The Dolphins enter their BYE week in excellent shape with a 7-3 record good for 1st in the AFC East. The Bills lost last week to the Minnesota Vikings in OT to fall to 6-3, while the NY Jets had their BYE week and are also 6-3. The New England Patriots were also on their BYE week last week and are last in the AFC East at 5-4. This is a very competitive division, and at least at the moment, my early predictions that the Jets may overtake the Patriots is true at the moment. The Jets and Patriots have a showdown this Sunday in Foxborough at 1PM. This is a huge divisional game, they all are really. If the Jets can beat the Patriots in their house the Jets could move up from the #6 seed and give them a 3-1 division record as well as a 6-3 conference record. It would be better for the Dolphins if the Patriots win but I like the Jets in this matchup.
In Week 12, when we return from our BYE week, we play the Texans at home at 1PM. It’s possible, we can have some familiar names back in the lineup, but as of now, nothing is certain. I would think at a minimum that OL Austin Jackson should be back, but odds are he would just be in the rotation, not starting, RT Brandon Shell has played well and OG Robert Jones looked just fine at LG. DB Byron Jones has not yet been activated off of the IR and there have been no indications that he will be. Still, that remains a possibility. The rest must surely be appreciated by all players but especially LT Terron Armstead who has played brilliantly for us this season despite having a painful toe injury and has been the LT we have missed since, well, Laremy Tunsil. Also, guys like Keion Crossen and Kader Kohou can hopefully get healthier and make that secondary more whole.
The following week we have a difficult game against the SF 49ers in San Francisco. It will be a homecoming for RB’s Raheem Mostert and Jeff Wilson, as well as WR’s Trent Sherfield and River Cracraft. After the Niners we stay on the left coast to play the AFC West LA Chargers. After those 2 road games, we finish up our road trip back on the right coast to play our division rival Buffalo Bills. Our last 3 games of the season feature 2 home games, one against the visiting NFC North Green Bay Packers, then a battle in Foxborough against the Patriots and then back home for the season finale against the NY Jets.
I feel like we need to stay healthy, first and foremost, and if we succeed in doing that, keeping #1 and all of his weapons healthy, we can play with anyone. Our defense is starting to play better, and hopefully the more Chubb practices our defense, the better he is, and he makes everyone else better too. Phillips is already seeing results, and that should continue. LB Brennan Scarlett is now healthy and should be back with the team. This is the time to make our run. Finish strong and we should be near the top in the AFC. If we take care of our division rivals and possibly take down the Bills a second time, and sweep the Pats and split with the Jets, we should be AFC East Champs. That of course won’t be easy but just the fact that I can now type this and not feel like it’s ridiculous at all is quite pleasing to me. We’re a good team, a high flying offense, and Jeff Wilson has added another dimension to our offense. We’re a legitimate rushing threat with Wilson and Mostert. The pressure is off Mostert now, he’s never been a high volume carry guy, so he can stay fresh and give a nice punch when Wilson is out. I know some of you think Byron Jones will never suit up and play in a Dolphins uniform this season, I’m still holding out hope. I have no idea what kind of shape he’ll be in and if he can even help us, but he’s always been a solid cover corner, and what team couldn’t use thew boost of getting a player back of his caliber healthy and fresh near the end of the season? Let’s hope!
#stangerstrong
GO DOLPHINS!!!
Finsmob Unleashed 
Man, all the top teams struggling for W’s today.
Is it Sunday yet? Oh fuck is it next Sunday yet?
Gotta get through Thanksgiving first.
I will give thanks once we win a SB. Hulk smash 💥
Last game home against the Browns, bye week and then home against the Texans before we play our toughest stretch on the road at SF, LAC and BUF. Looking at it from a pragmatic viewpoint we have to go 2-2 at least in our next 4 games. Of course we want it to better than that.
I agree and yes, want it to be better than that.
Fingers crossed that we get Byron Jones back after our bye-week. That would be the shot in the arm our Defense could really use, especially after acquiring Brandon Chubb.
I can’t help but think Sam Madison and Pat Surtain have had something to do with how well our corners who were not projected to be much are playing. We’ve played a lot of corners this year.
