While the running back situation is far from settled as to which RB’s will be getting lots of playing time, touches or carries, the wide receiver situation is quite clear, especially when it comes to the top 3. Tyreek Hill, Jaylen Waddle and Cedrick Wilson are the top dogs. It’s definitely muddy after that and potentially even more muddy after the Dolphins just signed veteran WR Mohamed Sanu. If I’m going to be honest, I don’t think Sanu makes the 53. We have too much young talent here to displaced by a 33 year old WR. By talent alone, Preston Williams is making this roster, but his health and his body have let him down and he hasn’t been able to stay on the field. Lynn Bowden Jr. offers versatility and may most closely resemble Deebo Samuel in as much as he can carry the ball out of the backfield and play WR as well. Bowden Jr. himself though has had trouble securing a spot on the roster and staying healthy. We drafted WR Erik Ezukanma in RD 4 and I’d expect him to make the roster. Then there are wild cards like Trent Sherfield who at 6’1 219 brings a big, physical presence at WR, and also history playing for the Niners in a similar offense. There’s also speedy WR River Cracraft who also played for the Niners.
Even though he’s classified as a TE, you could easily count TE Mike Gesicki as a WR as he is so often positioned in the slot. That may change though as McD attempts to make Gesicki a more well rounded TE like his former TE George Kittle, one of the leagues best all around TE. Kittle is a great receiver with uncanny run after the catch abilities, but no TE puts forth more effort blocking in the run and passing game as Kittle does. If Gesicki can become half the blocker Kittle is he will be so much better and our team will as well. The numbers at WR will also be affected by how many RB’s we carry, considering we know we will have a FB on our roster. It’s possible we only carry 5 WR’s and if that’s the case, I’d expect it to be Hill, Waddle, Wilson, Williams and Ezukanma. If it’s 6 WR’s, then one of those wild cards, or perhaps the veteran Sanu gets the nod, but to me that’s a long shot.
We haven’t had this much talent at the WR position since we had the Marks Brothers, Duper and Clayton. This truly is the closest as far as speed and talent to that duo. Cedrick Wilson could be our Nat Moore completing the trio. Our talent stretches even further though will potential guys like Williams and Bowden Jr. If Williams can stay healthy, much like his former counterpart DeVante Parker, he can be that big WR that wins those contested 50/50 throws. I think Tua is excellent at placing that ball to make those plays work.
I definitely consider the WR position one of our biggest strengths of the team, along with the defense. While our defense isn’t a star studded affair, it’s very solid and there a few young players on the cusp of stardom. In contrast, the WR corps has the stars right now, as Tyreek Hill is a top 3 WR on most lists and Jaylen Waddle, who is just going into year 2 would probably make top 10 on most lists. Cedrick Wilson may really feast this year if/when opposing defense give extra attention to Hill and Waddle. Like Tim often says, and of course this all dependent upon our O-line being competent, our offense will be difficult to defend. If the running game is working and we’re getting push up front, how do they possibly defend our passing game as long as Tua stays upright with enough time to throw? Pick your poison. This WR unit and our defense are the things that have me most excited. Hill, Waddle, Holland, Phillips, Jones, Baker, Wilkins, Ogbah and many more on that defense. If this WR unit plays as well as we hope, we won’t be worrying about who’s getting the carries in the run game.
#stangerstrong
GO DOLPHINS!!!!
Finsmob Unleashed 
Sad, mass stabbing on a Wisconsin river today. One dead and 4 others critically wounded, 2 of which had to be air lifted. Lunatic’s don’t need guns…
Damn, didn’t want to ruin the blog after a page turn. Sorry!
I see stories like this everyday. We’re not focused on the mental part of things. You can kill someone in so many ways. Focusing on the weapon is not the solution.
BB Mike – was it a high capacity knife?
It was sharp all the way through. Why we don’t focus on mental health and why people can lose it to that degree is very upsetting. Most people don’t act like that. Let’s keep calling it gun violence or I guess weapon violence, everything than what it is.
Of course, I agree with you
Must have been, don’t think they said it has been recovered yet. They did catch the fucker, though.
Hmm
I’m interested in your hmm?
stangerx says:
July 30, 2022 at 5:53 pm
Iggy is vegan? That’s gotta be a tough diet for a NFL player.
‘”Igbinoghene said veganism has “completely changed” his life, from the way he practices to the way he plays. Igbinoghene is entering the year at 190 pounds, 7 pounds lighter than he was at 2021’s weigh-in.”
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At some point in the late ’00s, Ricky became vegan while with us. I want to say it was ’08 or ’09 (don’t exactly recall which year at the moment), but he said it added extra years to his career… and it truly showed! Leaner, faster, no more processed meat coupled with harmful growth hormones, and less sluggish.
Hope it works out for Iggy, too. I’m really rooting for Iggy!
It seems surreal to be this positive, but with the guys we have … I mean you can’t expect the record setting Waddle to play badly, you can’t expect the most accurate passer in NCAA history to not hit guys in stride, you can’t expect multiple all pros like Ingram, Armstead, and Hill to not play well, you can’t expect the guy X with most INTs in the league during his career to not play well.
Right with you. Many have said it in past years mixed with hope and prayers. I will say it this year without that, “this offseason and TC feels different” and I mean in a very positive way. I’m stoked!!
