The Dolphins play at home in the friendly confines of Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, where the Dolphins are at their best. In 4 games, the Dolphins have scored 174 points good for an absurd average of 43.5 points per game. The defense has thrived here as well, allowing 74 points in 4 games for an average of 18.5 points per game. We score 11 more points per game and allow about 6.5 points per game less. We’re better at home, of this there is no doubt. I’d love to fancy our team as a team that can win anywhere, but right now, we’re a much better team at home. This just signified the importance of not only winning the division, but having a good enough conference record to have home field is as many games as possible.
The Raiders are an up and down team, but mostly they’re a team that has struggled offensively. The Raiders decided Jimmy Garoppolo was their QB, and Garropolo who we all know can’t play a full season is OUT and their rookie 2023 4th RD draft pick Aidan O’Connell has a 2-1 record in Jimmy G’s stead. In total, the Raiders have scored 17.2 points per game, or close to half of what we have scored this season. The Raiders defense has been decent, allowing only 20.5 points per game, 4.5 points less than our Dolphins defense. There are two huge difference makers for both teams entering this game though. The Raiders have finally figured out they need to lean on their best offensive weapon, RB Josh Jacobs, while the Dolphins come in about healthier than we have been all season, and more complete.
In the last 2 games for the Raiders, RB Josh Jacobs has been a workhouse, helping the team to two consecutive victories over NY teams, first the Giants, in which Jacobs had a season high 26 carries for 98 yards, and then against the Jets with a new season high 27 carries for 116 yards. For the Dolphins, we’re getting back our secondary, and possibly for the first time all season, we’ll have a healthy CB tandem of Xavien Howard and Jalen Ramsey. In addition, we’ll have a healthy Safety tandem of Jevon Holland and DeShon Elliott. Our pass rush has come on lately, and a healthy Jaelan Phillips and a resurgence from OLB Bradley Chubb has got this defense playing better. Andrew Van Ginkel has taken on more of a secondary role, but still a big part of the defensive rotation. This is the defense we’d hoped for, now they have to stay healthy and shut teams down. This week, objective #1 is to limit Josh Jacobs. The Raiders don’t want to put the game on QB Aidan O’Connell’s shoulders, so if we shut down Jacobs, it could be a long day for the raiders offense who don’t do well when Jacobs isn’t getting lots of carries and thriving.
This week could be the return of a big offensive weapon for the Dolphins, RB De’Von Achane. There are differing reports everywhere, but there is a good chance Achane returns from a knee injury suffered against the NY Giants October 8th. Raheem Mostert has logged 2 consecutive limited practices but almost certainly will play Sunday. Of more concern is RG Robert Hunt, who looks to miss this game with a hamstring injury. Terron Armstead who played last week will start at LT with Liam Eichenberg at LG, Connor Williams at C, Lester Cotton at RG and Austin Jackson at RT. Not ideal, and Maxx Crosby is feasting this year with 59 total tackles (35 solo), 9 sacks, 13 TFL, 15 QB hits, 1 FF and 1 FR. Austin Jackson and Lester Cotton and our TE’s are going to have keep Crosby in check and away from our QB Tua Tagovailoa, who gets rid of the ball ultra quick anyway. If we have both RB’s this week, keep in mind how they’ve thrived splitting carries. Against the Broncos, they had an amazing day, Achane with 203 yards on 18 carries and 2 TD’s, while Mostert had 82 yards on 13 carries and 3 TD’s. Achane had over 100 yards against the Bills but Mostert was stopped dead. Against the Giants, Achane exploded for 151 yards on 11 carries while Mostert had 65 yards on 10 carries. both scoring a TD each.
