So far, two “unofficial” moves have affected the Miami Dolphins. The first “unofficial” move was the retirement of QB Tom Brady, which “unofficially” puts the Brady to Miami rumors to bed. It was also reported, perhaps prematurely by NFL reporter Tom Pelissero that the Dolphins had agreed to a contract with Vic Fangio, despite the fact the contract wasn’t actually signed by Fangio. Later in the week, there were reports Fangio was talking to both Denver, where new HC Sean Payton resides and also San Francisco, where the DC job opened up when former SF DC DeMeco Ryans left to become the Head Coach of the Houston Texans, who Ryans played MLB for 6 seasons. Both jobs are without question strong opportunities, but ultimately, it appears for the moment that Vic Fangio has chosen the Miami Dolphins and will officially sign after Super Bowl 57, or for you Romans, LVII.
Well, the Brady news is clearly just a matter of timing for Tom Brady, who was a great NFL QB, he might as well be a great promoter for his upcoming movie, in which Tom Brady is the producer, and the release date will be February 3rd. What fantastic timing!!! He’s good!!! Of course, Brady can “un-retire” at the drop of a hat, he’s done it before, and until I don’t see #12 on an NFL roster this season, I don’t give any more credence to this retirement. In any case, at least temporarily, Miami Dolphins can look forward to a healthy Tua Tagovailoa, who incidentally was cleared from concussion protocol February 1st, to be their starting QB. In case you were wondering, Tua is neither a producer or actor in the film.
Running with the assumption that Fangio will be our defensive coordinator, it will be interesting to see how we shape the defensive roster both in free agency, where we will be hamstrung money wise, and the draft, where we unfortunately lost our 1st RD pick due to “The Meddler”. The other 1st RD pick was traded for WR Tyreek Hill. The Dolphins hold 5 draft picks, one second round pick (#51), two 3rd RD picks (#78) and (#84), a sixth round pick (#164) and finally a 7th RD pick (#216). There will probably be a few contracts restructured in order to free up some cap space this season which will help in free agency, but I don’t foresee us being top spenders, we can’t afford it. Obvious needs are CB, RB, TE and after that, I guess it depends on what Fangio thinks of the current roster. He has to be happy to be inheriting Christian Wilkins, Jaelan Phillips, Bradley Chubb, Zach Sieler and Jevon Holland. I’m sure he hopes that Brandon Jones, Emmanuel Ogbah and Xavien Howard can all return to their former level of talent and come in healthy in ’23. Elandon Roberts had a very strong season in ’22, and actually fits the Fangio prototype at MLB, a stout run stuffer with a little sand in his pants. Despite being a little lighter, #55 who always does a yeoman’s job each and every season, we’ll see if he fits what Fangio likes, as well as last year’s first pick in RD 3, Channing Tindall. Hopefully he can work with both of them. The last item is if there’s any avenue in which CB Byron Jones can return to the team. It seems doubtful, but a healthy Byron Jones is better than most of the guys on our roster. Stay tuned!
GO DOLPHINS!!!
Finsmob Unleashed 
Fangio to the rescue
This is all we have signed on D, that played significant minutes or were rookies Chubb, Jones, Jones, Ogbah, X, Baker, Phillips, Seiler, Wilkins, Holland, Kohou, Crossen Tindall?, Goode?
I expect us to try and bring back some LBs, also Trill and Needham, but at the moment our D is needing depth
Something didn’t seem right, I had signed for 2024 opened, that I was using to see who we signed
Yeah, we have Chubb, Ogbah, By. Jones, Baker, Wilkins, Howard, Phillips, Igbinoghene, Sieler, Crossen, Holland, Davis, Br. Jones, Tindall, Tr. Williams, Kohou, Goode, McKinley, Ellis and Fejedelem
Ellis isn’t likely to make 53 or be relevant and Fejedelem doesn’t show up as being signed
Let’s try that again, we also have signed
Iggy, Davis, Trill, McKinley
That’s 18 on D, we still need another 7
2 from draft and 5 from FA, some of which will be guys like Roberts and maybe AVG, Ingram?
You’re right, Fejedelem isn’t signed. He’s a solid ST guy, we’ll probably bring him back. He actually hit the field more than expected with the Brandon Jones injury.
I forgot Roberts was a UFA so this would be the time to target another LB if we want to go in another direction. I think Fangio will have some say in that.
I see Fejedelem is signed through 2023.
Okay on Spotrac is has Fejedelem’s numbers in orange and when you roll over it says void. Not sure why it’s up there like that.
Some text to the dangerous beach stats
https://www.foxnews.com/us/florida-beach-ranked-deadliest-us-shark-attacks-hurricanes
Some food for thought.
https://www.si.com/nfl/dolphins/news/mike-munchak-a-logical-choice-for-dolphins-offensive-line-coach-opening
Just read that, works for me
Nice article MikeE. You didn’t need the editor after all. 🤓
I wonder what Fangio is going to want to do with his assistants. Will he want to keep the linebackers coach and defensive line coaches? We already have some vacancies from the initial axe fall. I wonder if he is going to bring in “ his guys “ to teach his system.
Most likely he will want some of his own guys. Might be a mix of some new and some retained. However he doesn’t run any schemes that aren’t known. His claim to fame is how he calls the defense on game day. He mixes it up so teams don’t get too comfortable with some basic formations.
I’d think he’d want to bring in his own guys, most coordinators do.
