If/when Minnesota Vikings RB gets released, the Dolphins should just sit back and read about while drinking their morning coffee, as if it’s just another news story, a story they’re not particularly interested in. Cook is a nice player, but he will be asking for money we don’t have, and frankly, I think the guy we drafted in RD 3, De’Von Achane can provide the playmaking ability Cook would bring. It’s not that Cook isn’t a very good player, he is, but RB isn’t our problem. Mostert, Wilson and Acahane can give you the production that Cook can give you. We’d have to overpay to get Cook, some team who really needs him will do that. It happens every year. I feel that Cook is more duplication, although at a higher level, but Cook is also 28, so you overpay for a 28 year old running back? No thanks!
Raheem Mostert actually averaged more yards per carry (4.9 – 4.4) than Dalvin Cook last season. Over their careers, the disparity is greater in favor of Mostert. Cook is not a grinder, a guy that wears down opposing defenses, he’s a similar type runner to what we have. I know we’re close, but we need cap room to sign our own players like DE’s Christian Wilkins and Zach Sieler. Cook is a luxury we cannot afford. We need to also get more from our draft picks. We barely used our first pick last season, LB Channing Tindall. We spent a 3rd RD pick, once again our 1st pick in the draft, on RB De’Von Achane, and RB is the easiest position to transition to the NFL from college football. This kid is going to be electric, and he will keep both Mostert and Wilson fresh. RB by committee is the NFL way now, so few teams rely on one stud back, and the ones that do usually end up losing them for a spell and then need to change their offensive scheme to be competitive.
Our offense is all about our playmakers on the outside, Tyreek Hill, Jaylen Waddle, and then contributions with whomever makes the roster cuts, Berrios, Wilson, Anderson and Ezukanma. We added a lot of blocking at the TE position, gone is the finesse TE Mike Gesicki, and TE’s Durham Smythe, Eric Saubert, and Naples fave Tyler Kroft are here to block. Not a one of them is a dangerous receiving threat, and Head Coach Mike McDaniel vowed to run the ball more, and we will, but between Mostert, Wilson and A-Chain, you won’t miss Dalvin Cook. Who knows, maybe either Tanner Conner of 6th RD draft pick Elijah Higgins will be the receiving terror similar to what George Kittle provided for McDaniel’s offense with the SF 49ers.
Finsmob Unleashed 
What is this Blasphemy Mike!
LOL
I have consulted with the baby back rib council
We have reviewed all the bones and performed the usual pork rituals of farting in circles and rubbing our pork bellies with a dry rub
All signs point to the Dolphins signing Dalvin Cook
So we have that going for us….
100% agreed, Mike. Get me Sieler and Wilkins extended first. Get me another quality olineman second. Get me another pass rusher third- if we want a guy that played for the Vikings last year, they are looking to trade one. Cook would be my fourth priority.
Actually, based on what Fangio said yesterday, or the other day, about our depth on defense, get me another ILB fourth.
I read this earlier. I often disagree with RGIII’s takes. They are usually far more emotional than logical. RBs aren’t getting ‘hosed’. They just aren’t worth what they used to be.
The market is what the market is, and the Vikings clearly think the money he has left on his contract is worth more to them than the player is. It isn’t rocket science, and Cook isn’t entitled to it unless his contract says he is, lol.
If Cook wasn’t willing to take a pay cut with the Vikings, not sure he’s going to want to play for much less elsewhere. That said, what will he do if he doesn’t get the offer he’s looking for?
He could find himself in a similar position Le’Veon Bell was in. He won’t be asking as much but there may not be a team willing to pay what he wants. Then he’ll have to decide to either play for less or sit out. That didn’t go so well for Bell
Oh, and Bell was a lot more productive than Cook
The difference with Bell is he was offered a nice contract of 5 years $70M and turned it down. Never came close to getting anything like that again. Doh!!!
Tim – he felt like he played two positions, RB and WR and had the numbers to prove it. He was offered a fair contract, but not according to him.
Yeah he was definitely a dual threat but he caught a lot of passes as a check down out of the backfield, he was reaching with his WR claims.
Nice write up Mike E. I completely agree.
Thanks Rock
Hey Tim – how about those Mets? They better just stay the course, bring up Ronnie Mauricio and get him in the outfield. If they can trade either Scherzer or Verlander or any veteran pitchers, even if they have to eat salary, and get some young prospects in return. Same goes for Canha and Marte
In other words, they can’t get desperate and trade prospects for any players, leave the farm intact
Yeah they’re kind of a flawed team. We have a few core players and the young bucks, but after that there is too much inconsistency.
Posted by Steve
but where is this from? Who is 1, 2, & 3?
This seems good, but what are we 4th in?
4. Miami Dolphins
Roster core: QB Tua Tagovailoa, WR Tyreek Hill, CB Jalen Ramsey, WR Jaylen Waddle, OT Terron Armstead
Average core age: 27.6
The Dolphins’ offensive core proved its potential in 2022. When all four of Tagovailoa, Hill, Waddle and Armstead were on the field, the team averaged a massive 0.24 EPA per play. For context, the Chiefs led the league with 0.17 EPA per play overall. Add Ramsey in to spice up the defense, and this core looks dangerous.
Cheats were #27, this was for top 5 core players
KC, Cin, Phil
It’s ESPN+ didn’t post the article, because I figured most didn’t subscribe
good get — thnx
not disagreeing with Mike’s article above, but this just in:
The Miami Central High School alum’s local pro team, the Miami Dolphins, were reported as “a real possibility,” per the Miami Herald prior to his release, and the new free agent is adding credence to that report with his latest Instagram post: a photo of him dancing after the Vikings defeated the Dolphins 24-16 in Week 6 of the 2022 season.
This was the Fest game, so I and many of you saw this live.