The defense needs to continue to make strides and become one of the leagues best units. This is the lineup we’ve waited to watch, now they have to realize their potential. It seems likely PR/KR Braxton Berrios won’t be playing which returns return duties back to Cedric Wilson. We do, however, get a boost with the return of WR River Cracraft. Cracraft and Ced Wilson will probably take slot duties if Berrios can’t go. One more concern on offense is the health of TE Durham Smythe who is dealing with an ankle injury, but did manage to get a limited practice session in on Thursday, and will most likely suit up. The Dolphins are ranked #10 against the run and have 29 sacks, good for 9th in the NFL in sacks. With the secondary healthy, and all our pass rushers healthy, I expect the sack numbers to go up and for this defense to start forcing more turnovers. Kader Kohou moving back to the slot where he really thrives, will share time with Nik Needham who is getting healthy as well. If and when rookie CB Cam Smith ever makes his presence felt remains to be seen, but even without Smith, this is the defense we want out there.
GO DOLPHINS!!!
Finsmob Unleashed 
First!
Great preview MikeE! My thoughts exactly. Shut down Jacobs and also Adams. Do that and the Raiders offense will have a long day.
Do the above and if our OL holds up, we will be fine.
Thanks Mike!
Thank you, Mike E. Finally back and looking forward to watching the Dolphins again this weekend.
Wow that must’ve been an amazing trip.
Me too!!
Great essay, Mike E.
I do worry about Adams getting lose for easy points though.
Loose
Not sure why he’d get loose, we have our best secondary out there. I wouldn’t expect him to have a huge day, that’s not how they play with this QB. He has 2 TD’s, 3 INT’s. They’re not letting this kid air it out, especially with Ramsey and Howard helthy
^ healthy
Great preview, Mike E!
*in my Sean Connery voice*
I have a question for you… you know… just out of curiosity. If sacks are more important than pressures (hits, etc), then why did you list how many hits Maxx Crosby has, but not how many sacks he has?!! HaHaHaHaHa!!! 😆
Damn, I know he has 9.5 sacks, I thought I typed it in there, guess I accidentally left it out. Believe me, that’s first and foremost IMO
I’m just bustin’ your chops, bud!!! Nothing more!!! LOL
I hope you understand just how FUNNY that was to me!!! 😆
Consider me your editor this week!
LOL M – Believe me, I get it! 🙂
“Your mother got it from me last night, Trebeck!” 😆
Darrell Hammond as Sean Connery is priceless!
Mike E,
On the serious tip though, great job again! And at least you know I actually read your articles instead of just jumping to the comment section. You put in work and you should know that I appreciate what ya do, man! 🙂
Thanks pal!
Anytime!
Just curious – What do you all think about Cam Smith not being able to see the field? Think Fangio doesn’t trust rookies? Is Smith not mentally prepared (understanding assignments and schemes)? Is he physically not up to snuff? All of the above?
That’s a great question. Well, we all know Cam was ballin’ in the pre-season before he got hurt. He’s healthy now, so there’s that.
I don’t know anything about Fangio’s history with rookies so to say he trusts them or not, but I would think that’s where the answer lies: he’s gone with vets over Cam each and every time.
Maybe(?) Cam’s still swimming in the deep end of the pool or maybe Fangio wants to bring him along slowly. Again, great question.
We definitely need to account for Maxx Crosby on Sunday. I don’t want to see ANY grass on Tua’s jersey unless he slides after a scramble.
^
Was just thinking. Pats are 2-8. Their only wins have come against the Bills and Jets. I don’t think I could have scripted it any better. lol
MikeE, not sure what the deal is. He looked decent in PS. It is sort of baffling. Especially when we were dealing with injuries.
Besides the fact that we had so many opportunities for him to make an impact because of injuries, I hate to think we threw away another high draft pick. Channing Tindall is just a depth player, although he was a 3rd RD pick. If Cam Smith is another depth player (he’s not even that at the moment), that would be pretty sad.
He has played only 4 defensive snaps all in the Carolina game. He does have 117 special team snaps and has played in every game on ST’s.
Miami Dolphins
2023 · 6-3-0
INJURIES
RB De’Von Achane (knee) is looking optimistic to play on Sunday versus the Raiders, head coach Mike McDaniel told reporters, though he said nothing is final yet.
WR Chase Claypool has a minor knee procedure over the bye week and is week to week, per McDaniel.
