The roster is just about set, although as we know, there will be shuffling with the bottom of the roster throughout the season. Let me start with the RB’s, and I have to say, I’m thrilled with the RB as it stands. We kept the 4 RB’s I wanted to keep, Mostert, Achane, Ahmed and Brooks. I feel that’s a good mix of players, Mostert a good all around back with speed and good receiving skills. Achane also brings tons of speed in his own right, and Ahmed is a slippery back who I feel has never looked better. Very happy we kept the big back from BYU Chris Brooks. He’s the banger, the big body that can run between the tackles. Brooks runs hard, and although we didn’t get Jonathan Taylor from the Colts, Brooks is a hard runner that won’t be asking for $12M per year anytime soon. FB Alec Ingold also received a nice extension, 3YR/$17.2M. We need Ingold, along with the front 5 to give our speedy RB’s room to run.
The WR room also shaped up like I had hoped, although I am surprised that Robbie Chosen didn’t make the cut. I was hoping Erik Ezukanma would make the 53, and he did. Hill, Waddle, Berrios, Wilson Jr. , Ezukanma, and Cracraft round out the receiving corps. I believe Berrios is really going to thrive in this offense, while teams will be protecting against Hill and Waddle. Wilson Jr, will also have opportunities, but Berrios’ ability to create space quickly and run after the catch quicks will keep him busy this season. Berrios will also be handling kick returns and punt returns, so he will be a very valuable player for us this season.
We weren’t able to come to a contract extension with DE/DT Christian Wilkins, but it seems as if both sides are on the same page and willing to delay the process of negotiating that extension after the season. The dollar amount of course can be debated, but Wilkins is a core piece of this defense, and if Fangio can wring out a little more opportunity for Wilkins to get to the QB this season, the money he wants might actually be a fair asking price. Wilkins brings it every week, has been a leader on this team and belongs on this team for the long term. I’m quite pleased that we were however able to lock up our other DE/DT Zach Sieler on a 3YR/$38.65M deal. The lunchpail guy got paid! The Dolphins are a little thin on DL depth, with only rookie DT Brandon Pili and DE Emmanuel Ogbah.
At LB, no surprises, the proven guys stay, and only one real question mark will be 2nd year LB Channing Tindall. Big things are expected from 3rd year LB Jaelan Phillips. Everyone expects a breakout season, I only hope the prognosticators are right. Some players just too much hype, I hope Phillips isn’t one of them. David Long will be the physical guy in this group, and underrated Jerome Baker just keeps keeping on. Will Bradley Chubb find his comfort zone in this defense? Chubb had double digit sacks in his rookie season in 2018 with the Broncos but has yet to see more than 8 sacks in a season since. Chubb could end up being a huge factor for this defense. If he can be a pass rushing terror, Phillips will no doubt feast as well. The LB depth is rounded out by familiar guys Andrew Van Ginkel and Duke Reilly.
In the secondary, we’re definitely a little thin, and this is a spot I expect there to be a lot of turnover in. X (Xavien Howard), and Eli Apple will start as the corners. Brandon Jones and Jevon Holland are the starting safeties. Kader Kohou will be the primary nickel back until Nik Needham, who is on the PUP is healthy enough to take the field. Kohou was excellent last season, an excellent find. The Dolphins finally parted ways with former 2020 1st RD pick Noah Igbinoghene, trading him to the Dallas Cowboys for 2021 2nd RD pick Kelvin Joseph. Joseph did not fare too well with the Cowboys, much like Iggy didn’t get it done here. It will be a fresh start for both players. Joseph is a long, lean CB at 6’1 192. Hopefully he can turn it around here in MIA with Vic Fangio. Will rookie Cam Smith make enough of showing to see legit playing time? He missed some preseason action which puts him a little behind the curve. At safety, DeShon Elliot, Elijah Campbell and “centerfielder” Verone McKinley III fill out the depth. The Dolphins signed Justin Bethel for CB depth, he played pretty well last season in some spot duty, and is a very good special teams player.Parry Nickerson rounds out the CB depth, he has played for 4 different teams in 4 seasons, the Jets, Jaguars, Packers and Vikings. The Dolphins make his 5th team in as many years. Again, the secondary is where I expect a fair amount of turnover.
