of those 4 in 1 or 8 in 1 pellet/gas combos that do everything? Walmart has some massive ones that do everything by Pit Boss but there seem to be more bad reviews than I would like to see amongst the good reviews. I am looking at reviews on a bunch of them and can’t decide. I think I am leaning toward a pellet/gas gill/smoker combo If I am going to spend that kind of money on my next grill, I want to get it right. Thanks!
Shit, left Sonny out too. It’s hard to digest that all at once
I owe you a beer! See above…
Sonny @ 4:20. That’s Walker’s spot! lol
I think Bowden and Perry may become move the sticks slot guys. Neither has the speed to take the op of but both seem fearless over the middle. Edelman type guys.
Looks like I owe Wyo a beer.
Bowden maybe a starter at slot going forward. Like Perry a whole bunch, but just doesn’t have the speed to be a front-line starter.
Thanks, y’all.
Mike E., I knew I was forgetting a lot of people. Shoulda coulda took more time. lol
I think you did great!
^ agreed, it was great anyway. It would have to be a D-sized post if we got everyone in there
M13, oh man! Sorry Son! One of my favs as well. Damn!
It’s all good, man!
Son was the jerk who pointed out the pickled feet to me
Mike E,
Have you been watching the Mandalorian? WOW!!!
Nah, I don’t have Disney. I would like to watch it though
It’s been the very best Star Wars story-telling since George Lucas, man. It takes place 5 years after Return of the Jedi… and some old faces have returned!!!
$7 a month on Disney+. Get a subscription, and either DVR them for future viewing, or binge-watch them all within that one month. It’s VERY worth the price, I promise!
BBM – I recently bought a Masterbuilt Gravity series charcoal smoker. Liked it so much I bought another for the house in Virginia. I got the mid-price range one ($500). If you want to spend some cash, check this one out (it’s my next): https://kbq.us/
You didnt leave me out. I walked in, took one look at the crowd and immediately walked back out!
LOL
Awesome!!! LMAO!!
No Jumbo chairs! 😉
(Pun intended)
I see a sitcom in there somewhere. Are there enough old, fat, bald white guys in Hollywood to cast it? Lol
It’s Cheers redux. And don’t need Hollywood….more than enough dudes on this board. Mike E will play Sam, Herd Diane and then a bunch of competition for the other roles. Sorta thinking ORob will get Cliff though. 🙂
BBM,
“No matter what any one says about the Dolphins, positive or negative, Tim tells them that everything is going to be ok.”
I did a literal spit take …
Regarding the “Parsons” too good to not take post up above… IF available when we pick, I don’t doubt for a second that Flores would demand we pick him. Our D would be elite… spend the next 5 picks loading up on offense. Carolina and Atlanta are currently the only threats to take him ahead of us right now, imo.
M13,
I just had this conversation with my daughter. She loves The Mandalorian. Well, she loves baby Yoda, anyway. So, I decided to watch it. I was disappointed. It was clearly a rehash/remake of every old Western I’d watched as a kid. None of the story lines were fresh or interesting. I figured out where every episode would take me 5 minutes in. The acting was, well, less than memorable. I will say Season 2 is, so far, better than Season 1, but it’s still very rote and predictable. With all the hype, I was really expecting something more. I still love it because it’s Star Wars, but I don’t get all the fuss. And, SPOILER ALERT!!!, he takes off his helmet already in Season 2. Sorry but that’s a major no-no for Mandalorians. Now he’s just some dude in a set of armor. Lol
Glad I am not the only one. The acting and the scripts are sometimes wow bad.
And casting Timothy Oliphant as “The Marshal “…who hasn’t done that?
According to Beasley, no path to the playoffs exists at 10-6 without a win by the Bengals, Jaguars or Jets against a playoff contender. — the teams that have the three worst records in the NFL (combined 4-33-1).
We have to win out fellas (and Herd).
