Week 1 was quite a surprise for me. I expected the Dolphins offense to look good, but it was really the defense that I expected to shine, and until the end of the game when they sealed the victory, the defense was a huge letdown. Chargers running backs Austin Ekeler and Joshua Kelley combined for 208 yards rushing on 32 carries for a ridiculous 6.5 YPC. Ekeler is indeed one of the best in the game but both he and Kelley feasted. Ekeler had a long run of 55 yards. I’m pretty sure all of us thought David Long was an upgrade at ILB, but on opening day, Long played only 17 snaps and gave us 1 tackle. In contrast, Andrew Van Ginkel played a surprising 63% of the snaps at LB, and produced a modest 5 combined tackles. For additional contrast, former Dolphins LB Elandon Roberts started for the Steelers and played 43% of the defensive snaps and had 8 tackles, and 2 tackles for a loss. This an early disappointment, and something that we’ll need to keep an eye on.
The offense though was better than I could have hoped for. It’s been well documented how the Chargers shut down Tua Tagovailoa and the Dolphins offense last year during that horrific west coast trip that started with a beatdown in San Francisco and ended with a stymied offensive output against the Chargers who took away the short passing lanes, and the Dolphins at that time had no answers. This past Sunday however, the Dolphins had all the answers and absolutely shredded the Chargers defense to the tune of 536 yards, 466 of those yards through the air, compared to 145 yards on a paltry 10 completions out of 28 pass attempts. Tyreek Hill was unstoppable, and provided nearly half of the receiving yards with 215 yards receiving and 2 TD’s. Jaylen Waddle had a nice day as well, 4 receptions for 78 yards, but that pales in comparison to the monster day Hill had. We were running the football well, but basically stopped running, although the results say we did the right thing because the LA defense could not contain the passing game.
One game is not enough information to really identify what a team is all about. We know Head Coach Bill Belichick well, and we all know here that he will simply not allow Tyreek Hill to beat his defense. That’s what he does, his M.O. is to take away the thing you do best, and make you beat them a different way. Raheem Mostert has been practicing, so he’s likely to start, and the run game should get a boost from rookie De’Von Achane who has also been practicing and will play this Sunday night. You never know what the gameplan will be, but if I could conjure a guess, it would be that we will be running more than we did against the Chargers, and also that De’Von Achane will get his share of touches. With extra attention on Tyreek Hill, others will benefit, like Achae, Waddle and perhaps even Durham Smythe, who will see his former TE mate against our defense for the first time, Mike Gesicki. As far as the defense, I also expect a better effort against the Patriots, who don’t have top tier talent at the skill positions that the Chargers have, namely Herbert, Ekeler, Allen and Williams. Instead, it will be QB Mac Jones, WR’s DeVante Parker and Kennrick Bourne, big back Rhamondre Stevenson and TE’s Hunter Henry and Mike Gesicki.
The Patriots hung in there opening day against a very good Philadelphia Eagles team. It was a close game, the Patriots came back from a 1st quarter 16 point deficit, but ended up losing 25-20. The Eagles defense contained Rhamondre Stevenson to just 25 yards on 12 carries, but Ezekiel Elliott had moderately more success, 29 yards on 7 carries. In general, the Patriots offense doesn’t scare opposing teams, but a Bill Belichick team is always a dangerous team, although the Dolphins have recently had Bill’s number, taking 4 of 6 games in the last 3 seasons, and more importantly, winning every game QB Tua Tagovailoa played in, 4-0. I’m sure the Patriots will try and disrupt the rhythm Tua has with his receivers, and if that’s the case, Tua may need to find secondary and tertiary targets, which is why I think there’s potential for Achane to have a fair amount of action Sunday night. Waddle, Berrios, Cracraft and Ezukanma should also see more action. This would be Achane’s first NFL action, so I should probably temper my enthusiasm for him, but if he’s healthy, this is what he’s here for.
