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 
Lol…I’m done…son, TK, Herd? Pp…ya’all…lol
Omfg…another page turn
I hope
Hopefully
Fuck the ad
Lol….having technical difficulties…sorry for the music graol.lol
Yep
One more time to ease the pa-ay-ain 💨
My nephew on the bass, I played this before but you guys already forgot it so…
Love the vibe
Lol…wtf
Two great voices
She’s unbelievable
Hmmm
Michael Jordan Sold The Hornets For Approximately $3 Billion After Purchasing Them For $275 Million
I think
Paula Cole is awesome on this
Lol…at 6AM it’s 80 degrees and 70% humidity….great day to service the sprinkler system and wake it up from the winter.
Supposed to be in the 100s all week starting tomorrow….August weather starting in June this year….yay!
Stay hydrated
No shit! Already drenched in sweat from basically walking around and getting everything prepped…lol.
Going to HD for a few things and to cool off…lol
Went to a strip club and it wasn’t open
The sign said –
Sorry we’re Clothed
Done….just in time to go to Total Wine….lol
Bring the heat…lol
This weather pattern is ridiculous and it’s not going anywhere for days.
We have gotten 16.34″ of rain in the last 48 hours and have more big storms to hit in the next hour.
Couldn’t get offshore for opening red snapper season yesterday due to winds and Monday supposed to be same with 18 mph winds with gusts to 25-30 mph and big storms.
It’s been Ground Hog Day with the weather here for the last week.
Watch him do ‘The Waddle’ after he rounds 2nd base. 😁
That’s awesome. Tua rocks.
Nice!
I can’t wait until the season!!!!
Bbm … good luck riding out that shitty weather.
Hoping you have no damage.
I still have relatives in Cantoment, Ferry Pass, somewhere off Palafox St. And a bunch over toward Foley, AL.
All are well so far but drenched.
Thanks Naples! We have had nothing close to what we had Thursday night, but it has been a constant barrage of storms every day with a ton of rain.
We have a concrete walkway going from our patio and pool to the master bedroom that has been under water since Thursday. Just can’t get a long enough break for it to run off. Not close to getting in the house though.
Whoopi Goldberg believes that “American Idol” caused more damage to society than good, arguing that it allowed open, harsh judgment of others and normalized its place in society. “Once we gave people the ability to judge other people, I think we ran amok with it, and it’s gone out of control,” Goldberg said on an episode of the talk show, “The View” (via The Hollywood Reporter).
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You’ve got to be kidding me. What they do on The View and she says this about American Idol…
What a clueless fucking hypocrite!
Then there’s this. LOL
Yeah, lol. That’s back when they let people come on just because they wanted to be terrible enough to be put on TV.
Maybe, it will work out….
New Dolphins OL coach Butch Barry happy with Austin Jackson’s work
Mike Masala
June 17, 2023 1:23 pm ET
Entering the 2023 season, the Miami Dolphins made a change to their coaching staff, replacing Matt Applebaum with Butch Barry after just one season.
The Dolphins are no strangers to shuffling offensive line coaches, as they’ve had seven since the start of the 2016 season.
Barry has experience working with Mike McDaniel, as the two worked together in 2021 in San Francisco.
He’ll be tasked with figuring out the two spots that aren’t currently manned by Terron Armstead, Connor Williams or Robert Hunt. Left guard and right tackle have been sore spots for the Dolphins in recent years, and last year, Liam Eichenberg and Austin Jackson were given those jobs out of camp.
Both dealt with injuries in 2022, with Jackson playing in just two games. While they’ve only been working together for a short time, Barry is already liking what he’s seen from Jackson this offseason.
“He’s been awesome to work with,” Barry said (transcribed by the South Florida Sun-Sentinel). “He really has. He’s been very intentional in everything that we try to do. He’s taking the approach, the process, the standard that we’re trying to go about it and he’s embraced it.
“And look, it’s not going to be perfect. No player plays the perfect game. No player has the perfect practice. But he has intentionality in everything he’s trying to do. And he comes with an emphasis every day. Every day, he has an emphasis on what he wants to get better at, and as a coach that’s all you can ever ask for.”
Jackson has to really show that talent that got him drafted in the first round of the 2020 draft if he wants to earn that starting job again in 2023. He’ll have competition for the role, as Miami signed two former first-round selections in Isaiah Wynn and Cedric Ogbuehi to at least push Jackson if not take the job from him completely.
At least he’s showing the effort now, but he’ll need more than that to be protecting Tua Tagovailoa’s blind side against the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 1.
A few things from that article….
Have we really had 7 OL coaches in 7 years? That’s horrible!
Jackson has competition from 2 other 1st round picks? Is it really competitive or are these JAGs?
Why is Jackson “At least…showing the effort now?” What the fuck happened the 3 previous 3 years? Lol…only now.
Lol…3 on 3
Happy Father’s Day!
Thanks Herd!
Thanks Herd!
They’re here!
Thanks, Herd.
I have 3 sons.
I just returned from a bottomless bloody mary Father’s Day brunch at our club in case I make even less sense than usual.
LOL
bailbondmike says:
June 18, 2023 at 11:24 am
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It’s a hoax. With all of the surveillance tech we have in the world currently, not one aerial video (or even doorbell camera) captured the ‘vehicle’ or the actual bodies of said ‘aliens’? And all aliens look alike??? 10 feet tall vs 8 feet tall? But they were definitely green or blackish with big black eyes… as the sun seemed to have already set? LOL
Instead, we get a creepy video of something behind a fence that cannot be positively identified. It looked like something out of “The Blair Witch Project”. And it took the cops over an hour to respond, after they, too, saw something happen?!! Ya can’t make this stuff up!
