Very important to keep in mind that the first game was really the first action against a different opponent other than each other and the coaches are just trying to see guys execute plays, all the while keeping it simple and vanilla so to speak, not giving any future opponents a real glimpse of what this offense and defense are going to do once the season starts. If you can do that, you probably won’t be so disappointed with what you see.
The first game showed some weakness with our O-line. Once again, not very concerned by that. It has nothing to with the lack of talent our O-line faces in practice against our own D-line (read that a few places), or that our O-line is fat, sloppy and overweight and slower than than last year (read that too). It’s preseason game one and we’re trying guys out at different spots and we all know synergy and continuity is something an O-line lives and dies by. Hard to have synergy with different people all over the place. That’s my take anyway. If the regular season begins and we’re in game 3 and this O-line looks slow, fat and lethargic I’ll let the worries commence.
The decisions at WR are going to be difficult, but Allen Hurns wrist injury just made one decision for them. He’s on IR and my guess is unless we get to get game 8 and we need him, he’ll probably never see action in a Dolphins uni. 2 of our WR’s are ST’s stalwarts and that cannot be overlooked. Jakeem Grant and Mack Hollins almost have to make the cuts because of that alone. Parker, Fuller and Wilson are the 3 vets that look to be locks, although I personally wouldn’t consider Wilson a lock. With the injuries that all 3 vets have endured, and how their spotty availability hurts the team, I wouldn’t consider him a lock. The question is, which young WR’s other than Waddle make the cut? Lynn Bowden Jr., who the Dolphins traded a 4th RD pick for last season would be one I think makes the roster. Preston Williams, the big 6’5 oft injured WR brings talent and size but also the injury bug too. Kirk Merritt has been having a nice 2021 so far but has to be a long shot. I think Ford faces astronomical odds of making the roster. Parker, Fuller, Waddle, Hollins, Grant and then pick one or two more. The rest of the preseason will decide that.
At RB, Salvon Ahmed has got some people giddy but I still think Myles Gaskin in the “lead back”. Not quite the same as Derrick Henry lead back in TEN but I consider him to the be the recipient of the most playing time. If Brown can give us the tough yards and grind out defenses, I think that could really limit Ahmed’s touches, although both Gaskin and Ahmed can catch out of the backfield equally as well, but I think Gaskin is the slightly better player.I don’t which young RB makes the roster out of Scarlett or Doaks or if the veteran Laird makes the cut. I guess the rest of the preseason will tell us the story there as well.
At TE, Gesicki is the clear choice with rookie Hunter Long hobbled by a leg injury and still sporting a thick knee brace. Smythe, Shaheen, Myarick, Tucker and Carter round out the depth there. I know some of you disagree but get Gesicki signed soon before he nets 70-80 catches for a 1000+ yards and 8 TD’s, because then the contract will be much higher than it will be now.
On defense, I really want to see our young OLB get more playing time. I’ve said it before he should be a big difference maker in our difference and if he’s not on the field, rookie Jaelan Phillips won’t be doing that. Hope to see him in action against Atlanta and hope to see good things. On the defensive side, Emmanuel Ogbah is the defense’s Gesicki. Sign him now before his contract is one we can’t afford. Shocked that LB Elandon Roberts is coming off the PUP (Good news!). Vince Biegel has been brought along slowly and despite being activated, I’d expect the same from Roberts.
I still hold to my prediction for the O-line as JACKSON – KINDLEY – DEITER – HUNT – EICHENBERG. Stay tuned. I look for Tua to have a nice game this week. The O-line will be better and the worries will subside. Want to see Phillips make a play or two that make us all think “Wow, this kid is gonna be something”. I want to see some tough, grinding runs from Brown, bullying would be tacklers for extra yards and then watch Gaskin and Ahmed come out looking like world class sprinters. I want to see more good things from Grant on returns and I want to see Gesicki and Waddle make some more big plays. I want positives, less negatives and of course no injuries!
GO DOLPHINS!!!
Finsmob Unleashed 
On top of the inactives above…..
“Holland, the No. 36 overall pick in this year’s draft, is a surprise scratch. He’s spent time at free safety with the first-team defense and did not appear to get injured during the team’s joint practices with the Falcons. He had an interception off quarterback Matt Ryan on Thursday.”
https://reddit.nflbite.com/game/miami-dolphins-vs-atlanta-falcons-live-stream/
Go DolphIns
Playbook opens up
Waddle a workhorse tonight
Gaskin falls forward a lot
OL looks much better
Gaskin looks like Walter Payton
Shiiiiittt but didn’t twist.
