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 
Detroit might be finding itself…after do many years.
Isn’t that HC Campbell?
..so
They’re a team that might piss a lot of people off. LOL
We had to overcome them shredding us in the 1st half.
The NFL is really competitive.
There is talent on that offense. The D has not been that good this year
Their D had a great game plan against the Giants. Take Barkley out and the Giants are not strong at WR. Barkley and Jones are the best players on offense.
Giants offense is nothing special. It’s all Barkley and nothing else
Their WR position is not good for all sorts of reasons.
Lol…what happened?
Mixon concussed.
Steelers are too lousy to take advantage.
We need to come back this week refreshed….inspired….
Let’s go, Chargers! or Chiefs!
Let’s go injuries
Lol
Watching a Kyle Van Noy, I’m reminded of one of our weirdest football decisions when we signed him to a big contract and then waived him after one year
I think that’s on flores
Not sure who it is on but it was certainly weird
Congrats to my client (LOL) CORDARRELLE PATTERSON: most career kick-returns for a TD (9) in NFL HISTORY!!!
WAY TO GO, CORDARRELLE!!!
Being completely HONEST! Never did I think Cordarrelle would be such a lackluster WR… nor did I think he’d be KR stud!
^^^
I guess dicker plays on the chargers
What a dick
103 yards total for the game
and thank you MF13 for the disclaimer you posted earlier.
I think it’s important for us all to remember that we are all first and foremost Americans who love our country. As independent thinkers and adults each with our own matrix of experience, we will have disagreements about the nuances of being governed, which is a thing no one particularly enjoys.
I respect you for being a big enough man to state publicly that you hold no malice against those whose philosophies concerning the extremely complex world of national politics differ a bit from yours.
You and I agree on many things, big things, truth, justice, freedom, and the American way. And the best team in the NFL.
Go Dolphins. Go USA.
Thank you kindly, SIR! And indeed, we may not agree on everything, but I find you to be a gentleman and a great poster on this great site.
GO PHINS!!!
GO USA!!!
HELL YEAH!!!
I hope we all realize that when we look past mere political opinion, we are all really good people.
It would be very nice to be the #1 seed with a KC loss.
It would also be very nice to cushion our fall should we lose some games down the tough stretch with an LA loss.
It would also have been very nice had TEN lost on Thursday night too, should we lose some games down the tough stretch.
Call the police
🤣
WTF??! LMAO!!!
LOL, I’m watching the game on the Spanish version of Sunday Night Football. The announcer stated, “el kicker Dicker”. 😆
Guess it doesn’t translate, but funnier than he’ll to us
Bombers lose their 3peat attempt😢
Sorry to hear
Saul goodman
Good game thus far.
Big turnover!
I was SO looking forward to bragging about being 1st seed in AFC… alas Will settle for Chargers dropping a spot or so 🤷♂️
mf13ss says:
November 20, 2022 at 9:22 pm
It would be very nice to be the #1 seed with a KC loss.
It would also be very nice to cushion our fall should we lose some games down the tough stretch with an LA loss.
It would also have been very nice had TEN lost on Thursday night too, should we lose some games down the tough stretch.
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LOL…It would be NICE if the Dolphins took care of their own business. That is the mark of a playoff bound team and a winner.
Vikes got absolutely crushed by the Cowboys. Not even competitive. We all saw the Vikings at the Fest and I don’t think any of us were impressed with them. We had a chance to beat them with Skylar Thompson but he got hurt and Teddy B had to finish. If not for an unfortunate fumble by Waddle we may have beat them
A glorious morning listening to WFAN New York on the way to work this morning
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Just in case anyone needed a good laugh. Our NYers should have a fun commute today and rest of week
https://www.espn.com/nfl/
NFL contenders exposed: Concern for Jets, Giants, Vikings, Ravens?
Ah to hear the lamentations of the masses
Beers for Steve
Actually he owes me a beer but I will buy this round
Vikings might’ve set a record for having a negative point differential
at a record of 8-2.
I don’t feel like looking it up.
-2, they got crushed by Eagles in their other loss
So many calling for Mike White 🤣
Who is Mike White?
Looks like backup QB for jets
The back of up QB he had the one big against Cincinnati last year
At the Fest game, my wife says to me at one point, “It looks to me like we have the better team. Why are we losing?”
