The way I see it, the unit that is the closest to being a complete unknown other than our offensive line, is our running back group. We’ve assembled a few pieces, a few with similar skill sets, and really, not one clear number one guy that at least on paper looks to receive the lions share of carries. In today’s NFL, that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Many teams have RB by committee and our Head Coach, Mike McDaniel employed his running backs in that very same manner across the country in San Francisco as run game coordinator. To further illustrate my point, the only back in our stable that came with 70 yards of a 1000 yard season was our last pickup, Sony Michel, who has played for the Patriots and Rams. In fact, discard the yardage stats, the only RB on our team who had more than 200 carries in a season is Sony Michel. At the moment, we have 7 RB’s on our roster, Sony Michel, Chase Edmonds, Raheem Mostert, Myles Gaskin, Salvon Ahmed, Zaquandre White and Gerrid Doaks. Since we have a FB on our roster, that means maybe 3-4 RB’s on the roster and a couple on the PS.
It’s going to be interesting to see if rookie UDFA Zaquandre White can develop quickly enough and show enough to stay on the roster. If we carry 3, that would be nearly impossible, but if we do carry 4 backs, I think White has a chance. Mostert is a speed guy and we will try to get him out in space to get big chunks of yardage. He will not be a bellcow back, only Michel even partially resembles that type of back. Edmonds is a very good receiving back who has caught more than 50 passes in a season and Myles Gaskin is very much the same, missing 50 by one with 49 receptions last season. Both Edmonds and Gaskin had 4 TD’s receiving each last season.
You look at some teams and you know they have a RB that will be getting tons of touches, especially carries. Najee Harris of the Steelers, Jonathan Taylor of the Colts, Antonio Gibson of the Commanders, and then you have the 2 hybrid backs who may as many receptions as carries like Alvin Kamara and Dalvin Cook. Sony Michel was 12th in rushing last season with 845 yards, Gaskin was next at #22 with 612 yards. This is why when you look at our team, and try to figure out who’s going to do what, besides the numerous questions about the O-line, the runni9ng backs are really the next biggest question. On defense, we couldn’t be any more set, everyone has their place. At WR, and even TE, we know who who the top 3 WR’s are, and we know the top 3 TE’s. Will the O-line stay with Terron Armstead at LT, Liam Eichenberg at LG, Connor Williams at C, Robert Hunt at RG and Austin Jackson at RT? Will we just play the hot hand at RB each week or will we rotate backs so often there will never really be a top back?
I wouldn’t say I’m concerned about run game, much of that will actually depend on the aforementioned O-line and its success in our new outside zone blocking scheme, which employs lots of movement, and a lot of choreographed movements, so guys need to be where they’re supposed to be or else! I know a lot fo us were hoping for a top tier RB in this year’s draft and oddly enough it was the Jets who ending up getting one of the best RB’s in the draft in Breece Hall. Instead, we traded for one of the most dynamic WR’s in the NFL, and in turn settled for a collection of decent running backs, not one 1000 yard back (which in a 16 or 17 game season isn’t all that impressive anyway). I think the depth chart at RB will constantly morph as players get banged up and considering Sony Michel is really the closest player to a bellcow back, I’d guess he’ll get the most carries, but not necessarily the most touches. A short passing game with RB’s is essentially the same as a running game and something Tua excels at since he delivers a quick, accurate ball. I think Mostert and Edmonds may catch more passes than they have carries while Michel will lead the rushing attack. I’d love to see Zaquandre White make the team because there’s nothing like a hungry young back that runs with ferocity. Training Camp is just a few days away, so we may just get some idea about what’s happening with our RB’s, or we may have to wait until preseason or later. It’s going to be fun to watch no matter what.
#stangerstrong
GO DOLPHINS!!!!!
Finsmob Unleashed 
FOIST!
Piss off spam filter! this is about 3 miles from my job
This, on the other hand looks like something to worry about!!
WTF
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The Dolphins placed DB Elijah Campbell on the non-football injury list and CB Byron Jones on the PUP list. Jones had a lower-leg offseason procedure. Vets report for camp Tuesday.
Most likely nothing to worry about. Plenty of time to get healthy
Wyo -Does everything you post (videos) go to spam automatically unless you type something first? That seems really annoying, although now you know what you gotta do
Yes.
I used to just do letters but now I guess it needs to recognize words? Or some shit!
Can’t see this post, as most FB posts don’t work here for some reason
They used to work just fine. I don’t get what has changed
Mike, I have the same issue with WordPress. I can’t just post a link or it doesn’t show up. (I assume it is in the spam folder) You have to type something above or below the link for a link to actually make it past the folder. I have just gotten used to it now so I ALWAYS type something.
SOMETIMES even that doesn’t work so I just assume that this site doesn’t trust the site the link is to or something like that.
I don’t even know if we could change the spam settings on the site to make it easier. My guess would be they are controlled by WordPress across the board, on all platforms.
I really don’t see a reason to go fiddling with any settings. If folks are swift enough remember that you have to type something, then they will struggle.
I don’t even know if we could change the spam settings on the site to make it easier. My guess would be they are controlled by WordPress across the board, on all platforms. I do see a boatload of comments hung up in spam though.
Similarly, when you paste a link you have to delete all of the host web-site modifiers. If it is a Jpg you have to delete everything after the .jpg, or .GIF or .PNG.
Everything after the file type (jpg, gif, png) are size and positioning modifiers for the host site. (Align to the top, center on page, reduce the size, etc.)
