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7. Miami Dolphins (5-3)
Week 8 ranking: 10
Reason for optimism: Tua Tagovailoa
It is amazing to think that one year ago, the conversation surrounding Tagovailoa focused on whether the Dolphins would trade for another quarterback. In his third season, he has made those arguments look silly. He leads the NFL in quarterback rating and ranks third in completion percentage, fourth in touchdown-to-interception ratio and seventh in passing touchdowns despite missing two full games. Miami’s offense ranks sixth in the NFL in yards per game, due in large part to the play of its quarterback. — Marcel Louis-Jacques
M13, yards are yards, I don’t care what the RBs look like. I think Mostert and Wilson gives us a 1a. and 1b. attack.
Me too
I hear ya in general, but there are TOUGH YARDS (3rd/4th & short, Goal line sits), and there are open-field yards.
I’d just like to have one of both. Nothing more than a preference.
Thought: I wonder if Coach McDaniel would consider Christian Wilkins as a RB or FB in TOUGH YARD sits, as Coach Flores had.
Reposting from last page:
Good stuff!
Anyone else curious about what Myles Gaskin has done to get sidelined?
My guess is not decisive enough. We know he plays hard and physical for his size.
Right, you have to get upfield in a hurry that space is only there for a second. That was Edmonds problem.
I’m curious but it doesn’t break my heart
I think it is more about level of talent. He doesn’t have the pure speed of Mostert. He is undersized and can’t run with the power of Wilson. He is also not great in pass protection
That might be it.
Remember that the Shanahan’s used to roll with a BIG back like a Terrell Davis or a Carlos Hyde in more recent years.
Wilson isn’t even close to a POWER BACK like the aforementioned.
Perhaps Coach McDaniel doesn’t believe in POWER BACKS. I find it interesting…
Not trying to be critical whatsoever, just find it to be interesting…
Its pretty clear MM likes speed
Speed doesn’t necessarily move the chains in 3rd/4th & short, or goal line sits. The O-Line must execute, and your favorite guy Eich wasn’t getting it done, either.
Wilson has shown he can run inside at SF and Mostert has as well in his time in SF
Terrell Davis was 5-11 210 in his playing days. Same size range as Mostert and Wilson.
Davis was not a power back
No he was a zone runner.
I like that we have a guy we can turn to if Mostert gets banged up. I wasn’t happy with Edmonds, and I never felt Gaskin or Ahmed were anything but depth guys that you don’t want to have to count on
Myles Gaskin might be the most unsung Offensive player we have on the roster right now.
I think you meant “unseen.”
That too.
Another thing I was trying to post earlier is we didn’t make this trade for Chubb without a long-term deal involved. The trade wouldn’t have been made if the agent said he’s not willing to sign long-term.
Totally agree
Bro, that’s totally obvious and has been confirmed. Great point, but it’s already being taken care of.
Well there were some peeps here today talking about him as a rental for this year.
I have always Gaskin’s best role would be that of a 3rd down back
Not if he’s not better at it than Mostert, which I don’t believe he is
Well I didn’t say he was the best 3rd down back on the roster 😉 just that it is his best role
I actually think he has better receiving skills. Gaskin has really good hands and I have seen him go up and get some balls. But Mostert has that speed and better size
I can’t wait to yell out “CHUBB!!” this Sunday. You could even say I am really very excited about it…
Chubby ape
🤣
I think Gaskin doesn’t really offer enough explosion to be on the field
He’s a solid back who always seems to pick up positive yards but I think his place in down deep on the depths chart these days
I think the biggest problem I had with Gaskin is he never got yards after contact. If he hit the hole and got a couple he was down as soon as he got hit
I feel like the big power back and a pure 3rd down back is kind of a thing of the past. Most of the backs in the league are multi-purpose these days and if you can find a really good big back great, but how many are there in the league?
Both guys have been playing so physicals should be good.
That’s the only involvement Ross should have. Sending private planes, upgrading facilities and paying players.
Ross took the blame as he should have but I think if the other guy who got suspended for a full year was trying to make a power play. If he landed Tawmmy and Payton he would have got control of the club. 🤷♂️
Both players we traded for make us a better football team. They’re both perfect fits for what we do.