LBs coach Anthony Campanile does have a connection to Fangio. He was the LBs coach in 2019 for Michigan under Jim Harbaugh and left in 2020 to get his first NFL job with us. Harbaugh and Fangio have a connection as we know.
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I liked him and was mocking him to us early on. Then I read something that he would be a better fit in a power gap scheme. I don’t really care as the dude can pass pro.
He is strictly a RT. He had to switch over to LT one game and got schooled.
He is thick and stout. Kind of built like Robert Hunt.
He comes out rapping like NF then transitions into like an EMINEM Rap God style then smoothly transitions into heavy metal. I think he is really talented.
This is mostly directed at the haters in the “industry” and haters on social media from what I can take from it.
The growling at the end he says:
The fear keeps you alive,
break the fucking chains,
take back your life
The fear is what keeps you insane,
break the fucking chains,
take away the pain
Their videos always kick ass.
A good number probably might not like it. I don’t know.
This guy is very talented! It’s not my flavor, but he’s nonetheless dripping with talent.
Thy Knight (@ThyKnight3) says:
February 3, 2023 at 12:34 pm
I forgot Roberts was a UFA so this would be the time to target another LB if we want to go in another direction. I think Fangio will have some say in that.
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Bro, why on Earth do ya think that I’ve been stating that we should re-sign Elandon Roberts if he wasn’t set to become an UFA (again, I thought he was about 32 years old… doesn’t matter to me)? And why do ya think I think we could upgrade from Jerome Baker with Tremaine Edmunds (further weakening the Bills) being we have a new sheriff (DC Vic Fangio) in town?
It’s as if you haven’t read a thing I’ve typed over the last 4 days, yet ya want to heckle me… but, it does seem you’re catching up. What’s up with that?
I was talking about this need to upgrade at ILB that everyone is talking about as if Roberts isn’t good enough. I thought he was still under contract and you guys thought we still had to upgrade the position.
I don’t know that I heckled you about that.
What’s up with all these UFO “metallic balls” being sighted all around the world? There have been several recent sightings in the US. It is said that one was shot down in Russia recently.
And, no, I am not talking about the Chinese Spy Balloons. BTW, why didn’t they shoot that fucking balloon down when it was still over water before it reached the U.S. or while it was over the baren tundra of Montana?
China told Joe that they would release the goods on Hunter if he had it shot down.
Most probably
We didn’t shoot it down are aircraft and drones we have in or near their airspace
We don’t want to shoot down the ones we have in their airspace. I can type
Is it Fat Tuesday
Don’t make excuses. This government is incompetent. They should have shot it down over the Aleutians. Nobody would have ever known. Instead they dithered and it became public. Then it becomes an international incident when they finally did shoot it down. The Biden White House is a disaster.
Can’t defend our border or our airspace but spent 100 billion doing it for Ukraine. Priorities!
Yup! It’s disgusting!
Biden said on Saturday that he ordered U.S. officials to shoot down the suspected Chinese spy balloon earlier this week and that national security leaders decided the best time for the operation was when it got over water.
China told him to wait. Whenever he says he was told…he’s referring to China
I totally agree with you too, Steve.
+1000000000000000000, Phelon.
I couldn’t agree more.
NHL All Star game now from Sunrise, Florida Panthers are the host
Fun games 3v3 unlike the other sports
The first game everyone seems to be afraid of being the selfish (thinking of Kobe taking 30 shots) asshole that’s trying to win the MVP, then game 2 they pick up the pace
Good article on Chubb. He has the potential to have a big season and that’s what we need from him.
https://www.nfl.com/news/de-bradley-chubb-s-broken-hand-all-good-as-he-aims-to-improve-on-decent-debut-wi
I think reuniting Chubb with Vic Fangio alone is going to pay dividends for us. I’ve got HIGH HOPES, man! 🙂
That coupled with a Fangio coached Jaelan Phillips on the other side.
Agree with both of you. Both Chubb and Phillips also seem to be self motivated guys and that’s where it starts for great players. These two could become beasts.
Fangio is know as a master game planner and calling the defense on game day. He’s not big on blitzing but he does mix it up. It’s similar to how we approach offense, a lot of formations look the same but different assignments come from the same look.
I was a fan of Boyer but Fangio is another level.
Yup, Fangio is another level, yet a chef is only as good as his/her ingredients. I’m truly curious to see who we retain/re-sign vs who we may trade/cut.
I think our D-Line is NICETY! I think our OLBs in Chubb and Phillips are next-level special. Jevon Holland has the potential to be GREAT.
That leaves me wondering about a possible upgrade at the ILB position and our CBs… and maybe an upgrade of Brandon Jones, who I really like.
I think we have a good core of young players and guys in their prime for him to work with. Guys coming off of injury and UDFAs will be interesting to watch. Wouldn’t be surprised if we had 8-10 new players on defense.
I agree. We have a really nice core of good players. I’m hoping we find replacements for X and Jones really soon but solid defense and one I think Fangio can unlock a lot more than Boyer could.
Not UDFAs, UFAs.
I’d thought about Noah Iggy, and how he might be able to flourish in the zone-heavy Fangio D-Scheme. To my surprise, Iggy came from a rare college that actually employed man-to-man coverage in the FBS under then-DC Kevin Steele: Auburn.
And that is exactly WHY Chris Grier drafted Iggy in the 1st round of the 2020 Draft: his familiarity and success in man-to-man coverage at such a young age (20)… very rare.
Iggy’s not suddenly going to get better in a brand-new zone scheme, sadly.
I DO want to be clear about something though… Fangio is not strictly a zone DC. He mixes it up with man-to-man, but he plays a predominantly zone scheme.
