This was music to my ears, music I desperately wanted to hear. This fan is simply disgusted by all the negativity, the naysayers, know-it-all-neurosurgeon-fanboys from other teams, and really all the talking heads who were in lockstep with the fanboys. The Miami Dolphins basically just said STFU!!! Tua is our QB, in 2023, and at least through 2024 as well. Unless the Dolphins had information that Tua’s next big hit would be his last, and the man would need to retire, then this was the right thing to do. Tua is a winner, and if we had him the whole season, we could have been the #2 or #3 seed in the AFC. We might have had a BYE in the playoffs or played at home, with Tua starting. It didn’t happen, and it appears the Dolphins were very cautious with their young QB and perhaps a tad overprotective, but that was a move made for the future.
There is so much hate for this kid, yes, especially from our own Dolphins fanbase. For those people, Tua is too much of a risk, or to the extremists, not talented enough to win. To those imbeciles, I present Exhibit A. Tua’s record as the QB of the Miami Dolphins, 21-13. You’d have to go back as far as Chad Pennington in 2008 to find a more favorable W/L record. Unfortunately, Chad Pennington, 11-5 only made it one season before retiring. Knucklehead Dolphins fans will say “Tua had the best WR’s in the NFL, that’s why!”. OK, so he was 8-5 this season with Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle. What about 2021, when it was Jaylen Waddle, a hobbled DeVante Parker for 10 games, Mack Hollins, Isaiah Ford, with the backfield of Myles Gaskin, Salvon Ahmed, Phillip Lindsay for 4 games, and Malcolm Brown. In 2020, it was a hobbled DeVante Parker for 14 games, Mack Hollins, Lynn Bowden Jr., Jakeem Grant etc. 21-13, not earthshaking, but it’s good for a .617 winning %, better than all but Chad Pennington, who did it for one season 14 years ago. Yet, some Dolphins fans will still sling arrows at Tua. Ridiculous!
Let’s take a different angle. Tua is a team player, a genuinely nice kid. He works as hard as anyone on the team, his HC Mike McDaniel loves him. Yes, we know that former Head Coach Brian Flores did not like Tua, but where the F is Brian Flores now, he with his nonsensical lawsuit against the NFL? Is he a Head Coach now? No! What Head Coach sabotages his own team because he doesn’t like the starting QB? Brian Flores. Flores pulled Tua out of games he struggled in, and that kind of tact shows a lack of confidence in a player, and in turn, stunts his development. Players need to play through adversity, but Flores didn’t allow Tua to grow. Despite Brian Flores, Tua grew anyway, and now with the confidence of his new HC, and the 3rd different offensive system, he flourished. 2023 will be the first time in Tua’s career that he will have the same offensive system in place to build upon.
People will mock Tua because of his injury history. People will laugh that he’s taking Jiu-Jitsu to learn how to protect his body when he’s hit and falls. Some people think that’s comical, that he’s a 25 year old man that should know to fall. How people can hate a person that is doing everything he can to be better at his craft, one that will work relentlessly to do so is beyond me. Personally, I feel bad for his detractors, I think they’re a sad bunch. Not since Dan Marino have we had a successful QB for more than one season. Tua was NUMBER ONE in QB passer rating last season (105.5). The QBR is the most comprehensive metric for a QB and Tua was the best! Better than Mahomes, Burrow, Herbert, Allen, ALL OF THEM! NUMBER ONE in yards per attempt (8.7). NUMBER ONE in yards per completion (13.1). There are 3 other categories that Tua was tops in, yet people still hate. It’s a ridiculous phenomenon that I believe only social media could breed.
