Before this season begins, there are currently 8 TE’s that have more career receiving yards than Mike Gesicki. Of those TE’s, only 5 of them were drafted by the Dolphins. I’m sure you guys know who the leader is, he was the first TE to come to mind when I woke up and decided to write this article. Randy McMichael is the all time leading TE and he was drafted and played 5 seasons for the Dolphins. McMichael totaled 3096 receiving yards on 283 receptions and 18 TD’s. To me, those are very reachable numbers for Gesicki, but only if he gets a new contract. He’s on the last year of his 4 year rookie contract after being drafted #42 in RD 2 in the 2018 NFL Draft.
The other TE’s, if you’re wondering who are at the moment ahead of Mike Gesicki are Bruce Hardy (Drafted by Miami), Anthony Fasano, Keith jackson, Charles Clay (Drafted by Miami), Ferrell Edmunds (Drafted by Miami), Troy Drayton and Joe Rose (Drafted by Miami). Each season, Gesicki has increased his receiving yards and there’s no reason to expect that trend to stop this season. Throw out the rookie season where he was scarcely used, in his 2nd season he was targeted 89 times and had 51 receptions for 570 yards. In his 3rd season Gesicki’s targets went slightly down from 89 to 85 but he had 2 more receptions and 133 more receiving yards. I think a fair expectation for Gesicki this season would be 100 targets, 60 receptions and 800 yards. That would Mike as #3 All Time for the Dolphins. To me, the most important issue is re-signing Gesicki. Dolphins fans talk about how great our depth is at TE with Gesicki, newly drafted Hunter Long, Durham Smythe, Adam Shaheen, Chris Myarick etc., but no other TE is in the class of Gesicki here, not even close. He’s the guy we have waited for, the guy that has the size, speed, leaping ability and catch radius to beat any player trying to cover him.
If you think I’m blowing smoke, let me compare Gesicki to the best of the best. Travis Kelce was targeted 145 times last season, nearly 2 times more than Gesicki (89). Darren Waller was also targeted 145 times. If Gesicki was targeted that many times this season he would easily surpass all the other TE’s on the Dolphins All Time receiving list and would also make it impossible not to re-sign him. I’m not advocating for Gesicki to be targeted as much as those guys but I do think 100 targets wouldn’t be crazy. I would absolutely hate to see Gesicki move on from the Dolphins. I’m hoping we try and get him a new contract early on, because if he plays to his potential and we feed him enough targets, his next contract is going to be a huge one. Even if that’s the case, keep the best players on your team, especially when you draft them.
He’s worked on his blocking, and while he’s not the best in line blocking TE, the best never are. Travis Kelce doesn’t spend much time blocking and either does Darren Waller. The biggest exception to this would San Francisco 49ers TE George Kittle who may be the best all around TE in the NFL. That guy is a tenacious blocker and also has the receiving talent to break a game open. Kittle regularly gets more than 100 targets in a season, and that’s where I feel Gesicki should be as well. I think Gesicki brings the same qualities to the table that Kelce, Waller, Kittle, Pitts, Goedert and Andrews bring. Kyle Pitts was drafted #4, Gesicki #42. Pitts is faster but Gesicki trumps Pitts with his superior vertical ability. I’m looking forward to seeing Gesicki join the ranks of the best this season with more targets and more production. Pay that man his money!
GO DOLPHINS !!
Finsmob Unleashed 
https://www.miamidolphins.com/news/miami-dolphins-2021-training-camp-notebook-august-5
Page turn!