Waddle down
One of the worst things you’d want to see.
And Waddle is hurt
SVUCKS
Before my link went out I saw them briG Him to Feet
He was walking around a bit on the sideline, they have him sitting on a exam table on the sideline.
Good he was walking, but obviously was in a lot of pain.
Gaskin doesn’t seem to have a problem running between the Tackles. Malcolm Brown? Not so much.
Maybe Brown isn’t locked in as the short yardage back after all.
He’s walking to the Locke room
Not even limping
In other news the Dolphins offense looked real good
And scored
Announcer just said he is backing on the sideline running routes
Tua didn’t miss a pass
Tua 8-8 78 yards and everyone is talking about everything else.
Do we now take it for granted that this is the new norm for him?
He had similar games last season and people acted like he was chopped liver
Not even close
Malcolm Brown = Jordan Howard
🤬
unfortunately
Looks like first incomplete. Yall put the jinx on
It’s Steve’s fault. He is the one cooking pork
And that shit is wow!
Gaskin doing a pretty good job of cooking that pigskin too
Just move the ball, they don’t have to be perfect
I liked the way Tua stepped up for that throw!
Is it just me or does it look like the NFL game is slowing down for a certain QB?
OR, is it just cause it’s the Falcons? lol
He looks comfortable
He looked comfortable last week too
It doesn’t matter bc of the an scramble but McKinney with the bull rush of the ages before the scramble
Great coverage in RZ by Needham and Rowe. #27 blew his coverage on the 3rd down and got lucky WR dropped it
Good play by Rowe but maybe a first string QB completes that.
Malcolm brown looming good now
Great throw
NFL Game Pass 7 day trial to see this game 😉 Now… just need to remember to cancel it. LOL
Tua is liking himself some Hollins tonight.
notes from the first half:
1. The cheerleaders’ shorts are AWESOME
2. The cheerleaders’ shorts are AWESOME
3. The cheerleaders’ shorts are AWESOME
Tua looks really comfortable and confident.
Rhino, I was going to do that until M13 sent me his link. Boom, piece of cake!
Thanks M13!
If I forget, it means I will have paid $99 for ONE preseason game. lol. The preview ends the day before our game with Bengals. damn!
Lots to like in that half.
I didn’t see last week. It’s great to be seeing some football finally. I’m doing some preseason laundry. 🙂
You go Herd!
We have been hearing great things about Justin Coleman but he was the one that got beat at the goal line and the WR let it go through his hands.
I’ve never understood the folks who feel Tua doesn’t have a strong arm. It’s not a cannon, but it’s plenty strong enough. I do think he sometimes puts a little too much air under throws, but the strength is there.
His best quality is his the accuracy and I think some people think accurate QBs are weak armed
That’s not it
We’re going to the Super bowl…WOW!
He started out 8-8, they were all dink and dunk variety, but if that’s working no reason to throw it further, unless they give it to you
Brown having a much better game this week than he did last week.
Tua = Decisive
there was a lot of YAK in that first half
that guy we got from canada is pretty good.
repeat
SAM I AM!
I’m at a bar in long island city
And there’s a serious storm here
And the bars POS system crashed
So the bartender is just letting everyone drink but he can’t take any new orders
I’m sure if he puts everyone on the honor system it will work out ok….
Lol
Iggy got beat on that one
JT looks like he is back to his Akron playing weight.
He got Munson’d!!!!
Franks just got MUNSONed!
Dang, beer!
It rolls of the tongue though!!!!!! 🙂
lol
Phillips is still in there
Haven’t seen him make a play yet
I saw him bringing pressure earlier
But they took him out on 3rd down
Gave up a lot of yards on the ground today. I know a good chunk in garbage time but starters gave up about 80 yards rushing in the first half. Got to shore it up or Pats will run us into the ground.
Sam Eguavin made the team tonight.
I thought he was fine to make the final 53 before tonight
But the guy can play – he can complete to start
McKinney and Baker are pretty badass in the middle
I think to some extent we have undersold how good that duo is inside
🐕🐬🏈👍
You forgot the 🐷
Oh and tell your bartender drinks are on me 🐕🥃🥃
That would be nice if they can take that into sept
Remember those Adam Gase teams that were like flag magnets
Yeah, it was like 37 min for us to 23 min for Falcons. About same % in first half.
This doesn’t seem like a great play
But it is
That pocket presence
Tua just seems comfortable
They may have scored later????????
