For those of you (like myself) concerned about how long it would take, and how well young Head Coach Mike McDaniel would fill out his staff, the answer is one week, and I believe he did remarkably well. I have to say that I have more confidence in Mike McDaniel than any other hire of a Head Coach we’ve made solely based on the quality level of staff he assembled. Good people were eager to come here to work with McDaniel, and that says a lot. Let’s look at the staff . . .
OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR – Frank Smith
QB’s Coach/Pass Game Coordinator – Darrell Bevell
Running Backs/Associate Head Coach – Eric Studesville
Wide Receivers Coach – Wes Welker
Offensive Line Coach – Matt Applebaum
Tight Ends Coach/ Assistant Head Coach – Jon Embree
Assistant QB’s Coach – Chandler Henry
DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR – Josh Boyer
Defensive Line Coach – Austin Clark
Linebackers Coach – Anthony Campanile
Outside Linebackers Coach – Tyrone McKenzie
Defensive Backs Coach – Sam Madison
Cornerbacks Coach – Charles Burks
SPECIAL TEAMS COORDINATOR – Danny Crossman
As you can see, the entire staff is filled out, and there’s plenty of experience there beefing up the offensive side of the ball. Frank Smith, our new OC was previously the run game coordinator and Assistant O-Line Coach for the Chargers. Darrell Bevel has plenty of experience as an Offensive Coordinator for the Vikings, Seahawks and Jaguars as well as short stints as Head Coach for both the ‘Hawks and Jags. Once again, I stress experience. Jon Embree TE’s Coach is partly responsible for molding TE George Kittle into one of the best, and likely most well rounded Tight End in the NFL. Travis Kelce may be a better receiver, but it’s close there because of Kittle’s run after catch ability. Kittle is an able and willing blocker at the LOS, as well as downfield. Eric Studesville, half of our Co-Co tandem returns as Running Backs Coach. WR Wes Welker returns to Miami to be our Wide Receivers Coach. Great to have a guy who relied on technique and smarts his entire career to be coaching our guys. Matt Applebaum, former Boston College and Towson Unviersity Offensive Line Coach. He may have the toughest job of all, but other guys on our staff have experience working with the O-line so I believe that will help Applebaum.
On the defensive side of the ball, Josh Boyer returns as DC, despite all the controversy between he and former Coach Brian Flores. Also returning is Defensive Line Coach Austin Clark. Newcomers are Anthony Campanile as Linebackers Coach and Tyrone McKenzie as OLB Coach. Miami welcomes back our own Sam Madison, former All Pro Cornerback as our Defensive Backs Coach. Love the 2 nods to former Dolphins players! Charles Burks rounds out the defense as the Cornerbacks Coach. Danny Crossman returns to the team as Special Teams Coordinator.
McDaniel wasted no time building his staff, and once again, he did it with lots of quality people, people rich in experience at high level positions, former HC’s and former coordinators, people who have experience at multiple positions. There seemed to be no shortage of people willing to work for/with McDaniel which speaks volumes of how he is perceived in NFL circles. Not to beat a dead horse, but the fact Flores was unable to do the same, and couldn’t even keep the ones he personally brought here speaks volumes to how he is perceived in NFL circles as well.
I think the Dolphins were very careful from the get go to portray this hire of Mike McDaniel as a positive move, not just finding a guy to replace the guy they unceremoniously booted out. Call me a sucker, but I loved the phone call to Tua. I believe that McDaniel is wanting to come in here and wring out the best Tua can be, although many don’t share my enthusiasm for Tua, I think he’s a LOT better than what he gets credit for. If he can stay healthy, I think he will prove just how good he is when he has a staff that is truly behind him. Of Course Chris Grier has his work cut out to fnd the players to help Tua succeed. There are obvious needs and they must be addressed.
Offensive Line to me is the biggest issue. That doesn’t mean we have to bring in 5 new players, to the contrary, I think 2 players, and a draftee would do it. You guys know I’d love to bring in former 49ers OG Laken Tomlinson. He’d be an anchor for our line, a plug and play guy who plays every game and knows his responsibilities. Guys like that make the guys next to him better, they just do. It’s why I think it’s way too premature to give up on the guys we have in house. Sorry to bore you avid readers but I still believe that Austin Jackson, and Liam Eichenberg are potential NFL tackles. I think Austin can retake his LT position and I believe Eichenberg might be our future RT, as early as 2022. I think we need another interior lineman, a Center who could also play OG. Ted Karras who was here in 2020, is one possible answer. Ethan Pocic, 2nd RD pock of the ‘Hawks has played both C and OG for the Seahawks. If we go whole hog so to speak, maybe we bring in former Washington Redskins stalwart Brandon Scherrf. I hate to spend top dollar my friends, but if there’s a place worthy of the investment, it’s on the O-line. I also feel like it would be foolish to give up on OG Solomon Kindley. We’ll see how how the new offensive regime feels. We’ll also find out in the draft which follows Free Agency as to what importance they feel of upgrading the RB position. We’ve longed for better RB’s, but all signs seem to point to a RB by committee approach. We’ll have to wait and see, but we won’t have to wait long as NFL Free Agency begins March 16th, less than a month away.
Welcome Back Stanger!!!
GO DOLPHINS!!!!
Finsmob Unleashed 
Just realized today is 2/22/22.
Page turn!
Amazing that Tunsil is still only 27. Yeah I’d trade a 2nd for him. He’s already one of our all time greats.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ExfCR3lW8AAtF71?format=jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ExfCR3lW8AAtF71?format=jpg&name=large
Is he available?