We had held Cook to about 2 ypc (approx. 24 yds on 12 carries)
until BOOM!
Cook ran for a 53 yard game-sealing touchdown with 3:15 left in the game.
He can beat Aaron Rodgers or (fill in the blank) on one play.
We need that.
Maybe Achane can do that. Maybe not. We know Cook can.
Mostert is capable of breaking big runs too.
Definitely true.
Nice article Mike!
You pronounced Ah chane in correctly though😁
Thanks – Did I? Thought it was A-chain
I think it is
duh VON … AY chain
In English we pronounce that Ah chane🤪
The first letter in the alphabet is pronounced how? 😉
Don’t forget:
Dalvin Cook and Jalen Ramsey were close friends at FSU,
although Jalen was a year ahead.
They bonded on being interested in fashion (gear) for one thing.
Upon being asked, he confirmed his name actually is De’Von — not Devon, a common mistake. And it’s pronounced DEE-von A-Chain, with his last name opening a world of “A-Train” marketing possibilities should he develop a bandwagon (apologies to ex-Buccaneers fullback Mike Alstott).
I do believe he is going down on this.
Wait what… who is going down on what? LOL
I think he means Trump for the documents issue.
What Naples said
Let em both go down, but you can’t take one without the other
I don’t disagree but Biden should go down for accepting bribes.
This is great news for our offense.
Tyreek was mostly winging it last year!!!
Masala reports that Hill says this:
“… for me going into Year 2 it’s all about learning the playbook more, understanding where Tua (Tagovailoa) wants me to be at on the field and how just everything operates,” Hill told the media after Thursday’s final minicamp session. “Last year for me was like a blur. I had to come to a new place, I had to learn the playbook, I had to get to know my teammates. And this year everything has slowed down, so I’m just really trying to understand playbook, formations and routes and route depths and stuff like that. So it’s going pretty well.”
In fact, Hill claims that he wasn’t well-versed in the offense last year and was relying heavily on his athleticism to just go out on the field and make plays.
“Last year I was just out there balling,” Hill said. “I was just out there just using all athleticism. Like, ‘here, Tua, I’m going to be here and we’re just going to do that.’
Trump going down might be the best news ever for the Republican party, and the world really. Put him in prison, and keep him there.
That would be gold. We can get rid of Trump and it would guarantee we’d get rid of Biden next year.
He needs to go away and his cult followers need to get over him already.
It will shows us as a banana republic
The biden crime family will get off, because the DOJ and FBI won’t do shit
Lol
Also Masala reports:
McDaniel says in the whole team film-study session,
he shows out the WRs for helping out the RBs by blocking downfield (or not).
Coach says, “… the best way to motivate receivers to take pride and detail in the run game, the best way to really emphasize that it takes all 11 players on the field to run the ball well, is to have them all watch that together. It’s the peer pressure from the locker room, guys saying ‘Dude, you’re just gonna loaf and let me get tattooed by a strong safety?’”
Pretty smart using peer pressure.
McDaniel does say the OC also has to preach it,
and he says Wes Welker is a run-game guy.
“He just loves receiver blocks more than anything. “
About the Mar-a-lago docs:
I think other ex-officials should be held accountable also, such as Biden.
Somebody needs to tighten up on that whole top secret document storage shit.
However, I’m a little on Trump’s side on this to a point.
I know almost all people probably have some docs lying around the house from work that probably shouldn’t have left the office,
but they rode home in our “brief case of good intentions” —
meaning we meant to do some “homework” with them,
or we thought of them as cool mementos,
or we just sloppily grabbed a sheaf of papers late one afternoon on our way out,
and there was some some “sensitive stuff” mixed in,
and they’ve been shoved in the “junk drawer” and forgotten.
As a recent retiree, I am going through a lifetime of file folders lately
and wondering WTF is this and why do I still have this?
Of course, I was not the POTUS (or anything else important), so it isn’t as crucial.
I think where Trump got in greater trouble was by not sending them back
as soon as they were requested or found in his possession.
That makes him look both a little guilty via intent and,
once again, that whole “I can do this just because I am ME crap.”
These classified docs aren’t really even classified, the time element has mostly made them unclassified
If they reveal military or weapons secrets or identify our covert ops, they should stay classified and secret until they have no chance of hurting any person still alive or plan that we are working on.
Bullshit excuse. Time does not declassify a document. The President doesn’t waive a magic wand and they’re declassified. There is a process and he did not use it because h is a fuckng megalomaniac. I spent a lifetime dealing with classified and it had handled it like any of these fucknuts did I would be in prison.
We’re going to send troops into Ukraine document is classified before the event, after not so much
Naples – I do think Biden is likely as guilty as Trump, but I don’t expect the crooked system to do anything about Biden. I’ll just be glad if they get rid of Trump for us.
There are several important differences, such as that Biden is still in office and as soon as his lawyers found the shit, they sent them back,
but the fact remains that sensitive papers got transported to Biden’s office or residence, which is both stupid and wrong.
I just think those old guys need to get with the program and quit shuffling pieces of paper anyway.
Why are Top Secret documents ever printed out anyway these days?
Does anybody really think stamping a paper at the top with some 1800s rubber and cheap red ink is going to keep our national secrets secure?
Oh, like a spy or crook is going to say,
“oh well, that one is stamped, so I can’t steal/sell that one.”
There are certainly degrees of culpability. Trump tried to hide them. Maybe Biden did butDOJ is in the Dems pocket so we won’t know.
Everytime something cones out against the biden crime family, they use some type of diversion
That’s because the DOJ, FBI and most government agencies need to be dismantled.
Right on…thank you, Mike E.!
Mike, Alonso on the 10 day IL but could miss 3-4 weeks. It just keeps getting better with this team.🙁
That’s a shame, he could have had a record breaking season.
You know how it goes as a Mets fan.
