The Dolphins went into the Meadowlands to face the NY Jets at MetLife Stadium on the NFL’s very first Black Friday Game. I loved it because it was our Dolphins we got to watch with no distractions from any other NFL games being played. While the NY Jets aren’t a winning team, they have the type of defense that has given even elite opposing offenses trouble, so my feeling is this was a somewhat a measuring stick game for our team. Could our offense play well against a strong defensive team? The answer was mixed, a little of YES and a little of NO. Our running game was a bright spot, both starter Raheem Mostert and backup Jeff Wilson had success against the Jets. Mostert tallied 20 carries good for 94 yards and a 4.7 YPC average which is a bit below his season average, but excellent considering it was against the Jets defense. Jeff Wilson added 11 carries for 56 yards and a nice 5.1 yards per carry. QB Tua Tagovailoa played well most of the game with the exception of 2 bonehead throws, he finished 21-30, 243 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT’s, one of them a costly pick six. If not for the heroic 99 yard INT return by S Jevon Holland, that pick 6 could have had more impact on this game, but in truth, the Hell Mary pick six took the wind out of the Jets aircrafts wings.
To be fair, the Jets offense was not in a good place coming into this game. The Jets brass finally pulled the plug on QB Zach Wilson, and one could question the timing of the move. Believe me, I’m not advocating for Zach Wilson, but they could have made the change much earlier if they didn’t believe in him, and at 4-6, the Jets were not out of it. I find it hard to believe many Jets fans were looking to Tim Boyle to be the savior of their season, but that’s precisely the position the Jets put him in. In 2022, it was Zach Wilson that beat the Dolphins at MetLife 40-17, so maybe one more game wouldn’t have been such a bad idea. It’s possible Aaron Rodgers has so much influence on what the Jets do that they put his understudy in for this game. Tim Boyle wasn’t all that bad, and you could make the case that the Hell Mary was just a stroke of bad luck, mainly because it was. I don’t think either Jets QB would have won on Friday, because the real hero was the Dolphins defense, the one we have long waited to see.
We all know OLB Jaelan Phillips is done for the season with a torn achilles injury, yet another non-contact season ending injury for the NFL to ponder. Before Jaelan Phillips exited the game, he left his mark with 4 tackles, 3 TFL, 1 sack, 1 pass defensed, 2 QB hits. Phillips was really coming on and playing his best football, so it’s with sadness that we say goodbye to him before finishing out the season. The blessing is that we do have a couple of capable players behind him to replace him. I know most of us are down on Emmanuel Ogbah, and of course his playing time could still be limited because of Andrew Van Ginkel, but this really is a great opportunity for Ogbah to reclaim his status as a professional pass rusher. Ogbah does have 4 sacks this season with only 10 total tackles, this while playing only 21% of the snaps on defense. He’s as fresh as he will ever be, and this is a perfect chance to resurrect his career. It absolutely hurts this team to lose a rising star like Jaelan Phillips, but having Andrew Van Ginkel and Emmanuel Ogbah as depth is wonderful.
Let’s get back to the defense. The Dolphins secondary at this very moment now looks to be one of the top units in the NFL. The Jalen Ramsey effect is startling. 4 games, 3 INT’s. The pass rush seems so much better when receivers aren’t getting open lickety split. Xavien Howard is healthy, and CB Kader Kohou now looks like a beast again playing the slot, and of course, it’s fantastic to Jevon holland healthy along with DeShon Elliott. This great secondary absolutely transforms the pass rush. QB’s now facing this secondary can’t really throw to either side confidently, and while Kader Kohou might have shown some holes out on the boundary, he looks more than comfortable to be back on the inside where he made hay last season. The Dolphins were relentless Friday afternoon, tormenting the Jets with 7 sacks, 8 tackles for loss, 2 INT’s (one for a TD), and 1 forced fumble. THAT’s how you impose your will. It was something to see, and hopefully this continues to trend, especially against the teams that actually are a threat offensively. No offense to Breece Hall of Garrett Wilson, both who are excellent players, but Tim Boyle was not the answer, especially burdened by their porous offensive line. I feel for both Hall and Wilson who must be so frustrated, but only so much.
