OK Dolphins fans, the schedule is out, so now we know who we’re playing, when we’re playing them, and most importantly, where we’re playing them. We start off the season with 2 home games in a row, but neither of those games give us a real heat advantage. Our home opener is against another FLA team, the Jacksonville Jaguars, so they’re nearly as accustomed to the heat as our team is. We then play the Bills on Thursday Night Football, which not only gives us a short week, but the heat advantage is nullified by the 8:20PM start, because the sun won’t be baking the Bills players all game long. The Jaguars drafted LSU WR Brian Thomas is RD1 and he should help QB Trevor Lawrence, who no longer has WR Calvin Ridley, so Brian Thomas, veteran WR Christian Kirk, along with TE Evan Engram, and newly acquired former Bills WR Gabe Davis round out the receiving corps.
The Bills, appear to have taken a step back, but as you know, I strongly feel that as long as Josh Allen is their QB, we’ll always have a difficult time taking them down. The Bills traded back a couple of times and made their first selection in RD2 taking Florida State WR Keon Coleman. who gives Allen a big target with excellent 50/50 ball skills. He makes those difficult catches, but we’ll have to see how quickly he can be assimilated into the offense. The Bills also added former Dolphins WR Chase Claypool. We know this is going to be a tough matchup, especially if our star OLB’s are missing, Jaelan Phillips and Bradley Chubb, and we’re forced to rely on rookies Chop Robinson and Mo Kamara, along with veteran LB Shaq Barrett.
Our first road trip will be a long one, all the way to the farthest state in the contiguous United States, Washington, the farthest NW state, to face the Seattle Seahawks. The Seahawks selected my favorite DL in this draft, Byron Murphy from Texas at #16 in RD1. Later on they picked up Connecticut OG Christian Haynes, who many here liked as well. The Seahawks will bring back QB Geno Smith as their starter, along with veteran WR’s D.K. Metcalf and Tyler Lockett. The Seahawks were 9-8 last season, so I’d hope we can make the best of that long road trip.
When we return home to Florida, we’ll host the Tennessee Titans on Monday Night Football for a rematch. If you’re a Dolphins fan, you couldn’t possibly forget the the last minute upset victory by QB Will Levis and RB Derrick Henry. The Dolphins led 27-13 in the 4th QTR, but the Titans got 2 unanswered TD’s, one a TD pass from Will Levis to WR DeAndre Hopkins, and then after the Dolphins drive stalled and we punted, QB Will Levis found WR DeAndre Hopkins on a deep pass for 36 yards from the TEN 36, which then led to a Derrick Henry 3 yard plunge to take the lead 28-27, leaving the Dolphins 1 minute and 49 seconds to win the game. The drive started at the MIA 26, and the Dolphins managed one first down before losing the ball on downs, a 4th and 2 sack of Tua by Harold Landry, and that was that. A brutal collapse that I’m sure our boys would love to avenge!
Our next game is a road trip to the Northeast, to face our division rival New England Patriots. We’ve been doing well against the Pats the last 3 years and have 5-1 record against the Brady-less squad. The Patriots drafted what they hope is their franchise QB taking North Carolina QB Drake Maye at #3 in RD1. It’s entirely possible veteran QB Jacoby Brissett is under center but the Patriots may elect to begin the future for Maye sooner. Playing in Foxborough in October won’t be a weather disadvantage for us, so hopefully we can come away with another road victory.
We’ll have an early BYE week this season, and that will be Week 6. I’d always prefer a later BYE, but if our 2 OLB’s are still OUT at this juncture, I’d say their return could be the following week. We come out of our BYE Week and travel to Indianapolis to face the Colts. Colts starting QB Anthony Richardson, drafted in the 2023 NFL Draft #4 overall in RD1, was injured last season, but will be the starter once again this season. Richardson looked promising last season before the injury (Shoulder). The Colts have feature back RB Jonathan Taylor and in addition to WR Michael Pittman, the Colts drafted WR Adonai Mitchell from Texas in RD 2. It was, however their first pick at #15, when they selected pass rusher Laiatu Latu from UCLA that made Dolphins fans groan. Both of those players should make an impact for the Colts this season, and this will be no walk in the park.
Week 8 will bring us to this year’s Fest Game, as we host the Arizona Cardinals at Hard Rock, Sunday October 27th, just a scant few days before our own Herd’s birthday! The Cardinals suffered a rough 4-13 record last year. Their first draft pick should help QB Kyler Murray, who missed 8 games last season, and was pretty awful when he played. The Cards selected potentially the most NFL ready WR in the draft, and perhaps the best WR, in Ohio St. WR Marvin Harrison Jr at #4 in RD1. The Cards later added big DL Darius Robinson from Missouri. I would hope we can handle the Cards, and make it a wonderful birthday weekend for Herd!
We head back on the road to a place that has not been kind to us. The weather shouldn’t be a huge factor in Buffalo in early November, but Orchard Park is a little bit of a house of horrors for our Dolphins. We haven’t won there since 2016, and that was an OT affair, in which not Ryan Tannehill, but backup Matt Moore engineered the victory. I would love nothing more for our Dolphins to end the damn curse there, but we need to be healthy, and we’ll need to be physical. Tall task of course, but this is the 3rd season for HC Mike McDaniel, and I hope he can find the right gameplan to take the Bills down in their house. That would be a huge victory for our team.
We travel to California for yet another Monday Night affair, as we face off against the NFC’s Los Angeles Rams. The Rams, led by QB Matt Stafford had a nice finish last season making the playoffs, only to lose a tough matchup against the Detroit Lions, and their former QB Jared Goff, he of $212M contract fame. The Rams drafted 2 very good defensive players in the 2024 NFL Draft, first beginning with Florida St. pass rusher Jared Verse. The Rams then doubled down and took Florida St. DT Braden Fiske, both players favorites here. The Rams have big WR Puka Nacua who had 105 receptions last year for an astounding 1486 yards. The Rams feature a RB by committee approach with RB’s Kyren Williams, Blake Corum and Ronnie Rivers, and gone is RB Darrell Henderson. Stafford throws a lot, and the rookies will add some pop to their defense.