Thank you for your efforts Mike E.
RB by committee may actually end up being a strength if McDaniel can scheme it up for the position and utilize the variety of talent at his discretion/disposal.
Yeah, there’s only so many snaps on offense to begin with, and we have two very high volume WR’s right now, so it might just be better that we don’t have to rely on one back eating too many snaps.
Rocko – Not extremely deep into the book yet, I think around page 200 or so. Not sure why you hate Ferro so much. Also, not getting why you dislike Glokta either, but maybe I’m just not far enough into it yet.
I don’t dislike Ferro Maljinn, she is actually a pretty cool character (descendent from a demon and all)
I got Sand Glokta confused with his “boss” Goyle. Frankly they are both POS torturers. My biggest issue with Glokta is he is so bitter and self pittying. I know all the characters in Abercrombie’s books are grey, even the “heros” but Glokta is an evil person. Willing to torture false confessions out of those he interrogates as an inquisitor for expediency.
Maybe evil is too strong a word, he will do evil shit as an expediency. Yeah, slaughter all those people, we need to get moving” kind of shit.
I’m the one who can’t stand Ferro. She just absolutely grates on me, lol.
Great write on a perplexing subject Mike E. And I have no clue who is gonna get the ball more either out of that whole crew.
Forget whether it was about the Shanahan system in Denver or his son’s in San Fran, but read they’d just go with the “hot hand.” You are working against a given team’s D and all of a sudden you get a lot of work. Way our RB stack is set-up could see the same here.
Thanks Stanger – You do have to admit, our offense is a mystery right now, especially in regards to the run game
The RBs are a mystery for sure. Myles Gaskin could lead the team in rushes or get cut.
Damn Wyo, hunker down and stay safe!
I wish Abercrombie had told more of Logen Nine-fingers story between Last Argument of Kings and when he re-introduces him as an old man in Red Country.
Then again, his books do jump around in time a little so, maybe he will!
LOL Kong – So it was you who hates Ferro. I guess I’ll find out, or we’ll just have a disagreement. Really enjoying the book though, I’m up to the tournament, and Glokta just met Bayaz and Ninefingers .
She’s just hateful; I understand her character and she is true to that, but I don’t like reading her. As for Glotka, he does what he has to in order to survive. He is embittered and has no empathy for the people he hurts, but IMO nearly every evil thing he does is because it’s what is required of him. He’s simply pragmatic and morally neutral.
It’s all personal preference of course, but I think Glotka has the best arc in the series, and I enjoy reading him probably more than even the Northmen (who are my favorite character group as a whole- they are all awesome).
Nice write, Mike. Not concerned about the committee approach. A lot of the time it’s about the game plan and utilizing the different skills sets based on the opponent. Then there is always the hot hand approach. I see us keeping 4 RBs but maybe only 3 will be active each week.
WI Sen Ron Johnson kicks off his re-election campaing, which means I get this in my e-mail box. Makes me sad that a 2-term Senator pitches for cash like a grandiose conspiracy theorist.
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Patriot,
Since I have been in office, I have become the #1 target of the Left, the liberal biased media, and Big Tech giants like Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.
I have been smeared again and again by media companies like The New York Times, Washington Post, and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel where they distort my comments, twist them through a liberal prism, and omit most of what I actually say.
I have been silenced, censored, and suspended by the social media oligarchs because I tell the truth, and oftentimes, it is the truth the liberal mainstream media does not want to hear. It counters their narrative, and they refuse to allow it. So they silence free speech.
Yet, despite all of this unconstitutional collusion between these far-Left parties working for political gain at the expense of the American people, I will not give up. They will not deter me. And that is why today, I am officially announcing my re-election campaign for the Wisconsin Senate seat.
Lol…well I took as being a whiny little bitch and wondered what he was going to do for his constituency…didn’t get it, lol
And this wasn’t a brain fart of an interview. It’s what he and his team crafted as a fundraising/vote pitch.
Yeah, didn’t get the point at all…geez, loueez.
well I took as being a whiny little bitch
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Something a leftist would say for $200.
Lol, or anyone that read what he said! Or heard it…
grandiose conspiracy theorist
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Where was the conspiracy
“Big Tech giants like Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube” plus “The New York Times, Washington Post, and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel” plus he has been “silenced, censored, and suspended by the social media oligarchs.” And he seems to think they are all working together “in consort.” That is a conspiracy, which is multiple parties working together to achieve a nefarious end.
Why the hate bbm?
I don’t really see our offense as a mystery because we know the system they want to run. We’ve just yet to see it with the personnel we have. Can we execute it the way it’s drawn up?
I guess what I mean is we have no idea how much we’ll be running, considering the WR’s we have, and who it will be that will be running the ball the most.
There’s nothing we can hang our hat on at this point…it’s the abyss…lol
Thus, the mystery…do we have the talent and the scheme AND can it be executed? lol
Wtfk? Lol
“Bridgewater has a career record of 33-30 and a career passer rating of 90.7.”
That’s just an intersting fact from this interesting article.
Miami Dolphins training camp preview: 10 Players to Watch | Schad
https://www.yahoo.com/news/miami-dolphins-training-camp-preview-120036117.html (no paywall)
Our offense was a mystery the last 3 years under Flores. At least now we know the system. 😉
lol…that’s for sure! And, to me, still is….kinda just a hallucination or premonition
And, can’t forget about specialists….
keeps going to spam….like 5 times now….hmmmm
Tim – Although Flores’ offense was a mystery, I would have bet $1000 before this season if he was still here that both Jaylen Waddle and Tyreek Hill got at least 100 targets each. With McD, not so sure that’s the case because he wants to be more balanced than we were.
