A lot of things have happened last year, trades bringing in top tier talent like WR Tyreek Hill, DE/OLB Bradley Chubb, a few key FA signings, notably C/OG Connor Williams and LT Terron Armstead. With less than a handful of 2023 NFL Draft picks, the front office once again entered the trade market and acquired a huge piece for our defense, CB/S/LB Jalen Ramsey. There were a few FA signings, LB David Long formerly of the Tennessee Titans, S DeShon Elliott from the Detroit Lions, LB Malik Reed from the Steelers, TE Eric Saubert from the Broncos, WR Braxton Berrios and OG Dan Feeney from the Jets and more recently, we’ve signed a couple of OT’s, former 1st RD picks Isaiah Wynn from the Patriots, and Cedric Ogbuehi from the Jets. Besides player personnel, we also signed one of the defensive minds in the NFL, DC Vic Fangio.
I can’t remember a player added via trade that had an impact like Tyreek Hill. He was better than anyone could have hoped, he completely changed the offense, the game, everything. He’s a dynamic force that even when teams employ multiple personnel to try to contain him, is still able to impact the game. On the downside, Bradley Chubb was less, much less that advertised as a Dolphins defender last season. I think that changes significantly this season with Vic Fangio. I can’t wait to see Phillips and Chubb feast with Fangio running the D. Fangio, no doubt was behind acquiring Jalen Ramsey, who will deployed at multiple positions, but the key here is we have so much depth, with S Brandon Jones returning, and the addition of S DeShon Elliott so that Fangio can move guys around without missing a beat. The NFL is set up for parity, but our depth right now both on offense and defense is the best it’s been in a very long time.
Although we didn’t have a lot of picks in this year’s draft, that doesn’t mean we didn’t add valuable players, quite the contrary. Our first pick, CB Cam Smith will have opportunities to play this season. I can’t say he will be the starter outside Game 1, but I do believe he could be before the end of the season. He was a pick both for now, and definitely for the future. CB Xavien Howard is on the decline, and while he possesses excellent ball skills, we have seen his speed, mostly recovery speed diminish. I love that we re-signed AVG, and added Malik Reed and last year’s first pick (3rd RD pick) Channing Tindall will all be key depth guys to help rush the passer. Our depth is truly impressive, with starters DE Zach Sieler, NT Raekwon Davis and DE Christian Wilkins, and then the LB crew of Jaelan Phillips, David Long, Jerome Baker and Bradley Chubb, CB’s Xavien Howard and Jalen Ramsey, along with safeties Brandon Jones and Jevon Holland. There will be a lot of mixing and matching personnel. Now keep in mind, this is just the defense I’m talking about!
Like I said, having only 4 picks doesn’t mean we didn’t bring in impact players, and I think our second pick, RB De’Von Achane may provide a ton of excitement this season. He will get touches as a return man, both punts and kicks. He will see the field as a RB, and he will be a demon as a receiver out of the backfield. With Hill, Waddle, Berrios, Anderson, Cracraft and even draft pick Elijah Higgins, you simply can’t cover ALL-THAT-SPEED. A-Chain is going to be fun to watch. Now I didn’t mention QB Mike White as one of our FA acquisitions, but let’s face it, we were ridiculously unlucky with our QB’s last season. Tua’s fragility has been well documented, but how many times did our 2nd and 3rd string QB’s get hurt, and a few times in the same game. Mike White also got knocked out of action, but he was tossed around like a rag doll by Buffalo that one game. I expect him, if needed to be better than what we had last season in Teddy Bridgewater and rookie Skylar Thompson. White was impressive when given decent protection, and he played through some tough rib injuries. We all hope Tua remains unscathed the entire season, but I believe if we need Mike White for a game or two, he can deliver.
On special teams, we have new punter, Jake Bailey formerly of the Patriots. K Jason Sanders looks to have a bounce back season. Braxton Berrios, and draftee De’Von Achane will be the return men. With the excellent depth we have on our defense, and offense, our ST’s coverage should be much better than last season with all the injuries. It’s not crazy to expect both our offense and defense to both be top units, certainly top 10 or better. When was the last time you felt this way, and had legitimate conviction about it? So, be excited Dolphins fans, really, be excited! It’s OK, I know somewhere inside there’s that Dolphins Fan Reflex that makes it difficult to get hyped, but we have a very talented team, and I think we have the right coaches to get what we need from the deep roster. GET HYPED!!!
GO DOLPHINS!!!
Finsmob Unleashed 
https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10078178-dolphins-rumors-miami-wants-to-sign-christian-wilkins-to-new-contract-before-season
We need to get Wilkins signed before the season, if we intend on keeping him
If he doesn’t get that new contract and gets say 8 sacks, he’s going to cost us 25m per
I really hate, when they talk about what other DTs got, without the full details, including guaranteed money
I don’t care what state they were from. I thought it was a good idea. Keep sending them.
It’s funny when these sanctuary mayors are interviewed and are talking about too many illegals in their city…
They all have that look on their face like (like they stepped in shit) ok whose idea was it again to have the wide open border
I thought it was a good idea to spend Florida tax dollars on Ron DeSantis‘s personal campaign did you?? Because it was just political theater, a staged political stunt solely for DeSantis’ personal gain.
