The winless Carolina Panthers at 0-5 come to Miami to take on the 4-1 1st place Miami Dolphins this Sunday, A.K.A Fest Day! This is the best Dolphins team we’ve seen in some time. The offense is incredible, although we have lost rookie sensation RB De’Von Achane for a few weeks as he was placed on IR this week, meaning he’ll miss at least 4 games until he’s eligible to return the week of November 19th against the Raiders. Incidentally, Jeff Wilson Jr. is eligible to return from the PUP list but it has yet to be determined if Wilson will be active. RB Salvon Ahmed and Chris Brooks will most likely share reps with Mostert, with Mostert getting the majority of the touches.
I think the majority of us have a lot of positive feelings with this team. The Buffalo game was a sobering beat down, but the team came back strong against the beleaguered NY Giants. The defense especially made their presence felt last week. In place of Jaelan Phillips, backup LB Andrew Van Ginkel has been stellar. He has made his absence tolerable, although it would be great to have both og them available. Jaelan Phillps logged in a limited practice Wednesday, along with other limited participants WR Tyreek Hill, OG Robert Jones, RB Raheem Mostert, RB Jeff Wilson Jr., and nice to see the return of DB Nik Needham, one of my faves. CB Xavien Howard (veteran rest), FB Alec Ingold (foot), and OC Connor Williams (groin), did not practice. Ingold has said he’s playing Sunday, but Williams is one to keep an eye on, and maybe a late decision.
The Dolphins are the #1 passing team with 1681 yards. The Dolphins are also the #1 rushing team with 929 yards. That’s crazy! This offense, with the exception of the 2nd half of the Bills game has been nearly unstoppable. On defense however, it’s a different story. The Dolphins have allowed the 12th most passing yards, and the 15th most rushing yards. Not terrible, but not championship level either. Vic Fangio may have the Dolphins defense turning the corner, although even a strong showing against the Panthers will still leave the question as to whether this defense, and team in general, can play well against one of the better teams, like the Philadelphia Eagles. We’ll play them the following Sunday, and they will be a better gauge as to where this team is heading.
It’s a shame the Festers won’t get to see RB De’Von Achane who just eats up yardage so quickly, averaging an outrageous 12.1 yards per carry. I’m not talking 5-10 carries, it’s 38. Raheem Mostert is also having a great year rushing and is averaging a whopping 5.4 yards per carry, which is less than half of the magic man, De’Von Achane, but still impressive. We will get to see Tyreek Hill, who has also been magical this season. Hill has 651 yards receiving and is averaging 18.1 YPR, crazy considering all the extra attention he receives. Jaylen Waddle has 245 yards receiving, 14.4 YPR. Braxton Berrios has been great getting open finding soft spots in the zones or just beating coverage to get open.
The Panthers will be showing off their rookie QB Bryce Young who is having a decent rookie season. Young has been sacked 12 times so far this season. Young has 750 yards passing with 5 TD’s and 4 INT’s and a 77 QBR. In contrast, Tua has 1614 yards, with 11 TD’s and 5 INT’s and a stellar 111.9 QBR. It would be nice to have a healthy Jaelan Phillips back, but it’s still unclear as to whether he will suit up. In any case, AVG is on fire right now, so this defense is going to bring it whether Phillips is there or not. I do hope we activate Nik Needham, but I think we have until the 29th to activate him, so it’s probably not happening this week.
No matter what happens at the game itself, this is a special time getting together with a great group. It’s such a pleasure to see you all each year, and of course, we’re thankful for Stanger’s hospitality, Chef Warren, communications man Hulk, transportation man Toba, and everyone who attends and makes it such a special time. It will be great to finally meet Herd, looking forward to that! Looking forward to meeting up again and having a great time while we’re together. Cheers!
GO DOLPHINS!!!
Finsmob Unleashed 
Well
I’ll just focus on work for the early part of the week
By Thursday, this one will be behind us
PI on that UDFA again and not called again
Collinsworth did say 1 thing that matters. Every year the Eagles load up on the DL and OL every year in the draft. Not sure if that is totally true but they have added some beef to that DL and OL is stout.
Recall what I stated last evening… we’re going to be alright!
This isn’t the end of the world for us.