G Robert Hunt (hamstring) will be ruled out for Sunday’s game, per McDaniel.
Mike E. says:
November 17, 2023 at 1:36 pm
Just curious – What do you all think about Cam Smith not being able to see the field? Think Fangio doesn’t trust rookies?…
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Dating back to 2010, there were only 3 CBs who were selected day 2 or earlier on a Vic Fangio DC or HC-led team…
2021: Pat Surtain II R1P9 – 15 starts as a rook
2020: Michael Ojemudia R3(77) – 11 starts as a rook
2011: Chris Culliver R3(80) – 0 starts as a rook (36 tackles as a rook)
— Surtain is a one-off, being a generational talent selected so early.
— Ojemudia was forced into action prematurely due to AJ Bouye being suspended 4 games and missing 5 games due to injury = 9 games out for Bouye
— Culliver had too much competition on that 13-3 NFC Championship game team, but still saw playing time
Conclusion: I’m not sure there’s enough data out there to definitively conclude W(hy)TF Cam Smith isn’t getting any snaps, but being he’s had plenty of chances to play due to injuries to our CBs, I’m guessing he’s swimming in the deep end of the pool.
*isn’t getting a decent amount of snaps
And with a *for now* healthy CB corps, I can’t see Cam Smith breaking in anytime soon.
Yeah, it’s definitely tough to compare situations. You would have thought with the glut of injuries we had that Smith would have gotten some chances. Guess we’ll have to wait until next year.
Mike E. says:
November 17, 2023 at 2:09 pm
Besides the fact that we had so many opportunities for him to make an impact because of injuries, I hate to think we threw away another high draft pick…
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IF Cam Smith turns into a bust (far too early to make that assessment), it would be absolutely disastrous for us. Know why? We didn’t have a 1st round pick last year due to Ross-Gate.
If we can’t hit on day 1 and day 2 picks, it will set us back and eventually haunt our house.
*this year, meaning the 2023 NFL Draft
WOAH!!!
WOWZA!!! That’s bad news for Da Bengals
They should both retire and if the Bengals or Browns ever let either of them play again when they could both continue to get hurt in the future, then obviously they are terrible organizations that don’t care about their players.
😂🤣😂🤣
LMAO, Mac Jones
Oh wait, he did say ‘or benched’. Darn I thought he was clowning and referencing the space between Mac Jones ears as ‘injury’
Still funny
Great write up MikeE! I was all the way to the end with my editor’s cap on and said out loud “good job Mike, no typos” and then I got to the third to last sentence. I epect you see the error now.
😛
texted the screen shot first so there was no wise cracking around
All receipts for Twitter doctors aside, this is yet another significant injury for Burrow in less than 4 years. Starting to look like keeping him healthy may be the Bengals biggest problem.
His fingers and calves are obviously compromised. It would be like throwing him to the wolves to keep endangering this kid.
lol
I think as conscientious football fans, we should all get together and have a “Save Joe Burrow” rally and try to get him medically retired from the league. Let’s protect him from himself before it’s too late.
What Burrow is actually a really nasty injury. The ligament can be reconstructed and he will play again but there will long lasting effects including early onset arthritis
The league should step in
They should investigate why he wasn’t on the injury report when he was seen wearing a brace on his wrist coming off the team bus before the game
I think that is definitely coming down the line
I CAN’T WAIT to see our team again this Sunday. This has been the most wonderfully productive bye week I can ever recall, but it’ll be nice to get some Dolphins football again.
Agreed! Time to get back to kicking some ass!!!
I really wish the bungles would have been able to pull off a win against the ravens with the Burrow injury. It would have knocked Balt down a peg and the bungles will be losing a lot more games now. It would have really helped with the seeding.
Of course they screwed themselves with the loss to KC in Germany which may have cost the first round buy, even if we keep winning.
The Chiefs have the Iggles, Raiders, Packers, Bills, Pats, Raiders, Bungles & Chargers left. We need them to lose at LEAST one more game to an AFC team and two games total while we sweep the rest of the season to jump them to the playoff bye. (that’s if another team doesn’t jump us or stay ahead of us)
A loss to the Iggles would be a good one.