If ya can’t play zone, this isn’t the system for a CB.
Agreed. Iggy is physically talented but the converted WR to CB has not really translated in 3 seasons. He does play a physical style of ball. Maybe he could settle in as a nickel/dime DB in a zone. The issues I’ve see him have is he’s covering his man step for step but he can’t time the ball and gets beat by talented WRs. Maybe he’d better with keeping it in front of him. I don’t know. I would not be surprised if he’s one of the cuts.
New Age says:
February 4, 2023 at 6:24 pm
I agree. We have a really nice core of good players. I’m hoping we find replacements for X and Jones really soon but solid defense and one I think Fangio can unlock a lot more than Boyer could.
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If we were able to trade X for a 2nd rounder in this upcoming Draft, would ya do it? While X is one of my very favorite players, I would certainly entertain as much before we can get nothing of value from him.
X is a strict man-to-man coverage CB, and we’ll be employing zone coverage this season. X has knee issues, and NOW might be the time to trade him while we still can.
For me X is still a special talent who played through injuries and still made an impact. I don’t get rid of players like that. X excels in man coverage when he’s healthy but he has also made many of his picks sitting down in zone and reading the play. He can play in any system. We’ll see, nothing really surprises me anymore. LOL
Talking trade, too bad Byron Jones is coming off injury.
Sometimes you have to cut bait, take the dead cap and move on. It’s really hard to trade players off of injury. If you’re going to change the defense, now’s the time to bring players in that fit at the right price. This team invested to compete. We’re not overhauling and making crazy changes. We’re building on what we have. Fangio brings a wealth of knowledge about football. Not just defense. He’s a HUGE addition. Probably the biggest addition than anything we do in FA and the draft.
Mf13,
I’d trade in a heartbeat. He’s always injured and hasn’t been the same since that one magical season. Honestly, I was pushing to trade him after that year because they never repeat it.
X didn’t have just one magical season. He also wasn’t hurt in 2020 and 2021.
Can you imagine how many more plays we’ll have to hold our breathe in fear of a flag, and how many more bad calls we’re going to see per game, if they ban the ‘hip drop’ tackle?
Whatcha talking about?
Willis
Was just talking about that with a friend at the bar
Cav is referring to this, I believe:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/nfl-players-not-happy-with-potential-rule-change/ar-AA176O0V?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=6c24ab466a6842d1903ff3a16c9f5d9e
If this rules takes place, they might as well play flag football. We will start seeing combined scoring of 70 to 100 points put up a game.
The hip drop tackle apparently has been outlawed in Rugby for a few years.
Looks like IU basketball might be making a comeback. Way to bring down #1 and your instate rival!!
Well, they finally bring the spy balloon down. After they let it complete its mission. Nice. SMH
I hope they don’t outlaw the hip drop tackle.
That’s how I initiate sex with my wife. 🙂
I can’t wait for next years fest lol
I just read an article on PBP by Habib, I think, that Fangio was just hired as a defensive consultant by the Eagles about a week ago.
Thus, no announcement of his hiring as the DC stays within the tampering rules established by the NFL.
Hmmm…if this is true, maybe we finally got it right this time…lol
Sorry, if this is old news.
And, actually Fangio’s denials make sense in a high-minded way.
As in, he was protecting the Dolphins.
If this just happened to Tony Pollard and not happened to Patrick Mahomes, we would not be hearing about it, IMO.
BTW, RB Tony Pollard was another player I had mocked to us back in the day. The last 2 years, he’s been the better RB between him and Elliot.
Absolutely
That’s stupid, might as well be playing flag football
They already can’t tackle from behind in the collar, can’t use your head too close to head or neck area, can’t hit a QB low, can’t grab the facemask, but the ball carrier can stiff arm, grab the facemask, and OL can hold,grab, and pull off defenders in a scrum
LMAO!!!
Cracks me up how partisan this balloon issue has been but in reality:
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/china-spy-balloon-visit-3-times-trump-administration_n_63df2cc1e4b04d4d18ececcf
Does it really surprise you? Everything is partisan these days.
Well they told me we couldn’t shoot it down, until it reached the Atlantic
What other commander in chief has ever let someone else call the shots?
Cracks me up how partisan the classified document issue was. When Trump had them, Democrats were foaming at the mouth, JAIL HIM, JAIL HIM!!! Then Biden has a shit ton he doesn’t even know about, well, because he doesn’t know what the fuck he’s doing 90% of the time, but let’s just not make a big deal over classified documents, everyone has them. Carry on!
No doubt Biden and the Democrats look foolish on the issue in hindsight. However the real disturbing is Trump refusing to give the documents back
The disturbing thing is why we haven’t heard what’s in them
Biden selling influence is for sure the reason, if he wasn’t doing something wrong we’d have heard
They are classified you can’t hear what is in them
Congress can though, and they can tell us about the corruption
Why are you ok with the biden crime families ties to China?
Anyway, Biden falling up the steps getting bonked by mini Chinese weather balloons is fucking hilarious, so at least Biden provides something good for the country, a little comic relief! lol
I didn’t find it particularly funny. Not just from a partisan point of view. I just didn’t think it was that funny
But if it was Trump it would’ve been hysterical?
No
I was watching football with some friends during the championship games and one them starting talking about politics and his hatred for Trump while dismissing all things Biden. He mentioned how people make a big deal about Biden’s weird hugs, sniffs and kisses with women and children. A couple of us said well it is creepy. He retorted with Trump has been accused of raping women. I then said well as serious as that is, we don’t know if that’s true or not, but Biden has been on video doing his creepy shit.