Ross and Grier moved on from Flores because of a lot of reasons we’ve all discussed. The biggest flaw with Flores was on offense. No vision changing his OC and OL coaches all 3 years.
Mike McDaniel was hired to correct that and he’s more than just an offensive coach. He sees the game as a whole. I think Flores was too involved with the defense.
McDaniel has a philosophy and vision on offense that he was groomed in and it has won quite a bit. He was smart enough to keep the evolving defense in tact. He respects what they can do and he faced it and didn’t like it. He’s made that clear.
Play fast seems to be his message. 🙂
Tank for Tua was a thing.
Here are the records and statistical rankings set by Tagovailoa in college:
1st in FBS history in career passing efficiency rating (min. 325 completions): 199.45
1st in FBS history in percentage of passes for touchdowns in a season (min. 175 attempts): 12.1 percent (2018)
1st in FBS history in percentage of passes for touchdowns in a career (min. 500 attempts): 12.7 percent
1st in FBS history in average gain per play in a career (min. 7,500 yards): 9.84 yards
1st in FBS history in career passing efficiency among players with 400-499 completions: 199.5
1st in Alabama history in total offense per game in a career: 235.7 yards
1st in Alabama history in touchdowns in a game: Seven touchdowns (Sept. 28, 2019 vs. Ole Miss)
1st in Alabama history in touchdowns in a season: 48 touchdowns (2018)
1st in Alabama history in touchdowns in a career: 96 touchdowns
1st in Alabama history in completion percentage in a game (min. eight attempts): 100 percent (Sept. 29, 2018 vs. Louisiana)
2nd in Alabama history in total offense in a season: 4,156 yards (2018)
2nd, 3rd in Alabama history in total yards of offense per game in a season: 317.4 yards (2019); 277.1 yards per game (2018)
So… Tua possesses a deep ball (and accurate!) after all. Didn’t see that coming… nope… he never once did that at Alabama… or for our Phins last year… 😆
CAN’T WAIT(!!!) for Tua to make fools like Chris Simms and Mike Floria eat crow.
LOL
Suck for Luck was a thing too
and you see what happened to his career when the team did not protect him with an adequate OL or get him weapons in support so he did not have to try to do it all by himself and get himself killed trying.
(See David Carr)
DCS* (David Carr Syndrome) ©2006, M13 😀
naplesfan2010 says:
July 30, 2022 at 9:48 pm
It seems surreal to be this positive, but with the guys we have …
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And we’re still $16.3M under the cap! 😀
IF I’m not mistaken, the max any team can roll over to the next year (salary cap) is $10M. As it stands, we’re -$24M and some change for 2023. Perhaps we don’t intend to spend any further, in order to roll over $10M for next season.
Nevertheless, we do possess the $$$ in a ‘break in case of emergency’ situation as it stands.
We have a lot of speed and play making ability on both sides of the ball. The same way I’ve said the Jets can be much better is the same way I look at our Dolfans. Be honest about it. Our roster is good with some proven and potential. We’re not going to be an easy team to beat. Too many players can make plays. The AFC is going to be a war. LOL
DAMN RIGHT the AFC is going to be a war this season!
CAN’T WAIT!!!
😀
Tim,
IMO, so long as we stay relatively injury-free, we’ve got an honest shot this year to go DEEP into the playoffs. Dare I say, we may even pull a Cincy Bengals’ season of last year and make it to the Super Bowl.
I’m HYPED, Brother!!!
Yes we have that potential but so do 10+ teams, lol. This is the season of “that’s why they play the games.” 😉
VERY true, but right now, I’m feeling/seeing the glass as OVER half full for us! I’m feeling most giddy right now, realizing our potential. Should it translate from paper to the field, this could be a special season we’re about to behold.
Methinks we’re on the cusp of being a recurrent playoff team, man!
We want the Dolphins to be one of the better teams, not I hope everything works out for us. Go be one of the better teams. Be that team that others are like fuck, they’re tough to beat. LOL
Tim – The “hmm” was for the knife conversation. You were spot on – crazy people are going to do crazy things. But lazy people and people who are not serious about a solution want to blame it on the weapon when it’s a gun. That’s easier than trying to fix mental health or cultural issues. But it’s treating a symptom not a the illness.
Really good article.
https://quillette.com/2022/07/30/against-false-privilege/
good read
Wow…well stated…but few (out of all) will understand….too bad.
Thanks pp…
And a football article.
https://www.golongtd.com/p/the-beautiful-mind-of-chase-edmonds-78d
I thought this 3part series on Chase was a nice read…thank you…love and life lessons come in so many ways…
Sleeper
https://twitter.com/MD1971_1/status/1553715658873077761?s=20&t=oTWXDD3Vdl4ADD6lQcufzw
His college tape shows skills. Excellent UDFA acorn find by Grier’s people. I hope he can be hidden on the practice squad in case we need him.
Smug self congratulatory bias affirmation is not attractive
Just saying
Good thing that lunatic didn’t have a more powerful weapon or more people would have died and been injured.
Ha ha ha that is so funny. Only one person died ha ha ha good thing it wasn’t a high-capacity knife ha ha ha
Disdaining part of the solution while being 100% responsible for blocking any part of the solution should not be something to gloat about.