In Week 11, we return home to host the Las Vegas Raiders. The Raiders moved on from oft injured QB Jimmy Garropolo and signed veteran backup QB Gardner Minshew III. The Raiders tried to improve the offense by drafting the best TE available in the 2024 NFL Draft, TE Brock Bowers, and then following that up with a very good OC prospect we all know here, JPJ Jackson Powers-Johnson. RB Zamir White gets his chance to shine as heads the RB room. Veteran WR Davante Adams still brings it every game, along with Jakobi Meyers. The Raiders had a tough season last year, we’ll see how well Gardner Minshew fares as the starter.
In Week 12, we host the Patriots for our 2nd meeting of the season. Hopefully being home for 2 consecutive weeks has this team rested and ready to go because we need to beat the Patriots as we begin the difficult part of our schedule. I’d imagine Drake Maye will playing by then, that’s if he doesn’t start the season from the get go. Hopefully, our defense is humming along at full strength, with Phillips and Chubb back in the groove, and we give him more than he can handle.
Week 13 is where the most challenging part of the schedule starts. We fly to Wisconsin for a Thanksgiving Evening matchup in the cold climes of Green Bay to face the Packers. The Packers, despite a middling record of 9-8 managed to whip the Dallas Cowboys 48-32, and QB Jordan Love made it look easy. Love threw 3 TD’s, and no INT’sand RB Aaron Jones added 118 yards on the ground. The Packers lost the 49ers in a very competitive 24-21 loss. The Packers signed FA RB Josh Jacobs, and will pair him A.J. Dillon, as they finally parted ways with RB Aaron Jones. The Packers feature 3 young WR’s, Christian Watson, Romeo Doubs and Jayden Reed. Obviously, the weather could be a big factor here, we don’t play well on the road when it’s cold, that’s been heavily documented. We need to somehow find a way to overcome that, or don’t expect to see this team go any further than we did last season.
We come home in Week 14 to host our division rival NY Jets for the first time in ’24, a 1PM, but it’s December 8th, so the heat won’t be a factor unless South Florida has some crazy heat wave. The Jets had horrendous O-line play, and they did what they could to remedy that by drafting Penn State OT Olu Fashanu, much loved here on FMU, especially by PSU fans Brian in NY and M13. The Jets also made a big Free Agency acquisition, taking WR Mike Williams from the LA Chargers. In addition, in RD 3 they drafted their slot WR Malachi Corley from Western Kentucky. To help bolster the O-line, the Jets also signed former Cowboys OT Tyron Smith, and OG John Simpson from the Ravens. Of course, Aaron Rodgers should be back as well, so the Jets will no longer be an easy task in ’24, as long as he stays healthy. WR Garrett Wilson will no doubt benefit from having Mike Williams on the other side.
In Week 15, we travel to Texas to take on the Houston Texans. The upstart Texans had a very successful 2023 season. Their young QB who they drafted #2 in the ’23 NFL Draft played like a pro right out of the gate. He had an excellent season, even winning their first playoff matchup against the Cleveland Browns in impressive fashion, 45-14, in which Stroud threw 3 TD’s and finished with a 157.2 rating, nearly perfect. The Texans didn’t waste any time improving the roster, picking up WR Stefon Diggs from the Bills. Add Diggs to the already talented young WR corps of Nico Collins and Tank Dell, and that offense will be tough to stop.
Week 16 brings the San Francisco 49ers to Miami for a late Sunday Kickoff at 4:25PM. No doubt, Dar and Toba will do their best to attend, or should I say Dar will do her best to drag Doug to FLA to see her beloved Niners. Any way you slice it, this is a very trying task for our team. The Niners who of course lost a close matchup with the SB Champion Chiefs are an excellent team. The Niners drafted slot WR Ricky Pearsall from Florida with the 31st pick in RD1. Later, they also added RB Isaac Guerrendo, a fan favorite here for sure. The Niners defense is tremendous, and QB Brock Purdy will be in his 3rd season in this offense. Tough job here, but maybe the home crowd can get us a win!
Week 17 will have us back on the road after a rough matchup with the Niners. We travel to yet another cold weather destination, Cleveland to face the Browns. The Browns had all kinds of QB troubles last season. DeShaun Watson played in only 6 games, and veteran QB Joe Flacco gave Cleveland a nice temporary jolt, but ultimately they got wiped by the young Houston Texans in the playoffs, 45-14. Joe Flacco is no longer a Brown, but they have quite the interesting QB room with Watson, Jameis Winston, and former Ravens backup Tyler Huntley. The Browns feature the WR trio of Amari Cooper, former Broncos Wr Jerry Jeudy and Elijah Moore, former Jets WR. TE David Njoku still toils the seam there. They have one of the most productive run games in the NFL with RB Nick Chubb and Jerome Ford. They have an excellent O-line as well, and a solid defense. I can only hope our team is healthy at this point of the season, and we prove we can win a cold weather game on the road.
The Week 18, Season Finale will have us traveling to my area, New Jersey to face the NY Jets, which could be for the Division Crown! The game has not yet been given an actual date, it can potentially be flexed, but some time that weekend of January 4-6, we’ll be playing the Jets. As stated before, if Aaron Rodgers is the QB, they’re a considerably better opponent than we faced with QB Zach Wilson under center, and he’s now in Denver, behind rookie QB Bo Nix. By this point last season, our defense was a shell of what it started as, too many injuries to the D-line and mostly OLB’s to mention here. It was absurd. We must be in better condition and we have to do better managing that. Whether it’s the Jets we’re competing with for the crown, or the Bills, this will obviously be a huge game either way. We know we have folded too many times at the end of the season, time to fucking turn that around!
GO DOLPHINS!!!
Finsmob Unleashed 
Surprised we haven’t signed any of our draft picks. Only the top 2 and maybe Wright will affect the top 51 in cap. The bottom 4 won’t.
Their cap hit will basically need to be over 1.1 mil to affect the top 51.
Some teams have signed all their draft picks.
We usually sign some of these later picks early, wonder what the holdup us?
Not that anyone other than the draftees themselves cares, until camp starts
Not a big deal. They’ll all get signed by TC.
