If Connor Williams will be a fixture at center, then the alignment I have up top may well be what we see to start the season. Or, perhaps they flip Liam Eichenberg and Austin Jackson, so Eichenberg plays RT with Jackson inside at LG. Or maybe Michael Deiter moves to one of the guard spots. My thought though is if we’re looking for the most athletic players in the outside zone blocking scheme, then these are the 5 players. Everything is fluid though, they haven’t even strapped on pads yet, but there’s no harm in speculating away, since at this point, it’s all we can do.
Connor Williams appears to like playing center though, and he’s far more athletic and capable of getting into second level blocks than his predecessor, Michael Deiter. One thing I can say is this is a BIG O-line. Athletic, but BIG. If it stays as currently constituted, with every linemen at 6’5 or taller, and at the moment, Eichenberg the lone member under 320 pounds. I loved watching Solomon Kindley here, he’s a mauler, but I don’t think he fits the scheme we’re running with now. I suppose he could drop some weight and gain some quickness, but he’s a small area operator for best results, and this offensive line will be all about movement, angles and getting a body on a body just long enough to get him out of the play. That doesn’t mean this O-line won’t be physical, aggressive, but it’s based on lots of motion from most of the line, not just one on one beating the person immediately in front of you, there’s a lot of teamwork.
The good thing from my perspective is no matter who plays where, our depth will be much better. I can’t say it enough times, no reason to give up on the young talented players we drafted in ’20 and ’21 like Austin Jackson and Liam Eichenberg. These guys will be at the very least average NFL starters and with better coaching, more than that. If the line plays out like I put up on top then you have Deiter and Kindley as depth on the interior, and Coleman, Jones and Little on the outside with the possibility of still adding someone after June 1st cuts. I know there will always be some folks who think we didn’t do enough on the O-line, (you know who YOU are), but if you’re one of them, you’re simply discounting the aforementioned young players in Jackson and Eichenberg. These guys have to be given the opportunity to be good NFL players because they should be. Is it possible we pick up a veteran center like J.C. Tretter? Of course. We were extremely “comfortable” with Deiter not too long ago at C, and now it’s Williams. Adding Tretter just adds more talent and another starter and makes the line even better, but not sure if it’s in the cards, or the cap.
#stangerstrong
GO DOLPHINS!!!!
Finsmob Unleashed 
I tried with a knife. I stopped with that when it slipped and I almost stabbed myself. I’ll survive. I go home tomorrow for a week and then back here again for a week. My sister and I are taking turns. She’s at the point she shouldn’t be left alone. Even when I was here this week she managed to cause some near disasters not to mention appearing in several zoom meetings while I was working.
😂
I watched Mrs. K and her siblings take care of their mom the best they could, even lived with her sister when she couldn’t be left alone. It was dangerous as well. Tough choices ahead. Sorry to hear.
Krishna says:
June 4, 2022 at 10:37 pm
Are you saying stangerx misquoted him?
I think it reveals a sick mindset of man who is a Republican? AITA because I think you’re twisted for supporting someone (conservatism-?) who bitches about being called out for lying….lmao. ok!
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No, nobody said that Stanger misquoted the soundbite. However, it wasn’t in context, and context IS important. That’s what was missing there.
Steve called Stanger out for the intention spin, and I agreed with Steve. Problem solved, the end.
Krishna says:
June 4, 2022 at 10:38 pm
And if all you wanted to do was talk about football, then talk football…you crack me up!
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Then you should re-read my OG post.
I don’t need to reread your football post….I just think it’s double speak for you to say you don’t like the politics talk but then you engage by making a political comment. …what’s that called?
Hmmm….out of context or faux pax…lol. I think that was the point stangerx was making.
Lol…the end.
I’ve pushed the cork through many times as previously suggested. Just strain through a strainer or fine cotton or muslin cloth if that’s handy.
Oh, I usually use the handle of a soup spoon to push it through the neck. Never used a knife.
Confucious says… if unable to uncork the wine, it’s unwise to buy the wine.
That’s a joke, see! NOT an insult!
Krishna says:
June 4, 2022 at 11:31 pm
I don’t need to reread your football post….I just think it’s double speak for you to say you don’t like the politics talk but then you engage by making a political comment. …what’s that called?
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If you were to re-read my OG post, you’d realize what I’m talking about. Should I stand up for what I believe in, or should I cower for the sake of pleasing everybody? You called me out for NOT sticking up for Ricky Williams… that I SHOULD stand up for what I believe in.
I’m not trying to be a dickhead to you, man… but which way is it with you? YOU seem to either respect one for their beliefs or berate one for their beliefs. Seems there’s no pleasing you… I can’t bend both ways, Krishna.
Again, I’m NOT trying to be a dickhead to you at all, man.
I wish you would have left all of this before the page turn….bringing it forward serves no purpose.
June 4, 2022 at 10:37 pm
…I think it reveals a sick mindset of man who is a Republican? AITA because I think you’re twisted for supporting someone (conservatism-?) who bitches about being called out for lying….lmao. ok!
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I’m an Independent voter, thank you.
Uwantwat:
I’m re-examining my relationship with wine based on your completely safe solution. Turns out I’m a beer guy and you will catch me exactly never tines without a way to take a bottle cap off lolol!
I have no idea- nor desire- to understand how Ricky Williams keeps coming up.
Bizarre.
Btw Herd: Feels and vibes for what your going through. 💙
Jahn…I’m purely a spirits and wine drinker. Sad to say but beer is too bitter for my palate. Still as long as people enjoy what they choose to imbide, no need to worry.
I know it is late, but Herd could have tried the shoe method to open the wine.
Put the bottom of the bottle in a shoe. Hold the shoe in one hand and the neck of the bottle in the other. Hold the bottle horizontal and in one sweeping motion hit the heel of the shoe against a hard wall (not drywall). It will cause a vibration and pressure inside the bottle and begin to push the cork out. Once the cork is about half-way out, kind of twist and pull to get it the rest of the way out. The shoe is just to keep from breaking the bottle so start out hitting lightly then a little harder as you get more confident. It also depends on the type of shoe. I was a guy do it at a party once.
