Our 8-3 AFC East Division leaders travel to Washington this week to take on the 4-8 Washington Commanders. Yeah, still hard not to think Redskins, but it is what it is. The Commanders defense is dead last in the NFL, 32 of 32 allowing 29.2 points per game. This bodes well for our team, which is scoring 30.8 points per game.The bright spot for the Commanders is they appear to have a QB, potentially a franchise QB. Although his play has been uneven, QB Sam Howell has thrown for 3339 yards, 18 TD’s and 13 INT’s. That’s 162 more yards passing than our own Tua Tagovailoa for Howell, in his rookie season no less. Howell is also completing 66.5% of his passes, just a shade less than Tua at 69.8%. This is an opportunity for our offense to get back on track, but also a chance for our defense to continue to show that this is one of the top units in the NFL as we get closer to the playoffs.
It was a crushing blow last week when OLB Jaelan Phillips season ended after a non contact achilles injury. He was playing at a very high level, equal to the amount of hype he received before the season. Now, the forgotten man in this defense, DE/LB Emmanuel Ogbah moves very much to the forefront. Of course AVG, Andrew Van Ginkel will probably see more snaps now at OLB, Ogbah will most certainly see a lot more snaps than he has all season. The good thing is, Ogbah has fresh legs, and is completely healthy, playing nearly a 1/3 of the snaps this season (21%) compared to the usual 65-77% of the snaps in other years. Besides the pass rush, one thing that directly affects the pass rush is the pass coverage. Right now, our defense couldn’t be any better, with a healthy CB Xavien Howard on the left side and the scalding hot CB Jalen Ramsey on the right. Safeties Jevon Holland and DeShon Elliot round out this excellent secondary. Holland, of course, had the amazing “Hell Mary” 99 yard TD interception return on the last play of the first half against the NY Jets.
It seems as if we may be getting some players back on the offensive side, as RG Robert Hunt looks like he may be ready to play, although he may be on a snap count. It seems as if the entire team logged a LIMITED practice session yesterday, and it’s impossible to tell if that’s just precautionary, like injury maintenance or if that’s the best those injured players could manage. RB De’Von Achane looks like he’s going to be QUESTIONABLE unless he manages to get in a FULL practice today. The same goes for Raheem Mostert, although we’ve seen Mostert with the QUESTIONABLE designation for weeks and he still manages 20 + touches on offense. C Connor Williams returned last week and should be good to go this week as well. RG Liam Eichenberg played very well against a tough NY defensive front and if Hunt can’t go, I won’t be too concerned since Eichenberg is handling the job sufficiently. Hunt, incidentally, did suit up for the Jets game but did not play.
The Dolphins are now a 1/2 game behind the Baltimore Ravens who are 9-3 but have their BYE week this week. We’re ties with both Jacksonville Jaguars, and the Kansas City Chiefs, but we are currently the #4 seed in the AFC. We must win this week to continue to stay near the top of the conference. Nothing will help this team more than to play as many playoff games in our house as possible, considering besides the Eagles and the Cowboys who are in the NFC, we’re the only undefeated AFC team at home. Home is where we play our best football. On offense, we’re not a physical team, although we can and have run the ball well. We’re actually #2 in the NFL in rushing behind the Ravens, this despite the fact that we have nearly 100 less rushing attempts, 390 rushes for 1903 yards (4.9 YPC) for the Ravens while we have 292 rushes for 1597 yards (5.5 YPC). The Ravens are just a more physical team, they run the ball more, and their QB is a huge reason. Yes, they have a big, imposing RB in RB Gus Edwards, who has 590 yards on 141 rushes for 4.2 yards per carry. He’s a grinder, but the Ravens second leading rusher is their QB Lamar Jackson. Jackson has 574 yards rushing this season, but the Ravens alos have a weapon very similar to our own De’Von Achane, RB Keaton Mitchell. Mitchell is also a TD waiting to happen, he’s averaging 9.3 yards per carry, 29 carries for 269 yards and 2 TD’s rushing. De’Von Achane, for comparison has 39 carries for 461 yards and 5 TD’s rushing and Achane also has 2 TD’s receiving. The big question is though, do we see a healthy and productive Achane again this season or does he get shut down? In addition, we play the Ravens New Year’s Eve day in Week 17, and I believe that game will tell us an awful lot about our team going forward into the playoffs.