And we’re STILL a game up on the Bills!!!
and the game finishes with
Dolphins 10 penalties for 70 yards
Eagles 0 for 0
Man them Eagles played a perfect clean game!
LOL 😉
D held Eagles to 2.9 yards per carry
D also held them to 4-12 on 3rd down
but the Eagles were 4-4 on 4th down
‘Tush-Push’ on 4-4 on 4th down.
k preseason I had this one as a loss, so whatevs
We’re fine, we need to get some key players back. 10 games to go.😂
I agree but need them back soon.
This game came down to the penalties (however you want to look at that) and our OL vs their DL. Our D was gassed on the last TD drive. Over 36 min TOP for the Eagles is a lot to ask from your D.
We were wounded playing a top team on the road. NFC loss not a big deal. I like what I’m seeing from our pass rush. We need to get the dogs in the secondary back.
Not a surprising outcome but still sucks to watch. I’m hoping Ramsey helps the defense later, but the OL will always be our Achilles heel. We’re a pretty good team and fun to watch but not a top tier team. 10 points of offense is pathetic. Chris Grier just can’t draft decent OL picks and loves getting injury prone dudes. We are the AFCE version of the Chargers. We haven’t beaten a good team yet and will need a lot more to handle KC in two weeks and maybe even next week with the Pats. Next week will be the true test of what kind of team we are. It should be a solid win, no ifs, ands, or buts.
Any team that is playing a backup at LT, LG and C is going to struggle against top defenses. It was a bad matchup situation this week on the road against a top team, nothing more.
I hope so but we haven’t beat a team with 3 wins yet. We’ve played a smorgasbord of terrible teams to our 5-2 start. We’ve only played two good teams and got blown out both times. Is this team built to win the tough games? I’m not sure.
I would not call this game a blow out. It was a one score game until late in the 4th quarter with 2 gutsy calls by the Eagles on 4th down to pull away
Agree, not even close to a blowout. More like we made SO many mistakes and the loss was more self-inflicted.
The way to beat the rugby scrum is to designate a LB to nail Hurts right in the helmet every time. I nominate Goode or Tindall oe whoever is the baddest ass we have that’s not a first stringer.
If all the teams do this, somebody will ring his bell, and once he has to go in concussion protocol, they’ll think twice about doing it 4 times per game.
I second this
Lol….well that’s a thought, a sacrificial lamb.
My biggest fear going into last night’s game was their OL vs our DL … and that’s exactly what happened. They essentially had the ball for an ENTIRE quarter of play more the Fins. The defense was gassed down the stretch.
But that’s exactly how to win against a good offense like ours (despite our OL being a mess). Eagles controlled the clock and set up our defense for the knockout in the 4th quarter when they were gassed.
6 home games left (all winnable … now that the Bills suck again), and only 4 road games (3 actually as “at KC” is a neutral site). All games in NFL require prep and execution, but with that their is only one home game that could be challenging (Dallas). Of the 4 ‘road’ games, KC and Balt are the big challenges.
Worse case scenario we can still be 12-5
Reasonable scenario is 13-4 (home win vs Dallas) … chance for bye week in playoffs.
Win 1 of those 2 ‘road’ games against top AFC teams = 14-3 (Not top seed, but could still be #2 seed with bye.
Remember, McDaniels keeps talking about improving to where the best play is at the end of the season going into the playoffs. I trust that our team in December is going to look different and be better than right now. Can we be healthy in December? If “yes”, then all those errors (and penalties) can be cleaned up.
yeah, yeah, yeah, I’m a poor sport, etc. I am still angry about the referees calling the game last night so one sided. It was obvious (to me at least) that their was home cooking going on. We lost that game because of the Refs. BS roughing call, BS PI calls, NO calls that were egregious. Those refs should be punished by the public.
That was one of the most lopsidedly called games I’ve seen in awhile. What made it worse was it seemed every call/none-call that went against us caused maximum damage- either killing our big drives or extending theirs to give them points.
it was without a doubt the fat fucking thumb of the NFL on the scales. Someone should give the refs AND Goodall the old Nancy Kerrigan treatment.
Well it seems someone else noticed the fuckery that went on with the Refs last night.