I look forward to a great 2023 season with our Miami Dolphins. We’ve cleared lots of cap space, to the tune of $28M +, and will get an additional boost when we cut Byron Jones June 1st, to put us over $40M. We have a lot of guys I’d like to re-sign, this will enable that to happen. Elandon Roberts, Nik Needham, Raheem Mostert, Jeff Wilson, Brandon Shell and possibly even AVG, although I think he’s going to be playing elsewhere. There will likely be a surprise signing as well, but hopefully we’ll fill our roster out well in free agency and then the draft, and then again in free agency after the draft. Our team is close, on the cusp of being a legit playoff contender and more.
GO DOLPHINS!!!!
Finsmob Unleashed 
Mike Tannenbum is a douche.
That is all.
With a day to reflect, another thing I love about the Ramsey trade …
it’s not my money so looking at it regarding assets … this trade was a STEAL!! Grier must have some compromising photos of Rams FO lol.
also, there are so many teams with a SHIT load of cap space it seems that we’d have a hard time competing for TOP TALENT anyway. Unless they simply want to play for Miami at a lesser $ (which most FAs won’t do).
I will keep my fingers crossed today, but I’m not really expecting “big news”.
You know? Just Fuck all the NFL talking heads! CBS has the Dolphins listed as the third most intriguing teams heading into start of new league year. NUMBER 3!
Then you read why and it is because it goes away for good, even though the team has said they are not interested and the player has said he is staying retired, until ?whatever? happens to prove those true then it is the 3rd most exciting story in the NFL?? !!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!! GO FUCK YOURSELVES! IT IS NOT!!!!
They go on to say that Lamar Jackson’s free agency is also worth watching….NO DOUCHE BAG IT IS NOT.
So the two most interesting things about the Dolphins, enough to make them the third most interesting in the league are bull shit.
Just realized that we have ZERO TE’s on the roster now. One RB and Zero TE’s..
They have a lot of work to do.
What about Smythe and Tanner Conner?
I just read on Sportrac that Conner’s signing bonus was $5K. LOL He is a URFA in ’25
Doh! That’s right. I read one of the beat guys say that now that Hunter is gone we don’t have any TE’s under contract. Obviously wrong now that you pointed them out. Smythe is URFA next season.
RB is an issue now, in a few days I doubt it is
I expect to see Mostert and Wilson signed this week, unless they have a wink wink in place to sign them after June 1st
I agree… run it back with both those guys then draft one to give us 4 RBs.
Just curious what others think, but if we only sign one of Mostert/Wilson, I think I lean toward Wilson because of the WAY he runs the ball… gotta have a physical RB on the roster. Nevertheless, having both back reduces the “learning curve” on the offensive side of the ball.
Yesterday Sam Wyche on NFL Access said that Ramsey, working under Fangio (not just a Fangio system), and surrounded by the rest of that talent, would not surprise him if he ended up Def Player of Year. hmmm. I like that.
The Bears trade #1 pick
The full package of assets sent to Chicago reads like a shopping list: the ninth-overall pick this year, a second-round selection in 2023 (No. 61 overall originally from the 49ers), a first-round pick in 2024, a second-round pick in 2025, and Moore, a receiver who just completed the first year of a three-year, $61.88 million contract with the Panthers.
Yeah Baby!
So with 2 lockdown corners, should we still expect to play a lot of zone?
Should we?
It would be both ironic and apropos.
Jackson and Iggymahogany in a straight swap. Go with the hot hand Grier?
Lol – that would be amazing
DO IT !! Then trade him and restock our draft cupboard for the next 5 years again 🤡
Yes!
Sorry Laremy I know we just traded for you but another nfl team is offering 3 first rounders. But while you are here, take a gander at our slide
🛝 weeeeeeeeeee
Here’s a nice stat I pulled from an article that confirms why Tua’s option was picked up:
“When quarterback Tua Tagovailoa was on the field, Miami recorded 0.13 expected points added (EPA) per play — more than the Bills with Josh Allen (0.12) or the Bengals with Joe Burrow (0.08).”
So let’s resign our own defensive guys if we can, and put the rest of our efforts into protecting Tua like it’s an “egg drop contest” 🙂
The single best thing I read yesterday was that several other teams were bidding for Jalen and offering the Rams much better draft capital, but none of them had a Hunter Long.
