The first big mover was actually a subtraction from the roster as the Dolphins parted ways with LB Kyle Van Noy after recently (last season) signing him to a 4YR/$51M deal. That move was followed by the eventual trade between the Dolphins and the Texans which sent DE Shaq Lawson to HOU for ILB Benardrick McKinney. The Dolphins gave the Texans our 6th RD 2021 pick in exchange for their 2021 7th RD pick. Lawson played both OLB and DE for the Dolphins last season but never really hit his stride in our defense. Van Noy was brought here for his leadership and his playmaking, but the surprising rise of OLB Andrew Van Ginkel helped make Van Noy expendable. While AVG played mostly weak side and and Van Noy played primarily strong, both were interchangeable. I’m guessing the new #55 will undergo a uniform number change as the Eagles would say Ol’ 55, Jerome Baker owns that number. McKinney will definitely solidify the middle next to Baker and and the bigger (6’4 260) McKinney brings more physicality there while Baker brings the sideline to sideline quickness and speed.
In addition to McKinney, the Dolphins further solidified the run defense with the addition of DT Adam Butler. Butler was a rotational guy on the Patriots defensive line with only 12 starts in 4 seasons but he played in all but one game, and he averaged about 45% of the defensive snaps, so he had a good amount of playing time. He’s a DT that gets good penetration, with 20 tackles for loss, 15 sacks and 22 QB hits over parts of 4 NFL seasons. Unfortunately for former Dolphins DT Davon Godchaux, that most likely seals his fate and he most likely will not be returning here. (Update!) Godchaux has signed a 2 year deal with the Patriots, thanks to a couple of FMU NFL insiders.
On the offensive side of the ball, the Dolphins signed RB Malcolm Brown from the LA Rams. Brown while never a premier ballcarrier or workhorse, he brings a more physical running style than what we currently have in Myles Gaskin, Salvon Ahmed and Patrick Laird. Brown was basically the 3rd cog in the Rams run game behind Cam Akers and Darrell Henderson. Brown had a career high 419 yards on 101 carries with a 4.1YPC. He also caught 23 balls for 162 yards and had 5 rushing TD’s. I believe this still leaves the door wide open to draft a RB, even an early pick as I think we still need a talent upgrade there. The Dolphins just recently signed former Texans WR Will Fuller to a 1 year deal. Honestly, I never wanted any part of Fuller because although he has the speed we need, he’s a guy that has a tough time staying on the field, and considering the fact that we already have that in DeVante Parker, that doesn’t give our young QB any kind of stability when guys are constantly missing time. In any case, the Dolphins do get a guy who averages on the high end of YPR (14.9) overall but a career high 16.7YPR last season along with 8 TD’s. Also keep in mind that both Allen Hurns and Albert Wilson are set to return this season after opting out due to COVID last season. Wilson and Hurns together count less than $8M against the cap so don’t count them out just yet.
We didn’t get Joe Thuney, David Andrews or even re-sign Ted Karras, so the Dolphins decided to gamble on former ravens C Matt Skura. Much like Fuller was to me, Skura wasn’t really on my radar. Skura was a 4 year started for a stout Ravens O-line, but he has had injury issues, most recently having a devastating injury 11/19 in which he tore just about anything and everything in his knee including his ACL/PCL/MCL and dislocating his knee cap. To Skura’s credit, he toughed it out last season starting 12 games and playing in 15. As to whether he’s an upgrade over Ted Karras remains to be seen, but Skura was definitely the less expensive option. It’s once again, possible we draft a center with Creed Humphrey, Landon Dickerson Josh Myers, and Trey Smith available. Dickerson and Humphrey could go as early as 2nd RD but the others should be available in the middle rounds.
There are rumors still swirling linking former Seahawks RB Chris Carson and the Dolphins. While I have no problem with bringing in Carson, in my mind at least it would have made the signing of Malcolm Brown unnecessary, but Brown at $1.75M hardly breaks the bank. If we do get Chris Carson, that would almost certainly turn our attention away from drafting a RB early in this draft, meaning no Najee Harris, Javonte Williams or Travis Etienne.
GO DOLPHINS!!!!
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CavalierKong says:
March 21, 2021 at 3:15 pm
Deep frying stuff, you can’t really get away from the amount of oil you ingest, but regular fried foods, often people use way more oil than they need. If you know how to use a steel pan properly, you can fry most things in a couple tsps of oil. It’s all about knowing how to heat the pan properly.
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oil is fat, fat is very healthy for you, you want a certain ratio of omega 6 to omega 3, i think it’s 1 to 1, the problem with frying foods is what oil you use, corn oil canola oil veg oil is full of crap like GMOs, not real food.
you want an oil that has a high smoke point to cook with, then it doesnt matter how much you use within reason.
People ingest fat and oil many ways, and often far more than is healthy. Even using ‘healthy’ oil in fried foods, you still want to limit intake if you can because it’s not the only source of fat you have in your diet.