Lmao….too much time on one’s hands to figure that one out….a shoe?
Best I can do to relate to the Ricky Williams’ reference….lol
https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/nfl/miami-dolphins/article261943315.html
Oops paywall….yet I was able to read it….hmmm
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‘This is the Renaissance.’ Ricky Williams speaks at cannabis conference in Miami
BY DANIEL OYEFUSI UPDATED JUNE 04, 2022 12:38 PM
Ricky Williams landed in Miami Thursday night and in the middle of a blunt, he couldn’t help but think back to 20 years ago.
“A large majority of my story with cannabis” started about two blocks from where he spoke at the sixth annual Cannabis LAB Conference & Expo at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Miami Friday morning.
The former Dolphins running back was traded from the New Orleans Saints to Miami in March 2002, right when “I just really became a smoker” and he was looking for a “hookup” in a new city.
And so this search for marijuana led Williams from his home in Fort Lauderdale to the parking lot of a dentist, where “some guy came out with a big bag.”
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Williams’ use of marijuana during his NFL career has been well documented and for most of his playing days carried a negative stigma, as he left the game shortly before 2004 training camp and was later suspended for an entire season for violating the league’s substance-abuse policy.
Years later, he returned to Miami to speak about the positive effects of the plant for him, not only as a player — helping his physical recovery and anxiety — but post-retirement.
“My personal experience with cannabis is that it was something that was enhancing the quality of my life,” he said during his 11-minute keynote address.
Williams, who legally changed his name to Errick Miron, spoke about the crossroads he faced when he landed in the league’s drug program for repeated failed tests and how he “rolled the dice” with his decision to retire from the NFL.
Williams, now 45, spent that time away from the game traveling around the world, including India, where he learned about yoga, meditation and astrology.
“What I found was, I didn’t throw my life away,” he said. “It was actually the opposite. …. We grow up. As time goes on, we learn more about ourselves. We usually come to certain moments where we get this flash about who we really are. … This was a place I was in. I thought this is what I wanted to be but obviously I gave it all up so there must be something more.”
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Former Miami Dolphins running back Ricky Williams speaks during the 6th Annual Cannabis Lab Conference & Expo at the Hyatt Regency Miami on Friday, June 3, 2022 in downtown Miami, Fla. MATIAS J. OCNER mocner@miamiherald.com
Williams returned to the Dolphins in 2005, serving a four-game suspension for his failed drug test and then was banned for the entirety of the 2006 season for another violation. He returned to play five more seasons, his final with the Baltimore Ravens, and announced his retirement after the 2011 season. Williams finished his career with 12,615 total yards and 74 touchdowns.
In the years that followed, Williams continued to smoke, more than happy to stay “low-key” and free from the specter of the league’s drug-testing program.
But then Kyle Turley, a former offensive lineman and Williams’ teammate in New Orleans, invited him to speak at a 2015 cannabis conference in Phoenix.
After wrestling with a decision, Williams agreed, seeing it as an opportunity to “come out of the shadows” and “be more my authentic self instead of compartmentalizing and hiding parts of myself.”
Williams, who now lives in Los Angeles, said telling his story publicly was “cathartic” and the reception was positive.
Connor Nelson, from medical marijuana dispensary Cannabist, works his booth during the 6th Annual Cannabis Lab Conference & Expo at the Hyatt Regency Miami on Friday, June 3, 2022 in downtown Miami, Fla. MATIAS J. OCNER mocner@miamiherald.com
“Probably 20 people came up to me and basically told me I was their hero,” he later told the Miami Herald. “I had never knew this because it’s been on the hush. But speaking publicly about it, I started to get feedback about people that were going through the same struggles I was going through. And because of my story, they were encouraged to keep on pushing through. And so I realized, wow, I affect more people when I share my story than when I hide it. And I felt the pressure then to keep telling the story.”
Last year, Williams took his greatest leap in the cannabis industry, launching the lifestyle brand Highsman, a play-on-words to the Heisman award he won as the nation’s top college football player. The brand sells “personally curated cannabis products” including cannabis, related accessories and streetwear merchandise. It first launched in California, Nevada and Oregon — all states that allow recreational use — and is moving into Pennsylvania and Massachusetts in the fall.
“You can’t take the football player out of me,” he said. “The way that I go about business is the same way that I was trained to go about the football field. And so much about that is the team.”
Chad Davis, an employee at Boveda, grinds “Bubba Kush” an indica marijuana strain at his booth during the 6th Annual Cannabis Lab Conference & Expo at the Hyatt Regency Miami on Friday, June 3, 2022 in downtown Miami, Fla. MATIAS J. OCNER mocner@miamiherald.com
“Ricky is actually the perfect spokesperson for cannabis,” said Robert Friedman, the founder of the expo which brings entrepreneurs, investors and legal experts together. “One, because a lot of people in the industry have suffered to get to where it is now. And no one may be more than Ricky in terms of being kicked out of the NFL … And now stadiums are being named after him.”
In recent years, more athletes, current and former, have continued to speak about the benefits of marijuana use, with Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant recently likening it to a glass of wine.
The NFL has also softened its stance on marijuana. In the collective bargaining agreement passed in 2020, the league eliminated suspensions for positive marijuana tests, reduced the testing window to the first two weeks of training camp and increased the threshold for a positive test.
Alicia Amor attends the 6th Annual Cannabis Lab Conference & Expo at the Hyatt Regency Miami on Friday, June 3, 2022 in downtown Miami, Fla. MATIAS J. OCNER mocner@miamiherald.com
“So much of our conditioning around this plant has been negative … but there’s still lingering pieces,” Williams said. “Even the whole idea of medicinal marijuana. I honor the idea that marijuana is great, it helps us feel better. But to me, there doesn’t have to be something wrong with you for you to feel better.”