The Dolphins are the biggest road team favorites in the NFL this week, a hearty 9.5 point favorite. I don’t mention this because I’m a betting man, I’m not, but this is a game we should win, and absolutely need to. We need to clean up the turnovers. Our opponents have fumbled 20 times against us, 9 forced fumbles. OLB Bradley Chubb has 4 of them.We have 38 QB sacks on defense and have allowed only 18. That’s remarkable. We have the 3rd most sacks, behind the Bills (41) and the Ravens (47). On offense and sacks allowed, the Chiefs (referees) (14 sacks allowed) and the Bills (Josh Allen) (15 sacks sacks allowed) are the only teams better. We have 11 INT’s, Tua (10), and Mike White (1). We have fumbled 20 times, lost 12. We have one of the worst turnover differentials in the league at -5, we have 9 interceptions and 5 fumble recoveries for 14 takeaways, while on offense we have 11 interceptions and 9 fumbles lost for 19 turnovers. Tua and Mostert have bosh lost 3 fumbles, and I suppose we’re a bit lucky, because Tua has 10 fumbles this season. Both of these guys need to be more aware of ball security. If De’Von Achane can’t go this week, RB Jeff Wilson will share the lesser amount of carries with RB Raheem Mostert, as long as Mostert plays as expected.
GO DOLPHINS!!!
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hmmmm other teams seem to have noticed too. LOL
Sums it up
Well it’s office – Tim Boyle is a free agent again….
FYI, pretty sure this move needed to be made bc Zack Wilson won’t play again and they can’t cut him
What a absolute mess the jests are
Official
😂
Jaguars head coach Doug Pederson said on Tuesday that Lawrence suffered a right high-ankle sprain, noting to reporters that all other tests on the injury came out clean.
“Everything is stable, looks good. We’ll see how he is in a couple of days,” Pederson said.
Now for the bad Jags injury news. Pederson announced that Christian Kirk, who left with an injury after the Jags’ first offensive play, suffered a core muscle injury and will “obviously miss some time.” The coach later added that surgery is likely.
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Probably out for the season.
Alec Ingold is the Miami Dolphins nominee for the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award.
The first play Ryder breaks down shows where Robert Hunt reaggravated the hammy. He reaches to push a rusher past Tua then grabbed his hammy and started hopping on the other leg.
Tall order
Plus don’t want Bills to win.
I’m much more concerned with us getting the #1 seed than I am with the Bills getting into the playoffs. Obviously, both would be great, but give me the #1 seed all day long over the other.
well, the Chiefs have to lose to the Bills OR Bungals so it can still happen without the Bills winning.
It would be Fn awesome to go into week 18 resting our players in the Bills game because we already have home field and a bye for the playoffs.
Likeyou said Tall order.
Is there any scenario where McDaniel wins Coach of the Year over Ryans?
Any other year, I’d say it’s McDaniel’s (should have been his last year, but the Tua concussion negative BS cost him), but what Ryans has done with the Texans is so remarkable it gives him the nod in my book
Very close, IMO. Have to see how the Texans finish out.
Ryans found his QB right off the bat. That’s huge. I don’t think McDaniel cares about coach of the year, he wants to win a championship.
Of course he doesn’t care. Ryans doesn’t care either. No coach is sitting around game planning how to win coach of the year.
Exactly and McDaniel made a joke about that sort of thing.
I just read an article that said the Dolphins are going to play their “home opener” in Brazil next year. I hate the fucking idea. The thing is Miami was “awarded rights” to Brazil when the NFL started the overseas program. So if there is a game in Brazil it will be the Dolphins home game. MFrs! We only get 8 home games next year as it is!
Well, we have hope. If the Dolphins go on to win the SB this year, it is doubtful that the NFL would take away the SEASON OPENER (that goes to the SB champ)
Now that there are unequal home and away games, for teams that play home games in other countries, it should happen in years they get a 9th home game. Come on, NFL, is that too much to ask? lol
So the story with the Brazil game started because Goodal said that next year the NFL will play for the first time in Spain or Brazil. Brazil “belongs to Miami” like Germany “belongs to KC”. It is all run away speculation right now. (Sigh at “journalism” today) It as easily could be a game in Spain next season instead. Carry on. (Besides with a SB win, we will get a HOME home game for the Opener.