Most of the time, understatement is better than shouting! 👏
Never gets old – chuckle
No way does he play for GB this year, Jets would be doing them a huge favor by trading for him
https://overthecap.com/explaining-the-salary-cap-implications-of-trading-aaron-rodgers
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Los Angeles #Chargers RB Austin Ekler has requested permission to seek a trade following failed contract extension negotiations. #NFL
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The Bears who entered the day with the most cap space have made the first move as they have agreed in principal to a three year deal for LB TJ Edwards. #NFL #FF #DFS
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SMH
Then why do the 5th year option
These people are all the same, they don’t use logic before they speak
Just follow the money, like everything else in life, the truth is in the coin
Adam Schefter
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Chargers’ RB Austin Ekeler is requesting permission to speak with other teams about a potential trade after preliminary talks with the team aimed at a contract extension did not progress, his agent Cameron Weiss told ESPN.
Michelob Ultra
beer to Steve
Rhino was talking about getting McGlinchey just yesterday.
12:04 p.m. ET: And we’re off! The Buccaneers reportedly are showing interest in both Baker Mayfield and Jacoby Brissett as the try to fill the quarterback void left by the retired Tom Brady, according to ESPN’s Diana Russini.
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Maybe Brady will unretire to take Mathew Staffords job? Brady likes S Cal. Stafford had a concussion last year. It makes all the sense!
Obviously BS, since he consign yet
King of Phinland🐬👑
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BREAKING🚨
First move of free agency for the Miami Dolphins is bringing back a familiar face. The Dolphins are signing Jesse Davis to a 1 year $2.5M guaranteed deal that is worth up to $4M with incentives, per sources.
Can’t sign yet
I hope we don’t have any signing news today, it’s overpriced day today
From Greg Cote at the Herald:
The Miami Dolphins are Super Bowl contenders right now, and here is how they got there
Read more at: https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/greg-cote/article273073230.html#storylink=cpy
But …but Lamar Jackson
RIGHT!!?? Dickhead!
Lamar Jackson is not a “Generational” talent.
We aren’t super bowl contenders
We are just a good team trying to get better
If you aren’t getting better in the off-season, you are getting worse
the dick still cannot help but floating that “Jackson to Miami” is still a possibility…..Even through we are contenders right now….
Jordan Poyer news this week would put the cherry on the top.
I would love to hurt the Bills as we get better
Rather get Edmunds. Nothing wrong with Poyer, just need that ILB more.
We should draft a TE, OL, LB…
Since we don’t have a 1st, our top pick last year barely got on the field
I expect our draft to be more about future vision, than current success, and since we don’t know what our FO has in mind for the future, trying to speculate on the draft is kind of pointless
Long was picked to develop and hopefully replace Gesicki, none of us saw TE coming in that spot
The only position where day 2 picks usually make an impact in their rookie year is RB
I don’t k ow if we are drafting for the future or not, but if we are looking for immediate impact, I think RB is high on the list
He’s been a ROG. Can he play the left?
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I have put much thought into whether it makes sense to play another season. After talking it over with my wife and many other friends and family, I have decided to return for another year. Thank you to all my supporters and detractors for fueling me, I ain’t fucking done yet!
I was just re-reading rules of the legal tampering period … it definitely stated that “announcements” aren’t allowed until Wednesday … so I guess there is a grey area regarding “leaks”? cuz there’s a lot of ‘reporting’ going on already. lol
Teams can’t announce it
So have we traded for Jackson and signed Brady yet?
Dont forget Rogers
He and Brady could fight it out for QB3
Thumb wrestling
Both … $70 million per year for the two of them. Unfortunately we can no longer afford to pay anyone to block for them.
lol
That’s okay the refs have that covered
WOAH! Denver must have outbid Chicago!