I don’t care about the stats for individual players. Move the ball and score points. Hill and Waddle with get the ball plenty. And if teams decide to focus on them others with feed.
I don’t think I’m emphasizing that I care about stats, just that I really have no idea how we’ll be distributing the football, especially with the running backs.
No I’m not saying you are. Just that the more weapons you have the harder it is for opponents to defend. We might run 38 times and pass 27 one game and then see it flip in another. Then we might see some 32/32 balance in other games.
Agreed TK…more weapons, more talent, better coaching, and no one really knows how it’s all going to gel…
….still a blank page
Yes, but that’s not a mystery to me. A mystery to me is something we have nothing to go by, no understanding. I know what kind of offense McDaniel has brought here. It’s based on the WCO principles and mostly from what Mike Shanahan liked to run. Zone run schemes and lots of play-action passing.
TK, you might know the system, but the true genius of all of it is scheme and execution from the players we have…you might have an outline, but that’s it.
Fill in blanks leaves creativity, thus mystery. Can’t wait to see
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And he seems to think they are all working together “in consort.
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They are, so it is not a conspiracy
That’s what a conspiracy is, a group conspiring together. You’re talking about a conspiracy theory.
Tim – I hear ya, and I think that’s probably how it’s going to work. I do believe we’re going to try and have more balance between run and pass than the previous coach though for sure.
We also have to see if one of the young RBs emerges. You never know, we’ve seen late round and UDFAs becomes really good players, especially at RB.
One thing I want to see on offense besides scoring more points is our offense keeping our defense out of tough situations. Like being pinned inside our 5 and going 3 and out so the opponent starts at midfield or better.
I think McDaniel should be chomping at the bit to see what he has…
Stanger, I read that and thought there are 3 or 4 on this blog that could have written it. It has been ingrained into the consciousness of a large portion of the trump party. “Fake news” and “Alternative Facts” plays well
They believe it stridently to the point where they arrogantly look down upon folks who don’t believe their “alternative facts” .
“Fake news” and “Alternative Facts” are for all people who hold strong opinions. Both parties play that game.
It was weaponized by Trump. You can’t believe them, you can only believe me, the great leader. Brainwashed a large portion of the population to disbelieve the free press all the while telling 30,000 documented lies and misleading inaccuracies.
THIS IS TRUE
you guys can what about at your leisure now.
Lol Rock…agreed.
You think this only started since Trump? It’s been going on since we’ve all been alive.
By the way there is no such thing as alternative facts. A fact means it’s true and happened. It’s not an opinion or an op-ed piece of information that creates an opinion. It’s reality. Once a society loses their ability to accept truth, it will crumble.
Well I guess I can go talk to Dbolt and Bookman then?
Huh? What brought this on?
I was just remembering folks who left this blog when it started being not entertaining.
And I was thinking I wasn’t very entertained.
I see that Krishna and I are in another debate about holes vs. upgrades and mystery vs. results type of semantics. LOL
Lmao…fucking semantics are always getting in the way…
LOL, all in good fun.
Oy!
Rock – Trump brought to the forefront the fact that the media is biased. He absolutely used it as a tool, but he was right on the money about that. Certain cable news stations have a strong left slant. I don’t think everything they say is untrue but what they say and how they choose to portray it shows a lot if bias.
Goes both ways…I like the word weaponized…and alternative facts were born under him…those are facts
Wyo
I KNEW this was going to happen…
And you’ll notice how Teddy is listed ABOVE Tua as the tie-breaker…
Saw that too, but who cares?
EA is a media company that produces Madden Football. Most of us die-hard Phin fans are getting pissed off at how they are trying to minimalize our beloved team.
I haven’t played Madden Football in nearly a decade, so it’s not about the game to me… it’s more a matter of outright disrespect to our individual players and overall team.
Wyo – I wish I could be on here more but it’s impossible to get on during work, and my lunch goes so fast (1/2 hour), I don’t usually get time during lunch either.
M – don’t sweat the Madden ratings. Tua doesn’t get respect anywhere else, why would he get any from EA Sports? 🤣
See my reply above to Krishna. The media despises our Phins.
By the way: I DON’T TRUST THE MEDIA, MAN! 😀
If you guys want to see what type of base offense we will run, watch old Broncos video under Mike Shanahan and his son Kyle in SF. Remember, the FB is a coveted position in this offense. That’s rare these days. McDaniel believes in it and has stated most opponents don’t have a lot of experience against it. He thinks it’s an advantage. It doesn’t mean we’re going all old school offense, but we might use a FB 12-15 times per game as opposed to 2-3 times that maybe we’ve seen in recent years.
Krishna – what goes both ways? There are probably 3 news stations that have an alternative bias like Fox News, Newsmax and maybe another one I can’t think of at the moment. On the other hand, there are dozens that have a left bias. It’s far from even, and most people don’t even know about Newsmax and the other one that I can’t think of.
OAN (One America Network) is probably the 3rd one you’re thinking of… they just got dropped by Verizon providers today.
Sorry, OANN (One America News Network).
Mike E. it goes both ways…and not trying to compare the number of dicks, just on both sides…that is all. You singled out one side and like Rock said, it’s both extremes…so fucking tribal imo…geez, loueez
What a brutal week up here in the Northeast what with the heat and HUMIDITY… and the weekend is supposed to be even worse. Stay safe and cool, y’all.