I thought, “Maybe she knows more about football than I think she does.”
But I said, “Fuckin’ A.”
Betty Treadwater
F’n A is my new bro code for SOB Spotter.
Aiight
We didn’t play this week but I am guessing we move up in the power rankings as if that means anything
Minn to 32😝
FWIW
PFF grades for Miami offense so far this season:
WR Tyreek Hill – 92.0
QB Tua Tagovailoa – 91.5
WR Jaylen Waddle 84.5
RG Robert Hunt 78.8
C Connor Williams – 76.5
LT Terron Armstead – 76.3
RB Jeff Wilson Jr. – 71.6
QB Skylar Thompson – 71.5
QB Teddy Bridgewater – 70.8
RB Raheem Mostert – 68.8
RB Salvon Ahmed – 67.3
WR River Cracraft – 66.9
RB Myles Gaskin – 66.1
OL Robert Jones – 66.0
WR Trent Sherfield – 65.6
FB Alec Ingold – 65.6
TE Mike Gesicki – 63.9
OT Brandon Shell – 62.8
WR Cedrick Wilson Jr. – 61.3
TE Hunter Long – 60.7
TE Cethan Carter – 60.0
OL Austin Jackson – 56.8
TE Durham Smythe – 53.3
WR Braylon Sanders – 51.1
OL Liam Eichenberg – 44.8
TE Tanner Conner – 29.8
OT Greg Little – 29.0
PFF for the season
Defense
LB Jaelan Phillips – 82.4
DE Trey Flowers – 78.0
CB Kader Kohou – 76.5
LB Bradley Chubb – 75.2
LB Andrew Van Ginkel – 75.2
LB Melvin Ingram – 75.0
DL Christian Wilkins – 74.0
LB Duke Riley – 73.9
DL Zach Sieler – 73.7
S Jevon Holland – 70.1
LB Jerome Baker – 67.5
S Verone McKinley III – 65.5
S Clayton Fejedelem – 64.9
CB Nik Needham – 63.7
S Brandon Jones – 61.1
CB Justin Bethel – 56.8
LB Elandon Roberts – 54.6
CB Xavien Howard – 52.7
DE Emmanuel Ogbah – 52.1
DL John Jenkins – 50.9
S Elijah Campbell – 49.9
DB Eric Rowe – 49.8
CB Noah Igbinoghene – 48.2
LB Channing Tindall – 43.0
CB Keion Crossen – 39.5
DL Raekwon Davis – 39.4
LB Sam Eguavoen – 34.2
PFF, season, pass pro grades only:
OL Robert Jones – 79.9
OL Austin Jackson – 77.9
LT Terron Armstead – 77.3
RG Robert Hunt – 75.7
C Connor Williams – 68.5
OT Brandon Shell – 49.3
OL Liam Eichenberg – 43.2
OT Greg Little – 20.3
PFF, season, run-blocking only:
C Connor Williams – 82.2
RG Robert Hunt – 77.7
LT Terron Armstead – 71.7
OT Brandon Shell – 70.7
OL Robert Jones – 62.6
OL Liam Eichenberg – 48.3
OL Austin Jackson – 47.1
OT Greg Little – 44.4
PFF, season, pass rush grades only:
LB Melvin Ingram – 88.0
LB Elandon Roberts – 80.2
LB Jaelan Phillips – 79.9
LB Bradley Chubb – 79.4
DL Christian Wilkins – 73.6
DE Trey Flowers – 72.4
LB Andrew Van Ginkel – 71.9
DL Raekwon Davis – 60.9
DL John Jenkins – 60.4
LB Jerome Baker – 58.7
LB Duke Riley – 58.0
DL Zach Sieler – 56.2
LB Sam Eguavoen – 54.6
DE Emmanuel Ogbah – 54.5
I wonder if Bills are just staying in Detroit since they have Thanksgiving game there. It seems logical.
They are already back in Buffalo
Was wondering that last night too, good to see they went home. Hard to think they have much time to work on the game plan, and will have snow issues at home
Do they have an indoor practice facility?