And there’s just NEVER a quality camera around when ya need one in 2023? LOL! 😆
Look… YES, I KNOW there is life outside of our solar system… and some of it may probably be a lot more intelligent than we humans. And if/with that being the case, I don’t think they suck so badly to just randomly fall out of the sky for us to discover on a semi-regular basis. People just LOVE to try to get famous in this social media-driven society.
JMO, not trying poop on anybody’s parade… and I realize this story has gained a LOT of international attention, but there isn’t enough evidence in this case EITHER… too convenient, and it additionally serves as a distraction to other matters that need to be addressed.
Oh yeah… and these aliens sure as hell seem to like Arizona and Nevada! Might I get in trouble with the media for saying that aliens only like Arizona and Nevada? Does that make me an ‘alien bigot’?
Another thing… who in their right mind thinks that ‘aliens’ are roughly the same size as humans (give or take a foot), bi-pedal and walk upright like humans, and have two eyes like humans?
True aliens may be the size of microbial life for all we know… right?
Conversely, WE may be the microbials in a much bigger being. Perhaps WE are the aliens (like a virus) in something we cannot understand.
Human-centrism has gotten really bad… and just wait until our arrogance blinds us and gets exploited by AI… we’ll never see it coming due to our pompous nature.
Some of us are ringing the alarm, but it may already be too late.
Niburu/Planet X is coming… and I feel the elites are trying to be prepared for its next pass.
Yes, these are Deep Thoughts by Jack (Rigel) Handey.
I kind of forgot that Flores got fired after two winning seasons. Keep it rolling boys!
Pay them both and keep the band together. WE DON’T NEED COOK.
We do need these guys.
https://www.thephinsider.com/2023/6/18/23765149/nfl-football-defensive-line-what-kind-of-contract-keeps-zach-sieler-christian-wilkins-miami-dolphins
Heheheh
I was reading an article on Phinatic about vets that could be unsung heroes for us this year and Raekwon Davis was one of 4. One of the points the guy made was you would think he’d be wanting to raise the level of his game because the team didn’t pick up his 5th year option. Oops! There was no 5th year option for Davis being he was a 2nd round pick.
You would think people who write for a site about the Dolphins would know more about the team.
Or about football/contracts in general.
Like many of you, I am NOT a fan of Colin Cowturd. However, this surprised me… from 4 days ago.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arB1CJ6ggrc
Louis Riddick is really high on our Dolphins. I saw a video from back before the draft where he was breaking Greenies heart, LOL, and I just saw another today where he picks the Dolphins to win the east.
“A team other than the Bengals that can really challenge Kansas City [over the next five years] has to be Miami because they have got firepower on offense,” Riddick said. “They have got a fantastic defense that is going to take a step up.
“I understand every time I bring up Miami’s name, people say ‘Well, Tua [Tagovailoa] can’t stay healthy.’ I get that. I get what his track record is. I would assume this year offensively, they are going to [change a bit] philosophically to the point where the run game — as you saw it last year when it was really dialed up — it was something that could take pressure off Tua. It could slow down opposing pass rushers and help their offensive line.
“If Mike McDaniel emphasizes that, they have got weapons coming out the ears. Defensively, they have a young nucleus of guys who are QB hunters as well as any team in the AFC, or NFC for that matter, who can get after Patrick Mahomes. This team is uniquely positioned to make a run and can start doing it this year. The quarterback position obviously has to be on the field.”
Can McDaniel think up stuff as the top guy on offense that keeps teams from knocking Hill and Waddle off their patterns at the LOS?
And keep them from mugging those two while in tight coverage?
Because that is what SF did to us that the league copied during the 5-game losing streak.
I think that’s why there was no thought of bringing Sherfield back, because he could not pull coverage off Hill and Waddle.
I think Berrios was brought in to do that and Chosen just fell in our lap.
Chosen can get open deep on true fly patterns., leaving intermediate space for Hill or Waddle to juke their way open even if it takes them another sec to get off press.
And OMG they stole Achane while nobody was looking.
Fresh legs built low to leak out onto the flat and turn a 1-yard catch into money.
I think MM is still maturing as a HC…at least I hope so…
….in my small world of football, that means becoming a more well-rounded play caller, better time manager, and choice of support staff. They all overlap.
We do not have to pass on every down…that’s why opposing defenses shut us down…not just the pass plays, we had nothing else…predictable in the end…
….lol except those 4th down plays…wheelbarrow please…lol
We have to make the running game a staple of the offense. It will open up our big play ability.
IF we can run the football in 2023, we’ll be the most lethal Offense in the NFL… and by a HUGE margin. We’re assembling a juggernaut right now before everybody’s eyes.
Dare I say… we may become “The Greatest Show on Surf”.
It’s obviously all contingent upon our O-Line play. IF they do their job, our playmakers will be able to do theirs in both passing and running games.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/patriots-player-is-facing-more-than-30-years-in-prison/ar-AA1cLacx?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=85413e93806b4d719c2fbb605b6c5319&ei=43
Ouch!
God save the Queen man
Don’t sleep on Van Ginkel being a versatile LB for us. He’s gonna play off-ball and on the edge at times, and he’s also a good STs player. I expect him to play a lot of combined snaps. Probably around 30.
