What a difference a week makes! Not that all is perfect in Dolphinsland, but the arrow is pointing up this week after a very disappointing week with allegations of racism and tanking from our last HC, Brian Flores. Not going to give that nonsense another sentence. So now there is enthusiasm once again as young Mike McDaniel becomes the Dolphins Franchise 14th Head Coach. The Dolphins were very careful and want to portray a certain narrative, and the funny thing is I don’t mind it at all, not one bit. That’s because the narrative is that this offensive minded coach is coming here to work with our young QB that we drafted at #5 in 2020 NFL Draft. There will be no QB controversy this year, Tua is our guy, and Mike McDaniel and Chris Grier have the task of doing what they can to make Tua better, and this team better. Good we finally have our priorities straight and are moving in the right direction here.
Sometimes I think this fanbase deserves all this. I know this because we have social media that proves it every day I read twitter. A brief exchange I had with a so called “fan” of the Dolphins wants the Dolphins to get rid of this “POS” referring to Tua and stating that Watson to Miami is the only missing piece. I wish “fans” like this would find another team to latch on to because I don’t want people like this in my fanbase. I see politically how polarized people are, and it seems it’s the same for our fans. Either you like Tua or you hate him. How does this happen? I mean if you watch this team play every week, and you know the roster, how does that happen? It’s well documented we have the worst O-line in the NFL. We have no running game, and we had a revolving door of receivers opposite our one offensive star, WR Jaylen Waddle. Parker played games 1-4, and then missed games 5, 6, and 7. He came back (probably injured) for game 8 and then missed games 9 through 12. WR’s like Albert Wilson, Preston Williams, Mack Hollins and Isaiah Ford were all starters when Parker was out. So our offense consisted of the worst offensive line, a revolving door of WR’s (of which NONE would be starting in the NFL for any other team) opposite Jaylen Waddle, and the worst rushing attack in the NFL. Yeah, Watson is the missing piece. Can’t root for the good guy who we drafted, we need to get a lowlife sex offender here to be our QB. Unbelievable . . .
So now that McDaniel is here in Miami, he’s slowly building his staff. Josh Boyer will remain the Defensive Coordinator. Former 49ers Coach Jon Embree will come to the Dolphins from the 49ers where he was Assistant Head Coach and TE’s Coach and will resume that role with the Dolphins. Former Miami Dolphins WR Wes Welker joins the staff as Wide Reeceivers Coach. The Dolphins are interviewing fromer New Orleans Saints Coach Curtis Johnson for the Offensive Coordinator position. George Godsey, former Co-Co will be going to the Ravens, and former Secondary Coach Gerald Alexander was let go. So we’re moving and shaking and things are happening. The defense which was the far superior unit will have continuity. It was far from perfect but if you watched the games, the defense was much better than the offense. Now we need to get this offense humming and it won’t just be Mike McDaniel and Tua achieving that, Chris Grier will play a huge part in that as the NFL Free Agency period precedes the NFL Draft.
I feel like there’s a positive vibe in Miami. I know, don’t get too caught up in that because we’ve all seen this before. Maybe I’m naive, but I feel like McDaniel just might be the right guy. I feel good juju with this guy. I like that as an organization, we’re going to support our young QB who has done everything right. He worked his tail off to come back from that gruesome hip injury and then worked as hard as he could to be even better and stronger in this past offseason. It seems he didn’t have his HC’s support and really that’s a damn shame. Ther can be no bigger dysfunction to have your Head Coach not support one of the most important players on the field for your team. It seems the Dolphins have acknowledged this and it’s clear their is a plan to make this right, as there should be. Chris Grier and Mike McDaniel have to fix this O-line. Who we hire to be our O-line Coach is something I’m watching closely. Past the OL coaching hire though, we need to get a couple of anchors for this O-line. I’ve told you I’d love to see a guy like former Niners OG Laken Tomlinson here, or someone like him. Get a guy you know will be solid 17 games a season for you and you don’t have to think about it. I’ve also said I still believe in some of the young players we have, and I believe the right coaching will bring out the best of those guys. Don’t give up on LT Austin Jackson, RT Liam Eichenberg and even OG Solomon Kindley. While there’s still lots of work to do, a week has made a lot of difference. Last week was doom and gloom and this week is legitimate hope for the future of our team.
#stangerstrong
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It was a lesson already deeply ingrained in McDaniel by then. He knew he’d never be able to walk into a room of NFL players and command respect based on appearance. He would have to convince them he knew what he ?was talking about.
“The great thing about the NFL, and coaching in general, is anyone playing football wants to get better,” McDaniel said. “And if they’re confident that what you have to say can make them better, they’ll listen to anybody.”
The fastest route to that was through the use of film. McDaniel became highly adept at using it to illustrate his points.
“Oh, our entire run game. It’s basically McDaniel,” backup quarterback C.J. Beathard said. “He’s the mastermind behind it all. Obviously, Kyle has to know when to call the plays and whatnot, but a lot of the designs and schematic stuff within the run game is Mike McDaniel.”
Center Ben Garland has a more succinct description of McDaniel: “The run-game Rain Man.
Thank you for reading all of this.
I’m very hopeful he can be the guy to make being a Dolphins fan fun again.
That’s the thing about coach McD, people don’t just complement him, they gush about him. I also think it’s a good sign so many current coaches stayed on with him. I guess he impressed them.