BBM put out a tweet on the last page that said: “A Laremy Tunsil trade is reportedly ‘inevitable,’ per @spotrac”
It was Rock.
My bad
They are saying Houston might be looking to trade him.
Maybe Houston would be wiling to part with 2 first round picks for us to take him.
Tunsil is on the books to make $17 mil and $18 mil in the 2022 and 2023 seasons. Articles speculating on his trade suggest it would take at least a first-rounder. With our low one that would probably mean a third or fourth pick or two thrown in.
Give them Jackson and Kindley for Tunsil. Restructure Tunsil. Sign LG Tomlinson. Move Eich to RT. Draft a Center. Problem solved. lol
you’re hired
lol
Well, the invasion has begun.
should we spend blood and treasure on a foreign shore again?
stangerx, I think Ross does the best he can for Dolphins. You can’t say he doesn’t try and shows it with his spending. I like that about him. So, I’m not even close to hatred territory….lol.
How old is Tunsil?
Stanger referenced 27 up the page
I say I say, Who?
Dolphins sign QB Chris Streveler
The Miami Dolphins today announced they have signed quarterback Chris Streveler.
Streveler has played in seven career games over two seasons (2020-21) with Arizona, completing 17-of-25 passes (68.0 pct.) for 141 yards and one touchdown. He also spent part of the 2021 season on Baltimore’s practice squad. Streveler played two seasons (2018-19) for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Canadian Football League and was part of the Blue Bombers’ 2019 Grey Cup championship team.
Probably just a camp arm.
our new backup QB…..
Looks like he went to the Fitzpatrick QB academy.
LOL I thought the same thing.
Fitz 2.0
Fitzpatrick + Kid Rock + Toby Keith = Chris Streveler
lol
looks like he’s got a little josh allen in him
Stanger!!!!!! Wow, so good to see you posting here Brother. I hope that the recovery continues to go well and that you’re feeling better than ever soon. Great to have you back.
Thanks Brian. And great to see you on the board too.
Camp arm or does McDaniel have something else in mind? He is a running QB. Maybe they are thinking Taysom Hill possibilities with the run game.
That’s a great call Mike. I could definitely see that. That dude can run.
Maybe!
I would take Tunsil back in a heartbeat, but I don’t know. I think Houston would trade him to anyone BUT us after what they gave up for him!
In 200 years, it will be 2/22/2222….lol.
Flores is probably going to sue them because he’s not in it.
Yeah right….lol
Just saw a mock with WR Jameson Williams io Dolphins. The dude “broke” running down the field untiuched. Visions of Parker, oh my.
No thanks.
Untouched
to
I hope we’re working on a contract for Ogbah. He’s in his prime and he’s a complete DE/Edge.
Yes. Gesicki too.
It would be so Dolphins to let Gesicki walk
Let’s see if McDaniels Ivy League education taught him anything. Why do so many coaches forget to get and keep the best players, this guy doesn’t seem like he needs a particular type of player and that’s what I like. Get and keep the best players and put them in situations where they can be successful. Hisins and what not and urine whatever the saying is.
Omg. I was watching this interview and McDaniel is talking about putting his resume in excel years ago because he hates Word tab functions. I’ve never felt anything more in my life. 😂
These are links showing the going rate for top players at their position.
https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/rankings/average/tight-end/
https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/rankings/average/defensive-end/
Where do you feel Gesicki and Ogbah fit in?
I’m quite familiar with Streveler, as he was the local QB here for a bit and helped us win our 1st of back to (insert Covid) back Grey Cups.. he has a big arm , accuracy not really his forte.. the dude likes to Truck people and not easy to tackle once he starts running .. Fitz plus a bit of Josh Allen , and throw in a little Tayson Hill … he’s been Murray’s back up in Zona last 2 years … almost automatic on QB sneaks and can actually bust through the line for some larger gains … not someone I want starting the entire year, but we were worse off last year IMHO
I was waiting for you to chime in on him. I like the Tayson Hill role for Streveler but think you need to keep a more traditional passer as a backup. You let a guy like him play his role and in a pinch can play QB. We see often that once a team loses their starter they struggle to win anyway. Nothing wrong with having a versatile weapon that can run and throw. This guy looks like he’d play on STs too.
Son, I agree that you build around talented players. Put them in positions to be successful. For me unless you use Gesicki on medium and deep routes often – trying to find ways to get him open on the move, he’s limited. I’ll be interested to find out how he’s being viewed by McD.
Grey Cup parade .. -20C
https://images.app.goo.gl/sZY3eoQkZjEEcq3s7
Sorry didn’t see the picture was posted above ….
I’ll be interested to see what they do with Gesicki, too. I could be wrong, but I’ve always thought of him as an unused weapon…
I wonder if it’s so much unused which I think is exaggerated or not always open. I’ve mentioned it before but he’s kind of a 3 route guy, deep outs, ins and posts. He struggles in crowded spaces. I like what he brings to the table, but wearing my GM hat makes me a little hesitant about what he should get paid.
Perhaps, but there is no one on the roster with his catch radius and hands. Do you disagree with that?
Yes, and Parker. But both are limited for different reasons but they create mismatches at times.
So you disagree because there is Parker?
So you would let both go. I would definitely fire Parker…last year.
Tim : based on what Brissett put on the field last year Streveler would be considered an upgrade … I think he is a good cheap option as a back up .. his arm isn’t horrible, just sometimes not as accurate as I would like … I’d be okay if he had to finish or even start 1-2 games … he will not be our future franchise QB, but hopefully we already have that .. 🤷♂️
I was thinking same thing, perhaps an upgrade over Brissett. Not saying much, but an upgrade…lol
So, the way I read this latest news:
Flores says he was asked to sign an NDA and he lost money because he wouldn’t sign it (I’m assuming the last 2 years on his contract??)
