It appears as if the Dolphins avoided a major disaster, losing LT Terron Armstead for an extended period of time after getting injured in practice, his first snap actually. Armstead left the field barely putting on any weight on the leg that was injured, but he says he’ll be ready for game #1, and there is no major injury requiring surgery. Now that we got that out of the way, there are a few things I want to see in preseason. Most importantly, NO MORE INJURIES!!! I would like to see CB Cam Smith continue to get important reps and show he’s serious about getting plenty of reps in the regular season. Backup QB’s Mike White and Skylar Thompson just have to do better. We know neither of them are going to run this offense as crisply and effectively as Tua, but we need them to be competent enough to put points on the board. I’m really hoping we see better play from both of these guys.
I would really like to see RB Chris Brooks get more carries, and see if we may possibly have something there. He’s not the prototype “big back” like Tennessee’s Derrick Henry, but compared to the stable of RB’s we have here in Miami, Brooks looks huge! I feel like all our RB’s are so close in running style and especially stature, that it would be nice to have a big back like Brooks make the team. Brooks is 6′ 223, while the lot of Mostert (5’10 205), Wilson (6′ 210), Ahmed (5’11 197), Gaskin (5’10 199) and Achane (5’9 188) are all very similar size wise. Yes, we have FB Alec Ingold who’s a load at 6’1 240, but Ingold has only 21 carries in 4 years in the NFL for a reason. Of course, the 4 best guys will make the team, this much I get, but I hope Brooks shows enough to be viewed as a possibilty to make the roster.
I’m curious to see more of LG Lester Cotton. He was great in practice, he had some very dominant reps, so I would love to see that dominance in game play, even if it’s a preseason game. It doesn’t matter what round you were drafted in on the O-line, if you can move people, you’re going to get noticed. Would I love Liam Eichenberg to play like the guy we hoped he could be when we moved up in the 2nd RD of the 2021 NFL at pick #42 to get him, of course, but at this point, I just want someone competent, and hungry for the job. If it’s Lester Cotton, who is actually 3rd string at RG, or Isaiah Wynn who is a veteran as well, I don’t care as long as they play well.
The competition at DT is pretty intense with DT’s Brandon Pili and Jaylen Twyman, Most importantly though, we need to get through the negotiations and sign DT/DE Christian Wilkins to a long term deal and keep him in Miami for another 6 years. He’s been an exemplary player, hard worker who brings it every week. Once Wilkins is signed the next up should be DT/DE Zach Sieler. There are some good battles at LB as well, with guys like Mitchell Agude, Mike Rose, and Aubrey Miller. It’s no given that last year’s 2nd RD pick LB Channing Tindall is a lock to make the roster, how these guys play on special teams could be the key to making the 53. BTW, the pronounced demise of the Mac was a bit premature. It’s slow, and uncooperative at times, and I do need to get a new one, but this article was written on the Mac, so LONG LIVE THE MAC!
GO DOLPHINS!!!
Finsmob Unleashed 
In case it wasn’t posted
You did, on the last blog. Go buy yourself a beer! 😉🍻
lol
Done
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/secondary-help-coming-for-dolphins/ar-AA1fpT8X?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=acb09bb40bdc45a6b5830d4edfcb9a41&ei=10
I don’t think Eichenberg’s contract guarantees him a spot on the roster.
https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/miami-dolphins/liam-eichenberg-72422/
Just checking for quick news on Armstead. whew, mild freak out. Camp and preseason is fun but also scary cuz injuries can really adjust our optimism. OL is where we can least afford a major injury (of all the units).
As always, thank you, Mike E.!
And I agree….NO MORE INJURIES!!!!!!! PLEASE!!!!!!
It sounds to me like there are women trying to extort X because he’s got quite a bit of money.
We are one off-season away from another one suing him for giving her an std
Then she dropped the suit
So it sounds like he’s spending time with women who are a bit shady IMO
Or he is just a perv or some combination thereof
Ya see that’s what gold diggers do to people, they create accusations and ruin someone’s reputation.
X isn’t married and has a lot of access to women who want to play. Some of them are gold diggers.
Or where there is smoke there is fire. I don’t know one way or the other but it wouldn’t shock me if he is a bit of perv. Every player in the NFL has access to women but not everyone gets accused of this type of behavior multiple times
I don’t care about X’s private life at all, even when it becomes news. As long as it doesn’t prevent him from playing, I couldn’t care less
Agree. Being on the field is the issue. I don’t think this rises to DeShaun Watson territory but the NFL is seeking to improve its image with female fans which is a rising demographic for the league so I am a little worried
Mike you’re awesome
Here’s to new season upon us with an appropriate title
Melissa does Janis almost as good as Janis does
This is really good
^
John Mayer actually is a really good guitar player.