Spent last week in VA Beach where it was in the low-mid 90s every day… but the humidity up here in PA is far worse than VA Beach and we might reach 100 degrees over the weekend.
Krishna – it’s something that actually drives me crazy. I’ll never forget the Town Hall interviews during the debates. I understand that Trump brought this on himself because of the way he portrayed the media but you had one interviewer lobbing slo pitch softballs to Biden and even aiding him with the answers while the woman interviewing Trump was practically foaming at the mouth and sneering and challenging him and rebutting almost everything he said. That’s clear and unfair bias on a very important issue.
M – yes, OAN – Thanks!
No problemo, Miguel de la E!
Lol…maybe so.
Like I said I don’t count…it’s both sides. And, I’ll say this when you’re president you are criticized by both sides…
I have stepped so far away from politics that mostly I get it from here…lol…that’s fucked!
I’d be shocked if we’re not in the 25-30 rush per game range if not more, not 15-20. I think our WRs will get rushes. Instead of pissing off a guy like Deebo, Hill was doing that in KC and so should Waddle and others. Don’t go to one guy. Draw up plays to utilize your most talented players though. Keep defenses moving and thinking. It only takes one mistake to take it to the house. We have the speed to do that.
Saw my orthopedist today for the final examination of my hand. Have any of you ever been offered by an orthopedic doctor to SMELL his pen jar?
DON’T DO IT.
URP
He has a big Costco sized cheese puff jar that he emptied and washed out and has now filled with the pens and other scratching implements people have lost inside their casts.
Lmfao…don’t do it
LOL Krishna , that is pretty fucked getting politics from here. 🙃
What I think Tim is we’ll have some tendencies, that the 49ers used, but will feel teams out to see where the mismatches are and exploit them
Don’t really see the run heavy O the 49ers have
Hopefully, we’re going to use ALL our talent…please don’t let us down coach….
I think it’s very difficult to project, being our game plan will likely change from week to week, based on our opponents and what really works for us… vs what really doesn’t work for us.
We’ll see what happens.
Agree…it’s a mystery…lol
I didn’t say run heavy O, but it will be prominent. We could see 30, 27, 34, 23, 32, 26, 38 etc. When you add up the rushes between RB, QB, FB and WR it’s not that much. We will not be a one dimensional offense. It’s not in McDaniel’s DNA. 🙂
Friday night, summertime song…
Heard that Santana had collapsed on stage within the last month… hope he’s feeling better now. He’s a national treasure, in my book.
Yes he did and he’s an icon.
John Lee Hooker featuring Carlos Santana – Chill Out
Santana – Soul Sacrifice 1969 Woodstock live concierto HQ
An anonymous exec links Jimmy Garoppolo to the Dolphins
“Jimmy G is way more liked in league circles, as a player, than Tua is. He’s accomplished way more, and that matters at that position, almost more than anything else…Mike McDaniel knows Jimmy really well.”
Heard the same thing, Hulkster. Personally? I don’t believe it. Jimmy G’s price tag would eat more than our current cap space can afford.
It never ends does it?
My thoughts exactly
Santana – Maria Maria ft. The Product G&B (Official Video)
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I bought this single the day it came out… BEAUTIFUL!!!
It’s like ANYONE but Tua?
Leave the kid alone already, it’s ridiculous!!!
No one has anything else to talk about right now. Jimmy G ain’t going anywhere at this point. He is coming off fairly significant surgery and the jury is out on Trey Lance are well
Yup….and all bullshit
3 guys on our team who I truly believe will set the NFL world on fire this season…
1) Tua Tagovailoa: it’s his time — now fully recovered from his past injuries — with even better weapons this season. We’re about to see “Tuscaloosa Tua” this season with a new and improved O-Line.
2) Jevon Holland: the second coming of Reshad Jones and just might even be better if his ascension continues.
3) Jaelen Phillips: he’s only going to get better from his stellar rookie season, ya know?
Toronto has 3 TDs and 2 FGs against the Red Sox and it’s only in the 6th inning, lol.
Box score is wrong they missed an XP 😉
lol, I almost went that route
Lol…seeing football in everything now…cracks me up
It can’t get here fast enough. Every cloud I see is a football and every exclamation I here is someone cheering a TD.
Kong at the deli counter…
*hear
Mike McDaniel’s fate is already a story with Sean Payton as an option next year. The Saints still own his rights in 2023, so we’d have to trade top draft picks to acquire him. The 2022 season hasn’t even happened yet. Why are there always dark clouds hovering over this team even with a promising offseason?
MSM has nothing else to do…drama…lol
1) Tua Tagovailoa: Even though the timeline is different, I see Tua wanting to get the monkey off his back. I think we all see the lefty connection with Steve Young. They’re different but share a lot of the same traits.
2) Jevon Holland: the second coming of Ed Reed. He’s got instincts and physical talent.
3) Jaelen Phillips: he’s only going to get better from his stellar rookie season, ya know?
Agreed, he could be really scary as our T.J. Watt.
I am really hyped! This is just a few of the reasons!
Right because there is plenty of skill to rely on. 🙂
This is a guy you say can say hey he might get better under really good coaching.
I agree. I like all our picks and our UDFA group. They did a really good job.
He should have some ST value. Possibly as a returner but on the defensive side also since he started out his college career at LB as a freshman for FSU.
Terrell Davis aka ‘TD’ was not considered a top RB either as a 6th round pick in 1995. Let the competition begin. 🙂
Exactly!