The Ravens would be next up for the Bye as it stands if KC fell. They face Chargers, Rams, Jags, 49rs, Dolphins & Steelers. A lost to US and one of the other AFC opponents would drop them below us, but I’m not sure if the Jags would then have the bye. (Depends on what they win and who against)
Bottom line is the loss in Germany really was a damn kick in the teeth
It’s fun to be checking out possibilities for having the #1 seed and the bye throughout the playoffs with the very real possibility that it could happen.
It’s been so long for us that we are giddy about it and lament each of our losses, even though we have one of the best records in the whole league.
I hope this isn’t jinxy,
but I swear it’s like challengers are falling away in multiple ways
and enhancing our position for us.
Like 2 contenders losing their starting QBs within a few days.
Like half a dozen contending teams losing while we are on bye.
Like the coach of the next team in our way getting fired.
It’s ours to lose, my friend. If we cannot capitalize on the moment, then we are pretenders.
NO WHAMMY NO WHAMMY NO WHAMMY
It’s been a long time
It is so hard to see through these aqua&orange glasses! I don’t know if we are really good enough to beat Baltimore for a second year in a row. Is Tua going to have a 400 yard game or a 160 yard game? We are so fucking Jeckle and Hyde. Are we going to run for 300 yards or 80?
I guess I am going to have to do some “simulations” (my excuse to play madden LOL)
Nice write, Mike!
I do get the feeling Fangio prefers vets over young players. I agree with M13 that Cam Smith is likely swimming in the deep end. He has the skills to play, what else could it be.
Denver on a roll. Improving our SOV every week GO DENVER!
Week 6 Fangio said directly that he doesn’t think Cam has the entire playbook and all the convolutions and adjustments that have to happen based upon what is being shown by the offense down. He said he was getting better and was trying hard, but for now they were going to keep going with the guys he felt had the best grasp of the full playbook.
There you have it.
YUP! Thanks for agreeing with me above, my guy.
It’s been a long time, but don’t worry. Your time is gonna come
We were talking all offseason that the AFC would be no cakewalk.
And now, my oh my have the mighty fallen… but for KC and Baltimore.
And by NO MEANS am I talking about overlooking Buffalo and the stej… I’m just sayin’, things just got a little easier for us.
The Ravens losing Andrews is a big blow.
Absolutely!
Not Rock (there can be only one).
THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE!
And one more olds but goldy
Tim,
This would be a big blow to any team…
MLB owners have voted to allow the Oakland A’s to relocate to Las Vegas.
First the Raiders, now the A’s.
Why is this?
Last I saw (2 days ago), Oaktown was one of the cleanest cities in the entire world. Why was that?
Yet two weeks ago, Oaktown was one of the very worst cities in the entire world. Why is that?
A lot of people in California are moving out and some of the cities there are not big on sports. There is a lot to do in California outside of sports.
LOL… that’s not the answer.
San Diego is STILL hating Dean Spanos and Oaktown is STILL hating Mark Davis.
That’s what I’ve heard from some people who live there. I’ve never been.
Oakland is a shithole. Always has been.
If you took Oakland out of Oakland (say go back in time 300 years) and just experienced the land, I think it is the most beautiful area of the earth I have experienced. (Oakland, Berkley, the Redwoods surrounding) It is a holy experience to step from the deciduous scrub wood into the ancient redwoods. There is an actual definitive line, I could feel it stepping across it back in forth in both directions. Under the canopy of the redwoods it is like being in an air conditioned cathedral The temp dropped 15 degrees and it went dead silent. like god is listening. (this from an avowed atheist) Just had to put that out there The people of Oakland may not be aligned with one;s sensibilities, but I would argue the climate and vistas stand up to any in the world.
This is true. The land and climate was/is beautiful. But the people? When I was a recruiter in that area back in the 80’s we had to take candidates into Oakland for processing. You kept the windows up, the doors locked and didn’t stop for anything until you were in the fence. Went an A’s game once. Like taking your life into your hands.