Good stuff; thanks Naples.
Naples, Thanks for all that. It was great reading. If I was at home and not at work, I would go make a pitcher of Kool-Aid right now. lol
Will have to rethink my draft and look at late round RB’s.
Sounds like not only does his system work where you can plug and play any RB but also seems to make the blocking schemes more simplified as long as they are all on the same page.
Ahmed is a fast RB. He might do very well in this scheme and worth it to bring him back if at least as a camp body.
I like Ahmed … his the hole running …
*hits the crease fast*
These are old articles, not Dolphins fan boy euphoria.
Nate Burleson is a smart man. If he thinks McDaniel knows his stuff, I believe him.
Agreed. I like Nate.
Naples throwing down the McD resume last night. Nice job my friend, thanks!
just copies … you write the real pieces
It takes time to assemble all that stuff, and to find it by researching to begin with. I appreciate you doing that.
Me too!
Love it!
Not to take away from the football euphoria, but are y’all following the Ukraine-Russia events? Bad shit is about to happen. My guess is that If Russia does invade (and it it looking likely) China will take Taiwan. That will be war on two fronts the military has always tried to prepare for. But I don’t the U.S. is,prepared. I don’t think they are prepared for a war with Russia. They’ve been too busy focusing on being woke and getting everyone vaccinated. The Great Reset may be around the corner.
I just need to know which side I’m going to be put in? So I can learn get a jump on learning Chinese, or Russian!
Yes, I have. Even though they are foes, I think they are working together on this. They know the time is now to do anything with this current administration. They know half of this country and most of the politicians in charge are a bunch of woke pussies. No one fears the US anymore or NATO for that matter. I am even ashamed of some of our military leaders.
I think the Great Reset has already started.
I think the Great Reset has already started.
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and our current government pushed the start button.
What preparations were made before vaccinations were a thing? Lol
Why are you blaming those random things for not being prepared for Russian hostilities? The war no one ever wanted to fight is China or Russia just based on size alone
If we are not prepared now, it’s not for lack of funding. The defense budget went up in 2021. Matter of fact its pretty much gone up the last 5 years or so, and the annual defense budget has gone up about 80% of the time since 2020 no matter who is in office.
Piggy – Morale in the military is as important as material and funding. And morale is as low right now as it was after a Viet Nam. Morale is low because forced vaccines, forced critical race training, forced integration of LGB- and the rest of the alphabet into a less than politically correct society. Those are factors in the low morale which is a factor in the preparedness to fight on two fronts. Politicians, in and out of the military are pushing these things. They are also more focused on Covid mandates than geopolitical realities.
We aren’t even fighting yet if we ever do, why are we assuming morale is low or is hurting us at all?
We have always been able to balance domestic and foreign policy, fighting covid hasn’t changed that anymore than economic recovery after the great depression affected our capabilities in WW2.
The reality is if Russia invades Ukraine or China invades Taiwan, to fight them, we have to fight Russia in Eastern Europe or China in China, and that’s always been a nightmare and a stand alone problem of why we aren’t prepared for these fights
We really just can’t do it, wokeness or not. We couldn’t do it 50-100 years ago either. That’s not a sign of the times. Fighting Russia in Russia was pretty much hitlers downfall. same thing with Japan invading China. We probably shouldn’t be fighting those wars in any era irrespective of contemporary issues
I don’t want to see the blog erupt in a big political fight after the few weeks of peace we’ve had. But I’m going to say this. When Trump was president, I think China and Russia and the like were all of the mind that he was volatile/crazy and would come at them in a heartbeat. Now we have an elderly man who struggles to complete sentences. I’m not downing Biden but his time to be able to handle this job has passed and we are seen as weak and the policies aren’t helping.
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Two thoughts:
I wonder what Tua is capable of with a coach who actually believes in him.
JuJu would be a great fit for McDaniel’s offense. He can can run every route, block, and has very good hands. He’s still very young too.
He’s probably gonna be pricey though
I read all of it Naples. Good information. I always wondered why Breida was so good with the 49ers and did nothing here. I had him on my FF team and he was great with them and basically did nothing with us.
Yep
Brieda was even more productive for The bills in limited opportunities than us
But he was particularly better for 49ers and that’s probably a direct result of the coaching
We have yet to see what kind of HC McDaniel will be, but the overwhelming respect that he has amongst players and coaches alike bodes well for him more than any guy we’ve brought here in the past 15 years. Not just complements, but tangible, actual ways he made the teams he was with better. No one could tell us what Philbin was responsible for in Green Bay and it was basically Peyton Manning’s endorsement that got Gase the gig. I think Flores was a good coach, but his overbearing personality and his inability to look inward for positive change was ultimately his downfall.
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It all sounds good so far
But the proof is in the pudding
I always want to go back and time and compare it o what people were saying when Flores, Philbin, Gase or sparano were hired
I don’t know if it was similar but I think people were high on the Flores hire. I find it hard to believe anyone other than Peyton Manning spoke positively about Gase
But I don’t really remember
I don’t remember anyone specifically other than Manning, and if someone did speak of him they talked about how numbers increased or improved, but it was never said exactly how it was done. It definitely wasn’t to the extent and detail across the league that McDaniel has gotten.