This WS turned in some duds the last two games
Naples, as for Ogbah being the only pure DE we have, in our system which is a 3-4 base, Wilkins and Sieler are DE along with Ogbah who is also a hybrid edge guy at times. Davis and Jenkins are NT. Flowers who is banged up can play both inside and out. Phillips, Ingram, Van Ginkel and now Chubb are OLB/edge guys. Our front 7 got better today. I see Chubb and Phillips becoming the main guys sooner than later.
Tim Knight says:
November 1, 2022 at 9:27 pm
I feel like the big power back and a pure 3rd down back is kind of a thing of the past. Most of the backs in the league are multi-purpose these days and if you can find a really good big back great, but how many are there in the league?
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It’s all fun and games until someone can punch a Defense in the mouth and bury them with grinding yardage… wears them out, too. I don’t think it’s a thing of the past (JMO).
I don’t find it necessary to have a bell-cow POWER BACK such as Derrick Henry, but a nice change-of-pace back (from ‘fast and furious’) can’t be ignored… keeps an opposing Defense honest at the very least. Always, JMO.
Think of it… opposing Defences have to keep their speed team on the field to account for ‘Reek Da Cheetah and The Penguin at all times. Now if we had a bruising RB to just run through the smaller speed Defenses? WINNING!
Good point
Grinding yardage starts up front. Yes it’s nice to have a guy who can overpower defenders, but smart quickness and a crease can do that too.
Wilson was having a good year in SF. Pair him with Mostert and it’s like nothing ever changes. They both know this system and how it works. Edmonds wasn’t a good fit and I thought he would be.
https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WilsJe01.htm
Today we got closer to the Bills
Didn’t think we had a chance for the division or winning in Buffalo later, now who knows, but if Chubb is for us what he was for Denver, I’d say why not
Wilson gives us insurance and a guy that can get the first down, like in the Pitt game on 4th down, that Edmonds whiffed on
The main thing is making Mahomes, Allen and Jackson uncomfortable. That’s why we traded for Chubb. When Ogbah gets back into the mix we might be very happy with what we see. 🙂
I’d like to see Phillips a lot more dropping into coverage, with a healthy Ogbah and Chubb rushing the passer, he’s a sideline to sideline LB
Phillips has crazy speed for his size.
As does Chubb, he can really shift to that next gear, when the QB leaves the pocket
Agreed. That’s why we’re going to see a lot of them both on the field. 🙂
Something I haven’t heard yet is Edmonds getting traded is not only a throw in, but it gets his 9m left on his contract off the books, in what has been a bad FA signing
You don’t often have the luxury of clearing cap space that easy for a player, that isn’t performing up to his contract
The Broncos love to throw to their RBs. Maybe the dryer air will help him with the drops. LOL
He can play, he just lost confidence and wasn’t really right in this system
I saw a report earlier that Eichenberg went on IR and Jackson came off of it.
Welcome to the party
That was the discussion here, before the trade news poured in
I couldn’t post for awhile earlier today so just sharing what I read.
JBB
Dead money on 4 of our top players
Waddle 22m
Ogbah 32m
X 42m
Tyreek 52m
When you really think about the trade for Bradley Chubb, it was a proactive move in the present. Our secondary has gotten banged up, we’ve had to play DBs from the PS and off the street. One way to combat that is to get after the passer. Don’t allow QBs much time.
It’s like baseball, we need a bat and bullpen help. Live in the moment when you have a chance.
We’re playing the Bears this Sunday without them having Roquan Smith. 😉
Reactions.
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/34926057/bradley-chubb-traded-dolphins-does-mean-teams
In case some of need to mock the next draft…lol…for the next 3 years:
https://www.thephinsider.com/2022/11/1/23435725/miami-dolphins-trade-bradley-chubb-jeff-wilson-draft-picks-update-2023-2024-2025-future
I bet it changes.
Maybe, Chubb will help to “Get it fucking fixed.” Lol!
Watching some film breakdown of Tua vs the Lions. As we know, he had 7 incompletions on 36 throws, which is fantastic.