In March 2019, Florida passed a bill allowing smokable medical marijuana to be sold in treatment centers to patients with a medical marijuana card. Recreational use remains illegal but local law enforcement has softened their prosecution of minor possession cases.
Williams predicted that when made fully legal, Florida will be “one of the top three states” for the industry.
“Unfortunately, 1937 until about 20 years ago, there is big Prohibition, Dark Ages,” he said. “And now we’re coming out. And this is the Renaissance.”
This story was originally published June 04, 2022 12:26 PM.
Sure hope we have 5-10 top players on this team….but we can start with 3. I like the next 3 on the list, too.
I can see at least 5 and think 5-7 is a good range.
If you go by the standard set in our top 3 (top 2 or 3 at a position), then that’s all we have, but we do have lots of good players and you don’t need any more than 3, as long as they’re at the right positions
Our style of O shouldn’t require a top QB, just one that is better than Jimmy G
Lmao….too much time on one’s hands to figure that one out….a shoe?
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LOL, yeah! I meant to say I saw a guy do it at a party once. I was real tired when I wrote that.
It worked though!
The pundits say Tua didn’t prove anything its just mini camp, they also bashed him for the video he threw behind Hill, so which is it just mini camp or not?
I say, if someone says you can’t do it and you do it, you proved them wrong
We all know it was just haters hating
One thing this putz leaves out is our O is learning a new system, maybe it’s obvious Deiter doesn’t fit the system, either way Deiter is a loser, but not Conner
Yeah, that is one I didn’t agree with. You can’t call someone learning a position a loser off 2 bad snaps and he didn’t really know if it was Conner or not. I’m not worried about it. I wouldn’t call him a putz though, he’s just a guy like us (Dolphins Fan) with an opinion.
This guy is so corny and condescending
That’s kind of the point, and use it to show only an idiot would agree with what they’re trying to do with any subject he brings up
He’s just making up arguments and arguing with himself about it….lol
Making up arguments?
So there’s no argument out there about gun control?
Every video is about a current argument.
From the right we understand what can happen, if they take away our guns, we got a little snippet from the mob in StLouis, if that wasn’t enough to raise the hair on the back of your neck…
You laugh about it, but gun control is serious
Some of the things said in the video MF13 has talked about, and why mass shootings seem to ramp up around election time
I don’t think that’s a coincidence either, if it’s not they’re killing our children on purpose
If you boil it down to”there’s no argument about gun control” I guess it might appear accurate
But that’s an extreme generalization. The arguments he projects on people he disagrees with on the subject are made up. It doesn’t matter if there is a legit topic of discussion if the actual arguments about them are products of your imagination.
Within seconds of beginning he says “in response to the mass shooting, just as the media is directing me to”
That’s a made up argument. That’s Insufferable condescension in the first few syllables of the clip.
There’s a big FU to the gun controller supporters
I appreciate all the suggestions. I had a year old white claw and called it a night. I didn’t try the noisier options as that would have required me to explain what I was doing and I didn’t have the energy for that. I used to have a corkscrew here, my favorite kind from ikea. It’s apparently been tossed.
Lol, from IKEA, I have that one too, nothing else is close, at least at the price
I love that corkscrew! I’ve had all kinds at all kinds of prices. Hands down my favorite!
First time I used it, I was like OMG, was just there saw it and bought it
Not really a wine drinker, so just bought one at the dollar store to have, when it was horrible I was semi in the market for another, when I lucked upon the IKEA one
After I got mine, the next time I was at IKEA, I bought them for everyone! At Christmas, there’s always some gadgety type gift I get everyone. That year was the year of the corkscrew. 😂
It worked for Brady, so of course Denver getting Wilson will have the same effect, but not so much for us with Hill
Some of the stupid things said by the media
Ikea sells corkscrews? You probably need to drink to have the patience to put their shit together!
It’s life changing. 😂
Free corkscrew with every Riktig Olga!
I watched a few USFL games this year and meh. Talent level is not what the old USFL was
Herd – I’ve mastered the good Ole twist corkscrew with the handles that go up. I never have an issue
I’m just fine with a waiter’s corkscrew cause was one, but the Rabbit is by far the best and easiest. Well worth the 4^ or whatever. Looks cool too.
^ well worth the $60 or whatever.
Mine looks like this and was about $6-$8
https://www.ikea.com/us/en/images/products/ikea-365-vaerdefull-corkscrew-black__0713043_pe729222_s5.jpg?f=s
I’m not so lazy, that I’m paying $50+ more
Not sure how yours works, but if you are happy with it then cool. She hasn’t tried that one, but a major plus of the rabbit is my wife can use. And I’m not always home.
If you can’t use the IKEA one, I don’t know what to tell you, a few of the reviews said they had issues, most said 5 out of 5 in all categories
You turn the handle in goes into the cork and as you keep screwing it, it starts coming out
I don’t know anyone, that can’t turn a corkscrew into a cork
My wife has carpal tunnel syndrome. Her hand strength is real week. So turning a corkscrew is hard for her. The rabbit is automated and even though needs a little effort is more about the lower arm. I’m sure the corkscrew you have is an awesome one though.
Lol…I think I have a corkscrew in every part of my house and car, including kitchen, wet bar, laundry room, coffee bar, glove compartment, office, and use to have in computer pack until TSA thought it was a weapon….lol. Be prepared!
I guess it’s his POV, but to say it was “insane” is bullshit. I saw it completely different. Tua was laughing at the KWs….probably most have never played football…lmao.
Kornholer is just a shock jock, doesn’t know shit about anything
If I had a bottle of wine and no opener would go after the cork with a screw river (probably flat head). Would keep pushing in and tearing up the cork until eventually pushed it (or the broken pieces) into the bottle. Strain and pour.
Odds are though, if you don’t have a corkscrew, you probably ain’t got no strainer neither. lol
Been there too — in high school/college it was just pick out the pieces as best you can and try not to drink the cork.