It was frustrating seeing the defense gashed in the run game, and of course even more frustrating, for me at least, to see our vaunted pass rush neutralized nearly the entire game. At the end, we made the plays to seal the victory, but Wilkins, Davis, Sieler, Phillips and Chubb didn’t get to Herbert most of the game, and if not for absurdly gaudy offensive day, the Chargers 433 yards and 34 points would have been a really good offensive output. If this defense is going to be a top unit in the NFL, we’re going to have to better than last week’s effort. One other surprise on defense was S DeShon Elliott playing 100% of the defensive snaps. Clearly, S Brandon Jones is not where he needs to be yet, but Elliott rose to the occasion with 13 total tackles, 8 solo. CB Kader Kohou got the start and of course had the huuuuge sack on Justin Herbert that was nearly a safety. Kohou played 98% of the defensive snaps and has been a huge pickup for our team. Eli Apple played 74% of the defensive snaps, but it was clearly Kohou who is in the drivers seat. I’m curious to see if CB Cam Smith will get any defensive snaps, he played only special teams against the Chargers.
There are a few things I’d like to see this Sunday night against the Patriots. We know Terron Armstead is a scratch, he’ll be given at least one more week to heal up, which means T Kendall Lamm will play at least one more game. The offensive line was better than any of us could have hoped for, 45 pass attempts, ZERO sacks. That’s pretty much a shock if we’re being fair. I’d love to see that continue of course and I’d like to see more out of our running game, and that can include short passes to the RB’s either behind the line of scrimmage or beyond, but I want to see Mostert, Achane, Ahmed and even Ezuknama get some touches if the defense is doubling or even tripling Hill. These guys need to make the NE defense pay if they go all in on stopping Tyreek Hill. Mostly, I want to see the defense bounce back and look dominant, and not get pushed around in the run game and be ineffective getting to the QB. I want to see Tua remain upright making plays, and as mentioned, let’s the exciting rookie De’Von Achane get some touches and see what he can do!
GO DOLPHINS!!!!
Finsmob Unleashed 
I hope the DL improvement wasn’t just because of the Pats OL injuries.
Page turn!
Ken, RE: your last post. I agree. Those 2 plays were huge
👍
I noticed last night that Ingold was fighting everyone
And it was fun to watch
Anyone else notice that?
I did and I liked it
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/38428848/dolphins-hill-calls-patriots-fans-some-nfl-worst
We didn’t need Tyreek to tell us Pats fans suck. 🤮
But it is still nice to hear 😆
Twice could tell us stories.
Twice could tell us stories.
Hell I could tell stories. I have been to that stadium and its predecessor a few times. Couple of times there I wasn’t sure I was getting out unscathed
Really not getting shit done today at work
At least it’s because we won and we’re 2-0, and not because we lost and we’re 0-2
True that
Jason Sanders — who missed a 55-yard field-goal attempt and had a 49-yarder blocked — is now 4 for 13 on field goals of 50 yards or more since the start of the 2021 season. That’s the worse percentage on such kicks for any NFL team over that time period.
Damn. The only silver lining here is if he has to miss a game or two, he’ll have extra time for that oblique injury to hopefully heal fully instead of lingering longer into the season.
That is some funny shit right there. Hold your judgement until, you know, it works. Delusional fan trying to make his 6 time SB winning 0-2 ass feel better.
Yeah, Tyreek was in the game. He scored a TD. Yeah, you “won the war” the dolphins averaged 6 yards per play, not pass, per play. Remind us in January how you won the war. Loser.
Talk about not being able to handle losing…
Blueprint? We left a lot of points on the field making lots of mistakes. If anything, if teams “take out” Hill, we score in every other way, except for fucking FGs…lol.
If anything the other teams are on notice…lol. Pick your poison.
Miami gets a first down on 50.7% of their plays. That is sick.
Our D needs to tighten up more. They took a step this week, but still gave up too much. Week 1 was really bad and put us behind but even so, we are third in points but 11th in net points.