It’s even more impressive when you consider that 1 of his incompletions was a drop by Waddle on a WR bubble screen and another was a throw away because of a bad snap.
He was so ridiculously effective he really only had 5 incomplete passes on 36 throws, many of which were 10+ air yards.
It’s statistically maybe the best game of the year by a QB to date, and that is true even with him getting screwed out of the Sherfield TD.
I am so excited to see what he does for an encore against the Bears. Right now the weather forecast for Sunday in Chicago is sunny with 10-20 mph winds
You missed the memo about his weak arm, always has to check down, too small to find his receivers because he can’t see over his OL, no pocket presence, not a leader, can’t carry the team (now, only because he has Hill and Waddle).
Where have you been, CK? Lol!
LOL, it’s crazy there are still some talking heads out there that are still knocking him for his arm, like Cowturd.
I think Cowturd’s newest goalpost move on Tua has us making the playoffs but being unable to play in the colder northern locations because of his ‘weak’ arm.
It’s absurd. He’s shown his other elite attributes more than make up for the fact he doesn’t have an Allen or Mahomes arm. Did Brady playing in NE have a significantly stronger arm than Tua? Good grief, lol.
Lol…good grief. Now, that’s an understatement.
The knocks on Tua are laughable, but the adage he who laughs last laughs longest is one to watch. And Tua is holding in a bellyfull. Even Kurt is having a pop though he backtracks spectacularly on his time line after this tweet.
In case anyone missed it a few pages back, this is a graphic of that game. It’s Montana or Brees-esque
I can’t say Brady-esque …… I’d feel dirty 😂
Chubb reacts to leaving Denver:
Lol…that actually worked!
It’s gotta be emotional. You build a bond with people and then you get traded to a new team on the other side of the country. Your life changes but you also just became very wealthy on a team that has something going on. He’s dealing with 24 hours.
Of course it is….the first out of his mouth was about the relationships he had, the brotherhood.
I meant that sincerely. Agree with you.
Fuck the draft! Can we say that now? Lol…
Tried to post a Tua Tuesday analysis of a “perfect” game…couldn’t figure it out…lol
Was this what you were talking about?
https://www.thephinsider.com/2022/11/1/23434958/miami-dolphins-film-breakdown-tua-tagovailoa-vs-detroit-lions-2022-week-8-victory
That’s it! Tim Jenkins video…thank you sir and hope it wasn’t already posted.
Tua Tagovailoa
Pros:
Quick decision making and a quick release.
Accuracy!
Above average pocket presence.
Underrated as a competitor.
Cons:
Not the biggest guy.
Durability issues.
Has good arm strength, not great.
Average running ability.
Intangibles:
He wins games.
The NFL, as well as being a cliched “game of inches” is also a game of %s. From analytics, to play calling to drafting yada, yada.
This doesn’t feel like an all-in move (for Chubb), but it whiffs of “we like our hand and we’re going to bet big on it”. I love it personally. I’m taking the upside of a stud DE vs a crap-shoot in the draft (potentially think Yatil Green, Jamar Fletcher, Pat White, John Avery). Everything is a gamble, including injuries and I feel like we came out on top here. Time will tell.
Opponents are 41/98 on 3rd down and 6/13 on 4th. We’ve given up 2097 yards through the air through 8 games. (Comp Att Int Avg 98 286 4 7.3). Our turnover count is way down and opponents have 3 more TDs than we do. As PP mentioned, we are making average QBs look better than they should, by giving them too much time. Our banged up 2ndary is part of the equation, but I feel it’s done a better job than the front 7 on passing downs, relatively speaking. The D front has seemed to do better on running downs this season, getting lots of crucial stops when it mattered, but we aren’t making it uncomfortable enough for opposing QBs. Welcome Bradley Chubb. Go do your thing.
“Go do your thing” and I’ll add, Do It Well!
Like others, I’m so tired of seeing opposing QBs hang for tea against our “pass rush.” Lol!
We’re in the bottom half as a “pass” defense in a passing league….not good.
Someone talking Tua up. Never too late 😂😂😂
Lol…
👍
Amazing how when Eisen says what you want to hear how much you like it.