Debbie downer alert!!!!!!
Gronk who???????
I was watching the Raiders vs the Rams and decided to change it to the Broncos vs Seahawks because I’d rather chew broken glass than listen to Aqib Talib announcing for another minute.
I’m going to start calling him Jaylen “Big Drama” Waddle.
Tua moved really well in the pocket today.
The AFC is going to be a beast of a conference this year.
Our first 3 drives were each 11 play drives. Even though they were high play counts, at no time did it feel like we were struggling to gain yards. It seems like we could have opened up the offense even more if we needed to, but were content to take the easy plays that were there.
Perry returning kicks is clearly a drop off from Grant returning kicks.
How fantastic was it that Long was out there playing after we thought we had lost him for the season?
How scary was it when Waddle went down?
I just watched a Seahawk carted off the field after watching a couple Jest carted off earlier. We’ve had a number of minor injuries, and we lost Hurns, but we’ve really been pretty fortunate so far not to have any major impactful injuries.
2 penalties for 19 yds
7 for 9 on 3rd down conversions
5 for 6 redzone TD efficiency
36:42 ball control
No turnovers
No big injuries
3 weeks to go. Keep tightening it up. No big injuries. Bring on the Stinkin’ Pets.
That was fun.
Tua looked good commanding the offense again, wonder if he’s changing the play presnap?
Seemed like just about everything worked, why?
So when you can run the ball, WR screens actually work!
Who’d of thunk it?????
RIP Sneaky Snake!
Just finished the 3AM version of the game while doing laundry….lol.
Now we know why there’s a slide in the locker room!!!!!
It seemed to me Waddle hyperextended his knee and I bet that hurt. He will be slow and hurting for sure.
I don’t think Perry makes the team….he looked slow and light, i.e. one handed takedowns is all it took to tackle him.
I loved the slide in the pocket by Tua to get the ball out for a TD pass. Is that what you call pocket presence? Of course, it doesn’t count because it wasn’t a 30 yd pass. I’ll take a TD any day…..lol. Oh….but there was a 30 yarder to Gesicki (love Gesicki), just not sure if that one counted either.
Tua can make all the throws WITH ACCURACY and with strength. I don’t see his arm or throwing mechanics as an issue.
The defense is looking pretty good and SAM was awesome last night.
OL seemed to have gotten a wake up call or a boot up their ass by Flores!
Just PS, but………
My take on Tua
His arm strength is balanced by his accuracy, making him a better than average QB
What takes him to another level is his pocket presence, command of the O
What we don’t know yet is how he reads a D, if he can do that, like he did in Alabama he’ll be just below the top tier guys
Having the big arm allows you to get out of trouble and make a big play with the flick of your wrist, Tua can’t do that like Mahomes and Allen
Allen has even more potential, than Mahomes, because he’s so hard to bring down
Tua will be good enough to get us a ring, if the D continues to be strong as 2020
He can also make those around him better, which is a great sign
I think you’re selling him short, but glad to see his improvement….we shall see.
We haven’t see him air it out yet, imo.
Gaskin had 27 yards rushing and 44 yards receiving 4.5 ypc rushing and 11 ypc receiving I am starting to feel better about what we have. ALL of our RB’s had more than 4ypc ave.
It was not surprising to me with our Co-co’s that the RB’s & TE’s are such a big part of our passing game. (not just check down outlets)
Oh, I am watching the game again and just saw Waddle’s oscar performance again. SMH WTF?
It’d be great to see the TEs and RBs part of the O!
LOL…..Oscaress?!
Those shorts are awesome second watching too.
I noticed that they gave Perry the lion’s share of return duty both on kicks and punts yesterday. Wonder how much we can read into that?
They don’t want anyone else hurt doing it in PS
I agree Eguavoen solidified a spot for himself on the 53 last night. 7 Tck 4 assist 4 sack 4 TFL and 2pts he as a disruptive ball seeking missile
On that play at 3:22 of the first when Tua takes off for the 1st he needs to get the F down and slide!
The TE’s were really unsung heros on the O line yesterday. The did a lot of inline blocking and down field as well to help the RB’s get those yards.
Gaskin played similar to last year, he’s going to get 30-60 yards a game each rushing and receiving
Tua taking the next step is really benefitting him, in that when he does catch a pass he’s got more space, because the D now has to cover the entire field
Watched some jet highlights, Zach Wilson’s arm is special
Not sure he’ll be able to read a D, which he’ll have to do to succeed, because he’s not going to make it by just his legs
PS can be somewhat like college with receivers wide open at times, so you have to take some things you see with a grain of salt, but he can wing it
Van Ginkel didn’t look good last night. He is a step behind.