Before the page turn:
https://dolphinswire.usatoday.com/2021/08/05/nfl-network-provides-update-on-the-status-of-dolphins-cb-xavien-howard/
BBM, I have not heard about the proposed tax yet, but just from what you outlined I agree that is a tax on everything and everyone. I am more apposed to the proposed enforcement of the law which encroaches on my right to privacy than actually paying for our infrastructure. We live in one of the most advanced countries in the world but our bridges and dams are falling apart and are becoming a danger. Both parties have ignored the infrastructure of our country for too long. However I don’t want ANYONE tracking me. I turn off location service on my phone because I want to make it harder for “them” to track me. I certainly don’t want the government tracking my movements too. (Big brothers google and apple already do)
The problem must be fixed and it must be paid for. HOW it is paid for and WHAT is fixed is what needs to be argued about.
an inflationary tax because it will drive up the price of ALL material items.
Everything is delivered on the roads, bridges and train tracks.
Saw a bumper sticker on a semi truck that said “You don’t like driving behind me? Stop buying shit”
Sounds like you should be for the bipartisan infrastructure bill. It may or may not pass but pretty impressive that it still there and kicking.
Think I missed about this whole tracking everyone though. Does it include a proposal to put a government GPS sensor in every car? Been following it closely but haven’t seen that one.
I think everything should be bipartisan Stanger. Each issue should be weighed and evaluated independently of political affiliation IMO. Again, what should be included, who should pay for it and how? those are the big questions.
You and I live in one of 9 states that the US government collects 55% of it’s tax income from. There is more income tax collected from Miami/Broward/Palm beach than 22 states!
Using a 3rd party, requiring insurance companies and auto manufacturers to provide mileage data amounts to the same as a government GPS in every car.
phelon — get that how many miles you drive each year is a something. Don’t see it as the same as where your car is each minute of the day though.
Slippery slope, just like the Patriot Act. What is stopping them from tracking your location? How are going to dispute the mileage if you think it is wrong? And I’m against any new taxes until the government starts using what they already get efficiently. Downsizing the government would be a good start.
Phelon — I pretty much figure if you have a cell phone they can already track your location. Not real worried about what else they will do based on knowing how many cars each year on my car. But just me.
The problem with infrastructure is the politicians can’t just pass a bill for anything exclusively, they have to include everything under the sun, that they get kickbacks on
So then you are against all legislation based on that. I like the idea of infrastructure (as did Trump) and really like that a group of bipartisan Senators are setting up the deal. To me this is a bright light in how things should be. Not willing to bash based on general fears and complaints about the political system.
I didn’t say I was against all legislation based on that, because 99% of legislation has some form of kickback in it
Obama was given a 100B infrastructure and he used less than 5% on infrastructure
You seem to have no problem with an inflation raising 3T budget for infrastructure for some reason
You’ve said you don’t have a problem with govt corruption, so this really doesn’t surprise
“You’ve said you don’t have a problem with govt corruption” Sometimes wonder how what I write registers in your mind. Please point out where I said that.
When biden was running for president I asked you about his corruption and you said you didn’t have a problem with it
Cause I didn’t think there was corrrptioon…..see the difference there?
Stanger – I can turn the location off on my phone and do.
Seems you have that part covered. If the mileage on your car being reported is a problem how about some other way? Could just tax value on all cars whether gas powered or electric. Could be done either at purchase or each year.
I got a novel idea, let’s stop passing 3T bills, and stop giving people money to stay home, then we wouldn’t need to implement this tax
What 3.2 trillion measure were we talking about there? Not the bipartisan one on infrastructure for sure.
Bipartisan doesn’t make it any less corrupt
Doesn’t make it $3.2 trillion either. About one-third of that.
https://www.theringer.com/nfl/2021/8/4/22608156/year-2-nfl-qbs-progress-report
Should there be a bridge to nowhere in Alaska?
If you own a construction company that builds bridges in Alaska you will say yes and happily suck the government teat!
uhhhhhh I’m feeling queasy…..
https://thedraftnetwork.com/articles/miami-dolphins-cbs-training-camp-xavien-howard-needham-mccourty-igbinoghene
Cav – Game Pass is up and running.
I don’t give a shit if anyone tracks me it’s not like I am doing anything that bad anyways
Way I feel as well…. but apparently a big issue for some folks.