I’m not going to focus on next weeks quite yet, that happens Friday, but just enjoy this victory. Although not all the things we wanted to see, for example see our offense play at a high level against a top NFL defensive unit, we got most of it. Tua Tagovailoa wasn’t bad, he just wasn’t great, maybe not even good. If you’re throwing to the flat, and I’ve seen some great QB’s make the same throw, same mistake, you had better put some mustard on that throw when the defender is within 5 yards and closing. I didn’t hate the playcall, I hated the execution. It looked like a lazy throw as if there weren’t a defender for 10 yards near the receiver, but it’s just one throw. As it turned out, as I’ve already mentioned, Jevon Holland stepped up and made the play of the day, the 99 yard Hell Mary pick six TD INT. It was glorious! Great win, and a great team win. This how good teams win in the NFL, if one unit doesn’t get it done, the other unit picks it up and takes the W.
GO DOLPHINS!!!
Finsmob Unleashed 
https://www.miamidolphins.com/video/hard-knocks-in-season-with-the-miami-dolphins-episode-2-preview
bailbondmike says:
November 28, 2023 at 12:54 pm
Ryder’s breakdown on JPP showed some positive on what he will bring to the team. I like the signing.
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I was kind of ‘meh’ on the JPP news yesterday, but after seeing Ryder’s breakdown today, I very much like the signing.
Absolutely incredible! GO DEFENSE!!!
Well ain’t that something… a tweet just posted in full!
Fangio has been worth every penny
Oh, the comment box is back to normal – woohoo
🖕
My laptop emojis are back too!
It’s still not back to normal. I have to log in over and over, tell it over and over I don’t want any notifications.
I’m not even getting the notification thing anymore, at least on this laptop. Weird thing is, I haven’t been getting those on my personal laptop for awhile now, even before the last couple of days, but I still get them on my work computer.
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZPRv4uj5V/
Justin Herbert is now Tom Brady in hypothetical situations. Best line ever
👋
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Not sure if you saw this but he’s coming around to
CavalierKong says:
November 28, 2023 at 7:37 pm
Fangio has been worth every penny…
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INDEED! It took a little bit to get it all together, but it was worth the wait.
Now we’re a top-3 Offense AND a top-10 Defense… NOBODY wants to see us now!
Miami converted 11 of its 16 third down conversions against the Jets (68.8%). Miami and Kansas City (58.3% in Week 4) are the only teams to convert over 50 percent of their third down attempts in a game against the Jets this season.
Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa finished 10-for-12 for 160 yards on third down. It’s the most passing yards on third down against the Jets since Nov. 10, 2019.
Tagovailoa’s nine first downs on 12 pass attempts is tied for the most first-down conversions on third-down passes in a game since Sept. 12, 2021.
Defensively, the Dolphins allowed just two offensive first downs in the first half and 12 total for the game. The 12 total offensive first downs tied the Jets’ lowest mark this season.
Of the Jets two first-half first downs, one came on a defensive penalty on the Dolphins and the other came on a run as the Jets failed to record a passing first down in the first half.
Miami held the Jets to 29 rushing yards on 10 carries. It’s the fewest rushing yards allowed by Miami in a game since Dec. 11, 2017 vs. New England, when they allowed 25.
The Jets’ 29 rushing yards is their fewest in a game since Nov. 26, 2006, when they had 27 rushing yards against Houston.
The Dolphins have allowed just 65 rushing yards in their last two games. Miami and Chicago are the only two teams that have held an opponent under 40 rushing yards twice this season.
Since Week 8, the Dolphins are the only NFL team that has not allowed a rushing touchdown. All but one other team (Minnesota) has given up at least two.
Since Week 2, the Dolphins (788) have allowed the fewest rushing yards of any team and are second in opponents yards per rush attempt (3.4).
Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa (11,192) threw for 243 yards and passed Jay Fiedler (11,040) for the fourth-most passing yards in team history.