The way we constructed our Edge position this year is obviously based on Phillips and Chubb doing most of the work. But I see Ogbah getting some snaps there along with AVG and Reed. We’ll see how the two UDFA Edge guys pan out. We do have good talent and depth on the Edge.
The reason I like Ogbah so much is he can play some Edge, 3-4 DE and inside on obvious passing downs. Get your best pass rushers on the field in those situations. He also has a knack for batting down passes.
Poupart’s Dolphins 53-Man Roster Projection 1.0
The Dolphins will have especially tough decisions to make at wide receiver and cornerback
ALAIN POUPART11 HOURS AGO
The Miami Dolphins have assembled a quality roster over the past couple of seasons, one that many consider among the best in the NFL.
Along with the high-end talent they’ve brought in — like Tyreek Hill, Terron Armstead and Jalen Ramsey, to name three players — the team also has developed better depth than in recent history.
While that’s going to help win games in the fall, it’s going to make for some tough choices and decisions for GM Chris Grier and head coach Mike McDaniel this summer.
That’s especially true at positions like wide receiver and cornerback, where the team appears to have more NFL-caliber players than roster spots available.
DOLPHINS QUARTERBACKS (3)
On the 53: Tua Tagovailoa, Mike White, Skylar Thompson
Off: James Blackman (R)
Analysis: There’s not a whole lot to examine here because the Dolphins kept three QBs on the active roster last season and the new emergency QB rule stipulates that third game-day QB has to be on the 53. So there you go.
DOLPHINS RUNNING BACKS (4)
On the 53: Raheem Mostert, Jeff Wilson Jr., Devon Achane (R), Salvon Ahmed
Off: Myles Gaskin, Chris Brooks (R)
Analysis: The only question here is whether the Dolphins would go ahead and keep only three, with the idea of putting Ahmed on the practice squad if he cleared waivers. Outside of that, it was pretty clear that Ahmed passed Gaskin last season even though it was the latter who led the team in rushing in 2020 and 2021.
Don’t really know about this one…
DOLPHINS WIDE RECEIVERS (6)
On the 53: Tyreek Hill, Jaylen Waddle, Braxton Berrios, Robbie Chosen, Cedrick Wilson Jr., Erik Ezukanma
Off: River Cracraft, Braylon Sanders, Freddie Swain, Chris Coleman (R), Daewood Davis (R)
Analysis: Wilson is the X-factor here because he likely wouldn’t be on the 53-man roster if not for the fact he’s guaranteed $5 million in 2023. Cracraft worked his way onto the active roster last year after starting off on the practice squad and he’s a player that McDaniel clearly likes. Ezukanma perhaps could be in trouble if he doesn’t show his coaches clear signs of development, though getting rid of second-year player on their rookie contract isn’t a great way to build a sustainable winner.
If Wilson isn’t going to play, what’s the point of keeping him? Paying someone to take a spot away from someone who can and will.
I liked Cracraft last year….he balled
And EZ should be cut if can’t contribute this year….again, if you can’t produce, you’re taking up space from those that will.
DOLPHINS TIGHT ENDS/FULLBACKS (4)
On the 53: Fullback Alec Ingold, Durham Smythe, Eric Saubert, Elijah Higgins (R)
Off: Tanner Conner, Tyler Kroft, Julian Hill (R); fullback John Lovett
Analysis: The first thing to note about this group is that the Dolphins kept an unusually high number of tight ends at the start of last season with five — Smythe, Conner, Mike Gesicki, Cethan Carter and Hunter Long. That’s not going to happen again. We could see a fourth tight end being kept here, and it could be Conner or Kroft, but we’re thinking the higher likelihood is having two or three tight ends on the practice squad.
Yikes…
DOLPHINS OFFENSIVE LINEMEN (8)
On the 53: Terron Armstead, Connor Williams, Austin Jackson, Robert Hunt, Liam Eichenberg, Isaiah Wynn, Robert Jones, Dan Feeney
Off: Kendall Lamm, Geron Christian, Cedric Ogbuehi, Kion Smith, Ryan Hayes (R), James Tunstall, Lester Cotton, Alama Uluave (R)
Analysis: The Dolphins had eight offensive linemen on the 53 pretty much all of 2023 and kept bringing guys up from the practice squad to fill in for injuries, and we could see a repeat here. This actually looks like a fairly straightforward decision here, though Ogbuehi could make a push for a roster spot. Hayes looked a bit overmatched in the spring practices open to the media and looked like somebody headed for the practice squad.
Here’s Omar’s 53 man roster projection
Take a look at Omar Kelly’s way-too-early projections of the Dolphins’ 53-man roster.
DOLPHINS QUARTERBACKS (3)
On: Tua Tagovailoa, Mike White, Skyar Thompson
Off: James Blackman (R)
The Dolphins benefit from keeping three, especially when factoring in Tagovailoa’s injury history. There’s no guarantee White beats out Thompson. Expect that to be one of camp’s best position battles. Miami needs to investigate what’s on other rosters to find a quarterback for the practice squad unless Blackman starts to impress.
DOLPHINS RUNNING BACKS (4)
On: Raheem Mostert, Jeff Wilson, Devon Achane (R), Salvon Ahmed
Off: Myles Gaskin, Chris Brooks (R)
Mostert, Wilson, Achane and Ahmed are keepers because they collectively diversify this backfield with the skillset to do everything. Gaskin could possibly be stashed on the practice squad if Miami can’t find someone better/younger on the waiver wire.