We are rooting for the Steelers tonight right? Hope #4 needs a message after the game and is in too much pain to get a happy ending.
Someone make this link post please
Rewatching the game on NFL network.
Brian, you called it, Eli Apple threw his shoulder in at the end of that play and was key in stopping Strange short of the line to gain. He may have been toasted all night, but he helped make that game sealing play.
Another twat said Waddle has already started progressing through the protocol. I assume that means he’s already past step 1.
This upcoming home opener is a bigtime trap game for us. We’re coming off two big road wins, we’re easily the better team, and we have a legit home field advantage, but if we’re missing Waddle and Ahmed, that is two of our top 4 weapons. Add Phillips and Armstead possibly not playing and that is potentially a lot of talent not on the field.
Even if all that does happen, we’re still the better team, and I expect us to come out and put a good game together, get the win, and move to 3-0.
We’re fin fans. Every game is a trap game
It’s nice to see that we can win in different ways. But I’m officially scared with Sanders. He’s been missing a lot going back to last year. Missing that Xpt last week to make it 36-34 instead of 37 and the Chargers needing a FG to tie instead of winning is the type of thing that loses games. The defense stepped up and we got the win but that can’t happen again.
And now he’s probably in his own head
Yep
Waddle could get cleared before our next game. Let’s hope that’s the case.
Hmmmm Sanders a liability? Who could have known…
Being in protocol and actually having a concussion are not one and the same. Hopefully he is ok and progresses quickly and doesn’t have any issues.
That’s true. It could just be symptoms exhibited after the hit, in which case he might progress through the protocol quickly and play this weekend.
AVG played like his hair was on fire. (rewatching DVR)
He played like a pro bowl level player.
Kings of the NFL
It’s fun isn’t it. I agree with Marshall that we’ll beat ourselves, not get beat.🙂
Geez, didn’t know about this.
https://www.boston25news.com/news/local/da-identifies-man-who-died-after-incident-stands-during-patriots-dolphins-game-gillette/TSHEN6LOL5CZXOYLTPOMHGSKHA/
I still despise these two guys, but they are gargling Dolphin balls in this lone so have a watch
I enjoyed watching the gargling…lol
It’s becoming undeniable.🙂
I loved how after Bill was a bitchy little grandma with the challenge flag that they didn’t overturn it. It was a first down IMO. You could tell from the TV feed.
If I was the ref, I’d ask Bill to NOT keep the challenge flag in his nasty ass sock!
What a great pick by Howard over Parker!
The offense’s play was definitely by NE it was a strained looking performance.
FG
TD
Punt
TD
Punt
Blocked FG
Punt
Interception
TD
Missed FG
6 drive stalling or drive extending penalties
It felt like we were struggling. Maybe my personal PTSD from years of being a Dolphan is exacerbated by other factors but YES I had that feeling last night that we might lose. I stood a good amount of the game 3′ from the TV
Oh my…you need meds too…lol.
I felt like we had the game in hand at the half…just don’t fuck it up. Then, we tried to fuck it up…lol. We dictated the game imo just made way too many mistakes.
Clean that shit up and we are formidable.
Why do I need MORE meds then? You seem to agree. “way too many mistakes.”
Lol…fair enough! One or two should be ok…
WE made WAY too many mistakes….If we clean that shit up?
And, the fucking snaps…WTFF??!!!
It’s too bad when a player makes an illegal hit on a player and you injure the player, the penalty is the same amount of time you’re out as the player you injured is out. Especially in hed to head contacts….hmmmm
Carr looks like 💩
Look at all those nice people offering Deshaun a towel….
Towel is the most important part of a good massage
He stepped out but damn!
MUHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
6’8″ 374 lb right tackle? FNA
Let’s go Kenny Pickett. Hope you don’t get concussed!!