What about the dude after TD who was a nobody? Mike Anderson- 4 years in the Marines, 2 years of JUCO then Utah. He busted on the NFL scene in the Shanahan system. Too bad it was so late in his life and injuries took over. He was a beast!
Olandis Gary too. He always found a guy.
I’m addicted to this show. I hate the season is over. Something really crazy going on at this ranch and there is a reason Robert Bigelow owned it for 20 years. They drilled 400′ into the base of the mesa and hit a large impenetrable object. They came up with flat pieces of metal from the drilling. The metal is made from 2 of the rarest elements on earth. One element on one side and the other element on the other side fused together. Other episodes have talked about portals existing on the ranch. I find it very interesting.
This is a cut from the second to last episode.
Do you guys know who Sinclair broadcast network is?
No, are you going to tell us about it?
Let’s try this..
I’m a competition-is-good fan..
https://dolphinstalk.com/2022/07/why-a-tough-afc-could-be-miamis-kryptonite-in-2022/
The better teams come out on top.
So odd to me
It is odd. Lets say Ross offered $100k per loss…. it had nothing to do with him getting fired. His wrongful termination case is about racial discrimination. How do you prove that against the only team with a black HC and GM?
I don’t know how that can be proven either. Doesn’t make any sense. He was hired as a HC for 3 years and got fired like many other coaches have. Flores seems he can’t accept is own flaws.
Seahawks fan here – wishing y’all the best for this season! The Dolphins have some really intriguing young pieces on that defense and the Hill + Waddle receiver core is going to confuse a lot of defenses.
Sorta hurts to read that Noah Igbonoghene is going into camp battling for the 4th CB slot, especially since when we use 6 DBs three of them should be safeties.
But that’s just part of what is in a well-done dissection of key Qs on D by Barry Jackson.
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Five key questions for the Miami Dolphins on defense as camp nears. And potential answers
https://www.yahoo.com/news/five-key-questions-miami-dolphins-191838882.html (no paywall)
Well he’s not going to jump X, Jones and Needham. If he can be the 4th and get on the field here and there that would somewhat promising.
But when he was drafted didn’t you think he’d be at least CB #3 at this point. He’s now competing for CB #4. He’s a first round pick.
We’re well past that. Needham is the better player.
Yeah we’re well past that. Iggy is going into a contract year in 2023 (don’t think taking the 5th year option an option).
Yeah don’t see the team giving him the 5th year. Unless he’s amazing this year and I’m not sure how that’s going to happen.
He should be able to jump Needham especially from an athletic standpoint. If he can’t then he is truly a bust
Ken, as a 1st round pick Iggy is already a bust. Needham is the better player. He’s got better instincts. That’s what Iggy lacks.
Needham is an okay role player who lacks the physical talent to a starting cb in this league. Iggy should have the ability to unseat him
I guess there is no media coverage off rookie TC.
Does anyone else see what’s not adding up in this story?
https://nypost.com/2022/07/20/76-year-old-attacked-by-anti-asian-spouting-woman-in-nyc/
Don’t get what you mean. Wouldn’t have been surprised if wasn’t reversed though, many times been a victim of a hate crime by an Asian. Just joking, well at least sort of 🙂
Read all of it carefully and try to identify the perp.
Tiffany Felder, a 52-year-old man
Yes and the headline under the photo of the cop car says it was a woman who did it. Then it was a man in the article and the name is Tiffany. Does anyone at the NY Post proof read?
You are right TIm. I’m not sure if the attacker was a man or a woman given that.
All the Dolphins news is about what has to happen; who must play well, who’s on the hot seat, if this doesn’t happen etc. Seriously? Let me guess, the gist of these articles is if things don’t go well it won’t be a good season. LOL
Mike E, you write more interesting and knowledgeable articles about our team than the people who profit off of it.
Thanks Tim – I’m not trying to get ratings or push some bullshit controversy to get clicks. It’s a shame the way our beat writers disrespect Tua and the team
I know you’re not. You’re honest with the potential and the questions we all have because we haven’t seen the new team with the new coaching staff yet. These other writers can’t seem to have an even keel. It’s like they want to predict the future but are having a hard time with it in case they’re wrong. LOL
Same ole bs from nitwit sports people
Before a broadcast they’d give their keys to the game, and I don’t remember it ever coming close, yet one team would win a totally different way
Ken, the problem is Iggy has not shown that. Needham is a gamer who plays over 50% of the snaps both inside and outside at corner. His playing time decreased last year with the addition of our young safeties. Iggy played in 7 games and only 17% snaps on defense. This is a big year for him.
I am just saying Iggy has superior physical skills. If they don’t believe he has a chance to beat out Needham than just get rid of him now. He should be competing for the 3 spot. Not just trying to get the 4 spot
He’s competing for any role. I just don’t see him jumping the top 3 corners.
Then he should have been cut already
Ken, why cut him before he’s not the 4th best corner? He’s really young and if he does pan out in the next couple of years you made a big mistake. We’ll know more after TC and the PS when we cut down to 53.
It’s the same as the OL, me no like him, kick him out
Iggy is only 22 years old. That said I think this year is his last chance
I’ll say this, I won’t be surprised if Iggy gets cut. If he doesn’t maybe the light came on. Remember he was a WR converted to CB in college with very little experience and we drafted him too high. There is no doubting that.
