I know Brian Flores wasn’t perfect, I watch all the games and see this team play every week. Once the Dolphins fired Flores, it’s amazing how quickly the negative stories came out. Look, some of them are probably true, and others are just silly. I’ll never know the veracity of all of them and frankly, it doesn’t matter. I was ready to hitch my wagon to Flores and for a decade or so. I mean as a Dolphins fan, you just have to be tired of the turnover here. We’ve seen this now far too many times since the new millennium. In 2000, Dave Wannstedt was our Head Coach. In 2005 Satan, er Nick Saban took over. In 2007 we got the Cam Cameron show for all of 1 year, and with his 1-15 record, one year too many. Then Bill Parcells came to town with his lazy uninspired plan to fix the Dolphins for owner Wayne Huizenga. He brought Jeff Ireland (GM), Head Coach Tony Sparano, and OC Dan Henning and DC Paul Pasqualoni. Thanks Bill for your efforts! Near the end of the 2011 season, Todd Bowles replaced Tony Sparano. In 2012, as if Bill Parcells grand plan wasn’t uninspiring enough, Stephen Ross hired Head Coach Joe Phibin. Joe somehow was allowed to muddle through 4 seasons here boring Dolphins fans everywhere. In 2016, we hired Head Coach Adam Gase, that of “Offensive Guru” status. We was offensive alright. Maybe Ross realized that he gave Philbin one too many so he cut Gase’s tenure at 3 years. In 2019 we hired the young, fiery defensive coordinator from the rival Patriots. Yes, another Belichick disciple. Flores was given only 3 years, perhaps once again harking back to Joe Philbin getting 4 years. If you’re wondering, since the year 2000, the Dolphins record is 176-183. Uninspiring.
I’m not going to touch any of the stories circulating regarding why Flores may have been fired. We saw the offense as an ineffective unit. Flores’ defensive pedigree had this team’s defense ahead of the offense during his 3 year tenure. Not that the defense was a championship level defense, it wasn’t, but compared to the offense it may have looked that way. Our offensive line has been an issue for years and despite Grier’s attempts to bring in talent to remedy the situation, drafting OT Liam Eichenberg in RD 2 (#42) in 2021, OT Austin Jackson in RD 1 in 2020 (#18), OG Robert Hunt in RD 2 (#39), and OG Solomon Kindley (#111) in RD 4. In 2019 we drafted OC Michael Deiter in RD 3 (#78). It’s certainly not due to a lack of effort, but our 2021 O-line was ranked dead last at #32. Truth be told, I feel we have talented players on that line, but Flores’ choice of Lemuel Jeanpierre seems to be the linchpin. This is a unit that must be fixed in order for this team’s offense to be successful. I hope whoever the new HC is realizes that a great veteran O-line Coach is necessary here. Notice how I haven’t once mentioned Tua? If I could talk to him, I’d tell him this . . .
So now the search begins, and I really don’t have a strong feeling as to who the new Head Coach will be. I have to admit I’m a little concerned that we didn’t clean house completely. If Chris Grier was fired as well, you find a GM and then that GM hires the new coach. Now, despite not getting fired, you have the appearance of a GM who may be on the hot seat hiring a new Head Coach and that makes the job less appealing. As if having 8 Head Coaches in the last 21 years isn’t unappealing enough!!! The good thing Dolphins fans, is that there are only 32 Head Coaching jobs and we have an opening, so there will be lots of interest regardless of the aforementioned pitfalls. We have a young, talented roster that some coach is going to be thrilled to take the helm of. Plenty of money in Free Agency will be available as well, close to $70M. We have a defensive unit on the rise with potential to be a top 10 defense if the offense gets on track. Some of that $70M will have to be used to re-sign our own players. DE Emmanuel Ogbah, TE Mike Gesicki, WR/ST Mack Hollins, TE Durham Smythe, LB Elandon Roberts and DB Nik Needham. RB Duke Johnson will probably be taken care of as well. I think Ogbah is the top priority, he’s been great since he got here and is an important piece of this defense. I think Gesicki should also be a priority but it depends on what type of TE the new HC is looking for. If he wants a receiving threat TE then Gesicki will be back. If he wants a blocking TE then it’s more likely Durham Smythe comes back and Gesicki goes elsewhere. Mack Hollins is becoming a better WR and is invaluable as a special teams player. I also hope we re-sign Nik Needham, I like that kid, and he always exceeds expectations.