My swiss cheese brain cannot recover the information. A couple of weeks ago one of you posted about a new TV series that was starting soon and asked if the rest of us were going to watch…
WHAT WAS THE SERIES AGAIN?
404 data not found
I don’t think this is it because it’s not a series, but I had asked if anyone had watched Bye Bye Barry.
Thanks, but you are right, that’s not it.
It’s ok, I still got to be right! 😂
Netflix’s The House of Usher?
Actually, I think Mike posted a question about if anyone was going to watch a series, but i don’t remember what it was either…
What a GRAND time to be a Phins fan after all these decades of suffering! All I want for Christmas now is NO MORE INJURIES.
BTW, great to see ya post again, Jahndoh!!!
herdfan says:
December 5, 2023 at 1:03 pm
I’m offended by your hate. 😂
You can leave an emoji without a comment. Space afterwards
I didn’t realize that you had Stock in WordPress to be offended by my hate of them. I still like you if that’s any consolation. If not, oh well.
Pffft! Do you not see the laughing emoji? I too hate WordPress these days. You said you hated this site. I’m literal.
If it wasn’t so difficult to set up shop elsewhere, I’d do it. Also the risk of leaving folks behind that haven’t posted for awhile, case in point, Jahn back today after a long absence. How would they know where to find us?
I don’t know
I kind of expect the jaguars to lose to the ravens
And the chiefs could easily go 1-1 in their upcoming matchups with the Bills or Bengals
I don’t think the order is so tall
I think it’s pretty doable. The hardest part is coming out of Baltimore with a win.
Good to see you,Jahn! ✌️
He’s a 1am poster now!
Lol
God is beyond time
Any updates on Holland?
Jets cut Tim Boyle.
Zach Wilson hints he doesn’t want to play because of “risk of injury “
Aaron Rogers plays mamma bear for Zach Wilson and publicly defends him on the Pat McAffee show
The Jets sign Brett Rypien
What a shit show that I can’t take my eyes off of 😃
LOL
Injury updates:
Baker has an MCL sprain, is expected to miss 3-4 weeks and should be back before the playoffs.
Holland may miss the Titans game as the time off this last week did him good and the Fins will be conservative with his return.
Hunt may miss another game or more, not a lot of info other than he reaggravated his hammy.
Armstead is injured everywhere except his perineum and McDaniel is really proud of him.
LOL
Then Armstead must be due to come down with a case of Taintitus anytime
LOL I was just going to post something similar
Connor Orr wrote a whiny, ill-focused “article” about how the “NFL product” is just not as good this year.
Could you BE any more biased and transparent?
Orr just thinks that because of the garbage roster bellicheat has put together,
and the chaos with both NY teams plus his Super Hero is a turnover machine barely playing .500 ball in Buffalo.
Miami sets records every week,
Jax makes Pats look like the D league team that they are,
9rs win big with a 7th round QB,
and Houston drafts so well they turn the program around in one year
unlike the jest who’ve wallowed for years..
No Connor, it’s you, ya schmuck.
Connor Orr is sore.
https://www.si.com/nfl/2023/12/03/nfl-product-worse-this-season
Is there anything more worthless than a journalist? Meteorologists are right more often and usually make better content. I agree that the refs need reined in and the turf needs fixed but the rest sounds like the whining of an ill-informed child writing for their high school newspaper. He promotes changing the rules for more scoring but laments the gambling it was meant to help? Huh?! The multi-millionaire players are exhausted from working for 18 weeks? Huh?!! Attrition at QB when they aren’t allowed to be hit? Huh??!!! Has he ever watched football before?
He then promotes his favorite players (so professional) while taking digs at guys like Purdy and Tua because he’s an idiot. They hate that Purdy is crushing it as a 7th rounder. They hate religious Tua winning when they had written him off. Damn those guys!! He finishes with cheese wheel chasing hyperbole because it’s what they do. If anyone needed an example of why college is a worthless degree to help build more intelligent people, a sports journalist will remind you.
^^^
🤣
NFS
Except we don’t rely on our QB to get those rushing yards and TDs
Rocky spam
ROFLMAO!! It wasn’t pass interference because it was going to the WR and was already uncatchable.
That chick is awesome. I wonder what the videos are like with the volume on….
Lol
Hmm though
I wonder if she realizes how fundamentally pretty she is.
