Dolphins are ALL IN

I wish I could adequately share my excitement with all my friends and readers here. I hope by the time you finish reading you can feel it through my writing. It’s not that this team is the front runner for Super Bowl LVII, it’s that we’re actually in the running. It’s that our team has made a commitment this season acquiring assets to be a legitimate competitor in the AFC. Last week I was taking in all the moves and thinking to myself this team got a few nice players, a collection of adequate players but nothing exceptional. I felt we needed some top level talent. What a difference a week makes! We signed via Free Agency the top OT on the market, Terron Armstead formerly of the New Orleans Saints. Yes, he’s a LEFT TACKLE, and Tua is left handed, which means Armstead won’t be protecting Tua’s blindside. Doesn’t matter, we needed a high level player on the O-line and just thinking of Connor Williams and Terron Armstead on that left side is exciting. Both are excellent run blockers. Then the blockbuster dropped, and it happened so fast I couldn’t believe it. I’m getting rifled with texts from friends and fans of other teams letting me know that the Dolphins are in the running for WR Tyreek Hill. Who expected anything like that? BOOM! He’s here for the next 4 years for $120M. What???

The Miami Dolphins offense is going to be known as the LEGION OF ZOOM

So friends, as disappointed as I was last week, I couldn’t be more optimistic about our team. The totality of all the moves make it clear we wanted speed on the field, and with newly acquired Raheem Mostert, Tyreek Hill added to Jaylen Waddle, that’s some legit horsepower out there. You can read all the negatives about giving up all that draft capital and paying exorbitant amounts of money to a smallish WR, but F all those know nothings who write and say those things. The Raiders are brilliant for giving up loads of draft capital for Davante Adams and paying him, but the Dolphins are desperate. You could easily make the case that Tyreek Hill is as good or better than Davante Adams. Alright, so in reality, it all comes down to the prevalent belief that Tua just ain’t it, just isn’t good enough. I don’t think there’s a player in this league, possible league history who is judged as unfairly as Tua is. I can’t say whether he’s a top 10 talent at the QB position but please judge the man by what he had to play with. Worst O-line in football, a revolving door of injured receivers, no run game, and the proof of all that was how much worse and established NFL starter, Jacoby Brissett performed in Tua’s stead while he was injured. There seems to be no perspective at all when judging young Tua and I just hope with all my heart that this kid makes them all look stupid. For the most part, he can’t really win, because if he succeeds this season and the team wins, the new weapons will get the credit and Tua will just be a game manger surrounded by great players and a great HC. I can only pray they say that because we’ll be winning.

We all knew the offense was the unit that needed some TLC, and the Dolphins apparently agreed. While we managed to keep the defense intact, props to the Dolphins FO for making that happen, they really dug in to fix the offense. So just how does Tyreek Hill fit in with this offense. Just like in KC, just get him the damn ball. I don’t care if it’s a screen pass, a jet sweep, a 5 yard pass, 10 yard pass or a 50 yard bomb, just get him the ball and good things happen. He’s that dangerous receiver that absolutely must be accounted for at all times. You think Jaylen Waddle is excited? His 9.8 YPR is going to go up nicely with Hill in the lineup. You think Mike Gesicki is excited? BTW, both of those aforementioned receivers may see less targets, but I can almost guarantee you they will be making more big plays. Last year Will Fuller, AKA The Invisible Man was supposed to be the guy to take the top off the defense. That was the bottle rocket that went pffffffffffffffffft! It was such an unbalanced attack, it was the Penguin Show, Waddle getting 104 receptions with the next closest receiver being TE Mike Gesicki with 73.

The ball is going to be spread around a lot, and I’m sure WR Tyreek Hill will get his share of targets and receptions, as will Waddle and Gesicki, but remember all the RB’s we brought in here. First, Chase Edmonds, who’s averaged between 7-9 YPR, and our own Myles Gaskin who was one shy of 50 receptions. Raheem Mostert isn’t really used a receiver often but he’s so dangerous in space and finds angles and creases so quickly that he may get the ball more here in this offense. Ah, but keep in mind, we hired Mike McDaniel, run game coordinator. Mike loves to run, and although we don’t have a feature back per se, we have some guys that make big plays in Mostert, Edmonds and of course Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle.