Wow the cork story really took off. LOL
Fargin’ corksucker!
“He called out, and I want to get the word correct, the ‘Twitter warriors. You can’t do that. You can’t say ‘I understand you’re out there on social media and you’re crushing me so stick it.’ No. Because more people will jump on that, and now, every single time he short arms a pass more people will say he shouldn’t have a job, and the media in Miami will publish this stuff. It’s a fight you can’t win. It’s insane.”
— Tony Kornheiser on Tua
What a bunch of nonsense that only idiots care about. LOL
That’s such bullshit. Tony, WAKE THE FUCK UP!!! They say that in the offseason, they say it during training camp, during preseason games, during the season, on the BYE, every week, they say it ALL THE FUCKING TIME, it’s not like it’s going to get worse.
Exactly and Tua rarely comments on any of it. You media fucks are the ones that keep talking about it.
“Ross says, the owner of Miami says, ‘I’ll take my chances on what happens criminally but I have to have all twenty-two cases settled and a nondisclosure agreement or I won’t do it.’”
“The coach at Miami was somebody that Deshaun liked. He liked the team. He was just chomping at the bit to get back to football and get all this garbage behind him and so we were told, ‘I want to go to Miami.’”
— Rusty Hardin, Deshuan Watson’s lawyer
Well he’s in Cleveland now so let’s move on.
I’m interested in the details. Not like when we almost signed Peyton, but you get the idea.
My comments aren’t directed towards you but the media that can’t move on.
How dare Tua defend himself a little bit. Who the hell does he think he is?
😁
Narcissist killer
Wow OD
That was a must win.
MY HEART JUST GOT BACK IN MY CHEST A FEW MINUTES AGO!!! Then, I had to quickly walk the dogs who were “holding it” waiting for the game to end!!!
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If you’re ONLY going to lead the Playoff Game for 41 seconds MAKE SURE IT’S THE LAST 41 SECONDS, RIGHT BOYS!! –This was one of the greatest Playoff games I’ve ever seen in my life
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The Lightning are NOT the same playoff team without Brayden Point, who led the Lightning in playoff goals scored in BOTH of their Stanley Cup winning seasons the last 2 seasons. AT CRUNCH TIME, he’s been THE MAN!! I can see now that, without POINT, the Bolts are going to have to play their VERY BEST HOCKEY to beat both the Rangers and, presumably, the Avalanche in the Finals.
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TO SAY THEY HAVE their work cut out for them is a vast understatement. In my view, winning a third straight Stanley Cup (this time without POINT) would be their greatest achievement in franchise history. And, after three games in the Eastern Conference Finals, I’d have to admit the odds are stacked against them.
BUT THAT DOESN”T MEAN THEY CAN’T DO IT!!
The rabbit is an excellent corkscrew…have that one, too….lmao. Very easy and Mrs. K could do it, but always wanted me to do it…lol.
First time I used it was like “that is a better mouse trap.” But it’s been like 15 years. Others like IKEA may have matched or surpassed.
I had a rabbit too, left it with the ex. I prefer the IKEA one.
The new trigger word….corkscrew….lol.
Omar’s take on why Tua wasn’t captain last season and another allusion to him and Flores not being BFFs.
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“Each candidate was asked to give a speech about their desire, and willingness to serve as team captains. According to multiple sources, when it was Tagovailoa’s turn to stand in front his teammates to make his pitch he basically encouraged them to vote for someone else, supposedly telling the room no matter what he’d remain a leader, then abruptly sitting down.
“It wasn’t exactly the inspiring speech his teammates needed, or wanted. Many players concluded that Tagovailoa didn’t want the job, the responsibility, possibly because it meant having more interaction with Flores, whom he was developing a frosty relationship with, which would contribute to Flores’ dismissal.”
Last season is over. There are 4 more days of OTAs this week before the start of TC and reporters are still talking about last year.
TIM; It’s more NGAS from the braided coconut.
Stands for NOBODY GIVES A SHIT!!
YOUNG STANGER; My brother-in-law Jim, who you’ve met many times, continues to be impressed with your recovery. He says “Keep up the great attitude to your recovery!”
Needless to say, we all echo Jim’s words.
Give Jim my thanks. And don’t worry about me much now. Crisis is over, just have to get back to normal me.
The thing about the lack of a corkscrew last night, it had already been a very frustrating week. It was the last thing I needed to have frustration with the one thing that was intended to be relaxing.
Be prepared…lol…can never have too many corkscrews….
…like can never have too many DBs….lol
HERDFAN; I HAVE my priorities in order. A corkscrew adorns the glove compartment of my car. ANOTHER corkscrew is contained in my checked luggage for business flights.
PS: A primary reason for driving with a corkscrew is driving to one family destination that is a “DRY” county. Last time I tried to buy a corkscrew there I was told ‘ONLY THE PASTOR’S WIFE could provide such a “SERVICE.”
HMMMMMM?? The Old Dolfan is OUT for tonight!
Hit and run…lmfao!
Heg! Personally, I can’t say enough good about IKEA. I went to one for the first time while vacationing in VA Beach last year, and it was so ripe with ideas for the home. The one I went to actually had an ‘IKEA restaurant’ (don’t know if they all do?), and the food was fairly good, too.
I really liked it!
They are known for their Swedish meatballs in NJ but I don’t shop so I have no idea. LOL
You don’t know what you’re missing, Tim!
I SERIOUSLY dig that place… and I don’t consider myself a “shopper”, either.
stangerx says:
June 5, 2022 at 5:19 pm
“He called out, and I want to get the word correct, the ‘Twitter warriors. You can’t do that. You can’t say ‘I understand you’re out there on social media and you’re crushing me so stick it.’ No. Because more people will jump on that, and now, every single time he short arms a pass more people will say he shouldn’t have a job, and the media in Miami will publish this stuff. It’s a fight you can’t win. It’s insane.”
— Tony Kornheiser on Tua
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WOW! And I already didn’t like Kornheiser to begin with. What a d!ck!