I think Son said, we got better on both sides of the ball yesterday. That’s a good day!!!
I just looked at the Dolphins depth chart, I understand they haven’t updated anything until the players pass their physicals. Nonetheless, I like that they have Robert Jones at LG and are keeping Connor Williams at C.
I’m sure that when the trade is official, it will Mostert, Wilson, Gaskin and Ahmed. Chubb as the starting ROLB
It looked good
Connor Williams has been a great center
Sleeper signing. No one is talking about but has been awesome
I feel like our Offense is close to where it should be. I’m hoping Chubb and rehabbing injuries helps to get our D there now. It should be top 10.
Good hated the idea of trading him
He’s Redzone Assassin
100%
No one else on the team like him, a unique talent, who telegraphs the play…ok…lol
LOL
Well that blows my season prediction out of the water!
I guess 17-0 is out but what no 14-3?
Dan Orlovsky says
“Miami can absolutely win the Super Bowl right now.”
Is it Sunday yet?
Tim Knight says:
November 1, 2022 at 9:14 pm
Well there were some peeps here today talking about him as a rental for this year.
It is a rental until the negotiations are completed. We might here it is all done in a few days or it may stretch out until February. We can always Franchise tag him, but from what has been said he is looking to get north of 100M deal and he has ALL the power now. we gave up a 1st and a 4th for the 10 week rental. now we MUST concede to his demands or he shops himself.
Bad deal, but I’ll shut up about it now until it happens. yay, go chubb….
Stand the feck down! 😉
🤣
I don’t know any of the capology, but talent is talent. We are 5-3 and if Tua survives we are legit, imo.
We SHOULD be able to get to the QB, I so fucking hope. Maybe the Bills won’t be a loss with this new D7 line.
I say we go balls to the wall!
I only mentioned it because M13 wasn’t aware of some of the earlier conversations.
Ever since yesterday 3pm I have not been able to do shit at work
Have you tried prunes or figs? 😂
Damn British sense of humor 😉
Trying to help Hulk do shit 😂😂😂
Wilson gives us a guy who can run in wet and/or cold weather (Buffalo and New England).
We needed that.
I think double trouble with Mostert and Wilson…both big, quick, hard, attacking runners…with a twist…
I’m going to splatters this Sunday to watch the game
Splatters works 😂
mf13ss says:
November 1, 2022 at 7:50 pm
By the way and JMO… Hunter Long SUCKS.
It’s about time you guys are finally seeing it
Watching his college tape, right after his draft, showed he couldn’t catch, but I was ridiculed, because he had the most catches his last year of all NCAA TEs
Your memory is skewed, Steve. When we first drafted him, I was the one saying his tape showed he couldn’t get separation, his only catches were wide open, and when he was covered he never made the tough catch, and you argued he was a good pick and would be a good blocking and receiving TE for us. You and I specifically went back and forth on it for a little bit on that.
At some point in his first year was when you started saying he was a bad pick, and granted you’ve been the most vocal on the board consistently saying that since then, but it definitely wasn’t right after we drafted him.
I think I said I didn’t care.
I’m pretty psyched about Chubb. Miami desperately needed some pass rush help this year. And I’m confident they will get a contract done.
I agree. I think they made the deal knowing full well that they were going to sign Chubb. That gives us Phillips and Chubb as bookends at edge rusher
https://dolphinnation.com/2022/11/02/report-miami-dolphins-restructured-jerome-bakers-contract-to-make-room-for-deadline-additions/?fbclid=IwAR1D3nVnW3H_SK3J_s7d4OLmI86ZVl-4zwGoZp7066-w8sr0GF6o_gXZpm0
These kind of articles are BS, sure Baker restructured, so the deal could get done, but it’s not like he reduced his salary, he likely gets money sooner as players typically do in this situation
Tua has passed every test this year, 2 left can he be effective in the wind and cold
Well find out about the wind a little on Sunday 15mph
Had to go check after the post above saying Sunny and 10-20 mph winds
It’s -30, but it’s sunny 😁
64 is the high in Chicago Sunday
Fields QBR or Fins points?
Fields IQ
LOL, it’s funny because I didn’t even think to look at what temp was being forecast.