Of course, I’m just regurgitating common knowledge there. I’ll talk cooking methods, skills, and techniques all day long and I know what I’m talking about, but when it comes to nutritional values, health benefits, etc, you sound like you have your pulse on that information and probably know a lot more than me in that regard.
use avocado oil, coconut oil or clarified butter to cook with, you can’t go wrong.
some oils even though they are good for you have a low smoke point, when they reach it the fat turns rancid, loaded with free radicals.
olive oil while very good for you has a low smoke point so you shouldn’t cook with it.
Yeah, I understand smoke points and mentioned most of that on the last page. Olive oil is a finishing oil in my book, not a cooking oil. And just as important a reason to fry with oils that have high smoke points, is your food will turn out like shit if you overheat your oil, lol.
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*and then there is this from my first post in this thread*
‘…you have your pulse on that information…”
I got the point across, but holy crap did I butcher that phrase, lol
LOL
the reason your body stores fat and burns sugar is all about survival, sugar is a low quality fuel source, you’re body saves the fat because that is high quality fuel source.
your body doesn’t know you have an abundance of food, it wants to guarantee survival in case of famine so it stores fat.
when you use that fat as energy you feel great! that can only happen if you’re in a insulin sensitive state.
being insulin resistant means your cells have shut down due to too much glycogen in them, they will not take anymore nutrients, this happens when you eat forms of sugar.
even though you are full your cells are starving for nutrients, that’s why you get hungry soon again after eating crap.
Phelon,
I would never hit that old man, i was trying to make a point that he’s brave behind his key board but would not say the same crap face to face.
and most the idiots around here are the same way.
i wouldn’t hit anyone.
i like to choose where i spend my evenings.
Stop….you’re embarrassing yourself. And, if you need me to look you straight in the eye and tell you, so be it.
Especially coming from someone who makes one-sided bets.
You really think I need cyber to hide from someone like you. LMFAO.
Rob – Dig the “Study Ball” segments!
me too
Me too, all things that have nothing to with height, throwing motion or arm strength. It’s about chemistry and trust. That comes in time.
i’m just trying to figure why he struggled so much, my evaluation of him is simply speculation. but he did struggle a lot.
He was a rookie, so was three of the OL and we had a lot of other young players playing. These guys had very little experience playing together. I expect them to all take the next step this year based on chemistry and trust alone.
autophagy is another great discovery, some scientist discovered it back in 2010 i think, he won the nobel prize for it.
every time you eat your body has to break down the food, it has to work, eating 3 meals a day plus snacks it gets no rest to restore itself.
this is why fasting is critical to good health, fasting gives your body time to heal and rebuild itself.
you might think, “i cant go without eating”
the truth is, yes you can. it’s rather easy.
you eat fatty meat and eggs and stop eating anything with sugar/glucose in it.
most are addicted to glycogen, it’s very hard to kick that habit, once you break thru the sugar addiction you will no longer crave food.
once you do this you will feel great because your brain is using fat for energy vs sugar.
that’s when you fast and autophagy can heal you.
that is the fountain of youth, doing that you will live longer
Rob – I think what Warner is saying is exactly like I feel. I know he played too safe last season, but that doesn’t mean he’s stuck that way. He can improve, and I do feel with training camp, maybe a preseason and ALL first team reps in practice he will get better at those things. To me there’s no question he deserves the chance to show improvement in those areas, he’s putting in the hard work, and I think it will pay off for him and the team too.
i’m not as concerned as i was now that i know brisett is behind him
The offense is a work in progress. The defense is ahead of the offense. Once the offense catches up and I believe they will, the team takes the next step. I think that happens this year.
the best food you can eat is an egg.
the worst food you could eat is a donut.
mike, warner said he gets happy feet and his timing is off, looks to me like he’s stuck and can’t get the ball off
Tua was indecisive at times for sure. But so were a lot of young players. Parker was the vet of the offense. The offense is very young and new in general. Patience grasshoppers. 😉
The Patience Brigade is history, no more patience.
Okay Father Time. LOL
I really enjoyed those videos. I’ve always respected Warner.
Warner is an excellent analyst because he had to learn those things to be a successful NFL QB. He wasn’t a great athlete and had a much tougher road than Tua. Warner earned his success as a UDFA bouncing around, and Tua was a top 5 pick but he has the same work ethic. I’d be shocked if Tua doesn’t succeed in the NFL. I saw enough of what he’s capable of to be a very good QB. I also respect what he had to deal with entering the NFL. We all know what I’m referring to.
Even my long-time close friend who is also a Dolphins fan and was/is a Justin Herbert guy, is tired of people giving up on Tua. He thinks there is a karma issue with giving up on him. He’s impressed with Tua the person and thinks he’ll come back to haunt us if we move on from him. I feel that way too.
I’m in love with an ape named CK! Oh my….
Not an NFL QB but he’s a legit athlete who knows football. That’s what I like about Grier. He’s willing to look at everything. That’s how the Saints found Taysom Hill. That’s the type of thing Belichick has been doing for decades.
You can call it what you want, but the theory has to do with metabolism. Is it carbohydrate or ketogenic (fat) driven. The body will use carbs for quick energy bursts but when you sit at a desk all day it goes into storage mode to fat.
Using fat (ketogenics) as your primary fuel source is a result of intermittent fasting, fasting, eating high quality fats, and minimizing carbs.
It’s not new technology. It’s pretty ancient actually.