How quickly people forget, before last year Allen lost about 8 straight 1 score games
https://www.si.com/nfl/bills/news/jordan-poyer-josh-allen-tua-tagovailoa
He shows up at crunch time, the end of the season. He smote us to steal the division. He’s like a player cruising along and then burying the opponent in the 4th quarter of an NBA game. He willed that team to win the division while we were slipsliding away
He didn’t earlier in his career and my point
Allen took off once Diggs arrived, Tua did once Hill did statwise
Diggs is gone…
You want to know why we had only one possible Fest game to choose from this year? Taylor Swift did it.
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The NFL has reportedly admitted that the Taylor Swift concert scheduled to take place at Hard Rock Stadium from October 18-20 was a factor in how the Dolphins’ schedule was put together.
The reason that is particularly relevant is that date falls in an absolute chasm between the Dolphins’ third and fourth home games of the season. The Dolphins play the Tennessee Titans at home on Monday Night football on September 30. They host the Arizona Cardinals on October 27. Their next home game isn’t until November 17 against the Las Vegas Raiders.
That means that, between their matchups with the Titans and Raiders, the team plays just one game at home. That’s a 48-day stretch. Miami has its bye week during Week 6 as part of that period. That all translates to just one home game for the month of October.
I think Tua will get around a 5yr 250 mil contract with 140 mil guaranteed. Many of the contracts QB’s have been getting lately have about 55% of it in guaranteed money.
They could give a 70 signing bonus in increments of 10, 15, 15, 15, 15.
2024 15 mil base, 10 mil signing bonus, 25 mil cap hit
2025 25 mil base, 15 mil signing bonus, 5 mil roster bonus, 45 mil cap hit
2026 30 mil base, 15 mil signing bonus, 10 mil roster bonus, 55 mil cap hit
2027 out clause leaving only 30 mil in dead cap over last 2 years.
2027 30 mil base, 15 mil signing bonus, 15 mil roster bonus, 60 mil cap hit
2028 30 mil base, 15 mil singing bonus, 20 mil roster bonus, 65 mil cap hit
Only problem is they will have to clear, at least, about 80 mil in cap next year to make things work.
If Tua makes about 45 mil next year and a Franchise tag on Holland will be around 18 mil, that 63 mil or more in the negative next year.
Post 6/1 release on Chubb will get about 20.2 mil of it. Post 6/1 release on Armstead will clear another 14.3.
I think Holland will walk in FA because they have fucked our cap up that much.
Tua and Holland are not the only FA needing replaced with no money to do it.
We have 8-9 potential starters who will be free agents in 2025 and our 2025 cap is at ZERO.
piggy- don’t forget the Jets traded for Hassan Reddick too. They have a top three defense, easy.
Good point!
they better bc that offense is the worst in the nfl
I think you are underestimating them.
Good. I dont know why any of you give those dbags credit
every year we go through this with the jests….same duds as always
They have a 3rd year coach who spent the last 2 seasons “in the hunt” but never good enough to clinch
they are going to have one of those seasons…
the writing is on the wall
Tough end to the Knicks season. I think even if Brunson was healthy in that 4th quarter, the Pacers weren’t going to give it up. They nearly had 4 guys with 20 points, but did have players in double figures. They had waaay too much depth, they kept putting fresh guys in every couple of minutes and they were all scoring.
Yeah good run for them and they are relevant again.
the pacers were on fire all game. Tough to stop that.
They shot lights out all game.
Is it too late to get my name on the fest list?
Why of course it ain’t!
Cool!!!
I’d tell one of my +2 they had to stay home if necessary. 😂
Never too late for you Jahn.
Brian in NY
says:
May 19, 2024 at 12:24 pm
I think you need to spend at least 89% of the cap each year
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I believe you are correct, Brian.
Stanger,
Just so you understand, I’ve not yet formally committed to attending the Fest: I’ll have to move some mountains to make it, but it looks better than ever this year. Not saying I’m out, but I cannot confirm that I can make it at the moment.
You have a couple months to figure it out M13. There will reach a point where you have to decide in or out though.
I said this the other day, lots of teams have talent. It really is about the battle of attrition. OL and interior DL might be a question but other than that I think we’re stocked. I said 11 wins last year I’m going with 12 this year. I think we’re going to out score a lot of opponents. No idea how it will go in the playoffs but I do think we’ll make it and be in the mix.🙂
JMO, but it’s too early to make a call on final records right now. You may change your tune if Jalen Ramsey gets knocked out for 1/2 the season again on the first day of camp… or you may change your tune if we end up making some kind of blockbuster deal for say… IDK… Micah Parsons, just for example.
Plenty of time until we get a clear picture of what this roster may look like to begin the season.
Hmmm… of course you don’t want to lose Ramsey, but I don’t see us trading for Parsons. I’m not worried about the edge as much right now.🙂
I used Parsons just as an example, being I know you and I were HUGE on him in the Draft!
Alright, let us say we make a blockbuster deal for an elite IOL or DT? You know what I mean, Bro! 😉
And like I said, I wouldn’t make a prediction now until we know what we’re going into the season with. Who knows, maybe ‘Reek gets into trouble again and we lose him for the season. I sure hope NOT(!), but I’d hold off on predictions until the preseason is about us.
This is geo-political (not American political: reps vs dems or cons vs libs): Iran’s president and their foreign minister may be dead after a helicopter crash earlier today in northern Iran. Needless to say, blame will likely be cast on the West (Israel and the US), even if it wasn’t sabatoge.
NOT GOOD. Nothing good can come of this accident.
I thought we drafted Micah Parsons at #21. lol
Let’s hope so!
Robinson was good, but he’s nowhere near where Parsons was when they came out. Parsons was one of the biggest can’t- miss prospects in a long time. I think I said when he was drafted that he would be the NFL rookie defensive POY
Remember, there will be surprise cuts coming… including from our own roster. First, the cutdown from a 90-man roster. Our scouting department will likely bring in a few surprise cuts from other teams (UDFAs) who they had their eyes on, but couldn’t get in the flurry post-Draft. This includes cuts to late-round Draft picks from other teams.
Then… as the cuts come down to a team’s final-53, we’re going to see some bigger names hit FA. New HC’s of other teams may not like the fit of a former stud in their new systems.
It may be wise not to blow our load as soon as June 1st passes, but if ya know what ya want and it’s available, early birds get the worms. Delicate dance, to be sure.
It looks to me like Anthony Weaver wants more physical players on defense. We shall see.