Defensive players like CB Xavien Howard, CB Byron Jones, S Jevon Holland and S Brandon Jones will be sure to help lure a potential HC here. LB’s Jerome Baker and Andrew Van Ginkel as well, and of course young DE/LB Jaelan Phillips. On offense, rookie sensation WR Jaylen Waddle is a great start, but the falloff is big after that. Free agency and the draft are going to both be used to bring in talent at WR to complement Jaylen Waddle. Running back has to be a priority as well and if you know me, I want to draft one, not overpay for one in FA. Draft a RB early enough to procure one of the best RB’s in this draft, add in one of the holdovers like Myles Gaskin, re-sign Duke Johnson and pick up a FA RB that won’t break the bank. How we proceed at TE interests me. I’m very curious to see if we keep Mike Gesicki and/or Durham Smythe.
Here’s hoping we make the right choice for our new Head Coach, whomever he may be. Here’s hoping this new Head Coach can be successful enough to be here more than 10 years. Here’s also hoping we made the right choice retaining GM Chris Grier. Here’s hoping for a full recovery for our friend Jon “Stanger”. Here’s hoping for all of us to stay healthy in 2022.
#stangerstrong
GO DOLPHINS!!!!
Finsmob Unleashed 
Crazy weather system here. It’s 40 degrees and raining 3.5 hours north in Birmingham, AL.
Here in Pensacola, FL it is 36 and spitting snow flurries.
Page turn!
It’s gonna do something here in NJ tonight into tomorrow. In north Jersey will probably sleet and snow, in central Jersey more likely snow and rain. It’s friggin 14 degrees here now. Not as bad as where Bookman or Toba live, but it’s cold enough for me.
Actually, forecast shows it’s warming up into the low 40’s, so for my area just rain
That is weird BBM because it’s not doing that here just a little west of ya either
It’s too cold here for me. Glad I brought my pineapple plants in from outside to our Florida room 2 weeks ago.
I know West Virginia is gonna get snow today and Monday and then it’s going to be pretty shitty wet and cold. Unfortunately for me I get the shitty wet and cold part for my trip
You still live down this way? Y’all get any snow this morning?
You guys all complaining about the weather. Just take some Viagra
Not a good idea at work. lol
🤣
D, they were reporting some light snow in and around Atmore this morning on our local news. I went outside to smoke and it was spitting flurries. Nothing now though.
BBM is getting excited 😆
I lived in northern Indiana for 6 years, I miss snow.
Every time a snowstorm moves through Gatlinburg during the week, the wife and I get on airbb, rent a cabin up in the mountains and hit the road the day before.
Actually snowing in Atmore right now and some light stuff just 10 miles north of me.