Yeah, man, no doubt! Gotta love how our young CBs have risen to the occasion after all the injuries we’ve had, especially the undrafted #DarthKader! 🙂
Me too… I sense Sam and Pat have had much to do with that.
They were both man coverage corners. That’s what we do. Our coaching has been on a different level than in past years.
#DarthKader
23. KADER KOHOU, MIAMI DOLPHINS
Another rookie cornerback who deserves a place here, Kader Kohou has had to play a ton this year due to all of the injuries in Miami’s secondary. And he has performed well. He is currently PFF’s No. 14-graded cornerback this season (76.5), as he has yet to allow a single touchdown on 417 snaps. Kohou has let up a few big plays in the passing game, but he has performed exceptionally well for a rookie undrafted free agent.
Every corner gets beat here and there. It’s not easy.
Correct, but Kader is playing well above and beyond for an undrafted rook! That cat has MAJOR promise… think Brent Grimes, another undrafted CB: very rare air for that position.
Agreed. We had another one in Trill Williams. He was going to start boundary opposite Howard with Needham in the slot more. We lost them both for the season.
Stanger,
Reply to you on the last page.
undrafted free agent or UDFA
Is it just me, or is that kind of redundant? I mean, if one was undrafted, they got into the league as a free agent, right? Am I missing something? And why is that hitting me just now?
The UDFA signing period after the draft.
Just seems redundant, but I get it… a mere designation for rooks who weren’t drafted.
Tim Knight says:
November 19, 2022 at 9:20 pm
Agreed. We had another one in Trill Williams. He was going to start boundary opposite Howard with Needham in the slot more. We lost them both for the season.
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As you would say, BINGO! Trill Williams is another who was looking great prior to landing on season-ending IR. I also believe that many Phin fans became to appreciate Needham’s play over his journey with us… who also landed on season-ending IR.
Can’t believe so many of our CBs have landed on IR or in Byron’s case, has yet to see the field this year. And all the while, X has been dealing with a nagging groin(s) injury most of the season.
Gotta believe it’s been a testament to Sam and Pat’s coaching.
Our secondary has been hit hard with injuries. I think that’s why our defense has struggled. Now we need to regroup and say what’s the best way for us to play down the stretch? I’m not sure about zone but the quarters defense is kind of a hybrid of man and zone.
Our defense gets off to slow starts a lot. But somehow they tighten up in the 2nd half. Feed off of that and let’s stop a team on their first drive.
I think we’re finally on the cusp of making that happen after the bye-week… to stop teams on their first drive, and consistently.
We should want Zach Thomas to get Trey Flowers and Byron Jones in that hyperbolic chamber of his. 🙂
*hypobaric
You know, one rule that I never understood is you are allowed a roster of 53, all of who you have to pay. You can’t dress all of them for the game, only 46 of them. You have to pay 7 of them to sit on their ass and watch.
Right on! That doesn’t make any sense whatsoever to me as well.
I think if you go 46 it has to be an extra OL (8). Something like that.
M13, another big part of how our team plays would be to build on the running game with Mostert/Wilson. Either one fits with what we run. That will make our play-action passing game dominant.
+1000000000000000000
And man, you were 100% on RB Jeff Wilson.
What’s funny is why would the 49ers trade him for a 5th round pick? The guy can play. He’s 12th in the league in rushing with a 5.4 avg. We got a gift. 🙂
EXACTLY! LOL
WINNING!!!
WINNING!!! LOL
Just wanted to say to Old Dolfan, Naples, Rockphin, and Stanger regarding last evening… it’s all good: I truly respect each and every one of you and it’s alright to disagree on politics. We all feel passionate about as much, but it should NEVER serve as a divide on this great blog site amongst great people who are DIE HARDS for our Phins.
Good stuff! Most of us have no real say in any of what goes on in the political world. We all know it’s elite business.
The vibe I get on this blog is that we all care about the status of our country and that’s a good thing.
^
Audi. Have a great rest of the evenin’, y’all!
Oh lord, here we go…
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Elon Musk says Trump will be reinstated to Twitter after more than 15 million users voted in poll.
Twitter CEO Elon Musk tweeted Saturday night that former President Donald Trump will be reinstated to Twitter after a poll he posted on his social media platform resulted in the majority of users supporting the idea.