Anyone else tired of our politicians constantly accusing each other of whatever and doing nothing that benefits the country? It’s their own game they play to set up elections. That’s not the job you were elected for.
I think they ought to make a law that no one running for office can even mention another candidate.
They should be required to say only what THEY will do to fix the country’s problems, not just sling mud at other people.
Each candidate should be required to lay out their stance on or program for
1) tax reduction and reduction of the deficit
2) pollution and climate change
3) immigration and welfare
4) foreign relations by region or major players at least
5) education and skill training
6) crime and the prison system
7) business, commerce, trade, economic health
8) banking, stock market, real estate, inflation, and the Fed
9) punishing bellicheat
10) health care, medicare, social security, CDC, FDA, curing cancer, etc.
I would go further and say that no elected rep should receive any benefits or compensation for anything other than expenses. It should not be a career.
Agreed with both. LOL @ Naples on Belichick.
Obviously that would be great, but these asshats are the ones making the laws, so it’ll never change
I think our off ball LBs are Baker, Long, Riley, AVG and Tindall.
Would be nice if AVG turned into a stud ILB.
He’s also versatile playing off the edge. We know what we have in him. Good STs player as well.
Damn Vince Gill, nice job
Vince is awesome
LOVE this song!
One of my most fave Santana sings
I will never understand the outright hatred of former president Donald Trump. I mean, if one wants to HATE on him, ya have to equally HATE every president since Ronald Reagan, both sides of the aisle, in order to be fair and consistent.
It’s no longer Democrat vs Republican or liberal vs conservative… it’s the Deep State vs We The People via a two-tiered justice system.
If they can do this to Trump (but won’t to the usual suspects), America is finished. 😦
What if he’s guilty?
He’s not. Know why? The Deep State has tried every trick in the book and they can’t find SHIT on Trump.
But in the event Trump is found guilty? You’ve got to jail the Bush’s, the Clinton’s, the Obama’s, and the Biden’s… for they have done the EXACT same thing, only 100x worse in scope and frequency.
I hope everybody realizes that I’m talking about BOTH Republicans and Democrats… not being a cheerleader for either side of the aisle.
This indictment came out only, because of the biden crime family news, so they can drown it out
Every time I switch over to Twitter, I’m expecting to hear that Dalvin Cook has signed somewhere.
While I do not believe we ‘need’ Dalvin Cook, I’m going to be pretty amped-up if we sign him!
I’m with Kay Adams!
Following Herd’s lead with Carlos Santana…
John Lee Hooker featuring Carlos Santana – Chill Out (Official Music Video)
Another fave…I go way back to ‘Hooker and Heat’
Tim Knight says:
June 9, 2023 at 4:00 pm
The first letter in the alphabet is pronounced how? 😉
Achilles, achieve, achtung
Augment😊
Abrams, Adin, Aiken, Avery and now Achane.😉
mf13ss says:
June 9, 2023 at 8:27 pm
I’m with Kay Adams!
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I would be with Kay Adams every day of the week!
Nice write up Mike E..
Cook has been and still is a very good player .. this is not a position of need in my eyes though.. and I assume he is wanting a boatload of $$$, as this is Likely his last contract as he is almost 30 , which is decline time .. I will not be upset if we sign him .. I will not be upset if we don’t..if he goes to Buffalo or NE I will NOT be happy
I believe as do others the $$ could be better spent (or saved ) elsewhere
As an outsider who really has no clue what good or bad effects your POTUS has most of the time , Trump just came across as an Asshat.. other countries possibly feared him, but I don’t think very many respected him .. the POTUS has always carried a degree of respect and reverence to me anyways 🤷♂️.. I don’t think your leader , or anyone’s, for that matter should be spouting off on Twitter ..
Just my .02
^ Most conservatives don’t like him but anything that isn’t “the left” many will put everything else aside because they believe he’s on their side. Trump gets off on himself. That’s the Donald. He’d be pro-choice if that got him elected.
Michael Bloomberg was a long time Democrat who ran as a Republican for Mayor of NYC because that was his best way to win. Then he later ran as a Democrat in the primaries for President. Same thing. People keep falling for it.
Free-agent WR DeAndre Hopkins to visit Patriots next week
Unless he signs with Titans on Sunday
I’d say please sign with the Titans, but Mac Jones doesn’t really strike a lot of fear in me 🤷♂️
Miami Dolphins Minicamp Wrap-Up: Evaluating Tua Tagovailoa Ahead of Year 4
By
Adam H. Beasley
June 9, 2023 | 9:42 AM EDT
MIAMI GARDENS. Fla. — There was no greater sign of just how far Miami Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa has come in the last 12 months than how little reaction there was to one bad practice.
After lighting up the Dolphins’ defense for much of spring ball — Tua was so good late in OTAs, he won the orange jersey as the final voluntary practice’s best player — he threw a couple of picks Thursday.
A year ago, it would have been a headline on every football website in America. In 2023, it was met with a shrug of the shoulders.
Miami Dolphins’ Tua Tagovailoa Ready To Soar in Year 4?
Tagovailoa was on time and smart with the vast majority of his throws during the team’s three-day mandatory minicamp that wrapped Thursday.
And while it’s foolish to extrapolate too much from a handful of practices in glorified underwear, the improvement year over year is stark.
Don’t take our word for it. Listen to the people with all the information. Here are comments about Tagovailoa from Dolphins coaches and players from the past week.
Miami Dolphins Coach Mike McDaniel
“I think Year 2, the prerequisite is that he, as the quarterback, he has to have ownership of everything he’s doing and what everyone else is doing as the facilitator of the offense, and he’s checked that box every day.
“It’s been really cool in a year’s time, how he’s not only learned the language but is now fluent in it. That opens quarterbacks up to doing some of the components of the job — it’s really hard to try to be the leader of an offense and motivate guys and encourage guys when you need to or maybe be hard on guys when you need to, when you’re just trying to spit out a play and know your own assignment.