I forgot about the face mask non-call too!
https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/sports/nfl/2023/10/23/dolphins-lose-to-eagles-and-bizarrely-have-10-penalties-while-opponent-has-zero/71286122007/
No, not bizarre. perfectly normal, nothing to see here! I hate the NFL.
I don’t think the Eagles even played particularly well.
Oh well, on to the next one. We should beat the Pets handily; they already got their big upset against the Bills. Then we’re on to Germany where we’ll face a Chiefs team that is starting to put it all together.
Another chance to measure up against an elite team- the best team in the league.
The refs were bad but I guess I’m just used to it because I see it in every game I watch.
Take away the 2x Miami and Buffalo play each other … looking at schedules at start of season (and it seems to be holding up) … Both teams had an additional “5 tough games”.
We have a 1 game lead over Buffalo and 3 of those 5 games left … Buffalo has all 5 to go. In the Next 5 weeks they have 4 games (vs Tampa, at Cincy, vs Denver, vs NYJ) … if they lose just ONE of those home games they are in trouble, because after those, 4 of their last 5 games are on the road, all against ‘tough’ opponents (at Philly, at KC, vs Dallas, at LAC, at Miami). They are on the ropes WAY more than we are.
This morning, Shannon Sharpe made mention of the lop-sided officiating last night… it’s not just us diehards making excuses.
Now if ‘Reek doesn’t drop the TD pass, if we don’t have a TD called back over a BS penalty, and if Tua doesn’t throw the INT in the redzone… we still had a chance to win the game…. down X and Ramsey with 3 of our starting O-Linemen out.
The game was a helluva lot closer than the score indicates and we just need to clean up some mental errors.
By the way, hats off to Jerome Baker: he played a great game last night!
Succinct summary. 3 plays. Forget all the penalties, it comes down to 3 critical plays. Those plays are harder to “get” on the road sometimes.
Absolutely correct, Rhino. No doubt!
Know who was invisible last night? Durham Smythe. Not sure I heard his name called once (even blocking) and he had 0 targets.
Seems the Eagles schemed him completely out of the game.
Pass-Blocking Report (Dolphins @ Eagles, per PFF)
Durham Smythe: 0 sacks, 0 hits, 0 hurries = 0 pressures yielded (45 snaps)
Kendall Lamm: 1 sack, 0 hits, 2 hurries = 3 pressures yielded (49 snaps)
Lester Cotton: 0 sacks, 1 hit, 3 hurries = 4 pressures yielded (44 snaps)
Liam Eichenberg: 0 sacks, 0 hits, 1 hurry = 1 pressure yielded (49 snaps)
Robert Hunt: 0 sacks, 0 hits, 0 hurries = 0 pressures yielded (49 snaps)
Austin Jackson: 0 sacks, 0 hits, 1 hurry = 1 pressure yielded (49 snaps)
Coverage sacks: 3
Screw PFF’s grades. Line played like crap last night
These aren’t grades (I can’t stand PFF’s grades either, Hulkster). These are actual numbers.
Agreed that the O-Line played like crap last night.
I’m DONE posting PFF ‘grades’… they’re absolutely skewed. But the numbers (or stats) don’t lie.
Let’s just say I don’t agree with those numbers. Tua was running for his life most of the game. Those numbers don’t reflect that
This is a great comparison, being Eich and Connor have almost the exact same amount of snaps from the Center position on the season…
Liam Eichenberg: 2 sacks, 1 hit, 3 hurries = 6 pressures yielded (128 snaps)
Connor Williams: 0 sacks, 0 hits, 2 hurries = 2 pressures yielded (133 snaps)
This picture captures the moment perfectly.
Couple of things I took from this:
We had receiver route spacing issue numerous times this game that really impacted drives. It’s encouraging because it really impacted our offense and that is correctable.
Tua threw a 29 yd deep out route on the money without stepping into it.
I knew that holding call on Julian Hill was a terrible call.
I believe we had communication issues with the ’12th man’ roaring (Eagles fans)… that may have been the problem with the spacing issues.
Definitely occurred several times and not by the same player.
Like I’ve been stating, I think we’re going to be alright.
All of these issues are correctable (in theory). But one thing is for sure… we’d absolutely love to have home-field advantage throughout the playoffs.
Happy we’re playing the Chefs* in Germany, and not at Arrowhead.