After Making His Point, Miami Dolphins’ Tua Tagovailoa Returns to Work (profootballnetwork.com)
Never had any concern that he wouldn’t
Me either. Media BS
Herd/Mike re: above..awesome. Herd don’t worry, I won’t bump any of your people!
I’m already booked for the Seattle game the week prior so I may be traveling two consecutive weeks. I better see some wins! Lolol
awesome Jahn, it’ll be good to see you
back at ya Boulder!
I could live with this. I believe it will be higher though.
@uSTADIUM
Spotrac’s projected QB extensions based on calculated market value:
• #Cowboys Dak Prescott: 4-years, $203M ($50.8M APY)
• #Dolphins Tua Tagovailoa: 4-years, $198M ($49.6M APY)
• #Packers Jordan Love: 4-years, $191M ($47.8M APY)
• #Jaguars Trevor Lawrence: 6-years, $278M ($46.4M APY)
Mike – I think it will be over $200M, similar to Goff
in terms of surprise cuts
my guess is guys like Braxton Berrios, Jeff Wilson Jr, nick Needham or Kader Kahou are possibilities
I wouldn’t want to cut most of those guys
but surprise cuts are always tough choices
I don’t think Kader gets cut. Berrios might if the Washington’s show up well, but Berrios is a return guy too, which I think is why we brought him back.
I think Kahou is pretty valuable
but sometimes as rosters bring in new talent / you see good players like him get cut
I’m just trying to look at guys that are quality players but not exactly locks
I don’t know if I’m crazy but if I was the packers or even the jaguars I would probably try my best to hold off another year before extending those guys
love has 1 year under his belt
Lawrence hasn’t exactly played at an elite level
Why don’t you know if you’re crazy? lol
I don’t know,
you would think the padded cell would hiv with away – but I’m stubborn
LOL!
😂
Dolphins Trivia
I hold the Dolphins record of CONSECUTIVE seasons leading the team in receiving yards. Who am I?
Winner receives an autographed copy of Ken’s (Hulkster) new book: “It Ain’t Easy Being Green”.
GO!
Hint 1: it was a 5-year span.
Hint 2: He only surpassed 1,000 receiving yards ONCE in his career.
Paul Warfield. Great I win my own book 😡
LOL @ “I win my own book”! 😆
Warfield had 4 consecutive years leading the team in receiving yards, #2 to who we’re guessing. GREAT guess, but wrong.
Hint 3: former Wisconsin Badger
Well that gave it away. Chambers.
I don’t see Kohou getting cut. He’s proven he can play and he’s on a UDFA contract.
Agree on Kohou.
Want to take a guess as to the answer to Phins Trivia above?
Tim Knight
says:
May 20, 2024 at 4:26 pm
Well that gave it away. Chambers.
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*DING DING DING*!!!
Yeah, I thought Wisconsin would give it away! YOU WIN!!!
From 2001-2005, Chris Chambers led our Phins in receiving yards… team RECORD.
Contact Ken (Hulkster) to claim your prize!!!
😂
Yay another sale
FEST — Oct 27 (1 PM) against the Cardinals.
We’ve got our seat draft next Tuesday, May 21st at 11:00AM. Putting in the order TMRW.
Need to get a rough head count before then. And remember even if you say yes now you can back out when the final payment is due. Add your name to the list.
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Mike E — +2
Steve — (maybe +2)
Son (+7)
Ken
Doggy +2
Toba +1 (pending surgery date)
Kong
Top +1
M13
Phish
Boulder
Stanger
Krishna
Chef warren (+1)
Birthday girl (+2)
Jahn
Hey Stanger – in case you don’t see my other comment below…Twice + 1, thanks!
Tua Tagovailoa contract: 5 ways he can earn that massive contract (palmbeachpost.com)
Tua Tagovailoa Miami Dolphins OTA storylines (palmbeachpost.com)
I’m not worried about whatever contract Tua gets. That’s just the way sports are now these days.
If it was just up to Ross’ checkbook wouldn’t worry at all. But the Cap is a real thing the team and fans have to consider.
Correct Young Stanger!
The first two seasons under MM we’re 19-11 with Tua and made the playoffs. That’s the reality. You can’t let QBs you win with walk.
19-11, but 4-10 from December to January. Don’t tell me that doesn’t matter, because it does
Lol at the rumors of Tua looking to be traded! Give me a break!
Hey Stanger – Twice +1 for the fest, thanks!
Fantastic!
Way to go Twice
Only 3 Dolphins have been named Defensive Player of the Year name them
FEST — Oct 27 (1 PM) against the Cardinals.
We’ve got our seat draft next Tuesday, May 21st at 11:00AM. Putting in the order TMRW.
Need to get a rough head count before then. And remember even if you say yes now you can back out when the final payment is due. Add your name to the list.
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Mike E — +2
Steve — (maybe +2)
Son (+7)
Ken
Doggy +2
Toba +1 (pending surgery date)
Kong
Top +1
M13
Phish
Boulder
Stanger
Krishna
Chef warren (+1)
Birthday girl (+2)
Jahn
Twice +1
Awesome list, way to go Jahn
better figure on Rock (he better)
We never end up needing more by the time it comes to pay. So there should be a ticket for Rock.
Mike, you have to look at the team as a whole. When you get slaughtered by the Ravens 56-19 is that about Tua? Our defense was awful. No chance for a competitive game. They were a top 5 defense and our defense played like they didn’t belong.
2 blow outs
2 bad snaps on 4th down to end games
Titans mess
can’t remember the other loss
All Tua’s fault ^
Take Tua out of the picture. Where is this team going? Nowhere!
Devante Parker announced his retirement today
overall, his career was pretty disappointing. With his type of game, you would have thought his career would have lasted longer, and had more production. Injuries didn’t help.
Tim – How about the Dallas game that we won, we needed 5 Jason Sanders FG’s to win by one point. You and Sonny can make all the excuses you want, he doesn’t lift the team when we need him. The Bills game, the Chiefs game, we can’t score more than 14 points at home against Buffalo? It was cold as fuck in KC, but that game was in KC because we choked the division away. Is it ALL Tua’s fault, of course not, but we’re going to pay him like he’s a top QB, and in December, when you fight for conference seeding, he’s either out injured, or he doesn’t play well enough to keep a division lead on Buffalo. You and Sonny both, find me the game he threw 3 or 4 TD’s but the defense was so bad because of the injuries. I’ll save you the time, it doesn’t exist. You want to ignore the fact that he played small, that’s fine, but I know better and will continue to point it out.