OK, let’s get to the dreaded O-line. I know no one is happy here, especially the big green guy. Terron Armstead will anchor the line at LT, next to veteran Isaiah Wynn. Connor Williams will be back at C, he had a great season last year playing every-single-snap. Williams did have some snapping issues, and hopefully he can clean those up. We don’t need Tua chasing footballs over his head and getting mangled trying to recover the bad snap. One of our best OL draft picks in recent history, Robert Hunt returns at RG and Austin Jackson will start at RT. Jackson came in lean and ready to go, so we can only hope this is his best season. T Kion Smith, OG Lester Cotton, T Kendall Lamm and potential backup C Liam Eichenberg fill out the O-line depth. Cotton looked very good in limited action and could step in at G if Isaiah Wynn doesn’t play well enough to keep that spot locked up.
I think we all deep down know that if our starting QB Tua Tagovailoa is going to miss a few games, we’re gonna be in trouble. I’ll admit initially I was pleased with the Mike White signing, but he looked just awful in the preseason, especially in the red zone where his decision making was horrendous. He almost turned the ball over with extremely questionable throws nearly every red zone trip. 2nd year Miami Dolphins QB Skylar Thompson, the star of of the 2022 preseason was a dud in 2023. If anyone was expecting him to take step forward, it doesn’t look like that’s happening. We need our boy Tua to stay healthy, so that Jiu Jitsu falling stuff better keep him safe!
Now on to the next underwhelming unit. Tight End. I can only imagine where this group will be ranked in the NFL. Versatile blocker and occasional pass catcher Durham Smythe is the starter. Tyler Kroft, another solid blocking TE is next on the depth chart and surprising undrafted rookie from Campbell, Julian Hill. Our 6th RD pick, former WR Elijah Higgins didn’t make the 53 and was signed by the Arizona Cardinals. Maybe Julian Hill ends up being the surprise receiver of this group, who knows?
On special teams, K Jason Sanders returns for his 6th season and at P, we signed former NE Patriot Jake Bailey, who spent 4 seasons with the Patriots. Blake Ferguson returns as the Long Snapper and Braxton Berrios will be the primary KR/PR. Cedrick Wilson Jr., Raheem Mostert, De’Von Achane and River Cracraft will round out the depth in the return game.
Overall, I’m really happy with the roster. The question marks are the O-line, backup QB, depth on the D-line and at least until Jalen Ramsey is healthy, depth at CB. Eli Apple doesn’t inspire a lot of confidence, so he will need to play well enough to stay on the field. We lost Keion Crossen to injury and he’s out for the season. Problem is, behind Apple is potentially Kader Kohou, Justin Bethel, Kelvin Joseph and Parry Nickerson. The depth is shaky, which is precisely why we brought in Jalen Ramsey. Best expectations for Ramsey would be late November, but I think December for actual playing time is more realistic. Even then, to expect him to came back and be the player he’s been his entire career coming back so soon after injury is a big ask. As I mentioned, I love the running backs, so glad Chris Brooks is in the mix. I’m a little concerned with how Achane was “rag dolled” and then injured, but I can’t wait to see him get some space. Brooks is unquestionably the sole physical RB in the group. Mostert, Ahmed and Achane are looking to run away from contact while Brooks welcomes it. I feel like our WR’s are very strong, love the addition of Berrios. The offensive line could be a pleasant surprise if Armstead can stay healthy, and Wynn and Jackson do their job. We’ll see if this star studded LB crew rise to the hype. If they do, we could be a top 10 defense for sure!