“The people have spoken,” Musk tweeted on Saturday night. “Trump will be reinstated. Vox Populi, Vox Dei.”
I think it’s a good thing. He will turn off more voters and lose the primary to DeSantis.
Freedom of speech. It’s up to people to do what you shall with it. We can’t be a free country by silencing voices.
^
Since y’all were just talking about him.
I just love that last clip of Hill being so fast that he is able to run as fast SIDEWAYS as the DB is running head on. Hill shields him off Wilson and even has time to direct Wilson into the best lane to score!!
That is so awesome on several levels.
A high priced star WR blocking for a RB who is 20-25 pounds heavier.
CavalierKong says:
November 19, 2022 at 6:40 pm
The extended versions of all 3 movies are each 30-45 minutes longer. It really adds a lot to the story, but they all clock in around 3 1/2 to 4 hrs long.
We did Fellowship last weekend, Two Towers this weekend, and we’ll finish up with Return of the King next weekend. We have fun watching them every few years or so, but man, they take some commitment.
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Good to see your great taste extends beyond the stove Kong. Love LoTR. Read the hobbit when I was an ankle-biter and was hooked. I have been known to do the Tolkein Iron-man during holiday periods. 3 extended Hobbits + extended LOTR 1-3. True commitment 😉.
If Jackson made the hobbit so long he could have got 9 movies out of LoTR easily, surely? No Tom Bombadil either? (Arguably not a great loss)
I presume you have the actual disc set? For years I never watched them. I didn’t want to look behind the curtain. When I did I devoured them too. Jackson is the dogs bollocks in my book, as are his 🎥.
Iron-man involves back to back viewing with feeding, call of nature and sleeping breaks – you need a well stocked larder and some pre-prepped meals
I can’t imagine a better retelling of LoTR than Peter Jackson’s trilogy. Near perfect. We have the disc set and watched all the extras when we first got them, but we try to keep those as pristine as possible, so when just watching the movies, we watch on HBO instead (or is it Hulu? IDK, one of those two).
My son did a really impressive 3D print of Treebeard, about a foot tall, and gave it to my wife for her birthday, so she was keen to take in his color scheme from Towers. I can’t wait to see it when she’s done.
Cheers, UK 🙂
Gotta love this, I know I do. Still not feeling well, so my wife says to me a minute ago “OK Mike Ge-sicki, let’s eat breakfast”.
LOL, your wife is awesome
Bbm
I know right?
What are they saving by sitting 7 players, laundry bills?
It’s game day bitc…oh wait a minute 😡
Hulk allowed free smashing pass.
😃
I mean, I understand that the inactive list is supposed to make the game fairer. If one team has 5 nicked players who can’t play but aren’t bad enough to go on IR, but the other team has only 2, then the other team has a distinct advantage.
Without the inactive rule, teams would either try to force guys to suit up that should not, due to injury, or force them onto IR, which endangers their season, the team’s season, cap chaos, etc.
7 seems like a lot though, as it’s more than 1 out of every 10 players.
It also helps give a players a chance to make a roster and have a contract. It’s good for the players, it’s good for the tear and it helps the league develop talent
Do you mean the practice squad?
Yes, that is great to have.
No in addition to the practice squad. Because these are 7 guys with full contracts who can’t be poached
That’s exactly right Naples, it evens the playing field, because of injury
That’s cute, Mike E.
Hmm
are you sure you’re not bricking to get you through the bye without an uptick in honey do chores to fill the void, and she’s onto your lazy ass??!!!
I think teams should be allowed to not count the P, PK, and LS in the 53 and 46 rule, as long as those players do not play any other position in the game, except maybe with a fake punt exception.
All kidding aside, Get Well Soon, Mike E!!!!
Go Patriots 🤢
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Hill and Waddle together have more catches over 15 yards than 25 whole teams.
But but his arm
Mac Jones and Zach Wilson currently hold the 3rd and 2nd records ever for worst performance under pressure behind only Brandon Weeden, who came in at a QBR of .9 under pressure!!
Jones has a QBR of 2 when pressured; Wilson has a 1.
That is key to beating both of them. Along with stopping their run game.