Just my 2 cents and study.
There are lots of ancient civilizations that figured out food and how to eat healthy.
The world didn’t start getting fat until the American “diet” showed up. LOL!
….thats only about 70 years ago. Lol.
Pretty shameful, imo.
Individuals have choices in America. The liberty to be who you are. That’s on each and everyone of us.
I remember tv dinners and pot pies as a change-up. They were gross. Then BK, McDonald’s, KFC, and Chrystal. Then, pizza.
Then…………………
I watched some crazy movie with Russell Crowe in it, called “crisis” reminds me of some of the nuts around here.
Antagonistic or just random passive aggressive dumb ass bullshit….lmao
Can you elaborate? Or do you just hide in innuendos and cyber.
Respect? What a joke!
The American diet is the diet of plenty. We can eat what we want because we are successful and have more than we need to survive.
Plenty of heart disease, cancer, and lower life expectancy. Perfect.
Krishna,
The past 70 years have been amazing but people are people. We, as a species, reduced poverty and starvation while increased per capita wealth across the world in about 80 years?
There are downsides to everything though. In ancient society, the only fat people were wealthy and powerful. Who are the wealthiest people on Earth? Americans, and our diet is a result of excess and modern medicine.
Africa is facing mass starvation again due to many issues including not changing cultural norms. War, disease, and poor farming habits have led to decades of African starvation issues but as medicine improved, and the world gave larger and larger amounts to support Africa, their population started to surge. Now they are facing even more starvation and they still won’t use condoms, or birth control. It’s really sad and you wonder if they will ever break the cycle.
What he said
Ok…i agree, i guess.
Not sure how that translates from what I’m saying.
The American diet is fast food, fast money, poor health, makes big pharma tons of money, and we throw a shit load of it away.
You’re saying it’s all about fucking.
I’m missing the point.
I really don’t want to jump into global health issues and the poltical destruction elsewhere.
We are supposedly the most medically and technologically advanced country in the world, yet our health statistics are shameful. Look it up. We are not even in the top ten globally as a nation. Seriously?!
Just saying people are people no matter how advanced or how poor. We don’t follow sound advice.
i’ll tell you another great food to eat, Sardines in water, i buy them 2 for $3.
you don’t want to get them in olive oil because you don’t know the source of the oil. you don’t want them in mustard sauce either or any kind of seed oil, best to get them in water.
the thing about sardines is they are high in nutrients and low in mercury,
they are a small fish that doesn’t live very long so they are not exposed to mercury.
stay away from the larger fish like swordfish, they are loaded with mercury, they are a predator species and they live a long time, long enough to eat mercury tainted food over and over.
stay away from any large fish with a long life span, wild caught sockeye is another good fish to eat
a super food that is cheap
i heard that you should have at or below a 300 cholesterol level, but all doctors tell you it should be below 200, this is because big pharma wants to sell you statin.
now u know more than all the doctors too? wasnt GM expert enough? what is tommorow, NASA expert?
your just a pompous know it all that knows very little about life
Krishna says:
March 21, 2021 at 8:54 pm
if you need me to look you straight in the eye and tell you, so be it.
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well at least you admit to your stupid comments, that’s a start.
keep up the good work
I’m trying to figure out what you mean by respect. Is that just a word you heard someplace….?
hes just trolling you, he has no respect for himself or others
Alaskan sockeye is amazing. Stay away from Atlantic salmon and Chilean sea bass. Deep water/not coastal fish are best, Hawaiin tuna, snapper, tilapia, sea bass and more.
Tilapia is a trash fish. Mostly farm raised. No bueno.
Not all tilapia is farm raised and i thought for sure it was deep water. I could be wrong, but that’s what i thought.
Krishna,
Put another way, being advanced means nothing a lot of the time. ORob is doing a very simple diet that works. All successful diets are based on low calorie and the better the ingredients are for your health, the better the results. Simple is better many times but people aren’t willing to do the simple things.
Mankind is arrogant and much less knowledgeable than we think. We barely have anything figured out and always find ways to regress.
Well i agree with you and thought i expressed the same.
how to lose an NFL job in 3 days or less video
Krishna says:
March 21, 2021 at 11:12 pm
I’m trying to figure out what you mean by respect.
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respect? let’s see hmm??
try not to start a conversation with an insult then a question maybe???
i get it, you don’t agree with my opinion, and that’s fine but why the need to hurl insults?
and then you want me to engage in an answer to your question after the insult.
so in real life i know a lot of people, and never do i or any of them come up and throw intentional insults at each other to start a conversation. there’s mutual respect always.
sure i joke around with my friends but i would never insult them in a serious manner, if it came to that i would probably avoid them
so look at the rest of your condescending sentence, you talk stupid shit!
“Is that just a word you heard someplace….?”
and i get that you don’t have to face the people you insult on your keyboard and that’s why you do it.
i want to treat everyone on here the way i would treat them face to face. if i can’t achieve some sort of civility i just ignore them.
you are so full of BS< lol
your a complete asshole know nothing, that disrespects and disparages everyone but yourself
ocalarob says:
March 21, 2021 at 11:06 pm
Krishna says:
March 21, 2021 at 8:54 pm
if you need me to look you straight in the eye and tell you, so be it.