What’s this about?
https://x.com/streamonmax/status/1716535100572103113?s=46&t=iJM4Q1l5mMck0UQRm2xJ-w
Wow, first I’ve heard of that… and not sure I like it, either.
Not a fan of doing this-it’s a distraction.
^^^
Not sure how this can be done in season as opposed to training camp.
A key play was an interception by Tua Tagovailoa on a pass intended for Mostert near the Eagles’ end zone.
“I was hoping Raheem could step back and make a play on the ball,” McDaniel said. “He had an issue doing so with apparently what was legal contact down the field, so you know that those … that’s definitely not why we lost the game for sure, that play.”
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This one was close but the DB did grab Mostert kind of pulling him away from going for the ball just before Slay got the INT.
The refs seem to allow a lot of holding when they want to.🙄
They were allowing holding by the facemask, holding by the inside of the back of the shoulder pads, holding by the inside of the back of the helmet and driving a players head into the ground by the back of the helmet / back of neck. It was an embarrassment to the NFL
Damn!
No news on Wynn?
WOAH!!!
Our injuries are piling up… NOT GOOD. 😦
With the trade deadline a week away, I’ve got to wonder if we’ll make some kind of move to augment our injuries.
And here’s a list of still available FAs…
https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/free-agents/2023/all/available/
The best teams overcome injuries. Let’s see what this team is made of.
Eichenberg has really stepped up at the center position. If he continues to improve, maybe he has a future there.
With Wynn now out when Williams comes back who goes to LG Eichenberg or Williams. I say Eichenberg goes to G.
Or maybe Cotton stays at LG.
Ugh, that sucks about wynn and Holland. We just need to beat the Pets this week, chiefs game is what it is, then we get a week off
Hopefully we can come out of the bye getting half our team back and we can see what this group really is together, and make a strong push to the playoffs.
ukfinfan says:
October 22, 2023 at 11:10 pm
4:.10am. Disappointed but we’re still in the race. Nogtih all.
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LOL This community is so quirky. Something like 10 years ago I drunkenly mangled a post and “we” remember it to this day. Nogtih all LOL
That MAY have been White Russian induced. What ever happened to Patrick?
I was friends with him on Facebook but I don’t see him post anything. Then again, I rarely do either.
lol
That lid will fit on an old gatoraid squeeze bottle so you can get like 24 ounces of white russian in there.
The whole purpose of the sippy cup lid is to keep the hangover shower water out of your drink.
We are to New England
New England comes to Miami!
Just sayin’! 😉
I am aware. We are on to New England
I’d like to see them try keeping Eich at Center and have Williams at guess and see what happens .. Eich doesn’t have as big a snapping over the qb head issue ..
No he short hops them instead
Son,
Three games aren’t a good measuring stick, but do we keep Eich at center, and move Williams back to his natural LG spot? Maybe that’s the combo that works best. I don’t love Eich @LG, but maybe played him at C will give him a better understanding of how to play the position? It will be interesting to see how this unfolds.
TE Dawson Knox will undergo wrist surgery and his timetable for a return is not yet known, head coach Sean McDermott told reporters.
The good thing about SF losing its second consecutive game is they have trumped us in the doom and gloom headlines
LOL, that was my first thought too. Will the media question SF’s ability to play with “mediocre teams” (rather than elite teams). lol
Plus, they will be desperate against Cincy, and I’d like to see Cincy held back a little bit longer.
Eich vs Williams:
Eich needs to go back to Guard. Several of our false start penalties were because of his ‘delayed’ snaps. He doesn’t have the timing. Center has a lot more mental aspects considering they touch the ball on every play .. it’s not something you want to turn over to a guy learning it on the fly.
Williams has had some “snaps over the head”, but Eich’s timing messed up 8-10 plays either because of the delayed snap (causing false starts) or the ‘short snaps’ putting the ball on the ground (not good for our pass game that requires ‘bang-bang’ get the ball out quickness).
I’m not down on Eich. He has stepped up to do whatever the team wants him to do. However, what we really need on our OL is consistency at each position (so says half the league lol). When Williams is healthy, we keep him at center because he is WAY better at blocking from that position than Eich. I really don’t think its even close.
