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 
Hunker down you guys in the storm best of luck to you guys
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Eguavoen, first sack we blitz, pressure from everyone, he stunts to the middle and no one picks him up
Sack 2, the guard passes him off to the tackle, but the tackle doesn’t pick him up
Sack 3, he’s in coverage, QB scrambles right, he steps up, but QB doesn’t get rid of it for the easy Sack
Sack 4, the safety, another stunt, where he isn’t picked up, just runs right pass the OLman
If this isn’t typical KVN I don’t know what is, schemed into 3 sacks and the 4th on a play that broke down
Not trying to take anything away from him, just saying, if you line him up as an OLB passrusher he’s not going to beat you often straight up
With our scheme he can be effective
We don’t need him to beat anyone straight up! We need him to do exactly what he did!???
Hence KVN
Stay safe NE’sters
Happy B-Day, Mike E!
Thank you for your work here to keep the blog going, man!
Thanks M!
LOL at Son’s “shot” night…..now that’s a true fan!
All good here on the storm front in terms of safety: it’s just going to be very rainy here for a while. Stay safe, all y’all on the coast.
Even JT sang SAMs praises during the game…..he was most impressed and yet some are not. Hmmm….
Maybe he’s part of the next 5 to be cut…..who knows.
Just saying, let’s not mistake him for a passrush specialist, that’s going to get 10+ sacks, put the breaks on a little bit
He had a great night game
He also played against a bunch of backups
Cleo Lemon once had a great PS game for the Chargers
Haven’t you ever heard someone in the media praise someone?
These guys just toot their horn sometimes, imagine if JT said the opposite, it would sound like sour grapes and unprofessional
Happy B-Day MikeE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks Mike!
Happy Birthday Mike!
Stay safe NE folks!
Henri hit Rhode Island and is heading up into Pats country. Think that leaves Ken closest.
Thanks Bookman
KVN could not have done what Sam did last night. He don’t have that kind of quickness. But, yeah, he was playing that KVN role and did a much better job than KVN would have.
Of course, we know KVN is going to bring it week 1 for sure.
Eguavoen had a MVP game. But pretty much just meant he made the team. Still uncertain if was enough to enter the LB mix. They like to play their DBs… so only so many LB snaps to go around.
Good perspective
Thanks Stanger! Mets RIP
Happy millennium Mike!
For all you in the path of Henri, you are now experiencing what Florida calls “weather.” Stay dry.
LOL – Thanks Phelon!
Phelon — you’ve lived in NOVA and know a trop storm is more serious up there and in the NE. Get lots of rain and doesn’t drain as well. Just a little blow and trees start to fall, power starts to go out.
Happy Birthday Mike
Thanks Steve
Someone posted how many 1s were out for Atlanta….how many 1s were out for Miami?
I know a #1WR UNIT wasn’t on the field and haven’t even practiced PS……lol.
My take as well
No matter how you want to string it together at least hard to end up with we beat a good team. I’d bet right now they end up top 5 in the draft.
Another reason I am not drinking the Koolaid…..we did what we we’re supposed to do. Next.
bailbondmike says:
August 21, 2021 at 8:37 pm
Rhino, I was going to do that until M13 sent me his link. Boom, piece of cake!
Thanks M13!
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You’re very welcome, BBM. If I’m not mistaken, it was Cav Kong who found that site a couple of years ago and I saved that link to my favorites. So to Cav Kong, THANK YOU, BRO!!!
I have a fear that if too many people know about it, the NFL will shut it down. As such, I wouldn’t share that link with too many people.
You can’t expect MikeE to know how old he is. They hadn’t invented the calendar yet when he was born.
LOL Happy B-Day Mike!
Thanks Rock, old as dirt is as close as I can get
I think you are as old as dirt that was laid down in sedimentary layers, compressed into stone, heaved to the surface by geological movement and eroded back into dirt…..
😂
Happy Birthday Mike!!
I’m glad to see the storms. It’s been a really dry summer the last couple months and my yard needs some food.
T%ua and team looked good yesterday. I like watching Flores use Tua a lot this offseason. He needed the reps.
Thanks New Age
Who’s first round pick do we have next year again?
SF
How has SF looked this preseason? Has the Dolphins trade curse kicked in on them yet?
MIAMI DOLPHINS TRIVIA
Our Miami Dolphins date back to 1966, and I am the franchise leader in combined Punt and Kick returns for TDs. Who am I?
First to reply with the correct answer wins a life-sized replica of Mike E’s hand… GO!