You don’t take projects in the 1st round. Grier and company took a chance and it hasn’t panned out so far. I’m not one for the 20/20 hindsight thing, but here’s the 2020 draft and you tell me who we coulda-shoulda?
https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2020/draft.htm
Krishna says:
July 23, 2022 at 12:02 pm
I’m a competition-is-good fan..
https://dolphinstalk.com/2022/07/why-a-tough-afc-could-be-miamis-kryptonite-in-2022/
I guess some people aren’t very good at math😆
Let’s play Mr Rogers…ok boys and girls, is it better to have 7 strong teams not counting the Fins or 9?
Either way we still play the same schedule, more good teams mean more teams knock each other off, similar to last year where it didn’t take 12 wins to get in
Bottomline is we should be able to win 11 and be guaranteed a WC, some years that isn’t enough, when the conf is top heavy 1-7
The thing about that is if everyone is going to look at the schedule and say we can’t win this game or that one and no way we can beat this team before it happens, it’s easy to be negative. The games have not been played yet.
Our defense could make it very difficult for teams to score. When you watch a good unit being built through the draft and then adding some key FAs over the last few years, and they’re all starting to communicate better and know each other, that can get scary.
DC Josh Boyer knows all these guys since 2019. He also knows some players from NE before that. Coaches knowing players is really important. They know what they’re getting. They’ve seen it.
If I’m Boyer I’d game plan against Lamar, Allen and any other running QB just like we did last year against the Ravens, then other teams with less mobile guys hit them with the Amoeba on 3rd downs
Pressure the hell out of them
Against a running team I’m playing Tindall and Roberts in the middle at the same time on 1st down, and sometimes on 2nd depending on situation
I’ll say this about Iggy… he’s only 22 years old and playing at a position that is one of the most difficult to learn (CB). Generally, it takes 3 to 4 years to master the position.
RARELY does anybody come into the league at such a young age (20 years old when drafted) at one of the most difficult positions and have success.
That said — and in year 3 — Iggy MUST show that he belongs or he’ll be either cut or traded next offseason.
IF the light turns on for Iggy, look out! If not… ugh.
As a fan I’ve already moved on from Iggy. I don’t consider him a key player. The Dolphins success in 2022 has nothing to do with him.
If that’s bothering you remember we have two 1sts, a 2nd and two 3rds in 2023.
Good way to look at it, but I don’t see a reason to give up on him, just don’t expect anything from him, and maybe we’re saying the same thing
We need Piggy to get an Iggy jersey and see if it will reverse his direction.
Hmm, you might have something there Mike. It could only help. Think they sell Igbinoghene jerseys or would you have to custom make it?
https://www.nflshop.com/?query=miami%20dolphins
You can put any number and name, but when you search by name they seem to have everyone on our roster but Iggy
I know you can make custom jerseys, also figured Iggy wouldn’t be a available.
“ The Miami Dolphins are closer to the Buffalo Bills than most people want to admit and mainly those people in New England,” Orlovsky said, transcribed by the Miami Herald. “They have the same record as the Baltimore Ravens over the past two years, 19-14, and that’s with the worst offensive line in football. They added the best left tackle in football [Terron Armstead]. They added a receiver with 200 catches, 2,500 yards and 24 touchdowns. This is a very good football team based on their defense.”
When I read the Orlovsky article I was surprised…speaks to talent we had and now added more….now coach and scheme it up
Iggy was a reach and a bust as a first round pick. He has played up the the level is a udfa so was a wasted pick IMO. Overall Grier has proven to me at least that he should not be in charge of a franchise.
Tua over Herbert was the nail in his coffin to me. But that entire first round was malpractice
I don’t think Herbert over Tua was such a slam dunk like you believe it is. I think we’ll see how good Tua can be this season. I do feel like the abundance of high picks that draft made Grier less risk averse than usual and was little giddy. You can’t rate a guy on one draft anyway.
i agree with you for the most part. One good draft when you have a plethora of picks does not make him a good GM either
His and his teams inability to find or groom an offensive like for most of his tenure with the franchise, especially because he has been a high level voice in the scouting department / front office for the entire breadth of our mediocre streak the last two decades.
He is on the shortest of leashes with me.
*** Does not speak well for him
part of sentence deleted by my fat finger on the iphone screen.
He seems to have the team positioned very well now (let’s hope) both presently and for the future….the tear down and rebuild was necessary…
Disagree with you on Tua for now and willing to see what he is after this season….it’s not an apples to apples comparison at this point.
Completely agree with about the OL and Grier.
He also cut bait with Flores…kudos
^were necessary…
Rock – I guess one thing you can kill Grier for is his inability to get the HC right. Obviously we all hope McD is the guy, and of course I’m not sure how much Ross had to do with any of the HC hires, but he’s failed to get the right guy here to win.
Grier has only hired two HCs, Flores and McDaniel. He wasn’t the lead on the other HCs before that. You had Parcells/Ireland, Ireland, Hickey, and then Tannenbaum was the lead on hiring Gase.
To be clear regarding Iggy, he’s still got time to turn it around. The same goes for Austin Jackson, being both were drafted so young. I’d give a mulligan to both players due to being drafted at age 20 and the COVID-related progression stoppages.
The same goes for Tua (not his age, but a destroyed hip injury in his senior year and multiple broken ribs suffered in game 2 vs the Bills last season).
I’m not an excuse-maker, but this is the reality of the situation for these players. It’s premature to call any of these guys busts before this season is all said and done. We’ll see what happens.
The difference is Jackson and Tua start regardless of performance, Iggy hasn’t been on the field much.