GO DOLPHINS!!!
Finsmob Unleashed 
https://www.nfl.com/news/dolphins-bradley-chubb-has-chance-to-fly-around-and-cause-havoc
Page turn!
I see the NFL issued their fines yesterday for the bad hits last weekend. No fine listed for the Jags LB who targeted Ahmed’s head.
Man, if I knew there was a page turn coming, I would have posted something political before it happened. 🙂
Lol…timing is everything…
MVP – Tua
OPY – Hill
DPY – X
OROY – Achane
DROY – Smith
DPY – X
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THAT would be awesome!
I just have a feeling that he’s going to be great again this year, so long as he can stay healthy.
Great game to watch tonight, 7:30pm eastern, with some great draft prospects to keep an eye on. My pick will be FSU over LSU, not because they are the home team. Though playing at a “neutral site” which happens to be in Orlando, FL.
I pick them to win, but not only win, make the college football playoffs also.
They have to be returning more players (77) from last year’s team than any other team ranked in the top 20. Don’t know for sure but that is a lot, IMO. On top of that, they added 6-7 players through the transfer portal who were already ranked at the top of their groupings for their position in the nation and had a very good recruiting class as well.
BBM gonna have to be an FSU homer this year. Glad they don’t play ND this year and make me have to choose. lol
BTW, LSU is favored to win.
Does anyone know the extent of Ahmed’s injury? No concussion protocol so it must be a stinger. Makes me think he will be ready to go Sunday, if so.
This is X’s theme song… produced by Dr. Dre, cameos by Dre and Snoop
^^
I just read an article that Raheem Mostert bulked up to 215. I didn’t realize he did that. He said he felt like he wanted more power and durability, so he added 10 lbs of muscle
I bulked up to 205! Curtesy of Papa John’s and Hungry Howie’s pizza!
This was one of those years where I promised myself I would get rid of it before summers over…when does fall officially start??? lol
PS: Ordering Domino’s for the game. Mainly because I want some of them jalapeño pineapple chicken nuggets on the side.
If he continues to have blazing speed, that’s great! I didn’t realize that either.
Oh yeah, and that should help him to have a healthy season, as injury prone as he’s been in his career.
Yeah, if he still runs 4.34 instead of 4.31, I’m good with it. lol
Seriously, I think the most important thing for him NOT to loose is his burst/acceleration vs top end speed.
100% agreed, BBMike.
BBMike,
I used to love Papa Johns, but then they went with a different kind of recipe for their dough… yucky to me. About the same time, Dominos went from yucky dough to the dough that Papa Johns used to use.
Today, I’d take Dominos over Papa Johns any day of the week.
Is anybody else somewhat concerned that our RB room is already a bit dinged up?
No because it’s a common occurrence across the league. When you play fantasy football you know these things.🤪
But seriously… we haven’t even played our first game of the season.
The only guy out is Wilson and Achane should be fine.
Yes, but not long term. RB’s always get hurt, the important thing is none of these injuries are serious and none of these will affect them in the future. I just hope we can have everyone healthy for the opener against LA.
That’s what I’m talking about… we’re dinged up before we even play our first game. I, too, hope we can have everyone healthy for our opener.
No, it’s not like we run with a bell-cow back and he’s injured… we run with RB by committee, but most are already dinged up!
Realize that I stated I’m “somewhat concerned”… not scared to death!
We’ll see what the situation is on opening day.
Hoping for the best!
I was just looking up FF rankings and on one site, Dolphins D is ranked #17. That’s pretty low for us, surprising.
I’m an automatic fan of Chris Brooks after watching this.
And WHO wanted us to draft Tyler Allgeier last year?
ME!
I actually thought we had a lot of injuries this TC if combined with those who didn’t make it all the way back from last year.
Ramsey Wilson Campbell Needham Crossen Armstead Ahmed Achane Rob Jones Saubert Waddle White Phillips Connor Brandon Jones Trill and 6 or 7 who were waived injured.
