So now our schedule is out, and as we can see, it won’t be an easy one. We start off the season with back to back road games, the first against the Los Angeles Chargers who were 10-7 last season and narrowly lost to the upstart Jacksonville Jaguars in their playoff game, 31-30. Then off to play our division foe the New England Patriots. We come home to face the Denver Broncos, who were a huge disappointment last season, but you have to think Russell Wilson will bounce back from an awful season with the Broncos. Then we travel to Orchard Park NY to play our nemesis Buffalo Bills. We did finally beat the Bills 21-19 early last season, but then lost the next 2 clashes, including a closely fought playoff matchup with our 3rd string QB Skylar Thompson at the helm 34-31. None of the 3 games between the Dolphins and Bills were decided by more than 3 points. I feel like we have improved our team, it’s not going to be any easier for them.
Our next home game is October 8th when we host the NY Giants. The Giants made the playoffs last year and upset the Minnesota Vikings in their house 31-24, but then got wiped playing in Philadelphia against the SB participant Philadelphia Eagles 38-7. The Giants will struggle some with the heat early in the season in Miami. We then host the Carolina Panthers, and possibly may face the #1 draft pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, QB Bryce Young. We then face off against the NFC’s Suberbowl representative Philadelphia Eagles on October 22nd at Lincoln Financial field. Like I said, tough schedule.
After the Eagles on the road, we come home to play our division rivals for the 2nd time of the season, the New England Patriots on Sunday October 29th. Despite the fact the Patriots looked pretty bad last season, they finished only one game behind us last season. The Patriots drafted one of the best DB’s in this year’s draft, CB Christian Gonzalez. They’ll need all the help they can get! After hosting the patriots we leave the USA to play an international game and Prime Time Matchup against the defending Super Bowl Champion Kansas City Chiefs in Frankfurt, Germany. At long last, after the arduous task of traveling out of the country to face the SB Champs, we get our much needed BYE Week in Week 10.
We come out of the BYE Week to host the Las Vegas Raiders, potentially led by former 49ers QB Jimmy Garoppolo. The Raiders jettisoned Derek Carr and bring in a similarly talented QB, albeit one with a history of injured seasons. We’ll see how that works out. We then travel to New Jersey to play the NY Jets in another Prime Time Matchup, this one a FRIDAY game at MetLife Stadium. We hit the road again to then face the next to last of our NFC East foes, the Washington Commanders. The Commanders nabbed 2 DB’s in the 2023 NFL Draft, back to back, snaring M’s fave Emmanuel Forbes at #16, and then another CB, Jartaviue Martin 31 picks later. They will have a tough task covering against our offense.
We come for a Monday Night Football matchup against the Tennessee Titans. Will we face our old pal Ryan Tannehill, or will the Titans give the reins to rookie draftee Will Levis, who languished at the draft the entire first round surrounded by beautiful women. My heart breaks for the kid, really. The Jets come to visit us to play the rubber match between us just 3 weeks later from our last matchup. We then host our 3rd home game in a row, and the final NFC East opponent, the Dallas Cowboys.
The last 2 games of our 2023 schedule begin on the road again to face the Baltimore Ravens. Why do we seem to play them every season? Nevermore, nevermore, nevermore. Last season’s game was an absolute thriller though, with QB Tua Tagovailoa finishing off one of the greatest comebacks in NFL history, erasing a 21 point 4th QTR deficit to beat the Ravens 42-38. Our regular season finale will be us hosting the Buffalo Bills. As previously stated, we played the Bills very tough last season, even without our 1st or 2nd string QB.My hope is that we close the gap even more this year, and overtake the Bills. I also hope we face both the Ravens and Bills with our #1 QB, Tua Tagovailoa, completing his first 17 game season. Nothing against newly acquired backup Mike White, but I don’t want to see him in a game this season unless we pull Tua because we have a 30 point lead in the 4th QTR. We need our guy to be healthy, and of course the entire team to stay healthy, especially #72, LT Terron Armstead.
Fest deliberations are most likely underway, votes are being tabulated. This could potentially be the biggest Fest ever, I hope we get lots of people to make it this year. Our team is on the precipice of greatness, we’re close. It’s not easy to make that next step into the elite, but with McDaniel and Fangio, I feel like it’s going to happen. I felt like our defense was better than it played, and I still contend that Zero Coverage Blitz scheme wasn’t viable with the cast of characters we had in place. Fangio is not an all or nothing guy like Josh Boyer was. Fangio is more malleable, flexible in his approach, and he’s the opposite of Boyer, he adapts to who we’re playing and who he has to employ against them. Can’t wait for the season, and of course the Fest!
GO DOLPHINS!!!
Finsmob Unleashed 
IDK if it’s going to help, but at least they took his guns
https://www.wisn.com/article/i-was-scared-7th-grader-recalls-teacher-threatening-class-after-discovering-swastika-in-notebook/43911414
The Miami Dolphins website has their new homescreen wallpaper images available. I like some of them, but I still love the Hunt upside down non-TD for my work ‘puter, lol.
I about right with Cav on the tips.
Wow! Are you getting a handy too, from the masseuse 😉
Except that. lol Haven’t had a massage in over a decade.
I agree with KG
https://www.yardbarker.com/nba/articles/kevin_garnett_puts_austin_reaves_on_notice_amid_rumors_of_lakers_exit/s1_13132_38824963
It’s different in the NBA, because of the guaranteed contracts, but I’ve said what KG is saying about NFL players for a long time, be content with the team you’re on, you’ll likely make more in the long run
How many times have we seen guys that leave via FA, out of the league in a couple of years, because they didn’t fit with the new team
Reaves fits perfectly with the Lakers, he has 2 future HOFers playing with him and several other very good players
He’s not, nor will he ever be a superstar, he may avg 20 for a crappy team, but he’s never going to find what he has now and it’s going to cost him
Carolina Panthers
ROSTER CUTS
WR Preston Williams
WRs really are a dime a dozen, you better bring it all the time
I just wonder if he has ever fully recovered from his injuries.