Waddle’s 3,062 receiving yards through his first three seasons are already the most in franchise history with 6 games to go.
Hill recorded his 10th receiving touchdown and is the first Dolphins player since Mike Wallace (2014) to post double-digit touchdown receptions in a season.
Six different players contributed at least a half-sack as the Dolphins totaled 7.0 sacks in the contest. Miami now has two games (vs. Giants, at Jets) with 7.0 sacks in the same season for the first time since 1998.
When safety Jevon Holland turned a Jets Hail Mary attempt into a 99-yard interception return for a touchdown (third-longest interception return in franchise history), he traveled 124.4 yards, the most distance traveled by a ball carrier on a scrimmage play this season, according to Next Gen Stats.
Of the 17 players in the NFL with over 600 rushing yards this season, only Mostert has a yards per carry average above 5.0. He also leads the league with 13 rushing touchdowns.
Additionally, Mostert’s 4.33 average rush yards gained after coming within one yard of the nearest defender is the third-best rate in the NFL this season, per Next Gen Stats.
It was kinda sad on Hard Knocks when Phillips tore his Achilles. Crying. He’s worked so hard and it really was a bummer. I feel for him
Same. Knowing it was going to happen was awful.
It was rough. At the start of the episode, my wife asked me if I was ready to go through this. We should remember that game for Holland’s incredible play, but it will always be the Phillips injury that I’ll remember 1st.
Same old shit for posting here
Have to through so many machinations to post
NCC, NR.
https://www.si.com/nfl/dolphins/news/miami-dolphins-2023-week-13-power-rankings-roundup
We knew it is bad but jeez
https://x.com/ckparrot/status/1729337845729358302?s=20
We finally ran inside and converted on our last 3rd and short against the Jest. Hopefully that is the start of a new trend, because we have been terrible in that area, and I genuinely believe play calling is the primary reason.
Yes, it is the play calling
We are a dangerous team. If we clean up the turnovers (19 in 11 games, 6th most in NFL) and tighten up the ball security, the sky’s the limit.
Trying to figure out if I want to get resale tickets for the Monday night game vs Titans or the Jets game the next weekend. Also, going to try and add some days to go to the Keys.
Come on down!
I always hated how the offensive Guru Gase got too cute.
I hope the genius McDaniel does not slide into that mistake on a regular basis.
It’s weird, my first reaction when watching Hard Knocks and seeing Phillips go down, was why is the camera staying with him, shouldn’t it be following the play? Then I realized it was Hard Knock’s coverage, not game coverage. It totally sucks, especially given his extensive injury history. I think he’ll be fine for next season, and we’re really lucky we have good depth with AVG and Ogbah, and potentially JPP as well.
NR, NCC.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/nfl/article-12805449/dolphins-jevon-holland-tv-spokesperson-touchdown.html
So the lady that runs the sandwich shop I go to twice a week knows I’m a Dolphins fan and she was doing a catering event this weekend and ran into JPP who told her he’s coming here to bring Miami a Superbowl….
I mean, I like the attitude, but yeah, no brother, YOU are not the missing piece. LOL
Oh, also, NPP
🤣🤣🤣
YAY!! we have a 1pm Sunday game on a normal network again finally! I absolutely HATE these alternate time games. Keep your Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Saturday night games! Keep your damn NFL network and Amazon frigging games. I’m fucking local and have to jump through hoops to watch. F that shit! Give me a good ‘ol Sunday 1pm game ever week thank you!
AND your odd once a year Friday games too!
Aaron Rodgers 21-day injury window has been opened.
He will be available for the game against us @ home. I hope they activate him, we crush the Jets and put him back on IR!
Thinking same…lol
For those of you who don’t subscribe to HBO or missed last night’s episode of Hard Knocks, here ya go…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KTT2K1FKXk
Dayum, Jaelan Phillips’ injury and subsequent fallout hit me harder than I thought it would. Wishing him the very best in his recovery. He’s a good guy!