I’d say Grant, but it could be Ted Ginn
I need a final answer, Bro!
Grant
steveccnv says:
August 22, 2021 at 2:31 pm
Grant
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BOOM!!! You are CORRECT!!!
Jakeem Grant: 5
Mercury Morris: 3
Ted Ginn Jr: 3
Enjoy your prize of a life-sized replica of Mike E’s hand!
Jakeem has 3 TDs on Kick returns and 2 on Punt returns.
The Handyman
Because the Handyman can
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AH Thought Welker held that one too. I knew he held the record for yards. Damn.
Interesting that both Wes Welker and Jakeem Grant came from Texas Tech.
So did Zach, but wasn’t involved in kicking game….
Tua Tagovailoa 16/23 for 183 yards plus a TD and a 107.7 QB rating.
Jacoby Brissett 8/8 for 99 yard plus a TD and a 157.8 QB rating.
Threw in the Brissett stats to give ORob something to talk about. 🙂
LOL!!
The delivery is so important….oops.
I work with a woman who graduated from Texas Tech (born and raised in Lubbock), and she is ALL about sports! She moved up here to PA to visit her dying mother (cancer), landed a job after her mother’s death (RIP), and she’s stayed here.
We love to talk about Zach, Welker, and Jakeem. She’s personally met Patrick Mahomes before permanently moving up here to PA.
She’s a Cowboys fan (YUCK! LOL), but she respects our Phins for all of the TT players we’ve drafted.
M – That’s why I think Grant makes the roster. You can’t underestimate ST’s. Plus, Grant can still be a part of the passing game, especially if we have more talent on the field with him, he can be a big playmaker.
That’s why I posted it, man. Me too… I think Jakeem is going to make our final roster.
He’s a weapon. If he didn’t have questionable hands, this wouldn’t even be a conversation. Even with questionable hands, he’s shown enough this preseason. And after seeing the difference between him and Perry last game, I think he’s a lock.
100% agreed.
After last season I don’t want to see Grant used in the passing game ever again. He is a major liability at WR
The ‘word’ is that he’s worked on his hands all offseason. We’ll see what happens… only time shall reveal.
Hulkster, stay safe with this storm, buddy.
Don’t trust him to catch the ball plain and simple
Cheers, MF13. I still use that site to watch the regular season games. It’s been consistent for 3 years now.
Thank you, SIR! CHEERS!
Ken – That’s when he was forced into being a major cog in the offense. That’s not what he is. Put him in a 4 WR set or give him a screen or jet sweep with other weapons on the field like Parker, Fuller, Waddle and Gesicki and he can break off a big play. You’re looking at him like I did, what he did last year with Hollins and Bowden Jr. in a spot where he was in over his head.
We have other guys that can do what he does on offense and Waddle can do what he does on ST. Wasted roster spot if we keep him
OKen hates Grant
I like WRs that can catch the ball
Hater. Discriminating against the vertically challenged.
Ken — how is your weather today?
Not as bad as predicted
Cool. We evacuated for some hurricanes when was growing up, but none of them ever turned out to be all that much. Was the Nor’Easterners that got us.
Stanger – Yes rain is more impactful in the NE than in FL. I’ve come to hate trees in VA. Bastards fall down at the drop of a hat.
Curious (not challenging you)… to what do you attribute trees in VA falling down at the drop of a hat?
Shallow root systems and a high clay content in the soil.
Different kinds of trees and ones not used to heavy downpours like in FLA. That happens a lot and they adapt, or are at least born for it. Heavy rain comes and the soil gets saturated and then they start to fall. They are also real tall and slender trees. Guessing that comes with less sturdy root systems.
Place I lived in Fairfax was the worst. Old forest tall trees everywhere and when we got the slightest blow with heavy rain even if trees weren’t falling limbs were. And the power guys knew that…. we were last on their list to get back up. So if you watched the news and they said 2% of Fairfax was without power….. yeah that was us.
Ken – Like I said to ORob, Waddle “may” be able to do what Grant does but we KNOW Grant can do it because he has. Doesn’t look like we’re giving Waddle much work on returns, not nearly as much as Grant. If Waddle was getting the reps that Grant has been getting I’d agree with you that Waddle will get his chance.
I’ve heard that we want to work Waddle in slowly, after his ankle injury of last year at Alabama: let that injury heal fully before throwing him to the lions (ie: STs).
Waddle split duty with Grant game 1 and looked dynamic. Waddle, Fuller and Bowden can all do what Grant can do on offense and better than him. The new rules really neutered the kickoff return game. Do you keep Grant because he can return punts especially when Waddle can do it just as well?