Also fwiw even though I was happy flores was fired, I think he left us with things to build on. He was so close to being a good coach – you are probably right about his downfall
A couple of adjustments to his style could have made a big difference IMO
Sometimes it’s hard for people to admit what they don’t know and bring guys in to fill in where they may be weak. I believe to some extent, that’s been a problem with all of our failed coaches recently. They weren’t good at proper assessment for areas of improvement.
Tom Pelissero@TomPelisseroThe #Dolphins are interviewing #Chargers run game coordinator/OL coach Frank Smith today for their offensive coordinator job, source said. Smith has a strong history developing tight ends and O-linemen, including turning around L.A.’s unit last season
Hire him.
You had me at developing OL
😂. Me too
Great reply @ 10:42 Piggy.
And that’s the problem, we’ll do it because we always have, while putting an incompetent in power and being ok with what he’s doing
I’m not sure who I prefer for the two OC candidates we’ve interviewed so far. QB coach to OC is usually a good transition, but Johnson was able to watch Brees first hand and could probably have some helpful insights for Tua.
well it looks like we got another guy in the midst while I was typing this
Thanks again, Mike E!
And, thank you naplesfan2010 for all the pieces on McDaniel.
The Koolaid is flowing….lol.
Piggy,
Juju will be pricey, but I think he may be worth it. Godwin may bail now that Brady is gone, but they could always franchise him . The more I think about it, Juju would probably be the best FA WR for our team.
I’m just want to spend free agent money in OL first, then think about filling out the skill positions. I’m more confident in our ability to get good skill positions in the draft
I can’t disagree. I think we make be able to pick up one OL in FA, realistically. There are other teams looking to do the same thing as us, and we do have a lot of young OL on the roster than could be solid with some development . I could see Grier wanting to see how they pan out for a little longer before dropping huge bucks on the OL.
I know he got hurt last year but he was not producing like the 2020 season before he got hurt. Was it Big Ben or was it JuJu? He is one of those receivers who don’t have to be fast to be good though. He has the same speed of Landry.
Juju would be a good weapon for Tua and help out Waddle, his 2021 1 yr contract was 8m, with 5.6m dead cap in 2022
Could see us giving him 10m, played 5 games in 2021, missed 4 and 2 games in other seasons, so not really injury prone
An OL coach hire?
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So happy! No more Lemuel
REPORT: DOLPHINS TO HIRE MATT APPLEBAUM AS OFFENSIVE LINE COACH
Posted by Mike Oliva | Feb 12, 2022 | 2022 Season, Dolphins News, Offseason | 0
Pete Thamel of ESPN is reporting the Dolphins are going to hire Matt Applebaum, the offensive line coach at Boston College to be their next offensive line coach. Applebaum has been the Eagles offensive line coach for two seasons. Prior to joining Boston College, he was the offensive line coach at Townson, and prior to that Davidson. Applebaum does have a little NFL experience in that he spent three years working in Washington, starting as a pro personnel assistant, then he moved to college personnel assistant and finally to an offensive coaching assistant in 2010. He also was an offensive line assistant in Jacksonville in 2014.
What is the connection to that OL coach from Boston College? How did we find him?
They both coached the Redskins, but their time there did not overlap, as Applebaum left the year before McDaniel arrived. Maybe somebody there or elsewhere recommended Applebaum. He certainly had success at BC recently and Towson State just before that.
Applebaum also coached at UMiami for a little while.
He did an amazing job last year, from what I heard
Applebaum has served as Boston College’s offensive line coach since Jeff Hafley arrived two seasons ago. Now, newly arrived Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel has plucked him to the same role. Interestingly, McDaniel and Hafley had some overlap with the 49ers in 2017-18 as well. Certainly, the connection led to a glowing recommendation.
ahhh I bet that is it.
There’s at least 3 prospects from the BC OL available this draft: vrabel, Lindstrom and Johnson
Zion Johnson is a day 2 pick at worst and may even go in the first round
But the other two, Vrabel and Lindstrom probably day 3 picks
I wouldn’t be surprised if we added one of them
But we have BC guy he coached in 2020: Hunter Long. I don’t know how much he worked with Long, given Long is pretty much a receiver, but there’s a relationship there
So now if they hire this Smith guy they will have an OC with a history of developing OL and an OL coach who developed 3 of the best OL prospects in the country last year
Anyone see a theme here?
I don’t think they are ready to give up on the 2020 draft class
Has this been posted yet
That’s our coach
https://twitter.com/tfrei/status/1492357010116923392?s=21
wow what a story!
That’s a very interesting story.
Maybe this is what we need, an OL coach as OC
With Smith as offensive line coach this year, the Chargers gave up the fourth-fewest sacks per game (1.8) and were 13th in pass-block win rate (61%).
cool and that OL coach from BC had the #2 ranked OL in college football.
The “problem” is being addressed….I hope, lol.
That OL coach Smith guy we’re interviewing for OC blocked for Roethlisberger at Miami of Ohio.
Coached the NO linemen to several pro-bowls and Jahri Evans to All Pro twice.
Also coached Darren Waller to back to back thousand yard seasons as a TE.
Looks like a lot of the coaches on offense that we hired or looking to hire have all coached OL and TE. Maybe an emphasis on blocking. 🙂
I don’t think there is any “maybe” about it, and I know that is what you were inferring 😉
Yeah I know what you mean.