I used to like snow but the older I get the more I hate having to shovel and snow blow. It takes some of the fun away from a snow storm for me
So gratifying watching the Pats get embarrassed in the playoffs. I must admit I am not the biggest fan of Daboll but after watching last night’s game I have no problem if he is our next HC
I did not realize what this was when I saw it lady night
https://www.google.com/search?q=dildo+thrown+on+field+at+bills+patriots&client=safari&channel=iphone_bm&source=hp&ei=WDfkYd2fDaOw_QaDu7TgDA&oq=dildo+on+field+in+&gs_lcp=ChFtb2JpbGUtZ3dzLXdpei1ocBABGAAyBggAEBYQHjoOCAAQjwEQ6gIQjAMQ5QI6EQguEIAEELEDEIMBEMcBEKMCOggIABCABBCxAzoOCC4QgAQQsQMQxwEQowI6CAguELEDEIMBOgsILhCABBCxAxCDAToFCC4QgAQ6CwgAEIAEELEDEIMBOgUIABCABDoFCAAQsQM6CwguEIAEEMcBEK8BOgsILhCxAxDHARCjAjoLCAAQgAQQsQMQyQM6DgguEIAEELEDEMcBENEDOgQIABADOgcIABCABBAKUOIQWPBNYMBZaAFwAHgAgAF2iAGhCpIBBDE2LjGYAQCgAQGwAQ8&sclient=mobile-gws-wiz-hp#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:a24d6869,vid:F8rkY78EZ14,st:0
Let’s try a different link
Ken, don’t make fun of me just because snow down here brings out the little kid in me. lol
LOL always keep that little kid side of you
D says:
January 16, 2022 at 9:53 am (Edit)
I know West Virginia is gonna get snow today and Monday and then it’s going to be pretty shitty wet and cold. Unfortunately for me I get the shitty wet and cold part for my trip
Winter storm warning, wind, snow, sleet and ice. My sister and niece are trying to convince me to come to my mom’s, we have a generator there for her house. Apparently they are already there, going through old family photo albums, sending me pics of when I was maybe 8. 😂
I’m staying here.
LOCAL WEATHER REPORTS suggesting there “may” have been a small tornado near the town of Arcadia (best known for its KKK marches thru downtown areas on some holidays). However, hard evidence of tornado activity is still lacking. But, you know, local TV stations need to sell advertising, so why not “spice-up” the weather reports to induce more TV watchers?? It’s a trend here in Florida as more broadcast stations chase revenues, even if the ACCURACY of the reports is called into question.
BASICALLY, we’ve had less than an inch of rain here in the north of Tampa suburbs. And ONE PALM FROND is laying in the street, the sum total of the “damage” from this passing weather front in our neighborhood. Weather for the Buccaneer’s home playoff game against the Eagles at 1:00 PM is predicted to be in the mid-60’s with cloudy skies and a chance for a little rain. I’m terrified!!
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Celebrated my birthday yesterday!! My wife bought me a new, really neat, watch to replaced my 13-year old creaking model!! I had a truly wonderful day! And our dinner at our local fav restaurant couldn’t have been better!
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JUST A THOUGHT on a POSSIBLE coaching candidate for the Fins.
THIS GUY has been a head coach in the NFL.
This guy has been a head coach at FAU and at least 3 major universities.
This guy was around (I believe) when Tua was at Alabama and knows him
VERY WELL.
This guy lead OLE MISS to a 10-win season, their FIRST 10-win season in their storied history!!
OLE MISS ended up ranked, I believe, #6 0r #7 in the rankings at the end of this season!!
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BY NOW, all of you have figured out his name is LANE KIFFIN. And he is JUST THE OFFENSIVE minded kind of guy this franchise needs to succeed at the highest levels.
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NOW I KNOW he has somewhat of a checkered past, often leaving one program for a better program OR, in the case of FAU, a chance to be a head coach again where he led FAU to two seasons ranked in the Top 25 in their history and 2 lopsided Bowl Games (where Devin Singletary and others played a prominent role in blowout bowl victories). HE HAS SUCCEEDED.
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NOW I MUST ADMIT I doubt Kiffin would even consider the Dolphins. He’s making a big salary at Ole Miss. They LOVE HIM and would, if they had to, raise his pay to NFL numbers to keep him.
And I firmly believe he is HAPPY AT OLE MISS and would NOT turn to working for a jerk like Steve Ross. HOWEVER, if Bruce Beal was calling the shots, Kiffin’s attitude might change. But, I sense, Ross is NOT ABOUT TO GIVE UP HIS OWNERSHIP because, in his own heart, he believes he knows what he’s doing, football-wise!!