How did we get into position to kick 5 FGs? Didn’t Tua throw for like 300 yards in that game?
Yes, she made a couple throws on the game-winning Drive against Dallas at home, but most of the yards on that drive were by the run
I was digging a little further in. If you look at the games where we cruised, his bad throw % was around 10% give or take a few points either way. In the Dallas game, which we won, it was 30.6%, the worst of the season. The Buffalo game in the season finale, it was 18.5%. The Ravens 22.5%. The KC game during the regular season, 29.4%. The Chiefs playoff game, 26.3%. He just hasn’t performed well in big games, regardless of what the defense is doing, he doesn’t make the team better when it counts. Will he ever? My guess is as good as yours.
anybody who denies that he hasn’t played well in big games, well I don’t know what to say to that. I think sometimes when those of us criticize his playing big games it’s seen as us not saying he’s a good quarterback. He is a good quarterback he’s just not a great quarterback. Hopefully he can get there. I like to I’d love to see him take that next step, but until he does, the knock on him are going to be true
I’m not saying, we can do any better without Tua , and bringing in or drafting in another quarterback. I think he’s a very good quarterback. But I don’t know if he’s the type of quarterback to take us to that next level. To Mike’s point that he’s made once or 1 million times, he really hasn’t stepped up when he needed to. There were other factors injuries the defense players dropping passes, etc. But every team has that. The fact of the matter is this league for better or worse, is built around the quarterback. If you do not have an elite quarterback, you’re not wanting a Super Bowl and that’s the reality.
Winning a Super Bowl
Ken – Check that last post I typed. It was his worst game with a lot of bad throws. I remember we got lucky on quite a few errant throws that could have been picked. Watch the game again if you don’t believe me.
Brian – I’m here to keep it even keel, because there are plenty who deny it every single day here. You can’t get Tim, Ken, Sonny or Steve to admit that he doesn’t step up and play well in those big games. It’s always injuries and the defense. I don’t mind being the truth teller, it has to be done.
I’ve said over and over he needs to step up, but have offered solutions and observations too, instead of just putting stats to fit the narrative
We all know what he did at the end of the season and against good teams and it wasn’t good
Instead of thinking it’s all a bunch of excuses, look at it as why it happened and what can be done to fix it
Tua isn’t going anywhere, no reason to wait a year or 2 to re-sign him, no reason to talk about drafting some shitty replacement
OMG Tua shot down the Fins offer
Has any decent player ever signed the first offer?
We don’t even do that at a car dealership, unless it’s one of those no haggle Carmax type ones
Then you have jackasses like Omar saying Cowboys and Dolphins are balking at today’s NFL QB prices
It’s one offer let things work themselves out
Omar also saying Tua should not show up and hold out. That’s not Tua. Besides he’s already there at OTA’s.
We had OBJ in and didn’t sign him for 4+ weeks
The QB class next year is not looking good. Same with FA class. They need to resign Tua ASAP before the price goes up.
Today’s OTA is open to the media so we should get a little more news/tweets/
Steve – There’s no narrative, it’s called “reality”. I have to put up stats to prove my case because some refuse to admit or see it. Not sure what you mean by solutions. I have a solution, don’t pay him a salary that cripples the team until he proves he can actually step up and play well in those big situations.
looks like we got Steve to admit it- just 4-5 more to go!
Right on!
Devante Parker is sixth in Dolphins history in receiving yards behind Mark Duper, Mark Clayton, Nat Moore, Chris Chambers, and O.J. McDuffie.
he was also drafted high in the first round. The only other name on that list drafted in round one was McDuffie
he had some good seasons, I just thought he was going to develop into a very good WR overall
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Sheesh
WTF is up with that mega link?
here’s the gist of it:
“[McMorris] was a player that the coaching staff and scouts have kind of identified, focusing on,” Dolphins general manager Chris Grier said Saturday. “So they were blowing up Mike [McDaniel] and I here before that pick like, ‘Get this guy. Get this guy.’ And they appreciate how he’s a smart player, he’s competitive, and plays hard.”
Between McMorris and Mark Perry who ran a 4.37, I do NOT think we need to sign another safety.
I like the young fresh legs and hungry hearts.
“Everybody’s got a Hungry Heart”
McMoriss’ tape is really bad, like he doesn’t know how to play the position and just keeps everything in front of him
When he has no choice and gets close to the ball carrier he’s Mr Ole
Hope I’m wrong
I think you can win a lot of games WITH Tua in the regular season. You just aren’t gonna win many BECAUSE of Tua. That’s the difference between a true franchise QB and JAGs. This has been Tua his whole career….going back to college. It’s nothing new. He’s been benched before because he couldn’t get it done.
You can evaluate a player regardless of what’s going on around him. Injuries. Dropped passes. Dropped INTs. Poor protection. Taking all those factors into account….which happens to every QB, Tua still hasn’t performed in certain situations. He hasn’t stepped up and been the reason we win in big games. To me, that’s just unacceptable for a QB in today’s game. That’s what they’re paid to do.
And, I don’t think this team would be a lot worse if Tua weren’t our QB. Frankly, I think they’d be pretty similar in terms of wins/losses. That scare tactic means nothing….and is a horrible reason to tie yourself to a guy. Hopefully, Tua will make us all eat our words and kick some ass this year! I’m okay with that.
Do you all think Tua is Drew Brees 2.0?
We can only hope . . .
Mike McDaniel drops a news update to reporters: Dolphins will hold joint practices with all of their preseason opponents: 2 with Atlanta Falcons, 1 with Washington Commanders, 1 with Tampa Bay Bucs.
I’d post the twit, but I came up snake eyes today.
Randy – 100%
I think Tua’s issues are also mental against better teams. He’s normally so accurate but for some reasons against good teams he’s off. The same throws but he misses them. Not sure why.
Doesn’t change the fact that he threw for 300 yards, led them on six scoring drives and we won the game. If that was his worst game I will take that
I think Tua is the best QB we’ve had since Pennington. We need to keep him.