Until you write something on SM and the cancel culture comes after you
I don’t really care about what anyone thinks about what I say on SM. If they cancel me life will go on.
In case the government is looking for me right now I am Aruba at an all inclusive resort about to hit the beach. My dinner reservation is at 6. If Amazon wishes to use this information to identify my spending habits then please find me some good deals Amazon please
And I am about 4 pins colada’s in right now
Not that there’s anything wrong with that🍹
D says:
August 5, 2021 at 11:25 am
There is another chain from over your ways that varies pretty significantly in quality across the US, and thats Sonny BBQ.
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i don’t care for sonnys, maybe there pulled pork sandwich on occasion, there chicken & hamburgers are overpriced and suck
Not a fan of Sonny’s either. Guess cause I make better BBQ. lol
Could just tax value on all cars whether gas powered or electric. Could be done either at purchase or each year.
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South Carolina is one state that already does that. For every newly purchased, leased or newly registered vehicle in SC, you get charged an “Infrastructure Maintenance Fee” of up to $500 per vehicle. This is separate from the SC state property tax on vehicles. Every year when you register your vehicle you have to pay a property tax on each vehicle based on the value of the vehicle and what county you live in. I don’t think the property tax is for infrastructure though.
The vehicle property taxes in SC are quite high. I am sure other states do the vehicle property tax also.
Really like the idea of taxes on using the roads being tied to how much you use them, but if people have privacy concerns about their mileage being reported that would be a way to go.
Laughing a bit that all the bill includes is a pilot program with voluntary participants that would be reported to Congress in 3 years about what could be done and would then have to be approved for general use. But if the reaction on that is so severe , maybe not the way to go.
Here in Florida they are installing toll lanes on interstate highways that are existing. It is reducing the amount of travel lanes and creating traffic tieups that are “easily solved” by jumping over into the new toll lanes just to the left. Except the toll lanes toll varies depending on the time of day and congestion. I got dinged for $10 to travel 8 miles last week!! On I-95 which was built and maintained with federal interstate program $. (I already paid for this fucking road!!) They are installing these lanes in “blue” counties to pay for improvements in “red” counties. It really pisses me off because it was never put to a vote, it was just instituted and it fucks with traffic tremendously!
Been going on down my way since lived here. Certain roads where only way off is to have a SunPass….. even will let you off and send a bill later if don’t. Those express lanes can be a game changer on I-95 though.
But then grew up with toll rolls in the Northeast. So been used to it for 30 years. If anything glad don’t have lines at the toll booth. Just keep driving.
There’s no toll roads in NV, will miss that when I go back to FL
Plenty of other bs here though like highly inflated sporting events
The Garden State Parkway in NJ has had tolls forever but until they eliminated some of them, added EZ Pass, more lanes and then the Express lanes it was a brutal ride. It can still be a brutal ride especially at specific times in the summer along with the volume of vehicles.
https://phinphanatic.com/2021/08/04/miami-dolphins-camp-battle-center-michael-dieter-take/
It takes some time when you draft your OL over 3 years with young guys. Could end up working out long term though.
LOL — but that form is missing a box. Should include “That’s what ORob said.” 🙂
I’m not sure I’ve ever seen a 2nd year QB get so much flack after not having a bad rookie season, but a an but up and down one. I even hear chatter that this is a make or break season for him. What does that mean?
Re-watching the ARI-MIA game. Great game.
I read the article about our existing CBs not on par with X and quite probably true.
However, one of my takeaways was that our QB v WR connections are far superior to last year’s, both in talent and practice.
Maybe?
yep
Hopefully, most other teams will have similar issues.
Woot woot football is back !!! HOF game and Bombers Season opener both tonight
Mason Rudolf is who we thought he was and he sucks
Was moving ball well until the fumble
Looked like 2020 Tua dink and dunk though
Preston Williams activated from COVID list , does that mean also off PUP list ??