LOL at me, I guess that goes with beating most teams, pressure QB and stop the run.
Feel really bad for TN QB Hendon Hooker. He was in a very close race for the Heisman vs CJ Stroud.
Now looks like he has a season ending knee injury. Looked like his foot got caught up in the turf trying to cut and his knee gave out.
Sucks
True confession – I never realized the Atlanta Falcons logo was an “F”
Oh shit, I never realized the bird forms an ‘F’ either.
Are you serious or fucking with me?
LOL, no I’m being serious. It never even occurred to me, and if it has been mentioned it didn’t stick in my head.
I actually googled the helmet after I read your post
Thanks Naples
With our remaining games against the cheats on road and jets at home, assuming we win at home vs jets and lose to cheats, it would be better, if jets won today
Still can’t root for the team with the better record in this game today
The good news is one should lose, or maybe a tie is better, but ties are too rare
BBM’s bye week babe. BBM loves him some outdoorsy women. She’s from right around the area we have our hunt camp in south Alabama. Her dad helps with many of her video’s.
Pretty hot little redneck girl. Nice.
Speaking of guys who I am glad was never the Dad of one of my girlfriends.
Add me to the people who never realized the Falcon was also an F bird.
Kong – you know how each week I take a picture of my TV on the channel that DirecTV is broadcasting our game. They have that graphic up for each game until their coverage starts. I was looking through the Sunday ticket channels and came across the Falcons game and all of a sudden I just saw it and felt like I might be the last human to realize it. Now I feel a little better
lol, definitely not just you, bro.
It’s fairly obvious once you see it, both the shape of the falcon and the front lines of the outline, which form a clean ‘F’, but I bet a lot more than a few NFL fans are unaware of it.
**I bet more than a few…
https://phinphanatic.com/2022/11/20/loss-saved-tua-tagovailoas-career-miami-dolphins/4/
Thanks Titans!
No doubt
BBM – is she Bi, or just a BYE Week girl?
Watching CBS pregame coverage, and it’s all about the Vikings. They showed a highlight reel and of course I have to see some douchebag Vikes player mocking “The Waddle”. Hope we play them in the SB and drop 50 on them, 3 of them Waddle TD’s
After watching the Jefferson catch for the 300th time, it was more of a me me DB’s screw up, than a great catch
The catch was DB aided, so while it was a great play, I don’t consider it a great catch
Why is the west coast game the Eagles vs the Colts. Nobody on the planet cares about this game except Eagles and Colts fans. The Jest vs NE is a much bigger game
Great point. Not just the wrong area for that game but the Colts are a disaster. Jets are one of the feel-good stories of the year and both are in the playoff hunt. One game will be competitive and should be fun to watch. It’s not the Colts and their anemic offense lol.
lol, pretty weird choice by cbs
I don’t give an F about the Falcons helmet 😉
I had no idea either
Nice 3rd down scramble and pickup of a 1st down by Brisket
Brissett rumbling, bumbling, stumblin lol
Yup 🤣
🍻
Brownies almost in the red zone. Have to score a TD
Cleveland TD 😃
Wow!!! Cooper with a difficult TD grab
Woohoo Brownies!!
Hell yeah, Browns
I miss my Dolphins
Don’t forget who’s in first place in the AFCE, boys!!
10-3 Browns but unfortunately settled for FG
To bad too, because that 3rd down pass was very catchable.
I’d like to see the Pets get on the board
Pats so lucky they didn’t just turn the ball over in the red zone
SMH, I guess there is a reason the Browns are 3-6
Greg the Leg with back to back successful FG tries from 40, then 45 due to a Jets penalty
Forgot to add the wind is a crazy swirling wind. His kick corkscrewed about 15 feet like most of Sanders kicks look without wind. Big difference is Zeurlein puts it through the uprights
Bills really catching some breaks here. They easily could be down 2 or 3 scores
Only so much Cleveland can do
Anyone watching the Ravens game? What is going on with their offense?
I’m really struggling to enjoy football today. I don’t want the Jest to jump us in the division with a win today, but I can’t quite root for the Pets.
I can root against the Bills, but it feels inevitable the Browns will fall apart.
No other morning game even remotely interests me other than, ironically considering my earlier remarks, it’d be amusing if the Colts win again.