Which party is responsible for blocking, attempting to block out trying to repeal any meaningful healthcare bill that would pay for all of this mental health care you would advocate for over sensible gun restrictions?
“Hmmmmm”
Which group will say that free “adults” (18 – 21) should not be allowed to smoke pot or drink alcohol because their brains are not developed enough to handle it yet but will also defend with my life their “rights” to be able to slaughter others at a rate of 20 to one advantage?
The same folks that will abridge someone else’s right to free speech (you can’t threaten a Supreme Court judge, you can’t yell bomb on an airplane) or their right to the pursuit of happiness (with morality laws that define marriage as between a man and a woman) are fine with “ suitable abridgment” of those constitutional rights but lose all ability to think and return to their tribal corners it there is any discussion of sensible
But look over there! look over there! what about that? what about that!?
cHicAgo!
Taking away guns is not going to solve the problem by itself . Universal medical healthcare is not going to solve the problem by itself. Providing for social / economical safety nets is not going to solve the problem. Red flag laws will not solve the problem by itself. ALL of these ideas come with there own potential problems but we can weed through them to come up with a SOMETHING that will substantially reduce the out of control amount of violence we are seeing.
The republicans should grab the bull by the horns and craft a bill that combines sensible portions of the solutions above and pass it. They are the only ones who can do it. Just take it right out of the Democrats hands and fix the fucking problem.
They will get the votes they need from the other side, while controlling the entire narrative. They are the only ones with the power to do so because they block any any any any any other attempt to do so.
Rock
This is extremely well written.
Is murder by whatever means a mental health problem?
Doing drugs to the point of becoming a homeless addict is also a mental health problem,
and therefore there are laws BANNING recreational drugs
and a huge agency to enforce them.
Either you are in favor of Federal bans against problem “things” (drugs and guns)
or you are not.
Or maybe there is a sensible middle ground.
Gun ownership has an upside. (self defense)
Drug usage has an upside. (surgical, dental, and other medical pain relief)
So a complete ban on either one is not desirable.
However …
We have a drug problem in America.
and
We have a gun problem in the US.
We don’t need to shut down Publix pharmacies
or
go house to house and take guns from “respectable” people,
but we need to do SOMETHING to reduce the size of both problems.
Lots of people die from car crashes, but no one wants to ban cars.
But it is sensible and helps solve the problem to put in seat belts and air bags and to require certain age and skill qualifications to get a car and or a driver license. etc.
Just to be on point, in Costa Rica, it takes several months of gun training classes and testing, as well as, psychological training and testing before you can earn a gun license….
….seems like a potential working solution here, but pretty sure it would be shot down in a second (pun intended)…lol
Almost like driving a deadly “weapon” before you earn your driver’s license….what a concept?
That was nicely done Rock. And could not agree more that there isn’t one single golden cure-all. Doesn’t mean we should stop trying.
For anyone whom might need it
That is hilarious. And I know of some “national” “writers” who need to sign that.
LOL — but maybe we shouldn’t be buying Tua’s ticket to the Pro Bowl yet either.
And here I thought after a great first open practice of our team, I could enjoy a communist free day on the blog?
O well
Since someone asked
It’s not spam
Can’t win for losing!
Got on I-95 this morning at 404 in Melbourne, grazing on the side of the road were 2 flying piglets😁
wo
wild ones or farm breeds?
I was rolling up 75 at Estero about 6 months ago
and encountered 4 wild turkeys trotting alongside the road.
Florida is surprisingly wild, or at least rural,
in spite of having a huge population.
Over 40 days of 100 degrees in ATX so far this as reported in the AAS on Wednesday….
….someone asked about this…maybe mf13ss…lol…it’s fucking hot here.
Tamarindo and Samara were high 80s a few days, mostly lower or mid, and ocean breeze in shade was heaven…
Where is that?
Hmmm…ATX=Austin, TX; Tamarindo and Samara are beach towns on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica near the equator
Phel
even as “liberal” as I am,
(I never thought of myself as that. I always thought of myself as “open-minded”.)
no one will ever make me apologize for being White
(or Male or hetero, btw).
I do not support “reparations” or even affirmative action or the Rooney Rule for that matter, as I believe in rewarding merit and quality and hard work above race, gender, and religion
(and AGE too btw),
but it is undeniable that whites experienced favoritism in hiring, housing, and getting served first for at least 100 years after the end of slavery. And getting HC jobs in the NFL.
In that article,
Just because some racist asks how her boyfriend could date her, a black girl, that does not mean anything substantive, but is more an anecdote of “politely subtle” racism.
It does not mean that blacks have no case for feeling discriminated against.
There is racism in America.
Both ways.
I have been the victim of black against white racism multiple times from the 60s through at least the 90s.
Blacks being racist does not make it ok to be a white racist.
Whites being racist does not make it ok for blacks to do shoplifting or street mugging.
It all needs to stop.
Agreed
Communism is an economic system that was tried in a small bunch of mostly East European and Asian countries after WW1 as an attempt to distribute wealth to the people who were actually doing the work instead of “aristocrats” who inherited all of a country’s money at birth.
This system failed and is generally considered not a viable technique for running an economy.
Communism was so bad at achieving its goals that it required totalitarian government dictators to remain in power.
Communism should be refuted and defeated wherever it is attempted.