Before we even hired McDaniel we learned that the 49ers run game is based on everyone blocking. It will be interesting to see who McD feels is a good fit for his offense because it’s the zone blocking scheme which is more about technique then just straight up mano a mano. Which of our young OL fit and does Gesicki fit?
Do we carry a FB on the roster?
Why not Tim on FB, we carried Cethan last year, at worst he’d probably be a decent STer
Steve, I hear ya, I was thinking about a more pure FB if there even is one anymore.
Cethan Carter does play TE/H-Back/FB but we didn’t use a FB much last season. He is a core STs guy so maybe he is the guy for that role. He is signed through 2023.
Just meant, we wasted a spot on Cethan, why not use one for FB
FBs traditionally are good on STs too, they play 10-20 plays at FB, then another 10-20 on STs
With the offense coach McD will run – prospect C Tyler Linderbaum might be our target even if we have to trade up for him. From what I’ve read about him and some of the video I’ve seen he looks the part of a Center that is a team’s long term answer. He fits the zone blocking scheme. He’s not the biggest guy at 6-3 290 but he’s strong, tough and moves well. That’s what we need.
It seems like we’re close to rounding out our coaching staff. Do we have a QB coach?
Peyton Manning
What’s that you say?
And just like that the Watson trade rumors are over. Coach McD squashed it from the get go. He’s all in with Tua at least for this season. Tua has to do his part, but he’s going to get that chance without the nonsense hovering over him.
They made the right call in sticking with Tua and finding a coach who understands how to build an offense for him.
Every coach came in and said I’m going to build to my players strengths and then never did and wonder why they’re on on the scrap heap I get the sense from McD that he’s sincere about it because being creative and assertive is what’s got him here. Don’t stop doing what you do and you’ll be fine Coach.
That’ll work but if that Georgia linebacker is there he’ll be the best player on the board
They have just been copying my mock drafts!!!
A BELATED THUMBS UP TO MIKE E. for another solid write-up and analysis. And as for the twitter Dolphins’ “FAN” who called Tua a POS, I’d reply “Go back and root for the Jets you jerk!” –Sounds like a former board member we had around here. And as for Twitter and Facebook, hell will freeze over before I will join either of those piles of garbage.
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Nothing’s changed my previously expressed opinion that taking the Bengals and 4 points is the way to go in this Super Bowl. In no particular order, my reasons for taking the Bengals are as follows:
#1) STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE. Cincy beat Kansas City TWICE coming down the home stretch. THAT SPEAKS VOLUMES to me.
#2) CINCY HAS THE BEST QUARTERBACK.
#3) CINCY HAS the best place kicker. McPherson is 12 for 12 since becoming their kicker.
#4) CINCY HAS the best wide receiver. Ya,’ I know, Cooper Kupp led the NFL in receptions. But good ole #1 for the Bengals is the most feared receiver in football!! He’s the ultimate home run receiver in THIS SUPER BOWL.
#5) CINCY has the MOST UNDER RATED defender on the field, former FAU great Trey Hendrickson. I look for him to record 3 sacks and 1 fumble recovery as Matt Stafford’s life becomes unbearable at “SCI-FI STADIUM.”
#6) The Sheep brought old Mr. Weddle outg of retirement TO START in their secondary a couple of games ago. That tells me that L.A. has significant depth problems in their secondary that Burrow and his pals can exploit.
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At the very least, I expect the Bengals to cover the 4 point spread. But, in my heart, I believe Cincinnati is simply the better team at THIS POINT OF THE SEASON
PREDICTION: BENGALS-27 RAMS-24
THE BENGALS WIN THEIR FIRST SUPER BOWL!!
Our entire group of offensive linemen are capable of blocking they are aren’t incompetent. Instead of trying to run an offense they struggle as a group to block for you must run an offense through what they are capable of blocking for. I know that’s over simplifying it but come on man the same problems time and time again and no fix no nothing. It’s gotta be scheme and it’s gotta be coaching and it’s gotta be to fit.
SONNY; WHO are you pickin’ in tomorrow’s big game??
OD, I’m picking Cincy also. I think Stafford will throw some picks and hurt his team. Cincy offense will struggle by and large but will benefit from a short field on a few occasions. Low scoring game 17-16 Rams choke it.
I’M an AFL-AFC kinda guy, EXCEPT when the Bills or the Pats are in the big game. And I agree with you that, somehow, the home team will come out short in “SCI-FI” Stadium.
I’m sorry but McDaniel looks like he should be running to get Shula some coffee. I’ll get used to him but damn…
SPEAKING of the DON OF MIAMI, he wasn’t much older than McDaniel is now when he became head coach of Miami. But, instead of coffee, Shula ate nails for breakfast!!
TIME to walk the Greyhound and hit the sack. Got some special southern chicken wings to cook for tomorrow’s big game!
It’s the eye glasses. He needs some cooler looking shades. Some of the coaches in the NFL look like they ate the entire coffee pot. LOL
It’s probably the glasses. Who cares if everything we hear is true. Do your thing man.
OD, they might have got this one right. I know we say it every time but at least we have a real good defense going in and this guy seems to understand at least so far that we don’t know how to block. If they can fix that we’re looking good going forward.
Let’s hope
None of us are getting any younger
Stanger hope you’re reading along. We miss you pal. Keep fighting you tough fucking rugby playing hard ass.
#stangerstrong 💪🐬💥🐧
SONNY: I’ll second you on YOUNG STANGER.