Yes, but what is the better combo if it’s between the two of them: LG Eich/C Williams, or LG Williams/C Eich? Williams is better at both positions, but IMO Eich has played better @C than G.
Eich needs to go. TIFI
In-Season Hard Knocks … this might be worse news than any of our injuries during Philly game. HATE this in-season shit. What a distraction inside the locker room.
is that for next season or this season? Seems a little late for this season but I never heard of them doing “in season” I have never watched the show and don’t have HBO anymore but isn’t hard knocks only training camp?
It’s in season. I think they started last year in season with the Cardinals.
I guess they have already been doing some filming. The release is scheduled for later in the fall, but the tickler talks about the 70 berger we put on Denver and how will they come back after the tough loss to Philly.
How can speech text misspell burger?
It didn’t. It just thought you were talking about a German Bergermeister. You know…the Mayor.
Need to resign this young man
▪ Not only is Hunt rated the 11th best run blocking guard in football (per Pro Football Focus), but he has allowed only three pressures and no sacks in 258 pass blocking snaps. That’s the fewest pressures and sacks of any guard who has played that much.
“I’m aging like fine wine,” Hunt cracked. “The older I get, the faster I can play. You can play fast in this system.”
^^^
Agreed.
Thanks Wyoming! She is great.
Ok, so it’s not just me or us or a few of the talking heads. EVERYONE know we got the shaft in Philly but the league will never admit it.
This is CORRECT!
The only call that really bothered me was the no call PI on 4th down. Bad calls happen and I try not to bitch too much about it but that no call was inexcusable. Instead of first and goal in a one score game we turn over the ball on downs. I think that was the turning point of the game. This is also where I think the NFL needs to rework its replay rules because under both USFL and XFL rules that would have been reviewable and there is no reason why the NFL can’t review that
ABSOLUTELY concurred about a reviewable system that both the USFL and XFL rules provide.
I think the game turned on the BS roughing the passer on a failed 3rd and long where Wilkins took ONE STEP and hit the passer. PERFECTLY LEGAL. Plus he pulled up and didn’t even push the QB. He legally could have crushed him with a body slam in that situation and it still would not have been a roughing call. 7 points right there.
That roughing call is the type of call I don’t get too worked up about. It is a bang bang play in real time. But again under USFL and XFL rules it could have been reviewed
Mike McDaniel on Hard Knocks:
“I wouldn’t call it a team decision,” McDaniel said. “But at the same time, you guys know me well enough that I steer clear of worrying about things that we can’t control.”
“I think they’ll see exactly where that comes from. I don’t think it’s a bad thing for people to see our day-in, day-out hard work. I know there’s a lot of guys on this team that will garner interest, really. I think that a platform for them to showcase who they are and really the fanbase to get to know the players and coaches better, I can understand the value to the National Football League, to HBO, to NFL Films, and I can understand the value for the Miami Dolphins.”
I can understand the value for the Miami Dolphins – which is zero. It is a distraction we do not want, but like he said he has no control over the league fucking the team by way of lousy refs or by way of forcing a disruption into the locker room mid-season.
BTW I was wrong earlier when I assumed because they talked about past games in the teaser that they had already started filming. The article says they won’t start filming until after the bye-week.
I wonder how long Holland will be in protocol. Guys on other teams clear in a day (which from every rule I’ve read should NOT BE POSSIBLE but multiple guys have done it in a day or two since Tua got hurt last year) and then some guys linger on the list for weeks and weeks.
I hope he gets right soon.
Same here, man. Thankfully, we still have Brandon Jones to take his place.
Either use instant replay or don’t. Stop restricting what you replay. We as fans see all of it.
That is exactly why I like the XFL and USFL replay rule. Anything is reviewable. It is so much more transparent
Exactly!
Going into this season, I felt we had better depth than any Phins lineup in decades. I still feel that way, but Lester Cotton really let us down on Sunday night. And while I still like Kendall Lamm, he’s been less than ideal filling in for T-Stead as of late.
I dunno, y’all… maybe we take a chance on La’el Collins via FA to fill in for our injured starters?
I’d have more faith in signing/moving Collins to Guard, over Eich or Cotton at Guard.
YES, that means when Connor Williams comes back, he’s our starting Center.
And just maybe, Collins could perform better at LT than Lamm.