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well at least you admit to your stupid comments, that’s a start.
keep up the good work
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Krishna says:
March 21, 2021 at 11:12 pm
I’m trying to figure out what you mean by respect. Is that just a word you heard someplace….?
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I fixed it for you Orob and provided context in lieu of your cherry picking. It was a response to you to being everything you claim I am.
Apparently, you don’t have a mirror nor do you live by your words. Antagonistic? Yep. Respectful? No. Hides behind a computers and threatens others when someone doesn’t agree with them? Check.
LMFAO! Something about throwing stones in glass houses come to mind….
How are you doing, i hope everything is good with you.
orob, its too bad that your economy collapsed, should have used some of that brain power you claim to have, to save Your own ass, jus sayin
us dummies have to sit here and watch our investments skyrocket, lol o well, at least it pays better than GM and Doctor blog expert
i hope everything is good with you david
He must be, this is the same David we see all the time! 😉
if you look at the 4:51 mark of this video, you can see how he gets stuck and cant get the ball off.
you can clearly see he has an open rec, he tries to move where he can throw the ball but he just cant throw it because the throw will not clear what’s in front of him.
That was the only knock I had for him last year. I think he greatly improves on that this year with a better knowledge of the offense and more chemistry with everyone who is returning.
Rob – No question he will have to improve in that area, too often settling for the safer throw and possible not even recognizing or waiting for a deeper route to open up. You know that will be a focus for the coaches to work with him, and with his work ethic, I think it will come together.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DU84RvE568k
Krishna – Tilapia is actually a shallow freshwater fish. It’s also loaded with Omega 6 fatty acids. Not good for you at all.
omega 6 is not bad for you, but it has to be a good ratio between omega 6 and omega 3, a 1to 1 ratio, the problem is all these grain fed animals are loaded with omega 6 and no omega 3, if you get grass fed grass finished beef there’s a much better ratio of omega 6 to omega 3.
too much omega 6 causes inflammation and insulin resistance.
Lol….i guess the person i talked to in 1993 at the Farmer’s Market lied to me about Tilapia. I took his word for it since he was the “expert” and never looked back. Oh my.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nABhyA0V8AQ&t=322s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCvUf9WU4qI
a couple of tsp of apple cider vinegar mixed in a cup of water in the morning is unbelievable!
you will get a rush from it, very healthy!
this guy Thomas Delauer puts out some great videos on what to buy in a lot of grocery stores and what to avoid.
tilapia is a farmed raised fish that is fed grain to fatten it up, the grain is loaded with omega 6, kinda kills the whole health benefit from eating fish, the grain is also loaded with genetically modified organism, extremely unhealthy.
they put red dye pellets in farm raised salmon to give the appearance of red salmon,
due to the grain they feed them their true color without the dye is gray.
Bison is a good meat to buy, i think they have to be grass fed/grass finished, a good balance of omega 6 to 3
Orob, i agree with just everything you’ve said about eating properly. I have been studying it since 1990.
A couple of things, however.
1. Farm raised is not necessarily a bad word depending on the farm.
2. Typically, most of our food is filled with poisons, stress hormones, and antibiotics. Ingesting this shit reeks havoc on all organisms especially humans since that’s the garbage pit.
3. Studies have shown/proven time and again that once a culture is exposed to the American diet that culture experiences the same mortality and morbidity rates across the board in health statistics.
4. Teaching true health and nutrition is NOT taught in medical schools. Why would it? Then docs couldn’t prescribe drugs and treatments to combat the roots of most dis-ease and conditions, including many cancers.
5. Eating poorly on a massive global scale is a recent phenomenon.
6. The body is smarter than anyone here and mostly can take care of itself if provided the proper building blocks. Autophagy is one of those processes. Catabolic metabolism is similar, but the body metabolizes in various ways for survival.
Just to add to the discussion.
2nd wave of FA is now under way. We should be out there bargain hunting, and not worry about the cap, we can always find money, especially with the cap set to skyrocket.
S, Edge, OLB, RB should all be in play, and any other position we can upgrade
Krishna, Here is a rap song by Tom McDonald that goes right along with what you just said above.
WFT, sorry, here it is:
Finally, It’s a good song!
Thank you, BBM. It’s a good song and made me cry considering it hits home and it’s on the mark.
One of the things Mrs. K and I always pondered/wondered over the 4-5 years of her illness was how the masses got through the medical system to get the proper treatments. You would not believe some of the shit we had to deal with. In the end, in an ER situation, they still fucked up, imo. Now she’s dead.
Just another stat: There was a time and I suspect it’s still true, iatrogenic (medical treatment) causes of death exceeded the numbers of all other naturally occurring causes of death.
Mike E. says:
March 22, 2021 at 8:48 am
Rob – No question he will have to improve in that area, too often settling for the safer throw and possible not even recognizing or waiting for a deeper route to open up. You know that will be a focus for the coaches to work with him, and with his work ethic, I think it will come together.
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I saw a lot of the opposite problem too. Trying to force things downfield, when he had a man wide open underneath.