Tua wasn’t great in the rain against the Titans last year, but I think you can throw that out because of the entire Flores and offense situation.
Then against Pitt two weeks ago, he wasn’t very sharp once the rain started coming down. That was part of the reason I asked if it was raining during the game. But again, situationally, he was likely a bit rusty after his 2 weeks off.
Playing in weather is the last refuge of Tua haters. If he shows he can play at a high level in weather there is nowhere left to run.
How it started
How it finished
Remember not long ago when the talking heads were saying, ‘Mac Jones is the best Alabama QB playing in the NFL.” That didn’t age well, now did it?
🤣
“Coach Speak”
I like him more every day!
LMAO
LOL
Awesome
Breath of fresh air in the suffocating heatwave of political correctness.
Fucking ay!
Official!
Tua 18-9
Hurts 16-10
Burrow 16-16-1
Herbert 19-20
= 🐧 + 🐆 + 👨🚀
That last emoji should be an astronaut. I want a refund.
🤣
If this has already been posted, just pretend you never read it
This dude should not have a job writing about football. He is fucking clueless.
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/2022-nfl-qb-power-rankings-week-9-seahawks-geno-smith-bengals-joe-burrow-round-out-top-five/
I agree, but as an aside how can you not agree with Mackie at 28 and Zackie at 32😏
This is a beautifully designed play and, errr, why you need to be accurate.
Sherfield drops underneath forcing the corner to drop off Waddle and cover him, leaving penguin to drop into the middle of a zone, right to where Tua has already thrown it, leaving the LB clutching thin air trying to intercept and before the deeper corner or safety get ever there. Undefendable and a 12+ yd pick up. The first tweet is Tua cocked and ready to release. The next tweet in the thread shows the full play.
The breakdown of the Lions game shows there were a number of throws like this, that require great anticipation and accuracy, yet you still see so many “it was just the Lions” or “anyone could hit wide open receivers all day” comments.
At that release-point, even the biggest Tua hater would struggle to say #17 was wide open!
So many talking heads are saying Tua has been surrounded by speed and that’s why he’s succeeding also, but when you design plays like this to pull defenders to where they can’t impact a play, MM deserves a boat-load of kudos.
All I got for the “he needs to be surrounded y…” dopes is “ I give you Aaron Rogers.” Apparently. He also needs to be surrounded by talent to be successful.
Chubb will wear #2
Wilson Jr 23
Mike McDaniel walks in on end of Grier’s news conference, says, “Oh. This is where I find ol’ Dealer Chris.”
Somewhere Chris Foersters’ ears pricked up.
After the Steelers games I heard a bunch of squawking about dropped interceptions – which is silly, but people throw anything up against Tua
If it was an issue it was corrected bc it didn’t happen against the lions
Did you guys hear that one about the cheetah, the penguin and the astronaut that walk into a locker room?
🐆 🐧🚀
And there’s still one pick left in ’25!
https://www.si.com/nfl/dolphins/news/miami-dolphins-benefit-again-from-laremy-tunsil-trade
Interesting
Coming out of that game — who would have thunk these podcasters were heaping praise onthe quality of our defense? Glad they did though.
That is good info. I was curious what we did different in the 2nd half that was so effective.
I really like the idea we just beat them straight up playing talent against talent.
I’m confused. Does this mean you don’t need a cannon for an arm after all?
It means, among other things, that he shouldn’t take Tyreek and Waddle off his X-Mas card list.
HC Mike McDaniel Wednesday November 2 media availability thread
10:47 AM · Nov 2, 2022
@WingfieldNFL
Coach says both Chubb and Wilson will play this weekend — how much is to be determined.
Travis Wingfield
@WingfieldNFL
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1h
Replying to
@WingfieldNFL
On Jeff Wilson: His mindset effects his teammates in a positive manner. He’s a physical player who sets a tone. He’s a great teammate. You always gravitate towards people that expect nothing given to them and enjoy the process of earning opportunities, that’s who Jeff is.
