There are so many moves the Miami Dolphins organization need to make, the most obvious one is hiring a new Head Coach, and having that Head Coach assemble an entire coaching staff. I liked Brian Flores. I liked his no nonsense personality, I liked his toughness. I didn’t like the staff he put together, and that includes revamping his staff last season. As the group Depeche Mode says, “Everything counts in large amounts”. Flores was the architect of a poor staff. I’m not picking on him because he’s gone, just stating the obvious. I can’t say whether his first season’s plan was just to work with guys familiar to him, or he simply had no NFL ties and took what he could get. In 2019, He brought both OC Chad O’Shea and DC Patrick Graham from the New England Patriots. In 2020, Flores tabbed long time NFL’er Chan Gailey, who was probably pretty sure he was never ever going to coach again, and named him OC. Not that Chan Gailey wasn’t qualified, but I’m sure Flores’ call was the ONLY call Chan Gailey received as far as NFL offers were concerned. Chan Gailey departs so in 2021, Flores has the brilliant idea of naming Co-OC’s (supposedly in order to keep any teams from stealing them away), so 2020 Tight Ends Coach George Godsey and 2020 Running Backs Coach Eric Studesville are promoted together to form the NFL’s first 2 headed Offensive Coordinator Duo. Sometimes having more is better, The Tucker had a center headlight in addition to the 2 common ones on either side of the front of the vehicle. The center headlight actually turned left when the car was turning left and right when the car was turning right. Ingenious! The Co-CO idea, not so much. The Dolphins offense was 22nd in the NFL scoring 20.1 PPG and if not for the defense setting up the offense so many times, it would have been considerably worse.
I’m going to recommend something I know many of you here won’t be in favor of. I can tell you, I’m not sure I’m in favor it myself. Hear me out though. You can build for now, or build for later. Instant gratification or long term success. Either can be satisfying. The problem with my recommendation is that one important step needs to happen before this can even be possible. Michigan Head Coach Jim Harbaugh needs to step down from his current post. If that happens, I think we should be the first, and most likely the last to offer him a Head Coaching position in the NFL. When you hire a guy from the college ranks, you get a guy who knows all the college players, what they’re capable of, who the right ones are for what they want to accomplish, on both sides of the ball. What you usually get is a guy who doesn’t know the NFL, and how to deal with NFL players. Not the case with Harbaugh, who has successfully run an NFL team, quite successfully I might add. From 2011-2014, Jim Harbaugh compiled a 44-19 record with the SF 49ers. He did that with 2 QB’s who were not considered upper echelon talents in Alex Smith and Colin Kaepernick. For some reference, Alex Smith was 19-31 in 5 seasons as the Niners QB. With Harbaugh, his first season was 13-3. His 2nd season was cut short due to injury but the Niners were 6-2-1 with Smith. So 19-2-1 for one and a half seasons after 19-31 in 5 without Harbaugh. We all know who took over after Alex Smith went down, my former crush Colin Kaepernick. No problem for Harbaugh. Kaepernick after taking over the helm went 5-2 and took the Niners to the playoffs. A huge upset 1st RD victory over the Green Bay Packers, 45-31 started an improbable run. The Niners then defeated the Atlanta Falcons 28-24 to earn a Super Bowl berth. The SF 49ers lost a thriller of a game, 34-31 to the Baltimore Ravens.
Still with me? My favorite MLB team the NY Mets made a very similar move recently. They decided to bring in a proven winner in Buck Showalter. Results have yet to be determined and if the bougy MLB Players Union doesn’t get it’s collective head out of its ass, we may not see a MLB season next year. The Mets have decided instead of hiring a young up and comer, they want to win NOW! Forget 3-5 years from now, NOW! They know Showalter knows exactly what he’s supposed to do in every and any situation, there’s nothing he hasn’t seen. The very same would go with Jim Harbaugh. I think it’s an extremely unique situation to be able to get a guy who is so in touch with the college game and all the players, yet has had tremendous NFL success as well. I say if Jim Harbaugh steps down as Michigan HC, Stephen Ross should fly one of his fucking planes as fast as they can fly and throw down some stacks of $$$$ to secure the best Head Coach for RIGHT NOW, the Dolphins can get. Personally, I think Harbaugh is a bit of a time bomb, and I have no idea how long he can last if he comes back to the NFL. My guess is it would be a similar gig to the Niners. He’d stay as long as they were winning. That’s not a terrible thing either. If for some reason he fails right off the bat, which I think is unlikely, he may try one more time. If he fails again I would think he’d step down and disappear and we’d probably want him to. I think if he does come back to the NFL, I think he’d be great for our team. Our defense would continue to flourish and he’d get Tua a run game if it killed him. Defense, running the ball, all the things we crave here. All that will make Tua better and more importantly, the Miami Dolphins better.