**you
The whole entire illegal immigration thingy is a political stunt, but I guess it’s ok for Biden to spend federal $ on it, while putting cities and states in the red with other costs
And right on cue the what-about-er buts his nose in
What’s good for the goose
Tim Knight says:
June 5, 2023 at 5:25 pm
The Jets have a really good young back in Breece Hall and some solid depth with Carter and Co., so not sure that’s a fit.
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Not to mention they drafted the 5’10, 217 pound RB Israel Abanikanda with 4.41 speed to go with Hall, Carter and Knight. They have a very solid RB room and a solid WR room.
Their offense looks really good on paper.
Yeah, but it’s only going to go as far as a 40 year old QB can take them🤪
Yeah he was part of Co. LOL
Slanted Fox new is still better than any other slanted news source out there and Republicans are better than Democrats by a long shot.
signed,
someone who’s never voted for either one
George Carlin😁
This one is for Rock, because he thinks he knows everything
https://www.foxnews.com/media/detransitioned-navy-seal-warns-parents-gender-surgery-minors-not-sharing-all-data
I don’t think I know everything. I have opinions just like everybody else. For your information I am not an advocate for the LGBQTXKLPFRSE+ Community. I have no idea why you would post something to my attention regarding it. You’re an ass and an idiot and can’t seem to wrap your little mind around the fact that I am not a liberal.
Oh you don’t like be called out don’t ya
Lol as if you’re calling me out for something you ignorant prick
HC Mike McDaniel Tuesday June 6 media availability there starts here:
9:30 AM · Jun 6, 2023
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Coach says that excitement he feels from fans at Heat and Panthers games about the Dolphins this year is palpable. He says he shares it with the team, and they feel it when they go out in public, too.
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Coach on Erik Ezukanma offseason — He has probably made the biggest gains from last year to this year in his ownership of the offense. That allows him the opportunity to carve out a specific role in a very competitive WR room.
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Coach on how Phillips and Chubb work together: They gravitate towards each other. That’s what I want on a team. I don’t want players trying to have success inspite of someone. I want players competing to become the best versions of themselves.
Travis Wingfield
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The system is so sound and true, it challenges you to be on with your technique and fundamentals in a way that forces you to get it right on the practice field — Coach details the benefit of practing against a Vic Fangio D each day. He said a lot more, will detail on the pod
Travis Wingfield
@WingfieldNFL
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Coach says he has texted Eric Spoelstra his favorite line, and his mantra that he believes in full-heartedly: “Adversity is opportunity.”
Travis Wingfield
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Coach on the Heat run: There’s a national sportscaster every week, every game that says they have no chance. That is the pinnacle of success in sports: a group of individuals work towards a goal and not letting anything stand in their way.
Travis Wingfield
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Coach on Jaelan Phillips’ offseason: I’ve see him practice at a level that’s far superior than any other level of practice I’ve seen from him since I’ve been here.
He also says during the interview with Vic Fangio, Phillips was a guy Fangio mentioned specifically.
Not surprised to hear that from Fangio about Phillips.
We need to wrap this guy up as well.
WTF Williams
Aren’t nations supposed to defend their borders? Or did we decide we’re on the fast track to destroying our own country?
Who is this addressed to? Who is defending the border or not defending the border? Do I hear a dog whistle?
Ya see, the games our politicians play pits the citizens against each other.
Same as the AL Sharptons of the world, except with race, it’s what keeps the money coming in
In FY2019 under the previous President, there were ZERO known or suspected terrorists encountered at the border. FY2020 only 3.
In FY2022, 98 known or suspected terrorists have been encountered at the border.
That doesn’t count the ones that got away.
I’m glad they’re doing better now at capturing criminals at the border.
LOL. That last administration seem to be incompetent at it.
And he wonders why he’s labeled a liberal
Some 2.7 million migrants were encountered at our borders in FY 2022.
Since President Biden took office, around 5.5 million illegal aliens have crossed our borders—a crisis of epic proportions.
Migrant deaths at the southwest border totaled 856 in FY 2022—the deadliest year on record.
The amount of fentanyl seized in the last month of the fiscal year is equivalent of more than 414 million lethal doses—bringing the FY 2022 lethal dose total well into the billions.
I’m glad Biden’s forces are seizing all that fentanyl. That’s good.
They should give the death penalty for anyone caught importing that stuff.
Unfortunately, they can’t report what’s gotten through the border and not seized which is a lot.
” In 2021, 90% of some 80,000 opioid-related deaths involved fentanyl, federal statistics show.”
To put into perspective, that is enough fentanyl to kill everyone in North America! Seized in just one month.
DeSantis didn’t start bussing Illegal Immigrants until after the Biden Admin started using taxpayer money to quietly fly them on commercial airliners into Florida in the middle of the night.
How soon we forget.
I still haven’t heard a Democrat explain why they’re for allowing illegal immigrants in large numbers to enter our country?
We know why Republicans are against abortion and gay lifestyles; it’s their religious and traditional values. Even if you don’t agree with them, at least they don’t hide it.
Future votes when they grant them citizenship.
Oh so that’s why they won’t say anything? 😉
And no one in the MSM wants to point fingers at where this fentanyl is coming from.