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SO WE WON’T GET KIFFIN. We WILL get yet ANOTHER FAILED COACH who, surprisingly, will also fail in Miami. Then, at some point, Ross will pass away, having left behind a legacy of playoff failure that almost defies belief.
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Y’all have a great day, Dolfans!
Lane Kiffin is one of the biggest douche bags in all of football.
I agree with Brian.
Happy belated birthday!
OD
Look out Bro, weather headed your way
(and yes especially in Arcadia, where they have a big time rodeo).
here in Fort Myers, we were under tornado warning this morning from 7:30-10AM.
A funnel cloud touched down in Cypress Lake which is where my eldest son went to high school. That’s about 6-10 miles from where I now live.
That’s the second tornado touching down in the neighborhood in 2 weeks.
Historically, tornadoes are very rare here… I don’t remember one on dry land in Naples ever.
I feel like if there’s one thing that Flores did well here (besides sweeping the patsies*),
it was the renovation of the roster and recruiting guys who love to play football and building camaraderie, especially on the defense.
This is important.
So
I’m hoping that the new HC can keep those van Ginkel / Seiler types of guys and keep our band of brothers together on defense.
So I think we should spend our money on resigning Ogbah, Gesicki, and whichever others of our own FAs that give us that exciting never give up type of play.
cuz
I’m leery of giving a guy big bucks to come in here from another team.
FAs are notorious for having a fall off after signing a big contract.
What will be his motivation to give 110%?
I’d rather draft a first round RT, a 2nd round RB, and a 3rd round ILB (or some combo thereof).
Maybe double up on RB with the 4th and ILB with the 5th just in case one bombs
Plus we could get a 4th round WR.
Oh and OD, Happy Birthday!
Glad to hear that you are older than I again.
(For some reason I think of you as born the year before I, maybe I’m wrong on that.)
My wife took me to Disney for my BDay.
It was awesome.
There were sparse crowds.
The new Star Wars ride was absolutely amazing. Almost like being in the movie.
In a local Florida story, a bondsman appeared in front of a judge today on indecent exposure charges.. when asked by the judge “ what do you have to say in your defence” the bondsman stated “ But Judge It Was Snowing “
LOL
Say no to Lane Kiffin
Happy Birthday OD!! 🎁
NAPLES, thanks for the kind words, bro!
AND, for all of you haters who hate Kiffin, don’t worry. Like I said, there’s virtually NO CHANCE He’d work for the biggest douche bag of them all, Steve Ross.
ANYWAY, watch and see Kiffin keep on winning while Little Stevie Blunder keeps on losing and CONTINUES his perfect record of NEVER winning a playoff game.
Happy Birthday OD!!! 🍻
Happy Birthday OD
🎂🐖🎂
Is anyone else relaxed knowing Mac Jones is the patriots QB in 2022?
Remember when people were suggesting he was rookie of the year?
I admit that watching him against us game 1 that I was impressed. He stood in the pocket and delivered a lot of really accurate throws as the pressure hit him a second after he threw. Why he doesn’t get any of the scrutiny Tua gets is confusing though. Tua, nationally gets questioned and doubted constantly while it seems Mac Jones is universally praised
Well, first of all he plays for the Pats. Second, he led all rookie QBs in yards, completion percentage and I think TDs. So the scrutiny is not deserved yet.
MY THANKS TO ALL OF YOU who passed along Birthday wishes. Sometime in the afternoon a fire engine could be heard running thru the neighborhood when I was walking the greyhound. I was thinking that, perhaps, my neighbor was afraid a fire might break out because of all the candles I had on my birthday cake after I lit all of them!!
PS: Mike E.–Congrats for yet another sterling article. We are SO LUCKY to have you!
PPS: BRIAN. Unless you’re talking Marino, I think it’s VERY DANGEROUS to evluate a QB after just one season. Remember, Elway was BENCHED during much of his rookie season while Marino blossomed. Eventually BOTH PROVED they were, indeed, worthy of a first round selection.