Dolphins say that was categorically false, he wasn’t asked to sign an NDA.
Above post shows the letter the Dolphins sent saying he was no longer entitled to non accrued benefits because he didn’t sign the termination notice which included an NDA.
I mean, unless those documents are altered, it backs up what Flores said, and why did the Dolphins deny something so easy to verify?
Am I missing something?
That’s what NDAs are…
Not sure his experience was a bad one either….or thinking somehow the Dolphins’ wronged him. And, Grier fired him. I don’t get it.
Racism with the Dolphins is a lame claim. So racism was part of his firing with a black GM, black asst. GM and a black senior executive. Have any of those guys resigned due to racism in the building? Flores is treading on thin ice.
Yeah…that’s so lame. He’s throwing shit on the wall and hoping some of it sticks. So sad.
JMO, but I don’t think this is going away regarding Flores vs. Ross. I just hope the league doesn’t penalize our team as a whole… meaning Draft picks lost.
I’d be willing to bet that Flores’ camp drops the lawsuit against the NFL, the Broncos and Bills… but they go 100% after Steve Ross.
Call it a gut-feeling, but this is what I foresee happening.
I don’t know why you have that gut feeling, it’s completely inconsistent with his suit or what he’s been saying publicly
He chose to file a class action suit
A suit against the Dolphins alone would have been much simpler
Besides, he’s not cutting the nfl out of anything if he thinks he’s got the Dolphins on the hook for anything
The nfl is essentially the top of the Dolphins totem pole
They are basically the employer of the employer
If he dropped a suit against the nfl it would be like some one saying I won’t sue well fargo bank, I’ll just sue the bank branch
The nfl is always on the hook for the acts of every team
The discrimination he is alleging requires the pattern and history he gets from the entire nfl to be worth anything – the nature of his case is not just him v the Dolphins
Would have and should have been totally different from the start if he wanted to just pursue the Dolphins
Not sure if this means anything to you or the nonlawyers
But it’s not just a lawsuit vs a lot of different defendants where he can drop the case against other defendants who settle or he doesn’t have a case against
It’s categorically different in its nature bc it’s a class action suit
So it’s going to be hard for him to backtrack on that now
I just don’t see how an off the cuff (stupid) remark be damaging. Wouldn’t you have filed a lawsuit then when you were agrieved? Instead, you thought it damaging 3 years later. That’s tough for me to groc.
It depends on how one plays chess.
Not sure what you mean…
Are you saying Flores had this righteous racist pent-up strategic change the world in NFL chess move? How do you get to checkmate with that?
Wait till you’re fired?
I just don’t see why he called out the Dolphins, mentioning Ross, but leaving Grier out. GM and HC should be on the same page.
Yet they weren’t…so that’s Ross’s fault?
Piggy, I think I get what you’re saying. But, why call out a branch of Wells Fargo (the Dolphins) when there’s nothing racial?
I don’t get that any owner would only joke like Ross did to a black coach in a similar context. That’s reaching and makes it unpalatable to me.
I’m not commenting on the merits of the allegations at all
How is Flores’ firing racial? I must be comatose or certainly not woke….lmao.
https://www.thephinsider.com/2022/2/21/22944892/2022-miami-dolphins-salary-cap-space-and-potential-cap-casualties
Not sure how I did that…lol, but somehow posted the wrong link.
Oh my, a new color concept for the Dolphins:
https://definition.org/nfl-helmet-concepts/5/
Flores isn’t dropping any part of his lawsuit any time soon
I’m sure he’s not….
Probably hoping to wait out Tomlin…I still don’t get it…
His leverage is to force big names to depositions and discovery and he is not letting anyone out until he puts some big name people in some uncomfortable situations. I personally can’t wait until he notices the deposition of Bellicheck
Pigster,
I do understand where you’re coming from, and rightfully so, from the legal standpoint… and Lord knows you know the law better than me. I just can’t help but feel in my gut that this ends with just Flores vs Ross, and nothing more. There will be deals between the NFL and Flores.
Think about it (at least from my standpoint) like this: ask for 100, even when you know you may only get 50, tops… “The Art of the Deal”.
I honestly don’t believe Flores has a leg to stand on regarding racial BS in the NFL… but I honestly believe he has a case against Ross. Just my $.02, bud.
If he is trying to prove a pattern of discrimination in coaching he has to keep the other defendants in the case. If he lets them out it weakens his case against Ross
Ah! I see your point of view there.
Because you want Ross to lose and sell. What if Flores is a fucking liar and can’t handle criticism and being fired. Is it possible he’s that insecure? I mean he accused John Elway and the Denver brass of being hungover and not taking him seriously in the interview in 2019. They fucking hired Vance Joseph as HC in 2017 before you were interviewing as a HC, Brian. Stop!!!
Flores very well could be a liar… but if he doesn’t have a case, why would he pursue it? I may be leading you to the answer, but I don’t want to get political, either. 😉
After letting it all play out for a month or so, I see an insecure man who decided to play the race card and use that for his benefit with no conscience towards others who were not being racist. So yes he joined the political movement of the BLM agenda as a crutch. He’s also horrible at articulating his accusations. Kind of like a liar who needs to remember their lies.
😉
Krishna says:
February 22, 2022 at 9:08 pm
Not sure what you mean…
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Sometimes ya just have to play the game in order to gain momentum or gain a foothold (in this case, a brand new HCing job). And I’m NOT talking about anything racial here, as it pertains to Flores.