1994 (right after we beat Dallas in the Leon Lett Thanksgiving game) I drove to an ex-girlfriend’s house in the east bay, left my car there, then took Bart towards the Oakland Airport, then outside to a taxi to the airport enroute to Can Cun with hundreds of dollars in cash
There were some bad lookin dudes outside of Bart, most uncomfortable feeling I’ve ever had
Went to a 49ers vs Raiders PS game at Candlestick in the 2000s, on the way back to NV we stopped in Oakland for food, the vibe wasn’t much better
I’ve known several people who grew up in Oakland, none had anything good to say about it
A loss to the Raiders would be a bad loss. We’re better than them.
38-13 Phins!🙂
I think we run it a lot. Raiders are one of the worst rushing defenses in the league. They give up an average of 135 yards a game.
27-17
Also, we shouldn’t underestimate Aiden O’Connell just because he is a rookie.
The best thing to come out of Oakland is Emily Compagno!
The bay area resonated with me more than any other are than maybe the smokey mnt area from all the places I have been. (Across N America only, but all but Idaho, Alaska Hawaii and Maine (but CA north of Maine so same thine)
200 year ago Oakland. Yeah fuck the dirty freeloaders though. Unless you are an early freeloader….
LV has 3 players that can beat ya.
We must neutralize Adams, Jacobs, and Crosby
to the point that they don’t cause the loss.
Stuff their run and run wild ourselves,
and I’ll take our chances in matching
our passing attack against theirs.
Not the best of days for college matchups.
#3 Michigan at Maryland 11am
#10 Louisville at UM 11am
#22 Utah at #17 Arizona 1:30pm
#1 Georgia at #18 Tennessee 2:30pm
#20 UNC at Clemson 2:30pm
#21 Kansas State at #25 Kansas 6pm
#5 Washington at #11 Oregon State 6:30pm
UF at #9 Missouri 6:30pm
#7 Texas at Iowa State 7pm
Next weekend should be better since it is in-state rivalry weekend for many teams.
Many games on black Friday.
#2 Ohio State at #3 Michigan at 11am next Saturday. Not in-state but a big rivalry.
Then the weekend after is conference championship games.
Bowl games will start Dec 16. We will start to get a better idea of who the underclassmen are that plan to enter the draft as they opt out of their bowl game to prepare for the draft.
Go Terrapins!!
Yes sir!
Michigan does have a WR I am interested in as one to look at for a slot WR. Roman Wilson, 6’0, 192 and runs a 4.37. Like Ladd McConkey from UGA and both play tough. I just don’t think either of them last until we pick in the 5th round.
Yes, WR is a need next offseason/draft as we will be spending a lot of money trying to resign almost our whole OL and Wilkins/AVG.
Hill, Waddle and EZ are the only WR’s on the roster in 2024.
Watching O’Connell play at Purdue, he is fearless throwing the football and doesn’t let his mistakes bother him.
Take away his first read and you can get him to force it.
Yeah but I want save him for when we need him like the Jets game.
I think we can beat LV without Achane. Let him have a few carries to knock the rust off but let him rest more.
Maybe a TD since I have him in FF…
Hitting the game tmrw. Looking forward to it. And not going to be as much heat or as many steps as at the Fest.
Have a great time Stanger- Go
Dolphins!
Thanks Brian
Howie’s List
Week 11
🐬 vs 🏴☠️
🦬 41-17 🐬
🗿28-21🐬
🐷56 – 7 🐬
⚔️ 38-13 🐬
🌴 27-16 🐬
stang — 35 -17
Bo Nix pushing for that Heisman today. 381 yards passing 6 TD’s and 0 INT’s all in the first half. He probably won’t play the second half. He could set some records if it were a shoot out but I am sure he doesn’t play the second half being up 42-0.
He could end up the first QB taken in the draft over Williams and Maye.