M – What else is in Disney that I can sell to my wife? I have to give her incentive. We’re already paying a gazillion for DirecTv, which is a scam. If they lose the NFL package I’d drop them so fast their head would spin. I’ll still never forgive them years ago when HD became a thing and I had an SD dish, they wanted to charge me $999 for new HD dish. They were offering new customers $199, so I asked for that deal, they refused. I said I’ve been paying you for 8 years but you’ll give someone who hasn’t given you a cent an $800 discount? I cut them off for a few years until I couldn’t take not having Dolphins football
stanger,
Does MikeE have the hair? It’s all about the hair for Sam Malone. I’m not sure Herd is neurotic enough to be Diane. She may be a better Rebecca. Rob as Cliff….no argument there. Lol
um, there’s this whole thing she has about laundry … is that a sign of being neurotic? lol
Not much hair on Mike E…. but he’s the juice that keeps the place going. Plus he’s an athlete. CFO from the Jets tried to hire him away . Herd is good enough to play either Diane or Rebecca. Big Q is who would be Norm. Lots of choices on that one.
Not up to the size!
But I like beer!!!!!
WYOMING!….lol
Randy – No hair! Clean shaven cue ball!
WTF??????????
Guess he didn’t pass his audition last week!
Once special, I guess he never lived up to that. Isaiah Ford is probably happy. Mack Hollins too!
Wow, too bad.
He did something bad or some bad thing from his past came back to haunt him.
From the Herald:
“Myles Gaskin, the team’s leading rusher, is eligible to return to practice this week after missing the last two games due to the NFL’s COVID-19 policy — assuming he gets the proper medical clearance.”
“And there’s more: When Flores said the injured Dolphins “were very close” to playing Sunday, he wasn’t kidding. We hear at least one, and probably several, of the team’s scratches could have played against the Patriots if it was an elimination game. The Dolphins took the calculated risk that they could win without them.”
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So we felt good enough about our chances to beat the Pets without all our playmakers on offense, and not only were we good enough, we won by two scores.
Dolphins open up as 2.5 point favorites against the Raiders in Las Vegas…
Seemed a little bit risky. The last 3 games including yesterday are elimination games
I imagine the question of how effective they would be, would it impact their chances of progressing healthwise, and our needing them more healthy for the Raiders and Bills all came into play. And of course there’s always the possibility the story is crap, lol.
Opening line has the Dolphins as 2.5-point road favorites against the Raiders. And they are 7-7. Our team is getting a lot more respect this season.
I’m a rum and coke guy. Shots of top shelf tequila are always welcome too. 😉
I’m a bourbon and coke guy. Lines only. lol
LOL, if that was being served, I’d join
Stanger – My NY Jets friend got a nice promotion. He’s now the Executive Vice President and C.O.O.
Waiving Calloway may mean that Preston Williams is ready to be activated
It may also mean that Parker is ready to play this week
That sux!
Damn – RIP Kev!
With film????
Wait…. am I supposed to be overweight? I’ve been working on it, but not quite there yet. Lol
And forgot to mention, on my way out I ran into Bookman and told him they only serve in teeny tiny mugs. So we both just left together.
And sad that Toba still getting cavity searched at the border.
Toba actually asked for a second cavity search
What do they have dentists at the border? Ohhhh, that cavity!
LOL!
Mike – You really have a buddy at the Jets? I have a 1970 Profootball Weekly with Namath on the cover that I would love to get signed. I got Bob Griese to sign the one with him on the cover.
To put it into perspective, he lived on my block, but he moved away to a bigger (much bigger!) house. He’s married to my sister-in-law’s childhood friend. He’s not a close friend, but we were invited to all 3 of his kids Bar/Bat Mitzvah’s at Met Life Stadium. He’s a good guy. If I’m gonna ever ask him for a big favor it’s going to be seats to Jets/Dolphins playoff game if such a beast ever existed. lol
Good plan.
Howard is our only pro bowler
Give our guys a couple of years, we’ll have more. I actually prefer it this way, just have a really good team where everyone contributes. Pro Bowlers sometimes become divas.
Phelon,
I am not even joking. I guessed it was gonna be Olyphant before they showed him. I mean, come on. It was so predictable. Lazy.