I personally hate communism (and dictators).
However, Communism has nothing to do with requiring a drivers license.
Lol..at the last sentence….are you sure?
Saw monkeys, lizards, iguanas, horses, cats, dogs, crabs, “caught and released” a fish with my bare hands (lol) but missed on seeing the crocodiles in CR….
Lol…did you know Costa Rica is one of the few blue zones in the world?
I can’t fathom why we can’t have tougher gun laws. There’s no reason why it shouldn’t take 3-6 months to get a gun, provided you pass all the necessary checks, and in my mind, that would include social media checks. It shouldn’t be a same day exchange, that seems ridiculously irresponsible to me. I’m all for deeper checks, longer wait times. I also still believe that if some person has truly nefarious ideas to do something, they will find a way to do it. Of course, the system doesn’t need to help them by allowing people to get guns in one day, especially a new gun owner. If you already have purchased firearms, the wait time should be much shorter. New gun owners should definitely have to go through a lengthy process in my opinion.
Just a random thought, a uniform training course on weapon safety and use to bring all cuurent gun owners on one standard and the psychological testing to assess your mental health/capacity to see if you might be considered at risk with your artillery….
New gun owners will need to take the full gun training courses, both physical (safety and usage) and mental health evaluations over a few months, maybe 6.
…..lol…I know, dumb idea even though addresses both sides of this equation, imo. Seems sensible to me, anyway…when I heard about this in CR, I was like…duh.
Naples – Killing it today! Well done!
Agreed….
RIP Bill
awww damn … one of my fave players ever
You’re one of the few here, that can actually say, you saw him play
In the conversation for greatest player ever. When the topic comes up the response to Michael Jordan is alway “did you ever see Bill Russell play D?” I didn’t, but can only assume was a sight to behold.
I’m pretty sure I don’t want to teach people how to shoot better when they are buying a gun.
That would seem to make them more dangerous.
A safety or “sane common sense” course, yes, but marksmanship, yikes, no.
… especially not on the taxpayer dime.
I’m pretty sure there’s more to shooting a gun than marksmanship….shooting a gun is an experience and needs to be felt and practiced….imo
…lol, you know all the safety rules…enjoy!
…like driving a car, I believe the training should be experiencial…
Experiential
I didn’t see this one posted yesterday
The rookies definitely a Stone Cold fan
not sure if that guy is smart enough to make the team … but I appreciate his enthusiasm and this just shows the kind of effect a guy like Tyreek can bring to a club.
LOL — when you are a UDFA….. you do what you have too to get attention.
Steve jeez I’m old.
But I did see him every Sunday on TV … easy to remember with that parquet floor in the Boston Garden.
Red Auerbach lighting cigars on the bench.
They just dominated for years.
Sam Jones and KC Jones at the guards… best 6th man in b’ball in John Havilicek. Tommy Heinson at one forward and Satch Sanders at the other.
I’m so old that I played catch (baseball) with a guy who was born in the 1800s.
My mom’s uncle.
And he was only a little older than I am now.
I always admired Bill Russell for his shot-blocking
and position-based rebounding.
His defense was inspiring to us young kids like me who had no talent
except for sheer guts and hustle.
Like our coach used to say, “Way to get inside his jockstrap, Naples!”
Not sure coaches still use that metaphor, but it made my dad proud back in the day.
Barry Jackson on talking with Gesicki yesterday. Could the last part be about X?
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Did Gesicki ever believe a longterm contract might get done this summer?
“No,” he said Saturday.
Did that upset him?
“No,” he said.
Asked about playing on the franchise tag, he said: “It’s a business. The team will do what’s best for the team. You’ve got to go out and perform. There’s not much else to say. I’m not a big complainer about it, make a big deal about it.”
But then he said, perhaps in jest: “It seems like the guys that do [complain] get paid a lot of money, so maybe I should have.”
It’s almost time for the pads to go.
Josh Allen is feisty, and didn’t look like he had much reason to be.
2 jackasses
Remember Jordan Phillips mouthing off when he was here?
That 4 hours of film study clause in Kyler Murray’s contract has now become a race issue.
so stupid
It’s not in there because he’s black and thus not smart enough to learn without doing his homework; it’s in there because he’s lazy and doesn’t want to do any work because he thinks he’s special and above doing film study.
Gesicki is getting $11M for this coming season.
He can hardly complain, since he has yet to throw an NFL block.
https://nypost.com/2022/07/31/bills-josh-allen-involved-in-brief-training-camp-fight/
Throwback jerseys…
I hope we beat the stealers* by 30.
RIP Nichelle Nichols
Uhura on Star Trek
age 89
Sad — she had it going on.
LOL that’s a really bad image with drawings on her face.
RIP
Feel bad for the people who live out west. It burns every year and it’s roaring again.
Good thing I’m in FL for another week
Can’t our weather engineers get some of the ran that’s too much in the midwest to come down in the far west where it’s too dry?