No, it means he’s off the covid list🤪
Which means he can do some work on the side
Thanx , like to see him ready for game 1
Deiter was a bit of a project when he was drafted. That year was not a great year for OL, if you guys recall. We discussed him around here. I liked his potential and development at WI and am pretty much always glad to draft a WI OL, but we did talk about the possibility that he would need to get stronger and may need to move to Center. The kid has a good foundation to build on. Maybe it just took him a few years to get stronger and develop. Let’s hope for the team’s sake he grabs the position and runs with it. It’s not like we have a lot of great C prospects on the team. Getting a third round guy to turn into a solid starter would be nice.
Well the guru has spoken, as you know better than the rest of us, and it makes sense, so I’ll go with that
If you practice against the best (hopefully that’s your own team) shouldn’t you get better?
Only for those that believe in practice….lol.
Yes, but even if you get better are you good enough?
Not against a better team with team more talent….lol.
That’s why practicing against shit doesn’t get you very far.
Najee looks good, better than anything they has last year
He seems to get as much as he can
Lol Claypool alligator arms
▪ The Dolphins made six roster moves Thursday, removing receiver Preston Williams and tight ends Cethan Carter and Adam Shaheen from the COVID-19 list — five days after being placed on the list. Tight end Mike Gesicki remained on the COVID-19 list.
The Dolphins also released three tight ends who joined the team recently: Gabe Holmes, Sal Cannella and Kalif Jackson.
Durham Smythe and Hunter Long have received much of the first-team work at tight end in recent practices. Carson Meier and Chris Myarick are also on the roster.
As for Williams, he remains on the physically unable to perform list as he works his way back from foot surgery last November. The team hasn’t offered a timetable for his return.
https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/barry-jackson/article252475668.html
And thank you as well
Sometimes when it’s reported, it’s no more no less😳
If Cower is an HOFer, you’d think Tomlin also will be
Sometimes the franchise you coach matters
Don’t think he’d be an HOFer otherwise
Hated Peyton Manning, when he played, but I’ve grown to like him, seems ever since Marino talked favorly of him🥱
Ditto , kinda like Gretzky… great ambassador for the games , hated both as players
Yeah Rudolph has Happy Feet
Remember Archie Manning being a big deal in the 70s, so wondered if he was in the HOF, since he’s presenting Peyton, but…
But because the Saints had few other offensive weapons, he was battered by pass rushers and logged a record of 35-101-3 as a starter in his NFL career. But don’t feel sorry for Archie. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame and the Saints Hall of the Fame and Ring of Honor.
I wonder if he’s eligible as a Builder due to fathering Eli and Peyton 🤡
Lol, but just as Cower and Tomlin are/will be HOFers Archie is not, because the team he was on
Now if that ain’t offensive PI…
Right ?? !!
Pearson is a bit annoying
I know it’s his enshrinement week, but…holy fuck batman
Wow Drew Pearson sounds like AL Bundy
Practicing everyone’s favorite horse…
I’ll have…
Just a little bit outside
Underwhelming 1/2 by both teams .. but football is back !!
Not exactly playing too many players, that will be on the final roster, but yeah football is back
Can’t remember the last time I saw kickers this bad, not even in college
Even the FG that was good looked hot
Or horrible
Kenyan Ballage still playing…
He sux
Yep
FG it’s a miracle
TD Bombers
14-6 1.20 left 1st 1/2
Where are most staying for the Fest?
We couldn’t get into Margaritaville, so we Are booked into La Quinta … just need the okay to enter the US
Some are Margaritaville, and Hollywood Beach. Not sure on others
Have you heard about the delta + variant in Korea?
Have now.
were too busy dealing with it in FL, to worry about whats going on in korea\
Florida governor Ron DeSantis earned a new moniker this week as the resurgent coronavirus continued to wreak havoc on his state: the “Pied Piper of Covid-19, leading everybody off a cliff”.