Looks like they do
PFF, season, pass coverage only:
CB Kader Kohou – 77.0
LB Duke Riley – 75.8
S Jevon Holland – 67.5
S Verone McKinley III – 67.2
LB Jerome Baker – 64.8
LB Andrew Van Ginkel – 61.6
CB Justin Bethel – 59.5
LB Jaelan Phillips – 59.3
S Clayton Fejedelem – 58.9
S Brandon Jones – 52.4
CB Xavien Howard – 50.1
S Elijah Campbell – 48.1
LB Elandon Roberts – 43.1
CB Noah Igbinoghene – 43.0
DB Eric Rowe – 42.7
LB Melvin Ingram – 39.8
CB Keion Crossen – 39.5
LB Bradley Chubb – 37.7
sorry to spam your blog, but I thought the bye week is a good time to look at this.
All credit to Mike Masala over at USA Today.
I didn’t see any spam, sometimes I’ll just scan thru book club and other posts, and even though PFF isn’t the end all, its still worth a read
No spam I’m sight
Good info
Not spam at all. I was curious to see where certain players graded out. I especially like that it was even broken down into pass rush/ run defense, etc.
Naples, as I looked at all these PFF posts … what jumped out at me was the number of players (rookies and vets) who were UNDRAFTED that are making big contributions throughout our roster.
Robert Jones
When I heard one our OL was hurt I’d hoped, if it had to be one it was Eichenberg, didn’t think they’d miss him at all
Fins double digit favorite against Houston
Only time out of 10, since 2000, that we lost in that role was against Houston in 2003 opener, start of 2nd half Rickey ran all the way down to the 1 yard line, which would’ve broken the game open, play was called back for a phantom hold by OL, we did nothing the rest of the way
If we come out flat, if we don’t play our best game, if the Texans put forth one of their better efforts…we should still win fairly easily.
I can’t recall a game in the last 10-15 years I felt more confident about.
Confidence is a dangerous emotion 😬
Yep, no doubt, we’ve been conditioned over the last 20 years that the other shoe drops right when we start to feel good about our team, lol.
I decided over the bye, I’m putting that little voice warning me to beware into a box and crushing it. This team is one of the best in the NFL and the Texans don’t belong on the same field as us.
If you look at the PFF grades by position to tell us what we need to draft, it has to CB on defense and TE on offense.
Rhino
I know, right?
So that is great in a way, but in another sense, it shows we are still weak enough in certain areas that we must resort to that level of player for quality minutes.
Can you win a SB with 15% of your snap count going to players nobody wanted to draft?
Houston is absolutely a trap game for us. Worst record in the league, but a veteran coach and several good skill players make them dangerous to a team coming off a bye and looking ahead to a wicked road trip.
Might have to take a 14 million dollar cap hit this offseason to save 4 million in 2023 Nd 8 million in 2024
Jones isn’t doing nothing for us this year
Not sure he wants to be on the team
A concerning thing to me from this weekend’s games
is that the stupid steelers
did not help us with the Bengals,
who are now the last playoff team in the current scenario.
(in other words, our wild card round opponent)
So?
CavalierKong says:
November 21, 2022 at 10:51 am (Edit)
Yep, no doubt, we’ve been conditioned over the last 20 years that the other shoe drops right when we start to feel good about our team, lol.
I decided over the bye, I’m putting that little voice warning me to beware into a box and crushing it. This team is one of the best in the NFL and the Texans don’t belong on the same field as us.
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I still go by the power of negative thinking. An optimist can never be pleasantly surprised
I get it. You do you, lol.
For me, I really enjoyed not worrying over the Texans this week at all, lol. I’ll worry over the Niners next week. After we crush the Texans, we’ll need to win one of our two west coast games, and they will both be tough.
We can afford to lose 1 of the west coast games, if we beat Buffalo or our goal is WC
Not sure we win the division with 2 more losses
Agreed
You are going to stop yourself from enjoying it
I would take that Cincy rematch at home.
Me too – I take that over an afc East matchup or over the chargers
Not sure if anyone else here watches World Cup
But USA plays Wales at 2pm today
Let’s go USA!
USA USA USA USA
Piggy, can’t remember exactly, but think someone posted it before.
I think with the out clause on Byron Jones, we can designate him a June 1 cut and only be out 4 mil. Not sure though.
https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/miami-dolphins/byron-jones-16751/#:~:text=Current%20Contract,average%20annual%20salary%20of%20%2416%2C500%2C000.