We never had a chance, Rhino…
holy shit … we had no chance of competing with some of these other teams
I was rooting for us to get him after ya mentioned him yesterday, but yeah, we had no chance to match that kind of money.
But we got JALEN RAMSEY!!! 😀
I can’t wait for the A-Rod decision to happen. After he makes his decision, many dominos are going to drop.
I’ve got this feeling that we’re going to make a run at Jimmy G to be Tua’s backup.
Florio and Simms complaining that the Dolphins squashed the Jackson and Brady rumors too early… WFT!? LOL Douche bags!
https://dolphinstalk.com/2023/03/florio-simms-miami-dolphins-to-exercise-tuas-5th-year-option/
The Dolphins ruined my clickbait!
Waaaaaaaaaaaaah
😭
Broncos prioritizing that OL
Rhino good point
But clearly the logical plan is to swap out QB whichever way the wind is blowing
We can play Jackson at RB, Brady at QB and I guess Rogers can be our new LT
We should also bring Tannehill back to play WR
Forget about logical roster building – prioritize the clickbait and the vision will make sense
Oh well…
Is this an upgrade from Carr?
Only from the lense that Josh McDaniels was Jimmy G’s OC in New England. Otherwise, I’d say no.
Plus, Jimmy G has quite the injury history. I’d say NO upgrade whatsoever. Jimmy G should be relegated as a backup QB, IMO.
no way!… but it seems on par for the Raiders. There are a lot of Raider fans in my family in California … we think Fin fans are frustrated!!! lol
Too rich for us…
BOOM!!!
Hulkster will be pleased!
dude, I just stopped searching the web and started refreshing this page … you are killing it!
Thank ya, sir!
Sigh…
I think Mike White is a good fit for us. Knows the heat. High energy guy.
I actually think Jimmy G is better than Carr but not by that much
Yeah on Mike White I really like that signing
YUP! I mentioned you above!
Reliable solid backup who thrives on getting the ball out of his hands quickly just like MM likes
When Bears traded pick 1 to Panthers certain other moves follow.
… and he’s cheaper than Teddy B. and likely can take a hit better too.
Nevermind. Spotrac has his market value at $22.4M/yr
Damn! Mike White was the Jet’s best QB last season! Good backup with Skylar
Dang … can’t stop thinking about getting Tremaine and poyer both …
Same here! 😀
Did jest let Mike White go to sign A A Ron?
Pretty standard deal for a backup QB
I hope Mike White doesn’t play a regular season snap for us because Tua stays healthy all season, BUT if he does have to come in as relief I hope we get the guy who torched the Bengals for 405 yards and 3 TD’s in ’21.
I thought A-Rod was going to trigger the run on FA QBs. Apparently, it was Jimmy G instead.
I think when the Bears sold their pick to the Panthers, then Jimmy G was not going to Carolina to start, so he went to Vegas, where I am sure he thinks he’ll be the starter.
I think I read where Vegas let Jarret Stidham, the other Josh McDaniels protege (ROTFL), walk in FA.
Mike white set to make TWICE what Tua will this season as his backup. LOL (not quite twice, but close enough)
How so? Tua 9.6m White up to 8m avg
Come on Steve, you are constantly slamming people for being u75 for shit like this statement.
Tua GOT PAID his signing bonus, THIS year he will get paid roughly 1M in salary and a roster bonus of 3.7m. that is 4.7M NOT 9.6.
I was referring to cap, you were referring to actual paid money
White’s contract is “up to” $16M. I’m sure there are playing time, escalators, etc. Probably $5M or so a year base.
Still awaiting…
— RBs (hoping we re-sign both Mostert and Wilson)
— TE (hoping we sign Hayden Hurst)
— O-Line (maybe via the Draft?)
— LBs (Tremaine Edmunds, Bobby Wagner, or Eric Kendricks?)
— DBs (hoping we sign Jordan Poyer)
I’m with you on all these except I don’t know if we can afford Hayden Hurst but we can afford the best run-blocking TE in the NFL which is Josh Oliver.