Just finished watching Hard Knocks, didn’t realize Tua doesn’t step into his throws, he just throws from a wide base for stability and quick release
Dudes are having fun and look like a well oiled machine
Him not taking time to wind up and stride gives him that extra half second before the pocket gets raggy, AND it’s probably the only way to hit a guy as fast as Reek in the moment he flashes open before he runs right out the stadium.
Duke Riley was the highest rated LB in the NFL in week 13.
Amazing how Phillips gets hurt and AVG plays great, Baker gets hurt Riley plays great, and 4/5 of our OL get hurt and the backups play better than we could’ve imagined
There’s more here than meets the eye, the coaching staff, between scheme and the preparation has been fantastic
This^^^
Just thinking … without running numbers or anything, I’d be fine with the wildcards being just as they are now.
I don’t fear Pitt, Indy, and Cleveland with those QBs as nuch as I would Houston with the rookie slinger, Buff with Superman getting an third chance at us, or Denver in a revenge rematch with the playoff experience of Wilson and Payton.
I agree Naples
Thats article by Orr is fairly predictable from him
Every few years we end up in this place where the ny teams suck
And of course people who think that’s the center of the universe or in this case the nfl universe – think what is happening in ny, applies to the entire nfl
The article is predicated on the fact on the idea that the offensive explosion we have seen in the nfl has slowed
Guess what – the data says otherwise
Every year for the last r years, the top offenses are near 400 yards a game usually with two over 400 yards. This year same thing. The top 2 offenses (lions and 🐬) are well over 400 a game
Guess who has the worst offenses in the nfl – guess the bottom two teams…
It’s not a particularly low scoring year. There has not been some sort of defensive push back to recent years
It’s more plausible that the teams, the writer is watching aren’t very good offenses
So Orr watches his team be pathetic offensively. His friends watch their teams be pathetic offensively and tell him about it. Guess what he thinks….
I love my home town but I realize sometimes NYers think they are the center of the universe
That dude is watching the jets or giants play every weekend
What do you expect from him?
Howie’s List
Week 14
🐬 vs ☄️ (Emojis are hard)
🦬 41 – 16 🐬
I had to make it larger on my phone to see what it was, thought how’d you come up with the image from their helmet, so great job finding that
If we win our next 2 games vs Titans and Jets, then the Bills lose one of the next 2 vs the Chiefs or Cowboys, we will secure the division after week 15.
Yes, but how do you catch a Redfish from the pier🤪
Easy 😉
There has been some drop off in quality of play in the NFL this year imo. Much of it has to do with the significant number of injuries to starting QBs. There are not 32 quality QBs starting in the NFL right now.
Howie’s List
Week 14
🐬 vs ☄️ (Emojis are hard)
🦬 41 – 16 🐬
🐷 52 – 14 🐬
You guys and your lopsided predictions, come on get real😜
Howie’s List
Week 14
🐬 vs ☄️ (Emojis are hard)
🦬 41 – 16 🐬
🐷 52 – 14 🐬
🎰 40 – 10 🐬
Watching Ingold miked up, shows the same as every other video and interview, they’re all having fun
We’ve heard they haven’t beaten anyone with a winning record, are they for real?
I’ve used that in the past with our division rivals and was wrong every time
They believe in themselves and are having too much fun for it not to be real
NCC, NR.
https://www.profootballnetwork.com/miami-dolphins-afc-no-1-seed-most-complete-team/
I think this one is Rock and Climate Change.
🤣
No Rogers? Not that I thought he would be back
I didn’t want him to come back. We’ve played the Jets without him and know how it goes down.
I don’t know what’s more exciting:
Rodrick’s prediction; or some one in the media knowing who Austin Jackson is
Omar is such a clueless hack. How does he stay employed? Sports Illustrated can do better.
Here is what he wrote in a recent article about how the Dolphins need to step up to compete with “playoff teams”
“For the record, Eichenberg has been solid for the past five starts. But I’m far more comfortable with Eichenberg at right guard than I am at left guard.”
Hey Omar? Right side is Tua’s “blind side” When have you ever even SEEN Eich play RG? LT? check, LG? Check, RT? Check. RG???? I don’t think he has taken a snap there… But Doedick is more comfortable with him there….