Stupid play by the returner
Pickett is not good
Ugly football in Pittsburgh
lolosers
Both games suck
Watson covers his ear holes and yells out word for word the play call as it comes in. The camera angles show the entire play call. I’m not surprised that Pitt is flexing on Defense.
Just horrible football
Both games are pretty bad
That was not a catch / fumble. That was a broken up pass.
all that fumbling around like a 12 year old boy with a double hook bra was just bonus fuckery
That was my thought as well.
Fitzpatrick on ground crying after taking out nick chubbs knee
PFF Dolphins O-Line Report Overall Ranks- Week 2
LT- Kendall Lamm: #36 out of 62 Tackles
LG- Isaiah Wynn: #48 out of 66 Guards
C- Connor Williams: #3 out of 34 Centers
RG- Robert Hunt: #8 out of 66 Guards
RT- Austin Jackson: #33 out of 62 Tackles
Obviously, PFF isn’t taking into account the bad snaps by Connor Williams.
If Connor Williams could only snap a ball imagine where he would rank
Right on! He’s GOT to get that fixed before it kills us.
No matter how one slices it, only 1 sack has been yielded all season by our O-Line after 2 games.
Due in very large part in the QB’s super power of lightning fast processing and rattlesnake quick release.
This is TRUE, Rockphin!
I sifted through some other data… it seems to me that Fangio really wanted AVG to become a MLB. Why? Jerome Baker is playing his way out of Miami, he sucks that badly.
But obviously, AVG BELONGS as an EDGE, as he demonstrated last evening.
Pickett is horrible
PICKett is a terrible name for your franchise QB anyway.
Jerome Baker is the #104 MLB/ILB out of 119 after 2 games.
He’s been targeted 14 times in coverage, giving up 13 receptions.
His missed tackling % has gone from a horrid 12.3% last season up to 13.3% this season.
He won’t be with us next season at the current pace… and some of us saw this coming.
Oh yeah, and Baker hasn’t registered a single pressure thus far this season.
I don’t want to get too far ahead of myself being we’re only 2 games deep into the season (things can change)… but the current trend is that Ogbah and Baker won’t be with us next season.
I guess it’s nice they are doing Picture in Picture… kinda sux that my main broadcast with audio is full screen , other is pic in pic but ahead of other feed by a play 😡
Did you do the YouTube deal, Brother?
Didn’t need to , my cable company still has Sunday ticket
Sweet!
We get to see rookie MLB Drew Sanders this Sunday when we host the Broncos. Several of us were very BIG on drafting him this past Draft.
OMG offense
Pickett appeared to grab his head 🤔
If that were Tua…….
I think it’s time for Watson to throw the towel in…
What… too early?
🙂
It’s a hand towel
Yup!
Yeah, BAD injury to Nick Chubb… not looking good for him. Might the Brownies be in the mix to trade for Jonathan Taylor now?
Or they may just resign Kareem Hunt
More PFF Data (through 2 weeks of 2023)
Best run-blocking WRs
— River Cracraft (#17 out of 55 WRs)
— Jaylen Waddle (#28 out of 55 WRs)
That’s EXACTLY why some of us were rooting for Cracraft to make our 53… we know who we are!
More PFF Data (through 2 weeks of 2023)
— Darth Kader is the #7 overall coverage CB (out of 142) after 2 weeks.
— Eli Apple is #122 out of 142 after 2 weeks.
He’s applesauce.
Road
Test
Really don’t understand how this only works sometimes
Bad as Watson is overall
Sometimes he does pretty amazing things
Priceless! Today’s USA Today’s front/top sports section pictured with Belichick in his red hoody, arms above his head, mouth agape…fucking awesome!
Here’s a couple of others Krishna – couldn’t find that one!
I know he’s loathsome but he is a good coach
https://ftw.usatoday.com/lists/bill-belichick-patriots-dolphins-punter-jake-bailey-exhale-field-goal-block-breakdown
Great pic
Thanks for trying uk…I even went to the USA Today website (being a subscriber) and could not find the picture….wtf?