OK, as Jen Psaki would say, let’s circle back to the O-line. Y’all know I felt we needed two quality guys, and I made it clear I wanted interior guys, expecting our talented young OT’s Austin Jackson and Liam Eichenberg to be reclamation projects of O-line Coach Matt Applebaum and Frank Smith. Instead, the Dolphins simply got the best OL available in Free Agency, LT Terron Armstead. Earlier and preceding the Armstead deal, the Dolphins picked up Connor Williams. Williams must be ecstatic that he’s going to be playing next to Terron Armstead. I don’t know if Michael Deiter is going to be our starting C, or if we look to the draft where we have significantly less capital, or possibly at post June 1st cuts for our new center. The right side of the line has yet to be determined but most definitely includes OL Robert Hunt. Whether he remains inside at RG or moves out to RT is still up in the air. One thing we know for certain, in possibly a symbolic move, is that Jesse Davis will NOT be the RT in 2022. If it were me, I’d leave Hunt at RG where he’s flourished, and make an open competition between young tackles Austin Jackson, Liam Eichenberg, Larnel Coleman and Robert Jones. Or as some have speculated here, maybe big man Solomon Kindley moves to RG and Robert Hunt is the new RT. All possible, but my thinking is that Solomon would have to be in tip top shape to play in this athletic offensive line scheme, where lots of movement is the plan. You have to move to fill a hole or gap, and you can’t be tardy or the play is blown up. I think Austin Jackson has a good shot and as I type that I can see M13 cringing about Jackson on Tua’s blind side. Eichenberg had mentioned last season he’s very comfortable at RT, so this competition should be a good one, and I feel we have enough knowledge there now with Applebaum at the helm, and with a couple of other guys with O-line experience to lean on.

Have we now increased the talent level on this team? CHECK! Have we brought in some game changers, playmakers? CHECK! Have we addressed the O-line? CHECK! The only negative I can muster right now is that I probably won’t watch Day 1 and 2 of the 2022 NFL Draft. It’s usually one of my favorites, until it actually happens and then most times I’m grumbling WTF under my breath, or actually screaming it. We still own picks #102 (RD3), pick #125 (RD4), pick #158 (RD5) and pick #225 (RD7). If we decide to look for competition at C via the draft, OL Cole Strange could be an option. Zion Johnson struggles to move in space so although he has some pop in his blocks, my thought is we’ll be looking for a more athletic mover like Strange, who has played mostly OG, and has only practiced snapping and hasn’t actually played C. He would be a guy that couldn’t take over immediately, but perhaps a year or two later. We could grab in an inside LB and I know most of you here love Leo Chenal. The big backer may not make it to pick #102 but I wouldn’t mind it if he ended up here if he did. We could also look at RB but I think the top 2, Hall and Walker will be gone, so we’ll be looking at some lower tier players. If we’re looking for a bigger back with a tough running style to complement all the smaller, faster guys, Zamir White is that type of guy.

Oh, back to that defense. So we basically re-signed everyone, the defense comes back intact, including the depth. ILB seems to be the spot I’d choose for an upgrade, I love our D-line and and I don’t think our LB is an issue, but I’d love another playmaker next to Baker inside. Chanel is a big, muscular thumper who can motor, but he’s not a good cover LB at this juncture, which means he probably won’t be. As you all know, I’d love Bobby Wagner, but I feel like our cap space is getting tight, but there always seems to be ways to manipulate that and make things work. Wilkins, Davis, Ogbah, Van Ginkel, Wagner, Baker and Phillips make up quite the front 7. Maybe Wagner will see what we’re building and more inclined to join at a friendlier price. Roberts is a fine 2 down LB, and he’s made some big plays so I don’t consider it a need, more a want. Despite trading away lots of draft capital, we’re not done building, we still have some free agency and the draft, and then after the draft the post June 1st cut downs, which always nets some choice players. Enjoy the build, I know I am!

#stangerstrong

GO DOLPHINS!!!

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1,170 Responses to Dolphins are ALL IN

  1. stangerx's avatar stangerx says:

    “Sorry Dolphins fans, this Free Agency thing has left me deflated and disappointed. To be fair, Free Agency isn’t over yet, but up to this point, I haven’t seen anything that to make me feel optimistic about our chances for the playoffs this season.”
    — the opener from the last article. What a difference a week, or even just one particular day, makes.

    “It ain’t over till it’s over.”
    — Yogi Berra

  2. bailbondmike's avatar bailbondmike says:

    With the additions and subtractions, our roster is still at 69 players under contract. We have 5 draft picks (right now) and think we could see about 12 UDFA in addition. We should see a couple more FA signings to include possibly one more impactful player. Especially if they clear more money with a Parker trade and/or whatever they decide to do with Rowe.