Stanger or Phelon,
Ever live in Leesburg, VA?
No. Not far from it but never lived there.
That place is very… interesting, for a lack of better words.
What a strange Q. Just one place in the area. Never did.
Dang! Ken pulling an “Orob” on Grantman. lol
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LOL not an ORob but yes I think we can better use our roster spots. I would not be shocked if we traded Grant
pheloniusphish says:
August 22, 2021 at 3:28 pm
Shallow root systems and a high clay content in the soil.
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THANK YOU for that, man. I’m getting ever closer to buying land in VA.
Mike, I see Grant the exact same way. For a 4th or 5th option, a guy with playmaking ability like Grant is not a bad option. And you gameplan to get him a extra few touches a game on top of the returns to see if he can make something happen and just to stress the defense.
Our offense is built around having playmakers, so I’d rather have the guy with high end playmaking ability than the reliable but plodding guy. Having playmakers that far down the depth chart is an advantage, especially with a WR room as questionable healthwise as ours.
I guess the real way to look at this is who would we keep if it isn’t Grant? Which player would he be replacing? We’ll see once cuts start happening. For instance, if it’s Grant or Perry, I’ll take Grant.
Why set up a special play for a guy who will drop the ball when guys like Waddle, Fuller and Bowden. You only get so many to spring someone in space. Why risk using one of those opportunities on a guy with bad hands?
Absolutely Grant over Perry. It may be a surprise but long term I could see Wilson being cut or traded. That way we keep Parker, Fuller, Waddle, Williams , Bowden and Grant. Like Ken can say we have guys that can do what Grant does, we have 3 guys (Waddle, Bowden and Grant) that can do what Wilson does and all of them can play ST’s too!
I agree Perry is gone
I like WRs that can catch the ball
pheloniusphish says:
August 22, 2021 at 3:31 pm (Edit)
Hater. Discriminating against the vertically challenged.
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Just the manually challenged
You don’t like him because he’s a Republican.
Dieter was getting schooled at center, multiple times he was stood up and pushed back.
ORob discriminating against reality. You sure you watched the same game that the rest of us watched? Maybe you had your DVR on loop and were watching one play over and over.
watch the play, 1st qtr @ 11:21, a running play, he’s man handled by the DT, stood straight up, you never want to be stood up, he has no leverage.
he seem to play like shit. pay better attention when commenting, it helps if you know what you’re talking about
One play. Like I said, DVR on loop. Could be a 100 good plays and one bad and you will vapor lock on the bad one that supports your need for attention.
stangerx says:
August 22, 2021 at 3:32 pm
Different kinds of trees and ones not used to heavy downpours like in FLA. That happens a lot and they adapt, or are at least born for it. Heavy rain comes and the soil gets saturated and then they start to fall. They are also real tall and slender trees. Guessing that comes with less sturdy root systems.
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Thank you, Stanger.
Two more things about last night’s game.
First, how about the cajones on Flores’ to put Waddle back in with no hesitation after the scare he gave us. If I was HC, I wouldn’t have let him stand up the rest of the night, let alone go back in the game.
Second, I don’t see how Munson can make the team, but I took great pleasure last night in yelling out “You just got Munsoned!!” I’d love to do that a few more times this season, lol.
Waddle caught a cleat to the shin. Hurts like hell but not serious.
The way to play against this offense is to make Tua set up and require the play to take time & develop, take away the quick RPO. load the box and play tight coverage underneath.
if you make Tua wait; that’s where he gets in trouble.
I’m sure that’s what Bellichick will have waiting for us in NE
Some of his best plays this preseason have been the ones where the oline gives him time and the play has time to develop, so I don’t agree with your analysis.
But I do agree that Belicheat will have something cooked up for us. The question is, will our team be prepared to counter whatever it is. Last year, we failed the test, passing the same test this year would be a nice sign of our team’s progress right out of the gate.
I’m looking forward to our guys meeting the challenge.
Ken,
I’ve never seen Grant drop a jet sweep or screen pass. And if Grant is better than those guys in executing jet sweeps or screens, that would be one reason you get him some plays too. The other reason, is the same answer for why you’d ever use a 4th option at WR, because sometimes you need that guy.
It’s not like Grant is replacing Waddle, Fuller, or Bowden. What you should be asking is would you rather have Grant as the 4th or 5th option or would you rather have Ford, or Perry, etc.