I hear ya, and I agree. There’s also more competition for Iggy (see X and Byron) than there is on the O-Line. Tua… he’s going to ball out this year, my guy! 🙂
Yeah but Needham and even Justin Coleman played many more snaps. This is a big year for Iggy.
SOMEBODY will become our ‘comeback player of the year’. So many options, but one will rise above the rest. Wonder who it might be?
I predict it will be someone on our O-Line, but it could be Iggy if the light turns on for him this year.
Iggy can’t be the come back player. He never was anything to begin with
I will be thrilled if is Kindley
^
Tim,
Stay cool over there in Jersey, man. It’s another HOT ONE today. I’m hitting the pool in short order.
I hear ya. It’s right about 100 now. Enjoy the pool.
Our former 7th round pick Malcolm Perry retired from the NFL (Pats) and will continue his military career in the Navy.
Always liked him, even if thought his career would be a short one. Longer than expected actually.
He was a very good college football player but you could see he didn’t have enough at the NFL level.
Bad news in the stanger clan today. Wife is up in NOVA for what was supposed to be 6 days to visit with her girls and take care of some stuff. She tested positive for Covid today.
Since getting on a plane is no longer an option, her first and strongest thought was to rent a car and drive back to FLA. That’s like 2 days. Hoping she just rides it out there in her hotel room. Seems safer for a bunch of people involved.
That sucks, sorry to hear. When you said NOVA I guess you mean Nova Scotia? That is quite the drive.
Thanks. And she’s in Northern Virginia. A hotel in Tyson’s Corner….. right in the Tyson’s 2 mall, which makes sense. 🙂
Oh okay, that’s not as bad. Hope she gets better soon and everything works out for the best.
Here are some interesting route concepts that Kyle Shanahan runs that McDaniel will likely use in our passing game.
https://www.profootballnetwork.com/miami-dolphins-hc-mike-mcdaniel-should-borrow-passing-concepts-from-kyle-shanahan/
Grier has proven to me at least that he should not be in charge of a franchise.
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That is your take and I understand we want to hit on every pick and not reach on guys like we did on Iggy and you could say Jackson also. I can’t agree with this statement though. Every GM has their misses. Going by Grier’s GM record, if you matched his record with all the other GM’s or HC’s who call the shots like Billicheat, then 70% of them wouldn’t deserve their job.
Iggy was not all on Grier. Flores fell in love with the kid. Flores spent 2 days at Auburn, first for Iggy’s pro day and then a second day for a private workout. Flores pounded the table for Iggy, IMO.
I didn’t like the pick when it happened and I also think we pulled the trigger on Jackson to early but we needed an OT.
Seems we should get used to Grier for a while after last year’s draft. Batted it out of the park with the first 3. Waddle, Phillips and Holland made the all-rookie team.
Grier became the head honcho of football operations in 2019 after Tannenbaum and Gase were let go. Most of us agree we have a good roster and we’re in good cap shape, with two 1st round picks, a 2nd and two 3rds in next year’s draft. We went 10-6 in 2020 and 9-8 in 2021. Kind of hard to get on the guy because of the rebuild 5-11 2019 season that began the new start to where we are. Time for the next step albeit with a new HC and staff.
BBM, I believe Flores knew the Auburn HC that got him high on Iggy. So far it’s been a miss. It happens. Like you said we’re not the only team that misses on some prospects. Sometimes you make up for that with finding players in the mid and late rounds or UDFA etc. – Sieler, Needham, Van Ginkel, Brandon Jones, Smythe, Gaskin.
Honest talk: one cannot assess a Draft class after a mere two years on the regular… and most ESPECIALLY after the COVID year where there were essentially no offseason programs.
The ENTIRE 2020 Draft class (all teams) must be evaluated as such. I can’t help but feel that people aren’t understanding that, especially the MSM (the dunce-cap wearers that they are).
Understood. But some guys have shown more than others. We’ll see how our roster pans out with a new coaching staff. We all know how that works.
Best to Mary Ann Jon. Hope she waits it out. I can tell you this is a pretty mild strain, but wildly contagious
Thanks Mike — but it just sucks. Getting Covid is one thing. Getting it while you are out of town and unable to fly another.
Of course, that aspect of it definitely sucks. The important thing is she’s gonna be OK, if she got really sick it wouldn’t be good no matter where she was.
Our offense to me is how opponents can cover Hill, Waddle, Wilson, Gesicki and Edmonds etc. I don’t think most teams have enough skill to do so. The mix of run and horizontal and vertical pass is going to be tough. 🙂
The article you posted on our route concepts is getting me even more fired up about our O, and when I see MSM still saying it’s all about our D, just have to shake my head
We need a similar D from our last 2 years, then the improved O will make us dangerous
Teams like Pitt, KC and Buffalo have had great vertical Os in the past decade, and the cheats and other teams have found a way to stop them, because at winning time it’s hard to make plays on O consistently
On the other hand the cheats short passing game has been mostly unstoppable with Brady
I see Tua as a QB, that can have similar success like Brady, because of his accuracy
Comp % isn’t the end all of an accurate QB, many factors come into play
I haven’t seen Tua make many throws, that were inaccurate, miscommunication maybe, but not inaccurate
This is why I think Tua will eventually be a franchise QB and MM will bring it out
Pretty much agree with you…saw him play in several games at AL and was very impressed with not only his accuracy (including tight windows), but his anticipation was incredible. Much easier in college, but he’s got the most important tools (smarts inc.), imo, to excel with the right coaching.