It’s just another example of how people are willing to turn the other way when they’re all in with their political party. Call them all out when it’s fact that they did this or that. Anti-Trump people are just as bad as pro-Trump supporters. They see and hear what they want to, allowing facts to go by the wayside. That’s the problem we have in this country.
The future version of NFL football is on ESPN right now.
Lol, was thinking Arena Football
I’ve been watching some of the NHL All-Star games. Sorry this isn’t hockey. It’s a skills competition within a game.
It’s 3v3 OT hockey, which is my favorite part of the game
The part that sucks is the effort, because no one wants to be the guy playing too serious, but it picked up
Just too many easy goals because the goalies are being hung out to dry.
Nothing wrong with that
If you’re enjoying it that’s cool. It got boring to me very quickly.
How is Huntley in the PB, he’s awful
Nobody else wanted to participate.
Lol
Any word on the OL coach search?
Nope! The only thing I’ve seen is Mike Munchak as a possibility because he has a connection with Fangio. But not sure if that plays into it with a DC and OL coach. Some have said he might be headed back to Pittsburgh.
Sorry (not really), the Biden getting doinked by mini spy balloons video was freaking hilarious!
Does anyone remember laughter?
Do you have a link
I actually like the new Pro bowl format!
Didn’t think I would
I agree
Three “winners” from the Senior Bowl have been in my mock drafts recently.
Winner: OT Darnell Wright (Tennessee). One of the top-rated offensive tackles in Mobile this week continued his production on the game field. The physical right tackle was solid in the run game and was bullying the opposition in pass pro.
Winner: TE Payne Durham (Purdue). The Purdue tight end showed his appeal in the red zone on Saturday as he went up to snag a pass at the one-yard line – setting up the first touchdown of the day.
Cincinnati LB Ivan Pace, who was voted National team’s LB Practice Player-of-Week, stood out several times throughout the game. Pace was known during his college career for his ability to blow up plays at the line of scrimmage and his physicality was noticeable in Mobile.
I like that the Pro Bowl format is more of a skills competition and accumulative competition than the fake farce that was the old game.
At least this is not pretending it is like an actual game, it is acknowledging the fun pary
ILB Ivan Pace is starting to grow on me. He’s 6’0 and 239, which is almost the exact same size as Elandon Roberts. He’s a downhill thumper. He transferred from Miami(OH) to Cincinnati for the 2022 season and had the best season of his career.
He had 136 total tackles with 20.5 TFL, 9 sacks, 2 FF and 4 PD’s.
He was considered a 3rd rounder but think he climbs draft boards to early day 2.
Those stats were just 2022. He has 306 tackles, 40.5 TFL and 20 sacks in his college career.
Sean Desai headed to Denver as DC?
https://www.yahoo.com/sports/report-sean-desai-withdraws-vikings-045746625.html
I was hoping to snag TE Payne Durham in the 6th but he had a solid season and a real good week of practice and game at the Senior Bowl.
Ok, now I am seeing the worst thing about the Pro Bowl games….the entertainment. Smh
Is this an SNL skit?
Ken – I think if it was Trump falling up the stairs it would be just as funny. Instead of Chinese spy balloons, they could have Stormy Daniels or AOC tripping him. Either way, I’d be laughing. I love silly stuff, it just so happens that both Biden and Trump provide us all with lots of content
It’s no different than this. LOL
Exactly!! I was thinking the same thing. It’s like slapstick humor, which I also find amusing
That’s because you’re Jewish, Mike. Ya see I said something totally inappropriate but it’s true and everyone knows this. Jewish people are funny and they dominate the comedy world. They’re the first ones to make fun of themselves. That’s the key to good humor. Honesty! Mel Brooks and Larry David are two of my favorites.
Maybe so. I think how funny Blazing Saddles is and how it could never be shown on regular TV today. Canceled!!
Exactly! People get offended by truthful stereotypes. You can’t say that even if it’s true. But it’s okay to lie sometimes. LOL
Keep missing on a LB by taking a RB. Ben Sims is a good blocking TE. Cory Durden played 3-4 DE at FSU then transferred to NC State and played 3-4 NT at 6’4 316. He is good at bull rushing and disrupting the pocket. Won’t get you a lot in stats unless disrupting the pocket was a stat.
51. Darnell Wright OT Tennessee
77. Israel Abanikanda RB Pittsburgh
84. Garrett Williams CB Syracuse
178. Ben Sims TE Baylor (TE Payne Durham went in 5th round)
240. Cory Durden DT NC State
Darnell Wright is a RT.
OK, frustrated with our lack of picks, I had to put on Rockphins “trady pants”. After several trade downs, I came up with a good draft.
67. Ivan Pace Jr. LB Cincinnati
77. Warren McClendon OT Georgia (RT)
84. Israel Abanikanda RB Pittsburgh
108. Garrett Williams CB Syracuse
131. Payne Durham TE Purdue
158. DeMarcco Hellams S Alabama (good zone SS)
178. Jaxson Kirkland OT Washington (LT/LG)
216. Riley Moss CB Iowa
240. Cory Durden DT NC State (NT)
You turned 5 into 9. I’d rather turn 5 into 3. 😉
I understand, you could possibly trade 2nd and 3rd to move up in 2nd or trade both 3’s to move up for players you really want. It could very well happen. I was just thinking with our cap situation and filling out the 90 we won’t have much money to fill up the roster. We have like 45 spots to fill.