    • naplesfan2010's avatar naplesfan2010 says:

      not to be argumentative, but I think this year might be one where we are bit leaner in the UDFA market. Last year was like that. Gone are the days when we are desperately seeking depth bodies in UDFA (I hope.)
      Now our former rotation guys are becoming depth, and some of our former starters are becoming rotational.
      Is there a rule that we must go up to 90?

  3. CavalierKong's avatar CavalierKong says:

    LOL @ Wyo

    Hey, we Kongs love our moose tits.

    Did you ever see Battle Beyond the Stars where the hero pilots a ship that looks kinda like a giant moose with tits? Big hit with Kongs around the world…

    • Wyoming85's avatar wyoming85 says:

      Looks more like a hammerhead shark with tits.

      But I guess that would make little deference to your apeness?

      • CavalierKong's avatar CavalierKong says:

        It’s got a body that’s more equine, so we always called it a moose. Not sure why it was moose and not just horse tits. I was a very young Kong at the time lol

    • naplesfan2010's avatar naplesfan2010 says:

      ewwww
      I didn’t think you could give tits a bad name till I saw that.
      … unsee unsee unsee …

  4. sb7mvp's avatar sb7mvp says:

    Having a Wagner type at ILB would certainly change the dynamics on our defense. I’m still holding out hope for a player lack that at the position. We have guys on the edge, we have corners, we have safeties. Our DL is adequate in the middle. We need that guy in the middle of the field that needs to be accounted for at all times for 3 downs. Then we can really be close to a threat to make it to the Super Bowl.

    • Mike E.'s avatar Mike E. says:

      Yes, he would make our defense a lot more dynamic. Still possible, we’ve already opened the floodgates, may as well finish the job, do anything that makes our team better.

    • naplesfan2010's avatar naplesfan2010 says:

      I’m all for Wagner, and ILB is our greatest need,
      but with Alabama 6’7 330 monster Raekwon out of the 2nd round and
      first rounder Christian Wilkins off National champ Clemson …
      I think our interior DL is more than adequate.
      for example
      Wilkins’ seven tackles gave him 82 this season, an NFL single-season record for a defensive tackle.

      • sb7mvp's avatar sb7mvp says:

        I wasn’t trying to slight the DT’s and adequate probably wasn’t the right word. I was thinking of superstar playmaker. Holland looks to be one, we have X, Philips looks on the rise, but we have Ogbah who is disruptive. Wilkens can be at times and to me Raekwon is that run stuffer, but we don’t have a DT like a Warren Sapp, A. Haynesworth, Suh, Aaron Donald kind of guy.

  5. stangerx's avatar stangerx says:

    Mike E — neglected to say was a great write as usghe.

    I wouldn’t have gone all in like John Malkovich in Rounders (nice reference), but on thinking about it came out with a good reason to do it.

    Our defense hinges on the play of about the best CB duo in the league. That frees everyone else up for blitzes and/or just worrying about coverage in the middle.

    Seems clear now focus of our O is going to be those two great wideouts. They’ll demand at least 3 back-end guys on them if not 4 in a zone looking their way. Will be no loading the box against us.

    X and Jones have two years left on their contracts. This gives us a chance for a two-year window with both those “lynchpin duos” in place.

    Including the fifth year option, two years is how long we have left with Tua on rookie money before would have to pay him the big QB cash.

    So lots of reasons to choose 2022 & 2023 to make the push.

    • Mike E.'s avatar Mike E. says:

      Yeah, despite all the Tua naysayers, some who are even expecting Teddy Bridgewater to be our QB. Nothing wrong with Teddy B, but it just never ceases to surprise me how disrespected Tua is around the league by commentators, talk show hosts and fans of our team and others too.

      • New Age's avatar New Age says:

        Teddy’s never been that good either. He’s never had 4k yards or 20 TDs in a year. He’s had 71 TDs total and 46 TOs. He’s the epitome of backup but they are doing the same stupid stuff as they did with Brissett who was awful with 5 TDs and 4 ints in his 5 starts. Some people just sound…stupid honestly.

  6. Mike E.'s avatar Mike E. says:

    Kong – That ship reminds of me Admiral Ackbar with tits. Not cool.