Whatever they’re doing or not doing isn’t working. I was thinking what if they dropped water from planes before the hot season on strategic areas that could help contain it but then thought probably not realistic. It would be a massive undertaking and they have water shortages out there. Not sure what they can do.
https://www.tmz.com/2022/07/31/warren-moon-kyler-murray-clause-embarrassing/?adid=social-fbs&fbclid=IwAR2i6Uh0TcJf8GqnSMsqJ5l4K2SmfCIERKcprx9mmopjLqaUZirA6IJxX-Q
Krishna – Safety training makes sense to me. It’s a lethal weapon that unlike a knife, you can kill someone accidentally from a good distance. Can’t see any harm in having law enforcement show a new gun owner how a gun should be held, loaded, and fired properly. Not necessarily target training but the correct way to hold and fire a gun.
But none of that stops an unhinged individual from shooting at innocent people. It’s not about gun safety, it’s about evil intentions.
Of course not. Neither of us are saying that though. Just think it would be a good idea that a new owner of a gun should know how to load it, hold it, and fire it safely. That has nothing to do with any of these mass shootings at all.
Well of course. You should always learn how to handle anything that can be dangerous.
I thought this topic was about shootings.
You must have missed the part about addressing mental health issues when licensed to be a gun holder, TK.
Tim – We were talking about gun laws, having much deeper looks into new people buying guns, having them wait much longer than it is currently. In some states you can buy and receive your gun the very same day. I think it should be at least 3-6 months, allowing them to look deep into social media history to see what type of person you are and if there are any red flags that might come up. Then in hand with all that, once a new gun owner receivers their gun, the safety training i just mentioned.
The first things you mentioned I agree with, I don’t know why anyone would not be for that. I also think the age should be 21, even if that won’t prevent all shootings. The safety training doesn’t do anything. That’s just common sense for law abiding citizens who want to own guns and not have accidents.
Nothing is common sense these days…lol
Andre Fernandez of the Herald offers a full dive in on Iggy.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/diet-mindset-igbinoghene-dolphins-hope-120000097.html (no paywall)
naplesfan2010 says:
July 31, 2022 at 4:23 pm
I hope we beat the stealers* by 30.
Lol, we played the Steelers on Monday night back in the 70s at the OB, we lead 30-0, then needed Seiple to step out of the back of the EZ to take a safety to make it 30-26, 2 pts that meant nothing, and final score
Brilliant call by Shula, as Seiple then punted the ball on the free kick 80 yards
Vegas has been getting Monsoons and flooding
Wow! Is that even normal?
Can’t they stick out some barrels or something and catch it to use on the fires?
“I just let it come naturally. Let it come organically. I don’t try to force anything on anybody, but anything I see technique-wise or from my knowledge or experience, I’m always open to share. And these guys ask a lot of questions. They’re seeking the knowledge.”
— Terron Armstead making clear who is the leader of the OL.
It used to be Jesse Davis as the vet though he was not a top tier player. Now there is a legitimate top tier player in Armstead to help lead the group. Even if he does get injured and misses some games, I think his presence is different than what we’ve had in the past. Conner Williams also has more starts and experience than the other young OL on the team. We needed to add those two guys to this mostly young group.
The only thing Jesse Davis could lead is a sieve
The fact that we had to start him at almost every position which seemed like ever year he was here, proved to be why our OL has not been very good. As an in-game versatile backup he was serviceable. But he was a low tier starter. When opponents knew he was starting, they targeted him in their game plan.
I know that we’re working Jackson at RT, where has Eichenberg been lining up so far?
LG
Okay so the projected 5 right now are?
LT Armstead 10th
LG Eichenberg 2nd
C Williams 5th
RG Hunt 3rd
RT Jackson 3rd
It would appear LG…
I’d stated a few months ago that Eich is really going to like this Offense under Coach McDaniel: OUTSIDE ZONE (same as Notre Dame).
Tim Knight says:
July 31, 2022 at 8:29 pm
Okay so the projected 5 right now are?
LT Armstead 10th
LG Eichenberg 2nd
C Williams 5th
RG Hunt 3rd
RT Jackson 3rd
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I believe so, with Eich switching to LT if Armstead gets injured.
It would good if another tackle stepped up as backup LT but I get it with the top 5. Maybe Eichenberg is the best 2nd option. The scheme is different on offense so as fans we all have to see what it looks like.
I think we’re relatively well covered in the event of injury to any of our top-5 O-Linemen. Same couldn’t have been said over the last two decades. But if TWO of our top-5 go down, we could be in trouble (but then again, who wouldn’t be, right?).
Right! Once you’re playing 6 and 7 it wasn’t the plan. But that’s the nature of the NFL.
I’m really rooting for Alec Ingold to make our team as FB…
He is what a Fullback is. Selflessness and do your job. He knows he’s not the guy but wants to help the best players be the best. That’s team stuff. Our OC Frank Smith is who brought him to Miami. He knew him with the Raiders. We didn’t sign him for 2 years $6.5M coming off of a season ending knee injury to take a look if we want to employ a FB in the offense. LOL
Mike McDaniel has made it pretty clear that he believes in the FB position.
Durham Smythe will likely play some FB/H-back in our scheme as well as TE.
There is no way we’re not running the ball under HC and play-caller Mike McDaniel.
Personally and personnel-wise, I’ve always liked employing a FB. Back in my Madden days, I was always sure to get one of the best run-blocking FBs around (Dan Kreider was always a pick-up of mine in later rounds)… almost like a 6th O-Lineman. I miss the days of Reagan Maui’a and Lousaka Polite.