Post june 1st cut: he’s a 4 mil dead cap hit in 2023 and we save 14 mil in 2023. He is then a 10 mil dead cap in 2024 (we save 8 mil in 2024).
I can’t see paying that guy 18 mil over the next two years. I’d rather have the 22 mil we save to pay for a guy that wants to be here.
for clarity: …paying that guy 18 mil *each of* the next two years.
Awesome – Woop Woop!
Actually that scenario above looks fine.
I just would prefer to play the Broncos in the wild card round.
HC Mike McDaniel Monday November 21 media availability thread
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Coach says no changes with Byron Jones. Says Keion Crossen’s shoulder injury would be pretty up in the air for a two-week recovery, but coach has learned to never count Keion out.
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On Myles Garrett’s praise: that’s a really cool compliment from one of the better players in the NFL that I think is giving myself/rest of the staff 2 much credit. There’s execution of plays that, to me, what I saw was our players adjusting to their adjustments in real time, fast
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Coach on the team’s mindset coming back from bye: Any time you’re over .500 going into the bye you ask, do people get comfortable? The vibe was the opposite. It was exactly what I want to see which was a group of people that are confident, but hungry.
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Coach on bringing back Brennan Scarlett: (He brings) a ton of versatility and a level of combative attitude that I think is cool for any football team when you’re a defensive player.
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Coach was asked about some things he learned through the first half of his rookie season, my favorite part:
I equate a feeling of comfortability…it makes me feel like I’m not working hard or lazy. I don’t think there’s anything I’m comfortable saying, ‘alright, I’ve got that!’
Travis Wingfield
@WingfieldNFL
@WingfieldNFL
Coach on play design:
“There should be a ‘why’ attached to everything you’re doing. Every alignment, every motion. There’s a why for every little nuance, every variable.”
Just realized that justin Jefferson didn’t gain much ground on Hill in the Receiving yards race
I know it’s Friday but Son will this
I mean Monday and shit I don’t get then
Ok I am so far of of what I’m trying to post.Shit Man !!
Dog is barking away but unlike Lassie no one understands
Doggie need a treat?
https://i.chzbgr.com/full/5671558144/hCE6A6DC3/goggie-gif
🤣🐶
At this pace I think MM should be seriously considered as the coach of the year. Trying to think who’s done a better job. I mean the Jets coach has done a good job.
Nick Siriani will be in contention as well
Yup.
Kong,
regarding the “other shoe” … as an A’s and Warriors fan I was conditioned for that feeling over the course of 40 years. To be honest, it wasn’t until Warriors made the Finals two years in a row that I stopped “waiting and expecting something bad”… That feeling hasn’t gone away with A’s.
Over the last 20 years the Dolphins have done all the things that make a fan base expect something bad … HOWEVER, after Tua came back a lit it up I’m feeling that as long as he is playing I think we can beat anybody in the league.
Right there with ya, Rhino. I’m a long suffering Kings fan, so I feel ya on the A’s.
It just feels different with this team. And I know we’ve said that before, but I don’t care. It feels different, I’m rolling with it, and I’ve started actually enjoying Dolphins games again.
When the Browns drove down and scored on their first drive (just like every other team that plays us, lol), I didn’t even blink an eye. I felt confident that it didn’t matter if we went down a score or even two, we’d come right back. And we did.
I honestly don’t have a single shred of worry about the Texans…unless Tua goes down, but I’m not going to think about that, lol.
Broncos waived Melvin Gordon
wow
They are a really stupid FO.
I am like anybody else and love to look at the ceiling, because we’ve had such low expectations for so long that it is a blast to think of how high or far we can go.
BUT
In a way, playoffs are about a team’s floor.
or maybe the main 3 skills players’ floor and the defense’s floor.
or something like that.
What level of production or types of things can your stars guarantee they can do, almost no matter what the competition level gets to?
This floor will keep a game close so the team can capitalize on a turnover or other mistake by the other team or use one or two giant plays by your guys to win the game.
The other crucial factor a team needs to have if they are to be considered in the top tier and to win in the playoffs is having the QB and PK to be rock solid in the clutch.