I think I speak for the vast majority of us that I want Tua to make all of these media members eat their words and then some… and that’s putting it lightly.
I don’t think I’ve ever rooted for a guy on my team or not as much as Tua. He’s dealing with such nonsense 24/7.
Well stated, and I agree with you +1000000000000000000000
I truly want to know why seemingly 90% of the media is anti-Tua. What did he ever do to anybody to warrant such hatred? Did we miss something?
I mean, it seems personal and off-the-field with the media.
I don’t get it either. The media forgot their “Tank for Tua” mantra in 2019 because circumstances changed. We won too many games and Tua suffered a hip injury that threatened his career. But the jackasses didn’t stop there.
Media loves to call out top picks, they think are or will be busts, like it gives them credibility
They also need something to talk about, that people will listen to and read
They’re too into themselves to really care what Tua does
In the back of my head I have stuck Tua’s accuracy, everyone that talks about him says, but he’s very accurate
Some day these QBs like Allen, Jackson, and Herbert will loose a step and won’t be able to use their wheels to get out of trouble, then will have to fall back on accuracy from the pocket, which they don’t have, while Tua won’t have that issue
Last year we showed the NFL the blueprint to beat Jackson, and he wasn’t effective afterwards, Flores in Pitt surely will make it difficult for him twice a year
How long can Allen continue to take the pounding he does?
Once he starts worrying about it he won’t be the same player, history tells us these guys start breaking down after 5 years, with some exceptions like Russell Wilson
We’ll have the last laugh soon
Burrow will be a good QB longer, than those I mention above, that rely on their feet too much
Steve, I agree with you. Baker and Tindall will spy the running QBs that we have to face especially in the AFC. It’s like chess and a matchup game. Allen, Jackson, Burrow, Herbert etc.
I can see 3-2-6 being used a lot. We have DBs that can cover playing the LOS or blitz the backfield. Our defense morphs from blitz to coverage.
Our safeties can also cover well.
At this point, I’m tiring of all the talking and the press clips. I just want to see the product on field. I won’t get excited if we start well either. We need to finish the season and make the playoffs.
I think that is where most of us are at also. Kind of joined OD’s “Show Me Brigade”.
I am also not going to worry about the hiccups early on with this new offense either.
Some of you with your corkscrews are like me with reader glasses. I’ve got a pair in each of 3 vehicles, a pair in the garage, a pair in my tackle box, my desk at home, desk at work and a pair on my nightstand. lol
Lol….Mrs K has/had them everywhere….I have at least a dozen stacked on her vanity and they’re still all over the house….oh my!
Looks like DirecTV is going to lose the NFL Sunday Ticket package in 2023, after this NFL season. Supposedly AppleTV is going to get it, but Amazon wants it too. Not sure how either streaming service will sell it, but hopefully more fairly than DirecTV did. They should sell games a la carte, team packages, and every game packages.
https://phinphanatic.com/2022/06/05/predicting-miami-dolphins-record-afc-east/2/
fan-site predicting we sweep the Pats again this year……
Queue the random post that we swept them last season… LOL
I kept going on to the next article, to find our top 10 most important players of the future, it was interesting, but odd who he listed and the order
When making such a list you need assumptions, like X is going to play at a high level for another 3 or 4 years, so instead of having him on the list I would’ve put Iggy ( I know it’s a reach based on camp rumblings, but…) as an important replacement
https://dolphinstalk.com/2022/06/former-dolphins-coach-not-impressed-with-fins-offense-from-ota-visit/
You have to type something to make a link post Rockphin….
Last time he gets invited to a practice….
I read that yesterday….you’re talking about Westhoff.
What do you expect from a fruitcake, that wears flowery clothes
Seems like too much thinking going on
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I am not sure who “MTH” is, but if you click “explore what’s happening” under this post and then click the heading of MTH under “more tweets”
MTH is definitely worth a follow!!
I used to like Rich Eisen, but this is just a stupid as hell “hot take”
He says it is more likely that Brady is the QB in Miami next season than it is that Tua will score a combined (passing & rushing) 30 TD’s this season.
Can we just put this bull shit garbage behind us? FFS!
I used to like him too, but he’s too conformist for my liking
Sometimes I wonder how he got his job, he’s not annoying like some of the others, he just doesn’t seem to provide anything of value
Tua had 16 td passes and 3 tds rushing last season in just under 12 games
Projecting that out to a 17 game schedule it’s 27, including the 3 rushing tds
If, and maybe a big if, he plays 17 games I think it’s a no-brainer he gets to 30
Eisen didn’t do much research on this, and Brady isn’t going to QB the Fins ever
Throwing more fire into it, I thinks it’s more likely, that Ross loses the team, than Tua doesn’t combine for 30, and if Ross is gone, then zero chance they even speak to Brady
I used to like him too, but he’s too conformist for my liking
Sometimes I wonder how he got his job, he’s not annoying like some of the others, he just doesn’t seem to provide anything
This site is getting whacked
So I have a question. They give out an orange jersey to the best practice player from the day before. Do they have one already made for each guy just in case or is some Dolphins equipment guy working overtime after practice (once the coaches get around to deciding who was ‘best’) to create a new one on demand!?
They have blank jerseys on hand and just have the uniform person do what’s necessary to get it ready for next practice
The highly football political orange jersey. Does anyone really think it goes to the best player from practice or are they just giving it to who they want based on what message they want to convey
Back to the Eisen comment, I don’t think two TD’s per game is very much for a top 16 QB. By picking under you are basically saying he will be trash.
Or won’t play all 17 games
I think Alain Poupart from SI is one of the best Dolphins Beat writers working right now. Here is his response to Mike Westhoff’s comments;\
Mike Westhoff, former special teams coach, said even at this early stage the practice he saw (Thursday) was the worst NFL practice he’s ever seen and he was shocked! O. Kelly also said practice was horrible but we only heard about 2 bombs thrown and one sucked Your take?