He never did reach the potential he flashed.
UDFA Safety
I’ll take a ticket as well!
FEST – Oct 15 @ 1 pm against the Panthers.
D&Bs get together Sat eve. Tunes with the Dog up to the dog, but a bunch of people will be getting in Fri regardless. And yeah we’ll have a tailgate.
I didn’t even really ask but the reservations came flooding in (and thanks for that). Seat draft is next Monday (they’ve really tightened up the time frame…. used to have like 3-4 weeks). But need to pony up a number then. Remember nothing is set in stone. Better to order too many seats than too few (this time of year at least).
IN
Herd!!!!
Mike E (+4)
Toba (+1 or +3)
Ken
Rock
Krishna (+?)
Son (+?)
Phelon (with the crew))
Cav (+1)
Chef Wa (+1)
Stanger
Boulder
Twice (+1)
As on 05/22, 4 days from now or the 29th?
4 days from now.
I’m so glad Herd can make it. You’re gonna love it Herd. It’s a great time.
I hope Phelon actually makes it, come on man
Please make it Piggs 👊🐽🐬
Returning by Cav and Boulder – awesome
And don’t forget Twice. Won’t this be Twice. 🙂
Stanger, I’ll get my number finalized this weekend 👍
Did you notice $10 less than last year? I work hard to get you knuckleheads to not choose games like the Pats. 🙂
It worked out perfect.
Seamed like a relatively easy conclusion this year.
Btw, Stanger think about going to the Giants game too the week before, Bob, Jim and I probably going (no women 😁)
Giants game might be a possible, but how many for the Fest?
I’ll talk to everyone this weekend. I’ll post on Sunday.
Cool
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/miami-dolphins-2023-transactions-log/ar-AA1bmvwx?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=3b8db5832d6a457ca82423a5abcc8ae9&ei=7
Well, it’s been a minute. 🙂
22. JC Latham OT Alabama
54. Blake Fisher OT Notre Dame
150. Cade Stover TE Ohio State
182. Omari Thomas DT Tennessee
214. Ty’Ron Hopper LB Missouri
Son – I’ll do my best this year. Shouldn’t be any work related issues in October. I’ll be back from my New Foundland hunt a few day before the game so my wife may be irate, but I make her irate with some regularity anyway.
Miss you what can I say?
Bring the lovely Mrs Marine 🤷♂️
New Foundland hunt?
Polar Bears?
Moose
You get a better rug from a polar bear lol
You can do it! I’m coming back from the fest and leaving the following day for another trip. Going to have to pack for both before I head to FL. It will be fine. 😂
Awesome
Should be easy. Get home, put a moose in the freezer, throw on some shorts and head for Hollywood. What could go wrong?
There’s a Top Golf somewhere in Miami Gardens and that’s all I’m going to say about that
Son – Moving a little closer to ya. Bought a place in St Pete to replace Virginia. Keeping the place in the Keys tho.
That’s awesome. Congratulations, that’s a good enough proximity for occasional get togethers 👍
Bidding on the Sanford-Orlando airport again in August. This time we’ll be hard to beat.
I’ll come over and we’ll take OD and his shoulder out for a couple of Colorado chillers
Right on.
Oh I hope you get it. That would be so cool.
This is concerning
The nfl appears to have favored jests in terms of the scheduling
Son what area of Orlando are you in? My son is in Clermont just off of 27
Fuck the Bills, they had the favorable schedule last year
Response for above
Berrios, Ezukanma, Anderson, Achene, Higgins and Conner are all players that could make our offense get to a level that his really tough to defend.
Yeah, and just imagine that with an OL that gives Tua some time
Berrios is the one I’m excited to watch, along with Achane, Anderson is more of an injury insurance to our top 2 on outside, Conner, EZ and Higgins aren’t ready for prime time yet, but could be as the season approaches mid way
If a couple of them ball and the others contribute along with the core guys it’s a tall task for a defense. We are very quick and fast with different size and speed ratios.
We could use some size at outside WR, where I see Anderson playing in 3 or 4 receiver sets, with Hill going inside with Berrios
Ekukanma
EZE is in his second year. He should be ready for primetime by now, or he may never be.
Who looks at the Dominoes commercial for tater tots and says, I gotta have that? $7 for something you can easily heat up yourself
Yeah nice and crispy covered in shit that will make them soggy by the time you get them. LOL
Panthers get screwed in OT
Good grief, I hope the Panthers/ Hurricanes game is over when I wake up tomorrow.
WHAT A GAME last night! GO PANTHERS! 4th OT with only SECONDS LEFT! WOW Dog fight!
Will Brinson’s pick:
Miami Dolphins
Caesars Win Total: 9.5 (under -130)
Brinson Projected Record: 8-9
Again: the AFC is really stacked! And the Dolphins draw the entire AFC West and NFC East. I’ve got questions about Tua Tagovailoa, just in terms of how quickly he might be shut down for the season (and rightfully so) with any kind of concussion situation.
moron
NOT “rightfully so” you fucking asshole.