LOL
That is hard to even comprehend.
so last part first
uh oh
Sanders needs to get it together immediately
because not only can a missed FG lose a game,
if the coach does not trust the PK,
it limits the play-calling and affects timeout usage negatively.
Playoff teams are so evenly matched that a shaky PK is doom.
This why I have been saying we need to bring in another kicker
However,
I believe at QB we have a clutch performer in crunch time.
Tua has excellent production in the RZ, in the 4th Quarter, and on 3rd down.
All three!!!
That’s one reason why I think we can go far in the playoffs.
The other is the HC.
McDaniel has shown that no opposing coach makes him panic.
He has such a command of his playbook that he is able to win in multiple ways.
An opponent can’t take away what we do best,
because McDaniel will just adjust faster than the defense can.
How?
Just look at the quote above where he gives credit to his players for this.
Him saying that means he has got them trained to do *this* if the D does *that*
The poor D is on their heels reacting after the fact on almost every play.
Back to the first thing.
What can our stars guarantee?
Speed for one thing.
Nothing except injury can make our fast guys not fast,
and we have multiple fast guys all over the field.
Not just fast, but fastest in the league, too.
Our level of speed stresses the opponents on every play,
which translates to fatigue both physical and mental as the game goes on.
Accuracy by Tua is the other guarantee.
While watching the jest patsies game, I saw many off target throws.
Those give the defense rest, because they get some stops they didn’t even deserve.
Tua’s accuracy means that rarely happens.
This is what Tyreek was trying to explain when he said Tua is more accurate than Mahomes.
You guys know what he meant.
But the average fan or national copy and paste writer rolled their eyes.
Opening line has the phins favored against the Texans next Sunday by 11.5 points.
Previously, largest spread in favor of the Phins since the start of the 2004 season was 10.5.
Steady, men. Steady as she goes.
case in point
and Mahomes is an awesome QB, no doubt about it,
but he missed 14 throws last night. (FOURTEEN!!!)
59% completion rate
That means 41% … INcompletion rate.
More that 4 times out of 10
they got nothing out of the play.
That’ll disrupt the rhythm and contract the playbook.
That means the play caller was thinking about what he would call next,
but he had to change it due to Mahomes picking up NOTHING 14 times.
Fourteen times guys ran their routes, and nobody caught a ball.
14 times the defense got a freebie.
Now some were drops, some were great plays by the DB, some were throwaways because of pressure, whatever, but still … 6 and 4 is almost half and half,
a coin flip as to whether the team moves down the field or not.
Inaccuracy by the QB is a great gift to the Defense and puts doubt in the heads of the WRs and OC.
I saw jest WRs shaking their head or showing other body language of frustration.
Tua’s WRs all look delighted!!!
That really helps morale, which you need in a Super Bowl.
ok
rant of optimism completed.
But damn the highlights reel on this season has been fun to watch!
PS:
Emmanuel Sanders says we’re the “scariest team in the league right now.”
We are the best offense in the league. No one has a better combination of weapons including WRs , RBs and TE right now than we do. There are teams that might have better at one of the positions but not combined. And we have Tua who is playing lights the fuck out
Tua now 2nd in Vegas odds for MVP.
I don’t trust Sanders at all at this point. I don’t see how the coaches can either. If he goes on a positive run it would be great, that’s what he needs. Get his confidence back
Naples,
Excellent posts today, as usghe!
What really caught my eye was X’s PFF numbers… he’s so very clearly unhealthy with his groins. Hopefully, this week of rest will help him heal a bit. It’s also a real bummer that Byron Jones will still be unavailable for us this week, but it’s the Texans. Perhaps we’re giving him one more week to heal before activating him for our stretch run? We’ll see…
X was really good against Cleveland. You didn’t hear Amari Cooper’s name hardly at all
Indeed! But he’s still playing through his groin injuries.