Three things that have left an impression on me…
1) Darrell Bevell is a very thoughtful and kind dude. These first two episodes of Hard Knocks have revealed as much about the man. He’s a pro’s pro and a player’s coach. Really happy he’s with us. He almost reminds me of Dan Campbell when he was with us on Hard Knocks back in ’12.
2) Bradley Chubb is nothing like I thought he would be… thus, preconceptions really are worthless when ya don’t really know somebody. He’s a great teammate, a cool cat, and is driven.
3) Coach McDaniel and his foul mouth over the last two episodes! I LOVE IT! Never expected it being he has the smooth and intellectual/quirky demeanor we’re all used to in public interviews.
Was hard to get to know Philllips better on Hard Knocks and then watch him go down. I wonder if the episode was meant to focus on him all along or after the injury they saw they had enough vid shot of him to make it feature him.
I firmly believe it’s the latter, Stanger. It made for a compelling episode.
Well the quote from MM wasn’t when he said to Phillips, ‘this is your time, your game, to make a statement.’ And, of course, that’s paraphrased.
BEFORE the game started.
Had Phillips delivered a ‘nothing burger’ or didn’t get injured in the game, there wouldn’t be much of a story for this last episode of Hard Knocks.
There are cameras and mics EVERYWHERE, so as to catch EVERYTHING… hence the concerns of distractions.
Next week, there will be another compelling story… being nothing escapes the ‘eye (and ear) in the sky’. That’s also why it takes a few days to establish a story… to sift through all the data to create a story.
Tyreek and Moestert getting the veteran’s rest.
Absolutely.
Oh yeah, and to also allow ‘Reek’s hand to further heal.
That 124 yard INT return must have done it for Holland.
Chris Brooks entering his 21 day IR return period. Only ONE IR return designation left!
Best to save that last IR designated to return for Tua, God forbid he gets injured. JMO
Looking at that lengthy injury list,
which doesn’t even include Phillips,
all of a sudden it seems like a long way to go
till the end of the regular season.
I think we can beat Washington and Tennessee
with about half of those guys on the list not playing.
But I’m not certain we can beat anybody without Tua.
And Tyreek can’t miss multiple games either.
I hope Tyreek’s not wearing down. He’s had a lot of reps.
We have ELEVEN starters on the injury list, again not including Phillips.
That’s half our team.
We also have 5 OL on the list. We only carry 9.
How do you play a game with only 4 OL?
Jackson, Cotton, Smith, and Eichenberg.
That injury list doesn’t include Wynn or Ahmed either.
Howie’s List
Week 13
🐬@ 👨🏻✈️
🦬 35-13 🐬
veteran’s rest
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Tyreek did injure his ankle last game though got taped up and went right back in.
Holland was injured while making a tackle late in the Jets game.
I forgot. We need him. Howell throw’s some INT’s but he is the NFL’s leading passer right now. We can’t overlook that.
Howie’s List
Week 13
🐬@ 👨🏻✈️
🦬 35-13 🐬
🌴 45-10 🐬
Washington is back home after losing 3 straight. They will be up for it. We are banged up on the road. I don’t think this is another blowout win.
Then put your prediction out there! 😉
I’m like MikeE. Don’t like to. LOL
Not resigning Wilkins early is going to come back and bit them/us. He is on pace for 10 sacks this year in this new system. I hope he loves this team so much he doesn’t want to leave.
bite them/us
AVG is the #9 EDGE pass-rusher in the NFL (production per snap)
Chubb is #17
Phillips is #44
Phillips is the #13 EDGE run-defender in the NFL (production per snap)
AVG is #24
Chubb is #33
This is why we signed JPP.
So while the loss of Jaelan Phillips certainly sucks, I’m pretty sure we can collectively account for his production.
This Defense of ours is NOT to be funked with.
Now just sign another quality DT to keep the excessive reps down for Wilkins and Sieler, and all will be good.
And pray for no more injuries to our Defense. As currently constituted, our Defense can win us a championship.