***
He is in one of my all time favorite series: “Deadwood”. I hear “Justified” is good, but I haven’t watched it.
Phelon, Thanks! Was looking for a pellet/gas combo so I have the option for a quick grill, but the Masterbuilt heats up really fast for charcoal from what I am reading. You must have the 560 series. How long have you had yours? How is it holding up as far as rust or any issues? If it works really well and is durable, I may step up and get the 800 series as it comes with the folding front stainless shelf and a flat top griddle insert with the extra grilling space. It’s about $700, but doesn’t seem like you get a whole lot more for the extra $200. When I do ribs, I like to do about 4 racks at a time. Can the 560 handle 4 full racks?
Much appreciated!
RIP Kevin Greene. Gone way too young.
Frank Clark (5 sacks) and Joey Bosa (7.5 sacks) bath made the pro bowl over Ogbah
Kind of surprising
😡
I like the uproar of RT17 getting snubbed for the Pro Bowl. He’s top 5 in the league in TDs, rating, and ypa. I believe TN is also the highest scoring team in the league too. TN averaged 16pts a game with Mariota and now over 30 since RT17 took over.
Say what you want about the guy, but he deserved a pro bowl this year. I will always cheer for him, heck of a guy.
I’m sure Watson has good stats but I’m not a huge fan of voting for QBs from really bad teams
100% with ER on this
Randy – The Mandolorian even sounds like Clint Eastwood did in the spaghetti westerns.
If you liked Deadwood (was so pissed when I discovered they cancelled it) you will love Justified. I’ve watched the entire thing three times.
Randy says:
December 21, 2020 at 4:59 pm
M13,
I just had this conversation with my daughter. She loves The Mandalorian. Well, she loves baby Yoda, anyway. So, I decided to watch it. I was disappointed…
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It’s all good, Randy. I don’t want to reveal spoilers for anyone here, but I HEAR what you’re saying. I’ve been thinking for a long time that “The Mandalorian” has been mirroring “Renegade” (starring Lorenzo Lamas) as a ‘western’ theme, what with a bounty hunter… hmmm.
“Renegade” was an incredible series — though unsung — IMO. RIP to Stephen J. Cannell, it’s creator. He made SO many great shows, man!
But seriously, the story-telling in “The Mandalorian” has been incredible… at least IMO. That last episode brought tears to my eyes, bud!
BBM – I’ve had the one in the Keys since September so not long. No issues so far. Biggest thing is what charcoal to use and figuring out how to balance it with wood chunks. Lump charcoal gives the best taste but you have to make sure the bigger pieces don’t get wedged in the fire box. I like to put a few chunks of wood in first then a layer of charcoal, then a layer of wood chunks and finally fill it with charcoal. That’s usually good for about 6 hours at 225. It will scream up 700 very quickly if you are grilling steaks or anything that needs a sear.
I’ve done ribs, chops, chicken, a whole Turkey, pork shoulder…they were all good. Thermometer (probe) is accurate, maintains whatever temp you set it to even in near gale force winds.
It will definitely handle four racks. I’ve done two using only the bottom grate. I bought the 560 because I figured if it rust out in the salt air down here, I can replace it every year.
Looking at current draft order and tie breakers … we really need a Cincy upset over Houston for legit chance to end up at #4 in draft.
Atlanta (KC, TB) and Carolina (Wash, NO) will have an increase in SOS. A loss to Cincy would really drop Houston SOS if all three end up at 4-12. If Houston beats Cincy its a WILD ride of variables cuz lots of teams behind Houston with worse SOS.
Wow ,can we please play Pittsburgh in playoffs ??
Tua is also the first rookie QB to beat a Belichick/Pats team since 2013. 🙂
Wow Steelers do not look like a team that was 11-0 3 weeks ago
Rothlesiberger has 5 completions for negative 2 yards
M13,
It’s all good! It was just so hyped that I was really expecting something great. I’m gonna keep watching it either way! I love anything Star Wars AND Gina Carano, so I’m in for the long haul. Lol
I love how this game is playing out. There’s gonna be some fights by the end of this one. Lol
https://twitter.com/FinsStan/status/1341176906398523392?s=20
Yeah WTF?