Plus we lost half our draft class to poaching
6th and 7th round picks. It happens.
Will be cool if Chris Brooks can make impact this year
Not real usual for a FA RB to come out of nowhere and be a top tier RB
You can see him unseating Jeff Wilson
And if he can log in meaningful ways laying time and mystery stays healthy – we will have a true thunder and lightning combo with achane contributing for some big plays
Let go 🐬!
Let’s wait and see Brooks and Achane in the regular season before we start having them as the main backs. Mostert is the starter. Ahmed is probably #2.
Not that ourlads.com is the end all, but they have Achane as #2. As to the other point, lots of RB’s that were either late picks or undrafted have had success in the NFL. Raheem Mostert is one of them
I know but they haven’t played a regular season game yet. Mostert and Ahmed have and they were both undrafted.
If you watch our running game system it’s predicated on movement, speed and unpredictability not pure power.
The base concepts are run the ball and out of the QBs hand quickly for chunk yards. High efficiency plays and take some deep shots. The playmakers have to make plays.🙂
I think People are underestimating our TE room.
There’s a difference between how people see TE production, we see things closer to how MM wants to use them, so naturally we see them for total worth and not receiving stats others do
You don’t see playcalling like that every day
Go fsu!
Go Noles!!!
INT!!!!
Season forcast
10-7
Brooks & Achane sounds like a detective series
Thunder & Lightning 🌩️ ⚡️
No Tim Tim we cannot wait if we do then we won’t be first.
I made up that make up story right after the draft and am going to ride or die 😅
Choo choo get on! LOL
Naples – I think the underestimation is totally warranted. Maybe they will excel at pass blocking, but why would an outsider look at our TE room and think we have any real pass catching threat? Tyler Kroft has 42 catches total over the last 5 seasons, after having one season in ’17 where he had 42 receptions. Julian Hill is an undrafted rookie from a small school, and Smythe caught 15 passes last year. Is it possible these guys all do more than expected? Sure, but there’s no real reason to have high expectations.
The high expectations come from what we saw in the PS running the ball, as the TEs did better run blocking, than we’ve ever seen from the unit
After 2 PS games many had Hill making the 53 based on his blocking, slipping out to catch a few passes and his RAC
Gesicki caught most of his balls lined up off the line, we have EZ to replace him, he’s not going to make as many circus catches, but isn’t going down with the wave of a feather either
If our running game avgs about 120 yards per game at 4.5 per carry the TE room will have made a big contribution towards our O taking the next step
I think the run blocking will better for sure, but TE’s in the NFL in 2023 are given high grades for receiving. I’m fine with Smythe, Kroft and Hill just bulldozing holes for our backs all season and only catching a pass here and there. Our offense is going to go through Hill, Waddle and probably Berrios and of course the run game.
Robbie Chosen was signed to our PS.
That’s good. We might need him.
Mike E of course you are correct, but so is Steve.
Btw…my statement is pretty safe since our TE room is rated 32nd. I didn’t say they’d be top 10 … but top 20 would be good enough.
Thing is, all 3 CAN catch, and all 3 can get a little YAC. All 3 can run the whole TE tree. (Not the slot WR tree Gesicki ran) and they run crisp routes.
Smythe is very deceptive. Kroft is very experienced. And the kid has fresh legs and a hungry heart.
We have a true 6-deep WR room, so we have less need of a seam threat because Ced and Ezukanma can run those, and Connor is there to bring up if needed.
Meanwhile, the wear and tear on opposing ILBs and Safeties getting wham-blocked by our TEs who are 40-60 pounds heavier will take its toll.
Mike White has been named the #2 QB.
For the stoners among us
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Lol…and I thought you were being serious…too bad
I’m sure we’ll have a different game plan this time around.
Absolutely. And I should think it will involve more of our running game.