Since Marino
yes – agree with Ken, since Marino
more importantly, I don’t think you part ways with your QB until there is a replacement
couple of years into the new contract and we can draft a QB if we don’t think Tua is the future
but Tua is the immediate future
Ken – I watched that game at my future in-laws and I recall him throwing into coverage and getting very lucky we came away without INT’s numerous times, thus the high percentage of bad throws. You are way overvaluing passing yards. I’d rather him throw for 3 TD’s per game and 100 less yards per game. Yards don’t get you scores, just yards.
Saying QB “X” is the best QB here since Marino just means he’s better than Tannehill, so not a very high bar. He’s in reality not even that much better than Tannehill.
Ken – Led them on scoring drives is stretching the term scoring drive to ridiculous proportions. Try to keep it legit, for real.
Jason Sanders 57 yard FG
Jason Sanders 52 yard FG
Jason Sanders 54 yard FG
Jason Sanders 35 yard FG
Jason Sanders 29 yard FG
So really TWO scoring drives, the other 3 are failures!
6 scoring drives. He threw a Touchdown pass. They were all scoring drives
You’re too kind
@schadjoe
TE Jody Fortson looks the part at Miami Dolphins OTA open practice 1, that’s for sure. Big, athletic, high-pointed a nice high, leaping catch. Intriguing size on a team with so many small, fast guys.
@CameronWolfe
Dolphins S Jevon Holland on Anthony Weaver taking over at DC after Vic Fangio last year: “A complete 180.” Holland raved about how Weaver relates to players. Asked what the difference is with Weaver, Holland said: “It’s the fact that he’s a good person that makes a difference.”
Bingo.
@CameronWolfe
Dolphins standout safety Jevon Holland said he would love to get a contract extension as soon as possible. But figures he’s “on the back burner” until Tua Tagovailoa gets paid first. Will leave the timing/details to Dolphins and his agent David Mulugheta.
@OmarKelly
“Jevon is a young player and wants to work. I just want to be here to help him become the player he wants to be,” Dolphins safety Jordan Poyer on Jevon Holland.
@OmarKelly
“I just want to continue to play football. I know I can still play at a high level,” Dolphins safety Jordan Poyer.
@OmarKelly
“This offense is a high attack, high scoring offense. My job is to get the ball back to Tua,” Dolphins safety Jordan Poyer.
MIAMI GARDENS – Tua Tagovailoa was not at the Miami Dolphins organized team activity practice open to media on Tuesday afternoon.
But there’s no cause for panic. It’s not about his contract negotiation.
No, Tua had previously committed to attend a charity golf tournament for former Alabama coach Nick Saban.
So, instead, we watched Mike White, Skylar Thompson and Gavin Hardison split reps.
Not much to report there.
Tight end Jody Fortson had a nice catch and appears to be a valuable third down and goal line option.
Rookie Jaylen Wright vomited near the end of practice.
The rest of the article about Tua:
Tua Tagovailoa is in great shape and his coach Mike McDaniel seems pleased (palmbeachpost.com)
@schadjoe
Dolphins WR Erik Ezukanma (neck) says there was a moment where he was concerned about it he’d be able to play again. He got the clearance before the end of the last season.
@WingfieldNFL
Practice is over, some thoughts:
Jody Fortson is the most intriguing F McDaniel has had. Size/speed combo popped today
Achane caught a million passes on a million diff routes
Malik Washington looked as advertised. Caught a ball full extension, pacing of his routes looks
Million passes??? Maybe they plan to make Achane the next Tyreek who converted from RB to WR. More of a reason to draft Wright.
Among those not spotted by reporters: Running back Raheem Mostert; wide receivers Tyreek Hill, Jaylen Waddle, and Odell Beckham Jr.; offensive tackle Terron Armstead; defensive tackle Zach Sieler; outside linebacker Shaq Barrett; and cornerbacks Jalen Ramsey and Kendall Fuller.
What’s more, a ton of key players who were present did little, if anything.
Among those working to the side with the team’s medical staff Tuesday or not spotted during team drills: Edge defenders Bradley Chubb (ACL), Jaelan Phillips (Achilles), Chop Robinson (sleeve on left leg), and Cameron Goode (knee); guards Isaiah Wynn (quad); Aaron Brewer (unclear); tight end Jonnu Smith (unclear); and cornerback Cam Smith (unclear).
As for the surefire starters who did practice Tuesday? The list is short.
Linebackers Jordyn Brooks and David Long Jr., and safeties Jordan Poyer and Jevon Holland.
Miami Dolphins Practice Report: Tua, Tyreek, Ramsey Among Long List of Absences (profootballnetwork.com)
Not surprised Armstead isn’t there; he’s probably nursing half a dozen injuries.
LOL — but logic doesn’t always win out. Remember my cousins from Ohio being scared to get in our pool cause they’d just seen Jaws.
@AdamSchefter
Former Seahawks Pro-Bowl safety Jamal Adams is visiting today with the Baltimore Ravens.
FEST — Oct 27 (1 PM) against the Cardinals.
Seat draft over. We are at the back end zone (Sec 328) just around the corner from the type of section we had last two years. Price was up ten bucks to $95 (actually cheapest home game group ticket of the season).
Sec 328, rows 25-28.
It’s a nice 4×10 layout starting on the aisle.
Final committ is at the end of July.
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Mike E — +2
Steve — (maybe +2)
Son (+7)
Ken
Doggy +2
Toba +1 (pending surgery date)
Kong
Top +1
M13
Phish
Boulder
Stanger
Krishna
Chef warren (+1)
Birthday girl (+2)
Jahn
Twice +1
https://x.com/cameronwolfe/status/1792977013470384497?s=12
they really didn’t like Fangio
looks like WordPress once again changed how we post tweets
sigh…
Oh where oh where has my little pig gone
we never see him at the fest
we cry we try but we can’t get him there
we wish you could make it 🐽
Ill try this year but I don’t want to commit early
Thanks Stanger looks like you did alright 👍
I did the best I could. We just lucked into the cheapest ticket cause it was the Cards (who don’t travel well). Could have just as easily been Bills ($210), Pats ($140), Jets ($170) or Niners ($245). Normally we vear away from games like that, but this year there was only one choice.