The Commanders are
32nd in scoring defense
30th in passing defense
18th in rushing defense
29th in average yards given up
The Dolphins are 6th against the run and have the 3rd most sacks.
Naples,
I LOVE the data you bring to the table, sir. You’ve been killing it lately… thank you!
^^
MF13
thnx
I love those numbers you posted above about our OLBs.
JPP not only has 95 career sacks,
but he’s as big and strong as hell,
so we should be fine with him and Ogbah filling in for Phillips.
Ogbah is the only DE on our roster. He’s a true DL.
Miami is the only team with 6 players with at least 4 sacks.
Buffalo has to stew over that overtime loss during their bye week.
Then when they all amped up,
they play KC.
Here’s hoping they take out their frustration on the Chiefs.
That would be perfect for them to lose to Philly so they can’t catch us,
then beat KC to help us out for the top seed.
Winning out should be our goal. This would leave us with the best conference record, except for possibly Kansas City, and a #2 seed. All playoff games, except for KC, would have to go through Miami.
Let’s help ourselves and not worry about anyone else. Just a thought…lol.
My other thought is “rest” our injured for at least the next two games, against Washington and Tennessee, before the Jets. If the Jets lose another (one more) game before Rodgers comes back (Falcons and Texans, before us), I can’t really see why he would actually want to play in another game this year with no hope of the team making the playoffs. It would make no sense.
With our D playing the way it is, and winning games for us, we can let our O (especially the OL) heal up before the the last 3 or 4 games. The only issue with that is a healed OL will then need time to gel. A conundrum for sure.
One game at a time. What you’re suggesting is falling into trap games… meaning looking past them. The NFL will kill you doing that. You play to win every game with whom ever can help you do that.
You can’t save players for later when you haven’t accomplished the goal. You can’t predict injuries. If guys can go you play them at 8-3 leading the division by 2.5 games. The first order of business is winning the division. That’s a guaranteed home game.
LMAO…NO, that is your suggestion.
If you read my post at 9:27 pm it CLEARLY states we should “win out” and “help ourselves”. You must have missed that…lol.
Also, game and player management (maybe you don’t quite understand what a leadership role entails) are aspects of MM’s coaching style and what he has done all season and last. He takes a “conservative” approach with players and their injuries WITHOUT rushing them back. MY VIEW, which you seem to have missed, as well, is to continue that approach.
Put your healthiest players out there, as our talent is the deepest it’s been in years and let those that are marginally ready or worse, rest another week. Some on this blog have also suggested that with Achane and other players.
Carry on with your misinformation and putting words in my mouth. Just ridiculous…lol.
Not my argument, but you said one thing and then suggested the opposite, which is what Tim called you on. He is right, even though you “clearly” stated we should win out (as if that was ever NOT the goal, SMH) then you suggest sitting guys and not playing as hard as possible. Which I agree, is falling into the “trap” of thinking you don’t have to play your best to beat “lesser teams”
Wrong, that was never the suggestion. Letting “our guys heal up” is the “suggestion” and an approach MM has used for two seasons. LOL!!!
“My other thought is “rest” our injured for at least the next two games, against Washington and Tennessee”
Noone put these words “in your mouth” YOU typed them.
We have 11 starters “injured” we should sit them “For at least” the next two games.
YOU should read what you write..
I am very clear what I wrote. Perhaps, comprehension is another issue. I never said anything about “11 starters.” Please quote me on that.
Using MM’s approach, which you clearly have glossed over twice is a comprehension issue, not mine…lol.
OK, are we going to start calling each other names and impugning each other’s intelligence or reading comprehension? You wrote what you wrote. You can try to walk it back, but it is very clear.
Where did I call anyone names?!!! Again, putting “words in my mouth.”
Making erroneous conclusions and suggesting I stated something different that what I wrote…is the definition on “putting words in my mouth.”
I’m trying to understand why. So, I’m suggesting you DON’T understand what I wrote. It’s that simple.
Hmmm seems you have reading comprehension issues, which explains this entire argument. YOU don’t understand what YOU wrote.