Oh, and in his opinion “juicing up the run game” is how we can win. You mean MORE than the MOST yards? That will do it? (I discount the Ravens who have more yards because they are QB scrambles)
Rotflmao … yeah let’s try harder in the run game since we are only better than 30 other teams!
I agree, because when we can run it effectively we’re very hard to stop.
A lot of our high rushing games were with Achane going crazy, so if we can get that back regularly look out
Bring the LBs up and we pass at will
Eichenberg played RG, when Hunt was out, and was very good
^^^^
He is 1 of only 2 active players to start at all 5 OL spots.
We HAVE to resign AVG!
Bills GM Brandon Beane: Von Miller to practice, play while facing domestic violence charge
According to police, Miller threw the woman’s laptop on the couch and stomped on it. After pulling out some of her hair and throwing her on a couch, he put both hands on her neck. She told police she recorded some of the attack and, when she threatened to call police, he left.
What a fine young man.
Practice not play I presume
Ssshhh
I swear I’m feelin’ it with this team and this season. Now i know there’s still a long way to go but …
I don’t want to jinx it, but just between you and me on the down low, “Team of Destiny” is starting to sound like a viable story line.
If we win out the regular season we’ll be in the SB, if we have to play a road game I still like our chances
No one in the AFC scares me
Assuming OL is healthy enough
I don’t recall if this has been posted already.
Ingold mic’d up at Washington…
I alluded to it above, but didn’t post the link
Are they having fun or what
Having fun, yet working hard. Perfect atmosphere and a winning combination. We FINALLY, after decades of embarrassment, have a team and organization we can be proud of.
Ingold sure can talk. Cracked me up.
64 no wind, sunny today, Traeger burgers almost done
Don’t know how long it’ll be up, but here’s Hard Knocks Episode 3
Featuring the Stinkle Van Ginkles😜 SVG
Not that we need any more mike jokes
steveccnv says:
December 6, 2023 at 3:08 pm
Practice not play I presume
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They said he will play vs Chiefs
Good
Lose Chiefs Lose
(I don’t care if Buffalo gets a wildcard) I want the number one seed.
Whole time I was watching Hard Knocks was thinking was one constant recruiting pitch for free agents to join the Miami Dolphins. Change the words a bit and make Mike McD Uncle Sam in the famous “I Want You” poster..
CBS has announced that it it is canceling Young Sheldon after this season is over. Not sure if any of you guys watch it, but I like it. Thing is it remains the highest rated comedy on TV. Speculation is they didn’t want to deal with Sheldon’s Dad’s death, which is about to come based on what the same showrunners set out in Big Bang Theory.
It is also becoming more awkward for the two different actors to play the same character as young Sheldon goes through puberty
Young Sheldon is already more manly than old Sheldon in many ways lol
Agree. Still like the show but it worked better when the actor playing Sheldon was young and cute.
I’ve seen Eichenberg play RG a bunch of snaps this year.
Rock, the blind side doesn’t affect Tua much because of how he sets up in the pocket. Very few times does he give up his back to the blind side. Mostly on deep drops off play-action. But he usually knows where he’s going with the ball so it’s out quick.
His throwing stance, where he doesn’t step into it, helps too
Yeah I think Jujitsu might have played a role in that. Also he knows he can throw certain passes with his base and arm. He steps into it on some deep throws. But that’s usually only 4-5 times per game. Most of his passes are 10-20 yards down the field. He excels on those crossers with YAC potential.
leading the pro bowl vote
https://twitter.com/NFL/status/1732493591292059837/photo/1
Tua and Tyreek deserve it, but I don’t want 9 Fins making it, that we’ll have to pay
Of course they won’t actually play in the game because they’ll have better things to do😝
It’s not even a game anymore. It is literally flag football and skill challenges
School shooting at UNLV, video shows the street being blocked outside of Beam Hall, 1 block from where my son lived, before he moved to Florida last year
This week’s wish list
IMHO only
Go Dolphins!!! > Titans by 30+
RAMS>ravens duh (hoping Donald hits Jackson x3) (hard)
Buff>KC (puke) but also duh
Cleveland>Jax so they also can’t usurp the #1 seed from us
+ Flaky or Mandalorian @ QB to play us
Steelers>Patriots to stick the Cheater with the worst possible record
and to get Pitt in the playoffs over Houston
Indy>Cincy to keep Minshew available to play us and Houston out
jest>Houston (doublepuke) see above
LAC>Denver so neither one can make the playoffs
Vegas>Minni to make it harder for buff to get in but meh
The AFC is soooo close this year. There are 11 teams within 3 wins with 5 games to go and “everyone playing everyone” still.
