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 
stangerx says:
August 16, 2021 at 3:59 pm
Makes me feel guilty that will be going with the new Sanders jersey at the Fest instead of Brandon Fields.
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You are a TROOPER for our Special Teams guys. I appreciate that being they are very unsung, and it’s 1/3 of the game.
Reggie Roby is my all-time favorite Punter, and I once put Pete Stoyanovich’s name in one of my rhymes back in the day.
And that right there was a page-turner! 😀
When we gonna see you come to a Fest man? Think this one will be like our 9th or something. Whenever you are ready will buy your ticket to the game. You are so much part of the group . The one face we’ve never seen.
Man, I was locked and loaded to come last year with Julie’n Davenport’s former roommate at Bucknell (he works with me), then COVID happened. Now that Davenport is an Indianapolis Colt, my guy has no reason to go to Miami any longer.
I’ve only got one more week of vacation (already spent the other four weeks), and it’s over Christmas time. So, unfortunately, it’s going to be a no-go for me this year again.
Maybe next year. ONE of these years soon, I WILL be down!
Sucks about last year, and my guy at work was talking about Julie’n introducing us to a boatload of the team after a game.
Fest takes one vacation day M13. If not worth it then it isn’t…. but F yeah it is.
If it were that easy, I’d be down in a New York minute, I ensure you. I thank you, though, my buddy!
So it is hard for you. Then it is. Every time we have a Fest we miss your face there for sure.
MF13, I’m curious what you mean saying Stang’s use of ‘withdrawal’ was incorrect.
His statement was: “Whether the withdrawal was the right idea or not…”
There is an implied “of troops” there, and disengagement from an enemy is literally one of the definitions of withdrawal. So ‘the withdrawal of troops’ is correct grammatically.
And the “of troops” doesn’t have to be explicitly stated either. Here is an example from Merriam-Webster:
“The insurgents now control some two-thirds of the nation as the U.S. and NATO finalize their withdrawal after a decades-long war there.”
I also am not trying to be a d!ck, and I am open to the idea that I have missed something, but I can’t figure out what is incorrect about his statement.
https://wikidiff.com/withdrawal/withdraw
But was used as a noun. Right there in your link.
An act of withdrawing.
Right there in what you posted MF13. the last noun definition.
Scroll down the page to see more regarding usage.
Withdrawal applies to taking money out.
Withdraw applies to taking people out.
Ahh, that is a very limited definition and contrast of the words. Never trust anything entirely that starts with “wiki”.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/withdrawal
2
b: an operation by which a military force disengages from the enemy
Biden ordered the troops to withdraw. (transitive verb)
The withdrawal of troops has been a disaster. (noun)
*correction (intransitive verb)
I suppose that technically, either spelling applies. Interesting, is it not?
It’s about where it sits grammatically in the sentence. As a verb you use withdraw, as a noun withdrawal
Guess the problem came up cause was definition B. Pretty funny we are talking about it…. but way the board rolls. lol
LOL, that’s right! 😀
Hey, it’s better than politics- even if the subject of our semantic discussion could be construed as political, LOL.
Dork fest alert!
Debating semantics
LMAO!!!
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LMAO
Well alright, I’m going to technically withdraw my statement to Stanger about the use of the term withdrawal.
Aha, I see what you did there. That was using the word withdraw as a verb, so you get full marks, and an A+ for using it correctly, lol.
😀
Was pretty sure wouldn’t get points off a paper on that one, but was willing to let it roll. Guess Cav was not.
I’m a word guy, and I’m always down to learn when I’m using a word incorrectly, so wasn’t so much I wouldn’t let it go, rather I wanted to know what I was missing when I couldn’t figure it out.
And being a word guy doesn’t include commas. I think people that have the ability to always use commas correctly should be given honorary masters degrees and free lifetime drink refills at Bennigan’s.
Well in this case turned out stanger wasn’t wrong ….. shocker for once. 🙂
On tv I saw a Dolphin fan in the Chicago stands wearing a in the day Jay Fiedler jersey. There’s a lifer.
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My wife sports a Chad Pennington jersey.
I’m pretty sure Herd does too, and she probably has a life size cutout as well.
No doubt! lol
She should wear it with pride… best QB we’ve had since Marino retired. However, TUA IS LOOMING… !!!
Yes sir!
I can just see a new comer checking out the board right now.
“Withdraw vs withdrawal?! WTF? I want to read about Tua. What is wrong with these jackwagons?”
😆
Strange thing to be talking about, but you start going with and sorta interesting.
Yessir!
And before I get called on it, I didn’t space ‘newcomer’ myself, it was auto correct. go figure. No idea why it didn’t like newcomer- LOL
What word do I use after they have left?
Withdrawn, withdrawln, withdrawldaded, withdrewded? Y’all help me out.
🙂
Whatever flows off your tongue the easiest. Surely, Tom McDonald has used this term at least once, right?!! 😀
LOL!
Stranger, just say pull out next time. No one will take issue with that.
LOL, I see what you did there! 😆
After the tape woman incident, if say pull out will have problems with Holly Roller ORob. So yeah someone will. 🙂
English/grammar was my worst subject. Did a book report on “Old Yeller” for like 4 straight years. Never read the book. I just wrote it based on what I remembered from the movie. lol
Funny how it all works out in the end, right? I was very much like you regarding English/grammar, yet I see both of us posting very grammatically over the years.