Every QB get evaluated. I’m all for seeing what happens with these QBs over the long haul though!
Bri – this year Tua’s stats are so similar to Jones’. Completion % is within tenths of a percentage, both TD % and INT% as well, Jones 4.2 and 2.5, Tua 4.1 and 2.6. I know Tua isn’t a rookie but he’s close enough to a rookie. Remember he had no preseason and training camp last year.
I’m not saying Tua’s criticism is justified, just that Jones had a pretty good rookie year.
Put the skirt on him
Right? Give me a break.
And Wirfs is out
This year’s QB was underwhelming. Not much of an endorsement
In reply to Brian above about Jones
Well if Tua put up the same numbers it’s not much of an endorsement for him either!
Wirfs is down. Not good for TB
Bad time of year if it’s a serious injury. It could impact next season.
He just went to the locker room
Tampa has 3 probowlers on the oline. Must be nice, lol
Jones played well not great this year. I do think his ceiling is not that high.
That seems like a fair statement. No idea about his ceiling
He is not overly athletic. He will succeed if he has a good running game and good OL
I get hating on the Pets, but I thought Jones looked pretty good for a rookie when I watched him.
Sheesh, Philly blowing it early.
Unfortunately I think this game will be more lopsided than last nights
BBM,
I love the snow as well. I am actually an anomaly of sorts in that I enjoy the Winter more than the Summer in many ways. Primarily I cannot stand the heat and humidity of summer. I can live with -30 wind chills, and absolutely love snow storms.
I live in a duplex/condo community so no shoveling or mowing lawn for me. 🙂
Geico has some pretty funny commercials, but the geico gecko commercials are the worst
agree
Yep
Bucs are getting banged up. Unfortunately it’s not Brady
Good bangs for the Bucs. lol
Boo
Eagles defense dancing around after the sack about to go down 3 scores early in the 2nd, smh. I hate that kind of thing.
They should be sober and embarrassed not ecstatic. Brady is 18/23 already.
exactly
Gotta love Fitz:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/ryan-fitzpatrick-was-a-shirtless-wild-man-at-bills-game-last-night/ar-AASQ7Fe?ocid=msedgntp
Hurts blows
Happy B-day OD!!
Happy Birthday, OD!
M – I think I’ve listened to Strawberry Letter #23 about 10 times since Friday. I can’t thank you enough for playing that. It’s one of those songs that I would kinda be like “Oh shit, that’s great song” and then forget about it and not look into who did it and what the name of the song was.
Good tune! Why is it called Strawberry Letter #23 when he says #22?
I have no idea, didn’t even know the name of the song until Friday.
Naples, that was a decent mock draft you posted yesterday. I gotta look up one or 2 guys you had on there that I don’t know much about.
Man, talk about a fucking lazy, uninspired hack job of an article . . . The article is solely based on grading the Dolphins QB. They give Tua a “C” for his 78.1 QBR. Problem is, he had a 90.1 QBR this season. I mean, c’mon!!!
https://dolphinswire.usatoday.com/lists/grading-the-miami-dolphins-quarterbacks-after-their-2021-season/
What kills me with that is it isn’t like it’s a long article or filled with a ton of stats. Just a few paragraphs with a couple of key stats- and you get one of your keys stats wrong? smh
He’s gonna just have to keep playing his way through all the nonsense. Add some more talent on the OL, WR and RB and I really believe he will thrive and win a lot of games. He already wins as he’s developing on a sub par offense. How could he not get better?
It’s amazing to me how some people keep their jobs
So the guy made a mistake with the QBR, but so did you his QBR was 50.4, his rating was 90.1, but besides the error, what do you disagree with?
In 13 games, Tagovailoa completed 67.8% of his attempts for 2,653 yards, 16 touchdowns, and 10 interceptions with a 78.1 passer rating. He was clearly impacted by poor play-calling and offensive line play ahead of him, but the second-year quarterback wasn’t doing a lot that was special this past season.