I did not say you started calling names. I ASKED you “are we going to start calling each other names AND impugning each other’s intelligence or reading comprehension” which is exactly where you went not once but multiple times. My reading comprehension is excellent. Carry on. I will just give you a rest and scroll past for a while now. No need to reply because I will not be able to comprehend what you write anyway.
“My other thought is “rest” our injured for at least the next two games,”
“With our D playing the way it is, and winning games for us, we can let our O (especially the OL) heal up before the the last 3 or 4 games. The only issue with that is a healed OL will then need time to gel. A conundrum for sure.”
This was my opinion and I’m not walking it back. Nor, am I going to “suggest” or interpret it to mean that we should not do our best, play our best, or fall into some sort of “trap game.”
Clueless how this has been become an issue for some of you. Suggesting that I would start calling people names at the lack of understanding or “misinterpretation” of what I wrote. It speaks to a lack of comprehension, in my mind. That is not impugning anyone. That is my opinion and I’m not walking it back.
It’s called player management and what good coaches, like MM, do.
Carry on….lol.
I’m not sure what any of these player rankings are telling me. I watch the games and see a lot of players balling. No player is perfect. Sometimes you get beat in a competitive football game or any sport.
I love Nancy Armour’s take in USA Today, “A Rodgers ’23 return could set Jets back.”
Lol!
I just glanced at the injury report and noticed Chris Brooks practiced, albeit in limited form. It will be nice to have him back soon
Then glanced at Rock’s post about having one more IR Return slot. Why are they limited? Guys get hurt all the time, it’s a fact. Limiting this is silly
They changed the rules last season to allow UP TO 8 players to be designated to return. If you remember IR used to be you were done for the year. Last year they increased the amount of players that can return up to 8.
The reason that you can’t just do it unlimited is to prevent “stashing” of players and circumventing roster size rules.
Rock, you can bet dollars to donuts a guy like Belicheat would put 10 guys on IR to both have for later use and stop opponents from acquiring their services. The salary cap would limit how much you could use the IR that way, but certain teams would definitely abuse it.
It’ll be nice to have another bigger back since Wilson is due for another injury in a game or two. We discovered our inside run game against the Jest, and I’d love to see that continue.
As the NFL is required to give a 12 day notice if they are going to flex out of a Monday night football game, and today marks 11 days until the Monday night Miami Dolphins vs Tennessee Titans game, that matchup will stay as a MNF game.
Thanks! Still undecided which game I will go to.
Kong, that is the exact guy I thought of when I read why the rules were the way they are. Belicheat would ABSOLUTELY be a guy to bend the rule into knots.
I hate being on MNF! It drags out too late!
The thing about only having one return designation left is we’re almost at the end of the season. If they put someone on IR at this point they are unlikely to designate them to return. More likely they will just keep them on the active roster if they think they will heal before they are done playing.
That’s a good point Phelon!
Rock – I was just thinking of it from the point of view of keeping up the level of competition and gameplay, the NFL is better when the better players play. You’re right though, the roster ramifications would be taken advantage of for sure.
Arrest warrant issued for Bills LB Von Miller for alleged assault of a pregnant person
https://www.nfl.com/news/arrest-warrant-issued-for-bills-lb-von-miller-for-alleged-assault-of-a-pregnant-
Couldn’t help but notice the NFL.com writer used the terms “pregnant person” instead of woman.
Gimme a fucking break!!! There are only pregnant women. SORRY/NOT SORRY if that offends anyone!!!
it is unnecessary to say “woman” person is prefectly fine, as everyone knows that only women can bear a child.
The continued decline of the Buffalo Bills
The NFL is so messed up. What was this guy supposed to do in that split second as this happened?
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nfl-suspends-cameraman-for-remainder-of-2023-season-following-viral-tyreek-hill-touchdown-celebration/amp/
Just as stupid as the Tyreek fines. Seems like it is about control. Screw the entertainment value.