I expect us to be more committed to the running game this year and hopefully it starts right out of the gate.
I wonder if Armstead starts or will it be Lamm or Kion Smith?
Lamm took all the reps in the preseason, I think.
Kion seemed to be subbing for RT.
I guess we’ll see I don’t really know.
Good news, not spam, not Rock, NCC
https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/terron-armstead-not-yet-practicing-but-devon-achane-jaylen-waddle-return
I’ve heard Waddle has looked good in practice.
How could he not.
I meant once he returned from injury.
Mike E. says:
September 3, 2023 at 12:30 pm
Not buying the Phillips hype?
Reply
Nah, I’m drinking that koolaid too, but I think Holland is finally going to SHINE AND BE NOTED this season under Fangio
Tim Knight says:
September 4, 2023 at 3:56 pm
I expect us to be more committed to the running game this year and hopefully it starts right out of the gate.
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Exactly. And this is why I asked if anybody was “somewhat concerned” regarding our dinged-up RBs, before game 1 of the regular season is even played.
So far, so good. Looks like Achane is ready to go.
Not looking so good for Jeff Wilson…
He’s on IR.
I know… and again, part of the reason why I’d asked if anybody else was “somewhat concerned”.
Wilson may be lost for the season.
Don’t know enough about the depth of his injuries but it didn’t sound like the season. I think he’s only on the 4 week so it seems they expect him back at some point.
We have 4 RBs that should be good to go.
M – I’m not worried about Jeff Wilson. Chris Brooks will get the carries that Wson would have gotten. I think we’re upgrading with Achane – Ahmed – Brooks
Brooks is going to get his touches. He is going to get his yards, he is going to take the job and earn the respect. He is going to get and take his shot before Achane does regularly. But it will come. THUNDER AND LIGHTNING
This week starts the first week of “regular” practice for the team. Game plan installation for the first time, etc. I played 3 games yesterday on Madden to preview the upcoming game. Lost two won one.
Mike White announced as official #2
Brooks is the #4 RB, if he doesn’t play STs, not sure he’s even active week 1, think it would be a mistake, but…
If active they should give him a shot, don’t need Mostert used too much on the goal line
Mostert did bulk up, still don’t want him used like that
With all the guys we had sitting out in camp, that are now back practicing, I have to wonder, if most were just cautionary
Armstead still not practicing, but when did he ever?
Other than Ramsey, we’re pretty healthy, Wilson’s injury may turn out to be a blessing in disguise with Brooks getting a shot
Needham and some other DBs should be back soon
By having some key guys out at least they had less time to get seriously hurt
IT’S GAME WEEK!!!
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Williams with a high snap over Tua’s head, running game controls the rest
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It’s funny how crazy we get about draft picks or trading them etc., but we fall in love with undrafted guys before they’ve done anything.🤔
Potential is potential, but yeah I agree
Last year it was Kohou, this year Brooks
We like underdogs, because they’re acquired for very little compensation and add to whatever the offseason plan was
It also goes with Omar’s JAG theory, but these guys can be priceless at certain positions and save your ass
Where would we have been without Kohou last year?
I was impressed with Brooks too but let’s wait a bit and see if it’s real in the regular season.
Kohou did it in the RS, I don’t remember him being highly talked about in the PS. That was Trill Williams until he got hurt.
I hear you
What I said about Brooks is, the injury to Wilson is giving us a free look at him
Hard to say how PS success against guys not likely to make a 53 is going to translate to reg season, but I’d think RB would be the easiest position it to translate
Forget about draft class, rookie class is more appropriate
We have 5 guys, that have a chance to contribute in a big way
Can’t ask for more than that from a normal 1 pick per round draft, ours situation is above average
Heady, consistent, he blocks and will/can do whatever you ask
4th and goal they won’t hesitate to go his way
Agreed. He’s a good football player that doesn’t have elite skills but he’s productive.