This is a chemical warfare/terrorist attack by CHINA.
naplesfan2010 says:
June 6, 2023 at 12:05 pm
I’m glad they’re doing better now at capturing criminals at the border.
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They are not better at it. The amount of criminals and terrorists trying cross the border has drastically increased by staggering numbers because the Biden admin policies are so weak.
Just listen to the border patrol agents, and many of them are Latino. The people on the ground dealing with it always know what the deal is.
Just like the people who live by the water and have been boating for generations know that all the whales and dolphins washing up on the shores of NJ/NY/CT/MA are not due to being hit by vessels.
We’ll see
June 6 practice notes:
Continue to come away impressed with the way the coverage communicates, passes off diff route combos. Thought the LBs popped – Malik Reed had a sack and run stuff in team. Mitchell Agude was all over the field, and Van Ginkel was impressive fitting the run
11:35 AM · Jun 6, 2023
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Anderson got open/scored a handful of TDs today, including a beautiful line drive throw from White to the back pylon. Speaking of QBs, I’m loving the way Tua is getting through his reads. McD discussed how this defense is so fundamentally sound and I think it’s benefitting QB1.
Travis Wingfield
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Mentioned this breaking down Reek’s tape, how detailed he is in every step to maximize the spacing of each route. See it with Waddle. Understands timing his routes so that he’s pushing guys to their heels, using that explosion to give QB easy throws. Also made a crazy 1-hand grab
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We don’t really need to talk about Christian Wilkins because it’s a daily thing – sacks, run D, retrace, effort… he’s undeniable. Conversely, I thought Rob Hunt and Liam Eichenberg were really good on the o-line
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I thought a couple more rookies had awesome days – Garrett Nelson was in for some pressure. Zeke Vandenburgh made a ton of plays tagging off in the run game right at the LOS.
Good stuff!
No need to worry about Fentanyl, biden has it covered
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/health-news/white-house-vows-an-improved-effort-against-drug-overdoses/ar-AA1cd0Rq?li=BBnb7Kz
If these 3 can rebound from their injuries our secondary gets very deep.
Rock, we used to be friends here, until the political shit took over people’s agendas
I refrained from saying anything to you after taking a lot of shit from you
But like a VGK player, you can only take so much shit (Tkachuk)…
It’s the way people talk to each other here from time to time. If it was face to face having a few cocktails it most likely wouldn’t happen.
I’m to the point where I just want to see Dalvin Cook end up somewhere (preferably not in the AFC East or the Chefs*) already. If it’s us, great… if not, oh well.
I want some closure here so I know what the heck to expect going forward.
It doesn’t seem like anyone wants to trade for him so unless the Vikings release him nothing will happen.
Not Spam, may be Rock
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/nfl/article-12165271/Dolphins-Terron-Armstead-buys-bike-van-teen-walked-6-miles-graduation-family.html
Awesome!!!
Great story!
Love to hear this kind of thing!
Not Spam, potentially M13
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12164843/Poll-DeSantis-CLOSES-gap-Trump-Iowa-14-kicking-campaign.html
LOL
Through the first 7 months of FY2023 there have been 1,816,958 illegal border crossings. Numbers for May are not available yet but was said that they were averaging close to 10,000 a day. That is just the documented ones. Who knows how many got away undocumented.
We are on pace for 3,114,785 illegal border crossings for FY2023 alone.
The entire 4 years under Trump 3,004,925.
In Bidens first 3 years (projecting out averages for the rest of 2023) we will be over 7,838,000 illegal border crossings.
I’m no Trump fan but he wanted to stop illegal border crossings. He ran on the issue. Everyone remember the Great Wall. He had many opposition’s and they called him racist. So his numbers are skewed by the opposition.
Sad 😞
The creator of We Are Tuanon passed away this weekend. He was only 30 years old and left behind a wife and child.
Tyreek Hill donated 7k to the go fund me account that was set up for Eric’s family. Good on him.
He died in a motorcycle accident, I think.
Very sad.
You people crack me up…this country was founded on immigrants….uh oh
Or is that emigrants?
Or…
Come here the right way, not in mass numbers as if you’re marching on a nation. Do you realize how much processing there was at Ellis Island?
Do you realize we already have immigration laws? Just enforce them.
Ya!!!
Various shades of brown to white to yellow to black to whatever…the melting pot…ahhh
You’re missing the point. It has nothing to do with race and cultures. Come here the right way. Why is that so difficult to understand? Most people I know all agree with that, and they’re not all white.
The way we’re doing it is stupid and dangerous.
I don’t believe I am…see above.
Don’t enable the issue
If you can’t get a job without proper credentials…there are a ton of employers paying under the table…you’re enabling the “crisis” ….just a thought
My companies/clients don’t employ people without proper credentials…step one..lol
Krishna, I’m not into getting into a pissing match. You called me out then said exactly what my point is.
How so? Not trying to piss on anyone.
You said I missed the point. HOW SO?
Ah…”come here the right way”…..duh
I love how naive people think I am…carry on…lol
Funny, when I ask questions…crickets..lol
You already posted you figured it out.
I figured it out, and you acknowledged that you are still behind…do you realize we have immigration laws just enforce them AND don’t enable bad behavior…
…this is tiresome…lol
That’s what I said from the beginning.