Don’t forget Wilson
I haven’t. There is also Williams. It’s a tough problem to have. We’ve got 8 legit WRs. I think we keep 7 of them. Bowden could actually be that odd man out, and maybe he goes to the practice squad. Maybe that 1st week we keep Bowden since Fuller is suspended, then we move him to the PS week 2.
I’ve got us keeping: Parker, Williams, Waddle, Wilson, Grant, Fuller, Hollins.
Fuller is a boundary rec, Grant may stick due to his ability to play STs
I don’t know. I still have flashbacks of the high-five TD. Looking forward to more of that. Once Fuller’s suspension is over, how cool is a 4 WR set comprised of Fuller, Waddle, Wilson and Grant?
How do you defend that?
We had NASCAR on Grass, now we got INDY on grass!
You can’t teach speed!
stangerx says:
August 22, 2021 at 3:36 pm
What a strange Q. Just one place in the area. Never did.
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And what a strange place Leesburg is. Just wanted to know if anybody felt the same way about Leesburg.
I lived closer to the Beltway, but why are you interested in Leesburg? Even if should throw out don’t know much about it even if heard the name a lot while was there.
LOL, I’m NOT interested in Leesburg… on the contrary! Just wanted to know if anybody here has experienced Leesburg as I have.
Funky little town, couple good restaurants and microbrewerys.
Guess you could say what you have experienced and see too. 🙂
For us folks inside the Beltway it was an “out there” place. You heard about it but never visited. Have been where Phelon has his house though, but that’s right off I-95.
I tend to agree that Atlanta is not a good team. What I took from the game regarding who they started or not was that Miami thumped them as they should. No more 50/50 beating bad teams. To me that is the mark of a good team.
Preseason means nothing. It’s about talent evaluation and getting prepared for the season
you mean we’re not going to the superbowl?
^
It’s preseason, and there’s nothing to take away from it. Players are put out there to see if they can make the final-53. Preseason is for the coaches to determine who should stick and who should not.
Even preseason has take always. In this case it means competent depth.
The year the Lions went 0-16 they were undefeated in preseason
And Baltimore is tied for the longest preseason win record. Win record doesn’t mean much, but you’re backups should be better than the other guys back ups.
Dude, Dieter has been on the team for a while, he’s never really made any strides is far as i’m aware, wouldn’t it be prudent to watch him play being we are very weak at that position. i’m evaluating the weakness of this team, because you’re only as good as your weakest part.
I’m talking football, you’re acting like an asshole, so who’s the one in need of attention.
i’m beginning to dislike you dickface
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pheloniusphish says:
August 22, 2021 at 3:50 pm
One play. Like I said, DVR on loop. Could be a 100 good plays and one bad and you will vapor lock on the bad one that supports your need for attention.
with that i’ll see you all of you later, i hope every one has a great night
Am I the one who said pay attention to comment better? Try watching all of A given player
‘S plays instead of one or two bad ones. I will try to survive your dislike.
Kong – I have the very same 7. Cheers!
But, I think it’s possible that Wilson either gets cut or moved if Bowden really starts showing up, and Grant is still killing it with his ST’s work
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How do you let any of those guys go? Keep 1 less RB if we have to, or 1 less TE. You have to keep that top 7.
Bowden is a lock imo. His background as a QB gives him versatility to run novelty plays such as wildcat and throwbacks
And that is the reason Perry won’t make the active roster. Has nothing to do with Grant one way or the other. Waddle, Wilson and Bowden will be the slot and maybe more guys.
Wilson fills that role too. He has the same experience as Bowden as a highschool QB, and he’s thrown a few passes in the NFL just like Bowden. He’s even got a TD pass.
Mack Hollins will make the team as he can play WR, TE and is a valuable ST player
He’s the reason I think we keep 7 WRs, because he also kind of fills that TE role.
I think it is 6 WRs plus Hollins and 3 TEs plus Hollins
lol, exactly
I wouldn’t be shocked if this FO makes an unexpected move with one of our WRs in a trade or a surprise cut. I’m arguing that Grant will make it, but the fact is we have more talent than we can keep on the active roster, so at least one of these guys is going somewhere else, whether that’s PS, trade, or street then another team.
A guy like Foster who looked like a good signing early on in FA has basically no chance to make it.
Merritt too, who has looked very good in preseason
Yep
Hope we can stash some of these guys on the Practice Squad. And they kept the real liberal rules on who qualifies for that from last season. Question then becomes will another team be willing to put on the active roster. That’s unknown, but would nice to have some “break glass in case of emergency” wideouts.