He had 2 TDs like Hurst, but he averaged over 10 YPC, 2 YPC more than Hurst.
Of course Hurst caught 52 passes while Oliver only caught 14.
But that was half as many as Gesicki caught for us last year. SMH
I hope he destroys the locker room, is an ass all season and retires next year leaving the Jet’s with debt and regret.
That’s how it usually happens for the Jets.
I hope he decides to retire leaving the Jets out on upgrading the position and down their best QB from last year
I think we got a quality backup with Mike White
But really, more than anything else, we need him
Not to play – and that might depend on how good our running game is
Lots of talent out there – but we need to make sure we are running the ball consistently to keep Tua from being threatened
You can’t run unless you can play D
Let’s hope the D is better
What happens to sklyer now
Can you put him on the PS?
I think so, doubt he gets poached, unless the jets grab him
Yes, unless he has another perfect passer rating in the preseason.
QB 3 just like last year
M13
If you keep giving us updates before I can check my Twitter account than the only thing I can use Twitter for is to fight with Bills fans and people reporting we are signing Tom Brady…lol
😆
Why not just resign Roberts, someone we know and hope Tindall plays too, instead of a cheap unknown
See below
Who’s with me and Barry?
If Ingram comes cheap, HELL YEAH!
I’d love to have Ingram back.
I love this tweet from Darius Slay to Chris Simms
Man, it is click bait, that is all Simms is good for. Bat Shit Crazy click bait.
The streets say Poyer is in play for us, we’ll see
I hope so!
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That puts the Bengals down 1 starting Safety. Could they be pursuing Jordan Poyor as well?
Jets think Rodgers is done deal
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The Jets are now immediate Super Bowl contenders
To my understanding no one else is pursuing Rodgers. The compensation has been agreed upon. The only question is does Rodgers still want to play
Let’s all hope so
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I’m now hoping Rodgers drags his ass, then in 2 weeks says FU NYJ and all their decent options are gone
And if he does sign he plays a few games, gets hurt, then retires, leaving them stuck with false hope and a lot of dead money
So Mike White is our new backup QB. Solid signing. I wonder if we keep 3 QBs again?
I’m just happy to see the Bills are getting a little worse
Yeah that’s a big loss for them.
I’m such a pig
LOL @ Steve.
I’d love to see either of those scenarios and neither is impossibly far-fetched.
from Bleacher Report “10 worst INTs by Favre”
Many people will remember Favre’s last throw as a member of the New York Jets. He threw an interception to Andre Goodman, but that wasn’t the worst pick he threw in that game. In the 2nd quarter Favre’s pass was picked off by rookie defensive end Phillip Merling and returned 25 yards for a touchdown. The Dolphins would go on to win the game 24-17.
The loss ended any chance the Jets had to make the playoffs.
Don’t forget Leslie Frazier is not the Bills DC this year. And they are about to lose Poyer
Bills free agents saying “screw this sinking ship” because despite all the talent and hype they BARELY beat Miami in playoffs (a team without 40% of their starters for that game!) … Their window is getting ‘boarded up’ from the inside. 🙂
Yeah I was thinking the same thing that the Bills window looks to be closing.
They always have jumping through tables in the parking lot….lol
wow we could never have afforded that for Tremaine,
and I’m not sure he is worth that.
Glad he’s out of our Division though.
We’ll probably only play him a couple more times in his career,
not counting Super Bowls.
so what exactly is the thinking on what Jets need to give in a Rodgers trade? Just draft capital or some of those young stars (GB should ask for Garrett Wilson and Sauce Gardner plus picks lmao)
Before the Mike White signing, we had 13.7 mil in cap space not counting the Byron Jones June 1 cut. Depending on the contract, we don’t have much to work with in signing any other big names unless they clear more money.