“So this offseason, hoping that I would see a graduation of sorts and really have every single day. That’s first and foremost. For his game, you’re less concerned about the really good plays. Your attention is less drawn to that, and it’s more about consistency of the entire practice. Just like a game where you can have some — he had his games where he made some big-time plays, and then he wasn’t as happy with the rest of the game.
“So kind of looking at it through that lens, he’s really been one of our more consistent if not — I think he’s been as consistent as anybody day in and day out, which has residual effects to the whole team. I know the team can feel it as well.”
Offensive Coordinator Frank Smith
“Year 1 you’re learning a new language, and then Year 2, you’re mastering that language and you’re really putting your flavors on how you see things, your anticipation of routes, how you’re communicating with the guys and what they’re looking to do.
“So just his growth has been awesome. His understanding and timing and just anticipation and then getting the added chemistry with the guys. Because last year was the first time for all of that. This year now it’s, OK, at this point, we get this — you have increased dialogue of what everyone’s trying to do inside of a play, so he’s been great. Command of the offense is great. Couldn’t be happier with where he’s at.”
Linebacker Jerome Baker
“He’s one of those guys that every year he’s trying to get better at every aspect. This year you can tell physically he looks different. Mentally he’s sharp, I don’t think he’s thrown a pick this offseason. (Editor’s Note: Baker spoke on Wednesday.)
“Mentally, he’s just sharp, and he’s on it. You can tell now that he’s on guys when they are not doing right, and that’s just good to see.”
Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa
“[My] biggest growth in terms of comfort? I think, for me, it’s continuing to work on the little things. One of the things that we’ve been harping on has been operation. When I think of my position, I think of what have I done as a leader for the guys up front, for the guys out there to have gotten them better? What have we done?
“So I think we’ve been doing a great job, working operation, doing some cadence deals, motions, trying to work a lot of things just to give some eye candy for the defense and forcing them to communicate in the back end.”
I’ll never understand people who can’t understand the genuine hatred for former President Trump. He held the highest office and behaved like a spoiled child his entire Presidency, blaming staff he hired and fired throughout, and there were a lot of firings and resignations. A LOT! He’s not a leader, and he doesn’t care about anything other than himself. What’s to like? His policies? Yes, his policies were fine, but he was difficult to stomach. Nothing about him was Presidential, no leader of the greatest country in the world behaved like did. He was an embarrassment.
Agree! Imo, he’s been a piece of shit long before he was ever elected and I warned people….lol. They could only take it for 4 years. The people spoke, albeit once they got a taste of him…lol
Did I ever tell the story about being kicked out of a bar for calling Trump a pussy grabber? Lol…one fine officer gave me a ride home! Mrs. K was so pissed…lol…not about what I said, to be clear!
He said that before he was President, but it’s clearly an indictment on what kind of person he is, and how misogynistic he is. Certainly not the Presidential type.
I know! And, my point! I warned people…lol.
Well look who’s in office now. Would you call him presidential and not an embarrassment to this country? He has done everything he can to screw this country over. FJB !!🖕
Yeah, he definitely sucks.
The student loan forgiveness is fucking bull shit. I worked my ass off, worked full time and went to school full time simultaneously so I didn’t have as much student loan debt, and now I’m paying for other peoples college loans? I have three kids to put through college and I’m sure there will be no forgiveness for me there. Biden can go fuck himself
Don’t worry, soon you’ll be paying for all the illegal immigrants children’s college funds as well as he will deem them wards of the state.
😂
They just shipped 10,000 up to the Albany area where I live. Hopefully they will take some of the open jobs at the restaurants and in the labor force that people feel they are good to do.
Nice, another look over there segue when truth can’t be stomached….lol.
Then, make bullshit (made up) comments about someone and pretend that is the greater sin than self admitted sexual harassment. Un- fucking- believable…..lol…defending the indefensible.
Biden, is another topic…lol…
Mike,
I get that people hate the guy, but what I don’t understand is why they let it affect their daily lives so much. It’s funny, people support Trump, rail against Biden. People support Biden, and rail against Trump. The fact of the matter is none of the politicians give a shit about us, or their bull shit platforms they claim to stand for. They rule in the best interests of themselves, their families, and who they align themselves with.
Quick Poll
Do you think we WILL sign Dalvin Cook?
not if you think we should, but will we?
If not us, then who? (tiebreaker)
I’ll start:
yes we will
or Denver
(dark horses: Cleveland and Indy)
hahaha it’s impossible to be sure!!!!!
I don’t think we will. I think they are really looking at it though. He already got 2 million paid of his 10 million base by the Vikes this year. If he is willing to sign for like 4 million, I think we do it.
I don’t think we should but won’t be bothered by it if he comes at that amount. I think Mostert is almost as good and he makes much less.
I don’t see him signing with an AFCE team though the Jets have the money. I don’t see him signing with a rebuilding team like Indy either. I could see a team with cash jumping in like the Cowboys, Bears, Steelers, Bengals, Browns and even Lions.
Depends on what Cook wants, money or a chance at a championship.
Phindog says:
June 10, 2023 at 9:21 am
Well look who’s in office now. Would you call him presidential and not an embarrassment to this country? He has done everything he can to screw this country over. FJB !!🖕
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I would say he is the bigger embarrassment.
He’s a kid sniffing fucktard.
Right! Who’s the bigger pervert here…
The muff grabber or the child sniffer
Naples,
I think we will
On the fence as to whether or not we should. There is a part of me that says roll with the RB by committee, but there is also a part of me that says we can’t let that type of talent get away if he wants to come to us. He’s a substantial upgrade over Mostert and Wilson.
I could see him going to the Broncos or Chargers.