I think it’s crazy what’s going on with the massive influx of immigrants. No plan to care for them or where they’re going to love but we keep letting them in. You have to regulate it, can’t just have people pouring into the country.
So…who is employing them? What is their incentive? Are existing laws being followed?
Not being pissy…wtf
The US government!
(Me & You)
Makes no sense but it keeps happening. That’s what I’ve been talking about. I don’t even view it as a partisan political thing. It should be our nation’s law. Common sense.
TK…then, I apologize.
Guess we’re saying the same thing
No worries I was getting confused on why we weren’t on the same page. 🙂
NONE, of my clients are allowed to hire anyone without proper (legal) documentation….that’s what I’m saying.
If they insist, I fire them as a client…lol
Krishna – who is employing who? The immigrants? Just like big corporations save money by farming work out to India and China, mom and pop businesses save money employing illegal immigrants. That doesn’t excuse the government from opening the floodgates. It has to stop. Here in the northeast, NY gets hit with a shit ton of new immigrants, then they bus them upstate or have tried numerous places to shelter them but all of them have proven inadequate. That’s the big issue, it’s not fair to anyone, the overburdened cities or the immigrants who won’t be cared for properly.
We’re asking for a problem and it makes no sense.
Good question…if you are skirting the law not sure what you’re point is…..I can go go rambo…lol
It keeps happening because we as a nation seem to be greedy. FOLLOW THE FUCKING LAW OR SHUT THE FUCK UP !
LOL…
It would be like a household trying to get their home in order but at the same time adding more dependents.
Lol…
Clearly the reason this country is so f’ed up is we have always had men as leaders. Anyone knows that a man couldn’t plan and organize a child’s birthday party successfully much less run an entire country. Yet we do it over and over. The definition of insanity.
Maybe this isn’t the right forum for this? 😂
Lmfao…so true!
Hmmmmm. Could have something there . . .
I have always said that. Women are better organizers because it’s in their DNA as mothers. I was raised in my early years by my mom, my grandmother and my aunt. I have friends who grew up the same way and we still speak about it to this day.
The USA is very greedy, but its citizens aren’t responsible for the outrageous influx if immigrants, it’s the party in charge of it currently that’s allowing this to happen.
The citizens aren’t but opportunities are.
Not sure what you mean. Care to explain?
Opportunities allowed to illegals by giving cash from businesses and individuals..
….lol
Krishna – they have to get into the country first before the opportunity arises. One comes before the other. We need to stop allowing them to pour in. Dribbling in dribs and draws works better for all.
Duh…then what?
I’m for anyone wanting to come to America the right way as long as they have a plan. You can’t just depend on a welfare system. That should be temporary.
Do we want to create a more independent society or a more dependent one?
There are plenty…enforce the fucking laws…lol
Now get the rest of blueberryville to agree with you on that
I am not a blueberry but I love them…lol
These people were invited in as soon as biden took office. They are given a choice on where they want to go in the US under taxpayers dollars and sheltered in nice hotels paid for by our tax dollars and yet we have a homeless crisis here in America. Fucking Veterans are on the streets and these people get the American dream as soon as they cross illegally. How the fuck do you defend these stupid ass policies? Free shelter, free meals , free phones and clothing allowance for them and their entire family. This is not the United States I grew up in or served for. 🖕Let’s go Brandon !!
And before any of you attack me on the homeless and Veterans on the streets in America. Can you imagine how much more we could do if we spent those dollars on psychiatric assistance?
I hear ya doggie.
Apropos Herd … so what do y’all think of Nikki Haley?
I’m for any intelligent woman who’s not a right or left wing nut job. LOL
She’s kinda hot, I could get behind her 🐽
I mean…
Condoleezza Rice would be a great republican candidate for president but the left will try to destroy her as an Uncle Tom because her gender doesn’t matter anymore and conservative black people don’t count. She’s a very intelligent and moderate person. But she would slow the far left agenda so she must be stopped at all cost. Sad.
She never ran for a political office. She was always appointed to a position because of credentials. At very high levels. She knows how government works on the federal level. She’s involved in the private sector as well. She’s been rumored as the next possible commissioner of the NFL.
Maybe if Trump screws everything up and it’s him or Biden again, both will be lame duck 4 years and Rice will gear up for 28. 🙂
She seems smart, but she’s already too old. She’d be 70 before becoming the next POTUS.
Plus she has never married or had children.
How can she understand the life led by the majority?
She’s a pass for me. She was National Security Advisor under Bush when 9-11 happened, had been briefed that something was up, basically ignored it as ‘old news’ and then claimed executive privilege to avoid testifying in any investigation.
“Various shades of brown to white to yellow to black to whatever…the melting pot…ahhh”
The theory of the American melting pot was that it took the best of diversity and differences of many cultures and focused them into something new, the sum of which was greater than the parts – American Excellence. The melting pot is no more. In today’s America, diversity, difference, and division have become the goal, more valued, subtracting from the end product, making the parts of the melting pot greater than the whole, lessening us all.