DOLPHINS WIDE RECEIVERS (6)
On: Tyreek Hill, Jaylen Waddle, Braxton Berrios, Robbie Chosen, Cedrick Wilson Jr., Erik Ezukanma
Off: River Cracraft, Braylon Sanders, Freddie Swain, Chris Coleman (R), Daewood Davis (R)
Hill and Waddle are the two players Miami’s offense is built around, and Chosen and Ezukanma infuse size into the receiving corp. Berrios is a blossoming slot receiver and established punt returner, so he’s safe. The $5 million Wilson is guaranteed in 2023 keeps him on the roster unless the Dolphins find a team willing to trade for him. Cracraft and Sanders are the practice squad favorites unless someone like Davis, who practiced well during minicamp, blooms into a playmaker.
DOLPHINS TIGHT ENDS/FULLBACKS (5)
On: Fullback Alec Ingold, Durham Smythe, Eric Saubert, Tyler Kroft, Elijah Higgins (R)
Off: Tanner Conner, Julian Hill (R); fullback John Lovett
Ingold and Smythe are the only locks in this group. Everyone else is jockeying for the remaining three spots on the 53-man roster. Saubert and Kroft need to establish themselves as adequate blockers, respectable red zone targets, and special teams contributors. And Higgins and Conner are battling to become a seam threat weapon, a big slot receiver. Higgins’ status as a sixth-round pick gives him an edge over Conner, but his far superior understanding of the offense could make him a legit challenger to extend his stay on the 53-man roster.
DOLPHINS OFFENSIVE LINEMEN (9)
On: Terron Armstead, Connor Williams, Austin Jackson, Robert Hunt, Liam Eichenberg, Isaiah Wynn, Robert Jones, Dan Feeney, Cedric Ogbuehi
Off: Kendall Lamm, Geron Christian, Kion Smith, Ryan Hayes (R), James Tunstall, Lester Cotton, Alama Uluave (R)
Considering how ravished this unit was by injuries last season don’t be surprised when nine or 10 offensive linemen make the Dolphins’ initial 53-man roster. But to keep that many players on the fringe would need to prove they’re a keeper. At this point, without seeing how players perform with pads on, it’s impossible to say who is who, and what they can achieve so this list might change after the second preseason game. At this time Ogbuehi is one of the last player’s on my 53 man roster projection and it’s his experience that gives him the spot.
DOLPHINS EDGE PLAYERS (5)
On: Emmanuel Ogbah, Jaelan Phillips, Bradley Chubb, Malik Reed, Andrew Van Ginkel
Off: Cameron Goode, Garrett Nelson (R), Mitchell Agude (R)
This unit will likely determine how forceful the Dolphins defense can be in 2023 because even the best secondaries can’t cover all day long. They need the pass rushers to speed up the quarterback’s timing and get him out of a rhythm. Ogbah, Phillips and Chubb each have the potential to deliver double-digit sacks. Van Ginkel and Reed have the versatility to help in other areas, including special teams. Goode, Nelson and Agude are all realistically battling for practice squad spots.
DOLPHINS DEFENSIVE TACKLES (4)
On: Christian Wilkins, Raekwon Davis, Zach Sieler, Brandon Pili (R)
Off: Josiah Bronson, Jaylen Twyman, Anthony Montalvo (R), Randy Charlton (R)
This group is relatively thin when it comes to experience, but the Dolphins made it work most of last season with the trio of Wilkins, Davis and Sieler. Miami needs one more player to step up in this unit to fortify depth. Pili has the best shot to do it because of his size, which hints he could be a nose tackle if given time to develop. But Miami could sign a veteran free agent like Akiem Hicks, who excelled in the past playing for Vic Fangio, or rummage through the waiver wire come late August looking for depth.
DOLPHINS INSIDE LINEBACKERS (4)
On: Jerome Baker, David Long Jr., Duke Riley, Channing Tindall
Off: Aubrey Miller (R), Zeke Vandenburgh (R)
I’ve got issues with the depth in this unit, and don’t intend on hiding it. What happens if Baker or Long go down with an injury? Are you comfortable with Riley as a full-fledged starter? Is Tindall ready to contribute? Miller and Vanderburgh could blossom in camp when pads come on, but that’s a lot to ask of two undrafted rookies. Miami needs one more veteran inside linebacker to fortify this unit’s depth.
DOLPHINS CORNERBACKS (7)
On: Xavien Howard, Jalen Ramsey, Kader Kohou, Nik Needham, Cam Smith (R), Noah Igbinoghene, Keion Crossen
Off: Justin Bethel, Tino Ellis, Bryce Thompson, Ethan Bonner (R)
It would benefit Miami to start camp with Needham on the Physically Unable to Perform list because he’ll be 10 months into rehabilitating his Achilles injury when August arrives. Placing him on the PUP list gives Miami roster flexibility and doesn’t rush him onto the field. Igbinoghene edges out Crossen and the others because $1.6 million of his $2.1 million salary for 2023 is fully guaranteed. Releasing Crossen would clear $3.1 million in cap space so he better be a head buster on special teams to earn his spot.