I’d oftentimes even double-down with one of the best run-blocking TEs in the game to make my goal-line sits impossible to defend against (Mark Bruener comes to mind).
This Offense of ours is going to ROCK this season!
Oh yeah… and to triple-up, I’d often times draft one of the better run-blocking WRs in the game to make outside runs that more effective. Yeah, that WR might not be able to catch for shit, but he’d seal off blockers for my speed-demon running back (Trung Candidate comes to mind).
* Trung Canidate
M13, we’ve always liked the pro-set 21 personnel if you have the talent. I think we do.
Absolutely, man!
Defenses are geared toward nickel and dime. Throw some old school in their face. 😉
HELL YEAH!!! 😀
With our opportunistic defense I would love to see 30+ rushes per game and 25-30 passes. But make a good amount of the pass attempts big plays. 🙂
Bingo!
I think I see the Offensive vision for this team under Coach McDaniel (via the Shanahan’s), and I very much like it. Stay relatively injury-free, and we’re going to make some noise in McDaniel’s rookie season as HC.
This will break the internet tomorrow…
I’d heard this on my home from work this evening. The Browns would LOVE to just come away with an 8-game suspension, but if it becomes a season-long suspension, it may kick back to the NFL for Goodell to rule on it.
Lots of working parts (lawyers) as it pertains to this case.
And IF (retired) Judge Robinson recommends an indefinite suspension, OH BOY!
Get your popcorn ready, y’all!
If the NFL really believes in peace, love and happiness they can’t then say well Deshaun Watson really didn’t do anything. His holdout is not time served by the way. 4-6 games is what I see. Not that I agree with it but that’s likely what it will be. The NFL will be hypocritical once again.
New Browns helmets
Just like everything else over there, it “seems” from over here that this is what the polarisation status quo looks like?
https://twitter.com/hialeahbred/status/1553493353588736001
The force is strong in this one.
This made me laugh
6 game suspension for Deucheshaun Watson
6 games is bullshit. Whatever! Guess we get to see our defense go up against him this year afterall.
It is bullshit! He should be out an entire year.
LOL, Soooooo are the Browns going to hire a hand job provider?
Man I have to get one of those.
Never thought Watson would miss the whole year. Not that he didn’t deserve too but just didn’t see the league keeping a star QB out that long in light of the fact no criminal charges were brought
Top performer from Sat?
MHMMMMM
Day 5 thoughts:
Tyreek and Waddle caught intermediate passes and took off for long TDs with nice moves in the open field – Hill from Tua, Waddle from Thompson. Tua also found Ezukanma for a 40-yard strike in this period on a broken play. Stepped up and dropped a dime
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Waddle caught another short, quick-hitter from Tua and my goodness the speed. Left anybody near him in the dust and gained a solid 30 before the downfield coverage converged and stopped him.
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Tua was sharp again today. We heard McDaniel praise his red zone skill set and I think we saw that – ball was out quick and the accuracy – which is magnified in this area – really on display. TDs to Edmonds, Carter and Waddle in one period.
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Zach Sieler had one of the most dominant practices I’ve seen yet. One on ones, team, run, pass, it didn’t matter. Wouldn’t be surprised to see him in the orange tomorrow.
Raekwon Davis was very good both against the run and pass, too.
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Christian Wilkins had one of my favorite reps where he got an immediate pressure, forced a Tua throwaway, then proceeded to chase the ball 10 yards out of bounds and retrieved it. Guy’s motor never stops. FOOTBALL!!!!!
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I saw Wes Welker doing the griddy today. That’s the tweet.
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Myles Gaskin had a pair of shifty runs – one a winding 11-yard TD run in red zone and another big gash for 10-plus on a play from the plus-40.
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Kept my eyes on the trenches during one-on-ones and thought the line really acquitted itself nicely across the board. Sieler had the most wins, but for the most part the line held up against a tough group of pass rushers.
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Trill Williams grabbed another pick on what looked like a miscommunication in red zone work. The ball went one way, Waddle another (from Tua) and Williams reached back with one hand and pulled it in. His ball skills have shown up all camp.
Thought McKinley was good in coverage
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More coming your way on the training camp notebook and Drive Time podcast later today.
STARS OF THE DAY ▪ Rookie Erik Ezukanma. He and Braylon Sanders have been the best of the receivers competing for the No. 4 job, and he caught a 40-yard TD from Tua Tagovailoa.
▪ Tagovailoa. He had another good day, delivering a 45-yard TD pass to Tyreek Hill on a crossing route, as well as the aforementioned long TD pass to Ezukanma and a 35-yard TD pass to Jaylen Waddle over the middle. All three of those plays involved some run after the catch. He overthrew two passes to begin practice and threw an interception later in practice to Trill Williams; it was unclear if Williams caught it in bounds.
Tagovailoa was very sharp otherwise.
He also had a 10-yard TD pass to Cethan Carter and a 5-yard TD throw to Chase Edmonds.
▪ Linebackers Duke Riley and Sam Eguavoen. Riley – Miami’s No. 3 linebacker – continued an excellent training camp by knocking away Skylar Thompson’s pass to Hunter Long in the end zone. Eguavoen had a good play in pass coverage and flushed Tagovailoa from the pocket on a one passing attempt, forcing him to throw it away.