Anyways, I firmly believe a lot of what we saw last year was due to poor coaching and play calling by Chan Gailey. It seemed to me that those things were forcing Tua to not be instinctual and he was having to be too cerebral about everything. It was similar to everything that happened to Tanny his first several years here. I think the only time we saw Tua really allowed to just play was the Arizona game. You could tell the difference in play calling between Tua and Fitz and I think the coaches were content on calling the game that way where Tua was played to not lose and Fitz was allowed more leeway.
I’m sure there were other factors as well; Health of Tua, his grasp of the playbook, etc… We’ll just never know since none of us are in the film or locker room.
He did some good things. He did some bad things. He has this offseason to work on those things and take another step. It’s definitely premature to call his career after this season.
Tua was also allowed to play in the Buffalo game, after we got behind, but he didn’t have WRs to throw to, so he forced the ball downfield.
Williams seemed to be his favorite target and once he got hurt Tua wasn’t the same, even though he did get it done after Williams got hurt against AZ
Nobody counts the Buffalo game.
I don’t think Tua was completely healthy last year and that didn’t help his cause.
Went back and looked at some Alabama game tape and he had some of the quirky downfield issues there as well, but not as bad, which is why I mentioned before the 2020 draft that he doesn’t have this cannon of an arm some people said he had.
He should have enough intangibles to succeed in the NFL, one of which is his work ethic, his will to succeed
Seems if they thought Tua wasn’t completely recovered they shouldn’t have thrown him in as starter. And even if he wasn’t talking about it…. they saw him in practice.
But agree that barring injury Tua has shown enough to suggest he will have a long NFL career. Only Q is at what level.
Talking about Tua’s struggles as a rookie, does anyone have concerns with two OCs? No one knows how they will split duties or anything. It does concern me some that a young player on his second system has a weird set up for it. Will the extra add something or confuse people? I have no clue
This is the 3rd OC in three years for Flores. It is my main concern with him since he’s done a great job overall.
Not at this time, but we’ll see. My thoughts were, just send in a running play and a passing play and let Tua decide at the LOS based on what he sees
One of the reasons why those 2 OCs were chosen was, because Flores didn’t want Tua subject to new terminology. Those 2 being in-house will keep it the same, so technically we’ll have new OCs, but the same system
Krishna, thought it might hit home but didn’t want to bum you out brother. I know you still hurt.
I’m not bummed by the thought AT ALL, BBM! Thank you!!!
Lol, at Clifton Brown BaltimoreRavens.com
Skura started the first nine games in 2020, but some errant snaps against both the Indianapolis Colts and the New England Patriots led to Patrick Mekari taking over as the starter in Week 11. A one-year deal with the Dolphins would give Skura an opportunity to reestablish himself as a starter, with the possibility of becoming a free agent again next season. The Dolphins were looking for a new starter after Mike Pouncey retired.
LOL
I wonder, if we can hide Kai Locksley on the PS this year. Word is he’s very athletic and is 6’3.6″ 208
Rightly or wrongly, man is this lawyer putting a lot of pressure on this QB. My guess is yeah Watson was looking for “more” with at least some of them. My other guess is he isn’t the only one of their clients that was…. just the famous rich one.
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Deshaun Watson’s list of accusers has grown to 13, less than one week after high-profile attorney Tony Buzbee filed his first lawsuit accusing the Texans quarterback of sexually assaulting a massage therapist.
Six more lawsuits became publicly available Monday, with Buzbee saying Friday that his law firm has spoken to more than 10 women beyond the 12 he’s already representing.
Who the hell gets that many “massages” !!????
Man you are a millionaire superstar! Pussy will trip itself into your bed! Get yourself a super hot girlfriend like every other QB in the league! WTF is wrong with you trying to get “Message Therapists” to touch your pee pee!?
An NFL player might get that many massages , but what he would do is get one or two regular massage therapists to do them. Watson was finding a rotating stream of them on Instagram if the lawsuits are true.
Lol
Big Ben had similar issues, but once he settled down and got married, we never heard about his issues again.
I think Watson will have a similar outcome
https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/sports/nfl/2021/03/22/dolphins-load-up-lbs-importing-another-ex-texan-plus-one-eagles/4803445001/
So are we “done” at line backer now? (I still think we take one with one of our top 4 picks in the draft)
Only thing we need out of the draft now is an edge, presumable a LB.
Under guys like Wanny, he would use our 1st pick as solely an STer, Flores doesn’t play that shit.
Riley and Scarlett may be our bottom 2 LBS, but they’re important parts of the whole team.
When you have depth, you can give guys a breather and not miss a beat.
Anyone remember playing Cincinnati on, I believe, a Monday Night game a few years back? Bengals went right down the field about 13 plays, Grimes goes for a pick six, then Cincinnati went down the field and scored.
Our D was so tired, they sucked after the pick six.
Other years with Suh we were really good at getting 3 and outs, but once they got that 1st, 1st down, we were giving up points
We signed Duke Riley and Brennon Scarlett as LB’s this morning.
You must’ve missed these acquisitions last week. The today part may be when they officially signed.
Flores likes very good STers that can also give you depth at their regular position. Flexibility gives you depth.
Last year we had several LBS hurt, but next man up did the job.