Think Shaheen is a borderline cut, depends on Long’s health or how quick he comes up to speed
Cethan’s health may also have something to do with Shaheen making it
Happy BDay Mike E….
Tua looked good , Eggman had a huge game , yes PS , but still…
OL looked much better this week …
Keep improving week ti week ,,, Perry is not making team.
Thanks Toba!
Like the 7 wrs posted above, think Bowden may be kept week 1, and cut week 2
Grant should be a different player this year, with a healthy Tua
Last night was all dink and dunk early, but those plays gained lots of yards
I’m fine every week throwing dink and dunk until it’s shut down, because they’re safe passes
Brady did this for years
Tua’s accuracy will be huge in these quick YAC plays to Waddle, Wilson, Grant, Gaskin and Ahmed, pick your poison
Why do you think Grant will be different? His problem is his hands not Tua’s health
The last LB may come down to Eguavoen and Shaquem
Who do you take?
Sam’s been here a few years. I’d say he has the edge
Shaquem’s speed off the edge or around the edge could be the missing link to stop Allen
Still need to see what Phillips can bring
I haven’t seen enough of Shaquem to be able to pick him. I’d have to go with Eguavoen just based on familiarity.
I agree with what you said above about his four sacks. He wasn’t beating people with pure talent, it was scheme. But he still got home on every opportunity he was given, and that says something too.
Happy Birthday Mike!
That was one of the sharpest PS games I’ve seen in a long time. The entire team looked well prepared. They got good work in.
Thanks Tim!
Parker, Waddle, Fuller and Wilson will be active each week, if healthy
Grant and Hollins should also be active for STs
Williams could be inactive from time to time
Those 7 are a really strong group
Bowden makes plays, but doesn’t scare anyone
Foster I think isn’t on a team, that plays to his strengths
I think Bowden is the fastest guy on the team
Are you making fun of someone here?
Think he runs about 4.5 range, he’s more quick than fast
No Bowden is lightning fast. You are thinking of Perry
The piece that was written about Bowden earlier in the year has /had me cheering for him to make it .. Hollins showing up big time , and the fact have not heard much of Bowden in TC/ PS games may put him on the outside looking in
Bowden doesn’t play like a 4.3 guy on the field, so his 40 time, that he never ran (wonder why) is irrelevant
toba — that piece also made him sound like one quirky dude, but a lovable one.
Agreed
Should we just call Mike Heinz this year😉
Many teams in the league haven’t played their starters yet, for fear of injury
Since our WRs seem to be always hurt, maybe it’s a blessing in disguise, that they aren’t playing, but will be ready week 1
I agree I don’t see great game speed from Bowden even though he runs in the 4.3s.
How do you know he’s a 4.3 guy?
Can’t find a 40 time for him
If true we need to find a spot for him
When we traded for him they included his speed in the story, don’t remember who wrote it though.
Things we must take for Granted, because we really don’t talk about them here:
Pass D
Sanders
STs
Anything else?
No way in hell Bowden is faster than Grant or Waddle and I’d bet Wilson and Fuller are faster too
Agreed. Not sure where this info on Bowden being anywhere a 4.3 guy is coming from. I’d say Grant, Wilson and Waddle are probably the fastest guys on the team.
Forgot Fuller
Fuller is fast but different than the others .. he is a lock as long as able to suit up
Grant , Bowden, Perry and Wilson are similar style players, I see MAX two them making it , and Perry is not one making it so far
He says he’s a 4.4 to 4.5 guy who looks like he runs 4.3.
“An injury kept him from performing at the combine, and the coronavirus pandemic ultimately shut down his chance at holding a pro day, but Bowden said he consistently runs in the 4.4-, 4.5-second range of the 40-yard dash. “Turn the game film on and it looks like I’m running a 4.3,” he added.”
https://www.espn.com/nfl/draft2020/story/_/id/29008071/how-lynn-bowden-became-one-nfl-draft-most-intriguing-players
Bowden didn’t run at the combine lady year because of a hamstring injury and his pro day was canceled because of Covid. His college recruiting numbers below show he ran 4.38:
https://www.ncsasports.org/football-recruiting/ohio/youngstown/liberty-high-school39/lynn-bowden
The reason why we traded for Bowden was because of his speed
Grant was hand timed at 4.13 at his pro day. Official time was 4.34. Grant is crazy fast
Grant is probably faster but not by much. Bowden is really fast
They also have him listed at 6′ 1″, and he is actually 5′ 11″. We see cases of guys ‘standing on their tiptoes’, lol, but 2″ is a pretty big discrepancy, so not sure how accurate that 40 time is.
