Wow, so pumped just to be typing the words preseason game 1. COVID-19 wrecked any opportunity to have any preseason at all last year, but this season, we not only get THREE preseason games but we also get an extra regular season game to make it 20 games in total! OK, so preseason isn’t all that, but to me, It’s game action against another team, and I personally believe it’s essential. Practice is practice, against your own guys, but when you face a different team, guys will bring more effort and the competition sparks a little extra than you get in practice. We have such a young team, I think they will benefit from having played these 3 meaningless games. You can laugh all you want at this but Tua not having training camp and preseason games did him no favors last year.
First and foremost we need to come out of the preseason healthy. There are injuries in practice, there are injuries in preseason games and there are injuries in regular season games, but you never want to lose a player before the real season begins. There will be some interesting competitions to watch, not only for starting spots but for roster spots too. There are always surprise cuts and sometimes there are surprises as to who makes the starting roster and this year will be no different. At least this year with training camp, minicamp and the preseason, players will have had a chance to show what they can do and the evaluation process should also be easier for the coaching staff.
I think the most interesting battle in my opinion is the O-line. This is where there is the least rotation and the starting 5 usually get the greater majority of snaps. As of now, the line is as so . . .
LT Jackson
LG Eichenberg
C Deiter
RG Hunt
RT Davis
I’m not buying this, and I believe by the time the season starts it will either be Eichenberg or Hunt at RT. If it’s Hunt then maybe Eichenberg stays at LG, but if Eichenberg gets the RT spot, I think Kindley settles back in at LG. We know the 3 starting DL in the 3-4 alignment are going to be Wilkins, Davis and Ogbah. I think we also know the 4 starting LB’s in that same 3-4 are AVG, McKinney, Baker and Phillips. I know Phillips has had a slow start and it’s possible he may not start the season the season there but I also know they will give him every opportunity to make it happen. With Howard getting his extension we know it will be Howard and Jones, but then the safety battle will be an interesting one. I think Eric Rowe is safe at SS, but does the wily veteran McCourty start the season at FS, or does 2nd year man Brandon Jones get the nod or does the rookie who looked great against the Bears in practice, Jevon Holland steal that spot?
On offense, I feel like health will determine who starts at the skill positions, WR, TE and RB. If healthy, Parker, Fuller and Wilson, all veterans will “start”. There will be tons of opportunities for the others though and that’s where it comes down to the roster crunch. We know Waddle makes 4, so does that leave 2 more spots or 3? Hollins is the gunner on special teams and that’s an important factor as to why he might make the team as he’s a good one. Grant is an electric returner, a playmaker but his suspect hands (on returns and as a WR) may leave him off the roster. What about Lynn Bowden Jr.? We gave up a 4th RD pick last season to acquire Bowden and he showed some promise, especially late in the season. It would be hard to let him go so if we keep 7 WR’s, all of the above should be in. That means veteran Allen Hurns, Robert Foster, Kirk Merritt, Isaiah Ford, Malcolm Perry all gone but a couple may end up on the PS.
Oh, by the way, Gesicki is back! Can’t wait to see him back in action and watch him get his well deserved new contract! So Hunter Long is NOT gone for the season, that’s also great news! That should leave Gesicki, Shaheen, and either Smythe, Carter or Myarick to go along with Long as the 4th TE. At RB, Gaskin is the lead back followed by Malcolm Brown, Ahmed, Scarlet, Laird and Doaks. Hey, what happened to world beater Doaks you were all telling me about? Sorry, had to get that out! I’m guessing we’ll carry 5, maybe 6 so Doaks has a chance to make the roster. We no longer officially have a FB, so we might carry 6 RB’s.
The game is on NFLN tomorrow afternoon at 1PM. I will record it as I will be working unfortunately, but I’ll get around to watching it at some point, I may stay away from this blog so it won’t spoil the viewing. Enjoy the game, it will be nice to see some of our exciting rookie prospects suit up for the first time, and see the growth of our 2nd year QB. Looking forward to it!
GO DOLPHINS!!!
Finsmob Unleashed 
my favorite actress, Jennifer is smok’n
LMAO….. you don’t count rushing for more than 10 yards on 1st and you don’t count quick slants/strikes by QBs that read the defense and make the play?
Instead, you only count plays where a QB has the luxury of standing deep in the pocket and has to wait to throw the long ball…..lmao!
the reason being, if all you can do is quick slants and you cant stretch the D with the deep ball that is a recipe for disaster.
as was the case last year
ORob I cannot beleive you are so pathetic to wake up in the morning and still talk about the photo
yeah i’m dumb a troll and pathetic,
anything else?
Yeah
Where the fuck are you every time people tear into David when he makes a political post
Silent, that’s where
That’s what a double standard is. You don’t agree with David’s politics, so you sit back and watch people criticize him, but on removal of his explicit pic, suddenly you are his white knight
You didn’t even see the pic David posted. You admitted that. You didn’t know how out of line it was, just like you don’t know how out of line your posts are now.
You are a complete hypocrite who doesn’t defend David when he makes political posts but uses him now as a vehicle to suggest how we should run the blog.