▪ Thompson, given more opportunity in Bridgewater’s absence, acquitted himself well, delivering short TD passes to Tyreek Hill and Trent Sherfield in red zone drills and then throwing a strike over the middle to Jaylen Waddle for a TD, followed up by a 20-yard completion to Sherfield. He threw a short TD pass to rookie tight end Tanner Connor.
▪ Cornerback Trill Williams, who had the impressive interception.
PLAYS OF THE DAY ▪ Tagovailoa evaded pressure to deliver the 40-yard pass over the middle to Ezukanma for that 40-yard TD, beating Brandon Jones. It was a difficult thorw, because Tagovailoa was on the run.
▪ On the aforementioned Hill TD pass over the middle, Nik Needham was beaten and Jevon Holland couldn’t come over quickly enough.
▪ Calvin Munson blew up a running play to ZaQuadre White. ▪ Williams had a one-handed interception in the corner of the end zone, on a fade. That was Tagovailoa’s only pick of the day.
With the reports of Iggy stepping up his game and Trill Williams looking like a real NFL defensive back I am starting to feel a little better about our depth at CB. We are really top heavy in talent in the secondary, and thin after the three big starters. (Howard, Jones and Snowman) It makes me a little less anxious to hear these guys are looking more and more like NFL starters.
Cutting down to 5 or even 6 WRs is still looking very difficult.
Where has Preston Williams been as well as Bowden?
Maybe many of Bowden’s plays are some of the ones that McDaniel is keeping secret though.
Braylon Sanders may surprise a lot of folks and make the 53 over the unicorn (Preston). He has been making plays consistently in practice.
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Barry agrees
Braylon Sanders has been a nice surprise. I think the writing may be on the wall for Preston Williams.
I am a little surprised I have not heard WR Wilson’s name called much at all and that was during OTA’s.
I have a feeling that Bowden Jr. doesn’t make the Miami squad this season. After missing last season with a hammy (A HAMMY!?!?!) he has showed nearly nothing this offseason.
But if anyone should fit into this new O it should be him. Can be a difference btwn on paper and on the field though.
why? How would we know? I’ve don’t recall ever seeing him play a down.
Speed. WR/RB experience, played Wildcat QB in college. That’s Deebo stuff.
“Tyreek and Waddle caught intermediate passes and took off for long TDs with nice moves in the open field.”
That’s what this passing game should revolve around. And Ds fear it — the rest gets a whole lot easier.
We don’t play the Browns till Game 10. So the suspension will be over and will get to face Watson.
Yeah I agree about disappointment in Ced Wilson being among the missing.
I could not access the article above saying something about “the tantalizing reality that awaits No. 3 WR Wilson”
Did anybody figure out whether that was good news or bad?
Maybe Braylon Sanders has looked so good because he is going up against the 3s @ DB.
I know I have fallen for success by guys before in the preseason games that they could not repeat when teams put their starters on the field.
In case you guys missed it. Yesterday was George Jetson’s birthday.
How old is Mr. Spacely?
I saw that! George Jetson is 1 day old today.
Jane and Judy Jetson were both big crushes back in the day.
Judy Jetson got me going, and was age appropriate at the time.
Rookie leaders on play action passes last season
REC: Jaylen Waddle (34)
YDS: Jaylen Waddle (441)
TDs: Jaylen Waddle (4)
A 6-game suspension for Deshaun Watson is a bloody joke… as is the less than $1M in fines. I’m already seeing major outrage all over the ‘net and IMO, rightfully so.
Prediction: this isn’t over, and don’t be surprised if even more women come forward now in this case.
This is a terrible look for the NFL in defense of women and it keeps getting worse. For the very first time in my life, I feel Goodell should intervene and literally hand out a stiffer sentence.
I was predicting a 10 game suspension. So he would not get credit for a year of experience. (Check this for me.) 6 is too light.
I think you’re right about not getting credit for a year of experience with a 10-game suspension, but I’m not positive.
Yes, 6 games are far too light, IMO.
Josh Gordon got suspended 78 games and his career ruined for weed.
Ah, I found it. 3 or more games…
https://frontofficenfl.com/2017/03/10/nfl-cba-credited-seasons-vs-accrued-seasons/#:~:text=Credited%20Seasons%20%28CS%29%20are%20the%20most%20frequently%20used,%28NFL%20CBA%20%E2%80%93%20Art.%2026%2C%20Sec.%202%2C%20146%29.%E2%80%9D
So Watson would have needed a 15-game suspension to not get credit for a season accrued over a 17-game season.
In order to accrue a season, a player must have been on (or should have been on) full-play status for at least six regular-season games in a given season
See above, bud. According to the latest CBA, it’s 3 or more games played during the season.
My bad! The answer on Google came up as 3 or more games played, but the agreement reads as follows…
“In order to accrue a season, a player must be on (or should have been on) full pay status for six or more regular season games.”
isn’t that exactly what I posted, except without the quotation marks??
YES! And I’m giving YOU the credit, Bro! Google gave me the wrong answer and I literally read the CBA to find you to be correct.
not sure how they figured it last year when he was with Houston. Did the Texans carry him on the 53 all year and just not play him?
He was carried on the 53 all season and just wasn’t made available to play.
Also, see my last reply to Rockphin.
Can Goodell over rule the arbitrator? as in double the suspension?