Clubs have to be under the cap (top 51) by 4pm March 15.
BTW, NFL combine is only 23 days away.
Here you go Ken. This is why you should wait before jumping on your partisan wagon to defend the disastrous dotard you voted for.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/chinese-spy-balloons-over-us-during-trump-admin-discovered-after-he-left-office-senior-biden-official
So Trump was even more incompetent
Also I smell bs reporting. This balloons are not exactly that stealthy
🙄🙄🙄
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I expect to see something with Byron Jones name on it this date.
Agree
It’s been said, that communists use family members to do their bribery dirty work, follow the money to see how this is true with the biden crime family
Joe has a networth of 17.3m, Hunter 330m without either really doing anything legit in business
The bigger institutions get the worse it is for most people.
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I didn’t write that very clearly. When institutions get too big; governments, religions and corporations, the worse it gets for the common people.
Playing flag football at the PB isn’t a new idea, if you’ll remember they used to play it on the beach in Hawaii, until former cheats RB Robert Edwards got hurt derailing what seemed to be the start of a great career
He recovered, but was never as good, and we picked him up for a year or so where he played ok
He rushed for 1,115 yards for the Patriots in the 1998 National Football League season, before blowing out his knee at an NFL rookie flag football game in Hawaii during Pro Bowl week. Edwards barely escaped the injury without having his leg amputated below the knee, and he was told he might not walk again.
Asian Americans, that use a wok to cook aren’t happy about the proposed ban on gas stoves
How much more can we allow them to take from us?
I thought this was just NY. Is it countrywide now?
They’re trying too make it nation wide
It’s looking like Brian Flores could become the new HC for the Cardinals. He’s having his 2nd interview.
I’d like to see Flo get the AZ job to keep him out of the AFC, then when he flops in a tough place to coach his ego will take a hit
LOL
Here’s some news on proposed bills to stop Congress’ insider trading
Lol at the one proposed by pelosi with the built in loophole
http://moneywise.com/a/ch-msna/lawmakers-reintroduce-trust-bill?utm_source=syn_msna_mon&utm_medium=Z&utm_campaign=24507&utm_content=msna_mon_24507
Maybe I’ve been out of the loop on this but I have heard about it, just didn’t look into it. Why are they banning gas stoves?
More fake climate change controlling BS
Something else to help line their pockets
Omar makes just over 300k, but her networth is 83m, how is that even possible on the level?
And I thought Maxine Waters was corrupt, guess she just isn’t smart enough
Maxine Waters also called for her supporters to harass Republican officials because of the “border crisis”, wherever they are, even when they’re going about their daily lives. She’s an angry old witch. But she’s a woman and black so you know, gotta walk on egg shells.
If everything goes electric that will create an overload of electric power. Hope they have a plan for that.
Are they going to force everyone to replace their gas furnaces too?
In time they’ll do that too
The plan is to tear everything down and rebuild the govt, have as many people as possible on welfare (free votes), some form of socialism
Buttigeg has been ask about the power grid, he’s got no answers
In CA they want all electric cars, but their power grid can’t handle it now, they ask people not to charge their cars during certain hours
If an electric car goes into deep water is it like throwing a toaster in a bathtub? 😉
About Channing Tindall’s rookie season.
https://www.arcamax.com/sports/football/s-2776903
With Roberts and Riley being UFAs, I wonder if Tindall is being viewed to replace at least one of them. It kind of sounds like that was the plan. Let him get a taste and go through everything rookies need to go through. Tindall has the physical ability but now his mind has to catch up to the NFL game.
Wonder if it’s the same for Cameron Goode. He played a lot of Edge in college but I saw him in the PS playing multiple roles at LB and he looked pretty good.
It would be great if both of these guys took that next step.
Brady won’t start broadcasting until 2024 🤔
This place is tuning into a fucking psyche ward
Turning into?
Well yeah after the last few weeks after the end of the season, it’s worse than usual…
What’s so bad? I’ve seen it much worse.
Van Ginkel is also a UDFA and not sure what our view of him is. He’ll get offers from other teams for sure. He’s not a top level player but he’s a sneaky good player who does make some impact plays. He also plays STs.
The way I see it is we’d love to have Goode replace the Ingram/Van Ginkel role and Tindall to replace the Riley role.
M13, I agree with you, I would like to re-sign Roberts who’s coming off of his best season – to be that stout physical ILB. He’s been a team leader and he can play a lot of roles. He’s played fullback and STs in his career. You need players like that on your team.
We’ll likely target other LBs to compete for depth as well. Fangio will definitely play a role in bringing in coaches and personnel on defense. We’ve got premium talent up front, Baker and some options at LB, and some core and questionable situations in the secondary. But we do have some very good players and potential throughout. I don’t think Fangio takes this job if it’s a mess.
Think about this too, Fangio was a HC in Denver for 3 seasons. He wasn’t just defense. He had to be a part of building the entire team. So he was involved in scouting FA and the draft at all positions. He knows players across the league that he already scouted and coached. He brings a wealth of knowledge to our team outside of just being a top defensive mind.
Does anyone understand this chart?
Jimmy Johnson created this grading system. Obviously it’s not perfect.
Are we inning or losing….lol?
Is that like a belly button question? LOL
Brian Flores will be the Vikings new DC.