Holy Shit that was awesome Son. 🎸🎼😎🐕
Xavien’s theme song:
I don’t think Eichenberg’s contract guarantees him a spot on the roster.
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Yeah, only about 800K dead money with about 1.4 mil in cap savings this year and next.
Money that could be well spent elsewhere
If he constantly struggles now in his 3rd season what’s the point of keeping him around.
Has anybody ever figured out what it is about Eichenberg’s play that causes his deficit?
foot speed? play strength? toughness? brains?
I know he is said to have short arms,
but are they so short that they are going to end his career?
I have seen him lose out to speed rushers and I have seen him overpowered by bull rushes. Overall I don’t think he is very athletic
He’s not quick enough on the edge or strong enough inside. I think that’s why they worked him at center because you get to play out in space more and engage 2nd level defenders. He’s not good at the point of attack.
His arms are so short he did an audition for one of the T-rex parts in Jurassic World
😂
Hey Sonny – you’re pretty awesome too pal! Looking forward to the Fest!
I have a real football for this year 👍
Nice! Make sure we keep it on the grass, asphalt tears it up!
Chris Webby with “Raw Thoughts VI”. If anyone played the game, Play Station, I believe, “The Last of Us” or watched the TV series, this is a spoof off that.
We got Klaus Schwab, Bill Gates
All these damn serpents
And society lyin’ like they aren’t tryin’ to hurt us
They’ll poison us for profit
They’ve been trimmin’ down our population
Evil is the occupation with the great reset prepped
And on deck, sheep followin’ sheep
Our country’s fallin’ apart, Biden’s fallin’ asleep
They put our rights up on the market and they bought ’em for cheap
While sellin’ fear through propaganda then they wash and repeat
Genesis when they were a prog band. This is from the first album (Trick of the Tail) with Phil Collins on vocals after Peter Grabriel left the band. Collins is also still the drummer.
Damn, I thought the first album was Then Their Were Three when Peter Gabriel left the band . Either way great song.
That’s when Steve Hackett left.
Booked my fest flights. Get in early Friday afternoon and fly back Monday morning
I’m arriving Thursday afternoon/evening, back on Monday as well.
✌️❤️🐬
👍
We’re arriving Friday, we leave Wednesday morning
Cool
DAX dropped a new one today.
Looks like we finally have some depth on the OL
Wynn, Lamm, Jones and Cotton all appear viable as starters
Jackson seems to have come around too
Better depth than last year. To bad Eich didn’t develop like Jones.
Alright just bought my ticket and got a room for the fest. I’ll be there from 13th till the 17th. I’m so excited! Go Phins
Friday till Tuesday.
Excellent
Tuesday to Tuesday, but it doesn’t count cause we are staying at La Quinta 😝
It counts the La Quinta is right up the street anyway
To all FMU Fantasy Players
Your draft is on Wednesday, Sep 6, 2023 at 8:30pm EDT.
Boulder – Glad you’ll be in FLA for more than 5 minutes like last year. lol
Well I’m off to NRG!
Go Dolphins
Dang Wyo…awesome!
I hope to find a cool Dolphin bar today.
Have fun Wyo
I love when we have one of our own in the stands.
You might see Tua et al, zoom and doom
I did not like what I saw from #82 Saubert in this video of Kion Smith. He whiffs on 3 blocks and that was just in the 5 or 6 clips Ryder broke down.
Didn’t look like a vet out there for sure.
He is behind Kroft on the depth chart. Would not be surprised he gets passed up by higgins if he doesn’t play better today.
This is just stupid. Let’s purposefully poison a river to kill a fish to save another fish? Won’t it kill all the fish including the chub? Have they engineered a chemical that will only kill small mouth bass?
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/chemical-treatment-to-be-deployed-against-invasive-fish-in-colorado-river/ar-AA1ft4pN?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=313abee865bc4cd8ac53884a1491cfdd&ei=81
Mike, I know! I’m excited to hangout with you guys the night before this time. Whomever is getting the tickets please lmk so I can send them money
Stanger takes care of the tickets and we usually even up and distribute the tickets that Saturday night at Dave and Busters
Ok, got NFLN pulled up on the computer at work using my COX cable account. It’s supposed to be the Jags at Lions game but they are showing yesterday’s Falcons/Bengals game. WTF?
Y’all getting the same?
Yesterday, when I set it to record, it showed the Dolphins game, but I found it on ABC, so maybe we’re in the zone for this one.