^ to everything you said
MikeE., BYE week babe. SHe is not Bi. I am sure she is strctly d___ly. lol
I don’t think I have seen a more heartless team than the Rams the year after winning the SB.
Fucking Mac Jones holds the ball so long
Fucking Patriots. I hate them even when I am rooting for them 😡
Bills about to put it away
Still a whole quarter left, but they’re moving it at will now
No faith the Browns can pull this one out
Browns catch a break
Browns shoot themselves in the foot
Pets need to score on this drive
Neither the Jets or Pats have a playoff caliber offense
And both ave herpes
Crazy turnover just happened in the Eagles game
Oh ho!! And the Eagles give it back
Browns are just a big TEASE in that first half.
lol, yep, I just changed it because they really can’t get out of their own way.
Bills haven’t looked that good today other than their spceial teams which always looks good.
It’s hilarious, I’m totally rooting for the Colts and enjoying this game. I guess cbs knew something I didn’t 😂
3-3 tie for jests v cheats is pretty ideal
I bet the bills barely run the ball with a 15 point lead
Let’s go panthers
Jones has no pocket presence
3-3 and about to go to OT lmmfao
Woohooo!! Dolphins stay in 1st
HOLY shit
My words exactly
thank GOD I at least don’t have to watch these two shit teams for a single moment longer. lol
Bad day for the NY football teams
Yes!!!!
Now we just need a Chargers win over the Chiefs and we’re the #1 seed in the AFC.
And if the Chargers lose, it hurts one of the serious contenders for a WC, so it’s a win, win for us.
Patsies and jest offenses look like crap.
Pretty wild- if the Jest won today they would have been 1st in the division, but they lost so they are last in the division.
We are in good shape. 🙂
That sucks.
I also had no F’N idea on Atlanta Helmets
To answer on lack of Ravens offence.. Panthers D was balling
Yeah, sad about Fields overall but was also hopeful they would give the Jets and Bills a tough game down the road.
Hope to see Lions keep up the pace next week vs Bills.
Hope so YES , expect it NO 🤷♂️
We can hope. Lions have won 3 in a row and are at home. They might give the Bills a game.
Feeling good in 1st place in the AFC East and sitting nice in the AFC conference.
LOL
Let’s just hope the dog didn’t pee on the picnic basket 🙂
LOL
Lol
Good to see ya sir
Steelers take the lead at half rot👍👍
Or half time🤷♂️
The patsies jest game had more punts than the Dolphins have had in the last 6 games.
Go steelers … barf … beat Cindy’s ass.
If we played all of our games with a healthy Tua, I think we’d be 9-1 … we outgained Vikes and Jets but our backup QBs turned the ball over. Cincy game we realistically could have still lost to Cincy because “thurs night road games” suck.
That said, we shouldn’t fear playing anybody on our schedule going forward.
That’s why the media has been all over Tua is 7-0 in games he’s started and finished. We win a lot with Tua at QB.
Thank you New England for sucking and still winning
Lol
Not sure what else we could ask for after we’ve all played 10 games….
Fucking amazing….let’s chop some wood…lol
Being on the bye in week 11 and knowing you control your own destiny atop your division and the #2 seed. When’s the last time this happened? LOL
Pretty sure I was there vs most of you…lol…but hard to remember…lol
Cowboys laying the wood on the Vikings. No doubt if Tua was healthy we would win that game
We don’t need to look back…
If we get Mostert and Wilson going on the ground and as receivers, it’s going to be tough for any defense to stop us.
Both Wilson’s….but RB has been an eye-opener…
Is there a worse starting QB in the NFL right now than Zach Wilson?
I doubt Byron Jones steps on the field this year….give it up
Our CBs are being coached up….
I tend to agree
Has he pulled a Will Fuller and lost his will to play?
Is he just going to retire?
I don’t think he is pulling a Fuller I just think he waited too long in the off season to get the surgery
Agree with Ken…too little too late…not worth the effort at this point, don’t think it’s doable….
The Vikings are getting Crushed by Dallas
It’s ugly.
Detroit has won 3 in a row. They get the Bills on Tday
They are not a trap game, they have good players and can beat anyone.