Researched a little bit and found out Shula was just 39 when he agreed to become Miami’s head coach. McDaniel can’t be a whole lot younger than that.
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THIS TIME I’m REALLY OUT!!!
Goodnight OD, enjoy the Super Bowl
I’m really liking how our coaching staff is coming along, no joke. We just need someone who’s going to get the soft out of some of our guys like Austin Jackson.
Any chance we can find a spot on our Offensive staff for Patches O’ Houlihan?
What I like from a football standpoint and not an ego one, coach McD saw the defense for what it is and said why change a good thing. But he’s revamping the offense which was easy. It looks like long time RBs coach Eric Studesville is the only survivor. He’s coached RBs for many teams and systems. He’s well respected.
I’m impressed with how many coaches were willing to stay on. Like I said the other night, McDaniel impressed them. Guys his senior.
I know you’re not a Mike Shanahan fan, but his system on offense that still lives on is a good one. It’s not based on the RB, but the scheme where it can still succeed without a top RB. You don’t need a top passer either. It’s a team scheme. It comes from the Bill Walsh 49ers days. Ironically our new HC comes from the 49ers with the son of Mike. 😉
Players still need to make plays in any scheme.
I’m pretty sure he’s 38 OD
He’ll be 39 next month. Because of his looks people tend to think he’s this new young hipster coach who just got started 4-5 years ago. His first job in the NFL was under Mike Shanahan in 2005 as an intern in Denver. They went 13-3 and won the Super Bowl. Not that it was because of him, but he has been around a lot of successful football. He knows what it looks like. He’s been a part of three teams that have gotten to the Super Bowl – DEN, ATL and SF.
Tim,
Of course, I’m not a Mike Shanadouche fan, LOL. But that was the person, not the brilliant schemes. You and I are on the exact same page.
It’s been nearly a decade… do you remember my posting of the West Coast Offense, under Bill Walsh? If I recall correctly, I even addressed it to YOU, saying hey, guess what came across my desk today?
Yessir! I’m really liking what I’m seeing, Bro!
That’s what I’m revisiting. We both liked the scheme and Kubiak too. But the Phins never really ran it with anyone who was attached to it. I’d be shocked if McDaniel didn’t make that the core of the offense. Philbin and Gase ran a 40+ pass 15+ rush offense. I expect it to look more like 30+ rush and about the same pass under McDaniel.
HOWIE’S LIST-Super Bowl Edition.
You know what to do.
🦬 30-27 Bengals
I like the Bengals as an up an coming team. The Dolphins will have to deal with them, the Chiefs and Bills for years to come. Maybe the Chargers too because of Herbert. But they haven’t made the playoffs yet either.
The Super Bowl for me is about the Bengals OL vs. the Rams front 7 lead by Aaron Donald and Von Miller. If they can deal with that, they can win. I’m not sure about that. Both teams have a good offense. I think the Rams have the edge on defense.
31- 23 Rams.
That said, turnovers might decide the game.
herdfan says:
February 13, 2022 at 12:02 am (Edit)
HOWIE’S LIST-Super Bowl Edition.
You know what to do.
🦬 30-27 🐅
👴🏻🐬 27-24 🐅
Herd, I am taking yours but flip flopping teams.
Herdfan says:
February 13, 2022 at 12:02 am (Edit)
HOWIE’S LIST-Super Bowl Edition.
You know what to do.
🦬 30-27 🐅
👴🏻🐬 27-24 🐅
BBM 30-27 Rams
Cam Akers working his way back in when everyone thought he was done for the year is a jolt of talent on offense. They already have Cooper Kupp and OBJ. The Rams have arguably the best player in the NFL in Aaron Donald, on defense. This is his game.
Stafford and Miller are huge in this game.
HOWIE’S LIST-Super Bowl Edition.
🐏 v 🐅
You know what to do.
🦬 30-27 🐅
👴🏻🐬 27-24 🐅
BBM 30-27 🐏
🐷 30-10 🐏
Rookie kicker runs out of luck?
🦬 30-27 🐅
👴🏻🐬 27-24 🐅
BBM 30-27 Rams
🐷 30-10 🐏
🚹❓️31-28 🐏
Lol @ your emoji
HOWIE’S LIST-Super Bowl Edition.
🐏 v 🐅
You know what to do.
🦬 30-27 🐅
👴🏻🐬 27-24 🐅
BBM 30-27 🐏
🐷 30-10 🐏
Naples 20-17 🐏
This is my concern about the defense and Josh Boyer. See the last 2 sentences. There was definitely a mid-season “adjustment” made to the defense. We shall see…..
The Splash Zone 2/12/22: Josh Boyer To Remain Dolphins Defensive Coordinator
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NFL: Miami Dolphins at Chicago Bears
Jon Durr-USA TODAY Sports
We are finally getting some news about Mike McDaniel’s coaching staff as there was a few moves reported yesterday. The major announcement was that Josh Boyer would be retained as the Miami Dolphins defensive coordinator. The defense had a slow start to the 2021 season but turned it on in the second half of the year but it sounds like that was not Boyer’s doing. Reports are that Brian Flores took over defensive play calling and that’s when the defense started to be aggressive again. I guess we’ll find out that answer when the season begins and see how the defense is without Flores around.
Krishna – who knows what happened with the defense. Maybe they just came together and it took a while for that to happen. Now that we know more about Flores and his inability to get along with coaches, even the ones he brought he in, maybe it was just that.