Too much state taxes. He might end up in Jacksonville if we don’t sign him. 🐆
Jax could be another possibility from what I said above.
Cam Smith is still the only unsigned draft pick. When it does happen, his cap hit should only affect the top 51 by 500K-600K if he gets about what Jevon Holland got as a 2nd round pick.
I thought they signed all four of them?
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/world-reacts-as-mlb-team-cuts-anti-lgbtq-pitcher/ar-AA1cncdJ?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=041375408fc141bf9905827f52bd7836&ei=42
Last month, Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Anthony Bass drew quite a lot of backlash when he re-shared an Instagram post that claimed Bud Light and Target were “evil” and “demonic” for their support of the LGBTQ community. As of Friday, he is no longer pitching for the Blue Jays.
Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins said Bass’ performance this season was the primary reason he was cut, though the “distraction” Bass caused due to his comments was “something we had to factor in.”
“There’s a myriad of variables, and performance is usually the driving one,” Atkins said. “Performance was a large aspect of this decision. Distraction was a small part of it, and something that we had to factor in.”
Dolphins stock report: Who’s rising and falling after offseason workouts?
Daniel Oyefusi
Fri, Jun 9, 2023, 9:05 AM CDT
Will post each individually.
RISING
WR Robbie Chosen
Chosen is one of several players vying for the No. 3 wide receiver role behind Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle. And with both limited in team drills throughout OTAs and minicamp, Chosen stepped up as a reliable target and developed a rapport with quarterback Tua Tagovailoa. The deep speed Chosen showcased during his time with the New York Jets, Carolina Panthers and Arizona Cardinals is still there, but he also impressed by separating from defenders on short and intermediate routes.
“I feel like having another speed guy, it never can go wrong by adding another speed guy,” Hill said. “Him being 6-3 — I didn’t know he was that tall — so him being 6-3, lanky, being able to catch the ball with ease is definitely going to help us out in the red zone because he’s a taller guy that can run some routes that me and ‘J. Dub’ [Waddle] may not be able to run. So adding him is definitely going to be valuable.”
Good. We need him to be productive. I like Berrios a lot, but I see him as having the same type of receiver skill set at Hill and Waddle, obviously not as talented .
RISING
LB Mitchell Agude
Outside linebackers Bradley Chubb and Jaelan Phillips were among the many veterans who practiced sparingly during team drills, which allowed Agude, an undrafted rookie, to get more snaps. And the University of Miami product by way of UCLA took advantage, giving Miami’s offensive linemen fits. Agude has great size for an outside linebacker at 6-4 and 242 pounds and frequently found his way into the backfield, whether it was using his speed to get past blockers or overwhelming them with his power. Things often change when pads are put on and physically ramps up, but Agude will be one to watch in training camp.
“You know it’s on tape, what you’ve been seeing, he’s a baller,” Phillips said. “He’s super twitchy, he’s super athletic.”
RISING
DB Bryce Thompson
The Dolphins signed Thompson from the XFL in the middle of the offseason workout program but he didn’t look behind, recording multiple interceptions in team drills, including a pair on the final day of minicamp. Thompson still faces an uphill battle to make the 53-man roster because of Miami’s depth in the secondary, particularly at cornerback, but he left a good first impression with his new team.
RISING
RB De’Von Achane
The first few practices open to media provided an early glimpse at how Achane, the team’s third-round pick, could be a contributor as a rookie. On one play, he would make himself open underneath as a checkdown option. On another, he was separating from a flatfooted defender along the sideline for a deep reception.
While Achane is the youngest member of a veteran running back room, offseason practices showed that the Dolphins will have a multitude of creative ways to get the ball in his hands.
“What we’re trying to do is to make him a complete back,” running backs coach Eric Studesville said. “It’s an intentional thing. We want to get him exposed to every part of our offense, so he is getting used to the whole offense.”
RISING
DB Justin Bethel
The 32-year-old veteran’s biggest contribution throughout his career has been as a special teams ace. But Bethel logged a significant amount of snaps in team drills over the last few weeks and held his own. It was reminiscent of the job he did after he was pressed into defensive snaps in 2022 amid a spate of injuries. If Bethel makes the 53-man roster, it will primarily be for his special-teams prowess. But his ability to play defense in a pinch also helps his prospects.
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I didn’t know he was that old.
FALLING
LB Channing Tindall
At the NFL Scouting Combine, McDaniel said he was “expecting a big offseason and a big jump in Year 2” for Tindall, the team’s third-round pick and top selection in the 2022 Draft. He played sparingly as a rookie and acknowledged the defensive playbook was tough to grasp at times.
But the five practices open to give gave no indication of the progression Tindall has made as he enters his second season. He did not participate in team drills for unknown reasons. Furthermore, McDaniel said that Andrew Van Ginkel, normally an outside linebacker, has been taking snaps at inside linebacker as Fangio seeks to find ways to get him on the field.
Jerome Baker and David Long Jr. are likely starters and Van Ginkel and Duke Riley offer veteran depth behind them. There is still time for Tindall but his lack of participation in offseason practices leaves the question open whether he’s ready to contribute in 2023.
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He is in serious bust territory, IMO.
The. Knock on him at Georgia was he couldn’t get a handle on the playbook, which is why he didn’t log that much playing time. Seems to be the case here as well.
FALLING
QB Mike White
Though McDaniel said that there would be a competition for the backup role behind Tagovailoa, White was viewed as the early favorite over second-year Skylar Thompson player because of the contract he signed (two years, $8 million), his experience and familiarity with the offense.
However, in the practices open to the media, White did not distinguish himself as the clear No. 2 option. In fact, there were multiple practices in which Thompson looked more comfortable running the offense. Training camp, the team’s pair of joint practices and the three preseason games will play a major factor in who ultimately earns the role of the backup. But OTAs and minicamp showed that the competition remains wide open.