DOLPHINS SAFETIES (5)
On: Jevon Holland, Brandon Jones, DeShon Elliott, Trill Williams, Elijah Campbell
Off: Verone McKinley, Bennett Williams (R), Keidron Smith
Much like Needham, it would benefit the Dolphins to have Jones and Trill Williams, who are each rehabilitating knee injuries, begin training camp on the PUP list because it buys them extra time to overcome their injuries, and creates an extra roster space. But the Dolphins do need to see how well Trill Williams transitions to safety after spending his first two seasons as a cornerback. Campbell will be one of the harder 53-man roster decisions to make because he’s a valuable special teams contributor. He’ll need to excel as a defender to extend his South Florida stay.
DOLPHINS SPECIAL TEAMS (3)
On: K Jason Sanders, P Jake Bailey, LS Blake Ferguson
Off: P Michael Turk
The Dolphins decided to keep Sanders despite his struggles (made 26 of 32 field goals attempted, and 41 of 44 extra points) last season, mainly because $2.5 million of Sanders’ 2023 salary is guaranteed. But he’ll be competing against the field, so he can’t struggle during the preseason. And Miami guaranteed all of Bailey’s $1.1 million contract, which means Turk, who averaged 47.2 yards per punt during his college career, would have to drastically outperform Bailey to unseat him.
Hell Yeah!
Man, I was really hoping that Verone McKinley would develop into a good NFL safety next to his old team mate. 8 I guess there is still time. WORK AT YOUR CRAFT YOUNG MAN!
PS likely, but might get poached
Players union isn’t doing its young players any favors by allowing them to get poached.
There should be at least 5 protected players allowed on the PS, that can be brought along at their pace.
They’re really doing them an injustice, by allowing other teams to poach them, only to see the large majority cut a few weeks later.
If the goal is to make a roster and get some portion of a season’s wages, then by all means carry on
yeah, it is unfair to the player, who doesn’t have a choice in the matter. Just cause an upheaval in their lives, make them move (and maybe their families, or make them live apart!) so that a team can get a two week look at them only to cut them and leave them unemployed.
It must be stressful for practice squad guys!
I agree with those writers above in one sense for sure … we are very thin at ILB, although Fangio is going to get some quality minutes there from AVG.
And we might need to sign Akeem Hicks at DT/NT. Or someone like him.
It’s nitpicking, at some point, especially for cap purposes you need to develop some young players
Pili and Tindall need to be given a shot
I hate the notion, that we have to be fully loaded at all positions, backups included
When you have too many vets you’ll have injury problems
Not to shabby!
I also think starting those 3 DBs on PUP is good,
so we can keep 3 other guys like Verone and Keion
that we might need later for injuries.
I do think Tyler Kroft might be a pleasant surprise for us. Or he might get cut. But he knows this offense.
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What I really wish if for that douchebag “Chosen” to explain what his name was changed to! Is it Chosen Anderson or Robbie Chosen!?
You were not Chosen douchebag
I don’t get the whole name change thing either. Seems ridiculous. Maybe he just wants the one name Chosen? Like Cher or Prince?
But it reminds me, talking to my daughter yesterday, she tells me her boyfriend’s sister just had her baby and the name is awful. They named him Waylon. Which wouldn’t be so bad but the last name is Beavers. So the kid is Waylon Beavers. That’s going to cause a fight or two in his life.
🤦🏼♀️🤣
I am so tired of woke parents trying to give their children unique names. For the rest of your child’s life everyone will know that YOU are an imbecile. Oh boy! We’re having another one! Break out the Boggle dice!
https://jetsxfactor.com/2022/06/16/ny-jets-maximize-braxton-berrios-talents/#:~:text=His%204.44%20time%20in%20the,metric%20to%20measure%20Berrios's%20speed.
LOL at the Jet fans hope in the comments section. HA!
You know sports writers can’t come up with anything interesting to talk about when their doing final 53 man roster predictions before TC and the PS. LOL
I wonder how Waylon Jennings feels about this name convo . . .
depends if he was waling on any beavers or not
No clue. We could ask him but he’s dead.
Rockphin says:
June 20, 2023 at 12:26 pm
I am so tired of woke parents trying to give their children unique names. For the rest of your child’s life everyone will know that YOU are an imbecile. Oh boy! We’re having another one! Break out the Boggle dice!
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LOL, I hear ya! I don’t mind unique names so much as it’s not a task to pronounce or spell the name. However, when said unique name is trying to make a statement, NO… I don’t care for that.
And so in recent years, grown folks have decided to change their names into something ‘woke’ or otherwise. ‘Chosen’ reeks of arrogance to me, as if Robbie Anderson is the self-proclaimed ‘chosen one’. I already don’t like him for that reason alone.
Ron Artest comes to mind when he changed his name to ‘Metta World Peace’… WTF was that? Snoop Dogg changed his name to ‘Snoop Lion’. Sean Combs changed his name from Puffy, to P-Ditty, to something else… I’ve called him ‘Silly Shit’ since day 1.
And there are so many examples of this over the years, and we’re talking LEGAL changing of names. It’s just ridiculous, IMO.
I’m with ya 100%, Rockphin.
Just for the record, Prince legally changed his name into a symbol to get out of a bad music contract. Most don’t know as much.
The rest of these clowns are changing their names for self-promotion.
I don’t really care about different names. If you think about a lot of what we call common names, they’re pretty goofy sounding names. But we’re used to them.
Robbie Anderson said there is a very personal reason for his name change but doesn’t want to make it public. It may not be arrogant at all. I don’t really care what he wants to be called if he makes plays.🙂
Fair enough, but I still don’t like self-promotion.