We do have immigration laws and Krishna is correct – they are not enforced. They are also outdated and ineffective. And he is also correct that those who employ illegals should be held accountable. Yet tomorrow some businesses in Florida (mostly restaurants, agricultural concerns, and those utilizing day labor), will close in protest of FL’s new immigration laws that require businesses with over ‘X’ – number of employees must use E-Verify and establishes criminal penalties for trafficking illegals into FL (Krishna’s holding enablers accountable). They are closing in solidarity with the illegals🙄.
“If you build it they will come.” Well, we’ve built it, but if we want to keep it we need to remove the incentive to come illegally.
That’s a start, but it’s ass backwards
So you spray for cockroaches, what happens to them? They go to the apartment next door
Florida doesn’t have control of who gets into the country, so they’re trying to send them elsewhere
This new law in FL doesn’t really change anything, it just makes it easier for larger business to check status
At best it might reduce those hired illegally by like 2%
Those working under the table are also collecting welfare
Nikki Haley is interesting but she went into attack mode really fast. I thought maybe she would give us some actual policy concepts, but haven’t seen any yet. Although if she makes policy like whatever created the state of I-95 through SC I will never vote for her…worse stretch of the highway in its entirety and I have driven every inch of it!
I’m liking a DeSantis/Scott ticket at the moment, but we’ll see when they all start talking.
^
Trump is ahead of DeSantis, but I think DeSantis would get more general election votes
He won’t stay ahead now that DeSantis in.
The problem with just putting a women in is it has to be the right one, and not Hilllary Warren, Kamala, Michele…
Not sure about Nikki yet
No argument from me about any of those you mentioned.
I know nothing about Nikki Haley. I used to be very into news, politics and world events etc. Sometime during COVID and the last election cycle, it became just so much BS I turned it off and haven’t gone back.
I never liked Hillary, as she is too uncool, Warren is not it, Kamala will never be it, and I don’t know who Michele is.
Rice is a role player at best.
Nikki Haley is actually presidential quality, although I’d need to see some of her plans as Phel says.
Michelle Obama
PAT MCAFEE SHOW: DALVIN COOK TRADE TO DOLPHINS RUMORED TO BE “DONE DEAL”
I’m all for adding talent, but it needs to be at the right salary, 6m tops per year
If it’s a trade were sending an RB to Minn and hopefully Wilsons Cedrick and Jeff
That’s an interesting trade… the 2 Wilsonses for Dalvin would actually work very well for us and Minnesota. We’d save those 2 paychecks, so as to lessen the impact of Cook’s money and remove the logjam in both the RB and WR rooms.
And those two are among the slowest we have at those two positions.
They’d get 2 quality backups for less than the Dalvin money.
The 2 Wilsons ^^^ WTF?
Conner Williams should really re-think his little hold out.
Anyone who decides to skip out on the required practice can be hit with a hefty fine: Under the terms of the collective bargaining agreement, a player can be fined up to $14,775 for skipping the first day of minicamp. If a player decides he also wants to skip the second day of camp, he can be hit with a second fine of $29,550. If that same player decides to skip the third day of minicamp, he can be fined $44,325, and keep in mind, those fines are all separate, which means a player who skips all three days could potentially be fined $88,650.
He played for a little over $7M last season. This season he is scheduled to make another 7M.
I hope they take the whole $88K from him as the “start of negotiation”
Totally agree. He only played 1 year for us. Why does he need a new contract right now? He’s getting good money.
Back to SC and I-95.
I’m pretty sure that thing is older than when Nikki had any say in it.
SC is my home state and a fucked up state it is in certain ways.
Going all the way back to when Columbia was made the capital over Charleston, there has been a string attempt to shift power and influence and economic focus away from Charleston. Let’s be charitable and say they did that to better balance the state upcountry versus low country.
They moved the capital so the British navy couldn’t paralyze the South by taking control of Charleston.
They built I-95 to angle away from Charleston to link up timber and paper and tobacco interests between mills in Georgia and NC.
They figured tourists going to Charleston could just use I-26, but that has become like 95 in Miami-Dade, a city street at 50 mph without traffic lights.
Herd you can blame Toba! 😉
Bills QB Josh Allen is the face of Madden 24
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Isn’t that supposed to be a curse?
👍 absolutely
Bills signed former Vikings’ CB Cameron Dantzler to a one-year deal.
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Dammit man! He’s a good corner.
Where did they find the money for Floyd and Dantzler?
HC Mike McDaniel Wednesday June 7 media availability thread starts here:
9:22 AM · Jun 7, 2023
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On Chosen: Chosen’s been awesome to have around because he’s at a point in his career where he’s experienced a good amount of success but he’s hungry to develop and improve. One of the most coachable guys I’ve been around. He’s open-minded and wants to be better.
Travis Wingfield
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On Tua: As we stand right now this dude is everything you look for in a starting QB in terms of his professionalism/how he approaches his job; more importantly he makes others better. That can fall on deaf ears if youre not taking care of your job. Hes really owning the position.
Travis Wingfield
@WingfieldNFL
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Coach says Jalen Ramsey is as engaged as he can be; says he pushes guys to be the best versions of themselves from X to Jevon Holland to the guys working back from last year’s injuries (Jones and Needham). He’s been everything we hoped and probably more.