He looked pretty healthy against Cleveland. Markedly better play that game. Cooper has been hot lately but he was shut down in that game
Seriously think about this, and tell me how you’d answer…
If I were to have told y’all just before the regular season began that…
— Tua would get concussed and miss several games, plus there would be talk of his retirement from the game
— Byron Jones would be unavailable to us for well over half a season (may still miss the season)
— Zero running game until just after the halfway point of the season
— Ogbah would go on season-ending IR just after the halfway point of the season
— Our Defense would be one of the worst in the NFL halfway through the season
— Xavien Howard would be playing injured through most of the season and even miss a game
— Terron Armstead would be playing injured through most of the season and even miss a game
— We’d lose all of Brandon Jones, Nik Needham, and Trill Williams to season-ending injuries before the halfway point of the season
— We’d be down to our 3rd string QB at some point and re-sign Reid Sinnett to be our backup for a game
— Jason Sanders would be having the worst season of his career, missing many FGs and XPs
— Mike Gesicki would be having the worst season of his career, barely registering on the stat sheet every game
— Austin Jackson and Liam Eichenberg would be largely injured and IR’d, respectively
BUT DESPITE all of the above, that we’d be sitting at 7-3, 1st place in the AFC East, and the #2 AFC playoff seed come 11/21/2022… what would you have told me?!! 😀
I would have told myself to get drug tested and our record would be more like 3-7, not 7-3.
That we’re 7-3 though it all, it’s a testament to just how GRAND Coach McDaniel has been. He gets my vote for NFL COACH of the YEAR.
precisely the reason … you are spot on
He’s not just a dynamic motivator,
not just a patient teacher of football,
not just a genius playbook writer,
not just a fresh yet strong PR/press corps delight,
not just a personnel grouping genius,
not just an ace recruiter of staff,
not just a master organizer of the practice schedule
and not just cool as ice when under pressure,
…
he’s all of those.
Thank you, Naples.
I would’ve said, Jackson and Eichenberg on IR is addition by subtraction, anything is possible now 😛
LOL, I hear ya on that though! 🙂
The Flying Pig says:
November 21, 2022 at 11:40 am
Not sure if anyone else here watches World Cup
But USA plays Wales at 2pm today
Let’s go USA!
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US deserved 1st half lead but Wales deserved equaliser. The big one 1pm ET Friday 😉.
🇺🇸 vs 🏴
Special relationship suspended for 90 minutes.
But is Wales a country?😉
Principality. Full of sheep shaggers.
I thought Edward took care of that problem. He wasn’t just the Hammer of the Scotts
Longshanks scattered the taffies. Now the only things to do there are male voice choirs, sheep shagging, speaking Welsh in the presence of English people and losing at ⚽️ and 🏉 . So sad 😃
M – it’s astounding how good we’ve been with all of our injuries. Armstead and Williams have been better or as good advertised. Our depth has been tested in the secondary, O-line and most recently, D-line. More importantly, we lost our starting QB, backup QB and 3rd string QB at one time or another and 2 of the 3 at others. No one berates the O-line anymore, you have to say McDaniel and his staff have done an amazing job to have us where we are, and of course major props to Grier for putting this roster together
Last year worst OL in NFL, this year 100% better, having Williams and Armstead has helped tremendously, but last year the O as a whole wasn’t in sinc from one unit to the next
Coaches were absolutely clueless, after the opening drive
Get coaches in with a clue and Tyreek everything changes
If MM was our coach last year, Tua would’ve been great last year too
I totally agree with ya, Steve.
Yessir! Coach McDaniel has navigated this ship through some really patchy fog and missed the icebergs. COY (Coach of the Year), IMO.
Dolphins have won 27 straight games when they lead at halftime
I do give Flo credit for that massive culture change to one of toughness and team camaraderie.
He got the ball rolling in the right direction.
Is this really a time to bring out the torches and pitchforks?
“For the season, Sanders has missed three extra points (including two against Cleveland) and four field goals (the 29-yarder against Chicago and three others topping 50 yards).”
Minnesota, KC, and Miami are exactly one point apart in points allowed.
# 19-22
Dallas is first, almost exactly one touchdown better than we are.
Our defense still concerns me. We have given up 30+ in 3 of our 10 games and 24+ in 6 of 10 games. We have given up 76 points (over 25 ppg) in our last 3 games vs 3 teams with significant losing records.
We barely won the games in 3 out of our last 4 wins, all to teams who have losing records. Our bend but don’t break is not working. We are bending and breaking.
Hopefully our secondary continues to step up and the addition of Chubb and increased QB pressure will generate more QB turnovers.
D worries me too. It’s average, even if has a great ability to step up when it needs too.