Yes, I’ve actually taken notice of how grammatical your posts are, man.
I try so I don’t sound as uneducated as I really am. These fucking lawyers on here have given me a fucking complex. LOL
Cav Kong,
You are a pretty good ‘word guy’, man. Me? I’m an ‘Oxford comma’ guy and I take that $#!t seriously! 😀
LOL, I assume you are referring to my previous declaration that I also am an oxford comma guy. If so, well done, that was like two years ago.
I think I’m mostly an oxford comma guy because it’s one of the two or three comma rules I know and is easy to remember 🤣🤣
LOL, YUP, it was you who posted about the ‘Oxford comma’! 😀
M13, TM hit #1 on iTunes for all music genres and stayed there almost 2 days with “Brainwashed”. Still sitting at #3. Still at #1 for Rap/Hip Hop since 3 hours after release.
I was surprised how many responding caught on to the last verse where he is basically referring to “Rules for Radicals” or steps to communism.
That was with new releases by Cardi B and Elton John, among others, released on the same day.
He’s a very intelligent man, so as to invoke Saul Alinsky (“Rules for Radicals”) in his rhymes.
My guy Glenn Beck interviewed McDonald about 6 months ago on his radio show… thought it was very weird that Glenn would interview a rapper. If I didn’t know any better, I’d say McDonald has been listening to Glenn for YEARS.
I used to take my time, and was sure to always proofread and double check my posts for errors and to make sure they were as grammatically correct as I could make them. I used to write a lot of work emails and sometimes proposal documents, so I always saw it as important to keep that habit up, especially in today’s world where so many people write in text talk.
As the years have passed, I don’t communicate by email nearly as much as I used to and I’ve let that skill kind of deteriorate. I’ve become pretty lazy with my comments on this blog (it’s basically the only social media I participate in), but I tell ya, I love just shooting posts off the cuff sometimes and not feeling that OCD need to proofread. It’s liberating, lol.
Don’t lose your skills, dude! If you don’t use it, you’ll lose it over time.
That’s exactly what has happened. Now even when I do proofread, I sometimes miss things I shouldn’t and wouldn’t have a few years ago.
Cav — am sure you have noticed but I gave up proofreading like 20 years ago. Anyone has a problem with it then they do. Long as the thoughts come through whats it matter?
I’ve started to adopt that approach. It’s been a hard transition for me because I’m kind of a perfectionist.
Life is so much better not trying to attain that standard for something as casual as this blog though, and I am getting there, lol.
https://www.thephinsider.com/miami-dolphins-injuries/2021/8/16/22627851/dolphins-wide-receiver-allen-hurns-requires-surgery-on-wrist
Well, there is one decision made for the FO.
YUP! Thanks for posting, Rockphin… first I’d heard of this.
bailbondmike says:
August 16, 2021 at 5:57 pm
I try so I don’t sound as uneducated as I really am…
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“Try”, you say?
Do or do not, there is no try.
“Uneducated”, you say?
Educated you are, in this game called life.
Thanks brother!
M13, not sure about Glenn Beck but possible.
I do know he follows the hodgetwins, realcandaceowens, dailywire, officialbenshapiro, dancrenshawtx, larryedlershow, danbongino, flgovrondesantis, sentedcruz, kayleighmcenany, dineshjdsouza, theofficertatum, among others. Of course, many similar artists also.
Don’t know, either. But at any rate, here was Tom McDonald’s interview with Glenn Beck…
*MacDonald
Steve, I was just going by this.
https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/miami-dolphins/albert-wilson-14949/
Does anyone think Hurns is worth stashing on IR until his wrist heals in 3 months? He’s not been very valuable so far, and I’d just let him hit IR now and see if anyone wants a guy who has 400 total yards the last 3 years. For the knowledgeable, is the cost much different for the team?
Never thought Hurns would make the team anyhow. So guess that’s my simple answer.
$1.2 M cap savings, $1.6M dead money next year.
I think Hurns gets released with an injury settlement.
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I would think he might get one of those injury settlement releases. However he is signed through 2022 so I’m not sure how the team will deal with it.
Good tune!
We talking about the “pull out” method here?
That’s always a good practice unless you want a pregnancy. 😉
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Phish, not from a political perspective but from your opinion as a former military man, what do you think of the Afghanistan situation?
I’m asking this from a current events standpoint, not to bash this person or that person. So I’m not trying to start a political pissing match. I have family and friends who have kids in the military who have been or are in Afghanistan. They have different opinions on what went right and wrong in Afghanistan. I just want to get Phish’s perspective or any other former military people on the blog in the know. Thanks.
As for typos who cares if you know what they were saying. I find it funny when people post one word corrections that were not needed. I let most of mine go unless a sentence was just poorly written and could be confusing or look like the opposite of my point. Nobody cares if you typed their when you meant there. Sometimes we just type the sound of a word and it’s the wrong spelling.
Well if it’s the difference between their and there, I’d like to see them used the way they’re suppose to be used!
Yes of course but you still know what the person meant. I try to be accurate but sometimes I make a mistake. If someone says “I think this team has a chance to be good but ‘their’ is still work to be done”, I still know what they meant.
It was meant to be funny…..seriously!