Actually chose corner endzone cause thought it more likely to get a breeze, but we’ll see about that.
Thank you Stanger! You rock my friend!
De Nada
bailbondmike
says:
May 21, 2024 at 3:23 pm
Million passes??? Maybe they plan to make Achane the next Tyreek who converted from RB to WR. More of a reason to draft Wright.
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Isn’t THAT an interesting thought… hmmmm.
If we keep 5 RB’s, it is something to think about. Though, Hill will be here next year also. I think next year we see a redo on Hill’s contract voiding the big 2026 hit but then turning around and putting a bunch of his 2025 cap hit in a bonus spread over the next 2 years. Something similar to what they did with Ramsey.
BBMike, not sure Achane will move to full time WR, but I see him lining up as one at times. We have to keep him at RB because he’s too good. Just don’t need to wear him down. We have good depth.
Achane did not look particularly good at running routes last year
He’s a threat on those flat plays lined up wide or from the backfield. I think you can have him on the field with another back keeping the run option still alive.
he lined up wide a number of times last year
They did line him up wide at times and he didn’t look good when he did. I remember him in particular not running through the catch on a deep ball Tua threw. It resulted in an incompletion. A WR would have caught the ball 9 out of 10 times
https://x.com/MySportsUpdate/status/1793056463851598265
https://x.com/MySportsUpdate/status/1793056463851598265/photo/1
https://x.com/80s_channel/status/1792937743539941785
Dock Anderson 73
Doug Betters 83
Jason Taylor 06
You missed one, Son… Jalen Ramsey, 2024, DPOY 😉
not as a Fin
let him get another one 👍🐬💥
ha ha you got me.
yes quite eligible
I’m not talking this year or next. We will have Hill, Waddle, Washington. I was just a thought, geez.
It wasn’t the first part, “caught a million passes”. It was the second part of that sentence that made me think that, “on a million diff routes”.
trivia time
Which NFL RB had 355 of his of his 994 rushing yards this n 2 games last year?
chain chain chain AChain of fools
no. He’s not a dolphin
There’s absolutely no reason you aren’t throwing to Achane in the flat. If you can isolate him on a LB that’s a huge win. Those throws take a bit more time, so protection is important. He can be a huge weapon if they use him. Our screen game should be potent. We have speed to draw coverage, and we have skill underneath to take advantage of it. Develop a damn screen game.
Do that a few times then he toasts you on a wheel route 💥
Yep
^
we’ll almost always have five guys on the field who can score from anywhere, tough to cover, tough to double, all zooming down the field.
People always talk about power backs but speed everywhere can wear a defense out too.
Them linebackers are studying, no one else showed but they did. Glorified rookie Mimi camp except Brooks and Long out there
All the passes that started getting thrown to Wilson as last year went on are now going to go to OBJ and Smith. Formidable upgrade.
my biggest concern in 2024 is beating the Bills
we aren’t going anywhere unless we beat the Bills
I really think the bills took a step back this off-season
waiving your entire secondary sounds like a fundamental mismatch for our elite WR corp.
let’s see how it plays out
but cutting corners in your secondary to save cap room seems like a bad move for the bills
by the way
the answer to the Trivia above was Breece Hall who had 2 100 yard games last year rushing for 178 and 177 yards against the Broncos (who we scored 70 on) and the patriots in the last game of the season
The very overrated Breece Hall totaled less than 40 rushing yards in 2 games v the Dolphins
just thought I would bring that up
remeber that when people start hyping the jests up all summer
“There’s absolutely no reason you aren’t throwing to Achane in the flat. If you can isolate him on a LB that’s a huge win. Those throws take a bit more time, so protection is important. He can be a huge weapon if they use him. Our screen game should be potent. We have speed to draw coverage, and we have skill underneath to take advantage of it. Develop a damn screen game.”
Randy,
We go back a ways but I want you to know that while I still read frequently and respond very infrequently, I’ve really learned to appreciate your thoughtful analysis, whether I agree with it or not (I don’t disagree w this one!).
Thanks buddy.
Agree Jahn, if we can develop a screen game it would be huge
What did Brady do most of his career? Hit the open guy short for easy yards, then bam hit the deep one
Tua needs to take more easy throws, it’s how you throw less ints and get to the unstoppable stage
Pig
1h ago
my biggest concern in 2024 is beating the Bills
we aren’t going anywhere unless we beat the Bills
I really think the bills took a step back this off-season
My daughters her husband are Bills fans… they are very scared of us with the OBJ, Jonnu and other additions. To the point they say if we don’t win it all this year I should be thoroughly disappointed.. he is very disenchanted with Josh Allen and with their loss of players .. especially Diggs
I know quite a few people who are Bills fans. They were afraid to play us last year too (0-2)
the Jets won 7 games last year with some of the worst QBs in the NFL. The won those games primarily because of their D. Their D got stronger this offseason, and Rodgers will be back. They’ll win at least 10 games this season. We can’t bank on beating them twice again, so we have to beat the Bills at least once .
I can tell you I always have a strong level of respect for the Bills. #17 isn’t scared of us, EVER! If #2 and #15 aren’t in there in Week 2 when we play the Bills, he not only won’t be scared, he may just run all over us.
bailbondmike
says:
May 21, 2024 at 6:24 pm
If we keep 5 RB’s, it is something to think about. Though, Hill will be here next year also. I think next year we see a redo on Hill’s contract voiding the big 2026 hit but then turning around and putting a bunch of his 2025 cap hit in a bonus spread over the next 2 years. Something similar to what they did with Ramsey.
Tyreek actually will get 24m on avg for 4 years on his current contract, in 2025 he’ll count 34m against the cap, with 11m dead left for 2026
We could re-sign him to the same 24m he’s been playing on for 2026, which would count as 35m against the cap or 24m per year for however many years and give him bonus money lowering his cap for 2026
Achane lined up as a WR a lot last year in obvious passing downs, they’ll just put the best guys on the field, but with OBJ, Jonnu and Fortson we shouldn’t need an RB playing WR as much
What makes Hill different is his 40+ vertical
Couldn’t figure out why we selected Malik at first, short and not particularly fast, then I saw his vertical of 40+, he’s also a tough runner after the catch, but that vertical, for a short guy, is huge
Thanks Steve. I was just wondering how they could lower next years as they will have to clear a ton of cap again with a new Tua contract. Also Holland. Then we have other key FA to replace/resign in LB Long and our 3 best OG’s in Wynn, Jones and Eich. Then we have a hole at safety to fill again unless Needham makes the jump there. Hopefully, with our draft capital next year we can land a good safety and OG.