There was definitely a “shift” in the D-game strategy which seems to have coincided with the winning of games, at least, imo.
Easier schedule.
Maybe, and so the D is still a concern if improvement is due to easier schedule, yikes….I like that most of the staff has been retained. Should be ready to go at the START of the season. Get Ogbah signed.
Bowie’s List Super Bowl Edition
🦬 30-27 🐅
👴🏻🐬 27-24 🐅
BBM 30-27 Rams
🐷 30-10 🐏
🚹❓️31-28 🐏
Naples 20-17 🐏
Bowie’s List Super Bowl Edition
🦬 30-27 🐅
👴🏻🐬 27-24 🐅
BBM 30-27 Rams
🐷 30-10 🐏
🚹❓️31-28 🐏
Naples 20-17 🐏
MikeE 31-21 🐏
It’s Super Bowl does anyone care?
Who is Bowie?
Lol…Ken. I would like to see the Bengals win and will try and watch the game.
I will watch the game too but I have very little invested in it. I don’t really care who wins
Krishna, I heard that “report” also. May be some truth to it. I did hear that Boyer made the defensive calls vs the Ravens where we man handled Lamar Jackson, basically exposing their offense and starting their down slide. So, it must have started after that. Why would he do that then after calling a stellar game vs the Ravens and even the 2 games before. We held the Texans to 9 points and even the Bills game before the Texans we were tied 3-3 at the half and only down 10-3 after 3 quarters in Buffalo. Our defense got wore down in quite a few of those games but they did screw up a few times.
Those reaming games after the Ravens game were not the most difficult to include the Jets twice
I just want our defense to be ready and be better next season from the get-go. No letdown…..
Howie’s List Super Bowl Edition
🦬 30-27 🐅
👴🏻🐬 27-24 🐅
BBM 30-27 Rams
🐷 30-10 🐏
🚹❓️31-28 🐏
Naples 20-17 🐏
MikeE 31-21 🐏
Tim 31-23 🐑
DON’T KNOW if my pick is or is NOT already on this list. LOOKS like Jibberish to me.
OD=27-24 CINCY.
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🦬 30-27 🐅
👴🏻🐬 27-24 🐅
BBM 30-27 Rams
🐷 30-10 🐏
🚹❓️31-28 🐏
Naples 20-17 🐏
MikeE 31-21 🐏
Tim 31-23 🐑
🌞17-16 🐅
Matt Applebaum the Dolphins savior?
Sigh, I guess I will have to wait and see
I know. Who is that guy?
Everybody has to start somewhere, though.
However, this is not his first year being in charge of an OL, nor is it his first in the NFL.
He’s no rookie.
Several other good things is he played OL in a major college (sorta — Miami of Onio, but they did have Big Ben at QB then) so he has been sweaty and dirty and was a bully and got bullied, so he knows how it feels in that trench,
and he coached in Miami, so he knows about the heat and what it does to OL and DL.
… … …
PLUS he has sent guys to the pros and he worked under Shanahan, so he knows the schemes.
Finally,
coming straight out of success at a major college in 2021 means he can relate to the young guys.
And
Boston is a huge market, although their home NFL team has little chance of success in 2022.
Yeah….not yet anyway….lol. Koolaid drinker!!!!!
The OL coach, QB coach, and OC are mostly irrelevant under McD, he’s got Welker and the TE coach to help him get what he wants from the O, these coaches just have to get on board with the McD program
They have to coach and can’t just be on board. We need good coaching all around.
WHY WAS my prediction ZAPPED?
DID I say a dirty word???
27-24 CINCY.
Lol, you’re the 2nd one on the list
COULDN’T Prove it by me.
Whatever happened to my prior symbol (OD=)??
That “2nd symbol” ain’t mine, buddy!!!
You are on there
Instead of OD it says 👴 🐬
👴🏻🐬 actually
Ken says:
February 13, 2022 at 9:54 am
I will watch the game too but I have very little invested in it. I don’t really care who wins
Stop it! This is why the cheats made half of the last 20 SBs, because of the love/hate the networks want to see, it’s better for their ratings
Next years SB, after today’s bad ratings, will be Dallas and KC
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🦬 30-27 🐅
👴🏻🐬 27-24 🐅
BBM 30-27 Rams
🐷 30-10 🐏
🚹❓️31-28 🐏
Naples 20-17 🐏
MikeE 31-21 🐏
Wyo 35 34 🐏
You guys do this to me every single time I add my score. Carry on who gives a fuck.
Lol. I have to Admit I really don’t want to watch 17-16 super bowl
I don’t know what you guys are resistant to emojis
WY = 🤠
MikeE = 🖐
Naples = 🌴
And BBM = 💰
IT’S only BEEN ONE WEEK.
I am amazed at how quickly McDaniel has assembled his coaches.
I am not sure he could’ve done it any faster.
He had to find guys he wants, schedule them to fly in for an interview, invite them to leave their whole world, and get them onboard a grand new adventure with a very raw boss and very negative vibes around the company.
And he was very busy in the NFC champ game till just days before he was hired.
Not like he was chillin on the sofa.
I can’t remember the last time I was excited about a SB. This game has the potential to be a blowout by the Rams, if Cincy can’t manage the LOS. Otherwise, I think it can be a really good game. It’s all the other crap that goes on with the game that makes me dislike SBs.