Brian, as far as I know, Cam Smith still has not signed his rookie deal.
Gotcha . I thought I read somewhere that they all signed.
Brian in NY says:
June 10, 2023 at 11:27 am
The. Knock on him at Georgia was he couldn’t get a handle on the playbook, which is why he didn’t log that much playing time. Seems to be the case here as well.
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I remember watching one of the UGA playoff games where the other ILB kept yelling at him for missing his assignments and/or not reacting quickly enough. Can’t remember his name but he got drafted really high.
That was my worry about him when we drafted him. Has all the physical tools to an elite level but not so much upstairs.
Roquon Smith?
With the immediate chemistry Anderson has developed with Tua and also having Berrios, Cedric Wilson could be on the outs. Only thing saving him is we would only save 2 million and have a 6 million dead cap hit this year and 1 million next year. Maybe they can find a trade partner during TC who will take him for peanuts. Like a 2025 7th, LOL. This would save us 7 million to the cap this year and next with 1 mill dead cap this year and next.
Brian in NY says:
June 10, 2023 at 11:57 am
Roquon Smith?
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Nakobe Dean who surprisingly dropped to the third round but was taken 19 spots before Tindall.
I guess teams were right on Dean also as he only played sparingly and ST’s with 13 total tackles and 2 solo in the playoffs. Still more than we got from Tindall.
This is only year 2 though for both players though.
With our CB room looking good as of right now with:
Xavien Howard
Jalen Ramsey
Cam Smith
Kader Kohou
The solid play of Justin Bethel
The return of Nick Needham and Trill Williams
The emergence of Bryce Thompson in OTA’s and Mini Camp
Not to overlook some glimmer of hope shown by Iggy in this new defense
We also brought back Tino Ellis for another look
I can’t help but think Keion Crossen will be a cap casualty this year. We would recoup all of his $3,155,000 with no dead money.
It could come down to the health and availability of Needham and Williams come the start of TC but it doesn’t have to be the case. I think we only keep 6 CB’s at the most.
If Cook would sign a 1 year deal for 5 mil (since he already got paid 2 mil by the Vikes), I would cut Crossen now and sign cook.
Nice recaps bbm…
Thanks!
Just trying to find anything football to talk about instead of our fucked up politicians or all the other stupid shit going on in this country. lol
Lol…I get that!
I love the idea of grooming Achane to be a complete back. Does that include blocking? He’s 5’8″.
Maybe some chip blocking, lol. Delvin Cook is not known for his blocking either except for a chip block here and there.
Bri – I don’t spend any time thinking about Trump, I just hope I don’t have vote for him against Biden, who is atrocious in his own right.
Agreed, I didn’t mean you, I just mean people in general. There are people who complain on social media and every chance they get. It’s crazy to me how much time and energy some spend on things like that!
BTW – The student debt forgiveness crap infuriates me. We busted our ass to pay for my boys college tuition, I’ll be damned if I’m going to pay for anyone else’s too. Fuck Biden is RIGHT!!
No shit
Talking about Trump’s flaws doesn’t mean Biden is awesome. lol
Other than hardcore Democrats who agree with everything the administration does and defend anything they do, I don’t know anyone who thinks Biden is doing a good job. And he’s as crooked as they come.
I get using the RB in pass pro, but I’ve never been in favor of it.
I think a lot of shoulders get hurt that way.
RBs are not natural blockers. They’re good at making guys miss.
I’d much rather Mostert, for example, be fresh and pain-free in the 4th qtr to break off a huge gain to seal a victory.
If he’s had to pick up a LB that outweighs him by 20-30 pounds coming head on at full speed even 5 times, that will have diminished his ability to have quick feet or break tackles as a rusher.
Getting smashed by a 275-pound bull-rushing DE that got loose or some 300-pound maniac DT on an inside stunt has ended the season for a bunch of RBs.
And Achane … jeez, even at 190, he’s giving away dangerous weight. Even most Safeties are often bigger than that.
Let the RBs leak out and catch a flip pass in the flat for 8 yards. That’s a good gain and will make the DL and EDGE guys hold back on their charge to watch the RB.
They don’t get off on that. They get high on trampling smaller guys.
RBs have to block sometimes even to just get in the way for second. It’s usually to pick up a blitzer, not a DE/Edge guy.
100% agreed, Tim. And some of the best chipping-RBs in the NFL have come in the form of smaller RBs, due to their low center of gravity.
I hear ya, Naples, and agree. We don’t want a smaller RB to play the role of ‘blocking RB’… but chipping is every bit as important.
Tim Knight says:
June 10, 2023 at 12:53 am
Abrams, Adin, Aiken, Avery and now Achane.😉
You have to use the same first 3 letters or yeah we all know it makes the A sound at times, but not this time
Not sure why you’re hung up on this. That’s the way he says his name is pronounced.
It’s like Favre, it makes no sense, and I was just busting Mike’s balls as noted by the emoji
Gotcha!
bailbondmike says:
June 10, 2023 at 10:54 am
Cam Smith is still the only unsigned draft pick. When it does happen, his cap hit should only affect the top 51 by 500K-600K if he gets about what Jevon Holland got as a 2nd round pick.
His cap hit from Spotrac $1,277,895. Lester Cotton is currently 51 at 1.01m, so $267,895 is his cap hit
Get
On
The
A
Train
Phelon/Wyoming, I know fishing the keys is a little different from up here on the panhandle. Do you do any jigging on the reefs down there?
Jigging is becoming more popular up here on the reefs especially if you get out late and don’t want to spend the time to catch bait.
I went ahead and got me an Ugly Stik medium heavy jigging rod set up for a spinning reel instead of a conventional so I can use the reel on other rods. I started experimenting with different reels. Always used Penn. I got a Daiwa BG 5000 for this set up. I talked to a guide here and he said Daiwa has really upped their game with the saltwater gear so figured I would try one out.