LOL, I saw that…using the 3rd they’re. And the ‘funny…seriously’ line was great too- comedic oxymoron gold. 😂😂
TK – We should have been out of Afghanistan in 2011 as soon as we killed Bin Laden. As much as I dislike Biden and his administration, he was right in pulling our troops out. He fucked it up in many ways, and no one should be surprised at what is happening, but even had he stuck to Trump’s withdrawal plans it would have happened. At best it might have been delayed a few weeks, but the Taliban was always going to take the country back. It is really more of an indictment of our generals and the military industrial complex than of any particular President. They kept us there for profit with no clear strategy or goal. The Afghan military was always going to fold as soon as we left. The only way Afghanistan, or any other place, can have what we have is if they fight for it themselves. We can’t give it to them.
That’s the way many of my family and friends with kids there think about it. Thanks.
I don’t disagree with anything you’ve said. However, it is a human tragedy at this point. The exit was awful, but like you said it would have happened anyway.
100%
The purpose of war is to destroy your enemy’s will to fight. Kill everyone and occupy the empty spaces they leave or don’t bother.
Yep.
In football terms, don’t take your foot off the gas!
Yep
That’s what I’ve heard from many military people. War should always be the last option too.
Always that last option, but when you pull the trigger you need to make the kill shot.
Right, the saying is don’t pull a gun unless you intend to use it.
That’s why I don’t have a gun….if I ever pulled it, I would use it.
Krishna, it is a human tragedy.
Especially, for the women. It’s going to brutal with these 7th century savages….no doubt.
Yep. Very sad. Children too. My friends’ son was there and saw bad shit that is still fucking with his head. He was on a patrol and entered a dwelling where they all knew the men there were abusing children in ways we don’t need to get into detail. He wanted to kill all of the scumbags but couldn’t, that was not the mission. So he left knowing what was going on and couldn’t do anything about it. He was in his early 20’s and that is stamped in his mind now as a 30 something. Horrible.
Like I said, savages….
Actually now that I think about it, he’s not even 30 yet.
Pp, another question, if you don’t mind and one I’ve been wondering about for long time, if you care to opine.
I never thought ANY war would EVER be winnable in Afghanistan.. History has proved it for a thousand years, I believe. The Afghani’s have spent those years building miles of tunnels, hundreds of miles of tunnels and more, through mountain paths and crevices over this time for refuge and survival. Unless you blow the top off the mountains (and even then you might not get to them) I could never see a way to defeat them. Any army.
The Soviets had a very difficult war with them. They eventually said fuck this.
The point Phish made says it all. “The only way Afghanistan, or any other place, can have what we have is if they fight for it themselves. We can’t give it to them.”
What I’ve learned during my life about war is obviously it’s very ugly, but occupation is really difficult anywhere. Guerrilla warfare is hard to win. It goes on forever and that’s what we’ve seen throughout history forever.
Don’t want to bring up religion, but it is a faith, a jihad, something very perverse in seeing god this way…..whatever.
That was about the Taliban….it’s really fucked up, but it’s been going on a thousand years….savages
Religion is just another human element that creates chaos. We’re an amazing species both good and bad.
To football:
https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/barry-jackson/article253509089.html
From Flores about Tua taking out the guy who intercepted him:
“Yeah, I think that’s what he’s got to do,” Flores told reporters on Sunday. “When you make a mistake, which he did, you just move on to the next play. In that instance, offensive players become defensive players.”
I loved Tua’s hit by the way!
That’s football. We all grow up playing all the positions at some point.
And Florio’s take is just the opposite.
So my friend told me he heard teams are going to use the 3rd and last PS game as the dress rehearsal game. In the past it was always the 3rd game, and the 4th the prominent starters don’t play. I actually like the prominent starters playing the 3rd and last one to tune up for opening day.
If you’re willing to play them in the 1st or 2nd, what’s the fear with the 3rd? It’s football, you can’t predict injuries.
Steve, you replied to one of my comments on how many WRs we keep and said no reason to keep 7 for week one. It’s not just about week one but the season. We know Fuller can’t play week one, but what if another WR can’t go and we’re down to 5?
We may very well only keep 6 WR because TE and RB will be very much involved in the passing game. The thing is I’m not sure RB for us is so deep that we keep 4 or more, and who’s a lock 4th? We could pickup a guy off the waiver wire to fill that role. Maybe we keep a fullback who can serve in a backup tailback role in a pinch. But outside of Gaskin, Ahmed and Brown, haven’t been hearing much about anyone else. Doaks has struggled and Scarlett has been quiet. Laird is a possible 4th and STs guy, but he’s limited. More of a receiver than a RB.
So 6/7 WR, 4 TE and 3/4 RB is the way I see it so far. STs plays a role as well.
Doaks isn’t ready yet, I’d try to stash him on the PS, so I’d keep 3 rbs
Unless WRs are playing STs the 6 and 7th guys won’t be active, so why would we need more than 5?
Hollins and Grant play STs.
Cethan, if his leg injury isn’t serious can be our 4th RB, split with TE
No way are we keeping 7 WRs for game 1
9 OL, 2 QB, 4 TE, 6 WRs and 4 RBs with Cethan otherwise maybe 10 OL, then that 10th OL is cut to make room for Fuller
Why 10 OL? We’ll probably on activate 8 week one. I don’t see us being 10 deep on the OL. We don’t even know who the top 5 are. Fuller still has to be on the 53 right?
Is it Cethan Carter or Carl Tucker as the FB/H-back?
I know Cethan Carter is also considered a STs guy. I don’t know enough about Carl Tucker other than him being from Alabama.
I only said 10 OL, because that extra spot has to go to someone and our OL is in Flux.