Since I moved to Fort Myers, they sometimes think we’re in the TBay zone, and sometimes we get the Dolphins game.
My sons say I just don’t understand the NFC vs AFC channels thing.
I do hope the recording holds. Will go check.
NFLN broadcast schedule showed Jags/Lions game live then Dolphins/Texans game live. I’ll be pissed if they don’t show the Phins.
So some of you can’t see the game on NFLN because of local networks but you’re also not in the Dolphins local market either?
It seems like we will see some starters play today.
Lol @ Cox cable
I hope you got the TV’s consent before you made that connection BBMike!
GO PHINS!!!
HELL YEAH!!!
NO INJURIES TODAY!!!
It’s game day bitches!!
Go dolphins!!
Let’s see an efficient drive and 6
PICK ON FIRST PLAY
SMH
Well that was fugly
🤦🏼♀️
NICE
4 down stop
Chubb looked good on that drive.
I think that was a TE screen in 1st down
Weird play but I guess it’s expirementation time
So many 3rd downs
I think they are playing with them on early downs
Just trying new things
Looks like a hold
Ahmed looking quick
He always does IMO
He really good to spell our RBs
NICE
Offense runs so much smoother and effectively with Tua
Understatement of the year
Bc he coverts the 3rd downs
Some of those early down plays were ugly though
Mostert rocks!!!
I’m online building a Grand Cherokee
Perryman is still in the league?
Last year didn’t we go up 28-0 on this Texans team?
Stroud looks pretty good
My Long junior just grew up
Long!
NICE run stop in the backfield by Long!
Swarming
They are really giving up a lot of space
Iggy beat
Iggy gives it up. Again
Ogbah looks quick.
Ced should catch that
Would have like to see another series by the starters but don’t want injuries either
Maybe now is the time to post how much smoother the dolphins look with Tua again…lol
Uh, nice block Ahmed…
Pretty deep ball by Skylar to Ced, even though it went incomplete.
Ahmed looked quick scraping himself off the turf after getting run over while attempting to block. 🤣
That protection didn’t make sense.
Was that Connor Williams again with the shit snap?
It looked like Ahmed was shocked Anderson was in his face that fast and not ready like there was a breakdown on the protection.
That’s also a mismatch.
ACHANE so quick boom
He picks up yards in a flash. I like our backfield.
Feeney playing center.
Dude trying to body slam him for no reason
Just make a tackle you fucking amoeba
JMO, but Salvon Ahmed is now a lock for the final-53.
He looks good, hate that he’s 26 and Achane 28, can’t tell them apart
Same here!!! LOL
Skylar looks so much more accurate, when he’s not trying to throw thru a wall
No reason to throw the fastball every pass play
Tannehill used to do that, when he was young
Agreed. He needs to play in less panic mode. He’s got decent skills.
I just don’t see my newest mancrush Chris Brooks making the team. Out backs all look pretty good (if not all the same)
Who cares what they look like if they’re picking up yards.🙂
I just meant they have looked interchangable Good for 4-8 yards with a big one thrown in every 3-4 touches. (all starters)
SAWEET!
Preseason Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Nice easy pass for the TD
Someone had to have said something to Skylar
Our offense has moved the ball in both PS games both run and pass. Defense has been good.
Was thinking, before this drive Skylar is safe on the PS
That seemed like a stretch to Slowik
in that last shot slow mo you can see Ahmed get blocked in the back.
Awe shit, I have to leave to do a bond in the next county. Going to miss the rest of the game.
Happens every Dolphins game, I swear. Nothing going on over there all night and this morning. Game time, phone rings. It’s Santa Rosa County Jail. Fk!
That was a quick 3 and out
SON OF A SHULA!
When you lock down a roster spot
you need to rewind, video and tweet that!
Ahmed!!!!!
HAHA HAHA HAHA!!
Nice!!!
Berrrioooooiooioooooooooooooos
(Blowing in a conch)
I liked that drive. 😁
Lot of dolphins fans in that corner
If we can get protection like that half of the time, teams can’t cover Hill, Waddle and Berrios very long.
Wyoming is having a great time!
140 yards rushing in first half
Working on run game and it’s working
129 last week in the first half. Our speed is obvious.
Teddy Bridgewater looked just like he did for us last year for the Lions today. He’s done!
Should retire
Skyler still paying?
Why not? Give guys a chance to get in a groove and as I say that White is in.😂
Where was the illegal contact?
Achane got hurt
We can’t have good things
It’s Fitzational
Fuck I missed it, Achane was carted off?