It cost less than the Daiwa Saltist reels and some of the Penn reels I have. Reviews are good, but I hope it isn’t one of those “you get what you pay for deals”. lol
I know y’all’s budget is bigger than mine, but what’s your go to reel.
I recently bought a 5000 Penn, but haven’t seen it yet, it was picked up for me in FL and taken to my mom’s house
6 weeks until retirement, listing later this month, then once I sell I’ll be fishing a lot in Sebastian
Once I get there I’ll get someone to build on my lot
I just bought some hardbait squid for jigging
I have some softbait and backpack coming Thursday, mostly fishing in Indian River Lagoon by kayak
Got in a little bit ago from playing (football) catch with my nephew and one of his friends, who is 12 years old. WOW! This kid is a Southpaw who has a cannon with accuracy… not to mention a tight spiral!
Not kidding… he can already throw it 20 yards with a laser (most Marino-esque). This kid is going to be something in the future. I’ll be here to help him in any way I can.
Some of these kids today are really advanced
True, my man!
His father looked on as we were playing catch, with a big smile on his face. He clearly isn’t healthy and was just happy that somebody was playing catch with his son.
Not talking about my brother, rather my nephew’s friend’s father.
steveccnv says:
June 10, 2023 at 9:11 pm
I have some softbait and backpack coming Thursday, mostly fishing in Indian River Lagoon by kayak
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Nice! I had to buy a boat because my back bothers me for days after a half day of kayak fishing. Still going to use the kayak from time to time. Not ready to sell it.
steveccnv says:
June 10, 2023 at 5:40 pm
bailbondmike says:
June 10, 2023 at 10:54 am
Cam Smith is still the only unsigned draft pick. When it does happen, his cap hit should only affect the top 51 by 500K-600K if he gets about what Jevon Holland got as a 2nd round pick.
His cap hit from Spotrac $1,277,895. Lester Cotton is currently 51 at 1.01m, so $267,895 is his cap hit
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I think that is just based on the rookie signing formula. It will come down to how they structure the contract. It could be a little more depending on his signing bonus. He is still unsigned.
That is what happened with Holland. His first year base was only $660,000 but his signing bonus was $924,802 (for each year) putting his cap hit at $1,584,802.
Holland was drafted about 15 spots earlier in the 2nd round but not sure that affects it that much.
That is why I said 500K – 600K. Either way it’s a very small chip at out of our cap.
They could get creative with Smith’s contract giving him more signing bonus money this year and less next year when we really need the space.
I wouldn’t worry about a 2nd round contract.
Damn!
imagine the damage that would do to our economy if it made it into cirulation
That shit right there is an act of war.
steveccnv says:
June 10, 2023 at 9:09 pm
I just bought some hardbait squid for jigging
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I got some jigging spoons in various weights that mimic cigar minnows and other baits but can’t get them past the red snapper. They are thick up here. The guy I bought my boat from took his kayak out in the gulf about 1.5 miles offshore in Navarre Beach. They have an artificial reef just offshore made of concrete domes in about 30′ of water. They went out to catch mangrove snapper but all he could catch was red snapper and 1 mangrove. Said he caught about 12 red snapper all over 20″ before the weather turned on him.
It’s hard to get past them with cigar minnows to get any grouper. They do seem to pass on squid sometimes, so I also got some 5″ and 6″ Nomad Squidtrex jigs for grouper season.
I wouldn’t complain about catching red snapper, but when you can only keep 2 and that is all you can catch the fun goes away after a dozen.
Red snapper and amberjack. Seems once you catch 1 amberjack they go into a frenzy and that’s all you can catch. Gulf season for them doesn’t open until 1 August. I never get tired of that fight though.
I am 100% on board and signing Dalvin Cook and my logic is this, who is the better running back between our running backs and Cook? It’s not even close.
Don’t get me wrong I think our running back room is good enough but why not take the opportunity to make it even better?
I just wrote an article on how we can afford to add Cook to our roster you trade Cedric Wilson or release him the same money that we’re overpaying for a #3 WR can be better spent on a player like cook as well as the other things we need to address.
If we cut Wilson he’s a $7M dead cap hit clearing up just $1M.
Cook has already said he’s not playing for cheap and is willing to wait things out. I don’t think his production will be so much better at his cost than what we already have much cheaper.
Well we can just trade Wilson
It’s actually 2 mil cap savings this year with 6 mil dead cap this year and 1 mil dead cap next year.
If we trade Wilson the cap hit would drop to $2 million or $1 million, depending on when the trade occurs.
It’s post June 1 so it would be 7 mil savings
BBMike, that’s not what spotrac has listed.
https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/miami-dolphins/cap/
As I said yesterday, we could cut Crossen with our depth at CB and save 3.1 mil this year with no dead cap.
Markey, I also brought that up. If we could trade Wilson, even if for a 7th in 2025, we would save 7 mil this year with 1 mil dead cap this year and next. Gotta find that trade partner which might be difficult unless injuries happen in TC.
Tim Knight says:
June 11, 2023 at 11:33 am
I wouldn’t worry about a 2nd round contract.
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I’m not. Just bored. lol
Markeyh, you need someone willing to trade for Wilson. There were reports that we did look into seeing if anyone was willing to trade for him and there was no interest especially at that cost.
I think it’s funny how we overvalue a guy like Ced Wilson. What team needs to trade for him? I mean we’re just about 2 months past the draft, teams that wanted WR’s drafted them or already signed them. Not saying if we cut him he won’t get signed, but no team is giving up anything to trade for Wilson.
The best scenario is he produces this season.
What if we were to pay off half of Ced Wilson’s $$$ to a trading team? That would give us $3.5M in cap space plus an even better return on a draft pick (not much better, but still).
I’m not sure you can even do that.