Brinson again:
AFC East
Buffalo Bills (12-5) — Division winner
New York Jets (10-7)* — Wild-card team
New England Patriots (9-8)
Miami Dolphins (8-9)
A very easy selection for me at the top: Buffalo might be “down” after failing to beat the Chiefs again, but this roster is still loaded and — last I checked — Josh Allen is still very, very good. The presence of Aaron Rodgers can put up for debate “best quarterback in the division” but I’ll still take Allen relative to the continuity issues each of them face. If the Jets offense takes flight out of the gate — without any delays, even — this could be a different story. And I think the Jets will push Buffalo here as long as Rodgers stays upright and healthy. But Buffalo is great value in the betting market and definitely strong value in the prediction market if everyone and their brother is dabbling in Big Apple futures.
clueless fuck should be fired.
Miami is the best bet then.
Valet parking guy – ……. I’ve never had my valet parked, so don’t know?
Barber – cut my own. Looks good to a blind man on a galloping horse. Always give myself positive feedback afterwards, even when I hack a big bald patch into it!
Waitress (hot) – if she’s hot, I may suggest she might be more comfortable if she wore a little less? That’s a tip?
waitress (meh) – suggest a career change into radio? That’s a tip too?
Detailer or car wash dry guy – are you supposed to clean cars? Inside AND out? Who knew?
Shuttle driver at airport – it’s complementary. It should do what it says on the tin? Anyway, we don’t really have them here either. Life isn’t supposed to be convenient!
Masseuse (female … duh) – only had a foot one in Shanghai. She nearly dismembered me. No tip was forthcoming. When I flew Upper Class on Virgin (business), I was offered a comp one. It just felt like I was being unfaithful so declined!
Delivery of groceries or things like Target – like to choose my own. Don’t want the curled up shit and dented cans no one else wants.
Doordash – Over here, doors don’t dash. They open and close. If I saw one dash I may give it $5 for effort? What even is a doordash?
Bar tender – over here we go to the bar, check the beers on handpump (if you’re a sad obsessive like me) and buy accordingly. I never got where I am today by tipping someone to pour me a drink.
(couldn’t resist!)
This is all too funny!
But
you weighed in on the self serv cashier tipping debate, which I would never do, so I thought maybe I’d ask folks what the norm is for tipping in general.
I do NOT want to expand or normalize mass tipping or for tipping to become required or demanded for good service or to be some kind of extortion or protection racket.
For example I refuse to patronize bars that have a velvet rope and a bouncer who is taking bribes to let certain people in.
I mean I do understand that a venue can only hold just so many people, and it might want to keep out the riff raff, but this can get very exclusionary and very biased. They’d never pick me as one of the cool kids or A list celebrities anyway, so it’s a moot point, but I resent that kind of mean girl style bullying.
But I don’t like hiking across a parking lot in bad weather or with the wife in high heels or wending through a sketchy parking garage, so I use valet parking and tip the guy who brings me my car $5.
You’re showing your age😉
Don’t think anyone wants this mass tipping, think businesses are taking advantage of the bad inflationary period we’re in
LOL
Back to the Will Brinson prediction above.
With all due respect to Bill Beliczcek,
how can anyone look at the NE roster and see it as better than the Miami roster?
Some of their best players, like Godchaux, Parker, and Gesicki, are castoffs from the Dolphins.
Who are their superstars? Who are their playmakers?
Steve … is your “age” comment to me or UK?
I’m certainly very old,
and with my advancing age,
I both need and want to swap dollars for creature comforts and safety.
But in another sense,
I don’t think of using valet parking as an age thing.
I like luxury.
I’ll pay for luxurious accommodations, fine dining, excellent seats at an event, and
especially, for other people to do drudge chores for me, such as schlepping through back alleys, fetching my vehicle from a musty concrete bunker, and negotiating traffic in an unfamiliar city while I sip fine whiskey and my lady drains a couple margaritas instead of breaking out into a sweat while all dressed up for a show.
The one I replied to
For example I refuse to patronize bars that have a velvet rope and a bouncer who is taking bribes to let certain people in.
Agreed
Stanger, put us down for three.
Very nice dog. Gonna bash the axe Fri Nite?
CK’s take (thread) on having tissue-paper for an OL
For the mob chefs
Is this a single portion or for two? 😉 (asking for a friend)
DAMN, that looks good!
What cut of meat is that?
Sorry – no idea! Doesn’t need much “cutting” though!
Rack of beef ribs.
Not a greeting I’d choose as I got off a school bus. But it’s his “right”. Ironic how a right can be a wrong too?
Just an observation. I’m seeing the left losing their shit about DeSantis vs Disney. Apparently Disney is canceling a huge project and DeSantis is being blamed. I’m just looking for consistency. The left hate big corporations getting huge tax breaks, and correct me if I’m wrong, Disney is a huge fucking corporation. They have been paying zero taxes since its inception. Now all of a sudden the left is up in arms and their panties are all bunched up. Since when does the left even give a flying fuck about Florida? They hate Florida, mock it constantly. Now they care about it? Fucking ridiculous!!
Reel that shit in man. You are talking bull shit. The fuck you know about the left? Or Florida for that matter?
I know a whole lot about the left Rock, my family is entrenched in it. As far as Florida is concerned, I know my favorite sports team resides there, and the weather is nicer in the winter there than it is here. I’m not reeling anything in Rocko. Just a couple of months ago Elizabeth Warren was foamng from the mouth about corporations getting tax breaks but these poor college students have to pay for the education, you know, that they chose. Reel that in, filet it, and eat it.
You don’t know the particulars about the tax situation. There is a reason why DeSantis retracted his first attempt to overthrow the Reedy Creek Improvement District. It would have left the citizens of Orlando and surrounding areas holding the bag on BILLIONS in tax and interest liability. The district (Disney) doesn’t pay taxes, but they do pay for ALL IMPROVEMENTS in the district that taxes usually pay. They also collect and pay sales tax. The district brings in multiple BILLIONS more to the state than the 5.5% corporate sales tax that they get out of paying. I’ll be happy to discuss it further and edgumakate you more in October.