According to that ESPN article, from his own mouth he is a 4.4 to 4.5 guy. He’s still fast, but not the fastest on the team based on that.
He’s probably more in Wilson’s range. Wilson ran a 4.43. And that is plenty fast.
But our top burners are Fuller 4.32, Waddle 4.37, Grant 4.34.
Least Fuller and Grant could run that at some point. Parker ran a 4.45 at the combine….. bet you he couldn’t do that next week in practice.
Equavoen was all over the field, 11 total tackles. It wasn’t just the sacks but that was awesome.
he nearly picked off a pass on a play where #41 ran a blitz and he fell back into coverage. He was inches from picking it off.
Then there was the DPI penalty he got down field when Van Ginkel roughed the passer
Really like how we’re using our backs in the passing game.
Gaskin and Ahmed are all over it. Gonna be lots of options for Tua…. and he does like his up to speed YAC ones.
I was looking up some stuff on 40 times and came across this story about Deion Sanders, lol:
“One of the greatest early combine stories came courtesy of Florida State’s Deion Sanders in 1989. There was talk pre-combine that Sanders wouldn’t run the 40 at all; he later said he would take his medicals, run his 40 and go home.”
“Deion gets up to the line and runs his first 40 and everyone has him at 4.3. We figured he was done. He gets up and runs another one, and he runs even faster,” said Gettleman, then a scout for the Bills. “Some people had him at 4.25 [officially a 4.27]. And the funniest damn thing about it was he finishes the 40, continues to run, waves to everybody, goes right through the tunnel and we don’t see him again. We all got up and gave him a standing ovation because so many of those guys wouldn’t run.”
https://www.sbnation.com/nfl-mock-draft/2017/3/6/14833146/deion-sanders-nfl-combine-40-yard-dash-legends
Talk about game speed, Deion was super fast.
He was the true definition of a ‘generational talent’. I think that is a term that gets used a little too much nowadays.
Agreed.
Not a football scout, but my take on Grant is that he has mad moves, but only once he is up to speed A speed that has him going faster than the defenders. Perfect for kick returns, but don’t think he has the juke cut on a dime moves to ever play slot. Place to play him is outside and let him either go deep or cut in for the slant. WR sweep that lets him get up to speed an option too.
He’s honing his craft, imo. This very last game (or first time I noticed) he seemed to draw everyone/coverage to his right and then slashed back to find the crease and open field…..just noticed it first time with him.
My pount, he seemed to create those creases and gaps rather than wait for them to develop.
When you live in nyc
Baldy is one of the few talking heads that didn’t get down on Tua last year and during the offseason.
I like Baldy doing film breakdowns, he’s good at it.
Happy Birthday Mike E
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Happy Birthday Mike
Someone said first 8 passes were dink and dunk, true but probably for ORob……kinda opens up the 30 yarder to Gesicki, imo. But, that doesn’t count because of some special rule….lmao.
Yes, that’s what I said, he opened it up later
And he didn’t need to do any more than dink and dunk on the first 8 passes, because we were moving the ball doing it and scored both drives
Agreed! It was efficient and effective! To do more! What a fucking concept….lmao?
Thank god football isn’t measured by imaginationary stats….although I’ll give you stats can be misleading and manipulated.
Hmmmm…….
I just watch…..
And, hopefully learn.
Lol…lets try imaginary.. i got no help with spell check. Either one works though!
The start times of these Sunday preseason games are pretty annoying. Why is the Niner game on at 4:30 instead of 1:30?
So you would bitch about and bring it to my attention, giving me time to go watch🤪
lol, you’re welcome 😉
Some nice breakdowns of a few plays from Tua. The guy also compares one play to a similar play last year and shows some of the growth Tua is exhibiting.
https://youtu.be/VK8b-KZrooE
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/32068159/indianapolis-colts-carson-wentz-quenton-nelson-ryan-kelly-set-return-practice
Might be Wentz under center when we play them.
Lynch just said they are going to play Jimmy G for a series, then play Lance for a couple series, then bring Jimmy G back in. They’ll also rotate some of the other 1s and 2s.
I can’t recall ever seeing a team do that with their QB in a preseason game.
pheloniusphish says:
August 22, 2021 at 4:00 pm
Am I the one who said pay attention to comment better?
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let’s get the story straight, i posted a football post not directed at anyone, just what i observed, about a key position that appears to be a weakness.