Projected 2024 top pick Caleb Williams on the fence about entering the draft
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/buffalo-bills-linebacker-von-miller-wanted-police-allegedly-assaulting-rcna127427
Here you go, Mike. This headline says ‘woman’.
From the same article: “Miller’s connection to the victim was not immediately clear. He is wanted on a charge of assault against a pregnant person.”
It looks like perhaps ‘person’ is in the verbiage of the actual charge against him. So you can still be outraged if you’d like- just at the way the law is written instead 😂🤣
Not really outraged, just hate the tail wagging the dog
Rock – some “people” now refer to mothers as birthing persons, because “men” can be mothers too. They can call anyone anything they want, just don’t expect anyone else to fall in line with that crap
Know what I think? I think if we were to play the Eagles or Chefs* this week instead of when we had played them, we’d win rather handily… and that goes for the Bills as well.
Our Defense is now the #7 in the NFL, up from around #27. Getting Ramsey back was huge, but the players finally seem to have a firm grasp in year 1 of the Fangio Defense, unlike earlier in the season.
On the Offensive side of the ball, our greatest weakness has been an injury-riddled O-Line. Guess what, the light seems to have come on for Eich, and our depth players keep getting better and better with each game.
We’re going to demolish the overrated Cowboys on Christmas Eve, we’re going to crush the Ravens (making Tua 3-0 career against them) on New Year’s Eve, and we’re going to destroy the hapless Bills at home in the new year… BARRING SERIOUS INJURIES, of course.
Seldom am I this confident, but I feel we’re primed for a DEEP playoff run this year. And yes, I feel we can make it to the Super Bowl this season.
But first thing first: one game at a time. Never overlook the immediate opponent.
Totally agreed we can play with those teams, not sure we win handily, lol, but we can beat any team in the league if we play up to our potential.
We really do need to take it one game at a time. Luckily, even though I think a lot of us fans are taking the next few games for granted, I don’t think the team is. I think we have good focus.
Yessir, we have very good focus under Coach McDaniel. We are DANGEROUS.
I feel we can win the SB, but nothing will come easy
Against the jets up 3 scores I wasn’t feeling like the game was over, so I won’t be over confident
^ I was waiting for Tua to throw another INT
Remarkable…
‘Reek rocks!!!
“One of these QBs is different than others, tell me which one could it be…”
Remix: “Two of these QBs are different than others…”
I’m actually a little surprised to not see Tua higher on the highly accurate rate. That chart basically says Tua’s receivers get separation far more than anyone else’s, but his accuracy is not much above league average (assuming the redline is mean or median). His detractors would probably use this chart as a negative.
Although, honestly, I question the accuracy of these specific types of charts anyway.
I find it hard to believe all those QBs are throwing the ball more accurately than Tua. I mean, Josh Allen is throwing at the same accuracy rate? Come on.
Allen is near the lead league in percentage, and he and Tua aren’t far off in INTs, so maybe I’m just wrong.
Lamm not practicing. Will we be down to our 3rd string OT to start at LT?
Kind of surprised with all the OL injuries we are experiencing, we only have 1 rookie OT, 1 rookie OC and 1 2nd year OG on the practice squad. Seems we could have added a vet to the PS as a break glass incase.
NFL makes historic flex to ‘MNF’ schedule, booting Chiefs-Patriots for Eagles-Seahawks
Cardinals waive veteran TE Zach Ertz after request to be released
hey Smythe is hurt.
and we have zilch behind him.
Maybe we should snatch Ertz up for the stretch run.
The Patriots are so bad
(or the NFL wants to protect Bellicheat’s legacy )
that they were willing to sacrifice Darling Mahomes
and flex KC out of MNF.
PS: Dolphins still in MNF. (even against Titans)
Seems Young is a rockstar. Throwing the most accurate passes to the least open wide receivers.
Hurtz crushes to on this chart as well
Tua not to on. 🤬
I don’t think a primarily receiving TE is a fit.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/why-ertz-makes-perfect-sense-for-the-dolphins/ar-AA1kNFDs?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=e93dedfa38074606990eecf5d68624ee&ei=49
Maybe not but as things get tighter and yardage gets tougher, it might be nice to have a big target with playoff experience to take the pressure off Hill and Waddle, so they won’t need to take a hard hit to get every first down on 3rd and 6.