DeSantis and his cronies are currently being sued for using their political power to punish Disney for freedom of speech. They will lose the suit and the Gov will be “reeled in”
Mike E — to me it is not a left or right thing, what DeSantis has been doing in his efforts to punish Disney is just wrong. No person or company should have the power of the state turned on them for expressing a political opinion.
Bruce Hardy
Dwight Clark
He was a WR.
I met the guy. The Niners training camp in Rocklin was my introduction to football. My dad was a huge Niners fan, and I always remember meeting Dwight Clark. And my whole life I thought he was a TE.
Thanks for ruining my childhood, Tim…
LOL
FEST – Oct 15 @ 1 pm against the Panthers.
D&Bs get together Sat eve. Tunes with the Dog up to the dog, but a bunch of people will be getting in Fri regardless. And yeah we’ll have a tailgate.
I didn’t even really ask but the reservations came flooding in (and thanks for that). Seat draft is next Monday (they’ve really tightened up the time frame…. used to have like 3-4 weeks). But need to pony up a number then. Remember nothing is set in stone. Better to order too many seats than too few (this time of year at least).
IN
Herd!!!!
Mike E (+4)
Toba (+1 or +3)
Ken
Rock
Krishna (+?)
Son (+?)
Phelon (with the crew))
Cav (+1)
Chef Wa (+1)
Stanger
Boulder
Twice (+1)
Dog (+2)
What is this DeSantis vs. Disney thing all about?
LOL @ Tim and Kong
Stanger – if it was a corporation that Trump owned, who else besides Trump would be complaining? It’s all about who’s effing who. Disney is immune from big bad corporate status because they seem to be floating all the right things that the left support, so they drop their pitchforks against said corporation (Disney), because it’s the heir apparent to the GOP if Trump is ousted. It’s a convenient stance to take, if you can’t admit that then no more needs to be said.
Disney didn’t pay taxes because it funded all the civic services that is normally the obligation of civic government.
Ok, and Ron DeSantis is the new GOP villain as painted by the left side. This is what they do, it’s character assassination. If (when?) DeSantis gets voted in, they will spend the next 4 years trying to impeach him or claim their was election interference. They’re just warming up the engines now to make DeSantis look like the next Trump.
My comment had nothing to do with whatever opinion anyone has of Desantis. Just explaining why Disney doesn’t pay taxes. Everyone is free to draw whatever opinion they want from it
Disney turned the power of the Florida Gov against Disney. DeSantis literally held two press conferences rolling out way after way the government could screw with Disney just cause DeSantis was pissed off. Includes the thought of buliding a prison right next to Disney.
It’s not about left or right. About how the game is supposed to be played. And DeSantis went unconstitutional. I like the constituion.
First would should have been “DeSantis.”
RIP Jim Brown
RIP Jim Brown!
One of the greatest RB’s ever
Lots of people felt he was the best football player period.
I can see that argument.
Personally don’t agree, but He’d be in the conversation
Yes, a true man among boys scenario
Kong – Clark was 6’4, so I can see the confusion. That catch he made in the endzone looked more like a TE type of catch.
I’m still in shock about the whole thing, lol.
Tim Knight says:
May 19, 2023 at 3:45 pm
RIP Jim Brown
————
Oh, shit… didn’t see that one coming. Incredible football player, credible actor, and a decent human being as far as I’m concerned. I shall miss him. 😦
Dang, RIP Jim Brown.
JMO, but I don’t like current Disney and their agenda under Bob Iger. And yes, it bleeds over to ESPN and their constant political commentary.
Additionally, I think Bob Iger has all but destroyed Star Wars… at least on the big screen.
I have absolutely NO PROBLEM with DeSantis going after Disney, but that’s just my $.02… what do I know.
Mike E,
I had high hopes for DeSantis, but now that we know he’s being backed by the Deep State RINOs (Bush’s, Cheney’s, Ryan’s, etc), I’m hella OUT on him as President in ’24.
He’s the only one with a shot to oust Trump, and Trump is the only GOP candidate who can possibly lose in ’24.
I’m no fan of DeSantis, but I’m voting for him in the primaries because anyone is better than Trump, unless you really want another 4 years of Biden.
The problem is Trump’s base will vote for him and the rest of the GOP will split the vote up between DeSantis and the other candidates when they really should just focus on one candidate to run against Trump in the primaries. They of course won’t/can’t and it’ll give Trump the candidacy.
Then us lucky Americans will get exactly what we deserve and we’ll have candidates from each party that are both disliked by the vast majority of America, a rerun of 2020. Yippie. Can’t wait for the 2024 cycle.
Both parties are so fucked up does it even matter? It’s the same bullshit every time.
Fuckin’ smart ape.
Jim Brown was the best RB at his time in the history of the NFL. He was a man playing with boys. My only Q about him is how good he would have been (and he would have been very good) in today’s game. Defenders are bigger and faster.
Well he was a great athlete at 6-2 230 so he’d probably still be great in todays game.
Guess my question is if he was taken in the last draft would he have ended up the best of all time. Cause to me at least he clearly is that given his era.
Ken – My comment had nothing to with why Disney does or doesn’t pay taxes either for that matter. My comment was about why Disney is immune from being hated as a big corporation by the left, and how the left is beginning their character defamation campaign against DeSantis, just in case he’s the man they face next year.
Do you think Randi Weingarten includes Disney in this?
“All of a sudden, when it’s about our students, they challenge it, the corporations challenge it, the student loan lenders challenge it,” she continued, screaming and jumping up and down. “That is that not right, that is not fair, and that is what we are fighting as well when we say cancel student debt.”