Travis Wingfield
@WingfieldNFL
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On Tua in Y2: Tua in Year 2 of the system, day-to-day observation: year 2 prerequisite is that he, as the QB, he has to have the ownership of what he and everyone else is doing as the facilitator of the offense. He’s checked that box every day…
Travis Wingfield
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…It’s been really cool in the year’s time how he’s not only learned the language but is now fluent in it. That opens QBs up to doing some components of the job that’s really hard to try to be the leader of an offense and motivate guys and encourage guys when you need to…
June 7 practice:
Ingold might be my pick for orange jersey tomorrow. He caught a bunch of balls and looks really smooth in that department. Tua found him short/ intermediate with regularity. Team period where they drove the field – Tua was 4/4 for about 40. Sharp, decisive.
11:35 AM · Jun 7, 2023
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Bethel is having an awesome week – INT off White, has been tight in coverage. Good run fit as the force defender. Coverage as a whole has just been so solid. McD talked bout it, hard to find busts, good relationships in spacing. X blew up a screen and forced/scooped a fumble.
Travis Wingfield
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I thought the run defense was largely solid but Wilson and Achane found the second level and had big runs, Achane might’ve gone the distance. Hunt, Jackson, Lamm, Wynn part of the blocks that sprung them from my vantage point. RJones had a 2nd-level block on a nice Brooks run.
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I love how you can tell who Waddle is without seeing the number based on how he moves. He took two passes from Tua, one middle, one sideline for huge gains. Daewood Davis made a catch and run for a long TD on a good throw from Thompson over tight coverage.
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Davis was ruled down around the 15, two plays later caught a short pass and raced up the sideline for a score. Pretty impressive with the ball in his hands/smooth glider.
Thought Garrett Nelson had another really good day.
Erik Ezukanma caught a bunch of balls.
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I like the way Jevon Holland and DeShon Elliot are working together. Rotation, disguise, all that stuff looks sharp and the difference in dealing with the vertical shots compared to a year ago is very noticeable.
More on the podcast this afternoon.
He should be pushing close to 240 then and probably still runs in the 4.4’s as he ran 4.37 at 226 pounds at the combine.
All of that means nothing, unless he can actually play
Is he really an NFL football player or is he something else in disguise?
Like a track star trying to play football
Someone might breakout in the TE room, but does MM really care?
Most of Gesicki plays last year were from the slot, not many catches from other TEs
We just need one to slip out for an occasional 3rd down to pickup a 1st
With Gesicki gone a real WR or Achane will fill that role, and probably better
Conner did play football in college as a WR though. It’s not like he’s giving football a try, he’s just transitioning to TE.
This statement from Dolphins wire makes no sense
Williams’ roughly $7 million annual cap hit puts him eighth in the league at the position behind Buffalo Bills center Mitch Morse.
With the cap space that Miami recently got from the official release of cornerback Byron Jones on June 1, the team could work on an extension with the center that gives him more money up front in the form of a roster bonus, keeping his cap number lower for any future years.
If you’re going to use cap space from Jones, it wouldn’t come as a roster bonus. Roster bonus would push the money to future years, also the cap from Jones will be pushed to future years, if not spent
In general an extension would create more cap space, so why even mention the Jones money
I don’t get the Conner Williams issue either, 7m 8th in league, seems fair
I know he wants an extension, but a holdout is stupid
You might holdout, if you were only making 1.5m, but his salary fits his production
He’ll get his extension at some point, not sure why it wasn’t done before the league year started, as we could’ve used the cap space
It looks like the apocalypse today here in nyc
Is it Smokey in NJ too?
How about Brian? Anyone here from him today?
The smoke is really bad in some parts of the country. Be safe folks.
Tanner Connor’s father played college football at Oregon and was rostered as a LB in the NFL for a couple teams, although he had basically no game time.
So the kid has genes that’re not just as a track runner.
You guys in the NE crack me up, you get 2 inches of snow and you shut everything down, you get a fire and it’s world news😁
In the west these things are every year occurrences, life goes on
Here in the Northern Caribbean,
it’s clear blue skies,
although with heavy intermittent clouds
keeping the temp in the 80s.
There’s a nice 15MPH breeze off the Gulf keeping it fresh.
We’ll probably have scattered showers later.
👍
It’s really bad, man. Over 400 fires in Canada at once.
I feel terrible for them up there. I hate fires.
They seem impossible to defend yourself against.
If it’s that bad in your area what’s it like in Canada?
I’m in south Jersey and it’s just starting to get down here. NYC looked orange today.
I’m sure it’s horrific in Canada and in northern states.
Tanner Connor had a 208 yard receiving game against Idaho.
He was a first team all conference WR and Academic All conference. (Big Sky)
He caught about 84 balls for 11 TDs and about 1560 yards in his college career.
That’s about an 18 ypc average.
All of these stats are unofficial from his college website.
We’ve got several projects at TE, someone is bound to step up for what MM needs
I’m not worried bit about TE, when I watch the games, the effectiveness of our O will determine their success, not ind stats
Agreed our offense doesn’t go through the TEs.
Cold!!!!!
That’s what it looked like earlier today
Everything was Orange like that and it smelled like some one just put out a campfire
Yeah it’s really bad. They said the air quality is the worst in the world.
He’s such an ass…Omar Kelly:
Is Tua Tagovailoa practicing like he’s an elite QB?