  7. naplesfan2010's avatar naplesfan2010 says:

    i response to the false narrative above,
    Tua’s average completion traveled 5.1 yards in the air.
    Mahomes’s was 4.8

  8. naplesfan2010's avatar naplesfan2010 says:

    also Hill’s average depth of completion was lower than both D. Parker’s and M. Gesicki’s.

  9. naplesfan2010's avatar naplesfan2010 says:

    Because of our trades, 2 teams have consecutive first round picks … don’t think I’ve ever seen that.
    Philly 15 & 16 and KC 29 & 30

  10. stangerx's avatar stangerx says:

    “It’s a mindset. It’s a mentality. I love the way Mike McDaniel looks at it. That’s the most rewarding for an offensive linemen, to be able to go forward. We’re asked to go backwards so much and stay in front of the best athletes in the world.”

    “So to get a chance to go forward and be on offense and be the aggressor, it’s a great feeling. To have a coaching staff that values that and sees that as the foundation of the offense, I think it will help everyone in the building.”
    — Armstead on McDaniels run schemes.

  11. Mike E.'s avatar Mike E. says:

    Newest NFL power rankings have the Dolphins move up 3 spots from 20 to 17. Seems fair, maybe even generous. New HC, a lot of new faces, that’s probably around where I’d put is right now. I think our team is so much more complete, but we have to see it actually play out.

    • naplesfan2010's avatar naplesfan2010 says:

      Why are the Patriots ranked so high (besides Hanzus’s fanboy bias)?
      We swept them last year, and they only had one more W than we did and got embarrassed in the playoffs.
      They have signed no one special in FA, lost their great guard and probowl CB.

  12. naplesfan2010's avatar naplesfan2010 says:

    Stanger I was not disputing that stat per se.
    I did not post my stats appended to that.
    I was disputing all those memes that I posted.
    It’s a false narrative that Tua can’t throw deep or has a weak arm.
    There is verified footage of him throwing the ball 60 and 70 yards.
    What is true is that he had no time to wait for deep routes to develop.
    Tua as of 12/7/21 had 2.4 seconds to throw.
    It’s almost impossible for a human WR to get 25 yards downfield
    from a standing stop in uniform in that amount of time.

  13. The Flying Pig's avatar The Flying Pig says:

    Mostert is pronounced “O-I-N-K” just like everything else

    Not sure why you guys are struggling with this…

  14. naplesfan2010's avatar naplesfan2010 says:

    Armstead sounds intelligent, even wise, and like a genuinely good person.
    But he looks old in the face.

  15. naplesfan2010's avatar naplesfan2010 says:

    We swept the Patriots last year.

    • Mike E.'s avatar Mike E. says:

      I’d like to go at least 4-2 in our division, split with the Bills and Pats, and sweep the Jets. Of course I wouldn’t mind sweeping everyone. lol

  16. naplesfan2010's avatar naplesfan2010 says:

    Last season, Miami’s pass block win rate (51%) ranked 27th in the league, according to ESPN Analytics. This measures how often a line can sustain a block for at least 2.5 seconds. In 2021, Miami’s win rate (45%) currently ranks dead last.

    Long story short: Miami’s line has struggled in pass blocking since Tagovailoa’s rookie season.

    That’s all important when looking at his extremely limited time to throw. This year, he ranks third in fastest time to throw per dropback behind only Ben Roethlisberger and Tom Brady, according to Pro Football Focus.

    • Mike E.'s avatar Mike E. says:

      It was so odd watching Big Ben throwing so quickly. Hen used to love having guys hang on his back and biting at his knees while he stood there and made a big throw. It was as if he decided he just didn’t want to get hit ever again.

  17. naplesfan2010's avatar naplesfan2010 says:

    Much has been touted about Tagovailoa’s exceptional completion percentage this season (70.9%), which ranks him second in the league behind Kyler Murray.

    A preferable way to measure a quarterback’s accuracy in most situations is completion percentage over expectation (CPOE). This statistic takes into account tight window throws and depth of target to determine how often a QB is able to complete passes above or below the expectation of an average quarterback.

    In this statistic, Tua Tagovailoa boasts a respectable 2.5% over expectation, according to RBSDM.com, over the last two seasons. That’s good enough to rank him 18th among 43 qualifying quarterbacks since the start of 2020.
    And he’s improving.
    He ranks fourth among 36 qualifying quarterbacks in the 2021 season, which shows exceptional growth within an offense that has such poor OL play.