Back where he started…sort of…lol
Pretty sure that is all he will be…jmo
And, it’s not a racist take….lol
Thy Knight (@ThyKnight3) says:
February 6, 2023 at 5:34 pm
…M13, I agree with you, I would like to re-sign Roberts who’s coming off of his best season – to be that stout physical ILB. He’s been a team leader and he can play a lot of roles. He’s played fullback and STs in his career. You need players like that on your team…
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Absolutely, man. And that cat hits HARD at the POC (Point of Contact). We’ve all seen him absolutely level ball carriers in the backfield, close to the tune of Ray Lewis.
Bring Roberts back!
Alright, my PSA for re-signing Elandon Roberts is over… and I didn’t even include his 79-yard pick-6 of Derek Carr. 🙂
Kong – I think you said you has all bases covered with your current package for watching NFL games, but just for info – this.
There is a folder in Live TV for DAZN so it should be another route into watching live games next season.
Also, don’t know if you prefer to watch SB through US TV (I know SB ads are actually enjoyed by some ………. I hate ads with a burning passion) but Sky will have the SB live (there will still be a bunch of ads but less than you get) and one of the presenters this year will be Fitzmagic, which should be entertaining!
👍
Planning on retiring soon? Joe Liden has other plans for your money
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/over-100-groups-back-manchin-gop-plan-block-bidens-woke-esg-investing-rule
mf13ss says:
February 4, 2023 at 6:07 pm
Yup, Fangio is another level, yet a chef is only as good as his/her ingredients. I’m truly curious to see who we retain/re-sign vs who we may trade/cut.
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Two sides to this analogy for me M. A top chef would only ever use the finest ingredients and usually go by the adage the better the ingredients, the less they have to do to them to make a great plate of food. That, of course, equates to having no salary (cost) cap, as the cost is recovered in the price of the food they prepare.
The flip side of this is a top chef creating something memorable from less good ingredients. The use of herbs, spices and sauces can cover a multitude of sins and elevate a dish. Think Belichick and some of the Ds he’s overseen and how he takes away what you do best. Think no name defence. Think most of the best peasant dishes on the planet – all using humble ingredients but necessity being the mother of invention, representing some of the tastiest dishes ever created.
Me? I hope Fangio can get the most out of the best we have, but also cover up what deficiencies we have and play to the strengths of the 11 we have on the field (in a way which Boyer failed to do too often). Then Fangio gets his 3 Michelin stars!
I think Chubb is the key, he has to use him correctly, to move away from a D, that was DB dependent
Along with Chubb we have Phillips, that will also play a big role, especially when Chubb is game planned against by opponent
How do we get Ogbah, Chubb and Phillips on the field at the same time, more often, than not?
If we do that, what happens with Wilkins, Seiler and Davis?
Assuming Roberts is retained, how does he and Baker fit with the new scheme?
What other LBs are we retaining?
Do we just keep rotating fresh bodies in?
It’s easy to see why Fangio chose Miami, he’s got lots of options
You’re not alone in that thought Steve and I agree. This from a while back. It could be an interesting D we put on the field next year! And numbers to back it up …………
That’s pretty funny!
Interesting read
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/amid-soaring-crime-memphis-cops-lowered-the-bar-for-hiring/ar-AA17bCB3?li=BBnb7Kz
Be careful what you wish for
Who would’ve thought, after those practices, the Eagles would’ve been SB favorites this year
Yup.
https://dolphinswire.usatoday.com/2023/02/07/dolphins-channing-tindall-playbook/
Well, he’s got a whole new playbook with a whole new language coming so hopefully he doesn’t struggle with this one too…..
That belicheat D we ran was very complex, don’t think the new will be quite as hard to learn
Either way, put Tindall in and let him learn on the fly
Baker, like Gesicki
https://clutchpoints.com/dolphins-player-roster-cut-2023-offseason
We’d be awfully thin at LB if we do that.
This is America, it’s Tua’s decision
https://www.marca.com/en/nfl/miami-dolphins/2023/02/07/63e2533646163fd40a8b45ee.html
But Steve…HE’S Black! SMH what an ignorant stance and with NO valid medical opinion to back it up.
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/i-am-watching-my-inheritance-evaporate-my-brother-and-sister-constantly-hit-our-parents-up-for-money-what-can-i-do-to-stop-this-11675792084?siteid=msnheadlines
What a jackass, worry about yourself
I’m not going to read it, but I would tell the jackass that the money is not your inheritance it is THEIR money. Your parents can do with it what ever they want and while I don’t know you, I hope they give it all away to charity!
Isn’t he saying his brother and sister are depleting his parents money and he’s not doing any of that but down the road he’d get some type of inheritance which is a typical thing that happens? Parents often leave what they have to their kids.
Because his siblings are getting money now, he wants his parents to keep score, so whatever they get now it’s deducted from their inheritance
I get his viewpoint because I’ve seen siblings that take advantage and others that don’t. They’re not looking for anything if their parents want to spend it on themselves in their last years, but the greedy siblings keep pecking away. So after taking whatever amount over a period of time, they want to split the house and anything else left as well.
This kind of stuff gets ugly.
Steve, we could definitely get Ogbah, Phillips and Chubb on the field at the same time.
Phillips and Chubb as OLBs with Ogbah, Wilkins, Sieler and/or Davis on the DL.
That’s our Coach!
Really bad earthquake in Syria and Turkey.
Friend of mine from high school lives in Turkey. I sent him a message on FB earlier, but haven’t heard back yet
Wishing him the best, man.
Baker is a solid LB, but he’s not a difference maker. Maybe his role would change a bit in Fangio’s D and he would make more of an impact.