Boy the Jets are really talking themselves up. I’m really hoping for a crash and burn.🙂
It’s hard to see how anyone can beat the jest.
Just give them the Lombardi trophy already and skip the season.🤣
I agree.
They don’t have any weaknesses.
Their OL is questionable and just like other teams with good rosters they need to avoid the injury bug.
I have a really bad feeling about this season.
I’m scared we’re going to be 2-7 going into the bye,
but we could be 0-9 if that Panther QB catches fire,
and bellycheat outcoaches McD twice. Could happen.
Then we go 1-7 after the bye
or 0-8 if that DE for the Commanders goes off on us.
At least we’ll get better draft picks.
Wow!!!
Lol…dude you need meds!
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Whatever happened to Howie?
I’ll go somewhat optimistic here.
37-20 Phins
I believe he checked out because of political talk.
There’s always one lol
Brooks vs Jags
That 80 guy blocking for Brooks on play 2 the td against the Jags was Tanner Conner, he’s done a great job blocking in PS
YEP
Something I didn’t realize until I heard it on Kyle Crabs’ pod cast this morning which is a good thing for Miami:
The DC who figured out how to completely shut down our offense last year against LAC is now on our coaching staff. Welcome Renaldo Hill! Glad you are on our side this year!
Didn’t he play for us at one time?
Yes he did! 06,07 & 08
That explains it. 08. The year I was acquired along with Chad! 😂
YOU BECAME A DOLPHINS FAN BECAUSE OF CHAD HENNE DRAFTED IN 2008!??? And you admit it!?
(LOL JBB I know it was the other Chad we got that year)
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Look at all these Homer’s 😜
Mike E cannot not see a crochetrocket
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This isn’t political, is it? Come back Howie!
A lot of truth in comedy
Conner on the PS is probably not just development but depth if Ingold went down. Not enough roster spots for two FB/H-back.
I agree
Chiefs TE Travis Kelce believed to have avoided long-term knee injury; status in doubt for kickoff game vs. Lions
Oh boy!
Yeah, LOVE to see the Lions beat KC on opening Thursday night.
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I see Conner more like a Charles Clay type than a traditional TE. I think Ingold is going to be more productive in yards rush/rec if we have our running game going. He’ll be on the field more. Not saying big numbers just more opportunities.
more overall positive impact on everyone else’s numbers
It goes to show you what the front office values. A FULLBACK who is a dirty nose in the dirt blocker on most plays who is a reliable outlet receiver making 17m per. They refused to pay Gesicki that.
3 years 12.2 million, with 3 mill at signing. Still pretty nice for a FB in today’s NFL.
If fullback were a Marvel character
Capt America
86 says Detroit is going to win Thursday.
It would be great to see Dan Cambell beat the Redwalrus this Thursday!
Google Dan Cambell and see which picture they pick! LOL Back from his player days
You appear to be talking to yourself
Howie didn’t leave over politics he left because he was tired of the Fins sucking and then I’m pretty positive he lost his log in info shortly after. He might be back otherwise.
It ain’t you, it’s me
I do recall he was having trouble signing in. His daughter had tried to help. I can’t estimate how long ago that was? If there was anything else, I don’t have first hand knowledge.
That’s right and in fact I might have the daughters email somewhere that was a long time ago I was helping them.
Rock, I’ll give you props on Gesicki. I soured on him as a TE his last two seasons. He’s a good receiver but a tweener. Limited route runner too. He doesn’t fit MM’s offense.
Herd that was funny above how we “acquired” you lol
Wait, did you used to be a stej fan? 🤷♂️
I never heard you say that and I pray it’s not true
Still funny stuff though 👍
No. Never a Jets fan. I was really just a fan of the Herd. I would watch NFL games to see how former players were doing. Chad, Byron Leftwich, Randy Moss….I have no other explanation as to how this happened. 😂
That’s what I thought and Thank God lol
You got lulled in by the provocative blogging from back in the day
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LT Lamm
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RIP Gary Wright
Dream Weaver dies at 80
RIP to the dude from Smash mouth too died young
Damn. My uncle knew his cousin back when it was all happening. Always dug his vibe when I was a kid in the 70s. RIP Gary.