🤬
Fans having any say in the pro bowl is dumb.
Bengals are a group of thugs
If the Bengals score 4 more points, we’re the #1 s scoring defense in the league.
I guess technically it’s 3 more to be tied at #1.
Ben looks like he has aged 10 years in 3 weeks
ALL OF A SUDDEN, no one’s intimidated by having to travel to Pittsburgh in round 1 of the playoffs.
The Steelers losing this game would be great for us.
If the Steelers lose tonight
and the Steelers lose next week to the Colts
and the Bills and Chiefs both win next week
Then the Bills in week 17 will be locked into the #2 spot in the playoffs and will have nothing to play for.
The pro bowl has always been more about name recognition than the best players. It doesn’t mean much. I put much more emphasis on an all pro selection. Hell, guys can get into the pro bowl after playing about 5 games. Lol
That’s true and fans vote 45 times for their guys. LOL
ANYBODY know what the spread is for Saturday’s Fins @ Raiders game?
Dolphins are favored – 2.5
THANKS, Kong!
So the contest for coach of the year is over, right?
And if X gets one more INT he breaks the mythical double digit INT barrier, he’s got a real shot at DPOY.
It’s going to be hard for him to beat out T.J. Watt.
I think if he breaks 10 he has a real shot.
I hope so.
The FF gives him double digit turnovers!
Posted the let’s play Pittsburg comment , then read the last 24 hrs… well done on the Bar , no doubt Phindog was behind (lol) the cavity search .. move the location to WI and it’s ERs bar … and prior to Mike E shaving his head , Yes he had Sam hair
Son could definitely play the NORM role
Mike E shaved his head?
That’s what I hear
manitobafinfan says:
December 21, 2020 at 9:22 pm
Wow ,can we please play Pittsburgh in playoffs ??
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As it stands right now, they would be the first team we would play in the WC round. KC would get the bye and we would play the steelers in the first round of the playoffs. 7 vs 2, 6 vs 3 5 vs 4
The lamentations of the women
I knew that , I’m now hoping it works out so we do .. they look like shit
Were those Wookiee ? Or Cav and his bro ?
Bigfoot
Did you see them ?? You may be right
I did that was my thought
May have been mine if I wasnt reading Cav at the time lol
Wow gashed them
Dolphins officially the #1 scoring defense in the league
Woot woot
🙂
Maybe the Pats defense wasn’t all about Belichick in 2018. Flores was the defensive playcaller that year but most people didn’t give him much credit for it. Maybe Flores and Boyer are pretty good too.
It’s almost unreal the speed in which this defense came together
Imagine if we had if had a preseason….
Yeah man. The personnel they brought in were good additions and I thought we’d be good, but not to this level. Lovin it!!!!
Bengals are so close to sealing this up
Wow Ben is OFF
Holy crap, Bengals really won. This thing really has a great chance to set up perfectly for us.
We already know the Bills will beat the Pets, and the Chiefs will beat the Falcons.
So all we need is Pitt to lose to the Colts next week and the Bills will be locked in the #2 seed and have nothing to play for in week 17.
Is it possible the Steelers don’t make the playoffs?
They are in
They could still lose the division and drop as low as #6 or #7 in seeding. If they lose next week to the Colts, they will likely play the Browns with the division on the line in week 17
Nope they are clinched
Okay thanks.
Micah Parsons would be a nice addition to our defense. Come on Houston, continue to have a problem. LOL
Houston probably won’t beat the Titans in week 17, so next week the Texans/Bengals game will probably be the difference between us picking around 5 or 6 and picking somewhere closer to 10-12.
I don’t see them at 10-12 at this point. I’d say they’re going to be 5-9.
There are 6 teams right now with 5 wins, and most of them probably won’t win another. The Texans have a high SOS, so if they end up with 5 wins it could drop as far as 13. Right now, out of all those teams only 1 has a higher SOS.
4 of those 5 win teams play each other, so two of them will end up ahead of Houston, and you figure one of those other teams might win a game so 8-10 is probably a better estimate for a 5 win Texans team.