That’s the spirit!
The Rams may be up 3 tds today, but the game will still come down to the last 2 minutes, as like KC they always seem to leave the door open
We shouldn’t draft BC OL early, if Applebaum is a good coach these guys may have already peaked, so drafting them early is too high
Coaching the OL isn’t rocket science. Frankly, this young group needs a leader and encouragement just as much as coaching. Somebody who will bring energy and positivity and get the best out of them. Regardless of how you evaluate the talent of our young OL, it was clear last year that our coaches were simply not getting the best out of any of them. Hunt played well…and that was it. None of the others played anywhere close to their talent level. That can be internal, but it’s also often a product of bad coaching. Like any new coach hire, we’ll see how he does. He’s got some clay to mold.
Helps to get the receivers to block, that will be a tremendous benefit
Howie’s List Super Bowl 🏟 Edition
🦬 30-27 🐅
👴🏻🐬 27-24 🐅
💰30-27 Rams
🐷 30-10 🐏
🚹❓️31-28 🐏
🌴 20-17 🐏
🖐 31-21 🐏
🗡31-23 🐑
🌞17-16 🐅
🤠 35-34 🐏
Tim = 🗡
Howie’s List Super Bowl 🏟 Edition
🦬 30-27 🐅
👴🏻🐬 27-24 🐅
💰30-27 Rams
🐷 30-10 🐏
🚹❓️31-28 🐏
🌴 20-17 🐏
🖐 31-21 🐏
🗡31-23 🐑
🌞17-16 🐅
🤠 35-34 🐏
🎰 31-30 🐏
Cin will get the score everyone thinks will put it into OT, but go for 2 and miss
Hey thanks piggy for the palm tree emoji … I don’t know how to get those entered into the posting box.
Tim Knight says:
February 12, 2022 at 9:26 pm
And just like that the Watson trade rumors are over. Coach McD squashed it from the get go.
I saw a YouTube video of Chris Sims just yesterday being a dickhead saying the trade rumors will end must persist until the dolphins find a franchise quarterback. Will and must??? Fucking douche bag
Chris Sims???? LMAO!!!
Krishna – Basically at this point I give no credit whatsoever to Flores because that nasty fucker is GONE!!! Even if he deserves credit he’ll get no favor from this guy. 🙂
LOL….that’s the spirit Mike E.!!!!!
Now that Tom Brady and I have retired (I hope), I guess it’s time for me to get a new avatar.
So that’s approximately the view off my lanai now, since I no longer live in a condo with a balcony.
steve,
If an OLman is an NFL caliber guy, I don’t think they usually peak until about year 3 or 4 of their careers. Jackson, for example, is a guy who I didn’t like out of college. Way too soft for my taste. But, the talent is there. He’s a guy who was always gonna take 3-4 years to mature. I still think he has the physical skill to play LT. Throwing him inside last year may have helped toughen his ass up a bit. He’s still just a kid, really. Kindley needs to play. He had some rough spots, but he also showed some really nice potential. I’m still baffled as to why he didn’t play more last year. His mistakes looked very coachable to me. Eich has some limitations, but he’s also a guy who could end up being like a Whitworth.
***
I’m not saying we will, of course, but with good coaching and some veteran leadership in the locker room we could see a nice jump in productivity from several of our young OL. That’s the hope train I’m riding, at least. Lol
I agree with all of that plus I think Hunt is a potential borderline star.
About those BC OL though, I don’t think they’re really what we want.
Alec Lindstrom is the 2nd ranked Center by some, but he’s only about # 90-100 overall.
I would not want to use our 3rd round pick on that guy, as he is no better than Dieter.
We could get a WR or RB in the 3rd that would have a much larger positive impact for us.
Zion Johnson is the 3rd rated OG by some but would need to be taken in the 2nd.
If we are going to acquire a new OG, I’d prefer a proven vet to yet another risky rookie.
Coach’s son Vrabel is not even in the top 15 OT prospects, so he would solve nothing for us. We don’t need backups, we need a reliable RT.
Jackson is only 22 years old so there’s a lot of room for him to grow
But he needs to grow a lot, particularly from the weight room
Jackson = Jonathan Martin
This Scheme isn’t going to require physical OL as much as agile OL
That said – he needs to get tougher
I don’t know what his future is, but he was raw when he was drafted
I don’t think Jackson shows any mental illness in his history like Martin did.
Howie’s List Super Bowl 🏟 Edition
🦬 30-27 🐅
👴🏻🐬 27-24 🐅
💰30-27 Rams
🐷 30-10 🐏
🚹❓️31-28 🐏
🌴 20-17 🐏
🖐 31-21 🐏
🗡31-23 🐑
🌞17-16 🐅
🤠 35-34 🐏
🎰 31-30 🐏
📘👮♀️35-24 🐏
Was referring to how soft they played
must persist until the dolphins find a franchise quarterback.
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Well, Sims does know a thing or two about not being a franchise QB. 😉
Lol
Exactly…..the only reason he is where he’s at is because of Phil, his dad. He was terrible at UT with Ricky Williams and Mack Brown played the politics. Anything he says I think the opposite…..lol
When it was reported that we retained Josh Boyer, they mentioned he called every defensive play last year. Who knows for sure but I remember reading that.
What was their motivation behind pointing that out?