Every little advantage can come into play.
I was about to do what Naples just did, but in stead will thank him for the effort and say I agree. I want the AFCN to devour each other in December.
I have had a bad dream (not to the level of a nightmare) about Denver continuing their roll and exacting revenge on us this season in the playoffs.
But on the Belicheat subject, Naples, I hope he wins a couple more before the end of the year, especially if they can play spoiler to the Chiefs, Bills or Broncos. It a) weakens their draft position and b) increases our SOV & would weaken of or all of those three teams slotting in the playoffs.
So route for the to win the rest of the year man. The old man is gone soon anyway.
of course you make sense,
but I want BB to give up before he catches Shula,
so every loss will hopefully hasten his retirement.
I’m not sure how SOV works, but in SOS, if a team we played beats another team we played, isn’t that a wash?
Anyone notice AVG’s son’s name? Ripken Van Ginkel – I fucking love that!
You serious Clark?
Veteran DT signed (not Akiem Hicks), Reuben Foster not signed after today’s workout, and VK3 has been cut…
naplesfan2010 says:
December 6, 2023 at 3:13 pm
Ssshhh
I swear I’m feelin’ it with this team and this season. Now i know there’s still a long way to go but …
I don’t want to jinx it, but just between you and me on the down low, “Team of Destiny” is starting to sound like a viable story line.
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I posted something very similar last week… you aren’t alone, Naples. There’s something about our team this year. 🙂
bailbondmike says:
December 6, 2023 at 2:42 pm
We HAVE to resign AVG!
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YES, PLEASE!!! Seems to me that AVG and Vic Fangio have a connection of sorts. I’m sure he’ll be re-signed.
Remember this?
Tim – totally serious, it was on Hard Knocks
MF13
Yes I remember you saying something similar.
But it’s not just how good our players are; it’s how good our coaches are too.
And how we seem to find another guy to cover every injury. And how the exact teams we need to lose do lose.
And how the schedule which looked so hard in preseason has fallen just how we’d want it … mostly.
And how several threatening teams have lost their QBs.
How the Pats have collapsed, and the Bills have lost both their OC and DC.
And our D suddenly looks unbeatable. And our rushing is suddenly top 3 in the league.
It just seems like something else is going to happen in our favor every week.
Stop it Naples. Remember the power of negative thinking: An optimist can never be pleasantly surprised
IF I had to call it today (as Naples stated, there’s still a long way to go), I’d say it’s going to be our Phins vs the 49ers in the Super Bowl.
And it would be the ultimate re-match from the 1984 season with stories abound.
And I MUST make this clear: IF we stay healthy!
For if we cannot stay healthy, all bets are off.
MF13, I made the same prediction to my boss yesterday. He wanted to put money on it, but I am not that confident. LOL
He is trying to get out of paying me $100 for the Dolphins winning 11 or more games. He is getting more desperate every week as we get closer. LOL
He can certainly afford it, he just HATES losing as much as I do.
Austin Jackson 3YR/$36M extension
I wonder how it is structured. Hopefully it helps with our cap # for next year.
$20.7M guaranteed
depends on how that guarantee is broken up.
wow
that’s a fat contract,
but he’s a blind-side protector,
so I guess that’s the going rate.
He’s given up only 2 sacks and
had 5 penalties in over 800 snaps this season.
3 false starts and 2 holding
Hopefully Jackson continues to get better now that he’s gotten paid.
3rd year, 24 years old. Some guys come into the NFL at 24
just hitting his prime and has played 99% of our offensive plays this year after an intensive off-season of muscle building and stamina training
I think this is good timing for Jackson … after they refused his 5th year option, he knuckled down and worked his tail off, so this new contract will be a good reward and show him his work is recognized as he heads into the December push and the playoffs.
He’ll be the 28th highest paid tackle and the 11th highest paid RT.
Howie’s List
Week 14
🐬 vs ☄️
🦬 41 – 16 🐬
🐷 52 – 14 🐬
🎰 40 – 10 🐬
🌴 38 – 17 🐬
12 mil per year would put Jackson at 18th in the league for left tackles, and it puts him at 11th for right tackles. Considering his play this year, I think that is a pretty decent contract for us and him. Hopefully he stays dedicated; if he does, his next contract could be top 3.