I’m open to other HC’s too, there are lots of ways to skin a cat. I actually don’t know how many ways there are and not sure why people think are so many ways to skin a cat, but there really are a lot of different avenues to explore in a Head Coach search. I’m sure Tom Garfinkel and Chris Grier are doing that as I type. Maybe it’s because I’m 58 now and my mortality is in the back of my mind. Who knows, maybe Mike McDaniel is the next Mike Tomlin. At 38 he’s a tad older than Tomlin was when he took over the Pittsburgh Steelers at the age of 35. To have continuity and longevity along with winning would be swell, but make no mistake about this my fellow Dolphins fans, the Miami Dolphins franchise is NOT the Pittsburgh Steelers franchise. The Steelers are steeped in tradition and their owner doesn’t flip-flop on their decisions. Since 1969, The Steelers had HC Chuck Knoll 1969-1991, Bill Cowher 1991-2006, then Mike Tomlin from 2007 – present. Not only do they have consistency, but they WIN. So do I crave the same? I would wait until we clean house of our current GM before heading out on that path, which is another strong reason I prefer Harbaugh. With Harbaugh at the helm, it’s gonna be his way or the HAR-way. If Chris Grier didn’t like Brian Flores, he’s gonna hate Harbaugh, because this would be his show, guaranteed. He won’t allow Grier to undermine him and his cachet dictates that he deserves as much. Unfortunately, Harbaugh may have no intentions of leaving his current post, but if he does . . .
To elaborate on some great news we got yesterday, I’d like to share that I also got to speak to Jon “Stanger” yesterday, and considering what that man has been through, I was absolutely shocked as to how great he sounded. As I’m typing now I’m literally getting goosebumps and tearing up because he literally sounded just like the old Stanger, and that’s not being kind, or overenthusiastic or wishful, that boy is BACK! Now he needs to get his body back to where his head is and he’ll be in better shape at the next Fest than he was at the last. He’s currently just dealing with atrophy from being in a bed so long, and I believe he will respond very well to rehab, both occupational and physical therapy. I have to give both Jon and his wife a lot of credit, they really clawed back from some tough odds. Maybe our Dolphins can do the same!
#stangerstrong
GO DOLPHINS!!!!
Finsmob Unleashed 
Ok, so probably only a couple minutes and it’ll be 27-20.
I’ve seen this before. 🤦🏼♀️
😡🤬🤢
Rams ball!!
NICE
😂 😂
Fumble! Hee hee heeee
Goat fumble!!!!
LOL
Yes !!
You have to be shitting me
OMG
What the fuuuuuck?
Are you fucking kidding??????
OMG WTF ???????
WTF
I don’t believe it yet I do at the same time.
Because it’s the Rams?
and here we go
Only Brady gains 25 yards on a fumble! 😦
GOAT sack
Oy
Don’t throw that fucking flag
Of fucking course
Whew
Rams tried to screw that up, but even with the penalty they still keep the ball, LMAO
I don’t t]know why the announcer described in as helmet to helmet. It’s just a late hit on the receiver
Agree
Okay I will take it
Na-na-na-na-na
The Rams should teach a class on how to fuck up a game, they can do it like no one else
Rams offense really needed that to settle them down.
Wtf man
Man, you said it, Steve, they could teach a class on it, smh
Fuckity fuck fuck
REALLY
Hekker did a good job to get that snap down so he could get the kick off. It was a low snap, I’m sure that affected the kick.
Anyone else ready to strangle the Rams?
🤚
When was the last time you saw a kick in regular weather short for a less than 50 yard kick?
Fucking Rams
HOW IRONIC. A year ago, the Bucs won the Superbowl largely because BOTH of the CHIEFS starting tackles missed the big game due to injuries. Mahomes was running for his life!
TODAY, the Bucs best O-Lineman, Tristan Wirfs, was already hurting from the last game. Today he was KO’d early in this one. Then, HIS REPLACEMENT was knocked out of the game. And the Bucs’ center is also laboring (Ryan Jensen). END OF STORY when you’re playing Donald and that agressive Rams’ defense.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. “You can’t win a Super Bowl without and above average to great Offensive Line.” The Bucs won’t win this one just like Miami won’t get within hollering distance of a Super Bowl with the low quality O-Lines they’ve had during the Ross era.
NOW all we need is for the Bills to win tonight’s game and the visitors will have swept this weekend’s four Playoff Games.