“I see it as a moral issue. I mean, the Republicans are making it … the states are making it a political issue. When, all of a sudden, did college not become something we wanted kids to do?”
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Instead of bitching about giving money to kids who pay tuition, why not have the very same educational institutions that charged these kids (or their parents) hundreds of thousands of dollars pay them back, instead of American taxpayers who may have already paid for their own kids tuitions, or don’t have kids, or whose kids went into a different vocation that didn’t require a college education that costs hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Kong – You and I happen to be exactly on the same page w/DeSantis
Kellen Winslow was my old school fave TE, along with Todd Christensen.
Hey but one of the most fun TEs to watch run after the catch back in the day was Mike Ditka.
Kellen Winslow just about single-handedly killed us in that 41-38 playoff game against the Chargers. That was an incredible effort.
You could argue it’s one of the best performances ever. He was exhausted at the end of the game.
I’d have to say one of my favorite TE’s was the Giants Mark Bavaro. Tough dude, used to make a catch in a crowd, and then carry would be tacklers for extra yards.
^
Tim – no doubt on Winslow. I think he blocked a FG on special teams in that game as well.
He did and he played through multiple injuries.
I was at that game, we felt like leaving before the 2nd qtr, then the magic started
With just under 2 minutes left we attempted a mid 40s fg, that would’ve put the game away, but the fn long snapper botched it fning up the timing, Chargers got the ball and scored to tie it
Missed fgs, blocked fgs littered OT, just like Christmas day vs KC playoff game
That’s awesome you were at that game, considered one of the most exciting games ever played.
Dwight Clark died of Lou Gehrig’s disease.
ALS
He was only 61. He went to Clemson. I was so proud about that as he was the first big name in pro football that I knew went to my college.
Oddly, Joe Montana, who threw that pass to Dwight Clark, scored 2 touchdowns for Notre Dame to beat Clemson when he was in college.
While at Clemson, Clark dated Miss Universe Shawn Weatherly, and they were a couple for about 4-5 years while he played in the NFL until he met the woman who became his first wife and mother of his first 3 children.
Clark blamed football for giving him head injuries that caused the ALS, which has now been proven to be a cause of some cases of ALS.
Todd Christensen also died young at about 55. He died of liver transplant complications after having liver disease for some years. He was a BYU Mormon, though, and reportedly did not drink alcohol.
Clark always seemed like a great guy and great info on him. Gonna see you at the Fest Naples?
Mike E — not just the left going after DeSantis cause of Disney. The right is as well. DeSantis has done tons of stuff but that is what Trump is concentrating on. And a lot of “neutral Republicans” are as well. And I understand why….. it’s just not right.
I think he’s gonna lose bad in Disney’s unconstiutional retaliation claim whenever that makes its way through the courts.
Something never knew before:
“In 1966, Brown was filming “The Dirty Dozen” in London, and there were production delays due to bad weather. When Browns owner Art Modell threatened to suspend Brown if he showed up late to training camp, Brown informed Modell he was retiring at age 30.”
Mike – The left is going to after Desantis anyway they can because he terrifies them. Like the smart ape said, the only Republican that can lose to Biden is Trump so they don’t want Desantis in the mix. Disney is just their current golden goose. Today I read a Politico article about Casey Desantis. The opening paragraph was sickening in its condescension and innuendo.
I grew up in Osceola County. I remember it before Disney. Disney bought the local governments to get Reedy Creek. They are not saints only looking out for the good of mankind. They are only slightly better than the mob. No company should be above the laws that the rest of us follow but Disney bought and paid to be. Nothing to do with constitutionality, Stanger. Just the opposite. If anything, Reedy Creek was against the Constitution. Florida has always been driven by corrupt carpet baggers and developers like Disney. Disney just over-estimated their place and power. They decided they were more important than the people who are elected by the people.
As far as what Disney has brought to Florida – jobs, opportunity for ancillary businesses to make money and pay taxes, a unsustainable service-based economy, low wages, congestion, inflation, overpopulation, crime, environmental destruction, erasure of old Florida.
Desantis is doing exactly what he was elected by a landslide to do. Keep Florida, Florida. Anyone who wants NY or California or any other place that has been turned into a shithole by their politics should have stayed in them.
I know Phelon, I’ve been saying this for quite some time. DeSantis is really the only hope for the GOP to beat Biden. Trump simply can’t win, and furthermore, I don’t want any part of Trump Part II
Phelon — when it comes to the constutionality stuff guess our opinions differ. But will mention was for many years an adjunct law school professor on a subset of constitutional law. But I’ve been wrong many times before as well.
Constitution doesn’t consider allowing a corporation to pay their way into having a self-ruled kingdom (magic or not) outside the laws and regulations passed by the duly elected representatives of the state. But that is what Disney is. Current government is just righting a wrong. Disney compounded it by trying to back door the royalty clause with the outgoing, compromised board.
Phelon — its not what DeSantis Florida did, it’s why it did it. DeSantis himself has admitted in press conferences and in his book that was because of Disney’s position of the “Don’t Say Gay Bill.” Makes it a clear case of retribution for first amend expression.
I checked out the Hollywood Margarittaville hotel. $350/night? Is that really where folks stay? You folks fly in a different orbit from this old farm boy. Is there a student hostel next door? I hear there’s a popular LaQuinta somewhere close!
Looks like you didn’t click thru, there’s an additional $100+ for fees and other bs
Maybe going direct is less, but for sure still a resort fee of $50+
Mike D
I’m that old
https://twitter.com/shelton_kenzi/status/1659010877524258816?s=20
Lol, besides it was too far to go inside and the water was the same and we loved it
And to answer the question, on the most part yes
Kellen Winslow SENIOR
I remember when he retired. As a Dolphins fan, I was happy when he did.