I think there is something wrong with that graphic. It seems the axes are labeled backwards. Not just with respect to Tua. Other anomalies are apparent.
Patriots fans are tearing them apart on social media for getting flexed off MNF in spite of Darling Mahomes and millions of Swiftie dollars lost.
The Redskins no longer have their top edge rushers. I could see us lighting up Washington.
So Bryce Young is the most accurate QB? Okay
Terron Armstead says on social media that he will be better and he will be better this week when he plays the Commanders.
I thought he was out for awhile?
He is saying otherwise
Good thing Lamm may be taking the week off then. He will be needed the week after.
I just read the league can now flex late season Thursday games too. So some teams fighting for playoffs or playoff positioning could be forced into another flipping Thursday game?
Continued decline of the Pets…lol
Bellicheck must be proud
I just crushed Baltimore in divisional round to move on to the conference championship round Tua Tagovailoa had 200 yards and two touchdowns with an 88.8% completion percentage. Lamar Jackson was intercepted twice once by Howard and once by Ramsey De’von Ahane Went off with 210 yards on 21 carries and three touchdowns. Ramsey‘s interception was a pick six that was a lot of fun lol 😝
I just learned during the game tonight that the Cowboys haven’t beaten a single team this year they have faced that has a winning record.
Sounds familiar
I believe they have a lower SOV than we do
Looking at their schedule it’s been very favorable.
I’ve been rooting against teams like Houston and Indy, but at what point do we root for them to keep the bills out?
I’d say now
I agree
RIP Shane MacGowan. A very unique talent for sure.
never heard of him. Google him after you posted and never heard of The Pogues either. RIP I guess
RIP Henry Kissinger…brilliant man.
not a fan
This pop up begging us to use the garbage subscription choices they added previously that I already hate is really fucking obnoxious! Already don’t want the choice EVERY TIME I POST to have my mailbox spammed by comments on this board, now I have to get rid of another pop-up begging me to use the function no one wanted!
SBJ…NCC, NR.
Hmmmm this guy looks familiar…..
It’s that time of year.
https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/nfl-playoff-picture-2023-updated-afc-and-nfc-standings-clinching-scenarios-for-week-13
NCC, NK.
https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/nfl-playoff-picture-2023-updated-afc-and-nfc-standings-clinching-scenarios-for-week-13
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/jevon-holland-misses-second-straight-dolphins-practice/ar-AA1kNOO2?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=c27b9bea4ebc410d96d5183b57d637ec&ei=37
Rock
You are breaking every Irishman’s heart when you say you never heard of the Pogues
How can he not have heard this line from that seasonal favorite Fairytale of New York?!??
‘It’s Christmas Eve
In the drunk tank….’
Yikes
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/dolphins-expected-to-start-eighth-different-o-line-combination/ar-AA1kOeLy?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=c27b9bea4ebc410d96d5183b57d637ec&ei=17
“Upon hearing Welker’s praise and comparison, Hill was admittedly humbled, flattered, and then joked that Welker was only praising him because “he’s trying to get me to practice.”
Hill was referring to the ankle injury that convinced Miami’s coaches to keep him out of Wednesday’s practice session. He did return Thursday and issued his usual “Cheetahs don’t get hurt.” mantra.”
I’m officially a huge critic of the “who have they beaten “ rhetoric
It’s not college football in the 90s – you don’t have to pick based on schedule
Agreed. You play who is on the schedule. And you never know. Ask Philly about the Jets.
Kind of excited to be playing a defense this weekend that is statistically week – 4th worst in nfl – time to put up 50 points
Howie’s List
Week 13
🐬@ 👨🏻✈️
🦬 35-13 🐬
🌴 45-10 🐬
🐷 56 – 17 🐬
R.I.P. Sandra Day O’Conner
^^