  18. Mike E.'s avatar Mike E. says:

    Naples – Tough to sweep the Pats in 2 consecutive seasons. To get to 5-1, we’d have to sweep 2 teams, and I can’t imagine the Bills being that team.

  19. naplesfan2010's avatar naplesfan2010 says:

    … when Tagovailoa does pass deep (20 yards downfield or longer), he’s been accurate. Per PFF, his deep completion percentage (52.9%) is second-best, again behind only Murray, this season. However, only 7.3% of his attempts have been deep passes, the third-lowest rate in the league.

  20. naplesfan2010's avatar naplesfan2010 says:

    Tagovailoa generally isn’t considered a QB who puts the ball in harm’s way very often. That’s largely because he’s thrown just 11 interceptions on over 500 attempts

  21. naplesfan2010's avatar naplesfan2010 says:

    His struggles have largely come while under pressure. According to PFF, he has the second-highest turnover worthy play rate in the league while pressured this season behind only Roethlisberger. When not under pressure, he has the lowest rate among full-time starters.

  22. naplesfan2010's avatar naplesfan2010 says:

    Per PFF, Tua Tagovailoa has the highest turnover worthy play rate in the league when Miami isn’t using play action (5.7%). When they are, his rate (0.7%) is fourth-best.

  23. Mike E.'s avatar Mike E. says:

    Thanks for the breakdowns Naples – All interesting stuff. I wonder if 2% of the folks that just berate Tua had any idea how effective Tua was despite how poor our O-line was.

  24. Wyoming85's avatar wyoming85 says:

    So if we have one “big” FA signing left in the team?
    Who do you think it is?
    Wagner?
    Tretter?

  25. Mike E.'s avatar Mike E. says:

    Wyo – Not sure we have one big move left, but if we did my guess would be Wagner.

  26. mf13ss's avatar mf13ss says:

    Mike E,

    Nice write, man! I feel the exact same way regarding the feeling we had last week compared to this week. I got a kick out of, “I think Austin Jackson has a good shot and as I type that I can see M13 cringing about Jackson on Tua’s blind side”. LOL

    I’m VERY pleased that my concern for Tua’s blindside has been noted, as I want Tua to be protected at all costs. Truth be told, I think either Austin or Eich can handle the RT position. Why? I believe our coaching the last two seasons has set both back. I have MAJOR faith that our O-Line issues will be fixed under Mike McDaniel and company.

    Yes, I’ve been extremely hard on Austin Jackson, particularly last season. Part of the reason why? I ‘drafted’ (<- note the quotes) him in 2020 for our Phins and I expected better out of him.

    • The Flying Pig's avatar The Flying Pig says:

      Well at least you didn’t draft Iggy?lol

      We ended up with a similar draft, but instead of a DE, we took Davis to be out DT/NT

      We could have had a good RB that year and passed which still drives me crazy. We could have drafted Taylor

  27. steveccnv's avatar steveccnv says:

    naplesfan2010 says:
    March 25, 2022 at 1:20 pm
    … when Tagovailoa does pass deep (20 yards downfield or longer), he’s been accurate. Per PFF, his deep completion percentage (52.9%) is second-best, again behind only Murray, this season. However, only 7.3% of his attempts have been deep passes, the third-lowest rate in the league.

    That plays into what I said earlier, he’d rather take a shorter wide open receiver than force it deep

  28. mf13ss's avatar mf13ss says:

    The Flying Pig says:
    March 25, 2022 at 2:35 pm
    BTW how has Ruiz’ career been so far
    ————–
    I honestly couldn’t tell ya and I no longer subscribe to PFF. The Texans have been so lousy that I’ve not paid any attention to them.

  29. mf13ss's avatar mf13ss says:

    I’m tired of the QB Tom Lady* to Miami rumors. It was all based on a rumor several months ago, that he was going to join our front office in retirement from playing the game. Now it’s morphed into what we’re seeing today, due to Lady* coming back out of retirement.

  30. naplesfan2010's avatar naplesfan2010 says:

    Mike E
    Great write up man, as per usghe
    I especially loved the “That was the bottle rocket that when pffffffffffffffffft! ”
    Memories of Mike the whiner Wallace.
    … …
    I concur with your vision that Waddle will catch fewer balls for more yards and more TDs.
    That’s not only good for him to keep him from getting beat up and a short career,
    but also should translate to more points and thus more Ws for the team.