When following politics everything is about timing especially with elections on the horizon.
raiduhhhhzzz
uhhh this one is way better
Randy, holy crap that would be amazing to see you at the fest. Don’t worry there are plenty of other places that are much more reasonable.
I’ve been staying at a place called the Dolphin Hollywood for that past few years you can start there or anywhere close to it you’ll be in the middle of everyone.
Full disclosure, it’s a shit hole, but it’s my shit hole and I like it there.
I’ve been perusing places to stay. Any suggestions appreciated.
I have some requirements. 😂
What are the requirements? Do tell
On the beach.
Beach chair and umbrella
Preferably a bar on site but if not, a refrigerator in the room.
Small boutique hotel preferably
A nice view, not a dealbreaker if everything else is there.
That should cover it.
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Pelican Grand has all that.
Randy – Margaritaville is definitely expensive but we like the resort atmosphere and are willing to pay for it. I only get one vacation a year where we go away so we make the most of it.
FYI Mike E . I was not dissing Margaritaville, or anyone staying there… we loved it when we stayed there … and yes this one of our 2-3 holidays a year. So I get where Y’all coming from
No worries, I didn’t take anything said as a diss. C’mon Toba, we buds!
I know and yes we are. 😊👍, I’m Canadian apologies are us
Randy:
There are usually a group at the La Quinta
We looked around , and based on staying a week , YES we will be back at La Quinta FL Airport, 2620 N 26Th Ave, Hollywood, FL
It’s a 20.00 cab/Uber to Hollywood beach , and a 10 min walk to D&B festivities
It has a huge duck pond/lake beside as well as a pool , and lots of Iguanas and ducks 😊👍
And alligators.
Herd, you described a place called Riptide, check it out. Great Tiki bar with a band, right on the Broadwalk/beach
No pool
Thanks. I’ve been looking, not sure if I saw that one or not but I’ll check it out.
And definitely no Ocean at LQ
I will never understand why so many people can’t stand Donald Trump. Aside from his very obvious bravado, there is no reason to despise the man as he actually delivered for the people… first time in generations, to be honest.
Those of us who were tired of the duopoly (DEEP STATE) that is Washington DC were HAPPY to have an outsider correct the BS of the future NWO/WEF.
However, I DO understand that most people are drones… eating up the propaganda as they had prior to WWII: weak-minded people get unwillingly programmed by the corporate/state-run media. In America’s case, it’s “Pravda West” ©.
I hate bearing witness to the destruction of Western civilization. America is going to be one of the fastest ‘outs’ in all of human history, after having achieved the near impossible after millennia of tyranny: freedom and liberty. We’re still working on justice for all, but now the FBI, CIA, DOJ, and others have been weaponized under communistic/socialistic tactics, in order to destroy a major political party. And what do the Republicans do? They sit on their fucking hands, even after the Durham Report.
FUCK both parties… give me DJT in ’24.
Google motels / hotels in Hollywood Beach. There are many options.
Did you pick a place yet?
LMAO at MY shithole😊
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M – Trump is a freaking Carnival attraction. He is the furthest thing from Presidential. I can’t stomach him as a human being, let alone leader if our country.
^ and he gets off on the divide. He’s not a leader.
Mike E, thanks for recommending Daisy Jones and the Six. I liked it then watched it again with Kim, she liked it too. 👍
Nice! What’s cool is that the people in the show actually play and sing. I like that
So those that fly .. what does a flight run you to the Fest ??
Usually less than $300 round trip from NJ
Right now it’s 468 without checking a bag.
Is it better to fly to Miami or Ft Lauderdale. Price is the same.
FLL. Closer to Hollywood
I just used my limited google skills and get 650.00 , so not as large a difference as I was expecting.. I keep seeing southwest prices for like 99.00,, and was thinking that was US normal
I enjoyed flying Breeze Airlines.
Fly into FT Lauderdale
M – Trump did some good things, but he was and is an asshat. A petulant, narcissistic sociopath. He only did the things he did because they got him attention and adulation from his base, not because he actually cared about the country. As Tim said, he is not a leader. A leader doesn’t take credit. A leader credits success to his subordinates and takes failures to himself.
^
He did the things he did, because he cares about the country, despite the way he was treated
Go lookup his every 10 year videos on Oprah, it’s consistent with what he did
A petulant, narcissistic sociopath… is true and a reason people hate him, but don’t let that get in the way of what he did
As for the leader comment, if he was a head football coach I’d agree
He doesn’t come across as a leader, but that has more to do with how he was treated
If you want him to be a leader that says everything people want to hear, then he’s not that, but from a what he did for the country stand point ir bottom line, he was a good leader
You’re never going to get a republican leader like you want, because of the left and MSM
One of the main functions of govt is to protect the people, how’s that working out now with the border mess, including fentonyl and criminals not being kept in prison?
Onother main function is the economy, no comparison between Trump’s booming economy, bringing jobs back… vs bidenflation
How’d you like to be a 20 something today? Buying a house for them may only happen, if they move to a small town
MSM puts out lies, misquotes and anything else they can to make orange man look bad, him saying things to give them material to use helps them also, but in the end the people take it hook line and sinker, while Biden, Obama and Clinton tear down the country to the mess we have today
So I guess the answer to Trump is to vote in the corrupt tyrant left machine, doesn’t matter who it is running, whomever it is will fall in line with their agenda
Does anyone believe biden is running the show?