Quite obviously, we’d have to be able to ascertain if Collins is still in football shape and if he’s a fit in our Offense.
I’m just thinking aloud.
is he available? Probably a reason whey if he is. We are NOT the only team playing guys on the line that should be back ups to backups
The In-season Hard Knocks, which I didn’t even know was a thing, is a real double-edged sword. I’ll love having extra content on our team, and since I already have HBO, it’ll be there when I want it. But coming out of the bye? Right when we’re making our playoff run and really need to be focusing and dialing it in, we’re going to have cameras everywhere…that sucks.
I don’t think any good can come from it, but that’s just me and my $.02.
We do have a quality and deep roster. But we’ve also dealt with injuries that don’t make us a complete team. We have yet to see the prime. But most teams go through that. We’re 5-2 and in good shape. Every game is different as we know. We see it every week.
We should be 6-3 coming out of the bye with most of our team back and healthy.
Then we have 5 very winnable games in a row before finishing with the Cowboys at home, at the Ravens, and Bills at home. If we stay healthy the last 2 months, we could legit finish the season with 12 or 13 wins.
That’s a solid prediction but I think we can beat the Chiefs. Watch us lose to the Pats and beat the Chiefs.😂
Lol, that would be a trip.
Injuries just killing the OL
“finesse” guys
Wynn done for the year? We only have one more return designation.
ahhhh haaaa!!! I found the problem!
Lol
I saw a stat. I cannot confirm it’s veracity.
The Dolphins have not beaten a team with a winning record in 392 days
YUP There are memes
BRING BACK KEVIN HARLAN!
HE’S GOT HILL
Trent Green is still a douche to us, his bitterness is softening however I will say
Yes, and Harlan is the best
There are MORE memes
I was seeing tons of holding all night
These are pretty blatant
A team should almost never go unpenalized in a game
National TV, it’s a poor and telling look for the league
2:51 mark both refs at the bottom of the picture are looking right at this blatant hold. Both their heads are pointed/staring right at it happening. Long actually could have gotten hurt on that. Glad he didn’t
You can’t tell me the fix wasn’t on.
That was really bad
The only thing that surprises me is how blatant it was.
Does Goodall have a twitter account? I mean, we all know he is aware of the fix being in, but it would still be nice to just bury him with picks of ever uncalled penalty in that game. We didn’t lose the game because smugface mcsmuggy called his gay ass tush push on 4th down 4 times. We lost because of the refs and our oline being depleted
That dropped TD by Hill really hurt, when at the time I felt like we would just do it again. That was a terrible drop.
It looked like his knee kicked it out because of how low he was but that’s part of his game.
That play was followed by the no call PI those 2 plays in a row was the decisive point in the game imo
Just heard a generic trade proposal: Phins trade for Danielle Hunter, offering a conditional 3rd rounder that could turn into a 2nd rounder.
I would do that in a HEARTBEAT, being we’re trying to WIN NOW.
Let’s face it: Jaelan Phillips obviously isn’t going according to plan and we need to upgrade at the position.
What do y’all think?
I think the only trades Miami should be considering is for OL.
I hear ya, man… but the temptation to bring the NFL’s current sack leader and TFL leader is overwhelming to me.
Trade Ogbah and a 6th
HMMM… !!!
Terrible idea. Every time I see Phillips he is making plays
Is that so?
Against the Eagles, I caught Phillips playing ‘patty cake’ on all too many occasions.
Absolutely. Big Sack against the Chargers. Sack last night night. He was in on the strip sack fumble last night but Chubb got the credit but Phillips was right there. He played really good against the run last night. He just needs to stay healthy and he will be a stud
On Sunday he 7 tackles, 5 solo tackles and 1 sack
Best game of the season thus far for Phillips.
I think they’re saying after last night’s win the Vikes are going to hold off on blowing it up and try to make a playoff run 🤷♂️
We shall soon see!
Needham is back with Ramsey right behind him.
Our Dline is playing really good, we’re not keeping teams under 10 points anytime soon but when we only score 10 on offense it’s a tough ask. I like our Defense going forward and I can’t wait to see Ramsey in it.
It definitely looks like the are making strides.
Rock, that TD drop by Hill didn’t hurt that bad because we returned an INT for a TD right after it.