  31. mf13ss's avatar mf13ss says:

    LOL, just listen to Cowherder mention the not so legendary Chris Sims as a reason to believe that TB12 is going to suit up for our Phins. SMH, it’s all steeped in TUA HATRED!!!

    • sb7mvp's avatar sb7mvp says:

      Imagine making millions to speak bad opinions in order to generate advertising dollars.

    • naplesfan2010's avatar naplesfan2010 says:

      You just can’t let me have sweet dreams, can ya?
      I was floating on the euphoria of Armstead and Hill and McDaniel etc etc and now this putrid tommy gossip.
      What a nightmare it would be to get a great team together for us Dolphins fans and then kick us in the crotch with Giselle’s vibrator.

  32. Mike E.'s avatar Mike E. says:

    Ruiz is on the Saints and I thought by all accounts I’ve read that he played well last season.

  33. mf13ss's avatar mf13ss says:

    Mike E,

    MY BAD! I don’t know where I got that the Texans drafted Ruiz! I got crossed up in cross-comparing. Apologies!

    • mf13ss's avatar mf13ss says:

      $#!t, I still don’t realize how I made that mistake, even after backtracking to figure out what made me think that. I’m over here EMBARRASSED! 😳

  34. Mike E.'s avatar Mike E. says:

    M – He played RG for the Saints, they have Erik McCoy at C. Not familiar with McCoy

  35. Mike E.'s avatar Mike E. says:

    Someone on twitter asked if you’d rather go to the SB with Brady or not make it without him. It’s so easy, I would never want to win or be in the SB with Brady as our QB. It would be just another feather in Brady’s cap and no accomplishment at all for our team. NO THANKS!!!

  36. sb7mvp's avatar sb7mvp says:

    I’d take Brady in a heartbeat. Real recognizes real.

  37. Mike E.'s avatar Mike E. says:

    SB – That hurts me man, I’m so disappointed.

  38. Mike E.'s avatar Mike E. says:

    Kong – You and SB have just sent me into a tizzy. I can’t express how amazed and disappointed I am. I couldn’t stomach Brady on our team. It would just be Brady did this, or Brady did this. The team would be an afterthought. It be the hollowest of victories each and every time we won.

    • CavalierKong's avatar CavalierKong says:

      I can understand that point of view. Ask me the same question a decade or two ago (assuming Brady’s accomplishments are still the same), and I’d be right there with you.

      Now? After two decades of being a middle of the road team at best and a bottom dweller at worst, with the Bills ascending and us mired in turmoil year after year? I just want to see my Dolphins at the top of the pile holding the trophy sometime before I die.

      When it’s all said and done, Brady is still just a football player that makes everyone around him better, and if he gets us that final win, I can stomach the rest of the crap, lol.

  39. sb7mvp's avatar sb7mvp says:

    I don’t understand cheering on a POS choker like Dan Marino for years, but a guy who can win and elevate those around him in the post season – no way in hell we want that guy!

    • Mike E.'s avatar Mike E. says:

      OMG, because he was OUR guy! Not some fucking gun for hire that handpicks half his fucking team like so many NBA stars do. He’s been a great player, but his marriage to a multi-millionaire supermodel enabled him to constantly take less $$$ so they can keep a strong team around him in NE. Then he went to TB and did what I just mentioned, made it like an NBA parade of stars getting together. I could never root for him, he’s an outsider and he has no place with the Aqua and Orange.

  40. Wyoming85's avatar wyoming85 says:

    I think chains have been yanked! 😉

  41. Mike E.'s avatar Mike E. says:

    Kong – I really wanted to meet you one day, you too SB, now, I would walk the other way holding my nose. LOL

    • CavalierKong's avatar CavalierKong says:

      LMAO

      I don’t recall, you must have vehemently been against us getting Manning too, right? And not just because of injury concerns. I mean, I hope you’re consistent at least… 😉

      • Mike E.'s avatar Mike E. says:

        Yes, I was, although I don’t share any of the disdain for Manning that I feel for Brady. I think Brady’s work ethic and desire to win are unmatched, but he’s been blessed to play one of the best HC’s in the NFL for a long time, take less money to help his team, and then create an all-star team on his second team in the NFL, again playing for one of the best coaches in the NFL. I said it right away, he was smart to choose the Bucs, they were a team very close to being elite, and then he brought in all those other players to put them over the top.