I gotta say, I really dig the Braxton Berrios 0 jersey.
Man that was some ugly football last night. Both games
This year’s team is different, everything doesn’t have to go right to win, it just has to go right at the right time
Maybe the toughest division is the NFC South😜
Raiders have scored 27 points and given up 54 in 2 games. They are 1-1 and in first place in the AFC West. lol
This is just awful.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12533829/New-England-Patriots-season-ticket-holder-53-beaten-death-Gillette-Stadium-Miami-Dolphins-cops-investigation.html
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Who has the strongest offense in the league?
Very efficient passing game
This is bullshit
What?
Ingold got fined by the NFL for a hit on Bosa!
That play?
LOL that is why he is appealing it
That clip was on Derwin James, not Bosa.
I thought UK hoolies were bad!
Horrible! It’s a fucking game people!!!😥
he was not brutally beaten to death!
He was punched in the head 3 times by a second guy while he was tangling with someone else. So he was sucker punched by a coward. Disgusting!
Speed wins games
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F6Utvr4XAAAymBb?format=jpg
Now he loves us…
I don’t get it?
🤣🤣🤣
Or he is trying to date Lauren Bobert
I haven’t seen anything about the guy who died at Foxborough on the NFLN or ESPN.
River Cracraft only has 5 catches for 74 yards so far this season but it seems like every single one was a critical play in the drive at the time. He has been clutch.
Yeah he’s a really good player who doesn’t have elite skills but he has had a really good WR coach for a few years.😉
His skills are limited, but what he does he’s consisted with, so he can be counted on
I didn’t have him making the team, but when you get players, that you can count on, they can deliver at the most important times
Those stats don’t reflect his blocking too
He’s your lunch pail Udonis Haslem type of player
Nothing had made me feel luckier to be bald
He’s really an odd guy
https://www.businessinsider.com/raiders-owner-mark-davis-bowl-cut-mini-van-2017-1
He’s struggling just to look human
It looks like his face is hatching out of an Easter egg.😂
You guys see the full face tattoo or is it just me? He’s one of those lizard people isn’t he? Zuckerberg is one too.
Anyone know what’s going on with Chandler Jones and the Raiders? I’ve seen some cryptic reports about some weird stuff involving child molestation and Jones apparently calling out Mark Davis.
Mark Davis is a walking punchline for…he looks like the child of (insert any 2 whackjobs here)
Locally they say he’s a cheap bastard and very strange
“The Gink’s got some dog in him”
We signed DL Byron Cowart.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byron_Cowart
Patriots sputter without ground game
https://www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2023/09/18/USAT/5ad5dd8a-e875-4a70-8b60-2c74c8274874-AP_Dolphins_Patriots_Football.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp
New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick argues with officials after a call during the fourth quarter of an NFL football game against the Miami Dolphins, Sunday, Sept. 17, 2023, in Foxborough, Mass.
I was able to find the pic of Belichick…priceless…lmfao!
Piggy, you ruined a perfectly good River Cracraft discussion with the weirdo Mark Davis.🤣
The record will reflect that I called it lol I said there’s no way McDaniel wasn’t keeping him and that we’d cut the Chosen one.
Cracraft works for a living he’s another Ingold on the field but deeper into the defense. When the defense doesn’t cover either one of them they make plays.
McDaniel is finding players that fit what he wants to do on offense. We should only get better. I expect the defense to get better under Fangio as the season goes on. Two wins on the road both conference teams and one division is a great start.🙂
Tim, that’s messed that that guy got killed. Sheesh a 53 year old guy what the hell is he doing fighting and why are punks picking a fight with an older guy. Obviously we don’t know what happened but to pound an older guys head wtf no matter how much of an instigator or asshole he may or may not have been that’s just too much for people out supposedly “having fun”.