And I’m only talking about self-promotion in the scope of legally changing one’s name.
It’s been going on for a long time in entertainment. Many actors, musicians and writers don’t go by their real names.
You’re seeing it more and more in sports.
Right on! But the difference is the NAME.
Samuel Clemens -> Mark Twain… that wasn’t self-promotion.
Robbie Anderson -> CHOSEN… that’s self-promotion.
Maybe he was adopted?
Either way, it reminds me of TO standing at midfield in Dallas, with his hands up and to the side as if he was about to part the sea
On a football note, I have a gut feeling “Chosen” is going to make this team and run a lot of deep routes opening up more routes for Tyreek and Waddle to feast. Speed kills!!!
Personally, I think we’ve got a NICETY team when all we have to talk about is a player’s name!!! LOL 😉
We’re going to stress opposing secondaries this year. Anderson and Berrios could be major additions, and if Ezukanma earns a role with his skill set which is physical and run after the catch, we’re friggin scary at WR.
I’munique is the winner. It even has an apostrophe in it! (I am so violently against apostrophes in names it makes my hands shake.)
although Boomquifa (loud pussy fart) takes a close photo finish second place
See that girl in green? She’s got the ugliest vejonica I’ve ever seen
Boombastic baby fantastic!
Boomquifa baby give speecha
https://www.google.com/search?client=ms-android-samsung-gs-rev1&sxsrf=APwXEdcPvq-kDJugkq8EPmZ6HSzDFNUnNg:1687294269071&q=quiff&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjIjaj83NL_AhXXHEQIHY9HDc8Q0pQJegQIChAB&biw=320&bih=582&dpr=3.38
Elizabreath here I come (hand over heart)
How bout Ebolah, you name your son after a virus
Not a fan of the accent mark or apostrophe in a name. I work with someone who has that and it’s a PITA to type in the code to make that happen. And some forms won’t accept it and you get an error which makes it worse.
Anything close to an apostrophe, a period is trouble
Lady at work is St Clair, she gets it spelled all sorts of ways
She says trying to find her name in a data base can be a challenge
She didn’t have much choice, those that name a kid one of these names puts undo stress on them
And people wonder why their kids have issues growing up
I couldn’t care less if someone wants to give themselves a goofy name. Who am I to judge if Chosen wants be called Chosen and makes that his legal name? Maybe he’s a big Karate Kid fan, shrug.
It bothers me quite a bit more when it’s a parent giving their child a stupid name and using the child as nothing more than an extension of themselves- as if to say ‘look at me’.
The worst name I ever saw (in an article, I didn’t see it personally)- Abcde. It was pronounced Abyssidy, which I think is actually kind of cool…in pronunciation.
The problem in the article was the mother of the child getting all pissed off and creating a ruckus with some customer service rep because they didn’t know how to pronounce it, and of course, mangled it. I’d have told that lady to f^ck right off and get used to it if you’re going to name your child something moronic like Abcde.
LOL
Someone is always looking for a way to cheat or cheat someone out of something
Pages and pages of gray area rules, just so those governing can cheat someone
https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/19/us/fishing-tournament-blue-marlin-disqualify/index.html
CavalierKong says:
June 20, 2023 at 5:19 pm
I couldn’t care less if someone wants to give themselves a goofy name. Who am I to judge if Chosen wants be called Chosen and makes that his legal name? Maybe he’s a big Karate Kid fan, shrug…
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LOL, perhaps I’ll change my name to ‘Emperor Rigel’… I’m sure that will hit just right with most. 😆
Or how about ‘Darth Spikes’… yeah, there’s a winner! 😆
I should actually copyright that one before it’s taken, LOL 😉
Not that I care one way or another, but for clarification.. he changed his name to Chosen Anderson .. so it’s not a one name diva move … it’s just weird … but then again Mark Duper changed to Super Duper , and that didn’t bother me 🤷♂️😊
Great. Tyreek under investigation for assault…
Not the link I copied…
Bleacher Report
@BleacherReport
Tyreek Hill is under police investigation after allegedly hitting a man at a marina in Miami on Sunday
Hopefully nothing comes of this
^
Dude he supposedly hit said he wasn’t pressing charges
Probably something petty, that if Tyreek wasn’t famous it would’ve been a nothing burger
Luckily the guy Hill hit was not a Jet’s or Pat’s fan. The guy says he will decline to press charges so this will go away, but damn man! Keep it under control.
This is the time of year when you don’t want to hear your favorite players names in the news.
Guy probably said Tua can’t throw deep and deserved to get hit.
Denver wants Diggs
https://predominantlyorange.com/posts/denver-broncos-rumored-interested-trading-disgruntled-bills-wr
From what I read Hill slapped the guy on the back of head. Dumb thing to do but it was nothing overly violent and the guy isn’t pressing charges so hopefully that’s the end of it.
The guy isn’t pressing charges, it was just a slap on back of the head, probably trying to be funny
So why were the caps called?
Reason says, he was notified by someone that talked to the dock master, that said it was someone in Hill’s crew, that hit the worker, because he thought he was being racist
So not Hill doing the hitting, video to come out later
Is that your opinion or you heard this?
Everything i wrote, Reason said on his podcast
Oh I don’t know who Reason is, I thought you were saying reason as in the word reason says. LOL
Phinside the NFL podcast
Hill’s crew got on the wrong boat, the crew approached and was confrontational, the crew thought they shouldn’t have been there (being black)
Why does it always have to be racist? MAYBE the guys just aren’t supposed to be on my fucking boat and I told them so!