Dan Gelber, the mayor of Miami Beach, coined the term as Florida continued to set records for new cases and hospitalizations, recorded worrying increases in both deaths and rates of positivity, and led the nation in pediatric Covid admissions.
Bonnethead sharks were among the species seen in the Florida canal.
Sharks fleeing toxic red tide take refuge in Florida canal
Read more
With the highly contagious Delta variant spreading, a state comprising little more than 6% of the US population was accounting for one in five of the country’s new cases, recording 50,997 in the three days to Tuesday, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
DeSantis says the spike is “seasonal”
guardian
seasonal? please eat shit and die desantisnocchio, its NOT seasonal , that is junk science
didnt mean to put the sharks in the canal in the post, lol
but thats another problem , desantis is in charge of destroying tampa bay as fast as possible, dead fish and marine life are littering the beaches from piney point red tide
just can’t help yourself.
PLEASE
PLEASE
PLEASE
Try to control your urges to post political crap on here!
PLEASE!
FFS!
My scrolling finger gets tired.
fuck u, ill post what i want too
i have never asked u to not post what ever u want too
this is a safety issue, desantis is the one politicizing it and killing us, not ME
others have posted lies about desantis, saying hes a great governor
at least i tell the truth about it, so ill always feel free to post truths on any subject
but ill make a deal, if the lies stop about it, ill stop posting the truth
i would say to tourists, dont come to FL unless you are prepared to be hospitalized and possibly die, or you enjoy red tide breathing issues and dead animals. there are very few tourists here now
I’m with Rockphin! Please stop David, it’s enough to see/read about it without the political rants. Please!
others do it , but i cant?
my offer stands, if others stop lying about it, ill stop posting the truth about it, thats more than fair IMO
And, I get in their faces, too, and so do others!
Both sides should STFU!
Love hearing stories about players who engage with the community and share their fortune. (as in fortunate, not fortune in treasure, even if in this case it is both)
https://www.si.com/nfl/dolphins/news/miami-dolphins-quarterback-tua-tagovailoa-delivers-in-a-big-way-off-the-field
FUCK ME YOU FUCKING PIECE OF SHIT!!?? NO FUCK YOU YOU UNCLE FUCKING COCK SUCKER!
will u stop posting profanity, others are tired of your fucking shit, lol
fuck off, lol
I remember one time DeSantis tried to send most of California into the ocean by detonating a nuke along the San Andreas fault and it would have worked too if Superman hadn’t reversed the earth’s rotation to go back in time in order to stop the nuke from detonating in the first place.
that never happened
deathsantis did not do that
LOOK YOU LITTLE SELF AGRANDIZING BRAGGART, LIEING SACK OF SHIT YOUR OPINION IS NOT A FACT! IT IS YOUR OPINION NOT “TRUTH” I TOO DO NOT LIKE THE MAN OR SOME OF HIS POLICIES BUT I DON”T SHOVE THEM DOWN OTHER PEOPLES THROATS ON A GOD DAMN FOOTBALL BLOG.
more lies, fuck OFF
deaths are not opinions, and deathsantis is doing a shitty job, Mississippi passed us up
LMAO…..true, but you spelled lying wrong.
NO YOU FUCK WAD I WILL NOT STOP POSTING PROFANITY. GO FUCKING DIE YOU PEICE OF SHIT
lol you really set yourself up for this shit, lolololol
Lol…it’s “piece”. Maybe he will get it anyway….lmao!
lol, Krishna!
he cant spell very good, maybu hi shud gooo bak 2 schoooool
3….2…1… DAVID PULLS THE VICTIM CARD
more lies, LOLOLOLOLO
u triggered yourself, its funny
Another truism AND perfect spelling….lol.
Hmmmm?
https://dolphinstalk.com/2021/08/06/miami-dolphins-bring-in-4-cbs-for-tryouts/
Sending a message that the team will go forward and do what they need to do.