The difference between scary and unstoppable is big play ability vs accuracy
In the playoffs and in big games, that scary O loses more accuracy, like the fast break Lakers in the 80s, once the playoffs came it was half court O much more often, teams like the slow Celtics were much better in the half court O, so they were better in playoffs
The scary O on any given play can score from anywhere on the field, the unstoppable one gets into situations they can succeed at with a high probability
Take the Eagles, they played slow and methodical just trying to get to 3rd or 4th down and short, then used the tush push to get a 1st down with high accuracy
We need to become more unstoppable
Tua like Brady is very accurate, so he should be able to thrive in a 3rd and short, high accuracy O
It took these fuckers almost 10 years before they caught on to the net cap hit for rookies, I told guys like Douglie and Omar many years ago and they gave me shit
https://phinphanatic.com/posts/5-ways-the-dolphins-can-spend-xavien-howard-s-18-million-on-june-1-01hy8htx4m4a
LOL, I remember that always drove you(us) crazy.
Omar was the worst, every year it was we need 10m to sign our rookies, when it was actually like 4m
I totally disagree with B. Miller. There is no reason at all to sign Hunter Renfrow now as a #4 or 5 WR at what he will cost.
I think Simmons is too costly for us also.
I really think Miller is a clumsy writer. And I usually disagree with his assessments, although he has improved a little.
I also don’t think they sign Risner. I think they wait for someone familiar with the O and wait until Conner Williams is ready.
https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-quarterback-rankings-all-32-starters-2024-nfl-season
He will get paid more than a #14 ranked QB.
Tua is rated 14th although he had the highest passing grade.
???
OBJ incentives from Omar:
If the former Pro Bowl receiver, whom the Dolphins added a week after the draft with a one-year contract that features a $3 million base salary and is heavy on incentives, catches 55 passes for 800 yards and scores six touchdowns he will make a total of $8.8 million from this season.
If Beckham catches 36 passes in 2024 he will receive $400,000. If his reception total gets to 45 catches, he wull get another $800,000. If the 31-year-old receiver catches 55 passes he will receive an additional $1 million. So the magic number for Beckham receptions is 55, which will deliver an additional $2.2 million in bonuses. The former LSU standout has a similar tier system for receiving yards. He will receive a $400,000 bonus if he contributes 566 receiving yards. If he passes the 650-yard threshold he will receive another $800,000. And if Beckham gets to 800 receiving yards he will pocket an additional $1 million.
So the magic number for Beckham receiving yards is 800, which would net him another $2.2 million in bonuses. Beckham also has a $400,000 bonus that’s triggered if he scores four touchdowns in 2024, and he will get another $450,000 if he scores two more times, bringing his touchdown total to six on the season.
We definitely don’t need Renfrow or any other WR.
And I’m not sure we need an old Safety either.
Well, we signed another safety older than Simmons. But, he is going to want too much money. He is probably looking for that last big payday and that is why he is still unsigned.
From yesterday. Nice ball thrown by UDFA QB Gavin Hardison.
Campbell was the one getting beat.
who caught that?
Fortson, I told you about him, he really looks the part
Guys
Regarding the Bills
My point is really about matchups: specifically our WR group vs their DBs
There isn’t a legit debate on the personnel changes that were made this offseason
They fielded a very good secondary for years now and in 2024 they have a brand new group of unproven guys
The Bills are still very good up front defensively – although there are questions about Von Miller at this stage of his career and Matt Milanos health) and they have a good OL and one of the best QBs in football
But depleting your secondary given your strongest division opponent strength is at WR is a little bit questionable to me
I think that matchup favors us
…it’s okay to implement your own team guys…
also I think for us – in terms of matchups, getting better on the edges defensively and utilizing heavy rotations is about trying to stop Josh Allen who often kills us on 3rd down by scrambling and finding guys open or just picking up the 1st down with his legs
I think yournoffseaons has to be about matchups to untie and beat your division foes or the foes that are giving you problem
the bills didn’t just part ways with their secondary
they traded down with the chiefs so that the chiefs can get their guy in the 1st
and they can’t beat the chiefs
I don’t know what that FO is doing
Jahn!
Hey bud. We kept this place entertained for years, and I always enjoyed our exchanges. I miss your intelligence. Football isn’t that complicated but it’s always fun to debate how you win. I miss those days, actually.
So, are you really going to the Fest? Getting to debate you F2F may be enough to get me there. Lol
Piggy – You’re not wrong. The Bills secondary is compromised. Honestly, Dolphins twitter is poisoning my outlook of the team, our QB, and the rivalry with the Bills. We have fans that endlessly disrespect the Bills and especially Josh Allen, and I think it’s ridiculous, he OWNS us. On the other hand, I think our defense may be compromised as well. I have no idea if our D-line will be good enough, or if Shaq Barrett and Chop/Mo can buoy the defense until Chubb and Phillips get back.
I don’t know why people are bashing Josh Allen
that said, I think the attempts to move to a rotational type front 7 with a lot of good edge guys is the kind of stuff a good franchise does when they are trying to match up with their divisional foes
I don’t know if it works
but I know that it was done by design
could it be the move we need to stop Allen from creating on the run. If you pair more speed on our edges with less speed at wide out for the Bills – Allen making big plays to pick up the first appears to be less of a threat
On the other side of that coin, the Bills parting ways with their secondary with the Dolphins, 🐆 + 🐧 nipping at their heels is probably one of the most questionable front office moves I have seen
they came into the offseason with the same cap issues we have and handled much differently setting up a situation where they take a step back no matter how good Josh Allen is
We have question marks: does our OL hold up? Does Tua take another step forward? Is weaver the right guy for our D?
but getting the ball to Waddle and Hill is not a question mark for our team
it’s gonna be easier this year v the Bills just bc of the dramatic downgrade in talent in the Bills secondary
I’m really just saying
forget about what happened last season
did we make the move to take a step further this season
I say we did
did the bills. – hell no, they got worse