He’s a case for why they didn’t sell beer in the OB for some period in 70s
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/miami-dolphins-news-raheem-mostert-s-ridiculous-week-2-is-explained-best-by-math/ar-AA1gWRbd?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=e9c0d537a88549a08a121edfeebf47c2&ei=37
I hate articles like this
Belicheat’s gameplan was to stop Tyreek, it paved the way for Mostert to have his big day, if he hadn’t, then Houston…
Belichick has always tried to take away the best player. The problem is we have a lot of them and we’re not one dimensional. If not for some self inflicted wounds, that game wouldn’t have been close. We had opportunities to put the game away in the 2nd half and Belichick knows that.
I just finished watching Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker for the first time. I walk out of it in the theater when it came out. It really is hot garbage.
I was right in walking out the first time except I paid for the ticket that time.
I’ve been surprised how many people have been so interested in it since 1977 after the first one.🤪
On to Sunday’s game. I think the key is to stretch the shit out of the Bronco’s D laterally make them run 20 yards to go 5. Keep them on the field with time eating series and make them puke on the field. (I remember watching a Texan’s player puking his guts up)
If we focus on the run while pressuring Wilson, and don’t allow the deep ball, we’ll win this game. I’m not sure anyone has our offense figured out. The system is one thing, the talent is another.🙂
Ingold gets fined for blocking a guy and Watson gets no punishment or fine for putting his hands on a ref and pushing him out of the way.
The NFL is wack
Respect and leadership is important. I’m not sure Watson has that from his team. Lip service is one thing, not sure it’s real in Cleveland. They just lost their best player on offense in Nick Chubb. Feel really bad for him. He’s one of my favorite backs in the league.
Mark Davis arriving at the stadium
WTF set you off on Mark Davis today? LOL
I hope they have the locker room AC set at 65 degrees this Sunday. It makes it soooo much worse to have to walk out into swamp ass when you come out of a cold room.
Tua has nine straight wins against Super Bowl winning Head Coaches (Tied for the record) and will be the lone record holder at 10 with a win over Sean Payton this Sunday.
No letdown…and it will be a record
I’d be surprised, if Armstead and Phillips don’t play this week
https://www.profootballnetwork.com/miami-dolphins-injury-update-latest-waddle-armstead-phillips-nfl-2023/
Do we need them?
And if Lamm and other edge rushers have to pick up the slack, that’s been pretty cool too.😎
These idiots that go to games and end up fighting opposing fans in my opinion have gang mentality. You go to root for your team and have a good time regardless of the outcome. What a bunch of dickheads!! It’s not just the NFL, it’s most sports. RIP to the Pats fan.
Agreed 😥
Oh and people that think Billacheat is a great coach. Ask yourself what did he accomplish before Brady and what has he done since 🤔🐕
He was bad in Cleveland, but his D was pretty good that first SB and he did groom brady
Really? You think he groomed Brady? Clueless…lmao
He let Brady be Brady…and I thought you were smarter than that.
Lmfao
Right from the horses mouth
BOSTON (CBS) — Almost at the same time that Bill Belichick was giving a lot of credit to Tom Brady for all of the success enjoyed in New England over the past 20 years, Brady was giving credit to Belichick for developing him into the quarterback that he’s become.
Belichick gave his praise in a press conference; Brady’s came from a clip from his forthcoming documentary project, “Man In The Arena: Tom Brady.”
In the clip, Brady goes into detail about how and why Belichick is responsible for his development early in his career with the Patriots.
BBMike,
YO! Check this out (came out 2 months ago)! Shaq can STILL flow! And dare I say, this track is TIGHT!!!
Part of history is Belichick drafted Brady, believed in him and helped develop him. He couldn’t wait to replace Bledsoe with him. Belichick has always been a very good coach. Great QBs make you better. I think the narrative about Belichick not being good without Brady isn’t fair.
Well that’s your opinion….finally the clueless coach found a a clue…lmao
Yoiu people giving props to a douce bag….he was a 7th round pick…lmfao