These types of players shouldn’t be dismissed as just JAGS, well they’re, but they also bring stability
Even though Atlanta had a huge lead, and made several big plays, in their SB loss to the cheats, the cheats wore them down and were able to win in OT, because they had depth.
Don’t think Flores didn’t take note
Year after year would say we’re paper thin, and he was right.
I haven’t heard him say that in a while. It also helps to be able to bring guys off of the street and get production out of them, because you have a clue how to setup players to succeed.
Six-six and runs a 4.46. You covering him with a LB or a safety? My guess would be both.
You basically aren’t covering him
Know you like Chase, but really liking this guy the more I learn. But can he block? Only 240 and with that height hard to get low. Already have Gesicki.
If you can’t cover him, who cares, if he can block.
Steve — just thought him being a good blocker would be a plus. Even if we draft him will still run the ball.
https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/barry-jackson/article249837748.html
He’s a mismatch nightmare and could really make our offense special. I’ve warmed up to the idea of taking him because he’s not a typical TE, he’s like a Darren Waller but might be even better. The NFL struggles covering those types of guys.
I don’t like the addition by subtraction idea though, meaning you now trade Gesicki. I utilize them both and let defenses figure out how to cover them both which would be really difficult to do.
Think about 12 personnel which is 2 TE, 2 WR and one RB. Parker and Fuller, Gesicki and Pitts, and a RB. You can also mix that up with more of a blocking TE and Gesicki or Pitts.
Say we take Pitts at #3 and then Najee Harris at #18. Harris as a receiver is like another TE. Would be really tough to defend all of that because of size and speed.
I got to admit
Pitts and Gesicki together interests me
Should be looking good in the redzone at least.
Me too. Seeing Waller’s 6’6″ domination this year is something I want to see in the Aqua and Orange.
I’m all in on that trade
That type of trade has been mentioned before with Carolina so they can target a QB. That would be hard to turn down.
I’m OK with addition by subtraction, but only, because it’s Mike’s 4th year, so we’re going to have to pay him.
On the other hand, with the cap going up, we can pay him.
Would make for an interesting O.
No doubt we can pay him because we won’t have to pay top QB, OT or Edge money for a few years.
https://twitter.com/theflyingpig44/status/1374109797876961290?s=21
You trade down and think Pitts will be there, even if he isn’t you get one of the top 3 wide outs. Win and Win.
Isn’t cool that we have such awesome draft capital that our options are plenty? 🙂
Think our worst scenario is actually picking at #3, but then part of that is beyond our control.
You just take the best player on your board that makes sense.
What you do at #3 of course. But will any of them be a better pick than what you get at #8 plus the trade value?
That’s how I always look at the draft. Someone has to go 1st, 2nd, 3rd etc. because teams draft in a linear fashion. Most of the time the draft is broken down in sectors. 1-2, 3-6, 7-12, 13-19, 20-32. Meaning there isn’t an exact talent order. That’s why we’ve had those discussions over the years about the lateral draft board based on positions.
1a., 1a., 1a., 1a., 1a.
1b., 1b., 1b., 1b., 1b.
1c., 1c., 1c., 1c., 1c.
Teams rarely feel there are 32 worthy of 1st round grades. But where you’re slotted, you have to pick someone if you can’t trade up or down.
Pitts can also play WR, if that makes sense. He’s quite the athlete….not sure about his blocking. He’s impressive to me.
Pitts and Harris would make happy for O.
^make me happy……lol
He’s a receiver first whatever you want to call him. His blocking is probably serviceable at best but that’s not why you’re drafting him.
Yep, agreed.
Tim knight said, “Say we take Pitts at #3 and then Najee Harris at #18. Harris as a receiver is like another TE. Would be really tough to defend all of that because of size and speed.
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A dream scenario, no doubt, for me and Tua!
I think Pitts is a freak, in a good way. Lol.
stangerx says:
March 22, 2021 at 5:56 pm
Think our worst scenario is actually picking at #3, but then part of that is beyond our control.
100%, the worst thing we can do is stay at 3, and I’d be pissed, if that happened.
And best case scenario is that a QB bidding frenzy happens. But like a lot of things in life chances are what does happen is somewhere in btw. But yeah that would mean we trade out of the spot.
I’m guessing teams will be calling us for #3 because of QBs. It’s all about what the offer is and do have a prospect we love at #3.
Fuller 6′ 170, he is Devanta Smith
Fuller is bigger than that more like 180’s but I get your comparison and he’s had durability issues. Devanta Smith scares me because he is so thin. Go look at pics of both of them and you see a difference. Smith can hide behind a telephone poll. LOL
I know people get old…. but had her poster on my wall as a kid. Also looks like some bad/too much plastic surgery is involved.
I just saw an article about her where she says she has sex 3 times before noon. LOL
And your point is?
No real point other than I just saw the article today and Stanger posted about her. She’s 74 years old. LOL
I would like to think I’d get back to fucking every day. It seems like feast or famine over my lifetime. Why are we talking about this? Too many beers in my case.
Lol….well that was random.
Besides the puffy lips, she looks like she has some guns, too. Watch out!
She looks like he-man on hormones
That too. Lmao.