Next time David talks politics, let’s hear you trying to defend him – until then, you are kind of being a self righteous blowhard
what? i can’t hear you?
It wasn’t about the nipples Rob, it was the sweater, as the joke went. Now that you mention it though, nice nips
exploitation
for the CJB’s sexual gratification
Guys being guys in a tasteful sort of way.
..lol
let’s get past this, i was responding to posts last night after i left.
its a great football day, hello to the 2021 season
Maybe don’t mention it first thing in the morning like a sanctimonious wet nap
Yes let’s get past it
First step: shut the fuck up about it ORob
what? i can’t hear you!
I hope for everyone’s sake on this blog that get your wish, Orob. Would a 40 yard throw to Waddle make you happy? Or, does it need to be 50+ for you to count it? Does it have to be a TD or it’s no good? LMAO!
Any other rules required to pass your test?
Do you agree that we simply cant be a ck down team?
do you agree that with Tua at the helm last year that’s what we were?
do you agree that having a deep threat will open up the underneath stuff.
I simply want to see if Tua has improved on his weakness
I agree!
I’m glad you explained what CJB was. I was sitting there going over various word permutations trying to figure out what the hell it stood for, and I never would have figured it out, lol.
LOL
“sanctimonious wet nap”. I’m saving that one in the data banks for future use, lol. I’ll wait a year or so, so I can claim it as mine…
Well I’m glad some one heard it
The replies I am receiving indicated it wasnt heard….🤪
So yesterday after work, I knew I’d be up in the early morning today unable to sleep being too excited because of our game…so I decided to buy a bunch of supplies to make frozen burritos, twice baked potatoes, and tortilla soup.
Sure enough, I was up at flipping 2:30 tossing and turning. So now I just got finished making and wrapping the burritos. I’m starting on the twice baked taters, and I should be done with that in about two more hours.
I’m may even get tortilla soup done before our game starts because the taters take almost an hour to cook before I can assemble.
So, instead of sitting here from the wee hours till our game just watching TV, I brilliantly made efficient use of my time, have already has 2 rum and cokes, and by the time our game starts I’ll have frozen 20 burritos, 26 twice baked taters, 12 single servings of tortilla soup, and a partridge in a pear treeeeeeee.
I’m so please with myself, lol. Smart ape…
I’m ‘pleased’ with myself and I’ve ‘had’ 2 rum and cokes. My ‘d’ key is being a real munson today, lol.
lol, there never seem to be enough bananas. Gotta move quick at our dinner table…
Lol…..that reminds me, I started laundry at 5:30. I think the clothes are dry by now. Need to finish watering the Sego, already filled the pond, watered all the plants, caught up on the blog, no TV, getting ready to record game…..
….and invite myself to CKs house to watch the game and eat. Lol!
Better hurry or the bananas will all be gone, lol.
Krishna, what’s a Sego?
It’s a conifer that looks kinda like a shrub palm.
ORob
Please, check the nipples on the gorilla gif I posted to make sure they are suitable for your standards on this site.
That’s Kong’s job
https://images.app.goo.gl/JoNiBm96soSNg9ap8
Kinda looks like mine….
Gotcha, cool looking plant. Looks like it’s a nice centerpiece to a yard or area.
It was and is and it keeps evolving.
Back story: Mrs. Ks favorite being she grew up in the “valley” in TX. Bought home, needed landscaping badly, and told landscaper she wanted a Sego. He did the rest and 10K later with Sego and rest of trees and plants the yard is like a xeriscaped garden. It gets a liitle colder in ATX so we’ve had to cover and tent it over the years.
This year with the Snowpacolypse and week long hard freeze I thought might lose it. I will try and send a pic.
That’s awesome, bro. I’m glad you didn’t lose it with the freeze, and I would love to see a pic. 🙂
A sanctimonious wet nap seems to be in line with an iridescent asshole
at least i’m not a card carrying member of the CJB
I think you wipe one with the other.
Or a dogface pony soldier
https://images.app.goo.gl/JoNiBm96soSNg9ap8
Well that didn’t work. Don’t know how to get a pic from phone to this blog….it’s a pretty cool pic, too.
Pic has to be on aforum like photo bucket, Facebook, etc. and has to be set for public access.
Sorry pp, I have no idea what you just said…..lol. Except I can’t do it….lol.
I give up! Just can’t figure it out…..lol
Can I e-mail to myself and then copy and paste from my laptop?
Is it public?
Nope. You have to put them on social media. Then put the social media on public so anyone can see it. Then copy the link and paste it here.
Krishna
This is what I do. I google the image I want for example “pig and dolphin”
Then I click on the the image and Sometimes I press it until the “copy”prompt shows up
Then I copy
Then I come back to the site and his paste
Then when it paste, I make sure it ends in “.jpg”
Sometimes if it doesn’t end in jpg you can delete anything after jpg and it will post as a photo
I’m ok with the circle jerk as long as you’re not playing “soggy biscuit”. That’s sick!
https://www.yahoo.com/news/tua-looked-against-bears-fitzpatrick-164440866.html
Good morning all, “are you ready for some football ” Krishna just don’t bring your sago to Florida. Almost all the ones down south are dying or dead.