  42. CavalierKong's avatar CavalierKong says:

    LOL @ OJ

  43. Mike E.'s avatar Mike E. says:

    Kong – I used to use that avi every now and again for laughs. The pic is hilarious for some reason

  44. CavalierKong's avatar CavalierKong says:

    LOL @ Phel

  45. Rockphin's avatar Rockphin says:

    F NO to Tom Lady! NO NO NO NO NO NO NO

    Did you here that?

    NO!

  46. The Flying Pig's avatar The Flying Pig says:

    The rumors about Brady are kind of shut down by the fact that Brady has been recruiting for the Bucs

    He’s been aggressively trying to persuade Julio Jones

    https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nfl/tom-brady-recruiting-julio-jones-to-join-bucs

    Of course the source of that rumor is skip bayless so it’s really hard to determine where the hack begins and ends anymore….lol

  47. CavalierKong's avatar CavalierKong says:

    For what it’s worth, I think there is no way in hell Brady is coming here, not this year at least.

    • CavalierKong's avatar CavalierKong says:

      I’ve changed this avi 3 times now, why is it still my wife? It’s supposed to be me getting blown up for my Brady stance, lol

  48. Mike E.'s avatar Mike E. says:

    LOL @ Kong – If I knew who it was would you be concerned? lol

  49. Mike E.'s avatar Mike E. says:

    LMAO @ Piggy – He came home from prison a different man. I mean he changed, and not sure if it’s for the better.

  50. CavalierKong's avatar CavalierKong says:

    LMAO @ Piggy.

  51. Rockphin's avatar Rockphin says:

    I knew it was Kong’s wife.

  52. mf13ss's avatar mf13ss says:

  53. Mike E.'s avatar Mike E. says:

    Kong’s wife wanted her 15 minutes of fame and wouldn’t relent to the Kong on fire avi.

  54. Mike E.'s avatar Mike E. says:

    Rock – I’m with ya bud, I despise Brady

  55. mf13ss's avatar mf13ss says:

    I failed to mention yesterday that there’s a lot of noise out there regarding us signing the Honey Badger. I don’t think we need him and we’re running out of cap space.

  56. Rockphin's avatar Rockphin says:

    Did SB7 just call Dan Marino a piece of shit choker?!?

  57. Rockphin's avatar Rockphin says:

    Is it Friday yet?

  58. Rockphin's avatar Rockphin says:

    LOL Kong’s wife if back.

  59. sb7mvp's avatar sb7mvp says:

    Mike,
    We just threw a lot of money and draft picks for guys to make our team relevant. I’m not sure how that’s any different other than them not being married to supermodels.

  60. Wyoming85's avatar Wyoming85 says:

    LOL

  61. steveccnv's avatar steveccnv says:

    Watching Tyreek greatest plays video, first 4 minutes is Alex Smith at QB, so if you were wondering, if he can be affective with Tua don’t

  62. Rockphin's avatar Rockphin says:

    we can rebuild him, make him faster, stronger
    [video src="https://thechive.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Daily-Afternoon-Randomness-Funny-Pictures-Memes-Hotness-Humor-Humanity-DAR-032422-0-0.mp4" /]

  63. steveccnv's avatar steveccnv says:

    We’re up to 12.2m under with Jones Fejedelem restructures, still have Armstead to account for

  64. CavalierKong's avatar CavalierKong says:

    Sheesh, finally got myself back (Kong touches face to confirm it’s him and not his wife). When I left earlier I had switched it back to my old avi even though it hadn’t taken effect when I logged off. Then I come back and Mrs. Kong is back, wtf?

    I think I’ll leave my avi alone for awhile, lol.

  65. CavalierKong's avatar CavalierKong says:

    So I wonder if the Jones restructure will make X the highest paid corner on our team and we won’t have to restructure him

  66. CavalierKong's avatar CavalierKong says:

  67. naplesfan2010's avatar naplesfan2010 says:

    I think the Vikes and Raves will compete to get Tretter for more than we can afford.

    • mf13ss's avatar mf13ss says:

      Yup. As Barry Jackson reported earlier today, we were actually OVER the cap after signing Reek yesterday. We necessarily needed to restructure Byron Jones to stay under the cap.

      We’re likely finished signing FAs.

      • mf13ss's avatar mf13ss says:

        LOL @ me: “necessarily needed”. REDUNDANT! I’m having a bad day today on the blog, y’all!