Yeah, it’s pretty interesting how the narrative following practice was all about the two long passes, which became even more the story because of Tua’s comments. I did hear Westhoff’s comments live when he made them and I frankly was shocked because he wasn’t having any of the Tua lovefest because of the two long completions. Now, I think there’s some exaggeration both ways here. First off, if anybody wants to believe what some have put out there about the two bombs being in stride, go for it, but that’s not accurate. Hill had to slow down a bit for the second one and the ball wasn’t thrown over his shoulder on the first. That said, they were two long completions, so points for that. The rest of practice was meh, but it certainly wasn’t the worst practice I’ve ever seen and I also wouldn’t use the word “horrible.”
They’re installing a new O, you can’t dance with style until you have the moves down
He’s a Tua hater, so he’s going to bash, if he’s such a prick, why or who invited him?
Don’t think Tua said anything about it being a great practice, he just mentioned the 2 completions downfield being money
When was the last time anyone saw a game where a perfect bomb was successful in stride, with a defender anywhere close to the receiver?
Why even try to do that? The important thing is completing as many as possible, not 1 perfect 1, whatever trajectory does that use it, unless a lower trajectory is needed to get the ball in quicker on a given play
So our guys haven’t perfected the entirely new offense being installed in the whole month they’ve had, and they had a less than stellar practice that one day. 🤔
DOOMED!!
DOOMED I SAY!!!!!!
LOL
Guess I picked the wrong year to quit not going to the fest 🤪
Tua completed a bomb to Hill, but you could see on the catch that Hill’s arms were bent at the elbows at an angle slightly less than 90 degrees which means technically he had to slow up for the catch. A good throw the receivers arms would be between 90 and 180 degrees in extension for the catch meaning he was running full speed the whole way.
DBs probably won’t even bother covering guys deep during games after seeing footage of that throw. Even math says Tua sucks.
On Gesicki’s blocking…
A reporter caught Tua leaving a restaurant the other day and saw the tip he left amounted to 18.7% of the bill. This reporter isn’t surprised his tip fell short.
I guess that joke would land a little better if I went off tip average 15%, instead of my own 20%.
(Kong doing his best Tua impression has a joke that doesn’t land)
Tua was seen at a golf course and someone caught his glimpse of his scorecard. He was 4 under par. No surprise here that he was under.
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(my submission for the ‘NFL analyst’ position I’ve applied for at all the major publications. I figure a couple of zany faces should be sufficient proof of writing ability.)
Tua may crash and burn. I just wish the sports media at large would let it happen first, then kill the guy, not the other way around.
Somebody wipe the green slime off that Westoff guy. He has the jest stench on him.
Quick.
Name all the QBs who’ve had 3 OCs in their first 2 seasons and are now installing a 100% different offense this year than last with 3 new RBs, 3 new WRs, a new Center, 2 different OTs, plus a new HC and QB coach.
Tua
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I thought so.
McDaniel is so smart he probably brought in a credible denier in Westoff to give the opponents over-confidence-inducing bulletin board material.
Nothing would surprise me with him
Why is it that everyone with off at the end of their name is a dufus?
David Hasselhoff, Thomas Dumitroff…
lol
Tomorrow must be the first day of summer, expected high 100, first time in my area for the season
I’m 1000 feet higher up than strip LV, so 2-5 degrees cooler on average
It’s May and June. Wait until TC and PS to really dump on the players. Geez these knuckleheads have no idea. All they want is the click baits. Maroons!
CavalierKong says:
June 6, 2022 at 12:02 pm
I guess that joke would land a little better if I went off tip average 15%, instead of my own 20%.
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Cav average tip in the US is actually 18-some percent. 15% is the minimum unless the service is screwed up, but lots of people like you tip more. So the average is higher.
Didnt know that, thanks. 😁
I would much prefer my jokes be unfunny on their own merit, not because I screwed up the details like I thought I did, lol.
Well, you nailed it……..
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LOL
has anyone looked at MTH’s twitter thread above? Worth a looksee.
Yes….lol….a little young don’t you think?
which one? The thread scrolls and scrolls and scrolls. There are tons of them.
and NO I don’t think. Too young for what? LOL
Lol Rock, if I was to guess, he’s just busting balls, because of the generalization of your post, has anyone looked at MTH’s twitter thread
Who is MTH?
#10 gets some recognition.
2 long TDs = orange.
This is a little exciting…
6 of the 25 are current or former Dolphins
steveccnv says:
June 6, 2022 at 2:57 pm
…….Who is MTH?
I have no clue. in the link that Wyoming put up of the Cheerleaders’ training camp at 10:02am in the thread below of “More tweets” MTH’s thread popped up. It is just post after post of bikini pics.
@mth00877382 is the twitter handle. I just checked the page again and it is different than it was at 10am this morning.
Rockphin, it’s actually 7
1- Minkah
2- Mostert
3- Ballage
4- ‘Reek
5- Lindsay
6- Breida
7- Drake
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Rockphin says:
June 6, 2022 at 2:52 pm
This is a little exciting…
6 of the 25 are current or former Dolphins
I forgot Lindsay was a Dolphin.
I see there is no shortage of bashing the team on all fronts now. These are OTAs and installing an entirely new offense. Some of the stuff that gets reported is simply immature. Kyle Brandt went off about it on GMFB this morning.
Today is another anniversary of D-Day. 78 years ago. It wasn’t all that long ago that the world was in peril. Never forget!
I can only imagine.
I remember seeing “Saving Private Ryan” in the theater and the sound made you feel like you were there. I was in tears.
So there is a 24th woman that has come out and I just spent 1/2 hour spiraling down a rabbit hole reading the Twits defend Watson. I am so glad we are not associated with the story anymore.
Some current media reports are still associating us with it.
But only for what happened last year. He was traded and given a huge fully guaranteed contract. But yeah if his lawyer talks about us last year it will hit the news.
Yeah but it’s still current reports and being associated with it.