Honestly, had Flores come out 3 years ago and in the moment that Ross offered him $100K to throw games, he’d been immediately fired and branded by all owners in the league: NEVER TRUST Brian Flores.
This is a sad reality, and it’s NOT about racism, IMO. This applies to so many people trying to come up.
SO many people trying to come up in EVERY walk of life.
Well I’m going to disagree with that entirely.
I know what it’s like to be asked for a favor, compromise my principles, and risk my status financially and professionally. Once I explain that you can’t make me compromise my principles or buy me, we either move forward or we don’t.
I have never looked back 3 years in a relationship to find some grudge….why bother going forward 3 years only to hold that grudge? That’s fucked.
It’s all good to disagree, man… and I’m not advocating that we humans should act like what I stated above… it’s just that most of us do, sadly.
I respect your take, in that we should ALL strive to be like that.
I don’t see a case against Ross. Accusations only. Tounge in cheek to me…unless there’s something more.
If it was true and he felt it true at time, then speak up at the time. There’s nothing chess-like about this. I think it’s desperate.
Had he spoken up at the time, his career as an NFL coach would be OVER.
And that would be the case with ANY coach, regardless of their color.
We really don’t know what the evidence is. We are speculating. I am not saying the firing was racially motivated just that it’s way to early to say as discovery hasn’t even started in the case yet. I certainly understand the skepticism but the facts are still unknown
This is true.
Oi…damn liberal lawyers!
In all seriousness, I think trying to pin racist motivations on Miami is going to be hard to show.
We’ll see what happens…
Yep! And we still have a team to follow and root for regardless of what happens.
HELL YEAH!!!
GO PHINS!!!
We let Gesicki go, and I think we regret that for years to come. Some complain about his lack of blocking- that’s not what he does and never will be. He didn’t do that at PSU, hasn’t done that with us, and never will. Can he run every route? No He had 73 catches for over 10 YPC. The yards per catch were down but that was likely due to our anemic offense. It’s crazy to me how under utilized he was in the red zone this year. With a HC and an OC who don’t have their heads up their asses, I think Gesicki can grow into one of the top TEs in the NFL.
All of that is fair.
I totally agree.
M – I can’t see how you can defend Flores. If he was a righteous man he could have let this all out while he was here and resigned as Head Coach due to what was asked of him. The problem with him is he did all this after getting fired, more than 2 years after this all went down. If he was so disgusted by what he was asked to do, resign and tell all. Instead, he stays 2 seasons after, and then when he gets fired, he gets on this lawsuit that has no teeth. Then after the lawsuit is out, he uses the lawsuit as the scapegoat as to why he doesn’t get a HC gig. He just seems like an impetuous child who’s angry things aren’t going his way.
I don’t think the 2 things cancel either other out. He can still be an impetuous child who’s angry things aren’t going his way, and Ross could still be someone who did all of those things. I don’t feel they had anything to do with his race though.
Imagine working your whole life working up the ranks to get a 1/32 chance in the world of head coaching a football team. You move your family to a new state. You brings friends and guys you know to the team to coach or play. Then your owner asks you do something wrong. You don’t do, so the team moves on. Then you’re asked another thing, then another and you’re trying to make the best out of a bad situation because people are depending on you. So you tough it out, get fired, and it’s leaked in the press that you’re a problem child. Then another owner calls you up and says you’re the guy only to not be the guy. You see your chances of becoming a HC again going away.
I don’t agree with how he’s handled things, but he’s gotten bad advice from his lawyers who were more interested in making him the MLK of football, then what was in his best interests. Had they not filed the lawsuit on Feb 1st in order to make a statement, he probably would have gotten the HOU job or at least been able to get a prime DC job somewhere.
It seems odd to me, that a team so devoid of offensive weapons would let Gesicki go. I understand if he makes contract demands to be paid like Devante Adams, but I haven’t seen anything from Gesicki that says he’s that kind of guy. We were willing to throw $10 million for an oft injured role player wide receiver, but we can’t send that kind of cash to one of our own? We’ve got two new coaches on offense who previously specialized in TE’s coaching. One of them worked with Darren Waller. If they aren’t willing to re-sign Gesicki, they better nab a guy like Dalton Schultz. Other than that, you’re thrift shopping.
SB – Sorry man, the way he handled it, if true was like he gave up before he started fighting. Like you said, he’d be a HC right now if he didn’t get involved with that lawsuit. He also could have alleged Ross asked him to tank w/o jumping into the lawsuit. It’s like he said white man is keeping me down and I’m going to make sure it stays that way by getting into this lawsuit that will insure I stay down. It didn’t have to go that way.
I’m also not saying that Ross is squeaky clean here, but this wouldn’t be the first NFL tank job and it won’t be the last either.
I’m not sure why you’re apologizing. I agree that he mishandling the situation. I just don’t think it’s as easy as quitting the first year after being asked to tank. He surely wouldn’t have been given many chances after that. Like I said, he had more than himself to look out for at that moment. Now that’s pretty much all he has.
For what it’s worth Mark Cuban is on video saying they were trying to lose every game after being eliminated, don’t remember any repercussions
For the case against Ross, outside of Flores’ cronies talking, they need real evidence
Goodell don’t give us this righteous crap about the integrity of your GAME, we know there’s been plenty of funny business going on
Don’t forget you had the belicheat tapes destroyed
There’s this white cold stuff falling from the sky out here in N Az. What the hell is that all about?
Cold here too, but no snow or rain, 34 degrees overcast
And it’s almost 70 degrees here in NJ today before going back into the 30’s tomorrow. Go figure.