Yeah but if we score there and then get the pick we’d be up with them totally demoralized
but one wouldn’t have happened without the other. Brian is right. But then who’s to say if Hill did get that TD that the rest of the game would have played out completely differently. You cannot duplicate a moment in time so even missing a traffic light can change ones life.
Wow I wrote a lot more, then edited it and deleted some but deleted too much. What ever. It’s late and I’m tired.
Nogtih all.
Our team has to deal with adversity and win the next game. We’re better than the Pats and we’re home.
All we need to do is get to the playoffs healthy-ish
If we reach the playoffs with all our OL starters finally healthy and a healthy Hill, Waddle, Mostert and Achane.
Look out.
The Bills recently cleared 3.9 mil in 2023 cap. Rumor has it they are either trying to trade for WR Hopkins or RB Henry.
Hey rock,
I don’t feel there is much meaning in this, I think it’s just one of those things, but regarding your post about the last time we beat a team with a winning record (at the time we played them)- it looks to me like it was the 1st game against Buffalo last year. So yeah, more than a calendar year.
In that case, I am glad the Pats don’t have a winning record.
Ken says:
October 24, 2023 at 7:50 pm
On Sunday he 7 tackles, 5 solo tackles and 1 sack
mf13ss says:
October 24, 2023 at 7:55 pm
Best game of the season thus far for Phillips.
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Not so. He has only played in 2 full games this season. He was even better against the Chargers. 11 tackles 6 solo and 1/2 sack. The biggest problem he has had this year is staying healthy
The biggest problem he had was being totally over-hyped. Not his fault really, but that often happens when a player gets hyped to death.
Chase Winovich retired.
He couldn’t bear to play the Patriots again
He had already been waived a couple of weeks earlier
Chiefs at Denver this Sunday could be played in a snowstorm. Supposed to snow Saturday night into Sunday in Denver this weekend.
I don’t get the Phillips hate. Every time I see him play he plays well
Agreed.
I don’t hate Phillips at all. I hated that he got hyped to be DPOY before the season and that he’s only played in 4 games and only has 1.5 sacks. Fuck potential, I want results! This is year 3, this defense needs him to be great if we’re going to get anywhere this season.
He got injured. In the 2 games when healthy he was a stud
Our secondary is what really needs to step up. We’re at the top of the league in pressures, QB hits and sacks.
Phillips seemed pretty active last Sunday when he wasn’t in a headlock
I think he’s the kind of player we need to build around
It would be nice if he had a sack very game this season – he doesn’t. He already missed a bunch of time. But if he stays on the field for us for the rest of the year – I think he will be a force
The 21 day window has now opened for Craycraft
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid02BVDSjgQjvqpaVKhEEaxoPCZrGBwefYy1JFesY7sLk4om63hse1UpEHSU9gNvScFkl&id=100064818963407
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/colts-jim-irsay-calls-for-drastic-rule-change-after-nfl-admits-to-key-botched-calls-against-indianapolis/
Wynn was put on IR and Needham has been activated.
We won’t see Wynn again this season. Too bad
Yeah it sounds that way. Sucks!
Any OL out there on the trade block?
Not sure but Jesse Davis is a free agent 🙂
I have to call my therapist my PTSD flashbacks have been triggered
Ken seriously, I have not heard any rumblings out there concerning OL before the trade deadline. Everyone I hear about who could be dealt is a skill player or on defense.
I heard something not long ago about OT Trent Brown being traded by the Pats. He strictly a RT anyway.
I heard that too but I would be surprised they trade him in division and quite frankly he hasn’t been playing that well
No he hasn’t
Trade deadline is in 6 days.
Some context a few years later
Flores wanted top power and he wasn’t getting it from Ross so the entire building became volatile.
Shitty headline to freak fans out. 😳
I guess Cam Smith got hurt in practice…
DeShaun Watson still not playing. LOL
1.5 years into the 5 year contract and has an injured throwing shoulder now.
He has given them 11 TD’s and 8 Ints a 41 QBR and an 80 passer rating and have already handed the jerkoff boy 90 million dollars.
WHERE YOU FUCKERS AT!? Where are you guys that were telling everyone they were stupid for not wanting him over Tua. Where are the jackasses that said Tua should have been dumped and we should have given away 5 draft picks and 230 Mil and cripple the franchise?
YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE
That bum is going to cripple the browns through the decade.
If the Diamond backs play the Rangers in the World Series will it even make a sound?
Apparently Tyreek missed todays practice with a hip injury
That’s smoke for Belichick
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/breaking-dolphins-superstar-wr-tyreek-hill-dealing-with-serious-injury-that-could-cause-him-to-miss-time-based-on-tua-tagovailoa-s-troubling-update-video/ar-AA1iQuJQ?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=b1a1fc73cb49401da938d004c2af0467&ei=10
Oh that sucks
Just getting our dicks kicked in with injuries
I guess Cam Smith got hurt playing Madden 24
Mike E. says:
October 25, 2023 at 2:02 pm
I don’t hate Phillips at all. I hated that he got hyped to be DPOY before the season and that he’s only played in 4 games and only has 1.5 sacks. Fuck potential, I want results! This is year 3, this defense needs him to be great if we’re going to get anywhere this season.
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^THIS
I feel pretty much the same way, Mike E. If it weren’t were the hype machine, the bar for Phillips would be much lower and tolerable. But being Phillips has already been seemingly put on a pedestal and anointed, the letdown is that much more dramatic.
As someone who realizes the importance of pressures (yeah, I’m one of those guys, LOL 😉 ), even I am let down by Phillips. This year is his third season, and next season we’ll have to decide whether to use the 5th-year option on him being he’s a former 1st round pick.
At this moment in time, I think the jury is still out on whether we use our 5th-year option on him.
IMO, the thing that REALLY stands out? In Phillips’ absence, AVG has become the player Phillips was supposed to be.
I don’t really want to see AVG at ILB/MLB any longer… I want him playing EDGE, and as a starter.
I DO want to make something evident: Jaelan Phillips isn’t part of a problem in the least. He can do far better (IMO), but he’s part of a solution. He does NOT suck.
We’re all still waiting for his balls to drop so he can turn into the next JT #99… and it’s unfair to compare Phillips to one of the greatest ever in JT.
It’s the bloody media-hype machine.
Heard this morning on WQAM that Nik Needham might be starting at FS if Holland can’t go. That’s a lot to ask a guy who hasn’t played in over a year
True, but he has taken real game snaps at safety before. Not sure of the result though.
Miami Dolphins
2023 · 5-2-0
INJURIES
RB Raheem Mostert (ankle) did not practice Wednesday
WR River Cracraft designated for return from injured reserve, per the NFL transaction wire.
WR Tyreek Hill (hip) DNP
WR Jaylen Waddle (back) limited
OL Connor Williams (groin) limited
CB Xavien Howard (groin) limited
CB Nik Needham (Achilles) limited
CB Kader Kohou (neck) limited
CB Jalen Ramsey (knee) limited
S Jevon Holland (concussion) DNP
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This with Armstead and Wynn on IR.
Our secondary is beat up. Playing with 2/5 or possibly 3/5’s of our starting OL again. If Tyreek can’t go and Waddle tweaks his back again, we are going to have a very tough time beating the Pats.
This game may come down to how well our front 7 plays.
It looks bad, especially the OL and high is killing me this season
But the thing about those injuries in the secondary is that they are pretty much an improvement from how we’ve been all season
Howard and Ramsey might play together for the first time
Needham might see action for the first time
We also have the trio of pass rushers Phillips, Chubb and a and Van Ginkle together
Holland is really just in concussion protocol – most players don’t get cleared for the first week but it’s possible
I’m thinking Ramsey might play
If you’re like right than the CB duo with those pass rushers is probably stronger on defense than we’ve been all season
Wilkins is healthy
If Holland does clear concussion protocol and plays, it’s actually closer to the fangio vision of the defense than we’ve seen
We might see a low scoring game
Also – I bet Hill plays
If nothing more, just to press his yardage lead farther out
And waddle with the back makes sense to get a lot of rest during the week
He was in and out last week and that might be how they manage him
Mostert is news to me
But remember we have Jeff Wilson now and that was our Duo last season
The OL is my biggest concern
Connor Williams and Armstead missing so much time is tuning my bacon sour
Weeeeeee
…Kong breathes sigh of relief about Tyreek…
Same