Travis Wingfield
@WingfieldNFL
·
1h
Replying to
@WingfieldNFL
Coach on having a GM who has given him Reek Hill and Bradley Chubb in the last 8 months: I feel extremely fortunate to work with a GM like Chris. I feel very lucky to be in the org in general. There’s a lot of parts in this organization that a lot of head coaches aren’t afforded
Travis Wingfield
@WingfieldNFL
·
1h
Replying to
@WingfieldNFL
Coach is asked about the implication of moving picks and if it affirms the org’s belief in Tua: That’s a fair implication to make, but it wasn’t just because he had a good game. It’s the entire body of work we’ve seen from Tua.
Travis Wingfield
@WingfieldNFL
·
1h
Replying to
@WingfieldNFL
Coach says the Chubb addition should have an impact on the concept of team defense. The common denominator behind good defenses is 11 guys playing together and hard — says that’s where Chubb really shines.
Travis Wingfield
@WingfieldNFL
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1h
Replying to
@WingfieldNFL
McDaniel is asked to evaluate what Grier has done and goes on to praise him for the locker room Grier and his staff have built. There’s a lot of quality players and people, Coach says. That’s what ends up winning in this league, people coming together.
Travis Wingfield
@WingfieldNFL
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1h
Replying to
@WingfieldNFL
Having practiced and played against Chubb, Coach says Chubb is a player who has been on his radar. He’s one of those guys that can really dictate the terms for what you’re able to do offensively.
Travis Wingfield
@WingfieldNFL
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1h
Replying to
@WingfieldNFL
On how having the QB helps team build: it does change how you’re able to big picture operate. It doesn’t dictate it. Teams win, individuals don’t. It’s a difficult place to be when your in-search. There is some clarity in regards to being very, very confident in your starting QB.
^^^
Chubb is what Mario Williams was supposed to be for us, and he’s still in his prime, unlike Mario
^^^
Subtle but powerful
is that we “threw away”
any chance of drafting a replacement for Tua
in the 2023 draft.
There were times when folks were threatening Tua with that
“They have 2 First Rounders in case the Fins need to move on from Tua”
crap.
Coach is asked about the implication of moving picks and if it affirms the org’s belief in Tua: That’s a fair implication to make, but it wasn’t just because he had a good game. It’s the entire body of work we’ve seen from Tua.
Travis Wingfield
Hey Mike, this is the Bob Ross video Summer and I were talking about at D&Bs. I was pretty drunk so I can’t remember if you said you’d seen it before or not, lol. I know I posted it here sometime in the past, and I think another mobster did too.
Sunday we’re losing 21-7 against Detroit…fast forward to present time hard to believe the narrative now after that awful start and bad D 1st half
Fuck you Flores, Boyer actually makes in-game adjustments, he doesn’t wait until week 9
Hey BBM,
sorry about Grier sucking the fun out of the draft again,
but our idea of needing an EDGE who guarantees a sack every other game
in Round 1
and a sturdy RB with sure hands and a nose for the EZ
in Round 2
sure got taken care of.
And we still have our Round 2 and TWO Round 3 picks to get a
ball hawk CB to get us 5 INTs,
an enforcer MLB,
and a bully at TE.
I read where you can’t spell Flores without “F … loser.”
a bit harsh,
but then,
he was,
… a bit harsh.
Me likes
They didn’t fly em in to take them to the beach
That’s next on the itinerary!
Then a massage at the Kraft den?
Fuck!
Just copy and paste it for next week too I guess?????
Armstead, Ingram, and Howard need more rest
than practice at this point in their careers.
Jackson is easing back into it.
Cracraft has a neck; you don’t mess with necks.
At least Ogbah is not missing,
nor is any of our remaining 1.5 cornerbacks.
Masala updated the next three drafts for us.
2023 draft:
Second-round
Third-round
Third-round (via. Patriots for DeVante Parker)
Sixth-round (via. Bears for Jakeem Grant)
Seventh-round
2024 draft:
First-round
Second-round
Fifth-round
Sixth-round
Seventh-round
2025 draft:
First-round
Second-round
Third-round
Fourth-round
Fifth-round
Fifth-round (via. Broncos for Bradley Chubb)
Sixth-round
Seventh-round
I used to care about draft, now just want playmakers
That’ll work.