I think there are other pieces to resign other than Gesicki first. My priority would be:
Ogbah
Smythe
Hollins
Gesicki
All doable and still have money for OL.
Tim asked last night at what cost. Looking at the top 20 at each position, thinking:
Ogbah 15mil
smythe 5mil
Hollins 3mil
Gesicki 9mil
I’d take those numbers.
I will say it again: your hired! LOL
Don’t think they prioritize, unless they have a cap issue, we can re-sign all of these
Am I reading this wrong?
Global markets rebound as West punishes Russia with ‘modest’ sanctions
How can you write West punishes Russia, to me punishes means severe, then say modest sanctions?
You punishes a kid with a timeout, you don’t punishes a country with something insignificant
Aren’t the sanctions significant? If not why not?
CNN so…
Maybe there is hope afterall
https://www.today.com/food/trends/starbucks-cup-note-teen-girl-rcna17057
Not that this is unique or anything, there’s a TV show that sets up these scenarios too, to see what people will do, but still good to see
Why have we not resigned any of our own yet? I am sure they are working on it. The Franchise Tag period ends 8 March. I think it would be important to lock these guys down before they hit the market. I do think Gesicki may be a hard sign. He has to know his #’s will go down with more running plays and Waddle.
Why would his numbers go down? Better running game means more drives won’t stall out means more scoring opportunities.
Think agents are working off of the 2023 cap, while teams are negotiating off of the 2022 cap with an eye on the 2023 cap
Dog, yeah, wish I were in Flagstaff right about now. Looks like snow for most of the day there.
I’m in Kingman but this the first place I’ve lived where it snowed . Except in 85 when I was in boot camp and “A” school in Great Lakes.
Steve, Putin is laughing, especially after he watched Biden’s presser. It’s almost like they don’t want to stop Putin but want to make it look like it. We just look weaker and weaker in the eyes of the world. I know they are not a NATO country and are corrupt, but still.
Once Putin advances farther and has everyone’s full attention, China will make the move on Taiwan.
Put a far leftist in office and that’s what we should expect
All Putin did was make formal what had already been done long ago. We put in all the sanctions and we have none left. Putin might as well invade all of Ukraine then.
It was mentioned that Streveler was Murray’s backup in AZ, but he was 3rd string and didn’t get much time at QB
6’1″ 216 4.51 40 time
Could play a similar role to Deebo, not quite as fast, but can fight for extra yards
Tua hands off to Bowden, who laterals across the field to Streveler, who throws downfield to Tua😉
If you thought we ran a lot of gadget plays under Flo wait until you see how many Mickey D runs
They’ll be more short stuff and based off of runs
I would almost not consider them gadget plays but part of the offense. Could see a couple plays like these every game.
Called gadget, because they are essentially trick plays
Dog, I was in Great Lakes from Oct 82 to April 83 for boot camp and A school. Them snow details at 4am were a bitch. lol
I had a thought about Flores: I wonder if he is so desperate to do something meaningful in regards to social Justice he has gotten caught up and exaggerated this situation beyond what it actually was.
He’s right that there aren’t a lot of black head coaches, but he was employed by the only team in the NFL with a black HC and GM. Hard to make the case against the Phins at that point.
So the Dolphins asked Flores to sign a separation agreement in return for getting severance pay. Isn’t that what everyone has to do to get it? How it worked every place I’ve been. And non-disparagement pledges are often included.
Thought it was common place in NFL
As for leaving money on the table, I’d bet his lawyer told him not to worry about the money we’ll get you plenty, mostly of the indirect variety
It’s just how it works. The separation agreement at a minimum stops you from bringing suit. If you are going to sue you don’t sign it. Flores acts like the Dolphins tried to pull a fast one on him.
They are common, and no doubt are standard with all NFL employees who are terminated, so why did the Dolphins emphatically deny it when it’s right there in the paperwork instead of just saying it was a standard agreement?
Worse thing that can happen to Dolphins is losing draft picks, wouldn’t expect it to be much, because there wasn’t any tanking and payout
Don’t remember hearing any Saints players saying the DC wanted me to hurt an opposing player and I refused
Get 1 of these 4
https://phinphanatic.com/2022/02/23/4-free-agent-running-backs-miami-dolphins-researching/4/
No thanks.
Dude lost me when he said, “I think Patterson is a bit more wirey and better on the outside on the edge running the ball where Samuel is built best to run in between the tackles.”
I can’t think of one time I saw Samuel run between the tackles.
Gordon said he wanted to stay in Denver and feels they are only a QB away from being a complete team.
I would take Patterson over the other 3 and also resign Duke.
Now that Flores is with the Steelers, I’m seeing Watson to Pittsburgh rumors start up lol
It would actually be a decent fit. They already had one rapist at QB and he has now retired
At least some of the writers are claiming it was Flores who wanted Watson all along. And we thought it was Ross, but guess he could have bought into the idea. But then again, Flores is claiming Ross wanted to Tank for Tua.
Ironically, he may have been offering pay to tank for Tua, we win 5 games, but in the end we still got Tua. Does that prove Flores correct? LOL
I am interested to see how much Doaks improves. He comes from an outside/inside zone team. He is also big enough at 5’11 228 to play FB.
Would be nice, if we didn’t have to go out and get an FB, he probably catches better than one too
How many free 1st downs do teams that use an FB get per season?
I’d bet it’s getting one just for that reason
Being big enough to play FB is one thing, but blocking is more of a mentality. We don’t know enough about Doaks yet. But he’ll get another chance in camp this year.