He gave Tua a C for not doing a lot special
With Hurts kind of sucking this game and if Twatson doesn’t follow Flores, he could end up in Philly since they have 3 first round picks this year.
It really makes a lot of sense.
They were one of the teams in the Watson drama.
Kong – Exactly! It’s embarrassing
Give me a Mike E article over that crap any day
No roughing the passer there? Guarantee Brady would have got that call
Thought that too
This is the first time I’ve watched Hurts. He really doesn’t look very good.
He’s a runner with a good arm but he’s not a rhythm QB. He doesn’t seem sure about what’s going on.
When has he ever?
I don’t know. The first thing I said was this was the first time I’ve watched him, lol.
Watching these playoff games I see the losing teams doing things we bitched about Flores doing, like going for it on 4th down too early in the game, and when you don’t get it, it contributes to the lopsided final score
Also the penalties seem to be 1- sided
Wow, Eagles just can’t get out of their own way.
They talked about how a lot of their late wins were not against very good teams and now they’re finding out the difference.
Sounds like another team we all know
Sounds a lot like us
Can we really beat a good team with our current OL?
Are the cheats a good team or do they fit this mold too?
Sure they beat Bills once, but it was weather aided.
Our signature win was against Balt., but was aided by a home Thursday game against a team not playing good
Well I consider the Ravens and last Pats game quality wins. We beat the Ravens when they were at the top of the AFC. We started their spiral. We outplayed the Pats from the get go even though the score got close.
If we made the playoffs we would have likely played the Chiefs or Bills. We’re not beating either of them.
Fair enough opinion, but neither team has a playoff win
Our crappy team with a little luck probably wins 1 more game and makes playoffs, like if Tua was healthy all year, but wouldn’t change the fact we weren’t a God team
Philly would be smart to draft QB Pickett or Howell, snag a WR and continue to build their D with their picks instead trading for Watson.
Read something this morning about them drafting Pickett
LOL @ Arians smacking his player
A guy from work is an Eagles fan, was giving him shit before the season about them challenging for the #1 draft pick…
My motivation behind that was Hurts sux
I think the win over the Saints in their building with playoffs on the line was impressive too. I know their QB situation was bad but they have a good defense. But our defense made their offense look like what it was.
Almost time to make a rum and coke and start frying up some wings for the Niners game. This game was a snoozefest. Hoping Niners/ Dallas is better game. Those teams usually put on a good show.
I expect this to be a good game. They have quite the history in the playoffs too.
Yep, they’ve had some big playoff games in the past and I think both teams are in a prime position to make a deep playoff run. I expect some fireworks.
But only one will continue. I think Jimmy G has to play well because this could be a high scoring game. We know Dak can put up points.
I mean both teams are capable of making a deep run, assuming Jimmy G stays healthy of course.
I get it and agree. But one goes down today.
Is it the one that loses? lol
That should be a good game
I can’t believe they didn’t throw a flag for that late hit
Kong, who do you think wins? I’m leaning 49ers.
I’m rooting for Dallas, but as long as Jimmy G doesn’t go down, yeah, I’m leaning Niners too.
LOL, isn’t your wife a 49ers fan?
Heck no, she’s Dolphins all the way, bro. Toba’s wife is the Niners fan.
When my wife and I first started dating, she realized the way to my heart was Dolphins football. Our first couple years I had a whiteboard in the living room on Sundays and I taught her the game. Now she can talk Xs and Os, scheme, and players with anyone.
I’m loving her all over again just talking about it, lol.
Oh okay, my bad. That’s awesome!!!
Steve – That 50.6 is ESPN’s QBR, which is their own funky formula that no one except ESPN pays attention to. I’m not going to bother reading the article again to be honest, it just made me laugh that it was an article about grades and they fucked up the grades. I’ve never seen anyone quote ESPN’s QBR over the NFL’s standard QBR.