Howie’s List
Week 14
🐬 vs ☄️
🦬 41 – 16 🐬
🐷 52 – 14 🐬
🎰 40 – 10 🐬
🌴 38 – 17 🐬
🗿 42 – 24
Howie’s List
Week 14
🐬 vs ☄️
🦬 41 – 16 🐬
🐷 52 – 14 🐬
🎰 40 – 10 🐬
🌴 38 – 17 🐬
🗿 42 – 24 🐬
Austin Jackson deserves every penny
Dolphins declined Jackson’s 5th year at $14.175 mil, then sign him to 3 years at 12 mil per.
The players gets more guaranteed and a few years of security, the Dolphins locked up our RT for a few years at a very good value…
It’d be nice if could get Hunt and Williams locked up before season’s end.
Oh, speaking of Williams, I can’t recall a single snap issue since the Chiefs game…
And since I’m bringing up guys it’d be nice to sign before hitting FA. I think AVG is going to continue to impress…and cost more; it’d be nice to get him signed sooner rather than later.
^^
The truth is we’ll probably lose some players we all love this offseason. We can’t pay everyone, and it’s the price of having a good team.
Not just UFA’s but cap casualties also.
That was in response to you CAV, 10:53am post
Yep
Resigning Jackson helps a lot for next year. We now have OL under contract for 2024:
LT Terron Armstead
RT Austin Jackson
T Kion Smith
OG Liam Eichenberg
OG Lester Cotton
I could see them bringing back on the cheap:
T Kendall Lamm
OG Robert Jones
Possibly T/OG Isaiah Wynn
Using our 1st overall pick on UGA center Sedric Van Pran looks like a good move. I would rather resign Robert Hunt first over Connor Williams.
Dolphins lead the AFC pro bowl voting with 9 players as the top vote-getters for their respective positions. Armstead is the top voted player at LT with his whopping equivalent of 4 1/2 games played this season. Dolphins fans rule 😆
mf13ss says:
December 6, 2023 at 10:44 pm
IF I had to call it today (as Naples stated, there’s still a long way to go), I’d say it’s going to be our Phins vs the 49ers in the Super Bowl.
And it would be the ultimate re-match from the 1984 season with stories abound.
M – here’s my post from Monday which I posted on an NFL thread of a soccer forum (great minds think alike):
For the NFC, the Niners have played the 2 best teams in the NFC – the Eagles and the Cowboys, and have won by a combined score of 84-29. Assuming no more injuries to Purdy, it seems a massive reach to predict any other team to lift the Lombardi at this stage of the season.
For the AFC, the fins sit at #1 seed, but a Jags win on MNF puts them in #1 after GB came out on top @ Lambeau last night. This has created a bit of a logjam in the fight for HFA in the play-offs. I’m certainly not counting any aquatic chickens yet – we have three games to finish the season in Dallas (H), Ravens (A) and Bills (H), which will give us chance to dispel the narrative that we can only beat bad-medium teams. If we can do that, we may be in shape to make a decent play-off run. Ironically, I started following the Fins in Marino’s first year when he made the SB and lost to the niners. Sadly, even if by some miracle the Fins did make it to the big bash, I suspect the same fate would await. Karma is a bitch!
I think AVG would love the chance to be a starter and get paid like one. I think he’s going to be one of those guys we’re going to hate to see go.
Don’t see it. Phillips will be on IR for most of next year, Ogbah will be on the street. AVG is a must do for them.
I hope so
Plus he is very versatile and fits this defense very well.
Louis Riddick is a big fan of the Dolphins this season.
https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/nfl/miami-dolphins/article282784808.html#storylink=rss
I think it is awesome that we have players stepping up when we need them to.
Duke Riley really did a good job last week filling in for Baker. Keep up the good work Duke! Get yourself a raise!
If Austin Jackson gets that (and it is reasonable btw)….. then Hunt deserves more. And his contract is up. Hunt has been better from the start and more or less injury free.
OT’s get paid more but I agree. I could see him getting a contract as high as Jackson which would put him around the 15th highest paid OG.