For those that want Watson, his arm is weaker, than Tua’s
So why do you figure Watson has been so good? Clearly he’s performed well. Maybe what he has done can be a blueprint for Tua.
Look at all the under thrown balls in this Will Fuller highlight.
ok there weren’t that many
Article up on ESPN detailing some of Watson’s lawsuits. It looks really disgusting and hard to get out of. Guy really should have just bought a regular prostitute’ and saved himself some money.
He may not only be out of Houston, he may be out of the league.
Why would a team trade for him with this hanging over his head?
So tomorrow is Alabama’s Pro-Day. DeVonta Smith isn’t doing any drills, just weighing in at what he says will be 170 pounds.
Saw a picture taken today of Najee Harris out of his pads: dude has chiseled tree trunks for thighs, just like Saquan Barkley.
Haven’t heard if Jaylen Waddle will run the 40, but if he does, something to check out to see if he can get into the 4.2s.
Everyone knows Harris is a big back and Waddle is fast. What is Harris expected to run?
Don’t know… that’s something else to monitor tomorrow. Hope he can record in the low 4.5s. If he gets to the 4.4s, he’s going to be considered ELITE.
If you want a RB who can change/dictate a game, I think it’s Harris. I don’t think anyone else matches up this year. Jmo.
I dunno, Krishna. The more I’ve watched of Javonte Williams, the more I’m thinking it’s a two-horse race to the finish line.
Maybe. Where’s he from and what has he done. I have no clue so that’s where I’m starting.
WRs, there are so many options out of so many systems that seem to me to be incomparable. Pitts seems to me be the hidden gem.
To clarify, it was easy for 170# Smith to get open, it was easy for Waddle or Chase to run past everyone. Yet Pitts took second stage and was always clutch. Does that make sense?
BBM,
I went back to the tape regarding Javonte Williams and this is what I’m coming away with: can we imagine Javonte running behind the same O-Line that Najee had run behind? Mind you, Javonte ran against some sub-par ACC Defenses with a ‘meh’ O-Line, thus inflating his stats. But what if Javonte ran behind that Alabama O-Line, and against elite SEC competition?
Quite honestly, I think Javonte’s traits would see him ROCK as an Alabama RB.
I think I’ve got a dead-tie between Javonte and Najee at this point.
So you’re saying both on the same team who would start? So why did AL pick Najee instead of Javonte? Just questions. I really don’t know. I always go for the big schools and big competition. Isn’t that what the next level is about?
Krishna says:
March 22, 2021 at 9:16 pm
Maybe. Where’s he from and what has he done. I have no clue so that’s where I’m starting.
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Happy to share, man! Javonte Williams, RB, North Carolina. He’s got some nice highlights, if that’s where you’d like to start. He’s a stud, just like Najee. Dig into his gametape, and I think you’ll like him.
He’s currently listed at 5’10”, 220 pounds. So it’s not like we’re looking at a small burner-type of RB. He’s got elite traits, man!
So the way I see it, if we can’t nab the first RB off the board, we’ve got a legit and solid fallback option.
M13, remember when I said Javonte Williams reminded me of Nick Chubb? Didn’t mean he’s as good but he’s tough to tackle and has deceiving speed.
Yessir, I DO recall that. And if you’ll recall, I told you that THAT is high praise! I wasn’t being sarcastic, either. I’m seeing Javonte on that level of a Nick Chubb. You’ve already seen what I’ve only recently been seeing, for sure.
Yes… Javonte Williams is a BEAST!
Allow me to say this to you, Tim… PROPS!
Piggy turned me onto him. Then I saw what I saw. Williams/Brown-physical and Gaskin/Ahmed-more quick twitch and receivers out of the backfield allows us to run our same offense with depth. We have three of those backs already on the cheap. We need one more from the draft. Laird is a solid player but he’s not going to get us to where we need to go. He’s a STs and depth role player.
This team doesn’t need depth, we need special. It’s Phase III. 😉
NC? ACC? Hmmmm…..not exactly SEC or Big Ten. Mack Brown loved and platooned off Ricky Williams. That was at Texas and Big 12. It’s a small conference, imo.
Oh, i forgot about Clemson. Sorry.
I knew we were young but wow
Although teams are always trying to get younger in the NFL, it seems the Dolphins have gone crazy with this strategy because every single player on their current roster is under the age of 30. The oldest player is Allen Hurns and he doesn’t turn 30 until Nov. 12.
John Breech CBS
Yean and if we sign a guy in his 30’s we’re now screwing the pooch! LOL
Time to cut Old man Hurns 😊
In life 60 is the new 40 but in the NFL 30 is the new 50. LOL
i seen that, everyone knows he’s lying.
Fitz knows Tua can’t get the ball downfield, did you see him come in and take over in the denver & raider games?
he may be a big fan of Tua but i’m sure that only relates to Tua’s personality.
if you put him under oath i’m sure his opinion would differ,
Fitz is just too nice of a guy.
you guys keep making excuses for Tua, one of them is he didn’t have the weapons, the weapons available didn’t seem to bother Fitz.
for the most part Tua struggled to get 150 yards in an entire game, he really only had 1 good game out of all his starts, (Cards)
I doubt that will change in one off season, there’s only 1 excuse that seems correct.