It has been practice since medieval times or before that you do not board a man’s boat without permission.
So what do any of you think happened to the Titanic Submersible?
I think it imploded from pressure because it wasn’t able to handle that depth. For all communication to disappear suddenly it had to be something catastrophic.
Hope I’m wrong, that’s a horrible death.
I would rather die of sudden explosive compression than slow asphyxiation / freezing to death, but that’s just me.
I saw an interview with a guy who took the trip a couple of times last year and he said they lost communication with the surface both times last year, but didn’t get overly concerned about it. Whatever happened they are dead now. Their air ran out yesterday. The news said last night that the Canadians had herd underwater noises in the search area that lead them to believe that as of yesterday they might still be alive but that the air would run out sometime yesterday. My uneducated guess is they lost power somehow and that was it.
They have been running the tour in that sub for a while now with no terrible incidents.
My thinking was based on reports that there were concerns about the craft. Whatever happened it’s a horrible tragedy.
Last I heard, oxygen was set to run out tomorrow (Thursday). Maybe I heard from a bad source, but that’s what I heard.
I think you’re probably right about it imploding. If there was something still left, we’d likely have discovered it by now. Back in WWII, if somebody even coughed in a sub it could be detected… and met with a depth charge if you were the enemy.
I hope you’re wrong too… it’s a sad story.
I can’t imagine that with modern technology we can’t find the sub after all this time.
13,000 feet isn’t an easy search.
the search area is the size of the state of Connecticut. It would be floating near the surface (mostly underwater) or it could be on the bottom. That is a lot of area to search to find a 20 x 8′ object.
Quite correct, but still possible to find via modern tech. By the same token, repeated exposure to 13,000 feet of pressure likely compromised the integrity of the sub over time.
steveccnv says:
June 21, 2023 at 10:48 am
Denver wants Diggs
https://predominantlyorange.com/posts/denver-broncos-rumored-interested-trading-disgruntled-bills-wr
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That would be alright by me.
Per Margol’s reporting, an argument ensued after Hill’s group was fishing for tarpon from the dock at the marina and the employee informed him that was against county rules.
Ranking NFL 2023 ‘Triplets,’ Part II: Jaguars lead teams in middle of pack; QB situation doesn’t affect 49ers
Several AFC contenders lead the way in the middle tiers
By Jared Dubin
5 hrs ago
Just as we did last year, and the year before that, and the year before that, and the year before that, and the year before that and the year before that, the crew here at CBSSports.com recently set out to rank each NFL team’s “triplets.” Why not, right? It’s the middle of the offseason, and it’s an offseason tradition around these parts.
So in the space below, we’re once again counting down the NFL’s best QB-RB-WR/TE trios, grading the expected starters at quarterback and running back and their presumed top pass-catcher for the 2023 NFL season. For some teams, it was obvious who would fill each role. For others, less so. Where we had to make judgment calls on which player would start at quarterback or who would be the top target, we did.
In the space below, you’ll see our rankings of these triplets. The first number in parentheses is the team’s average ranking based on the votes of several of our staff writers and editors at CBSSports.com, while the second number reflects the high and low end of where our staffers ranked that individual team.
For example, our No. 13 team — the Seattle Seahawks — had an average ranking of 14.3, with a high ranking of 10 and a low of 23. We have denoted tier breaks in any place where the difference between the average ranking of one team and another exceeded 2.0. For example, the aforementioned Seahawks had an average ranking of 14.3 and the Vikings had an average of 11.9, so the Vikings begin a new tier.
The panel included myself, John Breech, Jeff Kerr, Tyler Sullivan, Jordan Dajani, Cody Benjamin, Shanna McCarriston, Chris Trapasso, Kevin Steimle, Brett Anderson, Garrett Podell, Joel Magaraci, Kyle Stackpole, R.J. White, Eric Kernish and Eric Kay. The rankings reflect the collective wisdom of this crowd, while the corresponding analysis is mine.
We began this exercise on Tuesday with the bottom third of the league. We continue Wednesday with the middle of the pack, and we’ll finish up Thursday with the top tiers. Without further ado …[I skipped 20-13 because I didn’t really care…lol]
Tier 4: Very Good, Maybe Not (Yet) Great
12. Minnesota Vikings (Avg: 11.9, High: 9, Low: 15)
Last year: 15th
QB: Kirk Cousins RB: Alexander Mattison WR: Justin Jefferson
Jefferson currently holds the crown as the best receiver in the league, but Cousins is basically the epitome of a league-average quarterback and we’ve only seen Mattison act as the lead back a few times in his career so it’s fair to have some questions about how he’ll fare in that role full time. A ranking just outside the top 10 seems about right.
11. San Francisco 49ers (Avg: 10.0, High: 5, Low: 18)
Last year: 13th
QB: ??? RB: Christian McCaffrey WR: Deebo Samuel
Do you have any idea who will be playing quarterback for the 49ers in Week 1? We don’t. And it didn’t much matter here. Brock Purdy is still recovering from his elbow surgery. Trey Lance is working his way back from a broken ankle. Sam Darnold might actually have to take some snaps! But CMC and Deebo are so good (and Kyle Shanahan’s so good at establishing a high floor for quarterback play) that the Niners checked in just outside the top 10 anyway.