It’s also not an official NFL stat. I think it might be FF related.
Other than the mistake on the QBR which in the context of this particular article is pretty important, Tua went 7-5 while Brissett was 2-3 (Brissett gets the W for the Ravens game which Tua played the 2nd half of and played well). I think Tua should get a B-, considering how awful the O-line was. Also considering Tua was sacked 20 times in 12 + games while Brissett was sacked 19 times in 4 + games. Seem about right now?
Tua has good pocket presence and instincts. Give him better skill players and everything changes. Build around Waddle, add another one like him.
I’d say about a B given what he had to work with, the record and the low sacks
OK, so we’re not too far off from each other on this. I thought you were saying he was right and I was off.
I agree with Steve.
Kong – That’s awesome. That was a great idea with the whiteboard, and obviously your wife is a sport to want to learn.
She was so down, it was great. She knew it was a huge thing in my life and wanted to be part of it. At first the whiteboard just had the base Xs and Os showing the position names so she could reference it as we were watching and talking during a game. Then, once she had the positions down, we started talking about schemes and rules. Now she’s just one of the guys with her football. She calls out penalties and shyte just like the rest of us, lol.
“Now she’s just one of the guys with her football. She calls out penalties and shyte just like the rest of us, lol.”
Well she is human right? LOL
The 49ers are a tough physical team. The running game is awesome! Their passing game goes through tough stretches though.
Mike, in my mind Tua finished 6.5-1 down the stretch. In the Ravens game that 6 play 75 yard drive for the final score put the game away 22-10 with Tua scoring on the 1 yard TD run. He’s got some gamer in him. He thrives on winning over stats, but the stats will come when we upgrade the offense which has to happen. 🙂
Not much difference between a B- and a B
No I wasn’t saying that. I’m not sure we win the Ravens games with Brissett playing the entire game. He was not playing well. Our defense was killing Jackson and their offense. Tua made some plays to put the game away.
Now we have a game.
and now it’s a game
LOL @ Sponge Bob FG
This is a good game.
This is the story of the song;
Why is it called Strawberry Letter 23 not 22?
Strawberry Letter 23 was originally a song by Shuggie Otis. (https://youtu.be/iAPPAJ1sT8g) At age 17, Otis wrote “Strawberry Letter 23” as way to describe his romantic feelings for his girlfriend. Though the lyrics commonly refer to “Strawberry Letter 22,” Otis explains that, “the song is about a love letter. The guy and the girl had written each other 22 love letters. And the 23rd one, he writes is a song.”
Cool, good stuff.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/bears-request-interview-with-dolphins-exec-reggie-mckenzie-for-gm-job/ar-AASQkdo
So if he gets the Bears GM job, do we get a compensatory pick?
Hmmm…?
New rules put in place like two years ago to encourage minority hires. Same thing as the Niners getting two 3rd rd picks for Saleh getting hired as HC of the Jest.
Actually, it looks like we’d get two 3rd rd picks over two years.
How does that happen?
That’s actually smart from Chris Grier. Not only are you a man of color giving other minority candidates opportunity, the team benefits from their departure. Exec. Reggie McKenzie and Asst. GM Marvin Allen.
Wow punt hit the top. LOL
SB – thanks for the Strawberry 23 info. Cool!
Cowboys finally get a stop
Cowboys have abandoned the run
Deebo Samuel is an awesome player.
Great play on that INT. That throw was easier for the DB to catch but still a great catch for a DB. That throw had some pace to it.
Fuck you Chris Grier
Why?
Because he was a moron and gave Philly our pick and kept SF’s
Stupid to trade our pick instead of Niners
Yep
Oh come on. We got Waddle, still have a solid draft in 2022 and have two 1st round picks in 2023. We have the most cap space or close to it. You can get a good player in the 20’s.
I assume because we have SFs pick instead of ours in the first round
Looks like we will be selecting later than 24th
I can see them in the Super Bowl.