I think ya can, but I’m not positive about it, either.
I can’t think of an example. MLB does it but they have no cap.
I think you can and we have done it before like a year or 2 ago. I think we did it to get a higher pick in return.
Then again, there is the Crossen option.
Achane at fullback?
Tim Knight says:
June 11, 2023 at 12:45 pm
BBMike, that’s not what spotrac has listed.
https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/miami-dolphins/cap/
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If you click on his name then click on the “X” next to 2023 it gives you this.
POST-6/1 RELEASE
2023 Dead Cap: $6,000,000
2024 Dead Cap: $1,000,000
2023 Cap Savings: $2,000,000
POST-6/1 TRADE
2023 Dead Cap: $1,000,000
2024 Dead Cap: $1,000,000
2023 Cap Savings: $7,000,000
Oh okay. Still eating a lot of money for a player not on your team.
yep
Stanger – Can’t believe you’ve been so silent on your Bucco’s. They’re playing good ball right now, kicking some Mets ass!
bailbondmike says:
June 11, 2023 at 2:17 pm
Then again, there is the Crossen option.
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Yup, and in all actuality, there are several options that we could execute (collectively) to free up a large sum of $$$… and without getting ridiculous.
And if we do end up signing Dalvin Cook, we’ll obviously jettison a RB or two… hopefully via trade.
I’m beginning to get on the Dalvin Cook train. Why? God forbid Tua goes down for any length of time, we’ll still be able to run our way to victory… provided our O-Line is up to the task.
And with our Vic Fangio-led Defense, our running game with Dalvin Cook could very well carry us all the way to the Super Bowl. See the Baltimore Ravens’ 2000 season with Trent Dilfer as QB.
That Ravens team in 2000 was so, so special. For instance: Jamal Lewis and Priest Holmes as their RBs?!! That’s SICK!!!
That was a sick combo
They didn’t cost what they did then and the game has changed since then.
Who is this Tom Pelisero?
Dalvin’s homie?
He been snoopin’ in Dalvin’s agent’s phone texts?
Besides, we made a contract for Chase Edmonds at $12M for 2 years.
Obviously, Cook is worth more than that.
Offer him $18M for 2 years or $21 for 3, and he’s a Dolphin.
Still not saying I know that our FO thinks they want Dalvin.
We had the money then. We have some now but ZERO next year.
Pelissero is an NFL reporter like Rapoport. He’s legit.
Cook won’t be a Fin, we aren’t giving him 9 or 10m
But it seems we’ve dangled 7m out there and there’s some interest by Cook
MM loves Cook, so it might happen after all
Offer him $18M for 2 years or $21 for 3, and he’s a Dolphin.
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Don’t see how that would work at all as we are already 47 million over our cap for 2024.
I think, if it happens, it’s a one year deal.
I see Dalvin Cook as special but not elite. I’m not overpaying him.
Minni had him locked up. Why are they letting him go?
They don’t think the production matches the salary.
Cap hell and they will have to pay Jefferson
The Vikings have a lot of money that they have to spend on their young Superstar receiver so they needed to cut costs
So why do we need Cook? We traded for and paid Tyreek. We also have some other players that will need to be paid starting with Wilkins.
Dalvin gets 2 million from the Vikings we can offer him six to seven million dollars and he’ll still be close to the $10 million dollars that he was set to make this year and the fact that he don’t have to pay state taxes gives him more incentive to sign for a little less money
At least I hope that’s the case 🙂
Better yet just have Daddy big bucks Mr Ross brought him out of $5 million signing bonus
That should have said write him out a check
I definitely think we don’t need Cook but I will not complain if we sign him
Same here because we can’t control it anyway. I want to see this team contend for a title and whoever is a part of that I’m rooting for them.🙂
Mike E. says:
June 11, 2023 at 1:16 pm
I think it’s funny how we overvalue a guy like Ced Wilson. What team needs to trade for him? I mean we’re just about 2 months past the draft, teams that wanted WR’s drafted them or already signed them. Not saying if we cut him he won’t get signed, but no team is giving up anything to trade for Wilson.
Exactly. He did next to nothing for us in a dynamic offense last year; teams know this and aren’t going to trade for him unless we eat a significant part of his salary, and maybe not even then. Like Tim said, best case is he produces this season.
Worst case is he produces this year, because of all the WRs he’s the worst after the catch and his hands seem to be suspect
I think that’s why Sherfield wasn’t re-signed too, dead weight after the catch
Between Hill, Waddle, Berrios, Chosen and Achane we have speed to kill
What does Wilson provide?
No team has won the Super Bowl with a RB making over $3 million in the last decade.
That’s a trivial stat, and adjusted for the highest salary in the group
I do agree though, that you have to spend your cap wisely and look at the value over replacement
This looks porkalisious
Krishna, have you been there?
https://aerocrewnews.com/travel/food-bites/franklin-barbecue/
I refuse to stand in line for hours…lol. So no.
Also, being in Texas there are lots of good BBQ and I can’t believe it’s measurably better….idk. All people I’ve talked to that have been to Franklin’s say it’s good…fwiw
3 years 7 players $124M is wasted money. Grief is great!
https://dolphinstalk.com/2023/06/deals-that-didnt-go-as-planned-for-dolphins-the-past-three-seasons/
Way to use BS stats to prove a point Ricky
Some of those guys got hurt, some just didn’t work out, it’s not like it was 124m in dead money or huge amounts of dead money, like the title led on
I don’t have a problem with any of those signings, it only hurts, if there’s huge dead money, something the jets and Packers seem to be setup for
I felt the same way about that article.
Just because Ogbah missed most of last season with an injury doesn’t mean it was a bad contract. He was very productive for us the two seasons prior.
Jones also played well for 2 seasons before suffering what sounds like a career ending injury.
Mistakes were made