We need to win out. I don’t see 10 wins getting in.
I believe you are likely correct
I guess as long as the Ravens lose one. They’re getting hot though.
Titans and Colts play each other we win and will be tied with the loser going into 17. Not sure how we manage in a tie with either
Oops apparently they don’t play each other again
They already played each other twice.
Sorry, missed you already caught it.
The Titans and Colts already played twice, they split.
My bad 🙁
Titans have Packers , and Colts have Pittsburg this week.
Then Texans and Jags
Pitt also plays Cleveland , they could lose both .. win out and we tied there
I haven’t looked up our tie breaker scenario with Pitt, but if we win out, there is a good chance we do end up tied. I’m going to look up those numbers.
If I understand how they calculate common games correctly, the Steelers are 3 out of 5 and we’re 2 out of 4 in common games, so they hold the tiebreaker advantage with a .60 to .50.
Win out and all good basically
We win our last 2 we’re in. I don’t think 10-6 will do it unless the Ravens lose to the Bengals. They’re 6-5 in the conference and we’re 6-4 but if we lose one and go to 6-5 in the conference I think the Ravens jump us if we’re tied at 9-6. Then we need help.
Yeah, everything we’re talking about is assuming we win out and you’re right they do jump us if we end up tied on conference record. The Ravens game this week doesn’t even matter in that regard, so really they only help us by losing to the Bengals.
If the Ravens lose to the Giants we still have to win out because it’s a non-conference loss and if we lose to the Bills our conference record ends up tied and we lose on SOV.
If the Ravens gift us by losing to the Bengals, we’ll take it, but that will be while we’re playing the Bills, so at that point we as fans have to assume we need to win out anyway.
Yep! I was hoping what I wrote added up to what you said. LOL
The Giants game means nothing if we both finish 1-1 and the Ravens beat the Bengals. All I want is a chance to make the playoffs with a win at BUF.
Gotta beat the Raiders first. That’s a must win on Saturday night. You get the game on TV. LOL
LOL, the league can’t do anything to take this one from me!
It would be nice to have Gaskin back along with Ahmed and Breida against the Raiders. I think we can run on them. Then it comes down to what Tua and the passing game can do.
On defense we have to slow down Jacobs and focus on limiting Waller who is a really dangerous TE.
Not sure if Carr or Mariota is starting but I’m not worried about either of them being the difference maker.
Fins should roll the Raiders with Mariota at QB. If they don’t, they dont deserve the playoffs at all.
Agreed. We’re already a 9 win team when we were absolute ashes last year. The situation this team is in is exactly what they need. This is what championship football is about. You have to win big games. We’re on the road the last two. You have to win on the road to be a top team. I love it!!!
It is sure fun. I don’t have that feeling of dread watching them anymore.
And you’re right, look at all the rookies and young players getting experience.
GO FINS
Between the start of the 2015 season and the end of the 2019 season, the Fins won only 5 games by a margin of 9+ points.
Out of 14 games this year the Fins have won 7 games by 9+ points.
By comparison, this year the Chiefs and Bills both have 6 wins by 9+ points.
After last night
The Miami Dolphins are the number 1 scoring defense in the NFL
That’s cool, but that and 10 wins aren’t getting us anywhere. Crazy how with 3 WC’s it’s gonna take 11
There are the same number of starters on that defense as wins we need
Coincidence?
DeVante Parker, #11, will play and has a chance at 11 catches
Coincidence?
December is the 11th month of the year if you don’t count January
Coincidence?
It’s coming…
Eleven- the total number of toes a pig has on his trotters
Without looking, who leads our defense (tied) with 10 tackles for a loss?
Wilkins
He’s not even halfway there. Think more of an unsung hero, except for Miami Dolphins fans
My guess is Baker or if we are talking board favorites, RIP Van Ginkle
Landon Roberts?
Elandon excuse me
What’s happening to the Steelers? Why are they foundering?
I didn’t want to go to your stupid bar anyway, I’ll hang with Doggie across the street laughing at all of you
Fuck that! You’re hanging with us sipping bourbon and having a great time!