10. Miami Dolphins (Avg: 9.9, High: 3, Low: 13)
Last year: 18th
QB: Tua Tagovailoa RB: Raheem Mostert WR: Tyreek Hill
With the exception of a stray vote at No. 3, every other panelist placed the Dolphins between No. 8 and 13. That seems like the appropriate range for this group given the heights Tagovailoa achieved as a passer last year and the inherent risks involved with him as a player at this point. Hill showing what he did outside of Kansas City last season was pretty outrageous, and at least somewhat unexpected. Mostert will likely share work with Jeff Wilson Jr. and Devon Achane, and we didn’t really know which direction to lean with the choice at running back here.
9. New York Jets (Avg: 9.1, High: 7, Low: 13)
Last year: 27th
QB: Aaron Rodgers RB: Breece Hall WR: Garrett Wilson
Trill Williams cleared from torn ACL ahead of Dolphins camp
Posted by Josh Alper on June 21, 2023, 7:13 AM EDT
Cornerback Trill Williams‘ bid to make the Dolphins last summer ended when he tore his ACL during a preseason game, but it looks like this summer’s bid is set to hit the ground running when training camp opens.
Williams recently took part in teammate Xavien Howard‘s charity softball game and gave an update on his recovery from last year’s season-ending injury.
“I feel fantastic,” Williams said, via Mike Masala of USAToday.com. “I got cleared towards the end of OTAs, and I’m just ready to go back out there and compete and prove to myself and show coaches and everybody else what I can do and what my ability [is].”
Williams made one appearance for the Dolphins in 2021 and will be trying to make it in a cornerback group that added Jalen Ramsey and second-round pick Cam Smith this offseason.
Good to hear, he had really good TC heading into the PS before getting hurt.
Hey, Krishna,
While still growing up in the late 80s, we used to call it a ‘Tri-Force”, in a nod to playing “The Legend of Zelda”: QB, WR, and RB.
Anyway, I think CBSSports has us highly underrated @ #10. Yeah, we may have a RB-by-committee going on with us Phins, but I’d put us in the top-5… IF our O-Line is up to the task.
Now if we acquire Dalvin Cook, these CBS pundits would probably have us in the top-5. But again, it comes down to our O-Line… even with Cook.
It’s always about the OL for every team. You can’t run your offense if the big boys don’t get it done up front.
+100000000000000000
IIRC, when Dalvin Cook entered the NFL Draft, my only concern with him was his very violent running style… I wasn’t sure if he’d have a long career running in that fashion.
Nevertheless, he’s a CLASSIC 1-cut runner who has had MAJOR success. The ZBS (Zone Blocking Scheme) was made for RBs like Dalvin Cook.
If we sign him, I’m going to be over the moon! If we’d rather use our money to re-sign/re-up Christian Wilkins, I’m going to be over the moon!
Anyway, just look at Dalvin Cook’s Vikings highlights. You’ll never catch him dancing like Ronnie Brown in the backfield. 1-cut, and he’s GONE! IF our O-Line can get it together, I think it would be difficult to pass on Cook…
Something I just learned that I should have already known… Salvon Ahmed was originally signed by the 49ers as an UDFA in 2020.
We claimed him off waivers by then HC Brian Flores/Grier in the same year.
Coach McDaniel clearly knows Ahmed from his short time in SanFran.
And Ahmed’s growth since 2020 has likely caught Coach McDaniel’s attention.
Myles Gaskin is a favorite of mine, but I’m afraid his days are coming to an end in Miami.
I thought I saw pics from mini camp that had Chosen on his Jersey so that’s a last name
At least that’s what he’s Chosen 😁
Dad joke 🏆
My wheelhouse
I’m sorry, y’all, but for anybody to change their name to CHOSEN is most sanctimonious. Why not change one’s name to LOSER or UNDERRATED and then ball out, right?
Or how about just be Robbie Anderson, to show and prove? A mere name change doesn’t change your game, “CHOSEN”… and y’all know I’m right.
Re-branding doesn’t work when the OG brand doesn’t change.
Chosen wouldn’t be my choice, and I might have some things to say about it between games, before the season starts…
Sometimes players do things like this for reasons I can’t comprehend, and maybe shouldn’t try to
If he has the season he seems to be heading towards, then I could care less what he changed his name to
There should be lots of chances deep for him, so his YPR could be quite high
He can also take some of the focus off of Hill and Waddle
I think 50 catches at 18.1, 905 yards and 5 tds could be achieved
A lot to ask, but I wouldn’t be surprised
Sacks stats for Phillips and Chubb should go up quite a bit, due to less blitzing and better coverage, which might give an extra half second on average
Wilkins and Seiler should benefit too, they better get those extensions done before the season
Sad…
The event happened early in the evening of June 18, presumably after Hill and agent Drew Rosenhaus went deep-sea fishing.
The report, per the Sun-Sentinel, states that the alleged victim — a marina worker — noticed two women sitting on a charter fishing boat without permission.
Upon asking them to get off the boat, an argument between staff and the women and men accompanying them ensued. At some point, Hill struck the victim with an open hand as someone tried to pull him away from the drama.
Hill has been accused of striking the worker in the back of the neck.
The report, which the newspaper acquired via a public records request, says that Hill then charged at the alleged victim and needed to be held back before fleeing the area.
Nothing to see here, no one arrested, no one filing a complaint
Why are they making such a big deal out of this
Dude put his hands on Tyreek and he open hand slapped the back of his neck, seems reactionary
The guy is pressing charges, seems someone told him how hush money works
Training camp schedule released