Yeah, I think are constantly turning over stones on CB’s it seems like.
The greatest trick Desantis ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist.
i feel it was a greater trick to fool enough FLoridians to vote for his sorry ass
Wooooo Hoooo!!! It’s Fucktard Friday!!
Sticking to football for me y’all.
You sir win the best post of the day !! 😎👍
I think the turnover has had a lot to do with our poor showing on the O-line for years. Hoping that Jeanpierre can end that trend too.
https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/barry-jackson/article252475668.html
Coach Brian Flores, who has cycled through offensive line coaches like some cycle through paper towels, believes Lemuel Jeanpierre is up to the task.
“I think the world of Lem. He was here a year ago, and his energy in practice and his acumen about the game [stand out],” Flores said. “When you walk into his office and you ask a question, be ready for a dissertation and be ready to get educated on football.
Flores has had four offensive line coaches in less than three seasons on the job. Pat Flaherty lasted only four days of training camp in 2019 before being dismissed.
Dave DeGuglielmo took over in August of 2019 but wasn’t retained after one season. Steve Marshall was hired, on the recommendation of Chan Gailey, and coached the group last season but was dismissed after one season, a few weeks after Gailey left the organization.
Jeanpierre has the best chance to be a long-term solution. He played in the league — primarily center — as a backup for the Seattle Seahawks in 2010 through 2015, then became a coach as an offensive assistant for Seahawks coach Pete Carroll in 2017.
I heard he’s a heck of a kickboxer too.
isn’t that Jean-Claude?
Former Center. Maybe he can turn Dieter into what we hope he will be.
Thanks Krishna. LOL
Lol….to be clear, I loved what you said! I was just trying to have a little fun with your passion!
Spelling “aggrandizing” was off the charts….I had to look that up!
lol i just thought it funny that he triggered himself, with bad spelling to boot
rule number one, dont get angry until AFTER grammar school graduation, otherwise its just funny
David….to be clear, I didn’t see what you saw. Everyone mis-spells, at least everyone here. And, sometimes it’s all about the thumbs….lol!
They have us in the middle of the pack. I think we were more tier 2 based on scoring defense but hey more fuel for the fire. Please keep underrating us.
https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-defense-rankings-tiers-2021
Covid Sharks
Yeah, haven’t you heard? 😉
Enjoy your vacation! I am sure it is well deserved/needed.
Ron Desantis is the best gov in the US, why do you think people are flocking to FL?
now let’s look at the real POS! Andrew Cuomo!
wow orob, desantis is screwing the pooch on this one
cuomo IS a piece of shit, you see it, but are blind to desantis
how is he screwing the pooch, fl is thriving, all these other states leftwing that locked down are in misery, covid is here and happening, you cant beat it by hiding, those dem states have racked up worse infections by locking down, look at NY!
desantis doesn’t want to infringe on your right to make your decisions in life,
orob, if desantis gets control of red tide and covid, I will be first in line touting the great job he did, but if he destroys people and the environment, its fair game to call him out on his shitty job
just like its fair game to call out cuomo on the shit job he is doing also
https://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/people-pooping-in-fittings-rooms-is-a-thing-that-shouldnt-be
now i understand why your wife left You, lol
now i see why your wife left, lol
NEW BLOG UP!!! Let’s lay off the fucking politics on the new one please!
how about the 1.2 trillion dollar infrastructure bill the left is trying to get thru congress to build roads and bridges?
sounds great right?
wrong! the roads and bridges only account for 100 billion of that spending package!
it’s a spending spree by the dems on ludicrous bs!
and look to china to borrow the money to do that.
we are headed for financial disaster!
Biden will go down as the worst president in US history.
sb7mvp says:
August 5, 2021 at 11:50 am
Hey D,
You ever see that Alabama leprechaun?
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No but i remember when that happened, and was covered on the news down here. LOL
I don’t think i was smoking the right shit to see it lol.