I’m not going to keep you guessing, it’s Zach Sieler, who is tied at 10 with Kyle Van Noy
Sieler is having a great year, what a find
He really is. No one but Ravens and Dolphins fans even know who he is
Now with the Steelers imploding it looks like we’ll have to beat Buffalo just to go back up there and play them again.
Just like in real life, I’m not at the bar.
You can come hang out with me and Doggie
I’m on drums and lead vocals. Call me Phil Collins.
Awesome
Top scoring defense…Miami! About time!
Piggy wakes up earlier I see……..
I sleep in a barn next to a rooster
What did you expect?
Regarding the Mandalorian, it’s pretty hit and miss and the problem is they have several different directors doing different episodes. Like Randy said, it has it’s problems, but I’m higher on the show than he is. I’m not a fan of the casting sometimes. Bill Burr in several episodes really took me out of the lore and I’m a huge fan of Bill. I like the homage to the spaghetti westerns with Eastwood and I don’t see that as a detriment. The original trilogy ripped off Kurosawa samurai films. I didn’t like the Olyphant appearance either though. Saying it’s the best Star Wars live action since Lucas isn’t saying much though. Pretty much anything could be. lol. Although the cartoons and video games were pretty good.
I think some episodes are really good
Others remind me of shows like Zena or Hercules, sort of cringeworthy
Sometimes the effects and costumes look amazing
Other times corny
I like that they dipped into some of the stuff covered in the clone wars though. It is the best live action since the original triology. It has its moments and it’s generally fun to watch.
They have been so unable to deliver the lore in the live action movies, that the series gives me “New Hope”
Yeah, I attribute that to the different directors they use for individual episodes. It’s hit or miss.
Even if we don’t make the playoffs, I won’t be disappointed in this season. I just hope our DC doesn’t leave for greener pastures.
HOLY CRAP! The Bungles won last night!? I didn’t even check this morning assuming they had won! wow. Now we probably won’t play them?
Now it looks like the Bills may be the # 2 seed, who we would play in the first round of the playoffs. That would suck, road game to Buffalo to get into the playoffs followed by a return trip a week later for the first round.
I don’t want to play the bills in the playoffs.
I do. Send them home.
I don’t want to play them in back to back playoff games when only one of the games matters to them.
Son, only reason I forgot about you is because you were weren’t talking to anyone. You were glued to the TV watching the Reds complete a sweep of the Cardinals to win the division. That was the reason Cav was over in the corner by himself playing Donkey Kong.
Also, I got Stanger confused with David. Stanger was still trying to convince Steve that the Biden’s aren’t in bed with China. David was the one no one was listening to as he sat at the end of the bar talking to himself about the stock market.
I just remembered also that NJ was trying to get Gigi to do shots of Gatlinburg moonshine. She was out on the dance floor twirking to “Baby got Back”, but no one was watching…
That was when M13 was trying to get everyone on the dance floor. Also, Wyoming wasn’t requesting he play some Hank, he was requesting Garth Brooks, “I Got Friends in Low Places”, cause he thought it would fit the mood.
Doggy was over on the little side stage trying to strum his guitar to Baby Got Back.
Sorry, my memory is not as good as it used to be. 😉
sb7mvp, I had a few to many to drink, was that you on stage with Doggy lip-syncing?
It’s all good man and you basically described Sat night at D&B during a Fest, which you need to get to.
Fins also in Nawlins next year 😁🍺🐬💪🐽💨👅🎻
Son, yes! There will be several games l will be able to choose from! NO is one of them. only 2 1/2 hours away. Jax 5 hours and Tampa 6 hours.
NO sounds like it may be on my table also
You’d have to pay to me go to New Orleans. It’s the worst major city in America.
BBM,
I don’t lip-sync.
first chance to comment today … but WTH Steelers? lmao. Jets over Rams, Cincy over Pitt … our loss to Denver isn’t looking quite as bad in comparison.
Bills own head to head tie break over Pitts. so if they “tie for 2nd” and we are the 7th seed, we’d play Bills in WC round.