Seems odd, that they’d make that statement, without some ulterior motive
Listening to Mike Florio and Chris Simms is like listening to the not so pretty girls talking about their classmates.
I hate both of them, and it’s not surprising that Florio is a regular guest on the Joe Rose show on WQAM, spreading his Tua hate as often as he can.
Florio is a bitchy little hater ass, and Simms is just a jealous douche.
Wait … i might have that backwards.
Except they are not that pretty
Never mind I can’t read
Are we 6-0 yet?
farther along than we were at this time last year, for sure!!
SB – No, but at least on the surface, it looks like our Head Coach is all in on our QB and that wasn’t the case last year by all accounts.
We need to trade up in 2023 to the 1st pick in the draft to get a QB, because both QBs playing today were 1sts
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🦬 30-27 🐅
👴🏻🐬 27-24 🐅
💰30-27 Rams
🐷 30-10 🐏
🚹❓️31-28 🐏
🌴 20-17 🐏
🖐 31-21 🐏
🗡31-23 🐑
🌞17-16 🐅
🤠 35-34 🐏
🎰 31-30 🐏
🇨🇦35-31 🐅
Hey Tim, that post above is deep, man.
and funny!
LOL
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🦬 30-27 🐅
👴🏻🐬 27-24 🐅
💰30-27 Rams
🐷 30-10 🐏
🚹❓️31-28 🐏
🌴 20-17 🐏
🖐 31-21 🐏
🗡31-23 🐑
🌞17-16 🐅
🤠 35-34 🐏
🎰 31-30 🐏
🇨🇦35-31 🐅
📚 👮♀️ 35-24 🐏
Howie’s List Super Bowl 🏟 Edition
🦬 30-27 🐅
👴🏻🐬 27-24 🐅
💰30-27 Rams
🐷 30-10 🐏
🚹❓️31-28 🐏
🌴 20-17 🐏
🖐 31-21 🐏
🗡31-23 🐑
🌞17-16 🐅
🤠 35-34 🐏
🎰 31-30 🐏
🇨🇦35-31 🐅
📘👮♀️35-24🐏
We used a]different books
Thanks Pig, looks like we noticed at the same time
I was thinking OC’s in the draft. I can’t find a place to take one. Patterson maybe with our 2nd pick in the 4th but not sure about his athleticism. Though, I’m not an OL guy. I just go by what I read.
Nebraska OC Cam Jurgens, 6’3 290 is starting to grow on me thinking about this running scheme. He is very athletic. He went to Nebraska as a TE but, with his size was moved to center. He had ups and downs his first 2 years but last year was a stud and has climbed draft boards after declaring. Also got an invite to the combine.
Nebraska averaged 4.4 yards a carry and 181 yards a game with 31 rushing TD’s.
Here is a game tape vs Minnesota. His athletic ability does show up. I noticed a few times in pass pro he would actually pull and take out the edge rusher or outside blitz.
I also watched his tape vs #3 Oklahoma and saw the same against a tougher DL. He does sometimes not hold his second level blocks long enough or even miss here and there but I guess all OL do at one point or another. He has climbed draft boards and is considered a solid 4th round pick right now but may climb after combine.
naplesfan2010 says:
February 13, 2022 at 1:43 pm
Florio is a bitchy little hater ass, and Simms is just a jealous douche.
Wait … i might have that backwards.
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Nah, not backwards. It’s interchangeable between those 2. lol
Who’s the man with the question mark?
Jahndoh
Is that really him? It says Jahndont. I’m suspicious. I have trust issues. 😂
Lol…..well it might not be.
I liked the Men room’s sign as the John and the ? as the “doh” and thought it might be just a mispelling…..lol
That’s why there is a question mark…
Ah!
Not sure if anyone posted it already, I’d bet someone has, but just in case, Eric Studesville (one of our Co-Co’s) is staying to be the RB’s Coach
Yes, he has a lot of experience coaching RBs in multiple schemes.
Herd – It really is Jahndoh – Spoke to him a week ago or so.
So we still need an OC and QB coach right?
Er, correcto
It’s a man questioning things isn’t it?
🚹❓
I thought it was clever then reasoned an avatar login issue…lol.
This is yours by the way: 🙏
I thought it was not knowing who the man is, John Doe.
After seeing all those Hollywood stars, I want Cincy to win now, lol
@herdfan just go ahead and fall backwards Queen. I’ll catch ya. Trust me!
Yeah it’s me gang. Ask me about John Becks NFL debut and Ill tell ya he woulda thrown for 499 yards if the rain just let up a couple minutes lolol!
Happy Super Sunday!
He’s still got a chance to make it as a coach
I had yo create a new user name as my old one is associated with an email I can’t recover. I tried various versions of doh-dough-do…and thought maybe dont will be a signal to me to keep my mouth shut when I should ☺️
Take it for what it’s worth. But this is a big reason why Flores is no longer in Miami. Way to have your QB’s back, coach. Oh by the way, you won more with Tua than any other QB you had. 13-8 with Tua and 6-6 with Fitz and Brissett. Flores was 24-25 in 3 seasons. 11-17 without Tua. Hmmm… what’s that all about coach?
https://dolphinnation.com/2022/02/13/report-brian-flores-told-tua-tagovailoa-the-miami-dolphins-were-trying-to-acquire-deshaun-watson-before-their-final-preseason-game/