No Fuller doesn’t get put on the initial week 1 53
Every team I’ve seen in the PS is working on the rush and screen game with their OL. You can’t get that work in TC. Use the PS games for the basics.
Krishna – Sorry, crashed early last night. In regards to your question about winning a war in Afghanistan, there is a reason they calling the graveyard of empires. Short answer is yes, you can win a war if you are then willing to rule with an iron fist. You can beat them easily in a stand up fight, but they rarely stand up. Ghenghis Khan subdued them by annihilating entire villages and towns and dumping the bodies into their wells, but even the Mongols only ruled there for about 13 years. What our politicians keep getting wrong (everywhere) is that it is the culture that defeats invaders not the fighting. The politicians expect the people to react like Americans or to discard thousands of years of culture and embrace our way.
BTW – The tunnels that you are referring to are called karez. They are actually irrigation tunnels, that get used for tactical reasons. They dig shafts every hundred yards or so connected by the tunnels for water to flow through. Mitigates evaporation.
FYI
The next person who owes me a beer. please have her deliver it!
Someone may find this offensive
While I personally think Twin Peaks was an interesting and avant-garde show, I agree with you, Ken. It’s not for everybody, and don’t get me started on Twin Peaks The Return which was produced in 2017.
That 2017 series really pushed the boundaries of storytelling and probably didn’t make much sense to a large portion of the audience. I had to watch a 4 hour youtube video explaining to me what the hell I was watching just to make some sense of it.
LOL
I don’t care if anyone is offended, I just can’t stop thinking about moterboating. 🐕
In Arizona? Do they even have water there?
We have plenty of water, well not so much but we do have rivers and lakes that used to take me 4 hours to drive to , now it’s only 40 minutes.
I’m just foolin 🙂
Actually, Stephanie looks a lot like my baby momma, except mine was named Jen, she had brown hair, and she was a sent straight from hell, evil, psychotic biotch.
That’s half the women in Ca. 😆
But they are usually the best ones
That sounds about right, lol.
5 guys will get cut today
I guess I’m not using any power tools or sharp objects today.
4 guys will get cut today
I wonder about the legitimacy of these types of moves.
Is he really hurt enough, that he needs to go on IR?
Is this gamesmanship, similar to what the Tampa Bay Lightning used in the NHL?
Hurns wasn’t expected to make the team, so let’s stash him on IR, and use him as an insurance policy at midseason, just about the time Preston will be lost for the season.
Flores, with all of these WRs, isn’t going to get caught again holding his dick using scrubs at WR
He is having surgery on the wrist. It sounds pretty legit
Hurns to have surgery, so he at least has a legit injury, but still wonder, if this type of thing goes on
Sorry Ken, no beer delivery for you from twin peaks
I can’t deal with that level of exploitation lol
No surprise there…
I’m shocked, but remember him whiffing on a punt blocker, when with the jets and we blocked it
With all the hype and his college coach coaching the Jags I thought he make it
What a surprise
Tim Knight says:
August 16, 2021 at 6:27 pm
Steve, I was just going by this.
https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/miami-dolphins/albert-wilson-14949/
That shows the correct amount of 3m as his 2021 contract, but it also shows his cap hit, which is the only figure that matters, unless you’re Mrs. Wilson😉
Everyone’s favorite whooping boy has come aboard
That’s right you read the headline correctly. Colin Cowherd was heaping a ton of praise on Brian Flores, Chris Grier, and the Miami Dolphins organization. He couldn’t say enough positive things about the Dolphins organization and how they have built this team and how they run things now in Miami. He talked about how the Dolphins don’t commit penalties and their backup cornerbacks play at a high level and don’t commit penalties. Colin even said the Dolphins this year talent-wise are way better than they were last year. THIS IS NOT A JOKE! Colin actually said these things and was positive about the Miami Dolphins and didn’t take any shots at Tua.
Kind of says something, when your stubborn critics change their tune
Now I am worried
Yeah, but you get your panties in a wad every time the wind blows😜
Guess the OL wasn’t all bad
Stock up
Miami’s centers: Michael Deiter and Matt Skura were two of Miami’s top performers along the offensive line. They weren’t dominant in the run game, but neither of them gave up a single sack, pressure or hurry. Cameron Tom saw very limited action, but in those few snaps he looked solid as well. A lot of people expected the center position to be Miami’s weakest, but that might not be the case.
Larnel Coleman: To me, this is one of the most pleasant surprises of the entire game. Larnel Coleman is a seventh round draft choice out of UMass Amherst-expectations were not high going into this season or contest. No one should overreact here, but Coleman had the best performance out of any Miami tackle- who saw that coming?
Bet we see lots of guys moving spots this week
It was really that starting left side that stunk it up. I didn’t see the run block grades, but both centers and the right side starters had good pass block grades.
I think it was MF13 that posited that perhaps our looking for another tackle has more to do with Jackson’s play on the left side than any issue with the right. And Kindley’s play shows why they are trying to light a fire under his ass and moving him between the 1s, 2s, and 3s.
Watching the release tracker. It’s early but a couple interesting names but nothing that would upgrade us. Two that never panned out in RB Bo Scarbrough and DE Noah Spence.
This first round of cuts probably won’t yield anything anyway.