I saw Dan Marino practice as an intern in 1996 and it set a tone for pocket presence from a quarterback. Nobody ever got close to Marino before the ball was out of his hands. Chad Pennington was a magician when it came to converting third downs. If the team needed it, the quarterback with elite accuracy was on the money. Ryan Fitzpatrick would see an open receiver and let it fly, often delivering a big passing play. He played without fear, sometimes to his detriment. Interestingly, Tua Tagovailoa embodies all those traits, and the hope is that he’ll transcend this season and become one of the NFL’s upper-echelon quarterbacks. But that journey starts with practices, which need to continue to be efficient. Tagovailoa needs to be sharp during team periods, converting third downs and scoring touchdowns in red zone work.
Basically he shouldn’t have even put it out there. It’s a big DUH!!!! LOL
I was in DC today and it was really hazy and now I know why.
The problem with nominating anyone for President is that they’re already a bunch of paid for do-nothings. I was on the Desantis train until he started moving over into Trump territory of constantly getting into the culture war mess. Just put in the work to make life better for all Americans. Is it really too hard to find one person in America who isn’t sold out to the banks and corporations?
Sadly you’re right.
You guys are getting all the smoke from Quebec fires .. out west ( two provinces over from us ) Alberta fires are sending some smoke our way but not as much as you are getting.. made for a pretty strange looking full moon on Saturday.. no problems breathing here though
I also love Dalvin Cook, but don’t see a need for his expense .. I think our RB room is pretty good right now.
The smoke over here in PA is REALLY BAD. We don’t have the orange haze that NYC has, but visibility is very poor and everything is clouded. I’ve had a headache and lightheadedness since 9 AM this morning. Yes, we’ve been under the ‘code red’ warning just as many others are, and by 4 PM this afternoon, we exceeded safe air consumption (301 on the AQI scale).
Nearly everybody here is indoors, all outdoor sports events have been canceled, and it seems like a major bomb went off in relative proximity.
Stay safe, all of y’all who are affected by this: stay indoors until this mess is gone.
I’ve got to think Brian has it pretty bad as well.
PS: we HAVE dropped below 301 since 4:00 PM. I hope that means the jet stream is changing and this shit will be gone soon.
PSS: while at work today, we were told by Safety that the AQI was over 301: I’m going to call bullshit. I’m seeing that we passed 200 at one point, but not 300.
Maybe somebody fudged their figures or was trying to cause a panic. SMH.
Nevertheless, it’s pretty bad over here.
I think Wilkins is going to get somewhere around 4 years 90 Mil. We need to resign our stud RG, Seiler is a FA next year too, several other core guys are on short contracts, plus we need to pay Tua next year. Say no to signing cook. STRENUOUSLY OBJECT to the idea.
On a separate subject, does anyone else on here have the irrationally intense dislike of Keyshawn Johnson that I do. I cannot stand him. Hahmba hahmba hahmba _unintelligible_mumble_with_smug_look_ Hahmba Hahmba Hahmba
SHUT UP
I feel the same way as you regarding ‘Me-shawn’ Johnson.
He’s not a good analyst. I avoid him.
You guys need a hurricane to come and blow all that away.
So long as it doesn’t stall over us as a tropical storm! That’s what happened in 2011 and I ended up losing my house.
no, it needs to stall over the fires.
Got ya, bud. Yes… Canada needs those fires to be put out.
Does anybody think we may be in the Danielle Hunter sweepstakes? It’s been said that ya can’t have enough pass-rushers.
At this point with Grier and Ross I wouldn’t rule out anything. Ross is 83 and wants to win a SB before he goes and I bet has given Grier the tools to go and do it.
Tua stays healthy and plays 20 games this season we are going to have to PAY HIM like the top QB we saw him be at times last season.
Wow, I’m watching the news… I had no idea how bad the fires and smoke are in New York.
My sincere apologies for my unintentionally callous remarks earlier.
Yeah, man… it’s pretty serious. I know ya didn’t mean any harm in any remark. That’s not how you roll, Naples! All good. 🙂
Okay, now I know what’s up. About half an hour north of me (where Prof Lou lives or lived), the AQI hit 370, according to news reports on TV. Our Safety folks thought it was for the entire viewing area… not the case.
A 200 AQI is quite nasty enough… happy I was spared the 370 AQI.
WOW! It actually spiked over 400 AQI at one point!
https://air-quality.com/place/united-states/luzerne/75847b3c?lang=en&standard=aqi_us
Tim and Mike E,
How is it going over in New Jersey regarding this event?
I’m in south Jersey and it looks like a light fog but you can smell it. The air doesn’t seem that bad at the moment.
It’s unbelievable to me how potent the smell is… and from so far away. It blows my mind, man.
News said NYC was at 342!!!!
It’s been very smoky here in NJ. Air quality is about 190, not as bad as NY which is about 350. Supposed to start clearing by the weekend. The sun looks like a dark red ball in the sky, it’s always hazy and yellow gray, kinda post apocalyptic
Spooky as hell, man.