  68. bailbondmike's avatar bailbondmike says:

    I can’t wait for the season to get here!

  69. bailbondmike's avatar bailbondmike says:

    CavalierKong says:
    March 25, 2022 at 5:50 pm
    So I wonder if the Jones restructure will make X the highest paid corner on our team and we won’t have to restructure him
    —————-
    By a long shot. Byron Jones is now 11th highest paid Dolphin right after Cedric Wilson. Probably be 12th after Armstead’s contract hits the books.

    Jones’ cap hit will be almost 1/3 of what X is getting this year.

  70. bookman11's avatar bookman11 says:

    We are in talks with Tyrone Matthieu?

  71. mf13ss's avatar mf13ss says:

    HAPPY MUSIC to close out the week!!!

  72. Rockphin's avatar Rockphin says:

    LOL “you think I’m fucking around? Mark it zero!!

    • CavalierKong's avatar CavalierKong says:

      “Man, if my f^ckin’ ex-wife asked me to take care of her f^ckin’ dog while she and her boyfriend went to Honolulu I’d tell her to go f^ck herself.”

      LOL, such a great scene…

      And it cuts off before the next great bit as they’re walking out of the Bowling alley talking about moving on to the next round and the police are rushing the place behind them. 🤣

      Brilliant movie

  73. Rockphin's avatar Rockphin says:

    Not spam

  74. Rockphin's avatar Rockphin says:

    LOL tried posting that twice and failed. I had to actually write not spam for it to post

  75. bailbondmike's avatar bailbondmike says:

    Son this one is for you.

  76. mf13ss's avatar mf13ss says:

    Bookman,

    I understand that ya like “Greace”. I LOVE this one… even though it’s not from the Greace soundtrack… ONJ!!!

  77. Mike E.'s avatar Mike E. says:

    So stoked about the Dolphins decided to make chili tonight! Simmering right now, time to relax!

  78. bookman11's avatar bookman11 says:

    Rock,
    I posted that song from the Guess Who a few weeks ago, just heard it a bar I was just at, one of my favorite sounds ever.

  79. bookman11's avatar bookman11 says:

    M13,

    I love ANYTHING ONJ , especially that song, thanks!!

    • CavalierKong's avatar CavalierKong says:

      Always been one of my favorite songs, and I just found out yesterday that it’s a Bruce Springsteen song. Blew my mind.

      • Mike E.'s avatar Mike E. says:

        Wait a sec, I thought it was a David Bowie song

      • Mike E.'s avatar Mike E. says:

        Great song no matter who did it, anyway . . .

      • CavalierKong's avatar CavalierKong says:

        Had to double check to make sure I didn’t whiff on that one, it’s The Boss.

        And the Manfred Mann long version is so good, love the instrumental part in the middle that is cut for the shorter radio version

  80. mf13ss's avatar mf13ss says:

  81. Mike E.'s avatar Mike E. says:

    LOL Kong – I didn’t even look, I thought you commented on the Nirvana song I put up. I actually can’t stand the Springsteen version of Blinded by the Light. lol

    • Mike E.'s avatar Mike E. says:

      That was a David Bowie song

    • CavalierKong's avatar CavalierKong says:

      LOL, oh yeah, that one is a great Bowie song.

      I still haven’t listened to the Springsteen version of Blinded by the Light. Bookman posting the song will probably remind me to give it a listen when I get home tonight.

  82. bookman11's avatar bookman11 says:

    Shhhhhh, don’t tell Son I posted something other than Manilow or Grease.

  83. Wyoming85's avatar Wyoming85 says:

  84. bookman11's avatar bookman11 says:

    From the woman who was at my house 50 years ago

  85. manitobafinfan's avatar manitobafinfan says:

    Some will call this sacrilege…

  86. sb7mvp's avatar sb7mvp says:

    A little primetime99

  87. Wyoming85's avatar Wyoming85 says:

    The MAN!

  88. The Flying Pig's avatar The Flying Pig says:

  89. The Flying Pig's avatar The Flying Pig says:

  90. The Flying Pig's avatar The Flying Pig says:

  91. son of a son of a shula's avatar son of a son of a shula says:

    • Mike E.'s avatar Mike E. says:

      This is another song I effed up the lyrics on. I used to think he was saying you can feel the power of love instead of you can feel it all over.

  92. son of a son of a shula's avatar son of a son of a shula says:

    Bookman, she was at your house? That’s back when she was a little cutie.

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