Discussing above what to do with the Fuller spot for week 1, wondering if it doesn’t go to someone cut from another team, such as RB or OL
Laird may be the choice in the end
Steve, I didn’t figure he’d get cut in the 1st rd of cuts, so I’m surprised in that regard. I figured they’d milk that cow till the end of the preseason, lol.
Guess they didn’t want to waste each others time for the inevitable
One RB I am watching for maybe next cut or possible last cut is Benny Snell of the Steelers. I think he would be an upgrade over Brown/Doaks.
Dolphins coach Brian Flores said Tuesday that the loss of receiver Allen Hurns is “unfortunate” and he will be placed on injured reserve, which would end his season unless he reaches an injury settlement and is released.
Hurns will miss three months with a wrist injury that will require surgery, according to a source.
“Allen was having a good camp,” Flores said. “We’re going to end up placing him on IR. It’s unfortunate. Freak play.”
If he’s placed on IR before the regular season starts, he cannot play for the Dolphins this season unless he’s released with an injury settlement and re-signs with Miami at some point this year. He also could sign with another team if the Dolphins eventually release him from IR with an injury settlement.
Meanwhile, receivers DeVante Parker, Will Fuller and Albert Wilson remain out – even for Tuesday’s walk through – but Flores said “they’re getting closer.”
He said those three wouldn’t do a lot in joint practices against Atlanta even if they are available. Parker has missed much of camp with a hamstring injury. Fuller has missed nearly all of camp. Wilson has been out a week.
Preston Williams remains on PUP after November foot surgery.
Flores addressed other issues in his Tuesday press briefing:
▪ Rookie linebacker Jaelan Phillips – who has missed most of the past 10 practices – “will be out there today,” Flores said. “We’re trying to work guys back. We will take our time, not have any setbacks. Jaelan will be out there; we plan on working him against Atlanta. As a young guy, he needs reps. But at the same time, we have to be smart about our plan of working him back.”
Phillips, who has a lower body injury, did not play against Chicago.
▪ Flores, on his group of running backs: “We are going to use them situationally as best fits their skill set and what’s best for the team. Myles Gaskin can play first, second, third down, but depending on the situation, we may put another player in there…
“Malcolm Brown is a little bigger, what you may consider a power back. Myles is change of pace, good quickness. Salvon Ahmed has good speed, coming out of the backfield. They all played well in the preseason game.”
▪ On Tua Tagovailoa’s development in navigating the pocket: “That’s part of quarterbacking, setting up in the pocket, slide in the pocket to give yourself better throwing lanes. He has a good feel for that. He’s aware of that. There are good rushers in this league so you have to stand up and slide.”
▪ As far as play calling, Flores said it makes sense for quarterback coach Charlie Frye to convey the play to Tagovailoa, even though it appears co-offensive coordinator George Godsey is calling the plays.
Before any play, “somebody is watching front side, somebody watching back side,” Flores said. “So there’s a lot of dialogue. Somebody gives Charlie the call and Charlie says [something such as] ‘wrist band 33’” to Tagovailoa.
So Tagovailoa has only one voice in his ear: Frye’s.
Why is Flores not revealing who’s calling plays, even though it appears to be Godsey and not co-offensive coordinator Eric Studesville?
“We just try to keep things internal,” Flores said.
Asked by a reporter what they gain from that, Flores said: “What do you guys gain from that?”
▪ Flores said he’s hopeful linebacker Vince Biegel (in a boot) “can get back as soon as possible.” It’s the different leg than the one injured last season, when he sustained a torn Achilles.
Piggy, your guy Eno Benjamin had a really good PS1.
Polishing my conch now…
Waxing the Willie, tooting the flute…
Alex what does pig do the best😜
Smashing the smurf, bullying the burrito, taking Ferris Beuller’s day off, yodeling the Yoda, striking the empire back, menacing the phantom, Soloing Skywalker…
Damn! You’ve had more practice at this than I
Another thing that is sad about Afghanistan is several of the Taliban top leaders were released from GITMO by Obama in a trade for a traitor who went AWOL.
I guess that doesn’t really matter though. Their idealism wasn’t imprisoned in GITMO just the top guys. It would have been next jihadist up just like in football with injuries.
So, no, not pointing fingers but that trade for a traitor should not have went down.
Omar Kelly
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@OmarKelly
Brandon Jones is not working. He seems to be doing a rehab assignment.
Hal Habib
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It appears Hunter Long and Brandon Jones have headed inside after all.
Omar Kelly
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With Jesse Davis not at practice today Liam Eichenberg, who is nursing a shoulder injury, is working at right tackle. Eichenberg has spent most of camp at LG. Solomon Kindley is there right now.
Reason for Jesse Davis’ absence: Wife had a baby. Congrats to the Davis family.
Looks like our OL had some conditioning issues coming into camp, maybe they spent that last month eating fast food instead of working out
PS1 – Duke Riley made few mistakes in his Dolphins debut, resulting in an 84.2 grade that trailed only Benardrick McKinney (90.2) among his teammates. But McKinney’s grade came on just five snaps compared to Riley’s 44.
Over 1.4 million people have crossed the border so far. That is more than the population of 10 States. That does not count the tens (probably hundreds) of thousands who did not get caught and/or processed.
And they aren’t tested
Not at all an inflammatory political post
How do you guys fault David, when you keep posting things like this?
“Why is Flores not revealing who’s calling plays, even though it appears to be Godsey and not co-offensive coordinator Eric Studesville?
“We just try to keep things internal,” Flores said.
Asked by a reporter what they gain from that, Flores said: “What do you guys gain from that?””