Someone like Doaks needs to be told he’s not an NFL RB, but if he improves his blocking he may play in the NFL for 10 years
Just speculating, someone needs to give him a vision
Regarding our LB situation:
https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/nfl/miami-dolphins/article258597103.html
I can’t read it without clearing cookies etc. and I don’t feel like having to sign in on everything right now. Can you share a quick summary? 🙂
LOL Humor….Are head coaches allowed to have humor?
It’s not like he can be silent and threatening! 😉
Well, I may give it a break for a while. I seem to be falling into a rhythm with my picks.
YOUR PICKS
R1 P29 LB Nakobe Dean – Georgia
R2 P18 RB Breece Hall – Iowa State
R3 P37 C Alec Lindstrom – Boston College
R4 P16 WR Alec Pierce – Cincinnati
R4 P20 EDGE Amare Barno – Virginia Tech
R5 P15 LB Brian Asamoah – Oklahoma
R6 P21 OT Tyler Vrabel – Boston College
R7 P3 WR Tay Martin – Oklahoma State
NOTE NO KICKER!! The system would not let me take one!!!! LOL I clicked and clicked but it ignored me. then I clicked on Tay Martin and it was like “ok that is acceptable.”
Sanders had an off year for sure but he was great in 2020 and there’s no reason he can’t rebound and return to that form in 2022.
I don’t want to be accused of pimping my mock drafts again, but Alec Pierce in the 4th is a steal.
HEIGHT: 6’2 3/4″
WEIGHT: 208
POSITIVES
— Good height, size and length as an outside receiver.
— Very good overall athlete with body control and explosive jumping ability.
— Legit weapon in the red zone. Has very good catching range and can consistently high-point throws and adjust for back-shoulder throws.
— Aligned outside and in the slot for Cincinnati.
— Consistently wins versus press because of his good foot quickness, balance and play strength.
— Good hands. Comfortable extending for throws away from his body.
— Above-average overall route-runner who showed improvement as the season went along.
**** Has experience and production as a special teamer.
**** Willing blocker with good play strength and effort.
I changed the – to **** for two of the most important traits for a “lesser” WR in our system.
In addition, he is projected to run a 4.39. I think I said before, he reminds me of a faster Brian Hartline. Also, he comes from a running team where he was required to block as a WR.
If we miss on Christian Watson, Pierce would be great at the top of the 4th.
Are the rules for MaryJane the same for coaches as they are for players? Because those two picks look like they just came out of a hotbox jam session. LOL
LOL at the replies to Welker tweet. They are all about the sweet hoodie he is wearing.
There are no rules against me picking two Alec’s in a row in the draft. Unlike the unwritten rule about drafting a SKYLER.
BBM waives his BS flag. lol
Mike E. says:
February 23, 2022 at 8:24 am
M – I can’t see how you can defend Flores…
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I’m not sure I’m “defending” Flores as much as you think, man. I’ve already stated that I think the racial charges are BS. However, I think his allegations against Steve Ross (asked to tank) are legit.
It’s nothing more than an opinion, and we’ll see what happens as more facts come out.
LOL, I see the new hot NFL theory is that Deshaun Watson is going to Pittsburgh… because Brian Flores was signed as LBs Coach/Defensive Assistant???
Who gets paid (and by whom) to write this shit??? Think about it!!!
SOMEBODY is trying to intentionally link Flores to Watson. Gee… I wonder who that could possibly be! LOL
And last I checked, Mike Tomlin is a Super Bowl-winning HC. It’s HIS team, not Brian Flores’ team. Tomlin will make the decisions on who their next QB will be, not Flores.
It’s similar to when Jeff Ireland went to the Saints as a asst. GM and college scouting director – the media started mentioning him more than Exe. VP and GM Mickey Loomis.
PRECISELY!
There is a definite TREND going on with Ross’ firings.
What does that have to do with Ross? The media was doing that. It made no sense to override the guy in the higher position for the lower guy when giving credit to the Saints roster. Sean Payton was also above Ireland. Only amateur reporters would say that a QB will now go to a team because Flores is now a Senior Defensive Assistant/LBs coach. LOL
LOL where is the sign up list?
DAY-YUM!!!
Sign me up! Adopt? Wait, never mind. Though, I do have 2 spare bedrooms for refugees.
In situations like this, everyone needs to do their part. I’ll take 6 please
6 eh! What’s your porn name? LOL
Gesicki is now trending for the 2nd time in 3 days on Twitter: he’s a very hot commodity. Either franchise tag him or transition tag him if we can’t get a long-term deal done soon.
I believe they still have until March 8th to decide that. McDaniel is most likely still trying to get up to speed on our roster.
He’s a very good core player who’s gotten better every year. That’s another cap issue that needs to be addressed this year. Do they pick up Wilkins 5th year option and I’d say that’s a no-brainer.
No brainer….
Good to know there are some Gesicki fans…
I’m a fan but if you’re going to pay him big money, you need to make him a big part of the game plan. That’s routes at close to 10 yards and above, not throwing to him at the LOS where he gets no gain or minimal gain. Anyone can do that.
You needs smarting coaching. He has talent imo that hasn’t been exploited….
Oops I changed the pronoun….and…
Very contrary to Omar’s claims… LOL
Omar is a legend in his own mind.
Gesicki … 39 first downs on 73 catches and averaged 10.7 ypc in 2021, down from13.3 in 2020
Gesicki average target distance was second in NFL for TE.
Because that’s where he excels. He doesn’t get the YAC on the short stuff like the other top TEs do because he’s not a quick twitch guy. If you’re going to pay him, use him as a vertical guy, that’s his strength. Even if he’s lining up as more of a WR than a TE, who’s going to cover him down the field? You putting a LB, S or CB on him? His height, long speed and the ability to high point the ball is always going to be a mismatch. You run him on the short stuff and the opponent is happy about that.