Asian cycad scale is wiping them out here. It took them forever to even figure out what was going on with them
Thanks and no worries about bringing it to FL! LOL!
Yeah, the send to e-mail and place jpeg on desktop, then copy and paste to this site, did not work.
I don’t use social media, facebook, twitter…..oh well.
https://www.yahoo.com/sports/jimmy-johnson-claims-dolphins-could-120241567.html
There’s no way the colts were ever trading that pic. Obviously Jimmy has had to many Pina colodas on his boat
What I want to see today: No injuries
Totally agree
Yep
I’m going to have to try watching while on an airplane. Assuming Game Pass is showing it live.
Next man up
^%$##@#%<<%%!!!
My internet is down till about 12:30. ARE YOU F¥CKING KIDDING ME?!!!
Well that was a quick lesson in turning my phone into a mobile hotspot, lol. Hopefully it’s fast enough to work for the game. I can’t believe my internet went down right now. Thanks, Obama…
are there any live streams for the game that dont require a subscription?
I think it’s on nfl network
NFL network has a 7 day free trial
watching it, THANKS!!!!
it looks like fromsport.me will work at 1 pm, hopefully
Wanna see Tua with 2 deep throw completions
Game should be on local tv David. We’re getting it on 9 (abc) plus NFLN
I’m watching the local feed so I don’t have to hear the Bears coverage I can listen to our own teams sunshine and rainbows.
Ahem………
IT’S GAME DAY BITCHES!!!!!!
GO DOLPHINS!!
Let’s go!
the football season is finally here, awesome!
three and out, suck
tight coverage by Nik Needham, nice drive stop
exciting
I’m ready to play Waddle on ST just for that
He made that gain look easy
Waddle electric PR
lol agreed!
Waddle sighting, lol He is going to be electric
Waddle will get some scores from special teams, he is so elusive and fast
Why is shaheen our primary receiver…lol
because our TE coach is coco
88!!
There’s 1
Just give it to brown
Work in that short yardage
nice blocking, good touch throw, good catch, good yards after catch, awesome play
What a disaster
?
The goaline run
You should get out of the bathroom and watch the game😉
I have even started on this Mexican food yet
Lol
who is blocking ogletree, ouch!
Still not very good blocking in short yardage situations
Lot of time to work on that
But that was ugly
Malcolm brown didn’t have a chance
agreed
we need touchdowns when we have first and goal at the 1
Okay good drive but bad finish in short yardage. Time for the scrubs
I want one more drive please…
FP
Take it easy everyone in the stadium knew it was going to be run, run
They kept that goal line plays vanilla.
i think that was it
no need to get fancy, just practice some run blocking
I think in preseason – you don’t want to get real creative
I like them just trying to smash it in
if it was a real game, I could see Tua running it in on third down
Lol @ that leap
No pass rush
3rd down D
hell yeah!
Beautiful 50 yd touch pass to Gesicki. I have no idea if that counts….lmao.
Maybe I’m just excited to watch punt returns
So far it’s been the best part of the game
its also nice to see so MANY punt returns, it means the defense is stopping them
its early, PS game 1 first quarter, but this is what is good to see with a defense, stop the third downs
nice third down stop by Rowe
secondary is doing well in the absence of Howard and Jones
When Fields gets in he’ll be running all over hell
Every pass is to the TEs so far
Another pass to a TE
That was an incredible catch
Maybe a drop?
wow, Tua threaded a needle, incredible accuracy on that third down toss
Um no run blocking
Wow
Hollins made the team
Yeah after that catch, he’s my mvp…lol
Nice pass….it doesn’t count though…lol
wow, another needle thread pass on third down by Tua, just wow
Hollins is a WR not a TE.
Yeah…I always think of him as a TE
I’ve never ever seen him line up as a TE, he’s only ever been a WR and he’s really developing into a nice player. He’s the Seiler of the offense.
Brown 3x now trying to juke, he can’t, just run straight
Too much dancing for a north and south runner
Left side of OL seems to have issues…
Malcolm brown is taking too long to move forward
Particularly, Jackson!
offense is converting third downs, defense is stopping third downs, i hope that continues,
it will be an incredible season , if we can win third downs on both sides of the ball
Hollins has 3 catches, 1 called Black holding
Tua looking good, but he will need a run game
They really need to work in that short yardage
Had a hole and went straight at LB instead.
^
our run blocking sucks
Change of pace might work
Great block by Hollins too
And Waddle
Nice run by Gaskin
Gash-kin
That run don’t count. lol
Tua waited to long to throw
Bad decision
Tia sucks
Lol
Wasn’t watching the safety who read his eyes. Young mistake. Should have took off with it. Bad play.
4..3..2..1…
Shaheen is not Gesicki, he cant win contested catches like Gesicki can
The Bears may have the best front 7 run D, we don’t look assume, but pretty good
First bad throw, now we’re going to hear it.
I was just thinking all his throws prior to that were money.
Where’s brisett
On the sideline….lol
D is quick in the flat on passes
another third down stop, NICE
The punt return team looks ready
Waddle has lit a firee under Grant’s ass on PR
Grantman!!!!!!!!