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LOL
Yeah, FU you nosy bastard
Finsmob Unleashed?
The nosy reporter
Lol, I love Flores. We probably don’t gain anything, but it’s the operating procedure. Knowledge is power and we don’t give away anything we aren’t required to divulge.
Lol @ Steve
I saw it
Not the best football writer, but best at getting the inside scoop. And always seemed like a good guy. Would rather have him than another beat writer who covers the games better. Have that already.
I’ve got the “Bat Phone” for Armando: DM on Twitter. I only used it a couple of times, and he opened it for me. He’s a great guy, IMO.
I realize he’s not everybody’s cup of tea, but he and I always got along very well… including politics.
CavalierKong says:
August 17, 2021 at 11:38 am
Smashing the smurf, bullying the burrito, taking Ferris Beuller’s day off, yodeling the Yoda, striking the empire back, menacing the phantom, Soloing Skywalker…
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LMAO! 😆
Punching the clown is funny, too!
LOL, I randomly started to go all Star Wars, and thought you might get a kick out of that 😀
LOL, I did!
Attack of the Jones
Revenge of the Fist
Lol
To go with a lot of the comments and Afghanistan, an Afghan commentator once wrote “The invaders own watches, but we own time.” And ultimately if the place can only be governed by force why bother?
That quote is pretty powerful, spooky, and true. Never heard that before. Thanks for sharing.
https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1427673508759359490?s=20
Not sure how I feel about T2 coming to life, but in the right hands it could be a good police weapon/tool
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Not at all an inflammatory political post
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Correct. I was just pointing out a fact. I was not pointing a finger at anyone. It is just a problem that sickens me.
It is not like this doesn’t happen every year to ever regime. It is just way out of control and worst in decades.
To compare my comment to that of a finger pointing exaggerated rant by David is ridiculous.
But then, I understand where you are coming from as he would not realize the difference.
That was meant to be sarcasm
It’s pretty political BBMike – Whether it’s factual or not
You might think it’s worst bc it’s not an opinion, but it still invites debate
I just spent a couple of days arguing that we weren’t hypocrites bc we pulled down a post. We asked people to exercise judgment. But that wasn’t acceptable.
Personally I don’t think the difference between perceived facts or opinion or insulting people makes a difference – But I can buy that argument since it’s fairly civil and certainly didn’t insult anyone specifically
But whether it’s civil or not is a judgment call
And if people can’t make judgment calls, shouldn’t there be a hard rule?
I don’t want to spend my days here arguing with people about why sometimes we look the other way and sometimes we don’t.
Obviously I have my own internal thoughts in when something goes to far. So do the other administrators. But when we apply it, some one calls it a double standard
Frankly I disagree about the emphasis on immigration as a problem, but when I argue that we are going to go down a rabbit hole and I don’t want to do that either.
It’s best to limit the political talk here. That includes the stuff about Afghanistan.
We are a 🏈 blog at the end of the day
When in the long history of this board and past ones have we ever not talked about breaking and hugely significant national events?
I know you said some don’t like it when we talk about politics but what about the ones that do? Is their voice less? What if I don’t like music on Fridays? Supposed to be an unmoderated board, like sitting at a bar with friends.
And ultimately, if you set a rule about no politics — imagine the debates about what is and is not. Will make the debate on that one deleted pic done just by ORob seem real minor. Is the biggest health crisis we’ve faced in our lifetime about politics? Sure seems it is to some.
I know you are trying to keep everyone happy on the board, but hard truth on that is that is impossible when you have like 60 people.
I was not trying to get political and still don’t think that comment was. If I wanted it to be political, I would have added that they have opened the flood gates on purpose. Look at the amnesty shit they are trying to push through with the infrastructure/spending bill so they can indoctrinate these millions of illegals into Dem voters.
Though, I chose not to go there.
Ooops
Armando is going to a digital place called OutKick as its senior NFL writer. Place is pretty right-wing in news coverage but that probably doesn’t matter far as sports unless folks start to kneel.
https://www.outkick.com/armando-salguero-set-to-join-outkick-as-senior-nfl-writer/
Yup.
Piggy, I got ya. I will stop.
Go Dolphins!
Shit, after reading your response above, I wish I could delete that last one.
Okay
I will ignore it….lol
FYI – that’s the burden of the administrators here. We are real people with real opinions
But we also have to manage the tone of the board
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Gracias, mi amigo!
There’s our swing-Tackle.
Some people may read the Little trade as proof the Dolphins are frustrated with OL
But I think he’s just the Fluker replacement
100% agreed. We wanted Fluker for a reason. He flopped, and now we have Fluker’s replacement in Greg Little.
Flores put the OL on notice with the Little trade
Step up or we’ll find your replacement
That’s entirely possible, too. It kind of serves as a two-for-one: 1) we got our swing-Tackle after Fluker shat the bed, and 2) puts our O-Line on notice.
They signed Fluker for a reason. They traded for Little for the same reason. Think it as simple as that.
Not intending to argue with anyone, but didn’t Fluker get released in an IR settlement? Not because he “shat the bed”?
I believe you’re correct, semantics aside. Not trying to argue, either.
Far as we are concerned isn’t it pretty much the same? Cup of coffee and off the team.
Doesn’t sound like Davis and Eich have much to worry about.