Phelon – Phillips may be back on time next season. He needs to see Aaron Rodgers surgeon!
too late, he already had the traditional surgery. Rogers got a “speed bridge” procedure which is a newer more innovative method.
he still can fly to Europe to get the stem cell / platelet procedures though. (not legal in the US because of the evangelists)
I was wondering that
Not really. FDA is the reason some stem cell treatments are not approved in the US. They have not had the FDA-required studies conducted. Has nothing to do with evangelists. Blame bureaucrats.
https://rosm.org/can-you-use-stem-cell-in-america/#:~:text=Yes%2C%20stem%20cells%20are%20used,remain%20controversial%20and%20may%20not
OK PP
google a little deeper
Also, I meant Evangelicals not evangelists
Grandparents on my Mom’s side were Pentacosts. Went to church 3 times a week. When I visited learned that that movies and card games (even go fish) were the “Devil’s Work.” Still lovely people, but what their pastor said filtered into the house I visited.
He’s talking about Brian Flores
https://x.com/jacobmeshel/status/1732868793456623785?s=61&t=NWZ–WfgKu_dYbC-fKuB3A
Just wanted to let you all know I brought my mom home today. She’s doing very well.🙂
Awesome Tim. A good day for her and you.
Fabulous. Best news of the season
Great news!
That is great to hear. Happy for her and you! It takes a toll when they are in the hospital or rehab facility.
Especially when it was a month.
Woohoo! Great news, Tim.
Howie’s List
Week 14
🐬 vs ☄️
🦬 41 – 16 🐬
🐷 52 – 14 🐬
🎰 40 – 10 🐬
🌴 38 – 17 🐬
🗿 42 – 24 🐬
🇬🇧 48 – 20
🐬 (obvs)
stang 27-21
This was my kind of judge.
“A woman who threw a bowl of hot food in the face of a Chipotle worker has been sentenced to a month in jail — and two months working a fast food job.”
pheloniusphish says:
December 7, 2023 at 2:37 pm
Don’t see it. Phillips will be on IR for most of next year, Ogbah will be on the street. AVG is a must do for them.
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Why do you say that? I have seen nothing about Phillips injury that he will be out that long. That would be an unusually long time
Mike – Regardless of how long Phillips is out, I doubt we’re going to commit big bucks to pay AVG when they know they have to pay Phillips shortly as well. I’d love to keep both, I’m not sure it’s realistic though
I’m not willing to say Van Gingle will get huge bucks cause of one great game. Before Phillips went down he was getting limited snaps.
I don’t think we re-sign him either
I think he will continue to put up impressive games with Phillips out and some one is going to spend big $ on a pass rusher
Honestly rooting for him to get a big pay day
He’s been great since we drafted him
Josh Allen has thrown one or more interceptions in eight straight games. The longest streak since 2018. Case Keenum
Thanks folks!
I would expect Phillips to be ready to go in September.
CavalierKong says:
December 7, 2023 at 10:53 am
The truth is we’ll probably lose some players we all love this offseason. We can’t pay everyone, and it’s the price of having a good team.
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So, I really enjoyed playing out the season in Madden in franchise mode this year. ( I played the season a few times through) It is fun to play with this roster (even with Jacksons TERRIBLE madden rating) What has not been fun, and the main reason why I have played the season through a few times in franchise mode rather than continue to the next season like the game is set up is because of the blowup to the roster i’ve had to do because of the cap.
IMO what has to happen for us to continue to play is for guys like Duke Riley to step up and take Baker’s Job…and then Riley’s backup to do that to him. lol
and ultimately for dynasty type success be able to trade away the Riley’s that had stepped up
They’ve done a good job bringing in depth to develop – not sure if it pans out
But think about players like Cam Smith who doesn’t even see the field
Maybe we eventually see Channing Tindall this season too
Exactly, it’s what good organizations do. They develop guys to take the place of guys who took the place of guys who took the place of guys.
Because bad teams will sign your pretty good players to bigger contracts than they are worth, and your really good players to star contracts.
The key as an organization is to sign certain integral parts and keep a continuing stream of players developing to play within the system at a high level- which I think our coaches are showing they can do. We have had a ton of injuries and we just keep trucking with next man up.
We may lose AVG because a team pays him a boatload, or maybe he takes less to stay with us (fingers crossed), but either way, we’ll have another guy ready to step into his role. At least that is what I envision, lol.
Loving this team and org right now.
Thank you, Mike effing McDaniel and Chris Grier.
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