I can as well. Ironically this team is built to be able to go to Lambeau and win in the cold.
Cowboys choking
Debo is a beast
I do love the way the Niners run that offense
Ken warmin uo to the idea of McDaniel
Up
I just worry he hasn’t been a play caller but I do love the design to his offense
I can just see us using Waddle like Debo
Yes, but Deebo is like a RB. He’s so physical
He is bigger but Waddle has great elusiveness
Waddle, Phillips and Holland are the best draft I can remember. If Tua pans out long term, you’re still killing Grier. Look at the makeup of the defense. The offense has to get better.
It’s very unpopular to to compliment the front office these days
But I agree the 2021 draft was a home run
I was saying it early this season at 1-7, more than anything coaching was killing us IMO
Just pointing out something to root for ( a higher pick) and the fact it ended up being a mistake to offer our pick instead of SFs. It is what us fans are here to do. Criticize after the fact lol
I just wish the Rams had finished that dang game week 18.
Yep
It was a great draft. Its been reported that it was our decision to give our pick and keep the Niners pick but I don’t know if that is true or not
Cowboys with their 900th penalty
Guys!!! We already know Waddle is really good. Let it go!!! Oh my, we lost our #15 pick for one in the 20’s in 2022, and also have two 1’s in 2023. Along with the most cap space in 2022. I don’t get the problem?
We did not have to lose our pick. Grier chose the wrong pick
Maybe he thought we were going to be the better team. I don’t really look at it as a mistake. And it’s not a big deal in the big scheme of things. This isn’t franchise changing stuff.
If we have earlier picks, I expect people to argue that it doesn’t matter how high we pick when don’t pick well….
It actually doesn’t matter where you pick – it’s who you pick
We actually wanted waddle instead of chase or pitts last year, and the movement shows that
As it turns out they are all good players with good seasons and waddle was perfect or us
The best thing you can do is nail the picks that you have and we did that in 2021
I know my vices guys: it’s never enough for me. I always want more receivers, more running backs and more pass rushers – so I will always find room to complain
And we all complain a lot bc we view this team under a microscope, but in this case, try to look at the entire 2021 draft and the moves we made
I think we might be thinking about trading down this year anyway
If we can get multiple picks in the 25-50 range, we can really improve this offense quickly
Right! It’s not a big deal. We didn’t lose draft picks, we gained them and swapped our picks. I think a lot of us were expecting 10-7 and the playoffs. That would be in the 20’s no? We can upgrade this team and especially the offense easily this offseason.
Nice call!!!!
That was the best pass the Cowboys threw all game
Stupid penalties
Huge play. Cowboys have a chance to get right into this game
There is the Jimmy G brain fart we have become accustomed to
Wow, that may be a bad injury for Warner.
That sucks – Warner.
Yes!!
This game just went up a notch.
Oh it’s a scene man. 😉
I’m rooting for our 2022 1st RD pick
Whoever that may be. 🙂
Tim, there really isn’t anything to “let go” of, it is just a rooting interest: something that might benefit our team, on the surface.
Fair enough, but after #15 is not anything to get worried about. It’s as if all the other awesome stuff doesn’t matter.
Cowboys don’t deserve to win this game with all these stupid penalties
Typical of them
If it wasn’t for our pick I would be rooting for SF
Me too, but it’s a no brainer to want a better pick, lol.
That was a great tackle. Man, this game got good in the last quarter
Good news that it wasn’t a serious injury for Warner. I thought it was a knee
Wow ceedee lamb – you can’t let the ball pop up like that there
Wanting another pick is one thing, acting like it’s the end of the world is another thing. We didn’t give up a top 5 pick.
Who is acting like it is the end of the world? Thanks I guess I don’t get why YOU can’t let this go…lol
Not sure how the word “thanks” got in there .
77 was criminally holding the DE on that one
It’s fitting this game is basically ended on a Cowboy penalty.
Stupid penalty God I hate the Cowboys