That’s what impressed me so much with Brady as I choke to say it…..respect though…lol
Perfect timing….
Thats real good for Mostert and us. Hope he’s as blazing fast as before.
Lol….we might see this
“This is genuinely a hilarious moment for Dolphins fans, and maybe the group of Tagovailoa defenders that go by “TuAnon,” — great nickname.
One more day…
https://www.thephinsider.com/2022/7/25/23276295/5-offensive-players-im-excited-to-watch-miami-dolphins-2022-nfl-training-camp-begins-tua-tyreek-hill
Word…
https://phinphanatic.com/2022/07/25/miami-dolphins-wr-camp-competition-will-intense/
Safety…
https://dolphinswire.usatoday.com/lists/2022-dolphins-position-preview-safeties/
Lol…Bills’ fans think Tua won’t get it done.
https://dolphinstalk.com/2022/07/behind-enemy-lines-season-preview-buffalo-bills/
I have the same questions. Show me…
https://dolphinstalk.com/2022/07/did-the-dolphins-do-enough-to-improve-the-defense-since-last-season/
So some of the betting sites have moved Miami over/under to 9 so a lot of the betting public must be taking the over. I think the safe bet is the over.
I guess Dickhead Florio is talking shit again. He posted an “article” That Tyreek Hill keeps adding more pressure to Tua.
I think the basis of Florio’s point is stupid. Talk from a team mate CANNOT and WILL NOT increase the amount of pressure that is already on Tua to succeed this year.
Does ANYONE actually believe that all things being equal at the end of the season that Tua will suffer more for not meeting expectations than he would if his team mate was not supportive of him in the offseason?
Bottom line is Hill’s comments have NO BARING at all on what the team will do with Tua next off season.
Here is what Florio thinks might happen??
Grier: Man, If Tyreek hadn’t gotten my hopes all up with his talk in June / July I might not be this disappointed now, but because he did, now I have to get rid of Tua….
This “controversy” is stemming from another interview that Hill gave where he was asked what were some of his determining factors for picking Miami of the Jets. His response was something along the lines of “Zach Wilson is a dog, but I’d rather play with the most accurate quarterback in the NFL,”
Florio took offense to this and now is piling on Hill for adding undue pressure to Tua….
FLORIO HOW DO YOU STILL HAVE A JOB?
(I posted that on his website in the comments, let’s see if it makes it through moderation, which it was still sitting in 15 minutes after I posted. LOL
What I don’t get is how Florio is able to spend so much time writing about the Phins. If other teams get as much attention is only cause he has people on his staff writing pieces.
I read and recognize Florio’s swipes at Tua and I laugh….he’s so fucking clueless..lol
And, the Dolphins in general…it seems he need some monkey butt powder…lol
LOL! Rock I just the article you referenced from Florio and started laughing with the first sentence…
^saw
Sorry first 2 sentences and still haven’t been through it…I will try a third time…lol
It was a lame article, for sure, viewer discretion is advised….lol
This new O scheme plus all the speed to throw too may do wonders for Tua this year.
“In 2021, the 49ers averaged 6.9 yards after the catch on passes from Garoppolo, which led the NFL. Tagovailoa’s 4.8 yards after the catch on passes he threw ranked in the bottom-six of the league.”
McCourty and class….
https://www.si.com/nfl/dolphins/news/former-miami-dolphins-db-jason-mccourty-explains-decision-to-retire
It’s cool he’s going to Good Morning Footbal. Does being an “analyst” mean he’ll be one of the ones sitting at the table or just someone they screen in for segments?
I think he’ll be sitting. He’s very good. He knows what he’s talking about and he brings good energy.
Krishna says:
July 25, 2022 at 2:50 pm
LOL! Rock I just the article you referenced from Florio and started laughing with the first sentence…
Reply
No surprise here. They deleted my post. (never let it through moderation) no bad language, way worse things already posted, but my was a shot against him so they deleted it AND my second post! LOL
F them!
Cowards
Lol…of course!
Great news that Mostert has been cleared for TC.
RIP Paul Sorvino. Met him once briefly, he was cool. And a very large man, which didn’t expect.
“Paul Sorvino, an imposing actor who specialized in playing crooks and cops like Paulie Cicero in “Goodfellas” and the NYPD sergeant Phil Cerreta on “Law & Order,” has died. He was 83.”
Yeah very sad. He was a really good actor. RIP
Dick Morris predicts Trump will run in 2024 and it will be against… wait for it… Hillary. Can this country survive that again? LOL
She’s got an ego. Could see that, but guessing only if Biden won’t run.
Oh yeah they both have huge egos. That’s why it’s scary. That was an ugly election. Our country doesn’t need to dial up the vitriol anymore than it is.
Oh for fucks sake!!!
you know what, I believe it
This is the issue. The choices we have are horrible. I think most of the time people aren’t voting for someone. They’re voting against someone.
I can’t see Hillary running if Biden does, which I can’t see that but then again, didn’t see Trump running much less winning.
I’m wondering if Manchin is going to run. Lots of people around here think it’s possible. Who knows?
As what? A republican? LOL pretty sure he’ll get more votes if he did. The left hates him. LOL
I was just thinking about how blue dogs are going extinct and that got me wondering what the Republican equivalent of a blue dog was so I googled it. It seems I broke the Internet. There is no popular term that I can find for a centrist Republican.
Do any of you guys know?
Rockefeller Republicans