Gotta wonder why she came in so late. Had to know about the first 23. Maybe the plaintiffs lawyer held her back to generate some more headlines. The pressure on Watson is public image at this point.
Tim- who has been bashing our team?
All these nonsense reports. The worst practice I’ve ever seen. Tua and the deep ball. Brady will be our QB next year. The Dolphins lied about Deshaun Watson.
Tim, I watched Saving Private Ryan one time and will never watch it again. Just too effing intense.
I do watch The Longest Day every June 6th though. Will be watching when I get home tonight
I saw it at home too. Couldn’t imagine it in theaters.
I hear ya. The sounds of all the bullets and explosions felt like it was all around you.
Sat at a bar in a mall with a Vietnam Vet who was in the shiot while we both waited for our women to shop. He said the landing scenes in Saving Private Ryan were as close to real combat as he had seen.
I’ve heard WWII vets say the same thing.
‘Reek the Cheetah on Tua vs Matt Moore…
Yeah but 10 1s don’t = a 10😝
I saw that. This entire issue is ridiculous. I can’t even remember Tua missing a guy deep where the throw was short. Incomplete because it was dropped or broken up, sure, but not because the throw was bad. The fact is we did not attempt a lot of deep throws for lots of reasons we’ve all touched on. But when he does go deep his pct. is at the top of the list.
This nonsense really needs to stop.
We saw what we thought was a mobile Brissett, that mostly couldn’t get it done with our putrid OL, we saw Tua excel given the circumstance with that same OL
Tua isn’t the problem, is he the answer I think so, and think everyone will see flashes of Bama Tua early, then take off in the 2nd half
The nonsense will stop once Tua hits on a few “deep” balls and when we’re scoring points.
The same thing was said about Brady until all the sudden he’s the goat. 🤮
Brady has thrown a lot of ducks on deep throws in his career.
I learned today that “unitard” is a much better thing than it sounds. In the correct display of course.
I don’t care what they say about us anyways…
Lol…Grier better gush and glad he likes what he sees….
Yeah, but we gave up too much to get him and his salary is too large…
If you don’t like what they’re saying about us now imagine, if Hill went to the jets, what they’d be saying, Hill didn’t want Tua as his QB…
Then think about what playing the jets would’ve been like, much closer to a tossup
The AFC is going to be very competitive on paper and probably on the field for the most part. That said I don’t expect all the teams that are highly regarded to live up to it.
If Tua has 30 TD’s and 4000 yards and plays 17 games and the team wins 11 games and makes it to the playoffs, there is a subset of society that is going to say “yeah, but it’s because of the team around him, imagine if they had gotten Watson or Brady”
Don’t go there man… just laugh when they try to cover up their stupidity….in their face. Lol.
In a typical season, that would be a disappointing record, but with how tough the AFC will be it might be as good as it gets with those stats
Buffalo on paper looks like the best team in the NFL, maybe it’s a good thing the AFC is tough
Teams like Pitt and NE might be 9-8 teams if this year was typical or with the tough AFC either might be 6-11
Stupid people don’t like getting called out on their stupidity….lol:
https://www.si.com/nfl/dolphins/news/miami-dolphins-tua-tagovailoa-and-the-national-reaction-to-his-comments
Does anyone take into account Tua was asked about his arm strength by the media so he answered it? He didn’t start it or tweet it, he was asked about it. Some people are just clueless about facts in life. LOL
Ryan has a big arm, one of these passes actually went 60 yards, but the trajectory isn’t much different than Tuas, the ball doesn’t get there any faster and slower, if you count when throwing motion starts.
He had trouble throwing deep, until he took a little off his throws
Another thing that people forget about are QBs with very strong arms but lack accuracy and they overthrow receivers or they’re way off the mark. What good is that?
I can see it now. In the first game against the Pats Tua could hit Waddle for a 72 yard TD with the throw 53 yards in the air but right on the money and the rest was YAC. Then he could hit Hill on a 56 yard TD with the throw only 39 yards in the air but again right on the money and the rest was YAC. The naysayers will say but can he throw it 60+ in the air? LOL
I’d rather the shorter distance with YAC, Tampa2 25 yards off the ball, with the middle wide open
Oh I agree was just trying to make a point about the naysayers. This is all ridiculous to me. Most pass plays in the NFL are not 20+ never mind 50+. I’ll take crisp 7-8 yard slants that can go for 20+ or a 25 yard in the air deep crosser with YAC all day long.
TBH I can see why some people have the opinion they do
What about Wilson? Didn’t know he’s the tallest in the WR room except Preston and…
Forgot the link…lol.
https://www.si.com/nfl/dolphins/news/miami-dolphins-wide-receiver-cedrick-wilson-looking-for-another-career-year
On that infamous throw that Hill had to slow down for from Tua in minicamp. What if Tua was working on more of a rainbow throw ala Russell Wilson and Hill outran it. How else do you get an idea of the speed and timing with your fast guys? Tua may say to himself I can’t throw it like that to him because the ball isn’t getting to him fast enough. You know what they call that? Practice! 😉
Lol…don’t be upset. I’m laughing and wondering how you can be paid for saying stupid shit….media and politicians are so much smarter than me…lmao
No worries! I’m having some fun with how people view things when they don’t really know what they’re talking about. Not anyone on the blog, but the media and twitter warriors. LOL
Lol, Tua working on the rainbow throw
It was an example by me and only me. What do you do when you practice anything? You try different things and try to get really good at some of it.
For the record Mahomes under-threw Hill a bunch. It’s all over Hill’s highlight reels.
I think he has the rainbow throw down, which is ironic being from Hawaii
Okay but a rainbow throw to Hill might take too much time because there is more of a circle trajectory but less velocity to the point and he outruns it. That pass might actually go further but slower. Duper did that to Marino. Then there are passes where Marino would throw more of a laser right on time.
Donald is a beast, but way, way too much.
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“Aaron Donald is officially getting paid like a quarterback.
The Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle agreed to a reworked contract on Monday that is expected to pay him an average salary of more than $31.6 million per season through 2024.”
He’s getting paid for the impact he has on games. He’s one of the best interior DL to ever play the game.
Look at this POS listing 2 of our new players who won’t live up to the hype
https://syndication.bleacherreport.com/amp/10037646-nfl-players-who-wont-live-up-to-the-hype-in-2022.amp.html
How about maybe Russell Wilson not living up to the hype
Hill was already Hill with Alex Smith before Patrick Mahomes. Let’s see how he does without Hill bailing him out when he scrambles around and can’t find anyone open. Mahomes is not a good rhythm passer. He’s an improv guy with good legs and a strong arm. His blankie is Travis Kelce, his savior was Tyreek Hill.
Agreed…and he had time to still fuck up…lol
I know this sounds like blasphemy but I think Mahomes is overrated even though I like him. He’s exciting to watch play. But he has major flaws in his game. He also has a great HC in Andy Reid who knows what he’s doing and a good overall roster around him. It’s not all about Mahomes.
My good friend who’s in the same FFL as me has both Mahomes and Hill and we have talked about the ups and downs of Mahomes even though he puts up numbers and plays in big games. But we’ve both seen him play erratically the last couple of years. The Chiefs haven’t gotten better since they won the Super Bowl, they’re falling shorter every year even though they still play in big games. We both think it’s because of Mahomes. He’s not getting better as a QB, he’s relying on his physical skills and the talent around him. Anyone who thinks losing Hill isn’t a big deal is delusional.
That said, this might be the year where Reid pushes him to be more cerebral and speed up his reads as opposed to sandlot improv football. We have not seen that yet.
By the way my friend knowing I’m a Dolphins fan said are you interested in trading for Hill. I told him you’d be a fool to trade him because of the Tua bashing you keep hearing. Do what you feel you need to do, but I have my protects and I’m not trading for him just because he’s a Dolphin.
I always seemed to be rooting for KC in big games, and noticed the same thing, he isn’t all that all the time, he’s really good with the game on the line though
I think there’s a hidden message in Hill saying how accurate Tua is, think he’s referring to the comparison with Mahomes
He tries to be too coy and ends up making late weird angle passes, that are hard to pick up for receivers
Live up to the hype? Lmao….
Whose hype is that? TWs and CWs? Ok…lol
There should be no hype for any of our players, they bash them all
Steve, to me it’s like a pitcher comparison. You have a guy who can throw 100+ with great arm talent but is wild and has trouble throwing strikes even though when he does he can overwhelm you. Then you have a guy who can throw 94-95 but he hits his spots, throws strikes on a regular basis and gets out of innings more efficiently.
Accuracy is one of the most important aspects of sports. Wayne Gretzky had the best accurate slap shot of all time. But it wasn’t from the blue line. It wasn’t the fastest at 120mph, but he put it where he intended it to go.
That’s how I view Tua. He has that natural instinct. Now he has more explosive players around him to make more big plays.
Exactly, everyone that bashes Tua always mentions…but he is very accurate, they know he isn’t a JAG, just bashing him, because Herbert was drafted behind him and has been great
There are reasons for Herbert’s faster start…lol. Let’s start with dislocated hip and broken ribs….omfg
Hebert is impressive physically but has won nothing. It’s a team game. You don’t win on an arm and legs alone. A lot of it is about timing and a team bonding and staying healthy.
The thing I like is everyone is focused on Tua and the offense and our defense knocks the snot out of teams. Tua is only winning because of defense. I say cool… he’s not losing games either jackass. LOL
Rock in his unitard
Site won’t let me post links dammit
Lmao…Rock in a unitard!
I think David is hacking us 😉
Greg Maddux was one of the slowest pitchers in baseball, but he sure could put that ball right where he wanted.
I love this example. He was a wizard. He maybe only topped out at 92mph but threw in the 80’s with movement, placement and change of pace. One of the best pitchers I’ve ever seen. He was also a multiple gold glove winner and would make hitters hit it right back to him. The guy won 355 games. As a Mets fan when we faced Maddux I would say just win the series because today is not likely. He was the art of pitching. One of the best ever and the opposite of Nolan Ryan. 😉
Well said. Maddux was amazing. If the phrase ‘paint the corners’ was going to be expressed in a picture, the picture would be a Greg Maddux pitch.
It was I’m smarter than you. That’s what Gretzky did. Physical skills matter but seeing things on a different level psychologically is a special gift.
PROVING IT’S NEVER TO LATE TO FOLD, COLORADO AVALANCHE FANS THOUGHT there boys were going to complete a four game sweep tonight at the arena formerly known as the Northlands Coliseum. (OOPS, “their” boys.)
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Leading 3-0 in games and ahead 1-0 in the 2nd period of the 4th game, The Avs decided it was time to snooze and promptly gave up 3 quick goals to the Oilers and their suddenly crazed fans!!
NOW look at the mess they’ve created!!
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OILERS’ FANS are praying for a blowout win tonight, just when a SWEEP seemed inevitable. Taking out a couple of AVS’ players would also be well received in the northern most city with more than 700,000 people about 250 miles north of the U.S. border. As my Uncle who lived over 50 years in Edmonton once told me, “There’s a time to make babies and a time to win hockey games. THIS IS A TIME TO WIN HOCKEY GAMES!” (Well I’m sure as shit glad he didn’t get the two things confused during their very long winters!).
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ANYWAY, I don’t even think Avs’ fans would be too upset about blowing ONE game in this series. But, should they drop a 2nd straight game, some of the old Avalanche ghosts of bygone collapses might rear their ugly faces again!!
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Personally, I’m hoping tonight’s game serves as a nice warm-up for tomorrow night’s main event in Tampa featuring the Lightning and the Rangers! — GO BOLTS!!
Easy there partner, you’d surely take the 3-1 lead they have. I’d rather they swept the Oilers, more rest isn’t always good as the Lightning found out