I read Ramsey’s contract will be reworked, so before the trade we had 28m, after it showed 11m
Expect we’ll see about 21m, then subtract out White’s portion about 4m or 5m, leaving us with about 17m or 16m
I read it already has and he gets #36M over two years, full guaranteed.
The Bengals are very likely to be bidding for Jordan Poyer…
Here’s a less optimistic POV on White, he’s got a point
https://phinphanatic.com/2023/03/13/miami-dolphins-plan-sign-mike-white-apparently-tuas-backup/amp/
Is it just me wishing his last name was Hunt ??
I have a friend his name is Mike Hite, his license plate is My Kite
I know a Bill Hites 😊 but of a bitch
Bit of ^^
Fuck off florio, keep em held hostage Rodgers
Starting to take a look at the late round/projected UDFA RB’s.
For those who still want a big back. Utah’s Tavion Thomas measured in at 6’0 237 pounds. He ran a slow 40 time but that is not what he is about. He also only caught 10 passes during college.
As long as Buffalo has Allen they’re dangerous
No doubt but he also makes mistakes in big games. He did it against us in the playoffs, that’s the only reason we got back into the game, and he was bad against the Bengals.
I hope he’s regulated to an on any given Sunday type of player, instead of the one that started out 2022 on fire
^
I just had to throw a big RB out there for those who want one.
Again, these are late round to UDFA prospects.
IMO, more fitting is Evan Hull, 5’10 209 from northwestern. Ran 4.47 at the combine and a good receiver with 88 receptions over the last 2 seasons.
I wonder where Myles Gaskin will end up. He’s a solid back to give a team depth. Always plays hard, plays bigger than he is and can catch. I wish him well. He did some nice things for us.
I would love to see Josh Allen start the ’23 season on fire!
Didn’t realize that I grabbed a pic of the guy who lit himself on fire near the White House today.
Really?
really
I think that was a few years ago.
Does anyone find it odd that all these guys are getting “signed” and free agency doesn’t start until Wednesday?
Shouldn’t the NFL punish someone for breaking the rules?
It’s the legal tampering period. Nothing is official until 4PM on Wednesday.
Contracts can’t be executed or agreed to in principle during the legal tampering window.
Players can’t take team visits during this period or make travel arrangements for visits.
Contract announcements can’t be made by teams until the new league year begins on Wednesday.
I know that’s what I said. These deals have been agreed upon. This has been going for years.
I agree with you …
but
from yard barker
Only a league that asks its players to “survive the ground” after “making a football move” could coin a phrase like “legal tampering.” Here’s what it means in the NFL.
Legal tampering is a two-day period before the start of the NFL league year in which NFL teams may negotiate “all aspects of an NFL player contract” with agents of prospective free agents.
Both sides may exchange numbers, but nothing is official. Agreements cannot be made or announced before the start of free agency at 4 p.m. ET on Wednesday.
So where’s the “tampering”? Technically, NFL contracts don’t really expire until the start of the league year. That’s why players can only speak or visit with their most recent team during the legal tampering period. If a player has interest in another team, all communications must be handled by the agent.
It’s important to note that legal tampering applies only to unrestricted free agents. Agents for restricted free agents and exclusive rights free agents can’t discuss contracts until free agency begins.
… hmmm
…It’s the reporters who are announcing these deals, not the players or teams.
We already have a deal in place with Ahmed and he is a RFA.
he is our RFA
Okay so a RFA can deal with their own team. What Naples posted made it seem different.
Josh Oliver signed by Vikings. 3 year 21 M
Damn!
Patrick Peterson to Steelers
Shit!
Case Keenum to Texans
Yawn …
Just covering Man crushes
I’m not telling you who my others are. It’ll jinx them.
😊
NFL teams tampered for years, and the league office could do nothing about it. I guess the “legal tampering” period just makes them feel better about it!
sigh….Not spam
Living the dream.
Not so far fetched
but what that means is someone is going (Plausibly)