Grier says Denver insisted on having Chase be part of the deal for Chubb, he wasn’t just a throw in to cut cap space. Denver specifically asked from him.
“(McDaniel) probably had a little bit of influence on that one,” Grier said. “Jeff is a guy we’ve watched. He’s a tough kid. He’s physical. We had talked about him in the offseason as well. So when the opportunity came when Denver asked for Chase, I mean, it was specifically to get the deal done. They wanted Chase, so we had to find a running back and fortunately, John (Lynch) and Kyle (Shanahan) and talking to them, we were able to get a deal done to get Jeff here and I know he and Mike and Raheem (Mostert) were all hugging and having their kumbaya moment together, being back together. But it’s cool. He adds toughness. He’s familiar with the system. So very excited to get him here and see what he adds to the team.”
Guess the days of Tua not throwing deep are over.
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Tyreek Hill & Jaylen Waddle combined for over 200 yards on targets traveling 10+ air yards in the Dolphins’ Week 8 victory over the Lions. On such passes, Waddle racked up 5 receptions, 81 yards, 2 TDs on 5 targets while Hill recorded 7 receptions, 164 yards on 9 targets. Overall, Hill was targeted on 55.71% of Tagovailoa’s air yards resulting in week-leading 12 catches (tied 1st) and 188 yards receiving (1st) among pass catchers. The duo have been the most productive receivers on vertical routes this season by a significant margin. Hill has now gained 502 yards on vertical routes while Waddle has 400 yards.
Tua had the back free on the check down as well for a solid gainer,
but his quick release gunned the ball out to Hill before the DB could put on the brakes for chunk yards.
Tua had enough touch to get the ball over that LB standing in the passing lane and still drop it in to Tyreek.
The other Lions LBs and DBs were made worthless by the coach’s design.
Great breakdown
Sometimes your younger day crushes stay just that…. like with Kelly Kopowski.
Don’t interrupt my football high with breasts
You have to realize that this is who I was supposed to marry.
No it’s not. You married the right girl
What I thought at the time. But then my cool kid was more than a decade and a first wife away.
Is it Sunday yet. Fuck Hulk can’t wait
Me too, Ken. I think this is the week we finally play a whole game on both sides of the ball and we beat the bears by 2 or 3 scores.
I think we don’t have to worry about Fields beating us with his arm and we have the team speed on defense to stop him from running all over us.
And I don’t see the Bears stopping our offense unless the weather gives them an assist slowing us and the game down and turning this into a run, run, run game for both teams.
Right now, the forecast is good for us.
I never count any game as easy. I have been a Phins fan for too long. However, I am as excited as I have been to watch this team play
Love that throwback hoodie. I wonder if I can get one of those at the Dolphins shop.
Shoddy BleacherReport writing
Since Miami isn’t scoring—the team averages a middling 22.3 points per game—at the same rate as the Baltimore Ravens (26.0 PPG), Buffalo Bills (29.0) or Kansas City Chiefs (31.9 PPG)
In Tua’s 5 full games we’ve scored 130 pt or 26 per game
Some of these are pretty funny
For UK:
https://twitter.com/finsordie/status/1587865285817679873?s=46&t=oxEiw6Ml2fUJYNo1cQgpPw
We’ve had a new PM so time for a new king. HRH Tua Tagovailoa has a ring to it, no?
Stanger another reason for a crush on the punter:
Like him, but no mancrush. He’ll be gone soon enough. Don’t want my heart broken.
Naples, still a game for me even after losing 2 picks. lol
The good ILB’s kept escaping me. This draft does not have many good ones and many are smallish.
54. Darnell Wright OT Tennessee (Stud)
81. Christian Gonzalez CB Oregon (Good in press/man and good size)
85. Zach Charbonnet RB UCLA (6’1 220 with 4.41 speed)
176. Tykee Smith S Georgia (versatile play anywhere and good in coverage)
219. Ben Sims TE Baylor (probably best all-round TE available this late)
We didn’t lose the picks. Should have said already used them.