He’s got pretty damn good numbers. He’s made a lot of impact plays in his career. He’s not dominant, but he’s not Channing Crowder either. LOL
I think he’s just below pro bowl or all-pro. He’s like a player in baseball who hits .275 15HR and 75 RBI. Very productive bat in the lineup but not the best in your lineup.
Channing Crowder wasn’t Channing Crowder
Rock,
Tindall didn’t see a lot of time on the field in college either, although one could argue that Georgia’s D was stacked. But one of the knocks on him was he didn’t play because he didn’t know the playbook that well. Sound familiar?
That’s definitely something to keep your eye on. Can he get the cerebral part of the game down so the game slows down and he can play fast.
None of us get it!
Zach isn’t in, because he’s viewed as a 275 hitter to some, not flashy enough
His numbers blow that theory up and anyone who watched him play knows that.
AFC Defensive Rookie of the Year in 1996.
5× First-team All-Pro (1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2006)
2× Second-team All-Pro (2001, 2005)
7× Pro Bowl (1999–2003, 2005, 2006)
https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/T/ThomZa01.htm
Yeah, perhaps his biggest endorsement is Mawar mentioning him during his pro bowl speech. It’s absurd he isn’t in yet. Yes, we had very good DTs (Bowens and Gardner), but that’s how that D is set up- the line eats up blockers so the LBs are able to make the plays. He’s a pro bowler for sure
Look at it this way. If you release Baker because of the cap, and Roberts, Van Ginkel Riley and Eguavoen are UFAs, that leaves us with Tindall and Goode. That’s not good.
I would re sign Roberts to a one year deal
He’ll be 29 in April and he’s playing his best ball. He’s a team leader – he fires guys up with words and big hits. I’d sign him to a 3 year deal with an out in the 3rd (see where he’s at kind of thing). He’s in his prime. Athletes these days are good well into their 30’s. But Roberts plays really physical so not sure how long that lasts. I’d go with the current guy for sure.
We’re likely to see a lot of restructuring of contracts this offseason. It has to happen right? This team does feel the time is now to go for it, so push contracts down the line a couple of years. Most teams have 2-4 year windows these days. Some teams have maintained a solid foundation for many years where they’re always in it. We’re still in now mode. Fangio didn’t take the DC job for a rebuild.
See I am completely against this mindset. There should not be a window. Your team should be set up well so that the cap doesn’t hurt you next year or the next or the following. Quality franchises like the Pats the ravens the Steelers KC all do a good job year after year. They don’t blow their load for a window
Tim,
Yeah, maybe I should have said Baker is a very solid LB. Those baseball numbers you mentioned would get you about $20 million a year in todays game …
What I like about Baker is he’s a smart guy who can play any role you ask a LB to do. He plays inside most of the time but he can play outside here and there; blitz, cover, play the run and he’s a fast sideline to sideline guy. He’s a guy who can trail a play he wasn’t part of and keep it from going to the house because of his speed. Give the defense another chance.
Brian, Mawae and Ulracher are two of the best endorsements for Zach. Mawae was Zach’s nemesis and vice versa. Mawae said Parcells told him if you don’t block #54 we won’t win the game. The respect great competitors have for each other. They all know the battle.
Thy Knight (@ThyKnight3) says:
February 7, 2023 at 4:03 pm
I get his viewpoint because I’ve seen siblings that take advantage and others that don’t. They’re not looking for anything if their parents want to spend it on themselves in their last years, but the greedy siblings keep pecking away. So after taking whatever amount over a period of time, they want to split the house and anything else left as well.
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My wife knows exactly how this guy feels. When she was 20, she asked her dad for $20 so she could buy gas until she got paid again. He said he didn’t have it to spare. She never asked him for any thing again.
Fast forward 25 years later when her brother started college and over the next 8 years after college. Her dad gave her brother over $375,000 over that 12 year period which also does not include a paid for $80,000 Toyota Tundra. Her dad kept ledgers of almost everything he spent on him. It was probably closer to half a million dollars over 12 years.
My wife never complained to her father about it other than to tell him he was enabling and killing him slowly because he was a bad drug addict.
Her dad lived with us the last 6 years of his life. He would buy some groceries and household items but never offered to help with bills or anything and we didn’t ask either. He was just fixated on helping my wife’s brother.
Just before he passed, he told my wife’s brother he was not getting anything when he dies and he was going to leave everything to my wife which was about 15K when all said and done.
Her brother then had the nerve to accuse my wife of manipulating their dad. He was homeless in Houston, TX at the time and told her that she needs to help him out with that money.
She didn’t.
He is now in his third stint of state funded rehab in Texas.
I’ve been paying my parents mortgage for the last three years because they can’t afford it anymore. I’ve got six brothers and sisters. Only one of my older sisters has helped them besides me. I know that some of the money I sent to them is being sent to my other brothers and sisters. Damn they paid for my nieces braces while I was paying their mortgage!!!! Whenever they’re short they come to me.
I already know when they die the other six are going to tear apart the carcass like lions on a kill and expect “their share.” Of the house I have kept from being foreclosed on.
I am not even going to try. Let um have it. My folks will probably leave everything in their will to my youngest sister who has never gotten her shit together. I look up on them with disgust sometimes. Don’t want to load myself to that level.
My point in the post above was that the entitled prick isn’t entitled to his parents life savings. That he thinks he does makes him an entitled prick.
Have any of you guys played Madden this year? I have generally avoided buying it for the last decade or so because it just was never fun playing the Dolphins.