Yeah, Dolphins will be on CBS in my area! Also, most of us will get Jets at Bills for the late CBS game.
https://www.profootballnetwork.com/nfl-coverage-map-week-11-info-2023/
I think the Raiders are going to be running a lot to include end arounds then play dink and dunk with quick hitters in the passing game to try and control the clock.
Have fun Stanger!! Go 🐬
Chosen back on the practice squad
He already got elevated to the 53, my guy! I feel good for him.
pheloniusphish says:
November 17, 2023 at 10:11 pm
Oakland is a shithole. Always has been.
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I’ll run with that because that was my ultimate point, my man… as to why professional sports teams are fleeing Oakland for Las Vegas.
But why is it that TODAY, Oakland looks so ‘purdy’, safe, and clean? That was the question… WHY? Well, ‘President’ (<-LOL) Xi visited Biden and Gavin Newsom in Oakland this past week after Newsom visited China the week before.
All the defecation, the needles, the graffiti, the tent cities, and the thugs on the street were suddenly cleaned up just in time for the CCP leader to arrive.
What an INSULT! Perhaps Oakland could have saved the Raiders and A's from relocating if its leaders had only cleaned up the city long ago for the sake and safety of its own citizens and America.
I hope this doesn't come off as "too political":… this involves two legendary sports franchises: the Raiders and A's. And it also involves a lot of revenue to be lost by the city of Oakland as a result (guess the taxpayers will pick it up). Where was all of that revenue going, anyway? What a very, very sad STATE of affairs.
Or perhaps the “people” of Oakland can stop acting like fucking animals and clean up after themselves. You know why my neighborhood is nice? It’s because every single one of my neighbors will bend over to pick up the trash that somebody else dropped. And will confront the fucker who dropped it. We will not allow our neighborhood to be that way. It’s not because the police it’s not because of some public works guy picking up our garbage. We myself and my neighbors care for my neighborhood. If these people don’t wanna live, like animals fucking pick up your own trash. Take care of your own neighborhoods first.
If you see somebody spring graffiti stop them. If you see somebody breaking a window to steal something, stop them. Take responsibility for your fucking self.
Represent, Stang. Get us a big win!
Pick your moments, but you know what to do and when.
Howie’s List
Week 11
🐬 vs 🏴☠️
🦬 41-17 🐬
🗿28-21🐬
🐷56 – 7 🐬
⚔️ 38-13 🐬
🌴 27-16 🐬
Stang 35-17 🐬
🏈 37-10 🐬
Since Claypool is out with a knee, there’s space for Chosen.
But that is how to take of a man’s ego.
They show him they want him on their team and resort to creative ways to keep him.
It’s possible that a pro sports franchise could be a new millennium level (epic) front to clean some liquid assets the nouveau mob needs to launder.
What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.
Let go Dolphins
I’m starting to have withdrawal symptoms
It’s been so long without football
For some reason I’m nervous for this game and normally I’m not. Maybe it’s due to the week off after a loss? Or maybe it’s because the Raiders seem energized after getting rid of Josh McDaniels? Or maybe I’m just overthinking as usual? 😂
Go Dolphins!!!
Same here
We are Dolphin fans and the team is playing meaningful football. That is why we are nervous. It’s uncharted territory
IT’S GAME DAY BITCHES!!!
GO DOLPHINS!!
https://twitter.c
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Game day! NFS
I know I will route against both during the game because that is my nature. Who do we want to root against more the bills or the Jets? I don’t want the bills getting any closer to us in the standings. I don’t want the Jets feeling that they might have a chance Aaron Rodgers decides to come back.
We win either way, but I almost prefer demoralizing the Jets since we must play them twice soon. Bills have a ferocious remaining schedule that should give them somevmore L’s.
We do have the opportunity to crush them twice in our upcoming games, so let’s root for the Bills to have an embarrassing loss to the Stej and then we can crush the Stej twice and hear the lamentations of their women like men. 😎
I agree 100 % with you. Get the Jets buried deep
Yeah Jets have already played just over half of the tough part of their schedule. They lost to the Cowboys and Chiefs and beat the Eagles and Bills. Have to add that they barely lost to the Chiefs. Game was tied 20-20 in 4th quarter and CHiefs won by just a FG 23-20 over the Jets.