I’m looking forward to seeing our top 6 players on the defensive front. We have not seen that in the PS. Fangio was pretty vanilla too. Fundamentals.
Game time!
It took until episode 4, but the Ahsoka (Star Wars) series just got GREAT!
Slow build-up through the first 3 episodes, but the payoff is coming to fruition.
DAYUM!!!
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They see something in Liam a lot of us aren’t seeing. I wish for the best.🤔
I’ll believe it on Sunday, if Ozark Eich starts
Finally got my Cam Wake jersey today… it’s GRAND!
*There
C’mon, Dave.
Tim Knight says:
September 5, 2023 at 11:06 pm
They see something in Liam a lot of us aren’t seeing. I wish for the best.🤔
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100% agreed, and great usage of the appropriate emoji.
Howie’s List
Week 1 – 🐬 @⚡️
🦬 34-24 🐬
🗿31-28 🐬
🐟🐠🐡 28-17 🐬
🎰 17-5 🐬
🌴31-27🐬❤️
🐷42-14 🐬
⚔️ 37-20 🐬
🌞 24-21 🐬
🦏 35-17 🐬
🏈 24-17 🐬
🇨🇦 35-20 🐬
I think our speed and some newness will be hard for teams to handle early on unless we’re unprepared.
We have talent on defense and now a top DC in Fangio is coaching them.
It’s difficult to imagine we’re not in the mix all season. That’s what I’m looking forward to. Make the season fun and have a chance.
Dilly dilly 👍👍
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Keys to the game which is obvious; pressure Herbert and keep Ekler contained somewhat. He’s one of the best 3 down backs in the league.
I’m so looking forward to a mostly good to go team opening day. I don’t fear the Chargers in LA week one. Plenty of time to prepare for that. It’s a big AFC game that could play a factor down the road though.
Good teams win games.🙂
The last thing I want to do is encourage political talk, but I saw this tweeted and it is so on point!
A British writer penned the best description of Donald Trump I’ve ever read:
“Why do some British people not like Donald Trump?”
A few things spring to mind. Trump lacks certain qualities which the British traditionally esteem. For instance, he has no class, no charm, no coolness, no credibility, no compassion, no wit, no warmth, no wisdom, no subtlety, no sensitivity, no self-awareness, no humility, no honour and no grace – all qualities, funnily enough, with which his predecessor Mr. Obama was generously blessed. So for us, the stark contrast does rather throw Trump’s limitations into embarrassingly sharp relief.
Plus, we like a laugh. And while Trump may be laughable, he has never once said anything wry, witty or even faintly amusing – not once, ever. I don’t say that rhetorically, I mean it quite literally: not once, not ever. And that fact is particularly disturbing to the British sensibility – for us, to lack humour is almost inhuman. But with Trump, it’s a fact. He doesn’t even seem to understand what a joke is – his idea of a joke is a crass comment, an illiterate insult, a casual act of cruelty.
Trump is a troll. And like all trolls, he is never funny and he never laughs; he only crows or jeers. And scarily, he doesn’t just talk in crude, witless insults – he actually thinks in them. His mind is a simple bot-like algorithm of petty prejudices and knee-jerk nastiness.
There is never any under-layer of irony, complexity, nuance or depth. It’s all surface. Some Americans might see this as refreshingly upfront. Well, we don’t. We see it as having no inner world, no soul. And in Britain we traditionally side with David, not Goliath. All our heroes are plucky underdogs: Robin Hood, Dick Whittington, Oliver Twist. Trump is neither plucky, nor an underdog. He is the exact opposite of that. He’s not even a spoiled rich-boy, or a greedy fat-cat. He’s more a fat white slug. A Jabba the Hutt of privilege.