Chad Henny and Tannehill weren’t really respected in madden and played worse than they actually were. Made it no fun.
Actually the last time I remember having fun playing was with Ricky and Ronny because I can get 5-6 yards every play running off tackle and nobody can stop it LOL.
Just wondering how it is this year with Tua leading the league in major statistical categories. Does anyone know
Before dad got sick and passed I told him to sell everything and spend it all on whatever the wanted.
My Mom got so mad she wouldn’t hardly talk to me for months.
She thought I was being an ass! (which is usually true)
but My sister and I both have good jobs, and neither one of us will move back to their house, or need any of the money!
Just seemed a waste.
Lol…I actually believe my youngest brother is evil.
Not only is he sucking on the retirement savings of my father who is recently widowed after 60+ years, he was able to take advantage of their cognitive degenerative states and get them to redo their will within the last 3 years.
The fucking shit was written out of their wills until the last amended one in 2019. All the rest of us have been written out of the last one. He has durable POA and pretty can do whatever he wants, and does with dad’s money. I want or need nothing…lol.
The point is that, sometimes actions are nefarious, and in my case, I believe evil. You can fault my parents, too, but….this is a big but…lol.
SF hired its DC….
steveccnv says:
February 7, 2023 at 1:16 pm
Baker, like Gesicki
https://clutchpoints.com/dolphins-player-roster-cut-2023-offseason
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I’ve all but forecasted this happening over the last two weeks. Why? Now is the time to do it with a new and great DC in Fangio. Now then, I’m not advocating for this to happen, and perhaps Fangio really likes Baker with what he could bring to the Fangio Defense. I should think we would try to trade Baker first before outright cutting him though.
I read a really good article earlier at work, citing 1 move every NFL needs to make as we come into the ’23 season/offseason… think I can find it now? LOL, I can’t… SMH. Anyway, our 1 move is to cut ties with Byron Jones (post-June 1), thus saving us all that money (cap space). The Bills’ 1 move is to let Tremaine Edmunds walk… in order to re-sign/extend more important players such as Stephon Diggs, Jordan Poyer, and Matt Milano.
So… if it all plays out, we re-sign Elandon Roberts (3 years, 3rd year out), perhaps trade or cut Baker, and sign Tremaine Edmonds to replace Baker.
I wouldn’t be mad about this… in fact, I almost like it a lot. This is what I’ve been implying over the last couple of weeks, but it all depends on what Fangio thinks.
With certainty, I can tell y’all this: Fangio likes LBs who can fall back into coverage with success, in order to hide his Defensive schemes.
Tremaine Edmunds is going to cost a lot more than Baker and is he really more productive at double the price? I don’t see how this works for us.
Why would Edmunds cost “double” what we pay Baker… especially if their stats are as close as they are? I get that new contracts are more expensive and that the market for positions get reset every year, but we may be able to palate Edmunds’ salary demands.
Like I said, it’s all about Fangio and who/what he sees as a system fit for his Defense. There just might be nothing to see here, too. We’re all merely speculating at this point. 😉
I want Edmunds and Baker!
But then I’m a selfish prick that way!!!!!!
I don’t see us moving on from Baker who is a versatile and durable LB – one missed game in 5 seasons.
We also have to add some competition on the OL, the RB and TE position is questionable, and the secondary is coming off of being banged up. Why mess around too much at LB?
We can’t upgrade every position. Sometimes just hold the fort and don’t get worse in some areas.
Oh right we’re watching the state of the union. LOL
Kevin should have ripped it!!!
Not the Swallowell way! 😉
Dog and pony show us over, the real show starts soon…Huckabee Sanders rebuttal
Lol
Jill has the strangest clap I think I’ve ever seen
Sarah Huckabee Sanders who just won Governor of Arkansas is going to run for president at some point. She knows how to debate and deal with adversaries being a former White House Press Secretary and politician. Not saying I agree with her on everything I just see it coming.
I like SHS, I think she rocks, but I don’t see a future president in her… at least not yet: she’s very polarizing to the tune of one either likes her or despises her.
The political landscape is 50/50. You just need that nudge. LOL
You guys are funny, now Baker is no good.
We got good WITH Baker.
Not me.
Nah, it’s not that Baker is no good. It’s just that 2023 is his ‘out’ year the way his contract was set up. Couple that with a new sheriff in town (Fangio), and we could possibly move in a different direction.
Now is the time to move Baker if Fangio so desires… in order to upgrade to a good/great coverage ILB.
So we’re starting over at box LB? Move on from Baker and it’s only Tindall and Goode on the roster. Yikes!!!
Baker is a restructure guy, not a cut. The next 2 years he’s an almost $9M and $5M dead cap hit. How is 2023 an out year? Our dead cap this entire season was less then $2M.
Seriously, I can’t imagine that we’d ask 4 or 5 players to restructure their contracts this year (2023), only to kick the can to 2024… there would be HELL to pay in ’24 as it relates to our salary cap. to
That would officially close our “window”, as they say. Why? We’ll have to pay (via new contracts) Tua, Waddle, and Holland (should they continue their success… forget about a 5th-year option), while being something like $60M over the cap. On top of that, we’re going to want to re-sign Christian Wilkins.
BOLD PREDICTION: on top of cutting Byron Jones, we’re going to need to move either X or Baker.
Do you want to compete the next season 2023 or continue to build for 2-3 more years while top players we have now are no longer top players?
The Miami Dolphins have a window and it’s 2023-2024. Vic Fangio wouldn’t have signed on as DC if he thought it was a lost cause.