Sam did have a bad PI called against him on the play that Van Ginkel got called on roughing the passer.
Something i am liking re-watching the game is; the defense looks like it knows what it is doing. When the offense shifts, the defense passes off the responsibilities seamlessly
I loved the 8 men on 9 men on the line with only two back to end the first half and make a chance for extra points. They don’t know where or when they’re coming…..long gone are the Olivadotti days!!!!!
WTF….9 on the line!!!!
Eguavoen I see as a KVN type of player, which thrives by using smarts after the play breaks down, but isn’t exactly the type of guy that can bull/speed rush on demand
Think his spot is still in jeooardy
Funny, I didn’t see that at all…..he created everyone of one of his opportunities with spin moves, slide moves, straight up the gap…
He does need to keep balling and show up to make it.
Seeing Gesicki block a lot more and much better this PS
I think physical traits in a QB can make them great or elite or top tier. I think mental traits in a QB can make them great or elite or top tier.
All things being equal, I would rather have a smart QB….just my opinion.
the mental side can get better as the player ages, while the physical side declines with age so I’ll agree with ya. If it is already a strength (Manning-esque) it can continue to get better even if the physical side declines. I would much rather have 30 YO manning than 26 YO Lamar Jackson.
**36 YO Manning
Happy Birthday Mike E
Our Fins gave you quite a present last night
We’re a juggernaut
Well the first two comments were true!!!!! LOL….
Happy birthday Mike E
And here comes the rain
HB, Mike E….how old are you? LOL….
LOL, Rock. I’m also going to start calling our offensive coordinators ‘The Cocos’. And Waddle played well, but that performance was dynamite. Get the man a statue! 🤣
Just my opinion, but I don’t think Big Drama’s injury was a hyperextension. I think when the Falcon leg whipped into him his cleat came down hard right above his knee and it just hurt like hell. Probably a significant bruise, but nothing to do with the ligament. We’ll never know because they sure as hell wont give us any info on it, lol.
Happy birthday, Mike!!
Yesterday was fun, and we looked good, but I’m still staying reserved on just how good. Atlanta rested a number of starters and it’s vanilla preseason. We can only play who they put in front of us, so it isn’t a knock on our team. We beat them like a drum the way we you’d expect, so kudos to us. We did look really good.
I’m just trying to keep an even keel because we start the season off with 4 strong opponents. I wouldn’t be surprised to see us start 0-2, so I’m trying to temper my own expectations just a bit.
The Pets are going to be a tough out in NE, but I think we have a fair chance to win that game. I don’t think we’ve caught up to the Jills yet, but I’m confident we’ve closed the gap. I’m still picking the Jills to win it all this season.
I like our chances against the Raiders and Colts. If we can start the season off 3-1, I’d say we’re a lock to make the playoffs (assuming no season altering injuries).
I like Co-co’s, too…….lol
Coco’s better as I don’t have to find the “hyphen” key on a cell phone!!!!
I’m not really one to scream the sky is falling!
But WTF is up with Jackson???????
https://twitter.com/PFF_RyanSmith/status/1429454114375753732?s=20
Yikes….and he had a holding call!!!!
He just got called for it once!
I re-watched it this morning, and he was tugging on jersey’s the whole game!
Good to see Kindley bounce back, but Jackson is now 0 for 2. I wonder how he did with the run blocking.
Move Eichenberg over to LT
Kyle Trask has a weaker arm than Tua, isn’t accurate and throws a wobbler, he’s got no chance at an NFL career
Tua doesn’t have a weak arm
Yea, he’s nothing like Trask….lol as you point out.
Thanks Sonny, Ken, Krishna and Kong! Didn’t get a chance to see the game yet. Went to Hoboken last night, weather and conditions were insane! Hoboken has some serious drainage issues, walked from son’s apartment to our car in about calf high water, drove through some parts where it was higher, maybe a foot to 2 feet. Glad we made out of there, was kinda thinking we may just start floating and lose electronics. Crazy shit!
We are starting to get hammered now. They are predicting power outages in our area of 8-21 days
So we said we’d do a shot of Tequila for every Touchdown, boy did we pick the wrong game to do that, then they go and get a Safety too, that was two shots right there plus 5 touchdowns whew🍺🍺 🥃🥃🍺🥃🥃🥃🍺🥃🥃🍺🍺🍺🍺