Steve – I voted for Trump twice and if comes down to him or the Biden cabal, I’ll vote for him again. I won’t like it, but the Biden family is bought and sold corrupt and will sell the country out for more. Joe Biden is an embarrassment on the world stage and Jill is a communist who should be charged with elder abuse among other crimes.
As for the rest, if Trump had an ounce of leadership in him or cared to put the country in front of his ego, he could have done far more. But he was too busy firing any staffer who disagreed with him and calling people names. He was mostly ineffective and mostly stood for Trump.
Desantis, Haley, Scott or any combination of the three will make a better White House.
Here you go Herd. Not the cheapest place, but hits all the wickets.
https://www.pelicanbeach.com/
Go Heat!
Short back story on the music video I posted last night.
Isn’t unemployment at its lowest in 54 years?
Until all the MILLIONS of illegals become legal if the dems have their way. As Nancy Pelosi said, we need the cheap labor to pick vegetables.
STARTER 2ND 3RD 4TH
LT – Terron Armstead, Kendall Lamm, Ryan Hayes, Isaiah Wynn
LG – Liam Eichenberg, Robert Jones
OC – Connor Williams, Dan Feeney, Alama Uluave
RG – Robert Hunt, Lester Cotton Sr.
RT – Austin Jackson, Isaiah Wynn, Cedric Ogbuehi, Geron Christian
I wish we had better depth for backup. If we keep 9 OL, I’m thinking the backups are Lamm, Jones, Wynn and Feeney.
Though, Wynn has played some LG with Pats and says he’s willing to play anywhere. He could beat out Eich there which I would feel better about. Feeney could also end up starting at LG.
Still hoping they resign Shell. I would feel better if our starting OL was:
LT Armstead
LG Wynn
OC Williams
RG Hunt
RT Shell
With backups: Lamm, Eichenberg, Feeney, Jackson. If we keep 10 OL then also Jones. I don’t see us keeping 10 OL though. I see us keeping 2 QB, 4 RB, 1 FB, 3 TE, 6 WR and 9 OL. That’s 25 on offense.
Terrible drugs have been smuggled into the US since they were illegalized in the 1930s. That did not start with Biden or end with Trump.
The border was a mess when Trump was president, and for many decades people have been sneaking in from Mexico. Actually, since the 1820s, 200 years ago, when Spain lost control of its American colonies.
That didn’t start with Biden or end with Trump.
I wouldn’t have my wife if her grandpa didn’t cross the river. She has a picture of her grandpa with Pancho Villa. He got severely injured during the Mexican Revolution. He couldn’t fight anymore and for fear of his life he came to the US, changed his name from Acosta to Lopez and settled in Niagra Falls, met a Dutch lady and the rest is history. lol
sweet story
… some of my people fled France to escape the guillotine and
came to Mobile.
Didn’t the stupid Fed hold interest rates at near zero for several years? Didn’t that propel money into stocks and allow businesses to borrow cheap to expanding?
and Didn’t those two things fuel a booming economy and aren’t such booms always followed by a period of inflation which causes the economy to shrink?
I’ve lived through several of these cycles. Let’s all work together to stop ping ponging the economy.
Let’s all work together to build Latin American economies so those folks don’t need to come here for a better life for their children.
It starts with making them safer.
To visit.
Honduras is an incredibly beautiful tropical country, but the crime is terrible. It’s safer to vacation in Mexico than Honduras and that is not saying much (now). Unless you vacation away from the mainland on an island like Krishna did.
Yes, we could take them over and make them US territories.
Let’s all raise our children and grandkids to not be so spoiled that they turn to drugs every time they don’t get their way or as a means to easy pleasure.
We have a stacked WR room. I can’t see us keeping any less than 6 unless Higgins works his way in there. I don’t see River Craycray making it this time.
1-Hill
2-Waddle
3-Berrios
4-Anderson
5-? Ced Wilson (We really nee to trade him.)
6-?? Ezukanma
7-?? Cracraft
?? Sanders oops that’s 8 for 6 spots
x Swain
x Davis
x Coleman
Seeing many more people arrested for DUI under the influence of other than alcohol here. If you get pulled over and they smell weed, there is a 50/50 chance you will be arrested for it. If you don’t have a medical MJ card then you will also get a possession charge.
The way Trump was/is treated? He’s not a victim. He’s always been a bully that exacerbates everything by his own disgusting behavior, then cries foul and paints himself a victim. If you don’t toe his line and do exactly what he wants then he will use his power and influence to glorify himself and destroy you any way possible. You can’t lead campaigns of harassment, attacks, and self-aggrandizement then expect anything different in return.
As for MSM doing anything they can to mischaracterize Trump. That does happen like it does with anyone else. It’s bigger with Trump because Trump sells, and he plays into it. He uses it. It isn’t rocket science. How can a Trump supporter complain about these things when that is how Trump operates as well? You guys make excuses for the things he says all the time. He lies constantly, takes credit for things he didn’t do or that didn’t happen, and will tear down anyone that doesn’t agree with him just as fast as any MSM outlet will do to him. Yet when he does it, you label it ‘bravado’, or ‘you can’t take the things he says seriously’, or ‘you have to read between the lines’, etc.
It’s a joke. Trump is as disgusting a human being as there is in politics or any other walk of life. If you want to believe he did some things for this country, fine. There are a number of policies and things he did as president that I agree with, but he is also a guy that would set himself up as absolute ruler, would burn down every American institution, would do or say anything, and would destroy anyone and everyone to stay in power.
It’s crazy the choices we have for president. There is Trump and then our current President who was accused of being a racist by the Vice President during the primaries while at the same time saying she didn’t think he was a racist. Now they’re two peas in a pod. This is the best we can do?