The Miami media loves to sell the negative. We retain Josh Boyer with the idea that the defense will remain the same. Many us were for that. So what report comes out, that Flores took over play calling duties when the defense got better in the 2nd half of the season and many players were unhappy that Boyer was retained.
If we didn’t retain him the reports would have been, now the Dolphins defense will change and have to start over when they were very good at the system they were playing in. You see how they always set up the negative regardless of what we do.
I’m glad I can’t read SS articles anymore without paying for it because now I can’t see the nonsense. LOL
Since Boyer has publicly confirmed he called plays all last season, I wonder if Flores is going to add him to the lawsuit now…
Well what he really said was he called plays in every game last season, not every play. 😉
I didn’t say he called every play. 😉
The reports were Flores took over play calling duties for Boyer in November, Boyer said he called plays all season…
I’m not challenging your comments, I’m challenging the reports from the media. They tried to make it sound like all the good stuff the defense did was Flores, and all the bad stuff was all Boyer. LOL
Boyer was an assistant coach on defense mainly DBs and CB longer than Flores was in NE. You don’t last that long in NE if you’re not a good coach.
Oh I gotcha, yep agreed, it’s silly to think Boyer as DC didn’t contribute to our defensive success the last 2 years and was just an anchor, lol.
He’s white so that works….lmao
Obviously a racist comment by Boyer
Part of the problem we’ve had in Miami with the vertical passing game is the OL has not been good enough during Gesicki’s career. Vertical routes need more than 1.5 seconds to develop. When they did provide the time Gesicki was successful. When he’s not being targeted it was usually because the QB had to break the pocket and improv because of pressure. Then sometimes he wasn’t open. No receiver gets open every play.
Gesicki needs to run 5 yards to get going, stick his foot in the ground and go in or out and stretch the play. You don’t throw him passes when he’s static. He’s an easy tackle.
https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/sports/nfl/2022/02/23/tua-tagovailoa-coached-up-darrell-bevell-dolphins/6909964001/
Good article with Tua’s new quarterback coach
Yes very good article.
Cool!
The one thing everyone says about Tua is he’s extremely accurate. That’s the best trait for a QB, not being able to throw a football 75 yards. There are amateurs that can do that but can’t hit the broad side of a barn. How does that help you score points? Wow did you see how far he threw that pass, I know it was incomplete but wow what an arm. Think about a big pitcher who can throw a 100mph but can’t throw a strike. How does that help you get guys out?
It’s funny sometimes everyone disappears from the blog like they’re all having dinner together. LOL
I admit I don’t quite know what all of this means, but at the same time, I’m not evaluating Tua based on the offense we’ve had in Miami since he’s been here. It’s been a hodgepodge of direction and personnel for years. We haven’t had an identity on offense since Sparano. Isn’t that wild but it’s true. It was conservative and run oriented with Ricky and Ronnie. But at least you knew what it was. I feel like under Philbin, Gase and Flores it was always an experiment and changing.
Please coach McD, give us an identity on offense. He even mentioned that in his PC, I want everyone to know what Miami Dolphins football is all about. He kept Boyer on defense because everyone knows what the Dolphins defense is about. They created an identity over the last 3 years. The offense not so much.
Under Flores we had Chad O’Shea in 19, Chan Gailey in 2020 and we know the dual OC’s last year. No continuity there. Flores also went through 4 OL coaches in that time. How do you create an identity by dressing up as someone different every Halloween? LOL
I bet he can make a great tackle out of Austin Jackson
What does this mean?
Haven’t you seen the avengers movie?
Some one made Thanos look like a human with cgi and they think he looks like an OL coach
He reminds me of Hellboy. LOL
I’m pretty sure they did use the same makeup people as the hellboys movies
I want another Waddle type WR so you never know which one is working underneath or going deep. We didn’t have that last year. Wilson was supposed to be that but he disappeared far too often. Bowden went down early and missed the season. Gesicki, Parker and Hollins are all big guys who are not going to excel in the short passing game. Where do we go from here?
I left Preston Williams out of it because he can’t get through 3 seasons without getting hurt. He only played in 8 games each season.
The WR position needs to be revamped. Oh wait, so does the OL and RB.
I’m excited about a new direction. McD is an offense guy so you know he wants that to work. At the end of the day it’s about wins and losses. Everyone knows that. Go Phins!!!
Piggy, the difference on offense is we said how about this guy the last few years. LOL
Imagine if Flores ego and inability to communicate with his coaches didn’t exist and we had kept Chad O’Shea after the first year. The offense started to click over the second half of the season and we were looking more and more like the NE offense. It was a good mix of under center vs. shotgun. We were running multiple variations of plays from the same formation. We were keeping defenses on their toes, despite a lackluster offensive roster.
Here’s an article saying why Flores fired O’Shea
https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2892682-dolphins-reportedly-fired-oc-chad-oshea-because-of-complex-playbook
So the playbook that everyone was starting to get by proof of success on the field was too complex and he absolutely had to go after one year? The guy he handpicked to lead the other side of the ball? Flores coudn’t get his coach and players to work together on which concepts were too complex and come up with a solution? Rumor was at least one of his Co-OCs were going to be gone had he not been fired himself. So that would have been another OC gone in as many years. Check the ego Flores. Know that most of the failure was your fault.
Do you guys remember any assistant coaches being as available with the media as McD’s team has been this past week?
No, we were the buttoned down, Belichick-like Dolphins, give the media nothing!