We just need the right HC, Rams 5 winning seasons in a row, since their HC was hired, it followed 10 losing seasons
Any other team leading, I’d call this game over
GOAT miss
There would have been a flag on last play if was still a Pat
Brady will still get the ball back within 1 score
Fuck you Steve 🤡
I told ya
Of course
Unreal you let a guy behind you in this situation. Only needed to take another minute and a half off the clock.
Ummmm…yeah
Anyone think that missed FG is part of a fix?
Ramsey, I thought you were supposed to be one of the best
Just need one 1st down
Oh, FUCK
All I can do is laugh
Yeah
Total implosion
Rams blow!!!!!! Chokers!!!!!!!
🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤢💩💩💩💩
Of course.
epoch FAIL!!!!!!
Sometimes I hate being right
Rams took their foot off the throttle, played too conservative. Throw the ball, get a first down and win the game. I hate seeing that
They got nervous after Kupp fumble
Lol
How did Ramsey not pick the pass when Evans fell?
It’s not in the script
Can’t argue that
I bet they go for 2 after they score
Joe Philbin moment
TO is Flores coaching the Rams now
🤣🤣🤣
Fuck
WTF
Amazing
Here comes the pick 6
Time fir Captain Clutch Matt Stafford 😎
This is awesome!!!
Rams are demoralized. Pressure ate em up!
Yep Flores and the stupid timeout is coaching Rams
All the things the rams had to do wrong for this to happen is pretty unbelievable. If it was a movie, you’d say it wasn’t realistic. I officially want these assholes to lose now.
Brady will get all the credit when it was their D that got them back into the game
AND it was the defense that failed to cover Kupp when it counted the most!
SHADES of the Chargers at the Dolphins in 1982!!
WTF was that?
That’s the best play they could come up with
Oh hell yeah!!!!
Wow
Yes!!!!
LMFAO! I’ve figured it out
I’m rooting for the Bills tonight
Say WHAAAAAT
Should have done this before. They went into a shell the 4th quarter
BUH BYE Brady
LMMFAO!!!!!!!!!
Thank God
Well I guess I’ll eat them words now!
OMG
Every game this weekend is crazy
What an ending.
Rams still choked but managed to spit it out just before it was too late
DON STROCK says to TOMMY: “I FEEL YOUR PAIN!!!”
What does that mean?
Chargers vs Fins ’81?
Actually, I believe it was Jan.2,1982–but I could be a year off.
Was referring to ’81 season
Did you also go to that game OD?
Was sitting on the 5 back of lower bowl, where Nathan scored before half on the famous play
What an ending!!
CavalierKong says:
January 23, 2022 at 6:20 pm
All the things the rams had to do wrong for this to happen is pretty unbelievable. If it was a movie, you’d say it wasn’t realistic. I officially want these assholes to lose now.
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Toba,
The second I started rooting against the Rams, they won the game. I was rooting against Cincy and the Niners yesterday.
So I’m officially rooting against the Chiefs tonight, lol.
Gotcha 🤫😜
Coopa
You realize you’re the first person in history to say his name without saying “Cooper Kupp”, right?
WHAT A GAME!!!
Go Chiefs
My stomach hurts
Go Bills!
I STILL REMEMBER being shell-shocked after I left the gut-wrenching loss to the Chargers in ’82.
IT STILL HURTS!
Saw highlights a few years ago, we lost because of a bad snap for an fg try about a minute to go, would’ve put us up 2 scores
Alright Cav what is on the menu?
I took the day off. Got way too plastered at my buddies yesterday for the Niners game and didn’t feel up to it.
I was going to do smoked chicken halves, mac and cheese, biscuits, and steamed broccoli. Now I’m having reheated lasagna 😂😂
What no wings?
Nah, I’m sticking to my wings every other week agreement with my wife even for the playoffs. She doesn’t like me eating a whole bag of wings every week. She has this weird idea it isn’t good for me, lol.
I’m going to the casino to watch the next game, but not leaving until there’s 2 minutes left
I’m NO fan of the Rams, being they’ve gone around trying to BUY (stud FAs on the cheap) their way to a Super Bowl. However, I AM happy they knocked Brady out this evening!
Don’t want the Rams’ model (almost NBA-style) to become popular, so I’ve got to root for the 49ers next Sunday (thanks Chris Grier! SMH).
Whatcha mean M, like the Bucs did it? They outBucced the Bucs! Brady did exactly the same thing when he came to Tampa, brought all these superstars there.
I know, man! And that’s why I’m HAPPY the Rams out-Buc(k)ed the Bucs!!! But let that buck stop THERE! 😉
I am sorry but I am tired of the Chiefs I think I have to root for the Bills
What is wrong with you people