Zach Charbonnet👍
Phelon,
Replying from further up, but you’re exactly right and that’s all QBs. Rodgers has had some good WRs and now that he doesn’t, they aren’t winning. Cousins has his primetime moments but is winning convincingly with all the talent around him. Allen exploded as soon as he got Diggs. Old Man Brady looked good…while he still had a plethora of top WRs.
So many QBs get e terrible reputation they never earn. Mahomes may not even be starting today if he wasn’t drafted by Reid. Mayfield wasted his opportunity when he still had top WRs. He’ll never get another chance. Tua finally get elite WRs and look at him go. It always surprises me how basic football knowledge is never promoted by talking heads. Must not bring enough clicks.
It’s silly isn’t it.
Yeah. I know QBs bring the clicks, but it truly is a 53 man effort.
Tim Knight says:
November 2, 2022 at 4:31 pm
I only mentioned it because M13 wasn’t aware of some of the earlier conversations.
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Nah, I was well aware of the earlier convos. I saw that shortly after the trade for Chubb, we were already working on a long-term contract for him.
Nobody posted it as breaking news and I was at work when that fact came out via the football media.
And again, I think it’s most obvious that we didn’t trade away a 1st-rounder for a rental truck.
It’s not a big deal, and I agree we don’t make that trade without a long-term deal in the works.
But that long-term deal IS going to be a big deal! 😉
Of course. Coveted players get paid.
Exactly!
JMO, but I don’t consider us as Super Bowl contenders until we can run AT WILL against other teams on the Offensive side of the ball.
Conversely, and on Defense, until we can stop teams from throwing on us.
We’re getting DANGEROUSLY close on both accounts, though!!! We need our Defense to get healthy and our O-Line to continue to gel (sucks that we lost Eich for the season).
Eich hasn’t been ruled out for the season but will miss at least 4 games.
OH! That’s good!
I get confounded by the new rules (and the reporting on as much) when one gets put on IR: SEASON-ENDING IR, or 4-game IR. It’s some BS being 99% of the time it’s reported strictly as IR. SMH
There is a new 4 game IR. The same one Jackson was on and just came off.
I get that. But reporters need to be more concise when stating somebody goes on IR. At face value, it seems one is done for the season.
How about IR-D (‘D’ representing designated to return after 4 games).
There is no four week IR or regular IR.
If a player is placed on injured reserve they must remain on the list and unavailable to the team for a minimum of four weeks. The team may select to re-instate up to eight players per season from the list.
Got ya, Rockphin. Well then, reporters need to mention when one is officially lost for the season.
I was under the impression that Liam Eichenberg was lost for the season.
Well that’s just semantics. They changed it so that players don’t have to be out for the season if put on IR but may miss some significant time. That way teams can manage their rosters without keeping multiple players on the roster but they won’t be able to play for multiple weeks.
So all Injured reserve designations are four weeks.
https://www.marca.com/en/nfl/2022/08/27/6309e13f22601da0338b4581.html
It’s not semantics. I just explain to you the rules. There is no difference in designation. And reporters will not necessarily no if an injury is season ending or not. All players placed on IR may come back after four weeks. If they can heal in the amount of time.
Right. It also allows teams to bring players up from the PS or sign a player off the street to fill that roster spot. It’s a good thing. Back in the day those players might have been lost for the season even if they could have come back at some point.
What I like about Phillips and Chubb is they can both play on either side. The addition of Chubb is the hope to get pressure on the QB with just 4 without having to blitz so much. That could really improve our defense.
If you watch the highlights of his 5.5 sacks this season he rushes from all over kind of like Jason Taylor used to do for us
Yeah he’s a big edge guy with speed who also plays the run. I know you aren’t a fan of the trade, but most of the NFL world thinks it was a slam dunk. We’ll see how he pans out. But anytime you can get a 26 year old proven pass rusher you do it. They don’t grow on trees. 😉
This is how they work the cap.
https://www.thephinsider.com/2022/11/2/23436568/miami-dolphins-restructure-jerome-bakers-contract-to-make-room-for-bradley-chubb-jeff-wilson-trades
I’ve been stressing the important of drafting samurais for like a decade now and now you guys are posting how important weapons are?!?!?!
Nobody was against weapons but there were times we had more pressing needs. OL and defense.