Wes Welker looks like he just showed up to interview Flores for the Broncos job
LOL @ SB! (Welker/Flores)
SB – I think the Dolphins have definitely taken the tact that they want to be more appealing to the fans. They carefully orchestrated the McD family coming to Miami with the Tua phone convo on the plane. They hired a few former Dolphins players for their coaching staff. They’ve allowed the staff to interact candidly with reporters. I’m not sure whose idea it was, but I like it.
Yeah, it’s definitely a noticeable PR move that’s working out.
I know ORob is (was) blocked so I’m not going to pile on and diss him when he has no right to reply, but I think it was he who claimed that every time Gesicki was on the field, we telegraphed our intentions and were also incapable of running with that personnel grouping. This tweet thread seems to refute that contention.
I like Gesicki and I think you find a way to pay your play-makers and improve them. Btw, what happened to “We need playmakers?”
Think ORob made his statement based off of 2020, Gesicki did improve some as a blocker in 2021 and should improve again, ir re-signed
We ran the ball 442 times in 2021, 26 times a game, 69% of that was from 12 personnel
You really can’t measure your stars based totally on stats, look what happened to AZ after Nuke went down
Take Gesicki out of our O and it takes a step back, before the first practice
The takeaway from this is you have to have talent on the field so that it frees up other guys to make plays and have opportunity for success. You let Gesicki go but you better replace him with someone who can at least match his production. There won’t be a lot of guys available in the FA market to do so and teams still have time to re-sign their own, shriveling up the market. Also, did anyone see clips of Hunter Long blocking last year? Wasn’t all that spectactular.
Agree up to this point
you better replace him with someone who can at least match his production
It’s not the production it’s the fear you put into a D, does he command attention
SB, yeah, I went back and watched Gaskins and Duke’s running plays to watch our TE’s blocking and where they lined up. Shaheen and Hunter Long looked slow getting to their blocks many times while Smythe was very good. Long also got pushed around a bit. He needs to play with more attitude/meanness. Gesicki mostly lined up in slot and ran routes to open things up to keep safeties and LB’s honest then looked for someone to get in the way of on the second level.
Long really needs to be coached up. Right now, he looks like a poor man’s Shaheen and a backup at best on any NFL roster.
Dow down 642 as Russia invades Ukraine
Biden needs to go, he’s done enough damage to us in a year
Y’all ready for $6 gas? May not get that bad but could.
LMAO. My heart bleeds for you. We pay in £/litre, but we’re heading towards $9/gallon. Enjoy your almost free motoring!!!
Lol….you guys never give it a rest
Nothing like you guys the previous 4 years
Now your side is in the hotseat and you don’t want to hear it
Looking at all these mock drafts out there, it would be really wise to take a WR by the 2nd round. Most of these mocks have 12-13 WR’s gone by the start of the 3rd round. The most of any other position.
A Waddle clone, a Parker clone or a Gesicki clone?
I want us to resign Gesicki. And maybe bring back Jarvis Landry lol. I guess he might be out with the browns.
Yeah, I do too, not sure Landry is worth what we’d have to pay, but he’d be a perfect fit for Tua
Nice write Mike. I’m cautiously optimistic about this year. I hope McD is a winner. I also hope he’s lucky 🙂
I’ll second that. But then I’ve never read a bad Mike E blog leader.
For me, McD will be judged firstly on ability to develop what we have and how successfully we draft from his input p-o-v. Secondly on ability to game plan different opponents and finally his in-game adjustments and flexibility to counter what teams try to do to us and adapt what isn’t working to get a competitive advantage. I don’t ask for much!
Lol
His in game adjustments in SF is what made their O go, even the NFC Championship game against the Packers, where they ran all over them, they still had to adjust
You really can’t be a very good running team without adjusting, once the D commits to the run you have to change it up, but it’s expected and put into the game plan
🙂 We saw such bad offensive play calling last year that I think we’ll know right away from the plays that are called this year. It’s gonna be very refreshing.
The Flying Pig says:
February 24, 2022 at 11:21 am (Edit)
Lol….you guys never give it a rest
Reply
steveccnv says:
February 24, 2022 at 11:23 am (Edit)
Nothing like you guys the previous 4 years
Now your side is in the hotseat and you don’t want to hear it
*****
Bullshit Steve
Everyone here witnessed me tell David to stop posting unsolicited political opinions to enrage people.
You are being an asshole and trying to bring people into a political debate with you
Just made a statement, you didn’t have to respond, the attention of this news pisses you off, maybe a little question about yourself
Isn’t being on the verge of war a big deal?
I asked for years to not post political talk here, but it never stopped
I had to hear those on here, including you, bash Trump for 4 years nonstop, now all of a sudden you don’t want to hear it
I disagree with your point of view And I know if I respond with my point of view, then all of the sudden it will be ww3 on the blog
I didn’t respond the last couple of days you did it – To avoid confrontation, but you keep doing it
Every time I spoke about trump over the last 4 years, there was already a discussion
I never instigated it.
When you bring it up out of the blue , you are instigating it
If you don’t want political talk on this blog, then lead the way and don’t start those conversations
https://thedraftnetwork.com/articles/dolphins-free-agents-options-2022-miami
Isn’t it bad enough that Russia is invading and potentially starting a full scale war, why does it have to be political? It is bad in and of itself
Because it didn’t have to happen, the ideology of the left has as much to do with it as anything
It really doesn’t have to be political
But asking people not to be political is also a politely take ….lol
It’s like a dream within a dream inside of inception….lol
I don’t want to tell people not to have their politics and think about what they think the cause is, but it can easily spiral out of control and take over the blog bc people obviously have strong feelings about it
Totally agree Bookman