Stanger – it’s a concern, a legit one. If he doesn’t pull out of the funk, you want to go into a playoff run with a kicker who has no confidence?
I’m concered as well. Just wanted to put out the stats on how deep the “funk” runs. From some comments you’d think he can’t make a kick.
That stat line on the Jets second half is funny. Though the Pats defense is playing well. They have only given 23 points over their last 3 games. Of course, that was vs the Jets twice and the colts.
Through 10 games, the Pats are the #2 scoring defense (169 points) in the league (not counting 49ers who play tonight, 163 after 9 games).
There are only 10 teams who have given up less than 200 points.
Bills are #4 at 174 points.
Jets are #8 at 186 points.
Three of the top 10 scoring defenses are in the AFCE. We need ours to play better.
I didn’t want to look and see where we were ranked but we have given up 241 points in 10 games.
The Ravens game (38), Jets (40), and the Bears (32) were our defensive letdowns. Two of those were running QB’s who shredded us. The Jets game was just a bad game all around, 2 turnovers by Skylar, 1 INT, 1 fumble, the Jets ran and threw on us. Otherwise the defense hasn’t been too bad
The lack of pressure and sacks has been an issue but we seem to be improving there. Also, getting Kohou and Crossen back and potentially Byron Jones will help too
Minnesota, KC, and Miami are exactly one point apart in points allowed.
# 19-22
Dallas is first, almost exactly one touchdown better than we are.
Those teams have 3 of the best records in football.
The Jets had 2 yards of offense in the 2nd half? LOL
yes
They averaged 2.77 inches per play.
You don’t see this everyday
Who the fuck would pay that for a Pokémon card? That’s crazy.
Imagine how disappointed he was when he found out a “poke” card is actually just a card and not a rectal exam
LOL
I’m not afraid of any team left in Miami’s schedule. I said before season started that Miami would win the AFCE and I’m sticking to it.
Neither the Pats nor the Jets are very good teams. Buffalo is vulnerable.Chargers are mediocre at best. Don’t know why the 9’ers are being hyped so much.
The 49ers are built for the playoffs. That’s what everyone always says and they have proved that in recent years.
I think part of the challenge of that 3 game stretch is it’s 3 road games in a row and two west coast games
Yes that’s a tough stretch.
Albeit, I think we are a better team than anyone left on our schedule
I think we have the potential to make a serious run. If the defense tightens things up and gets after the QB, and we get our running game going, we’re going to be tough to beat.
Totally enjoyed listening to the Robert Saleh press conference on my ride home 😃
What I’ve seen from Wilson is he’s not comfortable in the pocket and if he can’t do that he’s not going to succeed.
He is a spoil entitled who never really had to deal with adversity both on the field and off it
And he lands in New York. LOL
Lol @ 2.77 inches per play. That’s insane.
If they had just did qb sneak every play it would have been better. Victory formation every play lol
Jet fans are apoplectic it’s wonderful
Taking that ‘game of inches’ a little too far. 😂
All the Jets fans were calling in to WFAN making the case for the Jets to get Jimmy G in the offseason
Is it just me or has there been a lack of media coverage that the SB champs Rams are 3-7 this year?
I think they’ve been so bad nobody expects anything from them.
A little bit but I think ultimately nobody really cares about the Rams
I’m very surprised that the Seahawks are leading that division. That’s the NFL
The NFL is so unpredictable this year.
Did you guys see this?
Alain Poupart says
Tua’s next 150 passes could all be incompletions,
and he’d still have a higher passer rating than Zach Wilson.
or
Tua’s next 20 passes could all be interceptions and, yep you guessed it,
he’d still have a higher passer rating than Zach Wilson.
Lol
Chargers fans are all over social media
saying “hey is Herbert supposed to drive down the field
in the 4th quarter
twice
to win the game
with no picks?”
uhhh …
Tua’s defense got his team down by 21
in the 4th quarter,
and he brought his team back and won by 4,
so yeah,
if Herbert is to be thought of
as being as good as Tua,
thennnn ….
They’re both very good young QBs but Tua is playing better right now.
I agree with Tim, there a bunch of good young QBs with some good young coaches in the NFL right now. That god we have one of each. It’s about time IMO
That San Francisco run say remind me of one of ours