And worse, he is that most unforgivable of all things to the British: a bully. That is, except when he is among bullies; then he suddenly transforms into a snivelling sidekick instead. There are unspoken rules to this stuff – the Queensberry rules of basic decency – and he breaks them all. He punches downwards – which a gentleman should, would, could never do – and every blow he aims is below the belt. He particularly likes to kick the vulnerable or voiceless – and he kicks them when they are down.
So the fact that a significant minority – perhaps a third – of Americans look at what he does, listen to what he says, and then think ‘Yeah, he seems like my kind of guy’ is a matter of some confusion and no little distress to British people, given that:
• Americans are supposed to be nicer than us, and mostly are.
• You don’t need a particularly keen eye for detail to spot a few flaws in the man.
This last point is what especially confuses and dismays British people, and many other people too; his faults seem pretty bloody hard to miss. After all, it’s impossible to read a single tweet, or hear him speak a sentence or two, without staring deep into the abyss. He turns being artless into an art form; he is a Picasso of pettiness; a Shakespeare of shit. His faults are fractal: even his flaws have flaws, and so on ad infinitum. God knows there have always been stupid people in the world, and plenty of nasty people too. But rarely has stupidity been so nasty, or nastiness so stupid. He makes Nixon look trustworthy and George W look smart. In fact, if Frankenstein decided to make a monster assembled entirely from human flaws – he would make a Trump.
And a remorseful Doctor Frankenstein would clutch out big clumpfuls of hair and scream in anguish: ‘My God… what… have… I… created?’ If being a twat was a TV show, Trump would be the boxed set.”
And I only read a few of the replies to this tweet but this made me laugh!
That’s the narrative our mainstream media wants to portrait, and I see the stupid people of the world eat it up hook line and sinker
They also portrait biden as an “HONEST” centrist, so there you go, fucker hasn’t told the truth once, since he’s been in office
LOL, the juxtaposition of the long winded, beautifully written takedown, with the concise “Trump is a cunt” made me spit out my drink. Too funny.
Snap!
On a lighter note and for my fishing buddies on here – this is a great catch in more than one way!
Son of a son of a Matt Roth?
One last Trump piss-take
Piggy readying himself for the new season
Liked this one
https://twitter.com/JacoboZakay23/status/1693783647965364469
And this
Pre-season pronunciation guide
https://twitter.com/schadjoe/status/1698053617553490117
I especially liked the pronunciation of Xavien
Only in sports do we have people so illiterate, that they’ll pronounce names any way they see fit, for example when have you even seen 1 letter X pronounced twice?
ignorance is universal
Howie’s List
Week 1 – 🐬 @⚡️
🦬 34-24 🐬
🗿31-28 🐬
🐟🐠🐡 28-17 🐬
🎰 17-5 🐬
🌴31-27🐬❤️
🐷42-14 🐬
⚔️ 37-20 🐬
🌞 24-21 🐬
🦏 35-17 🐬
🏈 24-17 🐬
🇨🇦 35-20 🐬
🇬🇧 27-24 🐬
Has the page turn been switched off? 😉
son of a son of a shula says:
September 5, 2023 at 9:52 pm (Edit)
That’s what I thought and Thank God lol
You got lulled in by the provocative blogging from back in the day
LOL. I remember it started because I was reading about him being released by them and immediately signed by the Dolphins. Not a lot of positive comments about him by you guys and I was compelled to defend him! I met him at a cocktail party thing, Herd fundraiser, I think not long after he retired? I know it was the exact same day there was an earthquake in the eastern US. I always say, I met Chad and felt the earth move on the same day. Sadly, not for the same reason. 🥴
I did tell him I was an active participant on Omar’s blog. He had a big chuckle.
I have always liked the British
And now I remember one of the reasons why.
Birds of a feather flock together