Yikes, sometimes players just need a new environment, wishful thinking
Without Matty Ice Atlanta had 21 yards net passing and 52 total
117 on the ground
Of course it is we just signed Larry Little
LOL, Don’t get your hopes up Steve. They signed GREG Little, Larry already has the gold jacket, but I think if he came out of retirement at 75 he might still beat out Greg. LOL
Stanger,
Armando just got back to me on the “Bat Phone” I was referring to earlier. Yes, he’s a gentleman, man.
Publisher Schuyler Callihan of SI Fan Nation sister site All Panthers offered this scouting report on Little:
“The Panthers drafted Greg Little back in 2019 thinking that he could develop into the starting left tackle for years to come. After dealing with a nagging ankle injury in 2019, the Panthers made a move to trade for Russell Okung to help solidify the left tackle spot for the 2020 season, which shrunk Little’s role with the new coaching staff. Unfortunately, that move didn’t work out either as Okung missed nine games. Even then, the staff turned to Trent Scott over Little. The truth is, injuries have really derailed his development. He also missed time to an ankle injury and dealt with concussions this past season. With Taylor Moton being locked up to a four-year deal and Cameron Erving and Brady Christensen being added this offseason, the Panthers just simply found better options.”
Or they don’t know how to develop him (maybe they don’t speak his learning language)
Or maybe he just wasn’t a good fit, seems to have somebtalent though
This trade likely amounts to nothing, but we had to do something and there is upside, as long as his head is on straight
Thought Larnel was progressing?
That has got to suck for the players who worked all day in the heat of practice to have the Turk come looking for them just before 4pm so they don’t find out on twitter. I’m sure it sucks for the Turk too. He / she is usually a lower level staff person who has to tell the player they’ve been cut and get the playbook back from them. Every team treats the “Turk” position a little different. I read an article back in the Saban days about the Turk he assigned and the guy supposedly wound up quitting. (the axe man commeth)
They can’t give everyone a participation trophy
here are today’s cut downs
The first five weren’t tough. Neither should the next cut of five. Down to 53?…. now that is tough.
Nothing surprising with the cuts. Don’t know much about Greg Little.
Barry Jackson’s status update. Sure do have a lot of guys who need it for this time of year.
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INJURY UPDATE
Receivers Will Fuller and Albert Wilson and safety Brandon Jones rode stationary bicycles during Tuesday’s light walk-through and remain sidelined from practice.
Receiver DeVante Parker (hamstring), tight end Cethan Carter (knee) and linebacker Vince Biegel (walking boot) also missed practice.
Linebacker Jaelan Phillips returned to practice and lined up with the starters in a walk-through. Cornerback Noah Igbinoghene was dressed but did not practice after being shaken up in the Bears game.
Hunter Long must be back 🤷♂️
Heard he was on side also walking fine with a sleeve or something on his leg.
WOW!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6EJIk76kQk&t=208s
Don’t yell it out like him, but man has a point. How did this D get so good so fast? On paper it shouldn’t have been last year. Yet it was. They have something going on that side at least.
It’s funny how he hammered tua, yet he’s all in on miami
WTF?
“As well coached a team as there is in the NFL.” Hard to complain about that.
they have grapolo and the rookie they just drafted, makes sense
I thought in time he could develop but it doesn’t seem like that will happen.
Pp….thanks for your response this morning about caves….lol.
I think one’s culture and background molds them to be fighters or sheep.
You can’t expect freedom to be given to you. You have to not only fight for it, you have to defend it….I think we agree on that.
I see the Laughing Gas Guy (LGG) has some input… albeit foolish, being he won’t apply it to his own country.
Who is the Laughing Gas Guy?
My troll (his words, not mine) who chronically laughs. See below…
I laugh at people like you and the world in general. I will troll people like you who spout the condescending, all knowing, passive aggressive bullshit from YOUR side.
I seek truth and love, but see mostly agendas and tribalism here. Truth and love are fierce, and as warrior to that cause, with no poltical flavor, I have little tolerance for either side.
However, you clearly stake your claim against the left. Who’s the troll? When one side is always wrong, I guess it’s easier to be righteous….that’s why I laugh! Everyone’s so fucking righteous standing on the other side….is that an oxymoron of thought.
Stick to football, it’s best for you and my best advice.
Do tell, Mf13ss! Lmao…
AH! The Joker, with the chronic laughter!
If you’re teferring to me, I don’t know what you’re talking about.
If you’re referring to someone else, I don’t know who.
Grow some balls, say what you mean!
I like the Little trade. Possible talent gotten for peanuts and very young too. He’ll probably be Fluker’s replacement like Piggy said.
I really like that Flores is the closest version of one of my favorite 70s cheese flicks, Logan Run. You better fear hitting 30 in Miami!!
Same here, and same with 70s cheese flicks. WINNING!
I am just happy Fluker will be gone
He already is.
has anyone ever seen these vids? 1st amendment audit.
People on the left and right all have assholes. 😉
Lol…or is that something to ridicule?
It was more tongue and cheek like the lyrics from the Gerry Rafferty tune; clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right, here I am, stuck in the middle with you.
That and all people have assholes. LOL
I got you…you didn’t get me. I was agreeing with you while taking a swipe at others. My bad.
“Sides”!
I got you. I was just telling you what I was thinking. Your comments about agendas and tribalism is exactly what I think the problem is in our country. People need to have more civil conversations and not go in with preconceived biases and contempt. There are ways to do that and walk away shaking hands.