You responded with a condescending post, (see below) and that triggered my response .
it’s immature
and that fact that you initiate an attack at me on the internet is cowardly as you don’t have to face the person your insulting.
A character flaw for sure. hopefully you can work on that.
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pheloniusphish says:
August 22, 2021 at 3:40 pm
ORob discriminating against reality. You sure you watched the same game that the rest of us watched? Maybe you had your DVR on loop and were watching one play over and over.
LOL….another rule. You can only play by ORob’s rules or you are condescending…..
ORob, you put up 6 months of condescending posts about how you were the guru on QB mechanics and Tua could not succeed because he didn’t take your QB seminar.
I think it’s you… and someone disagrees with your comments….
If you think it’s insulting, perhaps because it’s your ego that is bruised and what you put out there and people are calling you out on it. Just a thought…..lol.
Bowden was brought here for his athletic abilities/agility not necessarily his speed.
Fuller, Grant, Waddle, Merritt (4.33) and Wilson are faster.
Foster may also be faster.
At best, he is 6th fastest but no more than 7th of the WR’s.
I think Bowden will be the 7th WR kept because of his athletic ability coupled with low 4.4 speed. I have always viewed him as a potentially much faster Landry who could not run a sub 4.5 to save his life but is a great receiver. I think Bowden has that potential.
Wow, I had no idea Merritt is that fast.
Who do you think is left out (or traded) for Bowden to make it?
You see, this is the issue right here, Krishnas definition of “condescending” and he’s not the only one who has this mindset.
due to Tua’s failure last year my focus was on trying to point out why, or even discover why, i’m just guessing but it would seem logical to me as to what i said why he struggled.
So Krishna thinks it’s “condescending” to analyze and have doubts about Tua.
I’m talking about his play on the field, how could that be condescending?
i’m a troll because i say Tua sucks, but the real trolls are the ones who attack others based on a football opinion.
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Krishna says:
August 22, 2021 at 7:47 pm
LOL….another rule. You can only play by ORob’s rules or you are condescending…..
ORob, you put up 6 months of condescending posts about how you were the guru on QB mechanics and Tua could not succeed because he didn’t take your QB seminar.
Don’t put words in my mouth, Orob. That is your problem and a fatal flaw. I know what I said.
The master at deflection, but not with me.
Shoving your opinion down the blog for 6 months is not an opinion…it’s an agenda. Say your piece and move on. You don’t have to say it for six months and demand everyone agree with you or they’re clueless.
There really is a difference and you can’t see it….
And you defined condescending with your post on pp….he had a different opinion and saw the game differently, like most others. Yet his opinion was condescending and yours was angelic…..lmao!
Oh, and my bet is still on…..to the one who can’t put their money where there mouth is. I will still buy you drinks if Tua shits the bed….you?
great video by Douglie
35 minutes of breakdown? If it was of another team, I’d say ‘you’re nuts’, but for the Dolphins I say ‘sweet…thanks’, lol
I’ll check this out when I’m jonesin for something Dolphins in the next day or two.
he has it queued up to the one negative comment. Go ahead and watch it real quick. We are doomed Cav, Dooooomed….
LOL, I considered that possibility, so I took a quick gander at the comments and they were positive, and the guy is wearing Dolphins gear, so I’m pretty confident it’s worth a watch.
Dude actually says Tua was fantastic 97% of the time but this is part of the 3%.
3 minutes in I realized he can’t break down film for shit
LOL, well maybe I won’t watch it then
Nobody cares about dink and dunk if you’re driving and scoring TDs. Ball control with our defense and STs is a good fit.
Doesn’t count!
dinking and dunking leads to 37-23 minute time of possession differences. I approve.
Doesn’t count….QB mechanics are not correct…lmao
It keeps the defense fresh and flying around all day and this group makes plays.
CavalierKong says:
August 22, 2021 at 7:57 pm
Wow, I had no idea Merritt is that fast.
CavalierKong says:
August 22, 2021 at 7:58 pm
Who do you think is left out (or traded) for Bowden to make it?
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Yeah, Merritt got some wheels. I believe it was D who brought him up first when he had entered the draft. He was the top rookie FA I wanted them to go after and they did.
As far as who is left out, I think Merritt may be PS again. With Williams and current injuries histories of the rest of our top wr’s, I think they may try to play a game with the new modified IR/PUP rules. I don’t know if that is even possible.
Cool, we’ll see here pretty soon. With Fuller out week one, it gives us another week to make a tough decision, if we want to use it.