Ken’s right though about there not being a jury verdict against him or even charges for any crime.
Not sure, but it DOES seem as though Emperor Goodell can do as he pleases.
Yes, Goodall can override the decision. Then the NFLPA will sue.
To be clear, Rockphin was right… it’s 6 or more games to get a year accrued…
The answer on Google came up as 3 or more games played, but the agreement reads as follows…
“In order to accrue a season, a player must be on (or should have been on) full pay status for six or more regular season games.”
So that’s what I’m saying, Goodell should double it to 12 (out of 17) so it hurts both the Browns for crafting that BS contract and Watson’s “retirement package.”
100% concurred.
I have to say I don’t really understand how the Watson case is being handled. Now I’m hearing the NFL wants a longer suspension but this judge makes the decision. Anyone understand how this works?
I honestly don’t know, but it sure seems as though Goodell can do as he pleases.
How so? I keep hearing the NFL wants a longer suspension but it’s not in their hands. I don’t get it.
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2 of my former ‘man-crushes’ on here in Shaq and Ant. HAPPY that Baker is on this list!!!
I’ve been searching for “the next Brian Urlacher” for years, not just a 1-down thumping LB. Came close with Shaq and Ant, but they aren’t stellar in run-stopping like Urlacher and/or Zach Thomas.
I think Mike E has come the closest with his ‘man-crush’ on Luke Kuechly. Luke could do it ALL.
Going back to Roethlisberger though, he just needs to STFU.
He was accused of forced penetration to completion (for him).
AKA RAPE.
He used his huge height and weight to pin a woman in a back hall while his goons blocked other patrons from interrupting him till he had finished with her.
That is way worse than what Deshaun is accused of.
He was not ever accused of actual intercourse, just a shockingly adolescent level of fascination with his own dong.
Since most people, according to my research, receive massages in the nude nowadays, his being naked in front of these massage professionals is a non-issue.
He is accused of flipping over to display himself while not covered by the usual “sheet-cloth,” and standing up at the end really close to the masseuses, and asking for “favors” beyond the science of massage.
I think Deshaun needs some serious mental health intervention.
Any time anyone does something sketchy 66 times, that is out of control.
Even if he had just gotten a regular massage with no issues from 66 different women over a 2 year period, I would say he needs to see a shrink.
Even if he rode 66 different roller coasters, that would be OCD territory.
OJ Simpson has chimed in on the Deshaun Watson ruling… I think he, too, needs to STFU! He seems to think that all is well and that people should just move along with the ruling! WOW!
This meme made me laugh out loud at the office
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Rockphin,
Serious question: have ya seen the Obi-Wan Kenobi series and if so, did ya like it?
The final episode hit HARD to me.
No, I don’t have Disney.
I came across a blurb on Facebook that said Waddle is playing a lot more flanker in camp and not so much slot. That’s great news.
The Watson decision was made by an arbitration judge. The NFL and Watson’s team both presented their cases to the arbitrator. The NFL wanted an indefinite suspension, but it wasn’t their decision, it was the arbitrator.
If the judge handed down a decision that said Watson did NOT violate the conduct policy and gave no suspension, then that would have been the end. The NFL would not have been able to appeal the decision.
Since the arbitrator decided Watson did violate the policy and handed down a suspension, the NFL can appeal the 6 game suspension, and in that case, it would be Goodell that hears that appeal. At that point, Goodell can decide what the suspension is. (This is why the NFLPA tried to force the NFL’s hand before the decision came out by publicly announcing THEY wouldn’t appeal the decision and tried to get the NFL to publicly announce they would abide by it as well.)
If the NFL appeals and Goodell hands out a stiffer sentence, I don’t know what options the NFLPA or Watson’s team has next (can they take it another court, etc?)
I at least heard on the news that both sides said they will not appeal. So thinking 6 games it is.
I hear ya, Stanger. But what of public outcry, the threat of boycotting the NFL by sponsors, the threat of fans boycotting the NFL?
Do you feel that could change the ramifications of the current ruling?
I haven’t heard about any substantial threat of that. And find it hard to believe sponsors will boycott the NFL over this one QB. He’s settling his cases. So not like the victims will be speaking out.
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If I had hope for Iggy it was Sam and Pat.
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I haven’t heard about any substantial threat of that. And find it hard to believe sponsors will boycott the NFL over this one QB. He’s settling his cases. So not like the victims will be speaking out.
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I’ve not heard any substantial threat of that, either… but then again, the ruling just came out today.
I suppose what I’m trying to say is that there will be public outcry over this in the coming days and weeks… and there will be lawyers (on both sides).
And Watson will be on suspension. Creates a vaccuum they are yelling in to.
Just find it hard to believe it will happen in a substantial way…. although there might be some picketers outside the Browns stadium. People wiht a cause are always looking for a camera. But you were talking Big Sponsor boycott. Like Bud.
I DO see the ‘potential’ of big sponsors getting involved, so as to boycott the NFL. Not saying that it will happen, but don’t be surprised if it does happen.
Stanger, thanks for your point of view. I’m not arguing with ya, just wanted your take. I think this is going to become a huge mess for the NFL, but that’s just my $.02.
I think Watson goes away for 6 weeks and then he comes back. Attention spans are too short for anything else.