Would like to see Jaelan Phillips play in the ATL PS game. He was big addition, a big edge guy with good quicks and speed.
Last night’s Orioles at Tampa Bay Rays game drew just over 5,400 people to see the FIRST PLACE RAYS beat Baltimore, an all-time franchise low!! Tonight, I watched about 1/2 an inning as the Rays won again, 10-0, over the awful Orioles. Attendance was pitiful. Couple this game with 2nd-place Bostons’ double header loss to the Yankees and the Rays have, I think, a 6 or 7 game lead with 40 games left to play. I have to guess because the local paper doesn’t even carry the standings in the sports section. To say this town has little interest in Major League baseball would be an understatement. Hell, even the awful, last place, Marlins are out-drawing the first place Rays!!
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Meanwhile, the Bucs and the Lightning play before sellout crowds. The Lightning could draw 30,000-40,000 per game if the arena was big enough. One local scribe put it this way:”At this rate, the Rays, if they win the pennant, will average the lowest attendance for a pennant winner for at least the LAST 80 YEARS when attendance was somewhat limited by World War 2!!”
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BASEBALL IS IN BIG TROUBLE!!!
I still watch but my Mets are making it very difficult to continue. The game has changed so much and it’s boring. It’s all HRs, SOs and Walks. Very little hit and run, barely any base stealing, the shift and multiple pitchers every game. It’s not that entertaining of a game anymore.
Yes boring, went to a Dodger game last month, couldn’t wait to leave
I’m out.
I work in NJ for an Optometric practice and in NJ all healthcare providers are required to masks and everyone that comes into the practice also has to wear a mask, it’s mandated by the state. The judgements we get when some people come in make me laugh. I tell some people they need a mask, even though there is a picture of a mask along with 2 notices on the front door explaining why you need to wear a mask, and they look at me like I’m some liberal fanatic who just wants to have the whole world wearing a mask. It’s ironic because I’m quite the opposite, but then they argue with me it’s not state law, it’s our own law and or I’ll get comments like “don’t get me started with this mask nonsense”, in a fit of political and intellectual superiority. It’s so amusing to see people lose their shit over it, I almost don’t want to give them the satisfaction of knowing that if I could take my fucking mask off, I would and I’d be just as happy as they would be. I could see the judgement wheels turning whenever we get pushback on it. The way I look at it is if you can’t follow the rules, get the fuck out, no discussion necessary, and I’d be happy to assist them the fuck out too. You don’t like it, don’t come here again, but just know you’re the asshole and we’re just trying to follow the rules and keep our business open.
Yet they have no problem wearing clothes when it’s required.
True that – It’s a strange state of affairs, it really is.
The world is full of children who simply got older Mike. That’s what the problem is.
I agree Mike E. And goes both ways. I don’t wear a mask unless I have to because of establishment rules and if I want to really go have those wings and a drink or buy groceries. It’s a choice I make.
You should see some of the stares I get behind those with masks.
And, for those who think I should do it to protect others, I’m not that altruistic. Do whatever you have to do to protect yourself and you should be ok from being around people like me….
Hailing from the blueberry capital of TX.
Speaking of TX, our governor has COVID after being vaccinated.
our governor has COVID after being vaccinated
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Probably got it from border crossers.
I doubt he hangs with them….lol.
They just want you to know they’re tired of the unscientific fascist bs from politicians
Right, wrong or indifferent, that’s what they’re doing
LOL SB – Hasn’t it always been that way, or are not enough people becoming adults anymore?
They don’t want to be a conformist just because some power seeker politician said so
By that logic they feel no rule or law applies to them.
No, they’ve just had enough and want the clerk to know it
Mike, I think the same way you do. I wear the damn thing when the business requires it. Simple as that. I don’t argue with them, I don’t assume they are liberal assh0les or ANTIFA in disguise. I know in most cases they are probably just following whatever the current rules are. I definitely don’t feel I have the right to do whatever I want in their place of business, nor do I put them in the position of having to tell me what I should already be doing as a responsible adult.
And I’m not saying a responsible adult wears the mask for other people. I’m saying a responsible adult respects the rules of the business they are entering. Fewer and fewer people care about being an adult though, they only care about their own thoughts and feelings, rules and respect be damned. We’ve become a country of children in so many ways.
If people want to push back against the mask mandates, the place to do it is not in other people’s businesses.
It’s also the subtle protest method of the right, instead of burning down buildings, rioting and looting
I’m guessing Cav doesn’t do those things either.
Nor do I go into a business and give the employees shit
Full circle back to being an adult. So many people are self-absorbed and selfish. It’s the ones who aren’t who you want in your life.
That’s so not it
So feeling you have the right to decide which rules to abide by is not selfish and self-absorbed?
https://www.thephinsider.com/2021/8/18/22629927/too-little-too-late-whos-to-blame-for-miami-dolphins-offensive-line-woes-chris-grier-brian-flores
Think the OL is a product of an offense in most situations, meaning, unless they really are terrible, like KCs last year in the playoffs or really that good, like the cheats last year, they go as far as the O takes them.
Just do an average job, while the QB is getting it done in the passing game, then scheme up the rest or take what they give you.
With a rookie QB, that’s checking it down and not hitting it deep enough you end up going against a D, that’s not afraid of you, so they pressure you and make your OL look bad.
Chicago tried this method and got beat deep and allowed 8 straight completions, sure they shut down the run against Brown, but it cost them, because we moved the ball