He’s got the talent and speed. Hope he can m make that jump.
Ohhh, I see what you’re saying, Rock. I didn’t realize you could do that…queue up the video to a certain spot, and Rob did that to the one negative comment in the vid.
Just try’n to cheer you up.
I loved the the O and D concepts out there. Everyone on O was involved and those D Line formations and stunts were, holy fuck. Can’t wait to see the rest. Cautiously optimistic!!!!
Phillips getting up to speed could take this defense to another level.
Someone said unsung heroes were TEs…..I would add unsung receiving RBs. I think I saw a ton of that. Which will only open it up!
We’re seeing why the team likes Gaskin and Ahmed and weren’t in a rush at RB. Brown also showed why they brought him in.
I guess they want really fast receivers on the field
Doesn’t speak well for Preston Williams
Could be IR for him.
He’s back at practice, they’re just being cautious
Since when have they liked only 1 kind of anything?
Who doesn’t like fast receivers? Except Grant and Hollins. I still don’t trust either….. Lol…Hollins is not fast.
For a big receiver he’s pretty fast and he plays real fast and active on STs.
I will be very impressed if Tua & co come out of Foxboro with a W
We shall see.
Well it’s been awhile so I think we all would.
Me, too. They’re a different team without Brady.
Time to start a new trend….
Happy Birthday MikeE! My mama’s bday as well.
Thanks Herd! Happy Birthday to mama!
The WR position is probably the most watched position this off-season, who stays and who goes?
Early roster breakdown:
Offense
9 OL
4 TE
7 WR
4 RB
2 QB
Defense
7 DL
7 LB
10 DB
Special Teams
K 1
P 1
LS 1
very hard to predict, last year we had 6 rbs and 6 wrs make the 53
If we keep a 4th RB who do you think that is, a tailback or fullback who can run some?
Needs to be STer… advantage Laird
Yeah nobody else has really stepped up. The team knows Laird and like you said STs, receiver and rusher in a pinch. If we’re down to Laird as our main back that means we lost 1, 2 and 3. No team has that kind of depth.
I’m excited to see Gaskin, Ahmed and Brown. It starts with the OL.
we haven’t won a superbowl in almost 40 years, we haven’t won a playoff game in 20 years. we’ve only been to the playoffs twice in 20 years, bounced both times. Gase & Sparano were the only coaches to achieve that in the last 20 years.
so please excuse me for being skeptical.
thats better than detroit, lol
the above facts could mean the Dolphins are long overdue
i watched PS game 2, and there is alot of talent on this team, enough talent to go deep into the playoffs
just have to put it all together as a team and make it happen
BTW Orob, Tua is excellent, he is the franchise QB the Dolphins need
in time, he will take us to the big game
nice write up Mike, and yea, part time Wilson def is not a lock, i think Merritt is far better than part time
the only thing i dont like about Meritt, is he wears 83, a reminder that the team lacked the foresight to retire the Dolphins best Wide receiver number ever
I have been a fan of Kirk Merrit since we picked him up as an UDFA, i thought he would crack the roster last year. I dont think he brings as much as Wilson, however, but if he is on the field with consistency, then he brings more. Wilson as dynamic a weapon as he is, is worth nothing to us on IR. He has been with us a few years now and we havent seen much of him because he cant stay healthy, im skeptical that changes.
You can be skeptical. Like OD, Show Me, as I’m skeptical, too.
However, what I’ve seen in the last three years, two seasons, is something different than I’ve seen in the last 20-40 years.
Hopefully, it can be translated to the field in the third season.
And beyond.
Skepticisms: OL, WR unit, injuries. What’s up with Jackson? Clueless on that….
Encouraged by: D in general, DBs, LBs, DL, D depth..lol….like I said, in general, Tua’s progress, TEs and receiving RBs, and fucking screens that work and being part of O.
Think they’re just being cautious with the OL
Nagging injuries this time of year just mean these guys won’t get injured in a game they aren’t playing in
If the season started today I don’t think anyone would be out, except Hurns
The starting D looks great
What I like about the O is Tua seems to be able to pick up 3rd down and long with relative ease and 3rd downs in general
A curious event was Eguavoen being miked up against Atlanta
While warming up he was talking about making some plays, as if, because he was miked up he played different and had to make some plays
He’s needs to bottle that
Reminds me of coaching my son’s basketball team. The last game of the year I told the best 3 players they were the coach and to tell others what to do. They didn’t coach others, but all 3 played great, as if, I changed their perspective