At best, I think we split with the Jets and need to beat Bills to split with them.
Would like to see Jets lose again. We should get some help vs Bills in the next couple weeks.
Y’all know I love to watch the snow. Got the office TV hooked up to a laptop and have this live cam on from Aspen, CO. lol
https://aspenwebcam.com/live-webcams/aspen-silver-queen-gondola
You are a strange man 😎
Howie’s List
Week 11
🐬 vs 🏴☠️
🦬 41-17 🐬
🗿28-21🐬
🐷56 – 7 🐬
⚔️ 38-13 🐬
🌴 27-16 🐬
Stang 35-17 🐬
🏈 37-10 🐬
🇨🇦 44-13 🐬
RAIDERS
QB Brian Hoyer
C Hroniss Grasu
OT Kolton Miller
DT Byron Young
DT Nesta Jade Silvera
LB Amari Burney
LB Jaylon Smith
DOLPHINS
QB Skylar Thompson
RB Jeff Wilson Jr.
WR Chase Claypool
WR Braxton Berrios
TE Durham Smyth
OL Robert Jones
OL Robert Hunt
Is this the OUT list?
It is
Hunting bad at OG and damn, Smythe is out also.
Wilson hurt again??? Guess we will be throwing a ton today.
We can’t lose, Kevin Harlan today!! Love it!!
Sigh, I was starting to worry like Herd there for a moment. Thanks!
Don’t sweat it! We’re going to have a great game. Could also see the emergence of Julian Hill
Wilson is out because we have Mostert and Achane
I think we’ll be running a lot today
The raiders have a bottom 5 rush defense
Run run run today
Damn, have to do a bond. Will miss start of game and possibly 1st quarter.
You’ll get back it will be MIA 21 – LV 3
OMG! YOU KNOW!
I go to get the bottle opener out of the drawer and the entire drawer front comes off. Not just the ftont, no, those screws held, the whole front of the box. The biscuits just broke, no evidence of glue. SIGH! Dropped the bastard on my foot CRACK yell slam, etc, etc. Just got it all mocked back up, had to make new wood biscuits. glued it and clamped it. Got the bed stripped, loaded the laundry and found my lucky shirt and Ramsley jersey. WHEW! on time.
GO DOLPHINS!
AVG
That’s a good oinking start
VAN GINKLE FOR PROBOWL!
That’s bs
That is somebullfuckingshit right there
BS penalty
Pick play on the 3rd down
F You NY
Right?
“Let’s go to NY”
No, let’s not.
BS officiating so far
Not a lot gone our way so far, but the defense looks strong. Really the only ref call I disagree with so far was the no call on the pick on 3rd down.
I thought forearm was down. I also thought the illegal block was very tricky tack
I called the illegal block before the flag even came out, and I thought the ball was clearly moving before the arm came down.
The only way we lose this game is if we turn it over a couple more times
We’re determined to get the running game going
I think k we need to pass more on 1st down
Love that block by Hill on Maxx Crosby!!
Wooohooo!!!
We’re always a play away
Such a great feeling Cav, isn’t it?
it really is
Zooooooooooom
And that already puts a lot of pressure on the Raider offense
Man, Hill’s speed
And quickness still amazes me
OMG THAT’S SO FUNNY
I noticed the washer had stopped and said “sorry guys, I’m on it” and walked into the other room to put the wash from the washer into the dryer and yelled back toward the living room, “I’m actively doing laundry! It’s even more effective if I’m not watching and actively doing laundry!”
TOUCHDOWN
Throw in another load Herd, I mean Rock
Not a lot went our way that 1st 8 minutes even though our D played well, and now we’re up. Get us another stop here D.
Thinking Achane is made of glass
starting to be concerning
Maybe they just brought him back too early
OPI not called
Raider didn’t get the memo that the Dolphins are better
Why do we have a safety covering Davante Adams?
Did Howard just let him go?
D look like shit . Barely any pressure on O’connell