Like I said yesterday, I can’t wait for groundhog’s day with the 2024 cycle. If it’s Trump and Biden, I won’t even bother to cast a vote for president.
I guess it’s what we deserve. Trump perfectly represents the moronic, bigoted 25% of our population; Biden perfectly represents the venal, corrupt 25% of our population. And the going about our business, but too tired and caught up in our own affairs to come together rest of us get to suffer the consequences of our own lassitude.
Yep!
It is actually quite possible that we could have a top 5 defense
AND
a top 5 offense (fingers crossed against injuries).
That would be super fantastic.
Seems I need that Simpsons GIF again!
Currently our weak link on defense is either our 4th DT in a base 3-4 or our 4th ILB.
That’s not bad. Some teams don’t even have many good players at those positions.
CAV KONG & TIM; Agree with your views. Looks like we may have to choose between a hard core criminal/buffoon heading one ticket and a blathering over the hill drooler heading the other ticket.
NO, THANK YOU!
HOPEFULLY, the Libertarian Party will come up with a better alternative (which might not be that hard to do.) Will he/she be “electable?” Probably not. But at least we’ll have the option of saying we’ve had enough of the shitty candidates offered by the two major parties
IF THIS CAMPAIGN doesn’t convince you of the need for a MAXIMUM AGE LIMIT for each federal office than there’s just little hope for progress. Maximum age limits, plus term limits, are sorely needed by our country.
Libertarians have no shot at winning but voting against the two party system is okay with me because voting for people you don’t respect or believe in makes no sense to me.
Amen, brother.
JUST RECEIVED my monthly copy of SPORTS ILLUSTRATED. Highly regarded Jets defensive back SAUCE GARDNER is on the cover.
WHICH brings to mind a question; which jinx is greater??
A)Making the cover of S.I. —-OR—-
BEING A PRO FOOTBALL TEAM OWNED BY STEVE ROSS???
Many decades ago Steve Ross and Donald Trump were part owners of the original NEW JERSEY GENERALS (Featuring, I believe, Herschel Walker).
THAT team and that league went belly-up.
NOW, of course, the team currently owned by Steve Ross hasn’t won a playoff game DURING THIS CENTURY!!! MAYBE WE NEED TO PUT ROSS ON THE COVER OF S.I. and find out??
“Absurd,” you say??
Well, if Martha Stewart can make the cover of S.I.’s swimsuit edition, then maybe Ross can make the cover of a regular S.I. issue by being the winning owner of this season’s Super Bowl!!! They are BOTH 82 years old, I believe!
HOWEVER, I definitely DO NOT want to see Ross on the cover of ANY swimsuit edition!!
The best book I’ve ever read on the Dolphins PERFECT SEASON just made its’ first appearance at the local Barnes & Noble Bookstore. Author Marshall Jon Fisher’s exhaustive research has produced something to treasure in this 406 page book.
It’s a bit of a “Warts and All” effort that still manages to bring effusive praise to Miami’s mind boggling 17-0 season. Fisher reminds us of just what was going on in our nation (and our world) during this extremely tumultuous year. The sacrifices made by so many, both on the football fields and the battle fields, are told. Also, indepth background analysis of virtually every Dolphin player and coach adds much insight into what made this season such an amazing achievement.
This book is head and shoulders ABOVE any other book on this subject. It is a MUST for all true fans of the Miami Dolphins.
The title is “Seventeen and Oh!” by John Marshall Fisher.
OOPS!! Make that Marshall Jon Fisher!
Watching TV just now and a Spectrum cable commercial comes on. They’re advertising a high speed connection so you don’t get the pixelation or tiling you get with slow connection speeds. At the bottom of the screen it says noglitch, and all I see is nogtih.
STEVE ROSS just bought controlling interest in Spectrum?
FLORIDA PANTHERS @ CAROLINA HURRICANES, Game #2, coming up on TNT.
Panthers have won 7 CONSECUTIVE ROAD GAMES in these playoffs!! IF they make it 8 IN A ROW, the ‘Canes will be in deep DO-DO!!
Dang, my guy deermeatfordinner suffered 2 strokes a couple days ago while catching nuisance alligators. Perfectly healthy and only 46. I’ve been following him for years on YouTube. Any outdoorsman would love his channel. Great guy.
Prayers to Robert and his family!
Prayers are coming for Robert and his fam, man. Thanks for letting me know.
Thank you, all, for not going ballistic on me for my take on Trump last night. Some may massively disagree with me, but y’all were most respectful and professional about it… PROPS!
We’re getting FAR better as a blog when it comes to disagreeing with one another. CHEERS!
*passing a cyber-beer to ALL*
BTW, Steve, MUCH respect for ya, sir.
12 more days until Byron Jones’ $$$ come off the books! I feel like it could be the opening of FA, part deux! LOL 😀
Will we ultimately sign Dalvin Cook, will we stand pat and wait for more studs to be cut as the summer goes on, or do we intend to pass the cap savings on to next season?
Interesting, and I’m on the edge of my seat! 😀
Just for the record, Brandon Shell was the #13 overall run-blocking Tackle (out of both left and right sides) in the NFL last season.
Yes, I still want to sign Shell. AFTER which, we just might not need Dalvin Cook.
I’m not against signing Dalvin Cook, but IMO, I think we have enough firepower in our backfield… especially after drafting Achane.
Still wish we had a grinder RB, but that doesn’t seem to be Coach McDaniel’s MO.
Wilson is the closest thing we have to a grinder who will make the roster.
I was checking all the players who have already been designated as June 1 cuts to see if there are any quality OL. Nothing. Only 2 were good players, both centers, but are being released for same reason we are releasing Jones. Injuries.