Major thunderstorms last night when I went to bed , woke up was (still??) a torrential downpour.. backyard was a mud swamp.. but my new window well held up to the challenge .. current 72 F.. first time in two weeks the high was below 90 .. this is more Normal
Please direct your downpours to the Quebec area, sir! 😀
Strangest thing I witnessed today…
I walked out to my car in the parking lot to go for lunch. Nearly every single vehicle in the parking lot seemed to have what I would call an LED light on every one of their windshields. I looked up in the sky to see if I could see the sun… I could not, it was far too foggy (yes, I KNOW where the sun should be at that time!).
What I was seeing on the windshields in the parking lot was the reflection of the sun through all the smoke, yet I couldn’t see the sun with my naked eyes… and there were no shadows cast whatsoever.
It felt a lot like the last solar eclipse we had several years back (we didn’t experience a total eclipse in PA as the likes of Arizona, for example).
Now unlike the last solar eclipse of several years back — when ya could hear crickets come to life as though it was nightfall — there was DEAD SILENCE. It was so bloody quiet you could hear a pin drop OUTSIDE. We usually have birds chirping galore, bees buzzing everywhere, and just a general ‘noise of life’ in the air.
Today is one of those days/moments that I’ll truly remember until the day I die… and NOT in a good way, mind you. 😦
Yep it’s a weird series of experiences.
In times like these I always feel for the wildlife that is affected and have perished. 🙁
You’re not the only one, my friend. Know how to get rid of an unwanted bee nest without killing them? You smoke them out and away.
I wonder what this will do to the bee population in the Northeast. Without the pollination that our bees provide, there may be grave consequences… this year and beyond.
We’re already in severe drought conditions, and this just makes it even worse. I feel for the farmers, man. Their yield is going to be poor this year, and as a result, food prices will continue to rise for the rest of the public.
I hear ya!
Lol…you sound like a bleeding-heart liberal…lol. Seriously, every year farmers have to deal with climate. It’s part of the that life choice.
And, nature will take of itself far better than humans will…lol
Krishna – Nature always takes care of itself, which is why I think the climate change (human interference) is so overblown. The earth and its inhabitants (not including humans) will evolve to stay alive.
Yep. The planet will survive humans by millions of years….lol.
Still, when you’re sucking in smog it’s not a good feeling nor is it good for you…lol. But, hey, wear a mask!
Finally
Pellisero added that last phrase purely as his own wishful thinking.
To keep the story going?
or because he hates that the Dolphins might get Dalvin? or
Pelissero’s fave team won’t get him?
Although I guess “multiple” could mean “3.”
All teams of course would love to have a guy with that much talent,
but realistically, not that many actually want or truly need him,
and many can’t afford him.
Petition to rename “The Vikings” to “The Snails”
Or the Dolts.
They really f’d this up,
and they did it in slo mo as you say,
so everybody could watch them screw it up.
HC Mike McDaniel Thursday June 8 media availability thread starts here, last day of spring program
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On what the team accomplished during spring program:
“I’m as happy as I could be with where we are right now.”
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continued…
“We had a very hard-working offseason last year. If we had time travel available and practice against ourselves from last year, extremely confident that this year’s team would get the best of them.”
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Lots of philosophy talk in this presser, not really suited for a Twitter thread. More coverage on the podcast this afternoon.
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Coach says whether it was phase 1 meetings, phase 2 and 3 on the field, he can honestly say that players got something out of each day of OTAs.
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On adding Renaldo Hill and Fangio’s input: One of the things that is paramount in trying to implement a new system is having really good coaches, but you’re talking about so many little details that have to be answered and familiarity with the system is a tremendous advantage.
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Interesting detail of the importance of making sure a player is put in a position to do what he does well, but also continue to develop the rest of the game. He was asked about TEs and says you’ll see a natural progression at that position.
Fuck Phil Simms
Hopefully this is a sign of things to come!!!! GO EICH!
good news for you out of towners
https://dolphinstalk.com/2023/06/dolphins-at-texans-preseason-game-will-now-air-live-on-nfln/
As long as your provider has NFLN….Mine is still in a battle with them 2 years later, no NFLN. 😦
Rock – that’s Chris Simms, Phil’s son
Duh, you are right! LOL FUCK HIM TOO!
I like Phil Simms, I usually agree or at least respect his opinions
was just monkeying around after my mistake.
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/does-madden-cover-curse-still-exist-a-look-back-at-25-years-of-nfl-stars-offers-a-verdict/
HELL YEAH! Curse Josh Allen!
The Miami Dolphins are practicing this week without last year’s starting center Connor Williams. Williams signed a two-year deal with the Dolphins last offseason, but feels like he outplayed his contract and is currently angling for a new deal worth more money from the team. As a result, Miami’s presumed starting left guard Liam Eichenberg has been taking first team reps at center in Williams’ absence.
Those reps seem to be going well, as Eichenberg was awarded the orange practice jersey for being the team’s best practice player during the prior day’s session.
Hmmmmmmmmm
Now that Dalvin Cook has been released there are a bunch of reports that we’re interested in him.
The Broncos are another team rumored to be interested in him.
What a piece of 💩 Simms is
Like Simms doesn’t say stuff to get a reaction out of people
Chris Simms just showed you and the world how low one can go bemoaning a kind gesture to an aggrieved family….ego is ugly. Omfg!
I would never trust the mother fucker….lol