Tua is not that good of a QB.
before some of the cashews roll out of bed and want to hurl insults because i don’t think Tua is good,
please, this is just my opinion on football matters, not a personal attack on Tua or anyone else.
I don’t know, two did you have in mind?
not naming any cashews
if i were the Jets, i would not take Wilson at 2, if i were going to select a player for them at 2 i may go with Sewell, I don’t think Darnold is that bad.
that would leave Wilson to us,
what to do??
due to Tuas inability to move the offense last year and watching Wilson play, i would have to pull the trigger on Wilson.
i’m sure there will be a kings ransom for some teams to move up and get him but i draft that guy.
It’s what SD did, when they had a smallish Brees, that wasn’t getting it done.
Why did Brees succeed in NO and not in SD? The situation, including the coach were the right fit.
Do we have the coaches, that can make Tua the right fit?
Not sure I see any QB gurus on our staff
The only way I see, that may save Tua from the weenie arm is his quick release, but the problem is, that quick release doesn’t exactly work all the time, because his challenged height.
They might have to adjust his low release, but that will take time. Ever try to make a change to your golf swing on the course😉
he can throw the ball he’s accurate as well, his problem is he gets stuck and can’t get the ball off due to his low delivery, not sure how he can change that.
prime example is at the 4.51 mark of the video above
Russell Wilson gets stuck too, but he has quicker feet
Russell wilson is a great QB,
What I do like about Tua is his ability to throw on the run. Maybe we need more rolling pockets
he has some good qualities, not sure the good can overcome the bad based on his yardage output
i don’t change my golf swing, i have this internal thing where i feel like i have a rock in a harness attached to a rope. i’m trying to hurl that rock at the target.
a lot of players that i see go from pulling down on the club from the top, before impact they push the club thru. they go from pulling to pushing before impact.
what i do is drag the club thru impact, i’m never pushing the ball, it gives me great forward shaft lean.
the key to doing this is in the take away, when taking the club back i slide to a certain point to my left side (right hander) when i get to that point that’s when i come down and make impact dragging th ball thru.
if you tried to push the rock thru impact the rope would not be taught
when i get in that forward position at the top i’m somewhat closed, and it’s just a matter of scooping that ball and firing it to the target.
i don’t know any other way to hit the ball so my golf swing never changes, especially during a round
i was impressed by trumps golf swing, he does the same thing, you can see him sliding to his left side on the takeaway
Anyone else feel like Omar and Hyde are way behind the times?
They provide nothing on Twitter, and Hyde has an article out that’s titled, Fins can’t trade for Watson until legal woes resolved. Well no shit Sherlock.
Instead we can maybe mortgage this year with the trade comp, then hope he doesn’t sit on the commissioners exempt list, where he gets paid 10m, but doesn’t play.
Anyone that says teams are in on Watson right now is full of shit
In a move that will surprise no one, the Miami Dolphins met with former New England Patriots defensive tackle Lawrence Guy yesterday afternoon, according to ESPN’s Field Yates.
Josh Houtz SbNation goes on to write, is Guy only doing what so many others have done before, and that is to use Miami for leverage in contract negotiations.
Seems Andrews may have used us
From PFF this morning:
MIAMI DOLPHINS: THE WILL FULLER V SIGNING GIVES MIAMI MORE FLEXIBILITY IN THE UPCOMING DRAFT
The Dolphins needed some additional speed in this receiving corps, and there was no better candidate to do just that than Fuller in free agency.
He showed this past season before his suspension that he can be a legitimate No. 1 option in the passing game after being thrust into that role following the trade of DeAndre Hopkins from Houston. Fuller set a career-high in overall grade (86.2) and yards per reception (16.6), with a career-low average depth of target of 13.3 yards. He’s one of the best vertical threats in the league, but he isn’t just a vertical threat.
Another important aspect of the Fuller signing is that it should allow Miami to comfortably trade back with a team looking to move up to third overall to grab one of the top quarterbacks in the 2021 NFL Draft. The need at wide receiver may have made the Dolphins reluctant to do that previously, but the best value will likely come from moving back and acquiring multiple picks. Now, Miami can do that more freely without feeling forced to fill a hole at wide receiver.
I always go back to the Dallas WR that was opposite Mike Irvin, Alvin Harper.
He signed a big FA contract somewhere and as a total flop.
Buffalo around the same time had Andre Reed and a Tenn. WR, that also couldn’t cut it, when he was promoted to #1 WR.
In my book what Fuller did last year makes him a true #1
Ah…That socialized health care….
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Sign me up…NOT
We’re sitting at 8, after a trade, and Penei is still there, what do you do?
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5. Bengals: TE Kyle Pitts
9. Vikings (via Broncos): OT Penei Sewell
15. Patriots: QB Mac Jones
30. Bills: RB Najee Harris
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If he’s there and Pitts is gone I’d take him, but not sure I’d take him over Pitts.
I’d take Pitts at 3, but only if we couldn’t trade down
I’d take Sewell at #3 if we couldn’t find a trade, but oddly if he was still there at #8 would be wondering if he is really the generational talent I was thinking. Probably still grab him though.